Gaiden FIC

By: Blitz_ace312 and Trashmouth

Disclaimer: We don't own Saiyuki. Don't sue us. We're pooooooooor!!!!

CHAPTER 1

Note: This is a what-if fic. I hope none of you will get offended reading this kind of thing. Sakura and Ayami are our original characters. We have some pair-ups in this fic so this will serve as a warning. If you don't like made up characters to be paired up with your favorite bishounens then do not read any further.

"Have you heard? The Divas will show themselves today, returning from their journey from the world below."
"I heard it was hard! And they're goddesses. No male god could accomplish that task."
"I also heard they were pretty!"
"Is that the only thing in your head. Even if they weren't, it is a great honor to have them come HERE!"
"I also heard that they had voices of angels and they can make any man drop their weapons with just their music!"
"Sugoi na! I wanna hear their music!"
"Me too!"
"We gotta prepare!!!"

"Why are all of you slackers loitering here!?!" Konzen interrupted their little meeting. The blonde, cranky nephew of Kanzeon Botatsu glared at all of them. "Scram!!!"

"Kenren Taisho." The red-headed general looked up at the sound of his name. "Shouldn't you be at the festival?" Tenpo Gaishu inquired, hands buried into the pockets of his lab coat. "What festival? Oh you mean that pathetic attempt of a bunch of mindless locusts to honor a couple of singing goddesses? Sorry no can do. Kenren Taisho has other matters to attend to."

"Namely?"
"A bottle of sake and a pack of cigarettes. Man's best friends."
"I thought your priority was of the female kind."
"Did I contradict that?"
"Well there will be two of the most desired Goddesses presented at the festival."
"I don't adore women from a distance. Let those witless idiots drool all over them now. My time will come."
"What are you saying?"

"You're the genius. You tell me," with a smirk, Kenren Taisho left the Military geek standing in the corridor, looking slightly bewildered.

"They are known for their beauty, purity and grace," one of the onlookers told another.
"Shh! Here they come!"
The fanfares went off and the fireworks exploded in all colors. A beautiful carriage materialized and standing at the top, high and proud were.......two of the ugliest beings imaginable. A sudden awkward silence befell the grounds. A snort escaped Nataku who immediately received a reprimanding glare from his father, shutting him up, although he had to muster up every bit of self-control not to burst out laughing at the hideous sight. The long silence was followed by a sequence of single echoing claps. Heads turned toward the source of the sound. Standing at the edge of the crowd was the god Homura, a bemused expression on his face, not at all surprised. "And they have done it again." he shook his head in amusement and turned to leave. "I can't wait to find out what else they have in store for us...."

"NATAKU? NATAKU? NATA---OWCH!" Goku bumped right into someone. "I'm SORRY!" he said as he quickly got up but he stopped and his eyes grew with curiosity at the two hooded figures standing before him. "Who are you guys?" he asked innocently, scratching his head in confusion. The one who he bumped into broke into a nervous smile, "Oh.. uhm.. what are you doing here, little one? Aren't you supposed to be in the festival?" "I can't, cu'z Konzen said that if I go there to the festival, I'm gonna start trouble again... and then, I won't have dinner! So I promised him, I'd be a GOOD boy! I'm a good boy, right oneechan?" he looked up at her.

She couldn't help but smile, his huge eyes were digging a hole into her heart. "You're so cute!" she finally said ruffling the boy's hair. "SAKURA! No time for this foolishness!" came a sharp hiss from the other hooded figure. "I'm sorry. I couldn't help it!" she giggled as she kneeled down so she was face to face with him. "I'm Sakura. This is my friend, Ayami. You are?" "I'm GOKU!" he said proudly, pointing to himself. "Konzen-san gave me that name!" "Konzen? You don't mean Konzen Douji, nephew of Kanzeon... do you?" the other hooded figure came closer and studied the boy with a sudden interest.

Goku nodded his head vigorously. "YEP~! He's the greatest!!" "Strange... I had heard he was very unsociable, cold and heartless." she said to him. "Nuh-uh! Konzen-sama is the greatest! He's nice! He gave me my name! He lets me play with his ink set and paper although he tells me not to make a mess... but all in all, he's a good guy!" Goku grinned wide. "I guess I must have heard wrong..." she murmured. "What are those?" Goku pointed at the strangely-shaped cases in their hands. "These are bongo drums and this is the flute. That one's a tambourine. They're musical instruments, "Sakura answered.

"Music? Can you play music?" his eyes grew even impossibly wider with curiosity. A sweat drop formed on each of the girls' heads. "Ehehee... yes we do," Sakura finally said. "Wanna listen to us play?" "SURE!" he beamed at them as he sat on the smooth tiles. "Uhm... inside..." Ayami pointed at the room. "Oh! Okay!" Goku jumped up and followed them into the room. The music fascinated him and the food they offered him as well. It wasn't long until the soft tunes of Ayami's flute put him to sleep.

His eyes flew open and he looked around the room. He awoke to darkness. "Oh no! It's late! I better go or Konzen will get worried!" Suddenly his glance fell on the floor as he spotted a round pinkish object on the ground. He sniffed and the sweet scent of the candy filled his nose. "Yummy!" he popped it into his mouth only to find another ball of candy several inches away from the first. He rushed to it and devoured it as he spotted another...and another...and another. Before he knew it the trail ended at a huge red curtain. He sniffed and with glee, realized that there was more on the other side of the curtain. He crawled through an opening between the curtains and popped the last candy into his mouth as a hand gently closed over it. He looked up and saw, "Hnnchnnns" came a muffled sound from him. "Shh, yes, it's us. Just stay low and be quiet and we'll pass you some of our food." Sakura muttered under her breath.

Goku had told them about how he wished he could join the big dinner, but Konzen had told him he couldn't because he would stir up more trouble than it was worth. After Goku had drifted into dreamland, the two of them had pondered on how they could grant his wish...and had come up with one of their greatest plots yet.

"YAY FOOD!" he exclaimed only to be silenced once again as Ayami's hand clamped over his mouth. All eyes turned towards them. "Uhh....YAY FOOD! HAND ME SOME OF THOSE LOBSTERS!!!" she received confused stares from the other gods in the dining hall. "Some time TODAY?!?!?" she urged the servants who were standing with their mouths wide open. Still the stares were not reverted. "Nice going, watch me," Ayami smirked and cleared her throat. Suddenly her expression hardened and she stood up rapidly, her fists banging on the table. "TAKIN' YER SWEET TIME ARE WE??? WELL DON'T JUST STAND THERE LIKE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS WHO DON'T KNOW LEFT FROM RIGHT!!!"

Sakura got the idea and her eyes twinkled as she put on an angry facade. She jumped up and raised both eyebrows. "Well??? What's takin' you? Get THE FUCK going!!!" At that, several female gasps were audible as the servants finally found their feet and started filling the Goddesses' plates at a rapid speed. Their plates were suddenly in mountainfuls. "ITADAKIMASU!!!" the two chorused as they sat down, their faces lit up with radiant smiles. Sighs of relief passed amongst the other gods as they resumed eating in silence. "Goku," Ayami whispered and the boy looked up. Ayami slightly tipped her plate and the food slid onto a plate that was positioned on her lap. Sakura did the same and Goku took his own chopsticks, took both of the plates and began gobbling the food on it. After he was finished, either Sakura or Ayami would take the plate away from him and repeat the process. Again and again and again...

The plates had to be constantly refilled and the two Goddesses were getting looks of disbelief at their display of their apparently enormous appetites. "MORE!" Sakura yelled over the murmurs and held out her empty plate which had been filled a few seconds ago. "More here too!" Ayami did the same. The stack of empty plates on either side of the table rose immensely. Homura who sat at the opposite corner of the room had his lips curved into a knowing smirk. He knew exactly what they were up to. He could always count on them for wholesome entertainment. He didn't mind really, unless HE was the entertainment...he shuddered at the memory and turned back to his food.

In the table at the back, not very far away sat Konzen. He bore an uneven gaze. Something was not right at all. He could almost hear the munching of something from behind the Goddesses. The first thing that came into his mind was //Goku...// He squinted to confirm his suspicions as he tried to find any signs of the monkey. Ayami noticed the piercing stare and a sharp whisper sounded from her as she tried to get Sakura's attention. "That guy over there..." she motioned with her head towards Konzen's direction. "I think he knows..." Upon hearing that, Sakura turned towards Goku who was still happily digging in. "Goku, you have to go." Goku looked up at her questioningly, crumbs falling from his chin.

"Why?" he whispered around the food in his mouth, then swallowed. "Someone knows. You don't want to get into trouble..." Ayami answered softly. "But how? They'll notice..." Goku pointed out. An expression that Goku couldn't identify spread on Sakura's face. It scared him. "Trust me, they won't," she looked at Ayami who nodded, bearing the same scary expression.

In another table, Nataku was eyeing them with suspicion as well. Although he couldn't make out what they were exactly planning. The scene they had caused during their 'grand' entrance sure was something. These two were funny, he had to admit. They were almost as good as he was. He wondered what else they could be capable of doing and he hoped that he would find out soon. Then, his father's voice interrupted his thoughts. "Wipe that silly grin off your face, son. You've got my reputation on your back. And why aren't you eating!?" "I'm.. not hungry," his smile faded.

Konzen turned towards Kanzeon and whispered to her. "Those two are up to something and I THINK I have a pretty good idea of what it is--" half-way, something splattered against his cheek. Kanzeon reached over and pulled the shrimp off her nephew's cheek before he would burst into uncontrollable rage. "...You think so?" she said calmly. He didn't answer as he already turned around and faced the two girls who were innocently finishing off the dessert of their plates. "Playful, aren't they?" Kanzeon burst into a fit of suppressed giggles. Annoyed, Konzen faced her again and was about to tell her off but another piece of food landed in his hair. He slowly picked it off, turned and to everyone's surprise, threw it right at the table where the Goddesses were sitting. "YOU WANNA PLAY, HUH!?!!"

Mischievous grins appeared on their innocent features. "Shall we?" Sakura turned to Ayami. "Surely." The two girls grabbed a handful of chocolate pudding and threw them at Konzen who ducked but one hit him right in the shirtfront making a big brown smudge on his purple robe. The other however, hit Kanzeon smack in the face. Her giggles abruptly ceased. //That shut her up.// Konzen thought and bit his lip to keep himself from cracking a smile. "Nataku! Stop this foolish behavior!" his father scolded as he was gladly joining in the food fight. Nataku turned towards him with a lopsided grin and shoved the pie into his father's face. Never had he felt so content in his life.

"Now!" Sakura whispered loudly as she struck some god she didn't know with a slice of cheesecake. "Hai!" Goku exclaimed and slipped through the opening once again. Suddenly Konzen's head slammed forward at the force of something hitting him at the back of the head. He lifted his hand towards the sticky substance in his hair and turned to see Homura smiling and greeting him with a small wave.

Much later, as the excitement had long since died down, Konzen stomped towards Goku's room, silently plotting the monkey's death. He threw open the door and was about to scream the living hell out of the boy, but his anger faded as he saw the little monkey curled up in his bed murmuring words like 'hungry...' and 'fooood...' in his sleep.

Goku opened his eyes and squinted at the figure covered in mushy substances from head to toe, standing in his doorway. "Konzen?" he asked sleepily and stifled a yawn. "Is somethin' the matter?" Konzen turned around to leave. "It's nothing, saru, go back to sleep," he uttered and shut the door behind him.