Dawn of the New Morning: A Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fic
Author's notes: Hello there!!! Here's the 7th installment… Hakkai is just so cute…and please, can anyone send me pictures of Konzen, Kenren and Tenpou? You know, from Saiyuki Gaiden. I just never saw them before…well, I saw Konzen at least. Never Kenren and Tenpou. SO please, send some pics of them at alex_pikachu1822@hotmail.com. Arigato Gozaimasu!!!!
**start** 4th night of their vacation
Hakkai woke up, the moonlight etching shadows upon his face. He sat up, expecting to see the girl that Kana told him about last night. But Yaone wasn't there; only a mess of white sheets and pillows met his eyes.
At that, Hakkai stood up, brushed himself off and went in search for the girl. He walked over to the window, took in a fresh breath of air, as something caught his eye.
A figure was sitting down on the slightly snow-covered grass, with snowflakes falling softly on her. She was staring out the blue lake, which seemed practically non-existent to the 22-year old man before. I hope I was right, since I saw Hakkai's age at a site.
"Yaone-san!" Hakkai called out, careful enough not to wake the other people beside his room. The girl turned around to see him, leaning out against the window. "What are you doing down there?" he asked.
"I'll go right back." Yaone said, walking out of the scene, entering the hotel back.
*
Yaone opened the door to see Hakkai sitting down on the bed. His black hair shone in the moonlight, a few stray snowflakes finding its way in his hair. He turned to her, kindness and concern etched on his green eyes, his monocle shining.
"What were you doing down there, Yaone-san?" He asked, always polite. Yaone brushed the snowflakes off her very long purple hair. She sat down beside him, staring at the wall.
"I was just thinking…about something." Yaone answered, her gaze averting to the window.
"Sou ka…" Hakkai said. The memory of last night's dream came back to him, reminding him of what Kana said. Is it Kana or Kanan?
Nonsense! You must not grieve over my death for such a long time. If I lived I would give birth to such a monster…I would like to live if I wasn't sacrificed…I would've lived with you. But Cho Gono…or Cho Hakkai, I must say, move on without me. She was lucky to be rescued from that demon's hands…
"If you don't mind, Yaone-san…" Hakkai started, looking intently at the doctor beside him. "Can I ask you something?"
"Iie. I don't mind at all." Yaone answered, looking back at Hakkai.
"Would you care to tell me…how come Kougaiji-san saved you?" Hakkai asked, his voice trailing at the end. For some reason, he felt that Kougaiji wasn't just his enemy for the Sutras, but for something else. Yaone suddenly looked down at her palms resting on her lap, surprised on how Hakkai knew that Kougaiji had saved her.
"Daijoubu desu." Hakkai said abruptly, scratching his head and smiling his usual charming and mysterious smile. "You don't have to answer me if you don't like to."
"Iie, nandemonai." Yaone said, smiling back. "I was…sacrificed to the demon in our town. When I was about to be brought to the demon, my master, Kougaiji-sama, saved me. And that's how I came to be his follower -- to repay him for what he has done for me. To take care of his sister, Lilin-sama, too."
Yaone stopped. Talking about Kougaiji led her to think about her current situation now. Of course, she knew, in all her heart, that she secretly loved her master, even if she knew that there was no way that Kougaiji could ever return her feelings. But what did Kougaiji just do to her two nights ago? Why did her master, the son of Gyumao, kiss her in the middle of the night? Why would he do such a thing?
"Sou ka…wakatta na." Hakkai said, still smiling. Yaone looked up at him, seeing the smile on his face made her wonder. They stayed there, sitting together, in silence, watching the snowflakes fall silently down the earth. "I think it would be better if we go back to sleep, ne? I just hope you wouldn't catch a cold from staying out to long." He added, laughing his trademark laugh. He stood and went to his side of the bed, lying back down, pulling the sheets up to his waist. Yaone followed suit, lying beside him.
They lay there in silence, thinking that the other one were asleep. Of course, to Hakkai, even Yaone's breathing pattern is a clue to him that she was awake.
A few minutes later, Yaone looked at Hakkai intently, wonder in her eyes. "Hakkai-san," she started, looking back at him. Hakkai turned to her.
"Nani desu ka?" Hakkai asked, still in his polite tone. He looked at the girl, eyeing her with his green orbs. Hakuryu woke up finally, squeaking a tired 'Kyu' before flying to the small empty space between his master and Yaone.
"How could you…" Yaone stated, glancing at him. "How could you smile at times when you're truly hurt? I couldn't do that, how much I tried. Dokugakuji-san and Lilin-sama, even Kougaiji-sama, would notice if I'm really down, no matter how hard I try to smile all the time. You could hide all the feelings inside of yourself and lock them up, no one would ever know. You'd smile all the time…I want to do that. I don't want to trouble Kougaiji-sama with these petty feelings of mine…. How can you smile?" she inquired, now gazing back up the ceiling. Hakkai gaped at the ceiling too, absentmindedly petting his white dragon.
As Hakkai thought about his answer, memories of him as a child in the Christian orphanage flooded through his mind. Yes, he didn't even bother to smile when he was young. He, young as he was, never believed what the nuns taught the children, never even thought about smiling.
He was reading a book called 'Gensomaden Saiyuki' when that sister approached him. Telling him, asking him why he never smiled. Just the other day he heard that girl, Shaohei; tell the sister that she didn't want to work with him because he didn't smile. She said he was scary…and asked him why he never smiled. So Hakkai retorted: 'Why do you smile?'
The memory was as fresh as the air blowing from the open window. Deciding what his answer was, he stopped reminiscing and turned back to the purple-haired girl.
"Maa maa…fushigi desu ne." Hakkai remarked, smiling. "Why I smile? Maybe it's an idiosyncrasy of mine. Or maybe smiling is a defense mechanism of mine. I learned to smile when I met the most significant people in my life. Somehow they taught me how to enjoy life, how to look at the bright side…how to forget regrets and turn over to start a new life again…
Smiling is one way of hiding your feelings; covering them up with forced smiles, laughs or chuckles for people not to notice. Don't even call me an expert in smiling, Yaone-san – even Gojyo and Sanzo reads me through these smiles…" he said, laughing. "You have special people around you, Yaone-san…. people who care about you. Sometimes you have to tell someone what you feel inside, not to lock them up inside of yourself and grieve silently over it. They care about you, so that's why you should tell even someone what your problem is." Hakkai explained thoroughly, then laughing his nervous laugh again.
"Kyu…kyuuuuuu…" Hakuryu snored lightly, Hakkai still petting him.
"Kawaii desu ne…" Hakkai smiled, looking down at the small creature curled up between them, its head under its wing. Yaone looked down too, giggling.
"Un." Yaone said, patting Hakuryu before looking back to the ceiling. "Sugoi na, Hakkai-san wa."
"Eh? Ore wa?" Hakkai asked, glancing back at Yaone.
"Un." She replied, smiling. "You know all these things from your heart. You must've gone through a lot of things." She added, giggling as Hakuryu cooed in slumber. "You have so much experience in life."
"Iie, even you have so many experiences in your life." Hakkai pointed out.
"Like being sacrificed for instance." Yaone said with a nervous laugh. As she said that, Hakkai stiffened a bit before relaxing into the bed once more. Yaone suddenly looked at him. "Daijoubu desu ka, Hakkai-san?" she asked with the same politeness.
"Aa…just remembered some memories, that's all." Hakkai said. Yaone continued to look at him.
"Honto ni sou omoimasu desu ka?" Yaone asked.
"Hai. Atashi-wa daijoubu desu ne." Hakkai answered. "What makes you think so?"
"It's just that you didn't look well when you remembered the memory." Yaone answered.
"Sou desu ka?"
"Hai, sou desu."
"It's just that, those memories were a bit painful to remember." Hakkai replied, staring back at the ceiling, remembering Kana's lovely face.
"Ano…If you don't mind me asking, what were those about?" Yaone asked in curiosity. Hakkai laughed at her inquiry.
"I don't mind. I feel perfectly comfortable sharing these thoughts of mine to you." Hakkai answered. "It has something to do why I'm a youkai, you see."
"So you're a human before?" Yaone understood.
"Ano…hai." Hakkai hesitated. "That's why I keep wearing these things on my ear." He said, pointing to the small metal limiter clasps attached to his left ear.
"So what did you do then? Did you kill a thousand demons?" Yaone asked in wonder. "But the limiters look good on you though." She added with a giggle.
"Sou desu ka?" Hakkai asked in amusement. "You even notice small things like these?"
"I often keep quiet when I'm at the Houtou Castle, observing anyone and everyone, keeping quiet unless needed to speak. I'm those kind of people." Yaone explained to the man beside her. "Really, it looks good on you."
Author's notes: Went a little bit too far…oh well. I just printed out Minekura Kazuya-sensei's Line Arts from a site I just visited. It was soo cool; they're making a 3rd season of Saiyuki!!!! ALL BY THEMSELVES!!! Kakkoi na! Saiyuki Third Season Project www.animeotaku.net/west/3
I'm trying to draw Sanzo-sama. Sanzo looks good in glasses… Maa maa…
Anyway, I hope you review! Or else, Gojyo and Goku'll fight endlessly and kill everyone! well, before Sanzo kills them first
someone cocks his gun
bullets fly everywhere
IIE!!! Yamete, Sanzo!!!!!!!!!!!! Hakkai, tasukete!!!!!!
Honto ni sou omoimasu desu ka – are you sure