Minna! I love this chapter so much I couldn't wait to get it out!!!!
Hehehe, yeah it's a tad short but I couldn't resist stopping there. It felt
SOOOO right! (cackles) You'll get what I mean....
A MILLION thanks to my reviewers. You're my life support! (to continue the story anyway ^_^)
This chapter is dedicated to Star-chan (my imouto) who (I can't believe this) nearly bawled her eyes out reading this chappie! Hahaha!
Disclaimer: Character's from saiyuki are merely being borrowed by this lowly fanfic author. Kazuya Minekura-sama, thank you for creating Gensomaden Saiyuki (worship)
The Only One
Chapter Ten
by Hanei Tamashii
It was hot, stuffy and the dozens of bodies around him were really getting in his way. He could hear some gasps and sighs as he squeezed through. He laughed bitterly to himself, if they only knew what the son of the millionaire Son Tokei felt at the moment. Would they pity him? Would they understand him? He doubted so. He was closing in the couple, just a few steps away, but suddenly he stopped dead in his treks. Houmei.. Houmei..As the light flashed over her, he saw her clearly. It was only for a brief moment but he saw her laughing so happily. He hadn't seen that smile of hers for ages. He averted his eyes to the boy holding her in his arms.
"Hinata..." he gasped. The couple didn't notice him, twirling and dancing away, enraptured by the other's presence. Goku stood still, seemingly lost in the wild mob of teenagers. Was he ready to let her go? A three-year old relationship.. should it be over just like that? Goku's golden eyes slowly studied her. He knew he wouldn't be able to give her the happiness she longed for. Maybe he could if they hadn't step foot in Changan.. maybe, just maybe he could. Was it best that he let her go to another man? (boy? whatever) Like an old roll of film, everything that they had shared together played in his mind in that brief minute.
**************Flashback*****************
"I think we got off the wrong foot. You see, I don't threaten everyone I see in sight just to get what I want. I'm not normally this way, its just that, it's just that."
"Just what?" Houmei asked haughtily.
"I'm hungry, and Hinata-kun was in the way."
"Nani?! Why are you laughing??"
*GROWL*
"Hehe." Goku rubbed his stomach.
"Come on, show me where we get good food."
He looked at her with stars in his eyes. "Hai!!!"
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"Ano, Goku-chan! Look at all the stars! Sugoi ne!" Houmei pointed enthusiastically into the dark sky, hundreds of stars sparkling off in a distance.
"Iie.."
"Nani?"
Goku nervously pulled out a rose from his back.
"Goku...." Houmei gasped.
"Houmei..." Goku's face was hot red. "Houmei...will you.. ano..ITAI!"
Houmei had pinched his cheeks and was giggling away
"Ano, Houmei!" Goku pouted. "I'm trying to be serious here!"
" (Chuckles) Seriousness does not become of you Goku-chan,"
"Demo.." Before he could say anything, the rose in his fingers was gone. Houmei was holding it now, shyly inhaling it's scent.
"Hai, Goku-chan... I'll be your girlfriend," she said, blushing.
"Hontou ni?!"
"Till the world meets it's end!" She joked.
"YATTA!" Goku jumped about like a five-year old instead of a fifteen- year old. In the darkness of the night, he gently cupped her chin and kissed her.
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"Houmei..." Goku broke the silence. The girl lying next to him rolled into his embrace.
"Nani?"
The eighteen-year old, old enough to drive a car stared deeply into her eyes. They were resting beneath a large tree after a lazy afternoon picnic. He hugged her close.
"You'll never leave me ne?" She laughed into his chest.
"Never...zettai!"
"You won't leave me like okaa-san and otou-san right."
She got up and placed her palm on both sides of his cheeks. "Never, read my lips. N-E-V-E-R!"
Goku smiled sheepishly at his question. "Gomen ne! I heard a dream last night... everyone left me.."
"It's only a dream. I'm not." And gentle lips descended on his.
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"Goku-chan, I'll be leaving tomorrow."
"Didn't you hear me? I said I am leaving tomorrow!"
"Naze? I thought you would stay until we entered Yanagi University together. Doushite?"
"Goku, let's stop this act now. You must have noticed that we've grown apart ne?"
"IIE!"
"Goku, listen to me!"
"IIE!!"
***************End of flashback************************
The grim line on his lips slowly tipped upwards. He turned his back on the couple and disappeared as quietly as he had appeared.
"Sayonara Houmei....sayonara...."
"Nani?"
Warm blue eyes stared back into her plain brown ones. "Daijoubu?"
Houmei slowly looked around. "Iie... I thought I heard something."
"WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" She remembered how loud the music was.
"BETSUNI! I LOVE YOU!"
"I LOVE YOU TOO!" She sighed blissfully and sank into Hinata's embrace.
"Hora, saru. Where did you run off to?" Gojyo asked the approaching boy. He seemed...at peace now. It was as though a large burden had been lifted off his shoulders. Or heart, in Goku's case. The beauty in his arms was looking intently on the boy. Gojyo shrugged it off as women's predatory instinct, waiting to pounce on the right man. Goku had given him a wide smile and sat back on the seat next to his.
"I finally let her go."
"Nani?!"
Gojyo merely received another smile from the boy. "Betsuni." He seemed like his old self again. The genki boy that Gojyo had met on his first day of duty.
"Ceh! Bakasaru!"
"My mood is too good for an ero-kappa to ruin it!" Goku laughed picking up his jug of beer. Sharp eyes glued to the boys every move. As if moving in slow motion, the jug moved closer, and closer to the boys awaiting lips.
'It'll all be over.. just drink it. Gomen.. just drink it..'
The brim of the jug touched the boy's lips. Slowly, ever so painstakingly slowly, the golden liquid slid downwards and.... and stopped. The heart pounding so fervently nearby almost stopped as well.
"Ano.." Goku held the glass before him. "I feel like toasting to something."
"Nani?!"
"A toast to my new friends, to you the ero-kappa, Hakkai-sensei and .. and Genjo Sanzo! And to you lovely onee-chan! Kampai!"
The soft clink of glasses was heard and in one gulp, Goku finished off every drip of beer in his jug.
'Gomen nasai...'
"Ah... I think I need to use the toilet. Sumimasen!" The cheerful boy then bounced off to one side of the club.
The pair of eyes closed shut. 'Gomen nasai...'
To be continued.....
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Muahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the cliffhanger don't you??? Reviews and e- mails are greatly desired for the next chapter to be done and up! ^o^ Hohohohoho.....
A MILLION thanks to my reviewers. You're my life support! (to continue the story anyway ^_^)
This chapter is dedicated to Star-chan (my imouto) who (I can't believe this) nearly bawled her eyes out reading this chappie! Hahaha!
Disclaimer: Character's from saiyuki are merely being borrowed by this lowly fanfic author. Kazuya Minekura-sama, thank you for creating Gensomaden Saiyuki (worship)
The Only One
Chapter Ten
by Hanei Tamashii
It was hot, stuffy and the dozens of bodies around him were really getting in his way. He could hear some gasps and sighs as he squeezed through. He laughed bitterly to himself, if they only knew what the son of the millionaire Son Tokei felt at the moment. Would they pity him? Would they understand him? He doubted so. He was closing in the couple, just a few steps away, but suddenly he stopped dead in his treks. Houmei.. Houmei..As the light flashed over her, he saw her clearly. It was only for a brief moment but he saw her laughing so happily. He hadn't seen that smile of hers for ages. He averted his eyes to the boy holding her in his arms.
"Hinata..." he gasped. The couple didn't notice him, twirling and dancing away, enraptured by the other's presence. Goku stood still, seemingly lost in the wild mob of teenagers. Was he ready to let her go? A three-year old relationship.. should it be over just like that? Goku's golden eyes slowly studied her. He knew he wouldn't be able to give her the happiness she longed for. Maybe he could if they hadn't step foot in Changan.. maybe, just maybe he could. Was it best that he let her go to another man? (boy? whatever) Like an old roll of film, everything that they had shared together played in his mind in that brief minute.
**************Flashback*****************
"I think we got off the wrong foot. You see, I don't threaten everyone I see in sight just to get what I want. I'm not normally this way, its just that, it's just that."
"Just what?" Houmei asked haughtily.
"I'm hungry, and Hinata-kun was in the way."
"Nani?! Why are you laughing??"
*GROWL*
"Hehe." Goku rubbed his stomach.
"Come on, show me where we get good food."
He looked at her with stars in his eyes. "Hai!!!"
-----------------------------------
"Ano, Goku-chan! Look at all the stars! Sugoi ne!" Houmei pointed enthusiastically into the dark sky, hundreds of stars sparkling off in a distance.
"Iie.."
"Nani?"
Goku nervously pulled out a rose from his back.
"Goku...." Houmei gasped.
"Houmei..." Goku's face was hot red. "Houmei...will you.. ano..ITAI!"
Houmei had pinched his cheeks and was giggling away
"Ano, Houmei!" Goku pouted. "I'm trying to be serious here!"
" (Chuckles) Seriousness does not become of you Goku-chan,"
"Demo.." Before he could say anything, the rose in his fingers was gone. Houmei was holding it now, shyly inhaling it's scent.
"Hai, Goku-chan... I'll be your girlfriend," she said, blushing.
"Hontou ni?!"
"Till the world meets it's end!" She joked.
"YATTA!" Goku jumped about like a five-year old instead of a fifteen- year old. In the darkness of the night, he gently cupped her chin and kissed her.
-------------------------------------------------------
"Houmei..." Goku broke the silence. The girl lying next to him rolled into his embrace.
"Nani?"
The eighteen-year old, old enough to drive a car stared deeply into her eyes. They were resting beneath a large tree after a lazy afternoon picnic. He hugged her close.
"You'll never leave me ne?" She laughed into his chest.
"Never...zettai!"
"You won't leave me like okaa-san and otou-san right."
She got up and placed her palm on both sides of his cheeks. "Never, read my lips. N-E-V-E-R!"
Goku smiled sheepishly at his question. "Gomen ne! I heard a dream last night... everyone left me.."
"It's only a dream. I'm not." And gentle lips descended on his.
----------------------------------------------------
"Goku-chan, I'll be leaving tomorrow."
"Didn't you hear me? I said I am leaving tomorrow!"
"Naze? I thought you would stay until we entered Yanagi University together. Doushite?"
"Goku, let's stop this act now. You must have noticed that we've grown apart ne?"
"IIE!"
"Goku, listen to me!"
"IIE!!"
***************End of flashback************************
The grim line on his lips slowly tipped upwards. He turned his back on the couple and disappeared as quietly as he had appeared.
"Sayonara Houmei....sayonara...."
"Nani?"
Warm blue eyes stared back into her plain brown ones. "Daijoubu?"
Houmei slowly looked around. "Iie... I thought I heard something."
"WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" She remembered how loud the music was.
"BETSUNI! I LOVE YOU!"
"I LOVE YOU TOO!" She sighed blissfully and sank into Hinata's embrace.
"Hora, saru. Where did you run off to?" Gojyo asked the approaching boy. He seemed...at peace now. It was as though a large burden had been lifted off his shoulders. Or heart, in Goku's case. The beauty in his arms was looking intently on the boy. Gojyo shrugged it off as women's predatory instinct, waiting to pounce on the right man. Goku had given him a wide smile and sat back on the seat next to his.
"I finally let her go."
"Nani?!"
Gojyo merely received another smile from the boy. "Betsuni." He seemed like his old self again. The genki boy that Gojyo had met on his first day of duty.
"Ceh! Bakasaru!"
"My mood is too good for an ero-kappa to ruin it!" Goku laughed picking up his jug of beer. Sharp eyes glued to the boys every move. As if moving in slow motion, the jug moved closer, and closer to the boys awaiting lips.
'It'll all be over.. just drink it. Gomen.. just drink it..'
The brim of the jug touched the boy's lips. Slowly, ever so painstakingly slowly, the golden liquid slid downwards and.... and stopped. The heart pounding so fervently nearby almost stopped as well.
"Ano.." Goku held the glass before him. "I feel like toasting to something."
"Nani?!"
"A toast to my new friends, to you the ero-kappa, Hakkai-sensei and .. and Genjo Sanzo! And to you lovely onee-chan! Kampai!"
The soft clink of glasses was heard and in one gulp, Goku finished off every drip of beer in his jug.
'Gomen nasai...'
"Ah... I think I need to use the toilet. Sumimasen!" The cheerful boy then bounced off to one side of the club.
The pair of eyes closed shut. 'Gomen nasai...'
To be continued.....
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Muahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the cliffhanger don't you??? Reviews and e- mails are greatly desired for the next chapter to be done and up! ^o^ Hohohohoho.....