To all my reviewers:
ceres17: Really? My prologue really similar like yours? Promise, I never copied your songfic story, I just started the fic based on the speculations that Saiyuki fans made.
Mei Cera: Thanks for your support. But I don't know whether you would like this.
Ranka: I'm glad that you're the third reviewer. It almost make me want to give up writting this fic. But I think I really enjoy writting this fic, and I hope you would enjoy reading as well as giving romantic ideas for me to insert in. Yes Ranka, unlike other H/Y fics that I write, this is going to be lovey-dovey, mushy one where Hakkai and Yaone will show their love towards each other.
(???, anonymous reviewer): You're the reason why I have to update this story. I'm confusing you, am I? This is what happens when you write a short chapter.
Onward with the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuki. Kazuya Minekura does. If I do....I will WRITE ALL HAKKAI/YAONE romantic scenes ALL THROUGH the series. (Hehehe ^^U, just joking anti H/Y fans)
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"You are very brave, young man. To enter this ancient temple. You know that this place is forbidden to gods and goddesses of second ranks, don't you?" a blue figure standing in the dark. Although the figure does not have face and clothes, but the man could see that the outline of the glowing blue figure denotes a woman figure.
"I know." The man raises his hands near his eyes, covering the glaring nude figure image partly, allowing him to see her beautifully shaped legs.
"Yet you came in, and unsealed me accidentally."
"I'm sorry. I can't help it. I have an itchy hands and legs. A faraway voice had beckoned me to come here."
"Don't ever be. I have been imprisoned here for a long time, since Tentei becomes the Jade Emperor. I should thank you actually. What do you want?" the woman asks.
"I don't really want any-"
"Don't lie to me," cut the female's voice. "Nobody ever goes through all this trouble to wake me up for nothing. You've heard of my name,"
"Yes, Goddess Yuiren-sama. You've been given the gift to see and alter the future, present and past. Because of your divine gift, the first gods and goddessess-"
"Were jealous of me, paranoid and afraid that I will threaten their downfalls. And I was separated from my loved ones, locked-up in this cell," the later voice finishes. She asks again, "Why are you here?"
"I don't like the way Tenkai is operated here, the heretics being pushed around, the strict regulations, the dos and don'ts. It's like as if the Heaven is a-"
"And you want me to side with you, to overthrow Tentei?" she asks, amused..
"No, I hear rumors, that someone is planning to take over the Tenkai's leadership. Perhaps, he's already on it. I just want to ask you to confirm my suspicion."
"What is it to you, Tenpou Gensui?" the unknown speaker interrupts. "Why do you need to be concern over this matter? You're just a soldier whose function is to take orders from your leader and act on them."
He replies coldly, "I have hundred of thousands soldiers, serving under me. It's their fate that concerns me. A change of leadership could either break or make the battalion."
"And if I tell you who the culprit is, will you put yourself in their bad books and have them harbour greater animosity against you?" queries the voice.
"If they are whom I think it is, I would not hesitate."
The voice sighs, "You should think for yourself more than the others, Marshal. Much as you and I like to believe, a man will have to fend on his own, nobody will stick his skin and neck for the others." Her blue glow seems to fade away before it revert back it's normal colour. "I've prefer if you act on your own selfish needs. It's much easier to believe you and give you a helping hand."
He arches his eyebrow, "You don't believe in me, do you?"
"I'm feeling generous today, Tenpou," the voice tells him, ignoring his last statement. "I let you peek into your future, the path that you're so determined to take. Perhaps, you will realize your mistake and repent your ways. Then we'll talk business."
"But-"
"You have a lot of time, don't you? If you don't, I'll stop the time for you."
"Why are you doing this?" asks the Marshal, trying to find the logic and motive of her decision. "
"I have no concern over Tenkai or Earth issues anymore," she says coldly. "Why should I be bothered about them, when I'm mistreated here badly? I know that one day someone will eliminate me, and I look forward for that. Why should I want to change that?"
"It's you that I'm thinking about, or rather your pure heart," her voice laughs bitterly. "I despise these kind of people, and am willing to risk my fate to eliminate these people. Or at least change their grounds"
"You're taking me as a challenge?" his eyebrows furrows up.
"Depends on how you see it," she answers him simply. "See it as a way for you to unlock the secrets wishes you kept in your heart, Tenpou." Suddenly a big doorway appeared in front of him. Tenpou Gensui can see a large variety of colours and lines moving unpredictable in there. He could detect large forces pulling and pushing at the same time. "Go through the door. Make full use of my gift. I will be watching you."
The Marshal of West Army shrugs his shoulders. He doesn't really mind walking through the door, even though it looks like a trap. As he step in he hears Goddess Yuiren laughing her voice off, "Watch carefully, Tenpou Gensui. You will not like what you see."
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Purple-pinkish eyes opens wide, as few drops of water is sprinkled
on her face. "Where am I?"
"I should ask this question to you, Miss" replies someone cheerfully.
She looks up and saw a bespectacled man grinning at her. "Do you know what this place is?" he asks politely, still smilling.
She is confused. "The last thing I remembered, was that I tried to kill myself. Is this Heaven or Hell?" she asks, looking around her. There was still trees and bushes, and her flying dragon was tied not far away from where she lied.
"You're certainly not in Heaven, Miss. This is Earth, but which part of Earth I really don't know," admits the man, dresses in a white labcoat and wears a loose tie. His shoulder-length brown hair and green eyes and handsome smile reminds her of someone, it's just that she can place him properly. He runs his hand through his hair and gave a sheepish laugh. "I'm sorry I had to rescue you, no, no, I'm not really sorry for rescuing you, anyway…" he pauses for a while before continuing "what I wanted to say is, since you're the first person I met after getting into a mysterious portal gate, I couldn't let you die just like that. I walked almost a week, trying to find some civilizations, if you die, I may not have anyone to get me out of this damned forest." He stands up and offers his hand to her, "Please tell me how to get out of here, and I will not interfere your suicide attempt anymore."
She looks away from his handsome face. She now knew who he reminds her of. With a hair cut and a monocle, he can transforms himself into Hakkai. And she feels guilty and dirty inside. "Please leave me, Hak..Sir. If you want to go out of the forest, use my Hiryuu. She is no longer a use for me," she said lowly.
The man lights his cigarette and smokes. "I see," he says thoughtfully. "I have never ride on dragons before, although I have dragons as my subordinates." He claps his hands suddenly. "I know. You help me to ride her. I'll pay you a handsome price," he offers.
She shakes her purple head.
"I'll help you die then," his green eyes slightly narrows, as he doesn't like what he has just offer.
She stares at him and his offered hand. He really looks like Cho Hakkai, but his actions and personality is a little bit different than Hakkai's. She sees no youkai limiters on him, but she can sense a great power in him.
"Please?" asked the brown-haired man again. His beautiful eyes is making her feeling a little bit uncomfortable. She cannot resist rejecting his plea for help, just like when she meets Hakkai in the battle. She never have in her mind to hurt him at all.
She takes his hand, and gets up with his help. "You will kill me after this, won't you?" she asks hopefully. Helping him felt like helping Hakkai. Perhaps she would feel contend dying after helping Hakkai for the last time. He nods his head and smiles, showing her his pistol, similar to Sanzo's one.
"Let's go," she said before alighting on her flying dragon. The man follows, sitting behind her. His arms encircles her tiny waist, causing her to take a quick, sharp breath.
"Is there anything wrong?" he asks, noticing her body stiften, and her cheeks stained in red.
"Do you think we can exchange seats? I don't feel right, with you..with you…hugging me," she says embarrassed. His face blushs, "Sorry, I really don't know how to deal with women. Most of my times are spent in the library and fighting soldiers. Ano, if I'm in front and you're at the back, how are you going to steer the dragon?"
"I'll teach you," she tells him when they switch places. This time it was the man who gets slightly uncomfortable with the seating arrangement. Her breasts is pressing against his back and her hands cover his hands, as he holds the rope. He never has any beautiful woman touching his body so intimately.
"What's your name, Miss?" he asks slowly, as he lets her hands maneuver his hands.
"Yaone. My name is Yaone," come the reply.
"Such a beautiful name for a beautiful woman," he muses softly, as he doesn't want the woman behind him to hear. "What year are we now in?" he asks Yaone, puzzling her more. "I'm sent 500 years forward," he smiles to himself, when the purple-haired woman told him the answer.
"What is your name, Sir?" asked the purple-haired woman, posing the same question to him curiously, after setting the dragon in the air.
"My name is Tenpou Gensui, Yaone-san" he says, feeling suddenly excited over the fact that he was flying.
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"I'm sorry, but almost all the rooms have been taken in," apologized the innkeeper when Yaone and Tenpou Gensui entered the inn. "Only one room with a big bed is available."
"We'll take it," said the brunette instantly. Turning to the purple-haired woman, he assures her, "You take the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor."
She shakes her head several time, refusing him, "Tenpou-san, you shouldn't be kind to me. I don't deserve the bed. Besides you promise to help me die, once I bring you to the nearest town,"
He nodded, "Yes I did promise to kill you after everything is over. And it's not really over, Yaone-san" He turns to the innkeeper who eyes him strangely. "Are you planning to do something unlawful, son? Like spilling someone's blood?" inquires the old innkeeper sceptically.
He waves his hands, "Noo. Can I have the keys to the room, please?" he asks, smilling, gripping Yaone's hand firmly. The old man sighs and hands him the keys, "Room 19."
"Thanks," he replys after signing the bill with his credit card. "Oh, could you give me another extra futon, please?" he requests before dragging the suddenly whimpering purple-haired woman into the room.
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"What are you doing to me?" wails Yaone once they were in the room alone. When he let go of her hand, she runs across the corner of the room, away from him.
"Stay back!" she warns as her back inches closer to the window. She doesn't care, whether she will fall from the window, she doesn't want to go through it again anymore.
"Stop!" cries the Marshall of West Army. "I don't mean anything to harm you," he says, waving his hand with a false smile. He is afraid that she may do something stupid.
"You must kill me now," she tells him with a sudden bravery.
"Of course I'll kill you," he assures. "But later. You see, I'm actually a fighting god and I think I'm stuck on Earth at a different timeline by mistake. I need to go back to Heaven, and I don't know anyone who could help me here, except you," he explains, taking a step nearer.
She stares at him confusedly, unable to decide to him whether he was telling her the truth or not. His face seems to look honest, telling the truth, but, but he reminds her of Hakkai and Nii Jyeni. She doesn't mind Hakkai, but his lab coats, and cigarette smell reminds her of the repulsive Nii Jyeni, and the terrible things he did to her. And when she remembers what he did to her, she wanted to scream and kill herself. She turns towards the window, wanting to jump out from it to her death.
"No!" shouted Tenpou Gensui, dashing towards the purple-haired woman and grabbing her. Yaone struggles against him, clawing her nails fiercely, as the same terrible emotions and feelings rush through her, the very same ones when the scientist forced him into her. But Tenpou was stronger than her, able to restrain her from hurting him and herself. Suddenly remembering something, he takes out a tranquilizer syringe from his pocket. "Sumimasen Yaone-san," he apologizes after he manages to inject the drug into the purple-haired woman.
Yaone feels a sudden icy cold liquid going into her body through her arm, and feels weak at her knees in minutes. In her blur vision, she saw the handsome man scooping her body effortlessly when she slumps on him. His concerned green emerald eyes so reminds her of Cho Hakkai. "Hakkai-san," she mumbles semi-consciously before blacking out totally due to the sleep-induced drug.
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Author's Note Again: Yes, yes, yes, I'm bringing Tenpou Gensui
into the picture. I so adore him (*Heart-eyes shaped* "Ten-chan")
after Hakkai. Just imagine Yaone....with two Hakkais!!! Lucky
you, Yaone. Minna-san, could you all send me reviews please??
I need to know reader's opinions about Tenpou, how different is he compared
to Hakkai.
Warning: Beware of the grammar errors. I'm experimenting
now, using present tense as much as possible. But somehow, it doesn't
sound right. So I might repost any chapters, adding or deleting certain
parts to MAKE IT ROMANTIC. (I'm determining to make it as romantic
as possible to the extent of make Yaone as MARY SUE!!! ^^U just joking
again).