Hey, we're back again with the last chapter of Saiyuki Gaiden No Gaiden!

"Come back here, Goku!" Konzen shouted, chasing his pet in the forest in Tenkai.

"Iyada! You're going to hit me again!" Goku shouted back and ran faster.

"Konzen-san! Yamete!" Nemuri went, chasing the 'clerk'.

"I'm not letting him get away with it!" But Nemuri had tackled him to the ground. He landed with an 'Oof!'

"Leave him alone for once!" Nemuri reasoned, letting the blonde's legs go.

"He made me look stupid… Yurusenai…"

"Demo… the flowers really look good on you…" Shiun went, laughing. She held up the garland of sunflowers Goku had placed on his head while he was sleeping. Kenren waved the Polaroid photo he had taken of Konzen with the garland on his head.

"Kawaii ne…" He commented. Konzen glared at the general.

"Cheh… you guys spoil him to much…" Konzen stood up and brushed himself. 

"Yare, yare…" Tenpou went, sighing," this was supposed to be a quiet picnic." He watched Nemuri brush the dust off her top.

"That's not the case now…" Kenren crossed his arms. 

"That can never be a case…" Shiun went, shrugging.

"Minna!" Everyone turned to see Keina running towards them, carrying a picnic basket.

"Keina-san…" Tenpou brightened up a bit.

"Settle down, lover boy…" Kenren nudged at him, making Tenpou blush.

"Gomen ne… I'm late. I didn't know what to make for everyone and… well…" Unbeknown to her, Kenren had peeped into the basket.

"Daijobou… I'm sure you packed enough…" Tenpou went, smiling at her.

"Sake! You brought sake!" Kenren went excitedly, hugging the bottle.

"Ken-chan! That's for everyone~!" Nemuri tried to calm her 'boyfriend' down.

"Kenren-san!" With a flick of her wrist, Keina threw a few of her daggers at the outlaw general. Nemuri ducked but Kenren's jacket, along with himself, got pinned to a tree. Shiun laughed another time at the sight of Kenren pinned down pathetically.

"Keina-san! That wasn't nice!" Nemuri went to the blue haired girl, her weapon materializing onto her left wrist.

"Gomen, gomen…" she smiled at the golden brown haired girl, hoping to calm her down. Tenpou plucked the sake bottle from Kenren's hand.

"That should teach you for being a thief…" Konzen smirked at him.

"What happened? Your sake bottle got empty again?" Tenpou smiled at his superior.

"Just get me down from here…" Kenren muttered," onegai?"

"I wonder where that baka zaru went…" Konzen went, ignoring Kenren's pleas.

"You're right… where is he?" Tenpou asked while pulling one of the daggers from Kenren's sleeve.

"I think I lost him…" Goku muttered. "Maa… I wonder what's wrong with Konzen. I thought those flowers looked good on his hair…" He sighed, placing his hands on the back on his head. He continued walking, looking around at his surroundings. That was when he spotted a pink haired girl that was about his height staring at a field of white roses still that haven't blossomed. He didn't know why but he found himself captivated by her.

"Who is she?" he muttered. That caused the girl to turn towards him. By instinct, Goku jumped into a nearby bush

"Dare da?" she went," Shinei… is that you?" 'Who's Shinei?' Goku wondered. He felt his heart sink, thinking that Shinei might be someone special to the girl.

"Shinei?" As the bush parted, Goku found himself face to face with the girl, causing him to blush furiously. "Anata Shinei ja nai…"

"Boku wa Goku desu…" he muttered, his amber eyes not meeting her light purple eyes.

"Goku… ka?" she mumbled before turning her back on him. She started walking away.

"Matte! What's your name?" he asked, causing the girl to stop. She turned her head at Goku, her eyes staring at him.

"Rien… Watashi wa Rien…" At that, she left.

"Rien…" Goku muttered as he walked back to the picnic grounds. 'A girl with pink hair and beautiful purple eyes, she should smile more though…'

"Goku! Where the hell did you go?!" Konzen raised his fan and hit the monkey on the head.

"Ite yo! Konzen!"

"Konzen-san!" Nemuri shouted at him. She would have helped Goku from abuse again but Kenren was drunk.

"Mattaku… if you're worried just say so…" Shiun toyed with her sake cup.

"Ne, Goku… we saved some cake for you…" Keina held up a whole cake at his face.

"But I'm not hungry…" Goku went, pushing it away. At that, everyone placed their hands on Goku's forehead. "Oi! Nani yo?!" he went.

"Are you alright, Goku?" Tenpou asked, concerned.

"Yeah… I thought I heard you say you're not hungry…" Kenren muttered before taking another swig of sake from the bottle.

"Well, I did say so! I'm not hungry!" He shouted before settling down in between Tenpou and Konzen.

"It's not everyday you say that…" Tenpou stated, smiling uncertainly at Goku.

"Oi, baka zaru… is there something on your mind?" Konzen asked, before stuffing a piece of cake in his mouth.

"Ne… Ten-chan… Do you know who's Rien?" Goku suddenly asked.

"Rien?" Tenpou repeated. He thought for a while before waving his finger in the air, "she's one of god's eight daughters… I think."

"Doesn't that mean she's your sister, Nemuri-san?" Keina added, turning to the 'princess'. Nemuri glanced around at everyone before turning her final gaze at a very hopeful Goku.

"Hai… Rien's my sister. But I'm not really… close to her… Actually, I barely know any of my sisters… because papa married them off to the official's sons before I could even get close to one of them," she mumbled. That caught the ears of the red haired outlaw general.

"That means one day… you and Rien…" he muttered.

"Iya~! Papa said I could marry anyone I wish and I want to marry Ken-chan!" At that, she held the general tight. His face was buried in her chest. Everyone sweatdropped.

"Nemuri-chan… I… Can't… Breathe…" He managed. At that, she let go, blushing at the fact of where Kenren was buried. Realizing that too, Kenren turned to the color of his hair.

"Nemuri-nee-chan… who's Shinei then?" Goku asked again. That name struck Nemuri like lightning. 'Shinei ka?'

"Shinei? I don't know any Shinei…" she lied.

"Demo… she was waiting at a field of the most beautiful roses for Shinei…" he explained, slightly disheartened.

"Heaven's Roses… ka?" Nemuri whispered under her breath. 'She's still waiting for the Heaven's Rose that he had promised her…'

"What's that?" Goku went, snapping Nemuri from her thoughts. Everyone waited for her next response.

"When still a bud, the Heaven's Rose looks like a normal rose, but in full bloom the rose is a swirl of pink and red, petal by petal. People believed that the person who receives the first rose to bloom would stay together with the giver forever. But that doesn't mean that the rose loses its significance. The person who gives a fully bloomed Heaven's Rose is telling the receiver he likes her. That's the Heaven's Rose legend," she smiled at Goku.

"Sou ka? So if I give Rien the first Heaven's Rose to bloom, she would stop looking so serious and smile, right?" Goku went, happily.

"Uh… hai…" Nemuri answered. 'Goku may not be Shinei but if that what it takes to get Rien to smile again…'

"How come I never heard of this rose before?" Keina looked at the 'princess' doubtfully. Nemuri sweatdropped.

"It's an unorthodox legend… but it doesn't hurt to believe it…" Kenren went blandly at the girl. Nemuri stared at her untouched cup of sake. 'But it does hurt… to Rien-nee-chan…'

"That was the best picnic I ever went to!" Nemuri stretched her arms before turning to Kenren," ne, maybe we can have another one… Ken-chan?" She looked at the distracted Kenren.

"Uh… hai…" Kenren smiled at her.

"Ken-chan, what are you thinking about?" she asked, placing her arm around his.

"A-na-ta…" he grinned as he tapped at her nose three times with his finger, making her blush.

"Ken-chan~! Yamete!" she pouted, "Tell me what are you thinking about?"

"Like I said… you. Your sister is a bit of touchy news to you, huh?" That caught the golden brown haired girl off guard.

"What do you mean?" she faked a confused expression. Kenren lifted her head making his red eyes meet her hazel ones. Nemuri blushed for the second time.

"I saw it in your eyes… you were close to your sister, weren't you?" The girl nodded. "What happened?"

"It was when Rien-nee-chan and Shinei were at the field one day…"

~~~~~~~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~~~~~~

A young boy with blue hair ran towards the field where Rien was standing with a younger version of Nemuri. [A/N: In other words, Nemuri was about the same built as Rien]

"Rien-chan!" Shinei shouted and waved at her. She turned and smiled at him.

"Shinei," she went before turning back to the flowers," isn't this beautiful? What are they?"

"Heaven's Roses… kaa-chan told me that they are special roses that only exist in heaven… When still a bud, the Heaven's Rose looks like a normal white rose, but in full bloom the rose is a swirl of pink and red, petal by petal. People believed that the person who receives the first rose to bloom would stay together with the giver forever. But that doesn't mean that the rose loses its significance. The person who gives a fully bloomed Heaven's Rose is telling the receiver he likes her."

"A swirl? That must look beautiful…" she plucked one bud and started peeling at it. True enough the petals were of different color. Rien lifted the petals and let the wind blow it in the air.

"Ne… Shinei… I want one when it's bloomed," she smiled at him.

"Hai… I'll get you the first one, okay? You just wait for me to come and I'll give it to you."

"You promise?" Shinei crossed his pinky with hers.

"I promise…"

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"But Shinei couldn't get the flower to her… because he got transmigrated…" she twiddled with her fingers. "Papa said he was a dangerous child… because of his powers. Shinei was able to change his body to any age he wanted to. The truth is he was older than Rien-nee-chan…maybe older than papa, but she didn't know any of this. So she waited and waited…" Nemuri sighed, feeling sorry for her sister.

"Daijobou… I'm sure Goku can help her… I think he's got a crush on her," he smiled. 'Kinda out of his league though… the girl's older than me. For crying out loud, she's Nemuri's older sister.'

"I hope… shimatta! I'm late! Papa will kill me if he doesn't find me in my room!" she ran off, much to Kenren's dismay. Realizing it, she turned back to him and planted a kiss on his lips.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Ken-chan," she whispered into his ear.

"Hai, hai… Go now…" he smiled at her.

"Ne, Konzen…" Goku went, turning to the side where Konzen was sleeping. He got no response. "Konzen… Konzen teba!!"

"Urusai yo, baka zaru! Go to sleep!" he shouted at him.

"Konzen… are you planning to get the rose for Shiun-san?" A red line formed on the bridge of the clerk's nose.

"It's none of your business…" he turned to the other side of his bed.

"Demo… I want to get the first one for Rien. I want to see her smile. She's so cute but she's so sullen… like you… Ne, Konzen… you think she'll like it?" Goku went, dreamily. Konzen felt a small smile forming on his face. 'Baka zaru… you like that girl so much…'

"Go to sleep, Goku," he said sharply.

"Hai~! Oyasumi!"

"Hmph…"

Tenpou placed another scroll on his table and unrolled it. Scanning through it, he began writing more notes.

"Working late again, Tenpou-san?" He looked up to see Keina at his door.

"Keina-san… I guess I am…"

"Tenpou-san… it's not healthy if you keep on doing this. Your place is a mess and you need a change of clothes and what is that smell?" she covered her nose.

"Ah… That's probably my socks…" He laughed, scratching the back of his head. Keina gave him an annoyed look.

"Tenpou Gensui… you are going to bathe!!" At that, she pushed him into the bathroom.

"Oi~! Keina-san… you don't have to… Demo…"

"No buts! You're going to bathe!" She shut the toilet door and sighed. 'Mattaku… no wonder he always smells bad…' She looked around, noticing the state of the room.

"Yare, yare… kono otoko…" She started picking up several books and scrolls from the table and placed them back in the shelves. That was when one of the scrolls fell from her pile. She bent down to pick it up. She noticed that the scroll had Nemuri's name in it. 'What is this?' She unrolled the parchment more and started reading it, 'It's all about God's daughters… Rien… has the ability to stop time and aging… Yuri… ability to dwell into dreams… Tori… able to transform into animals. Preference: A blue bird…' Her eyes went down to the last name, 'Nemuri Feiren… her abilities are unknown but she is proven to be the most dangerous of all… Nemuri's dangerous…'

"I'm coming out!" that snapped her back to reality. Keina quickly hid the scroll in her bag.

"Hayaku datte! I need you to clean up your room…" She turned to Tenpou who was only wrapped in a towel. She ended up turning deep red. "TENPOU-SAN!! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" She started flinging her daggers at him, frantically. Tenpou ducked and found refuge behind his couch.

"Gomen ne! I couldn't find my clothes!"

"Tenpou no baka!"

"Ken-chan~! Wake up!" Nemuri rapped at his apartment door," Ken-chan ni… He's such a late sleeper…"

"Nemuri-sama," a hand laid on her shoulder. She jumped and turned to see Houjun.

"Houjun-san! Ohaiyo…" she mumbled. 'Great… the last thing I need in the morning…'

"I see you here everyday… is there something going on with you and Kenren Taisho?" he asked. Nemuri sweatdropped.

"Iya yo…I just…" The door opened. The two of them turned to see the outlaw general in nothing but his boxers.

"Nani yo?! Can't a guy get some sleep here?!" Kenren shouted before realizing who was at the door," what's this? Party ka?"

"Kenren Taisho… is that anyway to treat the princess?" Houjun glared at him.

"Watashi hime ja nai…" she muttered, keeping her eyes low.

"Hime? Oh… you mean her… Sumimasen, Nemuri-sama…" he bowed at her," now can I get some sleep?"

"Watashi hime ja nai! Ken-ch… e…to, Kenren-san was assigned to take care of me when I'm out!" she covered up yet again.

"But why are you waking him up?" Houjun pointed out.

"He's a late sleeper, so I have to wake him up…" she went, knowingly, making our resident half-groggy, half-naked general blush," anyway, I have to talk to him for a while… so if you don't mind…Jya' ne, Houjun-san!" She shoved Kenren back to his room.

"Hime-sama…"

"Watashi hime ja nai!!" she shouted at him.

"Oi! Nemu--!!" The door slammed shut at Houjun's face, making the general sweatdrop.

"Nani da yo??!!" Kenren shouted at Nemuri as he put on a pair of pants.

"Papa might marry me to him! Eww! I don't want to bear scaly children!!" she shivered.

"Your dad is crazy…" He muttered as he looked for his skull choker.

"Ken-chan…" Nemuri mumbled. He turned and looked at Nemuri. She never talks that way until she's dead serious about something.

"Nanda to? Something wrong?"

"It's about Goku… you told me not to tell papa or Ritouten-san about him… but he and Rien…" At that, Kenren kissed her, cutting her off. Her heart was beating fast. 'Ken-chan…' They broke off, her eyes meeting his beautiful scarlet ones.

"It's the same with us, isn't it?" he whispered.

"Sou… it's the same… but will I…" He fingered her lips, causing her to stop. It hurt the both of them just to know. Nemuri buried herself into his chest. Kenren pushed her onto the bed, making her sit. Then, he slowly wore his black jacket. It was an uncomfortable silence for them.

"Let's go… Hime-sama," Kenren smirked at her.

"Watashi wa hime ja nai!!!" Nemuri flared as she jumped onto his back.

"Oi! Get off me! You're no feather, you know?!"

"NANI?!"

"Where is it? Where is it?" Tenpou muttered as he dug through the pile of scrolls and books, tossing the piles in the air.

"Ite!!" he heard someone shout. He turned to see Kenren holding onto his nose.

"Tenpou-san~! Ohaiyo~!" He smiled at the ever-cheerful Nemuri and waved back.

"Next time, watch where you throw your stuff!" Kenren tossed the scroll that had smacked his face.

"Thought you needed a makeover, that's all…" he grinned at the red haired general.

"Tenpou-san… what are you looking for?"

"A scroll about… something…" he muttered, scratching the back of his head.

"Duh… but what is it about?" Kenren asked, lighting a cigarette.

"Never mind… I'll look for it later," he grinned at them. That didn't fool Kenren though. Tenpou's eyes flickered at Nemuri's direction. Kenren turned to Nemuri, who was looking in a big box, which was filled with papers.

"Nemuri… I need to talk to Tenpou alone…" The girl looked at him confused.

"Demo…" Kenren looked at her sternly.

"I need to talk to Tenpou alone…" he stressed the last word. She sighed.

"Hai… I need to see Kanzeon Bosatsu anyway…" she shrugged and walked towards the door. Kenren caught her arm, made her turn and kissed her deeply.

"Nemuri…"

"I'm not free today… I've got practice with Shiun-san…" Nemuri answered, anticipating Kenren's words.

"Sou ka? I'll find a way then…" she smiled at him before leaving.

"The both of you are really close nowadays…" Tenpou noted as the girl left. Kenren smirked, his eyes not leaving the doorway.

"I know…"

"Kenren… this won't last…"

"I know…"

"She's that guy's daughter…"

"I know…" Kenren repeated for the third time. He turned to the field researcher.

"But you love her too much… you don't even go to that bar anymore… I think Zeon might miss you…" Tenpou smiled, making Kenren's face turn as red as his hair.

"Urusai… so what's up about this scroll?"

"It has all the information compiled about God's daughters…"

"All?" Tenpou nodded.

"Apparently, they all have different mothers… and they all have strong powers. Some even rumored to be able to control the Earth below…"

"But Nemuri…"

"She's really dangerous, Kenren… and Rien too…" at that, he pointed to his window. Outside was a girl with pink hair watching the birds flying.

"That's Rien?! Sonna…" Kenren mumbled, finally laying eyes on the oldest among God's daughters.

"Amazing, isn't it?"

"I thought… she would be much older," he muttered, scratching the back of his head.

"Huh?"

"Never mind… I now understand what Goku saw in her," he lit another cigarette. Tenpou gave him a puzzled look.

"Tonikaku, Rien has special powers… to stop time and aging," Tenpou continued, lighting his own cigarette," similar to Goku."

"Match made in Heaven," Kenren went, offhandedly.

"We are in Heaven, Kenren," Tenpou muttered.

"I know that. It was a joke, Tenpou…" Kenren's eyes became slits, "sarcasm is lost in you." Tenpou gave a cynical laugh in return.

"Ten-chan~!" came the familiar holler from the resident golden-eyed monkey," ohaiyo! Oh, Ken-nii-chan, you're here. Nemuri-nee-chan doko?"

"What's it to you? Tonikaku, I think you should be preoccupied with the view," Kenren pushed Goku to the window.

"Rien-san ka?! What is she doing here??" Goku exclaimed as a red line crept across his nose.

"Why don't you go talk to her?" Tenpou suggested. Goku turned redder than before.

"Or are you shy?" Kenren teased.

"Chigau! It's just that…"

"Ike, ike…" Kenren cheered as he pushed the monkey out to where Rien was still looking at the birds despite the boy's protests.

"Yasha! This might be a good show!" Kenren exclaimed, watching Goku walk towards Rien.

"But we shouldn't watch them…" Tenpou pointed out.

"That's true, but tell me what that camcorder is doing in your hand?" Kenren eyed the video camera that was in Tenpou's hand at that moment.

"This? It's nothing… ha ha ha ha…"

"You're contradicting your words, Tenpou," Kenren's eyes became slits for the second time that day.

"GOKU! Where the heck did you go?!" Konzen suddenly burst into Tenpou's house.

"Konzen! What timing! You shouldn't be excluded from this!" Kenren waved at the blonde.

"What are you talking about? And what's Tenpou doing with a camcorder?" the clerk pointed out. Tenpou just grinned pathetically.

"Maa~… What's with those two anyway? Pushing me out like that…" Goku grumbled, heading towards Rien's direction. Realizing it, he stopped dead. 'What am I supposed to say to her?' He wanted to turn back.

"Goku-san ka?" Rien's purple eyes met with Goku's. He turned beet red. Rien stared blankly at him.

"Rien-san! H-h-how are you? G-g-genki n-n-ne?" he stammered.

"Hai," she answered, monotonously," anata?"

"Heiki! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!"

"Sou ka?" At that, the two went quiet, feeling uncomfortable. Goku kept glancing at her, thinking of what to say next.

"What is he doing?!" Konzen shouted from the window they were peeping at the two.

"Give him a break. This is probably the first time he had feelings for a girl…" Kenren lit his second cigarette.

"For your information--!!" Tenpou cut his sentence.

"But if he doesn't advance from here, he may never get the chance again."

"But that's--!!"

"You're right, but he's not the type to run away…"

"CAN THE BOTH OF YOU LISTEN TO ME?!"

"Nani, Konzen?" Kenren blinked at him.

"I'll kill the both of you one day…" He muttered," Goku can't socialize with this girl at all."

"Why?"

"She's that idiot's daughter…"

"So is Nemuri," Kenren countered.

"But…"

"Konzen, let Goku decide this by himself," Tenpou spoke up, his green eyes flashed. Konzen sighed.

"Hai, hai… Let's leave that baka zaru alone," Konzen finally said.

"Yosh! Let's finish watching the show!" Kenren exclaimed. The other two sweatdropped.

Goku sighed, still wandering whether he should stay there with Rien. They had been quiet for a while now. He looked at her, watching her pink hair get tangled by the wind. He opened his mouth when she spoke.

"Goku-san… why do you consider staying close to me?" She said, her eyes facing the scenery. Goku turned scarlet.

"I-I… I want to see you smile…" He finally answered, his eyes falling to his lap, not daring to look up.

"To smiled is to show happiness…" Rien retorted.

"I want to make you happy!"

"But I'll never be happy again," she said, resigned.

"Chigau, Rien-san!" Goku stood up, facing her," You can be happy if you overlook your sorrows! I want you to be happy, Rien-san!"

"Why? Why do you want me to be happy then?" she asked.

"Because I know you look beautiful when you smile… So I'll do anything to make you happy so you'll smile!" his words rang a bell to Rien.

"But…"

"And I'll get you that flower that you wanted so much! I promise!!" Goku stuck out his pinky and locked it with Rien's," I'll definitely get the first one for you…" Rien looked up and saw the determination in his face. She felt her cheeks turn red when he smiled at her as she met those golden orbs that belonged to Goku.

"Hai… it's a promise," she mumbled, nodding.

"Really?! Yatta!" He shook his fist in the air.

"Yatta 'tte?" Kenren sighed at Goku's lack of charm.

"At least he talked to her," Tenpou gave consolation, smiling. Konzen sighed.

"He's still on that rose thing, huh?" Kenren ran his hand through his hair. 

"That rose blooms only once every spring at the brink of dawn, so Goku had to wait practically this whole week every night for the first bloom," Tenpou pointed out," minna-san, we should keep Goku company." Tenpou had a big grin on his face.

"Yare, yare…" Kenren shook his head.

"I can't leave that monkey alone," Konzen blew his fringe with his sigh.

"Oh, is that the reason you're coming with us?" In response, Konzen flung his fan towards Kenren's head.

"Hara henta~~~~~~~~~~" Goku whined as he dropped on the mat. It had been three days since he, Kenren, Tenpou and surprisingly, Konzen had been waiting there nightly. And today, since they almost got into trouble, they forgot to pack in dinner sans Kenren's ever-present sake bottle. The four of them remembered what had exactly happened to them that evening.

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"Ken-chan!! Are you in? Ken-chan!" Nemuri prodded, banging at his door. He had answered her for a while now.

"KEN-CHAN!!!!!" She shouted. Still nothing…

"Nemuri? What are you doing here?" Shiun asked, coming to her side.

"Ken-chan's not answering the door… I told him I was coming over." Shiun gave her a suspicious look. 'Kenren's ignoring Nemuri? Now that's weird… Then again… I'm being ignored too…'

"And Ken-chan hadn't asked me out for about three days now! He said he was going to bring me to the festival yesterday and he didn't!"

"Okay… but we need to duck out of here because here comes your scaly admirer!" Shiun pointed out Houjun from a mile away.

"TENPOU GENSUI!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE THE HECK DID YOU RUN TOO?!" Keina shouted, searching high and low for her research partner, frustrated.

"Lost a boyfriend?" Shiun asked, watching Keina.

"Shiun, Nemuri… What are you doing here?"

"Same as you… Konzen's not at his office and Kenren disappeared," Shiun pointed out.

"Konzen's not at his office?" Keina creased her eyebrows.

"Ken-chan's gone~~!"

"I don't know what's going on…" Shiun shrugged," but it's annoying me that Konzen's ignoring me lately."

"It's not surprising," Nemuri rolled her eyes. Shiun's head popped a vein.

"Nemuri Feiren… you didn't just say that?"

"I did, even Konzen-san would be staying away from a hot tempered Tennyo like you…" Electrical sparks flew as the two girls eyes met.

"Oi, oi… get back to the topic at hand. The guys are missing…" Keina pointed out, sighing.

"Let's do a search!" Nemuri suggested excitedly, raising a balled up fist in the air.

"Hai, hai…"

But the girls didn't take three steps before seeing the four guys creeping to the kitchens.

"Ah~! Ken-chan~!" Caught, the four of them ran like mad.

"Matte!" Shiun shouted, her halberd materialized in her hand. She threw it javelin style at them, missing Tenpou by a half an inch.

"Shiun… who are you aiming at?" Keina glared at her, her battle aura sparking around her.

"Gomen ne…?" Shiun grinned and sweatdropped. 'Kowaii…'

"Ken-chan~~! Where are you going? Minna! Matte yo!" Nemuri ran after them. She almost caught them when she tripped and fell face first. "Ite~~!" She rubbed her nose. "Looks like they're heading to Tenkai Forest!"

"Why are they going there for?" Keina asked.

"Midnight picnic?" Nemuri implied.

"All out orgy?" Shiun got death glares for her suggestion.

"I guess we're going to have to wait for those boys to come out with a reason," Keina sighed.

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"HARA HENTA~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!" Goku whined again," hara henta, hara henta, hara henta!!"

"SHUT UP!" Kenren and Konzen double-teamed on him, both with pop veins on their heads. Tenpou just sighed.

"But I'm hungry~! There's no food and you guys won't let me drink!"

"You're too young to drink, baka zaru," Konzen huffed.

"Che… Kecchi…" he muttered, lying his head on Tenpou's lap.

"Minna-san, we're going to have a lot of explaining to do tomorrow," Tenpou smiled.

"I'm not the one who's going to suffer the most," Kenren went, offhandedly. The ever-present pop vein made itself more prominent.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Shiun-san is going to be mad at you the most!" Goku grinned, pointing at Konzen.

"Urusai, baka zaru!" Konzen shouted, continuously hitting his fan on Goku's head.

"Ite! Oi that hurt! Yamete, Konzen!" Goku pleaded.

The sun peeked from the curtain of dark clouds and first light rayed down on our four sleeping heroes. Or make it three… since Goku is nowhere to be seen.

"Wah~!" The golden-eyed monkey looked around him, in his hand was the first flower that bloomed. Now, he was glancing around him, watching each and every other rose bloom. It was a sight.

"Oi, baka zaru…" Konzen shouted at him," what are you still doing here?"

"Yeah! Go give that to Rien!" Kenren pointed to the flower. Goku nodded and ran off.

"The boy's growing up…"

"What are you even talking about? He can never grow old." A sweatdropped formed on Kenren's head as he scratched the back of his head. 

"Ah… minna-san… it's about time we got going too," Tenpou mumbled. Kenren watched Goku run off ad smiled.

"Rien-san!" Rien whirled and saw the brown haired boy (?_?) waving at her. He had been running, as he was now breathless in front of her. "Nah!" he held up the rose at Rien's face," I swear it's the first one!" Rien gave him a shocked look in return.

"You… you fulfilled your promise…" she mumbled, taking the rose," arigatou, Goku-san." She smiled at him, for the first time for god knows how long. Goku smiled back. He had been right all along… Rien was beautiful when she smiled. She pecked him on the cheek, unexpectedly, making our resident monkey turn about as red as the center of the flower. She giggled as he went limp and started mumbling incoherently on the ground.

Nemuri gave out a loud sigh as she waited at the outskirts of Tenkai Forest since yesterday night. She wondered why Ken-chan would even run away from her… A sweet smelling rose was shoved at her face. She looked up, confused, only to see Kenren smiling at her.

"How long have been waiting here?" he asked. She jumped onto Kenren, hugging him.

"Ken-chan!" she went, nearly crying.

"Oi… you're not that light, you know…" he complained with a small smile.

The office was a complete mess, as usual. But Keina was not even bothered as she sat on her desk, which was usually opposite Tenpou's. She sighed before noticing the rose that was already in a vase, a small card underneath it. She read it. The card held only one word," Sumimasen." Keina smiled and shook her head. 'You're such a charmer, Tenpou Gensui…'

The waterfalls were such a beautiful place to be at, especially when a goddess was bathing in it. 'You've got a death wish, don't you?' Konzen smirked to himself. It was a few seconds before a halberd landed right in front of him.

"Oi…" came a small mutter. Konzen, his back turned, leaned against a tree. He bent down and placed the rose on the ground.

"You know I don't like roses," Shiun mumbled.

"Yeah… I'm doing this to annoy you," the blonde clerk smirked before walking off. Shiun picked up the rose and smiled.

"Arigatou," she whispered.

"Mou… everyone's got someone giving them a rose…" the Kanzeon Bosatsu sighed," nobody's giving me a Heaven's Rose."  She pouted.

"Ahem… Kanzeon Bosatsu…"

"What is it, Jiroshin?" Jiroshin handed a rose in response. His cheeks obviously red.

"Oh… thank you…" she gave Jiroshin a peck on the cheek, making her consort faint.

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