Chapter 4: The Wandering.
Gojyo was curious, plain and simple. If what he had heard and seen so far could be evidence that they were indeed in heaven, it was not as bad as he thought.
They walked the corridors together, Gojyo and Hakkai. It was like always, nothing new.
"Halt!"
The order was shouted at them by a young man in military grab, the group behind him stumbling to a halt. Gojyo and Hakkai looked at each other, unsure if the order had been meant for them or the army.
"You two, right there! Are you all deaf?"
"Maa, maa, I'm sorry, we didn't know if you were talking to us." Hakkai apologized profusely.
"Hakkai, what are you doing? He insulted us and you still apologize?" Gojyo whispered, a little more than pissed off.
"Why are you walking these corridors? Do you know that only those in the west army may do so, other important people exempted? Most likely you are not important in any way, so you do not have any excuse!" the man retorted.
"We didn't know. I'm sorry. These corridors belong to the west army? What is your role in heaven?" it was Hakkai's turn to be curious.
"I don't think it's any of your business. Can I perhaps escort you back to your rooms?" he replied, anyone could see that it was sarcasm that was coming out from his mouth, but Gojyo just did not seem to get that. SLOW!
"It's just down the hall. You don't have to send us back." Gojyo said.
"What? Impossible! There are only two rooms down that hall, and they are forbidden! They once belonged to Kenren Taishou and Tenpo Gensui. No one, absolutely no one but them were allowed to stay in those rooms."
"Well, it's just too bad then, because we ARE staying there." Gojyo tossed back a smirk.
"Are you trying my patience?"
"No, just testing it."
"Are you looking for a fight? I'll be more than happy to oblige you."
"I wouldn't want to waste my time fighting someone like you. Come on, Hakkai, let's go."
Kuso, the military man in charge, could not take the insult lying down. Who did these men think they were?
"I insist you take me on. I'll show you that the people in the west army are not easily bullied."
Gojyo sighed:" One shouldn't be too cocky. If that's what you want." he trailed off.
Kuso positioned himself in a battle stance. Gojyo rushed at him, taking out his weapon in the process. Hakkai was worried. Gojyo was always too confident and they didn't know if the newcomer was someone with great or lousy skills.
Kuso defended himself marvelously, his fighting skills foreign to Gojyo and Hakkai. However, that didn't seem to bother Gojyo. The fight had barely began. Gojyo dodged each of Kuso's blows with the ease and laziness of someone who just could not be bothered. Kuso lunged at Gojyo who dodged and shot out an elbow to the back of the head that sent Kuso sprawling across the floor. Gojyo jumped into the air, executing a three-sixty, and finally landed another good solid kick to the side of Kuso's head. Kuso grunted and staggered back.
"Your fighting style, I've seen it before, you mirror the maneuvers of the general!"
"I have no idea what the hell you are talking about, would you like me to stop now before you get brain damage?" Gojyo asked rather pleasantly.
"Wait! Who are you?"
"No one important, but someone good enough to kick your ass. Are you the freaking general in charge of this army? I bet I'll be a better general than you'll ever be."
A shadow fell across Kuso's face. He blinked and turned away.
"You're right. For 500 years, I've tried. But, I've never been able to be as good as General Kenren."
"General Kenren? Who is he? Tenpo Gensui? Those names are awfully familiar. Do you remember, Gojyo, when Homura was so-call introducing us to God? He called us by those names." Hakkai frowned, trying to remember exactly if he was indeed correct.
"Homura Taishi called you that? Then, the rumors are true." Kuso stepped back and looked at them closely. He could hardly believe it, after so long, it was time the general and marshal returned.
"What rumors? Do you mean to say that WE are the people you were talking about? That Gojyo here is your general, the general of the West Army?" Hakkai persisted in his questioning. It was getting too confusing, it was time for some answers.
"Yes, your friend is Kenren Taishou and you are, Tenpo Gensui, our marshal, our second-in-command. I didn't want to believe it at first, but after seeing your friend fight with me, it's obvious. His character, his style of fighting, is exactly like our General."
"Welcome back."
Kuso continued. "We request that you return to your rightful place in the hierarchy of heaven, both of you, to continue as our leaders."
It was Hakkai's turn to be stunned. He had nothing to say.
Gojyo however, was a different story.
"It'll be fun. Why not? At last, my rank will be higher than even Sanzo's!" Gojyo did not mind, after all, it was hard to say how long they were going to stay in heaven. How hard could it be? The General just needed to bark out orders at people, no real work involved. He was cool with that, just fine, in fact.
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~ End of chapter 4~
*the plot's just developing. Gojyo and Hakkai need to be in a high position first before anything can be done. Please be patient, I need time to churn out a story. (",) btw, this story is sort of co-written. My younger sis comes out with the ideas and I develop them. -christine-
Gojyo was curious, plain and simple. If what he had heard and seen so far could be evidence that they were indeed in heaven, it was not as bad as he thought.
They walked the corridors together, Gojyo and Hakkai. It was like always, nothing new.
"Halt!"
The order was shouted at them by a young man in military grab, the group behind him stumbling to a halt. Gojyo and Hakkai looked at each other, unsure if the order had been meant for them or the army.
"You two, right there! Are you all deaf?"
"Maa, maa, I'm sorry, we didn't know if you were talking to us." Hakkai apologized profusely.
"Hakkai, what are you doing? He insulted us and you still apologize?" Gojyo whispered, a little more than pissed off.
"Why are you walking these corridors? Do you know that only those in the west army may do so, other important people exempted? Most likely you are not important in any way, so you do not have any excuse!" the man retorted.
"We didn't know. I'm sorry. These corridors belong to the west army? What is your role in heaven?" it was Hakkai's turn to be curious.
"I don't think it's any of your business. Can I perhaps escort you back to your rooms?" he replied, anyone could see that it was sarcasm that was coming out from his mouth, but Gojyo just did not seem to get that. SLOW!
"It's just down the hall. You don't have to send us back." Gojyo said.
"What? Impossible! There are only two rooms down that hall, and they are forbidden! They once belonged to Kenren Taishou and Tenpo Gensui. No one, absolutely no one but them were allowed to stay in those rooms."
"Well, it's just too bad then, because we ARE staying there." Gojyo tossed back a smirk.
"Are you trying my patience?"
"No, just testing it."
"Are you looking for a fight? I'll be more than happy to oblige you."
"I wouldn't want to waste my time fighting someone like you. Come on, Hakkai, let's go."
Kuso, the military man in charge, could not take the insult lying down. Who did these men think they were?
"I insist you take me on. I'll show you that the people in the west army are not easily bullied."
Gojyo sighed:" One shouldn't be too cocky. If that's what you want." he trailed off.
Kuso positioned himself in a battle stance. Gojyo rushed at him, taking out his weapon in the process. Hakkai was worried. Gojyo was always too confident and they didn't know if the newcomer was someone with great or lousy skills.
Kuso defended himself marvelously, his fighting skills foreign to Gojyo and Hakkai. However, that didn't seem to bother Gojyo. The fight had barely began. Gojyo dodged each of Kuso's blows with the ease and laziness of someone who just could not be bothered. Kuso lunged at Gojyo who dodged and shot out an elbow to the back of the head that sent Kuso sprawling across the floor. Gojyo jumped into the air, executing a three-sixty, and finally landed another good solid kick to the side of Kuso's head. Kuso grunted and staggered back.
"Your fighting style, I've seen it before, you mirror the maneuvers of the general!"
"I have no idea what the hell you are talking about, would you like me to stop now before you get brain damage?" Gojyo asked rather pleasantly.
"Wait! Who are you?"
"No one important, but someone good enough to kick your ass. Are you the freaking general in charge of this army? I bet I'll be a better general than you'll ever be."
A shadow fell across Kuso's face. He blinked and turned away.
"You're right. For 500 years, I've tried. But, I've never been able to be as good as General Kenren."
"General Kenren? Who is he? Tenpo Gensui? Those names are awfully familiar. Do you remember, Gojyo, when Homura was so-call introducing us to God? He called us by those names." Hakkai frowned, trying to remember exactly if he was indeed correct.
"Homura Taishi called you that? Then, the rumors are true." Kuso stepped back and looked at them closely. He could hardly believe it, after so long, it was time the general and marshal returned.
"What rumors? Do you mean to say that WE are the people you were talking about? That Gojyo here is your general, the general of the West Army?" Hakkai persisted in his questioning. It was getting too confusing, it was time for some answers.
"Yes, your friend is Kenren Taishou and you are, Tenpo Gensui, our marshal, our second-in-command. I didn't want to believe it at first, but after seeing your friend fight with me, it's obvious. His character, his style of fighting, is exactly like our General."
"Welcome back."
Kuso continued. "We request that you return to your rightful place in the hierarchy of heaven, both of you, to continue as our leaders."
It was Hakkai's turn to be stunned. He had nothing to say.
Gojyo however, was a different story.
"It'll be fun. Why not? At last, my rank will be higher than even Sanzo's!" Gojyo did not mind, after all, it was hard to say how long they were going to stay in heaven. How hard could it be? The General just needed to bark out orders at people, no real work involved. He was cool with that, just fine, in fact.
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~ End of chapter 4~
*the plot's just developing. Gojyo and Hakkai need to be in a high position first before anything can be done. Please be patient, I need time to churn out a story. (",) btw, this story is sort of co-written. My younger sis comes out with the ideas and I develop them. -christine-