Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuki blah, blah, blah…
A.N. Me and my lazy ass… You know the story… _' And if you read my bio (a note last 01/26/04) you would know why I didn't write for a while. I'm sooo sooo sooo sorry!
About the chapter: This is kind of like a side story that I've put in. Lalala… Sheeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiin!!!!!! Where are you?! Oh, by the way, everyone knows everybody now, okay? I mean, the Gods knows the Saiyuki gang who knows the Kougaiji gang who knows the Gods et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. But they (Saiyuki and Kougaiji gang) still don't know that the Saiyuki people were Gods.
Notes: I decided to spice things up a little. ^^ Just a teensy weensy bit. =^^= Oh, and you might think Shien's a little OOC (and probably harsh at first look); but in reality: nope, he's not.
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Gojyo ½
Act 7 – My Crimson Moon (Part One)
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"Shien," said Homura in a calm, collected manner that sent a hush in the empty room.
"Yes, Homura-sama," answered Shien as he faced the war-god with his casual expression and closed eyes.
Shien frowned the moment that he felt that the energy from Kenren had gotten a little stronger even from the distance he knew was between them. It seemed that the energy was similar to a god fighting or at least wanting to fight, he perceived. He pulled his thoughts away from the redhead general and focused his eyes on Homura. He waited for his task to be said.
Zenon, who also seem to be interested in the request, turned and waited for the request as well. He knew from experience that from all the people up in Heaven, Shien had the most admirable hidden strength, aside from himself and Homura.
"Shien," said Homura yet again, "I want you to find him."
"Hm?" asked Shien, not really quite sure who he was referring to: Goku or Kenren.
"The owner of this energy you feel," said Homura nonchalantly. "If we can persuade him to join us then maybe, we have a better chance of obtaining the heretic."
They, Zenon and Shien, knew that Homura was talking about Goku when he said heretic. Somehow in a strange way, they distinguished an evident fondness of Homura to the young boy, but they knew that they weren't in the right place to comment or ask Homura about it.
"Persuade?" asked Zenon.
"Yes," said Homura as the corner of his mouth began to twitch upward. "I suppose that if he loses control of his godly power then I believe that he will be easier to… obtain."
"Do you really think that he will be easier to manipulate if he loses his restraint, Homura?" asked the taboo god, Zenon [1]. In spite of everything, this was still the general that seemed to have a good first-rate reputation in Heaven.
"I'm also supposing that that would most probably happen," answered Shien. "After all, he's just a half-human-demon; a simple half-breed. And godly power like that would be hard to control for a mere mortal-demon."
"Supposing that he did control it," countered Zenon, questioning yet again the assumptions of the two other gods, "what then?"
"Then I will just have to fight," answered Shien calmly. "But I fear for his safety though," his voice showing no more than nonchalant in it. Although he stopped for merely a second before he continued his discussion with an equal amount of indifference in his latter voice. "I hardly think that he would magically have his immortal body back when he regains his full potential. A body of a mortal has limitations that a immortal body can surpass easily."
Homura nodded in Shien's understanding. Zenon nodded as well, already getting the proposal of the war god. The taboo god turned to Homura with a questioning gaze that the war god could easily read. He knew very well what Zenon was going to ask him.
"Shall I accompany him?" asked Zenon.
Homura closed his eyes and contemplated on this. In a normal circumstance, he would be the one who would go. After all, he would do anything to get Son Goku into his sights once again. But in this case, there was another obstacle…
Kenren.
"No need," answered the chained god sitting in the middle of the room. "There is no need for commotion. Shien can restrain him well enough."
He then turned his attention to Shien. "Or maybe you need help?"
"No, Homura-sama," answered the water-haired god casually with a slight bow before he gave his final goodbye to his comrades.
"Sumimasen [2]." And that was it. He was gone in a blink of an eye.
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"Hiretsukan [3]! What did you just call me?!" She snarled at the demons surrounding her, forgetting that she was outnumbered, three to one with absolutely no backup. She thrashed as Dokugakuji barely held her still as Yaone stood open-mouthed at the entrance. Kougaiji stepped forward and held her shoulders still until he was able to immobile her a little more.
The demon leader, Kougaiji, hissed, "What are you so upset about!"
In truth, he didn't know what he was so upset about either. Maybe it was the fact that the pretty redhead half-breed demon was overdoing it or maybe because of the fact that she had a strong bond with Hakkai… Or at least it seemed so to him.
"Calm down, shimatta [4]!" said Dokugakuji, barely holding off the young, fuming redhead. Instead, Gojyo, tried as she could, could not stop herself from being infuriated. "I said calm down!"
Gojyo didn't listen; she was beyond listening. She was mad and she wanted to fight whoever got her so angry. And this includes three certain demons. She was trying her best to get loose from the grip that bound her, but the two demons wouldn't loosen their grips.
"Yaone! Do something!"
Getting out her shock, she shakily took out a dart and clumsily made her way to the upset woman. She stared at her, shocked that this woman was so angry just because they knocked him out and because they, Dokugakuji and Kougaiji said that she acted like his wife. What would it take to make her Kougaiji-sama act that way towards her?
"Yaone!"
Kougaiji's voice snapped her out from her reverie and she quickly, and almost dropping the dart, stinging the woman in the arm. Hopefully wishing that the sleeping drug would get into her systems soon enough.
Unfortunately, it didn't and the two demons were still holding her off.
"Kuso [5]!" In deep desperation, Dokugakuji, with every last ounce of strength left, threw the thrashing woman to the bed and watch her slide into the darkness. He saw that the effects of the drug must have been working as she landed on the bed without a fight.
Kougaiji took a deep breath, and glanced up to the divan that the redhead was thrown to. He was about to object to throwing the half-breed but nevertheless he was glad that he could have a little rest. But something in him told that there was something out of place in the room. He noticed how amazing the light didn't cover that area very well. It was as if the darkness itself was going to swallow her.
Then it hit him.
"She's disappearing!"
Dokugakuji whirled his head towards the bed and true enough, he saw her body slowly plunging to the darkness, somewhat similar to a dark pool.
"Wha-" said Yaone but the words doesn't seem to form coherently in her mouth, though the questions in her head appear to flood out and drive her insane.
"What is that thing?" asked Dokugakuji, finishing Yaone's question himself.
Their redhead leader didn't answer. He threw himself forward and tried to grasp the hand of the falling half-demon on the bed. Finding the hand that he wanted to clutch, he started to pull with all his might.
"Foolish demon…" A soft, calm voice made his eyes scan the room. He bore his fangs and growled deep within his throat.
"Where the hell are you?!" He voice nearly croaked with anger but his mind willed him to straighten his voice. He didn't want his unseen foe to think that he was scared… for her sake…
"You are as foolish as your father…" The voice taunted. But Kougaiji caught something else, some kind of emotion that seemed to slip, hatred. "Gyumao…"
With that, something flash in front of him in a blink of an eye that caused him to tense up; like his body was in an intense momentary pain. Kougaiji saw the last inch of her body slip from his grasp until it was gone. In an instant, the pain was gone and he slipped into unconsciousness.
"Kougaiji-sama!"
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"Kuso…" Gojyo groaned while she clutched her throbbing head. Sitting up, she felt that she was on a very comfortable bed, better than the inn's but didn't have time to contemplate on it because of her headache. She didn't remember anything at all even although she tried. Though the last thing that she remembered was someone telling her that she acted like Hakkai's wife and she went out of control… then an image appeared. It was a man with short red hair that vaguely feels familiar…
"Uhhh…" She groaned again as her head pulsated in agony.
"So you're awake, Gojyo-dono [6]?"
She turned her head quickly to scan her surroundings and found out that she was in a distinguished but plainly furnished room. It took her a moment to realize that whirling her head so suddenly is not the greatest idea at the moment.
"Itai…!" she whimpered again.
"Careful," said the same calm but oddly chilling voice. "You're still not well."
She carefully scrutinized the voice that spoke to her, telling herself quietly that she had heard that voice a million times over. It reminded him of silver… façade… flowing water… serenity… silence… Hakkai…[7] Why did all of those words come up? Why can't she recall? She groaned again. The thinking was making her head hurt.
She felt the bed shift beside her. Getting herself ready for an attack, she willed her body up and jumped to the other side of the bed. But the moment that she landed on the floor, she realized that that wasn't the best thing to do when one is having a severe headache. Her legs gave way causing her collapse.
In a moment, Gojyo felt a presence extremely near her.
"You should be more careful."
Just then, she felt two arms carry her up.
"Let me down you baka [8]! Kisama [9]!" She struggled and tried to kick him. Opening her eyes, she was met by a very familiar face. "Let me go!"
Gojyo didn't hear an answer. Instead, she felt his arms swing forward causing her to be thrown on the bed. Her hands were flown to the head of the bed railing and she felt something soft touching them.
"What the—!"
It was the bed sheet! It was moving around her wrists, forming a tight knot. Gojyo shrieked.
"SHIEN! Let me go!"
No one answered the struggling half-breed on the bed. Instead, she felt the bed shift and suddenly realized that someone was above her.
Shien was carrying a bottle of liquid, she perceived, and started to uncap it. He put it near her lips but Gojyo refused to open her mouth. Her legs began to thrash themselves in response to what other was doing.
Shien frowned at the sudden reaction of the half-breed. He didn't think that the former Taisho [10] would resist this long. Letting out a soft sigh, he shifted his body so that both of his legs were above Gojyo's, trapping and stopping them from moving.
Gojyo resisted the urge to whimper. She knew what happened to girls in this situation and the thought wasn't the most comforting thing to be on your mind. In fact, she didn't even want to think about it. After all, she was not a girl, more or less. And she didn't want her first time as a girl to be like this. Actually, she didn't want her first time to anything.
Gojyo tried to kick her legs again and thrown Shien out of balance but it seemed that Shien was not going to dislodge himself from the position. She looked up and saw the God had drunk from the bottle but was too busy trying to get the other off of her that she didn't make anything of it.
Biting her lip, she continued trying to thrash herself around to get Shien off of her. But then she felt something hold her chin firmly. Gentle but firm. In an instant, she felt soft, cool lips on her own. Her eyes widened and realized that Shien was… Shien was kissing her!
Shien tried his best to open Gojyo's lips with his tongue and in a few moments he was successful. He gently tilted her head up and let the liquid flow from his lips to hers.
Gojyo felt a cool fluid slip from Shien's mouth into hers and realized that what she was forced to swallow was the liquid that Shien was trying to let her drink a while ago. She tried to thrash but the more she tried, the wearier she became.
Finally, Shien slowly pulled away and watched as the redhead lay panting on the bed. Her face was flushed and a growled formed within her throat.
"Bastard…"
It was the last thing that she said before she slipped into unconsciousness.
Shien let the bed sheets fall lifeless on the bed as he got off the bed watching the sleeping girl. He nonchalantly fixed redhead position on the bed and pulled a blanket over her. Taking one last look, he turned and head for the door.
As soon as he was at the other side, he saw that Zenon was there.
"Problem, isn't he?" asked Zenon
"She," corrected Shien but nevertheless nodded in approval. "But she isn't a problem now."
"Yare yare," sighed Zenon. "I still haven't gotten used to the fact that he turned into a she. I can't at all understand how you could stay calm."
"Hn." Shien bowed and started to leave.
"Oi! Where are you going?" asked Zenon.
"To get flowers," said Shien without turning to face the taboo God. Instantly, he was gone.
"Flowers?" asked Zenon to no one in particular.
"Yes," answered a voice.
Without facing the speaker, Zenon, who already knew that it was the war God, asked, "Why?"
Homura smirked and walked inside the room where they kept Kenren Taisho. Zenon followed and looked at the sleeping figure. Zenon saw that her face was still a little flushed but did not make any comment about it.
Homura walked to the bedside of Gojyo and sat down on the edge nearest to her. He touched her cheek with the back of her hand and tucked a few loose strand of hair before he answered the other god's question.
"Because the Taisho loves flowers."
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To be continued…
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Author's Notes:
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I think I'm putting a lot of people-who-wants-to-carry-Gojyo-in-their-arms… _ R&R! Oh, I wrote this quickly so tell me if I have grammatical errors. Thanks!
[1] Spoiler: Remember that Zenon is a taboo because he is half god and half-demon because… he married a mortal woman? Actually, I forgot… because my cable (those thieving a$$es) removed my one and only anime channel, AXN. Can someone remind my why Zenon became a demon again?
[2] Sumimasen: Excuse me.
[3] Hiretsukan: Mean bastard.
[4] Shimatta: Shit.
[5] Kuso: Damn.
[6] –dono: Kenshin says this, remember? It's a saying a name formally. I don't really know if Shien will say this but he seems to be a formal person. Literally means, 'Mister Gojyo'.
[7] words I used: These are things related (or I'd like to think so anyway) to Shien.
Façade: his mask.
Flowing water: his hair.
Serenity: his expression.
Silence: he's not much of a talker.
Hakkai: aside from the fact that they always end up fighting each other. They're quite similar in personality.
[8] baka: idiot
[9] kisama: bastard (?)
[10] Taisho: General
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Reviews:
JuniperMoon: Conditions? I'll think about it! ^_^
Karotsamused: Gojyo not survive being a woman? I think you're right. But let me have my fun first! ^_^ Thank goodness that you weren't disappointed.
MiruSedna: Hmm… What will Dokugakuji do? Do you think it's best for him to find out?
Cute_Baka: Thank you. And I'm so sorry that I didn't update soon enough. _
MoMo-kun: Unfortunately, Shien stopped the super power. ^_^' Oh well, maybe in the 'My Crimson Moon' series he'll be able to show her true power. Hehehe… Double bonus for Hakkai!!!!
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Alowl: Thanks! I'm happy people like this story! Yay! I'm 16! Wait… Am I supposed to be happy? _
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Nikki: We will learn how the Homura gang will handle the redhead that we've grown to love in the "My Crimson Moon" series. Whoo-hoo!
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Ana: Hey, I like your name! Care to guess why? Hehehe! ^_^' Okay, I'll try to make her permanent but I don't think that she'll survive as a female. _
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Hey! I'm so sorry about the dots and lines. It's just that every time I upload in ff.net it won't show the spaces that I need so I'm stuck putting the dots and lines. Sorry!