Dream: 2nd chapter of the night up and ready for y'all, since I can't sleep, and my computer won't access my online textbook for my college class…stupid laptop! Anyways, enjoy!
Disclaimer: Still don't own Saiyuki. Just some DVD's, posters, Greg Ayres signature, and the dirty dreams I have about Gojyo/Kenren. Oh, and Yuki and Seira.
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Chapter 4:
Both girls sit in the jeep, watching the guys perform the intricate dance that is demon slaying (talk about seeing through rose-colored glasses). This aspect is new to the both of them. Not only are they not used to being the spectators, but they are also used to the humans being the bad guys.
Anytime one of the demons shattered into oblivion, it seemed that another 3 would take its place. Even though it is the great Sanzo party, they couldn't continue at this pace for long.
Something catches Seira's eye and she turns her eyes from the fight to glance off in the distance. She squints, but still can't tell what it is. So, she elbows Yuki in the ribs. "Hey, sister, look over there!"
The silver-haired demon is too busy staring at Sanzo as he moves through the horde of demons, banishing everything in sight. Almost as if he is dancing through it all…(again, rose-colored glasses. Silly fangirl). "Uh-huh."
Green eyes rool back, and she puts a little bit more force into her elbow than necessary, nearly knocing the breath out of her companion. "How about you take your eyes off the priest for two fucking seconds, and look?" Her finger extends out to point at the growing darkness coming over a huge sand dune.
She huffs in exasperation and looks over to where her younger sister is pointing. The color leaves her face when she finally sees the movement. "Um. . .that's not gonna be good."
"What?"
"It's another batch of demons!" The human girl snorts, receiving a glare. "What's so fucking funny?"
Seira smirks. "You make them sound like cookies or something. Another batch?"
The wolf demon growls and punches the girl's shoulder. "This is serious! There's already too many demons as it is. What are we gonna do?"
Green eyes cut over to the person beside her. "Since when have we been good at playing the damsels in distress?" She whispers, blades coming out of her armbands with no sound.
Yuki grins and pulls her shotgun out from under the seat. "True."
They jump out of the jeep, ignoring Hakaryu's squeaks of protest, and head for the small army marching toward the guys. One of the demons glance over as the girls make their way toward them, but doesn't sound an alarm.
This brings Seira up short. Something was wrong with this scenario. "Yuki, something is—mmmmm!" A hand silences the rest of her sentence, confirming her suspicions.
Silver glows in the sunlight as Yuki turns to see 3 men standing behind her, one holding her sister captive. The one with the eye-patch reaches for her, but she dodges. Unfortunately, he is able to grab her the second go round, but not before she gets out a yell. "BIG BROTHER!"
The Sanzo party turn toward the scream, surrounded by more of the shikigami that were posing as demons. It seemed that the War Prince is behind their current situation, seeing as how he is waving at them, with a smirk on his face, while his 2 subordinates held the girls captive. Then all 5 disappear before them, and all the shikigami turn to a pile of dust and paper talismans.
Goku looks at the other 3, a little wary because of the looks of impending doom on all of their faces. "Um, Sanzo, what does Homura want with Yuki and Seira?"
"The hell if I know." He mumbles, dusting off his robes. "Probably using them as bait, or a bargaining chip."
The one-eyed demon groans, heading for the jeep. "I hate walking right into their plan."
Gojyo looks at his friend's back and shakes his head. "Well, at least we'll get to kick some more ass when we get there."
And everyone knew that they would. You just didn't mess with family.
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(In Some Place About a Day's Drive Away)
One minute, the sisters were staring at the looks of shock on their friends/brother's faces, and the next minute, they're staring at gray walls. Seira hit her knees as soon as the support around her waist disappears. Her human stomach is protesting the unfamiliar way of travel. She wraps her arms around her middle, thanking Buddha that she hadn't had the chance to eat today.
To her chagrin, her sister is just fine. Yuki is on her feet, glaring at the 3 men that had kidnapped them. "What in the fuck do you want?" She snarls, living up to her wolf heritage. Seira is just barely able to manage a glare up at the guys.
The tall man with the mismatched eyes just shakes his head. "Well it's good to see you haven't lost your attitude, Yuki." He mutters, then turns to see emerald eyes shooting daggers at him as well. "Sorry about the travel, Airi. . .I forgot that this time would be different."
A chestnut eyebrow raises up in question, as the human girl slowly gets to her feet. "Um, who is Airi?"
"And how do you know my name?"
Three sighs echo through the room, and Seira finally gets a glimpse at the man that had grabbed her in the desert. "You are Airi." He whispers in a soft, yet strong voice, kneeling in front of her. She snorts in disbelief, with a look on her face that questioned the man's mental sanity.
"The name is Seira. Cho Seira."
His hand comes up and rests on her cheek. "You always were forgetful, love."
"I'm not anyone's love!" She says with a growl that makes her sister proud. "And just because you're fucking delusional doesn't give you the right to touch me!" She slaps his hand away, fire burning in her eyes.
The man with orange hair, and a cigarette placed between his lips shrugs. "Well Homura, Shien. It looks like they don't remember anything. Just like their brother."
Yuki rolls her eyes at the 3 and helps her sister to her feet. "Well, we got 2 names. . .just don't know who is who."
The quiet one turns around, and bows politely. "Forgive us, dear ladies. We have been remiss in our manners. I am Shien." He gestures toward Orange Hair. "He is Zenon, and this is the War Prince, Homura."
Both girls blink, surprised as the other 2 bow toward them as well. They only knew two guys who showed that kind of respect, and one of them only did it to try and get in their pants (I wonder who that could be?). "That was easy. I was expecting a fight on that one." Yuki mumbles.
Seira shrugs it off. "Alright, since you guys seem so chatty, any chance you can tell us why you kidnapped us?"
"So we can kill Konzen and his friends." Zenon says, flicking his cigarette away.
"Konzen?" The silver haired demon whimpers out as violet eyes flash in her mind. The name rings a bell in her head.
The War prince chuckles at the reaction. "It appears that Yuki might be starting to remember. It's a start." He turns to Shien. "Please escort these ladies to the rooms that they'll be staying in for the duration of their stay."
Once again, Seira raises an eyebrow as the blue haired man turns to them. "If you ladies would follow me. . ."
She quickly brushes aside the thought in her head to resist, knowing that things would be easier if she just goes along quietly. Thankfully, Yuki follows her example and the both of them head down a hallway.
He stops before one of the doors and opens it. "This is your room, Yuki-sama."
"We're in separate rooms?"
His lips curve up a bit at the outburst. "Of course. If you 2 are anything like you were in the past, you'd be out of that room in no time. Great minds always think alike." He points inside. "Now, if you would be so kind. . ."
A snort echoes around them at the word 'kind', and Yuki flips her hair over her shoulder as she goes in to the bedroom. Shien quickly closes the door before she can change her mind, and locks it behind him, before moving across the hall. "This is your room, Airi-chan."
Green eyes narrow on him, ignoring the open door. "For the last time, I'm not Airi!"
"My apologizes, Seira-sama." He mumbles, moving closer to the beautiful human.
She notices this and backs up against the wall, her teeth clamped down on her lower lip. There is no point in fighting him back. Seira knows exactly what the markings on his forehead mean, and she doesn't have the power that the others do to push him away.
Shien's hand comes into her line of sight and she braces herself for a punch, but instead it rests gently against her cheek. "I've looked for you for so long, and now that I have you, you don't remember a thing. It must be fate."
"What are you ta—" Her sentence is cut off by his lips brushing lightly against hers, before he backs away.
"Have a good night."
The brunette snaps back to reality as the door shuts and realizes that minutes have passed, and she is already locked in the small room with no windows. Her fingers trace her lips, wondering why his kiss seems so familiar when she has never even been kissed before. Those thoughts are still in her head as she finally lays down on the bed and drifts off to sleep.
Outside the door, the quiet god is leaning against the wall, listening to her breathe. His eyes drift closed as he clenches his fists. "I wonder if history will repeat itself this go round." He whispers. With one final glance at the door, he turns and goes back to his comrades, to discuss more of their plans. All while hoping that Airi will be a part of his future, instead of his past.
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500 Years Ago:
(Seira's Dream)
Dark brown hair whips around in the soft breeze as Airi stands among the cherry blossom trees, wondering how she should start the most difficult conversation of her long existence. She can't stand the thought of hurting anyone, let alone the one person who treats her like the goddess that she is.
A hand rests lightly on her shoulder, and she grabs it, knowing who it is instantly. She turns around and stares up into the soft blue eyes of her betrothed. "Shien…"
He gazes down at her with concern, wiping away the tears that she hadn't even known were running down her cheeks. "What is wrong, my love?"
"Something that neither you nor I can fix." She whispers brokenly, looking down at her feet in shame. "I'm so sorry, Shien. So, so sorry."
He shakes his head, confused. "How do you know that it cannot be fixed, if you do not tell me what the problem is?"
The look in her eyes as she finally looks back into his eyes nearly breaks his heart. "I can't do this to you!" She yells out, clinging to his jacket. "Everything was great between us, until he came along! Now, I know I'm going to hurt you, one way or another…It's not fair that I feel this way!"
Shien goes still, her words registering in his mind. "Who, Airi?"
Her lower lip trembles slightly. "Nothing has happened between us, I swear! But that doesn't mean that it eventually wouldn't, so I have to end this before I hurt you worse than I already have." She whimpers, tightening her grip. "I still love you, it's just—"
"Tell me who." He states in the voice he usually reserves for disobedient troops. Although, he already has a feeling he knows who she is talking about.
Tears now roll unchecked down her face as she once again lets her head fall. "Kenren…"
He backs away at the revelation, trying to clam down the pain and hate. Her hands loosen from his jacket, and she falls to her knees before him, sobbing. "Please, forgive me."
The blue-haired god clenches his fists at his side, wanting to scream out his frustration. He wants to pick her up and hold her close, tell her that she belongs to him. Mostly, he wants to slit Kenren's throat, so she is no longer tempted by the perverted general. But he can't. It's just not in his nature. Instead, he looks down at the goddess at his feet. "How long?"
Now it's Airi's turn to shake her head. "I never let him touch me like that." She says vehemently, looking into his eyes, so he can see the truth. "There is only that kiss, the one that I already told you about. But everything began that day. I started to notice things…" Emerald eyes seem to be begging him to understand. "It just isn't right to stay with you, if I'm starting to fall in love with him…"
Blue-grey eyes drift closed as he understands exactly what she is doing. She believes that she is cutting him loose before any real damage can be done, even though she is still breaking his heart. He really wants to kill the damn redhead now, but all that will do is hurt Airi even more. And judging the look on her face, she is already heart-broken enough. With a soft sigh, he kneels in front of the only woman to ever claim his heart. "I will give you all of the time you need to make your decision, my love. Just remember that no matter who you choose, I will always be here for you." His lips brush softly against her forehead, then he gets to his feet and walks away, leaving the pretty brunette crying amongst the scattered sakura blossoms.
Airi digs her nails into the ground, watching him walk away from her. It would have been so much better if he had yelled and screamed at her. Called her a whore and said that he never wished to see her again. Instead, he is being understanding and sweet, and it just hurt her even more. She hates being the reason he is in so much pain right now. And even though he is doing his best to play the big, bad god with no emotions, she is the only person who knows what is going through his head at the moment.
Mostly images of his hands wrapping around a certain general's throat until the redhead is no longer a romantic rival…
A blur of black and tan blocks her vision as she is lifted to her feet, suddenly. "Hey baby. What's a pretty little thing like you crying all alone for?"
Ruby and emerald clash as they stare at one another for a moment. The heat that sizzles between them at just one look is the reason she is evaluating her relationship. But it doesn't mean she has to play nice. She snorts through her tears. "I only broke his heart. Nothing big." She spits out, sarcastically.
He smirks at the little ball of fiery emotions in his arms. "Oh, come on. If this is about that kiss a while back, I've already paid for it." A phantom pain starts up around the left side of his jaw, as he remembers the punch that Shien had thrown after Airi had confessed her only sin. "Besides, I apologized, and even offered to make it up to you."
"Which would be what? A bout of hot sex in your bedroom?" She snarls, jerking away from his embrace. "This is all your fucking fault! Ever since you kissed me, you're everywhere I go! And you always have some kind of innuendo or perverted comment! So, being the stupid girl that I am, I wonder if you actually mean what you say! I wonder what would happen if I actually took you up on one of your 'offers'! It's your fault that my mind is all foggy when you're around! It's your fault that Shien's heart is broken! And it's your fault that I can't get you out of my head! I fucking hate you, Kenren!"
She whirls around, her hair cracking through the air like a whip, but the general still has a hold of her arm. She feels the tug and is pulled back into his arms. His breath tickles her ear as he whispers. "If you really did hate me, then it would be your betrothed holding you right now. So why don't you tell me what is really going on inside that gorgeous head of yours?"
Her tongue darts out to wet her lips as she leans against him, her back pressed against his nearly bare chest. "The truth is, I'm wondering whether I really am a stupid little girl. I am actually thinking about breaking a hundred year betrothal contract to the one man who would give me all of Heaven if I asked him for it, and all for the chance that the biggest womanizer in Hell, Heaven, and everything between might want to be with me. Maybe even love me, by some sort of miracle." She laughs mirthlessly, not wanting to look at him. "I've got to be the only female in all of creation stupid enough to give up her own fairytale."
In a split second, Airi is being spun around to face-off with the redhead. But before she can regain her balance, let alone reast, his lips are crashing down on hers. Her eyes drift closed as Kenren kisses her senseless, before slowly pulling away. "All you did, Airi, is trade one fairytale for another." He glances up at the sky and groans. "And as much as I would love to continue this conversation, I'm late for a war meeting. But you and I are going to talk about this as soon as I'm dismissed…"
She arches an eyebrow, stepping away from him before she does something really moronic. "I'm not sure about any of this, General. My betrothal isn't broken just yet. I need time, and a hell of a lot more than a kiss to convince me that you are my prince…"
A perverted grin curves his lips, and he opens his mouth to say something. But she points a finger at him, eyes narrowed. "If you say whatever dirty comment you are currently thinking, I'll make sure you never get within shouting distance of me, let alone touching distance."
His mouth snaps closed, although the grin remains. "What ever you say, gorgeous. I'll give you time…but no promises on how long I'll stay away from you. See you around."
She watches him head toward the Jade Emperor's palace, her hands wrapping around her upper body. She can't help but wonder to herself why it hurt so much to watch him walk away…
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Dream: So yeah, chapter 4 is done. Random fact, when Morphine and I were first writing this a few years back, and posting it up on a website that no longer exists, we completely forgot Zenon's name. Our reviewers didn't remember either, so we spent most of the fanfic calling him "Gun Guy". Just one of the many things that we had to edit on this story!
Well enjoy. Please read and review. Flames accepted.
And remember, you can resist anything. . .but Temptation!