Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ In Season ❯ Chapter 1

Author's Notes: Thanks to folks for the reviews. The warm welcome in the fandom has inspired me! This has come out much faster than it would have otherwise. Thanks to mjj at the saiyuki_yaoi list for correcting my sleepy spelling.

Additional Pairings: (More like a triangle) Kougaiji x Yaone x Dokugakuji

Spoilers: Anime series

Part 2 - Jeep Ride to Hell

Sanzo felt like he had entered another dimension. He sat besides Hakkai feeling very put upon. The monocle-wearing youkai was pressed to him while the two fools out back were arguing.

"Nyah, I'm sitting behind Sanzo." Goku said, sticking his tongue out at Gojyo.

"I'm going to sit behind him. You've had your turn, monkey." Gojyo returned.

Now and then, Sanzo felt an errant hand brush against his neck but he was too busy trying to mask his reaction to Hakkai to do anything about it. He noted distractedly that Hakkai was giving the two noisy youkai as many dirty looks as Sanzo normally would have if he weren't trying to squirm away from the other. He had tried to move away at first because of the discomfort it brought. He wasn't the touchy-feelie sort. He never liked being crowded and liked his personal space wide but now he inched away because it was comforting in an upsetting sort of way.

Though it is kind of nice sort of the warmth to it... No! No attachments, it's better this way. Besides, it's just an accident. He must not be noticing how close he is to me...is everyone under a spell or something?

It awakened the need for closeness that Sanzo usually repressed was back in full force.

No one's ever been as close as this except for my master...and that was different...

Komyu Sanzo, the previous Sanzo, also was not a touchy man. He would at best pat his charge on the shoulder in approbation when the youngster did something right. Contrary to the rumors that had flown from ear to ear in the monastery, his master had never slept with him. Their relationship had been more of a father and son than anything else had been. Besides, Sanzo himself didn't like being touched much. It was ingrained in the blond monk's being but sometimes...

Sometimes, I wonder what it would feel like to be held...Is it like this--to feel wanted and--and--

Sanzo interrupted the thought before it could go to things best left alone. He had seen other children being hugged or carried by their parents. He never really envied them but there was the wondering all the same.

Baka! It's just Hakkai, he's probably just feeling nostalgic for Kana or something...

Sanzo's odd musings were rudely interrupted though as the noise level finally escalated to the point that the he couldn't ignore it anymore.

"Urusai!" Sanzo yelled. He was about to use his gun at the quarreling idiots, when suddenly he felt Hakkai's arm go around the small of his back and the jeep gave a frightening lurch. Both Gojyo and Goku were too busy fighting to set themselves properly. They went flying over Sanzo's and Hakkai's heads over the windshield and into the waiting river. [1]

"Gomen nasai, I just realized that this was here. We need to get to the bridge south of here to make the crossing." Hakkai apologized as usual.

It took Sanzo sometime to recover from the touch. For all its hardness, it made his breath catch. For a fleeting moment, he felt protected rather than protector. When he recovered, he went out to help Goku to shore.

Hakkai even had the good grace to push out a particularly long branch to help Gojyo back to land since the half-youkai couldn't swim. Yet Sanzo could swear that there was a flicker of something like laughter in the mild-mannered man's eyes. It disappeared so fast that the corrupt monk couldn't be certain. Besides, he was also busy helping Goku to shore. He fastidiously tried to keep his robes dry while Goku seemed determined to get them wet by association.

Gojyo sputtered, choking out what could be half the river that he managed swallow. Hakkai wore an angelical expression while thumping the pink-haired man on the back, hard.

"You did it on purpose!" Goku accused as he wrung out his cape.

"What gave you the idea, Goku?" Hakkai asked innocently.

"At least, you two fools have cooled down. Let's get back up on Hakuryuu and get going."

"Ne, I think I have to get out of these wet clothes before I catch a cold." Gojyo drawled, recovering enough to give Sanzo a wink.

"Good idea." Goku said gleefully, it was the first time he had agreed to something the Gojyo had said.

Uh...oh, this is getting weird...seriously...

Gojyo held out one end of his vest and sensually took out one of his arms then did the same with the other, chest muscles flexing. He unzipped his fly and hooked his fingers in his waistband and--and--Sanzo looked away disturbed. Unintentionally, he blond monk's gaze landed on Goku.

I have no wish to see that...

Goku frowned at Gojyo. He began to divest himself of his clothing a little faster than Gojyo but definitely flexing his muscles as sensually as Gojyo was doing. He dropped his cape with a twist. His wet shirt went over his head with deliberate precision caressing the tight stomach muscles, and then he--Sanzo averted his gaze again to the ground this time where he knew it was relatively safer to be. He fought not to blush for the first time in years.

I have no wish to see that, either...never to wish to see that...

He was fond of the noisy monkey but not in that way, never in that way. Goku was more like a little brother to Sanzo than anything else though he would never publicly acknowledge it; it was hard enough to recognize it privately to himself. Flirtation coming from Goku was several degrees more distressing for him than when Gojyo tried to pull moves on him.

Pull moves...passes...that's it... Somehow, all of my associates are trying to get me into bed! Is this some sort of practical joke?

Suddenly, Sanzo felt a touch at his shoulder and nearly yelped.

"Ne, Sanzo, look at--" Gojyo purred. The pink-haired youkai was so close the monk could almost feel the warmth of the naked flesh upon his side.

Thwack. Whack.

Sets of clothes whacked both Gojyo and Goku on the head. Gojyo fell towards Sanzo in a controlled drop. The monk deftly avoided the pink-haired half youkai who fell on the ground instead.

"Your spare clothes, Gojyo, Goku." Hakkai said, still smiling artlessly. [2]

"Put them on and let's get going." Sanzo ordered. His embarrassment made his voice sharp enough to cut steel.

"Ne, Sanzo we have to get dry!" The two half-naked youkai whined.

"I could ask Hakuryuu to get you both dry if you like." Hakkai said as he chucked the dragonet under the chin. Sometime between Hakkai and Sanzo had gotten out of its jeep form and Hakkai getting the clothes, Hakuryuu had transformed and was now perched on the youkai's shoulder. The dragonet blew a small fireball at the suggestion.

He'd do it too...

Of the four of them, Hakuryuu was most fond of Hakkai. The threat cowed the other two and they got dressed. So they were off again.

In the room they rented for the night...

"Let's play strip poker." Gojyo suggested after a heavy meal.

"No." Sanzo refused.

There's no telling what would happen if I played strip poker with these people tonight... Hopefully, it'll blow over by morning and they'll be back to their old selves...

"Hai. I'm for it." Goku enthused.

"Aa." Hakkai added.

It was the most bizarre game of strip poker Sanzo had ever seen.

"Hey, runt deal me a good one this time."

"You won the last hand." Goku was stripping his pants off trying to be slow and deliberate about it though Sanzo was not looking there.

"Aa." Hakkai concurred. He took his shirt off naturally without artifice, a thing that made Sanzo stare all the more. The wound that never healed was a gash of bandaged white on the stomach but even with that he looked fit. Sleek muscles undulated naturally and without prompting as he shifted to arrange his cards.

Sanzo shifted uncomfortably from where he stood.

He's--he's--

The blond monk was suddenly filled with the desire to pull the monocle-wearing youkai over the bed and kiss that lovely expanse of skin. He wanted to run his hand over those smooth muscles and see if they were as firm as they looked.

Best not think of that...

It wasn't the first time Sanzo had felt something like this for a man but he had usually been able to keep it to fantasies. His cold aloof manner had been enough to keep everyone at bay but not now, not if his three companions have anything to say about it.

Maybe I should just give up... No, it wouldn't be good. If nothing else, it'll be bad for team discipline... Yeah, tell yourself that...

"Ne, Sanzo, have you changed your mind about playing?" Gojyo asked testily interrupting the thought. Sanzo was torn between thanking him and running away. The pink haired youkai was also bare-chested. The predatory way he flexed his muscles made the blond monk pale and think ridiculously naughty thoughts. Though not as bad as what he'd been thinking with Hakkai since he already had a chance to look the pink-haired youkai earlier that day.

I'd love to touch... What are you thinking? You're starting to think more like a slut than a monk lately... Well, it's not surprising given the way that they've been acting around me lately. No attachments remember? Why should you care how they behaved? Well, I'm human, made of flesh and blood. Of course, I'd still notice their bodies with how they act around me, only a god wouldn't be tempted...

Sanzo hoped that he could sleep without embarrassing himself that night.

"I won again. Are you sure, you two aren't rigging the cards?" Gojyo complained.

I've never seen three people so determined to lose at poker before...

The absurd thought almost cleared Sanzo's head of the fog of sexual preoccupation. Almost. Hakkai had lost again and was stripping his pants. The youkai was wearing boxer shorts that left much to the imagination and the blond monk had much imagination.

He's certainly a big boy...

Sanzo fought not to drool. Powerful thigh muscles moved with silken precision, it made him wonder what better moves those can be put to.

"How far are we going to go with this?" Gojyo purred.

"All the way?" Goku asked.

"No thanks, I'll fold." Hakkai said. There were loads of meaning to his innocuous smile as he looked into Sanzo's eyes.

Sanzo suddenly felt as if he was standing on tentacles instead of legs and sat onto the bed they were all to share before he fell down.

Did he mean what I thought he meant? I'm disappointed. I wanted to see him naked... Hold that thought...

The purple-eyed blond nearly choked as Hakkai sat beside him to the disapproving glares of both of the others.

"I think, I'll fold, too. We have a long day's travel tomorrow." Gojyo drawled.

"Hai me, too." Goku added.

Sanzo found himself suddenly surrounded by a surfeit of half-naked youkai bodies.

It's going to be hard to sleep...

Meanwhile, somewhere far west of the town in a clearing in the thick forest...

"Yaone, don't you like me?"

"Kougaiji-sama!" Yaone said, desperately trying to get out of his gentle but surprisingly strong grip.

What on earth happened to Kougaiji-sama, he's never like this. He's always the gentleman and never tried anything on me...

"Kougaiji-san, it's not fair to hog the fair maiden just because you're our lord. Besides, she likes me better than you." Dokugakuji growled as he punched Kougaiji away from Yaone.

"Oh." Kougaiji said, arching his eyebrow. That's all it took. Dokugakuji was on him with fists flying.

And Dokugakuji would never even try to fight Kougaiji-sama ever...Strange...

In another part of the forest...

"Oniisama! Oniisama!" Lilin shouted.

Where did Kougaiji-niisama go? I so wanted to help him fight Sanzo-san and his party... They're so fun....

It had been another sweltering day in the hothouse atmosphere of the jeep. Sanzo was already fed up by the situation he found himself in.

Hakkai had been as close to him as before. Though the youkai hadn't done anything else, it had been ten times worse after having those rather interesting dreams about Hakkai and Gojyo in during the previous night. For all he remembered only bits and pieces of them, he was very relieved that he didn't speak in his sleep.

Or I think I didn't talk in my sleep... Of course, I didn't... I would've caught hell if I did by now...

Sanzo calmed himself with the thought that the others would have told him off if he had done so. He was also very glad that the others were wise enough not to comment about any sounds and movements he might have made while dreaming.

That's the first time I've had such a wild and vivid dream like that...

The purple-eyed blond was sure he made some embarrassing sounds that night.

Maybe I should just leave them behind... They're not getting any better. In fact, I could swear that their passes have been steadily getting more blatant... Just one more day, if they don't improve...

Sanzo went to the inn with his fingers crossed.

"There're enough rooms for all four of us." Sanzo announced with relief as he led his group up the stairs. He couldn't trust himself to sleep with any of his teammates tonight.

Who knows what I'll let slip this time?

Sanzo didn't think he could survive the embarrassment.

I might not be able to sleep for fear of letting something slip...

"Ne, Sanzo didn't you say that we're not suppose to be alone because of that incident with Kougaiji." Gojyo reminded him.

"Hai. At least in pairs." Goku seconded the motion.

"Aa, in pairs. I'll be your partner this time, ne? It's hard to sleep with the monkey. He snores." Gojyo added.

"No, he's going to pair up with me!" Goku said and was immediately bopped on by the fan. Gojyo looked smug at this.

"No, I think we can risk it for one night. I'm tired of seeing your faces when I wake up." Sanzo rejoined. It was a convenient excuse. He truly didn't want to sleep with any of them.

They really aren't back to normal... I need to see someone trustworthy about this--problem--we've been having but whom can I find on short notice? Maybe I should meditate on this?

"Oyasumi nasai." Hakkai said, nicely summing it up as they went to bed.

Odd, he didn't object...

Sanzo thought the green-eyed youkai would be the first to argue for the pair sleeping arrangement, considering that Hakkai had the right to be his partner in that situation.

Well, at least he can control himself unlike these two baka...

The two fools concerned were making no secret of their disappointment and continued to pester Sanzo until he took the Fan of Discipline to their heads. Sanzo's regard for the silent youkai rose two notches.

He, at least, knows a lost cause when he sees it...

Sanzo got out of his robes and went to bed in his black undershirt. He felt really tired. Dealing with sex-crazed youkai was more tiring than fighting with Kougaiji and his bunch of misfits.

Maybe I should just shoot them...but the Three Aspects wouldn't be pleased. They did say I needed the fools for the mission... If this is what it takes to get the Holy Sutra out of youkai hands then I'll do it. Though letting youkai bed me is too much to ask...

The blond monk sighed and drifted into sleep.

Sanzo crawled out of the depths of sleep as he heard noises, breathing and shifting of a body on the bed with him. Feather-light touches on his arm and chest woke him further. Groggily, he got his Spirit Ascending Gun out from under his pillow and pointed it instinctively at the intruder in one swift motion.

"Sanzo! It's just me." Goku said. He was clad only in shorts. He had been rubbing himself on the blond monk.

"Explain." Sanzo commanded. He didn't appreciate being roused out of his well-deserved rest.

"Anou---Sanzo, have you been kissed before?" Goku asked, ignoring the gun pointed at him.

Huh?

Sanzo was too thunderstruck to answer. Goku's lips quickly descended on the beleaguered human. The monkey's mouth tasted of the sweet rice cakes the youngster was eating for desert. The tongue pushed into his, tangling about his own. Involuntarily, warmth pooled in Sanzo's stomach. He didn't know how long it lasted before a cursing body hurled at the youkai knocking him way. Disgust seeped into his mind as he processed what had just occurred.

Goku just kissed me--and--and--not only did I let him--but--but--I enjoyed it...

It was as effective as a bucket of water in cooling his abruptly galloping libido.

"Baka saru, horning in on my time! Let an expert show you how to do it." Gojyo smirked. He was now the one towering over the monk. He was lowering his face over to Sanzo's. His hands were already wandering over Sanzo's chest in hard touches, making the monk's skin tingle. The warmth was back in alarmingly increased intensity. In the moonlight, the hard planes of the half-youkai looked even more enticing. His smirking visage softened by the dim lighting or did it?

He's not smirking as hard as he does...

Sanzo felt his pulse accelerate and his breath come in short pants.

I have to end it before it gets too far...it's only repressed hormones... Yeah, keep telling yourself that...

"Stop this at once." Sanzo said shakily. He pointed his gun at Gojyo until he backed off, one finger at a time.

"Come on, Sanzo. You're no fun."

"Get. Out. Of. My. Room. Now." Sanzo bit out, still shakily aiming his gun at both of them. He was having a hard time holding onto his composure.

"Come on, I know you enjoyed it, too."

"Yeah, Sanzo." Goku added.

"Back off, runt, go and find a playmate your mental age."

"Hah!"

Gojyo jumped on Goku and the brawl was on.

Sanzo decided it was a lost cause. He gathered his robes then opened the door to get out of the room.

"Sanzo, don't go." Sanzo had looked back involuntarily at that and saw Goku's puppy eyes going wide.

Ordinarily, that would have gotten to Sanzo but this time it just made him want to go all the faster. He got out of the door in record time and closed it behind him.

What's with them? They're as bad as rutting bulls...

Of course, that wasn't the end of it...

Crash! The door banged open. Both half-dressed youkai clung onto Sanzo like leeches.

"Get off of me! Get off!"

Crash! They all fall to the floor in an interesting tangle of limbs and bodies.

"I didn't think your tastes were so kinky, Sanzo."

"Argh!" Sanzo yelled, he contemplated asking for help but...

Who's going to be able to help me? Hakkai? What kind of help is he going to give me?

Without warning, Sanzo got the image of Hakkai in a Prince Charming costume and carrying him away from all this on a white stallion. It was no doubt prompted by the way Hakkai had been acting lately.

Okay, he's as bad as the two of them...

Back to the ill-fated inn...

Sanzo struggled to get out of the tangle of limbs. The accidental and not so accidental touches that resulted from his attempt made the tightening below his stomach worse.

Maybe I should find some willing human company? Don't be ridiculous...

Sanzo reprimanded himself. At long last, he managed to stand up but he was still in trouble. Along the way, the two had gotten latched onto him again. He pushed Gojyo and Goku away from him with his arms. They refused to budge. He kneed Gojyo and concentrated pushing the monkey away. He got them to loosen their holds. He kicked out. Gojyo and Goku flew on opposite sides of the hall. The walls shuddered and some planks splintered.

Crash. Bang. Smash.

Sanzo finally got rid of the two clinging idiots and started to run.

"Hey, wait for me." Goku said.

Gojyo sputtered clutching at his groin but managed to latch onto Sanzo's waist.

Here we go again...

The other inn patrons were treated to an extraordinary show that night with Sanzo tried to escape the grasping glomps of the two youkai. The noises and the damages resulting were horrendous.

Sanzo finally got out of the inn. He looked around wildly. He was fast running out of options. It wouldn't take Gojyo and Goku long to recover from the knocks he had to deliver to get completely free of them.

Where can I go for the night? Besides I can't leave them without provisions and without money...

The blond monk was the one who held the Three Aspects' gold card. Then he spotted the familiar jeep at the side of the inn.

Strange, Hakuryuu should be in his dragonet form...

Sanzo didn't question his good fortune. He swung himself into the driver's seat and revved out of the yard he left a whirlwind of displaced grass behind him.

It'll just be for the night...so that I can have enough rest away from them to avoid their attentions in daylight... I wonder what caused it... Gods help the person responsible...if there is someone responsible for this...when I catch him--I'll--I'll...

Sanzo stopped well north of the town in a stand of trees that prevented him from being seen in the road.

Ah! Safe at--

"Nice, romantic place, ne?" A familiar smiling voice asked mildly from behind him. From under the back seat, Hakkai's head and torso popped up. The off-brown hair was some disheveled and the monocle was a little off kilter but the youkai was remarkably nonplussed.

* NC17? I'm putting this one to a vote. If anyone wants a LEMON in this fic, type AYE in your reviews, those who don't type NAY. Mind that I'm not that good as a lemon writer. ^^(). You may put in your review, which pairing you want the lemon for but I'm not guaranteeing that since I already have a general plan for this fic. Creative requests will earn points, pointing out from the story's perspective why I should give a lemon to the pairing is better, if I decide to have a lemon that is. ^__^. No two youkai males should be together is the limitation.

Author's Notes (Important to read for the direction of the story):

[1] Never piss off the driver. Wheeeee! * Silrayn does it like the Star Rangers' enemies. (It's a suited-up children's show that have enemies in faceless black throw themselves off and shout this--Oh dear! --I'm showing my age.) *

[2] I have a feeling I'll be running out of synonyms for innocently/harmlessly soon. ^^;

* Who do you, folks, think is the most underhanded of the three (Gojyo, Goku or Hakkai)? ^^; I think Hakkai wins, hands down, don't you?

* There's going to be a surprise pairing somewhere in this fic. Hint: It's straight! BWAHAHAHA! I am very, very evil.

NEXT: Out of the Frying Pan and into the fire...* wolfy grins*

Answers to Reviews for Part 1:

- I hope you guys liked this part as well as part 1, the parts tend to be short and action-oriented since I haven't watched the entire series yet...^^;

- Yes, pray for Sanzo, I'm sure he'll appreciate it. ^__^ Will he survive? Maybe, maybe not! (Hmm, I feel like Eegri from Tanya Huff's The Last Wizard ^^;)

- NC17? I'm not sure, I think it might since there is going to be sex in this...^^. See above note.

- I don't think Hakkai is freaky... He's just subtle. ^^; It's the quiet ones you got to watch out for. When they go off the deep end...* flashes fangs starts chasing her own shadow *

Progress Report (for only those who read my other series):

=> Raven's Pendant (Weiß Kreuz-Yu Yu Hakusho - Reincarnation Thingie) - working on chapter 7 - maybe next week?

=> Kitsune Ku (Weiß Kreuz - Ayan-kitsune Thingie) - still having troubles with chapter 6 ^^

=> This Time Around (Tokyo Babylon-X/1999-Yu Yu Hakusho - Kurama/Subaru Fusion Thingie) - working on chapter 1 - used too much oomph in Raven's Pendant chapter 6 must recoup on this

=> Before the Dawn (Weiß Kreuz - SchuAyaCrawford Triangle) - still working on chapter 3

=> As if I don't have troubles enough, I'm also considering doing the next story in the Dark Prism Universe Arc (Dark Side of the Mirror Arc - Weiß Kreuz - "Aya is an Empath and Schwartz" Thingie) while I'm feeling depressed and useless. Shall I write Fujimiya Danjuro's story--Refractions of Darkness? Of course, this only concerns some of the readers...^^() Teaser - Fujimiya Danjuro hated his father for choosing Schwartz and Brad Crawford over him. Or did he?