Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ Tainted Love ❯ Chapter Sixteen ( Chapter 16 )

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Sanzo could not help but stare in wonder at the amazing sight at the dining table. Hakkai was laying plates and silverware on the table with the help of Yaone. Dokugakuji had struck up an engaging conversation with Takeo and Karin, laughing heartily at the humans' jokes. Kougaiji was running after Goku and Lirin, who had started the merry chase when Lirin swiped a meat bun right from under Goku's nose.

The monk never thought it would be possible – fierce enemies chatting and dining together. How Sanzo wished that the world would go back to what it was and enjoy this peace! Alas, even this happy scene was merely temporary. When this was all over, they'll be back to being bitter foes again.

Sanzo did not realize that his mind had drifted off until he saw two pairs of eyes looking up at him.

"Nanda?" he asked Goku and Lirin dryly.

"Ne, hage Sanzo," Lirin began, her curiosity obviously piqued that she practically ignored the scowl that the monk gave her at that nickname. "Is it true what Goku told me – that you're not wearing any pants under there?"

Sanzo grimaced at that query. "URUSAI!" he exclaimed, going back to staring at the bottom of the sink.

Goku blinked up at the monk. "You mean you're still not wearing any pants?"

Before Sanzo could even think of getting away from the two rambunctious youngsters, Goku and Lirin grabbed handfuls of the monk's robe and flung it upwards, baring to all Sanzo's tight bottom.

"TEMEEE!" Sanzo growled as he fired shot after shot at the escaping mischief-makers. There were chuckles, and his sharp violet eyes focused on the people at the dining table.

"I did not see anything," Karin emphasized, struggling hard not to sputter in her drink. She turned to the pretty youkai. "Did you see something, Yaone-san?"

Yaone, who had her face hidden by the tray in her hands, shook her head furiously.

"Neither did I," Hakkai said defensively, wiping his monocle on a dishtowel. "Damned eyeglasses fogged up."

Dokugakuji put in, "We were too busy chatting to see what had happened. Right, Takeo-san?" The human nodded briskly.

To everyone's surprise, it was a stone-faced Kougaiji who couldn't resist. "Have you no shame, Genjo Sanzo, walking around without any knickers on? No wonder you've got such a nasty face. Your dimples are down there. Of course, it probably gets pretty draft too so…"

"NANDATO?!" the monk snarled menacingly, cocking his gun.

Then, Goku peeked through the door. "Hey, Sanzo! I think you'd better talk to Gojyo. He's coming on to me!"

"I am not, bakazaru!" an offended half-breed exclaimed from the living room. "You're the one sporting a hard-on every time you see me. I swear you're turning into a pervert."

As the boy ran off, Gojyo himself emerged through the doorway. "I brought your pants, Sanzo."

Sanzo seized the freshly pressed trousers, frowning. "You went all the way back to that mansion just to retrieve these?"

"It's all right. Since you cleansed the place with the Maten Kyoumon, it's just an ordinary house. Absolutely no evil traces left."

"How did you get there anyway?"

"I flew," Gojyo answered simply. "Being an elemental has its uses."

Suddenly, Kougaiji dropped down to one knee before the startled redhead and bowed low.

"I know that I shouldn't ask this of you," the youkai prince began in all humility. "Gojyo-san, I'm begging you…on behalf of my people in Tenjiku, if we should meet in the final battle, please don't…" His voice faltered.

A surprised gasp was elicited from his lips as Gojyo said, "I will fight you as Sha Gojyo and not as the elemental of fire and water. I owe you this because you saved my life." He laid a gentle hand on Kou's shoulder, and the youkai prince lifted his head to see redhead give him a mischievous wink. "Besides, even if I am my normal self, I can still beat you with one hand."

Kougaiji smiled, although a bit uncomfortably. "We'll see about that." Standing, he gestured to Dokugakuji, "I'd like to speak with you for a minute, Dokugaku."

The youkai swordsman stood up from his seat. As he walked past his younger brother, he said, "Let's talk later, okay?"

"Sure!" Gojyo replied as he watched his elder brother follow Kougaiji. A hand suddenly gripped his waist and he was swept into Hakkai's embrace.

"Takeo-san told me there's an onsen out back," Hakkai said invitingly. "Care for a dip with me?"

Gojyo gave his lover a sweet peck on the lips that sent a tingle shooting down to the older man's groin. "You know I'll go anywhere with you."

"Aaaaah, enough of the sweet talk!" Karin exclaimed. "I'm dying from an overdose of sugar!"

As everyone laughed, Sanzo couldn't help but notice Takeo twitching in his seat in clear discomfort. He was deliberately avoiding looking at the half-breed. To his surprise, he too found himself responding to Gojyo's mere presence.

Without saying a word, Sanzo left the dining room with pants in arms. He'd better put a pair on quick before Goku and Lirin pulled the same stunt and see something that they shouldn't.

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"What is it you wanted to say to me, Kou?"

The two youkai were in the rock garden. Kougaiji had his back turned to Dokugakuji.

"Dokugakuji…" the youkai prince began with great apprehension. "I can see how much you miss your younger brother, and I won't begrudge you the time you'd want to spend with him."

"And for that, I thank you so much," Dokugakuji replied gratefully.

"However…Dokugaku…you admitted…something…last night." Kougaiji gripped Dokugakuji's hands desperately, surprising him. "Please! Be careful! Don't let it go beyond…brotherhood! I don't want you to do anything that you might regret."

The youkai stared aghast at his beloved prince. "After what he'd gone through, why would I…"

"Gojyo is…different…now. Please watch yourself when you're with him."

"Excuse me, but am I interrupting something?"

The two youkai turned to see Gojyo waiting patiently. "Jien, I thought we were going to talk."

"Yes, I did." Dokugakuji looked at the youkai prince. "Kou?"

"Go ahead. But we'll be leaving right after dinner." Before his trusted aide and friend could walk away, Kougaiji whispered, "Remember what I told you."

Dokugakuji made an assenting sound, and he approached his younger brother. Kougaiji could only look helplessly at them as they went back inside the house arm in arm.

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"Ne, Sanzo…."

"Get lost, bakazaru! I'm wearing pants now so you won't see anything!"

Sanzo was seated on the windowsill, gazing at the full moon and smoking a cigarette. He could see the silhouettes of the two flying hiryu in the center of that silver disk.

Sitting down before the monk, Goku gave him a most charming smile, trying to peer at his face.

"What are you grinning at, Chimpy?" Sanzo asked in annoyance.

"Sanzo…thank you!"

"For what?"

"When I thought that Gojyo was going to die, I nearly lost myself." A blush rose on Goku's cheeks. "I heard your voice, telling me that things are going to be all right. I felt you…kiss…me on my head. Because of you, I'm still normal. Thank you!"

Sanzo simply shrugged. "Oh, that? It was nothing. Can't have you going berserk after all."

"Yes, I know," Goku murmured thoughtfully. "Sanzo…I…."

"What?"

Despite the menacing tone in the monk's voice, Goku took a deep breath and blurted out, "May I kiss you, Sanzo? Just one kiss?" Realizing what he just said, the boy quickly covered his head in anticipation of a blow from the "Harisen of Horror" or, worse, a fatal shot from the shourejou.

What Goku did not expect was for the monk to say gently, "Is that all?" As he looked up, to his astonishment, Sanzo's head was tilted back, eyes closed, lips waiting for him.

Goku's head pounded like a jackhammer as he was slowly leaned forward and kissed the older man. Sanzo's lips tasted of the bittersweet of tobacco and more – warm sunshine, the tang of a great river, the nectar of wild flowers. He never wanted the kiss to end.

Not wanting to anger the monk, however, it was the boy who ended the kiss with reluctance and regret.

Then, Sanzo slowly raised his right hand and ruffled the boy's hair, an uncharacteristic smile of fondness on his lips.

"Don't be in such a hurry to grow up, Goku," he admonished gently. As Sanzo stood up and walked away, he meaningfully added, "No matter how long it takes, I'll be waiting for you."

Goku's face lit up with pure joy at that last. Tears filled his eyes as he whispered, "Thank you, Sanzo! Oh, thank you so much!"

~~~~~

Hakkai was already relaxing in the onsen when he heard the soft padding of footsteps behind him. A smile formed on his face at the sight of his lover gloriously naked, like an angel basking in the moonlight.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Hakkai," Gojyo said as he stepped into the water and sat down on the built-in ledge beside the older man.

"I'm okay," Hakkai reassured him. "I know that you and your brother had a lot to talk about."

A blush of embarrassment went up the half-breed's cheeks, as he murmured, "Yeah, I guess we did."

For a moment, an uncomfortable silence fell between them. Then, they spoke in unison. "I'm sorry!" which led to nervous laughter.

When their laughter finally died down, it was Hakkai who spoke, "Forgive me, Gojyo. I couldn't honestly tell you that I didn't mean those hateful things I said to you. I couldn't blame that on Jinnei. I should've trusted you."

"And I should've told you the truth," Gojyo put in. "We both made mistakes, Hakkai." He looked hopefully at his lover. "Can we just forgive and forget? Let's leave this sordid past behind us. I want to start anew…with you."

Hakkai embraced the younger man and kissed him lovingly. Letting go for a moment, he reached under his folded towel and pulled out a rose quartz pendant on a golden chain. He placed it around the surprised half-breed's neck.

Shrugging, Hakkai said, "I thought it would be a nice present to celebrate the beginning of our new life together."

Tears glistened in Gojyo's eyes as he cupped the precious gift in his hands. "Thank you so much, Hakkai." Giving his lover a seemingly chaste peck at the corner of his lips, a mischievous grin lit up his face. "How about I make this wonderful night very special for you?"

Hakkai gasped as beads of water rose up from the onsen, spiraling around the redhead like sparkling, round crystal beads. Before his awe-struck green eyes, Gojyo transformed into the exotic water elemental.

Gingerly, Hakkai touched those lovely fin ears, going down to run his fingers through those soft, silky blue tresses. Again, as he gazed into the half-breed's ocean blue orbs, he felt like he was drowning in its cool depths.

"Goku should see you like this up close," Hakkai breathed huskily, nuzzling at Gojyo's throat. "He'll stop calling you a kappa."

"Why? What does a kappa look like anyway?" Gojyo whimpered as his left nipple was tweaked.

"Hideous…not like you. You are sooo beautiful!"

After this, they no longer had need for words, as the desires of their bodies took over.

Hakkai pushed Gojyo up onto the narrow rock ledge as he rained kisses upon his lover's flushed skin. His lips eagerly sought out those delightful nipples, suckling upon them with gusto. To his surprise, sweet nectar spurted inside his mouth, and he lapped it up with thirsty swipes of his tongue. The taste of that delicious fluid sent signals shooting down to his groin, causing his member to painfully harden.

Sensing the older man's discomfort, Gojyo propped his long legs up on the ledge, spreading them wide, his knees the only things showing on top of the water. Hakkai did not hesitate. Positioning himself between the half-breed's legs, he sheathed himself inside Gojyo's warm, accommodating channel slickened by the bubbling waters of the onsen. Again and again, Hakkai thrust inside the younger man's body, amazed by the ease of the repeated entries. It wasn't at all like penetrating a man; it was like….

"Gojyo!" Hakkai cried out the half-breed's name as he spurted his seed within. He waited for Gojyo to join him at the peak.

Instead, Gojyo muttered, his voice husky with desire, "Hakkai, please take me again as I normally am." Indeed, Hakkai saw that the redhead had reverted back to his original form.

Nodding, Hakkai turned the younger man over. Believing Gojyo to still be relaxed and open for his eager manroot, he thrust inside, only to be met by intense tightness that caused the half-breed to cry out.

"Oh, Gojyo!" Hakkai exclaimed about to pull back. "I'm sorry! Did I hurt you?"

"Maybe a little bit," Gojyo admitted breathlessly. "You just caught me by surprise, that's all. It wasn't like this earlier."

"Perhaps I should stop…."

The half-breed thrust his hips, driving that erection deep inside him. Leaning his head back, he kissed Hakkai's lips. "Don't stop! I want everything that you can give me."

~~~~~

Hakkai and Gojyo made love all through the night as they moved their heated tryst from the onsen to the bedroom. Neither man gave in to fatigue, as if a force was driving them to attain full consummation of their love. It was in the wee hours of the morning when they fell back on the bed, exhausted but sated. With a smile, Hakkai pulled Gojyo into his warm embrace. The redhead was only too happy and content to cuddle up to his lover's bare chest.

"I love you, Gojyo," Hakkai bussed his sweet lover at the crown of his head.

As Gojyo drifted off into peaceful slumber, he purred happily, "I love you too, Hakkai."

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