Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ Tainted Love ❯ Epilogue ( Epilogue )

AUTHOR'S NOTES: If you've probably noticed, I reverted the epilogue to Chap. 16 as it should be. It's against my better judgment for removing this from hiding, but since so many people are asking, I thought it would be better to just let it out in the open. The ending is shocking, especially to those who are not familiar with stories I used to write in Highlander. In fact, I think I was the idiot who started that "controversial" fanfic theme to begin with. Amazing, how tinkering with normal male human anatomy can lead to a lengthy thread on fanfic hate sites. It's still hanging in the air, whether I should write the sequel to this or not. What is definite is that there will be a longer version of this story coming out in my website in the next few months. I am not entirely satisfied with how it turned out so expect a longer, improved version. Again, thank you very much to all who have read this story.

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EPILOGUE

Three Months Later…

Gojyo was glaring at Goku, who was chowing down on one manju after another.

They had decided to pitch camp near the woods. While Hakkai was distracted preparing rabbit stew, the perpetually hungry saru seized the opportunity to raid the half-breed's well-kept rations.

"Kono bakazaru!" Gojyo yelled in fury. "That's my manju you're eating!"

To his annoyance, Goku perused the manju he held in his hands closely. "I don't see your name on them, kono ero kappa."

"Don't try my patience, Goku! You want me to make roast monkey out of you!"

"Let's see you try, gokiburi kappa!" To taunt him, Goku even waved the half-eaten manju right in his face.

"Temeee!" Before Gojyo could even think of transforming into the fire elemental, his crimson eyes focused on the meat inside the bun. His stomach gave a violent lurch. Clapping his hands to his mouth, Gojyo retched pitifully in the bushes.

Hakkai looked worriedly at his lover. "Are you all right, Gojyo? That's the sixth time you puked just this evening alone."

"Must be because of that damned saru's face?" Gojyo answered weakly, his voice hoarse.

"Nandato?!" Goku snarled. He was about to conjure up his trusty nyoibou when Sanzo knocked him out with the harisen.

"Peace at last!" the monk said in relief. Picking up the green mango he had sliced into bite-sized pieces, he thrust it out to Gojyo who trudged miserably back to the campfire. "Here! Eat this. I've put some shrimp paste on it."

Gojyo grimaced at the fishy odor of the pink goo on the fruit slices. "I'm puking my guts out and you still expect me to eat that?"

Sanzo was not perturbed. "Trust me on this," he said mysteriously. "Just eat."

The half-breed's face scrunched up in disgust as he took the monk's dubious offering.

Even Hakkai found Sanzo's generosity to be questionable. To his even greater surprise, after taking one hesitant bite, Gojyo started devouring the smelly dish with gusto.

"Sanzo, what…" Hakkai was about to ask, when annoying cackling filled the air.

Suddenly, thirty youkai jumped down from their hiding places in the trees. Their leader, a brute of a demon with spiky hair, pointed at the exasperated monk.

"Hand over the Sutra, Genjo Sanzo!" he ordered.

"How about I give you a bullet instead?" Sanzo asked in turn as he shot him right between the eyes. As the youkai charged, he called out to Hakkai, "Protect Gojyo!"

Hearing that order, Gojyo was infuriated. He had observed that the monk was being strangely overprotective of him, but this was too much.

"I can take care of myself, kono hage!" Gojyo yelled back, as he whipped out his jakujou and blocked the downswing of a youkai's sword.

Hakkai took a defensive position behind Sanzo, blasting away five youkai with a ball of energy. "Why are you so worried, Sanzo? Everything's back to normal."

"No, it's not!" Sanzo spat back as he shot three more demons. "Goku! Watch Gojyo's back!"

"Why should I?" Goku was about to argue, but a grazing bullet sent him running to the half-breed's side.

With their combined efforts, they defeated their attackers in no time.

Goku raised his nyoibou above his head and let out a happy whoop. "Time to eat again!"

However, a strangled cry caught his hearing. Whirling, his golden eyes flew wide in shock, seeing Gojyo on his knees, doubled over in pain.

"GOJYO!" he cried, hurrying to the half-breed's side. Goku was horrified to see the blood on Gojyo's hand.

"I don't understand," Gojyo mumbled in confusion. "None of those youkai came close enough to score a hit."

Hakkai and Sanzo ran towards them. Hakkai gasped at the sight of the growing bloodstain on the seat of the redhead's jeans.

"Kuso!" Sanzo cursed under his breath. "Pick him up, Hakkai! We've got to get him to a doctor and fast!"

Hakkai quickly did as he was told. Seeing that it was an emergency, Hakuryu promptly changed into a jeep.

"What the hell's going on, Sanzo?" Hakkai demanded, lifting Gojyo up and laying him in a very worried Goku's arms at the back of the jeep. "What's wrong with Gojyo?"

All Sanzo muttered as he drove off was, "I hope it's nothing. I pray to the gods that I'm wrong about this."

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Sanzo, Hakkai and Goku paced nervously in the waiting room while the doctor examined Gojyo. When he finally emerged from his examination room, there was an expression of dubious incredulity on his face.

"Doctor, how is he?" Hakkai asked in concern.

The doctor, however, scratched his head in bewilderment. As he went inside his clinic, he mumbled over and over again, "It's impossible! I need to do more tests!"

Before they could all rush inside, the half-breed himself appeared, looking very pale and stunned.

"Are you all right, Gojyo?" Goku inquired. "It isn't an injury?"

Gojyo just shook his head, totally speechless.

"Are you sick?" Hakkai then asked. "Please tell us!"

Still, the redhead would not answer.

It was Sanzo who lost all patience. "Oh, for heaven's sake! Just spit it out! Tell us what the doctor told you!"

Gojyo almost jumped at the monk's angry words. A hot flush went up his cheeks and he patted his lower belly gingerly. His trembling voice was barely a whisper, but they all heard his announcement, causing Hakkai and Goku's jaws drop in shock while Sanzo slapped his hand to his forehead and groaned.

"The doctor…" Gojyo began nervously. "He told me… He said that I'm pregnant…"

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