Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ Teaching Goku ❯ Let's Make a Deal ( Chapter 7 )

Title: Teaching Goku: Let's Make a Deal

 

Author: Quirk othe Trade

 

Category: fan fiction

 

Genre: Yaoi lemon, angst, romance?

 

Rating: 17 and up, or mature minds.

 

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Disclaimer: If I owned Saiyuki, Goku and Nataku would still be best of buds, Li Touten would be scrubbing floors, Konzen, Tenpou and Kenren would be locked in a bathhouse, and Gojun would have some peace and quiet.

 

Warnings: umm… yaoi?

 

A/N: Binky, the laptop I use for writing in my room away from distractions, went down everyone. (T_T) This will make things a little harder, simply because I'm now writing on the family p.c. and everyone's around to distract me. But---!! Here is the conclusion of what was started in the alleyway behind the bookstore, so don't kill me. Everyone feels ooc again, but that maybe because I'm feeling ooc myself? I don't know… Ah! I've put up a couple of notices for a beta reader, so we'll see what happens with that. AFF, y'all have 5,000 plus hits! Just--- wow! MediaMiner, y'all are 1000 plus! Amazing. Thank you so very much!

 

Dedication/Special Thanks to: my sister, who tried to help with Binky. Thanks, Anee Chan!

 

Beta: Unbeta-ed

 

Synopsis: A private moment between Gojyo and Goku resolving the tension.

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Gojyo slung an arm around Goku's shoulders as they walked back to the house, silently jeering at himself for needing the contact even as he did it. The monkey didn't seem to mind, though, a small hard hand clasping his bare wrist as it dangled from his shoulder. All of his attention was focused on the brunet youth, preoccupied with the strands of unruly hair waving just under his direct sight and the body heat he could feel radiating from his younger lover's body as they moved. It made him wonder; he had been distracted by lovers before, just not to this extent. The kappa had just enough attention to keep them from bumping into people, and if they stared he didn't notice or even care if they did. Goku was, currently, his to touch, his to kiss, just plain HIS. It was an odd thing, but one that felt good. He acknowledged that it felt good, if only to himself.

 

As soon as the door closed behind them, he drew Goku into a kiss before they kicked off their boots, then another one before heading up the stairs. The monkey caught his hand as they ascended, and he swallowed a teasing comment. Instead, he squeezed his lover's hand and made for his room, which was the closest. Once that door was closed behind them, Gojyo tugged the other to the bed, tugged him down onto his lap as he sat, releasing his hand. Tilting his head up, Goku initiated the first kiss, gripping the taller man's shoulders, and Gojyo slid his arms around him as he let the brunet dominate the kiss until it broke. They both panted as they drew away and the redhead reached for his vest. “Armor off, Goku.”

 

They fumbled most of their clothing off, the younger man taking longer as he struggled to rush. As soon as the shoulder armor was gone, Gojyo was pulling Goku's shirt over his head impatiently. It was here that they paused and stared at each other. Large gold eyes stared up at him, mouth swollen already and chest heaving almost unnoticed. He could see himself reflected in those eyes, and he didn't quite believe it was him except his hair color gave him away. The expression was too… content? Eagar? He asked himself, (Does it really matter?)

 

(Yes.) His conscious whispered back and he realized with a start the damned thing was keeping its mouth shut for a change instead of harassing him.

 

“Gojyo? What's wrong now?”

 

“Nothing… that the two of us being naked won't fix,” he answered, and dove in for the second kiss even as his hands closed on the other's waistband in search of the belt. Familiar rough hands fumbled after a second for the redhead's own, succeeding in unbuckling but not removing the belt from the loops around his waist. Goku pulled away and grumbled downward as he tugged harder. “I can't get it off.”

 

“Stand up,” the kappa ordered, and they took a moment to remove their own pants. A soft sound escaped the monkey as he slid the fabric down his hips, and the redhead looked away from the sight, a sense of appreciative awe rising in his chest as he finished disrobing. Goku might have been a tad small for his age, but he was wonderfully proportioned like a sculpture, and he wondered why he had never noticed before. The smooth stretch of muscle under his skin, the play of bone, tendon and ligament at his collarbone, his wrists and ankles, the jut of his hip bones--- added to the textures and tastes he knew first hand lay on that body and it was a feast of the senses. Pictures and sensations from their past encounters flashed through his mind, and he felt his erection jerk in reaction.

 

A flash of white caught Gojyo's eye in his sudden need for a distraction, and he ducked over to the dresser and back, snatching up the towel he had abandoned so early this morning on its wooden top. An idea struck him, and he settled himself near the foot of the bed with his back against the wall and beckoned the other man. Goku stepped up onto the bed and settled in his lap without question, and they hissed as intimate flesh came in contact.

 

“I don't know about this--- this position.” Pulling back, Goku eyed their laps, adjusting his grip on the other's shoulders.

 

“It's all right. We just weren't ready for the contact.” (Shit, it felt like a jot of lightening,) he scoffed at himself. Gripping the youth's slender hips, he gently tugged him closer. They both hesitated for a moment then glanced at each other. On some unspoken signal, they moved together, and lightening jolted through them again as they touched. Neither pulled away, and Goku leaned up for a kiss as his hands wrapped around the red-haired man's neck under all that long hair. Hands tightening on the brunet's hips, Gojyo pulled the other man closer as he participated in what became a long string of kisses hot enough to make them forget about just about everything but needing to be closer. Hands wandered up someone's back, over someone's chest, mapping familiar terrain but finding as yet undiscovered sensitive spots. They made each other moan and pull away.

 

Pulling Goku's hips closer, the red-haired man arched up against him. A sudden indrawn breath told him the move was unexpected, and he pressed a kiss against Goku's temple. “How does it feel?”

 

“…It's hot.” Burying his face in his shoulder, his gold eyed lover shook slightly and panted as he returned the thrust. Slowly they began to move together, thrusting and grinding against each other. Moving one hand to his lower back, long fingers splayed, Gojyo panted along with him. Goku looked up suddenly, eyes glazing over as he met his gaze. “Like something burning…”

 

He caught that mouth with his own, kissing the brunet youth senseless as he plundered it with his tongue. He wished for a moment he had thought to get out lubricant or lotion or something, anything that would have allowed him to carry their love play further. A sudden image of him preparing Goku and sliding into the tight, untried heat of that body as the youth panted and writhed under him filled his head, and he moaned into the kiss and pulled away, leaving Goku whimpering. The redhead stopped moving and wrapped his arms around the brunet's waist with wrists crossed, each hand gripping a firm buttock. Pulling the smaller body as close to him as possible, he started moving again, hips rotating as he ground against his lover. Goku's whimpers grew louder, his hands shifting on Gojyo's shoulders as though uncertain of what to do in the face of this extra stimulation. Then that brunet head buried itself in his shoulder again, and a muffled moan echoed against his skin.

 

“There's no one else here, Goku. Let me hear you.” Nuzzling the crown of his head with his chin, he encouraged the sounds with his hips. “Come on, Goku. I want to hear you.”

 

Another moan echoed against his skin, then Goku lifted his head a little to rest his cheek where his lips had been. Thrusting down in small shallow movements, he gasped out his lover's name. They continued to move together, unfettered sounds falling from their mouths. Perspiration beaded on their skin, making them glow. Their erections glided against each other smoothly in a channel of growing moisture between them. It was intense and Gojyo raised a hand to his mouth to coat his index and middle fingers with saliva. A loud moan protested the slowing of his hips as he toned down their pace, and he pressed another kiss against wild strands of hair. Sliding past the crease of his buttocks, the redhead began massaging the pucker, soothing and coaxing it with a gentle touch. A choked cry was his reward, and the arching of hips as the legs straddling his lap tried to open farther.

 

His name was stuttered out, followed by a moan as hands tightened almost painfully on his shoulders. The ring of muscle was relaxing, blooming like a flower under his touch. Sliding the longest finger inside the tiniest bit, he was surprised by the easy entrance. He worked it further inside, up to the second joint then retreated. There was a protesting hiss, and he slid inside again searchingly, finger crooked against the inner wall closest to him. The prostrate was like the G-spot in women, in his opinion; it depended on the individual. Some women were textbook cases, while in others that sensitivity wound up in the labia or the cervix. Sometimes in male partners it was where it should be, in others a little closer or further in. He hadn't come across it the first time, so it should be a little… further… in…

 

Goku cried out, body contorting in spasms as that fingertip rubbed over the bump of spongy, textured flesh. Grinning in triumph, Gojyo removed his finger in order to try sliding both fingers in, stretching the tightness as he pushed slowly in, responding to the shaking of the brunet's body. His name choked out between pants made him close eyes gone scarlet. “Yes, Goku?”

 

“G---Gojyo…” Goku arched back, eyes screwed shut, as he was penetrated again. His mouth fell open as a finger whispered over that delightful place inside him, then emitted a groan as it retreated. The red haired man was slowly increasing the movement of his hips, making the friction especially unbearable for the brunet both ways. “Ah…”

 

Gently thrusting back in, the redhead started a rhythm, one that mimicked what they would eventually one night do. He didn't always move over the spot as the younger man wanted him to, and the occasional hiss or whimper told him so. Gold eyes flashed at him as Goku struggled to open his lids, but to no avail. Head falling back with a moan, the youth gave up and moved his grip to Gojyo's biceps. Bowing his head, the kappa ran the tip of his tongue up the column of his lover's throat then lightly bit the pulse drumming just under the brunet's jaw.

 

Goku was hesitantly finding his own rhythm, moving between the invading fingers and their original activity. Eyes closed, he was revealing in the sensations wracking his body, each feeling flitting across his face. Black tipped crimson lashes lifted just enough to watch, and Gojyo's attention was ensnared to the point he didn't register the one small hand that slid down between them until it was wrapping around the tip of his erection and stroking, a thumb rubbing over the slit with a rough touch. A sound strangled in his throat; the kappa quickened his movements in and out of the body writhing on his lap, fingertips massaging the prostrate nerves with sure, direct touches. It was in such a manner that they climaxed together, Goku shoved just ahead of Gojyo by a fingertip. Cream spattered heated flesh and smeared between them like icing as bodies trembled and arched against each other, a final yell from each participant echoing around them.

 

Goku collapsed against his chest, and the redhead gently pulled out of his lover so that he could wrap both arms around the younger man's waist. The slim youth was shaking like a leaf. “Goku? You okay? Did I hurt you?”

 

“A-ah. I'm okay.” Gojyo felt him take a breath. “It was just really intense. It was… oh...”

 

Gathering him close, the kappa chuckled and kissed his temple. “I'll take that as a compliment. I guess the reason you keep shaking is that you strained a few muscles.”

 

“Maybe. I'm sleepy.”

 

“Don't go to sleep. We still have to clean up and go find the parental units.” Pulling back, he slipped a hand under Goku's chin and tilted his head up. He was greeted by half closed gold eyes filled with bliss. Blinking, he leaned down after a moment and kissed him on the forehead.

 

Eyelashes swept against his jaw. “You're different when we're like this.”

 

Different? Oh, that didn't sound good. He hoped this wasn't going to lead to a difficult conversation. “So? Is that a bad thing?”

 

“It's just different.” Sighing, he laid his dark head against his chest. “Why didn't you do it?”

 

“Do what?” A hand ghosted up his side, and he bit his lip against the urge to laugh. It slid back down, then up, and he realized the monkey was carefully petting him as if unsure that his touch would be welcome. In return, he moved one hand languidly in a caress against the skin of Goku's back, giving silent permission. The hand against his side grew more sure, and the urge to giggle vanished.

 

“You know. IT. Sex, all the way sex.”

 

“You mean, `take you'? As in `put my cock up your---“

 

“Yes! You perverted kappa!”

 

Oh, this was usable. He could have some fun with this. “Say it with me, monkey. Cock, c-o-c-k, cock, as in equipment we both have in common---“

 

“Shut up.”

 

“--- and ass, a-s-s, ass, as in I'm going to plow your as---“

 

“Shut UP!” The hand stroking his side thumped him. “Just because I don't say it doesn't mean I don't know the words, you pervert kappa. Now, why didn't you take me?”

 

“You're not ready.” He answered seriously. There was a questioning sound that he didn't quite know how to respond to. “You just aren't. Let's start with… your body. You're not a girl; you don't have a… pussy that gets wet. That means the kind of sex we're talking about is anal sex. That means actually taking it up the---”

 

“I know that! Sheesh!”

 

“That means a lot of prep work. There's lube and condoms, and hygiene to think of.” Goku shifted against him, and he nudged him to sit up enough that he could wipe them both down with the towel. “You need to go to the toilet and make sure your bowels are empty about two hours or so ahead of time. It's best if you clean yourself with soap and hot water before we do anything. There's some other stuff, but that's more like personal preference type stuff. We're going to use a water based lubricant because that doesn't mess with your body, and is easier for the body to break down. We're going to use condoms because it helps smooth the way and keeps you disease free. Then you need to be opened up and stretched before anything with plenty of lube. You should usually aim for the circumference of your erection. Then you have to watch your depth, because your insides curve at a certain point.”

 

“Am I supposed to be taking notes or something?” Settling back down against the redhead's chest, Goku sighed. “You're making it sound all hard when it's not. It's basically like what you just did, right, with your fingers?”

 

Gojyo sighed. “Damned monkey. Yeah, it's kind of like that.”

 

“Look, I'm on the bottom first, right? That means I'll have a chance to figure it out then. And, I really liked it--- what you did to me--- so I know I'll like it.” Tilting his head back and looking up at the redhead, he grinned as he rested his chin against his breastbone.

 

(You mean you are trusting me not to let anything go wrong, or hurt. You trust me with your body.) Cupping his jaw, he leaned forward to kiss him the sweetest way he knew how, softly, lightly, like a bit of down on the wind. “Come on. We need to go do a quick birdbath to get most of the smell off.”

 

“Meeehh…”

 

“No `mehs' out of you.”

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Gojyo got them both bathed sans the hair and back in their clothes in record time despite a lethargy monkey. He made a mental note to try and restrict bedroom activities to just before sleepy time, at least until Goku was more accustomed to it. What he didn't get was why he was like that now, when after the first time they'd been together at the lake Goku had been fine. Had his orgasm been that intense, or had it been from the extra stimulation this time? Or maybe because all their other activity had been just before bed, and thus became associated with sleep? Either way, the monkey needed to wake up more.

 

“Hey, monkey. Wake up.”

 

“Meeehh…”

 

“Get your ass up! Here, let's make a deal,” said the redhead, tugging his vest on. Then he knelt and rummaged in his pack for the small bag he'd hidden inside at the very bottom.

 

“What deal?” Goku rolled over on his side, watching with indolent eyes.

 

“Here, look at this first.” Pulling it out, he tossed it at the other man. It landed on his hip and bounced behind him, and groaning with the effort it took to reach back for it, he glared half heartedly at the redhead. “Bastard, did you have to make me move?”

 

“Get off your ass, you lazy bastard.” Rising, he stalked over to the bed and flopped down above Goku with enough force to make the bed bounce. “If your no good, stomach for a brain self can buy lubricant and condoms like what is in that bag, we'll do it tonight. And I mean the condoms in your size.”

 

“Eh?” Pulling everything open as he scrambled to sit up, the gold-eyed youth spilled the contents of the packaging out on the bed. Tossing the bags in the vague vicinity of the trashcan, he peered intently at the little boxes and flip-top bottles and ignored the way Gojyo frowned down at the litter on his floor. Picking up the box meant for him, he squinted at it thoughtfully. “These will fit me?”

 

“They should. You pick up two boxes and two bottles of lube, and we'll do it.”

 

“IT? As in all the way sex?”

 

“Yes. Where did you get that damned phrase, anyway? `All the way sex'--- you sound like a girl or something.”

 

“I heard it from a couple of girls when we were passing through a town sometime back.”

 

“What the hell?”

 

“It's not like I was trying to hear it.” He rolled his eyes. “I was with you and Hakkai in the market. I think they were talking about their boyfriends or something.”

 

“You little eavesdropper. No wonder you sound like a girl. ” Digging through his pockets, Gojyo pulled out his cigarettes.

 

“Shut up! It's not like--- like---“

 

“Like you have a lot of points of reference on the subject?”

 

“Yeah.” He huffed for a moment then gave up the pretense to open up the cellophane covered box. He opened it carefully as if he might accidentally rip it up, the redhead noted as he found his lighter and lit up.

 

“You don't have to be so careful, you know. They don't break that easily.”

 

“I WANT to be careful.”

 

“Check the names and stuff so you know what to get and then let's go. Hakkai at least will be wondering were we are, and I don't feel like answering to your keeper about where we've been.” Leaning back against the rumpled pillow, he closed his eyes.

 

“I thought you said Sanzo and Hakkai won't kill you if they know now.”

 

“I said, `if they see anything'. Sanzo's still pissed about this morning. That vein in his forehead pops every time he thinks about it, I swear.” One eye cracked and he watched the expression on the other's young face as he carefully extracted a string of condoms from the box. `So this is a condom,' it seemed to say, and he hid his amusement behind a hand as he reached up for the lit stick. “Hurry up, monkey.”

 

Goku carefully tore a packet from the strand. Tucking the others in the box, he squished it between his fingers. “It feels weird and slippery.”

 

“That's because they're lubricated. That doesn't mean you don't need lube, though.” Goku started to tuck it away in the box with its companions, but Gojyo leaned forward and snatched it from his fingers. “Carry it with you.”

 

“Why?”

 

“As a reminder.” Waving it at him, the kappa tossed it back, hitting him in the chest. Retrieving it up from his lap, Goku tucked it into a jeans pocket before picking up one of the flip top bottles. Frowning down at it, he ducked his head as he studied it. “Gojyo? How do you know so much about this?”

 

“I know because I don't limit myself to just the ladies.”

 

“So you've done this with other guys.”

 

“Yeah.” (Why do I have a bad feeling about saying that?) The tobacco stick went back in his mouth.

 

“So… I'm not your first?” The tone in his voice made the redhead freeze for a moment.

 

“No. You'll be the first one to top me, though. I normally don't bottom, ever.” Taking a long drag, he nudged the gold eyed youth on the knee with his dangling foot. “Does that bug you?”

 

“I'm not sure.” He looked up, eyes narrowed. “I need to think about that.”

 

“It's a moot point, don't you think? You knew I was used goods from the beginning.”

 

“I said I need to think about it.” He set the bottle down and stood up. Gojyo followed suit, letting him lead them to the front door. It was as they were slipping their shoes back on that he heard the rumbling of Goku's stomach.

 

“We ate just not that long ago. Where do you put it all?”

 

Goku mumbled something and turned away, shoulders hunching slightly. Sighing in disgust, the red haired man grabbed his wrist. The youth still refused to lift his head. “Spill it, monkey. You're mad about not being my first, right?”

 

“I don't know. All I know is when I think about it, it doesn't feel good.”

 

“What about all the women I've been with? Does the same thing still apply? Hey, look at me when we're fighting.” Grabbing his jaw and tilting his head up, crimson eyes bore into gold. “I'm dirty, Goku, always have been—“

 

“It's not that, idiot! And the only one who thinks you're dirty is you.” Gold eyes went molten. The bottom of Gojyo's stomach dropped uncomfortably. “It's just—it's one thing to know you're a pervert, and another to understand it or something. Are you sure you're not going to cheat? Are you sure you want to do this?”

 

Wordlessly, Gojyo held up his pinky finger. His lover frowned at it and stared as if the smallest digit of his lover's hand held profound mysteries locked inside it. Curling it under into a fist and smacking the brunet youth on the head, the older man put both hands on his hips and glared. “I'm yours, you stupid monkey. In the end, I'm here because I want to be, you know. Quit making things so hard for yourself. If you're looking for whatever it is that Sanzo and Hakkai have--- which we don't know WHAT they've got---then we won't have what we have, whatever that is. Just don't think about it. We're supposed to be taking this a day at a time, remember?”

 

“Yeah. But… if you ever want to leave, just say so, okay?” Goku turned and reached for the door as if that were the end of the conversation. Eyes narrowing, Gojyo reeled him back in by grabbing his wrist and then he kissed him.

 

It wasn't a nice kiss, and it wasn't sweet or even the way Gojyo usually kissed Goku. It was a hard demanding kiss, one that forced the young man back against the door as the red haired kappa advanced. One small rough hand gripped the pale fabric of his tank top as he slid a hot tongue inside the moistness of Goku's mouth, a strong arm circling the gold eyed youth's waist and pulling him up uncomfortably on tip toe. The wrist still in Gojyo's grasp was pinned firmly against the door beside his cornet encircled head, and his knee made itself at home between Goku's thighs, tucked against his groin.

 

It made Gojyo angry. Goku probably didn't realize it, but he was searching for something more and the red head knew he couldn't promise anything more or anything better to the young man in his arms. The only thing he could do was offer up his body and his loyalties, such as they were, and await the day Goku would find someone else or decided to leave. The monkey usually didn't think ahead to stuff like that. He didn't either because it meant thinking about things he didn't want to think about, but… the monkey meant something to him.

 

May the merciful goddess have mercy on him.

 

Goku was arching against him, straining to get closer and moaning in the back of his throat, and the fact that Goku was starting to harden against his thigh made its way through the haze of anger. Shifting a little, he rocked against him, and concentrated on ending the punishing kiss. He pulled back slowly, raking his teeth over the fullness of Goku's bottom lip before placing a lingering, half apologetic kiss on his mouth. His lover's soft lips were swollen, and the kappa released his wrist to gently run his thumb over them. “The next time you get like that, I'm going to kiss you just like that. It doesn't matter where we are, or who we're with. Understand?”

 

“Is that supposed to be a punishment?” The vibrations of his voice tingled across the pad of his thumb.

 

“Maybe.”

 

“It doesn't feel like a punishment.”

 

“Is that so? You realize, if we don't leave, you're not getting any tonight? Are you breaking our deal, monkey?” Crimson eyes laughed down at gold.

 

“Ah… no. Let's go.” Neither man moved away from each other or the door, still centimeters away from indulging in another kiss. Two pairs of lips drifted a shade closer. “Gojyo, I can't move if you don't move.”

 

“You sure you want to move?”

 

“I'm sure… I want to have sex with you tonight.” Lips brushed against each other. “And my back hurts.”

 

“Mm.” Lips drifted apart, and Gojyo pulled away slowly. His knee slipped away, and he felt the shudder that ran through Goku. He lowered him back down onto his feet, and then eased away, staring down at his face. The monkey was flushed; color riding heavily in his cheeks and his eyes were as equally trained on Gojyo. “Let's go.”

 

Goku fumbled for the door, and almost fell backwards out the doorway for his troubles.

 

Gojyo grinned. “What, can't take your eyes off me? I know I'm sexy, but…”

 

“Shut up, you pervert kappa.” The youth turned and rushed out the door, leaving Gojyo to leisurely follow behind.

 

(Well, I guess that's one way to shut a monkey up.)

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TBC…

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It's review~ time! Thank you; you all make me so floaty! Who knows when I'll come back down!? >glomp< ~Q

 

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To coffeebean child San: Thank you for the over ten rating, you flatter me! Here's the latest update; sorry, no Hakkai or Sanzo at all. Don't worry; I'm sure Hakkai and Sanzo will be featured soon enough, especially once they get past the odd if nice little town they're at now. Everything's out in the open now, so there's no reason to hide. Right, muse? (Turns to muse hidden in the huddle in the corner and receives a paper ball upside the head and an order for more beer) Well, something like that. And I don't know if Sanzo would be that angry for that kiss…

 

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To Liz San: Coool! I have a friend named Liz. :D Anyway, I'm happy that you like it. Their relationship is evolving, isn't it? Hum. I don't know where we're going either with this. You know, for as many people who want to see the original pairings or something else, there are just as many people rooting for Goku and Gojyo? Lol The type of lessons changing--- they certainly are. Even Sanzo and Hakkai can't stay the same with all the movement around them, I think. Thanks for the feedback. ^_^ Sorry, no beta, at least not yet. It's hard getting everything mostly because I'm too close to the writing. Thank you, and hope you enjoy the chapter!

 

To ZoeyJade San: Thank you so much. More stories when this is done--- actually, another idea's already come for Saiyuki, and I made my muse catch it in a glass jar for later. It's not Gojyo/Goku, though; it's another left field type thing (Yes, my muse is still punishing me for not hopping to on it.) I'm still working on a GW fiction, but I'm working from an outline and stuff, which makes the flow of it harder. You guys are lucky; I'm a slow typist, and I'm honestly surprised at how fast these are coming out. But there's still time, so we'll just have to see. It makes me happy that you and everyone else are enjoying them as much as I enjoy writing them. ^_^

 

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To NyteDancer San: Thank you. I agree, Gojyo IS a big flirt. I hope you like this chapter as well.

 

To Sayge San: lol We'll only stop when it's the end, okay? Thanks!

 

To Devious Lil Devil San: >huggles< Just for the record, I think random moments of insanity are good for you :D I'm glad you liked it. I agree that Gojyo'll have the hardest time of the whole thing. He's got so many issues…ugh. Goku and his hormones--- he's just being honest. That's the way he is. And the lover's promise--- it was just there. It just seemed so natural to combine the two, a pinky promise and a lovers' sign. Have a good day at work! Do your best! (Waves pompoms)

 

To TaraYuki-Uesugi San: I'm glad you love it! Sorry for the lateness!:D

 

To Horny Critic San: Thanks! Jealousy--- check--- it'll be referred to the muse. Goku is a center character, but in the end, all four of the guys really are. There are truly no small parts in a fiction. Sanzo and Hakkai will be teaching Goku just as much as Gojyo, just in different ways; they'll be learning as well, just not necessarily certain things. Certain things will come up based upon their own personalities and things they need to learn.

 

To Terry San: Thanks! Another Gojyo/Goku vote! Cool! Hope you enjoy this chapter!

 

To Krimson San: Thank you; you flatter me. I'm just glad you like it. ^_^

 

To Silverone San: I don't expect a chapter for every review, though it's definitely impressive. The confession surprised me, too, but that's the way it happened. Ah, well. Goku is definitely not someone who can't take care of himself, and Gojyo is fascinating; the thing about still waters and all that jazz. And if you feel like you're watching the show---cool! I can't ask for more.

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Thanks, everyone! Until next time~! ~Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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