Pokemon Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Renkotsu's Just Desserts ❯ Chapter 4- Memories come back to haunt you ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4- Memories of the Past

Renkotsu and Ginkotsu walked up to the top of the hill and looked around at the flowers. Renkotsu sighed.

“My mother loved flowers…she planted all kinds of flowers around our home b/c she always said that it needed a little brightening up.”

Ginkotsu smiled. “I loved your mother…she was always nice to our family..I remember one time she packed a lunch and brought it down the hill to us….we did not have much to offer her but she said that she did it b/c her Renkotsu had a friend finally..”

Renkotsu smiled. “My father was a great man as well even though he wanted me to be the head monk of the temple….I never wanted to be a monk..I wanted to fight in the war but he told me that it was my duty as the oldest son to follow in his footsteps…”

“I know what you mean..my father could not believe that I wanted to be in the war..but he told me that that was my decision and if I wanted to do it then him and my mom would back me up..”

Renkotsu looked at Ginkotsu as he picked flowers to put on his parents' graves. Renkotsu had to smile. “I am so glad that Ginkotsu is here with me throughout all of this…I was so scared that he would leave me the moment he found out I was pregnant”

Ginkotsu looked back at Renkotsu and blushed. “What is it Renkotsu?”

Renkotsu sighed and gathered the rest of the flowers and got up. “Nothing..its nothing…”

Ginkotsu looked at Renkotsu. “Renkotsu…you are lying…I know that something is bothering you…..”

Renkotsu sighed. “I am just glad that you are staying with me during this time….I was worried when I first told you that you would abandon me and the child….”

Ginkotsu looked at him in shock. “WHAT!?!?!? No! I would never abandon you! I love you too much and I love our child as well…”

Renkotsu said,” I am glad…I am still not happy about this child one bit…”

Renkotsu all of a sudden stopped what he was doing. He gasped and then placed his hand on his stomach.

“Renkotsu..what's wrong?” Ginkotsu said worriedly.

“Ginkotsu…the baby…its starting to move…”

“How can you tell? I thought that you don't feel anything until you are 16 to 20 weeks pregnant….you are only 15…”

“Suikotsu said that sometimes I can feel it earlier than that or later than that…he said that it would feel like gas or swishing…it tickles…”
“So…you can feel the baby move earlier or later than that?”

“Yep…can you feel the baby Ginkotsu..” Renkotsu said as he placed Ginkotsu's hand on his stomach.

Ginkotsu waited for a few minutes and smiled. “I feel a little bit..not much…but I feel it…”

Renkotsu looked at him and shook his head. “This is too mushy…let's continue on..”
But Ginkotsu just stood there and smiled at Renkotsu. “Renkotsu..when are you going to drop the act?”

“What act? I am not putting on any act! I am serious! I am not happy about this child one bit!!!”

“Yeah right Renkotsu..I am not stupid…you are warming up to this child….your instincts are finally kicking in…”

“Yeah right! I think that you are finally losing it Ginkotsu…I have not changed one bit….I still am the same person!” Renkotsu huffed as they walked down the dirt pathway.

Ginkotsu shook his head. “Whatever Renkotsu…whatever…”

The couple continued to walk for another mile or so until they came to a set of wooden blocks on what looked graves. Renkotsu walked around and then he finally told Ginkotsu,” Here are the graves…”

Renkotsu was pointing to two wooden headstones with one having a heart carved on it and another had a cross on it. He smiled and said,” These are my parents graves….I carved a heart on one for my mother and a cross on the other one for my father…”

Renkotsu bent down near the graves and placed his flowers there. He took his anointing oil that his father had left him and poured some on the graves and said a silent prayer.

“What is that for Renkotsu?” Ginkotsu asked.

Renkotsu looked up. “With Monks..if someone dies, then each time we go back to the graves, we anoint the ground with holy water or oil and say a silent prayer over the dead praying that they reached their peaceful place…”

Renkotsu sighed and thought to himself,” Why did you guys have to die like that?”

FLASHBACK

“MOMMY!! Where are you?!?!?!” Renkotsu said as he searched the halls of the temple. He looked around what seemed like forever then he came across a terrible scene. His older sister, who was 19 at the time, had stabbed his mother in the back.

Renkotsu gasped as Hotaru looked at her younger brother with a wicked smile. “Well, if it isn't little Renkotsu…you know…if you had not come into the picture then I would have been the one to take over the duties of head monk.”

Hotaru looked at Renkotsu and said,”Now you die…”

Renkotsu started freaking out and took off down the hall. He ran until he bumped into his father.

Hisashi looked at his son. “Why Renkotsu…what is wrong?”

“Daddy! Its Hotaru! She—“ But before he would finish his sentence his father fell down dead on the floor.

Renkotsu took a step back in shock. “Daddy!! NO!!”

“Yes Ren! He is dead!!I must say that the poison I put in his drink worked wonders” Renkotsu looked back to see Hotaru walking up to him.

“STAY AWAY FROM ME!!! Where is Isao and Juro at?” Renkotsu asked.

“Oh you mean our dear little brothers…they are fine…they took their chance and ran…smart boys…..they knew not to mess with me….Now as for you Renkotsu, you are the only one standing my way…now you must die…”

Renkotsu freaked out and screamed. When he did, he caught her dress on fire.

“YOU DEVIL CHILD!!!! YOU ARE A MONSTER!!!” Hotaru said as Renkotsu took off running out of the temple and into the night.

END FLASHBACK

“I remember when your parents died, you came to our house in the middle of the night..seeking refuge…the next day, you and I left for the war and it has been history ever since..” Ginkotsu said as Renkotsu got up from the ground.

“I was 14 then…..we fought in that damn war for almost 6 years and that is when we came to the decision to quit and find another kind of killing…mercenary killing….” Renkotsu said as they left the graves and walked up the hill and back to the Kanto Region.

“Yep and then about 2 years after that, we met Bankotsu, Jakotsu, and Suikotsu and joined the Shichinintai….” Ginkotsu said.

“I loved my parents more than anything…I have always wondered what happened to my two younger brothers…Juro was 9 at the time and Isao was just 5 years old…..”

“They were probably adopted in a neighboring village by some people…” Ginkotsu said.

“I know what happened to my sister….I heard about it from a neighboring village not long after my parents died…she was stoned to death for her crimes against my mother and father and supposedly, me and my brothers as well…..”

“Renkotsu..I am sorry..” Ginkotsu said.

Renkotsu felt tears run down his face and said,” Nothing could have been done to help them….my mother was dead when I found her and my father died almost immediately from the poison that my sister put in his drink….”

Renkotsu continued to feel the tears run down his faced as Ginkotsu took the younger man in his arms and patted his back.

“Don't cry Renkotsu…its okay…”

“What is wrong with me? I never have shown a tear and yet now, I shead tears…”

“Renkotsu..its the hormones kicking in….don't worry about it….”

“Worry? Why should I worry? I mean, if the other guys seen the tough Renkotsu shedding tears, I would never heard the end of it..” Renkotsu said as Ginkotsu released him.

Ginkotsu stroked Renkotsu's cheek and then kissed him. “So what? It does not matter what the others think…..what matters the most is what I think..and I see a young man with worries about his child….”

Renkotsu sniffled as they continued down the road. “So..you do not think that I am weak?”
Ginkotsu shook his head. “No Renkotsu….I don't…”
“OK then…” Renkotsu and Ginkotsu walked the rest of the way back to the house in silence.

Renkotsu blushed when he recalled what Ginkotsu said. “I see a young man with worries about his child..”

“Maybe Ginkotsu is right….I am worried about my child…I am worried that it will not survive..I want it to be safe and warm inside me….”

Renkotsu sighed as Amadala came from the house when they reached it. “HEY GUYS!!! You are back!!”
Ginkotsu smiled. “Yeah…we went somewhere..sorry that we stayed so long..”

“Oh its okay..Kyoukotsu and Jakotsu are the only ones in the house right now…Suikotsu got a house call that he needed to tend to in Kaede's village…Mukotsu went with him to help him and Bankotsu went into town with Ayana…”

“Wow…that is cool..” Renkotsu said as they opened the door and were greeted by Kyoukotsu and Jakotsu.

Jakotsu laughed as hard as he could.

“WHAT THE HELL IS SO FUNNY!?!?!?” Renkotsu shouted.

“You…you are fat!!!” Jakotsu said as he poked Renkotsu in the stomach.

Renkotsu huffed. “I don't see what is so funny…”
Jakotsu rolled on the floor with laughter. “I am sorry Ren-Ren….but the whole idea of you being pregnant is new to me!!!”

“WHY YOU!?!??! Get back here!!” Renkotsu shouted as he chased Jakotsu around the house.

The other 3 people looked at each other and sighed.

“This is going to be a long fight…” Kyoukotsu said as they watched Renkotsu and Jakotsu running around.

“Indeed it is …indeed it is..” Amadala said.