Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ Dragons of Shame ❯ Chaptire 14 ( Chapter 14 )

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AN: Jessy's on MYSPACE! Yeah, that's right people! I have created a public Myspace page specifically for my stories! Yeah! I will be posting (in blogs) chapters, news about the stories, where I got my ideas, where I'll be going and sometimes you will find out here secrets about myself AND the stories! Ooooh, mysterious, neh? I will also post some of my original (and disturbing) fictions! If you have any questions, you can comment on Myspace (you can also add me as your friend) although e-mails are still welcomed.

 

You can find the page at:

 

http://www.myspace.com/jessys_stories

 

(not sure if the hyperlink will work, but it was worth a try!) Happy New Years, everyone!

 

Now please, enjoy chapter 14: The Dragon Sleeps Before the Fight of Its life.

 

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Yuji sighed contentedly as he awoke. He could tell the room was very bright even though his eyes were shut. The light was pure, and soft and comforting, making the young teenager feel even more comfortable. He sighed again and rolled over on the soft, fluffy bed, feeling extremely warm underneath the feathered blanket.

 

Yuji's brown eyes snapped open and he jumped out of the unfamiliar bed as if lighting had struck him. This wasn't his blanket, or his bed, or his room! And these certainly weren't his clothes, he didn't even own a silk, jade green sari! He stared around, open-mouthed, at the alien room. The bed he had been so comfortably sleeping in was a four poster, long white silken curtains hung lazily from it. The whole room was white. From the white pillows, white marble floors, white walls, and tall white pillars that held the immaculate ceiling up. He glanced at the ceiling.

 

An image of Buddha meditating on a large white lotus decorated the wide ceiling.

 

Yuji ran to the white French doors, pushed them open and stepped out onto the balcony. A garden of every beautiful plant imaginable greeted him. He was on the second floor, from there he could see blue roses, and a large fountain filled with jade green water. Roaming among the flowers and the green hedge-maze were several gods, all of indescribably beauty.

 

But a certain goddess caught his eye. It was Jessy. She was walking in the opposite direction with another goddess. The woman was tall and pale, with dark green hair that almost seemed black, she was in a white sari much like Sanzo's. Jessy had her hair pulled back, surrounding her head was a golden coronet. She was also dressed in a pale, yellow sari that fell below her shoulders and fell loosely around the rest of her body gathering at her tiny waits by an emerald green belt.

 

Yuji understood where he was, he understood that Ranma was a demon, and had assumed Jessy was as well. But he was wrong. She was, in fact, a goddess.

 

Yuji backed away from the balcony and into his room as Jessy and the other woman stopped and turned to stare at him. “Beautiful, aren't they?” Came a familiar voice from behind, Yuji spun around and gasped as Gojyo and Hakkai walked in. They both smiled politely.

 

“I hope you slept well, Yuji?” Hakkai asked, he had been the one who spoke earlier. Yuji walked backwards towards the balcony, and screamed loudly when he bumped into something soft and small, as he turned around he was greeted with a huge grin and a hug around his waist.

 

“GOOD MORNING, YUJI!” Jessy squealed, hugging him tightly.

 

“How did you get up-“ Yuji stuttered.

 

“Jessy, now how many times do we have to tell you?” Gojyo asked smoothly grabbing Jessy and hoisting her on his shoulders “You can't climb up the railing, you might fall and hurt yourself.”

 

“Okay.” Jessy replied glumly, slouching down so that she bent forward over Gojyo's head. Yuji started when he felt a cool hand upon his forehead, Hakkai furrowed his brow.

 

“You seem to be running a slight fever.” He glanced at Gojyo “Perhaps from the bonk on your head. Maybe you should lie down?”

 

“Sorry about that, kiddo.” Gojyo chuckled apologetically “But I had to hit you, you were squirming around so much.” Yuji gave an exasperated sob and slunk to the floor, bringing his knees as close to his chest as physically possible before wrapping his arms around them tightly. He felt utterly defeated and vulnerable.

 

He was a prisoner of war, a war between Heaven and the Spirit World. And if what he heard about Heaven was true, he was doomed. He would never see his family again, he would never get to go home! All of his efforts to make the Urameshi family name good were all washed down the drain with one swift flush.

 

Jessy pouted as she hopped down from Gojyo's shoulders and sat next to Yuji on the floor. She patted his head like a pet and gave a small smile “It'll be okay, Yuji.” She said gently “You're in Heaven! It's…kind of awesome up here!” Yuji sobbed again and the elder gods exchanged routed glances. “Oh, Yuji, dear…What's wrong with Heaven? I live here, you know! So does Ranma…”

“Ranma lives here?' Yuji swung his head up so fast he hit Jessy in the face with his head. She squealed and fell backwards, clutching her nose. “Oh-“

 

“Owie!” Jessy groaned, standing up groggily “That one hurt…”

 

Hakkai rushed to Jessy's side and moved her hand slowly, inspecting the damage done while Gojyo spoke to Yuji. “She'll be okay, she's a tough cookie.” He reassured, glancing over his shoulder at the other two “But to answer your question, yeah. Ranma is living here with us. He's here right now, in fact.”

 

“C-can I see him?” Yuji asked, sniffling.

 

Gojyo shook his head “Not right now, he's…ah…”

 

“Oud ob comishun.” Jessy put in nasally, having difficulty speaking due to Hakkai pinching her bleeding nose and tilting her head back.

 

“Uh…”

 

“She said `out of commission.'” Hakkai translated unenthusiastically.

 

“Yeah, exactly.” Gojyo agreed “Out of commission.” Yuji frowned.

 

“What does that…mean, exactly?” He queried, Gojyo opened his mouth only to shut it immediately as Goku and Sanzo walked into the room. Goku was wearing a lovely green Sari, identical to Jessy's, although instead of a golden belt was a skirt of tiger fu

 

“Ah! Good morning, Yuji.” He greeted “What happened, darling?” he asked his daughter.

 

“Yudhi actidentayee buhted my node.” She informed, Goku frowned in perplexity.

 

“She said `Yuji accidentally busted my nose.'” Hakkai translated again “Darling why don't I send you down to Nataku, hm? We have some important business to discuss with Yuji. Alright?”

 

“Ohday, dahddee can I hab a cookie?” Jessy stared at her father expectantly, who in turn stared at Hakkai.

 

“'Okay, Daddy can I have a cookie?'”

 

“Oh!” Goku laughed and gave his daughter a small piece of parchment from a pouch hanging from his skirt. “Yes, of course you can have a cookie, my darling. But make sure to give this to Nataku first, alright? Stay with him until one of us comes for you, alright?” Jessy nodded and ran out of the room, after Sanzo grabbed her in for a brief hug and kissed the top of her head.

 

“Stay out of trouble.” He ordered kindly as she shut the door. Yuji thought he heard a faint `OHDAY!' from the hallway, but wasn't quite sure. All eyes were on the young teenager, whose eyes were puffy and cheeks were flushed. He cringed slightly at the attention.

 

“I didn't mean to hurt her, Goku-sama…” Gojyo grinned and turned towards the monkey king.

 

“Yeah, Goku-sama.” He teased, Goku cocked a thick brow.

 

“Yuji, don't ever call me that again.” He ordered, irked “You may refer to me as Goku.” Yuji nodded his head quickly, not wanting to earn any of the frightening, yet awe-inspiring, gods' wraths.

 

“Hey, Kenren…” Sanzo said softly “get away from the boy, you're scaring the piss out of him.” Gojyo frowned and slung an arm around Yuji who whimpered and jumped violently. Gojyo removed his hand and walked away from him. “Better, kid?”

 

Yuji felt tears prickle his eyes. Tears had become familiar with the past day and a half. He glanced at every one in the room, all frightening tall and beautiful. Their immense strength was overwhelming and amazing at the same time. Just thinking about Heaven had sometimes sent Yuji's mind spinning like a top, so actually being there was…too much.

 

No wonder he was running a fever.

 

“Yuji would you like some tea?” Hakkai asked suddenly, in the most sweetly-coated voice Ranma had ever heard in his entire life. It was almost…erotic. Yuji nodded his head, lost in the saturated tone which the green-eyed god had used. Hakkai pulled a long rope from beside the bed that Yuji had somehow missed and ordered tea. He turned back to Yuji with a warm smile.

 

“Yuji…” Goku began “Do you know where you are?”

 

“Jessy said I was in Heaven…” Yuji replied Goku nodded and ignored Gojyo's muttering of `before you busted her in the honker.'

 

“You know,” Sanzo added, leaning against one of the poles on the bed he dug dirt from under his nails, very much the pose Jessy had taken before “Humans aren't allowed here. Not in this division. They have to be re-incarnated…or dead…”

 

“Am I dead?” Yuji sobbed, the thought just occurring to him.

 

“No, of course you aren't!” Goku answered with a laugh “What Sanzo means is that we have made an exception for you.” Oh. That's what they meant.

 

“But do you know why?” Gojyo asked.

 

“Because I'm a prisoner of war?” There was a thick silence, in which the four gods avoided eye contact, trying their best not to lose control. But Gojyo and Goku caught each other's eyes and then completely lost it.

 

They leaned on each other for support as they cracked up, laughing hysterically. Hakkai hid his laughter behind his hand and Sanzo gave his normal, deep throated chuckle. Yuji stared bewildered at all of them.

 

Things weren't making sense. Why were they laughing? And it wasn't the cruel, teasing type of laughter they had been using when he had been kidnapped. No, this was the laughter of an extremely good joke. This was side-splitting, pants-pissing laughter.

 

Yuji didn't like it.

 

“What's so freaking funny?!” He screamed causing the four men to momentarily stop cackling and stare at him. “I don't understand what is so funny! I'm being serious, here!”

 

“THAT”S what's so fucking hilarious!” Gojyo retorted shrilly, bursting into another fit of laughter, soon followed by Goku. Hakkai shook his head yet kept smiling and Sanzo retained an amused smirk. After several minutes, the god's laughter began to wind down to continuous chuckling before ending into a snigger every now and then.

 

Gaining, his composure, Goku cleared his throat and wiped away a happy tear from his eye before continuing “Ah, now that was a good laugh. Do you agree Sanzo?” Sanzo grunted in what Yuji assumed was the cloned-haired god's way of agreement. “Yes, well, Yuji. To answer your question: yes. You are a prisoner of war. “

 

Yuji frowned “Then why was it so funny?”

 

“It was the way you said it.” Sanzo replied tenderly “That and the fact that it was true…well…Heaven hasn't exactly had a `prisoner of war.' Also…We didn't just bring you here as a prisoner.”

 

“No?”

 

“No.”

 

“Then why am I here…exactly? If you don't need me, can't I go home? Is my staying here that important?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Yes, I can go home?”

 

“No.”

 

“No what? No my presence isn't that important and yes I can go home?”

 

Sanzo grunted in aggravation and squeezed the bridge of his nose. “I have a high tolerance for most things…but human children are not my cup of tea.” He straightened up and began walking to the door “I'm going to find the other little monkey.”

 

He left, slamming the door so hard it fell off the hinges. “SOMEONE FIX THE DOOR.” They heard him yell from somewhere down the hall.

 

“Yes…” Hakkai cleared his throat “Well, as we were saying, you aren't just a prisoner of war. We actually brought you here more for Ranma than anything.”

 

“For Ranma?” Yuji inquired “Why?”

 

“Jessy told us about you're…ah…”

 

“Fucking him.” Gojyo finished receiving a glare from the other two gods “What? Well they ARE.” Hakkai's nostrils flared and he turned back towards Yuji, he cast another dirty glower at the black-haired god before continuing.

 

“As I was saying, Jessy has told us that you two are together.” Yuji nodded, although not before going scarlet “And we thought it only polite to bring the one closest to him along…”

 

“He's closer to his mother, though.” Yuji raised “Why didn't you bring her?”

 

“Would you rather not ever see Ranma again?” Gojyo asked in a sugar-coated tone “If you don't want to be here for him, we can treat you as a prisoner of war…we can treat you like our teenage-sex slave from Bosnia.”

 

“Or prison, we can trade you for cigarettes!” Goku added gleefully, making Yuji whimper. They started laughing again but quickly cut short when they caught Hakkai's livid stare. “Ahem, but I think you should just stay here with Ranma. He would miss you terribly, you know.”

 

Yuji nodded again and stared at his bare knees, the sari having fallen between them. It was strange. He was in such a foreign place, as foreign as a place could get. Yet he was so comfortable. In fact, the only reason he cried was because he knew he was absent from his family. Had he woken up to a room exactly like his own, he would have continued to sleep. He would have felt no difference.

 

“Yuji.” Hakkai's voice rang out clear and deadly-serious “Goku and Gojyo may laugh at the situation, but the truth is that you accompanying Ranma is the most dire of necessities at this point in time.” Hakkai's green eyes grew misty “You see, Ranma…is indeed out of sorts. Had we not brought him here, where he is secure from the thing we are fighting, he would surely have gone mad and destroyed everything and everyone in his path; including you and his mother. And it is Possible the entire human world, even with your father and the other spirit detectives' protection.”

 

Yuji felt his breath catch; was Ranma truly that powerful? Yuji had figured he was a demon, but to be able to destroy the entire world? That was something Yuji couldn't even begin to fathom as a possibility.

 

“How can someone be that powerful?” Yuji voiced “Isn't that impossible?”

 

“Improbable, maybe. Impossible, no.” Hakkai retorted “You see, Heaven is not just at war with the Spirit World. That's something completely different. What is truly the threat is a demon. A demon of incredible power, Gojyo knows more about it than anyone”

 

Gojyo shuffled under everyone's stare, crossing his arms as if he were defying his discomfort “Well, it happened years ago. Before you were born.” He began slowly “I'm the god of war, so it's my job to see over all the threatening activates that go on with all three worlds. One day, almost thirty years ago, I spotted this…for lack of a better word, cluster of massive spiritual energy. At the time it showed no sign of hostility, so I let it go, simply out of curiosity. I should have gotten rid of it when I first spotted it, but no.

 

“I didn't. And due to me not placing my authority down, it grew enormous. And powerful.” The war-god frowned slightly in though “But curiosity was still well attached, and I let it go. I let it wander until I realized: it had taken control of an extremely powerful being. It was using mind control, and on this particular demon-mind control should not have been possible.

 

“When the energy source used said demon to its advantage, I went to retrieve it only to find that it had disappeared and I had missed my chance to extinguish the threat.” Yuji gulped and continued to listen intently “But I knew, I knew that one day it would show up again in the same place. `Return to the scene of the crime' as humans say. So I did something stupid, something really and excruciatingly stupid…I sent Jessy there. I figured Jessy was strong enough to handle the power. I thought `There is no way a single energy can enter a god's mind. And Jessy would be the most difficult to get into…'”

 

He trailed off and clenched his fists, popping his knuckles, a shadow passed across his face and Yuji thought he wouldn't continue so he spoke up “Were you wrong?” Gojyo's red eyes snapped to the boy with a fierce glare.

 

“Almost.” He growled lowly, out of anger with himself “And we almost lost her. For a moment, I could tell that he had a light grip on Jessy's mind. We could all feel it. But Jessy was strong enough to break through, and build a mental barrier. She isn't aware of this exactly, and she hasn't voiced it, but she knows something went wrong down there.” He grinned bitterly “She's just a child and yet so strong.”

 

He smiled at Goku “You sure know how to breed `em, Mr. Equal to Heaven Son Goku.” Goku grinned and shook his head.

 

“She's strong all on her own, Gojyo.” He replied softly.

 

“How strong is Jessy?” Yuji asked suddenly.

 

“Jessy…” Hakkai began “Is almost as powerful as Buddha himself.” Yuji felt his jaw drop “Should Jessy ever feel the need to…she could probably take Buddha's place. She could create her own world, and destroy all the others. The coronet she wears around her head isn't just for decoration; it's actually to contain her immense power. She's very much like her father in that way.” Goku yet again shook his head.

 

“C'mooon, Goku.” Gojyo teased “Don't be modest. You know you have the mighty seed of awesomeness.” Goku chuckled.

 

“Can't lie.”

 

That seemed to lighten the mood enough for Yuji to pry some more “But I didn't notice her wearing it when she was on earth.”

 

“She hides it behind her bangs.” Gojyo resolved before he finished his story “Well, the same power decided that it should move on. Move on to the next strongest force-Ranma. Who is the highest class demon there is, just below a god. When he dies, he'll come straight here and will be made into a god. That's how strong he is. But like I was saying, the energy tried to control his mind, but Ranma realized what was happening and attempted to stop it, very much like Jessy had. But it didn't work, not exactly at least. Because then the power and Ranma's defiance erupted into a battle in Ranma's head, causing him to go berserk.

 

“Had he not run away from you, you would be dead and Ranma would still be running around insanely. Heaven is a sanctuary against all things, so we knew he would be safe here. And that, dear children, concludes Daddy's explanation.” Gojyo gave a half-hearted chuckle before grinning at Yuji “So, what'll it be, kiddo? Are you going to stay here with Ranma until he's better or are you going to be a horse's ass and force us to treat you like a Guantanamo Bay victim?” Yuji gulped loudly and gazed at the three men in the room.

 

“I still don't understand…” he said “How is that I am more important to Ranma than his mother?”

 

“Ranma is out of sorts with his mother, Yuji.” Goku answered “She was not allowed to come here until she straightens out her thoughts and her act. Ranma is an important demon. As the mother of such an important child, Botan will have to make an important decision since Ranma's father is not present. She must choose between her son or herself, unless Ranma's father becomes a major part of the child's life.

 

“Botan is at that critical stage right now. Which is why we have separated them, and brought you here instead. Ranma is comatose right now, but soon he will awaken and loneliness cannot be an option for him. You are the most important person, other than bloodlines, in his life. You must also make the decision.” Yuji stared at Goku, his golden eyes were shining brightly from extreme happiness.

 

Despite the morbid circumstance, the monkey king was happy to have his daughter back. With her safely in his sight, Goku was at ease. Which is why he was so calm. It was the reason Gojyo was grinning, it was the reason Sanzo was in the kitchen with Jessy, laughing as she stuffed her mouth with cookies, and it was the reason why Hakkai could not stop smiling. Jessy was back and their odd ball family was complete.

 

Since the cheerful emotion had taken the room hostage it captivated Yuji. He could tell they were happy, though they were speaking of war and death. This is what Heaven was. This is why Ranma was safe, and would wake up happy as well. Along with this and the fact that Yuji was an important person in Ranma's life made the young Urameshi choose.

 

“I'll stay. I'll stay with Ranma. For as long as I can”

 

 

--Happy New Year everyone