Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ Dragons of Shame ❯ Chaptire 18 ( Chapter 18 )

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By: monkeyking2089

Dragons of Shame

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, Saiyuki or Journey to the West. They belong to their respectful owners.

AN: Hello my little darklings, I hope you enjoyed the last chapter? I rather enjoyed writing it. It was a good re-start for me. The end is coming soon, everyone. The past five years have been great. Writing stories like this give me a reason to turn my computer on everyday. I'm glad to be back. Whee!

Now, please enjoy Chaptire 18: Theories of a One-track mind

I didn't hear you leave…I wonder how am I still here…

Adjusting to the life of Heaven was predictably easy for Ranma and though he had never been there before he was immediately accepted by all the other gods and goddesses and was considered among the higher ranks of deities alongside Goku, Jessy, Sanzo and the rest of their cohort. He was well aware that the day he passes from his physical body he would be propelled into Heaven as a god and would live there for all eternity, therefore he assumed that was the explanation for his quick adaption. However, life for Ranma's friend/lover, Yuji, was not so easy.

Most of the members of Heaven looked down on Yuji and actually considered him more of a pet for Ranma rather than a guest. The fact that he was human and he happened to be the son of one of Heaven's enemies didn't help the circumstances, either. Yuji was not even allowed to wander anywhere without Ranma leading him. At one point Yuji had made the mistake of wandering into the hallway in his sleep, trying to find the facilities, and instead bumped into several militia gods who served under General Gojyo (an: I'll be calling them that from now on, yo. It can get confusing if I use their god-names).

“What are you doing, human?” One of the gods growled angrily “Where is your owner?”

Yuji thought he would piss himself “Uh-uhm…” He mumbled “I'm just…just looking for-“

“An escape?” interjected the other god, who had grabbed Yuji's shoulder gruffly “I don't think so. The General will be very interested in this!”

“In what?” Gojyo had walked behind his mercenaries, yawning loudly, he grinned at Yuji “Now, where are you running off to, Yuji? It's late and I'm sure Ranma would be worried if he woke up and you were gone. Come along, muffin head.” The guard immediately released Yuji “You two should get to your posts, like, now.”

“Y-yes sir!” The two gods barked in unison before marching off in the other direction.

“Jesus, they're retarded.” Gojyo chortled. It was after that incident that Yuji began to trust Gojyo quite a bit, despite the fact that he had been the one who knocked Yuji out the day they kidnapped him.

But the fact that Yuji was virtually being shunned by all of Heaven still depressed the young teen. And, though he would never admit it, he was slightly envious of how well Ranma was treated and how much he was respected by people he had never even met. Ranma was not an idiot though, and he effortlessly picked up on Yuji's emotions.

“You know,” Ranma said softly as they lied in one of the many, beautiful gardens of Goku's castle “I understand that it's been hard for you up here.” Yuji didn't respond “I mean, you're in a completely new place and you don't even have your family to comfort you. I can't imagine how difficult that is. But you still have me!” Ranma leaned in close “I'll always be here for you and I won't let anyone hurt you!”

Yuji blushed madly and smiled “Thanks.” Ranma stood up and stretched his arms.

“I have to go train tonight.” He sighed “It's been a bitch these past couple of weeks, even Jessy has said it's been hard. Master Yu has really been throwing out challenges of all kinds. I might even have to spend a few days in the Demon world completing a mission or two…” he glanced sideways to see Yuji's appalled reaction.

“But you'll have Jessy here!” He assured after seeing the tears that threatened to roll down his friend's cheek “She hasn't been feeling well recently, so Master Yu is letting her have a break.”

“Oh, yeah.” Yuji furrowed his brow “I haven't seen her in about a week, has she been in her room sick this whole time?” Ranma shook his head.

“No,” he scratched his neck “she had a mission in Demon World. It was strictly business for a goddess-in-training, per se.”

“`Goddess-in-training?'” Yuji repeated, receiving a nod.

“Kind of, see, she's one of the more powerful goddesses in the realm and she's still too young to completely control her power, so she's given elite and exclusive missions to complete. She and I usually get the same mission so we can complete it quicker. But recently they've been giving us separate assignments.”

“Why do you think that is?” Yuji asked.

Ranma shrugged and rubbed his neck “Well,” he said after a moment “It might be because of the Demon Tournament coming up this summer. Or it might be because of the war or even the other enemy they've been preparing to fight. It could even be a combination of all that. Or…” he shrugged again “It could just be because they want us to get stronger.”

“What `other enemy?' I didn't know Heaven was fighting something else…”

“They aren't yet.” Ranma informed “But they're expecting to do so soon. I heard Gojyo and the others talking about it at the last meeting. I probably shouldn't be repeating what I heard, but I don't care. Jessy and I discuss all it all the time. We don't like to be left in the dark.”

Yuji frowned at the comment, what made them think he liked to be left in the dark either? “Hey,” the shorter boy chuckled as he picked up on Yuji's distress “don't think Jessy and I don't want to include you. It's just that…well…”

“You don't think I can help?”

“No, that's not it.” Ranma plopped back to the soft grass “We just don't want to put you in more danger. See,” he looked around before lowering his voice and continuing “Jessy thinks that your dad and his friends are going to try and infiltrate Heaven to rescue you.”

Yuji's eyes widened “What?!” he exclaimed.

“Yeah, but that's all I know. The little monkey princess will know more. You should go pay her a visit and ask her while I'm gone. She wanted to see you anyway.” He looked up suddenly “Goku's coming.” He stood up quickly and helped Yuji up, as they walked towards the castle door Goku exited and waved merrily.

“Ranma, Master Yu is waiting for you.” He greeted “I'll escort young Urameshi to your room.”

“Actually, Jessy was saying that she wanted to see him, if that's okay?” Goku nodded “Later Yuji!” Yuji waved goodbye and followed Goku silently. It was always hard to say goodbye when Ranma would leave for training. As the young teen followed the tall god, he glanced over his shoulder to watch as Ranma headed in the opposite direction.

“Staring at him won't make him stay, boy.” Goku chuckled.

“I know.” Was the reply before they slipped into an uncomfortable silence.

“So, ahem, has Ranma told you about the tournament?” Goku asked in an attempt to break the silence.

“He's mentioned it a few times, but I already knew about it from my dad.” Yuji informed “I was supposed to enter it, too.”

“Is that so?” The Monkey King came to a halt in front of his daughter's door “I assume that you have knowledge of spirit energy, spirit weapons and the like?”

“Yes I do. I haven't mastered my spirit energy yet, but my dad has shown me quite a lot.” Goku pursed his lips in thought.

“Interesting…” he broke into another chuckle “Very interesting! Ahahaha!” He opened the door “Jessy, my darling, look who has come to entertain you for a while!” Yuji let out a small cry as he was shoved into the room “Play nice, children. I have some important business to attend to.”

“Uhm-but wait-“

“Goodbye!” Yuji was cut off by the closing of the door, he stared at it for a moment, as if it would magically melt. He had never actually spent any time alone with the young girl and from the stories Ranma told him-he didn't really want to. When he turned around he found Jessy sitting at the foot of her bed. She cocked her head to the side slyly and grinned.

“Hello,” her grin widened “How long has it been since we last saw each other?”

“About a week!” Yuji laughed nervously, there was something not quite right about the grin she was wearing “Uh…how are you feeling? Ranma told me that you had been feeling sick…”

The young girl shrugged and hopped off the bed to stroll to the veranda “You know the view from here is really nice,” she motioned for him to join her “You can see every garden we have here at the castle. So you can see anyone and everything that just happens to be among the flowers.” Yuji peered out over the ledge to find that she was quite right, he could look in any direction and would be able to see all of the gardens, even the one he and Ranma had been in a mere five minutes before. “And the winds can carry a voice for miles.”

She stared pointedly at Yuji “And it's kind of loud.” His face went red; he and Ranma had not just been resting or talking there. Jessy snickered “Why are you embarrassed? I've seen you guys at it before. That was your first time wasn't it? So watching you guys down there today wasn't so different.”

“You know that's voyeurism-which is HIGHLY ILLEGAL.” Yuji snapped, trying to retain some of his dignity, unfortunately, Jessy could easily shatter that without even saying anything. All it took was a look, he turned away from her mocking gaze without another word.

“Anyway,” the young girl walked back into the room “that's not why I asked Ranma to send you up here.” She sat down at the table in her room and poured two cups of tea.

“Oh?” Yuji asked as he joined her at the table “Then what is it?”

“I know he already told you about my theory.” She took a sip of her tea “You know…about your family and friends coming to rescue you?”

“What makes you think they found a way?”

“Because they have Prince Koenma on their side, and that little maggot is not stupid, even though he really does play it well.” Yuji laughed at her remark “He knows that there are other ways to sneak into Heaven without being noticed until it's too late. For instance-“ she opened an ancient looking book that had been sitting on the table “this book describes a portal that can be opened once and only once to cross worlds.” Yuji took the book, expecting to be able to read it, but the words were in an ancient writing he had never seen before.

“Yeah,” Jessy giggled “the book is written in `The Beginning' language. Very few people can read it. What it says is that the portal requires a ridiculous amount of spiritual energy in order to be opened. It must also be in a pure environment. Which means it will take a lot of people who have mastered their own spirit energy, for example the former Spirit Detectives, and a `pure environment' could mean somewhere in the Spirit World. Like King Enma's palace. And the estimated time it will stay open is very little. But it doesn't give an exact amount of time because the page is torn here.”

Yuji mulled over the information he had just been given. If the portal could be opened, then there was a high chance he could go home. He frowned at the thought, that meant leaving Ranma alone, it also meant he would be considered an enemy of Heaven for leaving. Would Ranma be able to forgive him if he were to escape?

“I know what you're thinking, Yuji.” Jessy said dully “And you shouldn't even consider escaping. Chances are that your family won't be going home after they cross that portal. If they step foot into Heaven, they will be detected and they will be captured and tortured to death. One of them might be left alive…as a slave. For all eternity.” Yuji gaped at her serious expression.

“Don't expect me to be nice, either.” She took another sip of her tea “I'm a goddess, which means I'm also at war with Koenma and his cohort. I won't hesitate to defend my home. `Shoot first and ask questions later' is a motto my father has instilled in me.” Yuji felt his heart sink.

There was no doubt that his father would try to rescue him, leading to their demise. Because there was no way they could win against so many powerful gods and goddesses, especially Goku and everyone else. But maybe there was a way he could contact them and tell them not to come? “Jessy, is there a way I can talk to my dad? Or even Koenma?”

Jessy pursed her lips, mimicking the same expression Goku had given earlier “There might be…” she tapped a finger to her chin “You'll have to give me some time to check.”

Yuji nodded “Hey…have you told anyone other than Ranma or me about this?”

“Not yet.” Jessy sighed “I was hoping if I told you first, you would make the right decision.”

“What's the right decision?”

“Hee,” she grinned “Contacting them to stop them.” Yuji blinked “I don't want to kill anyone, you know. I'm not blood thirsty or anything like that.”

“I have to wonder with you guys…gods are deceiving.”

“Only because you humans don't understand out complexities.”

I don't want to move a thing…it might change my memory

Yusuke and the other retired Spirit Detectives gathered in Koenma's office for the seventh time in the past month. They had been training their spirit energy to work as one to open the portal. The first few times had been uneventful but after their fourth meeting they began to show tremendous improvement. They even managed to cause massive waves in the air that formed an almost perfect circle in the center of the office.

But Yusuke was impatient, whenever they would get close and would have to stop he would become livid. “Yusuke, Rome wasn't built in a day, you know.” Kurama stated becoming rather annoyed as well “We all want to get Yuji back as much as you do.”

“Then why haven't we been able to open the fucking portal?” Yusuke snarled back “We've been going at this for over months and we haven't been able to open it even a tiny bit! What we need to be doing is training all day and every day until we get it! This every other day bull shit isn't going to work!”

“Everyone is trying, Yusuke.” Koenma growled, pinching the bridge of his nose “You have to remember that we're short one man, a man who has a jagan and could easily open this portal alone, so we're down a massive amount of spirit energy.”

“DON'T get me started on him!” Yusuke paced around the room angrily, clenching his fists tightly “If I ever see that fucker again, I swear to GOD I'LL-“

“WHAT WE NEED-” Kurama shouted, trying to calm the room down “What we need is more spirit energy…and more time.”

“Maybe Botan has some ideas or something…” Kuwabara put in “I mean, she knows Heaven better than all of us…right?”

“Kuwabara makes a valid point.” Koenma sighed “How has she been, anyway? I haven't really spoken to her…”

“She seems to be healthier.” Kuwabara informed, he glanced at Kurama “She's been walking around and eating more.”

“Keiko said she's been feeling a lot stronger, too.” Yusuke added “We should probably go talk to her tonight.” Kurama remained silent, his back facing the others “What do you think, Kurama?”

“Fine.” He replied curtly “I'll meet you there.”

Oh, I am what I am. I'll do what I want. But I can't hide.

AN: SO! This chapter was reeeeaaaally long. I enjoyed writing it. I hope you al enjoyed reading!

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