Title: True Colors
Author: Befanini
Website: http://www.fanfiction.net/~befanini
Disclaimer: I have absolutely no rights whatsoever. For fangirl daydreaming purposes only. XD
Rating: M
Summary: "The gods don't save anyone.
You have to save yourself." … But let me tell you… HE saved ME.
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Chapter
5: Tenshi Ja Nai!
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Come live in my heart and pay no rent. Samuel Lover
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XxXxX
Two hours
later, Gojyo opened his eyes slowly, wincing at the bright sunshine flooding
the room. He was flat on his back, the sheet pulled up to his waist. He turned
his head to the other side, away from the window and the sun's glare… and came
face to face with a pair of intense purple eyes that were caressing his face.
"Mmm…"
The kappa rolled over on his side to fully face Sanzo. "How long have you
been awake?" he mumbled, snuggling close and draping long limbs over the
monk. He sighed happily when Sanzo accepted his embrace without protest, and
even wrapped a lean ivory arm around his waist.
"A few
minutes…" the blonde replied; and Gojyo grinned in delight as the purple
eyes dropped down to his mouth, and Sanzo unconsciously moistened his lips.
Gojyo scooted
his head closer and purred. "You didn't have to wait, blondie. You could've
just kissed me awake…" he breathed wickedly.
Sanzo snapped
his eyes back up and glared at him. "Asshole," he murmured in
resentful embarrassment. And then he electrified Gojyo by rolling over abruptly
and pinning the kappa down, as the white hands threaded themselves impatiently
through crimson hair. Gojyo barely had time to let out a pleased chuckle,
before Sanzo's mouth was fastened hungrily on his mouth, soft lips slanting
over his lips as the monk's tongue delved deep.
Tanned arms
wrapped tightly around Sanzo, and Gojyo kissed him back wildly with all the
passion in his soul. His head was spinning. Sanzo was kissing him. That hard,
lean, perfect body was pinning him down, a delicious weight resting full length
on top of him, pressed against him skin to skin. Sanzo's arms cradled his head,
Sanzo's fingers caressed his skull, Sanzo's tongue curled against his tongue,
Sanzo's hoarse gasps flooded his mouth. Sanzo groaned his name almost
desperately as he showered him with greedy kisses.
Sanzo was
devouring him alive, and man it was heaven.
"Sanzo…"
Gojyo moaned, writhing in pleasure and straining the blonde hard against him. "Uhhnnn…
Uhnnn!" he groaned, as Sanzo dipped the golden head lower to lick and
nibble his throat, the monk's own groans of need vibrating on his skin. Sanzo
lapped lustily at his thundering pulse with lazy, velvet tongue, and Gojyo
shuddered, panting hard as he fought to catch his breath. In the past, with all
his casual, empty conquests, he had always been the giver. He took pleasure in
his partner's pleasure, and prided himself on being an amazing lover.
But gods
now he was on the receiving end, and the fact that it was Sanzo giving
him so much pleasure just kissing his neck… He almost sobbed with happiness.
And then, just
as Sanzo moved back up to claim his mouth again –
CRASH!
"Sanzo!
Are you okay! I saw the ban… da… ges…" Goku skidded to a halt just within
the door. Great golden eyes round with surprise collided with horrified purple
and startled red.
"—Matte,
Goku! Yare yare…"
Behind the
saru Hakkai came running, wincing apologetically at not being fast enough to
stop the monkey from barging in. He'd gotten up earlier to get a drink of
water, and from the murmurs and moans coming from Sanzo's bedroom, and the fact
that the door to Gojyo's room was open and the room was unoccupied, he'd pretty
much put two and two together.
"Su—sumimasen!"
Goku squeaked, his poor brain trying to process the image of Sanzo lying on top
of Gojyo, the sheet covering them from the waist down, both of them flushed and
short of breath and glassy-eyed. Gojyo's arms were wrapped tight around Sanzo,
and Sanzo's hands were lost in the kappa's hair. Weirdest of all – both their
lips looked blood-red and bee-stung.
"Oops…"
Goku laughed weakly, and quickly turned on his heel and dashed away faster than
he had come crashing in, arms shielding his head instinctively.
But the saru
was safe from the harisen for the moment, with the monk hardly in a position to
leap up and run after him naked. Instead, Sanzo slammed his eyes shut and
twisted his handfuls of red hair painfully, causing Gojyo to yelp in protest. "I-thought-you-said-you-locked-the-door.
BAKA!" he bit out from clenched teeth.
"Ehem."
Hakkai coughed discreetly, met Gojyo's eyes with a merry smile, and backed out,
closing the door behind him with a soft chuckle. "Yare yare…" the healer
murmured again, feeling so happy for his best friend, and – at the moment – so
sorry for him at the same time. It didn't take two seconds for the explosion to
come, and the closed door did nothing to muffle the shouts and curses now
coming from Sanzo's room.
"But I
never said I locked it!" Gojyo protested heatedly. "I thought you
did! This is your room, in case you forgot, you arrogant, bad-tempered,
goddamn monk!"
"URUSEI!"
Sanzo roared. "And just how could I have locked the fucking door when you
were the last one to enter the room, baka k'so kappa!"
"Dammit,
tenshi, quit yelling! I've got one hell of a hangover as it is!"
"TENSHI
JA NAI!"
"You got
THAT right, asshole!"
"That's
it. You're dead, bastard. DIE!"
Hakkai shook
his head ruefully, and left them to it. "Hey Goku, let's go get some
breakfast at that place you saw yesterday, what do you say?" he called,
knocking softly on Goku's door.
The door
opened a crack, and huge golden eyes stared up at him. "Are you sure it's
all right to come out?" Goku whispered, craning his head under Hakkai's
arm to look doubtfully over to the other side, where Gojyo and Sanzo's rooms
were. The nasty argument was getting uglier by the second.
Hakkai smiled
down at Goku. "Would you rather hang around and wait for him to finish
with poor Gojyo and start on us as well?" the healer asked dryly.
"IIE!"
Goku yelped hastily. He made a mad dash for the door.
"Kyuuuu?"
the mini-dragon stared curiously at Hakkai, as they followed Goku and pulled
the door shut. From Sanzo's room the curses and threats were flying fast and
furious. "Hm." Hakkai murmured. He petted Hakuryu affectionately. "We're
leaving them to work it out."
"Kyu!"
---
XxXxX
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Back inside, Sanzo had taken
advantage of his position and was now locked in furious struggle with Gojyo.
The monk was now straddling the kappa, strong legs digging into Gojyo's sides.
Gojyo, on the other hand, had large hands firmly grasping the blonde's wrists.
Livid purple eyes warred with angry red as they snarled at each other.
Sanzo reared
up to gain more leverage… the sheet slid down past Gojyo's knees with all the
thrashing about, and both of them were exposed. They froze at the same instant;
Gojyo's eyes going wide at the sight before him, and Sanzo's eyes doing
likewise at the feel beneath him. Their eyes met, they glared at each
other for another five seconds, and then Sanzo collapsed down onto Gojyo, just
as Gojyo let go of the blonde's wrists and opened his arms wide to receive him.
They both howled with laughter, gasping and snorting at the memory of the poor
bakazaru's horrified bewilderment.
"Ah,
hell…" Sanzo muttered at last, heaving a great sigh. "At least it
saves from having to tell them…"
"Mmm,"
Gojyo murmured against his ear. "Hakkai already knows anyway."
Sanzo leaned
up on his elbows and snorted down at the kappa. "How the hell could he
know? We only… you know… last night," he muttered, glaring as Gojyo
grinned at his awkward words.
Gojyo brushed
away several golden strands from deep purple eyes. "I meant he already
knows how I feel about you, baka," he murmured softly.
Violet eyes
narrowed for a moment, undecided how to take the remark. And then Sanzo blew on
his bangs as he too admitted gruffly – "Hn. The bakazaru saw us kissing
that night. He knows too."
"You're
shitting me." Gojyo raised his eyebrows, and then stared blankly as Sanzo
nodded grimly.
"The
little fool asked if I was gay…" Sanzo muttered, wincing. He hit Gojyo on
the shoulder as the kappa exploded into hearty guffaws at his statement. "Yamero!"
Gojyo gave a
last chuckle, and arched up to nibble lightly on Sanzo's pouting lips. "Then
I guess that makes me gay, too." He waggled his eyebrows naughtily while
grinding his hips up against Sanzo.
Sanzo groaned.
"You really are a horny devil… I want a smoke first…"
"Mmm,"
Gojyo murmured into his mouth. "Later, Sanzo. First straddle me again…"
he breathed, teasing the monk with feather-light, moist kisses. He slid his
hands down to grasp his lover's hips.
Sanzo gasped,
and a throaty groan escaped him as understanding dawned. "Kappa…"
"Yup.
There's something new I want to teach you…" Gojyo grinned wickedly as the
purple eyes blazed with desire.
"Fuck…"
Sanzo swore helplessly, and claimed Gojyo's mouth in a brief, hard kiss. "Then
teach me, baka, before those two come back…"
"My
pleasure…" Gojyo purred.
---
XxXxX
What is commonly called love, namely the desire of satisfying a
voracious appetite with a certain quantity of delicate white human flesh. Henry
Fielding
XxXxX
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"Ne, Hakkai…" Goku
began hesitantly. They were halfway through breakfast in one of the town's
small eateries, being reluctant to dine at the inn they were staying at just
then.
Hakkai gave
Goku a sagely smile, and propped his chin on his interlaced fingers in an
attitude of respectful listening. The poor kid, having to witness that…
"I have
just one question," Goku continued; and his whole countenance, bless him,
was free of outrage or embarrassment or even resentment at what he had seen
back in Sanzo's room. All that was stamped on the boyish, innocent face was… puzzlement.
"Hai?"
Hakkai encouraged gently. He just hoped he had the right words to put Goku's
mind at rest from whatever was bothering him the most. Darn those two!
"I
actually asked Sanzo first, but he just told me to get out." The monkey
glowered in remembered indignation. "Remember, the day after we defeated
Homura…"
Hakkai drew
his brows together, wondering where Goku was leading. But he nodded again,
prompting Goku to carry on.
"Well…"
Goku muttered, squirming. "Its just – uhm… I don't wonder about Gojyo, 'cause
he's just a horny cockroach anyway, y'know, and… well – you see…"
Hakkai
fidgeted as well, getting a little impatient, and more confused than ever. "What
are you getting at, Goku? Just say it, whatever it is. It's okay." The
healer covered one hand with the other as he crossed his fingers. DARN those
two!
Goku took a
deep breath, look straight into Hakkai's eyes, and asked point-blank: "Does
this mean Sanzo's gay?"
Hakkai choked.
"I mean,
I'm okay with his being a monk, 'cause he smokes and drinks and fires a gun and
all… that doesn't bother me at all. But I'm confused – I always thought that if
Sanzo would (gulp) … y'know… (sweatdrop) … that he would be with a girl."
Hakkai
swallowed down the hysterical laughter bubbling up in him, as visions of the
monk's face came to mind when Goku had asked his question. The healer could
just imagine the frosty reaction the poor kid received.
"Ahem!
Yes! Well you see, Goku…" Hakkai stalled. He poured himself some more tea
and took a long sip to compose himself. "I don't think it's that simple.
Me, personally, I never presumed to guess about Sanzo's – er – preferences. I
suppose I just never thought about it… although I must say, like you, it's not
necessarily because he's a High Priest. I guess I just put him down as someone
who chose not to ever let himself fall in love."
It was Goku's
turn to choke. He actually spewed bits of pork bun before he remembered to
cover his mouth.
Hakkai smiled
at him. "I know it sounds unbelievable. But it's the only explanation I have.
Think about it. Only love could soften our Sanzo enough for him to – er – allow
anybody into his –ah – bed." (Cough, cough.)
"Gojyo?"
Goku sputtered, unable to utter anything more, he was so incredulous.
Hakkai nodded
wisely again. "Precisely, Goku. Those two are like cats and dogs. They don't
even like each other very much. (Here, Goku wildly bobbed his head up and
down.) And yet… well, you saw them together. What other explanation could there
be? There isn't any, not if I know those two as well as I think I do…"
"You
mean…" Goku goggled, dazed. "Gojyo loves Sanzo too?"
"Of course
he does, silly! And I happen to know this for a fact," the demonslayer
added smugly. "He told me so himself."
Goku blinked
rapidly and scratched his head, willing himself to comprehend the barrage of
incredible information he was hearing. He pursed his lips and closed one eye
meditatively, and peered speculatively at the healer with the other eye. "So
they're both gay, then!" he declared.
Hakkai
snorted. One track mind… "Hmm… nope, it's not that simple either,"
he mused.
"Kyu!"
the mini-dragon squealed in apparent agreement. Goku frowned at them both,
frustrated.
"I mean,
in all the time I've known Gojyo, I can tell you for a fact that Sanzo is the
only man who's ever caught his attention."
"No way,"
Goku denied. "He's been flirting with Sanzo from day one! Like he's used
to doing that sort of thing…"
"Oh yes,"
Hakkai insisted. "That caught me off-guard too, and I suppose I should
have suspected something from the beginning. But at first I just put it down to
him doing his best to irritate our grouchy Sanzo."
"Yeah
well he does his best to annoy me too!" Goku glowered. "But he never
made cheeky comments or acted like a pervert around me the way he does with
Sanzo… Good thing too, or I would've killed him…"
"But that's
just the point! He was never attracted to you!" Hakkai declared earnestly.
Goku scratched
his head again, unsure if that was an insult or a compliment.
"Gojyo
acts that way with Sanzo because he's always liked him!"
Goku screwed
up his brows painfully, trying to understand. "But you just said they don't
like each other very much…"
"Never
mind," Hakkai sighed in quiet exasperation. "The point I'm trying to
make is simply this: The way I see it, Sanzo and Gojyo had no choice, really.
They just couldn't help themselves. To answer your question, Goku, they're not
necessarily 'gay' or 'straight'. The fact that they're both guys is
immaterial. They just fell in love."
"Maybe if
you keep saying it my ears will believe it." Goku shook his head,
obviously needing more time to assimilate the whole thing. "Er… Hakkai,
what's immaterial mean?"
"'It
doesn't matter'."
Goku frowned. "Tell
me what it means, Hakkai!"
"I told
you, 'It doesn't matter'."
"GRR… I'm
TIRED of secrets! Why did you go and say the stupid word then if you won't tell
me what it means!"
"Yare
yare… It means 'It doesn't matter', Goku. Irrelevant. Makes no
difference. Get it?"
Goku stared at
Hakkai suspiciously, still sulking. It was incredible that he was more upset
with not knowing the word than he was with the idea of his 'sun' being together
with his sworn enemy. And then Goku's eyes widened. "Ohhh…. I get
it." And then he laughed his head off.
"Hopeless…"
Hakkai shook his head, and smiled fondly at the innocent kid. He reached out
and messed Goku's hair affectionately. "Don't ever change, Goku. Stay
pure."
"Huh?"
Great golden eyes blinked at him.
Hakkai waved
his hand vaguely. He had a feeling that answering "never mind" would
set them off on another merry-go-round.
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XxXxX
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After that enlightening dialogue,
the saru felt much, much better. In fact Goku was in Heaven. He now had more
ammunition to pester and bait Gojyo with. In fact, he began to plague the
redhead soon after they started on the road again. (Two or three hours later
than planned, owing to the – uh – delay.)
"Bwahahahaha…."
Goku cackled. He dug his elbow into Gojyo's ribs as the kappa tried to push him
away tight into "his corner". After a quick struggle, Goku scooted
away, giving up on the physical fight but not on the verbal. "Hehehe… I
guess I can throw away the insecticide now that Sanzo's in looooove with
cockroaches…"
Twitch.
"Bakazaru!"
Gojyo yelled. "Who are you calling a cockroach, you walking talking
stomach! A cockroach has bigger brains than you, you stupid monkey!"
"Oh yeah?
At least my neck isn't all covered with hickeys!" Goku made loud
smooching, slurping noises.
"You
cheeky little runt –"
The vein on
Sanzo's temple ceased to throb and began to pound. The two were
oblivious.
"Yare
yare…" Hakkai sighed. "We've only been five minutes on the road,
guys. And it's going to be a long trip this time. The next town is three days
away."
For once, the
unquenchable monkey whooped with delight at the announcement. "That means
the poor erogappa will have to—"
"That's
IT! I'm gonna make you CRY, monkey!"
BANG-BANG-BANG!
The two
subsided in the backseat, Goku still shooting the kappa gleeful looks and
making a show of kissing the back of his hand.
Gojyo glared
at him, and then a smug smile curled on his lips. He snickered. "Hah. Let's
see who laughs last, baaaaa-ka. My baby can't bear to hit me with the
fan now, so I'm afraid that from now on—ITTE!"
THWAK! THWAK!
THWAK!
Sanzo swayed
and balanced precariously on the moving jeep. He glared daggers at the kappa, a
bright red staining the top of his cheeks. Hakkai glanced at the monk and
slowed down nervously.
"Ow…"
Gojyo winced, rubbing his head. "What was that for, baby?" he
began plaintively, and then he yelped and had to shield his head as two more
blows came raining down.
"I told
you not to call me baby!" Sanzo hissed. Hakkai swallowed a snort. Goku
clutched his stomach, kicked his heels and laughed uproariously.
THWAK-THWAK-THWAK-THWAK!
Sanzo rounded
on the monkey too, and shut him up as well. "What the hell is so fucking
funny, bakazaru!"
"Heh,"
Gojyo chuckled weakly. He was still covering his head and leaning away from the
irate monk, which meant that the two troublemakers were now practically hugging
each other as they quaked. "I guess old habits die hard, huh, tenshi?"
"I'M NO
ANGEL, dammit!" Sanzo roared.
"Yare
yare… It's somehow comforting to know that some things haven't changed at all,
ne Hakuryu?" Hakkai patted the dashboard affectionately, a happy smile on
his face.
"Kyu!"
"Yeah…"
Goku muttered, grimacing, as he and Gojyo untangled themselves and sat far
apart, Sanzo having dropped back down to his seat with one last furious glare. "So
long as the kappa and I still share the punishment, that's all that matters to
me." He cackled, and shot Gojyo a triumphant glance.
"Aw, just
stuff it," Gojyo muttered, casting the blonde head a surly look.
"I mean, I'd
certainly find it strange for Goku to be sitting here up front with me
while Sanzo cuddled up next to Gojyo at the back," Hakkai murmured,
keeping his eyes on the road, the green depths twinkling with rare mischief.
Sanzo swiftly
hid an involuntary smile. "'Ch. Shut up and drive, Hakkai."
Purple eyes
quickly flashed red orbs a smoldering, possessive look in the rearview mirror,
and Gojyo leaned back, crossed his arms behind his head, and gave a satisfied
grin. "Sanzo baby," he mouthed secretly to the violet eyes
studying him, and watched with delight as they flared angrily.
Ah… he couldn't
wait for the punishment those purple eyes promised him…
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XxXxX
"I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when
I am with you."
- Roy Croft
XxXxX
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If I'm Not In Love With You
Faith Hill
If I'm not in love with you
What is this I'm going through tonight
If my heart is lying then
What should I believe in
Why do I go crazy everytime I think about you, baby
Why else would I want you like I do
If I'm not in love with you
And if I don't need your touch
Why do I miss you so much tonight
If it's just infatuation
Why is my heart aching
To hold you forever
Give a part of me I swore I'd never
Give again to someone I could lose
If I'm not in love with you
And why in every fantasy
Do I feel your arms embracing me
Like lovers lost in sweet desire
And why in dreams do I surrender like a little baby
How do I explain this feeling
Someone tell me…
XxXxX
-owari-
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Japanese mini-glossary:
Tenkai: Heaven
Sanbutsushin:
The Three Sages
Kappa: water
demon
Erogappa:
horny water demon
Bakazaru:
stupid monkey
Baka:
stupid/idiot/moron
Harisen: paper
fan
Nani: what?
Hai: yes
Demo: but
Ikkou:
group/party
Are: Huh!
Sankyuuu: "Thank
you"
Seiten Taisei
Son Goku: Great Sage Equal To Heaven. Goku's pure, "true" form.
Urusei: shut
up
Yare yare:
Dear, dear
Bouzu: monk
Youkai: demon
Sensei:
Teacher/Master
Aishiteru: I
love you
Tenshi: angel
Sumimasen: I'm
sorry/Excuse me/Pardon me
Tenshi ja nai:
"I'm no angel" (LOL)
K'so: Japanese
swear-word
Yamero: Stop
it
Itte: Ouch
(exclamation of pain)
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