Author:
lillypuff
LiveJournal: http://lillypuff.livejournal.com
Characters
From: Saiyuki Gaiden
Pairing:
Kenren Taishou x Tenpou Gensui
Theme:
30Kisses - #09, dash
Completed:
11 of 30
Rating:
PG-13
Warning(s):
Not much really, some language, some light sexuality, some fluff towards the
end
Summary:
All it took was one poorly worded
sentence and Kenren was running out of his quarters as if something intent on
killing him was in hot pursuit…
Disclaimer:
Sadly, Saiyuki does not belong to me.
Random
Notes: This
was one of those incredibly random last minute ideas that I get sometimes, so
yeah, no promises on how good it will be lol
All it took was one poorly worded sentence and
Kenren was running out of his quarters as if something intent on killing him
was in hot pursuit, leaving a startled messenger staring blankly after him in
the doorway of his rooms, but he didn't care, not one bit. All he cared about was getting to his
destination as fast as he could.
He ran past guards and soldiers and errand boys,
each trying their best to get out of his way when they saw him barreling down
the hallways of the dormitory, some succeeding, and some failing. Those that failed to move in time were
knocked aside and as Kenren flew down a flight of stairs two steps at a time he
made note of who he should apologize to later.
When he burst into the courtyard of the western
army complex Kenren's heart was pounding furiously in his ears, mostly
overshadowing the sound of his coat tails as they began to flap in the Tenkai
breeze. He silently cursed himself as
he dodged kami too slow to get out of his way and trees and shrubbery that
couldn't; his lungs were starting to ache and he was beginning to wonder if
maybe he should cut back on the smoking, then he cursed himself again for even
thinking about cigarettes because frankly he could use one to calm his nerves.
Almost all the way across the courtyard and closer
then before to his destination, Kenren nearly tripped over a child who had
stopped to look at whatever it was that had caught his attention, perhaps a
coin or a bug or a leaf and Kenren could only wonder, as he practically hurtled
the kid, what in the name of hell he was doing in army country anyways and it
wasn't until he reached the infirmary doors just a few yards away that he realized
he'd almost collided with Goku as a startled "Ken-nii-chan" was
carried away by the midday breeze.
Inside the building that housed the infirmary
Kenren slowed his breakneck pace, but only the slightest bit. Even here everyone seemed to know that he
was not about to stop for anything or anyone.
Aides, nurses and healers gracefully moved out of his way - all except
for one who stood fast and waited with a stern look on his face, one that made
Kenren suddenly seem very strange and out of place. Not feeling up to barreling into yet another mostly innocent
bystander, Kenren put on the breaks and slid to a halt in front of the healer.
"Where is he?" Kenren asked, out of
breath and already out of patients, if he'd had any to begin with.
"He who?" replied the healer, adding in
a 'General' at the last moment as if he had just noticed the uniform and its
various insignia.
Kenren glared at the man, "Marshal Tenpou." He held back the idiot that wanted to escape from his mouth.
"Oh, he's around the corner," the healer
replied casually and Kenren had to keep himself from shouting at the man, if
for no other reason then to relieve his own frustrations. He didn't think Tenpou was deserving of such
a casual tone when he could very well be dieing only a few feet away.
Collecting himself the best he could, Kenren began
to stride gracefully down the hallway the healer had pointed to, rounding the
corner and coming face to face with a white sheet that had been pulled around
one of the infirmary beds for privacy.
Kenren's heart was still pounding in his ears as
he stood before the makeshift wall, preparing himself for the worst, hoping for
the best. Slowly he reached out and
grabbed the curtain, pulling it back every so carefully and as quietly as he
possibly could.
Kenren blinked hard and shook his head. If he had been smoking a cigarette at the
moment Tenpou came into view it would likely have fallen from his lips.
"You…you're…" was all he could manage
after taking in the sight of a fairly alive looking Tenpou sitting with his
legs dangling over the side of the bed as he poked and prodded at his freshly
bandaged wound and otherwise bare upper body.
When Tenpou looked up two pairs of violets eyes
met each other and Tenpou smiled crookedly.
Immediately Kenren could see his own concern reflected back by Tenpou's
gaze.
"I'm alright…"
"You're alright…"
"Yes, I'm alright…"
Hesitantly Kenren began to walk towards the bed,
letting the curtain fall closed behind him, his hand stretching out to caress
the marshal's bandaged midsection as he carefully slid between Tenpou's
dangling legs. Kenren's long fingers
traced gentle patterns first against the bandages, then against the man's
exposed skin before they made their way to rest on his hip. After that, Kenren simply stared at Tenpou
for a moment until all of his senses were satisfied that this was no illusion,
that Tenpou really was ok.
Suddenly very tired, Kenren let his head fall
forward, his forehead coming to rest on Tenpou's shoulder.
"You're ok…"
"Yes."
Kenren nodded, more for himself then anything
else, as he began to place gentle kisses on Tenpou's bare shoulder and neck,
pulling him closer while trying not to aggravate the man's fresh wound.
"Kenren…"
"Yeah?" he replied, barely above a
whisper.
"Are you
alright? You got here faster then I
expected."
For a second Kenren tensed, but when he felt
Tenpou's fingers tracing patterns against the leather of his coat he let his
muscles relax again, they were sore enough from his mad dash across the compound.
"Yeah.
I'm alright," Kenren replied, his voice muffled against Tenpou's
body, "I was just under the impression that you were either dead or dying."
Tenpou groaned, "Oh. Sorry.
There was an awful lot of
blood. I guess I should have waited
until they had me cleaned up to send a messenger. He must have seen the mess and assumed the worst."
"Guess so," Kenren replied as he nuzzled
the crook of Tenpou's neck, "You know you scared the shit outta me."
"I know," Tenpou replied softly, "I'm
sorry."
"You better be," Kenren began as he
reluctantly put a bit of space between himself and his marshal, "But on
the bright side, I think I set a record for the cross-compound sprint."
Tenpou chuckled and Kenren sighed when he heard
that pleasant sound come from the man's lips.
Only a few minutes earlier he had been afraid he'd never hear it again.
"Come on, lets get you back home,"
Kenren suggested a few seconds later, "the sooner you get some rest the
sooner you can start making up for today's excitement."
At that Tenpou snorted and Kenren couldn't help
but grin.
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