First Nite

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~ Sanzo POV ~

It was that stupid voice again. It kept calling me! Dammit, why me, of all people?!

I remembered something that my master had told me years ago.

~ “You took an unknown, peasant brat like me in, and on top of that, allowed me to stay by your side.” I said.

“...Well, it’s because I heard a voice.” replied Komyo-sama, smoking his pipe.

“Huh?”

“You were calling...I guess you picked me! You had stubbornly called me on many times...”

I blinked.

“It got so annoying,” continued my master “That I had to bring you home.”

“What's that supposed to mean?” I said, half annoyed and half confused.

“There might be a time...you’ll hear someone’s voice as well.”

“If there is such a person, I’ll obstinately find him...to beat the hell out of him and yell ‘Shut the fuck up!’” ~

Komyo-sama was right. It was freakin’ annoying.

All I heard was this annoying little voice calling to me for years.

But I had never bothered to go and find the little bastard until now.

So I approached the stone prison, to see a small person sitting on the ground, his face in his arms.

The figure was clad in a shirt and pants, and there were chains around his neck, wrists and ankles.

“Hey, you. You’re the one that kept calling me right?”

The kid finally raised his head to look at me.

That’s when I noticed he had the most vibrant golden eyes.

I don’t know what made me think that.

“I – I didn’t call for anybody. Who are you, anyway?”

I snapped out of my trance. “Stop lying. You’ve been calling me for years. It’s pissing me off.”

That face was just staring at me, full of innocence.

I held out my hand. “Come on. You’re coming with me.”

He held his hand out as well, and the shackles melted off his arms.

From that point on, I knew he would be stuck with me.

And as much as I wish I would sometimes, I don’t regret it.

Chapter 2

~ Goku POV ~

That man who took me in with him.

He looked... familiar. Like someone I used to know.

The same shining hair. The same deep purple eyes.

They are so much alike.

This one, this man called Sanzo, set me free and took me in.

The other one did the same thing, giving me a better world.

“Oi, you. You cold? You’re shivering.” said Sanzo.

I nodded frantically. Staying in a stone dungeon for 500 years would make me cold.

He took off his robes and slipped them around me.

“What’s your name, kid?” he says.

“Goku.” I reply.

Then I stopped for a while.

“Get your ass moving kid.”

“Wow... Sanzo, look at that!” I pointed up at the sky.

“What.” he sighed.

“What’s that?” I asked, pointing to the large bright orb in the sky.

“It’s the sun, you idiot. Now move.”

I stopped again after a while, looking at something else.

“What the hell is it?” said Sanzo impatiently.

I pointed to some brightly coloured objects on the roadside.

“They’re pretty!”

Sanzo shook his head, sighed, and kept walking.

Then, after looking at them for a while more, I picked a few, and ran after him.

“They remind me of you.”

Sanzo stopped and turned around.

“What?” “They’re pretty and remind me of you.” I held them out to him.

I saw something red go over Sanzo’s face as he quickly muttered “Shut up kid, move.”

I tried to walk after him, but then I collapsed in the middle of the road.

Chapter 3

~ Sanzo POV ~

“Damn kid!”

I was walking down the road to the temple, the stupid monkey in my arms.

He just had to collapse didn’t he! He just had to! In the middle of the freaking road too!

Then again...he had been locked up there for 500 years. He was sure to be deprived of strength.

I gently ruffled his chocolate brown locks and smiled at his small snoring noise.

I finally reached the temple, where a few monks were cleaning the outside pagoda.

“Sanzo-sama! You finally returned...what?”

“Nani?”

He nodded pointingly at Goku.

“Oh. Let’s just say that he was annoying me for years and I decided to take him home with me to shut him up.”

“Sanzo-sama! You can’t just bring in a boy from the outside!”

“Said who?”

“Said...”

“Hm.” I turned around and headed towards my room.

“S-Sanzo?” the kid was finally opening his eyes. “Where are we?”

“Temple.”

“Temple?”

“It’s where I have to live.”

“Oh, ok.”

“Looks like you gotta stay here with me.”

Goku smiled at me.

“Yeah. That’ll be... great.”

He closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Then I saw the flowers that he had picked a while ago. I smiled.

Author’s Note: Gomen nasai for the really short chappy! I’m running very low on inspiration! Hope you enjoy the rest of it!

Chapter 4

~ Goku POV ~

I woke up, my eyes flickered and I saw Sanzo sitting at the window, fiddling with something.

“Sanzo?”

“Hm?” he turned quickly around.

“Whatcha doing?”

“Nothing.” he muttered.

He left his place at the window, when I saw the flowers, the flowers I had picked for him, glistening in a vase.

“You really don’t have anywhere to go, eh?” said Sanzo.

I shook my head.

“Hm.”

He rummaged around in a drawer for a few seconds, then tossed me a packet.

“Eat that. I don’t want you䘔Ʃai￿￿in��ag��n.

I opened the packet and examined its contents.

It was something crusty and flaky. I bit into it, and chewed thoughtfully.

Sanzo was watching me eat with an expression of interest.

“This is...” I started.

Sanzo looked at me as to say, ‘Go on.’

“YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I yelled, stuffing the rest of it into my mouth. “I want some more Sanzo!!”

Sanzo’s eye twitched. “Don’t have anymore. And I wouldn’t go around yelling like that if I were you, some of the monks here are really temperamental.”

“Like? Tell me so I can sta䘔Ʃou￿￿of��ro��le.”

“Like me.”

Then someone called Sanzo’s name.

“Sanzo-sama!”

“Shit.” muttered Sanzo. “Stay here Goku.”

I nodded and Sanzo left, leaving me alone.

“Don’t get on his bad side.” I said to myself, watching the blonde walk out.

Chapter 5

~ Sanzo POV ~

There was something about that kid that made me feel comfortable.

Around the other monks, I was so...insecure.

Maybe it was cuz of a few years back...the way I was being treated when the monks had heard of Sanzo-sama’s death.

~ “I see. So you’re telling me that last night, I bunch of thieves came into Sanzo-sama’s room, murdered him and stole the sacred book ‘Seiten’. That’s your explanation right?” a monk questioned me.

“There’s no mistake.” I replied. “The sacred book ‘Maten’ was safe due to the fact that Sanzo-sama had protected me and the book. From their outer appearance, there is no doubt that they were a group of youkais. Not only Sanzo-sama’s life, but also the respected sacred book of the Kinzan temple was stolen.”

I clenched my fists tightly.

“I am...” my voice wavered slightly. “I am responsible for all the blame.”

“You expect us to believe that kind of story?!” another monk shouted. “This brat murdered Sanzo-sama! I bet you’ve hidden the sacred book somewhere as well!” he spat at me. ~

I felt a rush of hatred towards that bastard. But then again, he did have a reason to talk to me like that.

And now I was being called this... Sanzo-sama...

Just like my old master.

That kid had this aura surrounding him, or something, I can’t put it into words – but there was this tiny glimmer of what felt like Komyo Sanzo.

Idiot, a little voice says. He’s dead. Goku’s a retard and you didn’t have any other choice. It was either take him back with you or listen to that annoying voice for the rest of your life.

Yeah, but I could’ve just left him there, another voice argues.

Come on! What would you have done? Think about it.

It was those eyes. I saw something in them. Like Komyo’s soul or something.

Oh shut up! Why is everything about the eyes?

If I didn’t see Komyo in them, he wouldn’t be here.

Shut up about the fucking eyes! It’s pissing me off!

“Sanzo! You’re back!”

I snapped out of my little argument.

There were those huge eyes again.

Komyo.

Chapter 6

~ Goku POV ~

“You looked like something was really troubling you.” I said.

“It’s nothing Goku.”

“Do you have anything else to eat?”

“No...” he put a hand on my head.

I immediately felt a rush of happiness, warmth and security.

Hmm, said a voice. HMM. VERY ODD.

Huh?

He reminds you of that person thingy!

I know! That tall blonde guy!

Whasisname?

I don’t know!

Did that other guy bring you the same feelings?

Hmm... yeah... maybe...

“Hey Goku.”

“Yeah?” I looked up.

Sanzo paused for a minute, looking into my golden eyes, as I stared into his.

“Do you ever find this feeling inside you? When you look at someone and you see someone else?”

“Yeah... I don’t get it...”

Sanzo sighed, and he began staring at the vase full of flowers.

I felt sleepy all of a sudden. The world was blurring...

I fell back and landed on Sanzo’s lap.

Chapter 7

~ Sanzo POV ~

Chocolate brown hair brushing against my robes.

Were the effects of 500 years in a stone prison so bad as to make him faint every few hours?

I blushed furiously as I lifted him up and put him in my bed.

I stroked his hair and saw the gold band around his forehead. A youkai power limiter...

He was youkai? Was that maybe why he was put in that dungeon? Had he killed someone?

Would the same thing happen here?

As long as you don’t piss him off, I thought.

No, he’s the one who shouldn’t piss me off.

Stupid voices. Constantly arguing.

But I couldn’t help wondering... was this boy really a youkai?

The innocent face, the beaming smile? And most of all...

Those eyes?

Were those eyes going to lose the reflection I saw of Komyo-sama? Were they going to turn into eyes that saw nothing but death and destruction?

Those hands. Those hands, turning into claws that reaped flesh?

That mouth turning into jaws that savoured blood?

Get that thought outta your head.

Stop thinking like that, Genjo Sanzo.

Then I realised how much I was worrying about this kid.

Waaaaay too much.

It kinda pissed me off. But I also kinda liked it.

Is there anything else I want to think?

Nah.

Slowly, I lowered my head. My hand rested on the side of the bed. My lips brushed tenderly against his chin and moved up to kiss him gently, but passionately.

Chapter 8

~ Goku POV ~

Ehh?

I saw that man again. The one that looked so much like Sanzo.

~ He was running his fingers through my hair while I pretended to sleep.

Then he lowered his head and kissed my jaw gently.

“I love you, saru.” ~

I opened my eyes and I felt something warm pressing against my lips.

“Ahh!”

Sanzo was doing something to me! And I don’t know but... it made me happy.

His hand was stroking my head gently.

“S-Sanzo?”

He looked at me, alarmed.

“I... I... I’m sorry...”

He rolled off the bed and was about to leave the room.

“Sanzo?”

“Nani?”

“Do you... do you love me?”

I was blushing.

He looked back at me over his shoulder.

“If I say yes?”

“I love you too.” I smiled.

He stared at me for a moment and then his face broke out into a smile.

A true smile.

He walked back over to me and took me in his arms.

I snuggled up to him and kissed his ear.

“I love you – “

~ “I love you, saru.” ~

“Saru.”

Chapter 9

~ Sanzo POV ~

What’s love?

Something to do with caring for the other, doing anything for them, fucking them, blah blah blah.

He was far too innocent to be given a good fucking, that was for sure.

But I just held him in my arms, and caressed him gently.

“Sanzo...”

Goku looked up at me with those beautiful eyes.

“Nani?”

“Do you promise?”

“Promise what?” I asked softly.

“Promise you won’t ever leave me?”

I felt amusement come up into me. Ever leave him...?

I gave a small snort of laughter through my nose.

“Of course I won’t, you baka saru.”

Goku smiled and kissed me.

I wrapped my arms tighter around him, rubbing his back.

He sighed and fell asleep. Again.

Baka saru. Falling asleep at the wrong time.

I kissed him again and lay down with him.

“Goodnight Sanzo.” he whispered.

“Goodnight... Goku. I love you.”

Chapter 10

~ Dougan POV ~

I remember how Sanzo-sama took me in and protected me.

But now there was this other boy...

I considered him a rival.

I needed Sanzo-sama’s attention.

Being bullied by the other kids for so long and now...being accepted by the great Sanzo...

He had locked himself up in his room.

And the kid, quite clearly to my eyes, smiled at him.

Then Sanzo looked at me.

His look said, ‘Don’t worry.’

I sat in my own room, thinking and thinking about why he would say, or rather, have that message in his eyes.

Then it hit me.

‘Don’t worry.’

About myself.

I don’t think he needed me to serve him in the first place.

Because now he had this other boy.

I adore Sanzo-sama.

I didn’t want to lose him to some other brat kid.

So I went outside, and walked all the way to Sanzo’s room, and peered in through the window to see if he was ok.

“Sanzo-sa – “

What I saw shocked me.

Sanzo was holding that boy.

Not in the way that he was when he brought him to the temple yesterday.

Much more gently.

Lovingly.

I couldn’t believe it. My mind was tortured by this picture.

Then Sanzo lowered his head and kissed the boy.

I screamed in fury and dropped to my knees.

Chapter 11

~ Goku POV ~

Sanzo tore away from me.

“Sanzo? Sanzo, what’s up?”

“Stay here.” he said, pulling on his robes.

He opened the door, about to step outside, then stopped.

“What is it Sanzo?” I asked, getting out of the bed.

“This kid.” he muttered, then dragged a boy out of the rain.

Green-grey hair and dark green eyes.

“Who is he?”

“His name’s Dougan. He was brought to me before you came to act as a servant.”

“Dougan.” I tilted my head to the side and pondered over him.

Sanzo lay him on the ground.

“Hey. Wake up.”

Dougan’s eyes flickered for a moment, then opened wide.

“Thank you, Sanzo-sama.”

“Chc. What for? I didn’t do anything.”

Dougan looked over. At me. Then there was fury blazing in his eyes.

“Sanzo-sama, come back to me!” he said, jumping up.

“What are you talking about?”

“Sanzo-sama, don’t let this boy – “

“Don’t what?”

Dougan’s face was confused, yet kept its strength.

“Sanzo-sama... I’m saying... I love you too Sanzo-sama!”

Chapter 12

~ Dougan POV ~

I blurted those words out.

“I love you, Sanzo-sama!”

Sanzo stayed quiet, and that boy stared at me.

“Sanzo-sama, please come back to me! I love you Sanzo-sama, I love...”

I looked at him, my green grey eyes pleading with his vibrant amethyst.

“Sanzo?” said someone else.

I glanced to the side, looking at the boy.

“Never mind, Goku. Just forget about him.”

He walked away from me. ‘Forget about him...’

“NO! SANZO-SAMA! NO!” I pounded the ground.

I kept hitting it and hitting it, till blood flowed from my knuckles.

Why...why?!

“I love you Sanzo-sama!” I screamed. “I LOVE YOU!”

“Chc. Baka.” Sanzo muttered.

And for the next moment, everything was a nightmare.

I pulled myself to my feet, staggered to the door, and laughed maniacally. “Just you... just you wait Sanzo-sama... one day... one day I’ll take him from you!”

Chapter 13

~ Sanzo POV ~

I don’t get it.

What did I do to make Dougan love me?

Goku was sleeping again, and I gently caressed that soft face.

I found myself worrying for him.

For Goku, not Dougan.

What was Dougan gonna do?

I loved Goku... too much.

A period of 2 days and you love him that much? Chc, you’re really weird.

SHUT UP GODDAM VOICE!

Dougan wouldn’t kill him would he?

I didn’t want to have to lose some other precious thing... especially not so soon.

Komyo... what would you have done?

Goku snorted in his sleep.

“Baka saru.” I laughed softly, and kissed his forehead.

“Sanzo...” I heard him say in his sleep.

I smiled. “Yes?” I said.

Idiot me.

I knew he wouldn’t be able to hear me, let alone talk back.

But he did.

“Sanzo...” He opened his eyes.

“So you weren’t asleep?”

“I was for a while.” he grinned. “Sanzo... are you worried for me?”

“Yes... well... I... yeah. I am.”

I blushed furiously as I said it.

Goku looked at me with a mixed expression on his face.

Whether it was worry, fear, or anxiety I didn’t know. Maybe it was all 3.

He buried his face in my chest and said “Don’t worry Sanzo. It’s ok.”

I felt sad for some reason. No matter how reassuring he was going to be, I still felt sad.

Chapter 14

~ Goku POV ~

Poor Dougan.

He loved Sanzo too.

And I know Sanzo felt regret at his sudden coldness towards Dougan.

Poor Sanzo.

I snuggled closer to Sanzo, breathing his delicate fragrance.

I could feel his worry as his body rose and fell when he breathed.

Stop worrying, Sanzo.

But what if Dougan did succeed in having Sanzo?

Somehow, that prospect didn’t frighten me.

I wasn’t jealous.

Wasn’t jealous of Dougan’s ideals.

But I was worried about Sanzo.

My Sanzo.

I love Sanzo, and I know he loves me too.

How far would he go to protect me?

Would he even...

... Kill Dougan?

Nah.

Sanzo isn’t that kind of person.

He wouldn’t kill someone for my sake... would he?

I sighed.

But not too loudly, in case I woke him.

Genjo Sanzo.

Don’t do anything too harsh.

Chapter 15

~ Dougan POV ~

Now I guess Sanzo-sama doesn’t need my help.

Ungrateful.

UNGRATEFUL DAMMIT!

Calm down.

He may be ungrateful, but he’s still my Sanzo-sama.

But really...

Was that kid… was he really more special than me?

Was it because he had gold eyes?

The brand of heresy?

Did Sanzo-sama feel sorry for him?

Or was Sanzo-sama’s plan just to make me jealous, in hopes I would leave him?

I don’t want to leave him!

Not just because of some stupid kid he picked up.

Maybe I had to make myself special somehow.

Special enough to be loved and wanted by Sanzo-sama.

And stronger than Goku.

Maybe I would even... destroy Goku.

Once he sees how powerful I am, he won’t want Goku.

And I’ll get rid of the nuisance forever!

Then we would see what would become of him.

I laughed to myself.

Sanzo-sama... you’re mine forever.

And some brat kid ain’t gonna take you away from me.

Your heart and soul, all mine.

Chapter 16

~ Goku POV ~

I remember.

I remember that man.

From 500 years ago.

Konzen.

~ “Goku.”

“Nani, Konzen?”

“I know how you feel at Nataku’s sudden harshness. I want to say that it’s Litouten. Litouten doesn’t want you to be friends with Nataku.”

“Li.. Litouten...”

I burst into tears.

“All I wanted was a friend! Why can’t we be?” I sobbed.

Konzen took me in his arms.

"Shh, shh. It’s ok. I’ll love you.”

“Konzen?”

He ruffled my hair gently.

“I love you, Goku. You should know that.”

“Konzen...”

“Don’t worry. I won’t let anything bad happen to you.”

“Really?”

I looked up at him with adoring eyes.

“Yeah. Definitely.”

He put a hand on my hip and kissed me gently.

“I love you too, Konzen.” ~

Konzen...?

I look at Sanzo again.

Konzen.

I can see the similarities now.

They’re basically the same person.

They have that same bad temper but once you get to know them...

They are so loving and gentle.

Then it hit me.

They ARE the same person.

Ahh, Sanzo.

Will everything end... like when you were Konzen?

Chapter 17

~ Sanzo POV ~

Goku was running around outside.

But somehow I knew something was wrong with him.

And it concerned me.

I pushed away a few documents, only to hear Goku talking back at a monk.

“You walked into me!”

“Nani?”

From what I could hear, the monk was shocked at his rudeness.

“Come on brat! I’m bringing you to Sanzo-sama!”

Goku was shouting at the monk.

“FINE! Take me to Sanzo! He won’t care anyway!”

How did he know?

“Wait and see, brat!”

He knocked politely at the door.

“What is it?” I said loudly.

“Sanzo-sama, this brat has been rude to the monks and –”

“I heard.” I snapped. “What, you think I can’t hear you people rant from here?”

“S-Sanzo-sama...”

“Leave Goku here if he annoys you so much.”

“H-Hai!”

I saw the monk shoot a glare at Goku.

Once he left, he gripped my waist tightly.

“Thanks, Sanzo!”

“I hate that dude anyway.”

I lifted him up and gave him a kiss on the forehead, but not before sitting down and putting him on my lap.

He nuzzled my cheek lovingly.

“Goku, tell me something.”

“Anything, Sanzo.” Goku smiled happily up at me.

“Why do you look so sad?”

Chapter 18

~ Goku POV ~

Sad.

Was I sad?

Not sad.

Troubled.

“Iie, Sanzo.” I said, shaking my head. “I’m troubled.”

“Troubled?”

He squeezed my hand.

“Doushita?”

“Sanzo, I remember.”

“Remember? Remember what?”

“Before I was put in that stone prison, I used to live in heaven. I remember there was this man. And he... he looked just like you, Sanzo.”

“Nani?”

“He had this beautiful blonde hair... and these beautiful purple eyes... just like you. And... he loved me too.”

Sanzo placed his face right up to mine, so that our noses were touching.

His eyes were full of sympathy.

“What happened?”

“H-He died.”

I suddenly burst into tears, burying my face in his chest.

“Oh Sanzo!! D-Dougan... he died in a situation that’s exactly like the Dougan situation! Sanzo, please, don’t do anything too harsh for me!”

He lifted my tear-stained face and kissed the tears away.

“Shh... it’s ok...”

“S-Sanzo... promise me...”

“I promise. I love you, Goku.”

“I love you too, Sanzo.”

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