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iapetusneume, which was Saiyuki, with Kougaiji/Sanzo, and the line of "I never knew you were like that."
Two bodies hit the bed with low grunts, stretching out on the cool sheets.
“I never knew you were like that.”
One violet eye pried itself open, and Sanzo glared at the redhead next to him. “What the hell does that mean?”
Ignoring the glare, Kougaiji stared at the ceiling. “Every time we’ve seen you, in all the research we did on you and your team, you are always the lone wolf. Or, at least, the one who tries to be. You were so proud of being different from the others, of being human. And now this.”
There was a small shift as Kougaiji shifted, sheets sticking to him for a moment before falling away. “You were never one for self-sacrifice. Period. And today, you gave up the one thing that you were so damn proud of.”
Sanzo was silent. He continued to stare at Kougaiji, even when the other lifted a hand and gently ran clawed fingers over the delicate point of one ear.
An ear that used to be round. Just like the eyes that watched Kougaiji used to have normal, human pupil, not cat-slit ones.
“I never thought you’d give up your humanity to save the others.”
For a moment, there was complete quiet. Then Sanzo let loose with a burst of inventive cursing that called into question the heritage, hygiene, and sexual preference of all three of his traveling companions. When he finally ran out of breath, he laid there panting for a moment.
“You would think,” the blond man growled. “That after all this time someone –besides- Hakkai would learn some first aid. Even a little.
Kougaiji cut in. “It’s not their fault. Not really. My father was a dangerous man. And, somehow,” his expression was wry. “I doubt that Hakkai took that blow on purpose. Or Goku, for that matter.”
Still grumbling under his breath, Sanzo relaxed even further into the softness of the bed. “There was a lot of blood. I’m surprised they pulled through so well,” he said finally.
Stretching until his back gave a loud ‘pop,’ Kougaiji smiled slightly. “I don’t keep Yaone around just for her looks. Though she told me that if you hadn’t kept them from bleeding out, she couldn’t have done much.”
Now it was Kougaiji who stared at Sanzo. “Care to tell me, by the way, what the hell happened after my father was destroyed. I don’t normally fall into an enemy’s bed, no matter how close to dying I’ve come.”
“Life energy,” Sanzo replied softly. He was exhausted, mentally and physically. So much had happened in the last few hours.
“What?”
“Gyumaoh was tied to this world with life energy. When we broke those ties, that power had to go somewhere. And,” now Sanzo sighed, “The biggest urge in life is the one to procreate.”
“You mean….”
“Be glad neither of us is female. Though I suspect that your female companions may be in for a surprise.”
Kougaiji gaped at him.
“Fuck.”
Sanzo smirked. “Exactly.”
I will say, not exactly what I had planned, but I do like it. Word count is 500 words on the dot.
iapetusneume, which was Saiyuki, with Kougaiji/Sanzo, and the line of "I never knew you were like that."Two bodies hit the bed with low grunts, stretching out on the cool sheets.
“I never knew you were like that.”
One violet eye pried itself open, and Sanzo glared at the redhead next to him. “What the hell does that mean?”
Ignoring the glare, Kougaiji stared at the ceiling. “Every time we’ve seen you, in all the research we did on you and your team, you are always the lone wolf. Or, at least, the one who tries to be. You were so proud of being different from the others, of being human. And now this.”
There was a small shift as Kougaiji shifted, sheets sticking to him for a moment before falling away. “You were never one for self-sacrifice. Period. And today, you gave up the one thing that you were so damn proud of.”
Sanzo was silent. He continued to stare at Kougaiji, even when the other lifted a hand and gently ran clawed fingers over the delicate point of one ear.
An ear that used to be round. Just like the eyes that watched Kougaiji used to have normal, human pupil, not cat-slit ones.
“I never thought you’d give up your humanity to save the others.”
For a moment, there was complete quiet. Then Sanzo let loose with a burst of inventive cursing that called into question the heritage, hygiene, and sexual preference of all three of his traveling companions. When he finally ran out of breath, he laid there panting for a moment.
“You would think,” the blond man growled. “That after all this time someone –besides- Hakkai would learn some first aid. Even a little.
Kougaiji cut in. “It’s not their fault. Not really. My father was a dangerous man. And, somehow,” his expression was wry. “I doubt that Hakkai took that blow on purpose. Or Goku, for that matter.”
Still grumbling under his breath, Sanzo relaxed even further into the softness of the bed. “There was a lot of blood. I’m surprised they pulled through so well,” he said finally.
Stretching until his back gave a loud ‘pop,’ Kougaiji smiled slightly. “I don’t keep Yaone around just for her looks. Though she told me that if you hadn’t kept them from bleeding out, she couldn’t have done much.”
Now it was Kougaiji who stared at Sanzo. “Care to tell me, by the way, what the hell happened after my father was destroyed. I don’t normally fall into an enemy’s bed, no matter how close to dying I’ve come.”
“Life energy,” Sanzo replied softly. He was exhausted, mentally and physically. So much had happened in the last few hours.
“What?”
“Gyumaoh was tied to this world with life energy. When we broke those ties, that power had to go somewhere. And,” now Sanzo sighed, “The biggest urge in life is the one to procreate.”
“You mean….”
“Be glad neither of us is female. Though I suspect that your female companions may be in for a surprise.”
Kougaiji gaped at him.
“Fuck.”
Sanzo smirked. “Exactly.”
I will say, not exactly what I had planned, but I do like it. Word count is 500 words on the dot.
