Saiyuki: Reborn

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Chapter 13


An hour later he was home once more, brandishing some take out food
Lan had bought for him and Goku to share. After a few thanks he
slipped inside, glancing about for Goku. Though he\'d managed to clean
himself up a bit it would probably be obvious that he\'d been crying,
that he was still exhausted. \"Hey…Goku?\" Maybe he\'d make it to the
shower before Goku could get a good look at him.

Goku blinked, rolling onto his stomach. He had finally flopped onto
the couch, exhausted after having not slept much the night
before. \"Welcome home,\" he called sleepily, then paused as he sniffed
the air. \"Hey, do you have food?\" //Did I even eat today?// Suddenly
encouraged, he sat up, smiling.

\"Yeah...it\'s not much.\" Actually, it was a lot--Goku always managed
to devour whatever he brought, so he\'d invested in extras. \"Pork and
rice, mostly.\" He slipped out of his shoes and padded to the living
room, setting the carry out on the table. \"I\'ll get something to eat
with. Do you want anything to drink?\"

\"Yeah--I think there\'s still some beer in there.\" He immediately
pounced on the boxes, peeking through each until he found the meat;
already his mouth was watering. \"This looks really good,\" he called,
licking his lips, trying to keep from just reaching in and picking
pieces out with his fingers.

\"I\'m glad.\" Huyen returned a moment later with chopsticks and beers
for them both, seating himself heavily on the sofa. He had to admit,
he was rather hungry himself, and he began to eat out of the nearest
carton. \"Do anything, while I was gone?\"

Goku nodded around a mouthful of pork. \"I was really bored, so I
kinda cleaned the house up.\" He gestured with his chopsticks to the
clutter-free living room. \"I was thinking of getting some groceries,
but then I sat down and the couch just felt so~ nice....\" //And I
didn\'t really sleep last night, so....// He smiled faintly. \"So I
ended up taking a nap. How\'s Lan doing?\"

\"He\'s good.\" Huyen kept his gaze focused on his food, trying not to
sound nervous. \"We...talked, for a while.\" //I know that\'s what you
really want to know, isn\'t it?// \"About stuff.\"

//Stuff, huh?// \"That\'s good. We should invite him out to eat
sometime he doesn\'t have to work. Or maybe go to a bar or something.\"
He shifted faintly, trying to keep his concentration on his food even
as his eyes kept darting to the other curiously. //I want to ask,
but.... What if he didn\'t actually remember anything? I\'ll just end
up annoying him, then....//

Huyen was starting to lose his appetite, but he kept eating
anyway. //I can\'t keep running like this forever. Lan…may have been
right about that, at least.// \"I remembered a few things,\" he
offered, deciding to start with the small things. \"Lan...he\'s been
through the same things, so I think he understands a little. The four
of us….\" He smiled, however weakly. \"We had some good times.\"

Goku glanced up, licking sauce from his lips. \"Oh yeah?\" He
brightened a bit and turned to better see his lover. \"We did. We got
in some trouble too, but yeah....\" He shifted closer. \"It was a lot
of fun.\"

\"You were calling to me,\" Huyen said abruptly, pausing to shovel more
food into his mouth. He gulped it quickly down. \"I remember that now,
on the mountain…. That you were crying.\" He lowered his head
slightly. \"And…I came to you.\"

Goku\'s breath caught a bit, eyes widening. \"Huyen….\" He swallowed the
remaining rice in his mouth, letting his chopsticks rest in the box
as he watched the other. //Sanzo never really talked about that time
with me….// \"You…really remember? I was…crying…?\"

\"Yeah. Not very well, but…I remember hearing it. You crying.\" Huyen
set his food down, taking a quick sip of beer before turning to face
Goku. \"I\'m sorry. I know it would have been better if I…remembered it
with you….\" His fingers curled. \"…but I think Lan figured something
out. Like…a wall, that\'s been holding me back.\"

Goku immediately set his own food aside, all his attention on his
lover. \"Like...something keeping you from remembering
everything?\" //Huyen, you do remember, right?// He wiggled closer,
feeling a bit breathless and nervous by what was happening. \"Do you
know...what it was?\"

\"No,\" Huyen admitted. \"Not anymore. But Lan said I said something.\"
He slid his fingers through his hair. \"I was a little delirious, I
guess. And I said….\" He took a deep breath. \"I renounced the Gods.\"

Eyes widening, Goku wiggled up so their knees were touching. //Is
that...really all?// He frowned faintly. \"Would something like
that...really cause so much trouble? I mean....\" He glanced away,
unsure of what he was trying to say. //But it wasn\'t like he was the
best priest. Even in Heaven....//

\"I don\'t know.\" Huyen lowered his eyes. \"When Lan and I were
together...just after the life you and I were together in…something
happened to us. He died, and I….\" He tightened his hands around each
other to keep them from shivering. \"I remember…giving something up.
Lan said it\'s possible I was punished for it.\"

Goku frowned even harder. \"That doesn\'t sound like something Bosatsu
would do,\" he muttered. \"Maybe she wanted to teach you something, but
punishment....\" There had to be something else, because Sanzo had
renounced a lot of Buddhist traditions. Huyen\'s memory block couldn\'t
have just been something so small.

Huyen shrugged. He didn\'t want to think that there might have been
something else, some other secret to uncover…. \"I don\'t know,\" he
murmured, bracing his elbows on his knees and his forehead on his
laced knuckles. \"But I don\'t want to worry about that right now.\" He
was still somewhat exhausted from earlier, and he didn\'t want to risk
another scene like that again.

Goku nodded. \"You did a lot today, right?\" He rubbed his knuckles
lightly into the other\'s shoulder. \"Come on--let\'s eat the rest of
this great food, and then I\'ll give you the best backrub ever. How\'s
that sound?\" Leaning close, he touched a gentle kiss to the top of
his lover\'s head. \"Hmm?\"

Huyen glanced up. \"Yeah. That…sounds good.\" Grateful that Goku wasn\'t
pushing him he reached for his food, gulping down a few more bites.
His eyes flickered to Goku briefly. \"Thanks.\"

\"Hey, it\'s obvious I haven\'t been able to help your head, so if Lan
can, then….\" He smiled, scooping up his food once more. \"That just
means I can concentrate on all the fun stuff.\" Stuffing pork and rice
into his mouth, he bounced back on the couch, feeling pleased.

Huyen glanced at him again. He\'d expected that Goku would be
disappointed, knowing that Lan had helped where he couldn\'t, but…Goku
did always ge tge to surprise him. He smiled slightly as he gulped
down some more beer, then sat back. \"It was pretty good, huh?\"

Goku enthusiastically nodded, eyeing Huyen\'s remaining food just as
his own chopsticks came up empty. \"It\'s *really* good,\" he agreed,
licking his lips. \"Are you gonna eat the rest?\"

\"Hm? Oh, go ahead.\" Huyen settled into the couch cushions, and though
he was anxious for the promised backrub he was patient as Goku picked
through the rest of the cartons. He\'d been right to bring a lot.

Once the food was gone, he scooped up a pair of fortune cookies with
a smile. \"Here.\" He wiggled over and offered one. \"Let\'s see what our
fortunes say, okay?\" Before the other could reply he broke the cookie
in half, pulling out the paper with an expectant grin. \"\'Good things
come to those who wait\'? What\'s that supposed to mean?\"

Huyen snorted. \"It means patience is a virtue,\" he replied, waving a
hand vaguely. The fortune was more true than Goku probably realized,
but he wasn\'t about to bring it up. \"Open mine for me.\"

\"Kay.\" Goku stuffed the cookie pieces in his mouth before snapping
open Huyen\'s. \"Hmm, it says \'Those who can\'t forget are worse
off....\" Goku grew quiet, staring at the bit of paper. \"Um...are
worse off...then those who can\'t...remember....\" His voice had
dropped to a whisper by the enhoulhoulders hunching faintly.

Huyen glanced at Goku\'s back, his chest tightening just a bit. Then
he only snorted, and reached up to tug at Goku\'s shoulder. \"They\'re
full of shit,\" he replied, drawing Goku back against his chest. \"Come
here--you owe me a backrub.\"

Goku nodded, dropping both papers and Huyen\'s cookie on the table
before turning around. \"All right then,\" he said, voice bright and
cheerful, letting the brief, solemn mood pass. \"On your stomach,
boy,\" he teased, poking Huyen in the side playfully. \"And strip. No
shirts allowed.\"

\"Yes, sir.\" Huyen tugged his shirt off and stretched out on his
stomach, glad they weren\'t going to dwell on such sensitive
topics. \"This better be good,\" he teased gruffly, sighing into the
cushions. //\'Cause I really need this.//

Chuckling, Goku spread his wide hands over the backs of Huyen\'s
ribs. \"Of course it will be,\" he replied confidently. \"I\'m the best,
remember?\" He easily began to work out the stiff knots in his lover\'s
back, and though he wanted to touch every part of him, Goku confined
his hands to above Huyen\'s waist.

Huyen sighed again at the feel of Goku\'s hands on him. It was easy to
forget how strong the boy was, but he didn\'t mind being reminded. It
really was good. Huyen shifted slightly, trying to guide him, until
he gave up and just murmured, \"Higher.\"

Goku smiled and easily complied, hunting for the best reaction from
his partner. \"You know,\" he mused faintly, \"you\'re not as thin
anymore. You\'re ribs aren\'t sticking out so much.\" He shifted close,
adding a bit more strength to his hands as he kneaded them into
Huyen\'s shoulders.

Huyen murmured quietly, relaxing further beneath Goku\'s
hands. //Yeah, that\'s the spot....// \"It\'s probably because I\'m
actually eating these days,\" he murmured vaguely, folding his arms
under his head. \"You must be rubbing off on me.\"

\"I like it,\" Goku replied. \"You\'ve always been thin, but you were
downright skinny before. This gives me more to touch.\" He giggled,
leaning forward for a brief kiss before obediently returning to his
massage. \"Besides, it\'s good for you. You wouldn\'t want to be too
bony.\"

\"No, I guess not.\" Actually he didn\'t care, but if Goku was happy
that would be enough for him. \"Lower,\" he murmured, shifting again.
He wanted to feel Goku everywhere.

Goku laughed softly. \"Higher, lower--you need to make up your
mind.\" //Though he did say lower, so....// Grinning mischievously, he
scooted back so he could work his fingers into Huyen\'s hips. He bent
over his lover, dragging his tongue up his spine before nibbling the
skin between his shoulder blades. \"That better?\"

\"Yeah….\" Huyen\'s breath caught a moment, and he smiled quietly
against the cushions. //If we can just be happy, like this….// \"But
more...toward the middle. Harder.\"

Goku happily moved his hands, groping over his lover\'s
buttocks. \"Like this?\" he asked, suddenly eager. //I want him.//
Growling softly, he began to trail his mouth lower, biting softly at
his warm skin. //I really want him.//

Huyen squirmed. \"Yeah...like that….\" He unfolded his arms, pressing
his hands into the sofa so he could press back faintly against Goku\'s
hands. //Maybe this\'ll help keep us distracted....// \"But more....\"

Letting go with one hand, Goku reached beneath him to undo Huyen\'s
pants. He didn\'t take long tugging them off, still kissing and
licking at the small of his back. He giggled suddenly. \"You\'re
turning me on,\" he teased, shifting so his back wasn\'t bent so much.

Huyen snorted, though his pulse was beginning to rise. \"Good to
know.\" He licked his lips, parting his thighs a little, anxiously. He
was relieved that the mood had improved between them, and with those
lifted spirits came a little playfulness. He wiggled his backside at
his companion almost teasingly. \"What\'re you going to do about it?\"

\"Something good,\" he promised. //Though…I\'ve never done this. We\'ve
never done this, but….// Goku trailed his tongue along Huyen\'s
tailbone, shivering with his boldness. //I can do this.// He lifted
his lover\'s hips slightly, using his thumbs to gently expose him
before leaning close to slowly lick at him. //Huyen....//

Huyen gasped sharply, his eyes widening in surprise. \"Goku--\" It felt
better than it should have, even if it was bizarre, and he licked his
lips as he tried to relax into the cushions again. \"That\'s….\"

//I want to hear him.// Steeling his nerves, Goku boldly continued.
His fingers worked into Huyen\'s hips and thighs, drawing him higher
to make it easier on his neck as he slowly tried to slip his tongue
deeper. //He\'s really hot....// He smiled faintly.

Huyen gasped again--this was just too strange, but he was shifting
his knees forward, trying to get them beneath him so Goku would be
able to reach better. //Feels…really good....// He murmured thickly
into the sofa as his fingers tightened.

Pleased that Huyen seemed to be enjoying things, Goku easily lifted
him higher, pulling back a moment to catch his breath. \"Is
this...okay?\" he asked, sliding his hands along the insides of
Huyen\'s thighs.

Huyen gulped. \"Yeah,\" he murmured, already trying to lean
back. \"Yeah, it\'s...it\'s weird, but it\'s really good.\" He blushed,
embarrassed, but he couldn\'t argue with the full warmth spreading
through his hips.

//Good.// Not wanting to lose momentum, Goku quickly leaned in
again. //It is really strange, but that\'s okay. I want to hear him.//
Hoping to encourage Huyen\'s voice, he slid one hand up between his
legs to stroke his lover\'s length. He tried to coordinate the
movements of hand and lips, but he felt a little clumsy at it.

If his efforts were anything less than perfect, Huyen hardly noticed.
He groaned, leaning on his elbows so that his head hung weakly from
his shoulders. \"Goku….\" Shivering, he tried to push back
further. \"Goku, more….\"

Grinning, Goku forced his way deeper, hand moving with more
speed. //I wonder...if he\'ll finish with just this.// He liked the
idea, and he moaned his encouragements. //Come on, Huyen. I\'m gonna
take good care of you tonight.//

Huyen shuddered. \"Wait--\" But it didn\'t take much more, and his hips
jerked suddenly in an unexpected release. He moaned thickly as his
limbs trembled with exertion.

Goku pulled back with a gasp, pleased with himself. He rubbed at
Huyen\'s hips. \"Hey.\" //I\'m still horny.// He giggled. \"You okay,
Huyen?\" He gave him a light pinch, feeling all too anxious.

Huyen snorted, using the sofa to pull him up on his knees. He glanced
at Goku over his shoulder. \"Where\'d you learn that?\"

He flushed and glanced away, wiping idly at his mouth. \"Um, I
actually read about it. A while ago.\" Goku shifted anxiously, then
wiggled up against Huyen\'s back. \"I\'ve never actually done it before
but...it was okay?\"

\"Yeah, it was good.\" But it was also a little embarrassing, and Huyen
coughed lightly as he tried to regain some dignity. //I\'m not
returning the favor, you know.// \"Let me...catch my breath a second.\"

\"Okay.\" Goku stood up, gathering their boxes. \"I\'m gonna dump these
and then...probably brush my teeth.\" He blushed darkly before
scampering to the kitchen. //I hope he\'ll be up for something else--
I\'m not tired at all.//

Huyen watched him go, and he took the chance to stretch and collect
himself. //In the end, I don\'t really have a choice--being with him
is just too good for me to think about throwing it away….// He
sighed. \"Should we take it to the bedroom?\" he suggested.

Goku grinned as he passed, heading for the bathroom. \"Yeah!
Just...I\'ll just be a moment.\" He quickly dug out his
toothbrush. //It wasn\'t that bad, but I don\'t want to take the chance
that he won\'t kiss me.// He scrubbed at his teeth, anxious to return
to his lover.

Huyen retrieved his pants, not bothering to replace them as he moved
into the bedroom. He stripped out of his shirt as well and flopped on
the bed. It…was much too inviting, and he closed his eyes sleepily as
he rolled onto his stomach, kicking his socks off. //Maybe…I\'ll just
wait like this for a while....//

When Goku hurried into the bedroom, he was halted at the door by the
sight of the other...stretched out so easily, soft and bare.... He
shivered as he started to approach, but his feet didn\'t seem to want
to move. //He\'s...really beautiful.// Goku finally slipped to Huyen\'s
side, slowly trailing a single finger down his back with an
appreciative sigh.

Huyen shivered, glancing over his shoulder at the other. \"Clean now?\"
he asked, his shoulders creeping up a little as he stretched. He
yawned lazily.

Goku slowly lowered himself to the other\'s side. \"Not really,\" he
replied impishly, drawing circles in Huyen\'s flesh. He grinned
faintly. \"You look so good,\" he declared impishly, shifting. \"Just
like this.\"

\"Oh?\" Huyen wiggled a little, stretching his back teasingly. \"Just
like this, huh?\" He sighed, drawing his hand down his side, to his
hip.

Goku\'s eyes widened. \"Yeah. Like that.\" He sat back, watching. //He
really...is beautiful. He was always so beautiful.// His hand
continued to move idly, trailing low down his spine, though not quite
as low as his tongue had traveled previously.

Huyen rolled slowly onto his side. His hand continued to move
slightly over his body, down his chest and stomach, to his thighs.
Just feeling Goku\'s eyes on him was enough to regain some of his
strength, and he tilted his head back with a quiet moan.

//Yes--keep doing that.// Goku\'s hand slid down to the back of
Huyen\'s knee, watching the other\'s hands with interest. He licked his
lips almost hungrily. \"Huyen....\" //Beautiful...and mine now. This is
only for me.// He smiled eagerly.

Huyen was a little surprised that Goku hadn\'t stopped him yet, or
tried to join in, but...it was a little exciting, and he licked his
lips as he rubbed at the insides of his thighs. //I can still feel…
him watching me. Touching me....// He slid one hand slowly over his
hardening length. \"Like...this?\"

Goku finally reached out, halting the other\'s wrist and pulling it
away. \"No. That\'s for me.\" He urged Huyen onto his back, gently
setting both of his lover\'s hands over his head. \"Stay there,\" he
instructed quietly as he dragged his fingers down Huyen\'s arms and
over his chest.

Huyen snorted lightly but didn\'t complain, lacing his fingers behind
his head. \"Sure.\" He stretched again--just showing off by now--and
awaited more of Goku\'s treatment. Though...he was going to be worn
out before long, and then maybe Goku would regret all this play.

Grinning faintly, Goku dug his fingers into the other\'s hips in a
strong massage. \"I want you,\" he reminded the other, curling his neck
to grant a brief kiss to his lover\'s length, just to tease him a
bit. \"But how do you want me, Huyen?\"

Huyen licked his lips. \"I think...up the ass, if you don\'t mind,\" he
replied smartly, giving Goku a gentle kick.

Laughing, Goku pulled back so he could undress himself. \"Jerk,\" he
muttered. He crawled over his lover with greedy eyes, bending down to
briefly lick his chest. \"Do you want to see me? I want to watch you.\"
Goku pressed their hips together--somehow, even after all the times
they\'d been like this, the touch of warm flesh still made him quiver.

\"All right....\" Huyen shifted his thighs around Goku\'s waist, but he
didn\'t move his hands just yet. \"Whatever...you want...\" He was
suddenly breathless, watching Goku\'s eyes like that, and he shifted
eagerly.


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