Saiyuki: Reborn

---------------------
Chapter 5


Goku woke early the next morning, feeling more refreshed than he had
in a long time. He smiled when he realized that he was tangled in the
limbs of another, and the remaining smell of tobacco was enough to
tell him who it was. Tilting his head, he playfully slid his lips
over the smooth skin within his reach. //It\'s been a long time since
I woke up with someone. He\'s warm.//

Huyen murmured quietly in his sleep, though he was already being
drawn awake by the touch of a warm mouth. Gradually his eyes
fluttered open. He was warm and comfortable, and for a brief moment
he\'d forgotten who he was waking up beside. But instead of the
subtle, anxious gnawing at the back of his stomach he had once been
used to, he was only calm. He was safe, here. He reached down to rub
at his companion\'s back. \"You awake...?\"

\"Mmm.\" Goku stilled for a moment, just listening to the way Huyen\'s
breath quickened slightly as he woke. He arched faintly beneath those
hands. //Feels good....// His legs tightened, though he found one of
Huyen\'s already trapped between his thighs, and his smile
grew. \"How \'bout you?\"

\"Yeah….\" Huyen flushed slightly; he wasn\'t used to waking up next to
someone like this, and as his mind began to clear he became
increasingly aware of their touching flesh. He moved his legs
slightly, testing the scrape of bare skin; it brought a tiny, pleased
sigh to his lips as he rubbed against Goku\'s smooth
stomach. \"Mm...yeah, pretty awake.\"

Goku giggle softly. \"Good.\" //I wanna do it again.// He continued his
light kisses, gradually working towards a dark nipple, finally
fastening his lips around it with a sigh. Goku rubbed the warm flesh
with his tongue as his fingers scratched lightly at Huyen\'s lower
back.

Huyen took in a sharp breath, but quickly relaxed, holding Goku
gently against him. \"Mm….\" He kneaded his fingers into the base of
Goku\'s skull in encouragement. //Getting more awake all the time….//
He moved his thigh slightly along the inside of Goku\'s.

Tilting his head, Goku hummed softly--he liked Huyen\'s strong
fingers, and he was a bit surprised when his lover found that knot
that the top of his neck that sent shivers all the way down his
spine. His arms and legs went lax, melting like a content puppy. //No
one...ever finds that spot....// Whimpering softly, Goku increased
the attentions of his mouth, sucking hard and slow as his eyelids
fluttered.

Huyen\'s breath deepened as he murmured in soft appreciation; he could
stay like this all morning, if given the chance, and it seemed that
Goku was thinking along the same. \"You like that?\" he asked, trying
different movements and angles to get the best reaction out of his
lover. His other arm twisted so he could massage between Goku\'s
shoulder blades. //As long as he doesn\'t stop what he\'s doing…feels
good.//

He broke away a brief moment to breathe. \"Yeah, that feels--ooh....\"
Goku trailed off as Huyen\'s fingers moved higher, massaging his scalp
just beneath the ring of hard metal. For a long while he could only
relax against his lover, just enjoying. He woke himself quickly,
turning his mouth to Huyen\'s other nipple with more eagerness than
before.

Huyen turned slightly so that it would be easier for him to
reach. //I could get used to having a lover again.// He sighed,
though he knew he wouldn\'t be able to stay still for much longer;
Goku\'s increased attentions were quickly heightening his pulse. He
didn\'t want to say anything--Goku\'s warm mouth felt so good he
couldn\'t bring himself to ask him to stop--so he merely arched his
back slightly, sliding his leg higher up between Goku\'s thighs.

Growling softly, Goku pushed his increasing erection firmly against
Huyen\'s leg. //I\'m horny again.// He grazed his teeth over the
other\'s tight flesh, hips pumping faintly as if to make his state
clear to Huyen. His legs firmly circled Huyen\'s thigh and pulled him
closer. //Come on--come on I want you.//

Huyen shivered faintly. //He really is…pretty big.// Feeling his skin
heat once more he rolled onto his back, pulling Goku on top of
him. \"Hey.\" He untwisted their legs despite Goku\'s movements and
tugged him into his lap; he groaned thinly at the feel of his own
hardening length pressed against Goku\'s backside. He usually didn\'t
suggest a position like this, but somehow just being with Goku was
aiding his confidence. \"You said this time...I get you, right?\"

Goku beamed and nodded. \"Yeah,\" he replied, a bit breathlessly. He
shifted backwards a bit so Huyen rubbed against him, and his eyelids
fluttered. \"Yeah...I want you.\" Goku bent forward for a hard
kiss. //I want you.//

Huyen hissed between them, and couldn\'t help the anxious, upward
shifting of his hips. When their lips separated he was gasping. //How
can he do this to me? I\'m already so hard....// Licking his lips, he
glanced about for the bottle they\'d used earlier. \"Where is...?\"

Blinking, Goku glanced about them. \"Huh?\" He shook the blankets, and
the bottle appeared briefly before falling off the edge of the bed.
He frowned. \"Damn.\" He looked back at Huyen...and then grinned. \"Oh
well.\" Without waiting for a reply, Goku shifted himself back off his
lover\'s hips, curling forward to run his tongue over Huyen\'s length.
He didn\'t take him into his mouth--he only licked and kissed along
his erection, covering him eagerly.

Huyen gasped sharply as he curled forward, his thighs parting to
allow Goku closer. \"Holy shit….\" He rested on his elbows as he
endured Goku\'s playful treatment, his heels digging into the
mattress. \"You...little brat….\" His voice trailed off in a thin moan.

He giggled, not ready to let the other go yet--he looked too perfect.
Finally his own desire grew to be too much, and Goku pulled
away. \"There. Now you\'re all ready.\" He laughed and moved closer for
a kiss.

Huyen pulled him roughly to him, already fastening his hands around
Goku\'s hips. \"More than ready,\" he hissed between them, trying to
urge him backwards. //I want him. I want to be…in him….// \"Mm...Goku…\"

Goku carefully straddled the other\'s lap, reaching between them to
better guide Huyen to him. //It\'s...been a while, but....// Still
grinning, Goku closed his eyes as he pressed backwards, finally
taking his lover into him. //Ahh...god, it has been a while.// He
hissed quietly, concentrating on relaxing and accepting Huyen fully.

Huyen was patient; he bit his lip and held his hips still until Goku
was prepared. It was strange--they were both so unused to this that
they may as well have been virgins, learning themselves and each
other for the first time. //He feels so good--don\'t force
him.// \"Goku...?\"

A few more deep breaths were enough to help relax him. Goku finally
was able to open his eyes. \"S\'okay,\" he murmured, slowly lifting
himself up. He leaned forward, bracing himself on his
arms. \"Huyen....\" Pressing slowly back again, he groaned softly.

Huyen let his head fall back as he moaned in response; his hands were
tight but he still didn\'t thrust into him too deeply. He waited until
Goku was pressed back against his thighs once more before bucking
lightly against him, shifting faintly within him. \"Whenever...you\'re
ready,\" he gasped, shivering.

Goku nodded. \"I\'m good,\" he hissed, already pulling away again. All
of Huyen\'s movements were making him almost too anxious, tearing at
what little control he had. \"I\'m fine--please, come on--\" His back
curled as he pushed himself back with more force. \"Ah! Hu--\"

That was all Huyen needed as reassurance; he shifted his hands over
Goku\'s hips so he could better guide him, and dug his heels into the
bed for some leverage of his own. \"God, Goku….\" It took a moment to
get used to the position, but soon enough he was pumping his hips
against his lover, his voice slipping free in excited moans.

Hissing, Goku did his best to assist Huyen\'s movements, twisting his
hips to better find-- \"Shit--\" His fingers curled tightly in the
mattress, eyes shutting. \"Hu...Huyen...!\" Goku\'s head tilted to the
side, gasping softly as he clenched around his lover.

Huyen\'s eyes fluttered as he groaned thickly; he spread his legs
wide, bracing one hand back against the mattress so he could sit up
enough to catch Goku in a clumsy kiss. \"Faster,\" he murmured, sliding
his hand around from Goku\'s hip to his firm erection. \"God, come on,
Goku….\"

Goku all but pounced on the offered lips, kissing Huyen hungrily with
a deep growl. \"Trying,\" he muttered, hips shifting with greater need,
stomach and thighs trembling with exertion. He bit his lip. //Damnit
I....// Goku tensed suddenly--he was so close, just a few more
strokes. He moved harder, gasping until his body finally gave in to
Huyen\'s perfect movement, his thick voice....

Huyen fell onto his back once more, crying out sharply as the
tightening of muscles brought him to his own release. He thrust just
once more into his lover, growling hoarsely until the subtle shifting
of his hips had come to stop. \"Goku He He gasped for breath against
the mattress, reached up somewhat blindly to steady Goku on top of
him. \"Mmm...\"

Shivering, Goku wavered where he sat, still able to feel Huyen within
him. //Good....// He finally, slowly, eased his way off his lover. He
whimpered softly as he toppled onto his side, fingers curling against
the sheets. //Ug, now I\'m tired again.// His lips twisted in a weak,
contented smile, a purr-like murmur rumbling from his chest.

Huyen sighed as he turned toward him, reaching out to massage the
small of his back--having usually been on the bottom, he knew how
sore Goku was going to be, and how much he\'d appreciate the
gesture. \"Hey.\" He whispered his lips over Goku\'s mouth and
ears. \"You okay?\"

\"Mmm...wonderful,\" he replied, voice still growling. He nipped
playfully at the other\'s lips. \"Just keep doing that,\" he ordered,
shifting closer and arching his back faintly. \"Feels good.\"

Huyen sat up, urging Goku to lay flat on his stomach so he could get
both hands on him. //It\'s so hard to believe…we\'re really
here.// \"It\'s pretty strange,\" he murmured, even as he was still
catching his breath. \"Waking up with someone...doing this...\" He
blushed. \"I...could get used to it.\"

Goku\'s smiled widened briefly. \"I could...get used to thi he he
replied, shifting beneath warm, strong hands. \"Don\'t stop.\" He sighed
happily as Huyen continued the massage, murmuring now and again with
appreciation. \"So...do you live alone?\" he asked suddenly. \"Got any
family or something? Cause if you don\'t....\"

\"I….\" Huyen frowned slightly; he\'d forgotten about that. \"I live with
my mom,\" he confessed, glancing briefly at the clock. At least it was
Sunday--he wasn\'t missing any school. \"But she works at a hostess bar
all night--she probably hasn\'t even realized that I\'m gone
yet.\" //Doesn\'t even know that I\'m….//

\"Oh....\" Goku frowned at that. \"Guess there\'s no point in inviting
you to stay with me.\" He blinked across the room, trying to think of
something else. \"Well, we\'ll just have to figure out a way to share
you,\" he decided at last, not letting the mood be spoiled. Goku
rolled onto his back, smiling again. He caught Huyen\'s hands and
tilted his head for a kiss. \"Think I can play with ya for today at
least?\"

\"Haven\'t you already?\" Huyen granted him that kiss, though he was
frowning slightly. //It\'s not like I\'d mind moving out of that place.
It\'s not like…she\'d notice then, either.// He traced idle shapes in
Goku\'s stomach. \"Could I really stay here?\" he asked, wondering if he
was being foolish. But it didn\'t seem like so bad an idea.

Goku\'s eyes immediately brightened. \"Are you kidding?\" He sat up,
wrapping his arms around Huyen\'s neck for a stronger kiss. \"Do you
really want to move in with me? Would your mom mind? Do you think you
could study at all being here?\" His grin turned devilish as he licked
his lips.

Huyen smiled faintly as he pressed Goku back into the mattress. \"I\'d
like to,\" he replied, \"and...no, I don\'t think she\'d mind. She\'d
probably....\" He glanced away. \"Actually, I don\'t really care what
she thinks about it.\" They barely even talked anymore, unless they
had to. They didn\'t know what to do with each other. \"Anyway, it\'d be
fine. Though...I couldn\'t really help with rent or anything...\"

He snorted and waved the words aside. \"I\'ve been around seven hundred
years--don\'t you think I\'ve learned to take care of myself well
enough?\" Goku ran his hands along Huyen\'s ribs, feeling like he was
touching him for the first time all over again. //I could wake up
like this every day. I could fall asleep next to him every
night.... //

\"Yeah, but….\" Huyen curled his fingers so that his nails drew over
him instead. \"I\'d still feel stupid, sponging off you like
that.\" //Just because of who I am. He…we practically just met. Not
really, but still, great sex doesn\'t mean....// He sighed--there was
no point worrying about it--and slipped his fingers through his
hair. \"Whatever. If it\'s okay with you, that makes it okay, right? I
don\'t have much stuff--I can move in pretty soon.\"

Goku nodded. \"I can help, if you want,\" he offered. \"And don\'t worry
about money right now.\" He tickled the backs of Huyen\'s
hands. \"You\'re still in school, right? When you\'re done and can get a
job, then you can help out. How\'s that?\" He watched him
plealy. ly. //I don\'t want anything to get in the way of this. I want
you with me.//

\"Okay.\" Feeling a little better about the situation Huyen nodded
vaguely, bending down for another brief kiss. But all this
sentimentality was starting to get to him, and with a quiet snort he
leaned back, beginning to climb out of bed. \"In the meantime, I think
I\'ll borrow your shower.\"

\"Go ahead,\" he replied, following and beginning to strip the sheets
from his bed--they\'d made a mess. \"Hmm...I might have to buy a bigger
bed,\" he mused, already starting to grin. He giggled. \"And a lot more
sheets.\"

Huyen blushed slightly. //Maybe it\'s going to take some getting used
to after all. Huyen, what are you doing? Can it really be…this
simple?// He glanced at Goku over his shoulder before slipping into
the bathroom. //He must not realize that I\'m…not usually like this.
But what can I do? I…like it here.//

Goku remade the bed quickly. He gave himself a quick clean-up and
dressed before bouncing into the kitchen. \"Gotta make a big
breakfast,\" he sang to himself, pulling out rice, eggs, steak, and
bread. Humming all the while, he started cooking a breakfast that
could probably have fed half a dozen people rather than just two.

Huyen stayed in the shower longer than he had intended, just letting
the warm water wash over him, straightening his thoughts. There was
still so much to consider; he hadn\'t even tried to remember anything
new for a while now, fearful it it would ruin the good mood he\'d
been in. //Though that is what he really wants from me, isn\'t it?//

Huyen at last finished, drying off with one of Goku\'s towels and
slipping into his jeans. The rest of his clothes were still in the
main room, and he fetched a cigarette along the way into the kitchen,
though foregoing the shirt and jacket. \"Hey.\" He blinked, a little
stunned by the amount of food Goku was cooking. \"Geez, what are you
making?\"

\"Breakfast!\" he replied cheerfully, poking at the chunks of steak in
his frying pan. \"You took so long in the shower, it\'s almost done.\"
He began to dish out the eggs and bread, the rice already sitting in
bowls. \"Believe it or not, but I had to teach myself to cook. It just
got too expensive for me to feed myself at first, since I\'d never had
to think of things like that in the beginning. I had to stop
traveling around, get a real home, learn to cook and everything.\" He
finally deemed the meat done and spilled it onto plates with the
rest, carrying it all to his small kitchen table. \"It was really bad
for a while--I kept burning things. But now I think I\'m pretty good.\"

\"Well, after a few hundred years....\" It did look pretty tasty. Huyen
finished tying back his hair as he slipped into a chair at the table
and eagerly started into the meal. \"It is good,\" he admitted around
mouthfuls. He hadn\'t eaten so well in a while, and he gulped it
easily down.

Goku beamed, almost giddy as he too took his seat. \"Mmm, it is pretty
good.\" After that he fell silent, focusing on his meal--it had been a
while since he\'d indulged himself like this, and he was eager to make
up for it.

Huyen glanced up at him while they ate. There was something kind of
charming about watching someone enjoy their food so much; and
familiar, in a way. He was quiet as well through the meal. //I feel
like…I should tell him.// He gulped down the rest of his rice in one
breath and devoted himself to buttering his bread while he
spoke. \"Hey...Goku. Can I tell you something?\"

\"Hmm?\" He glanced up, licking the rice that had been sticking to his
lips. //He\'s starting to get serious again. I hope he doesn\'t change
his mind--I really do want him to live with me.// \"What is it?\"

\"Um...about Wen Jin and I....\" Huyen hesitated a bit longer; if he
went through with this, Goku would be the first person he\'d told. And
though he was suddenly desperate for someone to know, he was a little
fearful of hearing the words on his lips, as if it made the memories
too real. \"We were lovers. I\'m pretty sure he was just humoring me,
because...it felt important at the time, but....\" He trailed off,
suddenly unsure why he was saying this at all.

Goku blinked, setting down his utensils.... \"Were...lovers?\" //Him
and Wen Jin. Gojyo....//

His cheeks puffed, and abruptly he started to laugh. \"I\'m sorry!\" he
gasped, holding his stomach. \"It\'s not--It\'s not funny at all but--\"
Goku choked and doubled over. \"Just--Gojyo? Gay?\"

Huyen blinked, baffled by Goku\'s reaction. And he should have known
better, but his cheeks flushed with anger. He quickly gulped down the
rest of his breakfast and stood abruptly from the table, clearing his
dishes.

\"Hey!\" Goku turned in his seat. \"Hey, Huyen, don\'t be mad.\" He fought
to get the smile off his face, even if the idea was still threatening
to set him off again. \"It\'s just, Gojyo always gave me a hard time--
every time we met. I just can\'t imagine--\" //Well, maybe I can, but I
better not think about it or I\'ll crack up again.//

\"He wasn\'t gay,\" Huyen retorted as he poured water over the dishes,
scraping the remaining tiny bits of food from them. \"He just...fucked
me because that\'s what I wanted.\" //It was all I had. Damnit, Goku,
it\'s hard enough without you laughing at me.// He had to paused,
pressing the back of his wrist against his mouth as he fought the
memories down.

Getting himself back under control, Goku abandoned his meal to slip
up behind his lover. He wrapped his arms around the other\'s waist,
snuggling close between his shoulder blades in a grip that wouldn\'t
allow for escape. \"Sorry,\" he murmured. \"I didn\'t mean it like that.\"

Huyen sighed, letting the glass he\'d been washing drop lightly into
the sink. \"No, it\'s…it\'s okay. I\'m sorry--I shouldn\'t have said
anything.\" //I just…thought you\'d understand, that\'s all.// He
swallowed hard as he returned to washing the dishes.

\"No.\" He reached around, catching Huyen\'s wrists and freeing them
from the dishes, wrapping all their arms back around his lover. \"Tell
me,\" he said, voice finally reaching the seriousness he wanted. \"I
don\'t want us to have secrets--I hate secrets.\" Goku hugged himself
closer, breathing deeply against soft skin.

Huyen gave up and leaned back slightly into him. \"There\'s not much to
tell,\" he lied, shivering a little at the press of Goku\'s metal
collar against his shoulders. \"It was just...maybe I recognized him
when we met, because I guess you could say I fell for him on sight.\"
He smiled grimly. \"I\'d just been...so awful before then. I\'m glad you
never saw it....\"

Goku shook his head. \"I should have been there,\" he replied. \"I
should have found you sooner. I should have looked harder. I should
have talked to Wen Jin when I had the chance.\" His fingers curled
into fists as he tried to bury himself deeper against his lover. \"I
should have found you....\"

\"No. No, it\'s...\" Huyen gasped softly. //no, no, damnit, I\'m not
going to cry. I\'m not that weak.// His throat burned as he struggled
to turn around in Goku\'s arms, uncaring that his hands were still
damp with soap as he pulled Goku against him. \"I\'m all right, now.
I\'ll...be okay.\"

Goku clutched the other closer, wondering how the mood had changed so
quickly. \"I do want you to tell me,\" he said softly, barely above a
whisper. \"I want to know. I don\'t want any secrets.\" He tilted his
head into Huyen\'s neck. \"No secrets.\"

\"It\'s just….\" Huyen pressed his face into Goku\'s hair, breathing him
in. \"Thinking about it now, I have to wonder...if maybe I was so
desperate to be with him because I was...looking for you....\" It made
sense, and it hurt--hurt to think that he might have been using Jin
as a substitute. He shivered. \"Because before then I was so....\" He
cringed as a few tears slipped past, angry with himself again.

Goku bit his lip. //I don\'t want him to cry. He shouldn\'t cry when
we\'re together, but....// His hands slid higher, pressing against
tremblinguldeulders. \"Tell me,\" he repeated, standing as still as he
could. //I already understand. You know I do. I\'ve been waiting for
you, too. I...I was with others, too, waiting for you.// His arms
tightened. //No more secrets.//

\"I was...\" Huyen shook, fighting against the confessions though they
were already on his lips. \"...I was lonely,\" he said at last,
bitterly. \"So lonely I couldn\'t tell what it was anymore. Like...I\'d
given up. Like I\'d...lost something....\" He was crying in earnest
now, and he growled softly in frustration. \"Jin was right--I\'m not
supposed to be like this. Something...something\'s happened to me….\"

Goku held him close. He...wasn\'t sure what to say; he didn\'t know
what Huyen could be talking about. All he could do was comfort his
lover the best he could. \"We\'ll figure it out,\" he murmured into
Huyen\'s throat. \"We will. You\'ll stay here, with me. I won\'t lose you
again, okay?\" He rubbed his lover\'s back with strong hands, trying to
help ease the tension there. \"We\'ll figure it out.\"

---------------------