She sighed. "Really? I was just curious as what you would say."
“Seems like a pretty heavy kinda question t’ just ask outta th’ blue…”
“You are the host body for me the Seiten Tasei!” The Seiten explained appearing as another Goku. “But it looks like the gods messed up because now there are two goku’s!”“But how’re you th’ Seiten Taisei if that’s s’posed t’ be me? And whaddaya mean the gods messed up?” Goku scratched his head.
Goku’s double shrugged,”I don’t know, like I said maybe the gods who made us become in one body, somehow separated us.” While he said this his true image was shown, showing his pointed ears, slitted eyes, sharp fangs and claws. The Seiten Taisei was released and standing in front of Goku.
Goku stepped back uneasily at the too-familiar image in front of him. He’d never seen what he looked like when he was the Seiten Taisei, and he didn’t like it all that much. “Why’d they separate us, then? Is it for good?”
It was nice not being the youngest one in the group for once, and the kid was getting so excited that Goku couldn’t help but join in. Back at the temple, Goku was usually the only kid around. “Can ya show me?” he asked the boy. “I wanna see!”
“Yeah! Come this way!” The boy took off to the back of the house where he was able to make his toys and everything. It looked as if he was trying to make a shield with sticks. Though the boy was rather excited about it in the least.
Sanzo only shook his head as they went off, he moved to see the female cooking. He was curious why this village had been attacked, and started to try and talk to her about it.
Goku followed the boy into the back. “Wow, cool!” he exclaimed, looking over the beginnings of the shield. “What if ya did this…”
As he started to help the boy figure out how to make the best shield possible, the boy’s mother was answering Sanzo.
“Does there have to be a reason for the attack?” she asked, her face set in a frown. “The youkai are mindless beasts; everyone knows that. They attack at random and slaughter for their own sick amusement.”
“Ehhh, I dunno,” said Goku, thinking—as much as he was able to on an empty stomach, anyway. “I still don’t really get how there’s two of us anyhow, an’ b’sides…two Sanzos’d be scary…”
As he gave a shudder at the thought, back in the kitchen the waitress was speaking with her supervisor, who took a peek at the two identical young men who had ordered such a large amount of food. Coming out to their table, the manager cleared his throat. “Excuse me, sirs, but given the size of your order, it’s required that we ensure that you have sufficient payment. I’m sure you understand.”
Goku’s golden eyes widened slightly in equal amounts of confusion and frustration as he stared across the table at his double. “…d’you got the card on ya?”
Goku’s grin visibly dropped. “Tha’ is true..there wouldn’t be enough youkais an’ cigarettes to please him.” His twin was certainly right. Why didn’t he think of that? Perhaps too starved to properly think was the reason.
The brunette’s attention turned over to the approaching man. This didn’t look too good..It was confimred as such when the man asked a question, and his twin stared at him with a question of his own.
‘Oh, crap’ was the expression written on Goku’s face. Hakkai typically held possession of the shiny gold card. The teen smiled nervously at both the manager and the other teen. “Eheh…can it be put on a tab..?”
The manager’s expression quickly turned from a polite inquiry to a frown. “Absolutely not,” he said tersely. “I’m afraid I must ask you to leave if you are unable to pay.”
Goku gulped, gaze drifting longingly back toward the kitchen. “Are ya suuure?” he wheedled. “We’re real hungry…”
“Leave,” repeated the manager, nostrils flaring.
[Also wanted to share that I’ll be doing a panel at Anime Boston this year called “Journey to the West: The Most Well-Known Legend You’ve Never Heard Of”
And there’s going to be a blood drive and guess who’s going in costume to score some free food?]
“You are the host body for me the Seiten Tasei!” The Seiten explained appearing as another Goku. “But it looks like the gods messed up because now there are two goku’s!”
“But how’re you th’ Seiten Taisei if that’s s’posed t’ be me? And whaddaya mean the gods messed up?” Goku scratched his head.
No matter how much description Goku came up with for his companion, Kenren was not going to recognize it. He stood there, almost dumbfounded, hurting a little bit as he watched someone who he had grown so close to not even recognize him, let alone remember. “We met in heav-” He stopped himself and stepped back smiling a bit, “Yeah…I met you at the temple.” If Goku didn’t remember him it must mean something happened. He was sure that this was his Goku, but older, and the lack of memory definitely meant something. Lying would just be easier.There was a sadness behind the man’s smile that made Goku feel a little sad too, but he couldn’t figure out what it was for, or what he could do to fix it, so he offered a cheerful smile in return. “Sorry I can’t remember ya, then,” he said. “I prob’ly forgot lots of stuff ‘cuz my head was so crazy-full back then, heh. So what’s your name, mister? This time I won’t forget, promise!”
“It’s all right,” Kenren said, lying through his teeth. He was glad his cover up worked though, this would be far easier. Lowering his hand gently, Kenren reached out to rustle Goku’s hair gently. He could see now how much taller Goku had grown since…whenever he had seen him last. “My name is General Kenren,” he said. “Thanks!” He wondered what would happen when he heard, if he would find it familiar or just forget.
Goku grinned as the man ruffled his hair. “Kenren,” he repeated, doing his best to commit it to memory. Something about it felt right, somehow, but he couldn’t put his finger on the reason why. It kept slipping away from him, so he let it, and just focused on the name itself. “What’s the General part for? You in an army or somethin’?”
Thanks for following me askthemonkey!
”Who are you?
“Whaddaya mean who am I?” Goku demanded, squinting at the look-alike. “Who’re you?!”
“I am Goku! Son Goku!”
“Yeah, but—that’s me!” Goku reached out and poked the other with a finger. “You’re not one o’ those shikigami things again, are ya?”
“Well I am actually the Seiten Taisei; Goku is my host body. Looks like the gods copied an actual person! Hmmm strange!” The little Seiten Taisei explained appearing as Goku.
The boy blinked, confused. “Eh? But th’ Seiten Taisei’s…an’ I’m…whaddaya mean I’m a host body?!”
