Standard Disclaimer: I do not own Saiyuki or any of the related characters. I am not making any money from this story.

Rated M for mature audiences – contains sex if you aren't supposed to read this; then don't! You know who you are. Those familiar with my works here and at will find that my writing style may have subtly changed during my four year lay off from writing.

Green & Gold

Chapter 1: Anticipation

The dense forest was shrouded with fog. Distorted, muffled sounds could occasionally be heard punctuating the stillness. The thick gray mist dipped and swirled from the force of displaced air currents as two young figures blinked in and out of sight in the pale ghostly blanket. "Nyah… Nyah… Nyah… You can't catch me you slow poke monkey….." Lirin called back over her shoulder as the monkey in question threatened her with severe violence when he caught up with her. The bells at the end of her braid jingled merrily as she scampered just out of his reach.

"That's the last meat bun…. I was saving it for an emergency….." Goku yelled as he pursued her through the dense, tangled undergrowth of the forest. "Damn, this fog is making it worse." he thought viciously as he raced after her. It was bad enough being separated from the rest of the guys, but now he was starving and chasing his last source of food through the woods.

Lirin dodged around the heavy trunks of the trees as she sought to escape with her prize. She laughed at Goku as he chased after her, screaming insults. She had often thought he was so funny and cute every time they played this little game. It was always a lot of fun and it usually ended with Sanzo smacking them both with his paper fan, telling them to shut up and eat quietly. She laughed merrily at the thought. For enemies, Goku and the rest of the guys were a lot of fun.

"AH- HA, now I've got you," said Goku, as his form appeared from the thick mat of fog.

Lirin laughed again and ducked under his outstretched arms. "You can't catch me, stupid monkey," she cried again right before tripping over the exposed roots of a large tree. Arms flailing in all directions, Lirin tried to keep her balance, but it was useless. She hit the ground nose first, trenching a divot as she came to a sliding halt.

"Let me see, are you hurt?" Goku asked as he helped her to her feet. He decided he liked the feel of her small hand in his. It was warm and not quite as soft as one would expect. "I guess you train a lot huh?" He asked as he squeezed it gently with his own.

Lirin blushed and quickly pulled her hand out of his grasp. "Yeah, I train constantly with Onii-chan so we can defeat Sanzo and his…. Oh, sorry I forgot that you're a part of that group."

"It's ok," Goku responded. "We have teamed up together on a few things when we had to. Remember that crab monster? It's funny how things turn out sometimes." He laughed shortly to cover up his nervousness.

Lirin, suddenly confused by his casual manner, looked away for a moment then held out the meat bun in question. "It's not dirty," she noted as a way of changing the subject. "Besides, it looked so easy to take with you just sitting under that tree all by yourself". "Where's the rest of the guys?" she asked as she looked around. "I didn't see them when I snatched your food."

"Oh, them… I was hunting for water when the fog bank rolled in and I got lost. I figured I'd have a snack and then wait for the fog to lift before looking for them." Goku sighed, "Sanzo and Gojyo are probably sitting around a fire if Hakkai got back with the firewood." He continued to whine in a dejected tone, "He probably did and he's probably cooking something really good too." He looked back at her as she stood there holding out the meat bun between them. "Since when did Lirin have such a nice shape?" he wondered briefly. He cleared his throat and snatched his eyes back to her face. "Where's your group. Are you lost, too?

"No, I didn't get lost like you do… I was out here playing and following you so I could beat up Sanzo and take the scripture when I was caught in the fog." She continued on as if she hadn't noticed him open his mouth to protest. "I was going to go home but then I saw you with a meat bun and thought I'd take it." She smiled warmly in his direction. Lirin tore the meat bun in half and held out a piece to Goku. "Truce for now ok?" She stood there watching to see his reaction. "He's not half bad when we're not fighting," she thought to herself.

"Sure, truce. Hey, is your half bigger than mine?" She laughed easily at his half hearted protest. Goku liked the way her green eyes sparkled and danced with merriment. The meat bun was consumed in a few seconds as they wolfed it down. "Man, I could eat a hundred of those," Goku sighed.

Lirin nodded in agreement. She began brushing at her clothes, trying to remove some of the bits of leaves and dirt that clung to her form. "Yaone will be mad at me if she knows that I was so far outside the castle. I'm not supposed to go out by myself."

"Let me help." Goku said as he moved to brush off her back. He brushed casually brushed away the bits of debris as he moved from her back, around her side and to her front.

Inadvertently, his hand brushed against her full breasts. Goku wondered if her breasts were as soft as he imagined. What would it be like to touch them with more than just his fingertips? His body clenched as he reached out with both hands and cupped her full breasts through the material of her tight shirt. Moments later he found himself lying face down on the ground. "What the hell you'd hit me for?" he asked angrily.

"You were grabbing at my ummm… at my ummm… at my chest. What was I supposed to do?" Lirin snapped angrily as her face flooded with color.

"I just wanted to know how they felt. They looked soft and I don't know. I just wanted to touch them." Goku replied casually as though touching women was something he did everyday. "Besides," he shrugged. "You have real nice tits."

"WHAT?"

Goku flushed and mumbled, "Well, Gojyo says that to women and they giggle and laugh like they enjoy hearing it." His eyes suddenly snapped back to meet hers as another thought crossed his mind. "How old are you?"

"Why?"

"Well the guys are always calling you a kid, but from what I just put my hands on, you don't feel like a kid." Goku stood up and looked down at her. "Well?"

Lirin blushed again. "I'm 16 – well that's if you don't count all the time I was sealed in Houtou castle." Laughter came easily to her lips again. "I'm close to 500 really."

Goku breathed a sigh of relief. "I just didn't want to be called a pervert hitting on little girls." He smiled at her, enjoying the warm feeling that was building in his middle. "I'm 18 unless you count the time I was locked away on Mount Goygo. I guess you could say we are about the same age."

Lirin grinned, "So, you're hitting on me? That's a first." She paused for a moment to study his face. The golden eyes of misfortune looked steadily back at her. She decided instantly that she liked his odd colored eyes. "At least this is better than always fighting with you."

"Yeah I know, but I don't see anyway round it – we're under orders to stop the revival and your brother is not gonna let us do that if he can help it." Goku shrugged and walked away to sit nearby rock. "Your brother is one bad youkai for starting this mess."

Green eyes clashed with gold. "Onii-chan is not bad. It's my mamma that wants my father revived, she started this mess," Lirin defended her brother hotly. "Onii-chan would not care about it if he could find a way to break his mother's seal without my mamma's help." Lirin nervously licked her lips as she continued to defend her brother. It was fun being with Goku like this and she didn't want to spoil it by talking about who was right and wrong.

Goku leaned forward, fascinated by the sight of her pink tongue as it traced the outline of her lips. His body clenched tighter. "Have you ever kissed anyone before?"

Lirin looked startled by his question. "Sure I have, lots of times. Why?" she asked haughtily.

Goku dropped his head and mumbled, "Oh… I was just wondering if you'd like to kiss me?"

"What did you just ask me to do?" Lirin was sure that she had not heard him right.

Goku forced himself to look up at her. "I said I was wondering if you'd like to kiss me?"

She looked at him in wide eyed shock. This was not something she had ever expected to hear from him. "Oh, kissing like that – no I've only ever kissed Onii-chan or Yaone." Her heart was pounding wildly as she tried to answer calmly. "I don't know if I want to kiss you or not. What about you? Have you ever done it before," she asked.

"No, I don't remember kissing anyone, but I think that I'd like to kiss you." He answered honestly.

Slowly they closed the distance between them until they were standing a few inches apart. Lirin closed her eyes, leaned forward, and puckered her lips at Goku. He looked down at her and burst out laughing. "WHAT"S SO FUNNY? I THOUGHT YOU WANTED US TO KISS," she demanded angrily as color fused her face and spread down her neck.

Goku struggled to contain his laughter. "Sorry," he laughed. "But I've never seen anyone kiss that way." He laughed again. "You looked sort of like a fish out of water." He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes as he noted her outrage. "You are really cute, but you still looked like a fish."

In spite of her anger, Lirin found herself sharing a laugh with Goku. "I guess I did look pretty funny." She smothered another giggle. "How do you know how kissing looks? You said you'd never done it with anyone before."

Well, I've spent a lot of time around Gojyo for the past several years." Goku shrugged carelessly. "He's always been with lots of women… you can't help but see him."

Lirin put her hands on her hips. Drawing up her courage, she asked boldly, "You want to try again?"

Goku's heart hammered in his chest. He reached out to pull her closer. His hand closed on her upper arm and gently tugged. He met some resistance, but smiled encouragingly at Lirin. "I'm pretty sure we should be closed together for this to work," he softly explained.

Lirin licked her lips again. She felt strange sensations beginning to build in her stomach. It was becoming harder to breathe. She felt herself pulled the short distance until she was lodged firmly against Goku's chest. She wondered if his heart was beating as fast as hers. This was going to be her first real kiss and she wanted it to be good. "Now what?" she asked breathlessly.

"Put your arms around my neck," he instructed her as his slid his arms around her waist to pull her even closer. Blood pounded in his ears as he felt her soft tits press against his chest. This was way better than being lost alone in the fog. "Ready?"

Lirin nodded shyly as her eyes slid closed. Lirin felt his hardness press against her belly. She wondered briefly if this was such a good idea after all, but she determinedly pushed those feelings aside.

Everything in his head was screaming that this was a very bad idea, but Goku looked at Lirin's softly parted lips and slowly dipped his mouth to hers.

TO BE CONTINUED…

So, I haven't lost my penchant for leaving you with cliffhangers after all these years. I was seriously beginning to wonder if I had lost my touch, but I guess it was just age creeping up on me and the fact that real life sometimes makes heavy demands.

So, new readers and old if there are any of you still out there reading fanfiction…

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