Sighing, he watched from across the field as the two most immature men he had ever had the pleasure of knowing wrestled in the loose grass of their backyard. He sat on the porch swing and sipped at his green tea, closed his eyes and waited for their other roommate to join him.

Yes, life had really turned around for him. It seemed not so very long ago that things hadn't looked so brilliant, as he lied numerous hours in the street, praying that he would just die, the pain so excruciating.

The sudden weight at the opposite end of the swing snapped him back into reality and his eyes shot open, immediately darting to his right side. "Oh, Sanzo, it's you…" Hakkai breathed lightly.

"Yeah, so what's your point?"

"Oh, nothing I suppose." He looked down at his teacup and twiddled his thumbs impatiently. "Sanzo…"

The priest grunted and looked toward the calm man. "What?"

"Do you think life will always be as great as it is now?" Hakkai looked away. "It's a meaningless question, I know, but… I can't help but wonder…"

"Honestly, I can't tell you whether or not things will remain."

"Oh… so you think there's a chance?"

Sanzo nodded and closed his eyes. "Then again, I don't think these two are up for it anymore." Without even glancing at Gojyo and Goku in the field, Sanzo knew that Hakkai new perfectly well whom he was mentioning.

Hakkai smiled and watched Gojyo tackled Goku to the ground, he giggled slightly. "I think you might be right, but I think even you must admit that you like to see them happy."

Sanzo partially opened his eyes and grunted quietly. "I suppose that Goku's happiness is of some importance to me."

"As Gojyo's is to me."

"Only not quite as severely a part of my priorities." Sanzo smirked as he saw Hakkai blush.

"So… you know about that, huh?"

"Hakkai… you've shared a room with the man since we bought this house together. How stupid do you really think Goku and I are?" Sanzo actually smiled and placed his hand on Hakkai's back. "But you know… the good thing is, he's quite protective of you."

"What makes you say that?"

"If I make you say 'ow' or express pain in any other audible way, I can bet you 9 out of 10 times, he'd be over here in less that 10 seconds."

"I don't beli—ow!" Hakkai shouted as Sanzo grabbed his hair and yanked his head back. Sure enough, Gojyo was there in the blink of an eye.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Gojyo snapped, lifting Hakkai's head from Sanzo's palm.

"Proving a point, Gojyo, that's all. I wasn't hurting him."

"Really, Gojyo, he was only proving how protective you are of me."

Gojyo, who had never really cared or not if anyone knew about their relationship, wrapped his arms around Hakkai and rested his forehead on his. "Is that a bad thing?" He spoke low, and softly. "Am I overprotective?"

The shorter man smiled and simply leaned his head against Gojyo's chest. "Not at all, Gojyo."

"You know, Hakkai, this whole 'no kissing in public thing' is really not working for me." Gojyo laughed slightly and ran his hands up Hakkai's back to his shoulders.

"I'm sure, but you'll have to put up with it for a while."

"Why don't you want anyone to know, anyway?"

"Gojyo, I didn't say I didn't want anyone to know…"

"But you didn't tell Sanzo or Goku, they found out themselves… are you ashamed of it?"

"Of course not…"

"Are you ashamed of me?"

"No… Gojyo, I never said that." Hakkai backed up a bit from him and looked him in the eyes. "What would make you think that?"

"It's nothing, Hakkai, it's just that people have that said before and I didn't know whether or not this was the same case, that's all."

"No. It's nothing like that. I love you, I've told you that countless times. Gojyo…" Hakkai looked around amongst their friends and moved close to him, so only he could hear. "If I felt like that towards you, you wouldn't have the custody of my virginity right now."

Gojyo smiled and ruffled Hakkai's hair. "I know that." He kissed Hakkai's forehead and looked toward Sanzo. "But, while everyone is finding things out about Hakkai and me… I still have yet to hear a confession out of either of you two." He glanced at Goku.

"What are you talking about?" Sanzo asked lowly.

"You know what I'm talking about. You and Goku."

"What about me and Goku?"

"That you're going out. Or at least bed-partners."

"What?!"

"Don't deny it, you and Goku are fuck buddies." Sanzo turned a deep shade of red and looked away. "Dude, it's cool, Buddha."

"Do not call me that!"

"Calm down, cleric, it's just a joke. Who wants pizza?"

Out of nowhere, Goku jumped up on Gojyo's shoulders, nearly kicking Hakkai in the head. "I do!"

"Off, Monkey!" Gojyo screamed as Goku grabbed his 'antenna'. "Leggo! Off! Down, ya big ape!" Goku jumped down and ran towards their jeep.