I wonder where Gojyo is… Hakkai pondered as he continued to eat his soup. Looking out the window he noticed it was raining and his eyes widened. His hands started shaking and he immediately fell to the floor in a heap, he scooted over to the cabinets and clutched his hair tightly. Please let him come home soon… please… He looked toward the door, nothing and every once in awhile he would glance out the window, but still nothing. He buried his face in his knees and rocked himself side to side.

Why his fear during a rainstorm had become so much worse, he couldn't really be sure, all he knew was that anymore he became terrified at the first sight of rain and he hated being alone. At the moment he felt hot tears hitting his knees, tears he was always ashamed to show.

"Hakkai?" Gojyo spoke quietly, walking into the house and dropping his pack on the floor, which Hakkai mistook for thunder and jerked violently. "Hakkai, hey… you alright?" Gojyo slowly crawled over to his friend; he gently ran a hand through his hair and Hakkai looked up to him.

"Gojyo…" He spoke softly.

"Why are you crying, buddy?" Gojyo said with a genuinely concerned expression.

"You know this, Gojyo."

"Stand up." Gojyo almost demanded, standing himself.

"I don't think I can…"

He offered his hand to his friend and gave him a reassuring smile. "Come on…"

"What are you doing?"

"Don't worry about it, just trust me, okay?"

Hakkai took Gojyo's hand and tried his best to keep his legs from shaking. "Gojyo… I don't think I can…"

"You'll be fine. Now… close your eyes."

"What?"

"Close your eyes. I'll guide you to what I want you to see, okay?" Hakkai hesitated but closed his eyes. Gojyo took Hakkai's arms and lead him to the door that went out to their terrace. He stopped just under the small roof. "Okay… open your eyes." He gripped his arms slightly tighter and Hakkai opened his eyes. He immediately tried to get himself back inside, but Gojyo held him tightly.

"Gojyo… let me through… please…" Hakkai all but sobbed, turning into Gojyo's chest.

"No… turn around, Hakkai. It's okay."

"No."

Gojyo quickly turned Hakkai around and forced him out into the rain, still holding him. He sat down on one of their porch chairs and made Hakkai sit on his lap. "Hakkai… it's just rain. That's it. What is your big problem with it?"

"You know that too, now let me go!"

"I'm not letting you go, dammit. And yes, I do know the main reason, and Hakkai I understand that, but… that doesn't mean you have to be afraid of it. Have you ever wondered if maybe the rain is a sign of her letting you know she's okay?"

Hakkai looked the kappa in the eyes. "No… I never thought of it like that." Hakkai then realized that he was sitting on Gojyo's lap. "Umm… are you uncomfortable with this, Sha Gojyo?"

"No proper names, and no, I'm not uncomfortable with it at all. And I know you aren't either." Gojyo smirked.

"What do you mean?"

The red-haired man lifted Hakkai off his lap and carried him into his bedroom. Gently, he sat him down on the edge of the bed. "You know exactly what I mean." He leaned in and kissed him softly, lowering his back to the bed. Surprisingly to the water sprite, Hakkai wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him back. So, he took things a step further and slipped his tongue into the smaller man's mouth, toying with his tongue. He slipped a hand up Hakkai's shirt and broke the kiss. "See. You couldn't have been uncomfortable with sitting on my lap. You seem to like kissing me just fine."

Hakkai blushed and bit his lower lip.

Gojyo laughed quietly. "You're cute." He said gently, cupping his love's face with his hand and kissing his forehead.

"So…"

"So what?"

"So… you… what exactly are you trying to accomplish here?"

"I don't know, whatever you want."

"Gojyo… I… do you…do you lo-"

He shut the stuttering mouth with a quick kiss and smiled back at him. "Yes, Hakkai, I do love you."