Saiyuki: Blooming Reassurance
~Chapter One~
Hakkai sat outside underneath the star filled sky. He hadn't slept much in the last couple months. Memories of his past keep flooding his dreams. He sat there with his knees up to his chest and his arms wrapped around them he rested his chin on his knees and continued sitting there.
"Hakkai?" He heard behind him.
"Amerie, what are you doing out here?" He whispered.
"I was up. I walked by your room and I saw that you weren't there. So, I went looking for you." She said, still standing behind him.
"Are you scared of me?" He asked, still sitting there facing forward.
"No. I'm not scared of you." She said, sitting down beside him. "What's wrong? Gojyo told me that you haven't been sleeping."
"Nothing." He whispered.
"Hakkai..." Amerie whispered. She wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Hakkai looked at her. He could feel the small movements of her chest against him. Her red-gold hair shined in the moonlight. She was a demon, but she wore a gold bracelet on her left wrist that served as a power limiter. He, nor the others, know why she's joined up with them. She just appeared one day out of the blue.
It didn't matter to Hakkai. He found her presence soothing. It was nice to have someone that understands him. All Goku and Gojyo did was argue. Which was amusing at times, but annoying at other times. And Sanzo, he would get angry with Goku and Gojyo and hit them with his fan or threaten to shoot them with his banishing gun. He stood up, making sure not to wake Amerie. He gently picked her up and carried her to the place that they were staying.
Amerie woke up with the warm sunshine beaming down on her face through the window. She sat up wondering what happened. She remembered sitting outside with Hakkai. (How did I get here?) She got up and walked into the small kitchen. She knew that Goku and Gojyo would in there soon and they would want something to eat. She began cooking.
"Something smells good."
"Oh. Goku, you startled me." She said, turning around.
"Sorry. You okay?" He said, sitting down at the table.
"Yeah. You just startled me, that's all."
"That's not what I mean."
"Man, that smells good." Gojyo said, walking to the room and sitting down at the table across from Goku.
"Thanks." Amerie said, putting a plate of food in front of Goku and another in front of Gojyo. They began stuffing their faces when Sanzo walked into the room. He sat down and looked at Amerie. She placed a plate of food in front of him.
"Where's Hakkai?" Goku asked, with a mouth full of food.
"He's sleeping." Sanzo said, taking a bite of food. "This is good."
"Thanks." Amerie said, turning and facing the sink. She began washing the dishes. She paid no attention to Goku and Gojyo fussing. She turned around to get the plates from the table, but bumped the plates out of Sanzo's hands. They fell to the floor and shattered. "Shit!" She exclaimed, bending down and picking up the mess.
"It's my fault. Let me help you." Sanzo said, kneeling down beside her.
"No! I'll do it." She said. She began picking up the pieces of the plates. She didn't know what happened, but just felt something sharp enter her hand. Blood gushed onto the floor. She gasped. It hurt like hell. She stood up and ran out. A trail of blood followed her on the floor.
"What's going on?" Hakkai said, walking into the room. He looked very sleepy, like he hadn't been to sleep. He, then, saw the shattered plates and the blood trail on the floor. "What happened?"
"Amerie had an accident." Gojyo said, taking a drink of his beer.
Hakkai knew that she ran outside alone. He walked out to go find her. He walked a few feet and saw a silhouette of a young woman sitting down. He walked up to her and sat down. Amerie was crying softly, holding her right hand that she cut.
"Hey. Let me see." Hakkai said, reaching for her hand.
"No." She whispered, pulling her hand away.
"Amerie, trust me. I won't hurt you. Let me see."
"Promise?"
"I promise." Hakkai said, with a smile.
"Okay." Amerie said, showing her hand to Hakkai.
"It's not as bad as you think." He said, looking at the cut. He laid his left hand on the cut. Amerie could feel it healing.
"Thanks."
"No problem."
Amerie wrapped her arms around his neck. He, then, wrapped his arms around her and held her. He could tell that she's been alone most of her life. It wasn't a pleasant feeling. He knew that. He felt bad for her.
"Hakkai?" She whispered.
"Yes?"
"Have you ever not known what to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"I don't remember much of my past. What I do remember scares me. Sometimes, I feel so lost and alone. I don't know why I'm here, why I'm still alive. I don't know what to do."
"Amerie, sometimes you just have to keep going without knowing why or how come. It's just something that you have to do. Take one step at a time. It's hard, knowing that tomorrow I could die, or Goku, or Sanzo, or Gojyo, or you. It's something that hurts me, but I try to keep going. You must try as well, Amerie."
"I'm tired of being alone." She said, looking at him.
"You aren't alone anymore." Hakkai said, looking in to her beautiful brown eyes.
She slowly brought her face to his and kissed him on the lips. At first, Hakkai wanted to resist, but then he gave into it. The hold they had of each other tightened. Then, Amerie stopped kissing and pulled away from him. She stood up and ran off, leaving Hakkai baffled about what just happened.