Disclaimer:
I do not own Saiyuki. I'm just borrowing the characters to create a story [which is owned by me] purely for fun and everyone else's pleasure.
Author's Note:
Okays, this is my second fic. Am trying to explore my "writing skills" further by creating chapters instead of one-shot stories [but I like one-shot stories... easier!! :รพ] Though I like Sanzo, I find writing about Hakkai easier [yes, yes... I'm taking the 'easy' way out] I think everyone mostly does anyways [ie. write about Hakkai]. In the first chapter, there isn't much of a story... yet. No yaoi [yet], no love scenes [errm... yet :) ]. Just plain angst [if you think it is]. And so, here we go...
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An unwanted painful sigh escaped from him. Barely audible under normal circumstances, but it was not the case this time. The night had been very silent. The air very still. The four of them shared a room, since there weren't anymore available at the inn they were in. One had been having trouble sleeping recently. The one who had unconsciously meeped, as he was about to doze off, only to be wide-awake once more.
Hakkai clasped his mouth with one hand, to preclude from making any accidental sounds again. Slowly, he took a glance around him, checking on the other three. They were quietly sleeping, even for Goku who usually snored. Hakkai sighed again, but only in relief that none of them had been awake to witness it. Every night, the last couple of days, he'd spend more time thinking rather than restoring his energy for the tedious journey the next day. Thinking about the 'what if's and 'should have's. His past and his regrets. His Kanan.
Shaking the recurring thoughts from head, he curled up his knees and brought his arms close to his chest. Hoping that it would bring him some comfort and perhaps fall asleep. Forcing his mind to concentrate on other less stressful and happier thoughts, Hakkai slowly drifted into yet another painful slumber.
Directly opposite Hakkai, one scarcely opened crimson eye had been watching. Observing his friend's sad expression. Lips slightly curved downwards, black bags under his eyes more visible than ever. Gojyo too wasn't having much luck with sleep. His reason was simply because he didn't get a chance to spend the night with a pretty lady, to fulfill his neglected yearnings. 'Wonder how Hakkai manages to abstain from sex' he thought for a moment but promptly pushed it aside. Just like Hakkai, he too changed his position, facing away from the other, and tried to get some sleep.
"Gonou... Gonou..." Kanan was calling him. Everything was dark, but he could still hear her voice calling to him. "Gonou... Hakkai... HAKKAI!"
"Oi Hakkai... wake up!" Gojyo shook Hakkai shoulders trying to wake him up. Hakkai jolted up from his bed in confusion, realized it was another one of those dreams. Rubbing his eyes, he gave a quick reassuring smile to Gojyo and motioned to him that he was awake and need not worry. "C'mon... we gotta leave soon before that high and mighty monk of ours start his nonsense". Sitting still for a moment on his bed to gain back his composure, Hakkai shrugged the dream and everything else that'd been bothering him and headed for the bathroom. Hoping a shower could literally wash away the dream.
Gojyo watched the brunette from the corner of his eye. Hakkai appeared a little stoned for a while before entering the bathroom. He'd almost walked into the wall next to the bathroom door. 'Ahh... what's bothering you my friend? Gotta interrogate him one of these days'. "Bakasaru, time to get up! Breakfast is waiting for you downstairs." Gojyo went to wake Goku up. "Haaa? Breakfast? What, what? Where?" Goku jumped out of his bed and quickly changed so that he didn't miss breakfast.
"Ahhh.... hara hetta!! Na, Sanzo... is there any food left?" Goku whined at the back seat of the jeep. "Saru! We just had breakfast not two hours ago," Gojyo dumbfounded at the bottomless pit sitting next to him. Just like every other day, the two of them would bicker and shove, calling each other names. "Maa, maa! Goku. Gojyo. Why don't we calm down for a while? It won't be long before we stop for lunch," Hakkai said smiling to them.
Their quarrels everyday, in a way, cheers his mood. Unfortunately, it can't be said the same for Sanzo, who's protruding vein at the corner of his forehead threatened to burst at any moment. "Hehe... Sankyu Hakkai!" the monkey bounced back to his seat, happiness gleaming in his eyes. Hakkai noticed Goku's ecstatic expression from the rear-view mirror and was amazed at how easily pleased he could be. If only he could simply feel the same.
Gripping the steering wheel tighter, he quickly pushed aside the thoughts in his mind, the pain knotting in his chest... the tears that stung his eyes. Hakkai lowered his head, enough so that his hair covered any traces of his misery. He couldn't afford to let anyone know if there's something wrong. Especially not to Gojyo. 'Now's not the time to feel sorry for yourself. Stay focus!' he reminded himself.
To his ill-timed luck, staying focus was something Hakkai's losing. The sleep, which he'd been deprived of, was finally taking its toll. Barely able to keep his eyes open, Hakkai's head fell forward, hitting the steering wheel. The rest of his body slumping lower in front of him. "Hakkai!" Gojyo yelled worriedly. The jeep was dangerously moving faster and faster, his foot pushing the accelerator. "K'SO!!" Sanzo roared, dumping his newspapers and immediately moving towards Hakkai. Hakuryu screeched hysterically, calling for its owner to take control again, but he was out cold.
"Gojyo. Goku. Grab Hakkai and pull him to the back seat!" Sanzo barked the orders out angrily. The jeep was heading towards a river. Drawing closer and closer. "FASTER!" Gojyo locked his arms around Hakkai's body whilst Goku lifted his legs. Once removed from the driver's seat, Sanzo jumped behind the wheel and rammed his foot against the brakes. Hakuryu protested even louder due to the force and halted just a few inches from the river.
Silence..... It all happened too fast, they were still trying to catch their breaths and figure out what'd just happened.
"God damnit!! What the hell is wrong with you Hakkai? Couldn't you see... " Sanzo turned around to look at Hakkai, but found him lying limply against Gojyo, still unconscious.
"Hey, give him a break, will ya?! Can't you see he's in bad shape? I think he's coming down with a fever," Gojyo exclaimed, touching his friend's forehead.
"Gojyo, is he gonna be alright?" Goku asked quietly, looking rather worried.
"Baka... he won't die that easily, if that's what you're asking," he replied, more calmly than before.
To Be Continued...
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So what do you think so far? Should I bother continuing? Review please... ;) Thank you!!
I do not own Saiyuki. I'm just borrowing the characters to create a story [which is owned by me] purely for fun and everyone else's pleasure.
Author's Note:
Okays, this is my second fic. Am trying to explore my "writing skills" further by creating chapters instead of one-shot stories [but I like one-shot stories... easier!! :รพ] Though I like Sanzo, I find writing about Hakkai easier [yes, yes... I'm taking the 'easy' way out] I think everyone mostly does anyways [ie. write about Hakkai]. In the first chapter, there isn't much of a story... yet. No yaoi [yet], no love scenes [errm... yet :) ]. Just plain angst [if you think it is]. And so, here we go...
~~~
An unwanted painful sigh escaped from him. Barely audible under normal circumstances, but it was not the case this time. The night had been very silent. The air very still. The four of them shared a room, since there weren't anymore available at the inn they were in. One had been having trouble sleeping recently. The one who had unconsciously meeped, as he was about to doze off, only to be wide-awake once more.
Hakkai clasped his mouth with one hand, to preclude from making any accidental sounds again. Slowly, he took a glance around him, checking on the other three. They were quietly sleeping, even for Goku who usually snored. Hakkai sighed again, but only in relief that none of them had been awake to witness it. Every night, the last couple of days, he'd spend more time thinking rather than restoring his energy for the tedious journey the next day. Thinking about the 'what if's and 'should have's. His past and his regrets. His Kanan.
Shaking the recurring thoughts from head, he curled up his knees and brought his arms close to his chest. Hoping that it would bring him some comfort and perhaps fall asleep. Forcing his mind to concentrate on other less stressful and happier thoughts, Hakkai slowly drifted into yet another painful slumber.
Directly opposite Hakkai, one scarcely opened crimson eye had been watching. Observing his friend's sad expression. Lips slightly curved downwards, black bags under his eyes more visible than ever. Gojyo too wasn't having much luck with sleep. His reason was simply because he didn't get a chance to spend the night with a pretty lady, to fulfill his neglected yearnings. 'Wonder how Hakkai manages to abstain from sex' he thought for a moment but promptly pushed it aside. Just like Hakkai, he too changed his position, facing away from the other, and tried to get some sleep.
"Gonou... Gonou..." Kanan was calling him. Everything was dark, but he could still hear her voice calling to him. "Gonou... Hakkai... HAKKAI!"
"Oi Hakkai... wake up!" Gojyo shook Hakkai shoulders trying to wake him up. Hakkai jolted up from his bed in confusion, realized it was another one of those dreams. Rubbing his eyes, he gave a quick reassuring smile to Gojyo and motioned to him that he was awake and need not worry. "C'mon... we gotta leave soon before that high and mighty monk of ours start his nonsense". Sitting still for a moment on his bed to gain back his composure, Hakkai shrugged the dream and everything else that'd been bothering him and headed for the bathroom. Hoping a shower could literally wash away the dream.
Gojyo watched the brunette from the corner of his eye. Hakkai appeared a little stoned for a while before entering the bathroom. He'd almost walked into the wall next to the bathroom door. 'Ahh... what's bothering you my friend? Gotta interrogate him one of these days'. "Bakasaru, time to get up! Breakfast is waiting for you downstairs." Gojyo went to wake Goku up. "Haaa? Breakfast? What, what? Where?" Goku jumped out of his bed and quickly changed so that he didn't miss breakfast.
"Ahhh.... hara hetta!! Na, Sanzo... is there any food left?" Goku whined at the back seat of the jeep. "Saru! We just had breakfast not two hours ago," Gojyo dumbfounded at the bottomless pit sitting next to him. Just like every other day, the two of them would bicker and shove, calling each other names. "Maa, maa! Goku. Gojyo. Why don't we calm down for a while? It won't be long before we stop for lunch," Hakkai said smiling to them.
Their quarrels everyday, in a way, cheers his mood. Unfortunately, it can't be said the same for Sanzo, who's protruding vein at the corner of his forehead threatened to burst at any moment. "Hehe... Sankyu Hakkai!" the monkey bounced back to his seat, happiness gleaming in his eyes. Hakkai noticed Goku's ecstatic expression from the rear-view mirror and was amazed at how easily pleased he could be. If only he could simply feel the same.
Gripping the steering wheel tighter, he quickly pushed aside the thoughts in his mind, the pain knotting in his chest... the tears that stung his eyes. Hakkai lowered his head, enough so that his hair covered any traces of his misery. He couldn't afford to let anyone know if there's something wrong. Especially not to Gojyo. 'Now's not the time to feel sorry for yourself. Stay focus!' he reminded himself.
To his ill-timed luck, staying focus was something Hakkai's losing. The sleep, which he'd been deprived of, was finally taking its toll. Barely able to keep his eyes open, Hakkai's head fell forward, hitting the steering wheel. The rest of his body slumping lower in front of him. "Hakkai!" Gojyo yelled worriedly. The jeep was dangerously moving faster and faster, his foot pushing the accelerator. "K'SO!!" Sanzo roared, dumping his newspapers and immediately moving towards Hakkai. Hakuryu screeched hysterically, calling for its owner to take control again, but he was out cold.
"Gojyo. Goku. Grab Hakkai and pull him to the back seat!" Sanzo barked the orders out angrily. The jeep was heading towards a river. Drawing closer and closer. "FASTER!" Gojyo locked his arms around Hakkai's body whilst Goku lifted his legs. Once removed from the driver's seat, Sanzo jumped behind the wheel and rammed his foot against the brakes. Hakuryu protested even louder due to the force and halted just a few inches from the river.
Silence..... It all happened too fast, they were still trying to catch their breaths and figure out what'd just happened.
"God damnit!! What the hell is wrong with you Hakkai? Couldn't you see... " Sanzo turned around to look at Hakkai, but found him lying limply against Gojyo, still unconscious.
"Hey, give him a break, will ya?! Can't you see he's in bad shape? I think he's coming down with a fever," Gojyo exclaimed, touching his friend's forehead.
"Gojyo, is he gonna be alright?" Goku asked quietly, looking rather worried.
"Baka... he won't die that easily, if that's what you're asking," he replied, more calmly than before.
To Be Continued...
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So what do you think so far? Should I bother continuing? Review please... ;) Thank you!!