Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuki!!!… Awww! Heck! You know what I'm going to say so just don't sue me! ^_^'
A.N. Hehehe…. Gojyo-kun!!!!!! Something that I have my mind set upon. I mean, everyone knows that if one of them is turned into a girl, it'll be Hakkai, since he's the most sensitive… Hehehe… what if it was Gojyo?
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Gojyo ½~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prologue
"Here's another bottle you ordered." A young waitress said.
Hakkai smiled and motioned for her to put it down on the table. She winked at him and walked away slowly, swaying her hips in manner that you'd think he would actually go after her. Too bad for her that he wasn't like Gojyo. And right now, Gojyo was too drunk to notice that the girl came and left. Hakkai sighed.
They, the four infamous travelers, were staying at an inn. Gojyo, Hakkai, Sanzo and Goku, were lucky this time because they all didn't have to share or be in one room. They were quite happy about this especially Sanzo. They have been fighting demons the whole day and they needed the rest and the time alone.
"Another drink, Gojyo? That's the fifth bottle you've consumed…" A concerned smile was plastered on Hakkai's face. He and Gojyo were still up because both of them couldn't sleep. It was just like the old days when they stayed together under one roof. They would normally sleep late, talking and drinking.
"Hakkai, you worry about me too much. Hic. You know I could handle this. Hic."
"Hai, demo…" [1]
"Relax, Hakkai. It's not like I'm going to commit suicide when I'm drunk." Gojyo winked at him and stood up. He stretched his arms in the air as Hakkai looked at him, eyes blinking. After a few moments of stretching, Gojyo yawned. "I think we need to sleep."
"Sou desu [2]… I think so too."
"Well, that settles it! We're going to sleep!" He hiccupped his direction away from the tables and chairs in his way, cursing them for the fact that they were there. When he did reach the stairway, he felt strong arms hold him and steer his blurry vision up the stairs.
"Hakkai!" he hiccupped again, "I can perfectly do this on my own normal half-breed self."
"Yes, Gojyo. I know that," He said smiling, something that a normal and not intoxicated Gojyo will disapprove of. How many times did he already tell Hakkai that he should stop plastering that fake smile on his face? That night, however, he was too drunk to notice his friend's ever-familiar actions. "But you are currently not Gojyo, at least, not the sensible side that I know of… You are the drunken part of him, my friend." He smiled while adding, "And I do not trust that part."
"Awww, Hakkai. I didn't know that you cared so much!" This drunken fellow really acted that Hakkai was another one of those girls that he would bring to his bedroom until dawn. Strange though, he hadn't been able to sleep with a girl ever since… ever since he found Hakkai that very night.
Hakkai was different from all the others though. He was the only guy, he ever admitted, he'd bring to bed, ever. The guy was so seriously innocent and was also caring. Imagine, Gojyo only knew him in about weeks and months of curing, half of which when Hakkai was still unconscious and the green-eyed man knew the rouge less than that... But still, Hakkai chose to live with him.
That's what best friends are for; Hakkai would hear his own voice say. Although, he didn't need the words, he lived them. He took care of Gojyo; something that the redhead was always glad to welcome yet didn't have the words to tell him and the actions to fully show that he cared.
Not that it mattered to Hakkai, he seemed to be intrigued by the rouges lifestyle anyway. He didn't mind being the cleaner of the house at all. He actually acted like he enjoyed doing Gojyo favors that some didn't take a like in doing.
He walked his drunken friend upstairs. He had his friend's arm around his shoulders for support while his other arm was around the other's waist. He walked steadily… until he felt Gojyo pinch his cheek [A.N. the one on the face… not the other one… -_-']. "Did anyone tell you how cute you are up close, Hakkai?" He asked with hiccups just popping out of nowhere.
Hakkai should have been used to Gojyo's action, (or rather, how Sanzo put it) Gojyo's flirtation and right now all he could so was smile. You wouldn't call it speechless… it was just the not-able-to-answer-because-your-friend-is-drunk-and-he-doesn't-know-what-his-saying kind of thing. He just let it pass and beamed at Gojyo's statement and considered it as a comment.
"So… You haven't answered me question yet!" Gojyo hiccupped more.
"Anou [3]…"
"What question?" A yawn was heard and Hakkai was glad of the diversion. He turned and realized that they were at the top of the stairs while Goku was staring at them, yawning. "What question?" He repeated.
Hakkai just smiled at him and said, "It's nothing Goku. Gojyo here just had a little too much to drink and was babbling about nonsense."
"Nonsense!" Gojyo hiccupped again. "Is what I said nonsense?" Gojyo pulled slightly away from Hakkai's grasp and looked at Goku, "Is it a lie when I said the Hakkai's cute?"
Goku rubbed his eyes again. "Stupid horny water demon…" And walked inside his bedroom.
"Yare yare [4]… You're drunker than I expected." Hakkai smiled and reposition the two of them again. "Come on, Gojyo. Let's get you to bed."
"What? But we were having so much fun!"
"Yes, but you need your rest."
"Bah, who needs rest?!"
Hakkai walked to Gojyo's bedroom door and opened it. The same waitress came across the hallway and saw them. She widened her smile and winked at him again. Hakkai blinked and then pulled Gojyo in the room.
He walked over to the bed and plopped Gojyo on it… only to realize that although he let go of Gojyo, Gojyo didn't let go of him. He stumbled and fell face first to bed… on top of Gojyo. [A.N. *evil laughter*]
"Are [5]… Gojyo, you can let go of me anytime."
"But don't we always sleep in the same room?" Gojyo giggled.
"But Gojyo, you have this big room all to yourself."
"Will you two be quiet and let us sleep?" They both turned and saw that Sanzo was leaning on the doorframe… with his gun. "You two were gibbering in the hallway so loud that heard you when you were still downstairs."
"Anou, we were that loud?" Hakkai asked with the usual smile.
"Hn." Sanzo answered, diverting his attention from them to the gun that his other hand raised. "It's really a wonder why people didn't go down and complain about you two."
"Aa. [6]"
"Probably afraid of the half-breed." He said this meaning to insult the ruby haired man.
"If you want to insult him, Sanzo, you're a little to late." Sanzo looked at Hakkai and raised a brow. "He's already a sleep." He smiled and tucked his friend to bed and then walked out in the hallway with Sanzo.
"Hn." Sanzo said as a meaning of 'goodnight'.
"Goodnight, Sanzo." Sanzo walked to his door and closed it. Hakkai looked at Gojyo's door and let his mask drop for a while. He swore that Gojyo was pretending to be asleep.
He walked over to his room, which was only beside Gojyo's and went inside. He felt sure that it was going to be one hectic day tomorrow.
Gojyo twisted and turned on bed but he couldn't sleep. He pretended to have dozed off because all of a sudden he wanted to be alone. He wants to be alone…
He sighed. He was already alone. All his years of living, he only looked for one thing: love. Sure, there were a lot of women trying to get him in them but that was different. That was called making love. Those were two different things. He chuckled as he remembered that he got that notion from Hakkai.
He wanted what he didn't have when he was a child: True love. A lover that could make him whole. He sighed and looked out his window that was just beside his bed.
"Man, look at the stars… So many yet unreachable." He shook his head, he babbling nonsense again. "Geez, I must really be drunk. Next thing I know they'll be a shooting star and I wish on it." Then something caught his eye outside… A shooting star…
"Ah! What the heck!" He whispered out loud. "I feel silly doing this… I wish to find… my one true love." He remembered Hakkai and his silly stories about shooting stars and wishes, he laughed. "I must really be drunk." He whispered and at last fell asleep.
"Kanzeon Bosatsu [7], what are we doing?" Jiroushin asked frantically. "To be precise: What are you doing?"
She giggled, "I'm not called the Goddess of Mercy for nothing."
"You're not thinking of…"
"If our friend needs help in his… ahem… love life, then we lend a hand. After all, he was once a friend of Konzen."
"But you're not the Goddess of Love…" Jiroushin sweat-dropped. "What do you know about things like these?"
"More than enough!"
"But you know that he can't fall in love. He has a mission."
"Hehehe…"
"No… you're not thinking of that… You wouldn't…"
"It's going to be really entertaining the next morning."
"We're not allowed to interfere."
"Interfere? No, think of it as a… gift from the Goddess of Mercy."
"Oh boy…"
The sun rose and Gojyo opened his eyes. He didn't realized that he fell a sleep after his wish. Now, he really felt silly wishing… He swung his legs to the side of the bed and tried to stand up. He found out that he couldn't. "Itai…" His head hurt and it took his a moment to realize that…
"MY VOICE!" He happened to look down and saw… "BREASTS!?"
What the heck happened! He… or rather she, didn't realize that she was screaming already. Footsteps were heard running and his door swung open.
"Miss, are you alright?"
"Where is that horny water demon?"
"He spent his night with another girl?"
These questions raced through her already aching brain. She held her head between her hands and moaned, "Itai…"
She felt a hand on his shoulder and she looked up. It was Hakkai.
Hakkai was about to open his mouth to ask again whether she was all right or not but stopped. He looked straight to her eyes and shock overtook him.
"Gojyo?"
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To be continued…
I'm betting that most of you knew these words already but hey, just reference to those who doesn't. ^^
[1] Yes, but…
[2] I see…
[3] Err…
[4] Oh boy…
[5] Err… Not really err but what the heck!
[6] Yes (informally)
[7] Goddess of Mercy