A/N: This is has not yet seen a beta. Forgive me. I'm sick and that inspired this.
The door opened with protest and after a few shuffled footsteps Hakkai felt something warm placed in his lap. With great effort he raised his hand and pushed away the damp cloth covering his eyes. A steaming bowl sat on a tray next to a teacup. Gojyo stood next to the bed shifting nervously.
"It's soup." The kappa explained when it didn't look like the brunette was going to make any further movements. "You should eat it. It'll make you feel better."
The Healer forced himself to sit up and looked skeptically at the contents of the bowl. He truly did not wish to injure the kappa's feelings but Gojyo's cooking was infamous within the Sanzo party. It had once been jokingly said that if they could infiltrate their enemy's strong hold and replace the palace cook with Gojyo then Kougaiji would be without an army. Hakkai did not feel up to adding food poisoning to his current list of ailments.
"What? Come on man, just take a bite."
"...Gojyo..."
"It's not that bad."
"Gojyo, while I appreciate the thought, I'm really not very hungry right now."
Now it was the red head who wore the skeptical look. "Bullshit. You haven't had anything but tea for two days. Eat the damn soup."
Hakkai sigh and stirred the concoction with the spoon. He missed his sense of smell.
"Gojyo..." he began again.
"Sanzo made it alright? It's safe. His prissiness agreed to make you something edible since all the local food around here is to strong for a weak stomach. It's a group effort to make you feel better so we can get the hell out of here."
"A group effort?"
"Yeah, Sanzo cooked, Goku kept his fingers away from it, and I brought it to you. Now eat the damn soup and rest so we can get going. If I have to spend one more night in a room with Mr. stick-up-his-ass and the annoying monkey..."
"Hai. Thank you." Hakkai smiled and tried a bite. It was actually rather good and the heat was clearing his sinuses. The green-eyed man finished half the bowl without further protest then reached for the teacup.
One sip and the healer was shoving away the rest of the meal and staggering toward the bathroom. Gojyo frowned as he heard retching. "Damn it, they looked like tea leaves."
