This isn't actually a chapter, but where you get the 'answers' and 'clarifications'. Only read if you want 'spoilers' to this fic, and an explanation for why I've done what I've done.
One: I believe that Sanzo never and would never break his vow of celibacy. In a sense, I feel that at heart, he's still very devout and pure, though he tries to hide that with a very thick and spikey outer shell. In a sense, you could say that of the four, he's the most emotionally sensitive, and thus he pushes people away the most to prevent himself from getting hurt (cue images of his Master and that old monk I can't remember the name of dying to protect him).
Two: For some reason, I always see Gojyo as the only one who would actually end up in a painfully ordinary relationship. If you think about it, he's probably the most 'ordinary' of the four. One was never named by their parents and probably made a record for youngest-to-earn-title-of-Sanzo. One is a frickin' sage. The last is a mass-murderer that butchered not only a thousand demons (in a single night no less), but also a whole village of frightened humans. Next to that, having an incredibly abusive incestuous parent doesn't seem all that… extraordinary. It could and probably does happen in real life. The other three? Not so much.
Three: For the description of his wife, compare that to his three companions. The hair is from Hakkai, the eyes are from Sanzo and the youthfulness is from Goku. She's witty like Hakkai and prickly like Sanzo, but also has her silly moments like Goku. She's homely like Hakkai, but has a fierce temper like all four of them. She's also a school-teacher, which you have to have realised was a throwback to Hakkai's previous occupation, and a librarian – which implies she likes to read, like Sanzo does with his newspapers, and her insatiability is a reference to Goku's unending appetite (for food, in his case).
Four: I figured I should pay my dues to HakkaixGojyo (or vice versa) fans by giving him effectively a 'female-Gojyo of a wife'. She's loud, a party animal and tough. If you recall, one episode (and in the manga), Hakkai mentions that his ideal woman would now be tough, and able to bear him lots of children. Presumably the latter part is spoken in jest, but really, he does effectively want a woman who will be able to stay with him, and outlive him. And given Gojyo's survivability, I think Hakkai would inadvertently be drawn to a woman with similar qualities to his friend. I made her eyes green because of Kanan, and the fact that Hakkai seems to pay quite a bit of attention to people's eyes.
Which brings me to the point of why I made her human: one, I don't think the human public would react well to a youkai, especially one without limiters (I think it would be pointless to make her a youkai only to seal her up again), two, I don't think Hakkai has ever truly forgiven youkai for what they did, three, it gives me an excuse to give her plain-coloured eyes (and not some exotic gold or orange or whatnot), and finally and most importantly, I wanted Hakkai to have a dilemma on the subject of kids (which I shall elaborate on next).
Five: I really don't see Hakkai having any kids, despite the fact that I think he would be good with them. Instead, he probably would make a nice adopted father. I also think it would be cathartic for him to be able to help two orphans grow up happily and continue to live happily – unlike perhaps himself and Kanan Thus, to ensure that he wouldn't have any kids without coming off as impotent, I wanted his partner to be human – hence subjecting them to the dilemma of 'should we have a half-breed child or not'? With Gojyo at his side, I think Hakkai would feel guilty (though Gojyo wouldn't actually have a problem with it) knowing that his child was doomed to a life of discrimination like his friend, and see his friend's suffering reflected on his children. I just don't think he could take that, or would want to subject himself to that, and hence he wouldn't have any blood children.
Six: And then, by opening up the opportunity of letting Hakkai adopt children, I could get him to adopt a mini version of him and Kanan. Through them, he can achieve peace knowing that they grow up and lead happy lives. Hence the final note about the girl being happily married at the end – Kanan finally gets her happy ending.
A/N: Good lord, I think my A/N is longer than the actual fic. Forgive me OTL
If I see any reoccurring questions in reviews, I'll add the answer to them up here.