Title: Crew
Author: kerumica
Fandom: Saiyuki
Pairing: none
Warning/Rating: G/No beta
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Leave me be.
A/N: Another drabble from a word prompt that I wrote a few months ago while I was at work.
Hakkai watched the group of children running from one end of the yard to the other, laughing at one another. It had been hard, coming back to this place after so many years, but seeing the delighted looks of the children was more than enough to ensure that what he was doing was the right thing.
The journey had lasted far longer than he had anticipated, but not without its upsets, chief among them, the loss of Gojyo. It was breaking his heart even now just to think about it. He had just completed his paperwork with the head agent and, as one of the saviors of China, he had been allowed special consideration for the adoption, or rather, adoptions. It also didn't hurt that he had received a boatload of money from the Three Aspects as a reward.
His reminiscing was interrupted when one of the children, Bai, called his name and ran towards him, as did the others playing with him. He watched as the children, all redheaded and red-eyed, ran to him, throwing their arms around him.
He was completing his promise.
He was taking them home.