Disclaimer: Well, I'm back. Lets see if this chapter wants to get written before my vacation! It should, it's like a week away. Hm, lets recap: Hakkai has decided to inform Goku of his feelings, since everyone seems to think he should, but the question is: will he be able to? Will he do it subtly, or will he be as obvious as possible? And will Goku accept them?! So many questions, so few answers! Enjoy.

What Dreams May Come

Chapter 11

"Mng."

The can of beer stopped just before parted lips, and crimson eyes stopped staring at the starry sky to turn and look at the shifing body of one youkai child, feeling the tiniest spark of hope fluttering in a small heart. It couldn't truly be, could it?

"Nng. Mm."

Oh, shit. Where's Sanzo? No, shit, where's Hakkai when I need him? Gojyo slammed his beer down on the table he was sitting at, not even caring that it spilled (a/n: Shocker...) and quickly left the room via the door connecting to the parlor, where he'd hopefully find someone.

"Hakkai! Sanzo!" He jogged into the room, tripped over an errant newspaper, and growled before straightening and staring into violet eyes.

"What the hell is it that you've got to be so loud when it's freaking evening?! And you're going to wake up the babies, you idiot!" Sanzo said, his voice rising the longer he spoke as his hand reached for his fan.

"Yes, what is it, Gojyo? Is something wrong with Goku?" Hakkai asked, the female baby sleeping quietly on his shoulder, on the light cloth.

"Yes, something's wrong! Maybe, I don't know! Just come on!" Gojyo snapped, quickly turning around to go back to Goku, whose stomach had mysteriously dimished completely after resting the two days he'd been officially comatose.

"What's wrong with him?! Sanzo, here, take her." The monk and chi user made the switch easily, as they'd been doing it often in the past couple of days, and Hakkai rushed after Gojyo. His heart was beating rapidly; he could feel sweat beading on his forehead as he feared the worst. But, when he saw the figure on the bed, he stopped cold, completely freezing in place.

"Well, Hakkai?! What is it?" Sanzo demanded, coming up right on their heels. He had to push Hakkai a few times to get him to move out of his way so he could see what was wrong.

Confused golden eyes stared back at him, holding just a fraction of the innocence they used to have. Tousled brown hair hung straight against skin glistening with sweat, and a golden circlet gleamed in the dim light.

As soon as he saw that Goku was awake, staring at him with confusion that tripled on seeing the baby, the monk turned to Gojyo and immediately brandished his gun, pointing it straight at the kappa's head. He was just about to pull the trigger, too, when Goku's groggy voice met his ears.

"Sanzo? Gojyo? Hakkai? What happened? I don't remember anything except playing a game with 'Kai." Goku sleepily rubbed his right eye, yawning loudly as he gingerly sat up in the bed, wincing a little as he pressed a hand over his stomach.

"Goku, it's so good that you're awake! How are you feeling? Are you in pain? Hungry?" Hakkai asked, sitting down on the side of the bed so he could run a cursury chi check on the boy.

"Che. You ask him if he's hungry after he's just woken up from a two-day coma." Sanzo muttered, rocking slowly back and forth, since the baby had whimpered a little in her sleep.

"Well, at least I asked him if he was in pain first." Hakkai smiled, but it held a worried tinge to it. Goku still hadn't answered, and while he didn't find anything wrong with the youkai, that didn't necessarily mean he wasn't in pain.

"Well, if you are hungry, Goku, here's some meat buns left over from lunch. They're not warm, but they're still good." Gojyo picked up the plate with only a few meat buns left and walked to the bed, holding the plate out for Goku, who was still looking a little overwhelmed.

"Goku?" Hakkai quietly asked, leaning a little closer, and that seemed to jerk the 500+ youkai out of his stupor.

"...My stomach hurts, Hakkai." Goku whispered, wincing again; any motion he did made it feel like something was pulling at his stomach. It was more than a little bit uncomfortable, and he wasn't hungry at all.

"Hm." Hakkai frowned, and ran his hand again along Goku's stomach, carefully not touching the skin, making sure he didn't miss anything. It didn't seem like he...wait. There was a long line along Goku's stomach, hidden by the skin and the lining of his stomach; it appeared to be hiding, and a slowly healing reminder of what Goku's body had been through in birthing his twins.

"The waiting is going to kill me, Hakkai. Hurry up." Gojyo spoke for both himself and Sanzo. He didn't like the pained look that had descended on Goku's face, and he imagined the others were feeling the same way.

"Oh, sorry. I was thinking. It appears that Goku's got a healing wound just beneath his skin. I don't know how I missed it the other day; I must not have been careful enough. Goku, I want you to lay back now, and try not to move around too much." He, as carefully as he could, laid Goku back on the bed, a hand over Goku's to try to dull the pain. But that didn't seem to be working. "Now, Goku, we've all got two people we want you to meet." He motioned for Sanzo to bring foreword the baby girl and to go get the other twin.

Goku's eyes widened exponentially as he took in the tiny form of the girl, swathed in a pure white blanket, and reverantly held up his hands for her. He knew immediately that she was his; not only could he smell a faint trace of his genetic line in her, but he could feel it instinctively. He frowned, though, when Hakkai refused to let him hold her, and glanced up at the human-turned-youkai.

"Goku, I don't think it would be wise for you to hold her just yet. You could strain that healing area, and it would put you in pain. Plus, I would like you to eat something. Gojyo, hold her here so Goku can play with her, and I'll go make you a healthy dinner." Hakkai smiled and patted Goku's head, before wandering out of the room, passing by Sanzo, who was carrying a whimpering Seiten Tasei miniature.

"I had a girl? And a boy?" Goku whispered, watching as Sanzo sat next to Goku, looking annoyed but obediently holding the now almost-squalling baby out for Goku to see.

"Yes. You had them two days ago, after which you slipped into a coma. We haven't named them yet. Now, what are you going to call her?" Sanzo questioned, not noticing that his reading glasses were still perched atop his nose from reading the newspaper earlier.

"Hm, names. I hadn't really thought about those at all. Can't we just call her girl, and him boy?" Goku asked stupidly, a finger poking between his lips.

Sanzo really, really wanted to just hit the dumb saru. His fingers were actually twitching from the need to hit him. But he refrained, for two reasons. The first was that Hakkai was coming back into the room with food, and the second was because although he would never admit it, he did truly like Goku, and didn't want to cause him any more pain than he was obviously in. But that didn't mean he had to like it!

"Here you are, Goku. Now, it might be hard to eat this, but I'm going to situate you so that you've got a pillow over that stomach of yours, and move you as carefully as possible to have you sit up a little. You need to eat, and get your strength up." Hakkai spoke in a no-nonsense voice was he set the tray on the table and went about doing just what he'd said. He did his best to ignore the hisses and grunts that escaped Goku as he was moved, but it was hard. Very hard, especially now that he'd accepted his feelings for the boy. Both were relieved when that little ordeal was over.

"Thanks, Hakkai. What do you guys think of the name, Tsukiko? For the girl. It means 'moonchild,' and she reminds me of something from the night. With that hair of hers, and how calm and quiet she is..." He trailed off, a finger smoothing the soft cheek of the baby girl.

Hakkai sighed as he began moving the food around on the tray. "That's a lovely name, Goku. And it fits beautifully." He smiled, the light glinting off of his monocle.

"Ch. It's a girly name." Gojyo snorted, but catching the scolding look of Hakkai, and the hurt look of Goku, and of course the not-so-subtle gun pointing his way, he hastingly added, "But it's a good name for a girl! For your girl!"

Sanzo just nodded; he didn't need words, Goku understood him just fine.

Goku beamed at all the nice words he was hearing from everyone, and didn't even complain when Hakkai began helping him to eat. He was happy, even though he couldn't come up with a name for his son. His son, it felt so weird saying that. Not to mention the fact that his son was his other half, or so it seemed.

xx (a/n: Weird place for a break, so sue me.)

"Goku. Are you feeling any better today?" Hakkai softly asked as he walked into the room, Yaone and Kougaiji trailing behind him. Dokugakuji was training with Gojyo; neither really wanted to be around the normally cheerful boy who was currently not as cheerful most of the time.

Goku didn't answer; instead, he waved at Kougaiji, one hand placed on his stomach, as he smiled. "Hi! Thanks again for letting me stay here, even though now you're going to have two loud babies keeping everyone up at night." His downcast golden eyes turned away.

Kougaiji scoffed. "It doesn't matter. You're my rival, and I want you strong again so I can pay you back for all those times you got me. And besides, Yaone can help you care for the kids, won't you, Yaone? And I'm sure Lirin will want to play with them too." His face didn't show any of the relief he was feeling.

"Yes, Kougaiji-sama. I would be happy to help you, Goku! I love children, and yours are adorable. Lirin-chan and I can help you feed Tsukiko and the boy, and dress them, and wash them, and watch over them so you can rest. It would be perfect." The she-youkai smiled at Goku, her eyes in upwards U's.

Goku smiled back, and handed her Tsukiko, who'd been cuddled up against his side. Even moving his arms hurt his stomach, but he bore through it. He was a strong youkai, after all. Then he looked at the infant boy, who was sleeping on his other side. He'd finally found a name for the boy. "Hakkai, I've got a name for the boy. Wanna hear it?"

Hakkai turned with a small smile. "Of course, Goku. What is it?"

Goku took a deep breath before speaking. "Akuji. Tama Akuji, but I'll be calling him Akuji. I think it fits, don't you?" He gave a sad smile, brushing a tiny strand of hair out of closed eyes.

Hakkai's smile grew sad as well. "I suppose. But, at least we won't be calling him 'boy,' hm? Here, I'll take him. Sanzo can feed him; he seems to be only calm around our holy monk." That is probably because he's the reincarnation of the Seiten Tasei. But he didnt add that.

"Yeah. Hakkai, I think I'd like to sleep now. You guys are going to watch the twins, right?"

Hakkai nodded and helped Goku lie down, placing the blanket over him. He tiptoed out of the room with Yaone and the twins; Kougaiji stayed behind. He wanted to talk to Goku.

"What's wrong, Kougaiji? If you're wanting to fight, the best you'll get is talking." Goku attempted a joke, but it didn't really work.

The youkai prince gave Goku a glare, before lugging a chair over to the bed and settling himself in in, his feet resting on the bed. "So, Goku, you've got twins now. I bet you'll be wanting some help training them." It was an indirect offer of, not only a mega-truce, but also a more vocal friendship.

Goku almost couldn't believe it. "Are you serious, Kougaiji? But, what would your people think?" How would they feel with a heretic joining their ranks, so to speak?

Kougaiji just waved a hand, rolling his eyes. "Please. I don't care what they say. And besides, there haven't been any babies around since Lirin-chan was born. It'll be a fun experience." It wasn't known to anyone but Dokugakuji, who found out some time ago, but Kougaiji really had a soft spot for kids. He was truly a...father at heart. Which was part of the reason he invited Goku to stay with them. "Well? Are you going to accept or not?"

Goku closed his eyes to think more about it, wishing he could talk to Go. But, for some reason, he hadn't heard the Seiten Tasei speak to him for weeks now, maybe even months. He'd lost count. But he was alone now, and he had to make the decision himself. And he knew what he wanted. "Yes. I think I'll stay here. Besides, what with...Akuji being what he is, there aren't many who'd accept him. You could help let people realize he's maybe not as crazy as they thought." His voice started off strong, but it kind of trailed off towards the end because it was too much of an effort.

Kougaiji nodded, resting his head in his arms on the top of the chair. He watched as Goku drifted off into sleep, his face turning sweet, almost angelic in dreamland. He let a smile grace his own face as he ran a finger down that surprisingly-soft cheek, before settling himself down to catch some shut-eye himself.

Ew, that dragged on. Oh, well, I've finally got this chapter finished, and that's what matters! And I would love to thank Rine-chan, the very amazing Goku of the ikkou, for providing me with the names Tama and Tsukiko. Akuji, which took me forever to come up with, means destruction. It's apt for the Seiten Tasei reincarnation, don't you think? Anyway, why don't you guys please give me some reviews? It seems I've gotten barely any for this story!

Ayame