Love of my Life – Chapter 12: It Can't Be
Tai-Tai's POV
My strange sickness continued through the next morning. I really could not think of what was wrong with me. It's so strange.
Throughout the day, I didn't feel any better. My stomach calmed down but my body felt tired, yet I couldn't sleep. I felt weak all together.
I kept telling Hakkai and the others I was fine and I can fight through whatever is making me feel so awful, but I could tell by their expressions that they were seriously concerned with me. I don't like them worrying about me. Besides Hakkai, I'm the other one that should be a worrisome pest in this group.
I especially don't want Sanzo to worry about me. I see right through his calm wall he tries to put up. When we were alone last night, he kept asking if I was okay, which he never does. It was odd behavior for him. Perhaps he's sick as well.
We were sort of in a hurry to the next village because Hakkai wanted to get me to a doctor as soon as possible. But like always, stupid assassins got in the way and slowed us down. My body felt exhausted that even a simple task like climbing out of the jeep took up so much energy that I felt dizzy and almost lost balance.
"What's the matter, girly?" asked one of the demons. "Too weak to fight?"
I tightened my fist and tried to work up some energy to deck him right in the jaw but Gojyo and Goku stood in front of me.
"We've got this, Tai." Goku said, summoning his nyoibou.
"We don't want you getting your ass handed to you by these clowns." Gojyo said, swinging his shakujo, easily eliminating the demon that called me 'girly.'
Before Hakkai joined the two impulsive ones, he turned to me and said, "Stay close to Sanzo. I don't want you over-doing it in your current state."
I felt annoyed. I heard Sanzo shooting off his gun nearby. I looked over at him. I guess he felt my gaze on him and he looked over at me.
"What?" he asked.
"What do I look like? An invalid?" I asked, really pissed off that I can't kick some ass.
"Look, if it were a normal day, you'd be right along with us. But there's obviously something wrong with you so just keep your ass over there and stay out of trouble." He said, while shooting off any demon that tried to take advantage of my situation.
Some days, I liked pushing Sanzo's buttons. And today was one of those days.
"And if I don't?"
Sanzo quickly turned his head and gave an "I mean it" look.
So I kept quiet until they were done.
It took us another two hours, from my calculations, to get to the next village. Unfortunately, it was too late to visit the doctor.
I plopped down on my bed, face down.
"We'll just have to go first thing in the morning if you aren't too sick." Hakkai said, before closing the door, leaving me and Sanzo by ourselves before him, Gojyo and Goku went shopping, once again.
It was silent in the room. Only thing that could be heard was the occasional flips of Sanzo turning the newspaper page.
This gave me a little time to think to myself. Why am I so sick and weak all the time? Was it something I ate? I haven't tried any new foods recently so it can't be that. I highly doubt it is food poisoning. I don't recall ever being allergic to any food products. None of those explain why I feel tired all the time…
Maybe I'm…
I immediately sat up, wide-eyed.
"Hm? What's with you?" I heard Sanzo ask.
"Nothing." I laid back down, trying to hide my face.
It can't be that. It just can't be.
Hakkai's POV
It was early, but surprisingly Tai didn't have any feelings of sickness. That was a sigh of relief. I was still worried though. Tai tried to protest going to the doctor saying she was fine but I still dragged her along just to make sure everything was fine.
Tai sat on the patient table in the little room we were given at the doctors. She sat frozen with a disbelief look on her face.
"Tai?" I asked. "Are you okay?"
She slowly shook her head.
I know there really isn't anything I can say to cheer her up. She just received big news but I don't know if she's too happy about it.
I try to liven up the mood by thinking back to a few moments ago when the doctor came in with the results of Tai's testing. For some reason, she had told the both of us "Congratulations." But I had to correct her that I was only a mere friend.
As we left, Tai grabbed my arm and looked up at me with tear eyes.
"Hakkai, promise me this…" she paused.
"What is it?" Her crying eyes reminded me that of Kanan's.
"Keep this to yourself. I want to tell them on my own." She finally said.
I was silent. She really doesn't have a lot of time to keep this quiet for long until it's obvious. But I nodded my head anyway.
Tai began to bawl and ran right into my chest.
I was off guard for a moment because I have never seen Tai in such a state. I put my arms around her, trying to soothe her. All I could tell her was "It's going to be okay. Everything will turn out fine." Even though I knew this was seriously and Sanzo will especially not be happy about this.
