The Trouble With H... Chapter Three: The Trouble With...Hakuryuu
A/N: Yay! Fast update! This was originally my first ever Saiyuki ficceh, but I didn't like it. I loved the idea tho, and it fit the theme, so I rewrote it! While doing this, I had to stop, because the image of Hakuryuu smoking Gojyo's cigarettes made meh giggle so much I started a coughing fit.
I did a hardcore singing marathon to a Vanessa Carlton CD, and now my throat's protesting. [whine] Menthol throat spry and Mountain Dew are –not- a good combo...
Review responses for last chappeh at the end. 'Natch.
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Morning came early to the heat-soaked village, much too early for Gojyo's liking. Especially since staying in bed had so many nice incentives, most of which involving a certain brunette lying next to him.
And damned if he hadn't gotten burned with yesterday's little outing. Another good reason not to move much, although sleeping had helped relieve some of the stiffness. His skin had felt tighter than usual, almost as if it refused to fit right over his frame. Now e felt like normal, except for a small buzzing pain when he repositioned himself. He had forgotten to watch out for it and it surprised him. He hissed sharply.
Hakkai shifted beside him and muttered something in his sleep. Gojyo winced. It must have been quite early; Hakkai was usually up before everyone else. Gojyo, however, was now wide-awake. His body had filled its sleep quota, at least for this particular morning, but he had no problem lying in bed as long as he could.
He was comfortable. There was a nice view of a sunrise through his window, and an even nicer view of his sleeping friend. It was one of those moments that made it almost worth the hell that generally was the rest of this mission.
But such moments usually pass quickly.
"OW! Sonova--!!!" the redhead jerked up as a sharp pain struck his leg. Hakkai woke up at this outburst, surprised. Gojyo looked down at the epicenter of the pain. Hakuryuu sat on the edge of the bed, looking back at him defiantly.
"What's wrong?" Hakkai sat up.
"It bit me! The fucking dragon –bit- me!" Gojyo drew his legs up to his chest, away from the tiny dragon teeth.
"What? Why would he?" the brunette looked from his friend to Hakuryuu. The small dragon chirped happily and jumped over to his master. "Hakuryuu wouldn't bite you without provocation...did you do something?"
He crossed his arms, leaning against the headboard. "No! I was just laying here, and the damn thing flew over and took a bite outta my leg!"
"Are you sure?" Hakkai pressed, "Maybe you accidentally kicked him in your sleep or something?" he stopped to think. "Although he was sleeping in the basket when I looked last..."
The conversation was interrupted by a knock at the door. Hakkai got up and opened it, just in time for Goku to bound in happily. "Morning!" he grinned. "Himiko-san says breakfast will be ready in a couple of minutes, and Sanzo says get up and ready to go!"
Hakkai nodded and excused himself for morning clean up, leaving Gojyo to raise an eyebrow at Goku.
"You're awfully happy this early, considering your little stunt last night."
Goku stuck his tongue out, taking a seat on the bed. "I'm in a good mood, that's all."
Gojyo stretched, about to make an assumption that the good mood had something to do with a certain monk. Then he opened his eyes, only to find Hakuryuu flying at face level right in front of him.
"Shit!" he fell back, landing on Goku.
The boy yelped. "OW! Jeez kappa! Lose some weight why doncha?!"
"Oh shut up! It wasn't my fault, it's the damn dragon!"
Goku shifted so the half-breed wasn't crushing him anymore. "Hakuryuu? What's wrong?"
"The stupid thing's after me."
The monkey laughed. "After you? Haku? That's hilarious! How'd you piss him off?"
Gojyo sat up, throwing his hands into the air. "Why does everyone keep asking me that? He bit me this morning and he's been giving me death glares ever since!"
"Well, he wouldn't bite you unless you made him mad about something," Goku stood, speaking matter-of-factly. The dragon in question landed on the boy's head and chirped its agreement.
For one of the few times in his life, the monkey was right. Hakuryuu had never been angry with him before, until this morning. It had to have been something that he'd done lately.
"What's with the awkward pause?" Goku looked at him oddly.
"I'm thinking..." he replied, moving to the door. Monkey and dragon watched him.
Goku smirked. "Try not to hurt yourself –too- much."
"Urasai, bakasaru..." he muttered. "I'm going for some intelligent conversation."
Hakkai was sitting in the dining room when Gojyo entered. He took a chair next to him, slumping over the table.
"Are you okay?" Himiko asked from the kitchen.
"Peachy. The dragon's trying to kill me."
Hakkai smiled. "I doubt that."
"Yeah, the saru didn't believe me either."
"I'm not a saru!" Goku sat down on the other side of Hakkai.
"Where's Hakuryuu?" Gojyo mumbled with his head in his arms.
"I left him in your room. Although it'd be fun to see you freak out, it looked like he was busy cleaning himself. I promised we'd bring him something though."
"Of course," Hakkai nodded.
Sanzo flopped into the chair beside Goku just as Himiko started bringing the plates out. Hakkai and Gojyo noticed the adoring smile Goku gave him, even if the monk himself chose to ignore it.
After breakfast, the group said their goodbyes to their hostess and went to pack. Gojyo opened the door to the room to see Hakuryuu tearing something up. Seeing both his enemy and his owner enter, the dragon stopped his activity and squeaked a greeting at them. It was then that Gojyo noticed what the dragon had been gnawing on.
A cigarette.
"No way!" the redhead looked on the bed. And entire pack had been reduced to shreds. "Those were my last ones!"
Hakkai took Hakuryuu on his arm and began to feed him the leftovers from breakfast. "Well, you shouldn't have left them out..."
"I –didn't-! They were in my bag!"
Leaving the dragon to his meal, the brunette took to cleaning up the mess of filters, paper and tobacco. Gojyo glared at Hakuryuu, who was eating happily. "This is war..."
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"Gojyo, you're being paranoid..." Hakkai patted his friend on the shoulder.
"And getting on my damn nerves," Sanzo growled from the Jipuu's passenger side. "Get in the damn car."
Goku was laughing too hard to even talk.
"Absolutely not! Who knows –what- that thing's gonna do to me?!"
Hakkai took his normal place in the dragon-turned jeep at the wheel. That left the kappa standing by himself, arms crossed like a pouting five year- old. "I promise Hakuryuu won't do anything to you," the brunette smiled softly. "Please?"
Gojyo sighed, relenting. If Hakuryuu was going to kill him, he may as well get it over with. At least then they'd believe him. He couldn't say no to Hakkai anyway. He hopped in the back with Goku, who was still laughing his little monkey tail off with no signs of stopping. Glaring, the redhead backhanded him across the head. That stopped him well enough.
"What was that for, you stupid kappa?!"
"It's not funny!"
"Well, at least it's a sense of normality..." Hakkai smiled as the vehicle took off.
"I'm going to kill them," came Sanzo's normal reply.
They made it out of the village, despite Gojyo's repeated requests to stop for cigarettes, which Sanzo immediately denied. It became a bit cooler as they went on, although the sun was still a bit heavy. It would have been a nice day's trip, if it hadn't been for one problem.
"He did it again!" Gojyo yelled as Goku's knapsack threw itself into the back of the kappa's head for the fifth time.
"I'm sure it's just the terrain," Hakkai shrugged, "Hakuryuu's trying his best."
"Yeah, to piss me off..." the bag hit him again. "Dammit!"
"That one was me," Goku grinned. He threw the bag at the monkey.
"I will make you –eat- that bag if you both don't shut the hell up!' Sanzo growled.
"Maybe we should rest for awhile," Hakkai suggested, noting the large clump of trees they were heading towards. "It might brighten the mood to get some shade."
The monk sighed. "Whatever."
The group stopped for a rest in the comfort of the forest. Hakkai set to making them a snack, while Goku flitted around, anxious for something to eat. Sanzo made it clear he wasn't to be bothered, per usual. Gojyo decided to walk around a bit.
"Get lost and we leave you," the blond called after him, dead serious.
"Read you loud and clear, boss." He retreated into the trees with a mock salute.
A nice calm walk did wonder's for Gojyo's disposition. He always had an appreciative side for nature, although he wasn't too fond of spending the night on the cold hard ground. Bit a good dose of it now and then was quite relaxing.
As he turned to head back, a white blur flashed across his line of sight. He took a few steps backwards in surprise. Hakuryuu slowed down, hovering defiantly in Gojyo's face.
His good mood spoiled again, he scowled at the dragon. "Stalking me now? Planning to finish me off where the others won't find me?"
Hakuryuu squeaked something of a reply.
He crossed his arms. "What's your problem anyway?" he continued, "Why're you so mad at me?" it's not like I stole your girlfriend or something!"
The dragon glared, as if he expected Gojyo to already know his offense.
"This is crazy. I'm talking to you like you'll answer me. I'm getting as bad as Hakkai..."
A thought struck him suddenly. Hakuryuu was Hakkai's dragon, and notably loyal. Stealing his girlfriend or something...
Gojyo blinked, pointing a finger at the creature. "Are you...mad at me for the whole thing with 'Kai?"
Hakuryuu chirped angrily and nodded.
The redhead almost laughed. "You're –jealous- of me? You think I'm gonna take Hakkai away from you?"
The dragon snapped at Gojyo's outstretched finger. He quickly retracted it with a curse.
"Well you'd better get used to it, buddy, cuz I plan on getting –very- comfy with your owner!"
Hakuryuu made another noise of protest, but a loud roar drowned it out. Their argument forgotten, both looked to the source of the noise. A large brown bear stood on its hind legs a couple of yards away. Finding some fault with kappa and dragon, it went down on all fours, advancing toward them.
"Oh shit!" Gojyo backed up slowly. He grabbed Hakuryuu and turned to make an escape. He didn't see the small dip in the ground of an animal hole until his foot caught in it, sending them rolling down the hill.
Gojyo tucked the small dragon to his chest as he rolled, protecting the fragile frame. When the decent finally stopped, the kappa curled into a ball around the dragon, lying completely still.
The bear peered over the edge of the hill. Such small prey that didn't move. It was probably dead from the fall, and therefore wouldn't be any fun. It growled to itself as it shuffled off.
Gojyo waited a few minutes, in case the bear's curiosity overpowered its reluctance to make its way down the hill. Finally he uncurled himself, laying on the ground with Hakuryuu resting on him.
"You okay?" he asked, trying to calm the rush of adrenaline. Gods, he needed a smoke...
The dragon chirped happily and nuzzled the kappa's cheek.
"You're welcome, I guess," he smiled weakly, "Does that mean we're cool now? No more trying to off me?"
Hakuryuu nodded, flapping his wings.
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Gojyo and Hakuryuu made their was back to the others. Hakkai looked up as they stumbled back into camp.
"There you are. I was beginning to worry."
"Got sidetracked," the redhead replied, taking a seat beside Hakkai, "by a fucking bear."
Goku looked up from finishing his snack. "Bears? Can I go fight one Sanzo? Pleeeease?" he looked at the monk pleadingly.
"No. We're leaving. I don't need you getting beat up by wildlife right now." Sanzo stood.
"Aw man..." the monkey sighed, but followed the monk into the clearing.
"Are you alright?" Hakkai asked.
"Yeah, no problem." He shrugged.
"Your arm's bleeding," the brunette pointed out, laying a hand on Gojyo's left arm. There was a small gash there.
"Huh. Guess I didn't notice..."
Hakkai rummaged through his bag and extracted a first aid kit. "Let me see it."
Gojyo held his arm out obediently, letting the healer clean and fuss over the wound. Hakuryuu squeaked, flying to rest on his other shoulder and cooing sympathetically.
Hakkai smiled. "Looks like you two are getting along."
Gojyo laughed. "Yeah, well...let's just say I understand him a little more." He smirked at the dragon.
"All patched up," Hakkai announced, returning the kit to his bag.
"How is it?" he asked mockingly, "Tell me the truth? Is it fatal?"
The brunette chuckled. "I think you'll live."
Gojyo grinned. "Thanks." He leaned in close, until their noses almost touched. Hakkai blinked. The redhead gave him a quick kiss then stood up, smirking.
"Better get going before the monk gets cranky..."
Hakkai sat still in shock for a moment. Then he shook his head, regaining his composure, aside from the slight flush on his cheeks. He nodded, and they began to walk to the clearing.
"OW! Damn dragon bit me again! I thought we were cool!"
An offended squeal answered him.
Hakkai only laughed.
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Written totally in one night. And high off throat spray as well!
MirokuLuvr: Thankehs! I always get worried I'm not doing so well with characterization...
Me-Nuriko: Sanzo might not admit it, but he wuvvs his wittle monkey! [gets shot] And at least it –did- relieve the boredom, ne? It just caused a little disturbance, that's all!
KarotsaMused: Hyper is the 'h' with the –most- trouble, at least for these guys. And that website rocked! Thankehs so much! It explained everything! [hugs]
keiste: Glad you liked it! More of the 39 fluff in chappeh four! And I'm in the process of reading 'Simple Kiss'. It's really cute, but I never get any time to read it! I swear I'll get it done tho! [flips victory sign]
A/N: Yay! Fast update! This was originally my first ever Saiyuki ficceh, but I didn't like it. I loved the idea tho, and it fit the theme, so I rewrote it! While doing this, I had to stop, because the image of Hakuryuu smoking Gojyo's cigarettes made meh giggle so much I started a coughing fit.
I did a hardcore singing marathon to a Vanessa Carlton CD, and now my throat's protesting. [whine] Menthol throat spry and Mountain Dew are –not- a good combo...
Review responses for last chappeh at the end. 'Natch.
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Morning came early to the heat-soaked village, much too early for Gojyo's liking. Especially since staying in bed had so many nice incentives, most of which involving a certain brunette lying next to him.
And damned if he hadn't gotten burned with yesterday's little outing. Another good reason not to move much, although sleeping had helped relieve some of the stiffness. His skin had felt tighter than usual, almost as if it refused to fit right over his frame. Now e felt like normal, except for a small buzzing pain when he repositioned himself. He had forgotten to watch out for it and it surprised him. He hissed sharply.
Hakkai shifted beside him and muttered something in his sleep. Gojyo winced. It must have been quite early; Hakkai was usually up before everyone else. Gojyo, however, was now wide-awake. His body had filled its sleep quota, at least for this particular morning, but he had no problem lying in bed as long as he could.
He was comfortable. There was a nice view of a sunrise through his window, and an even nicer view of his sleeping friend. It was one of those moments that made it almost worth the hell that generally was the rest of this mission.
But such moments usually pass quickly.
"OW! Sonova--!!!" the redhead jerked up as a sharp pain struck his leg. Hakkai woke up at this outburst, surprised. Gojyo looked down at the epicenter of the pain. Hakuryuu sat on the edge of the bed, looking back at him defiantly.
"What's wrong?" Hakkai sat up.
"It bit me! The fucking dragon –bit- me!" Gojyo drew his legs up to his chest, away from the tiny dragon teeth.
"What? Why would he?" the brunette looked from his friend to Hakuryuu. The small dragon chirped happily and jumped over to his master. "Hakuryuu wouldn't bite you without provocation...did you do something?"
He crossed his arms, leaning against the headboard. "No! I was just laying here, and the damn thing flew over and took a bite outta my leg!"
"Are you sure?" Hakkai pressed, "Maybe you accidentally kicked him in your sleep or something?" he stopped to think. "Although he was sleeping in the basket when I looked last..."
The conversation was interrupted by a knock at the door. Hakkai got up and opened it, just in time for Goku to bound in happily. "Morning!" he grinned. "Himiko-san says breakfast will be ready in a couple of minutes, and Sanzo says get up and ready to go!"
Hakkai nodded and excused himself for morning clean up, leaving Gojyo to raise an eyebrow at Goku.
"You're awfully happy this early, considering your little stunt last night."
Goku stuck his tongue out, taking a seat on the bed. "I'm in a good mood, that's all."
Gojyo stretched, about to make an assumption that the good mood had something to do with a certain monk. Then he opened his eyes, only to find Hakuryuu flying at face level right in front of him.
"Shit!" he fell back, landing on Goku.
The boy yelped. "OW! Jeez kappa! Lose some weight why doncha?!"
"Oh shut up! It wasn't my fault, it's the damn dragon!"
Goku shifted so the half-breed wasn't crushing him anymore. "Hakuryuu? What's wrong?"
"The stupid thing's after me."
The monkey laughed. "After you? Haku? That's hilarious! How'd you piss him off?"
Gojyo sat up, throwing his hands into the air. "Why does everyone keep asking me that? He bit me this morning and he's been giving me death glares ever since!"
"Well, he wouldn't bite you unless you made him mad about something," Goku stood, speaking matter-of-factly. The dragon in question landed on the boy's head and chirped its agreement.
For one of the few times in his life, the monkey was right. Hakuryuu had never been angry with him before, until this morning. It had to have been something that he'd done lately.
"What's with the awkward pause?" Goku looked at him oddly.
"I'm thinking..." he replied, moving to the door. Monkey and dragon watched him.
Goku smirked. "Try not to hurt yourself –too- much."
"Urasai, bakasaru..." he muttered. "I'm going for some intelligent conversation."
Hakkai was sitting in the dining room when Gojyo entered. He took a chair next to him, slumping over the table.
"Are you okay?" Himiko asked from the kitchen.
"Peachy. The dragon's trying to kill me."
Hakkai smiled. "I doubt that."
"Yeah, the saru didn't believe me either."
"I'm not a saru!" Goku sat down on the other side of Hakkai.
"Where's Hakuryuu?" Gojyo mumbled with his head in his arms.
"I left him in your room. Although it'd be fun to see you freak out, it looked like he was busy cleaning himself. I promised we'd bring him something though."
"Of course," Hakkai nodded.
Sanzo flopped into the chair beside Goku just as Himiko started bringing the plates out. Hakkai and Gojyo noticed the adoring smile Goku gave him, even if the monk himself chose to ignore it.
After breakfast, the group said their goodbyes to their hostess and went to pack. Gojyo opened the door to the room to see Hakuryuu tearing something up. Seeing both his enemy and his owner enter, the dragon stopped his activity and squeaked a greeting at them. It was then that Gojyo noticed what the dragon had been gnawing on.
A cigarette.
"No way!" the redhead looked on the bed. And entire pack had been reduced to shreds. "Those were my last ones!"
Hakkai took Hakuryuu on his arm and began to feed him the leftovers from breakfast. "Well, you shouldn't have left them out..."
"I –didn't-! They were in my bag!"
Leaving the dragon to his meal, the brunette took to cleaning up the mess of filters, paper and tobacco. Gojyo glared at Hakuryuu, who was eating happily. "This is war..."
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"Gojyo, you're being paranoid..." Hakkai patted his friend on the shoulder.
"And getting on my damn nerves," Sanzo growled from the Jipuu's passenger side. "Get in the damn car."
Goku was laughing too hard to even talk.
"Absolutely not! Who knows –what- that thing's gonna do to me?!"
Hakkai took his normal place in the dragon-turned jeep at the wheel. That left the kappa standing by himself, arms crossed like a pouting five year- old. "I promise Hakuryuu won't do anything to you," the brunette smiled softly. "Please?"
Gojyo sighed, relenting. If Hakuryuu was going to kill him, he may as well get it over with. At least then they'd believe him. He couldn't say no to Hakkai anyway. He hopped in the back with Goku, who was still laughing his little monkey tail off with no signs of stopping. Glaring, the redhead backhanded him across the head. That stopped him well enough.
"What was that for, you stupid kappa?!"
"It's not funny!"
"Well, at least it's a sense of normality..." Hakkai smiled as the vehicle took off.
"I'm going to kill them," came Sanzo's normal reply.
They made it out of the village, despite Gojyo's repeated requests to stop for cigarettes, which Sanzo immediately denied. It became a bit cooler as they went on, although the sun was still a bit heavy. It would have been a nice day's trip, if it hadn't been for one problem.
"He did it again!" Gojyo yelled as Goku's knapsack threw itself into the back of the kappa's head for the fifth time.
"I'm sure it's just the terrain," Hakkai shrugged, "Hakuryuu's trying his best."
"Yeah, to piss me off..." the bag hit him again. "Dammit!"
"That one was me," Goku grinned. He threw the bag at the monkey.
"I will make you –eat- that bag if you both don't shut the hell up!' Sanzo growled.
"Maybe we should rest for awhile," Hakkai suggested, noting the large clump of trees they were heading towards. "It might brighten the mood to get some shade."
The monk sighed. "Whatever."
The group stopped for a rest in the comfort of the forest. Hakkai set to making them a snack, while Goku flitted around, anxious for something to eat. Sanzo made it clear he wasn't to be bothered, per usual. Gojyo decided to walk around a bit.
"Get lost and we leave you," the blond called after him, dead serious.
"Read you loud and clear, boss." He retreated into the trees with a mock salute.
A nice calm walk did wonder's for Gojyo's disposition. He always had an appreciative side for nature, although he wasn't too fond of spending the night on the cold hard ground. Bit a good dose of it now and then was quite relaxing.
As he turned to head back, a white blur flashed across his line of sight. He took a few steps backwards in surprise. Hakuryuu slowed down, hovering defiantly in Gojyo's face.
His good mood spoiled again, he scowled at the dragon. "Stalking me now? Planning to finish me off where the others won't find me?"
Hakuryuu squeaked something of a reply.
He crossed his arms. "What's your problem anyway?" he continued, "Why're you so mad at me?" it's not like I stole your girlfriend or something!"
The dragon glared, as if he expected Gojyo to already know his offense.
"This is crazy. I'm talking to you like you'll answer me. I'm getting as bad as Hakkai..."
A thought struck him suddenly. Hakuryuu was Hakkai's dragon, and notably loyal. Stealing his girlfriend or something...
Gojyo blinked, pointing a finger at the creature. "Are you...mad at me for the whole thing with 'Kai?"
Hakuryuu chirped angrily and nodded.
The redhead almost laughed. "You're –jealous- of me? You think I'm gonna take Hakkai away from you?"
The dragon snapped at Gojyo's outstretched finger. He quickly retracted it with a curse.
"Well you'd better get used to it, buddy, cuz I plan on getting –very- comfy with your owner!"
Hakuryuu made another noise of protest, but a loud roar drowned it out. Their argument forgotten, both looked to the source of the noise. A large brown bear stood on its hind legs a couple of yards away. Finding some fault with kappa and dragon, it went down on all fours, advancing toward them.
"Oh shit!" Gojyo backed up slowly. He grabbed Hakuryuu and turned to make an escape. He didn't see the small dip in the ground of an animal hole until his foot caught in it, sending them rolling down the hill.
Gojyo tucked the small dragon to his chest as he rolled, protecting the fragile frame. When the decent finally stopped, the kappa curled into a ball around the dragon, lying completely still.
The bear peered over the edge of the hill. Such small prey that didn't move. It was probably dead from the fall, and therefore wouldn't be any fun. It growled to itself as it shuffled off.
Gojyo waited a few minutes, in case the bear's curiosity overpowered its reluctance to make its way down the hill. Finally he uncurled himself, laying on the ground with Hakuryuu resting on him.
"You okay?" he asked, trying to calm the rush of adrenaline. Gods, he needed a smoke...
The dragon chirped happily and nuzzled the kappa's cheek.
"You're welcome, I guess," he smiled weakly, "Does that mean we're cool now? No more trying to off me?"
Hakuryuu nodded, flapping his wings.
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Gojyo and Hakuryuu made their was back to the others. Hakkai looked up as they stumbled back into camp.
"There you are. I was beginning to worry."
"Got sidetracked," the redhead replied, taking a seat beside Hakkai, "by a fucking bear."
Goku looked up from finishing his snack. "Bears? Can I go fight one Sanzo? Pleeeease?" he looked at the monk pleadingly.
"No. We're leaving. I don't need you getting beat up by wildlife right now." Sanzo stood.
"Aw man..." the monkey sighed, but followed the monk into the clearing.
"Are you alright?" Hakkai asked.
"Yeah, no problem." He shrugged.
"Your arm's bleeding," the brunette pointed out, laying a hand on Gojyo's left arm. There was a small gash there.
"Huh. Guess I didn't notice..."
Hakkai rummaged through his bag and extracted a first aid kit. "Let me see it."
Gojyo held his arm out obediently, letting the healer clean and fuss over the wound. Hakuryuu squeaked, flying to rest on his other shoulder and cooing sympathetically.
Hakkai smiled. "Looks like you two are getting along."
Gojyo laughed. "Yeah, well...let's just say I understand him a little more." He smirked at the dragon.
"All patched up," Hakkai announced, returning the kit to his bag.
"How is it?" he asked mockingly, "Tell me the truth? Is it fatal?"
The brunette chuckled. "I think you'll live."
Gojyo grinned. "Thanks." He leaned in close, until their noses almost touched. Hakkai blinked. The redhead gave him a quick kiss then stood up, smirking.
"Better get going before the monk gets cranky..."
Hakkai sat still in shock for a moment. Then he shook his head, regaining his composure, aside from the slight flush on his cheeks. He nodded, and they began to walk to the clearing.
"OW! Damn dragon bit me again! I thought we were cool!"
An offended squeal answered him.
Hakkai only laughed.
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Written totally in one night. And high off throat spray as well!
MirokuLuvr: Thankehs! I always get worried I'm not doing so well with characterization...
Me-Nuriko: Sanzo might not admit it, but he wuvvs his wittle monkey! [gets shot] And at least it –did- relieve the boredom, ne? It just caused a little disturbance, that's all!
KarotsaMused: Hyper is the 'h' with the –most- trouble, at least for these guys. And that website rocked! Thankehs so much! It explained everything! [hugs]
keiste: Glad you liked it! More of the 39 fluff in chappeh four! And I'm in the process of reading 'Simple Kiss'. It's really cute, but I never get any time to read it! I swear I'll get it done tho! [flips victory sign]