I'm baaa~ack! How's everythin' been while I've been away? Good, I hope. Saa ... this time I'm
posting the *real* chapter 6, not the crappy excuse for an ending ^^;;
Enjoy folks!

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Hakkai is ... *Hakkai* is ... Hakkai *is* ... Hakkai is *kissing* me ... *Hakkai* is
kissing *me* ... Hakkai *is* *kissing* me ... Hai, that's great Gojyo. Now that you've figured
*that* out, how 'bout actually *doing* something about it?!

The half-breed was in a state of shock, to put it lightly. Another guy was kissing him. A guy
who was, not only a good friend, but a constant compainion. A guy he had to live with, no
matter the place or time.

The situation was strange, to say the least.
What if someone comes in? What if Goku comes in? What if that hot waitress comes in?
What if ...
//What if I actually find myself attracted to Hakkai?//
URASEI!!!
//What? Maybe you do find yourself attracted to him.//
I DO NOT. I'm friggen' straight, damnit.
//How do you know? You've always been attracted to girls, yes, but what about that time
with that guy ... what was his name? Chino Arashi, wasn't it? You thought he was hot, don't deny
it ... Maybe you're just BI.//
You talk too much damn it! I am *not* in love with Hakkai.
//So you've said ... but I wasn't suggesting you were. I just said you were attracted to
him.//
Grrrrrrrr ... go away!
//When you stop arguing with yourself.//

Gojyo blinked. He was indeed arguing with himself. And Hakkai was still kissing him.
//This is generally the part where you kiss back.//
Maybe I don't *want* to kiss back.
//Then why haven't you pulled away?//
Listen --

But Gojyo had to admit (if only to himself) that no, he hadn't pulled away, and no, it didn't
seem like he was going to anytime soon. Of course, that meant he had to do something to stop
Hakkai from pulling away.
//Which means kissing back.//
I figured *that* out, smart one.
//You're one to talk. I *am* you, remember.//
Aaaah, urasei!

For a while, the voice was quite as Gojyo finally responded to the former one sided kiss. Hakkai
couldn't have been happier, and neither of them was willing to break apart, having figured out
how to breath through their noses, so air wasn't an issue. Of course, all good things must come
to an end. This was discovered by them quite abruptly, and the hard way.
"OI GOJYO! HAKKAI! SANZO SAYS IT'S TI-- "

Goku roughly pushed open the unlocked door and froze mid-step. Gojyo jumped away from Hakkai and
looked at Goku like a deer caught in headlights.
"Goku! It's not what it looks like -- "

Without a word, Goku just walked backwards, out the door, pulling it closed. Hakkai and Gojyo
both blinked at the door, before Gojyo looked back at his friend. Hakkai looked ready to kill,
cry, he looked hurt and betrayed, yet strangely understanding. Gojyo fished for words, but he
wasn't good at softening blows, verbally or otherwise. He was always the blunt one.
"Gojyo, don't say anything," Hakkai said softly.
"But -- "
"Iie. Just don't say anything."
Well *shit* "I can't not say anything, Hakkai, you know that's not how I work."
"Hai."

Gojyo watched Hakkai walk over to the bed, sitting on it and looking very much alone. Once again
the half-breed fished for something to say, some way to explain his actions. He couldn't come up
with much, not being a poet, but in his reasoning, something was better than nothing.
"Hakkai ... I'm scared."

Hakkai didn't respond, so he plowed ahead.
"I've never been in love ... I don't know what love is, really. All I know is that I've
had a couple good lays every now and then, but never with a guy. I don't know *what* to do."

The brunette smiled sadly.
"I know, Gojyo. I can't say I understand totally, but I know. I'll wait, if you want, or
I'll let this all drop."

Gojyo opened his mouth to speak, but Hakkai sushed him.
"Don't. Sanzo's going to pull out that fan if we aren't on time. We should get ready.
Come to me when you have your answer, but until then, nothing happened, OK?"

The red-head sighed as he got dressed. He opened the door and paused.
"OK ... and Hakkai?"

Hakkai looked up at him from where he was tying his sash. Gojyo smiled half-heartedly at him.
"Thanks."

And he left.
~Owari, chapter 6~

MWUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Don'tcha just *hate* me for leaving you with this horrible cliffhanger?
::snickers evilly:: Oh, yeah, I'm evil, ask anybody.