Dawn of the New Morning: A Gensomaden Saiyuki Non-yaoi Fanfic

Author's notes: I haven't finished the series yet…so please, don't blame me ^ ^. As it says, it's non-yaoi, non-shounen-ai either. And don't expect for you to find yuri-ai or shoujo-ai here. No hentai either.

The pairing's Hakkai/Yaone, since I think they're so cute!!! And that girl and Goku that they met somewhere…the one they had to kill and everything… oh well, on to the fic. Any corrections, please correct me in reviews / e-mail.

**hajime**

It was one sunny afternoon as the people busied themselves in the market. The black-haired man walked down the streets of the busy market, his arms laden with shopping bags full of food and necessities.

"Yare yare…" Cho Hakkai said in an amused manner. He continued to walk down the dusty road to the hotel, not expecting someone to bump into him quite rashly.

The figure stumbled a few paces backward from the impact that the collision had caused. The groceries that the girl was holding rolled down the road, making the girl sigh in exasperation, though it was unlikely of her.

"Gomen nasai, I wasn't looking where I was going." She apologized, bowing deeply before Hakkai.

"I wasn't looking where I was going either." Hakkai replied, smiling. He recognized the girl to be Yaone, one of Kougaiji's followers. He bent down to help Yaone pick up some of the groceries and put it back in the shopping bag, smiling as he did.

"Oh, it's you Hakkai." Yaone said, smiling back. "Arigato."

"It's nothing, Yaone." Hakkai replied. "May I ask why are you here?"

"Kougaiji-sama and Lirin-sama forced me to have a one week vacation. They said I have been working too hard." Yaone answered. "It's strange. You're my enemy, so I shouldn't be saying these things to you." She added with a laugh, her purple hair swaying as her giggles filled his ears.

"We're enjoying our week off too. Sanzo's somewhere, which I particularly don't know, maybe reading his usual newspapers and smoking his usual cigarettes. Goku's with Sanzo, Gojyo's enjoying his week off by chasing girls. And here I am, finding some new recipes and ingredients." Hakkai replied, scratching his head with a free hand.

"Oh…I see you like cooking, Hakkai-san." Yaone smiled. "I'm here for recipes and ingredients for medicine. It's one of my hobbies…as Goku-san calls me the pharmacist lady." She added, amused. "I'd better be off and find a hotel room."

"On what hotel?" Hakkai asked. Yaone pointed her finger at the far building on the end of the road.

"There? I might as well come along since that's my hotel too." Hakkai laughed.

"Arigato, Hakkai-san." Yaone replied as they walked to the building.

*

"Oh no…there's no more rooms that are vacant?" Yaone wondered. Her luggage was at her feet as she talked to the girl on the receptionist's table.

"I'm quite sorry, but the snow's coming soon and the tourists love the snow in this city." The girl said, smiling.

"I might as well find another hotel…" Yaone kindly replied.

"I'm so sorry to say this but…there's no other hotel for more than 10 miles." The girl answered, sweat dropping.

Hakkai, being the kind gentleman he is, said something that relieved and worried the purple-haired pharmacist. "If it's okay with you, Yaone-san, I would be glad to share my hotel room of course." He said politely, smiling.

"I'm not so sure about that, Hakkai-san. I mean, are you sure you could? I don't want to invade your privacy and all." Yaone replied.

"It's okay, Yaone-san."

The girl's eyes widened at the conversation. With all the '-san's and the polite speech, she came into a realization. "Ne…you guy's aren't a couple?" she blurted out. At the comment, Hakkai and Yaone quickly turned to the clerk, Yaone blushing deep red.

"Gomen…demo you guys are so cute together." The girl giggled. With that Yaone blushed even redder.

"We're acquaintances, we know each other." Hakkai said, sweat dropping. The girl smiled before answering.

"I'm sorry to bother you then." The girl said, still giggling. "Have a nice stay!"

*

As Hakkai opened the door to his hotel room, he dropped his groceries and Yaone's things on the floor beside the bed. Yaone sighed and sat down the divan, feeling awkward.

"Are you really sure about this, Hakkai-san?" Yaone asked again, looking at the dark-haired man.

"Of course I am, Yaone-san. As long as I know you won't be planning to kill me." He answered with a chuckle. Yaone laughed a little and again turned to Hakkai.

"Hakkai-san, would you mind if I used the bathroom first?" Yaone asked in a small voice. "I would like to take a bath, since the day's been tiring."

"I don't mind at all." Hakkai answered politely. "I would be preparing for dinner anyway."

"For the two of us?" Yaone asked in wonder.

"Of course for the two of us. It would be such a disgrace to invite you here and not prepare dinner for you." Hakkai said, chopping some onions.

"I see you are good at cooking." Yaone complimented, walking to the bathroom.

"I'm not really good at it." Hakkai said, a red tinge slowly creeping up his cheeks.

*

Yaone relaxed as the hot water soothed her tired body. Her purple hair was up in a towel as misty steam rose from the bathtub. Her fingers played with the worn pieces of wood on the tub, small strands of violet hair coming down to her face.

"Yaone-san, daijoubu desu ka?" Hakkai's voice came from the other side of the wall. She blushed before answering.

"Daijoubu desu." Yaone's small voice replied. Having not heard what she said, Hakkai went to peek inside the bathroom. Seeing Yaone in the wooden bathtub, Hakkai immediately turned away and Yaone sank deeper down the bath.

"Gomen nasai, Y-yaone-san…I thought you had the curtains pulled over." Hakkai stuttered.

"It's okay…" 'I think' Yaone replied.

"I'd go now." Hakkai said, leaving Yaone alone in the bathroom.

*

The two came across a problem, which was a bit difficult to solve.

"There's only one bed…" Yaone and Hakkai mumbled together, staring at the white, queen-sized bed.

"You sleep on the bed, Yaone-san." Hakkai offered. Yaone looked at him strangely.

"What about you?" Yaone asked, staring at Hakkai.

"It's simple, I'd just sleep on the floor." Hakkai said humbly.

Yaone shook her head and smiled. "I can't let you. I guess we can sleep on the same bed, only if we stay on our sides."

Hakkai nodded his head in agreement. "Are you sure it's alright with you, Yaone-san?" Hakkai assured.

"It's alright with me. As I said, as long as we stay on our sides." Yaone smiled.

*

The bright sunlight made his green eyes open groggily. He sat up on the bed, expecting to see the purple-haired girl still sleeping on her side of the bed. He put on the lens he always wears and looked at the empty space beside him, only to see a blanket all folded up nicely.

"I wonder where Yaone-san could be…" Hakkai asked himself, standing up from the bed.

*

Author's notes: So, how's that for a first chapter? I was wondering what if Gojyo, Goku and Sanzo suddenly came along…and you know the rest. Well, maybe you don't. Anyway, here are the Japanese Translations:

yare yare – oh boy

arigato – thank you

gomen – sorry

ne – hey

demo – but

daijoubu desu ka – are you okay

daijoubu desu – I'm okay