Still Time
By: cool-kitsune
Author's notes: Oh, you know, the usual. Here again, I am taking alternate sides. This chapter, chapter III, is about Goku and Hakkai, which means that we are here again in the future. For you people to see Gojyo and Sanzo again, you'll have to wait for Chapter IV. Anyway, this chapter focuses on Goku's feelings. Oh yeah, just wanna add even though it wasn't in the plot, there will be two uncertain hearts in this chapter!! The addition isn't that much. Changes could be made.
PG-13 because of the same usual reason, which is actually getting boring. I won't change the rating of this fic coz I don't want to. I daresay that I won't make a Rated R fic. Maybe when I get older. I don't want anybody I know figuring out that I write rated Rs.
YAOI. Simply GokuxSanzo and GokuxHakkai. Goku here is having a very difficult problem. Unlike in For Real, yaoi could be clearly seen in this fic. Since November, (more than a month) I have improved. I have many fics to plan and you may suggest.
Disclaimer: I'm just getting tired of this disclaimer. But, just to let my story have more words, I'm typing and typing worthless things. Just to let you know for the hmm.. 4th time on Still Time, I do not own Saiyuki. Just refer to the other chapters to know whom I own. Sankyu!!!
I dedicate this to all the characters in Saiyuki and to Kazuya Minekura- sensei. Dedications also to the reviewers of this fic. Thank you very much, Evita and Lethal-grace. I am very flattered that this fiction is one of your favorites. Also to sf-sama for he/she/it (wadeva) is also my idol in fan fic making.
Warning: OOCs, yaoi, cussing always like that. I hope you understand!!! And also rain, I warn you about the impending rain in... this fic.
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From Chapter I:
"Hakkai." Goku whispered and looked at Hakkai's constantly smiling face and blushed. Indeed, he finally agreed to the feeling, he wouldn't need anybody else when with him. He smiled.
Still Time: Chapter III: Emotions
"Hakkai, when do you think can we umm.. see Sanzo again??" Goku started as they were still walking down the street, going back to the orphanage.
Hakkai looked at the sky and put his hand on his chin. "Hmmm.. I guess when we figure out how to get to the present again."
"And, when is that??"
"I don't know. I actually don't know how to get out of this place. Let's just hope that Gojyo and Sanzo are having a great time together. I fear that they are killing each other already." Said Hakkai sarcastically.
"Hahaha! That's so true!! Maybe when we get together again, we will see a big hole on Gojyo's head!!" Goku laughed.
Hakkai laughed with him. Goku smiled as he heard Hakkai laughing. Ah, that pleasant laugh of his. he thought of him kindly.
"They're gonna kill each other??!! That's not so good!!!!" said a shocked Kitsune-chan. Her eyes went wide with horror that their companions will actually kill each other.
Hakkai laughed lightly and told Kitsune-chan, "No, Kitsune-chan, I was being sarcastic."
"Oh.. Okay then. What about after getting a little bit of rest in the orphanage, we go to the park and have a good time!! You guys should take your time and enjoy the future!!!!! The future is more fun that what you thought!!" Kitsune-chan told the two guys.
"What do you think, Hakkai?" Goku looked at Hakkai's emerald green eyes with his golden ones.
"I think it's a great idea. Well, something tells me we'll be having a lot of fun!!!" Hakkai told Goku and Kitsune-chan.
"Kyu, kyu!!!" Hakuryuu agreed with the idea.
"Yeah, Hakuryuu likes the idea too. I guess he needs some time to rest for he had been a car for quite a while. He must be real tired." Hakkai stroked Hakuryuu's head lightly.
"Kyu!!!" Hakuryuu stroked Hakai's cheek back.
Goku looked at the master and pet. He envied the affection they show each other. He wished that he was Hakuryuu right now. Goku blushed unnoticeably.
He shook his head and asked himself, 'What in heck's name are you thinking of? You've been fine!! But, what are you thinking of now?? Don't be a dang stupid baka-saru!!' (1)
Then an inner voice told him, 'No way!! I want to feel this way so stop being a killjoy!!' said his heart. (GOSH!! We're having a fight between Goku's heart and brain!!!!)
'You want to feel this way?? Hey, there heart, you actually don't know what gender you have and what gender Hakkai has. Are you being a baka-saru again??' thought his brain.
'There's a saying: Follow your heart!! And you Mr. Brain, is only a stomach who says, "I'm hungry" all the time, you stomach-brain baka!!' his heart fought back.
'You just don't know what mistake you will make, Heart. If he follows you, he'll become gay!!'
'It doesn't matter! At least he gets what he wants!!'
"Goku, is something wrong?" Hakkai asked Goku who seemed not to be in his mind. "Goku??" He let his hand pass over Goku's eyes over and over again.
"Eh?! W-what is it, Hakkai?" Goku asked shock. He was now out of his daze.
"Is something wrong, Goku?? It seems that you're not like yourself lately." Asked a concerned Hakkai.
"What's wrong, Goku-chan?? Are you sick? Are you hungry?" Kitsune-chan asked worriedly.
"Err, nothing's wrong, Hakkai, Kitsune-chan.. Just got a bit out of my mind for a while.." Goku smiled at them as a sign to show that he was okay.
"Well, if you have a problem, just ask me, okay, Goku?" Hakkai assured his guidance.
"Sankyu, Hakkai.." Goku looked at the ground and blushed lightly.
"Anytime, Goku, anytime. You know you could always come to me for some help!"
"Yeah! I'll remember that!!"
Kitsune-chan smiled and looked at the happy couple. (couple?? Not yet, you're such a do'ahou, kid Kitsune-chan!!)
"Oh, there's the orphanage already!!! C'mon!! I'm getting hungry again!!" Goku ran ahead of them. "C'mon, guys!!!"
"Matte yo, Goku-chan!!!" Kitsune-chan ran after him. "Hakkai-niichan, hurry!!" Kitsune-chan motioned Hakkai to follow them.
Hakkai smiled and said, "Hai, hai." He then followed them towards the orphanage.
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They got inside the orphanage and Homei, welcomed them. "Oh, you guys are back. It's been an hour. How did the search go?"
"We didn't find anything, Homei-san.." Hakkai answered.
"Oh, I am so sorry if I asked. Is there something I could do?" Homei said apologetically.
"You could cook for me!" Goku exclaimed happily.
"Okay, okay. I'll cook for you. If the cooking's done, where shall I look for you??" Homei replied.
"Our room would be fine, Homei-san." Hakkai told her.
"I'll be with them, okay?" Kitsune-chan said.
"Okay. I got it. Please have a rest." Homei then went to the kitchen.
"Sankyu, Homei-neechan!" Goku told her and went straight for the stairs with Kitsune-chan.
"Anytime, Goku-kun." She then went back to Hakkai who was still standing there but as he was about to follow the two kids, Homei asked him, "Ano, is there anything you need, Hakkai-san?" She smiled at him pleasantly. "I would gladly do it."
"No, I don't need anything, Homei-san. Thanks anyway." Hakkai returned her a smile.
"Well, umm.. I was just asking.. don't you need anything else.. like umm.. umm.. you know.." She blushed slightly, then looked at the floor. (Oh my God! She has a crush on Hakkai!!!!! Hakkai is just so popular!!)
"What do you mean, Homei-san?" Hakkai asked with innocence. His smile still remained in his face.
"Well, umm.. oh, just forget about it, Hakkai-san.." She blushed and walked towards the kitchen.
"Okay, thanks anyway, Homei-san.." Hakkai waved good-bye and walked towards the stairs and went to their room.
Homei held her hand tightly to her chest. She thought, 'I'm supposed to be a nun.. but why is it like this? I became a nun because I never found the right guy.. but.. this guy just comes into my life.. what can I do about it?'
Goku was in the room already with Kitsune-chan. He was sitting on the bed. His mind was off to somewhere in the universe. Hakkai suddenly enters the room without Goku sensing it. When he knew it, he stared at Hakkai with shock without Hakkai noticing it.
"Hey, Hakkai-niichan. Wanna play a little poker??" Kitsune-chan flashed a deck of cards that came out of nowhere. She smiled widely.
"Sure, Kitsune-chan. I didn't know children know how to play poker now." Hakkai sat down on the floor with Kitsune-chan.
Goku stared at Hakkai who was looking at his cards seriously. He looked at him intently and didn't feel blood rushing through his cheeks. He looked at his serious yet smiling face. He looked at his emerald, charming green eyes. After a while, he shook his head and asked himself, 'Why are you like this??? Why do you keep staring at Hakkai?? Why??!!!!! I've never been like this before!! Damnit!'
"Something wrong, Goku-chan?" Kitsune-chan asked as she noticed Goku was shaking his head madly.
"Something wrong, Goku?" Hakkai looked at him worriedly.
Goku just blushed an unnoticeable blush and said, "Uh, nothing's wrong, guys. I'm okay."
Kitsune-chan smiled and was on the edge of figuring out what was bothering Goku. She knew he had a "thing" for someone. But, the only thing she had to know now was who he had a crush on. She snickered a bit. 'I'm going to figure you out, Goku-chan!! You are so transparent!! You're lucky, Hakkai- niichan doesn't understand much, well, I dunno.. maybe he does, but.. maybe he doesn't show that he knows what's wrong.. hmmmm..'
Kitsune-chan looked at her cards and smiled widely. "Hakkai-niichan," she started. "I GOT A FULL HOUSE!!!!!!!" she exclaimed and showed her cards proudly.
"Sumimasen, Kitsune-chan, but I have a Royal Flush." Hakkai smiled and showed her his cards.
"AAAAAHHH!! He beat me!! I can't believe it!! I thought I was the luckiest here!! Wow, Hakkai-niichan, sugoi!!!" Kitsune-chan looked at Hakkai's cards with a shocked look on her face.
'Hakkai won again, I can remember the times we had with Gojyo and Sanzo when we played and I always lost, and he always won..' thought Goku. He smiled and said, "Hakkai won again, huh? He always wins, Kitsune-chan! You have no chance!!! Hakkai is the ultimate poker player!!!!!!!"
"Well, I don't really guess so, Goku." Hakkai said, kind of flattered. "I could always be beaten by someone else."
"No! That's when you are not concentrating, Hakkai! And you are great in concentrating!!! You have a very small chance of losing!!!" Goku encouraged the brunette.
"Domo, Goku. I appreciate your encouragement." Hakkai smiled at him.
"Eh, you're always welcome.. Hakkai." He said and a slight blush was seen on his face.
Homei then came in with the food she prepared for Goku. "Here you go, Goku- kun." She put the tray of food on the table. "Well, enjoy." She smiled and walked away.
"Arigatou, Homei-neechan!!!" Goku told her as she walked away.
"Anytime!!"
Goku was about to eat when he looked at Hakkai who was fixing the deck of cards with Kitsune-chan. "Umm.. Hakkai.."
"Nani, Goku?" He asked the golden-eyed boy with a smile still on his face.
"Err, would you like some of the food that Homei-neechan made?" Goku asked uncertainly. 'Hey!! You're giving away good food!!! You've never given him anything ever before!!!' His mind exclaimed. 'No!!! I want to give him at least something for his kindness!! But, I don't really know what I'm doing.. I don't know what's wrong with me.. Is it that.. no it just can't be!' His heart replied.
"Arigatou, Goku. If you're really hungry, then let all those food be yours." Hakkai politely rejected Goku's offer.
"Okay, Hakkai. I'll eat it then!!!!" Goku ate all the food all by himself in less than a minute. "That was good!!!!"
Hakkai then stood up and cleared all the plates. Goku then said, "Iie, Hakkai! I'll do it!!" He stood up and cleared the plates by himself. He then opened the door and went down the stairs to return it.
"He's awful nice today, don't you think so, Hakkai-niichan?" Kitsune-chan gave Hakkai a clue.
"I guess so. He's not like this often. I wonder what's wrong.. I hope he isn't possessed or anything." Hakkai said with a bit of concern. Indeed, Goku didn't do this everyday.
'Can't he get it?!' thought Kitsune-chan.
Goku came back to the room. "What will we do now?" He asked.
"Like I said a while ago, let's go to the park!!" Kitsune-chan told them excitedly.
"Okay. Let's go then!" Hakkai stood up and went out the orphanage with Kitsune-chan and Goku.
"The park is a really nice place!! There's this pond where you can feed the geese!! Don't you think it's cool?" Kitsune-chan told them.
"Yeah, I think it is!!! I wanna feed the geese!" Goku said excitedly.
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The three arrive at the park. Kitsune-chan then led them to the pond where geese could be fed. "They sure are fat geese. I wonder when we could cook them." Said Goku.
"Iie, Goku-chan! We people just feed them and then they lay their eggs there and multiply! But, it is kind of true that man eats geese." Kitsune- chan pointed out.
"Well, what could we do now?" Goku asked.
"Hmm.." Kitsune-chan then tapped Goku's shoulder and said, "TAG!! You're it!!!!" She ran away as fast as a fox.
"OI!! That was so unfair!!!!" Goku then ran after her.
"You can't catch me!!!!"
"Of course I could!"
Hakkai smiled. Goku was now having fun, despite the loss of Gojyo and Sanzo. How he wished that he could forget his troubles just like Goku. But, no matter what he did, he could never forget his troubles.
After an hour at the park, the clouds turned dark gray without them noticing it. Goku and Kitsune-chan were still playing. Suddenly, droplets of rain started to fall. "Eh?" said Kitsune-chan as a raindrop fell on her nose. "It's raining.." She said quietly.
"Guess we have to go home now huh? We might get a cold.. C'mon, Goku, Kitsune-chan.." Hakkai said, his emotions about the rain not clear in his voice. He was a great in lying about how he felt.. He was a hypocrite as Chin II Sou said..
"Ame.." Goku said calmly. He remembered Sanzo, who hated the rain so much.. He also looked at Hakkai, who was not wearing his smile. They hated the rain.. and he wanted to know why..
The rain suddenly began pouring in.. hard.. The three ran out of the park and across the street. They arrived at the orphanage, soaking wet. Homei saw them and was extremely worried. "What happened?" She asked.
"We got caught in the rain.." Kitsune-chan sneezed.
"Bless you." Homei told her. She got them some towels. "Please change your clothes, you might catch a cold."
"Un! Ike, Hakkai!" Goku told his green-eyed friend.
Hakkai was extremely quiet since it rained. He just nodded without a smile. This worried Goku. Hakkai just followed Goku to their room.
Goku and Hakkai changed their upper clothing in silence. Goku wasn't smiling since Hakkai didn't talk or smile at the time. They changed to some cool, loose clothing.
Goku just remembered what Gojyo had told him..
Flashback.. ~*~*
Goku was Gojyo's roommate one rainy night. Sanzo was too pissed off to handle a saru, so Hakkai, a depressed man during rainy days just like him, decided to room with him.
"Gojyo, why doesn't Hakkai smile when it rains? It bothers me.. I really want to know.." Goku asked the half-breed.
"Well, you see, saru.. Hakkai hates the rain as much as Sanzo does, but he doesn't clearly show it to us like Sanzo. His lover, Kanan, died during a rainy day.. he killed those thousand youkai that same day too.. Now you understand don't you? How would you feel if all the bad stuff happened to you during rainy days? You would feel the same right?" Gojyo answered the saru calmly.
"Yeah, I guess so.. That's so sad.. Now I understand.. thanks, Gojyo.."
"Anytime, saru."
"I'm not a saru!!!!!"
~*~* End Flashback..
Goku was now down the orphanage, eating some meat buns again. He remembered that time, he finally knew why Hakkai hated the rain.. He wanted to hate the rain too.. but the rain hasn't done anything bad to him. He decided to take a look at Hakkai and talk to him. He wanted to comfort the man.. He wanted to understand how Hakkai felt. He then stood up after eating the fifth serving of meat bun.
Goku opened the door quietly and he saw Hakkai, looking out the window, looking at the rain. He wasn't wearing his smile. His usually lively emerald eyes were dull and lifeless. Hakkai didn't look at Goku and continued his thoughts..
"Hakkai.." Goku said in a concerned tone. "You really don't have to hate the rain, you know that.."
Hakkai didn't answer. He looked like he didn't even hear the saru.
"Hakkai! Aren't you listening to me?! C'mon, Hakkai! You don't have to be like this every time it rains!! I want you to smile like always and have that lively look on your face!!" Goku exclaimed. He was worried. Real worried..
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Kitsune-chan was listening in on them while outside the room. She wasn't smiling too.. She clearly understood the situation..
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Hakkai finally looked at Goku. He then answered, "What's there not to hate about the rain?" The old Gonou inside of him was always awakened when it rains.. He answered Goku in a voice that he used when speaking to Chin II Sou..
"Demo.. You could always forget about what happened that very rainy night, right??" Goku told him.. He tried to talk to him like Gojyo did when he was talking to Hakkai.
"She died when it was raining.. You do not understand.. You do not understand the pain I always feel when it rains.. You have no idea.." He replied fiercely.
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Kitsune-chan gasped. Is this Hakkai Goku was talking to? He seemed like a youkai.. A youkai who was going over the par..
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"I have an idea!!! I know perfectly how you feel!! But, I forgot that feeling ever since Sanzo saved me from Mt. Gogyo.." Goku said.
"..... There's nothing else you could do.. She died.. She died and I couldn't even help her!!" He yelled.
Goku was on the verge of crying as tears formed in his eyes. He was blushing slightly and continued, "You could always love someone else!!!! You could always forget about her!!! You could always forget the hatred you have for the rain!! You could always find someone else to love.." Goku shuddered and fell to the floor. Tears fell from his eyes as he said, "You could always find someone else.."
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Kitsune-chan was crying silently as she listened to the two youkais' conversation.
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Hakkai looked at Goku.. He then came back to himself. "Goku.. you.. I'm sorry.. I wasn't acting like myself.. You know me.. rainy days affect me so much.." He stood up and approached Goku. He knelt down and said, "I'm sorry.. but I couldn't forget Kanan.. I couldn't get over her death.. and that haunts me every time it rains.. I'm sorry, Goku.. maybe you are right.. maybe someday, I could find somebody else.."
"Hakkai.." Goku faced him and wiped away the tears. "It's okay.. I should just mind my own business anyway.." He blushed and looked at the floor.
"Iie, Goku.. your advice was wonderful. Arigatou gozaimasu.." Hakkai then smiled at him.
Goku's face lit up as he saw his friend's smile. He smiled widely.
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Kitsune-chan smiled and wiped away the tears also. She was happy now.. Really she was.. She tiptoed silently to her room..
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Goku and Hakkai faced the window and the rain weakened and suddenly, it stopped.. Hakkai smiled, a genuine smile. "Domo, Goku.. Domo.." He silently said.
Goku heard what he said and blushed slightly. "You're welcome.. Hakkai.." He also silently said..
To be continued..
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(1): Dang stupid stupid monkey?? It's weird huh?? But it's okay..
Kitsune-chan: This is one of my favorite chapters!! * sniff, sniff!! *
Goku: I can't believe I said all those things!!
Hakkai: Arigatou, Goku!!! I feel a lot better now!!!! * smiles *
Goku; Anytime, Hakkai!!!!
Kitsune-chan: Seems that we are all happy now. Let's end this chapter now!! Minna-chan!! Chapter IV will be up!! Gojyo and Sanzo will be back again!!! Ja ne!! Read and Review Onegai Shimasu!!!!
Just press this button here and you just gave me another reason to continue this fic!!!
By: cool-kitsune
Author's notes: Oh, you know, the usual. Here again, I am taking alternate sides. This chapter, chapter III, is about Goku and Hakkai, which means that we are here again in the future. For you people to see Gojyo and Sanzo again, you'll have to wait for Chapter IV. Anyway, this chapter focuses on Goku's feelings. Oh yeah, just wanna add even though it wasn't in the plot, there will be two uncertain hearts in this chapter!! The addition isn't that much. Changes could be made.
PG-13 because of the same usual reason, which is actually getting boring. I won't change the rating of this fic coz I don't want to. I daresay that I won't make a Rated R fic. Maybe when I get older. I don't want anybody I know figuring out that I write rated Rs.
YAOI. Simply GokuxSanzo and GokuxHakkai. Goku here is having a very difficult problem. Unlike in For Real, yaoi could be clearly seen in this fic. Since November, (more than a month) I have improved. I have many fics to plan and you may suggest.
Disclaimer: I'm just getting tired of this disclaimer. But, just to let my story have more words, I'm typing and typing worthless things. Just to let you know for the hmm.. 4th time on Still Time, I do not own Saiyuki. Just refer to the other chapters to know whom I own. Sankyu!!!
I dedicate this to all the characters in Saiyuki and to Kazuya Minekura- sensei. Dedications also to the reviewers of this fic. Thank you very much, Evita and Lethal-grace. I am very flattered that this fiction is one of your favorites. Also to sf-sama for he/she/it (wadeva) is also my idol in fan fic making.
Warning: OOCs, yaoi, cussing always like that. I hope you understand!!! And also rain, I warn you about the impending rain in... this fic.
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From Chapter I:
"Hakkai." Goku whispered and looked at Hakkai's constantly smiling face and blushed. Indeed, he finally agreed to the feeling, he wouldn't need anybody else when with him. He smiled.
Still Time: Chapter III: Emotions
"Hakkai, when do you think can we umm.. see Sanzo again??" Goku started as they were still walking down the street, going back to the orphanage.
Hakkai looked at the sky and put his hand on his chin. "Hmmm.. I guess when we figure out how to get to the present again."
"And, when is that??"
"I don't know. I actually don't know how to get out of this place. Let's just hope that Gojyo and Sanzo are having a great time together. I fear that they are killing each other already." Said Hakkai sarcastically.
"Hahaha! That's so true!! Maybe when we get together again, we will see a big hole on Gojyo's head!!" Goku laughed.
Hakkai laughed with him. Goku smiled as he heard Hakkai laughing. Ah, that pleasant laugh of his. he thought of him kindly.
"They're gonna kill each other??!! That's not so good!!!!" said a shocked Kitsune-chan. Her eyes went wide with horror that their companions will actually kill each other.
Hakkai laughed lightly and told Kitsune-chan, "No, Kitsune-chan, I was being sarcastic."
"Oh.. Okay then. What about after getting a little bit of rest in the orphanage, we go to the park and have a good time!! You guys should take your time and enjoy the future!!!!! The future is more fun that what you thought!!" Kitsune-chan told the two guys.
"What do you think, Hakkai?" Goku looked at Hakkai's emerald green eyes with his golden ones.
"I think it's a great idea. Well, something tells me we'll be having a lot of fun!!!" Hakkai told Goku and Kitsune-chan.
"Kyu, kyu!!!" Hakuryuu agreed with the idea.
"Yeah, Hakuryuu likes the idea too. I guess he needs some time to rest for he had been a car for quite a while. He must be real tired." Hakkai stroked Hakuryuu's head lightly.
"Kyu!!!" Hakuryuu stroked Hakai's cheek back.
Goku looked at the master and pet. He envied the affection they show each other. He wished that he was Hakuryuu right now. Goku blushed unnoticeably.
He shook his head and asked himself, 'What in heck's name are you thinking of? You've been fine!! But, what are you thinking of now?? Don't be a dang stupid baka-saru!!' (1)
Then an inner voice told him, 'No way!! I want to feel this way so stop being a killjoy!!' said his heart. (GOSH!! We're having a fight between Goku's heart and brain!!!!)
'You want to feel this way?? Hey, there heart, you actually don't know what gender you have and what gender Hakkai has. Are you being a baka-saru again??' thought his brain.
'There's a saying: Follow your heart!! And you Mr. Brain, is only a stomach who says, "I'm hungry" all the time, you stomach-brain baka!!' his heart fought back.
'You just don't know what mistake you will make, Heart. If he follows you, he'll become gay!!'
'It doesn't matter! At least he gets what he wants!!'
"Goku, is something wrong?" Hakkai asked Goku who seemed not to be in his mind. "Goku??" He let his hand pass over Goku's eyes over and over again.
"Eh?! W-what is it, Hakkai?" Goku asked shock. He was now out of his daze.
"Is something wrong, Goku?? It seems that you're not like yourself lately." Asked a concerned Hakkai.
"What's wrong, Goku-chan?? Are you sick? Are you hungry?" Kitsune-chan asked worriedly.
"Err, nothing's wrong, Hakkai, Kitsune-chan.. Just got a bit out of my mind for a while.." Goku smiled at them as a sign to show that he was okay.
"Well, if you have a problem, just ask me, okay, Goku?" Hakkai assured his guidance.
"Sankyu, Hakkai.." Goku looked at the ground and blushed lightly.
"Anytime, Goku, anytime. You know you could always come to me for some help!"
"Yeah! I'll remember that!!"
Kitsune-chan smiled and looked at the happy couple. (couple?? Not yet, you're such a do'ahou, kid Kitsune-chan!!)
"Oh, there's the orphanage already!!! C'mon!! I'm getting hungry again!!" Goku ran ahead of them. "C'mon, guys!!!"
"Matte yo, Goku-chan!!!" Kitsune-chan ran after him. "Hakkai-niichan, hurry!!" Kitsune-chan motioned Hakkai to follow them.
Hakkai smiled and said, "Hai, hai." He then followed them towards the orphanage.
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They got inside the orphanage and Homei, welcomed them. "Oh, you guys are back. It's been an hour. How did the search go?"
"We didn't find anything, Homei-san.." Hakkai answered.
"Oh, I am so sorry if I asked. Is there something I could do?" Homei said apologetically.
"You could cook for me!" Goku exclaimed happily.
"Okay, okay. I'll cook for you. If the cooking's done, where shall I look for you??" Homei replied.
"Our room would be fine, Homei-san." Hakkai told her.
"I'll be with them, okay?" Kitsune-chan said.
"Okay. I got it. Please have a rest." Homei then went to the kitchen.
"Sankyu, Homei-neechan!" Goku told her and went straight for the stairs with Kitsune-chan.
"Anytime, Goku-kun." She then went back to Hakkai who was still standing there but as he was about to follow the two kids, Homei asked him, "Ano, is there anything you need, Hakkai-san?" She smiled at him pleasantly. "I would gladly do it."
"No, I don't need anything, Homei-san. Thanks anyway." Hakkai returned her a smile.
"Well, umm.. I was just asking.. don't you need anything else.. like umm.. umm.. you know.." She blushed slightly, then looked at the floor. (Oh my God! She has a crush on Hakkai!!!!! Hakkai is just so popular!!)
"What do you mean, Homei-san?" Hakkai asked with innocence. His smile still remained in his face.
"Well, umm.. oh, just forget about it, Hakkai-san.." She blushed and walked towards the kitchen.
"Okay, thanks anyway, Homei-san.." Hakkai waved good-bye and walked towards the stairs and went to their room.
Homei held her hand tightly to her chest. She thought, 'I'm supposed to be a nun.. but why is it like this? I became a nun because I never found the right guy.. but.. this guy just comes into my life.. what can I do about it?'
Goku was in the room already with Kitsune-chan. He was sitting on the bed. His mind was off to somewhere in the universe. Hakkai suddenly enters the room without Goku sensing it. When he knew it, he stared at Hakkai with shock without Hakkai noticing it.
"Hey, Hakkai-niichan. Wanna play a little poker??" Kitsune-chan flashed a deck of cards that came out of nowhere. She smiled widely.
"Sure, Kitsune-chan. I didn't know children know how to play poker now." Hakkai sat down on the floor with Kitsune-chan.
Goku stared at Hakkai who was looking at his cards seriously. He looked at him intently and didn't feel blood rushing through his cheeks. He looked at his serious yet smiling face. He looked at his emerald, charming green eyes. After a while, he shook his head and asked himself, 'Why are you like this??? Why do you keep staring at Hakkai?? Why??!!!!! I've never been like this before!! Damnit!'
"Something wrong, Goku-chan?" Kitsune-chan asked as she noticed Goku was shaking his head madly.
"Something wrong, Goku?" Hakkai looked at him worriedly.
Goku just blushed an unnoticeable blush and said, "Uh, nothing's wrong, guys. I'm okay."
Kitsune-chan smiled and was on the edge of figuring out what was bothering Goku. She knew he had a "thing" for someone. But, the only thing she had to know now was who he had a crush on. She snickered a bit. 'I'm going to figure you out, Goku-chan!! You are so transparent!! You're lucky, Hakkai- niichan doesn't understand much, well, I dunno.. maybe he does, but.. maybe he doesn't show that he knows what's wrong.. hmmmm..'
Kitsune-chan looked at her cards and smiled widely. "Hakkai-niichan," she started. "I GOT A FULL HOUSE!!!!!!!" she exclaimed and showed her cards proudly.
"Sumimasen, Kitsune-chan, but I have a Royal Flush." Hakkai smiled and showed her his cards.
"AAAAAHHH!! He beat me!! I can't believe it!! I thought I was the luckiest here!! Wow, Hakkai-niichan, sugoi!!!" Kitsune-chan looked at Hakkai's cards with a shocked look on her face.
'Hakkai won again, I can remember the times we had with Gojyo and Sanzo when we played and I always lost, and he always won..' thought Goku. He smiled and said, "Hakkai won again, huh? He always wins, Kitsune-chan! You have no chance!!! Hakkai is the ultimate poker player!!!!!!!"
"Well, I don't really guess so, Goku." Hakkai said, kind of flattered. "I could always be beaten by someone else."
"No! That's when you are not concentrating, Hakkai! And you are great in concentrating!!! You have a very small chance of losing!!!" Goku encouraged the brunette.
"Domo, Goku. I appreciate your encouragement." Hakkai smiled at him.
"Eh, you're always welcome.. Hakkai." He said and a slight blush was seen on his face.
Homei then came in with the food she prepared for Goku. "Here you go, Goku- kun." She put the tray of food on the table. "Well, enjoy." She smiled and walked away.
"Arigatou, Homei-neechan!!!" Goku told her as she walked away.
"Anytime!!"
Goku was about to eat when he looked at Hakkai who was fixing the deck of cards with Kitsune-chan. "Umm.. Hakkai.."
"Nani, Goku?" He asked the golden-eyed boy with a smile still on his face.
"Err, would you like some of the food that Homei-neechan made?" Goku asked uncertainly. 'Hey!! You're giving away good food!!! You've never given him anything ever before!!!' His mind exclaimed. 'No!!! I want to give him at least something for his kindness!! But, I don't really know what I'm doing.. I don't know what's wrong with me.. Is it that.. no it just can't be!' His heart replied.
"Arigatou, Goku. If you're really hungry, then let all those food be yours." Hakkai politely rejected Goku's offer.
"Okay, Hakkai. I'll eat it then!!!!" Goku ate all the food all by himself in less than a minute. "That was good!!!!"
Hakkai then stood up and cleared all the plates. Goku then said, "Iie, Hakkai! I'll do it!!" He stood up and cleared the plates by himself. He then opened the door and went down the stairs to return it.
"He's awful nice today, don't you think so, Hakkai-niichan?" Kitsune-chan gave Hakkai a clue.
"I guess so. He's not like this often. I wonder what's wrong.. I hope he isn't possessed or anything." Hakkai said with a bit of concern. Indeed, Goku didn't do this everyday.
'Can't he get it?!' thought Kitsune-chan.
Goku came back to the room. "What will we do now?" He asked.
"Like I said a while ago, let's go to the park!!" Kitsune-chan told them excitedly.
"Okay. Let's go then!" Hakkai stood up and went out the orphanage with Kitsune-chan and Goku.
"The park is a really nice place!! There's this pond where you can feed the geese!! Don't you think it's cool?" Kitsune-chan told them.
"Yeah, I think it is!!! I wanna feed the geese!" Goku said excitedly.
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The three arrive at the park. Kitsune-chan then led them to the pond where geese could be fed. "They sure are fat geese. I wonder when we could cook them." Said Goku.
"Iie, Goku-chan! We people just feed them and then they lay their eggs there and multiply! But, it is kind of true that man eats geese." Kitsune- chan pointed out.
"Well, what could we do now?" Goku asked.
"Hmm.." Kitsune-chan then tapped Goku's shoulder and said, "TAG!! You're it!!!!" She ran away as fast as a fox.
"OI!! That was so unfair!!!!" Goku then ran after her.
"You can't catch me!!!!"
"Of course I could!"
Hakkai smiled. Goku was now having fun, despite the loss of Gojyo and Sanzo. How he wished that he could forget his troubles just like Goku. But, no matter what he did, he could never forget his troubles.
After an hour at the park, the clouds turned dark gray without them noticing it. Goku and Kitsune-chan were still playing. Suddenly, droplets of rain started to fall. "Eh?" said Kitsune-chan as a raindrop fell on her nose. "It's raining.." She said quietly.
"Guess we have to go home now huh? We might get a cold.. C'mon, Goku, Kitsune-chan.." Hakkai said, his emotions about the rain not clear in his voice. He was a great in lying about how he felt.. He was a hypocrite as Chin II Sou said..
"Ame.." Goku said calmly. He remembered Sanzo, who hated the rain so much.. He also looked at Hakkai, who was not wearing his smile. They hated the rain.. and he wanted to know why..
The rain suddenly began pouring in.. hard.. The three ran out of the park and across the street. They arrived at the orphanage, soaking wet. Homei saw them and was extremely worried. "What happened?" She asked.
"We got caught in the rain.." Kitsune-chan sneezed.
"Bless you." Homei told her. She got them some towels. "Please change your clothes, you might catch a cold."
"Un! Ike, Hakkai!" Goku told his green-eyed friend.
Hakkai was extremely quiet since it rained. He just nodded without a smile. This worried Goku. Hakkai just followed Goku to their room.
Goku and Hakkai changed their upper clothing in silence. Goku wasn't smiling since Hakkai didn't talk or smile at the time. They changed to some cool, loose clothing.
Goku just remembered what Gojyo had told him..
Flashback.. ~*~*
Goku was Gojyo's roommate one rainy night. Sanzo was too pissed off to handle a saru, so Hakkai, a depressed man during rainy days just like him, decided to room with him.
"Gojyo, why doesn't Hakkai smile when it rains? It bothers me.. I really want to know.." Goku asked the half-breed.
"Well, you see, saru.. Hakkai hates the rain as much as Sanzo does, but he doesn't clearly show it to us like Sanzo. His lover, Kanan, died during a rainy day.. he killed those thousand youkai that same day too.. Now you understand don't you? How would you feel if all the bad stuff happened to you during rainy days? You would feel the same right?" Gojyo answered the saru calmly.
"Yeah, I guess so.. That's so sad.. Now I understand.. thanks, Gojyo.."
"Anytime, saru."
"I'm not a saru!!!!!"
~*~* End Flashback..
Goku was now down the orphanage, eating some meat buns again. He remembered that time, he finally knew why Hakkai hated the rain.. He wanted to hate the rain too.. but the rain hasn't done anything bad to him. He decided to take a look at Hakkai and talk to him. He wanted to comfort the man.. He wanted to understand how Hakkai felt. He then stood up after eating the fifth serving of meat bun.
Goku opened the door quietly and he saw Hakkai, looking out the window, looking at the rain. He wasn't wearing his smile. His usually lively emerald eyes were dull and lifeless. Hakkai didn't look at Goku and continued his thoughts..
"Hakkai.." Goku said in a concerned tone. "You really don't have to hate the rain, you know that.."
Hakkai didn't answer. He looked like he didn't even hear the saru.
"Hakkai! Aren't you listening to me?! C'mon, Hakkai! You don't have to be like this every time it rains!! I want you to smile like always and have that lively look on your face!!" Goku exclaimed. He was worried. Real worried..
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Kitsune-chan was listening in on them while outside the room. She wasn't smiling too.. She clearly understood the situation..
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Hakkai finally looked at Goku. He then answered, "What's there not to hate about the rain?" The old Gonou inside of him was always awakened when it rains.. He answered Goku in a voice that he used when speaking to Chin II Sou..
"Demo.. You could always forget about what happened that very rainy night, right??" Goku told him.. He tried to talk to him like Gojyo did when he was talking to Hakkai.
"She died when it was raining.. You do not understand.. You do not understand the pain I always feel when it rains.. You have no idea.." He replied fiercely.
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Kitsune-chan gasped. Is this Hakkai Goku was talking to? He seemed like a youkai.. A youkai who was going over the par..
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"I have an idea!!! I know perfectly how you feel!! But, I forgot that feeling ever since Sanzo saved me from Mt. Gogyo.." Goku said.
"..... There's nothing else you could do.. She died.. She died and I couldn't even help her!!" He yelled.
Goku was on the verge of crying as tears formed in his eyes. He was blushing slightly and continued, "You could always love someone else!!!! You could always forget about her!!! You could always forget the hatred you have for the rain!! You could always find someone else to love.." Goku shuddered and fell to the floor. Tears fell from his eyes as he said, "You could always find someone else.."
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Kitsune-chan was crying silently as she listened to the two youkais' conversation.
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Hakkai looked at Goku.. He then came back to himself. "Goku.. you.. I'm sorry.. I wasn't acting like myself.. You know me.. rainy days affect me so much.." He stood up and approached Goku. He knelt down and said, "I'm sorry.. but I couldn't forget Kanan.. I couldn't get over her death.. and that haunts me every time it rains.. I'm sorry, Goku.. maybe you are right.. maybe someday, I could find somebody else.."
"Hakkai.." Goku faced him and wiped away the tears. "It's okay.. I should just mind my own business anyway.." He blushed and looked at the floor.
"Iie, Goku.. your advice was wonderful. Arigatou gozaimasu.." Hakkai then smiled at him.
Goku's face lit up as he saw his friend's smile. He smiled widely.
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Kitsune-chan smiled and wiped away the tears also. She was happy now.. Really she was.. She tiptoed silently to her room..
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Goku and Hakkai faced the window and the rain weakened and suddenly, it stopped.. Hakkai smiled, a genuine smile. "Domo, Goku.. Domo.." He silently said.
Goku heard what he said and blushed slightly. "You're welcome.. Hakkai.." He also silently said..
To be continued..
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(1): Dang stupid stupid monkey?? It's weird huh?? But it's okay..
Kitsune-chan: This is one of my favorite chapters!! * sniff, sniff!! *
Goku: I can't believe I said all those things!!
Hakkai: Arigatou, Goku!!! I feel a lot better now!!!! * smiles *
Goku; Anytime, Hakkai!!!!
Kitsune-chan: Seems that we are all happy now. Let's end this chapter now!! Minna-chan!! Chapter IV will be up!! Gojyo and Sanzo will be back again!!! Ja ne!! Read and Review Onegai Shimasu!!!!
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