Hakkai jerked, clenching his teeth hard. Sanzo hissed and yanked his head back, drawing a hand over his bloodied lips. The brunette had bit him. Sanzo blinked. Where were they? He glanced around, seeing Gojyo and Goku asleep on the far end of the clearing. The dragon was resting next to Hakkai's mat, undisturbed by any noise her master was making. The last thing he remembered was driving into the forest. After that it was very hazy. He couldn't remember.
The ground under him spasmed, and Sanzo looked down. His eyes widened, "Shit!"
Hakkai lay under him, glaring up at him. He gritted his teeth hard, losing color quickly. His breath came in wrenching gasps, fighting off the pain that assailed him. His bare chest was a mess of blood, right over his heart.
Sanzo dropped the gun from his hand. It hit the ground without a sound, its bloody muzzle rubbing in the dust. He had shot Hakkai.
How? When? Why?
The monk made a grab for his disregarded shirt, and pressed the cloth over Hakkai's wound. He glared nastily at Hakkai, "You bastard! What happened!?"
"You w-were… under some sort o-of…" Hakkai managed between gasps, "spell…"
"No shit. I must have been if I decided to waste a bullet on your sorry heart," he muttered, leaning hard on the wound. Pressure was the best way to stem blood loss. Hakkai was gripping his wrist tightly, enough to leave a bruise later. "If you knew I was under a spell, why didn't you do something?" he demanded.
The hand on his wrist slacked, and Hakkai's eyes fluttered dangerously.
"Bastard! Answer the question!" Sanzo barked. Hakkai's eye snapped open, yet while they were open, they were unfocused. "Dammit! Answer!" Sanzo yelled.
The brunette's mouth opened slowly, "I… I…"
Sanzo thumped hard on the wound, "You what? Don't close your eyes. Stay with me!"
Hakkai drew his breath sharply at the pain, "I couldn't!"
Grabbing the gun from the ground, he pointed it at the sleeping Goku's head. He couldn't fire that close, his arm was trembling too much. He shot the air at least a foot above the boy, yelling, "Wake up you goddam monkey! Get your ass over here!"
Goku jumped to his feet, leaping over to him, "Sanzo! You're awake!" He noticed Hakkai on the ground and blanched, "What happened?"
"Doesn't matter what happened," Sanzo growled, "I need you to get the bandages out of the bags. Get moving you idiot!"
Goku ran to their bags, situated near Gojyo's resting area. He ran back, holding out a single roll of the white cloth.
"What's this?" Sanzo asked, eyeing the roll.
"It's all we have left," Goku fidgeted anxiously from foot to foot. "Is Hakkai going to be all right?"
The youkai was making desperate choking noises, causing his chest to jerk under Sanzo's hold.
"Yes. He's going to be fine. Go get water." The monkey scampered off with an empty canteen.
A/N- Gomen ne, minna-san. I have been grounded. I will try to post more! Thank you for your patience!