Part3/3: Sanzo and Hakkai Thought What?!!
The first place that Hakkai searched was the room that both of them shared. As silly as he thought he was being, Hakkai couldn't help but fearing that Gojyo had packed up his stuff and left without notice. And how could he not think like that? He had never seen Gojyo had one before. And what was Goku thinking anyway, breaking up with Gojyo like that?! Kissing Sanzo in front of not only Gojyo but the entire club!!!
Hakkai sighed, halting his thoughts before they went completely out of control. Well, it was he who was being ridiculous. First of all, it was Sanzo who kissed Goku; not the other way around. Secondly, Gojyo didn't seem shock, hurt or even angry when Goku was practically seducing Sanzo while dancing with him. (Or he thought Gojyo didn't…) Thirdly… Hakkai opened the door of their room… Gojyo wasn't here but his stuff was.
Chewing his lips, Hakkai thought of where Gojyo might go. Since he had never seen Gojyo suffered any heartbreak or anything that remotely close it, (usually it was Gojyo that caused heartbreak) he really couldn't think of anything.
…The small garden behind the inn…? Nope. Gojyo might have long hair and thick eyelashes but he definitely wasn't that girlish…
…If it was Sanzo, Hakkai would find him in his own room, sitting beside window… But since he had checked there and the thought Gojyo sulked moodily like Sanzo was so…absurd, he dismissed the thought.
…Bar…? Get so drunk to drown his pain and suffering…? Yeah right and he was being so melodramatic. The last thing Gojyo would do was going back to that club and continued watching Sanzo and Goku kissing.
So where? Hakkai pondered worriedly as he walked out of the inn and continued the futile search.
After a while of walking, Hakkai fervently wished he had taken a coat or something because the night breeze started to claw his skin. Or better, he was still clad in his old green cotton shirt rather than this impractical silk. So much for trying to impress Gojyo… He considered himself to be lucky if he could find Gojyo at all!
Then he heard someone chuckled softly beside him. Hakkai halted abruptly; he knew that chuckle anywhere. Turning, Hakkai saw Gojyo leaned against the tree; his black silk shirt perfectly blended him in the darkness of night. The redhead looked so… ethereal when pale moonlight washed his face like that. And he looked so amused and breathtakingly beautiful for someone who just suffered the worst break-up.
"I thought I never live the day I see you wearing silk shirt and velvet pants…" Gojyo teased softly. Then after a while of silence, he whispered. "Beautiful…" That came almost inaudibly. Almost because Hakkai heard it anyway.
"Gojyo…?" Hakkai ventured softly, unsure of Gojyo's current mood. I mean, he is chuckling and complimenting when he should be sulking! But he'd be lying if he said he wasn't in the slightest pleased of the simple praise.
"Hmm?" Gojyo responded with equally soft tone.
Hakkai hesitated momentarily before he narrowed the gap between them. "Are you… feeling alright?"
Apparently that question caught Gojyo off guard; he clearly was not expecting that. "What…? Why…? Should I feel not alright?" A pair of eyebrows rose.
The healer frowned. He had heard that most heartbroken people tried to act oblivious to deal with the pain. It was called denial. Perhaps that was what Gojyo was doing right now. Denying that Goku was no longer attracted to him. Denying the whole kiss didn't mean anything. Denying that he wasn't hurting at all.
Poor Gojyo… Hakkai thought. There was no way he was going to confess his feeling to the redhead now. Maybe later…. okay, a whole lot later.
"It's okay, you know," Hakkai said, his green eyes turned soft. "You don't need to pretend in front of me…"
Gojyo was confused. …Nah, that was saying it mildly… He was baffled, unsettled and completely clueless of what Hakkai was comforting him for. After his successful attempt in making Sanzo acted on his feeling, Gojyo had thought of Hakkai's various and probable reactions.
Gojyo had imagined Hakkai to laugh amusedly… which he had seen Hakkai did at the club night when he stole a glance before completely disappeared. …strike one…
He had thought Hakkai to then look for him, thinking that he was responsible for the whole thing… which Hakkai did and he was being too bloody fast about that because Gojyo had not yet left the club for more than twenty minutes. …strike two…
He had also thought Hakkai would make him tell the whole plan and then after laughing some more, the soft-spoken healer would admonish him… which he had yet seen Hakkai did that… Instead, Hakkai was offering him… consolation? For what?
"Pretend to do what?" It was Gojyo's turn to frown.
Shaking his head in disapproval, Hakkai continued with a tone he often used when Gojyo said he wasn't drunk even when he couldn't say 'just one more' properly. "You don't have to hide it anymore, Gojyo. Sanzo and I have already found out."
"About what?" The redhead insisted.
"Do you still have to act all obtuse?" Annoyance laced Hakkai's words.
"I have to know something to act obtuse!" Gojyo said back.
Hakkai stood akimbo; his expression was clearly stated that 'I can't believe you don't know because I know you do and don't you dare say you don't!' "Giving it up, Gojyo. We saw it."
"Saw what?" Gojyo stressed.
"Saw what?" Hakkai repeated in disbelief. All his intention to comfort the half-breed had gone. All that was left was the anger he first felt when he realized Gojyo was keeping his relationship with Goku secret. (Or he thought it was anger… maybe jealousy?) "We saw you and Goku together yesterday!"
"Oh." A pause, then, "Ohhh…" Gojyo smiled sheepishly, finally understood. Shit… They saw me and saru practiced dancing? Damn it, I told that idiot that the garden behind that inn was too public… "I didn't know you guys were watching…" But that still didn't explain why Hakkai was comforting him before.
Hakkai made a sound that sounded like a snort. "Yes, I can see at that time you're…too distracted." It hurt to hear Gojyo admitted what he had hoped to be a lie.
"Hey," Gojyo said defensively, thinking that Hakkai disapproved his plan. "You could've said something yesterday when you saw us. Especially that righteous monk. I'm kind of surprise he didn't smack us silly with that paper fan of his."
Hakkai's eyes went wide in disbelief of Gojyo's words. "Said something?" What should I say? Gojyo, stop necking Goku… you should be necking me instead?
"Well yeah…" Gojyo sweat-dropped. Somehow, he had this feeling that he and Hakkai were talking in different language. "…Still, it's kind of strange that both of you is still surprised seeing us dancing together just now…"
"Of course we are surprised," Hakkai started to feel angry again. It felt as if Gojyo was rubbing it off, asking Hakkai to explain the whys of his every action. How could he explain anything without giving out his feelings to the oblivious half-breed? "We thought you plan to keep it secret, judging by your secretive escapades yesterday dinner and this morning."
Gojyo laughed nervously. "We thought you didn't notice us gone this morning. It's not like we've never done it before."
They're already a couple long before this?!!! Hakkai thought with disbelief and he wanted to scream. No, he wanted to blast Gojyo back to East and let him crawled back to West on foot!
Then Gojyo straightened. "Furthermore, we can't keep it secret for long. The saru didn't have the patience to practice long. And dancing is meant to be shown, you know, so, sooner or later you will have to see it."
Hakkai paused for a while as Gojyo's words sunk in. Gojyo thought Sanzo and I saw them practice dancing? Anger and frustration swelled up. Gojyo wanted him to spell it out for him? Gojyo wanted him to expose his feelings to him? Fine then!
"Gojyo!" Hakkai snapped, causing the half-breed's eyes went wide in surprise. Hakkai never raise his voice for anything! "We know all about your relationship with Goku!"
"My what?!!!" Goku shouted as jumped up from his bed in utter shock.
Sanzo just glared at the frozen boy in front of him. After temporarily losing mind and kissed the maddening boy, Sanzo had dragged Goku all the way from the night club to their room with his face red and all. Then after closing the door of their room, Sanzo refused to continue the kiss, even though it was clearly written all over Goku's face; not until the younger boy explained the yesterday situation to him.
Okay, so what if Sanzo finally admitted to himself that he was more than just attracted to Goku? So what if he had kissed the brunette so damn possessively in front of more than two dozens people? The main thing was Goku had boldly seduced him right from the very beginning of the dance when he was under the impression of having a relationship with Gojyo.
Sanzo wasn't a person who enjoyed to be played with. He wanted to know why Goku had kissed him back with such passion and desperation. He wanted an explanation, an assurance from Goku that he was indeed the only one he wanted like the brunette had mouthed to him during the dance. And most of all he wanted to know why Gojyo was necking Goku yesterday!
"You heard me," Sanzo gritted through his teeth as he sat back in a wooden chair, arms folded over his chest protectively.
"What…" Goku was speechless. Never, ever, ever (infinity) in his wildest imagination that Sanzo and Hakkai thought he and Gojyo was having a relationship. "Why… how…"
But Sanzo wasn't helping. In fact the monk just glared angrily at Goku.
"Gojyo and I are having… Me? With that horny kappa…? In a relationship?" The younger brunette stuttered. The more Goku said it, the more illogical and ridiculous it sounded and it made him wanted to laugh.
But Sanzo kept on glaring him like he wanted to pull the trigger of his gun. Maybe laughing right now was not a very wise decision.
"What makes you think like that?" Goku finally found his saner voice.
"We saw that kappa necking you," Sanzo snapped and his voice was uncharacteristically filled with jealousy and accusation. And he hated every alien feeling.
"Me?!" Gojyo exclaimed, thinking that he couldn't take anymore of this surprise. "Necking Goku?!!" And to think how uncomfortable they both were when they practiced the dance, especially the part where they had to bring their bodies so close together to radiate sensuality.
"You don't need to look so inanely surprise, Gojyo," Hakkai said sourly, his eyes were blazing.
"I can't help it! I am surprise!" Gojyo said, unable to believe how much mess he had caused. "When did you say you saw us do that?"
"Yesterday, when we first checked in…" Hakkai muttered.
"Yesterday…" Gojyo said thoughtfully. But honestly, he couldn't think any incident that might mislead Hakkai and Sanzo. All he ever did was… Gojyo's eyes went wide in realization… leaned over Goku and whispered his plan! Gojyo stifled a mortified groan when he remembered the way Goku clung to him for support. And those… those conversations that he had with Goku!
…It's not like I ask us to have sex in the middle of dance floor…
…If you hadn't shown me so many tricks, I wouldn't want to try them…
And what was his answer? …But you've got to admit, they are good tricks though... Gojyo actually groaned. Damn it! No wonder Hakkai thinks like that…
He was lucky that his erotic-dancing-with-Goku-to-lure-Sanzo didn't backfire!
Hakkai retreated a step away with sarcasm filled his face. He knew he was being unreasonable but he couldn't help himself. "I take it you've remembered?"
"No!" Gojyo objected. What a mess! "I mean yes, I've remembered… but it is not what you think it is!"
Gojyo was too busy trying to explain that he had almost missed to consider Hakkai's odd ferocious response to the incident. Hakkai had never shown any response to any girl he had gone out, unless you called 'smiling and wishing him to be careful' a response. And now, the thought that Gojyo was having a relationship with Goku was driving Hakkai out of his icy shell.
"No?" Hakkai challenged. As much as he didn't want to believe Gojyo, he couldn't put off the small of hope that he might be wronged after all.
"Of course not!" Goku denied vehemently. "We didn't do any of the sorts!"
"So, care to explain?" Sanzo raised his eyebrows. "Because I am having a very hard time to think of any other else other than what I saw."
"There's nothing happens!" Goku insisted. "All Gojyo did was leaning down to me to whisper something and you know how heavy that kappa is, so, I held his shoulders for support!"
"Whispering, huh?" Sanzo was still unconvinced. "What were you whispering that could be so secret?"
"Well…" Goku didn't know what would be Sanzo's reaction if he knew about Gojyo's plan. Angry was too subtle to use for Sanzo's probable reaction. Praying for his and Gojyo's life, Goku revealed. "Gojyo was telling me of his plan to… to…"
Sanzo frowned at Goku's red face. Sure it was adorable and all but if that kappa was whispering something lewd and corrupted Goku, he was going to shoot him, regardless of Hakkai's heartbreak of Gojyo death. And yes, he did know about Hakkai's infatuation to Gojyo. "To what?"
"To make you notice me." Goku blurted out, then closed his eyes, waiting for Sanzo's wrath.
3… 2… 1…
But the blow never came. Goku opened one eyes and saw Sanzo's face was indescribable. Surprise was there, so did disbelief… anger was definitely written all over Sanzo's face… but there was something else there… flattered? No, it couldn't be right, Sanzo was flattered? He thought his attraction to him was flattering?
Impossible…
Totally impossible.
"Sanzo?" Goku bit his lips.
"You mean…" Sanzo was speechless for how many times tonight. The thought that Goku was sharing the attraction never crossed his mind. For the last few days, he was too coped up with his own guilty lust to his ward that he never paid any attention to anything else. He used everything from Goku's innocence and youth to the complication of the journey itself as excuses to ignore the strong attraction. But the sensual dance had shut up his excuses and he had acted on his attraction without thinking.
And trust Gojyo to come up something as lewd and yet effective as that.
"I'm sorry," Goku apologized, mistaken Sanzo's silence or lack of response for anger.
Sanzo offered no verbal response, but instead he stood up abruptly as if he was leaving.
So, Goku rushed out his explanation, desperate to make Sanzo believe him. "I didn't want you to think that I was planning behind your back or something like that but I just… just can't live like that anymore. I can't be being so close to you and not being able to touch you. Watching you hurt yourself and not being able to protect you. Listening to your insults everyday and feeling so hurt. Wanting you so much and don't know what to do about it. And I-"
Sanzo reached out for Goku's neckline, pulling him close roughly. "Goku, just shut up." He said gruffly. He had lived on his own for so long, pushing away every kind of attachment, until he met Goku. Not that he had any choice to begin with; the saru was too noisy that he knew he just have to meet him to shut him.
And now? Goku was still here after countless insults and harsh words. And as much as Sanzo didn't want to admit it, Goku was the change that he had subconsciously waited. He was the change in his unchanging world. Goku was everything that he was not. The opposite attraction was too powerful for him to resist. And tell him, how could he not be feeling this way?
Goku's heart missed a beat when he felt Sanzo so near. He was too distracted and too surprised during the earlier kiss that he never got the chance to savor the rare feeling of Sanzo's nearness. Faint scent of cigarettes, leather and alcohol surrounded the monk but as Goku dared another step closer, lifted his face up, so his lips ghostly grazed Sanzo's jaws, he delightfully discover secret scent of soft musk.
Sanzo was full of surprises.
Sanzo stiffened expectedly at Goku's bold touches but Goku patiently waited until the stiffness was gone, until Sanzo became accustomed with them before he pursued another. He smiled as he heard Sanzo let out a shaky breath.
"I've been waiting forever to do this…" Goku whispered as he tentatively sneaked his arms around Sanzo and very, very slowly licked the spot under his ear.
"And this…" The lips moved up and Goku grazed his teeth suggestively against Sanzo's soft earlobe.
Sanzo closed his eyes. He simply couldn't believe how right this felt, how familiar having Goku innocently teased him; it was as if they had done this before. Damn if he heard a certain goddess was laughing her ass out right now.
Goku pulled back when he realized Sanzo didn't do or say anything. But he was pleased when he noted a soft sound of protest from Sanzo at the broken contact. "Aren't you going to do anything?" Goku asked timidly.
"Like what?" Sanzo opened one eye. "I've already kissed you senseless in the middle of strangers for two solid minutes. If you think nibbling my ear is going to even what I did earlier, think again."
It took a few moments for the meaning to sink in and when it did, Goku grinned beautifully. The feeling confidence and love rushed in like waterfall, Goku pushed Sanzo backward softly. "Is that an invitation?" Goku challenged.
Sanzo narrowed his eyes, taking steps backward. Instinct to take charge kicked in. "That's an order, saru."
"Insecurity, aren't you?" Goku teased softly and kept on pushing until Sanzo's knees hit the bed behind him. The blonde monk sat down and brought the playful boy down with him.
"No more than you do." Sanzo growled, unwilling to let Goku had the last word.
Goku chuckled as he straddled his guardian's lap. The teasing mood disappeared as it allowed another more intense atmosphere to take place. Goku touched Sanzo's jaws with both of his hands trembling slightly and gently forced the older man to face him. Gazing into the incredible violet eyes that had been haunting his dreams for so long, Goku just couldn't believe that he had just won Sanzo-sama.
He had won Sanzo! The untouchable, cold and rigid Sanzo!
"…If this is just another dream…" Goku whispered brokenly. "…I'm not going to wake up, ever…"
Sanzo's heart raced. Love was written all over Goku's transparent face. He knew from Goku's mouth earlier that the younger was attracted to him. But watching Goku's face, he now realized the unfathomable love that Goku felt for him.
He was suddenly feeling scared for he didn't know whether he could ever handle love that great. He was also feeling ridiculously honored for giving the privilege to experience Goku's love. Somehow, he knew Goku would love him like he had been loyal to him.
And that mean forever.
He didn't know if he could handle the 'forever'…
"You mean you... me?" The word 'love' seemed so forbidden at that time. Sanzo was not ready yet. It was one thing to know Goku harbored his feeling to him, but to admit that he might feel the same way was an entirely different thing.
Goku didn't need to hear that. He just knew it. "Yes," He whispered fiercely, desperately wanted to convince Sanzo. "Yes, yes, yes… Since forever."
"I just couldn't…" Sanzo swallowed hard.
"I know, Sanzo," Goku insisted, his grips on Sanzo's face tightened. "I know. I don't expect it. Not yet anyway."
"But it doesn't seem…" Sanzo tried again.
"It doesn't matter," Goku shook his head. "Just… just let me show you. I want to show you everything."
Sanzo couldn't help but admiring Goku's sensitivity toward his feeling. He knew he was a cold bastard; he couldn't help being who he was. Many accused him, some distanced themselves from him but Goku was the only one who could interpret his iciness differently. He didn't have to change anything to be with Goku.
Maybe… maybe this might work after all. Suddenly, 'forever' didn't sound so bad.
"It is enough?" Sanzo asked gruffly. "I may not be able to give what you want."
Goku smiled at Sanzo's words. He was so cold and yet so damn beautiful. Like a snow queen that Hakkai told him before. And he fell even deeper in love. "More than you think…"
And Goku leaned down to give Sanzo a kiss that rivaled the kiss in the club.
"So…" Hakkai sighed softly. "It's all just a part of the plan?"
"No," Gojyo corrected as he took a drag of his cigarette. "That's the whole of the plan."
They were both sat silently side by side, leaning against the big tree. Hakkai felt so very foolish right now, not to mention weary due to the uncommon emotional outburst that he just experienced for the past two days. Now that he knew Gojyo was just helping Goku to win Sanzo, he couldn't help but savoring the triumphant relief. The chance that he thought had passed was now opened widely.
And he was scared.
"Hakkai…" Gojyo whispered softly, breaking the ice around them.
The green-eyed demon was almost unwilling to answer the calling. He gazed down to the green grass, resisting the urge to bury his face in his hands and howled in humiliation. "Hmm?"
"You seem so quiet after I told you about Goku and Sanzo," Gojyo slanted a suspicious glance to the brunette beside him. "You don't like them together?"
Hakkai let out a soft chuckle at the irony of the situation. He had spent two days raving silently like a jealous wife, then, lusting for Gojyo when he knew he shouldn't, and just then, he was practically demanding answers from Gojyo. (which he had never did to Gojyo or anyone). And now, Gojyo thought he was jealous seeing Sanzo and Goku together? "For someone who can be so perceptive of Goku and Sanzo's feelings, he can be so oblivious…"
"Me?" Gojyo raised an eyebrow. "Oblivious? Of what?"
Hakkai raised his head like a deer caught on the headlight. He wasn't aware that he spoke out aloud his thoughts. "what…?" Hakkai said lamely.
"You just said I am oblivious, Hakkai," Gojyo frowned. "I may not have the intelligence of yours, but I beg to differ of that particular remark."
"I didn't say that," Hakkai amended quickly.
"Then what?" The half-breed waited another minute and when he received only silence, he tried again. "You know what? You've been acting really strange ever since we came to this town. You want to tell me what's wrong?"
Another silent. Gojyo crashed his half-burn cigarette to the ground, before launching full force to drag answers out from Hakkai.
"It's funny, you know…" Hakkai spoke up softy, causing Gojyo to freeze himself from shaking Hakkai. "Goku said exactly the same thing."
"Which part?"
Hakkai looked away. "About me acting strange. It isn't about the town. It's just me."
"Care to elaborate?" Gojyo invited. He then moved to sit in front of Hakkai. For some reasons he didn't know, he never liked having a conversation with Hakkai with the brunette's face facing things other than him. "Come one, Hakkai. It's me."
Which exactly the main reason I can't talk to you… Hakkai thought miserably. Then, he sighed. What was the point of avoiding the inevitable? If one thing he was certain about Gojyo was that the half-breed could be very persuasive if he wanted to.
"Gojyo, I…" Hakkai faltered. "I don't want you to hate me."
"Hate you?" Gojyo's eyes went wide. "Hakkai, for the last three years of our friendship, do I ever indicate that I hate you? I mean, even with your endless nightmares, your unapproachable aura, your fondness of ending your life, your naggings about my habits…" He looked thoughtful for awhile. "…especially your naggings… I have never, could never and shall never hate you. After all, with all those things come in package if I were to have you in my life, I gladly endure them rather than to lose you."
Hakkai closed his eyes. Gojyo's kindness and generosity never ceased to amaze him. Hakkai knew he had loved this man long before this, but back then, it was safe and slow pace of emotion development. Each time Gojyo gave anything up for him, defended him, supported him, be with him and saved his life, he fall a notch further in love. And he was comfortable with them until he realized where he was falling.
He was aware of this frightening development but he chose to close the door and ignore it. Assuming Goku was having a relationship with Gojyo forced him to take to open the long shut door and see the inside. And all he could see was his treasured friendship with Gojyo crumbled down due to his selfishness to want more.
He didn't want that. He survived this long because of Gojyo.
Still…
"Can you endure me loving you more than just a friend?" Hakkai said softly, his face went deathly pale at the unplanned confession.
Gojyo wasn't sure if he heard this right. "What…? What did you say?"
Hakkai let out a shaky breath and courageously looked up to meet Gojyo's widely opened eyes. "If I told you that I want you more than just a friend, would you hate me?"
Gojyo's mouth dropped open, unable to believe his ears. Hakkai liked me? The way I like him? No way…
His plan was to make Hakkai lusted for him and that was all. He had never expected more. Even though he was indeed in love with his brunette friend; it started so long ago that he couldn't really pinpoint when he knew it, but judging from his past, Gojyo knew he was never entitled to receive anything than just a temporary lust.
But now Hakkai was looking as if he expected a rejection from him. He rejected Hakkai? The thought was so absurd, Gojyo wanted to laugh. And all these time, he had nightmares Hakkai rejected him…he was so convinced that Hakkai would never accept him that he finally settled for just one night.
People made assumptions about everything, making the assumption a reality and when the real reality hit them in the face that was when the real pain started. It could be a good pain or a bad pain, but it was a pain nevertheless. It hurt.
Right now, Gojyo was feeling both types of pain. The bad pain because when he thought of all the time they had wasted, twirling around the complicated waltz. The good pain because he finally got what he wanted after so long wanting the impossible.
"Gojyo?" Hakkai whispered, regretting already his unwise decision to tell Gojyo.
"Hakkai…" Gojyo finally found his voice. His heart was bursting with happiness. "How can I repay your love with something as horrible as hatred? It's very ungrateful of me to do such thing."
Hakkai shook his head with sad smile on his face. Trust Gojyo to reject someone without trying to hurt them. "No, you don't have to return my feeling just because you're compelled to do so. I… I don't want your pity."
"Pity?" Gojyo laughed softy. He inched himself closer to Hakkai and captured the pain stricken face with one hand. "Why would I offer you my pity when I have something even better to give you?"
Hakkai raised his eyes to meet Gojyo's and he was suddenly overwhelmed by the look of those ruby orbs; years of affection and love seemed to be reflected in them. He had never seen that type of look Gojyo gave him right now. Hope began to flare.
"What do you have in mind?"
"Well… " The flame-haired half-demon said thoughtfully. "I'm thinking of another fifty years of living together in a house consist of only one bed; both of us in it every single night…" Gojyo grinned. "Not to mention we'll probably be fighting like a real spouse if we were living together that long."
The meaning sunk in and instantly doubts left Hakkai's mind. He reached up to push aside the curtain of red locks to see Gojyo's eyes even better and discovered that despite the suggestive grin, Gojyo was really serious. "Are you asking me, Gojyo?" Hakkai was surprised.
"I thought you want me too…" Then Gojyo said again. "I know you want me too."
"But what if we don't have another fifty years?" Hakkai asked softly.
Grin left his face as Gojyo studied Hakkai's face solemnly. "Then I'll be grateful for the time that will be given to us…" He hesitated for a moment. "If you'll have me and my bad habits, of course."
Hakkai smiled. Then he laughed. He pulled Gojyo to him, trusting his instinct to find Gojyo's mouth in the dark and when he did, he kissed the maddening half-breed with everything he held in his heart. They were now practically lying on the grass with Gojyo on top, struggling to recover from the initial shock. Hakkai reached out to pull Gojyo's flaming hair free from the loose bond.
Gojyo took the advantage to savor the long awaited kiss. He braced himself with both of his elbows, red hairs fall down to both sides of their faces, curtaining the kiss. Hakkai tasted even better than what he had imagined him to be and Gojyo deepened the kiss. In fact the Hakkai's lips reminded him of something he had forgotten so long ago…
The kiss broke and breathing heavily, Hakkai looked up at Gojyo. After a moment of hesitation and silence, the green-eyed demon whispered, "I love you…"
Gojyo smiled. The words swirled around him intoxicatingly. "I know you do…"
Hakkai raised his dark eyebrows, challenging the half-breed to not say the words and yet walked away unharmed.
The said half-breed laughed. "I love you too…"
ah… all the romance… you couldn't live without it…. Please R&R