A week had passed since the four returned to town. Sanzo allowed Goku to
stay at the temple despite the protest of the monks. Hakkai continued to
visit the temple to teach the children and visit with Goku & Sanzo. Only
once did Gojyo visit, but it was only to pick up Hakkai to discuss the
details about them moving in together to save a few bucks on rent.
"It would be a good idea, Gojyo, my income is steady but small." Hakkai said, discussing points. "While yours is erratic but you bring in much more. If we pool our resources my income can tie us through the tight times when your luck runs short."
Gojyo nodded, "You really did a lot of thinking about this. Hakkai why don't you just say, 'Hey, Gojyo, I think you're really hot and we'd save money if we'd just move in together?'."
Hakkai's eyes widened as he blushed and stuttered, "Go-Gojyo!"
Sanzo couldn't help but laugh at Hakkai's expression. It was obvious he was not use to that type of talk at all. Goku on the other hand was in the process of ordering another three bowls of noodles.
"Goku! That's enough already, leave some noodles for the other customers!"
"But I'm still hungry..." he whined.
"HEY! You stupid monkey! Other people in this world have to eat!!!" Gojyo yelled, standing up and waving his fist at Goku.
"Now now, Gojyo, don't cause a scene. Please sit down." Hakkai said sternly.
"Shut up you stupid water sprite!" Goku burst out jumping out of his seat.
"Idiots..." Xia tried to hide her face from the rest of the restaurant. "Will you two sit down and s hut up? Its embarrassing!"
"Sit DOWN!" Hakkai yelled, grabbing both of their shoulders and shoving the two bickering men into their seats with a glare.
Gojyo winced as his rear came in contact with the wooden chair VERY hard. His shoulder was also slightly numb from Hakkai's grip. He rubbed his shoulder silently.
Goku on the other hand, hit his chair wrong and it slid right out from under him and the monkey crashed onto the floor.
Sanzo tried even harder to hide her face. "This isn't happening, I don't know these people..."
Hakkai's anger shattered as he knelt down next to Goku, "Goku! Are you okay? I didn't mean to lose my temper like that."
Goku stood up with Hakkai's help. "That was really unexpected... I would have expected that from her." he said pointing at Sanzo. "But you..." he shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Goku. I fear I do have a bit of a temper. I try very hard to keep it under control but sometimes I don't do a very good job." Hakkai said with an empty smile.
"Don't worry, I'm use to the abuse." Goku gave his friend a big smile.
Hakkai looked stricken. He truly didn't want to hurt the young man who had already suffered so much.
"Here are your noodles sir." The waitress said setting the large bowls on the table and removing the empty ones.
"Yay! Noodles noodles noodles!" Goku completely forgot the current conversation and took his seat to devour his noodles.
Sanzo looked over at Gojyo, "You allowed to keep pets? You can have my monkey if you want him."
Gojyo grinned and grabbed Hakkai, pulling him into a chair, "Sorry, but I have my hands full keeping this guy sane and my place only has one bedroom as it is. So we'll have to sleep together." He teased. The redhead fully intended to buy a second bed for the room.
"Go-Go-Gojyo!" Hakkai stuttered as the blush returned to his face.
"Gojyo, your brain is forever in the gutter isn't it...," suddenly Sanzo was wondering why one of the highest-ranking monks was hanging around with someone like this Half-breed. "Why am I here again?"
Hakkai recovered enough to quip, "It's fate...or so it would seem."
"Yes it does, doesn't it? Well, if this is everything I will be on my way." Sanzo stood and looked at the three men. "Goku, when you're done come back to the temple. Gojyo, Hakkai, thank you for the lunch." Xia left the three men and returned to the temple.
Goku scarfed down the rest of his food, shouted a good by to the two other men and chased after her.
Hakkai chuckled, "Well, at least she isn't lonely anymore."
Gojyo laughed and threw an arm around the younger man's neck, "Yeah, well, neither are we."
The green-eyed demon's smile grew brighter, "You're quite right, Gojyo. None of us are alone anymore."
"It would be a good idea, Gojyo, my income is steady but small." Hakkai said, discussing points. "While yours is erratic but you bring in much more. If we pool our resources my income can tie us through the tight times when your luck runs short."
Gojyo nodded, "You really did a lot of thinking about this. Hakkai why don't you just say, 'Hey, Gojyo, I think you're really hot and we'd save money if we'd just move in together?'."
Hakkai's eyes widened as he blushed and stuttered, "Go-Gojyo!"
Sanzo couldn't help but laugh at Hakkai's expression. It was obvious he was not use to that type of talk at all. Goku on the other hand was in the process of ordering another three bowls of noodles.
"Goku! That's enough already, leave some noodles for the other customers!"
"But I'm still hungry..." he whined.
"HEY! You stupid monkey! Other people in this world have to eat!!!" Gojyo yelled, standing up and waving his fist at Goku.
"Now now, Gojyo, don't cause a scene. Please sit down." Hakkai said sternly.
"Shut up you stupid water sprite!" Goku burst out jumping out of his seat.
"Idiots..." Xia tried to hide her face from the rest of the restaurant. "Will you two sit down and s hut up? Its embarrassing!"
"Sit DOWN!" Hakkai yelled, grabbing both of their shoulders and shoving the two bickering men into their seats with a glare.
Gojyo winced as his rear came in contact with the wooden chair VERY hard. His shoulder was also slightly numb from Hakkai's grip. He rubbed his shoulder silently.
Goku on the other hand, hit his chair wrong and it slid right out from under him and the monkey crashed onto the floor.
Sanzo tried even harder to hide her face. "This isn't happening, I don't know these people..."
Hakkai's anger shattered as he knelt down next to Goku, "Goku! Are you okay? I didn't mean to lose my temper like that."
Goku stood up with Hakkai's help. "That was really unexpected... I would have expected that from her." he said pointing at Sanzo. "But you..." he shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Goku. I fear I do have a bit of a temper. I try very hard to keep it under control but sometimes I don't do a very good job." Hakkai said with an empty smile.
"Don't worry, I'm use to the abuse." Goku gave his friend a big smile.
Hakkai looked stricken. He truly didn't want to hurt the young man who had already suffered so much.
"Here are your noodles sir." The waitress said setting the large bowls on the table and removing the empty ones.
"Yay! Noodles noodles noodles!" Goku completely forgot the current conversation and took his seat to devour his noodles.
Sanzo looked over at Gojyo, "You allowed to keep pets? You can have my monkey if you want him."
Gojyo grinned and grabbed Hakkai, pulling him into a chair, "Sorry, but I have my hands full keeping this guy sane and my place only has one bedroom as it is. So we'll have to sleep together." He teased. The redhead fully intended to buy a second bed for the room.
"Go-Go-Gojyo!" Hakkai stuttered as the blush returned to his face.
"Gojyo, your brain is forever in the gutter isn't it...," suddenly Sanzo was wondering why one of the highest-ranking monks was hanging around with someone like this Half-breed. "Why am I here again?"
Hakkai recovered enough to quip, "It's fate...or so it would seem."
"Yes it does, doesn't it? Well, if this is everything I will be on my way." Sanzo stood and looked at the three men. "Goku, when you're done come back to the temple. Gojyo, Hakkai, thank you for the lunch." Xia left the three men and returned to the temple.
Goku scarfed down the rest of his food, shouted a good by to the two other men and chased after her.
Hakkai chuckled, "Well, at least she isn't lonely anymore."
Gojyo laughed and threw an arm around the younger man's neck, "Yeah, well, neither are we."
The green-eyed demon's smile grew brighter, "You're quite right, Gojyo. None of us are alone anymore."