Chapter 3: Finding The Future
Gojyo's Point Of View.
A/N:Third Chapter! Whoo, keep reviewing!
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I wiped the sweat off my forehead and took a deep breath in. Hakkai and I had just bought the new furniture for our house and I was moving boxes in and out of the living room to Hakkai for him to go through and see what we needed from our two smaller rooms and our own soon-to-be bedroom. It was a hot summer day, I tried to wear as little as possible, but with Sanzo and Goku over helping us, I couldn't do that and keep up my facade personality. I sat in front of Hakkai between his legs to cool off for a second.
" Aw, you're already all worked out?" Hakkai smiled, fanning off my neck with his hand. He gently took off my bandana and kissed my forehead, dispite the sweat.
" Shut up, you just get to sit here and go through my stuff." I smiled, pinching his thigh playfully.
" And look how many phone numbers I found, I'm on a count of 34." Hakkai grinned, flashing the pile of strips of forgotten paper in front of me.
" Wow, that many?" I said, looking at the one on top.
" I expected more from the playboy." Hakkai teased.
" You're feeling awfully frisky this morning. Are you trying to making me pounce you and do you on the floor in broad daylight with Sanzo and Goku here?"
" Not only are you a playboy, but a mindreader at that." Hakkai said, running his hand through my hair. " Ah, I love your hair." He sighed peacefully.
" Since you thinned it out, it hasn't been much of a problem anymore." I noted, catching Hakkai's hand with mine, bringing it to my lips and kissing his palm.
" Hey Hakkai, get your pet over here so he can do some work! We came here to help, not do it for him!" Goku yelled.
" What do you need Hakuryuu for?" I said sarcastically.
" Did I say pet? I meant idiotic kappa." Goku said, sticking out his tongue. I stood up to chase the monkey, but forgot all about it when I realized Hakkai still hadn't let go of my hand.
" Hakkai?" I asked. Hakkai shook his head.
" Sorry, I must have phased out." He smiled, letting go of my hand. " It's the heat."
" Want me to get you some water?" I offered.
" No, I have to go shopping anyway." Hakkai said, standing up out of his chair.
" Don't forget babe, we need beer." I said, hugging him tightly before he left. " I love you."
" Beer and then 'I Love You'?" Hakkai teased, taking a bit of money out of our savings jar.
" I love you, buy me beer." I growled.
" Ha, I will. I love you too." Hakkai said, leaving the house. I sighed. Even a trip to the store was hard on me. I just, liked having Hakkai near me all the time. I would be hopeless without him.
" Okay, I got some more dish soap...more towels...Gojyo's shampoo and two packs of cigarettes..." Hakkai sighed, checking off the things he named while walking through the town. " I'd better get more groceries now..." He smiled, heading into one of the stores. He stopped as he heard a small whine the second he walked in the store. " Hmm?"
He stepped back two steps, walked forward two and heard the same whine. " What was that?" Hakkai said, turning his head to left and then to the right. Once again, he stepped back two, forward two and yet another whine.
" Okay, this is getting strange..." Hakkai scratched his head. He heard the whine again, but he didn't take a step that time. " Over here?" He said, stepping over into a nearby alley. There was a medium sized box next to some trash. The whine came again. Hakkai confirmed it. It was definately in that box. He stepped to the box and tapped the top. A tap came back from the inside. " This is strange." Hakkai nodded. He gently opened the box, a bit of fear in his posture, but none-the-less opened the box and two pairs of crimson eyes blinked at him.
" My god..." Hakkai gasped.
Meanwhile, back over here...
" Gojyo, where'd Hakkai go?" Goku asked, sitting down in a chair in Hakkai and I's new bedroom.
" He went out to get us some beer half an hour ago...usually he'd be back by now..." I sighed, fanning myself off.
" Well, knowing Hakkai, he probably got all the shopping you two needed done." Sanzo explained, drinking some cooled water instead of his usual beer because of the lack-there-of.
" At least Hakkai shops. Which one of you two is the wife?" I snapped. Goku and Sanzo both gave me death glares and pink faces and I grinned. But as always, Sanzo came up with a come back.
" Why go shopping when monk survants wait on you hand and foot?" Sanzo sneered, putting his hand on Goku's shoulder.
" Oh, did I tell you guys?" I asked.
" Tell us what?" Goku asked, leaning in.
" Hakkai wants to adopt kids." I said.
" Really? I don't see either one of you as much of a father figure." Goku said honestly.
" I didn't picture you two would be going out either." I smiled. " But, I think I'd make a good daddy."
" So you're gonna agree?" Sanzo asked, somewhat interested.
" Probably. I think it'd be good for us, I mean, we're almost half of fifty. Might as well go to the next stage in life." I explained, putting a cigarette between my lips.
" That's a nice way to put it." Goku smiled.
" So, you guys gonna adopt or something or no kids for the monk and monkey?"
" Uhhh..." Goku dragged on, looking up at Sanzo. " Who knows?" Goku smiled at Sanzo.
Sanzo sighed, almost filled with satisfaction and looked at me. " I think we'd better go home now. Come on Goku."
" Oh, alright." Goku nodded. " It was fun Gojyo. If you guys need anymore help getting your new stuff in, come get us." He waved, following Sanzo out of the house.
" See ya." I said. Those two were definately happier then I've ever seen them in my life. I never thought about how much one person could impact somebody's life. But I guess I can't say much about that, Hakkai's impacted mine, Sanzo's impacted Goku's. I started worrying about Hakkai, he had been gone for almost an hour and half. But I couldn't worry, if I worried, Hakkai would feel bad that I baby him. I always do, and when I find him, there is nothing wrong. But, I was worried, especally worried this time, so I put on my jacket and was about to head out the door. I turned the knob and I felt somebody turn it at the exact same time. We both pulled opposite directions, getting us nowhere so I pulled harder and lunged Hakkai in.
" Ah! Gojyo...what were you doing?" Hakkai laughed.
" I was about to go looking for you. Our bed is done, wanna break it in a little?" I grinned, nibbling on his ear lobe.
" I'd love to, really, but I have something to tell you first." Hakkai said as I inched down to his neck.
" Hmm?" I asked.
" I know you said you wanted to think about it before we started a family, but I think this would be great. You'll like it."
" What?" I said suspiciously.
" Hmmm, I don't know if I should tell you yet. Wait three days." Hakkai explained, taking my hand.
" Argh, I hate it when you do that. You act so mysterious." I growled against his collarbone as he ran his hand through my hair.
" I thought you liked that." Hakkai smiled softly. " You smell so sweaty Gojyo..." He laughed.
" No, really. You're gonna be sweaty too in a second." I grinned, kissing him softly on the lips and sliding my tongue in between his teeth. He let out a little moan, I love that noise he makes. I backed him up against the kitchen wall, clamping his wrists above his head.
" Gojyo--" Hakkai whispered.
" In three days, you'd better tell me what you were going to, or else."
" Or else what?" He grinned.
" You'll be like this, only with a rope tied around your wrists and I'll have a leather belt in my hand." I grinned.
" I guess I won't just tell you then. You're tempting me." He smiled, perking an eyebrow.
" Oh am I?" I whispered. And how did I know, that would be the best night we'd have in quite a while? I don't quite know. I could sense something from Hakkai, some sort of happiness in him. I couldn't wait until he told me what he was hiding.
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A/N: NOW we're getting into the plot. Okay, so the chapters from now on will be about this long, long enough right? The next few chapters we'll be getting more and more into the story and then I'll be doing a flash forward. I won't tell you what for yet or how far of a flash foward...but yeah.
