Disclaimer: I am announcing to the world that... I still DO NOT own Saiyuki. (Sigh. Sigh. Sigh) Poor pitiful me...

A/N: Again, thanks so much to those who reviewed. : ) I'm accepting anonymous reviews now minna san... I couldn't before, out of sheer stupidity of forgetting to uncheck the box that say "do not accept anonymous reviews". That's the downside of being a newbie. Anyway I hope, you R&R because I'm really curious about what you guy think of this piece. This is my first fic after all.

Another thing, I think this is gonna be shounen ai after all. So if you don't like it, well then you don't. I'm cool with that. So if you're offended with things like that then might I suggest you go read something else. Thank you for dropping by.

Also: Thanks to Soreyle's for his/her suggestion I think I'd take it.

Waking by Kage-Kurokawa

Part III Wishing Wells

Two golden orbs scanned the room for any presence. His eyes fell onthe pale brown-haired occupant on the bed near the window. Beside the figure was a little white dragon who opened its red eyes to survey the newcomer, before closing them again. Rays of sunlight filtered in the room giving it a warm glow. The overall picture gave the impression of a someone sleeping comfortably through a bright day. If only that were the case. But then again, onemight ask why anyone would sleep through such a beautiful day when most people would be out there working or playing, or basking in the sun?

The golden-eyed newcomer entered the room softly, as though afraid he might wake someone up, and sauntered towards a chair by the bed. He sighed as he took a long look at the slumbering figure with a flicker of worry and concern in his eyes. Then he smiled.

'It seems that the roles are reversed.' He thought.

He stood up opened the window and placed something on the bed. He sat down.

"Ne, the rain stopped today. The sun is out and it is a great day outside. I opened the window so you could hear the birds chirping. Can you hear them? You know, you have a very nice view outside. From here you can see the forest and the mountains and the meat bun shop across the street!"

"I brought you a meat bun. I thought you might be quite hungry now, ne? I was supposed to get you three. Actually I got you three but then on the way here I got hungry and well... Gomen." He blushed.

"You know, somebody other than you isn't really any better today. I hoped he will be, but he is not. He didn't go out of his room today. He hardly ate anything again. He skipped breakfast. I still find ithard to believe anyone would want to skip breakfast... Anyway, I tried to knock at his door but as soon as my hand tapped it, he started firing again. Just like yesterday, and the other day, and the day before that. He's really scary lately. He doesn't whack me with that fan of his, not that I mind, but it's much worse 'coz he just shoots without warning."

"Naa, he won't talk to anyone unless it's to yell at me to buy him cigarettes or bullets. And if I complain he responds with a string of bullets. He's been like this for weeks and weeks now. Always in a foul mood. I try to understand him. He's really upset that we can't go on with journey yet because of your condition... but I think it's mainly because of your condition. He doesn't say it of course, but I can tell."

"I don't blame you. It's not you're fault. You were just being you, I guess. But then..."

"The ero kappa told me to just leave 'him' alone. But I'm still worried. If you were here you'd know what to do, right? You always do."

"Speaking of the ero kappa, he's out today, probably drinking himself silly or he's with some woman. He's out often. I didn't hear him come in last night, which is probably a good thing 'coz he snores so loud when he's drunk. He's also quieter than usual and I can see he's worried about you too. We all are."

"We've been in this town for a month now. With everyonebrooding on their own lately, I felt kinda lonely. So I went out and I've made a few friends. We often hang around at the park some walks from here, in the afternoons. There's this old well there. A really, really old well. And they told me stories about it. They said that it was call a "wishing well". They say that if you want to make a wish you just drop a coin in it, wish really, really hard and wait three days for the wish to come true."

"They say that it really, really works. So this morning, as soon as it stopped raining, I tossed a coin I found at the street the other day into the well. I was thinking what I would wish for. An endless supply of meat buns? It was very, very tempting 'coz I was really, really hungry. In the end I decided..."

"Guess what I wished for? I'm not telling though. I can't 'coz they said that if I told anyone my wish, it won't come true."

"Anyway, I miss you. We all do. Even if someone here says that they don't. They do. I miss your smile, and your voice, and your cooking. The food here is good mind you, but you're still the greatest cook ever. I miss the journey. It's getting to be quite boring around here. I miss the action; there are no strong opponents to fight here. I even miss that ero kappa, not that he'll know of course. And I miss my sun, even his harisen, don't tell him though okay? I miss everyone and everything... So come back to us soon. Don't make us worry too much ne... Come back and make thing the way they were again. Onegai..."

tbc?

A/N: Well thats it. Another chapter done... what do you think? Am I getting bad? Comments, suggestions, etc, etc. Please R&R. I don't know maybe I'll make the next one from Hakkai's pov while he's "sleeping"... What do you think? I think I should wake him up soon. Another chapter or two I guess. sigh! Too much sighing can't be a good sign right? It usually means I'm feeling angsty again... I'm beginning to think that I really should try fluff XD... oh well...

Ja, mata ne.