Author's Note: Thank you all for reviewing! And Just like Bad Friends, Rebirth is updated weekly on Fridays. Also, summer school is over meaning I can concentrate more on typing this and other projects.

Akiko Koishii --- This is an alternate universe so the journey never happened. Gojyo still calls him a monk since a variety of insults are needed. XD Strange, but if he didn't I'd be using the word "bastard" too many times. Well, thanks for reviewing and being such a supportive fan. =]

TheSacredFlame --- Thank you for the compliment!

KawaiiLilMarron --- Eep! Don't be sad! Things will get better eventually!

Keistje --- It was either the piano or violin. I thought piano would be better. Thank you for reviewing again!

Hayashi-kutsuki --- Good question, but that can only be answered by reading. Mwahaha.... –gets whacked by a frying pan-

Chapter 3: Useless Chatting

-[Sanzo POV]-

The car ride over to Hakkai's wasn't entirely unpleasant, but the damn saru was babbling the whole way. We finally made it over to Hakkai's house and I kicked open the door, not entirely surprised it wasn't lock. It was probably the damn redhead's carelessness. I looked up, raising a brow at the two who were busily making out in front of us.

Hakkai was being pressed against the wall by Gojyo and...Why the hell am I telling you this? Anyways, the two quickly broke away from each other after two seconds. Gojyo smirked at us and Hakkai was smiling with a light blush on his face.

"Are you two quite done?" I asked in a bland tone, taking out a cigarette and lighting it. Before I could even get an answer, Goku had pushed in front of me and bounced over to Hakkai.

"Hakkaaaai!!! What's your secret???" asked Goku, pouting. "Sanzo said you had a secret!" I watched as Hakkai blinked at Goku and then looked over at me. I just stared back at him and then turned away. From the glint in his green eyes, I could tell he had gotten the message.

"Goku, I'm going to go to New York."

"Huh? Why?"

"I've been accepted to go to a college there."

"What?! Hakkai! Don't tell me you're going to leave us!!!" I heard Goku whine. I couldn't help but feel slightly jealous, but I didn't let it show.

"Goku, I have to. It's hard for me to leave you guys, too."

"B-But you're going to be so far away!"

"Oh can it you stupid monkey! It's not like he's your boyfriend." I heard Gojyo cut in, by his tone I could tell he wasn't in a good mood. I suddenly felt a hand upon my shoulder which wrenched me to turn around. Fiery crimson orbs locked with mine. "And I'm not forgetting you, you damn monk! Why the hell did you avoid telling me something like this?! Don't you think I have a right to know what's going on? What did you think I'd do?"

"Get the fuck off of me." I growled, glaring at him. The redhead let go of me with a rough shove. Damn, I really wanted to kill him at that moment. I straightened out my jacket and gave him a death glare. "I wouldn't have given a damn if you knew or not, but he told me not to tell you about this. If you want to know why, go ask yourself." I said before going back to smoking my cigarette.

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-[Gojyo POV]-

I angrily turned away from Sanzo. The fucking blonde knew what the hell he was talking about. If he had told me, I'd probably had been angry at Hakkai. Everything was such fucked up shit right now though. I just flopped down onto the couch and sat down with a pissed expression on my face.

"Gojyo, there's no need to be so pouty about it." I heard my lover say.

"Hmph." I could almost see Hakkai frowning with concern in my head at that moment. He and that bakasaru immediately began talking again. I tuned them out and began lost in my own thoughts about how long Hakkai was going to stay here with me. Not long enough. It was a bitter thought, but true.

"...and you can all visit on [1]family and friends weekend." I heard Hakkai say. That immediately caught my attention.

"What was that?" He blinked at me before answering.

"I said you could visit on family and friends weekend. The plane tickets might cost money though and I'm not entirely sure about the time."

"I don't care. Just give me a call and I'll make sure to visit." I said, trying not to sound so eager about the whole thing. Hakkai laughed at my antics.

"Alright, I'll do that. But it's a bit of an educational experience." Damn, that part sucked. Oh well, He didn't say I had to listen to them anyways.

-Y[oOo]Y-

-[Back to Sanzo POV]-

People should seriously learn to shut up. I was wasting my time just standing there and listening to them talk. Suddenly my cell phone rang and with an irritated growl I pulled it out of my pocket.

"Hello?" I inquired with an unpleasant tone of voice.

"Sanzo?" I recognized the voice and it nearly made me drop the phone.

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[1] This is an event where friends and families are invited over to meet the faculty and learn about the school and go sightseeing, etc.

Author's note: Well that's it for now. You'll have to wait 'til next week to find out who called Sanzo. Don't hit me for the cliffy! –hides-