Hakkai woke groggily to the dark cold of some room he didn't recognize. His head pounded painfully as he tried to get to his knees, his throat was dry as well. The floor was cold under his hands and body. He tried to get to his knees but his arms shook and his head pounded painfully. He fell back to the frozen stone of the floor with his eyes closed tight. The impact made his brain throb even harder, and his body shake more. When he tried to open his eyes again his vision was blurred by the pain and his over all lack of energy. There was a light in the distance from him, but it was up, as if coming through the wall.
'It must be a window. In the door.' Hakkai thought. He groaned and rolled onto his side away from the light which seemed a bit blinding now. The temperature made him cold, his body started to shiver in it's natural attempt to keep him warm. His brain didn't like that and started to pound with it's shaking. He reached up to hold it, in hopes of making his head stop hurting. He closed his eyes tightly and held his head as the sounds of voices came closer. Words couldn't be made out by his ears because his entire body was focused on keeping warm and the pain in his head. What had happened? He couldn't remember. The light streaming in through the small window was cut off by a body, he'd guessed, because the voices where just out side the door. They seemed so loud and booming, he'd wished they'd just be quite.
"This one's in your charge Rei. Got him from the Sanzo group, take good care of him and don't let him die!" a male voice shouted. Hakkai groaned and winced as the sounds echoed through the room.
"Hai," came the quick soft reply of a girl. Suddenly the door flew open and hit the stone wall, the bang echoed through the stone room, only further hurting Hakkai's ears. He felt as though they were about to start bleeding, that, or his brain would explode. There was the soft sound of rushing feet and then he felt someone carefully lift him into a sitting position. His body protested as it shook and his brain didn't like the sudden change in altitude. He tried to open his eyes, but they wouldn't budge.
A cool hand gently brushed his cheek and the stray hairs from his forehead. He felt warmth close around his shoulders and upper body. He could faintly hear movement through his pain and then was carefully lied back down. But his head didn't hit the cold floor like it had earlier; his head was lying in something warm and soft. It had a scent he could barely pick up, vanilla. It was faint, but comforting and fresh.
'It must be that girls lap…' Hakkai thought. His body started to calm in it's shivering. His head still pounded and ached painfully, he started to feel sick. Her cool hand pressed to his forehead, the pain started to subside but not disappear instantly. He knew it would take time even for someone who could heal right away. Once his body stopped shaking he didn't feel so nauseous anymore. His lips parted slightly and soon he felt something press to his lips. Slowly, water dripped into his mouth, the green eyed demon let it slip down his parched, dry throat. It soothed the pain away and his head rolled to the side. He held the soft blanket tighter around him to try and keep warm, the cell was very cold even now that he had something to wrap himself in.
"It's alright," she spoke softly to him, her voice was gentle and distant, though he was sure that was just because of his headache, "I'll watch over you. I promise."
Hakkai started to feel tired. The distant longing for sleep promised him the lack of headache and the comforting thoughts. He knew it would only turn to nightmares of his horrible past but at the moment he didn't care. He was too tired and too pain filled to want to do anything besides fall into sleeps warm arms. His eyes relaxed and he felt her arms gently rest on his chest, her fingers brushed against his cheek in a gentle gesture. He could only think of what was to happen when he woke up again. He pulled the cover closer around him to keep him safe from the cold as his thoughts drifted and sleep embraced him.