Well, it's not mine. Hmm wish lists this year.

Saiyuki

Tsubasa

Fruits Basket

XXXholic

DNAngel

and a whole bunch more that I would love to own. But at the moment they still belong to the respective owners.

Oh well. Here we go with the next part.

Time for another Good idea, Bad idea.

After driving for most of the day, the tired travelers still hadn't reached a town. At noon Hakkai said that they had to stop, Jipu was hungry and tired and Hakkai wasn't going to make him go any further. So they broke camp, much to Goku's dismay. Hakkai tired everything to make up for the fact that they hadn't reached a town like the teen wanted, but nothing helped. Hakkai even said he'd make the poor monkeys favorite trail food, but he still seemed worried and a bit scared.

"Oi! Monkey. Come and help me get firewood if you want to be eating tonight." and without anything said Goku followed Gojyo out of the camp. Hakkai smiled realizing he was alone with Sanzo and they had nothing to do till the 'children' got back.

"Sanzo-san?"

"What now?"

"Play poker with me?"

"What are the stakes?" Sanzo asked, not one to be fooled. Hakkai startled for a minute before placing his smile back on.

"Truthful answers."

"Both ways?" Sanzo said after awhile.

"Hai."

"Your deal."

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"Oi! Dumbass! What's wrong?" Goku just shook his head at the question and continued walking. Gojyo reached out and grabbed him by his collar. "You'd better start talking to me!" the monkey just turned to face him, head down so his eyes were shadowed.

"Or else what?" he asked softly, waiting to watch Gojyo absorb what he said. "You'll call me a Dumbass and hit me? Hmm, nope, sorry you do that when I talk to you, so where's the difference?"

Gojyo was left speechless. He reached out and lifted the boy's head, tears streamed down his face catching the moonlight and making them glow.

"Goku . . . " was all he managed before the monkey launched himself forward and hugged Gojyo.

"Gomen Gojyo. I. . . I don't know why I said that. I didn't mean to snap at you. Gomen."

Gojyo paused for a minute before putting his arms around Goku and rubbing small circles on the boys back, like his brother used to do for him.

"Oi, Goku? Care to tell me what wrong?"

"Swear on Hakkai you won't laugh or ever tease me?"

Gojyo stopped to think about it for a second.

"I swear I will try my best to remember not to. I can't promise more then that."

"Remember the night I caused all the fuss in the hotel?"

"Yea."

"Well before that Sanzo had been having a bad dream. I went to wake him, when he woke up on his own. I. . . I kissed him. After I answered his question, we went back to sleep. The next time I woke up you were all there, so I pretended to stay asleep to find out what I had done this time, who I had hurt. You guys didn't say anything I understood so I asked Sanzo what I'd done. Sanzo kissed me, opened his eyes and told me to stay quiet, then he turned away from me and went to sleep."

Goku stopped here. As his voice cracked, tears where now a river flowing down his face. Gojyo wiped them with his thumb, feeling the power the even his tears had in them.

"Goku?"

"Hai?" came the choked reply.

"Why do you think he turned away?"

"Because he was disgusted with me."

"Why do you think that?"

"Because I'm a boy . . . and a youkai to boot."

"What!"

"That's why he turned away isn't it? To pretend I was a girl?"

"I hope not. Now dry up the tears. You never go into battle upset."

"Nani?"

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"Two pair, Aces high." Sanzo said laying down his hand. Hakkai put his hand out, and he had the other pair of Aces.

"Your question Sanzo-san."

"Why Gojyo?"

"Gojyo was always there for me, ever since he found me out in the rain. And over time I got to see the parts of him that no one else did. All of him, the hard parts and the soft parts. The fact that he's male doesn't matter to me. I love the person inside, no matter what body he's in." With that Hakkai handed the cards to Sanzo. "Your deal."

Hakkai won the next round with a straight over Sanzo's pair of jacks.

"Your question." Sanzo said.

"Why did you release Goku?"

"Because he was abandoned and he wouldn't shut up."

"You must answer completely Sanzo."

"Because he reminded me of me. I felt sorry for him, and he shut up. Good enough?"

"Hai." Hakkai said as he dealt out the next round. Sanzo lost again.

"Go." He growled.

"Do you give a damn about that boy?"

"He's my responsibility. If he goes berserk, I'll have to kill him." Hakkai passed him the cards, and lost the next round.

"Do you give a damn about that Kappa?"

"Hai. I love that kappa. He made me a person and not just a killer. He filled up the parts of me that were hollow. My life hasn't been the same since I met him." Sanzo passed the cards back.

"Last round Sanzo-san?" Hakkai asked while he shuffled. Sanzo nodded tired of this game.

Hakkai won. Royale flush over Sanzo's straight flush.

"Fine what is it this time?"

"I give you a choice. Do you find Goku attractive in anyway?"

"Or?" Sanzo asked

"Or do you love him?"

Sanzo was so surprised his mouth fell open. After he recovered, he pulled his gun.

"Die." Sanzo growled. Hakkai helped up his hands. "Yes." Sanzo finally said.

"Yes to which?" Hakkai said quietly.

"Pick one!" the gun never moved. Now he shoved it in the youkai's face. "If you ever tell anyone, I will kill you."

Hakkai once again let his smile fall. "That was never my intention Sanzo-san"

"Hey Sanzo!" Goku called. "Why are you pointing a gun at Hakkai?"

"None of your damn business Saru." He said putting the gun away, and pulling out his fan.

"Ouch! What was that for?" Goku whined holding his head.

"To shut you up." Sanzo answered with a disgusted sigh. Goku looked over at Gojyo who offered him a reassuring smile. Gojyo then went over to help Hakkai with the little food they had left to make for supper.

"Is Goku okay?"

"Not yet, but he will be." Gojyo said trying to look mysterious.

"What did you say to him?"

"Nothing. What did you find out?"

"Nothing." Hakkai said mimicking Gojyo's smile.

"Hey! Hakkai!" Gojyo said as he wrapped his arms around the smaller youkai.

"Are you going to fill me?"

"I told Goku to seduce him." Gojyo said looking at Hakkai for the praise, which he was sure would come. He wondered what when wrong when Hakkai's face fell.

"Nani!" with that he moved quickly out of the other youkai's embrace over to where was setting up the wood for the fire. A thoughtful expression on the boy's face.

"Ne, Goku?" Hakkai said quietly, the small sound still caused the boy's head to snap up and his eyes to meet his.

"Hai?"

"Don't do what Gojyo told you. It's more important to be loved for whom you are. Not who you pretend to be."

Goku lowered his head and seemed to think about it for a moment before raising his tear-streaked faced to Hakkai's. "Are you?" the child asked.

"Of course he is." Both of them jumped at the sound of Gojyo's voice. "Why would you think that he wasn't?"

Hakkai's eyes grew wide with the sentence, hope for his future, his direction flowing through him. Goku just looked down small fire that he had just started.

"Hakkai . . . " Goku trailed off.

"Hai?"

"Never mind." He said softly. Suddenly he bounced up. "Ne, Sanzo? Are we going to eat soon?"

Sanzo sighed. He really didn't want to have to deal with the monkey right now, especially after his episode with Hakkai. "Baka saru." He muttered under his breath.

"Ne? Sanzo? Ne? Ne? Ne? Ouch!" Goku exclaimed as the fan found its target yet again.

"Shut up before I shoot you. Now, unless you are willing to find food, we have none. YOU ate it all yesterday!" Sanzo said, slightly pleased when the boy's face fell.

"Hakkai?" the boy turned to the green eyed, who seemed to have infinite patience for his little monkey. Dammit! Sanzo thought. I'm not about to be jealous of Hakkai, as he obviously likes being in bed with the pervert.

"I'm afraid that's true Goku." Hakkai said smiling at the boy. He loved watching Sanzo face when the monkey turned to him for confirmation. It was almost like the priest was jealous. Almost? He is very definitely jealous. Hakkai thought, laughing at the Priest. He thought were cut by Goku's shout.

"NANI?"

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Booklover9 and Fallentruth thank you both so much for your reviews. I am so sorry that this took so long to up-date. I have a really good reason though okay? If you want to know I'll tell you in the next chapter. And I'm trying to see if I can get a couple of more review before I post the next part.

The next part of this story may also take some time to get up. It's one of the parts that got torn up so I'm trying to remember what's in it. Please bare with me it was all writting out a one point but now a couple of parts are missing like I said near the beginiging.

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Ja ne

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