Chapter 10: Thoughts 2

Ebony smiled at her friend. "Have a good sleep last night?" She winked, both Hakkai and Kerri blushed. Sanzo rolled his eyes and turned to Gojyo. "What's the matter with you" He demanded. Gojyo glared "Nothing" he replied and glanced at Goku. Boy's eyes innocent, caught his glance. Goku bit his lip and looked away, shovelling food into his mouth. Ebony handed her plate to the innkeeper and bowed her head graciously.

Sanzo looked at her, she was dreaming again last night. He stood beside the bed for a moment, trying to decide whether or not he should act. Tears ran from the dark thick lashes against her cheek. She grasped the pillow, murmured her brother's name. he stood motionless in the darkness and knelt by her side. Her hair against his face her hands beside his. Sanzo's fingers trembled a little...hers centimetres away from his. They were cold, fingers shook like weak autumn leaves. Sanzo closed his eyes, bit his lip and placed his hand carefully over hers to steady her. The tears didn't stop. He leant forward and blinked, whimpering beauty. Kissed her forehead and quickly pulled away as if he had been entranced. That was one way of putting it, he looked at her this morning wondering if she felt his lips against her skin that night. Pushed it to the back of his mind.

Hakkai noticed that Sanzo was quiet, the strange kind of quiet. He knew better than to ask and rose from his seat. Everybody had finished. "Back to the road then?" They followed him outside, all loaded into the jeep and started the car. The key cold in his hands. He wanted to speak with Kerri about it...about holding her the way that he had. There didn't seem to be much point though.

He would have held any woman that way if she was upset…wouldn't he? She wasn't any different to him then any other woman, she truly wasn't…he felt like he was trying to convince himself almost…but he wasn't…was he?

"Are we going to sit here all day?" Sanzo snapped as Hakkai blinked himself from his daze, he had been sitting there, the engine on just not doing anything, blushing slightly Hakkai laughed it off and sped off.

Elendur – that was short

Shy-Phantom – Next one will be longer PROMISE.

Elendur – I was diving it up into chapters…and this bit ended up short, sorry. Blame me!