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Chapter 12

That next morning found the monk at the table in the dining room waiting for the rest of the party. He sat drinking tea and reading the paper quietly, while his brain raced. The night before was so wonderful but he knew he couldn't let it happen again and he was worried about how he was going to tell his charge this decision.

First to come down the stairs was Hakkai and he smiled at Sanzo and sat down. "Good morning, how are you this morning?"

"Ch…"

"Oh, excuse me, you had a bad night?"

"You don't want to know how my night went… even if I would tell you."

Hakkai bowed his head and fiddled with his clothing getting it situated even though it was fine. He thought he had to do something. Then the girl came with tea for him and he was grateful for something to do besides fidget and try to look normal. He poured himself a cup of tea and sat with a "Hakkai smile" on his face. That was noncommittal and he wasn't in the mood for conversation with the great and emotionally stunted Sanzo.

Gojyo came down the stairs with a slow awkward walk as if he was trying to be careful of something. He came over beside Hakkai and sat down gingerly by his lover. Hakkai just put his hand in front of his mouth and giggled a little. Well, it was funny at least to him.

Gojyo gave him a ferocious terrible look and it said 'you will get yours so don't think you are getting away with this'. Hakkai just smiled. He just couldn't help himself because he loved Gojyo so much, 'Oh, how I love you, and how I would love to go back up stairs and make that walk worse.' Gojyo caught the look and said, "No way you evil man, "And he laughed as he proceeded to take Hakkai's hand and give it a loving squeeze and licked his lips, smiled and gave Hakkai a wink, negating all the hateful words he had just said.

The monk was not happy about what was going on at the table and was about to pull out his fan and give them both of them a lesson in how to behave in the morning when he saw Goku coming down the stares very slowly and very carefully. Sanzo now felt very bad 'never, never again will this happen' was what ran through his mind.

Goku sat down at the table in his place and groaned loudly, but he still had a big smile on his face.

Gojyo was the first to comment, "Goku you look like you are a happy monkey." Thwack, thwack, "Damn it Sanzo can't I talk to the monkey?"

"No, he is my monkey and there are things you can not, I repeat NOT talk to him about."

Gojyo got mad and stood up to Sanzo with, "You big asshole, he is my friend, and I want to talk to him."

Sanzo pulled out the banishing gun and held it up to Gojyo face and asked, "You think about that and get back to me."

"Ok, Sanzo, I'll just sit here and be quite. But I don't have to be happy about it. Thwack. "Damn it one of these days your back will be turned and I am going to do away with that fan"

"Ch..." was all Sanzo said.

Goku took this time to say, "Hey, what is going on?"

Sanzo said," You will find out if these guys will go up and get the bags so we can talk."

Gojyo said sadly," Delegated to beast of burden again." and up the stairs he went with Hakkai following him.

"I am glad to be out of that talk," said Hakkai as they went up the stairs.

"Yep, that is one conversation I am not happy to have happen. Things are going to be bad for the little guy."

"I can't figure out why Sanzo has flipped out about this," replied Hakkai

"Yeah, he can be a real bastard, damn it."

"Well. Come on lets get the bags before we get a banishing gun shot through the head," Hakkai said worried.

Meanwhile, downstairs the conversation went like this:

"Sanzo, what is wrong?"

"We can't do what we did last night again."

"Why!" Goku sobbed.

"I just forgot who I was for a while, and I am now in control of myself, and you are not to be touch in that way again."

Goku could not believe his ears. "You think that one fantastic night and I am going to give up?"

"Yes, you will. I am not going to fall into those lower baser feelings again."

Goku sat with his mouth open for a while then he got up and looked Sanzo straight in the eyes and said, "Ok, if that is the way you want it, so be it."

He hung his head and ran out of the building.

Sanzo thought,' oh, gods what have I done? I have destroyed him. What will I do now?'

Gojyo and Hakkai came down with the bags and sat them down.

Gojyo asked" Where's the monkey?"

Sanzo said" He ran outside."

"He didn't eat?" Gojyo looked like the world was coming to an end. "Damn" and he sat down with a flop and then jumped up and rubbed him backside. "I can't get a break today." Then he sat down a little easier.

Hakkai stood by his lover and rubbed his shoulder and said, "Sorry, about that but you asked for it."

Gojyo looked up at Hakkai and smiled, "Yeah, I did… didn't I? And you were very good." He put his hand on Hakkai's and patted it. "Maybe we can try that one again soon as I heal."

Hakkai said," We could use my Chi on it."

Gojyo laughed and said, "That might be something we may just have to try even in some other ways." Oh course; there was the obligatory perverted smile to go with the sentence.

Hakkai said, 'I think I am just going to go shop for what we need and we can get an early start."

Sanzo replied," Sounds good to me."

"I wont be long, Gojyo, come with me to carry things."

"Damn, when did I become a pack mule?"

"Come on, sweet one, I will make it up to you."

After that Gojyo would have done anything Hakkai had told him to do. He was such a sucker for sweet talk, but he hoped the Hakkai didn't know that for he would be at his mercy.

Hakkai knew it. And there was a small smug smile on his lips as he went out the door with Gojyo following just like an obedient dog.

It wasn't long and Hakkai and Gojyo had all the shopping done and everything loaded into the Jeep. All was ready to go but Sanzo was still in the Inn sipping tea and reading his paper.

Gojyo went inside and looked at Sanzo, 'Well, you sure can mess up life can't you. You really can be a bastard you know that Sanzo?"

"Yes, I know that and I am perfectly happy with it. If you don't like it you can do something about it."

"Nope, I figure you have your own reasons for the shit you do. I don't have to approve of it, but you really hurt the monkey. I don't know what is going to happen now. He may not want to go on with us."

"Then so be it." With that said Sanzo got up and walked out the door silently hoping to see Goku in his place in the Jeep, and knowing if he wasn't there his world would be dismal. He got in his usual place and looked forward, "Lets move."

Gojyo got in the back in his place and looked at the place that usual occupied Goku and wondered what was going to happen. Hakkai got in the Jeep in the drivers seat and started up the engine. As if it was the sound for roll to be called, Goku jumped into his place in the back of the Jeep with no emotion on his face at all except for the redness of his eyes. Then off they drove. All thinking a different thought but all glad that the back seat was occupied.

Gojyo pulled a cigarette out and was going to light it but his lighter didn't work so he said, "Hey, Sanzo loan me a light would ya?"

Sanzo looked in the backseat took his fan out and proceeded to thack Gojyo around the head. After he felt he had done the job well, and Gojyo had yelled for a good while, he stopped and handed Gojyo his lighter.

"Hurry up and give it back you cockroach." Sanzo said with malice.

Gojyo looked very puzzled at what had just transpired. He had an idea his friend was taking his feelings out on him but he could not be prove it. Sanzo sure was in a bad place. Giving back the lighter he said, "Sanzo, you think you could go easy on the fan?"

"No!"

"Gee, okay man, I was just askin'"

Hakkai looked over Sanzo's way and noticed his friend had a really sour look on his face. Something was going to have to be done about this before long. Maybe he could talk some sense into Sanzo. Well, at the next stop they might have some time alone. No matter what he said he didn't think it could get any worse. Goku was sitting in the back seat looking like he had lost his last friend and Sanzo looked like he could kill. If they were lucky they might run into a pack of demons and they could work off some of the

stress that was bothering them.

By the time they reached the next town they had a half breed in a real need for a drink, a monkey king about to blow up at his ultimate reason for living, a monk in a real blue funk, and last but not lease a full demon thinking seriously about taking off his limiters and dealing with the whole lot.

Hakkai pulled up to the nearest Inn went inside got four rooms and came out and looked at the others. "Ok, there is one room for each of us. I want every one of us to go to our rooms and get whatever is bothering you thought through and over with."

They each got out of the Jeep, picked up his bag and one key, then they each went up the steps as if they were children that were being punished.

'I hope this will make things back to normal but I am thinking we need more than just some time apart.' thought Hakkai. Maybe the Goddess will take pity on us. He picked up his bag and let the little dragon perch on his shoulder. "What so you think?" he asked the dragon.

"You don't want to know what I think," kuued the dragon

"Guess your right," Hakkai said sadly.

A/N: Yes it is the obligatory author's note…you say you could do without this note…well I can't and I am in charge! Special thanks for SanzoxGoku Lover, Kagima and the owl, Mica Z. And I would like to take this time to really thank Karema Sasake who gave me such good advice. Love ya girl.

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