Saiyuki Reload Fan Fiction ❯ Demons Poison, Lovers Care ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

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Ch 3

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Red eyes blinked awake to find moonlight drifting through the open window over his bed. He was lying down again. `shit… how long was I out for this time…' Gojyo looked around he could not see Hakkai anywhere. He saw his cigarette and the cup he had put the ash in lying broken on the floor. `must not have been that long… where's Hakkai?…' Gojyo tried to sit up but was unable to. `what the?!' it took a moment before Gojyo realized he was being restrained by two arms wrapped tightly around him.

 

“You can't get up…” Hakkai murmured from a half sleep. He tightened his grip on Gojyo, “if you get up now the poison will start to circulate again…” Hakkai breathed a sigh that was filled with relief. “We can look for a way to get it out of your system in the morning.” He breathed again and loosened his hold on Gojyo but did not take his arms away.

 

Gojyo relaxed in Hakkai's arms mostly because the thought of not waking up again scared him stiff, but also there was something new and reassuring in Hakkai that he did not remember ever being there before. Then again Hakkai had never held him like this before. Gojyo turned a bit in his friends grasp so that he was lying flat on his back. One of Hakkai's arms now cradled his head while the other rested on his bare chest.

 

Hakkai gently set his head on Gojyo's shoulder, his cheeks felt warm and sticky against Gojyo's skin, then wet…'? huh?' Gojyo turned his head; a small line of water trickled down Hakkai's face and caught the moonlight as it rolled. `…why?...' Gojyo reached over and wiped away the tear without touching Hakkai, his friend was sleeping soundly and did not seem to notice. Gojyo felt the cool night air fall from the window and drift over them. It was also relaxing and even though he felt he had slept enough for a lifetime he let his eyes close and his mind shut down.

 

Morning fluttered into the sky and inevitably through the window. Hakkai tried to get up without stirring Gojyo but he was very unsuccessful. “After all the sleep I've gotten no one's going to be able to get a thing past me for the rest of my life.” Gojyo was barely even bleary eyed but had enough sense to lay still.

 

Hakkai gently moved his friend and got off the bed. He shook himself out and stood up fully. “Well what would you like for breakfast?”

 

Gojyo's eyes beamed, food! He hadn't had food in… “Hey Hakkai, how am I still alive if I haven't eaten for five months?” Gojyo's brow furrowed in confusion, he moved his hands to his stomach, `I don't feel any thinner…'

 

Hakkai had gone to the stove and put on the tea water. He proceeded to pull out a pan and went to the fridge for some food. “Yaone taught me how to make a very potent liquid diet and I have been feeding it to you daily.” Hakkai answered the question with a strong scholastic tone.

 

“Oh,…” Gojyo stopped running his fingers over his stomach and starred at the ceiling.

 

Hakkai's cooking resulted in some clanging and sizzling noises reminding Gojyo of how it had been before Sanzo had called upon them for their help.

 

A delicious smell drifted to Gojyo, “so what are you making?” He rolled over so that he could see the brunette more easily.

 

“eggs,” Hakkai said in a cheerful tone.

 

`wow, those smell better than I remember…' Gojyo watched Hakkai as his friend made breakfast in rumpled clothes and tousled hair.

 

With experienced hands the brunette took only a few minutes to prepare the simple breakfast of not quite chicken spawn and wheat product. Eggs and toast was not so common to their region but it was food and good food at that. Besides Gojyo enjoyed anything set before him, especially if he had to fight for it against the monkey, not that that was the current case. Nor would Hakkai have let him fight had Goku been there.

 

Hakkai placed the sustenance onto a plate and walked to the now chimney version of Gojyo who sat puffing away. Hakkai smiled as he put the plate on the small nightstand next to the bed. The red eyed man moved to sit up but Hakkai stopped him. “No,” placing a hand behind Gojyo's head he supported the redheads weight, “Here,” carefully Hakkai climbed back onto the mattress and propped Gojyo up against him.

 

“This… is the life,” Gojyo smiled sarcastically.

 

“Well don't get to used to it as soon as you can safely move again you'll be doing this for yourself,” green eyes flashed with laughter as the dark haired man reached for the food.

 

It was an odd process for both as they shared a meal where one hand had to do all the plate to mouth work. Hakkai had only been used to getting a sleep heavy Gojyo to drink liquid, not chew firm substance off a fork.

 

“By the way Hakkai when will I be getting back on my feet?” Gojyo said licking a bit egg off his lip.

 

“Well… I don't know yet, I'll be going into town today and visiting the old woman there…” Hakkai set Gojyo's head delicately back onto the pillow and walked to the sink to deposit the dishes. “I have talked to her several times about the poison and she has been making for me these oils to rub into your skin.” Hakkai held up one of a dozen small vials from the cupboard. “I didn't think they would actually help, but any chance is better than none.” He looked back at the vial before carefully returning it to its rightful place. “And now it seems the old woman actually knew what she was talking about. So I will greatly need any knowledge she can provide on the next steps to take to get you free of this toxin.” Hakkai walked back over to Gojyo a deck of cards in one hand. “I'm afraid this is all I can offer in the way of amusement while I am gone.” The brunette set the cards on the nightstand. “Please remain as still as possible,” from the other hand he set down a flask, “here is some water if you get thirsty.” Shuffling his feet Hakkai went into the bathroom and took care of morning business.

 

A few minutes later he came out looking less tousled and refreshed, “I should be back by evening the town is a rather far walk but I will return as quickly as I can, I am sorry to leave you like this.”

 

All the while Hakkai had been delivering instructions and notes Gojyo had been watching him, even when he had gone into the bathroom Gojyo had starred at the wooden door until Hakkai had returned. The same thought repeating it self `…what the fuck am I going to do all day…'