((Backdated to November 29th. Probably won't contain much wrongness, but will have swearing and possibly some wangst, so plz don't read if that bothers you~.))
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He paused to consider this but soon shrugged it off. Sipping at his coffee, he said mildly, "Please be sure to finish your coffee and eat something. If you're both going to continue drinking, it really shouldn't be on an empty stomach, after all."
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A couple hours (and several glasses) later, Hakkai was finishing the last of his mug of beer. The coffee pot, mugs, and food were set aside some time ago after the three of them had finished, though a few untouched sandwiches still remained on the plate. He lifted a bottle and smiled at the two of them (and if either of them were a bit more rosy-cheeked than usual, he pretended not to notice). "Would you like for me to refill your drinks?"
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Which was all well and good. Gojyo certainly didn't want a repeat of any of that happening. At least not at the moment.
"Sure," he said, sliding his mug to Hakkai for a refill. He glanced at Sanzo, trying to gauge how much more it'd take to get him a bit wasted. That's when the real fun could start.
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All things considered, it wasn't that bad of a birthday party. At least no one had suggested any stupid drinking games yet. He still wasn't sure what the hell he was going to do with a cow.
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"What should we do now, do you think?" he asked lightly, as he ducked behind the bar to dispose of the now empty bottle and to produce a new one. Hakkai positioned the ashtray in front of Sanzo out of habit, managing to catch a bit of ash just as it fell from the priest's cigarettes; it was probably difficult to discern whether or not the action had been intentional, but either way, Hakkai didn't seem to acknowledge it.
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At length he said, "I feel like a song. Don't you?" He was the very picture of innocence as he smiled pleasantly at Hakkai and then turned his smile on Sanzo. "Ahh, but it wouldn't be right to go before the birthday boy. Our Sanzo-sama gets the honour of going first," Gojyo said, managing to feign a respectful tone for once despite the way he normally used that particular honorific to mock Sanzo. A little ego stroking would hopefully be just the thing to coax the pissy monk into taking the mic.
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At the compromise Hakkai came up with, Gojyo had a hard time not laughing. "We could do that." If Sanzo were closer to drunk. Gojyo had no intention of serenading either of them with the S&M song by himself. "Unless Sanzo's afra~id, of course."
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Sanzo made a scornful noise. "Idiot. The only thing I'm afraid of is hearing you try to sing some stupid, emo rock song." He took a good long drink, then set his glass back down on the bar. The hand that was holding the cigarette gestured toward the karaoke machine. "Fine. Let's do it, Gojyo. Pick a song and we'll sing it together."
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. . . Ah. That strange song about sexy backs. That would explain why he heard Gojyo humming it so much recently.
But it didn't really explain why the monk seemed to know it -- or at least, why he knew enough of the song to be comfortable to sing it well. And he did have a nice voice, as Hakkai had predicted, though he was still surprised to note as much-- ah. That was certainly an interesting thing Sanzo was doing with his tongue, wasn't it? And it did seem that Gojyo (who had a nice enough voice on his own) was making a grand effort not to lose his composure, and he hadn't missed a line yet (though he'd gotten close to missing his cues every once in a while, after trying to collect himself).
All in all, Hakkai was extremely glad that Goku wasn't here to see this. Seeing his father figure -- ah, did Sanzo just stick his pinky up? no, Hakkai was probably just seeing things -- and someone who was like his big brother -- now, that was an interesting thing Gojyo was doing with his hips, wasn't it? -- acting without their usual inhibitions would probably mentally scar bother the boy for years.
Hakkai really should have cut them off after their sixth drinks.
When they finished, Hakkai applauded them as they returned to their seats, giving them his brightest smile. "My, you're both very talented," he said without skipping a beat; he wondered how much Sanzo would remember of this later, and very secretly lamented the fact that he had lacked the foresight to record this entire thing for posterity. "I didn't know you really could sing, Sanzo."
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Too bad no one had brought a camera. After all, who wouldn't love to see giant animated posters of the two of them acting gay doing a duet together?
Gojyo bowed theatrically as Hakkai applauded, and on his way back to the bar, impulsively copped a feel of Sanzo's ass as he passed him. He'd blame the alcohol if anyone commented. "So d'ya think we've brought sexy back, Hakkai?" He struggled to hold back his laughter and rewarded himself for a prank well done with another beer. Whenever Sanzo sobered up, he'd undoubtedly be mortified by what he'd done. At least he'd have Betsy there to comfort him.
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The hand on his ass earned Gojyo a sharp look, but Sanzo didn't say anything. He stumbled a bit as he took his seat on the other side of the bar from Hakkai, and caught himself with one hand on his chair, and the other on Gojyo's knee. The stumble might have been accidental, but the hand that trailed up Gojyo's leg as Sanzo sat down was deliberate.
"No reason you would have heard me sing before," he replied to Hakkai. "So, are you going to take a turn? I'm sure Gojyo would be glad to sing a duet with you too." He drained the rest of his drink and reached for his cigarettes.
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He waved a hand vaguely and shook his head at Sanzo's question. "No, I couldn't possibly follow an act like that!" He laughed sheepishly and drank a little from his mug. "Besides, I'm afraid I'm not quite as gifted as you two are when it comes to music. Unfortunately, singing isn't exactly my strong suit."
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"C'mon, you don't even wanna try? You can't be any worse than Baldy." He reached for his own cigarettes and lit one. "Or are you saying you prefer to be a groupie?" he asked, raising an eyebrow and smirking. He knew all too well that Hakkai couldn't be goaded into doing things as Sanzo could be sometimes, but regardless, Gojyo couldn't help poking fun at him a little.
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His glass was empty, but judging from the way his vision was blurring, he probably didn't need any more alcohol. "Is there any coffee left?"
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He reached over and picked up the half-full coffee pot, pouring a mug for Sanzo and placing it in front of him. "Here you are. I might have to go track down a house-elf for some more coffee later," Hakkai said absently. "Ah, is there anything else you'd like to do, Sanzo? Perhaps you two should go sing another song?"
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