Sha Gojyo | 6+1gojyo_saaamaApril 24 2011, 22:57:12 UTC
[ He couldn't move.
Above, he could hear the sounds of battle winding down. Less running around and shouting, less screaming. It would be quiet soon, quiet enough for them to hear him if he called for help. But the dark copper puddle forming in the dirt around him, and the creeping numbness in his hands and feet, said that soon would still be too late.
There hadn't even been that many of them, that was the part that was driving him crazy. Overwhelmed in battle, sure. That wasn't such a bad way to fall. Blown up trying to save the world, great! Girls would cry over his heroic loss for years, but this? Pushed off a fucking cliff by some two-bit foot soldier? What a pathetic way to go. ]
[The last person who had attacked them fell, and Hakkai immediately rushed towards the edge of the cliff. Goku hollered something but the green-eyed youkai didn't even listen.
GOJYO!? [He called down, trying to see where the man had landed. Unlike Goku's fall down a cliff, the hanyou did not have his resilience.]
I'M COMING DOWN!
[A few moments later and with the help of nyoi-bo to lower him down, Hakkai landed down at the bottom.]
No rush. [ --he chuckled, the sound wet and thick in his lungs. ]
M'not goin' anywhere.
[ This was bad. This was really bad. He wasn't sure what-all he'd broken, but from the way things shifted and burned with every breath, he was pretty sure that a lot of them were on the inside.
Some of them were on the outside too, of course. The way his leg was bent under him, there was no way it couldn't be broken, and there was a dull throbbing ache at the back of his head that couldn't be anything good.
He was a mess. A total mess, and he couldn't help but laugh. Falling off a cliff! Very suave, Sha. Good fucking job. ]
[Hurrying towards Gojyo, Hakkai immediately knelt beside his friend to overview the damage. This looked...
He would fix it. He had to.]
Don't move. You might end up paralyzed if you do.
[He had healed Sanzo's broken neck. Surely a broken body could be mended the same way? Letting his chi flow through his body and out his hands, he concentrated on the head injury first.]
[ Was he slurring? It usually took eight or nine pints to get him to slur! Cheaper'n beer, just fall off a cliff! Ha ha. Ha.
The warm touch of Hakkai's chi (inside him, that was always so fucking weird, having part of Hakkai inside him) soothed the thudding ache at the back of his head, but relieving one point of pain only made him realize how bad the rest of the damage was.
He had a pretty good idea of how much Hakkai could heal. A deep cut, a burn, start the healing on a broken bone, sure. But this?
This might finally be too much. ]
S'nothing. Jus' a couple scratches, I'll be fine. ...'Sides, you just want t'heal me so you can kick my ass for bein' clumsy.
I believe the pain is punishment enough for not paying attention.
[Hakkai's voice was dry and his mouth a tight line as he worked on the damage. Letting his life force flow into Gojyo's body, he could tell how bad it was, too. This damage was as extensive as when Goku had been sliced open by Nii. maybe worse, considering this was bone.
He might not be able to heal it.
Suddenly it felt like his life was collapsing around him, and he pushed harder, letting his power expand quicker through the redhead and urging the cells to repair themselves.]
[ Something changed - a nerve was mended, maybe, or the numbing pressure on a wound relieved - and the pain that swept Gojyo's body stole the breath right out of his lungs. He'd never been hurt this badly, not after Kami-sama, not by Yisou's doll, not on the streets, not ever. Bone grated against bone as he grabbed Hakkai's hand, grinning through gritted teeth. ]
[Undo it? Hakkai stared at Gojyo, both worried and confused. He was trying to save him... but doing so seemed to hurt worse. Should he ignore the plea and push further? After all, he was not quite sure how to undo something he had set in motion with his healing. Unlike his blasts, this was not exactly like flipping a switch.]
I'm so sorry... [He nearly whispers, before taking a deep breath.] Please, Gojyo. I still have to heal you. You're very badly hurt.
[His good eye is very focused, to the point where he's actually starting to lose his mask of calmness and actually look really worried.
[ Panting rapidly, Gojyo squeezes Hakkai's hand until the bones grate together, shaking with the pain. Getting his fucking hand burned off hadn't hurt this badly. This was like... it was like he'd swallowed a whole cushion of pins, and now they were stuck inside him. Everything inside felt prickly and tender, from his lungs on down.
Against his stomach... that was the pressure of internal bleeding, he noted dimly through the pain. And that was his kidney. He'd be pissing red for days after this. Or he would be, if he survived. ]
Hakkai. Got t'tell ya... just pretend I never said anythin' if I live, okay? 'Cause I've got t'say it.
[He tries to block out Gojyo's sounds of pain, but it doesn't work. Neither does rearranging the chi paths to lessen the pain. There's too much that's broken inside the hanyou's body. The fact that the other man is squeezing his hand to hell doesn't even register, his focus completely on saving Gojyo's life.
He had grown stronger since Goku was hurt. He had to fix this.
From somewhere in the back of his consciousness, Hakkai realizes that Gojyo is saying something. Dropping a bit of the rather frenzied focus, he looks up at Gojyo's face.]
...I'm listening.
[You can tell me later. You will tell me later. Please tell me later.]
[ Sorry Hakkai. Don't think there's going to be a later. ]
Everythin' that's happened... it's okay.
[ He coughs, and it shouldn't surprise anyone that there's blood in it. ]
All th'bad. All th'... fuck! All of it. S'fine.
[ His eyes aren't really focusing as he tilts his head toward Hakkai's face. Shock and blood loss are a powerful combination, even with the world's greatest healer trying to fight them. ]
[Hakkai carefully wipes the blood away from Gojyo's face with his layman's sash, watching the rise and fall of his friend's chest. There's an empty, helpless look in his good eye, wavering between grief and anger.]
You're such a warm, kind person. If I've made your life a little better, then I am grateful.
[He is still healing, refusing to stop even when he feels the cells refusing to react with his chi and seizing to mend the damaged flesh.]
...but please stay with me. Please.
[Reaching up to his ear, Hakkai starts removing his limiters.]
[ Everything was a blur, and between Hakkai's warm chi and the sweet numbness of shock, the pain was finally starting to blue out too. Gojyo's eyes drift half-shut and he lets himself finally begin to relax... only to snap back to attention with a shock as he realizes exactly what Hakkai is doing. ]
Don't!
[ All he can see is that destroyed street, Goku's body lying far too still, and Hakkai bleeding from a dozen wounds, all of which would have killed a lesser man. All of which had killed him, Gojyo remembers, ignoring the pain to grab Hakkai's arm with one broken hand. Hakkai had died on that street. He couldn't die again! ]
[He plucked off the last cuff and the world seemed to zoom in, creating an almost fish-lens view for Hakkai. He knew this cold, determined feeling. Last time, he had killed half a village and a thousand youkai.]
I have no other choice.
[He was stronger this way, but his chi was more forceful and invasive. Not exactly built for healing... however he was out of ideas. Leaning his forehead against Gojyo's, he sighs. This was his dearest, most precious friend. His grounding core. How could he just stand by and watch him die?]
I'm the one with a short life line. You can have what's left.
[ Hakkai's face - his true, beautiful face - is pressed right above Gojyo's. Far too close for him to see clearly, even if his eyes were working right. All he can see was tan skin and the sweep of brilliant green, somehow the same color as the warm - now hot - chi flowing through him.
And then Hakkai's words make sense, and Gojyo's breath hitches. ]
Don't you fucking dare. ...Hakkai.
[ He doesn't have the strength to push Hakkai away, so instead he pulls him closer, warm skin against rapidly cooling skin. Close enough that his lips are touching Hakkai, although where exactly he can't be certain. He has to be sure Hakkai hears him. ]
Go save th'world. I'll wait.
[ Exhausted with the effort, Gojyo closes his eyes. It was a good run while it lasted, wasn't it? Sanzo will probably be pissed at him for leaving too early, but fuck Sanzo. And Goku... Goku will understand. ]
[Pulled down against Gojyo, Hakkai shivers slightly when feeling Gojyo's lips against his neck. He closes his eyes, trying to ignore the hot burn of tears behind his lids.
What else could he do? Wasn't it better to live a short life together than all alone? He hated, hated feeling this useless. It was Kanan all over again, trapped behind the bars and unable to stop what was happening.
Yet he couldn't even try to share his life force with his dearest friend. It was already too late.
Instead, he carefully (oh so carefully) embraces the broken man and doesn't move from his somewhat awkward position. If it's Gojyo's blood or his own tears that's spreading a hot wetness against his shirt doesn't matter.]
Above, he could hear the sounds of battle winding down. Less running around and shouting, less screaming. It would be quiet soon, quiet enough for them to hear him if he called for help. But the dark copper puddle forming in the dirt around him, and the creeping numbness in his hands and feet, said that soon would still be too late.
There hadn't even been that many of them, that was the part that was driving him crazy. Overwhelmed in battle, sure. That wasn't such a bad way to fall. Blown up trying to save the world, great! Girls would cry over his heroic loss for years, but this? Pushed off a fucking cliff by some two-bit foot soldier? What a pathetic way to go. ]
Reply
GOJYO!? [He called down, trying to see where the man had landed. Unlike Goku's fall down a cliff, the hanyou did not have his resilience.]
I'M COMING DOWN!
[A few moments later and with the help of nyoi-bo to lower him down, Hakkai landed down at the bottom.]
Reply
M'not goin' anywhere.
[ This was bad. This was really bad. He wasn't sure what-all he'd broken, but from the way things shifted and burned with every breath, he was pretty sure that a lot of them were on the inside.
Some of them were on the outside too, of course. The way his leg was bent under him, there was no way it couldn't be broken, and there was a dull throbbing ache at the back of his head that couldn't be anything good.
He was a mess. A total mess, and he couldn't help but laugh. Falling off a cliff! Very suave, Sha. Good fucking job. ]
Heh heh. Take your time.
Reply
He would fix it. He had to.]
Don't move. You might end up paralyzed if you do.
[He had healed Sanzo's broken neck. Surely a broken body could be mended the same way? Letting his chi flow through his body and out his hands, he concentrated on the head injury first.]
Stay with me... don't fall asleep.
Reply
[ Was he slurring? It usually took eight or nine pints to get him to slur! Cheaper'n beer, just fall off a cliff! Ha ha. Ha.
The warm touch of Hakkai's chi (inside him, that was always so fucking weird, having part of Hakkai inside him) soothed the thudding ache at the back of his head, but relieving one point of pain only made him realize how bad the rest of the damage was.
He had a pretty good idea of how much Hakkai could heal. A deep cut, a burn, start the healing on a broken bone, sure. But this?
This might finally be too much. ]
S'nothing. Jus' a couple scratches, I'll be fine. ...'Sides, you just want t'heal me so you can kick my ass for bein' clumsy.
Reply
[Hakkai's voice was dry and his mouth a tight line as he worked on the damage. Letting his life force flow into Gojyo's body, he could tell how bad it was, too. This damage was as extensive as when Goku had been sliced open by Nii. maybe worse, considering this was bone.
He might not be able to heal it.
Suddenly it felt like his life was collapsing around him, and he pushed harder, letting his power expand quicker through the redhead and urging the cells to repair themselves.]
Reply
[ Something changed - a nerve was mended, maybe, or the numbing pressure on a wound relieved - and the pain that swept Gojyo's body stole the breath right out of his lungs. He'd never been hurt this badly, not after Kami-sama, not by Yisou's doll, not on the streets, not ever. Bone grated against bone as he grabbed Hakkai's hand, grinning through gritted teeth. ]
Whatever you just did, please. Undo it.
Reply
I'm so sorry... [He nearly whispers, before taking a deep breath.] Please, Gojyo. I still have to heal you. You're very badly hurt.
[His good eye is very focused, to the point where he's actually starting to lose his mask of calmness and actually look really worried.
Please don't leave me.]
Reply
[ Panting rapidly, Gojyo squeezes Hakkai's hand until the bones grate together, shaking with the pain. Getting his fucking hand burned off hadn't hurt this badly. This was like... it was like he'd swallowed a whole cushion of pins, and now they were stuck inside him. Everything inside felt prickly and tender, from his lungs on down.
Against his stomach... that was the pressure of internal bleeding, he noted dimly through the pain. And that was his kidney. He'd be pissing red for days after this. Or he would be, if he survived. ]
Hakkai. Got t'tell ya... just pretend I never said anythin' if I live, okay? 'Cause I've got t'say it.
Reply
He had grown stronger since Goku was hurt. He had to fix this.
From somewhere in the back of his consciousness, Hakkai realizes that Gojyo is saying something. Dropping a bit of the rather frenzied focus, he looks up at Gojyo's face.]
...I'm listening.
[You can tell me later. You will tell me later. Please tell me later.]
Reply
Everythin' that's happened... it's okay.
[ He coughs, and it shouldn't surprise anyone that there's blood in it. ]
All th'bad. All th'... fuck! All of it. S'fine.
[ His eyes aren't really focusing as he tilts his head toward Hakkai's face. Shock and blood loss are a powerful combination, even with the world's greatest healer trying to fight them. ]
'Cause I got t'have a friend.
Reply
[Hakkai carefully wipes the blood away from Gojyo's face with his layman's sash, watching the rise and fall of his friend's chest. There's an empty, helpless look in his good eye, wavering between grief and anger.]
You're such a warm, kind person. If I've made your life a little better, then I am grateful.
[He is still healing, refusing to stop even when he feels the cells refusing to react with his chi and seizing to mend the damaged flesh.]
...but please stay with me. Please.
[Reaching up to his ear, Hakkai starts removing his limiters.]
Reply
Don't!
[ All he can see is that destroyed street, Goku's body lying far too still, and Hakkai bleeding from a dozen wounds, all of which would have killed a lesser man. All of which had killed him, Gojyo remembers, ignoring the pain to grab Hakkai's arm with one broken hand. Hakkai had died on that street. He couldn't die again! ]
Whadd're you doin'? There's nobody t'fight.
Reply
[He plucked off the last cuff and the world seemed to zoom in, creating an almost fish-lens view for Hakkai. He knew this cold, determined feeling. Last time, he had killed half a village and a thousand youkai.]
I have no other choice.
[He was stronger this way, but his chi was more forceful and invasive. Not exactly built for healing... however he was out of ideas. Leaning his forehead against Gojyo's, he sighs. This was his dearest, most precious friend. His grounding core. How could he just stand by and watch him die?]
I'm the one with a short life line. You can have what's left.
Reply
[ Hakkai's face - his true, beautiful face - is pressed right above Gojyo's. Far too close for him to see clearly, even if his eyes were working right. All he can see was tan skin and the sweep of brilliant green, somehow the same color as the warm - now hot - chi flowing through him.
And then Hakkai's words make sense, and Gojyo's breath hitches. ]
Don't you fucking dare. ...Hakkai.
[ He doesn't have the strength to push Hakkai away, so instead he pulls him closer, warm skin against rapidly cooling skin. Close enough that his lips are touching Hakkai, although where exactly he can't be certain. He has to be sure Hakkai hears him. ]
Go save th'world. I'll wait.
[ Exhausted with the effort, Gojyo closes his eyes. It was a good run while it lasted, wasn't it? Sanzo will probably be pissed at him for leaving too early, but fuck Sanzo. And Goku... Goku will understand. ]
Too bad... 'bout those hot daughters...
Reply
What else could he do? Wasn't it better to live a short life together than all alone? He hated, hated feeling this useless. It was Kanan all over again, trapped behind the bars and unable to stop what was happening.
Yet he couldn't even try to share his life force with his dearest friend. It was already too late.
Instead, he carefully (oh so carefully) embraces the broken man and doesn't move from his somewhat awkward position. If it's Gojyo's blood or his own tears that's spreading a hot wetness against his shirt doesn't matter.]
I'll hold you to that, Gojyo. [Wait for me.]
Reply
Leave a comment