Title: Challenge 23
Author:
despina_moonWarnings: worksafe, no spoilers)
Pairing(s): None - not really
Notes: Prompt: secret fantasies, took me 25 minutes - I'm a little out of practice.
No one would believe it. Even if they saw it, they would think it was some sort of illusion. A whimsical fancy. He couldn't help it though. Sanzo, of course, wouldn't even notice. Goku would laugh himself silly. Hakkai would… Hakkai would know if he ever caught him. That wasn't an option.
He thought the smell might be behind his attraction. After all, there was always a thick cloud of pheromones, even when there hadn't been any sex. His actions, always watching, always waiting for a chance to carry out his fantasy, were becoming obsessive. There hadn't been any opportunities lately and denial was beginning to make him cranky.
They'd finally found a town after endless days of roughing it and he was tired. He was also hopeful. After they'd received their room assignments, his body practically sang with possibilities. Maybe tonight he could finally…
He bathed, ate and then, he waited.
Hakkai hung up freshly washed clothes near a window when their door opened. "Hello, Gojyo. I didn't expect you to return from the bar so early."
"Eh, it was dead in there and I'm wiped out." Gojyo said, falling onto his bed.
"So, you don't mind if we turn in early?" Hakkai yawned. "I'm feeling a little fatigued myself."
"Fine with me." Gojyo's eyes were already closing.
Hours later, the only audible sounds were of steady breathing. His vision was sharp in the dark room and he finally made his move. He glided across the room, making minimal noise, nothing more than a low whisper of silk against skin until he settled on the bed. Warmth filled him and the smell… oh, the smell! He inhaled deeply and nuzzled lightly against skin and hair, careful not to wake his desire.
He sighed and then placed his head on the pillow and went to sleep.
"Hey!" Goku said, bursting into their room. "It's time for breakfast, Hakkai!"
"Goku, it's only 5:00 in the morning," Hakkai muttered sleepily.
"Ow! Fuck!" Gojyo sat up, his arms flailing. "What the fuck?"
Hakuryuu shot out from under Gojyo's blankets, red eyes whirling in distress.
Gojyo was nursing a bloody bite on his arm while he shouted obscenities at the circling dragon.
Hakkai gazed at Hakuryuu and then at Gojyo, but he didn't say anything.
"I don't know, Sanzo." Hakkai said over the rim of his coffee cup. "I think he needs another day. We have been pushing him very hard of late."
"Ch." Sanzo glared at the dragon sitting up above them on a rafter. He pointed a finger at Hakuryuu. "We leave tomorrow - got that?"
"Kyuu." Hakuryuu answered then he settled down on the rafter and waited. Night would fall again and perhaps, if everything went right, he might get another chance to sleep with Gojyo.