- Title: Forgetfulness
- Author: writersbane
- Pairing: Hakkai/Gojyo
- Rating: PG
- Email: banerieko (at) gmail (dot) com
- Summary: Gojyo has forgotten something, so Hakkai
teaches him a lesson he probably won't forget.
- Notes: Pre-journey. Stems from eating too much
eater candy.
Gojyo was not the kind of person to forget
important things. Sure, he might have forgotten when the trash was picked up
back home, or
that he should pick up the house once in a while. But he never forgot the big
things like an anniversary or when Sanzo and Goku were coming to visit.
But
apparently, he had forgotten something this time. Sure, Hakkai wasn't the most
benevolent when it came to his forgetfulness, but this was bad. Gojyo was stuck
helping Hakkai make dinner, which in and of itself is an invitation for
disaster.
What
was really bad was that Hakkai was only making him cook one thing. A cake. In
the only clean apron they had left...
A
pink one... with frills.
Gojyo
couldn't help but feel silly. As he stirred the bowl of home made chocolate
icing, Gojyo thought of what he could have possibly forgotten.
Hakkai's
birthday? Now, that was last month, had a nice party and everything. Goku's was
in April, so that wasn't it. Sanzo's maybe? No, that was at the end of the
month, and Hakkai wouldn't pull this for forgetting that. Their anniversary?
No, that was Christmas.
"Hakkai?"
Gojyo moaned as he put the bowl down to pull out the cake from the oven. "Why
am I doing this?"
Hakkai
turned from the salad he was tossing to look at Gojyo with a smile that said "You-forgot-something-big-and-I-won't-tell-you-what!"
in a sing song voice. The kappa knew that this day was important, but for the
life of him he couldn't remember why. Besides... Hakkai was making him cook,
and he was surely going to have to eat what tuned out. Hopefully it wouldn't be
burned, let alone poison.
Gojyo
placed the cake on the table and inspected it carefully. No burn marks. Kinda
lopsided, but that was ok. It didn't LOOK like he'd die from eating it...
Hakkai
placed a reassuring hand on Gojyo's shoulder and said, "Now all you have
to do is put the icing on and you're done." Had this been anyone but
Hakkai, Gojyo would have surely muttered complaints and insults. But when the
man looked at him with those emerald green eyes, he couldn't help but feel his
frustrations melt and admit defeat.
Once
finished, Hakkai ushered him out of the kitchen, telling him to check the mail.
However, when he opened the door he wasn't quite expecting the stream of
confetti aimed in his general direction. Before him were 2 large tables. One
piled with his favorite dishes, the other with a few lazily wrapped gifts. When
Hakkai came out of the house behind him with the cake, now decorated with red
lettering, the pieces clicked together.
Gojyo
had forgotten something alright, but now her remembered what.
"HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, GOJYO!" Goku, Hakkai and Sanzo yelled in unison. Well, only the
monkey yelled. Hakkai said it loudly enough to be heard over the boy, and Sanzo
more or less growled it out. At least he looked happy for the kappa. Kind of. A
little...
Gojyo
chucked in the daze of his own stupidity. I can't believe I forgot my own
birthday..." Goku ran into the house at Hakkai's word to grab what was
left to bring out, while Sanzo followed, most likely to keep him from eating
the last of the food.
Hakkai
walked over and placed a soft kiss on Gojyo's lips. "I hope you've learned
your leson about forgetting things, because you still have to eat your cake."
"Yep.
If this is punishment for my birthday, I'd hate to see what else you could cook
up. But even if I manage to poison myself, two things so far have made the risk
worth it."
"And
what would they be Gojyo?"
"The
promise of more kisses.... And getting to see Sanzo in a pink party hat!"
"I
HEARD THAT!!!" Gojyo laughed and kissed Hakkai once more before running
from the shots fired at his head.
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