Blackmail
by Aimless
“HAKKAI……….HAKKAI!”
Gojyo groaned at the sudden noise right outside the hotel room door. It was soon followed by a loud pounding.
Just when things were getting interesting. The red haired half demon turned his head and glared at the door. He tried to ignore the rather delicious sight of Hakkai perched above him straddling his hips.
Hakkai sat back and fastened his shirt. They hadn’t even gotten to the pants off part yet…pity.
“Hey where ya goin?” Gojyo could not keep the whine from creeping into his voice.
“I’m going to answer the door before Goku wakes the entire hotel.” Hakkai started to climb off a very now frustrated Gojyo when his arm was grabbed.
“Aw come on…maybe if we pretend we’re not here he’ll go away.” This was the first night he’d had under a real roof in days and was not giving up his planned sexcapades without a fight.
“Now Gojyo you know he’ll just keep knocking. Maybe something is wrong.” Hakkai pulled his arm free and went to answer the door.
“Yeah something is wrong all right…a terminal case of blue balls.” Gojyo muttered as he lit up a cigarette.
Hakkai turned and merely gave him ‘the look’. One that did not bode well for any future nookie. Gojyo sulked as he took a deep drag off his nicotine pacifier.
Hakkai opened the door to a rather frantic Goku. Said teen barged right into the room looking around wildly.
“Goku what is the problem?” Hakkai asked as he laid a soothing hand on the distraught youkai’s shoulder.
“I can’t find Sanzo! I came up to the room after dinner and took a bath cause he said I stank and was not gonna share a room with a filthy monkey. When I got done he still wasn’t back yet. I went back down to the dining room and he wasn’t there either. I checked the bath house too. Where could he have gone? Do you think he’s ok?” Goku recited worriedly.
“Breathe Goku…calm down we’ll find him.” Hakkai really didn’t seem all that concerned. At least about Sanzo’s whereabouts. He’d rather find the monk for Goku’s sake. Goku just could not handle Sanzo’s infrequent disappearances.
“Have you seen him?” Goku looked over rather suspiciously at Gojyo.
“Yeah squirt he’s under the bed.” Gojyo replied nonchalantly.
“Really?” Goku rushed over and stuck his head under the bed. A few seconds and a lot dustier he got to his feet. “You lied! He’s not here!”
“Of course he’s not you dumb shit. I have no idea where his highness is off to. Have you checked the local brothel?” Gojyo smirked at Goku’s horrified expression.
“Gojyo! Enough!” Hakkai snapped. Really there were some days he wondered what he saw in the red haired pain in his ass. “Goku don’t worry he can’t have gone far. We’ll all look for him. Coming Gojyo?” Hakkai asked with saccharine sweetness. A tone that brooked not arguments.
“All right, all right I’m coming…well not really. Wishful thinking on my part. But yeah let’s go get the freaking monk before Goku spazzes out even more.” Gojyo got out of bed and finished dressing as Hakkai put on his shoes.
They all left the second floor of the hotel together. First Hakkai checked the last place they’d all seen Sanzo. It was possible Goku, in his excitement, simply overlooked Sanzo’s whereabouts.
Dining room empty, bathhouse was too. Hakkai checked outside and even Hakuryuu had seen no sign of the blond monk. At somewhat of a loss Hakkai looked across the street at the somewhat noisy and brightly lit drinking establishment next door. It did not take a genius to figure out where the mostly likely place for Sanzo to hide was. Gojyo came to the same realization.
“Figures the bastard would be drinkin without us. Come on.” Gojyo growled as he walked across the dirt track masquerading as a road.
“Ya think he’s in there Hakkai?” Goku asked excitedly.
“I’m sure of it.” Hakkai hurried to catch up to the red head. He was already heading in the door and Hakkai didn’t really want to referee a fight between Gojyo and Sanzo tonight.
Hakkai and Goku pushed through a loitering group and tried to see where Gojyo ended up. They spotted him in small corner at the very back of the bar room. Gojyo had one hand over his mouth as he motioned them over.
“Didja find him?” Goku nearly shouted.
“Shhhhh…pipe down runt! Yup he’s right here. This is priceless! Just be quiet.” Gojyo moved out of the way and sitting at a table all by himself was Sanzo.
A mostly empty bottle of whiskey sat in front of him along with a half filled glass. Sanzo’s gun lay close to hand on the table. The only odd thing was the strangely peaceful picture. Normally by now Sanzo would be complaining loudly at being bothered while waving his weapon around. He was a mean drunk…well he was pretty mean most of the time but alcohol just seemed to magnify his crankiness.
“Is he sleeping?” Goku asked in a hushed whisper.
“More like passed out. How he managed to while sitting straight up I’ll never know.” Gojyo tried to stifle a delighted giggle.
Hakkai surveyed the scene with a wicked gleam in his eye. Sanzo had been incredibly hard to live with of late and it was time for a little payback. This was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
“Stay here. I’ll be right back. Don’t touch him or wake him up. Just stand here.” Hakkai ignored Goku and Gojyo’s confused stares as he hurried out of the bar.
“What was that all about?” Goku whispered.
“Beats me.” Gojyo still marveled at how Sanzo was able to sleep in the moderately noisy bar. Despite this being a somewhat secluded table.
Hakkai soon returned with a small paper bag. What he pulled out had Goku staring.
A pair of white, fluffy bunny ears with pink middles on a headband lay on the table along with an instant camera.
“Hakkai where did you get the bunny ears? They’re sure cute. What are they for huh? Why the camera?” Goku tried to puzzle out what Hakkai was going to do.
“Oh the bunny ears…I’ve had them a while. They are fun to play with. Wouldn’t you agree Gojyo?” Hakkai gave a pointed stare at Gojyo who flushed crimson. “The camera? It’s insurance.”
“Huh? I don’t get it.” Goku replied scratching his head.
“You’ll see.” Hakkai very gently placed the bunny ears on the passed out monk’s head.
It was all Gojyo could do to keep from laughing hysterically. Goku covered his own mouth with his hands to muffle his giggles.
Hakkai took the camera and flagged down a passing bar maid. He spoke quietly with her a moment and soon his co-conspirator was grinning too. Plus a nice tip didn’t hurt either.
“Now everyone get in the picture. This nice lady has agreed to take it for us. Smile!” Hakkai stood off to one side and crouched down slightly. He rested his hand lightly on the snoozing Monk’s chair.
Gojyo stood right behind Sanzo smirking delightedly. Goku grinning broadly, took a spot on the other side of Sanzo with his hands resting on the chair back.
“Ready? Hold it….there!” The bar maid snapped the picture and then handed the camera back to Hakkai. He thanked her again and the blushing young woman left to attend to the other customers.
They all crowded around the picture and watched it develop. It turned out perfectly. Hakkai tucked it safely inside his tunic just as Sanzo let out a loud snort. He plucked the ears off the waking monk and swiftly hid them back in the bag.
“Not a word Goku.” Hakkai admonished as he prepared himself for the unpleasant task of getting Sanzo back to the inn and into bed.
Goku made a locking motion in front of his mouth and then throwing away the imaginary key. Gojyo still laughing poked the groggy monk.
“Oi! Sanzo! Time for bed ya drunk!” Gojyo made sure Hakkai had Sanzo’s pistol safely out of reach and tucked away for the trip back to the hotel.
“FUCK OFF AND DIE!” Sanzo growled before passing out again. This time slumping forward until his forehead thunked against the table top.
As they wrestled the Sanzo shaped dead weight back to his room Hakkai sneaked another glance at the glossy picture. Yup it never hurt to have an extra bit of insurance. Blackmail really. Especially when Sanzo got the receipt for Hakkai’s purchases at a certain shop that sold items of a questionable nature.
After all how could he have resisted? Besides Gojyo looked so good in leather…well leather straps and cuffs that is.