As Hakkai drove them through the woods, a thought occurred to Gojyo. “Hey, Hakkai?” The green eyed man made a noise, letting Gojyo know he heard him but never taking his eyes off the road. “Just where the hell did you learn to drive?”
“Correspondence course.” Hakkai downshifted as the wide path got rougher. “As a teacher, I needed to keep myself as up to date with the subjects I taught, so I always took correspondence courses on math, reading, and other subjects.” Turning on the headlights, Hakkai continued. “However, some of the most interesting courses I took had nothing to do with any subject I taught. I took a course on picking locks, but I highly doubt I will ever have a use for that one!”
After driving for an hour or so, the path narrowed and it was clear that the Jeep wouldn’t fit through. Hakkai stopped and turned off the engine. “I suppose, we’ll have to backtrack.”
The Jeep kyuuu’d. A bright light surrounded them and like a bat out of hell, both men leapt from the Jeep. When the light went out, there, in between them was a white dragon. Stunned green eyes met wide red eyes and both of them sat there, jaws open. Waddling over to Hakkai, the dragon stood in front of him, wings spread wide, neck extended to the sky. Lowering his head, the dragon met Hakkai’s eyes. Bright red eyes stared back at him and Hakkai could swear the little creature was smiling at him.
“Holy shit.”
“Oh my.”
Gojyo reached into his pocket, pulled out his cigarettes and with trembling hands, tried to light it. His hands were shaking so badly, he couldn’t get the lighter to work. The dragon left Hakkai and waddled over to Gojyo. A thin flame burst from the dragon. Understanding what the creature was doing, Gojyo leaned down and lit his cigarette.
“Thanks.” Here he was, on the floor of a forest, and a dragon had just lit his cigarette. No one was going to believe this!
“Wait until Sanzo sees this!”
Whipping his head, Hakkai glared at Gojyo. “Sanzo is not going to see this!” The little dragon wandered back to Hakkai and he snatched him up, holding him close to his chest. “If you think I’m turning this wonderful being over to Sanzo, you’re sorely mistaken, Gojyo.” Smoothing the ruffled feathers on the dragon’s neck, Hakkai talked in a low, soothing voice. “It’s alright. You have nothing to fear. You may stay with Gojyo and myself for as long as you like.” Emerald eyes bored into Gojyo’s eyes. “Right, Gojyo?” Gojyo nodded. Hakkai was fucking scary when he got like this.
With the dragon on Hakkai’s shoulder and each man carrying their own satchel, they started walking and soon came to the inn they had stayed at the night before. After consulting the dragon, Hakkai informed Gojyo they would be stopping to eat and then they would be on their way again. The three of them ate and soon, with the dragon in the form of a Jeep, they were on their way again. By nightfall, they were home.
Hakkai got the little dragon settled and came out of his bedroom to talk to Gojyo.
“Tomorrow, I’ll go and collect our money from Sanzo.” Hakkai set the kettle on the stove, turned on the flame and waited for the water to get hot.
“You’re nuts if you think Sanzo’s gonna pay us if you show up, no vehicle and a dragon on your shoulder.”
Hakkai just shrugged. “He needs a name.”
“Who? The dragon?” Hakkai nodded. The kettle whistled and soon, two cups of steaming tea were on the table. Both sat in silence, sipping their tea. “Well, since he’s taken a liking to you, I think you should have part of your name in there, someplace.” Gojyo thought for a few minutes. “What about Hakuryu?” He munched on a cookie. “It’s got a bit of your name in it and that sound he makes. It’s like taking both sounds and smashing them together.”
“Hakuryu.” Hakkai tried out the name. Yes, it fit the little red eyed dragon. Hakuryu. “I like it.” Hakkai ate a cookie. “Tomorrow, I’ll introduce Hakuryu to Sanzo.”
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Finding Hakuryu pt. 5
on 2008-01-03 06:50 am (UTC)“Correspondence course.” Hakkai downshifted as the wide path got rougher. “As a teacher, I needed to keep myself as up to date with the subjects I taught, so I always took correspondence courses on math, reading, and other subjects.” Turning on the headlights, Hakkai continued. “However, some of the most interesting courses I took had nothing to do with any subject I taught. I took a course on picking locks, but I highly doubt I will ever have a use for that one!”
After driving for an hour or so, the path narrowed and it was clear that the Jeep wouldn’t fit through. Hakkai stopped and turned off the engine. “I suppose, we’ll have to backtrack.”
The Jeep kyuuu’d. A bright light surrounded them and like a bat out of hell, both men leapt from the Jeep. When the light went out, there, in between them was a white dragon. Stunned green eyes met wide red eyes and both of them sat there, jaws open. Waddling over to Hakkai, the dragon stood in front of him, wings spread wide, neck extended to the sky. Lowering his head, the dragon met Hakkai’s eyes. Bright red eyes stared back at him and Hakkai could swear the little creature was smiling at him.
“Holy shit.”
“Oh my.”
Gojyo reached into his pocket, pulled out his cigarettes and with trembling hands, tried to light it. His hands were shaking so badly, he couldn’t get the lighter to work. The dragon left Hakkai and waddled over to Gojyo. A thin flame burst from the dragon. Understanding what the creature was doing, Gojyo leaned down and lit his cigarette.
“Thanks.” Here he was, on the floor of a forest, and a dragon had just lit his cigarette. No one was going to believe this!
“Wait until Sanzo sees this!”
Whipping his head, Hakkai glared at Gojyo. “Sanzo is not going to see this!” The little dragon wandered back to Hakkai and he snatched him up, holding him close to his chest. “If you think I’m turning this wonderful being over to Sanzo, you’re sorely mistaken, Gojyo.” Smoothing the ruffled feathers on the dragon’s neck, Hakkai talked in a low, soothing voice. “It’s alright. You have nothing to fear. You may stay with Gojyo and myself for as long as you like.” Emerald eyes bored into Gojyo’s eyes. “Right, Gojyo?” Gojyo nodded. Hakkai was fucking scary when he got like this.
With the dragon on Hakkai’s shoulder and each man carrying their own satchel, they started walking and soon came to the inn they had stayed at the night before. After consulting the dragon, Hakkai informed Gojyo they would be stopping to eat and then they would be on their way again. The three of them ate and soon, with the dragon in the form of a Jeep, they were on their way again. By nightfall, they were home.
Hakkai got the little dragon settled and came out of his bedroom to talk to Gojyo.
“Tomorrow, I’ll go and collect our money from Sanzo.” Hakkai set the kettle on the stove, turned on the flame and waited for the water to get hot.
“You’re nuts if you think Sanzo’s gonna pay us if you show up, no vehicle and a dragon on your shoulder.”
Hakkai just shrugged. “He needs a name.”
“Who? The dragon?” Hakkai nodded. The kettle whistled and soon, two cups of steaming tea were on the table. Both sat in silence, sipping their tea. “Well, since he’s taken a liking to you, I think you should have part of your name in there, someplace.” Gojyo thought for a few minutes. “What about Hakuryu?” He munched on a cookie. “It’s got a bit of your name in it and that sound he makes. It’s like taking both sounds and smashing them together.”
“Hakuryu.” Hakkai tried out the name. Yes, it fit the little red eyed dragon. Hakuryu. “I like it.” Hakkai ate a cookie. “Tomorrow, I’ll introduce Hakuryu to Sanzo.”