A Ghost Story

Chapter 19 (Thanks to Wikipedia for all their helpful, updated facts! ^_^)

“Ready or not! Here I come!” Gojyo said loudly as he uncovered his eyes. He had fallen right to sleep and now the two were playing a game of hide and seek. He did feel a bit lame about playing a game intended for children, but this was HIS dream, and Hakkai did not know many other games. This one could be just as fun and with the promise of sex after he found Hakkai just made it all the sweeter.

“Little ghost, little ghost! Come out, come out wherever you are!” He searched around the house, looking behind the furniture and inside closets. There were not many places to hide but Hakkai was doing a damn good job. He was not in ghost form in Gojyo’s dreams so he should not be hiding in walls. He went into the bedroom that was Sanzo’s and Goku’s, looking around in there. He walked around the bed to look in the little crawl space, when he heard retreating footsteps behind him.

“Hey! Fish out of water! Or something!” he ran out of the room but Hakkai was no where in sight. “Hakkai?” He called for him and continued to look around upstairs, since he would have heard if Hakkai went downstairs. He passed by one of the windows and looked out, noticing that it was dark. “That’s strange…when did that happen?” The house got dark suddenly and the surrounding candles suddenly came on. “This is different.”

He still did not see Hakkai and he was wondering where he was. He called for him again but still there was no answer. Gojyo froze when he saw one of the candles and its holder, floating in the air. He raised an eyebrow as it started to move down the hallway, as if someone was walking with it. Gojyo moved out of the way to let it pass and he felt a slight chill come over him.

“Hakkai?”

Still, Hakkai did not answer. He then heard the giggling of children and soft running footsteps go past him. The candle came back out of the other room, this time moving faster. Gojyo followed it as it went into his room, continuing to float. He heard the laughter and running again, and the candle followed suit. Gojyo smiled as he realized that it must be Annabelle and Alistair. Then he frowned, wondering if this was another flashback about Hakkai’s death.

The giggling came again and this time, the two children were visible, but still transparent. They ran past him, giggling happily as a transparent Hakkai, holding the candle followed after them.

“Hakkai!” Gojyo said his name but Hakkai did not hear him.

“Annabelle! Alistair! You get back to your rooms this instant!” Hakkai called after them. Gojyo smiled and followed Hakkai into the master bedroom again, where he got a hold of Alistair first by the back of his nightdress. “Got you now, you little weasel!” Hakkai laughed and brought the boy up to his face where he started blowing raspberries on the boys’ belly. The boy laughed happily, kicking his feet and begging for mercy. The little girl ran out from under the bed and pulled at Hakkai’s sleeve.

“Me next! Me next!” She begged him, jumping up and down. Gojyo was shocked when he heard the sound of a baby start to cry loudly and Hakkai put Alistair down.

“Now you woke up your brother! Come with me.” He told them and they listened to him as they hurried to the front upstairs room. Hakaryuu, who was sleeping on the rug, woke up when the baby started to cry. He stood next to the crib and wagged his tail gently when he saw Hakkai come in. Hakkai picked up the baby and gently rest it on his chest, patting its back and making soothing noises. Gojyo smiled at the scene and watched as Hakkai took the baby to the rocking chair and sat with him. The baby’s cries seemed to stop once Hakkai started rocking and the other two were busying themselves with Hakaryuu.

“Kai Kai, when momma and dada coming home?” Asked Annabelle.

“They will be home soon. The gathering will not last much longer.“

“Why does Theodore get to go to the big feast!?” Annabelle asked him with a pout. “The feast is coming up soon, Kai Kai! We wanna go! Right Ali!?”

“Right!”

“Your mother does not like to be away from her baby for long. The feast sometimes last all night. Theodore needs much more looking after than you two. Both of you would raise terror at that gathering.” The pouted but them looked at each other and giggled. “But I will get in big trouble if you two are not in bed.” he stood up with the baby still in his arms. “Come, back into your bed. You have had enough games for one night.” They both ‘aww’d in defeat and hurried back to their room, jumping up onto the bed and hiding under the covers. Hakaryuu let out a bark as the familiar sound of hoof beats came from outside.

“Momma and dada!” Alistair said happily. “Lets pretend we sleep, ‘kay!”

“Yeah, yeah! Or else Kai Kai gets in trouble!”

‘Kai Kai’. Gojyo laughed at the cute little pet name Hakkai had.

“I must go greet them.” he kissed both their foreheads “Now go to sleep or now apples on your porridge tomorrow!” They both immediately closed their eyes and Hakkai walked past Gojyo once again, still holding the baby. He went downstairs and opened the door to greet his ‘masters’. They looked to be young, maybe a few years older than himself, Gojyo noted. Both were decent looking. The woman took the baby and coddled it, heading into the kitchen. Hakkai spoke to the man about the gathering who started to tell him about it.

When Hakkai was finished talking to the man, he was excused to go to bed. Hakkai thanked him and walked up the steps, Hakaryuu right behind him. He walked pass Gojyo and went to the attic door, heading up the steps. Gojyo followed him, marveling at the fact that he could go through the door! It seemed it was the opposite now! He was the ghost and Hakkai was the mortal.

Hakkai sighed as he sat on his small bed, cracking his back. He laid back on the bed but not before blowing out his candle. Gojyo went over to him and leaned down to whisper to him when the sound of someone shouting outside alerted Hakkai awake.

“TO ARMS! TO ARMS! TO ARMS!” Hakkai gasped and ran to the small window, Gojyo following right behind him. He looked out and saw who could only be Paul Revere riding through the streets “TO ARMS! TO ARMS! TO ARMS!”

“Oh no…the regulars are coming!” Hakkai had a look of worry as he went under his bed and pulled out a musket. Gojyo followed him as he ran down the attic steps and down the main ones, meeting up with the man who also had a musket.

“The regulars are coming! The fight is beginning!”

“Daniel! Please be careful!” Said his wife, giving him a hug. She hugged Hakkai too and the children came running down to say ‘goodbye’ to their father Hakkai. Gojyo joined them at the front door as he watched Hakkai and Daniel run into the streets, joining other men who were also armed.

“Wow…I just witnessed Paul Reveres ride.” He smirked “Damn, if I had a history report to do now, I’d pass it with flying colors!” he was not worried about Hakkai going off to fight because that was no how he died. “Hm…so much for sex.” He sighed and noticed everything was going white, which means he was waking up. But why was he seeing all this now? Did this tie in to part of Hakkai’s life or was it just a flashback that Hakkai was remembering and reflecting in his dream?

Gojyo sat up in bed with the same thought, giving a yawn. Things were getting much more interesting every day.