Voodoo

Title – Voodoo
Pairings – Hakkai/Gojyo
Rating – R/not work safe
Warnings – OOC, N/C (not as harsh as it sounds), M/M, kissing, rubbing, language, attempted humor, not beta’d

Summary – Something personal is taken from each of the Sanzo party. The consequences aren’t fully felt until a week later.

A/N – I am fairly new to the fandom. If someone has already written this idea, I apologize, because I haven’t found your story yet. :( Also, I am having a terrible time mastering these characters’ ‘voices’. Any feedback/helpful critic would be welcome.


Disclaimer – Saiyuki belongs to Kazuya Minekura. I am not making any profit from this. I do not wish to own the series, but I hope Kazuya Minekura doesn’t mind me playing with her creations.

Voodoo

The demon in the form of a rat reveled in the fact the dragon had been made to wait outside the inn because the inn had a ‘no animal’ policy. It made this task so much easier. Taking a little something personal from each of the Sanzo party, but nothing too noticeable as the scripture or the banishing gun would be. The laugh it admitted while scurrying away in the darkness with the last article it had chosen sounded more like a hiss.

Despite the small one of the group really had nothing much in the way of personal, Dr. Nii was sure to be pleased.


~o0o~


“Who took my last cigarette?” Sanzo ground out between clinched teeth while digging through his sleeves. He cursed as he came across the fan first instead of the gun he’d been hoping for.

“Don’t look at me monk. I have a half pack left. I was going to ask who had taken my lighter,” Gojyo said from across the room.

“Has anyone seen my headband? I could have sworn I put it on the table last night,” Hakkai interrupted going through his pack for it one last time.

“Well, it seems as though we are all missing something,” Sanzo said and turned his attention to Goku.

“I’m not missing anything,” Goku responded.

“That’s because you didn’t have anything to start with,” Gojyo pointed out, “Hand ‘em over,” he ordered as he held out his hand for his lighter back.

“Hand what over?” Goku asked.

“Our things,” Sanzo clarified with a huff.

“But I didn’t take anything!” Goku whined, “What would I want with your last cigarette, Sanzo? Or Gojyo’s lighter? Or even Hakkai’s headband?” he pointed out.

Hakkai interjected as he noted Sanzo’s body lowering with each question and the vein stick out on the priest’s forehead, “We can pick up more smokes and a lighter before we leave town. I’ll just find something else to keep my hair out of my eyes,” he said as he looked around one last time. “What happened to your pants pocket, Goku?” Hakkai asked.

“Huh?” Goku reached back and felt it one of them was missing, “It must have been torn off in the last fight,” he surmised.

Hakkai’s eyes narrowed briefly. He was certain he’d gone over their clothing the night before for any sewing repairs that may have been needed.

“Hey, watch it!” Goku yelled as Gojyo pushed on his shoulder from behind.

“Looks like someone chewed it off,” Gojyo’s voice grew teasing, “Was the monkey so hungry he started eating his own clothes?”

“Knock it off and stop looking at my ass, pervy water sprite!” Goku said as he shrugged Gojyo off of him.

“I wasn’t looking at your ass!” Gojyo shouted.

“Will you two…” both Sanzo’s request and Hakkai’s exasperated laughter were overpowered by Goku and Gojyo’s struggle.

“You’re always looking at Hakkai’s!” Goku pointed out.

Gojyo’s eyes grew indignant at the unfair, and totally off, observation, “Take it back!”

“KNOCK IT OFF!” Sanzo yelled as he beat both of them in the head with his fan.

“OW!”

“What did ya do that for!”

“I think this place must have pack rats,” Hakkai interjected before Sanzo could beat the other’s again for good measure.

Both Gojyo and Goku backed down momentarily, “Damn it, I really liked that lighter, too,” Gojyo stated as he grabbed his pack to take downstairs. “I am not always staring at Hakkai’s ass,” he mumbled to himself once no one else from their group was within earshot.


~o0o~


It was a week later they came across a town big enough to support another inn. The Sanzo party gratefully exited the jeep and the little dragon transformed and took his accustomed perch on Hakkai’s shoulder as they entered the establishment. There was no fuss this time about pets or animals and Hakuryuu cooed happily at the thought he would be receiving a bath and nest on top of a full meal.

Although the town was big enough to support an inn, apparently it was not big enough to support an extra bar and Gojyo was stuck with his teammates as they settled in for the night, “Wanna play a game of cards?” he asked Hakkai.

“We could see if the other two wanted to join us? If they did we could play mahjong,” Hakkai suggested as he checked Hakuryuu. The little dragon was fast asleep in the nest Hakkai had made for him out of a clean, dry towel.

“Meh, I’m tired of the whining and sick of the fan dodging,” Gojyo said, “Besides, Sanzo would make me put my shirt back on and it’s way too hot for that.”

Hakkai smiled as he pulled a deck of cards from his pack, “Cards it is then. Are we betting?”

Gojyo shrugged, “How about drinking?” he said, pulling a bottle from his bag and holding it up.

Hakkai raised an eyebrow, “Does the winner or loser take a shot?”

Now Gojyo looked thoughtful, “Hmmm…”


~o0o~


Lirin shook her head as she entered her room and shut the door with her foot. The creepy doctor her mother had employed certainly had a thing for dolls. His bunny stuffed animal had been okay, but now she had found these.

She placed the four dolls on her bed, “I thought only little girls were supposed to play with dolls,” she said as she looked them over. Normally she was not much of a doll girl and even considered herself too old to play with them, but these had been difficult to resist.

The all looked vaguely like someone from the Sanzo party, but still enough that she could tell whom they were supposed to represent.

Her grin would have been frightening if anyone else had been around to witness it.

She placed the Goku looking one on her dresser and poked it in the stomach with her finger, “You stay there and out of the way.”

Next she picked up the Sanzo doll and placed it on her pillow after running her fingers through it’s hair, “You’re sleeping with me tonight baldie,” she giggled as she looked at the last two, “And what to do with you two trouble makers…”


~o0o~


“Ow!”

Goku’s yelp made Sanzo turn down his newspaper, “What’s the matter now, monkey?” he asked as he noted Goku had turned quite pale. He shuddered as an uncontrollable tingle ran over his scalp.

“My stomach,” Goku complained while holding his middle, “I feel like someone just dropped an anvil on it.”

Sanzo placed the paper down as he stood and walked over to his charge, placing the back of his hand against Goku’s brow below his limiter. He couldn’t detect any fever, “Maybe you should just go to sleep,” the monk suggested. He was a little worried when Goku only nodded his head and lay down on his bed.

Sanzo walked across the room and turned the light off. He was up way later than he should be as well.


~o0o~


Gojyo snorted awake as he felt the bed shift as someone lay down next to him, “Hakkai? What are you doing?” his voice slurred by both sleep and drink. He was able to make out the form of his roommate through the pale light that filtered through the curtained window.

“I’m not dreaming?” Hakkai asked. It had been the only logical conclusion his tired brain had been able to come up with as to why he was disturbingly unable to control his own limbs and found himself climbing into Gojyo’s bed.

“Not as far as I can tell,” Gojyo stated while his hand rose of its own accord and stroked clumsily down Hakkai’s face, “What the fuck!?” he asked, a little more awake now.

“What was in that bottle you had?” Hakkai questioned as his body was forced to lean into Gojyo’s touch.

“Just whiskey, I swear!” Gojyo panicked as he was scooted closer to Hakkai; practically under him.

“Who did you get it from?” the brunette asked as he leaned over his red-haired friend. He had been a little surprised at the bottle his friend had held up, not having remembered purchasing it, but hadn’t refused to drink from it; now he wished he had.

“I bought it in the last town. The bartender didn’t seem to mind someone purchasing from his stock…Oh, no you aren’t,” Gojyo tried to move his head out of the way as Hakkai’s face loomed closer, but to no avail.

The laugh Hakkai gave held a bit of hysteria in it, “I don’t seem to have much choice in the matter I’m afraid,” he finished saying just as his lips touched Gojyo’s. And then his body stopped. He was sort of puzzled, “Well, if this was supposed to be a kiss,” he trailed off as his lips brushed over Gojyo’s while he talked. “Very awkward…” he finished lamely.

“And it’s not a very good one,” Gojyo mumbled against Hakkai’s lips, “Why did you stop?” he asked.

Hakkai laughed with real humor in it this time, “You sound almost disappointed, Gojyo,” he teased and then he grunted as his lips were mashed up against Gojyo’s.

“Not disappointed,” Gojyo managed to speak around Hakkai’s mouth, “Just…well, damn it…I’m a better kisser than this…” he stopped as he realized anything else he wanted to say could potentially make this situation worse.

“At least we aren’t being forced to use our tongues,” Hakkai tried to brighten up the situation. He grunted again as Gojyo’s arm flung over his side and then his eyes widened as he felt as though he was tugged up until he was over Gojyo, “Thank God I am wearing my boxers,” he mumbled.

“Speak for yourself,” Gojyo practically squeaked as one of Hakkai’s legs wedged between his, “Careful! You almost got me in the nuts!”

“So sorry Gojyo!” Hakkai rushed to apologize. “Um…don’t take this the wrong way, but my lips are dry and starting to stick to yours. Do you mind if I…” he trailed off.

“Yeah, go ahead,” Gojyo resigned himself and tensed just a little. He squeezed his eyes shut as Hakkai’s tongue licked over their lips wetting them just enough they weren’t sticking any more, “Okay, not too bad.”

Hakkai laughed, “Well, I’d show you I was better at this, but I think you’d take it the wrong way,” he gasped as his hips were forced to move.

“What are you doing!” Gojyo panicked as Hakkai rubbed up against him, “When did you get silk boxers?” He decided he needed to get laid more often if this clumsy semblance of seduction was causing him to stir.

“I…” Hakkai swallowed hard, “I didn’t get a chance to do laundry; I was planning to do so in the morning. These were my last clean pair,” he explained, trying to talk his way to distraction, but finding that it wasn’t working, “I really am very sorry Gojyo! Do you think we should shout for Sanzo?” he asked as his body continued to move.

They both considered this as best they could while Hakkai continued to rub up against Gojyo. Then, “I don’t think that’d turn out well,” Gojyo stated, panting a bit harder than he really cared to admit to himself, “What do you think would happen if he found us like this?” he couldn’t help but laugh at his next thought, “He already knows I am the pervert. I don’t think he’d take it so well if I was shouting his name while you were…doing what your doing. And, anyway, what if Goku came to our aid instead?”

Hakkai groaned, “Then we are both determined to run this out?” he finally managed. He felt Gojyo relax beneath him.

“It’s not like we’re being given a choice,” he gasped at a particularly well-aimed rub from Hakkai.

“You’re turn to lick,” Hakkai ordered.

“Screw this,” Gojyo cursed and then pulled his arm down harder around Hakkai’s middle and kissed him. He was surprised Hakkai didn’t resist at all. He had mixed feelings as he felt Hakkai’s hard-on stroke along his hip.

“You are a very good kisser,” Hakkai conceded when Gojyo finally back off enough for him to get air.

“Told ya,” Gojyo panted and then groaned as he bucked up against Hakkai in a fashion that was impulse, but he realized it was under his own influence, “This seems to be getting easier if we go with it instead of fighting it,” and then felt his eyes widen as Hakkai kissed him and then close as he relaxed into it. “Not too bad yourself,” he breathed once Hakkai’s tongue stopped dueling with his.

Hakkai’s only response was to groan and shudder, “I am so sorry Gojyo…”

“What for? We both know this isn’t under our own power,” Gojyo panted as he tried to justify his reactions.

“I think…I think this is going to get a bit messy in a moment,” Hakkai admitted quietly.

“Oh,” Gojyo nodded, “Yeah. Okay…” he felt Hakkai relax a fraction above him.

When they both fell silent and resigned it was easy to hear their harsh breaths, hesitant moans and the bedsprings creaking. Moments later, but still too soon, Hakkai stopped moving, “What?” Gojyo demanded.

“I seemed to have gained control over my body, Gojyo…” Hakkai stayed as still as his shaking arms would let him.

Gojyo growled, “You stop now and I’ll fucking kill you,” he felt Hakkai’s head nod by the contact of their lips.

“Okay,” Hakkai said quietly and picked up where they’d been left off. He gasped as he felt Gojyo’s hands run up his sides and bucked down harder as Gojyo kissed him under his own power. Moments later he felt Gojyo shudder beneath him and with a choked gasp he let himself go as well before collapsing against Gojyo’s body. He opened his mouth to speak but was cut off.

“What ever you are going to say, don’t,” Gojyo murmured sleepily against Hakkai’s ear. He’d try and sort out why he’d enjoyed this so much in the morning. Right now he just wanted to let the nice post-coital buzz carry him to dream land.

Hakkai indicated his surrender by closing his eyes.


~o0o~


Sanzo’s eyes snapped open as it felt as though someone was squeezing the breath out of him. He tried to call out to Goku, but realized he couldn’t speak. Moments later the pressure eased up enough he could relax and he fell back into an uneasy slumber.


~o0o~


“Lady Lirin! Rise and shine,” Yaone said cheerfully as she walked into her charge’s room.

She made a surprised face upon seeing the dolls scattered around Lirin’s room. She couldn’t recall seeing those before.

“Good morning, Yaone!” Lirin smiled as she stretched.

“Where did you get these?” Yaone asked with suspicion as she took a closer look at the Goku doll on Lirin’s dresser.

“I found them in the doctor’s lab,” Lirin said without a trace of shame in her response, “I couldn’t resist them.”

Yaone frowned at the hand made stitches and drawn on faces. Her eyes widened as she concluded that these were not in fact dolls, but poppets, “You didn’t stick needles in them or anything, did you?” Yaone asked with concern.

Lirin frowned, “Why would I stick needles in dolls? That’s just…cruel.”

“So you didn’t play with them?” Yaone asked.

Now Lirin blushed, “Well, yeah…”

“Tell me what you did?” Yaone requested.

“Well….”


~o0o~


“Anything funny happen to you two last night?” Sanzo asked Gojyo and Hakkai the next morning. He wasn’t too pleased with the reaction he received; the blushes and body language did not bode well.

“Something happened to you guys too?” Gojyo asked.

“Yeah,” Goku started, “I felt like someone ran into my stomach with a truck.”

Sanzo frowned and shrugged when everyone turned their attentions to him, “Felt like someone was choking the breath out of me.”

“Really Sanzo?” Goku asked, “I don’t remember that…”

“It was after you’d already gone to sleep,” Sanzo stated. Then he looked at the other two expectantly, “Well?”

“I’d really rather not talk about it, Sanzo,” Hakkai admitted while using the task of folding laundry to cover his discomfiture. Sanzo only raised an eyebrow at this response.

“So it wasn’t the drink then?” Gojyo asked. He had taken a closer look at the bottle earlier in the morning to find out what brand it had been.

“Apparently not,” Hakkai guessed.

“I want to leave this town,” Sanzo stated, “I don’t know what kind of energy or attack that was, but apparently none of us got enough rest here.”

There were nods of agreement all around.


~o0o~


An hour after they had left town they saw a strange figure in the road. As they approached they all realized it was actually two figures; a flying dragon and Yaone.

“I wonder what she wants,” Goku said to no one in particular.

They stopped and she bowed, “Good morning. I – have something each of you will probably want to take care of,” she stated as she came around the side of Hakuryuu carrying a basket.

Sanzo was a little leery of whatever the basket contained, thinking it might have a bomb in it, “What is it…”

“I found these this morning with Lady Lirin,” the female demon blushed as she caught Hakkai’s eye and grew even more uncomfortable as her gaze fell on Gojyo, “I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you,” she said as she handed the basket to Sanzo, “There’s a note with instructions on how to handle them. Be careful,” she said, clearly embarrassed before she left in a hurry.

Sanzo opened the basket before Yaone had mounted the dragon, hoping to be able to take a shot at her if it were a bomb. His surprise at what he found in the basket made him forget about her completely, “Dolls?”

“What?” Goku poked his head over Sanzo’s shoulder for a closer look.

Hakkai plucked the note out of the basket before wind from the dragon’s take off could carry it away, “According to the note they are called ‘poppets’. Some sort of magic is associated with them….oh….” he handed the note over to Sanzo to read and quickly picked his look alike out of the basket before anyone else could get a hand on it.

Sanzo did the same before handing the note and the basket back to Gojyo, who laughed, “I should keep the monkey’s…”

“Don’t” Sanzo said before the Kappa could continue, “Just hand Goku his doll so we can deal with this.”

“What is it, Sanzo?” Goku asked while watching curiously as Hakkai took a small pair of scissors from his sewing repair kit and began carefully clipping at the stitches.

Gojyo placed his look alike carefully in the seat, “Don’t you dare touch it, monkey,” he said as he grabbed the camping shovel and walked to the side of the road to start digging holes.

When Hakkai finished clipping he handed the scissors over to Sanzo. Goku watched as Hakkai started unraveling the threads, “Hey…isn’t that your headband?” he asked as Hakkai pulled green material from the stuffing surrounding it.

Hakkai nodded, “Well, at least I know it wasn’t ‘lost’,” he said as he took the black one he had been wearing and replaced it with his accustomed green one.

Sanzo handed the scissors to Goku, “Clip only the threads,” he stated.

“But can’t Hakkai do this? He’s much better at it…” Goku started.

“No. You have to do this and you need to be careful,” Sanzo ordered.

“Fine,” Goku said as he carefully began clipping threads.

“This cigarette is a waste now,” Goku heard Sanzo mumble as he concentrated on clipping the stitches.

“Hurry up monkey,” Gojyo stated as he got back to the jeep.

“Don’t rush him, Gojyo,” Hakkai interceded and surprisingly Gojyo stopped.

Moments later Goku handed the scissors to Gojyo, “Now what do I do?” he asked Sanzo and Hakkai.

“Carefully unravel it and find out what was taken from you,” Sanzo said. He was surprised Hakkai didn’t have to heal open wounds from around Goku’s sides. Apparently the monkey had taken him seriously.

“Hey,” Goku said, “It’s my pants pocket!”

“And I have my lighter back,” Gojyo said as he took a smoke from his pack and lit it.

Goku climbed out of the vehicle as Sanzo and Hakkai headed in the direction of the holes Gojyo had dug, “Now what?” he asked.

“Now we burry what remains,” Sanzo instructed as he put the remaining stuffing and material into one of the holes and started covering it with dirt.

Goku shrugged and did as instructed. “That’s it?”

“That’s it,” Sanzo said as he lit up a smoke and walked back to jeep.

“Then can we go back to that town and get some meat buns…”

“No. Get in the jeep. We are heading west…”

“Ah…man!”

~o0o~

End