Saiyuki snippet: Green, Gojyo/Hakkai

[louiselux]

For crystal_lilly: Gojyo/Hakkai, the color green, 15 mins (although I spent 20 in the end).

Green

It was Wednesday night, and the Mr Chen's hardware shop and catering supplies centre was busy. People crowded in, taking advantage of the cool evening to buy pounds of dried squid, bags of nails, vast iron cauldrons, plastic fly swats, rolls of fencing wire and other things that Gojyo couldn't even put a name to. The whole place smelled of glue and floor polish and dried fish.

Gojyo wanted to be somewhere else. Anywhere else, even back in India. With beer. There were just too many things in this shop and Hakkai seemed to want to examine all of them. They'd killed enough youkai and travelled enough miles, had even made quite a bit of money on the way back, mainly from guest appearances at banquets and children's parties. If Hakkai now wanted to spend the remaining years of his life making tea and coffee for strangers, as well as tea and coffee for him and Sanzo and Goku, Gojyo wasn't about to stop him. Hakkai wanted his coffee shop. Gojyo was going to make damn well sure he got one.

He stalked behind him, hands stuffed in his pockets, keeping an eye on Hakkai's back in the throng. It was an old habit, and they died hard.

"So, can we hire a waitress?" Gojyo asked, catching up with him in the crockery aisles.

Hakkai kept on staring at the teacups, but Gojyo saw his smile. "I'm afraid we can't afford other staff. But I do think you'd look good in a uniform."

"Me? No way," Gojyo said. But there wasn't much fire to his protest. "I get to pick it," he said.

"Well, maybe," Hakkai said.

He held up a blue cup and a green one, looking worried. "I can't decide. Which colour?"

They looked pretty much the same to him, except that the green one matched Hakkai's eyes perfectly.

"Green," he said.

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AN: Hakkai really does say, in Saiyuubito, 'running a quiet coffee shop is my dream'! Let's face it, it would never be quiet.

Comments

[crystal-lilly.livejournal.com]

*squeee*

Cool! I really like it... it's just so relaxed and comfortable. Yay!

*huggles fic*

And of course, Hakkai would worry of what color the cups are in his coffee shop... *so much love*

Thanks!

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) Glad you liked it!

[grendelity.livejournal.com]

Heh. I can just imagine Hakkai owning a coffee shop. How cute! And how him! Gah, now that will never leave me alone. XD

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

He'd be a good host, and no one would ever dare start a fight or run off without paying!

[nekonexus.livejournal.com]

mmm... very nice. ^_^

(coffee shop, with ice cream!)

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Thanks:) Mmmm, ice cream. Gojyo could serve it behind the counter, ensuring a steady trade from young ladies.

[emungere.livejournal.com]

Hee! Gojyo will look lovely in his uniform!

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Specially if Hakkai orders wrong and it arrives complete with skirt and tiny frilly apron. His cafe might get a bit of an odd reputation...

[toscas-kiss.livejournal.com]

Sweet! And so very very married domestic. :-D

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Aww, they are! Glad you liked it:)

[lisa-bee.livejournal.com]

Awwww.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Thanks:)

[sffan.livejournal.com]

Awwww. Hakkai will domesticate Gojyo whether he wants to be or not. *g*

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

This is so true, even if Gojyo never does quite learn not to use beer cans as ashtrays...

[cicer.livejournal.com]

This is darling. Someone must write a post-series fic where they are running a coffee shop. It would be awesome. ♥

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Yes! Hakkai would run it with a will of iron, and I want to see Sanzo having to learn how to work the espresso machine, and how to foam milk under pressure. People might get shot.