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((Backdated to right after Josh's sorting.))

Hakkai, to put it succinctly, looked like he had been through hell, or possibly worse -- which he had been once, months and months ago, but he thought he had moved on since then. Or more accurately, he had repressed the memories just enough to allow him to function from day to day, to live something as close to a normal life as someone like him was capable of living.

Strange how just one short conversation could completely shake the grip he had over reality. Not that he had ever had much of a grip on it to begin with, honestly. It was really more of a sort of mutual agreement between himself and his sanity to remain within reaching distance of one another. But right now, it was currently inching just a little farther to the left than Hakkai was comfortable with.

As he made his way back to the Ravenclaw tower, he was only distantly aware of the fact that Sanzo was somewhere behind him; the part of him that acknowledged his presence waved it off as an act of preemptive damage control (I'm not going to do anything, it's fine it's fine everything is fine stop following me like I'm a rabid dog), and he sped up his step in an unconscious attempt to lose the monk. His hand kneaded the scar on his stomach, trying to ease some imagined ache that had been slowly intensifying ever since he had spoken with -- with him. He half expected to feel blood flowing over his fingers and was (disappointed, relieved,) confused when he didn't.

He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had left the Sorting Room, but it couldn't have been more than five or ten (or fifteen?) minutes -- and as he stumbled out of a hallway onto the landing of a staircase, he realized he had only managed to go around in one large and time-consuming circle. With the realization came a sudden loss of strength, and Hakkai pressed his back against a wall, slowly sinking to the floor. He wrapped one arm around his middle and brought his knees up, curling around the phantom pain of his old wound. And not for the first time in his life, Hakkai felt completely and utterly lost and helpless.

((Warning: The following events are not intended for viewers under the (emotional and mental) age of ten. No kittens were harmed or even present during the filming of this episode. For best results, take with a healthy does of wangsty music and water.))

Date: 2006-10-25 04:27 pm (UTC)
worldly_monk: (*raised eyebrow*)
From: [personal profile] worldly_monk
There had been a time when what the newly appointed Genjyo Sanzo had wanted more than anything was to see Koumyou Sanzo again. But that was a long time ago, before he had truly understood the responsibility that Koumyou had put on him. As he'd told Gojyo when they had discussed the possibility, he wasn't sure how he would react if his former master suddenly arrived at Hogwarts. He tried not to think about it.

Sanzo suddenly realized that Hakkai wasn't following him anymore. He turned around and saw Hakkai frozen in place, looking a little like he'd been hit with a brick. It wasn't hard to guess what he was thinking about. Sanzo waited with a certain amount of sympathy until Hakkai started moving again. "If a Sanzo is supposed to have some secret knowledge about life after death, no one bothered to tell me," he replied. He raised an eyebrow at Hakkai's request. "What did you have in mind?"

Date: 2006-10-25 07:56 pm (UTC)
worldly_monk: (Sanzo - Hakkai B&W)
From: [personal profile] worldly_monk
Sanzo considered telling Hakkai that getting drunk wasn't going to solve anything in the long run, but with Hakkai's freakishly high tolerance for alcohol, it wasn't likely that drinking was going to do much more than soften the raw edges of whatever was bothering him. Besides, he thought with wry amusement, it would be incredibly hypocritical of him to preach to anyone about the dangers of drinking.

"Hmm. I think Gojyo has probably tried more of them than I have, but since he's not here at the moment..." Sanzo went behind the bar and looked over the selection. He ended up grabbing two bottles, one of the ubiquitous fire whiskey bottles for himself, and something labeled 'Pre-mixed Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters' for Hakkai. He was pretty sure that the second one was one of the bottles Gojyo had selected the night he had arrived at Hogwarts. Sanzo remembered sampling it, and then he didn't remember very much at all for a while after that. If anything was going to have an effect on Hakkai, it was probably that one.

He set the bottles on the bar, and snagged two glasses. "Are we drinking here? Or are you planning on seeing how high your alcohol tolerance really is?"

Date: 2006-10-26 02:22 am (UTC)
worldly_monk: (I don't want to hear it.)
From: [personal profile] worldly_monk
Sanzo just looked at him. "Yes, I'm terribly busy," he said, with heavy sarcasm. "That's why I was wandering around the school earlier, wasting time in the Sorting Rooms. Don't worry about it. I can spare the time. And if you do somehow manage to actually get drunk, I don't want to miss it."

He filled his glass with ice and poured the Firewhiskey. He wasn't planning to get drunk this time. He also wasn't planning to let Hakkai get drunk alone. He decided to try different tactic, counting on Hakkai's occasionally ridiculous politeness. "If you're trying to get rid of me, just say so."

Date: 2006-10-26 05:49 am (UTC)
worldly_monk: (OT3)
From: [personal profile] worldly_monk
"You're not an obligation," Sanzo replied, and left it at that. He was relieved when Hakkai suggested leaving the common room. Hakkai's normally inscrutable mask was slipping.

"I think that's probably a good idea. Your room?" he suggested. "That way if you do get drunk, I don't have to haul your ass back there." Sanzo was also hoping Gojyo would be there, oddly enough. In some ways Gojyo knew Hakkai better than Sanzo did, and he was probably better at dealing with this kind of emotional shit anyway. Sanzo picked up his bottle and glass. "After you."

He followed Hakkai up the stairs and down the hall to their rooms. Sanzo was amused to see Hakkai actually knock on his own door before he opened it. Then again, if he was Gojyo's roommate (not likely), he would probably knock too. He followed Hakkai into the room.

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