Operation Seduction, Phase Two

Another town, another inn and another opportunity for Goku to try his hand at seduction, this time with Hakkai. Goku had spent a long time figuring out how exactly he could persuade Hakkai to give him some form of physical pleasure. He opted to try his luck by appealing to the caring side of Hakkai. The side that was the teacher and the healer. Goku was positive that Hakkai would be unable to resist giving Goku a little practical lesson.

Hakkai sat on his bed, reading. If it was rare that the travellers were able to find a town with an inn these days, it was even rarer to find an inn with enough rooms free for them to take one each. After registering at the front desk, all four immediately took advantage of their good fortune; Sanzo took a much longed for shower, Gojyo napped, Hakkai used his free time and privacy to catch up with his reading and Goku slipped off to his room without a word to the others to do…well, only Goku knew what Goku got up to when alone. Hakkai noticed Goku's silent departure. It was unusual that he did that; generally Goku hated to be alone and made a fuss about not being able to share with anyone, however this time he'd gone to his room and remained there quietly. Too quietly. A couple of hours had passed since their arrival and dinner time approached.

Hakkai marked his page, set his book on the night stand and made his way downstairs to the restaurant.

"Where's the monkey?" Gojyo asked. Sanzo snorted a response and Hakkai raised an eyebrow.

"It's unlike him to miss a meal. I wonder if he's okay - he was awfully quiet earlier." Hakkai's comments were entirely ignored by the other two. Gojyo was preoccupied with trying to catch the eye of a passing waitress and Sanzo stared out of the window and smoked his cigarette, making a point of ignoring the other two.

"Perhaps I should check on him. He might be unwell." Hakkai was interrupted by a waitress placing various dishes of food on the table. "Hm, after dinner though."

Goku sighed. It was taking far longer than he thought it would for Hakkai to realise that something was wrong. So far, he'd sloped off to his room without a word and failed to show up for dinner. Had he miscalculated Hakkai's level of concern? Goku wriggled around under the heavy blankets and tried to get comfortable. As part of his plan to seduce Hakkai, Goku took to his bed to wait for the man. If Hakkai came in to find him in bed, he would immediately think that Goku was unwell and that was what Goku banked on. Once or twice, he had almost fallen asleep in the warm bed, but if he was out cold when Hakkai arrived it would ruin his plan. Goku was just fighting off another attack of sleepiness when he heard a soft tapping against his bedroom door.

"Come in." he croaked. He not only had to look the part, he had to sound it as well. Hakkai was no fool and if Goku wasn't as good an actor as he hoped he was then Hakkai would see through his ruse straight away.

"Hello Goku. We missed you at dinner." Hakkai entered Goku's room and moved to sit at the bottom of the bed. "Do you feel alright?"

Goku screwed up his face as if in pain.

"It hurts, Hakkai." he followed it up with a groan and clutched his stomach. Hakkai leaned forward, concern clearly showing on his face.

"What hurts? Do you feel sick? Do you feel hot?"

"No, I don't feel sick but I do feel kinda funny. Like butterflies in my tummy." Hakkai pressed the back of his hand to Goku's forehead.

"Hmm, you do feel a little warm but nothing to be alarmed about. Is your appetite affected? Is that why you didn't come down to dinner?"

"Well, I feel hungry but not for food. It's like I feel hungry for something else, but I don't know what." Goku gave another groan. Hakkai reached for the blankets.

"Goku, can you show me where it hurts?" Goku nodded and allowed Hakkai to pull back the blankets.

"Down there." Goku whimpered and pointed, then turned his face to the wall, seemingly embarrassed.

"Your stomach?" Hakkai queried.

"No. Further down." Goku pointed again and Hakkai hesitated. Goku surely didn't mean…

"Goku, when you say it hurts, what does the pain feel like?" Goku bit his bottom lip and shrugged at the question. "I can't help you if you don't tell me."

"It's like um, pressure. Yes, like a kind of pressure that I don't know how to relieve. It's also kinda tingly."

Hakkai nodded at Goku's explanation. A number of possibilities flitted through his mind. It could be anything from trapped wind to appendicitis; however Hakkai was loath to jump to conclusions without further, careful questioning.

"Does it uh…" Hakkai didn't quite know how to phrase his next question. "How does it feel when you touch it?" Hakkai dreaded the answer.

Goku hesitated before answering. He hadn't expected Hakkai to ask him that and wasn't sure how to answer. Had Hakkai already guessed what Goku was driving at?

"I…I haven't tried to touch it - it might hurt. I'll give it a try though if you think it might help." 'Oh well, in for a penny, in for a pound,' Goku thought and moved his hand around under the blanket.

"It's all swollen and hard!" he wailed, attempting to sound panicked.

With an inward groan, Hakkai reached a conclusion. Goku was no longer a child and despite Hakkai's thinking that the onset of puberty should have provided the opportunity for Sanzo to discuss things with Goku, obviously his education had been sadly lacking.

"Goku, did Sanzo ever tell you about the facts of life?" Goku looked blank so Hakkai tried to elaborate. "You know, changes in your body, strange feelings you might experience and uh, hah-hah, sex." Hakkai tried not to blush as he asked. He was no stranger to these matters himself but in the face of Goku's innocence he felt oddly unqualified to help.

"Not really, no. He once caught me um, well…I was being curious in the bath, y'know? And he told me to stop and hit me over the head. After that, he told me that there was a time and a place for things, but I never really understood what he meant." Goku put on his best hang-dog expression. "Have I done something wrong, Hakkai? Is that why it hurts?"

"Oh! Goodness me, no. What's happening to you is perfectly normal. All men experience this at some point in their lives." the older man tried to reassure Goku.

"Really? Even Gojyo?"

"Yes, Goku. Even Gojyo."

"Even Sanzo?"

"Yes, Goku. Sanzo too."

"And you? Does this happen to you?"

"Ah well yes, yes it happens to me too." Hakkai suddenly realised he had dug himself into a very large, very deep hole with no hope of escape. He knew exactly what would come next.

"How do you make it stop?" Goku saw Hakkai's look of discomfort and delivered the killer blow. "Can you make it stop for me?"

"I'm not sure that would be appropriate…" Hakkai shuffled backwards on the bed, desperate to escape the reach of Goku. The boy looked at him pleadingly and for a split second, Hakkai caught himself actually contemplating assisting Goku with his 'problem'. Then he regained his senses.

"Goku, I'm not really the one to help you with this. I think that perhaps Sanzo would be best equipped to help you in this matter." Hakkai stood up and hurried to the door. "Yes, definitely Sanzo. Would you like me to tell him you need to speak to him?"

"Uh no, it's okay. It feels a little better." Goku ground out. "I think I'll just go to sleep. Goodnight, Hakkai." Goku rolled onto his side facing away from Hakkai and pouted. He heard the man quietly slip out of his room and growled to himself. Fine! If that was the way it had to be, then Sanzo had better watch out - he was next on the list.

Hakkai breathed a sigh of relief when he stepped into his own bedroom. That had been a close shave alright. He was just about to switch the light on when he felt a pair of moist lips attach themselves to his neck and strong arms push him against the door. The mouth left his neck for a moment.

"And just where have you been?" a sultry voice whispered in his ear.

"With Goku."

"What did the little monkey want?" Gojyo asked, moving his hands to start undressing Hakkai.

"I'd really rather not talk about it." Hakkai shuddered, but not from the attentions Gojyo's fingers were giving his chest.

"Yeah." Gojyo pulled Hakkai deeper into the room. "Horny little bastard these days, ain't he?"

Tbc...