Rating: PG, I guess

Pairing: Hakkai/Gojyo

Setting: The spring after Hakkai has begun staying with Gojyo.

‘When did it get so warm in here?’ Hakkai wondered, loosening his collar. He had just curled up with what was promising to be a very intriguing book on kikou jutsu. The brunette /had/ just finally finished all the cleaning...

Gojyo noticed the man’s mild discomfort and smirked. "Wanna come out with me tonight?"

"Oh, no thank you, Gojyo."

"Staying in again? You’re going to regret that. And really soon, I bet."

"What do you mean?"

"You’ll see." With a wink, the hanyou kappa left.

"What in the world was that about?" Hakkai thought aloud. He decided to dwell too much on it and continued his reading.

The next day, Hakkai was feeling even warmer, even though it was a cool day. And he noticed Gojyo was being unusually quiet, just giving him looks, as if the kappa knew something he didn’t. By the third day, Hakkai gave in to his developing anger.

"Alright, Gojyo," he demanded. "You know something you’re not telling me. What is it?"

"I was wondering how long it would take you before you cracked," was the reply.

"Excuse me?"

"You’re going into a mating rut, genius."

"Excuse me?"

"Meaning your hormones are telling your body to mate. It’s one of the ‘perks’ of having demon blood. And it’s something these"-He tapped Hakkai’s limiters-"don’t suppress."

The former teacher was silent. "And how long does this last?"

"Til whenever you decide to take care of it."

"And if I don’t?"

"Dunno. A week, maybe more."

"At this point, that’ll drive me insane. Again."

"Told ya you were going to regret staying in."

"Gojyo..."

"I know, you don’t want a casual relationship like that. But now it seems you have a choice to make."

"I do?"

"Yes." Almost predatorily, Gojyo backed Hakkai into a corner of the house. "Stick it out, Mary Palmer, or... me."

Emerald eyes went wide. "Y- You?"

"I’ll take that as consent." Before the other man could protest, the hanyou engaged him in a heated kiss. A kiss Hakkai ( or at least his body) was immediately responding to.

"Gojyo, I-"

"Hakkai, it’s ok. We’re friends, right?"

"Well, yes..."

"And friends don’t like to see each other suffer, right?"

"Friends also give warnings."

"Yeah, but it was more fun to watch you squirm."

"If that’s your definition of "fun"...."

"Aww, don’t worry. You won’t be disappointed."