Bright pain bursts across Hakkai's vision and an instant later, he tastes fresh blood in his mouth. Doing what he can to spit as much of it out as he can, he feels his stomach knot up with dismay. He had no intentions of seeing Gojyo so soon afterwards, yet here he is, facing him down. Part of him cheers, as if it's been waiting for such a confrontation, but another part of him wants to crawl to the other and beg for forgiveness...

He won't beg.

Cool green eyes lock on the threatening figure when had it become so threatening... and of all things, he smiles and licks at the blood streaking from his newly re-split lip.

"Don't do this, Gojyo."