Saiyuki snippet: Ash, Sanzo/Goku

[louiselux]

For grendelity, who asked for Sanzo/Goku, pre-Journey, keyword "ashes". 10 mins

Ash

Face down, smothering in his pillow, he dreamed of the end of the world. Buildings like shards of diamonds clawed at the blackened sky. The earth moaned and shook, and there were no people. He was left alive, alone, standing in a rain of ashes that coated everything, turning the world into formless grey.

There was no yellow sun and no green healing plants and no blood-red fire. And yet he lived. He knew why only he had survived. He did… he knew that. It was because he was… he was… the monkey… a monkey…

"Wake up."

"Hnnh? Whaa?"

"Stupid monkey. Stop yelling."

"Oh Sanzo. Sanzo!"

Sanzo's smelled of cigarettes, and Goku wound his arms round his neck and crushed him close.

"Get off, stupid," Sanzo muttered into his ear, but his fingers were in Goku’s hair, stroking. His gold band tightened fractionally. "It was just a bad dream."

Comments

[grendelity.livejournal.com]

Ahhh...maybe i'm hypersensitive, but this is almost heartbreakingly sweet. XD Something about Goku being doomed to live alone gets to be, the little dear. Thank you~~

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

You're welcome - I'm just very pleased you liked it. I don't know how long Goku would live - I don't think we are ever told if he is immortal, but it's probable he might be.

[grendelity.livejournal.com]

Well, in the first chapter, he says he's rechargable. Even though after that thing in the later chapters - no idea which, the Even the Worm one right before Seiten vs. Hakkai - Gojyo and Hakkai act like he's absolutely dead without removing his limiter. So I'm really not sure. Maybe the limiter's part of it.