Rating/Warnings: T for one rude word. Because Kanzeon Bosatsu is a hermaphrodite, the gender-neutral pronouns 'se' (instead of 'he' or 'she') and 'hir' (instead of 'him' or 'her') are used. They are not typos or spelling errors.
Disclaimer: Kazuya Minekura and her publishers own the rights to Saiyuki and its characters and profit from them, not me. This is a work of fanfiction. No copyright or other infringement is intended.
Summary: Sometimes it feels to Sanzo like Kanzeon is just playing with him.
Written for LiveJournal's 100_roadtrips 100 word Saiyukidrabble challenge community. Challenge #181, command performance. The story should be exactly 100 words.
At Hir Mercy
The journey west was not his idea to begin with. From the day the Sanbutsushin sprang it on him, it was all hir idea. Having three youkai companions tag along wasn't his idea either.
Se had sweetened the pot with news of the missing Seiten sutra. He'd devoted the worst four years of his life to searching for it, and finding it at the end of his quest was the goad that drove him on.
He was sure se was watching somewhere, laughing hir fucking head off. After all, what was all this but a command performance for hir benefit?