WAITING TILL MORNING COMES

um? Watching saiyuki... am I the only one who finds that picture of them in a dark background really inspiring? Well anyway. Enjoy!

The moon shone bright and full, mysterious as it smiled down on them.

Then again, only Sanzo could think something like that.

They were currently trapped in a cave for the night due to the extreme cold. But still, Sanzo sat out at the mouth of the cave, gazing out into the clear night.

Behind him, he could hear Gojyo and Goku arguing over the last bowl of stew that Hakkai had produced from god knows where. Hakkai was busy feeding Hakuryu. It was a pretty normal night.

He felt like he would be swallowed by the darkness any moment. The light from the fire inside the cave was his small beacon of hope.

The moon was too bright, and he felt too nostalgic. This night seemed too perfect.

Or maybe that was just him going crazy?

He felt a little desperate, as if he was looking for something that was nonexistent. He felt like yelling just because, like getting angry for no reason.

The others could sense his agitation, they calmed down as well, joining him at the mouth of the cave.

"What's up?" Goku asked, leaning on his shoulder as he stared up at the moon.

"Nothing."

"You were fidgeting." Hakkai stated, handing him his share of stew (the one Goku and Gojyo had been fighting over).

Sanzo took it gratefully, eating slowly. This night was just a little too perfect. And it felt like all of them were stumbling around in the dark. Just a little too beautiful, just a little too surreal. Too calm. As if something was about to happen.

"You know..." Goku started, still gazing at the moon. "It almost feels...like morning's not gonna come..."

Gojyo punched him in the head, lighting a cigarette. "What a thought, ya stupid monkey."

"Oh shut up, ya damned cockroach, you feel it too!" Goku and Genjyo were off in another argument, leaving Hakkai and Sanzo.

"Is that what's bothering you, Sanzo?" Hakkai asked.

Sanzo only shrugged, his attention back to the moon and the dark fluffy clouds that were rolling in. "Maybe, maybe not."

Yea, just a little too perfect, just a little too senseless. Far too off. Genjyo and Goku joined them once more.

"If morning isn't going to come..."

They were all going crazy.

"We'll just have to wait for it."

Stumbling around in the dark.

Even now, we are still searching.

OWARI

um? I dunno. I like it. I see no purpose in it. But it's nice. No couple, but I assure you I am a raving fanatic of goku x sanzo. RXR ONEGAI!