A/N: Another challenge fic for temps_mort. Sessmiro, although it's not obvious that it's Miroku speaking, so I suppose you could take it however you want. But, in my eyes, this is Sessmiro! So rar! ^_^

"Sunset Colors"

Ah, your eyes are gold, gold, gold, like the color of the sun shining from the sky. They are hard and metallic and they glint like precious stones.

I always see you, walking the forests and fields. Your yellow and blue sash whips in the wind, and your hair billows. You look as if you could leap off this dusty earth and fly. I suppose you *can* fly, though; have I not seen you standing on brightly tinted clouds?

You now stand in the middle of the road, dry dust settling around you. The setting sun casts a glow on your hair, a topaz gleam. You stand erect, that toad flitting about by your side. Your apricot eyes look to the sky, and you are so beautiful. More beautiful that even the fiery sunset. I could wrap my arms around you, kiss those lips, gaze into those dangerously gleaming eyes. If only I could stay by your beauty.

Unfortunately, I am truly a coward. And I am truly too afraid of you and of rejection to even speak to you. I am yellow, yellow like a daisy or bolt of cloth. I could never gather the courage to go up to you and tell you that I think you are lovely - enchanting - my ever-shining sun. No, I am a coward, and I will remain one.

You start to walk, the toad following, and your figure is wreathed in flame as you move off towards the skyline. I turn and leave, the vision of you in sunset colors burned into my eyes.

:::look into the sunset:::