Tobacco-Flavored Kiss
By FantasiCat
The first time for many things: first Saiyuki fic, first drabble, first time trying this writing style… Hope it pleases. Dedicated, ever and always, to my beta and best friend. Sorry, honey, I left the line in; couldn't see a way around it.
Sad green eyes watched as the lone figure disappeared from sight. A pale hand slowly raised itself to his lips, where the bitter tang of tobacco still lingered from that last beautiful kiss. He couldn't help but think about where the one who kissed him would end up that night, what he would do, who he would be thinking about… It was enough to drive the brunette to the edge of tears. Every loved one left him in the end, it seemed. As the taste of the kiss—a mixture of love and regret and the ever-present cigarettes—began to fade, he let his hand fall back to his side and tucked this new pain into the depths of his heart. Just another thing to cover up with his gentle smile. Another scar to add to his collection. Another love he would never forget. As the man finally turned to leave, he couldn't resist looking back one final time and whispering his lover's name into the wind. "Gojyo…"