Theme40: Love, Saiyuki, Sanzo/Goku

[icedark_elf]

This is for the 40baisers theme comm. Sanzo/Goku, baby.



Title: Don't Believe
Author/Authoress: GW Katrina aka icedark_elf
Disclaimer: Oh, if only they did belong to me. Sadly, they don't.
Theme/Challenge (both number and theme title): Theme 40, Love
Fandom: Saiyuki
Pairing: Sanzo/Goku
Rating: PG

Don't Believe

Sanzo does not love Goku.

He puts up with Goku, to make that annoying voice shut up. He puts up with Goku to ease that tiny sliver of guilt he still carries for his teacher. He puts up with Goku because Goku is the one person in the world who puts up with Sanzo.

He puts up with Goku because Goku can take care of himself. He puts up with Goku because the younger man is always at his side and never willing to give up. He puts up with Goku because Goku is the only one he will let get away with anything.

Sanzo does not believe in love. But he does grudgingly allow for a partner.

Goku does not love Sanzo.

What Koumyou was to Sanzo, Sanzo is to Goku. Sanzo is his sun, the center of his universe. He is the reason that Goku became strong, so that Sanzo would not have to protect him, because Sanzo would not.

He is the reason that Goku can play in the snow, can play in the sun, can touch things he can’t remember. He is the reason that Goku can feel anything.

Goku cannot love what he worships. But he can touch his sun.

Neither of them believe in love. They believe in each other, though. And for them, that is enough.

Comments

[iapetusneume.livejournal.com]

Oh squee, you wrote Sanzo/Goku again. *-* I am Teh Happy. This piece fits them perfectly and I adore it. It has a poetry feel to it, which only makes me love it more.

My favorite line is "Goku cannot love what he worships." That is just so amazing~

I'm also happy to see that you're doing them for a theme set. This means more 393 by you, and that just makes me squee again. Good luck with finishing the rest of them. ^^

A question, though. Are you going to put this up on ff.net? I'm curious. <3

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

*grins* Back to the beginning of our friendship, hmm. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I've had this piece sitting in my head all day, and was very happy to get it out.

I'm rather proud of that line. Good to hear that someone else likes it. Only 39 themes left to go.

I do need to post these, as well as my I/R/R from the threesome theme comm.

[rose-mina.livejournal.com]

Very interesting. I would almost say that they were both in denial, until I read to my favorite line: "Goku cannot love what he worships." That is such a great line, and something that many people miss and do not realize.

I also really like the hope at the end that you leave the reader with. Thanks. ^^