Life Lessons by lawless



Summary: How Kouryou became the Genjyo Sanzo we know and love.  Drabble, one-shot.  Written for LiveJournal's 100_roadtrips community,  Prompt:  Lessons learned the hard way. 
Rating: PG-13
Categories: Saiyuki
Characters: Genjo Sanzou, Koumyou Sanzou, Kouryuu
Genres: Angst, Tragedy
Warnings: Chara Death, Dark, Language, Violence
Challenges: None
Series: None
Published: 10/01/09
Updated: 10/02/09


Life Lessons by lawless
Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Author's Notes:

Life Lessons

  

Life had taught Genjyo Sanzo several things: 

 

Nothing lasts forever. 

 

It was better not to get attached to people in the first place. 

 

He was a fucking coward who watched his master die without lifting a finger to help himHis being twelve and scared didn’t excuse him either. 

 

Koumyou’s death protecting him was a senseless sacrifice.  He would rather have died himself than watch the only human being who cared about him cut down to save his own worthless life. 

 

The final lesson Koumyou’s death taught him was that not even a temple dedicated to the gods was safe. 

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