HOLDING ON: Ch 2 - Tangential
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Much to his annoyance, Sanzo's urgent quest to find Goku gets diverted. Meanwhile Mal meets someone from Inara's past. WARNING - slashy but not graphic
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 3191 RATING: 8.0 (PG13) SERIES: FIREFLY
Title: Part 2: Tangential.
Series: HOLDING ON
Fandom: A SAIYUKI/FIRELY crossover - all hail Kazuya Minekura and Joss Whedon
Rating: PG-13 (for language)
Pairings: Mal/Simon Sanzo/Goku
Many thanks to wedjateye for the beta.
The start of the story is here: Chapter'>http://www.fireflyfans.net/bluesun.aspx?bid=15638'>Chapter One
Part 2: TANGENTIAL
“Here we are,” the girl Captain Reynolds had called Kaylee announced brightly. She slid open the door in front of them to reveal a small - some might say cramped - room. “Used to be Simon's. Nice, ain't it?”
Sanzo stepped inside and looked around. After the rough and readiness of Whitefall, Serenity offered ... more of the same. The room's wall panelling was exposed and unadorned, the narrow bed's cover faded and slightly frayed around the edges. There was a small chest of drawers and a couple of coat hooks affixed to one wall, nothing more. Not that any of that bothered Sanzo; he'd slept in far worse places since setting out on his quest. Besides, the Spartan furnishing and the shoji-style door gave the room a reassuringly familiar feel.
He dropped his backpack onto the bed and nodded.
“It's fine.”
Kaylee's smile blossomed into a full-on beam, as if Sanzo had paid her a personal compliment.
“Glad you like it.”
For a moment, Sanzo was hopeful that she might withdraw and allow him time to settle in, but she leant against the door frame and began twirling a lock of her unruly chestnut hair around a forefinger.
“You gonna be with us long?” she asked, looking up at him from under her lashes.
Sanzo had seen that look a thousand times before. It was a look that said 'You're pretty' and 'why don't we get to know each other better?' and usually preceded an uninvited hand snatching greedily at some part of his anatomy. Sanzo's standard response to it was to press the barrel of his gun to the wearer's forehead. However, Kaylee didn't seem the grabby sort - Sanzo reckoned she was more the hopeless romantic type, desperate
BEB
The inner mind workings of Sanzo make an interesting series of contrasts. He's being bad-ass and wicked then Kaylee's eyes melt him. Very nice bit of character complexity there. I can't say I like Sanzo--he's not a likeable guy--but he's an intriguing character that works in this setting. I like his observations and thoughts on the crew.
And Jayne... what can one say about Jayne? You write him so perfectly I can hear every intonation in his gruff voice and see the bland, yet insightful, looks on his face. His comments were grand, especially about the pretty boys.
The ending with Inara and her brother worked very well. I gather he is an already established character from the show you're crossing over with, yes?
Typical Sanzo comment....'Wonderful,' 'You're a whore in this life too'.. Fantastic
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