Dona Nobis Pacem (ficlet; Saiyuki)

Title: Dona Nobis Pacem
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: a couple of swearwords
Pairing(s): perhaps microscruples of 393, but essentially gen
Spoilers: The earliest part of Goku and Sanzo's history together.
Notes: Written for saiyuki_time challenge #18, Random Words. Time allowed: 40 minutes. Required words: steel, bargain, joke, beginners, memory. Time taken: 45 or 50, in little chunks. Takes place within 6 months of Goku's arrival at the Temple. This came out a little mushier than I usually like to make Sanzo, and I wasn't clear enough with the final line - it's meant to point out that there was more than one boy who needed help getting to sleep ...
Summary: Sanzo's a little surprised by his reactions to Goku's troubles.

A cigarette, and solitude. I don't really ask for much, thought Sanzo ... .