"Once Upon a Time” Lasts Forever

Title: A New Day
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: nothing at all, really
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: a little about Dokugakuji's history and the personnel of Houtou Castle
Notes: written for saiyuki_time, Challenge #57, Dawn: use the concept in a metaphorical sense; time allowed: 40 minutes; time taken: 50 minutes. Title taken from the Oysterband: ""Everything must go, it's a new day." I'm a little "meh" on this one - see what you think.
Summary: After an unexpected adventure, Dokugakuji finds his place with the prince of Houtou.

"It's a simple task. So simple, even you should be able to do it ... "

Title: Written on the Water
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: A couple of curse words, and some adult concepts.
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: Gojyo's history
Notes: Written for saiyuki_time challenge #34: Letters to the Dead. Time allowed: 1 hour minutes. Time taken: maybe 5 minutes over. This is pretty loose and rough - I just let it pour out. Probably inspired by a bit of conversation smillaraaq and I were having about how little we know about youkai culture, and how Jien and Gojyo didn't know much more, because they seem to have been cut off from their community as kids - or all that rotten stuff wouldn't have happened.

Hey ... Dad?

Title: A Real Adventurer
Author: opalmatrix
Rating: PG
Warnings: swearing, references to child abuse
Pairing(s): n/a
Disclaimer: Saiyuki characters and situations belong to Kazuya Minekura
Spoilers: a bit about Gojyo's history
Beta: sanada
Notes: Presumably everyone's wondered at some point about the bizarre outfit that Gojyo wears in much of Saiyuki. Conversations with sanada, smillaraaq, and redbrunja eventually pointed to a possible reason for it.
Summary: Jien knows how important it is for little boys to have big dreams, and big heroes to inspire them.