So, there was a challenge on 100_roadtrips of "Curve Song Lyrics." I have no idea who Curve is, but they had a song called "Left of Mother," and that made me think of Kate Bush's "Mother Stands For Comfort." This is the result, betaed by Rune.

Kouryuu was born of the river. No other mother came forward to claim him, and even the river eventually spat him out into the arms of the imperturbable Koumyou Sanzo, who took him home.

Koumyou was not a mother, nor a father, nor even a teacher unless one counted perfectly folded paper airplanes. Koumyou would say he was a friend. Kouryuu might even let the statement stand without argument. Unfortunately, friend turned out not so different from mother; Koumyou gave Kouryuu a new name and his blood set Genjo Sanzo adrift.

Genjo Sanzo is an orphan. He has no friends.

~END~