The challenge was "Things that go bump in the night." Eliza betaed it and said it was good, if severely lacking in smut. Hopefully, I've made up for that by now.

Sanzo makes no noise asleep. Sometimes, Gojyo checks to make sure he's still breathing. He moves carefully; Sanzo can sleep through Goku's snores, but any other sound will wake him enough to take aim. And any touch is seen as an attack.

Nightmares force sound out of Sanzo, though he does his best to stifle it. Nightmares are a weakness. Noise can betray you. Gojyo's learning how Sanzo's mind works.

Which is why, when he hears that tiny intake of breath, sees Sanzo tense, he kicks the monkey awake.

"Watch your feet, cockroach!"

Which wakes Sanzo.

Noise has its uses.

~END~