The song is called Anthem of the Angels by Breaking Benjamin (from the new album yay!). This little fic is not for the Sanzo party but rather for Kougaiji. Pairing: slight KougaijixYaone. It's always grey at Houtou Castle.

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Where Time Stands Still

White walls surround us

No light will touch your face again

Rain taps the window

As we sleep among the dead

Days go on forever

But I have not left your side

We can chase the dark together

If you go, then so will I

Standing just outside the door, holding her breath and clenching one hand above her heart, the healer silently listened in on her lord. She knew that she should not be doing this, but his whispered cries tore at her soul. This is the room that no one was allowed to enter, not even his little sister, Miss Lirin. Craning her neck she peered into the almost sacred room. His back was to her, he stood straight and tall, and yet his hands were fiercely clenched, arms falling at his sides, the long nails drawing a thin stream of blood that dripped onto the bare tiles. He faced a woman trapped behind a wall of glass.

There is nothing left of you

I can see it in your eyes

Sing the anthem of the angels

And say the last goodbye

He softly called out to her over and over, his knees shaking with guilt.

Mother, he said in pain and determination. She was his true mother and not the woman currently desecrating the throne. She did not respond, she could not, as she was encased in a watery cocoon only keeping her body animate, frozen in place.

Cold light above us

Hope fills the heart

And fades away

Skin white as winter

As the sky returns to grey

Days go on forever

But I have not left your side

We can chase the dark together

If you go, then so will I

Yaone felt herself beginning to cry so she muffled a choked sob and quickly walked away, hoping that he would not notice her spying. She kept moving down the hallways no longer watching where she was going as tears cascaded down alabaster cheeks. Suddenly she fell to her knees supporting her weight on her fists and weeping uncontrollably. That is how Dokugakuji found her.

There is nothing left of you

I can see it in your eyes

Sing the anthem of the angels

And say the last goodbye

I keep holding onto you

But I can't bring you back to life

Sing the anthem of the angels

Then say the last goodbye

For a long time Dokugakuji felt like he was acting like some sort of rope between Kougaiji and Yaone for surely without him, their relationship would have fallen apart. She was much too shy and indebted to her Lord and he ignored his feelings, obsessing over his dream, to revive his mother. Dokugakuji took her hand helping her to her feet and leading her to where their master resided. He banged on the door with his other hand never letting Yaone go.

"Kou, we need to talk." He spoke in a low growl as soon as the door opened a crack.

"Come in."

"Look, we want to help you in any way we can." He stated dropping her hand and lifting both of his palms up in supplication.

"And what, pray tell, did you two have in mind?"

"Lord Kougaiji, I may not be a highly skilled doctor, but you must know that you can come to me and tell me any problems you may have, talking eases the mind, and you need to take care of that as well as your body."

"Yeah man, listen to the lady, you're like a walking dead guy."

He froze staring at his friends.

You're dead alive

You're dead alive

You're dead alive

You're dead alive

The words pounded through his skull. Yes he had been - distant, but that did not mean that he did not respond to daily life. The way they phrased it, it's as if he's unaware, unfit to even rule. A warm hand gently gripped his arm above the elbow, Yaone looked up at him with nothing but concern. They weren't trying to judge him; they were genuinely worried about his health, and his future.

There is nothing left of you

I can see it in your eyes

Sing the anthem of the angels

And say the last goodbye

I keep holding onto you

But I can't bring you back to life

Sing the anthem of the angels

Then say the last goodbye

Sing the anthem of the angels

Then say the last goodbye

Sing the anthem of the angels

Even with Yaone and Dokugakuji, it is not enough. Though he could always depend on them and even more so on the first, Now that he knows the depths of her feelings for him. But he still needed to do more, to try harder to rescue the woman who brought him into this world.

Again he gazed into his mother's clouded eyes and looked at her earrings, the same ones that he wore on his own ears. He pinched the thick silver between his thumb and forefinger feeling the smooth, yet sturdy texture. It would take a lot to dent or break such jewelery. Turning on his heel, he confidently strode to the massive building where the dragons were housed. As he mounts a dragon Yaone appears, loosely holding onto the saddle's girth.

"Are you still planning on going?"

"Yes."

"Then I'll go to."

"The mission is to kill, Yaone, even the healer on their side, we must get that scripture at all costs; Do you understand?"

"Yes my Lord."

Fin