Melodies Of Life
By bunny chan
Alone
for a while I've been searching through the dark,
For
traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart.
To
weave by picking up the pieces that remain,
Melodies
of life - love's lost refrain.
Lily Evans was sprinting hurriedly towards the Infirmary. She had
just heard from Sirius Black that one of her closest friend, James Potter, had
fell off his broomstick when riding on it. Why, oh why didn't he made sure he
had a tight hold on the broom when playing cartwheels on it? Rumor has it that
he hit a sharp rock and had fell unconcious.
Our
paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why.
We
met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye.
And
who'll hear the echoes of stories never told?
Let
them ring out loud till they unfold.
Bursting into the room, Lily searched franticly with her blazing
green eyes. Where is he? He was one of the dearest friend she had ever had, and
letting something happening to him is like killing Lily herself. Her eyes caught
a figure lying lump on a white bed, looking blankly at everything around him
and nibbling into a Chocolate Owl.
In
my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me.
Though
you're gone, I still believe that you can call out my name.
'James! James, are you alright? Thank goodness you are!' Lily
cried, running straight to him. James just looked blankly at her.
'Who are you?' he asked.
'Don't play tricks with me! You know me well, James Potter,' Lily
said, hugging her friend in relief.
'Seriously, I don't know who are you, miss,' James said.
'Miss? I'm Lily! You never called me "miss"!' Lily said.
'Well – Lily is it? – sorry. Honestly, I don't know who are you.'
'Madame Pomfrey! Madame Pomfrey!' Lily called for the matron as
James went on eating his chocolate.
'Yes, dear?'
'What happened to him?'
'He seems to have lost part of his memory, dear. Now, don't
bother him and let him have his rest.'
Mutely, Lily nodded. She sat at the opposite bed and sob quietly
in her heart.
A
voice from the past, joining yours and mine.
Adding
up the layers of harmony.
And
so it goes, on and on.
Melodies
of Life,
To
the sky beyond the flying birds - forever and beyond.
'You really don't know who am I?' Lily tried again.
James thought a moment. He shook his head.
'Why? What am I connected with you? Boyfriend-girlfriend?'
Lily gulped. 'No. Just- just friends.'
'Just friends? I wouldn't want to be just friends with a pretty
girl like you,' James said mockingly.
Lily began to cry now.
'What? What did I just say?' James asked, concerned. Lily cried
harder.
'It was just yesterday when we joke that if you lost your memory,
you'll still and always will remember me. Oh, why did you have to forget?' Lily
wailed softly.
So
far and away, see the bird as it flies by,
Gliding
through the shadows of the clouds up in the sky.
I've
laid my memories and dreams upon those wings.
Leave
them now and see what tomorrow brings.
James looked at the fallen girl next to him. She was still crying
uncontrollable sobs and he didn't know what to do. Maybe the best thing is to
say he remembers her, but what use is there of lying, especially to a very
pretty girl?
'Uh, Lily? Are you okay?' James said.
'I- I- I'm fine,' the red head stammered between the wrecking
sobs. 'Maybe you should get some sleep. Thank goodness it's Christmas holiday
now, or I wouldn't be allowed to miss lessons.'
'Okay. You sure you okay?'
'I'm fine,' Lily said, quickly wiping away all her tears and
smiling at him.
In
your dearest memories, do you remember loving me?
Was
it fate that brought us closer and now leaves me behind?
The next morning, James woke up in the Infirmary and stared at
the sleeping figure next to him. Lily was sleeping and her eyes had a sort of
puffy look. She looked in total disorder, but still as pretty as an angel. He
smiled softly at her. Lily stirred.
'James? Are you better?' Lily started, quickly putting him back
into bed.
'Much. Thanks.'
'Um, can you remember anything?'
James tried to. It seemed as if a barrier is closing his mind
with the connection of this girl here. 'Sorry.'
Lily gave a little sniff, but no tears came pouring. They had all
dried up.
A
voice from the past, joining yours and mine.
Adding
up the layers of harmony.
And
so it goes, on and on.
Melodies
of life,
To
the sky beyond the flying birds - forever and on.
'It's okay. I- I'll get over it. Sirius sent an owl, saying that
he'll be visiting you later. Do you remember him?' Lily said.
James nodded.
'He'll be here any minute, so I guess I'll just take off,' Lily
said sadly.
'… Okay.'
'Bye James.' And with that, Lily kissed him softly. Remember it
or not, she wouldn't care. At least she had explained her feelings. James
clutched his head in agony and Lily went hysterical.
'Ow… my head!' James said. DONG!
'James, are you alright?' Lily said. DONG!
'It hurts…' DONG!
'Oh, wait here! I'll go get Madame Pomfrey,' Lily said, rushing
off quickly. James grabbed her back and the banging sound stopped almost
instantly.
'No, don't! I'm okay, really!' James said. Lily looked confused.
'But you said it hurts!'
'I was, but it isn't now,' James said. Lily remembered something
which she had read once from the book.
'James, can you remember me? Who am I?'
If
I should leave this lonely world behind,
Your
voice will still remember our melody.
Now
I know we'll carry on.
Melodies
of Life,
Come
circle round and grow deep in our hearts; as long as we remember.
'Yeah, why not?' James said. 'Lily Evans, prefect, Gryffindor,
blablabla.'
Lily took him into a really tight embrace that James thought he
would suffocate.
'Gack! Lily, let me down!!!!' James said. But Lily just went on
hugging him and muttering thank yous nonstop.
'You remembered? You really, really remember?' Lily gasped at
last.
'I solemnly swear that I really, really remember Lily Evans,'
James said. To his surprise, Lily hugged him all over again and this time, it
wasn't only hugs. It was kisses pelting all over him.
'I love you, love you, love you!' Lily exclaimed happily.
'Thanks Lily. Maybe you can put me down now,' James said. Lily
let him down.
'Sirius'll be here pretty soon, so I'll better go first,' Lily
said, blushing.
'Bye. Oh, and Lil?'
'Yes?'
'I love you too.'
'Um, thanks. I think Sirius's coming and having him listening to
that-'
'Already here!' Sirius grinned from the door. 'Ah ah ah! Watch
it! I am armed with a camera, video-camera, tape-recorder and secret cameras!'
'Why you!' James and Lily accused as they sprang and ran after
Sirius. That didn't frighten him one bit, however. As they chased him around
the school, he threw photos and yelled loudly to the world that James and Lily
are in love with each other.
AN: o_o; Okay, that didn't
go as I had planned it to. I really, really loved this song and I had hopes of
writing a songfic on it from the first time I hear it! Honest! I had it all
planned, actually, but my head had different ideas and made me lose all of
them!!! By the way, Melodies of Life is copyright of Nobuo Uematsu [composing a
beautiful song *sniff*], Squaresoft [for hiring him ;)], Final Fantasy 9
[simply awesome game where the song comes in during the fourth disc] and Emiko
Shiratori, who sang this song beautifully!
Yes, I did try to get it [The
Marauding Five – Y3 – C8] out in a week but – one; ff.n's author column isn't
working that time. Two; my dad locked the room for two days. Three; on the
third, he lost the key. Fourth; I forgot where I left my file for a moment. Attack
of amnesia. Now you know how I got this weird idea on James having amnesia? Probably
not. There're my reasons! If you want more, I can always throw in five more…
Please!!! Review for me!!!