LET'S ALL MEET UP IN THE YEAR 2000
One-shot side-story to my other EOTE fic "The Abandon, The Reunion, The Family", Osugi's is in the Hospital as Saki is giving birth to Akira's child, painfully reminding him of his unrequited love for her…
If you haven't read Abandon, Reunion, Family yet, read that one first
Song fic set to "Disco 2000" by Pulp
Oh we were born within an hour of each other
Our mothers said we could be sister and brother
I remember when we first met
It seemed like so long ago
Well…it was…anyway
Our Parents were friends…that's how we met…at one of your parent's last dinner parties before their untimely deaths
Your name is Deborah, Deborah
It never suited ya
And they said that when we grew up
We'd get married and never split up
When I heard your name for the first time, I immediately thought of that drink my dad would guzzle down after he got back from a long day of work
When our parents saw us playing together, they commented how cute it was, and they practically squealed as you kissed my cheek as payment for showing how to make a sand castle
And I heard them say "Those two are gonna get married someday".
And that's when I decided I wanted to date you...
Oh we never did it
Although I often thought of it
But I was oblivious…all through our school years
I came to your small house/bakery a few times, not as your boyfriend, just as a friend
And when I called you, It never escalated past "Friend Talk"
Looking back…I was a fool…
Oh Deborah do you recall?
Your house was very small
With wood chip on the wall
When I came around to call
You didn't notice me at all
I just wanted to grow up
All I wanted to do was grow up so we could date and escalate our relationship to the next level
And I said
let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there at 2 o'clock by the fountain down the road
But unbeknownst to me
You were waiting for your prince
Something I would find out when you met a certain man in front of the white house
I never knew that you'd get married
And I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
Oh, but I wasn't the only one you ignored because you were waiting for your prince
All though College, you got asked out constantly
They'd talk about you in the locker rooms, how curvy your were
I just wanted to punch them and say "She's my girl!"
You were the first girl at school to get breasts
And Martyn said that you were the best
All the boys all loved you but I was a mess
I had to watch 'em try and get you undressed
Except…you weren't, were you?
I tried to best them by walking you home every day…but you brushed it off as another act of friendship
We were friends, that was as far as it went
I used to walk you home sometimes but it meant...
Oh it meant nothing to you
'cos you were so popular
Deborah do you recall?
Your house was very small
With woodchip on the wall
When I came around to call
You didn't notice me at all
And College finished and we grew up
And you were still single, not so much as a kiss on the lips were shared between you or anyone
We were 21 and then came my chance
And we went to New York with the rest of Eden…
And then you left to go to DC…
And you met Akira Takizawa
And I said
let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there at 2 o'clock by the fountain down the road
About week after you returned from DC, I finally got it
A date with you…
We were on the train, heading for our respective job interviews
And I asked, "Hey, after this is done, you wanna get some dinner? Seeing as we're already dressed up and all."
You thought about it and then you nodded
It took look of my willpower to not start dancing
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
I finished my interview…I ran, I ran so far just to get to you
Just to see you ride off with him
Do it
I came to a conclusion
A conclusion that completely crushed my heart
I had booked a reservation in a expensive restaurant and everything and you just rode off with some guy I'd never seen before
They were non-refundable too so I ended taking Kasuga of all people.
Where I ended up getting Piss drunk and vomiting up a 80,000 yen meal
Oh yeah
We all know what happened next, the conspiracies, the missiles, finding Takizawa or Iinuma or whatever he was called at this point
You travelled half the world just to find the guy…but you never said you loved him aloud.
It was still obvious though…So why did I think I still had a chance?
Oh yeah
Well…after I saw you two kiss before he took off with Mr. Outside
I knew my dream was dead
Deborah do you recall?
Oh your house was very small
Oh with wood chip on the wall
And when I came around to call
You didn't notice me at all
Nothing but heartache…for you that is
He left…but I didn't dare try anything, Sis and Micchon would have my head if I did
But deep down, I still wanted you…just like I'd wanted you for all these years
Just one date, that's all…but that never happened
And I said
Let's all meet up in the year 2000
Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?
Be there at 2 o'clock by the fountain down the road
One night he came back, out of the blue
Before I knew it
You two were married
Oh god it hurt so much when you told me…
Only one thought lingered after you announced it
"My heart hurts"
I never knew that you'd get married
I would be living down here on my own
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
One year on and here I am
Sitting in a hospital, alongside our friends and family
Waiting for you to give birth to his baby
It's only now I realise…
I lost
Oh what are you doing Sunday baby?
Would you like to come and meet me maybe?
You can even bring your baby
You had a girl…named Meihime
Destiny Girl…suppose that's a fitting name
Suppose Destiny is what brought you two together.
What are you doing Sunday baby?
My dad comforted me, saying that plenty of people have "the one that got away"
No…she was never mine to lose
Would you like to come and meet me maybe?
My mom said that their was "more fish in the sea"
Suppose that's my only option now
I'm just your friend
That's all I'll ever be to you
But if that's all I am...
Then that's enough
You can even bring your baby
Yeah, If it seems a bit crap, that's cause I wrote it at 5 in the frickin' morning to counteract my boredom.
The one downside of sleeping in 'till 6pm is that you won't get some sleep until the next frickin' day
I considered swapping out the lyric "Deborah" with "Saki" but decided to leave it untouched.
Anyway, incase you didn't read the opening disclaimed, the song is Disco 2000 by Pulp, It's a song about a real-life unrequited childhood love that the lead singer (Jarvis Cocker) went through. I figured it fit, I really love this song along with their other song "Common People". so I may do a song fic with that one too.
I decided to name it "Let's all meet up in year 2000" as apposed to "Disco 2000" due to the song having nothing to do with disco, aside from the music video which takes place in, yup you guessed it, a disco hall
So will I continue expanding upon my Eden of the East fic?
Perhaps
Perhaps not
Who knows?
…
Me…I Know
And the answer is
Maybe
:D
