She stood in the same place that she'd been,
Since he'd left her there.
She promised him she always be waiting for him,
So she'll stand there waiting for him.
She knows deep in her heart that she won't see him alive again,
But she promised him she'd stay there waiting,
So until the others come home without him,
She'll wait there for him.
She doesn't care how long it takes until they return
But she'll stay there until they do
Hoping deep inside her heart,
That he'll return too.
When she finally spots them coming
Back to the place that they belong,
Her heart leaps as she searches
For the one that loves her best.
As they get closer
She sees that there is someone amiss,
And as their eyes meet hers sadly
She knows that he's not coming back.
She can feel her heart breaking
Even though she had always known,
That there had always been
A chance that he'd not be coming home.
She hears them trying to talk to her,
She hears their voices next to her
But their words can't pierce the dark abyss,
That is now surrounding her soul.
But something that the red-head says
Reaches through to her,
"Keiko, I'm sorry,
But he wanted us to tell you he loves you."
Those final words
Coming from the mouth of one of his best friends,
She knows now that they'll meet again,
For he said "loves" not "loved."