"Please Remember Me"
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Not Owned
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One Year After
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by
Tim McGraw
by
Shira
the
Darkstar Battle
In the palace at Seyruun, Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun woke up from a great night's sleep. Yawning, she sat up, smiling. Quickly, she got out of bed, and went over to her vanity to fix her hair. When she reached for her brush, her hand stopped. There was a letter on the surface of her vanity, and it had her name on it.
Curious, Amelia picked it up, and turned it over. She broke the wax seal, and unfolded the letter. "Amelia, I hope you can understand... I don't know if I expect you to. I've left to find my cure. I know I should have told you, but I couldn't."
Teardrops fell from Amelia's cheeks and onto the letter, smearing the ink a little. She dried her face, and kept reading. "I can't explain everything in a letter. If I ever find my cure, I'll come back and tell you everything. I promise. But for now, all I can give you is a song I wrote. I think it explains things better than I could ever tell you."
Sobbing, Amelia had to stop reading for a second. Zelgadis had left, and he hadn't even told her so she could come with him. After a moment, Amelia opened her eyes again and tried to read through her tear-blurred eyes.
"All our tears have reached the sea.
Part of you will live in me,
Way down deep inside my heart."
Amelia managed a slight smile. She'd live inside him. He'd remember her. He would have to remember to come back. He was right, she didn't understand why he left. He was perfect the way he was. He needn't go looking for his cure so he could change. She didn't understand. He'd have to come back and explain everything to her.
"The days keep coming without fail.
New wind is gonna find your sail,
That's where your journey starts."
New wind will find her sail? What did that mean? And her journey... she was going to go on another journey someday? Maybe, when he came back, would he take her with him? Amelia honestly hoped he would. She really wished she could have gone with him, or that he hadn't left at all. That brought about more tears, and it took another moment for her to dry her eyes enough to read again.
"You'll find better love,
Strong as it ever was,
Deep as the river runs,
Warm as the morning sun.
Please remember me."
She'd find better love? Amelia choked back her sobs. She couldn't find better love. There was no better love than your first. And her first love was her truest love, and that was Zelgadis. No one could be better than him. On her behalf, her love was as strong as it ever was, it was as deep as the river ran, and it was as warm as the morning sun. Nothing could be better than that. "Please remember me," Amelia read aloud. How could she ever forget him? She loved him!
"Just like the waves down by the shore,
We're gonna keep on coming back for more,
'Cause we don't ever wanna stop."
"We're gonna keep on coming back for more...." Amelia whispered. He would come back. Because he didn't want to stop.... stop what? To her, it meant she'd never want to stop loving and missing Zelgadis. But what would he never want to stop? Would it be the same for him? "I don't ever want to stop," Amelia said quietly.
"Out in this brave new world you'll see
Oh, the valleys and the peaks,
And I can see you on the top."
He saw her on the top.... Did that mean he'd see her successful through all the hills and pitfalls? "This brave new world...." Amelia read. "Trying to be a princess is like living in a different world." It certainly was different, new, and she didn't like it. But she had to come out on the top. She had to get through it. Zelgadis knew she would.
"You'll find better love,
Strong as it ever was,
Deep as the river runs,
Warm as the morning sun.
Please remember me."
Again, tears came to Amelia's eyes. How could she possibly forget Zelgadis? There was no way that any Dark Lord or any God could make her forget Zelgadis. She'd miss him every single day until he came back. The pain in her chest would be a constant reminder of him, and of his promise to come back.
"Remember me when you're out walking,
When snow falls high outside your door,
Late at night when you're not sleeping,
And the moonlight falls across your floor....
And I can't hurt you anymore."
Amelia knew the truth of the line "late at night when you're not sleeping." She knew she wouldn't be able to sleep well anymore knowing Zelgadis was gone, probably for years and years. What did he mean, though, that he wouldn't hurt her anymore? He'd never hurt her ever before! Sniffling back more tears, Amelia read on.
"You'll find better love,
Strong as it ever was,
Deep as the river runs,
Warm as the morning sun.
But please remember me.
Please remember me...."
Amelia dropped the letter into her lap, and put her face in her hands. Why was Zelgadis so insistent that she find a better love? She'd wait for him until the end of time if she thought he'd come back to her. And he would, he said he would. He'd promised! She would never love anybody except Zelgadis.
"I'll always remember you, Zelgadis-san," Amelia said, her voice strained and choked from her tears.
Off in the forests below Seyruun, Zelgadis walked on, not looking back at Seyruun, lest he change his mind and decide to stay. He couldn't stay. He had to find his cure for Amelia. If he didn't find it, he'd never be able to stay with her and still feel good about it. "Please, Amelia, remember me," he said quietly to the wind.
