A Song to the Sun

Chapter 1: The Observer

In the dark, cold night, a light is reflected by the majestic moon. A light that inspires you to reach down your very heart and bring out the hope you seek. As the moon fades away into darkness, a new light begins to form again.

The SUN.

Now, we move on to the still city found near the ocean.

It's still quiet but as the sun begins to peak its shining head over the clouds, people start to open their windows and their doors.

It's still quite dark but the citizens of Karakura City open their shops, start to head for work and for school. People are piling up the subway, cars are speeding down the highway and early-birds head for their designated working places. Students aren't seen anywhere probably because it's still pretty early for them to wake up.

It looked like the world was sleeping awhile ago but then woke up into a beautiful, new morning filled with new experiences and new expectations for humankind. It was quite vigorating.

Yes, it's the start of an ordinary day for most. But not far away, someone has been watching the commotion unfold within her very window. Someone who was seperated from the rest of the world. Lonely and isolated; looking and not joining. An observer, more or less.

She lived on a house that was on top of a steep hill facing the entire city. She has a room to herself which was situated at the top level of the said house, or mansion as one may call it. The room was spacious and had a luxury of windows with cute, lavender curtains. The view was amazing from there! From it, you can see the sunrise and sunset directly sparkling the sea with their grand entrance/exit. Everything and anything can be seen from this glass frame, from walking persons to stray dogs. It was lovely.

But for her, it wasn't entertaining at all. Heck, she's sick of it. All of it.

She was stuck there. Stuck in her own room. A prisoner in her own home. She doesn't even get the chance to meet new friends outside. Yes, it's the truth. This room was her only solitude and her disability. All she CAN do was look out at that window every dawn and watch different kinds of people walk past; watch people her own age walk past without even a glimpse towards her direction.

Although, there IS a guy who sits at the stopover just below the hill. It's been everyday since middle school. He goes to the vending machine, buys a drink and sits on the bench next to the "Stop" sign. At first, she wondered why he does that when he's obviously a student. But after a couple of minutes of waiting, she sees that he was waiting for his friends to arrive. Always beside him was his scooter bike and a surfboard. Once his friends were there, he'd hop onto his bike and speed away towards the ocean bay. Everytime she'd see him do that, she'd just raise a brow and shake her head. That was how it was every day. And that was how it was today.

She slowly wiped her fingers across the glass expecting at least a simple glimpse from the boy riding the scooter. But what the heck was she thinking? It was clear that nobody can see nor hear her from that room. It's no use. She'll never be free to roam the outside, to feel the warmth of the sun on her skin. Sigh.

The guy now starts the engine and drives away with his friends. She noticed it again. The girl giggles. She always loved the color of his hair. It fits perfectly with the scowl on his face.

"He's really like an orange when you look at him. And also..."

She stared at the direction the orange-haired guy was heading. She saw the sun rising from the horizon. She sighs. "Time for me to go to sleep, I guess." She got up, put some sort of protective shield on the glass and closed the curtains. She did this for the rest of the windows. She closed all the lights and tidied herself.

The girl went over to her bed for some sleep.

As she slowly closed her tired eyes she thought of the guy again and she smiled.

"Yes. He's just like the sun......"

"And I'm the moon."

He's my sunshine...

He's my one and only sunshine...

And with that, Rukia yawned and fell into a deep, sweet slumber.

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Author's Notes:

Hello guys!

This is my first Ichiruki fanfic. And also probably the first fanfic I've written. I hope you all keep reading! I'd really appreciate it. Anyway, comments are free and welcome whether nasty or great.

This story was inspired by the movie Taiyou no Uta (A Song to the Sun) which stared one of my favorite singers, YUI. It was really a fantastic and touching movie. I even cried at the end!

I just hope this fanfic would be good like the movie.

I'm very hopeful!

Thanks!

Next chapter: The Sun