Oookay, as I may have said, I've never written a songfic before. I really like this song, and I thought it fit, but when it came to writing what Taichi and Hikari actually say in between…yi. At least I still think the song rocks, even if my writing part stinks. I can write better than this, really! Oh, yeah, review if you like. If you people totally pan it (am I using that right? Hmm…) I'll just take it down, I don't mind. (:
Digimon is © Toei Animation. Song (music and lyrics, even though there isn't music here) © Emily Sailers of the Indigo Girls.
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"Goodbye, Sora," I say softly into the telephone. But she's already hung up, without me saying even half the words I wanted to. Or one. My younger sister, Hikari, sits on the couch beside me. "Taichi-kun? Can you tell me something?"
"Sure," I say.
~ Guess I wasn't the best one to ask
Me myself with my face pressed up against love's glass
To see the shiny toy I've been hoping for
The one I never can afford ~
"I don't know why Takeru does that, Hikari," I say. "I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt you, though."
~ The wide world spins and spits turmoil
And the nations toil for peace
But the paws of fear upon your chest
Only love can soothe that beast ~
She wipes away a tear as it rolls down her cheek. "He says he's not sure he loves me, and he wants to date other girls for a while."
~ And my words are paper tigers
No match for the predators of pain inside her ~
"But don't you want to date other guys and see if he's really the one for you?"
Her eyes are shimmering. "I just know…can't you just know?"
~ I say love will come to you
Hoping just because I spoke the words that they're true
As if I offered up a crystal ball to look through
And where there's now one, there will be two ~
I give a waning smile, trying to say the right thing. "I don't know if you can, but you have to think about what your heart says and your mind. Maybe you do really love Takeru, but you shouldn't let yourself be miserable."
~ I was born under the sign of Cancer
Like brushing cloth I smooth the wrinkles for an answer ~
"You'll be all right if you hang on."
"What should I hang on to?"
~ I close my eyes and wish you fine
(I'm always closing my eyes wishing I'm fine)
Even though I know you're not this time
(Even though I'm not this time) ~
I take in a deep breath, thinking. She's so troubled--like me, but unlike me, because she's spoken her feeling and right now it's just making her hurt.
~ I say love will come to you
Hoping just because I spoke the words that they're true
As if I've offered up a crystal ball to look through
Where there's now one, there will be two ~
If only there was an easy way to help.
~ Dodging your memories a field of knives
Always on the outside looking in on other's lives ~
I offer her a hug, and she crawls into my arms. A lot older than she used to be. Thinking of that makes me sad. It would have been easier on her if she'd just stayed little, without these feeling messing around inside--wait, I think that goes for both of us.
She sighs and lets go. "I need to call Miyako," she says, but I think she's really going to cry more.
~ And I wish her insight
To battle love's blindness
Strength from the milk of human kindness ~
The phone rings, and I pick it up. "Hi, Sora. Yeah, you remembered to tell me. Yeah, okay. See you later. Bye."
~ A safe place for all the pieces that scattered
Learn to pretend there's more than love that matters ~