A Sniff of Scent
Author's notes: Okay, so there are many different versions of the ending PV, but I wanted to make my own! So here it is, a songfic to Camui Gackt's Fragrance. I know Gackt isn't very popular for songfics, but I like being unique, so…here ya go! Oh yes, and I guess you can tell the lyrics apart from the story, right? The English underneath the Japanese is the translation. Happy reading!
He sat up in exhastion, feeling lightheaded and sleepy. He had a strange melody in his head, an unknown song. A title came to him, a voice in his head whispered to him, "Fragrance…"
Yukisaki sae mo mitsukerarenakuteI can't even figure out where I'm headed
Kaze ni kiesou na kioku o
Fading memory is slowly drawn
He felt the presence of Rinoa invade him, and he struggled to remember her face.
Hosoi ito de yukkuri to hikiyoseru
Towards the wind by a slender thread
Zawameki kokoro no koe ni mimi o sumashii
I listen closely to my troubled heart
"Ittai nanno tame ni
"What in the world
umaretekita no ka…"
was I born to do…"
Squall frowned as Rinoa's sweet vanilla scent engulfed him, running up his nostrils and registering a message in his head. He tried his best to picture her face…
Sou, toikaketa
Yes, it's asking
Tsuki wa kawarazu boku o mitsume
The moon is always gazing at me
Ima wa mado kotaete wa kurenai
Even now, the answer has yet to come
It wouldn't come. Her face was fuzzy in his memory, and he regretted not memorizing every feature, every inch of skin on her face. If only…if only he he would have, then…then he wouldn't be alone anymore. Then he would have a chance of getting back to the world. To his friends. To his 'home'.
Kikasete okure yo
Please let me hear
Sono koe o…
The voice…
Misete okure yo
Please show me
Sono yume o…
The dream…
He dreamt of her, but her face was imaginary. What color were her eyes? Her hair? How light was her skin? He couldn't see her…
Samenu nemuri ni ochite mo
Because even if I fall into unending sleep
Obieru koto wa nai kara
There's nothing to be afraid of
Oshiete okure yo
Please teach me
Shinjitsu o…
The truth…
Tsugete okure yo
Please tell me
Sono tsumi o…
The crime…
He was in a bright, blinding field. Rinoa's back was to him, her medium length jet black hair blowing softly in the wind that seemed to just…pass through his body. He tied to ignore it and walked towards his love, his face twisting into a sad expression.
"Rinoa." He murmured, amazed to hear a silent sound come out of his lips. So he called again, "Rinoa." Still no reply.
Akai namida ni nureteiru
As my hidden self is
Kakusareta kono sugata o
Wet with red tears…
Tada itoshisa dake ga ookiku naru
Only affection is becoming greater
Kako no namae sae
I can't remember anything
Omoidasenai mama na no ni
Not even the name of the past
Mou dou no mo dekinakute
I can't do anything anymore
The strange song's melody seeped into his heart, and he realized that he could understand the Japanese lyrics, though he was fluent in only one language, English. He found it strange, but at the moment he was much too occupied trying to remember what Rinoa looked like. He wanted her. No…he needed her.
Tsuku wa kawarazu shizuka na mama de
The moon is always, quietly,
Ame o furasetsuzuketa
Letting the rain keep falling…
At last Squall's name was called by a serene voice, coming from soft lips…it was Rinoa. She had discovered him at last.
Author's Notes: So I apologize if I messed any of the sequences up. I did this by memory (not the song, the sequence! I can't remember the PV itself too well…), so some of it might be messed up or out of place.
Okay, now I'll tell you that I should be writing another songfic like this (but using a different song!) for Final Fantasy VIII, and a whole bunch more with Pretear, if I suddenly got you interested in Gakuto-sama…
Thanks for reading and please review!