Chapter 1
The Fall
$This is my first attempt at a song fic, I never used to like them but you know they've come to grow on me so here it goes.$
(The Song is Called "To Fall In Love Again" by Jessica Simpson. And is in no way mine)
Circa 1945
The windswept chill of the brisk pacific coast was sweeping up as Makoto held close to her coat, arms crossed to withhold warmth. She stared up at the oncoming ships approaching the harbor. As she held her left hand close to herself in anticipation, she glanced at the ever growing crowd around her full of loved ones of others, soldiers, returning from the war.
Makoto was only relieved that it was finally over. The turmoil of everything for this time period had been so much for her to handle. Shu and Shin had banded into the Navy after high school, Touma and Ryo completed schooling in the Air Force Academy and were sent away, as Seiji fought on the front lines as an enlisted man in the Army. It had been a long wait for her as she looked up once more to see the massive boats being tied off. Her face slowly turning to a dull smile as memories retraced her thoughts.
So faithfully holding tight to every dream…
She stared up at the deck of the ship to see a sea of naval men scrambling off the ship embracing the ones they held dear as they reached the ground. Makoto looked around for Shu, but seeing Shin first she waved and Ami ran past her to fling her harms around Shin and envelope him in warmth, telling him how much she missed and worried for him. Makoto grinned and still kept a steadfast gaze on the deck to find she one she seeked.
I thought our love would ever be…
Aghast at what she saw, the look on her face is what would be of pure treachery, as though some wrongdoing had certainly been done. Her eyes must have been deceiving her for what she saw could not have possibly been what she thought. She gaped in iteration to see that indeed the one who she waited so long for was courting with another. How, why, were all the thoughts that crossed her mind. Still keeping her stare she saw Shu glance once at her, knowing she was there, and turn away with a blatant look upon his face back to the one he himself encompassed. At that moment her heart sank.
As the scent of hope slips through my fingers
Plain for me to see, I can feel now in your eyes the changing way
You look at me
Plummeting downward into a sea of tears, she did not go unnoticed as Shin, recognizing her distress, turned to behold the same sight as she.
Where's the love we knew would last us eternally…
Pushing Amy aside for only but a moment Shin approached Shu and the female figure who was accompanying him. Shu greeted Shin as a friend but received different in return. Shin held his fist shut and delivered a blow across Shu's guilty face. Appalled, Shu attempted to return the favor but was unsuccessful; he looked over Shin's shoulder to see the crumbled Makoto, tears streaming down her face as her eyes questioned, "Why?"
And will your arms still hold me
And your eyes console me
Not wanting to stay there any longer Makoto turned and ran as quick as her legs would carry her through the crowd as far away from that dreadful scene as possible. She never wanted to face the man she once loved again.
Shu discarded the solemn fight and grabbed the arm of his counterpart and stomped away in a huff of rage and ennui. Caring less for those he scarred. And not even giving a second thought to the one he truly changed.
Baby, please don't turn your back and just pretend
That your heart still needs me
And your soul completes me
Makoto ran through the busy streets into a building, practically tripping on each step she took to the 7th floor, she dashing into a door marked 201 and dead bolted the door, as if she were never coming out. Sobs filled the small room as she leaned against the door and slowly sank to the carpeted floor, her head to her knees. She reached for her left hand and slowly pulled the silver band delicately off her finger and clenched it in her fist, again bringing her head rest upon her knees. Slowly opening her hand she took the object and held it to the sunlight that penetrated the room, dropping it from her grasp she began to weep again, as the thoughts of what had happened and what was to come became dreadfully clear.
Can we find a way to fall in love again…
Shu brushed harshly his way through the crowd keeping a still grip on that of who was beside him. He couldn't get that image out of his mind of how distraught and bruised Makoto had looked when she saw him. "Hadn't she received the letter I sent her?" he thought. So impervious to him were these thoughts and emotions he wasn't sure of how to look upon a situation such as this. Never did he suppose this would ever take place between him and her, Makoto. There he sat though in the middle of it all.
As soon as they had cleared the crowd he turned to the woman he held and a look of an expression of joy, hidden doubts, and scaffold love came upon his face.
It's hard for you
When your heart has opened up to feelings that you never knew
Never thinking that you'd doubt our love you don't know what to do
Makoto herself was brooding back and forth. Too many thoughts crossing her racing mind, though one kept approaching her utmost decision.
I'd give anything, my heart, my soul if I could pull you through
Just to find Again my love we hold so true
She stood up and brought her head up to see the sun setting, walking over the shimmering trifle still laying on the floor in front of the door she grazed into her room and fell upon the bed, unmoving. Until the break of day.
She awoke as the night before had been filled with dreams of the past and lost hopes. Reaching for the phone her hand was trembling as she had come to a final decision for the direction in which her life was moving.
And will your arms still hold me
And your eyes console me
Baby, Please don't turn your back and just pretend
That your heart still needs me
And your soul completes me
Her mind still replaying the scene that she never had wanted to think about ever again. But she had made up her mind, that she would never have to go through this pain again.
Can we find a way to fall in love again…
Dialing a number had never seemed so hard for her. The phone rang at the household of the Ronin's and was answered by a man's voice. Somewhat happier to see that he had made it back from the war her voice cheered up a bit.
"Hi Seiji!" she said.
"Mako-chan! Is it really you. Sorry, Shu isn't home yet. Shin told me it doesn't matter, I don't know what he meant by that."
Strangely at that moment the door opened and Shu and the benign stranger trailed in. The picture became painfully clear to Seiji now as he now realized the stress in Makoto's voice. A look of sheer hatred was given to Shu, as Seiji turned back towards the phone.
"Mako are you okay?" he asked already knowing the answer.
"Seiji I just want you to tell the others that I will be returning to Jupiter and I hope you'll understand my reasoning." Makoto replied in a shaky voice.
"I understand Mako."
"Thank you." Is all she could say as she hung up the phone.
It was only dimly light outside as Makoto slowly sat up in bed. She couldn't help it as tears slowly trailed down her face.
And as every night goes by
With every Lonely tear I cry
It's so clear to me
I need you by my side
The ship approached the docking bay as Makoto stepped aboard willing never to look back. Back in her apartment one small piece of mail being delivered late slipped through the slot in the door, marked with regret, from Shu to Makoto.
She had notified her parents of her return, they were overjoyed at seeing their daughter again but knew there was only one reason for this rash decision of hers.
The lift off into space was familiar to Makoto as she watched the earth and her past get painstakingly smaller. Staring out the window at the passing planets and ever-growing stars she shut her eyes.
And will your arms still hold me
And your eyes console me
Baby, please don't turn your back and just pretend
Oh, that your heart still needs me
And your soul completes me
The ship disappeared from the atmosphere and reach of Earth and wasn't turning back for a long while. As the Princess of Jupiter was to return home.
Can we find a way to fall in love again
Can we find a way to fall in love again
"That look, what was that for Seiji?" Shu rebutted at the looks he had been given by all his friends since he entered the house.
All the other Ronins had been informed of this Seiji had been the last to find out.
"She's returning to Jupiter Shu! I hope your glad she's outta your life now." Was all Seiji could say as he stomped up stairs.
The others stood with their mouths agape except for Shin. Shu had a startled look on his face turned to Shin. Shin didn't have any doubts that she would do something such as this. What would you do with a broken heart?
Oh, baby I need you to love me
For the rest of my life
"What?!" Shu gasped, the one part inside of him that still had feelings for her was growing stronger as the thought of loosing her entered his mind.
"You heard him Shu, you can have not any guilt now." Ryo huffed.
"You'd better leave now Shu, you're not welcomed here any longer." Touma said, not even wanting to face his beguiled friend.
Shu quickly turned and shut the door behind him.
"I've made a grave mistake." He thought to himself as he again turned to the woman named Kishi standing beside him.
He couldn't keep this up, he thought his feelings for Makoto had disappeared. Then why was his emotions strangled as they were. Staring upward his mind wandered. As so did the emotions of another.
If we fall in love again
Would you love me for the rest of my life
If we fall in love again
If we fall in love again
Would you love me for the rest of my life
If we fall in love again
TBC……
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