When You Come to Visit…
~ phoenixstar
Authors
note: I don't own Gundam
Wing or 'Time is a Jailer' by Anouk. I got the idea for this fic when listening to this song, so
I decided to post the lyrics at the beginning. I know this is short, but I just had to write it. Please review!
Most of it is in
Relena's POV
~~~
No one
can hear me, 'cause no one is around
But I
still hear your whisper in the dark
I know I
can go, I know I can leave whenever I please
But time
is a jailer for me
A face in
the window, looking inside
But no
one else sees it, I know
And now
that you've found that the years have changed
What the
ending will be
Time's
just a jailer for me
I shut
out the light
Alone in
the dark
This time
of night
Is the
hardest part
I still
hear the sound of your heels on the floor
I wait
for the sound of your key in the door
But it's
only the sound of nothing at all and so it must be
That time
is a jailer for me
Time's
just a jailer for me
~~~
You would laugh if
you could see me now. I am
changed. Wars do that to
people. You should know that.
The sun
is hovering low, balancing on the edge of the horizon. The world is filled with the pure,
clear light of early morning. The
day holds many possibilities for those just waking to it.
I laugh at myself too
sometimes, but my jokes don't seem as funny. You never laughed. Perhaps I am becoming more like you?
She is sitting on the hill, facing out
towards the ocean, letting the wind blow freely through her hair. She has not been here for a long time,
yet everything is how it was when she left.
I know you never said
you would come back. You never
promised me you would. You
didn't even tell me you were leaving. I wondered why, but I know you didn't want me to
follow you. You hadn't
before, but this time it was different. I know that.
The
wind is cool and damp. Despite her
shivers and goose bumps she stays still. She watches the rising sun, her face set with a weak melancholy smile.
I would have followed
you anywhere you know. I would do
anything for you. You obviously
don't feel the same way
She
doesn't cry or hold her breath. The day is too new to cry again.
I remember when you returned
before you left. They smiled and
congratulated you. I would have
too. You didn't seem to
care. Was it that you knew
already? I watched you then, liked
I used to believe you would watch me. You knew I was there. I
used to think you knew everything.
She
looks to her companion. A simple
stone marking. Heero Yuy, the only name they knew, carved into its face. It too looks out over the ocean.
I told them that they
were wrong. I told them they
didn't know you; but neither did I. I cried for you when they told me to, and I hid the tears when they told
me it was inappropriate. They were
the ones who did this, not me. There was nothing I could do.
The sun
is moving upwards; the day had begun. She stands and dusts of her clothes. She is a new person these days. These things now take a back seat.
I used to think I should come here to say goodbye. I used to think a lot of things. I don't need to say goodbye. You never did.
She
walks down the hill. She tries to
hide the pain in eyes. No one
needs to know. Before she gets
into her car and drives away she looks back. This is where they met; is this where they leave?
I am glad I came to visit today. When you come back will you be too?
She
wipes her last tear away. She
doesn't have to believe what they say. She never listened anyways.