Authors Note

I do not own ruroubi kenshin or the song memory from cats.

Memory

One…Two…Three steps forward, the women stepped on the stage her long flowing white dress sailed around her like the mist on a autumn morning, the back drop was dark a single moon shaped light hung in the corner illuminating a small section of the stage, her head was hung low, long black hair trailing down her back contrasting sharply with the dress, though was set apart form the backdrop as it held a slight tint of blue if the light hit it right. She lifted her head up as she reached the center of the stage and deep sapphire orbs swept of the crowd like a small wave on a crystal beach and time seemed to stop as the first words came from her small pink tinted lips.

Midnight

Not a sound from the pavement

Has the moon lost her memory?

She is smiling alone

In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet

And the wind begins to moan

The long sleeve of the dress twirled as though in slow motion as she turned her body round as the first verse ended the audience now as quite as the dead as they eagerly awaited the next verse. The women smiled for this was her favourite performance for it brought her a unnatural sense of calm of which she welcomed each time she sang, the music haunted her very soul and brought her entire being into existence. She stilled again her arms rising as the next verse rang through the silent air shattering the silence.

Memory

All alone in the moonlight

I can smile at the old days I was beautiful then

I remember the time I knew

What happiness was?

Let the memories live again

A new light appeared at the edge of the stage, a man whose hair represented the setting sun hanging long at his shoulders and eyes the brightest of any amethyst gem stood at the wing of the stage. His white attire is gleaming in the dull setting, the many silver trimmings glittering as he moved to the woman his arms wrapping around her slender frame. His arms moved from her waist traveling to her arms were they both stretched them to there sides, then moving to hold them out to the crowd.

Every street lamps seems to beat

a fatalistic warning

Some one mutters

And street lamps gutters

And soon it will be morning

She turned into his arms her arms holding his side tightly the pair turned her face looking again to the crowd as his rested on her shoulder looking to the background. She sidestepped her arms moving trailing across his chest to reach the other arms till only there hands were touching. Her eyes shone with unnatural ease the fire of sapphire burning deep in her pale face.

Daylight

I must wait for the sunrise

I must think of a new life

And I mustn't give in

When the dawn comes

Tonight will be a memory too

And a new day will begin

This time they came together the music coming in slow long haunting notes the two moved across the stage in union there bodies moving to each others rhythm the soft rustling of white fabric gave them an almost haunting look as though two being from that from the spirit plane had come together to bring memories of a past life back in a twirl of glittering gowns and music.

Burnt out end s of smoky days

The stale old smell of morning

A street lamp dies

Another night is over

Another day is dawning

In a burst of song the two broke the women edging the front of the stage her voice strong and clear as the rising sun on a misty morning while he blending into the ever-changing background for it was turning from a dark blue to a pale orange matching that of an early sunrise. Her voice seemed strong than that of the very sun as she seemed to keep the note long and deep traveling across to even the furthest of the opera house bring some joy to the people sat right at the back.

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun.
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is.
Look, a new day has begun.

And almost as soon as it had started it was done the two had joined again in the middle each holding tenderly to the other as the song ended and the curtains fell on the two. A moment of stunned silence then an uproar as the people stood applauding the two who now stood before the curtain bowing gracefully. They looked to the crowd then each other before exiting at different ends of the stage. As the people emptied a lone poster stood out it read 'Kaoru Kamiya and Kenshin Himura star in the epic song MEMORY'.