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You are sunlight and I'm moon

The melody played in her head— still in a dream state. Karura remembered a small laugh, or scoff, or chuckle or something of the sort coming from him. Why am I the sun?

You just are— you're warm and you light up my day. Why wouldn't you be my sun?

Joined by the gods of fortune

Midnight and high noon, that's what we are

Two celestial bodies— occupying the same sky yet never really sharing the same sky. Two different times of everyday. Two different worlds of dark and light. Yet daily they meet— when the light of the sun is not quite as harsh, and the moon peeks through the dawn. Then, they share a sky of light blue between them if only once or twice every single day.

How in one night have we come so far?

Karura opened her eyes slightly. They seemed not quite as heavy as they were yesterday. In fact, most of her body seemed better. She felt as if for the first time in how many days, she could finally lift herself up.

Karura pushed against the mattress beneath her and turned towards the window to her right. Her mind still dreaming of heavenly spheres, of planets and stars and moon— of her falling into Jupiter's orbit and being pulled closer towards him.

"Outside…day s-starts…to dawn" the words were hoarse on her lips as she watched the sky slowly turn blue. Her breath still shaky, head still spinning, legs still weak.

"One l-long…night time has g-gone" But she could breathe, and she could sit up and… For the first time since…she couldn't even remember… Karura could feel the warm of the desert sun rising in the horizon.

She could breathe, and she could sit up, and the room is slowly coming into focus. Was she getting better? A smile slowly found its way to her face Maybe, just maybe, she could stand to…and walk…towards the window…where the sunlight is…

Where the sunlight has been waiting for three years, eight months and nine days today.

"I f-feel you… near"

"I cry...no more"

Karura pushes herself away from the bed, accidentally knocking the spinning globe out of her bedside table. She took the longest strides just to reach the window— enough to steady her still weak legs.

"I know— you're here!"

"I reach your door!"

Her voice was no longer hoarse. Now, as melodious as it once was when she first sang that same tune. She was breathing perfectly now. Her legs were stronger as she tried to open the window— flinging it open and letting the sunlight back in.

"And our love is reborn" A bright smile lit up her face as she gracefully extended her hand out of the window, her body light as air. Extended a hand towards the rising sun— to the sun god who's finally returned to her life.

Not a ghost or a phantom or a dark angel of death looming over her— but glorious sunlight and life and love.

He caught her outreached hand and drew her close to him, letting her wrap her arms around him, spinning her in his faster than the turning world. Karura didn't think she'd ever laugh like this again— clear as a silver bell. Or smile this brilliantly. Or feel this light and free…

Or once again feel what it was like to be wrapped around those familiar arms. To rest her head against his warmth. To feel your love again. She smiled and said, "I've missed you so," before leaning in and pressing soft lips against his.

In the dawn of that November morning, the small globe stopped spinning beside the body of a woman who never quite reached the window beside her bed. In the dawn of that November morning, the sun spread a gentle warmth over Sunagakure with the full moon visible in the sky.

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Notes: The song is "Sun and Moon Reprise" sung by Kim (played by Lea Salonga) in Miss Saigon. It is of the utmost importance that it is Lea's version that you hear- and maybe, (just maybe because I might forget) I'll post a link in my profile of this particular song.