-The Pond-

Ue o muite arukou

Namida ga kobore naiyouni

Omoidasu harunohi

Hitoribotchi no yoru

The song had always created a sense of peace for Kiku Honda. The happy upbeat tune always offset the depressing words that flowed from his lips as he sang along. He knew that music impacted people the most when they related to how the listener is feeling. Kiku had songs that always stayed with him but this one was different. He had never felt as emotionally attached to a song as he now felt to this one. It seemed to fit his life perfectly.

Ue o muite arukou

Nijinda hoshi o kazoete

Omoidasu natsunohi

Hitoribotchi no yoru

The sun shined brightly and children were smiling as they passed him on the sidewalk, a bouquet of cherry blossoms held tightly in his hands. Everywhere he looked people were smiling, laughing, sharing happy moments with the ones they loved. All he could do was look up to the bright blue sky with the fluffy white clouds that just wanted him to smile. Everyone was telling him to smile it had been a while since his happiness left but he still couldn't smile, tears always came to his eyes if he thought of his happiness to long.

Shiawase wa kumo no ueni

Shiawase wa sora no ueni

He could no longer find happiness here. His sole happiness was gone now. Gone up above the clouds, up above the sky not to return to him for many years. He knew one day his happiness would come back, that's just how life works but until then all he could do was look up to the sky. Kiku remembered all the spring days he was with his happiness. He could remember all the day he and his happiness would spend under an umbrella trying to stay cool.

Ue o muite arukou

Namida ga kobore naiyouni

Nakinagara aruku

Hitoribotchi no yoru

He continued down the sidewalk, the beautiful trees growing over the fence. He thought back to when he would walk along this exact path with his happiness by his side. Before it would have been impossible to separate him from his happiness. He might not have shown it but he loved every minute that he was with his happiness. His happiness was one of the few who could really understand everything about him.

Omoidasu akinohi

Hitoribotchi no yoru

He had spent many days together, he and his happiness. He remembered every day, every spring, summer and autumn. The days had begun to bleed together, but none faded from his minds. Every day since his happiness had left he seemed to grow more tired, almost as if he could no longer live without his happiness by his side.

Kanashimi wa hosino kageni

Kanashimi wa tsukino kageni

He had finally reached the place he had been walking to. This pond had been a favorite spot for himself and his happiness. The lion statue in the middle of the pond continued to slowly released water, just as it had for many years not knowing the changes that had occurred. Kiku walked up to the statue and placed the bouquet on the edge of the pond.

Ue o muite arukou

Namida ga kobore naiyouni

Nakinagara aruku

Hitoribotchi no yoru

Kiku stared at the pond reading the plaque that had been placed there, holding the last words his happiness ever told him.

"In loving memory of Heracles Karpusi

Anata wa watashi no shiawasedesu."

THE END

A/N: Sorry this is short, but i've been busy and yeah hopefully things will lighten up in like 3 months.

The song used in this is 'Ue o muite' or Sukiyaki song, sung by Kyu Sakamoto. I have to memorize it for a contest at school so this idea has been bouncing around my head for a few weeks now. The last line is Japanese and it means "You are my happiness."