Disclaimer: I don't own Itachi or the song Tong Hua. I do own Chie though.
I've forgotten how long it has been
since I've never again...
listened to you telling your beloved fairytale
Itachi sighs for what seems like the hundredth time as he stares out the window. 'What is it? Is there something wrong with me?'
Flashback:
Itachi walks down stairs with a bouquet of roses in one hand and a small box in the other. 'This time I won't back down. She'll be my valentine this year and every year after. There's no way she can say no!'
Just as he reaches the bottom of the stairs he hears two people talking. Recognizing one of the voices instantly as the girl he's after he listens in.
"I can't believe its Valentine's Day already. This pathetic holiday just seems to creep up on me." His crushes voice comes clearly. He isn't fazed that much by the coldness that's there.
"Come on, nee-chan. Is it that bad?" Her brother's voice answers. Just hearing that brat's voice makes him cringe in annoyance. The kid's a thorn in his side when it comes to Chie.
I've thought for a long time
I start to panic
have I done something wrong?
He can hear her sigh in irritation. "It's a day for lovers not the rest of us. I can't stand this day because of that. What about those of us that are alone, huh? What are we supposed to do? Find someone? But there are some that don't want a girl or boyfriend. Should we just handle all of the people that do and suffer knowing know one wants us?" Her voice is pained as she talks.
'I bet she's holding back tears. Love always was a hard subject for her.'
"Nee-chan…"
"..Sorry, Kimi. I know you don't like hearing about it again." Chie's voice changes becoming a little lighter, "But what does it matter?"
"What about, Uchiha?" 'He actually cares about me? That's new.'
"What about him? …Oh! You mean that he 'likes' me right? I'm going to turn him down…again."
You said to me with full of tears
Inside the fairytale are all lies
I can't possibly be your prince
"Really? Why? I thought you-"
"Love is just another fairy tail, another way to make me see how much of a lie it all is. I stopped believing in those when I was 4. He's not my prince and I'm not his princess." Another sigh escapes her. "I never will be no matter how much he wishes I could be." A straining of her voice. "He must have given up on me by now. It's not like I deserve him."
Itachi could not take anymore and left back to his room unknowingly dropping the items he was carrying. There are small tears in his dark eyes as he realized how pointless it was to fight for someone who doesn't want you back.
Maybe you can ever understand
You said I love you ever after
The stars in my sky has lightened up
Itachi looks at the rainy sky and can't help but hate the weather for once. He normally loves the rain but now…now it reminds him of a false dream.
The white haired girl looks out of the window in the living room at the rain. "Wow. For once you reflect my mood." She sighs, "Stupid rain! Stupid day!" She jumps up out the chair and stomps her foot on the tiled floor. "How could you exist? It's your entire fault!"
She calms down after a moment and just stands there. "No…no its not. It's mine. I just can't do anything right!" She grabs her head in both hands and squeezes. "Stupid, Chie! How could you hurt him?! How…" She sighs again her hands dropping to her sides. "How can I ever face, Itachi now? After hurting him like this? No. How can I face anything after this? I suppose in some weird way it just proves…just proves that…that I'm not meant to be with him or anyone for that matter."
I'm willing to be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
Chie stares at the ceiling for a few seconds after sitting down again and then starts to hum. The tune is sad and pleading. Soon she's singing the sad tune the words just coming to her.
"Wang le you duo jiu
zai mei ting dao ni
dui wo shuo ni zui ai de gu shi
wo xiang le hen jiu
wo kai shi huang le
shi bu shi wo you zuo cuo le shen me."
She sighs and shakes her head. "But I'm not trying to be anyone's angel. Because I can't be something I'm not."
You must believe
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending
Itachi closes his eyes again and for some reason has the urge to sing. "Why not? It might help." So he sings the first thing that comes to mind.
"Ni ku zhao dui wo shuo
tong hua li du shi pian ren de
wo bu ke neng shi ni de wang zi
ye xu ni bu hui dong
cong ni shuo ai wo yi hou
wo de tian kong xing xing dou liang le
wo yuan bian cheng tong hua li
ni ai de na ge tian shi
zhang kai shuang shou
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
ni yao xiang xin
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
xin fu he kuai le shi jie ju
wo yao bian cheng tong hua li
ni ai de na ge tian shi
zhang kai shuang shou
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
ni yao xiang xin
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
xin fu he kuai le shi jie ju
wo hui bian cheng tong hua li
ni ai de na ge tian shi
zhang kai shuang shou
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
ni yao xiang xin
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
xin fu he kuai le shi jie ju
yi qi xie wo men de jie ju."
The tears start to fall by the end of the song. "Why? Why won't she let me be her angel? Why can't I be her prince?"
You said to me with full of tears
Inside the fairytale are all lies
I can't possibly be your prince
Maybe you can ever understand
You said I love you ever after
The stars in my sky has lightened up
Chie closes her eyes trying to stop from crying. "I won't cry. I can't. I'm not…I'm not-"
She can't hold the tears any further and just collapses into a crying fit. "Why can't I do anything right?" She asks herself through her tears and sniffles.
Itachi wipes his eyes and shakes his head. "I can't be weak. I need to be strong." He pauses then his eyes widen with realization. "Is that why she? That must be it!" He shoots up excited that he may have found the problem and he already has ideas on how to help his soon-to-be-girlfriend.
I'm willing to be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending
After a few minutes she finally calms down but remains on the floor just staring at the tiles. Suddenly her cat ears perk up at foot steps coming down towards her.
'It has to be Itachi. The others left to go somewhere for the day. Probably for dates and such.'
She sighs and sinks down so she can't be seen from the stairwell.
"'To cry is to be weak.'" She quotes her father, "'And to be weak is to be a disgrace to our great clan and yourself!'" She finishes mumbling to herself and is about to wipe the tears from her eyes when she feels two arms wrap around her.
I want to be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending
Her eyes snap open and she stares at Itachi like he's grown a second head. "Wh-what is wrong with you?!"
Itachi just hugs her close to him his eyes close in contentment. "Nothing. I'm showing you that it's okay to feel. That it's okay to love someone."
He opens his eyes and looks right into hers, "I'm trying to show you that I'll be here for you. That I love you and I'm strong. That to have and show emotions is not weak!"
She looks at him in shock for a second then glares at him. "What do you know?! What do you know about how I feel? I could hate you!"
Itachi just looks at her with his gentle ebony eyes and a smile on his face.
"You're right. I don't know how you feel. But I believe that you love me back. I can see it in your eyes. Your pretty silver eyes. " He murmurs back. " I believe and I know that you do. I see it. I feel it. I want it. I want you to be my valentine. For today. For next year. Until the end of my life. Will you? Chie, hime, love."
Chie looks at him tears pricked at her eyes but she knew it wasn't sadness they came from. They came from happiness. She felt warm and loved and…and…and she didn't want it to stop. "What is love anyway? Does it make you warm?"
Itachi nods, "Yes it does. It makes you get butterflies in your stomach, makes nervous around the person you love, you blush a lot more too."
Chie doesn't say anything for a moment then she finally says "Alright, Uchi- I mean Itachi. I'll be your valentine. As long as you promise to be here…forever."
He smiles brightly, leans forward, murmurs something like "Okay" and kisses her.
Maybe we can write our ending together and rewrite our own with each other's backing.
I will be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending
Let's write our ending together
