Disclaimers: Okay, I don't own Escaflowne and this song is Sarah McLachlan's (I Will Remember You). It's my first attempt at a songfic, so tell me what you think.

I will remember you

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by

Even for the memories

It had been a year since she had returned and she still wondered if she had done the right thing in leaving him. She kept asking herself to forget him and live on. But every time she was on the verge of leaving him in the past, she remembered her feather, hidden underneath her pillow.

Remember the times that we had, don't let them slip away from us when things get bad

Clearly, I first saw you smiling in the sun, feel your warmth upon me

I want to be the one

It seemed so dark and cold every day, but once the clouds opened up for a moment on her way home and she remembered the first time she had seen him.

I will remember you

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by

Even for the memories

Now that it was Christmas, the feeling of something missing was overwhelming. She would walk past little shops with bright decorations and little lights, small children begging their parents for this or that for presents, and remember how the stars looked the night before she left.

I'm so tired and I can't sleep, standing on the edge of something much too deep

It's funny how I feel so much, but cannot say a word

We are screaming inside, but can't be heard

She woke up in the middle of the night sometimes and went to her window, praying to see just one more glimpse of Gaea. Her parents found her in the asleep there the next morning, a feather in hand and tears on her cheeks.

I will remember you

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by

Even for the memories

Her teachers were concerned because her grades were slipping in class and she never seemed to pay attention. They had wanted her to quit track, but she refused and would stay hours after practice, just running endlessly for miles and miles.

So afraid to love you, more afraid to lose

Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose

Once there was a darkness deep in endless night

Gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light

Yukari and her other friends were worried about her. She had stopped playing around with tarot readings and would not explain why. Yukari would catch her daydreaming and absently reach up to hold a pendant that wasn't there anymore.

I will remember you

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by

Even for the memories

She sometimes wondered whether or not life was worth living anymore and she walked by herself more and more. She began to carry her feather around with her, in her pocket or her purse. Yukari noticed and didn't say anything, but started tagging along with her everywhere she went.

I will remember you

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by

Even for the memories…

Two more years went by and she graduated from high school. She got accepted into a good college. The feather was never seen by anyone again for a very long time.

Even for the memories…