Kanashimi the Disclaimer Muse: *yawns again* No, Korin doesn't own these people either... Just like she doesn't own anyone she writes about.
In the Night There is a Nocturne
//In the quiet they find each other.
And then they find a lonely place.
A bed of moss.
A canopy of the stars.
And then they sit. Just sit.
Beside each other, they dream.
In each other's presence,
They are. They be. They exist.
And all is well.
Then something crackles the ferns,
Outside their room,
Something, of the wood//
"I'm frightened. What was that noise?"
"Hush, Sama, it was nothing."
"But I am afraid. It could have been."
"Take my hand then. I'll keep you safe."
"Thank you."
//Moments pass.
In the trees, something stirs.
It becomes much darker.
The shadow is born
And clings, and grows
And lives.
A strange mountain sings.
A strange river cries.
A strange wind regrets.
A strange bird calls//
"What was that? I worry!"
"You needn't. I'll stay. I'll be here."
"I'm sorry. I get too nervous."
"It's all right, Sama. It's all right. I'm here for you."
"Thank you, thank you again."
//A silence wafts, and settles.
The hands remain clasped.
The night grows deeper
And heavier
And starts to breathe in earnest.
She drifts towards sleep.
Her head rests on his shoulder,
Ever so slightly.
He shivers//
"Are you all right?"
"Yes, yes of course, Sama. I'm fine."
"I've never loved anyone before, you know."
"Neither have I. It's special, then. A glowing thing."
"Or like a full-blown rose. Of course."
"Do you hear the nightbirds? They're singing for you, Sama."
"You mustn't call me Sama. Not here."
"All right, koi, I shan't. Did you know, the moonlight is striking off your hair?"
"Is it really?"
"It lights up, and shines. You look like an angel."
"You're in the shadows, though, koi. Come out."
"All right."
"There. Now we're two angels."
"There is something so beautiful and pure about you it make me ache."
"Don't. Not for me."
"I can't help it. It hurts that this is for night only."
"I wish it wasn't a secret. I dream it was real."
"I do too. Give me your hand, please? There, now. You're shaking, but ever so slightly. Don't worry. I know it's only fragile, but it's true. Please don't forget it. We always do, when it's light."
"I know. Please don't mind me crying, I just wish - I hope - sometimes, sometimes..."
"Shh, beloved, shh, it's all right. Our dreams, our love, it is only for the darkness, gods help us. But we'll live it. I could never forget you."
"I can't either. Don't be angry - I tried, once, because it cut so badly."
"I'm not angry. Forget it, now, just live in this time. Just sit by me, and keep my hand, and remember it."
"I will. I will. I don't want to forget. I want to remember you always."
"Then you shall. If you believe it, you shall."
"Yes...yes, it's true. Thank you. Thank you again, koi."
//The two forms
Silhouetted. Together.
Living one another.
He kissed her forehead.
She sighed and slept against him.
He kept watch
Through the night
Until the dawn spread her fingers of light
And pale pink cloudlets.
Then everything changed,
And they no longer knew each other.
But In the Night
There is a Nocturne...//
Owari ~ End
In the Night There is a Nocturne
//In the quiet they find each other.
And then they find a lonely place.
A bed of moss.
A canopy of the stars.
And then they sit. Just sit.
Beside each other, they dream.
In each other's presence,
They are. They be. They exist.
And all is well.
Then something crackles the ferns,
Outside their room,
Something, of the wood//
"I'm frightened. What was that noise?"
"Hush, Sama, it was nothing."
"But I am afraid. It could have been."
"Take my hand then. I'll keep you safe."
"Thank you."
//Moments pass.
In the trees, something stirs.
It becomes much darker.
The shadow is born
And clings, and grows
And lives.
A strange mountain sings.
A strange river cries.
A strange wind regrets.
A strange bird calls//
"What was that? I worry!"
"You needn't. I'll stay. I'll be here."
"I'm sorry. I get too nervous."
"It's all right, Sama. It's all right. I'm here for you."
"Thank you, thank you again."
//A silence wafts, and settles.
The hands remain clasped.
The night grows deeper
And heavier
And starts to breathe in earnest.
She drifts towards sleep.
Her head rests on his shoulder,
Ever so slightly.
He shivers//
"Are you all right?"
"Yes, yes of course, Sama. I'm fine."
"I've never loved anyone before, you know."
"Neither have I. It's special, then. A glowing thing."
"Or like a full-blown rose. Of course."
"Do you hear the nightbirds? They're singing for you, Sama."
"You mustn't call me Sama. Not here."
"All right, koi, I shan't. Did you know, the moonlight is striking off your hair?"
"Is it really?"
"It lights up, and shines. You look like an angel."
"You're in the shadows, though, koi. Come out."
"All right."
"There. Now we're two angels."
"There is something so beautiful and pure about you it make me ache."
"Don't. Not for me."
"I can't help it. It hurts that this is for night only."
"I wish it wasn't a secret. I dream it was real."
"I do too. Give me your hand, please? There, now. You're shaking, but ever so slightly. Don't worry. I know it's only fragile, but it's true. Please don't forget it. We always do, when it's light."
"I know. Please don't mind me crying, I just wish - I hope - sometimes, sometimes..."
"Shh, beloved, shh, it's all right. Our dreams, our love, it is only for the darkness, gods help us. But we'll live it. I could never forget you."
"I can't either. Don't be angry - I tried, once, because it cut so badly."
"I'm not angry. Forget it, now, just live in this time. Just sit by me, and keep my hand, and remember it."
"I will. I will. I don't want to forget. I want to remember you always."
"Then you shall. If you believe it, you shall."
"Yes...yes, it's true. Thank you. Thank you again, koi."
//The two forms
Silhouetted. Together.
Living one another.
He kissed her forehead.
She sighed and slept against him.
He kept watch
Through the night
Until the dawn spread her fingers of light
And pale pink cloudlets.
Then everything changed,
And they no longer knew each other.
But In the Night
There is a Nocturne...//
Owari ~ End