First Love
Purin-chan: Yes, this is a songfic to the song First Love sung by the talented Utada Hikaru. Disclaimers as usual. I don't own Magic Knight Rayearth, nor do I own First Love. I give thanks to animelyrics.com for the lyrics and translation, even though I did get a little nit-picky and editted the translation to my fitting (since it doesn't look like it was translated with the best efforts...)
Fanfiction is in regular print.
Lyrics are in italics – Japanese on left, English
translation on right.
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Fuu let out a tiny sigh as she stepped through the front doors, opening her pale-green umbrella as the doors slammed gently back shut. She glanced up at the dismal, darkened sky. "I suppose Hikaru-san and Umi-san have decided to go straight home today," she reasoned in a soft voice. Slowly she padded down the rocky steps and began her lonely trip home.
Tabako no fureivaa ga shita – Had the flavor of tobacco.
Nigakute setsunai kaori – A bitter and sad smell.
A large puddle on the sidewalk reflected the girl's saddened expression. She regarded this for a moment, then looked ahead once more and walked through it, splashing and rippling the image, as though she were denying its existence.
Anata no doko ni iru n' darou – Where will you be?
Dare wo omotte ru n' darou – Who will you be thinking about?
A sharp, cold breeze passed by, causing several goosebumps to form on her skin. Fuu hugged herself tightly, eyes closed in discomfort. When she blinked them open, she nearly dropped her umbrella in shock. "Ferio?!"
Itsu ka dare ka to mata koi ni ochite mo – Even if I fall in love again.
I'll remember to love; you taught me how.
"Ferio?
Who's that? Your boyfriend?"
Fuu was startled by the unforeseen
voice, and by the unexpected comment. Readjusting the spectacles
that rested on the bridge of her nose, she realized the person
whom the voice belonged to was not Ferio, but her classmate
Kiiba.
Without any further hesitation, and
hiding the disappointment in her eyes, she replied in a voice too
unemotional to be natural, so much that it sounded foreign even
to her ears, "No. It's nobody."
Ima wa mada kanashii love song – Even now it's still a sad love song.
Atarashii uta utaeru made – Until I sing a new song.
He
blinked at her a couple times, wondering if her coldness to him
just now meant he should take a hint and leave, or otherwise?
Deciding on the former, he
concluded with a frown, "All right, I'll leave you
alone then." Before leaving, however, he reached into his
pocket and pulled an object out, offering it to Fuu.
The girl's eyes widened as she
gazed at it. "That's...!"
Ugoki-dasou to shite ru – Is about to start moving
Wasuretaku nai koto bakari – Yet I do not want to forget what happened
"You
dropped it as you were leaving campus," he explained. With a
sheepish grin, he added, "Well I had to chase you all the
way out here to return it..."
Her hand resisted the temptation to
snatch it from him and run away with it, for she was afraid it
might disappear if it remained out of her hands for too long.
With gentle, wary hands, she reached out and took the deep-rose
colored orb from Kiiba's hands, then pressed it tenderly to
her chest. "Thank you..."
Watashi wa kitto, naite ru – I will surely be crying
Anata wo omotte ru n' darou – Thinking about you
He
winked at her. "No problem! Well, I'd better get going
then." He turned on his heel and waved suavely as he walked
away from her, paying no mind to the rain that pelted down upon
him.
Fuu paid this gesture no heed,
however, as her attention was focused on one thing...
"Ferio..."
Itsumo anata dake no basho ga aru kara – You will always have your own place
I hope that I have a place in your heart, too.
Tears escaped the corners of her eyes as she gazed down at the stony pavement. Her hands clutched the orb, her keepsake of her true love, tightly to her chest. "I want to see you..." she murmured, voice barely audible even to her own ears.
Ima wa mada kanashii love song – Even now it's still a sad song
Atarashii uta utaeru made – Until I sing a new song
After
a few minutes of weeping–and becoming drenched in the
rain–a new determination sprang forth to her eyes. She
picked the dropped umbrella up, slipped the orb back into the
pocket it had fallen from, and looked up once more to the sky...
"Ferio, thank you for
everything..."
Itsu ka dare ka to mata koi ni ochite mo – Even if I fall in love again
I'll remember to love; you taught me how.
You are always gonna be the one.
Mada kanashii love song – Still a sad love song
Now and forever...
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Purin-chan: Reviews are greatly appreciated.
