1)Underlined Italics-lyrics
2)Bold Italics-Bankotsu P.O.V
3) Italics-Kimiko P.O.V
4)Bold/Italics/underline-flashbacks/visions
Once in a while, you are on my mind
I think about the days that we had and,
dream that these would all come back to me
'I'm thinking of you. always my love.' Those are the words you said to me. We were so close back then. Almost insperable. God, I missed you so much, even Now as I gaze at you, I feel like you are beyond my reach.
Kimiko whirled around, a wave of thick, lustrous hair slid behind her shoulders. The hem of her juban fluttering around in the breeze. I bit my lip, Remembering how I felt the first time we met.
If only you knew every moment in time
Nothing goes on in my heart, just like your memories
She swept back a tress behind her ear, leaving soft waves to hang over the side of her face, highlighting her tanned complexion.
I pressed down on my lip. I heard my comrades breathe deep and swallow hard. Even Jaki seemed a bit...taken aback by her.
How I want here to be with you once more
It was Suikotsu who took the first step towards her. Before He even got halfay near her, she started off towards him. Her eyes glistened so brightly in the sunlight; her moist, rose-colored lips curling into a smile as she ran down the trail, taking fast but delicate steps.
"SUIKOTSU-SAMA!" She cried at the top of her lungs.
At that moment, The switch between Suikotsu and the Doctor was so fast, I didn't even realize what had happened until a couple of seconds afterwards.
You will always be the one and you should know
How I wish I could have never let you go.
Come into my life again,oh don't say no.
Green streaks faded from his face, hisonce beady gray eyes grew bigger and bigger with life. I reached out for him and he grasped me by my waist, lifting me so that I rose. I lowered my hand and tied them around his neck.
I wanted to cry. Despite my mixed feeling towards a certain...person, I've missed Suikotsu the most. He pulled me into his arms, against his warm body, squeezing me so hard I almost lost my breath." I missed you so much. Words can't describe..."
"Suikotsu-sama..." I chuckled, " I can't breathe."
"I'm sorry, it's just..." He shifted his arms down at my thighs and lifted me onto his arms so that everyone could see." You're grown now. I feel like I missed that."
"No you didn't. You were just delayed."
Then I noticed him: Bankotsu. Almost immediantly I wanted to break away from Suikotsu. I don't even understand why. I want Bankotsu to suffer...but then I'll suffer as well.Why?
You will always be the one in my life
so true I believe I can never find somebody like you
My first love
'Don't ever leave me' Those were theexact wordsthat I spoke to you.
You swore you'd never leave me. You always did. Still, deep down, I knew you would. So...why did I believe you every word.
Even now, I feel lost with you. You're arrogant, child-ish, immature and a sadistic bastard! I want to hate you. I want to hate everything about you.
I can't. My heart won't let me do it. I loved you. I knew you were far from perfect but I didn't care. You were perfect for me. I didn't mean to blame you...it just hurt me so bad.
Once in a while
You are in my dreams
I can feel your warm embrace
When I sleep...my dreams were filled with you and I cried because...I couldn't be there with you. I keep having this dream that I've been dying to share with you but, will you listen?
"Kimiko?"
I fell outta my thoughts and I notice Renkotsu, Mukotsu, Ginkotsu and Kyokotsu coming up behind Suikotsu. Reluctantly, Sui-sama lowered me onto the ground. I walked to the side of him and Stood leveled with Renkotsu's shoulder(at least I've grown, I used to be shorter than that.) I smiled my most beautiful smile. I still felt guilty to bruising him up pretty badly.
"Kimi-chan." He stared at me so lovingly. Like a father seeing his daughter becoming a women. Happy, yet sad. He opened his arms and I went into them. He held on me so tightly, like I'd float away If he let go."Oh..." he sighed sharply, " What happened to our baby?"
"She's grown."
"I can see that." He pulled back, " You're definitly taller."
I laughed, " Yeah, I think I got Bankotsu beat."
We all laughed together. Mukotsu hugged my waist, since he was still kinda short. I squatted down so he could hug the rest of me." You're still as pretty as when I last saw you." he sorta rocked me side to side. Kyokotsu mussed my hair with his palm as Ginkotsu handed me a rose. I smoothed out my hair and thanked the both of them.
"I guess this mean I'll never have you for dinner, huh?" Kyokotsu grunted.
"You sicko!" I laughed." Why can't you eat cows like normal giants?"
I pray that it will all come back to me
nothing goes on in my heart just like you memories.
How I want you here to be with you once more
Jaki squeezed my shoulder. Kiko came running past the crowd of shichinintai hovering around Kimi and straight at me. He stopped at my feet. I smiled and reached down to pet him. He snapped at my hand and started Barking and hissing wildly at me.
Everyone looked at him. Kimi(who seemed frightened for me I guess) ran over and pulled on Kiko's long tail.
"KIKO! BAD WOLF!" Kiko lowered his head and gace her the puppy dog look, " You know you know better. Go sit with Suikotsu."
Kiko snarked at me, showing all his fangs before he did what Kimi said.
Kimiko took one glance at me and blushed." I'm...sorry. He doesn't...um..like you anymore." She tried to make it sound like no big deal. She was so sweet and innocent, yet dangerous at the same time. That's one of the reasons I'm attracted to her. She's like and ocean. Beautiful on the surface but no one knows what secrets lie beneath.
You will always be the one and you should know
How I wish I could have never let you go.
Come into my life again,oh don't say no.
now this was awkward. What do I say to her? I'm sorry for killing our unborn child? That'd just make her cry again. I want what we had back. We might not be able to be as close as before but I still want her near me.
"So, how is everything?" Her eyes burned into me, but every time I caught her staring, she'd blush harder and look away." You're doing okay?"
"Kimi, about what happened, are you-"
"I'M FINE!"she said loud but quickly. Then hearing how loud she was, she toned it down a bit, " I'm...fine. No problem."
"Kimi, I-" I opened my arms and tried to hug her, she stepped back and held out her hand.
"Oh..." She didn't even want to touch me. I could see it in her eyes." I missed you." I shook her hand.
You will always be the one in my life
so true I believe I can never find somebody like you
My first love
"Okay." She didn't even say she missed me back. I guess I deserved it but I felt like a complete Jackass.
"What've you been doing since you've been gone?" What I really meant is if she found another guy. I mean it's none of my business but I...just wanted to know.
She smiled." Do you really wanna know?"
I nodded and she signaled for me to come closer. I leaned in really close to her and said, " well?"
She pressed her forehead against mine."It's a secret." She rubbed the top of my hair." I'll never tell you."
My exodius appeared and something weird happened. Something that never happened before. It touched his four-point star and then I heard it:
"Is mommy gonna be okay?"
A young boy, no older than five years old stood cautiously behind a tall, dark figure." Daddy?"
The figure didn't move. He clawed into the door, wood shavings falling off of the door as his hand slid down.The room was dimly lit, all you could see was the black of his pants and his wild, yet tame hair going from straight tresses to gentle waves as it reached past his waist.
The Boy wiped the tears from his eyes,fear growing in his in them as he watched his father. If it weren't for his bangs, his eyes would've been visible.
The Child lifted his head."Oh god." The child wore a navy blue and gold martial arts suit with the emblem for Annihilation sewn in azure into the cuffs on the collar and golden hem of his shirt and Hakama. The boy's outfit was made from the finest japanese silk. His parents must've been wealthy.
The boy wiped his eyes once more with a tan hand. His thick waves pulled loosely into a tail that flowed almost past his waist, his lightly tanned skin had small knicks and bruises all over. His cheeks had reddened as he stared at his father. His violet-red eyes exploded into a sapphire and midnight hue.
He looked like...Bankotsu.
"Daddy?"
The boy's face quivered as more tears streamed out of his beautiful eyes, Until finally, he ran to his father and grabed ahold of his pants legs, crying into the fabric saying 'he was sorry' over and over.
Finally, the father turned around. The child jumped back a bit as his father's gaze burned into him.
My heart jumped. I had...never felt quite like this before. My heart jumped. The father...he was extremely handsome, yet so fierce. My skin grew hot at the sight of him.
The father approached the son, walking so dignified and strong, his sapphire eyes rippled and glazed like the surface of an ocean. He wore no shirt, showing off his rock-hard muscles and abs, not to mention that flawless velvet-tan skin. His bady didnt have one single mark.
The child backed away.
The sheer silk of the man's Hakama pants billowed as he walked. An anciet red dragon coiled around his right leg on the fabric. This struck me a familiar. Black ankle sheilds, black hakama pants, black sash.
At last, when he stepped into the light.
"I told you to stay inside!" The father snarled, sharp, pointed fangs glinting in the light." I TOLD YOU! NOW YOUR MOTHERS SICK! SHE COULD DIE!"
"But dadd-"
The father knocked his son to the floor," DON'T FUCKING 'DADDY' ME! YOU ARE SUCH A DAMN CRYBABY!" His yelled," STOP ACTING LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER!"
The boy picked himself off of the ground. He stared up at his father, wimpering and crying. The purple, four-point star revealing itself on his forehead.
The father's four point star revealed itself also. He moved completely into the light. That man was the exact image of-
"Bankotsu!" I broke away from him and the image faded. That was on of the dreams that I'd been having.
"Kimiko, what was...that?" he whispered.
"I..you mean you saw it?" I whispered back.
He nodded."That guy..looked like me."
"you mean it.." It wasn't you?
He shook his head," No."
"Then the child?"
He shook his head again,"No. I didn't dress like that when I was younger. And besides, he looked like me but had your features." He whisper became softer," The hair, the skin tone and Those eyes."
"Uh...EXSCUSE ME!" Jaki pushed between us," What the hell was that light?"
"Uh..What light?" Bankotsu asked.
"Don't be dumb. We all saw it." He gestured towards our comrades as they started walking over. Kiko ran up to where Jaki was and bark furiously at Bankotsu. I told them it was prolly a light trick from my eyes," They've been doing that alot lately." I could tell the didn't believe me, but after all the weird thigs that go on whenever I'm around, they didn't question it any further.
Kiko, who was still barking like a rabid dog, refused to stop until I sat on him. His shut-up and everyone laughed except Bankotsu. no one noticed it but me. Somehow, that light caused a reaction because I...felt what he did. That's how I relized exactly how sorry he was.
How true, I believe I could never find someone like you.
Now and forever.
I felt bad. Just when I see her again she...doesn't want to be near me and that vision-thing made it worse. I really don't care about that, I just wanna...hold her. If Only for a few seconds.
Renkotsu placed his hand on my arm and closed his finger around Kimi's wrist." Hey, how about we go celebrate. The province's capital is near by and they have the best resturaunts to eat at."
"I agree." Said Suikotsu." The Shichinintai is at full force again!"
"Annnd..." Kimi started to say, " Before I forget..." She stood up and pointed at each and everyone of us as she said"YouDORKS forgot my Birthday!"
Everyone was silenced. Even I had forgotten her birthday which meant mine wasn't too far away...
Renkotsu gaped at her."Your..."
"Birthday?" Suikotsu coughed out.
"Oh yeah. I'm the same the age as Bankotsu now."
"Not really." Jaki said," You're still youngest. And Bankotsu will be 18 in a couple of months. 3 to be exact."
"Nu-uh." Kimi told him." That would make Bankotsu's Birthday inFebruary and His birthday is MARCH THE 3RD!"
Jaki shot her a poison look, then he looked at me, I truned away, blushing. I couldn't help it, How could I tell THESE TWO that one was right and the other was wrong.
"Well? When is your birthday, aniki?" Jaki asked me, well...sorta demanded I told him.
"well..." I said meekly."It's...March the 3rd." I mumbled.
"Huh? Speak up, we can't hear you!" He shouted.
"mmm..." I faced everyone," It's march the 3rd."
Jaki looked devastated and somewhat pissed off. In an effort to change the mood, I grabbed my Banryuu and walked ahead of everyone else." Well...We should go. Kimi's bbirthday isn't gonna celebrate itself.We should eat."
Jaki perked right up," Great! I'm starving."
"YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS! YOU JUST PRACTICALLY INHALED A WHOLE PICNIC SPREAD!"
"I know and I'm still hungry."
"I swear...you eat more than Kyokotsu nowadays."
"We should eat Ramen" Jakididn't listento a word I said,"and WasabiChicken, and dumplings and..."
"Well..At least some things don't change." I heard Kimiko said as she smiled up into the sky." Maybe now it's a chance for some peace."
She should know better. Whenever we're at full force, there's no time for peace. Only chaos.
That's why I love her. She's so innocent but destructive at the same time. A rare combination but a sweet one. That's for sure. I was excited to see what awaited us this time around.
The lyrics are "MY first love," By Utada Hikaru
Hakama pants are basically What Bankotsu wears.