Disclaimer: I don't own Ragnarok Online, again… it's owned by Gravity and Lee- Myoung- Jin. The song "The Garden of Everything" is sung by Maaya Sakamoto and Steve Conte for RahXephon Movie 2 by bones. Thank you for your cooperation.

Every person mentioned in this fan fiction is completely fictional (duh!), if any person holding the name, whether be dead or alive is entirely coincidental.

Thanks: To my online oto-san, Trej… this for you. After two years of beer, Ragnarok, endless YM! chats, consider this as a gift. And yeah, thanks for always being there for me. And to Hopeless is mine, thanks for the first review!

Koori No Joou

Author

Chapitre I : Le Jardin de Tout

Chapter I: The Garden of Everything

"Here you are
Daylight's star
Made out of miracles"

The Garden of Everything

RahXephon Movie Single

Steve Conte featuring Maaya Sakamoto

Two years have passed; still we are in the peaceful town of Amatsu. The sun shines down her radiant beauty in the spring atmosphere. An amalgam of scents stir within the air; fragrant roses, lilies and lavenders fill the land with a warm embrace! Truly, spring is in the air.

Hasegawa left the assassin's guild for the time being, to focus on taking care for his daughter. His current job is a fruit and vegetable seller in the nearby farmer's market. His income could stable them for a week or two; but still, he needed to earn more.

Little Sayuri was shy as ever, and she did grew fast. Her long black hair stretches from the roots to her shoulder-line. Her eyes are similar to her father's a deep blue like the vast ocean. The girl is still learning new things, because she is being self taught by her father- and she's a quite fast learner.

A child's sobs fill the air, "Daddy!" Sayuri cried out while rubbing her eyes. She just ran towards the direction of her house, crying and sobbing and sniffing. On her frail hands, her one of her sandals, the straps broke; it caused her to fall and accidentally scar her knee. "Itte!" She cried silently.

She finally reached the house, or rather shack. Hasegawa was in the yard planting white lilies. "Daddy!" Sayuri sobbed, and then rushed towards the red-haired youth. "What's wrong?" Hasegawa asked, brushing the girl's raven hair. "My knee…," Sayuri sobbed, dropping the broken sandal towards the ground, "It HURTS!" She complained embracing Hasegawa's waist tightly as she could. "It hurts…" She sobbed again.

"Let me see your knee," Hasegawa said, while cowering down. He saw his daughter's left knee was bleeding. "Oh…" He muttered, "Let's just get inside the house. Daddy will make it better." Hasegawa said with a smile. "Really?" Sayuri asked innocently.

"Yup," The assassin replied. "But I've got to wash my hands first. It's all dirty." He looks at his hands while irking.

"Eww! Gross!" Sayuri chuckled. Hasegawa nodded in reply, "And, we can fix your sandals afterward."

"Thanks a lot, Daddy." The young girl said, hugging her father again. "Anything for you, Sayuri." Hasegawa replied simply, and then they proceeded to the house.

Sayuri just sat on the floor, while waiting for her father to come to aid her. Looking at her scabbed knee, her eyes began to water- she wants to cry once again. But, as the first tear was about to fall; Hasegawa arrived, clutching a small brown box. He just sat in front of his daughter. He opened the box and took out gauze, some bandages, a cotton ball and a bottle of medical alcohol.

"Just tell me if it stings," Hasegawa said putting some alcohol on the cotton ball. "Okay?"

Sayuri nodded, "O-okay."

Then gently as possible, Hasegawa dabbed the cotton ball to the kneecap. Sayuri shuddered for a bit. "Did it sting?" The assassin asked. "A-a little." Sayuri replied simply in a way. The youth just gently blew some air towards the scarred knee while dabbing the cotton. "Did it hurt while I while I dabbed it?" He asked.

"Nope," Sayuri replied. "But it was cold!"

"It was?" Hasegawa asked while wrapping it with a bandage. Sayuri yawned, "I want to take a nap," she said while resting her head on her father's knee. She just slowly closed her eyes, "Dad…"

"Yes?"

"Sing me a lullaby, please?" Sayuri asked, and then slept.

"How can I sing you a lullaby if you're sleeping?"

He just cleared his throat, and just brushed Sayuri's hair. He then pursed his lips, "No one's here anyway."

Then, his voice sang,

"Here you are
Daylight's star
Made out of miracles

Perfection
Of your own
You Alone
O so incredible

Each atom
Sings to me
"Set me free
From chains of the physical"

O free me, O free me"

Hasegawa looked once again to Sayuri, sleeping. He just lay down next to her then embracing her. He continued his song,

"The mirror melts
I'm somewhere else
Inside eternity

Where you on
Outstretched wings
Sing within
The Garden of Everything

Where memories
Call to me
Backward dreams?
Or phantom reality?

Call to me, they call to me"

He looked at his daughter closely; her soft breaths tickle his skin. He chuckled softly, "You really look like her…Eliza."

"And so here we are
Lovers of Lost Dimensions
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Every touch, a temptation
And for every sense, a sensation

Eyes of pure
Deep azure
Quite unbelievable

The sun's daughter
You've been made
Not to fade
Quite inconceivable

Each atom sings to me
"Set me free
From chains of the physical"

O free me O free me"

The sent of the lily outside reached the small shabby room to where the father and daughter lay. Hasegawa just clutched Sayuri even more tightly, she was the only reason to keep him alive, without her, he would be a paranoid. Still he continues with his song,

"A love like ours
A starry flower
Through seasons and centuries

As rivers reach the sea
You'll reach me
With songs of your symmetry

A small boat
There will float
To far off coasts
The Isle of Infinity

Come with me. O come with me"

Yawning, and his eyes were getting heavy, still he fights. Hasegawa hums softly the tune, Sayuri just succumbed, softly snoring. He felt her succumbed, softly brushing the lass' hair, to easen her slumber. "Uhm..." Sayuri muttered "Maybe I sang too loud." Hasegawa thought, blankly. Sighing, he just continued in a softer tone; to not disturb the sleeping child.

"Here we'll see
Love's lost tree
Made out of miracles

Emotions, crystal leaves
To cover me
And you in eternity

Each atom sing to us
Through the blood
"Love is a miracle"
Sings softly, it sing softly"

Sighing, and as the wind blew harder and as the chimes rang louder, there was a crescendo on his voice and singing, he could feel the song, and he hopes his daughter is too…

"And so here we are
Lovers of Lost Dimensions
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Every touch, a temptation
And for every sense, a sensation

And so here we are
Twin stars of brilliant brightness
Lanterns lit by life for all the depths of night
And every day will return us
To arms of the ever eternal

And so here we are
So far from earthly orbits
Burning supernovas of all sound and sight
Where every day will return us
To arms of the ever eternal"

Hasegawa chuckled, "I hope you like it," he whispered, "Your Mom and I used to sing that when we were together…"

"I see her in you," He whispered again, "That's why I treasure you…"

He then closed his eyes, and slept. Then a small smile crept his face, as the chimes sing a soft, sad tune.