Revelation
So. Three things:
No updates for a while. I was going to push this to some obscure mind-corner along with The Acquaintances and a new contestshipping story I wanted to write, but seeing as this probably won't take long, I'm going to try and write this in let's say…under an hour.
Sorry about that last chapter. I was sick with a stomach-ache.
Song is Taylor Swift's Mary's Song (Oh My My My). Don't own it. I'm not that talented.
Disclaimer: I don't own Arisa, don't own any of the characters, don't own the song, don't own Tay Tay, don't own the bowl of strawberries in front of me—oh. Actually, I do own the strawberries. What do you know? Anything can happen.
Epilogue: Happily Ever After:
A shaft of moonlight dripped through the open curtains and lit up an irregularly shaped splash on the dark floor, a light breeze billowing through the room. Tsubasa opened her eyes, her body habitually leaning over to the nightstand clock to check the time. It was one in the morning. She looked ove her shoulder at Manabe, sleeping peacefully, and smiled to herself. He could sleep through anything.
Carefully, she tiptoed out of bed, pajamas rustling quietly around her, and made her way to the balcony, standing directly in the moonlight, and sang.
She said:
"I was seven and you were nine,
I looked at you like the stars that shine,
In the sky,
The pretty lights...
"And our daddies used to joke about the two of us,
Growing up and falling in love,
And ou mammas smiled,
And rolled their eyes…"
Her old guitar was leaning against the balcony railing. Tsubasa picked it up and started to strum, her fingers remembering their places and going there unconsciously. Looking out at the street, empty except for the occasional car driving past, no doubt coming back from some late-night party, Tsubasa smiled.
"And said: 'Oh my my my…'"
She sang quietly. Her voice wasn't as sweet and girlish as it had been before, but it was still remarkably clear, and she had no problem hitting the notes perfectly.
Take me back to the house in the backyard tree
Said you'd beat me up,
You were bigger than me,
You never did,
You never did…
Take me back when our world was one block wide,
I dared you to kiss me
And ran when you tried,
Just two kids, you and I…
Oh my my my my…
Tsubasa thought back to he first date with Manabe. They had gone to that coffee shop on the corner of that old plaza. The coffee shop was actually still open, the former owner having passed on the business to his son. They were frequent visitors there, and knew all of the staff by name.
"Well, I was sixteen when suddenly,
I wasn't that little girl you used to see,
But your eyes still shine,
Like pretty lights…
"And our daddies used to joke about the two of us,
But they never really believed we'd fall in love,
And our mammas smiled,
And rolled their eyes…
"And said: 'Oh my my my…'"
They had been friends since middle school, but up until that night on New Year's, when Arisa sang, Tsubasa had thought that Manabe thought of her like a little sister—not that much younger, as she was fond of reminding him, but still someone to protect. And tease. Don't forget tease.
Take me back to the creek beds we turned up,
Two A.M. riding in your truck,
And all I need,
Is here next to me…
Take me back to the time we had our very first fight,
Slamming our doors instead of kissing goodnight,
You stay outside,
Till the morning light,
Oh my my my my…
Tsubasa sighed, letting the guitar hang loose in her hands. They'd never fought, not really. Of course, there was always that time when he saw her perform at the karaoke club after he'd left her in the cold for practically the whole year, but she'd forgiven him right after.
Their neighbous regarded them as a perfect example of happily ever after, of true love. Of course, teens used them as an example to their parents about first love never always failing like most people believed.
"A few years have gone and come around,
We were sitting at our favorite spot in town,
And you looked at me,
Got down on one knee…"
Her wedding ring still sparkled on her hand, diamond set in sterling silver. They didn't have any children, but Tsubasa was okay with that. As a teacher, she already spent most of her day around kids.
On the bed, Manabe was beginning to stir, no doubt awakened by her singing. So he couldn't sleep through everything. You learn something new every day, even about your significant other.
Take me back to the time when we walked down the aisle,
Our whole town came
And our mommas cried,
You said "I do,"
And I did too…
Take me home to where we met so many years before,
We'll rock our babies on that very front porch,
After all this time,
You and I…"
Manabe walked softly towards her. They'd both retired many years before, but even without children, they'd managed to secure a large sum of money between them, more than enough to sustain them for the rest of their lives.
His arm slipped around her shoulders, and they stood there together, watching the stars, making out Ursa Major, Orion's Belt, and off in the horizon, just a little bit of Scorpio.
After a while, Tsubasa raised her guitar up and started singing again. They both knew this song well—it was their favourite, and Tsubasa had sung it so many times already the words were embedded in her brain.
"And I'll be eighty-seven, you'll be eighty-nine,
I'll still look at you like the stars that shine,
In the sky,
Oh my my my…"
Well. That's done, and just under my time limit. Whoo! Hope you liked this, and sorry for any mistakes I may have made on the lyrics. Well. One more thing off my shoulders. Now I have to go memorize like twenty more music definitions. T_T
Example of Star's music definitions for RCM Music History:
Barroco: Term 'Baroque' evolves from this Portuguese word. Refers to an irregularly shaped pearl used in jewelry, 1600-1750.
Wish me luck!
Star xx