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She opened her eyes after a deep slumber. Rising from the bed, she looked around... puzzled over the sudden mistiness of her surroundings. She rose and fled the room, running around in search of other living souls, to spare herself. East to west, north to south, she had fled past. Upstairs to downstairs and around and out, she saw no other shadows other than hers. Her heart felt suddenly cold. She felt fear, and her thoughts wandered towards her significant other…
Through grieving bloom of a sweet small flower,
all I could see are images of you...
Even though I loved the rain, oh so much,
why did today seem so cold and icy?
He looked out towards the sky. The day was windy, yet chilling to the bone... even though it was still late spring. It was a pleasant sensation to him as the breeze brushed his exposed arm. He remembered his fondest memories with his significant other on days similar to this. Yet on that particular day, he felt neither joy nor happiness. Instead, he felt as if a hole had formed in the deepest core of his heart.
Very faint and fleetingly,
Flowers swayed throughout the night
In the breeze I gave a sigh…
The petals fell to the ground!
She walked towards the vast garden. Towards the rows of Sakura trees, she stopped at a particular spot where she had often visited. She glanced towards the sky as it turned dark. She looked around again.
Still no sign of anyone, even the one she had been looking for. The Sakura blossoms were blooming all around her, and despite the night's sky covering the earth, the petals glowed brilliant pink. She continued walking towards the small lake nearby as moonlight played on its reflections…
I'd gather all the fragments of the moon,
to adorn my dreams as I lay down to sleep.
As the sands of time lay scattered by my hands,
I know I can't return back to those days!
He placed a hand against the dying tree as if the tree too felt his loss. More petals littered the compounds. Two months, he muttered softly under his breath. Two months had he suffered this loss, this heavy burden of his heart. Reminiscence of lost times, the lost memories kept him going all this time. Yet he knew, that nothing he could do now could ever bring back the one he most yearned and wanted to see again...
Out of the blue, I looked up to the sky
Trying again to find traces of you
How many nights should I still have to fear?
Until these tears could be turn to my strength!
She looked up at the sky as the light returned. Yet it was not the clear blue sky as she remembered it, but a pinkish hue that made the world seem unreal. She wondered where the rest of the nights and mornings had gone to. And where had 'he' gone to?
Where had everyone gone as well, leaving her alone like this? Wandering endlessly by herself in this lush forest of sakura trees.
She feared, yet she was not afraid. She wondered if time had stopped. She could barely remember how long had it been since she left the mansion…
Seasons passed and changed colours...
Different shades stained on the woods
Then the wind plays out a tune
...and my thoughts overflowing!
Autumn arrived, and the forest remained as it had always been since. New trees grew as the old ones died and returned to the earth. The sakura petals were nowhere in sight, but the maples were turning everything bronze. His eyes softened at the thought of her. As he watched the maple leaves fall with the wind, he remembered how it had been then. How they had walked together through the path… laughing and smiling…
Let me see you, my dearest love of my life!
I want to touch you, it's painful to me
Why can't I reach you, why can't I tell you this?My wish can't come true, too far from my reach.
You are not here, with me right where I am now!
She collapsed to the ground. No matter how far she had gone, she had returned to that spot under the tree. She could not escape; the path twisted until she was unsure where to go. She yearned to be free, to reunite with her beloved. I want to meet you, she shouted. Yet the forest answered nothing. Fearing that she might never see him again, she continued searching. Even though it would hurt her, even if it would cut her deep inside…
She would try to find and return to his side—!
Knowing it would one day wilt,
That one small and sweet flower
Continued to live on strong
To show its brightest colours!
Winter had almost reached its end, and spring will return. These blooms would emerge anew, and colours would return to the land of white. He knew that what he wanted would not come true. He knew it the moment he received the news that her time was getting scarce. Yet she had continued smiling at him, giving him joy and light until the end.
I'd gather all the fragments of the moon,
to adorn my dreams as I lay down to sleep.
As the sands of time lay scattered by my hands,
I know I can't return back to those days!
He screamed again for her presence. He called again for her light. It had been a year, but he did not care. He wished to meet her again… no, he still wanted to meet her. Even once, for one moment meant an eternity for him. Even if he might lose his own light… he would take it, for that one last chance in the whole world…
Let me see you, my dearest love of my life!
I want to touch you, it's painful to me
Why can't I reach you, why can't I tell you this?My wish can't come true, too far from my reach.
You are not here, with me right where I am now!
He faintly heard his name being called. It sounded like her voice, but he dared not believe it. It must be a trick, a false image created by the mind. Yet he heard it again. He turned, as the new spring sky turned pink. He smiled. And she smiled too.
The cherry blossoms behind her glowed eerily, unlike the ones behind him. Yet it did not scare him as he stepped closer. She did the same as both extended their hands toward each other. Their fingers touched as they locked their arms into each other. Both of them cried in happiness.
At long last… they were together. Forever and in eternity.
In death, and never to be apart again.