Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Petals, Makeup, Tears, and Music ❯ Remember ( Chapter 7 )

Minna-sama, it's been a long, long, long time since I wrote for this story, but I hope this chapter is well-liked anyway.

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Sakura stood up, waiting for her turn to sing. Taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, she waited. An eternity seemed to pass before it was finally her turn. Dressed in only a slinky red silk dress with her hair pulled back and a smile on her face, she stepped forward.

As the music started to play, Sakura closed her eyes. She began to sing as more moments lost in the folds of time played out in her mind.

"Spare a little candle

Save some light for me

Figures up ahead moving in the trees

White skin in linen

Perfume on my wrist

And the full moon that hangs over

These dreams in the mist"

Once again, she saw the man with the cat -or was it dog- ears, running through the forest as a crowd of fifty or so men chased behind. Ducking behind a grove of trees for safety, he hugged his recently stolen heirloom to his chest. A wide, pleased grin lit his handsome face as he saw them run right past him. He chuckled; his outfit of exclusively pure white fabric helped him dissipate into almost any area.

"Darkness on the edge

Shadows where I stand

I search for the time

On a watch with no hands

I want to see you clearly

Come closer than this

But all I remember

Are the dreams in the mist"

Sakura's voice strengthened, lifted in a crescendo as the song progressed; her words flowing like water through an enchanted stream. She felt as if this moment was fated, meant to happen. No longer was she singing on a stage to a crowd of strangers; she was singing to Shuichi, and the dog-man…Kurama.

"These dreams go on when I close my eyes

Every second of the night I live another life

These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside

Every moment I'm awake the further I'm away"

Yes…his name was Youko Kurama, and he was a thief. He died once, and went into the body of a child with no soul… Thus, Shuichi-Kurama was born. And now she knew…she knew who she was.

She was Sakura…Shuichi…and…Kurama.

'Is it cloak n dagger

Could it be spring or fall

I walk without a cut through a stained glass wall

Weaker in my eyesight

The candle in my grip

And words that have no form

Are falling from my lips"

Right before her eyes she saw Kurama speaking in Makai tongue...then SHuichi doing the same. Then them both holding onto a smaller male...one with spiky hair. One that looked just liek her angel.

"These dreams go on when I close my eyes

Every second of the night I live another life

These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside

Every moment I'm awake the further I'm away"

She blinked and more images flew past her. soon she relived both mens lives..and deaths. all the while keeping her cool and finishing her song.

"There's something out there

I can't resist

I need to hide away from the pain

There's something out there I can't resist"

Before she knew it, she song was done. Not caring if she had won or lost, she ran off, into a forest, knowing she would be safe there. Now knowing why she had those dreams. She fell to the ground in tears.

'The sweetest song is silence

That I've never heard

Funny how your feet in dreams never touch the earth

In a wood full of princes

Freedom is a kiss

But the prince hides his face

From dreams in the mist

These dreams go on when I close my eyes

Every second of the night I live another life

These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside

Every moment I'm awake the further I'm away

These dreams go on when I close my eyes

Every second of the night I live another life

These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside

Every moment I'm awake the further I'm away"

Shaking slightly as her sobs faded away, Sakura fell asleep on the cold ground. Hiding just out of sight, her angel of darkness watched over her, guarding her from all.

Now, she knew who she was…now, all she needed to know was her place.