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Joyful Lament

 

It's so cold where I am

I see you

Walking together

I want to join you

The warmth and love you share

Little looks, a tender word

But that's not where I belong

 

The three of you left the ruins of Hontou castle, and went back East, back to lives you no longer recognized. Everything looked the same, but couldn't be more different.

My cold, aloof sun would slip away any moment he could, to head into town. And the red-haired hanyou would visit on rainy days, and there would be two lines of smoke coming drifting from the open window.

 

It's so dark where I am

I see you

Growing together

Holding her little hand

There to guide and protect

The light and comfort

Of a loving home

But that's not where I belong

 

The youkai gradually drifted back, as people began to realize the effects of the minus wave were over. One happens to be an old enemy, but just like during out journey, when she spars with the human-turned-youkai, neither is seeking the other's demise. And he revels in the family he never thought he could have and never thought he deserved.

 

It's so quiet where I am

I see you

Laughing together

The easy camaraderie

And many confidences

There for support

Or a helping hand

Or a night on the town

But that's not where I belong

 

When the priest is busy, and when mother and daughter are out of the house, you sit together, playing cards like the old days. You talk of the past, and it doesn't hurt as much as it used to; you talk of a future you both now have. Sometimes you sit in silence, because nothing needs to be said.

 

I sit alone

In the cold

In the dark

In the quiet

I see you

And I smile