Mizu Kagami
by Ling-chan
 Hey everyone! I’m back with a V-E-N-G-E-A-N-C-E!!! Muahahahahah!!!!!! Well, I’ve taken the song from Fushigi Yuugi. It’s sung by Chichiri and I’m sorry but the song’s too large for me to attach to the webmistress. *cries* Anyway, it’s not that nice if you ask me but the lyrics are just beautiful. In case you didn’t know, Toki-chan’s surname is the short form of mizu kagami, which means water mirror. So, isn’t this song just made for him! Well, all I can say is that I hope that this fic will change your perspective of Tokiya, Mifuyu and *gulp* Yanagi. Happy reading!!!
P.S. Yet again, comments are welcomed with open arms.
P.P.S. In case you didn’t know, I HATE Yanagi so I have NO idea why I’m including her in this fic. Maybe I AM going mad?
Yours truly,
Ling-chan^.^
 

Mizu Kagami
Sung by: Seki Tomokasu (Chichiri)

Meguriawase
hitotsu machigaeba
Itoshisa sae
toge ni natte shimau
Mune no soko ni
shizumeta itami ga
Himei o age
iki o fukikaeshita
Perhaps meeting by chance was
our one and only mistake
Even beauty becomes a thorn
Pain hidden deep within my chest
Raises a scream and steals my breath

[Tokiya lays eyes on Yanagi for the first time while he’s walking down the school hall. “Nee-san!” he calls out silently in his mind. “No, nee-san’s already dead”, he tells himself, “I must be dreaming.” As if she heard his cry, Yanagi turns around and looks at him. She smiles at him then continues walking to her class. Inside his mind’s eye, Tokiya sees Mifuyu’s death all over again and gasps.]

Ano toki wa naze? to
jibun o semete mitari
Demo doushite? to
aite ni toikaketari...
"But why at that time?"
I only blame myself.
"But, why?” and I question
if I'm good enough for my companion..

[He sees the vision of Mifuyu falling to the floor with a bullet to her heart, her eyes are blank as she tries to hang on to life desperately. She whispers, ”Live happily Tokiya,” and her eyes close as she departs to another world, leaving Tokiya all alone in the land of the living. Beside her, Tokiya tries to wake her up, to prevent her from dying but it doesn’t work. Tears stream down Tokiya’s face like waterfalls. “It’s all my fault”, he tells himself, ”I caused Mifuyu’s death. It’s all my fault that I couldn’t protect her.” Silently, he swears that he will get stronger and avenge her.]

Nagarete yuku
mizu ni utsuru
omoide no danpen
Anna omoi
kurikaesanai
sou kokoro ni chikau
Nagarete yuku
mizu ni utsuru
kanashimi ga aru kara
Kono chikara de
kono inochi de
omae o mamoritai
Go with the current,
fragments of memories
reflected in the water
Deep in my heart
I vow never to repeat these emotions
Go with the current,
my sorrow is reflected in the water
With this power,
with these feelings,
I will protect you

[When Kagerou meets him and tells him that Recca is out to hurt Yanagi, Tokiya gets furious and vows to kill Recca. The memories of Mifuyu dying flood his brain again and he tells himself that he will never let Yanagi end up like Mifuyu. He befriends her and gets close to her and realises that she is exactly like his sister. Determined to prevent Recca from harming Yanagi more than ever, he sets out to kill Recca and protect Yanagi in the House of Mirrors.]

Nakushita no wa
shinjiau kimochi
Demo ima nara
ai wa makenai darou
Nasakenakutemo
ima wa itaranakutemo
Sore dakara koso
tagai ni tasuke aeru
Now that I've lost someone,
my feelings fit my beliefs
Even though we are miserable,
even though we are imperfect,
we can still help each other.

[After he realises that Recca means Yanagi no harm at all, he agrees to fight in the Ura Butou Satsujin to protect Yanagi. However, he continually maintains his distance from everyone in Hokage, keeping a mask of ice over his face all the time. Deep down inside, he gets jealous of the rest, especially Recca, and therefore tries to put them down with every chance that he gets. However, when Yanagi gets cut, Tokiya instantly sucks the blood out for her, unconsciously showing her his feelings for her.]

Nagarete yuku
mizu ni utsuru
omoide no danpen
Anna omoi
kurikaesanai
sou kokoro ni chikau
Nagarete yuku
mizu ni utsuru
kanashimi ga aru kara
Kono chikara de
kono inochi de
omae o mamoritai
Go with the current,
fragments of memories
reflected in the water
Deep in my heart
I vow never to repeat these emotions
Go with the current,
my sorrow is reflected in the water
With this power,
with these feelings,
I will protect you

[In the Ura Butou Satsujin, he wins every fight that he has been in except for the fight with Kai. On the night after his fight with Kai, Mifuyu’s memories haunt him again and he wakes up in a cold sweat. With Mifuyu’s death replaying again and again in his mind, Tokiya vows yet again to protect Yanagi from any harm. He goes back to sleep.]

Mizukagami de kokoro no
kage o mireba
sore wa ai ga unda
mou hitotsu no kao
Taisetsu ni shitai
subete no tame ni mo
mou itami kara me o
somuketakunai
These are the shadows of regret
reflected in the water..
Now I see your face,
which gave birth to our love
Because it is important to me
to make everything right,
I will never turn my face away
from the pain again.

[This time, he dreams about what Kai told him before he committed suicide. He remembers Kai telling him about Meguri Kyoza’s plan and about living his life happily and not ending up like Kai. He also remembers Mifuyu asking him to be happy right before she dies. When he wakes up the next morning, his frame of mind changes totally. He will continue to protect Yanagi with his life, but he will move on. He will live his life the way Mifuyu would want him to. He will make Mifuyu proud of him.]

Taisetsu ni shitai
subete no tame ni mo
mou itami kara me o
somuketakunai
Because it is important to me
to make everything right,
I will never turn my face away
from the pain again.

[With the resolve encoded into his brain, he lives his life happily. When he goes back to school and sees the girl that took notes for him, he thanks her and mentally notes that she is quite pretty. His new life is just beginning.]
 

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