Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton Himura Kenshin/Yukishiro Tomoe - Rurouni Kenshin This video clip has spoilers of the currently running Jinchuu arc. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do before reading this. Also, this is all before Kenshin meets Kaoru, when he was still a rurouni. I wrote this while listening to the unplugged version just in case. Sorry for the switching inbetween japanese and english in the dialog! I'm still learning! ^^; _ _ _ _ _ (instrumental opening- Open to a shot of a shady path, a slight breeze making the branches of the trees sway. Each 2 beats shows a certain season in the order of fall, spring, summer and last winter.) Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven? (Kenshin slowly emerges from the shadows, his head bowed down and long red hair floating gently on the wind.) Would you feel the same if I saw you in heaven? (Suddenly a familiar scent makes him raise his head, and something gently brushes his scarred cheek. "Kore wa..." ["This is..."] It falls into his hand. "...ume no kaori..." ["...the scent of plum..."] He looks down and sees a single plum blossom petal.) I must be strong and carry on 'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven... (He looks up and on the side of the road and sees a plum tree fully blossomed, some of the petals dancing on the wind. A phantom image of Tomoe materializes next to the tree and reaches out a hand to him. "Kenshin..." His eyes widen at what he sees and takes a few unsure steps toward her, but then he bows his head once again and walks past the heavenly vision. "Tomoe...suman..." ["Tomoe...I'm sorry..."] Back shot of him walking away, Tomoe still standing by the tree, that slowly fades to white.) Would you hold my hand if I saw you in heaven? (Fade back in to - Later, that night, Kenshin is sitting against a tree staring into the fire, his sakabatou propped against his shoulder. He looks down at his closed hand and opens it. The plum blossom petal sits on his palm.) Would you help me stand if I saw you in heaven? (The more he stares at the petal, the more his will to not cry breaks down. He shuts his eyes in a last effort to hide his pain from himself. "Tomoe..." Finally, he allows the tears to fall, landing on the palm of his hand and the petal.) I'll find my way through night and day 'Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven... (He opens his eyes and finds a blurry image of Tomoe, kneeling at his side. She reaches out and caress his scarred cheek in an attempt to wipe his tears away. He reaches for the hand but as it passes through her's and she fades away, leaving him by himself. Alone, he cries himself to sleep.) Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees Time can break your heart, have you begging please... (In his dream, he stand in the middle of field surrounded by the bodies of those he's killed in the war. "No...why am I here? Why is this happening? I didn't want to kill! I just wanted to protect something!" He falls to his knees and holds his hands to his head, trying to block out the horror around him. He opens his eyes to see if it's disappeared and finds a sword, blade covered in blood before him. The same sword he killed her with. "It's only right I should die by the same sword..." and reaches out to grip the hilt.) (instrumental section- As he wraps his fingers around it, a hand places it's over his. "Dame yo...Kenshin...dame..." ["You can't...Kenshin...you can't..."] He looks up and sees Tomoe kneeling before him again. "But I couldn't protect the one thing I truly loved! I even took your life with my own bloodied hands..." She smiles slightly and shakes her head, and a glow starts to emit from her absorbing everything around them and making it white and pure as snow. "Nani...kore?" ["What...is this?"] She turns her head and points. "Mite yo..." ["Look..."] Suddenly images from their time together surround them. When they first met...when he said he would never kill her, even if she herself had a sword in her hand...playing with the children...crying in his arms after telling him why she came to Kyoto...and what she was pointing at...when he held her, dying in his arms. "IYA!" ["NO!"] He turns away from the sight and shuts his eyes. "Kenshin...me o akete...onegai..." ["Kenshin...open your eyes...please..."] ) Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven... (He opens his eyes and he's holding her in his arms...just like then. "Kenshin...I told you...kore de ii n desu...dakara nakanai de kudasai na..." ["...this is fine...so please don't cry anymore..."] She reaches up to caress his scarred cheek again. "Besides...there are still people you need to protect...you must live on Kenshin...live on to protect the ones you love..." As she says this she fades away and Kenshin is left alone in a single pillar of light...with plum blossom petals falling down on him. "Tomoe...") Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven? Would you feel the same if I saw you in heaven? I must be strong and carry on 'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven (He wakes up and it's already morning. As he sits up, something falls from his cheek and onto his lap. It's the same plum blossom petal from before. He picks it up with one hand and reachs up to touch the scar on his cheek with the other. "I promise Tomoe...I'll live on to protect the ones I love...I'll never give up..." And raises his hand up to the heavens and offers the petal, and the heavens accept as the breeze catches it and carries it up into the sky.) 'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven... (He picks up his sakabatou and continues on his journey for absolution, fading back into the shadows of the forest.) - - - - - Disclaimer - All Rurouni Kenshin characters are property of Nobuhiro Watsuki, Sony Entertainment, Jump Comics, Shueisha, etc. Tears in Heaven is property of Eric Clapton, Will Jennings, Unichappell Music Inc, Blue Sky Rider Songs BMI, Reprise Records, Time Warner Co, etc. Comments/Critisisms may be directed to Makimachi Misao. ===== [¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯/¯] [ | Makimachi Misao - shin Onimitsu Oniwabanshuu no okashira | ] [ | a.k.a. Itachi Musume/Weasel Girl itachi@rurouni.com | ] [ | EFNet IRC - Misao Xelloss on #rurounikenshin #fushigiyuugi| ] [ | EFNet IRC #RK Page - http://come.to/efnet_rurounikenshin | ] [ | o/` sono kizu no itami taezu..oogoe de naite ii no.. o/` | ] [_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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