BLACK ROSE

Songfic by June "KaraOhki" Geraci (karaohki@snet.net)

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Kodachi Kuno stands on the roof of the Tendo home.

She's not in her usual leotard, but is dressed for traveling.

She closes her eyes, and remembers how she met Ranma.

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"Oh I know it all looks good

When you're starting out

You can see where your heart should go"

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Kodachi falls from the roof of the Tendo home, but

Ranma scoops her up. The first thing she sees are his

eyes, wide with concern, and she is lost.

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"But somehow every time

You lose at love again

The distance between you grows

I can see you carry a black rose"

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Kodachi is about to kiss the paralyzed Ranma when

Akane arrives on the roof to interfere. She leaves, but

has no intention of giving up.

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"Ah, those silver moonbeams

Always find you out

Like a shining lover

It's as cold as ice

And as dark as your deepest dream

Don't look over your shoulder

I see you carry a black rose"

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Kodachi couldn't sleep tht night, haunted

by the vision of her new love, with the moonlight

shining on his hair and reflected in his eyes. She'd

been looking for so long for someone to love.

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"People tell you, fade away.

You might as well fade away.

Don't you know, the future is your fire anyway

You might as well fade. . .

Fade away"

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Kodachi sinks down onto the dojo roof, and

draws her knees up to her chin. The memories are

painful, for no matter how hard she tried, or what she

did, Ranma's answer was always the same: Go away.

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"But what happens is . . .

Your mouth gets dry

And you dream a little too much

And baby starts to tremble

She says "forever"

And you stir in your sleep

Doesn't it show?

Doesn't she know by now? . . .

You carry a black rose"

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A breeze from a window that should not be open wakes

Ranma. He shivers, and pulls the blankets closer around

himself and Akane. It's then that he sees the black rose,

and the note, which contains only one word.

"Farewell"

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"Black Rose", copyright 1976, J.D. Souther, Golden Spread Music/Benchmark Music ASCAP

Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi

This fiction is intended for non-commercial use only.

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