Aria

By Any Unborn Child

Yasashisa wo shiranai
kimi ga kureta yasashisa ga
garan no kono mune ni
na mo naki hikari wo
tomoshiteiru

The kindness given to me by you,
who doesn't know kindness,
lights up
an unnamed radiance
in this empty heart

"Eu-Euphemia?"

"Yes, Suzaku?"

"I-Is that really you?"

"Yes it is."

"I-I can't believe it! You're here – you're actually here!"

"I'm glad to see you too."

"I've waited so long – the war, Euphie, the war is finally over! Isn't that great?"

"It is truly wonderful."

"Everyone will be able to experience peace and harmony again. Your dream has finally come true."

"Yes. I'm so eternally grateful for that."

"… Euphie?"

"Yes, Suzaku?"

"Is everything all right? You look troubled."

"No, no, it's fine. I'm fine, Suzaku – you don't have to worry about me."

"No, I don't mind at all. I don't mind worrying about you."

"Oh Suzaku…"

"Yes?"

"Even here, you worry about others – you put others before yourself. Just like I remember."

"…"

"That's what makes you so endearing to me."

"…Euphie…"

"…"

"Have you….umm…"

"Suzaku? What's wrong?"

"Have you…seen Lelouch yet?"

"…Actually no. No – I haven't yet."

"Really?"

"Yes it's true. Sometimes it takes a while to see people here. Your loved ones."

"Oh – I see."

"I'm sure I'll see him eventually. It takes times to get adjusted here. Once you feel truly adjusted and truly ready, meeting other souls is easier than if you're still tied to your past duties."

"And you're not…"

"I still have some adjusting to do."

"…Even after all this time?"

"It's a process, Suzaku."

"Oh…Euphie?"

"Yes?"

"I-I've really missed you."

"And I you."

"I think about you every day. You are one of the reasons that I keep living, if the only reason at all. I toss and turn at night, kicking myself at the fact that I didn't…"

"…Suzaku…"

"…At the fact that I…that I…Oh God…"

"Suzaku, please, don't cry. Please don't cry…"

"I'm sorry, your Highness, I'm so sorry! I should have worshipped the ground you walked on! I should have done more to protect you, to keep you safe! I should have done more!! God Damn It! I should have told you that I Love You! Please your Highness, please forgive me!"

"…Oh Suzaku…You don't have to say those things. Please; you did everything you could. I'm happy here – I believe it was truly my time to go – no one could have prevented it."

"Oh, Euphie…"

"Suzaku – Listen to me. I already knew that you loved me. And I knew from the bottom of my heart that I loved you too. I love you no matter what. The fact that you are still alive, living in the world that I once lived in, experiencing everything that I cannot, is a gift in of itself. Do not mourn me. Do not."

"…I don't know what to say. I don't know what to do. This grief is overwhelming. Help me…Please help me."

"I want you to live."

"…You want me to…"

"Live, Suzaku. Live."

"…"

"Will you do that for me?"

"……I will. I will."

"Good. Please do that."

"…Euphie?"

"Yes?"

"I love you. I will always love you. From the bottom of my heart."

"I love you too. From the bottom of mine."

Fin

(A/N: Lyrics by Kalafina.)