http://clampfix.fanworks.net/x-overs/sing3-7.txt </head><body><pre> (WEEEEEELL, I was supposed to do this by today! Made the deadline! whew!) This fic is completely straying from its original purpose, which was to have various characters singing at a karaoke bar. But I like where this is heading, so I don't mind the least. I'll get to the other two requests that I mentioned in the chapter 6 blurb at some point. ^^; Right now, I'm supposed to write something to say happy anniversary to two RayEarth fans by request. Here it is =) CHAPTER 7: Emeraude and Zagato (RayEarth) "Zagato.... Finally, I am yours. And only yours...." "That dream again...." I think as I sat up in bed. I have been seeing that dream ever since I could remember. Each time, I see a different scene of one timeline; yet the characters that appeared in the dream are always the same. In the dream, my name is Emeraude, and she seems to be some sort of an important princess in a country called Cephiro. I get up, take my dream-diary out, and jot down what happened in last night's dream: she was killed by the three girls she summoned from Earth. I pause for a moment to think. "Wait, since I just died, does this mean this is my last dream?" "Meg!" my mother peeks in. "Aren't you going to be late for your blind date?" What? I look at the clock. 10:45!? I'm supposed to meet Mark and Renee at 11! "Thanks, Mother!" I yell out towards the hallway as I ransack the closet. "This soft pink dress will have to do." I quickly put my long wavy blonde hair up under a jeweled clip, grab my purse, and run out of the house. "Hey Meg! Did you forget about today or something?" Renee snickers. "No, just had a weird dream." An unfamiliar man smiles. "I had a weird dream myself last night...." My heart skips a beat. Omygod, he's cute!!! On top of it, he looks awfully familiar.... I wonder if I've met him before.... Mark must have noticed my blank stare. "Oh, we need introductions here. Ryan, this is Meg Daromere. Meg, this is Ryan Togazza." I freeze. "Uh, h, hi Ryan...." Ryan takes my hand and gently kisses it. "Meg, it is my pleasure to meet you." A sudden image appears in my head.... Emeraude and.... Zagato? Wait, Ryan looks like.... I shake the image out of my head, and look over at Renee. "So, what to do?" Renee gives me a weird look. "You two are free to do whatever you want. Mark and I are going to go book-hunting." Mark looks over at Renee. "Speaking of which, I think we need to hurry before that one book at the used bookstore gets sold...." Renee smiles. "So, have fun!" and walks away with Mark, arm-in-arm. I can't believe my two friends just left me. With a complete stranger, no less. I look over at Ryan and chuckle. "Some friends I have!" Ryan took my hands in his. "I think they're wonderful friends, leaving me alone with such a beautiful woman." I blush. He looks at me. "Shall we have lunch, for starters?" My stomach rumbles. He laughs. "I'll take that as a yes." He chooses a nice little cafi in the business section of town. We sit down in a corner table, and order sandwiches and coffee. The speakers are playing music from the 1980's. Ah. Music my parents listened to when they were my age. "So." Ryan looked over at me. "You said in the park that you had a weird dream last night." "Uh, I did, yes." "Would you like to share it with me?" "You promise you won't laugh?" "Why should I?" "Everyone that I've told this dream have laughed at me." "It would be rude to laugh at you on our first date." Wow. This guy is polite and stuff. "Well...." I start talking about Emeraude. How she was the princess of Cephiro, and how she isn't supposed to love anyone. How she fell in love, but had to keep her feelings to herself. How she summoned people from Earth to kill her because she couldn't live with her love. Ryan listened to the whole story quietly. When I was done, he surprised me by replying, "This is most strange. I've seen Cephiro in my dreams, too." "WHAT?!" "But in my case, I've been seeing everything from Zagato's point of view.... and *he* died last night...." I look at him and blink. He takes my hands again. "This explains why you seem so familiar. And why I fell in love at first sight. I've never felt this way before...." "How.... That's how *I* feel...." "Glad to hear that." I am at a loss of words, when I hear the speakers start a familiar tune. o/~ Close your eyes give me your hand, darling o/~ "Ooh, <Eternal Flame> by the Bangles." "What?" Ryan looks at me quizzically. "The song." "You like '80s music?" "Grew up with my parents listening to it." "Same with me!" he laughed. "It looks like we have a lot in common." "Guess so!" I laugh with him. o/~ Do you feel my heart beating Do you understand Do you feel the same Am I only dreaming Is this burning an eternal flame o/~ I look over at Ryan. "I love this song." "I do too. It's such a sweet song...." "I've always dreamt that this was Zagato singing to Emeraude." Ryan thinks. "Your wish is my command." He picks up a salt shaker, and starts singing along to the music. o/~ I believe it was meant to be darling I watch you when you are sleeping you belong with me Do you feel the same Am I only dreaming Or is this burning an eternal flame Say my name sun shines through the ran A whole life so lonely And than you come and ease the pain I don't want to lose this feeling o/~ As the song ends, I look over at Ryan. "Do you think...." Before I finish the sentence, he nods. "I think we were meant to be together." I smile. "I guess there was reason in our dreams ending today." He winks at me. "Yes. I think they were trying to tell us that their romance has successfully reincarnated." --end chpt7-- </pre><p><a href="./">Back</a></p><p><a href=http://www.dreamhost.com/donate.cgi?id=216><img border=0 alt="Donate towards our web hosting bill!" src=https://secure.newdream.net/donate1.gif></a></p></body></html>