THIS IS OUR SONG
UTA NO PRINCE FANFIC
Chapter 1: THE ENCOUNTER
written by chettechan


"Take it easy."

Tokiya grimacing looking at his doctor's frowning face. "Take it easy?" he asked, "Take it easy?" he exclaimed "I don't even know if you really understand your patients' feelings doctor." he growled.

"I do, Hayato. Especially the stubborn patients like you."

"Why don't you save those pitiful words to someone and just tell me directly that I cannot go back to my career anymore." Tokiya challenged his doctor impatiently.

The doctor sighed, "You can recover, You can go back to acting, All you need is rest-"

"Damn it. Why don't you just tell me the truth?" he hissed, his already sour mood worsening by the second, "I overworked, and I didn't get a rest. My body failed, then the accident and I-"

"HAYATO." The doctor looked at him firmly, "I am not lying. You just need a rest-" he stopped seeing the young actor looked away. "Very well then..." he stood up and bowed at him. "I'll check you up tomorrow."

"Don't bother."

"You and I really have no choice. As long as you're here in the hospital. You will see me everyday, have a good day.. Hayato."

When the doctor left him, he tried his best to concentrate back on reading his favorite book. It was the only thing that could ease up the loneliness of his life.

He is Tokiya Ichinose, the famous actor. He was discovered by his manager named Himura. He was singing in a park while surrounded by children. He accepted the job and was known as 'Hayato'. He wanted to sing but in the end he just became a comedy actor and stop singing.

The reason for this is because according to some people, His pitch and rhythm are perfect, but he gets criticized for having no "heart" in his music, so the president decided that he should stop forcing himself in singing and just do acting since he is good at that as well. With that decision, he forced himself to leave singing and worked hard for the president. This was his way of paying him, since the president has been good to him even though he is an orphan.

But then in the end, he realized that loading himself with work was also a way to ease the pain and forget what the president's decision. Now he is inside this gloomy hospital, he overload himself and had an accident. The doctor kept saying that he can recover. But he believed that he will never come back to the entertainment world. He clenched his fist. "I want to sing... but I can't..." he murmured while closing the book.

Then all of the sudden he heard an angelic voice...

"Amazing Grace how sweet the sound... that saved a wretch like me..."

Rising to his feet from his bed, while holding his crutches. He hurriedly followed the voice. It didn't take long to see the person singing because he was just outside the hospital. The voice came from a small boy...

"I once... was lost.. but now... I am found.. was blind.. but now I see..."

He couldn't stop himself, he sang with him. The boy looked at him, he stopped singing and blinked.

"Twas grace... that taught...my heart... to feel...and grace my fears...relieved...how precious did.. that grace appear.."

The young boy smiled at him and they both sang the song

"The hour I first believed..."

It was the first time, that he sang a song that shaken his soul. Something came flooding up from within. He kept singing the song with the boy and closed his eyes, then after a few minutes, he heard another pair of voice, and then another... and another. He opened his eyes and saw children from the hospital gathering towards him while seeing the song with him. He controlled his tears and kept singing the song. It was just like the time at that park... before he became 'Hayato'.

"Amazing Grace how sweet the sound... that saved a wretch like me...I once... was lost.. but now... I am found.. was blind.. but now I see..."

After the song, they all clapped their hands. The boy looked at him, his eyes were shinning. "You are a singer right Onichan? I'll go to your concert for sure!"

Tokiya fixed his eyes on the little boy and smiled, "Concert?" he asked,

"I'll go!" said the other child.

"Me too!" said another one.

"I will go too!" said another one.

Tokiya smiled at them and nodded. "Um.. you'll see my concert right?" he asked, everyone nodded. "We will sing again right?" he asked, all the children screamed yes.

"Onichan! Sing a song!"

"Please sing another song!"

"Onichan! Sing more!"

and that gave him hope.

The following day, the doctor checked him up and after he talked to the nurse, he looked at him. "You seem quiet Hayato."

"Doctor... How can I recover fast?" he asked, looking outside the window. He could see the clouds moving and remembered what happened yesterday.

"Hayato?"

Tokiya looked at him, "I want to recover. I want to sing again. I'll do anything to sing again." he said, directly. "Songs are all I have..." he said, his voice quivered.

"Perhaps... you may want to take a vacation in some province." the doctor suggested. "I know a good place where you can have a vacation, you must take a leave of absence in the entertainment world for three months to recover. Can you do that?" he asked,

Tokiya's gaze narrowed. "Three months?" he asked, the doctor nodded. But what surprised him was that for the first time in his life, he didn't immediately dismiss the idea. Maybe because he wanted to fully recover and sing for those children at a concert. "Where is this place?"

"In Hokkaido" he replied. When he didn't immediately answer, the doctor shrugged, "It is just a suggestion. I know that Hokkaido is far away, but if you really want to recover. I suggest you accept my offer."


She sat at the chair in front of the gate of the villa. The Temperature had dropped to near freezing. Barely able to feel any sensation at all in her numbed fingers as they moved over the guitar strings. It was only her companion ever since her grandmother assigned her to work as a housekeeper to the doctor, she was working on. Since her grandmother is old, she took her place especially when the doctor called them and told them that someone is going to use the villa for three months. So here she was while waiting for the guest to arrive while strumming with her favorite companion; her guitar. She took a deep breath and begun to sing the song she composed.

Mayoikonda labyrinth yoru no naka
Hontou no kimochi nani mo wakaranakute
Tsuki kara nigeta usagi mitai
Modoranai tokei wo mitsumeteita
Kono mama jikan ga modoreba nante
Kitto chotto wagamama kana
Kono oozora no shita minna e to
Tsunagatteru no ni nande darou

Kotaete My Song...

Ne kami-sama oshiete kudasai
Setsunakute setsunakute demo ureshii'n desu
Gyutto mune wo shimetsukeru aa kono omoi no kotae
Tabun zutto kodomo no mama
Otona ni naritakunai
Maigo no kokoro

She looked up into the sky and closed her eyes while she continued to sing.

kakechigatta BOTAN naosezu ni
kotoba o gutto

nomikondemasen ka
kakushita migite

POKETTO e to
hontou wa

tsunagitai dake na no ni

hitomi o tojireba

kikoeru deshou
tsuyoku tsuyoku

kanade atte
ano H?MON?
o
mou ichido
kagayaku hazu

ano senritsu wa
irodoru
Pray Song

sou mirai no niji o egaku ni wa
hitori demo

kaketecha nanairo ni
naranai desu

gyutto tsumuida yume tachi
Ah ano toki no MERODI mo
tabun
zuttohibiiteru no
uta wa itsumo tonari ni
Maigo no kokoro

aa wakatta youna ki ga shimasu
nando demo tsutaetai
minna ga daisuki desu
gyutto

mune o shimetsukeru
aa
kono omoi no kotae
tabun
zutto
kodomo no mama
otona ni naritakunai
maigo no KOKORO

"That's a pretty song.."

She looked up and stopped strumming and saw a very handsome guy towering her. With his pair of midnight blue eyes and hair, he is totally gorgeous. "T-Thanks..." she looked down, and stood up. She just had the most disturbing sensation by looking at him.


His eyes were fixed on the girl, "Who made that song?" he asked himself before he could stop. What the heck am I doing? I should just mind my own business. But his body didn't want to move. He was enchanted with the song and the girl. He frowned, No, not that girl just the song-

"I made it..."

He gawked at her, "Yo-you made it?" he asked,

"Yes." she said, shrugging. "Is it too much for you to believe, sir?"

A great irritation surfaced inside of him, and he could hardly fathom the reason for the intensity of it, other than that he wasn't used to having his kindness and gentleness rejected. Like I said talking to this stranger is waste of time. He advanced towards the gate.

"Where are you going sir?"

Knowing his expression had become frozen and uncommunicative, he just shrugged.

"You cannot enter a private area sir-"

"I did not come here to be pestered by you or anyone." he flashed, his temper suddenly ignited by the girl's unflinching golden gaze.

"I am so sorry sir, but I cannot let you enter this private area."

"And why is that?"

"I am the housekeeper of this villa." she looked up directly at him. "My name is Nanami Haruka."


A minutes later...

She couldn't believe she has said that to the guest! She was expecting somewhat older that is why before she wasn't welcoming him or anything! and to think I even asked that is it too much for him to believe that I wrote the song, where in fact I didn't believe him that he was the guest!

"Nice to meet you housekeeper. I am the guest of the doctor."

"Aaaahh! you stupid! Stupid Haruka!" she hit her head over and over. Then she sighed, and looked around. The guest has finally entered the villa and he is now quietly staying at one of the rooms. She sighed once again and started to make a hot coffee. A few minutes later, cupping her mug of hot coffee as she entered into the big living room. She stared into the crackling flames in a expensive classy and sophisticated Fireplace, the compelling features of the guest who she encountered before, disturbed her more and more. She had never seen eyes and hair quite that unique shade of midnight blue before. His lashes had been the intense dark blue. His mouth though firm and well-shaped, had nonetheless been so demanding that it had seemed to suggest it would physically pain him to smile.

Releasing a bitter sigh, she just told herself that she would just apologize later when he calls her to do something since it is her job to take care of him.


Why am I so fixated on her? Tokiya asked himself as he sat on a sofa inside the master's bedroom. Maybe because of the song? He tried to answer the question but he knew that wasn't the case. Her beautiful reddish hair with a shade of pink and her big golden-yellow eyes. Not to mention her pretty mouth with her enchanting voice. He was suddenly appalled at himself. How old was she? like him? or maybe younger? Impatiently he shook his head. His interest made no sense especially when she had spoken to him like a stranger who wants to enter the villa. Well you are no doubt a stranger to her. But didn't she recognize him? Hayato? Then all of the sudden, his eyes became heavier and so he closed them and drifted off to sleep...

When he woke up, he found out that it was already night. Maybe the housekeeper prepared something for him to eat? he's starving. On his way to the dinning room, he frowned when he found no food. What kind of a housekeeper is she? he walked towards the kitchen and saw her busy writing something.

"You are not singing?"

Haruka almost jumped at his voice. "Oh sorry sir!" she said, standing up. "Do you want to eat anything?" she asked,

Tokiya frowned, "That's your business right? to make sure that I am well taken care?" he leaned on the door.

"Well.. I didn't know if you will eat or not sir..." she murmured, her hand tightening around her pencil.

"Your job is to prepare the food, whether I eat or not." he said, straightly.

"But sir... I don't want to waste food-"

"Does the doctor tolerate you from doing this kind of job?" he asked, interrupting her.

"No sir.. actually I haven't meet the doctor.. It was my grandmother's job and this is the first time I filled in for her..." she said, still looking down.

Tokiya blinked, "So in other words you are not really the housekeeper?" there was a bit mockery in his voice.

Remembering what she had done, "Look, I am so sorry if I offended you in anyway by what I said or did, but there are a lot of people far worse off than me you know?" she asked, defending herself.

His brow creased a little, as if he were silently disputing her assessment of her situation, and his gaze carefully took in her sunny white dress. "You wear a little with this kind of weather?" he asked, "I was informed that whenever you visit Hokkaido the number one main concern is the harsh cold."

"I have a jacket sir, if I go outside the villa..."

"Souka.. anyway, don't call me sir... I am just a guest here.. my name is Haya-" he shook his head, "Ichinose Tokiya, please take care of me for three months" he said, looking at her.

"Yes sir- Ichinose-san..." she gulped, "My name is Haru-"

"Haruka Nanami, correct?" he asked, but his expression did not change. "So do you want me to call you Nanami or Haruka?" he asked,

She looked up at him, "Haruka.. is fine sir- Ichinose-san.."

"Tokiya." he smiled.

Now that made Haruka totally look at him. Tokiya Ichinose did smile and his eyes looked bright as stars for a moment. Something inside her reacted disturbingly strongly to the fact that she felt her skin tighten self-consciously.

"Now that we settled that... can I have my dinner? I am starving." he asked, "Oh and make a dinner for two. I don't want to eat alone."

"You have a guest?" she blinked.

"No." he replied. "You'll eat with me."


"Ahhh Umai!" Tokiya glanced up appreciatively from sampling his own soup. His piercing blue midnight eyes bored into her golden-yellow ones and Haruka's stomach fluttered hard.

"T-Thank you..." she tasted the soup she made and nodded. Thank god for her grandmother that she thought her how to make a potato soup without any chemical ingredients.

"This is really delicious. You really know how to cook" he kept asking for more which causes Haruka to blush deeply. "Fill my bowl again please?" he asked, smiling.

Haruka nodded as she reached for his bowl, as she was filling the bowl with soup, she told him the story about it. "Well we have a little farm at our house, and it is my grandmother specialty. It was that soup that made me like to cook" she said, as she gives the bowl back to him.

"Ahh thank you." he bowed a little, "Where are your parents?"

"They died when I was a child..." she said, as she lowered her gaze and resume eating.

"Let me guess... your grandmother also taught you how to sing and to play the guitar?" he asked, after swallowing the food in his mouth.

"My grandmother taught me how to sing," she said, sighing and then smiling while remembering the moments she played the piano. "And I learned to play the guitar all by myself."

"Impressive." Tokiya remarked, already knowing that music was a passion for her- ...the same as the career he has chosen.

"What about you?" she asked, giving him a bewitching smile. Tokiya blinked because of her smile and her question. "I mean do you have parents? siblings?"

"Oh..." Tokiya said, now looking down. "I'm an orphan."

"I am sorry..."

Tokiya shook his head, "Don't be. Though I am used to that reply, whenever I say I am an orphan. But I am alright, I am earning by myself."

"What kind?" she asked, looking at him. "What kind of work, I mean?"

"Just work.." he shrugged, as he leaned on the soft leather chair. "After three months... I am going back to work, this is just a vacation." he added quickly.

"But what kind-"

"I would rather not discuss it, if you don't mind." his voice sounded cold and disconnected even to his own ears.

"I only ask because I am concerned-"

"Then don't be!" he snapped at her.

Haruka was shocked. "I'm sorry.. if you think I am invading your privacy-"

"Yes you do." Tokiya abruptly rose from his feet, "Thanks for the dinner, now I am going back to sleep" he said, then he left her at the dinning room.


Haruka was certain that she must have washed the plate in her hands at least a dozen times, if not more. She couldn't stop remembering Tokiya's voice and his angry words. What was wrong about his job? and what was his job? he was an orphan? how did he managed to get a job and looking like that? Suddenly the phone rang and she had to run towards it to answer it.

"Hello?"

"My darling, love Haruka... how are you?"

"Grandma!" she exclaimed, and smiled. "Why did you call?"

"I am sorry, am I interrupting anything?" she asked, there was a bit amusement in her voice.

"No, I am just washing the dishes." she said, "So why did you call?"

"Well I received a call from the doctor and he asked me if you were already there and if the guest has arrived?" she asked, before Haruka could reply, "According to the doctor, he is a very handsome guy."

Haruka sighed, her grandmother is just like that; trying to match her up to any eligible and suited guys she heard or met. Haruka was always disapproving of course but this time, she couldn't. "Well he is totally gorgeous but he is very rude grandma."

"Just like what they say, the best always turns out like that, before you guys hate each other and then love-"

"Grandma!" Haruka blushed.

"Anyway, I just called to make sure everything is okay, now that I know everything is okay... I can be at peace. Good night my dear. I love you don't forget that."

Haruka smiled, "I will never forget that, I love you too." she said, after she put the telephone down, she heard the door opened. She was so sure that she already locked the villa so whoever is the one who opened the door, must come on the inside. Did Tokiya leave the villa? was it something I said? Hurriedly grabbing her coat, she walked towards the entrance of the villa and went outside too. She looked left and right and tried to find him. Oh my god.. did I really offended him by asking something about his private life? She was about to go to the gate to find out if he had left the premises when she heard a beautiful voice... it came from the garden.

Ah... Kimi dake ni todoke
Kono kaze no oto yo Feeling heart...

She walked towards the voice slowly and gently, trying not to disturb the one singing and gaped at him when she realized it was Tokiya, singing while his eyes were closed.

Mou nakanakute ii yo sono mama de ii
Sora wo mite Ah... My sweetest love...

She couldn't.. No she just couldn't take off her eyes on him.

Blue... aoku kagayaku hoho wo tsutau sono shizuku
Rise... shitte ita kai? Asu e no hikari dato
Truth... kimi wa tabun ne jibun wo mada yoku shiranai
Sono namida wa kitto kimi wo michibiku niji ni naru
Nagai tabi ni kogoeru nara
Ah... uta de atatamete ageru yo

Kimi ga negau koto no zenbu ga
hoshi ni naranai kamoshirenai
Dakedo shinjiru yume de areba
Ikusen aru yozora no
ichiban kirameku hazu no houseki saa

Tokiya took a breathe and opened his eyes. Then he heard someone clapping. He turned and saw Haruka clapping her hands while crying. He frowned. "What the hell are you doing here?" he ruthlessly questioned her.