Disclaimer: I don't own the anime or the song. Unfortunately.
At last
He saw her first as a splash of red and pink in the midst of the crowd.
She was moving his way, steadily, purposefully, threading her way through the dancing couples. There was an unfamiliar glint in her green eyes.
A beam of light from overhead swung slowly around, lighting up her figure, as a path between them opened up as if by magic.
At last…
My love has come along…
She slowed her step then came to a stop, standing still and poised in the spotlight. He wondered why, until he suddenly realized that his feet had begun to move of their own accord. Quietly, stealthily, and heading directly towards her.
My lonely days are over…
It seemed in the blink of an eye he was right in front her, gazing down at her small, lovely figure before him.
And life is like a song…
"Hello, Sensei."
"Good evening, Sakura."
At last…
"Shall we dance?" Her tone was nonchalant, but the sakura blossoms pinned in her hair were quivering.
The skies above are blue…
My heart was wrapped up in clover…
The night I looked at you…
He looked at her, and was unable to speak. Shall we? Could we? Can I?
Without quite realizing what was happening, he let her take a step forward, small hands sliding around his shoulders, his own coming to rest on her waist. He couldn't help saying suddenly, awkwardly,
"You look beautiful."
I found a dream that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
They began to move, slowly, swaying gently to the rhythm. Her pink head was bowed, and all he could see was the red blush on her cheek. A lump came to his throat.
I found a thrill to press to my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
She looked up at him. She smiled. Kakashi could have sworn he heard music playing. Not the music everyone else was listening to - some non-descript traditional ballad – this music was inside, around him, over him, filling him to the brim, to overflowing.
You smile, you smile
And then, the spell was cast…
"Thank you, Kakashi." Fireworks popped and sparkled across the river, casting multi-coloured flickering lights across her upturned face. Kakashi felt an answering smile rise, unbidden, to his lips.
And here we are, in heaven
For you are mine…
At last…
With the greatest of ease, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, he bent his head as she leaned closer, and pressed his cloth-covered lips to hers. The music played on.
Author's Note: While I was writing my thesis, this was one of the songs that kept me going at night. I'd never done a songfic before, but somehow, this one took shape in my mind of its own accord. All it needed was words put to it. If you think I've done it any kind of justice, please let me know!