HIS VOICE
A/N: Good day, everyone! Uhm, this is actually my first story submitted here ever. And it's kinda intimidating, you know. Well, uhm, hope you'll somehow like my story and please do review. I wanna know how you think of this. :)
CHAPTER 1 - The Encounter
It was a beautiful Saturday, the sixth day of school. An auburn-haired and emerald-eyed girl was sitting on one of those chairs in that Tomoeda High CfPA, patiently waiting for their class in Civic Welfare Training System (CWTS). Well, this class was definitely different from all other classes in all universities since all freshmen students of varying courses were merged in one great hall. The auburn-haired girl sat still and felt the clamminess of the atmosphere despite the aircon on function. She felt uneasy because she knew, there was a real big throng in that place just by hearing the buzzing of everyone else.
"You okay, Sakura?" Tomoyo Daidouji asked the emerald-eyed girl upon seeing her uneasy.
"Uh, yeah. I'm alright, best," Sakura Kinomoto replied, reaching for Tomoyo's hand who was sitting right beside her.
"Seems like you ain't, eh?" there was curiosity in Tomoyo's voise as she placed her hand over hers.
"I wonder how many people happen to be in here." Sakura said.
"I tell you. It's amazingly big," Tomoyo grinned and threw a glimpse on the boys' area on the right side of the CfPA's center aisle. "But don't worry!" she immediately said seeing that certain expression on Sakura's face and then continued, "I'm just here for you, best."
Sakura then regained her composure with that and smiled. After what happened 10 years back then, Tomoyo, her all-time best friend, stood beside her, guided her, and never left her, at all. However, sometimes, Tomoyo had to, so Sakura could stand alone even without her best friend around.
"Good afternoon, everyone!" a CWTS volunteer greeted the students in that hall. "It's so nice to see you all in here. So! Let's not waste time and get started. Let us make you acquainted with what CWTS really is." With that, the class formally started.
The lecture went on for almost two hours. And it caused a crick on everyone else. To have some sort of energizer, then, the volunteer reached for the microphone and said, "Okay, to awaken you from your drowsiness, oh! I could already see students sleeping, huh! Let's have an intermission number, first!" The crowd suddenly created noise and cheers. "See? Haha. Okay, let's give it up to the Psych Society Acoustic Band!" Everyone then clapped and cheered as three guys entered the stage from the side.
"Uh, hi." A cute guy said through the microphone and everybody else turned silent. "Uhm, if you happen to know the song, might as well sing with me," he said shyly and signaled the two other guys. One was holding a purple guitar and the other, a beatbox. The entire hall was really silent, waiting for them to start performing. Then,
I wanna be a billionaire
So freaking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Everyone turned noisy once again. The boys were singing, too, and the girls on the other side were squealing due to the vocalist's cute face and lovely voice.
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes Magazine
Smiling next to Opra and the Queen
"Sakura! The guy's just so freaking cutttteeeee!" Tomoyo squealed. Sakura just smiled. She knew it. Of course, why would the crowd be that irritatingly noisy (A/N: On her part, you see.) if the guy singing ain't that lovely-in-the-eyes? All she could do was just smile, and pretended as if she liked everything. But honestly, she really loved it. She really loved the voice, in particular. Too bad, she just couldn't see how the guy really looked like which caused the girls go crazy, and even her cousin, Tomoyo.
Oh, everytime I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
Everyone in the hall sang with the guy. Some were even putting their hands up in the air.
'Nice voice, indeed.' Sakura thought.
A different city every night
Oh I, I swear
The world better prepare
For when I'm a billionaire
Even until the end of the song, the crowd never abated singing and cheering. The band really had a great impact towards everyone. Towards girls, specifically.
"I wonder what his name could be," Tomoyo said, her eyes shimmering and mind wandering as she was walking with Sakura heading back to their dormitory.
"Uh, uh." Was Sakura's only reply.
"Hey! If you could only see him, Sakura, you'd surely get insane as well." Tomoyo said and held her cousin's elbows as they crossed the street.
"Oh, good that I couldn't see then. In that way, I won't become crazy like you," Sakura plainly said.
Tomoyo stared at her and then giggled. "Whatever you say."
Both then burst into laughter.
It was another Monday morning and Sakura was awakened by the ring of the alarm-clock. She set it last night at 5:45 am so she could prepare her things and won't be late for her 7:00 am Guidance class. She then headed to the kitchen and cooked food. She was only groping for things but she managed cooking with that. After, she went towards Tomoyo's bed and tried arousing her cousin.
"Hey, Tomoyo. Wake - oh my God! You're so hot. You've got a fever!" Sakura didn't know what to do. Tomoyo's temperature was just too high one could ever imagine.
"Er... Sakura?" Tomoyo's voice was nearly incomprehensible. "Don't worry. I can manage my own self. You might be late if you'll still tend on me."
"I don't care. Leaving you behind in this situation wouldn't be a great idea," Sakura then headed back to the kitchen, got and soaked a towel in a small basin half-filled with water, went back to the bed and placed the towel on Tomoyo's forehead. After a while, Sakura vanished from her sight and came back with some food.
"Oh. Thank you, Sakura," Tomoyo thanked her best friend sincerely and smiled.
"So, does this mean I'd be the only one heading for school?" Sakura asked with a taste of nervousness in her tongue.
"I'm afraid yes, my dear. And pardon me for that."
"No! Don't be sorry, Tomoyo. In this way, I can practice going to school all alone. I mean, yeah. Without you." Sakura said and tried to smile.
"Ah, yeah. Right. OH MY! I guess you're nearly late with your first class, Sakura! You better hurry up!" Tomoyo exclaimed seeing the hands of the clock pointing at 6:45.
With that, Sakura rushed and finally bid Tomoyo goodbye 5 minutes later.
"Okay. Sorry to say this, guys, but your teacher ain't here yet. He's still attending an important seminar and since he didn't leave any seatwork for you to work on, you may go." A junior student announced to the class.
'Oh, come on. I shouldn't have just left Tomoyo back there at the dorm.' Sakura thought then grabbed her black Habagat bag and went outside. 'Where am I going now? Oh, yeah. To the chapel. I should drop by there even for a moment.' She thought and went to the said place.
'Oh, how peaceful!' Sakura thought as she entered. She then went near the altar and knelt down. A moment later, she heard someone somewhat sobbing. She had goosebumps right away. But as she tried to observe the entire place, she was quite sure she was the only one in there. Yet, she felt someone's presence. Ah, yeah. She remembered hearing the door creak a while ago. And as she tried to observe it, the presence was that of a guy's. Shocking may it seem, but that guy was sobbing. Though he was trying to suppress and hide his sobs, Sakura could still hear those. And she could tell that there was a really big problem confronting that poor guy. Just then, Sakura stood up and silently walked. She stopped at the row where she felt they guy was, went nearer and sat beside him.
"You may not tell it, but I know you've got a great problem within you." She said. Her voice was cold but there was sincerity in it.
The guy, who had his head down with his hands on his forehead while sobbing, looked up. There was a hint of confusion in his face. He wanted to ask her who she was. But instead, he harshly asked, "Why do you seem to care? We don't even know each other."
"Yeah, I know. But it doesn't matter. What really matters is - "
"Leave." Sakura could tell that the guy was really hard. And she was struck with that.
'Urgh! Why am I here talking to this stranger anyway?' she thought. 'I pity him! That's it! And there's something in me that's telling me he wouldn't do any harm to me.' Sakura then said, "Come on. I know it's just us in here. And I know, we're both strangers to each other. But you can tell me. In that way, your bad aura will be transferred to me. And in that way, you could no longer feel that great burden in your heart, because the other feeling is already with me." Sakura smiled but was shocked thereafter. Why was she doing that thing? To a guy, more importantly?
The guy went silent and tears streamed down his face. Sakura sensed it, so she handed him her favorite handkerchief which he hesitantly accepted.
"Tomorrow's, erm, my birthday." He started. "And I just received a call telling me that my parents died in a plane crash a while ago heading here from London, to purposely celebrate my birthday with their presence. It just... hurts," his voice was trembling with that.
There was a long silence.
Then, Sakura asked, "You feel lighter, by now?"
The guy looked at her. He paused for a while and admittedly said, "Uhm. Yeah. Th - thanks."
Sakura just nodded and smiled.
"You know what?" he constructed a conversation. "You're the first one who saw me cry aside from my dad. And it's just a shame on me. My mother never even did."
"Really?"
"Swear."
"Uh, well. It's not a shame on your part all along. I never really saw you cry, at all." Sakura plainly said. The guy looked at her once more. This time, longer.
"What do you mean with that?" he asked, perplexed.
"Can't you see? I couldn't see." Sakura said and then painted a sad smile on her face.
The guy was indeed, shocked. He went speechless for a moment.
A/N: I'm so grateful you've read. Does it sound good, then? Do I actually have wrong grammars and spelling here? Urgh. I'm you know, feeling cold here. My hands are feeling numb. Tsk. Anyways, PLEASE review. That thing REALLY... matters to me. I'd wholeheartedly and gladly accept the negative ones.
I'm still working with the Chapter 2. So basically, when I get the chance to read your reviews, especially the nega's, I'd be able to correct those that don't sound good, and then, I'd try to make them sound BETTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Mwahugzz. :)
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