***Tomoyo***P.O.V
Its been about a week since that moment with Kanou happened. I've been spending less time with the music club and more time with him.
Tomorrow which is Friday is a very special day it happens to be my birthday. I only forgot one small detail... my dad is gone and who knows when he will be back. Oh and my mother passed away.
Looks like I would have to spend this birthday alone. I walked in the Seika High with my head hung low until Yukimura and Kanou come into view.
"What's the matter Tomoyo?" Yukimura asks worried. I shake my head and make a fake smile.
"I'm fine really." I say.
Kanou looked like he didn't believe me one bit. It's like he can read right through the best idea popped in my head.
"Hey tomorrow do you guys want to hangout?"
Kanou and Yukimura both look at each other and sighed.
"I can't the student council is taking a trip after school for a meeting with other student council groups from different schools." Yukimura states which makes me sad.
Kanou doesn't say anything instead he looks down.
"I can't either...I have to visit my grandparents that weekend because my dad complained I never see them anymore."
I looked down, I feel bad for asking because I know how much Kanou hates his father's choices. Somehow I also feel that deep inside he still loves him very much. I mean why else would he still listen and talk with him?
"OK that's fine..." I lied. I wasn't fine I was devastated I just want to celebrate my birthday with someone.
I push past them walking fast trying not to let the tears show but one escapes my eyes and I quickly wipe it away. It's not their fault they can't make it yet why am I crying?
School is just a blur, I can't stop thinking about my birthday. Maybe I'm just being selfish. Before I get ready to head home I had to grab my music book from the music room.
Surprisingly Eito wasn't in there for once, Mizuki was.
"Hey." she says with her long pink ponytail bobbing.
"Eito went home sick today..." She says as she begins to stack papers. Over these past few weeks me and Mizuki have been getting to know eachother. You can even say we are really good friends now.
"What's wrong?" She asks. I was puzzled I was for sure I hid my sadness. How can she tell?
"How-How did you know?" I asked still puzzled.
"I've may have only known you for a month but that's enough time to know when something is wrong." She states.
She stares at me with her light blue crystal eyes. I begin to tell Mizuki everything that happened.
She then stares at me with a long silent pause.
"You do realize that those are all the signs that they're planning a surprise party right?" she says.
Yes she's right I admit everybody being busy is a little weird not to mention how much whispering they did today.
I hug Mizuki.
"You my friend are a genius!" I say squeezing her. She laughs. "Happy birthday by the way, if I didnt have to go somewhere with my parents I would love to celebrate with you." Mizuki adds smiling.
"It's okay, after all I may have a surprise party being planned as we speak." I say before leaving the music room.
Maybe just maybe, I won't have to be alone on my birthday.
***Kanou***P.O.V
Before I head out the school Misaki stops me and says she wants to talk to me about something.
I then step in the student council room along with her.
"Kanou do you know what day tomorrow is?" Misaki asks.
"Friday..." I say puzzled at why she was asking this.
"And Friday is..." Misaki asks. I still don't answer and she does a face palm.
"It's Tomoyo's birthday tomorrow!" she says.
"Really how did you find out?" I asked Misaki.
"I overheard her talking in the music room with Mizuki." She states. Well this explains why Tomoyo wanted to hang out with us tomorrow.
"Ugh I knew you would be too much of an idiot to remember Tomoyo's birthday so I came up with a last minute plan."
I don't think I like where this was going...
***Tomoyo***P.O.V
It was Friday afternoon and already four o' clock, school ended almost two hours ago. I started to lose a bit of hope on the planning a surprise party when I hear a knock on my door.
"Surprise!" Everyone screams out. Misaki,Kanou,Takumi,Genji from the music club and Yukimura comes walking in.
Genji was holding the cake, he blew his curly blondish hair out of his face. I couldn't help but laugh a little when he did that.
"Hey sorry Mizuki and Eito couldn't make it, we were planning on playing a song for you." Genji says.
"That's alright I'm still very happy!"
"Well Mizuki got you this." Misaki says handing me a pink bag. Everyone gathers around me. I sit down on my couch and opened it to finally find a small music box.
I smile.
"Kind of a weird gift?" Genji says and Misaki nudges him in the side.
"Well I told Mizuki about this old music box my mom gave me and how I love them so much." I say getting up and grabbing my mom's old music box off a shelf.
"It just looks like some small beat up music box to me." Genji adds. Misaki was about to nudge Genji again but Takumi held her back.
"See that's the thing it doesn't matter what the music box looks like or what type of music it plays. It matters what feeling you get when you listen to the music." I say.
That was the truth but to be honest I never realised that until I met Kanou. I wasn't paying attention to how he looked or his flaws I payed attention to the feeling I get when I'm around him.
"Oh I see." Genji says snapping me out of my thoughts. I smile, so far this is turning out to be the best birthday ever.
"Let's eat some cake I brought!" Yukimura shouts and we all laugh and walk to my kitchen.
I noticed there were candles in my cake and before I knew it everyone was singing happy birthday to me.
I then blow out my sixteen candles and grin at everyone.
"What did you wish for?" Everyone asks me.
"I can't say but let's just say there isn't anything I can wish for that can beat being here with you guys." I say.
Everyone grins.
"Oh and thank you for remembering my birthday and planning this surprise party." I add.
"Well you should thank Kanou he thought of this surprise party." Misaki says.
"I am so happy I don't think I would want to spend my birthday any other way." I admit.
***Kanou***P.O.V
"Wait I thought Kanou forgot Tomoyo's birthday-" Genji then clamps a hand over his mouth.
I stand there silent everyone is staring at Tomoyo fills the air.
"So this is a last minute party y...you never actually planned this as a surprise?" She says in a loud tone.
I don't speak I don't know what to say.
"Answer me Kanou!" She yells in a tone I never heard from her before tears stream down her face.
"Yes..." I finally manage to say.
"I knew it this is some kind of pity party you're all feeling guilty because you forgot my birthday!" She says. "I-I just need to leave for a second." She says before walking out the thinking I run after her I will not lose Tomoyo again you can bet on that.
I finally see her sitting on that same bench she sat on when I told her about my father and mother in the rain that day. I sat down next to her she doesn't even look at me instead she just sits there crying.
"I'm...sorry."I finally say.
"W...What if sorry isn't good enough Kanou, what then?" She says and she's right sorry isn't good enough.
"You're right but you know what Tomoyo?" I say forcefully.
"What?" she says while wiping her eyes and sniffling.
"I may have forgotten your birthday but I never forgot how important you are to me! I never forgot everything you done for me! Most importantly I never forgot how much I love you Tomoyo!" I quickly bite my tongue realizing what I just said.
I hope she didn't hear that last part I can feel my cheeks going red.
*** Tomoyo***P.O.V
I love you were the words that buzzed through my head over and over again.
"Y...You love me?" I ask nervously to see what he was about to say.
Authors Note
Hey what did you think of this chapter? Just in case you are confused on the characters read the bottom of this.
Music Club Characters
Mizuki - Tomoyo's friend in the music club - Leader of the Music Club - long pink ponytail blue eyes - tomboy
Genji - Drummer - Airhead -Prankster - Curly blond hair and brown eyes
Eito - Blue spiky hair - Brown eyes - Guitarist -In love with Tomoyo
General Character (You should be familiar with these characters so I'm not putting descriptions)
Tomoyo
Misaki
Takumi
Kanou
Yukimura
Other Characters
Yuichi - Brown hair and eyes -Crazy stalker- seriously loves Tomoyo -Got arrested.