Forever in your eyes

Chapter 2

Author's note: Here's the next part...that is all (kinda short, neh?)

            Eriol quietly made his way home.  It had been a few weeks since school started.  As he turned the corner, he stopped.  On a whim, he decided to take a detour on the scenic route.  To him, the scenic route was the longer path near King Penguin Park and the Tsukimine Shrine.  When he finally found the tall, concrete staircase, he trotted up the stairs.  Immediately he found Kaho sweeping away the leaves in front of the shrine.  Her long hair was pulled in a low ponytail and she wore her traditional robes.  A smile beamed from his face. "Konnichwa, Kaho."

            Kaho looked up, a faint smile on her face. "Hello, Hiiragizawa."

            Eriol chuckled uneasily. "You called me by my last name."

            "You followed me to Tomoeda."

            "Why would you say that?"

            "I knew you would."

            There she goes again, being a puzzle.  Was she happy to see him? It seemed as if she wasn't.  "Well, you seem to know me too well," Eriol sighed. "I just don't understand why you left."

            "Because you and I cannot be together," she simply said.

            Eriol stepped back. "But why?"

            "Because I don't want us to."

            His forehead creased. "You...don't love me...anymore?" his touch detached.

            "No."

            She answered me so easily... His eyes fell to the ground. "I see," he said.

            "Do well at the show, alright?" Kaho turned and walked away.

            "Mizuki!" he called out. "Kaho..."

            Kaho's head turned slightly.  She looked down and didn't glance behind her as she walked away.

            The next day of school approached.  It was after sixth period and Tomoyo tapped her pencil on her notebook.  She sat with a notebook in her lap, writing down some words:

Waiting for time to freeze

Cuz close to you

Is where I want to be

            She looked up and saw Eriol storm in.  This was the first meeting they planned for the song project.  He threw his pack on the floor and peeled off his jacket.  He flopped on the piano bench and groaned.  It was only yesterday when he met Kaho at the shrine.  The hurt and anger boiled through his blood.

            "Konnichiwa," Tomoyo greeted with a smile.

            "Konnichiwa."

            "I started brainstorming some lyrics. What about you and the music?" she asked.

            He immediately slammed his fingers on the piano, stamping them all over the keys.  He played for about 10 seconds before he stopped.  "How was that?" he asked.  His tone was sharp and quick.

            "Rough.  Troubling almost," Tomoyo answered honestly.  "But well done. What do you call it?"

            " 'Kaho.'" He closed the lid of the piano.

            Tomoyo's eyes fell to the floor. "Ok, I won't ask.  I think we should write on a subject that the audience could enjoy.  What do you think?"

            Eriol gazed at her for a moment then re-opened the piano.  He began to play a fast, disturbingly eerie piece.  "I gave you my heart and you ripped it apart, No matter what I do, I can never be with you, your love for me is gone, I can't move on..." He stopped and closed the piano. "I'm sorry, Daidouji-san. I can't do this today." He pulled on his jacket, picked up his bag and left the music room. 

            Clouds began to cover the sky.

...to be continued =)