Forever in your eyes
Chapter 8
Author's note (gibberish): Um...I don't have anything to say yet...
The Seijou auditorium was filled to the brim. There were even people who had to stand on the back wall because they ran out of open seats. At the fourth row, from left to right, were Sonomi, Sakura, Syaoran and Nakuru. Kero hid in a pouch that was sitting in Sakura's lap. Spinel was hiding in Nakuru's purse, which was propped on an armrest. Six strategically placed bodyguards, with cameras, stood in the auditorium, filming every movement on stage. Everyone laughed and cried at the acts.
Previously, Eriol and Tomoyo agreed that when he began to play the introduction, she would step out on stage. It would give it a dramatic performance.
Eriol waited backstage. Dressed in a traditional black tuxedo, tails and all, he felt like a penguin. He wore white gloves that fit perfectly on his hands; Tomoyo insisted on it. So he obliged, of course. He was fluffing the red rose buttonierre. Hiiragizawa Eriol was never nervous.
The act on stage finally finished and the lights dimmed. Another curtain opened, revealing the black grand piano that sat behind it.
"And now," the announcer said, "Hiiragizawa Eriol and Daidouji Tomoyo will perform an original song."
You're on, Eriol, he said to himself. Eriol stepped onstage and clapping began. He bowed to the audience, and then sat on the piano bench, moving his coat tails aside. He slowly pulled off his gloves, and straightened the music sheets. When all was quiet, he began.
The spotlight was on him when he played his 15-second intro. Then another spotlight appeared on the opposite side of the stage. Tomoyo's voice filled the stage, as she made her entrance.
I'll always remember...it was late afternoon...
Eriol looked up once, then a second time.
Tomoyo was wearing her hair up in a bun with long tendrils framing her face. Her hair was adorned with silk white roses. Her dress was a white number, with spaghetti straps to hold it up and the skirt ending to above her knee. She wore a sheer georgette white duster that ended at her knees and it sparkled in the spotlight, shining a soft crystal silver. White stalleto heels and white pearls completed her outfit. She wore a touch of makeup to accentuate her soft features. Tomoyo looked absolutely breathtaking.
Eriol forced himself to look at the piano sheet.
It lasted foreverAnd ended too soon
You were all by yourself
Staring up at a dark gray sky
I was changed
In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry
The moment that I saw you cry
It was late in September
And I've seen you before
You were always the cold one
But I was never that sure
You were all by yourself
Staring up at a dark gray sky
I was changed
In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry
I wanted to hold you
I wanted to make it go away
I wanted to know you
I wanted to make your everything, alright...
I'll always remember...
It was late afternoon...
In places no one would find...
In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry
When they finished, cheers and applause rang through the auditorium. Sakura, Sonomi, Nakuru and Syaoran were standing on their feet, clapping, and soon, everyone else followed.
Tomoyo turned to Eriol and held her hand out to him. He stood, and then bowed. Quickly, he walked up to her, took her extended hand and kissed it. Tomoyo looked at Eriol in surprise, who just smiled back. With one hand still holding hers, he gestured his other arm towards her and she curtsied. The cheers increased. Together, he took a bow, she curtsied and then curtains closed.
"Oh Eriol!" Tomoyo fanned herself, "You were just wonderful!"
"So are you," he said, admiring how she looked tonight. "Absolutely exquisite..." he thought.
"Did you say something?" she asked.
Eriol looked up. He just realized he must have said it or muttered it out loud. "Nothing," he answered, covering up his mistake.
Later that night, they approached their group of friends. Sonomi held her daughter tightly, keeping her in an embrace. "My darling Tomoyo...My angel..." Eriol couldn't help but stare at the angel.
"You two are a good match," he heard a voice come from behind him.
Eriol turned around. The older woman smiled at him. "Kaho?" he realized. "What are you doing here?"
She just gave him that signature, good-natured smile. "You two are wonderful together." She turned and walked away.
...to be continued =)
Author's gibberish: Song is "Cry" by Mandy Moore. I love this song ^_^