Forbidden

Chapter Three

Author's Note: I made some changes to the end of this chapter. I didn't really like what I wrote.

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"How are you feeling today Kaioh-san?" asked her music teacher, Yuhazi-sensei.

"Much better today, thanks," the bell rung for class to start, everyone took their seats.

"As you know class" Yuhazi-sensei stood in front of her class, "we have been selected to perform at the 25th annual Charity Ball that's being held on the cruise liner 'Serenity' next week." Yuhazi-sensei turned toward Michiru and smiled.

"The class and I have decided that you, Michiru-san should perform a solo song with your violin." Michiru just stared at her and smiled as politely as possible. 'You have got to be kidding,' she thought to herself. She swallowed the lump that formed in her throat,

"I'd love too," the teacher's smile grew in size, if that is even possible. The rest of the class practised for the up coming performance while Michiru was trying to come up with a new song for her solo act. Michiru sighed, she needed some inspiration but were could she get it from. The bell interrupted her thought, it was the end of the day; she headed towards Haruka's car for a ride home.

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Haruka leaned against her gold coloured car waiting for Michiru. She looked toward the entrance of the school and saw a flash of aqua. She smiled 'here comes my sea goddess.' Haruka would never tell Michiru her feelings she had for her. It's been over a year since Haruka fell in love with her best friend; she watched as Michiru walked over to the car.

"Hey," Haruka was the first one to speak.

"Hello Ruka-chan." Haruka opened the passenger side door for Michiru to get in.

"Thanks" Michiru smiled. Haruka walked over to the driver side and got in and drove off.

"Do you want to go to the café before going home?" Haruka looked over to her passenger.

"Sure"

Haruka order two cups of tea and brought them over to a booth in the back of the café were Michiru sat.

"How were your classes today?" Haruka broke the silence,

"Alright" Michiru sipped on her tea, Haruka noticed that Michiru looked a little worried as Michiru let out a sigh.

"I have a solo performance coming up at the Charity Ball next week and I'm a bit nervous."

"You'll do great, you're an excellent violinist," Haruka smiled and sipped her tea. Michiru tried to hide her slightly blushed face as she drank the rest of her tea.

They headed to Michiru's house after about an hour at the café. Haruka stopped in front of the neighbour's house because Michiru's mother was home.

"See you tomorrow, Ruka-chan." She got out of the car and headed towards her house. Michiru was semi nervous about telling her mother about her performance.

"I'm home," she yelled as she walked in the door, no response. She headed to her mother's room and she knocked on the door softly.

"Come in" her mother more or less order. Michiru entered and stood in the door way.

"Your home late, were have you been." Her mother flipped through the book she was reading, not even bothering looking at her daughter.

"I was out with a friend, we went to a café for a drink" 'Why does she even care about me being late, she didn't care that much when I was sick' She thought to herself as she waited for her mother response.

"It wasn't with that Tenoh-san person, was it?" Michiru tried to change to topic.

"Uh... I'll be giving a performance next week for the Charity Ball that's being held on Serenity." Michiru hoped that her mother would forget about her 'friend' that she went out with.

"Really" her mother still didn't look at her. "Do you get paid for it?" Michiru rolled her eyes.

"I don't think so." Michiru's mother waved her hand in the air for her to leave. She shut the door as she left. 'Is that all she thinks about,' she walked to her room to practise her violin.

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Haruka opened her door to her apartment then walked in and shut and locked the door. She headed to the living room after she put her coat on the chair beside the door. Instead of walking over to the couch, she headed toward the black piano which stood next to the balcony doors. She sat down on the bench and lifted the cover off of the keys. She hadn't played since her mother died eight years ago. She laid her fingers over the keys not making a sound. She closed her eyes and could hear familiar music playing. She opened her eyes and sighed.

Flashback

"Mama!" A young woman sat at a black piano, she had long blonde hair that went to her waist and beautiful green eyes.

"Yes Haru-chan." The women stopped playing and turned to look at her daughter.

"Can you teach me to play?" The young women smiled and patted the sit next to her. The little girl jumped up on the bench.

"What song would you like to learn?"

"The one you were playing." The women smiled and started to teach her daughter.

End Flashback

Haruka began playing Fur Elise; half way through the song a loud bang came from the room next door, her neighbour didn't like loud noises so she stopped and put the cover back on and headed for the bedroom.

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"Mama, you can't leave me!" A little blonde haired girl sat beside a white hospital bed looking at a very pale woman. The girl's hand was holding very tightly to her mother's hand not wanting to let go. The women looked into her baby girls teal eyes and gave her a weak smile then closed her eyes forever.

"Mama!"

Haruka eyes opened and she sat up in bed, her eyes were burning with unshed tears. She had been having this dream occasionally over the past eight years. She got out of bed and headed for the bathroom to wash her sweaty face and then try to get a couple of hours of sleep before school started.

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Sorry if I messed you up by changing the end of this chapter.