PROLOGUE
The soft strains of a familiar melody swept through the house as Sakura Kinomoto exited from her bedroom to the hallway…Fur Elise…one of the most well-known musical piece to ever grace the Earth, written by a phenomenal composer…and yet, so over-played that it had become a classical equivalent to Happy Birthday…
But now…as the music wafted into the air…Sakura couldn't help but hear a difference…
Touya Kinomoto, her older brother…sat by the ebony grand piano…How much sad and tormented it seemed, even when his graceful fingers danced to the lesser known second movement…that, to Sakura, had always sounded lively…
"Why…" Touya whispered softly…almost regretfully…not bothering to open his eyes as Sakura approached him…He simply continued playing…his body swaying minutely as he sat hunched and tensed over the ivory keys…pouring as much emotion into the piece as he possibly could…
" Onii-san…it sounds beautiful…" she said softly…her voice filled with awe as she brought her hands to rest upon his strong, broad shoulders…
His eyes still did not open…He seemed unaware of his sister's attention, as if he didn't care that she was standing right behind him…His entire being was being channeled into the music…
"No one plays it right anymore…" he stated sadly, as his playing abruptly stopped…the music didn't reach its end…Silence enveloped the whole playing chamber in a brief moment…
The seconds ticked by and Sakura waited patiently…but Touya stayed silent, wrapped up in his own world…He sat still, poised over the keys, long enough to make Sakura feel the slight beginnings of discomfort…
"Onii-san…" she began…her voice was deeply hushed and hesitant…
"I specifically said that I am not to be disturbed during my rehearsals, Sakura…why are you here?" Touya asked quietly…not really wanting to know her excuse…But he knew that his sister interrupts his daily rehearsals when something important needs his attention…or simply that his sister wanted to be there for him…Sakura, to his dismay, has a unique ability to know if something was wrong, especially when it comes to him…To which, he thought in gloom…he cannot escape from her concerned questions about things he'd rather not speak about…
But in any case…he was somehow relieved that she would be there…
"I wanted to see how you were doing, onii-san…I worry about your well-being." She stated a-matter-of-factly…giving him a warm smile that rivals the sun's light…She slowly lifted her hand from his shoulders and wrapped her arms around her brother's neck…"Onii-san…it has been seven years…she won't be coming back…" Sakura whispered sadly in his ears…
Touya shut his eyes tightly…trying not to believe what she said…Sakura felt him tensed but continued to hug him, assuring him, trying to soothe his despair…But shortly, Touya opened his sad eyes and turned to look at his sister…" I know, Sakura…I know…" he said quietly…
"Kaho never wanted you to be unhappy, onii-san…so please stop this…stop blaming yourself…" Touya stiffened as he felt his thin, white polo shirt damp…Sakura was now crying…crying for his broken heart, for his broken soul…
Kaho Mizuki…he loved her back then, maybe he still did…Although age gap wasn't at all a problem, some things weren't meant to be…Kaho left for England to study, while he was left broken…But throughout those seven years, he never seem to let that stop him from living his life…But memories are a strong force, which, he knew can never erased…
He softened slightly and turned to hug his sister…softly whispering that it was ok…He never wanted his sister to cry…he hated seeing her cry…
Sakura looked up…"I am sorry onii-san…I can't help it, seeing you broken and empty…" she said, but she gave him a small smile with a hint of humor…"Mou…I should be the one comforting you whereas 'tis you who is doing the comforting…gomenasai…" she said sheepishly…then she giggled a little while rubbing her damp face to his white garment…all the while hugging him…Touya smiled slightly and hugged her closer…"That's ok…I guess you can't help being a teary eyed kaiju now can you, Sakura?" he said, chuckling quietly…
Sakura turned and pouted at her brother…"Mou! Im not a monster, onii-san…quit calling me that!" she said, pretending to be hurt…then she laughed at his smug smile…"Thank you, Sakura…for being here." Touya said finally…giving Sakura a warm peck on her forehead…"You're welcome." She whispered back…
Let's just say that Sakura knew of Touya and Kaho's relationship… nn
I don't own CCS…so be gentle with me…
This is a Touya/Tomoyo fic…anyone who's searching for Tomoyo, she will appear in the next chapter…I wanted this chapter to have this beginning as it will determine the rest of the chapters…as this story will progress…so I hope y'all can give some REVIEWS hopes> and comments pls don't flame me…TT> ...that will help me go thru with this story… wink..wink>