Previously…
"…I guess people change in time…"
An encounter with blossoms in mid spring, painted grey
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The sound of a piano playing faintly in the hallways of the conservatory of music in Italy…being played to the poetry of the Moonlight Sonata ...>
Musical notes cascaded in a dance like the petals of a cherry blossom tree…floating away with the wind…The musician swayed in a passion that rivals the raging fires of hell…His face was so contained that everything else seems to be surreal, forgetting everything else…His brown hair was quite damp from his sweat…His eyes were closed as he let his fingers danced on those ivory keys…nearing the end of the piece…
As he struck the last note of the piece, his hands stopped in mid air…his eyes still closed…waiting for the remainders of the last note to fade away…then silence…
Sudden applauses and cheers resonated throughout the auditorium of the conservatory as the crowd cried out their compliments to the pianist…The musician opened his eyes and stared indifferently at the thundering crowd…He stood up nonchalantly and faced them…As he bowed, a young woman with short auburn hair approached him…carrying a large bouquet of fresh plum blossoms…Handing the bouquet to the pianist, she kissed his cheek…"You were fantastic, Onii-san." She murmured in his ear…The young man just nodded his thanks…And bowing to the crowd one last time, he and the young woman left the stage…
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The sun was slowly rising in the east…its warm rays lighting up the gloomy room of a young man… >
Chocolate brown eyes stared at the mirror; regarding the figure reflected before it…They narrowed as they gazed at a tall young man; his dark brown hair was kinda messy…he wore a white sweat shirt and khaki pants that were all tousled and quite wrinkled…Stifling a yawn, he rubbed his tired eyes as he continued to stare at his reflection…Kinomoto Touya…a fresh graduate from one of the most famous and prestige conservatory of music in the world…
He frowned…as if that makes me totally happy…damn Kinomoto! What the hell are you thinking! Of course you give a damn! You were able to study in a prestigious school, and the thing is…it was what you have been dreaming of doing in the first place...It was what you wanted, dumbass! Isn't that enough?...
A battle inside him was slowly emerging…but he stopped himself loosing control…Sighing heavily, he muttered a curse before retreating to the bathroom where he took a cold shower…with his clothes on…letting the cool water wash away all his frustrations and anger towards himself…Recalling the conflicting thoughts a while back, he lowered his head and put his two hands by the wall for support, while letting the cool water flow across his boyish face…no, it wasn't enough…something is missing, but enough you've known that didn't you…ever since…
He opened his eyes as an unexpected rush of memories came flashing before him…fleeting…vague…blurs of a thousand colors passed him by…but it's as almost he could touch them…almost s if he was able to reach out and grab them…Then his memories stopped at a certain woman with long flowing crimson hair which delicately danced in the wind…
His heart beat ceased for a second as the woman turned towards him with the sweetest smile plastered on her lips that could lit up a whole auditorium…Oh how he missed those lips…their soft petal touch…like a dream, like a dream…Then as sudden as that memory appeared, it shattered into thousands of pieces; like a glass window being shattered to a thousand pieces…
It was a brief moment…but for him, it was as if a very long moment has passed…Opening his eyes; for he didn't notice that he had closed them again; his visions were blurred…and realization struck him…He was crying…Sudden anger spread through his whole being, dangerously intensifying…He struck the bathroom wall, his hands in fists…He let out his anger some more…
"I AM A FOOL! A GODDAMN FOOL!" he cried out as he slowly sank to the bathroom floor…quietly crying…
…for only the sound of the shower running was left heard…
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A LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT: the song is entitled, "Broken Wings" from the anime TRINITY BLOOD…I don't own this song, but I just want to incorporate it in this scene as it will bring out the sad ambience of the plot…and I think its an appropriate song for this next scene…so if I offended anyone...i am sorry, I just want to borrow a song that could blend with the scenes here…thanks! I REPEAT! I don't own this song, but I love it to death! Can't stop from hearing it over and over. Tee hee…eherm! And the anime too! Tee hee…maybe I'll try making a fanfic of this anime…anyway, I hope you'll enjoy the next scenes…hope you like it…Ja! nn >>
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I know this will not remain forever…
However, it's beautiful…
Your eyes, your hands, and your warm smile…
…they're my treasure…
It's hard to forget…
She swayed in a rhythm that was hypnotizing as she sang the song with pure emotion…not caring if the crowd was listening…or not paying attention to the lyrics…She just sang…not caring if she was being watched by all…or amazed at how heavenly her voice was…She just sang…
I wish there was a solution…
Don't spend any time in confusion…
I'll turn back now and spread…
She raised her left hand to the air as her right held the microphone…Her face full of passion for the song as she primed for the up coming chorus of the song…Her eyes gazed at nothing in particular as she continued singing the song…
My broken wings…
…still strong enough to cross the ocean with…
My broken wings…
…how far should I go, drifting in the wind?
…higher and higher in the sky…
With broken wings…
…still strong enough to cross the ocean with…
…my broken wings…
How far should I go, drifting in the wind?
…across the sky, just keep on flying…
She slowly bowed her head in a slight angle, not really lowering fully…
Did I ever chain you down to my heart…
…'cause I was afraid of you…
Now I couldn't hold on any longer…
…love is not a toy…
Let go of me now…
The time we spend is perpetual…
…our future is more real…
So I'll leap into the air…
Raising her hand again, she sang…her eyes wandering through the crowd, but not staring at anyone in particular…until she came across a pair of piercing midnight blue eyes hidden under a pair of spectacles…Her amethyst eyes stopped at them…as if she was mesmerized by their dark depths…
With broken wings…
…still strong enough to cross the ocean with…
My broken wings…
…how far should I go, drifting in the wind?
…across the sky, just keep on flying…
The last line of the song, she uttered in a whisper…not aware that she was still staring into those midnight blue eyes…Then a sudden memory came rushing back to her…She had seen those eyes…back when she was in elementary…back when for the first time…she fell in love…And she fell indeed, fell in love with those same midnight blue eyes…
As she stood onstage as if petrified, she watched as a small smile appeared upon the young man's lips…He nodded in acknowledgement…and only a murmur of one name escaped her soft, pink lips…
"Eriol…"
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I know, I know…it ended so suddenly. And so much angst too…well it seems a good build-up and appropriate to end it right there since it matches the title…I really intended to jump to this scene because I think it is a nice link up from the previous chapter…and it will provide the next chapter with a good back up, which will soon be put up by the way, I promise!
By the way, thanks for the reviews! For you people, I will try to make this story worth your while. So I hope y'all can continue to cheer me on. Thanks so much! I really appreciate it! Mwah! nn
DISCLAIMER: I don't own CCS...