Your Lie in April (fanfic)

Episode 13: Starry sky

~Kaori's POV~

i found him!

i saw him smile at me on stage. wait.. was it me or the audience. ugh i'm assuming again.

i just smiled back. i'm still part of the audience.

i went into the lobby and waited for about 15 minutes. one of the judge went personally to the bulletin board for the announcement of winners for the final contest.

there was too much people so i had to run and excused myself to many to see who won.

RANKINGS: (finals)
1.) Arima Kousei
2.) Igawa Emi
3.) Aiza Takeshi

He won! as always.

i waited for him but he hasn't come out. then i felt my phone vibrated. a text message.

"hi. you alone?" it's from Kousei.

"yeah. where are you? i've been waiting for like half an hour now." i replied.

he texted me back. that was fast.

"i'm right behind you now." fudge. i turned around and there he is.

i punched his left arm. "that was for making me wait!" and i hugged him. "Congrats!" i squealed.

"okay, ow?" he said. "thanks."

"where's the others?" i asked.

"when i texted you i saw Tsubaki's messages. his with Watari." oh..

"what's with that look?" he said.

"umm.. are you.."

"jealous? again, no."

i felt relieved. okay.. so wrong Kaori!

"let's go now. i'll take you home." he said as he grabbed my arm and we went to the building's parking lot. there i saw his old bike again.

"climb on." he said as he sat on the driver's seat. without any hesitation, i climbed on board.

everything was like the way it was before.. the road, the lamp posts shining the pathway and the night full of stars shining brightly. one starry sky indeed.

we were going on the path towards my house. fudge, he'll find out!

"stop!" i yelled.

"what?" he stopped.

"let me um.. commute by myself. i can go there alone."

"you sure?"

"o-of course i'm sure."

"you're sure, i'm not." he said then he made the bike move again. "let's go."

"NO!" that made him stop again. "i-i can go by myself! it's okay Arima-san." i got off the bike this time.

"okay.." he was about to go when i said, "it's actually my birthday." then i ran towards my street and left him, then heard him yell, "Happy birthday! goodnight!"

when i got to my house, i quickly went to my bedroom then i slumped on my bed squealing like a kid.

i fished my phone out of my pocket and texted him. "goodnight. :)"

jeez Kaori, one Goodnight and a Happy birthday from him made you squeal like that? tch. Shiori in my head says so herself. pfft- she's the one whose jumping up and down a sofa swooning.

then i felt my phone vibrated. its him!

i checked my phone quickly and got disappointed. Tsubaki-chan.

"tomorrow lunch let's go to Kousei's house to celebrate."

"yeah sure. i'll go." i replied.

"where will i see you?" i asked.

"a cafe near Towa Hall."

"okay."

"see you tomorrow, Shio-chan." so she's calling me Shio-chan now huh.

i looked at my clock and its 8:30pm.

i quickly ate at the dining area, parents outside the house and in our bakery, working. i have the house all to myself.

i went to my room and remembered i have stuff to do from school. jeez. it's a saturday and school stuffs are bothering me.

8:54pm... i have to get these done before i go to bed by 10.

i went to my study desk, put out all the things i needed and started to write down homework and school related stuff.

my phone vibrated from my desk. i checked it and it was Kousei.

"hello." okay, i'm doing something here... what does he want?

"hi."

"why didn't you say that it was your birthday?" well he's fast. a smile makes its way into my lips.

"didn't i say to you goodnight?" i asked again.

i waited for his reply. he usually replies to me fast. but i've been waiting 1..2..3..4.. gosh, 5 minutes have passed and still nothing. oh well, back to studies.

my phone vibrated.

"am i disturbing you?" he replied.

Yes. but i won't say that. i want to talk to you more. "No." i replied.

"i'm calling." he texted. i waited, then in no time, my phone rang.

pick it up or not? umm.. God! here goes nothing.

"hi." i picked up the phone.

"hello.. so umm why'd you cry last night?" umm... how am i supposed to answer that? umm cuz i'm Kaori and i got hurt that i found out you were going out with Tsubaki-chan. there's no way i'm gonna tell that.

"i just thought that maybe if Kaori's here, she'd do that."

"but you're not her. you said so yourself." i know.

"umm change topic. what piece are you going to play next? when's the competition?" i asked.

"next competition's on September. Mozart's Twinkle little star. they decided it. something jumpy but pleasant to hear kind of music. it's complicated cause it's not that easy to play. but it's one of my favorites. i even sang that." i know, i'm with you that time.. my lips curled up into a smile.

on that night while riding your bike and i was behind you, i closed my eyes and wanted to say goodbye but i just can't. so i just held on to you at that time and cried my heart out silently behind your back.

"hey, can i call you too to kill time when i need to?" i asked.

"anytime." that made my heart jump into my throat. fudge! >///<

we had a very long conversation and because of that, i ended up doing school work and finished at 11:38pm. God! i'm exhausted.

but it was all worth it.