Our Symphony -Your Lie in April-

Chapter 16

{July 4th}

Kaori had woken up hours later, but that didn't keep Kousei from sending her many messages and phone calls (which were obviously missed) to let her know a happy birthday hours earlier. In days like these, he wishes he and Kaori's wake-up time difference wasn't so big. 3 hours was too long.

He wasn't sure what to do in the meantime before Kaori had awaken, but he thought it out and decided to work a little on a present he's been wanting to give her.

Just recently he's heard from her once, or maybe even twice, that there was one particular song Kaori had always wanted to hear him play. It was a Chopin nocturne. Opus 9 no.2, to be exact. He's decided to play it in E-flat major, since that was the one he's grown accustomed to playing.

This piece could've been played in any way to set the mood, just like Claire de Lune, and it emitted whatever feelings you'd like depending on how you play it. For Kousei, it'd be a feeling of love, letting Kaori know how hard he tried to make the song flow perfectly and how much emotion he put into it to say whatever feelings he has for her, ones he isn't able to say verbally. Chopin's pieces were all mostly romantic, but Kousei had never really fully realized that until he found love himself.

During his practicing, Kousei had his phone placed on the side of his piano and waited until Kaori either messaged him or called him, which took quite a while.

He got the notification that he has been sent a message, so he stopped playing and opened up his phone and looked at it, a smile growing onto his features.

From: Kaori
Subject: :D
YOU REMEMBERED ＼(≧▽≦)／

Kousei laughed silently to himself and typed a response to her.

To: Kaori
Subject: :)
Of course I remembered (*^ω^)

Not long after he had sent the message, Kaori called him. He stood up to lay on his bed and rest his back before he had answered the phone.

"Kousei!"

"Hello."

Even though he wasn't there, he knew Kaori was smiling so brightly as of right now. "You actually remembered my birthday!"

"Of course I remembered, Kaori. I'm not all that bad. Besides, it's easier for me to remember since it's independence day over there in the United States on this date."

"Oh that's true. I remembered yours by just remembering." She had laughed a little at the end of her sentence, and he couldn't help but laugh along a little.

"So what are you planning to do today?"

Kaori had silenced for a while, and it made Kousei worry, but she answered anyway. "Um...I don't know...really, only you and my parents know about my birthday."

"What?! Really?"

"Mm-hm. Not even Tsubaki or Watari know about it. Only the month but not the day."

"I'd have expected Watari to know about it..."

"Nope. So I really have no idea what to do today."

Kousei clicked his tongue and sighed, thinking about what he should do. "Hmm...well, do you want to let Tsubaki and Watari know it's your birthday today?"

"N...no...it's fine. I don't want to burden them since I heard they have a game for the both of them today. If you want, we could just hang out or something."

"Aren't you and your parents going to do something today?"

"Well they suggested that I hang out with you and some friends today, but there's not really any other friends I have besides you and Tsubaki and Watari, so I guess I have a free day with you."