Dedicated to you (Your lie in April)

Chapter 2

"YOU'RE ALIVE!!" Watari shouted as he slammed the hospital door open along with Tsubaki. As soon as he opened the door the he slammed it shut because of what they saw. Both Kousei and Kaori slowly let go of each other due to the awkward tension that was just caused.

"Um... did we enter at the wrong time?" Tsubaki asked through the door. Kaori merely shouted for them to come in and everything was back to normal. Kousei was sitting on a chair beside Kaori's bed while she was eating caneles and the two seemed to be chatting away.

"The surgery was a success! I can live!" Kaori shouted with her arms in the air. "Glad to see you're okay Kaori!" Tsubaki said. "Hey Kousei, already here before us? Smooth bro." Kousei's gave turned red and faced Kaori.

"Wait, how are we gonna tell him... or them for that matter."

"Oh Watari and I already broke up. We figured that there were people out there who would be better for us." Kaori then stuck her finger out and pointed at Kousei and smiled. "Like you my former friend A!"

All three friends gasped really loud and Kousei smiled and blushed. "YOU TWO ARE TOGETHER?!" Tsubaki asked. She didn't actually like like Kousei anymore. She liked him as a kid brother but not as a crush anymore but this still surprised her and everyone else.

"Well I mean we both like each other but it's not official yet so I guess we still need to talk about it." Kousei said but as he said it Kaori grabbed him by the shoulders and kissed him on the cheek. He almost fell down only being caught by the chair he was sitting on causing everyone to laugh. "Kousei you really are a klutz aren't you!" They didn't stop laughing and eventually Kousei started laughing as well.

'I'm glad everyone is happy again. Glad I can stay with you guys.' Kaori thought while laying back down to rest her back.

"Anyway we should get going. We actually have practice but once we found out you had made it through the surgery we had to come here." Watari said. "Alright I'll catch you guys later!" Kaori shouted as the two left the room.

Kousei's face was still red and he refused to say anything for 5 minutes straight.

"Are you okay now? Did I do something wrong?" Kaori asked. Kousei shook his head and looked at her.

"No, I'm just not sure how to respond. Your so sweet and energetic and I'm just... well you know, depressing."

"Well ya but your not as depressing as before."

"I guess. That's all thanks to you Kaori."

They both smiled at each other before beginning to talk about normal stuff like school.

"Oh, by the way, when are you gonna be discharged?" Kousei asked. "They said I should be dismissed in about a month so that should give me some time to be able to walk again."

"Once your out of here, we should perform again! Like you promised!" Kousei held his pinky out for Kaori. "Promise?" Kaori nodded and held Kousei's pinky with her's.

"Excuse me Mr. Armia, visiting hours are up." The nurse said. Kousei nodded and the nurse closed the door behind them.

"See you tomorrow?"

"Ya. See you tomorrow."

"Good night Kousei."

"Good night Kaori."

Kousei shut the door leaving Kaori in her hospital room alone again. Kaori looked at a picture of her and Kousei together at the school at night through her phone. "I promise Kousei. I promise I'll get better for you!"

~~~A FEW WEEKS LATER~~~

"Ah, Mr. Arima. You waste no time don't you? Visiting hours just started 5 minutes ago. If your looking for Ms. Miyazono she should be in her room." Kousei nodded and walked up the stairs to Kaori's room. He didn't see her there which worried him.

'Did anything happen last night?'

He decided to check the room where she trained in and was thankful to find her there. She was already able to walk straight but she kept training so that she would eventually be able to run normally. "Hey Kousei! Come on in!" Kaori waved over at Kousei and motioned for him to come in.

"Hey Kaori. Am I interrupting?" Kaori shook her head and continued practicing like normal. "Is this the lucky man?" The trainer asked. Both of them nodded their heads and looked at each other.

After her training she was able to walk all the way to her room without struggling. "I'll be let out of here tomorrow Kousei. I have no idea what to do once we're out there."

Kousei held her on the shoulder and faced her towards him. "Hey, we'll all be here to help you! Your parents, Tsubaki, Watari, and me! You can rely on us when your lost in the world."

Kaori couldn't wait for tomorrow but at the same time, she was scared.

She playfully pecked Kousei on the lips causing his face to become redder than a tomato. "You're so cute when you blush!" Kaori said as she got back into her hospital bed.

After a few hours of just chatting away Kousei had an idea for what to do once Kaori was out. "When you're up for it, why don't we perform at the upcoming school festival? It's pretty close though so I'm not sure if you can or not."

Kaori's eyes widened at the thought. Not only would they not be restricted to a single assigned piece, but they would also be able to let loose. "Of course I'm up to it! It'll be the perfect opportunity to get back into the music world!" Suddenly she remembered where they were gonna perform- School. "Kousei... I can't graduate. I... I HAVEN'T BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR HALF THE YEAR KOUSEI!!!"

Kousei had another idea. "What if you go to high school with me? With your grades you should be able to graduate out of this year and it would be much easier for you to get into a music school than any other school. You just need to show them a good performance and your sure to get in. I'm already in and it would be great if you could go with me... but there's one problem..." Kaori tilted her head and looked at him with confusion. "What?"

"The school is kind of in America... and by kind of I mean it is." Kousei played with his fingers in anticipation while Kaori thought about it for a few minutes. After a while she looked at Kousei and smiled. "If it means I get to stay with you, then I'll do it."

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Authors note: Hey guys. This chapter went by faster than I expected and so I'm expecting these to come out pretty fast considering this took just about 2 days to make.

I'm really enjoying writing these since the original ending made me so sad I resorted to writing to help me accept.

Anyway I don't really have a lot to say now so sorry the chapter is shorter than last time. See you!