I found you in April

Awakening

Another day passed. Tsubaki was nowhere to be found. He had told Kousei to text him if anything came up with Kaori. He was hungry, sweaty and exhausted. He had not slept in about 36 hours. Even the most athletic person's stamina runs out after a while. He ate, showered and then slept.

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"Kousei..."

"Hm?"

"I think I'm about to wake up. I'm fine but I'll probably sound really groggy and I look like a zombie. I mean, how could you love someone that looks like a zombie?"

"I love every part of you. No matter what it looks like. Face it Kaori Miyazono. Whether you like it or not, you're stuck with me!"

"Oh I never said I didn't like it."

He blushed. 

We both went in for a kiss but then remebered I couldn't touch or kiss anything. 

"I'm still a spirit. Remember?"

"Damn it." He pouted.

I wanted to kiss him so badly in that moment. I couldn't resist the urge but I didn't have a choice. I couldn't kiss him no matter how much I wanted to. I just wrapped my invisible arms around his waist. He could feel that alright. I was glad I could bring him some comfort.

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The doctor from earlier came back out to Kousei. He stood up quicker than he ever had.

"We're beginning to wean her off of the sedatives now. The last procedure finished about an hour ago. She should be waking up soon. As I said earlier, we want yours to be the first face she sees. It'll bring her comfort. Just don't shock her or anything. We need to keep the patient calm for her to have the best chance at recovery."

"Thank you doctor."

He led me to her room. She lay there, a broken mess, with tubes and wires attached to her. She had a heart monitor attached to her finger, an IV tube attached to her arm which would deliver her pain medication, and there was an oxygen mask on standby although they didn't believe she would need it as she showed no signs of respiratory issues. 

I sat on the chair beside her bed, studying her. Even in the hospital, with her head beaten in, she was still so beautiful. A tear managed to escape my eye. Why did it have to be her?

I took her hand in mine. It was so cold. I held it in between both of mine, trying to transfer whatever heat I had in mine to hers. I started drawing little circles on her palm. 
Suddenly...

I felt her grip tighten. SHE WAS AWAK-

My train of thought pulled to a halt when, just like earlier, she sat up, out of nowhere, and kissed me. She was passionate. At first, I was shocked but then I kissed her back with just as much love and passion. Her blue eyes sparkled. The sapphire pools displayed the tremendous amount of love she had for me. We seperated after a few minutes both desperate for air.

"I'm back!" She said as she thrust her head into my chest.

"Be careful!" I begged her as I played with her hair. "You suffered a hairline fracture to your skull. Please take it easy. If not for yourself, do it for me." I showered her head with kisses.

"Gomen. I'll be careful." She replied. Was she blushing?

I cupped her cheeks in my hands. "Thank God you're okay. I don't know what I would have done if you left me."

"I promised. Remember?" She asked as she kissed the tip of my nose.

"I couldn't leave you. Even if I wanted to."

We were so engrossed in each other's company that we didn't see the group of people gathering at the door in the background. We did notice them when they started applauding us though. We both went as red as tomatoes from blushing.

"I'm never leaving your side again." I promised as I held her.

"Thank you baka." She tearfully responded. 

We stayed like that for I don't know how long. However, the doctors came to tell me I would have to go but Kaori started getting restless. 

"No. Please don't make him go! I need him!" She pleaded.

The doctors looked at each other and then towards me.

I shrugged. "You brought this on yourselves." I cheekily stated.

"Okay." They said. "He can stay."

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I don't know, but no matter what tried to keep us apart, we beat it! The miles between us that faithful day on stage, the doctors on the first night, death and now doctors again. Our love was too strong.

"Hold me."

"Okay." I went in for a hug.

"Not that way silly!" She motioned towards the bed.

"How?!" I questioned

"After all we've been through together, you're gonna let a few tubes get in between us? Come on Kousei! You know you want to!" She said half-bashfully half-seductively.

"Oh fine. You win." I admitted defeat.

She wrapped herself around me in a way that wouldn't compromise the tubes but so that she could also envelop every part of me. We didn't talk much. I just played with her hair and drew circles on her palm as I interlocked her fingers with mine.

"Kousei..." 

"Hm?"

"I love you."

"I know."

"No. I really love you. I want to be with you forever. I've already promised. Now you promise me."

I caught her lips in mine and savoured the moment as if it were our last. 

"I promise." 

And with that, we fell asleep the same way we had the first night.

Holding each other...