I found you in April

Flowers

We made our way downstairs once we were ready where the flowers were waiting! I think the bouquet turned out so so well! I had wrapped myself around him from behind and had blindfolded him as I didn't want the surprise to be ruined.

"Hey! Cut it out!" He giggled.

He was ticklish.

"Interesting." I said to myself as mischievous thoughts ran through my mind.

The thought that he might not like them came racing through my head. Kousei is not the kind of guy that will openly express his feelings towards something especially if those feelings were negative. The only time I've seen him really express his feelings is when it comes to me. After all the time we've been together I still find myself asking the same question.

"Do I really mean that much to you?"

Turns out I could never stop crying for long. I tried to stifle a sniffle but, sure enough, he heard. The second the sound registered with him, the blindfold came off and he was facing me.

"Are you really still asking yourself that? I care about you and only you dummy!" He said while wiping my tears away.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." I cried with my head buried in his chest.

"It's okay. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere." He said, showering my head with kisses.

"Now, come on!" He exclaimed, placing my hand over his eyes. "I want today to be a happy one with the people I love. That starts with you. Surprise me!"

He always knows what I need to hear to get me back on track.

"Well firstly..."

I kissed him passionately. I guess this is my way of saying thank you.

We both melted into it again.

"I'm scared Kousei."

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Kousei's POV

I knew exactly what she was talking about when she said those words.

March 28th.

My birthday.

But also the day that the majestic, beautiful, breath-taking violinist Kaori Miyazono would return to the stage. And she was doing it by my side! My dream was coming true. The girl who had inspired me to go through immeasurable amounts of pain and suffering, just so I might one day have this chance, would now be beside me.

I seemed to have failed to take her pain into account though.

Before I knew it, I was in tears too.

"I'm so sorry. I'm so selfish! You're in pain. How couldn't I see that? I'm the worst. What kind of boyfriend does that? If you don't want to perform I understand. I can find someone else or just pull out." 

The fact that she goes through so much for my sake pains me. I can hardly do anything for myself anymore but I'm holding her back too.

My cheeks felt warm. But I wasn't flushed.

She had my face cupped in her hands.

"I am staying by your side. I promised. No matter what. I guess we're going on a journey!" She said as she flashed that warm smile.

It made me love her even more.

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Kaori's POV

We made it down the stairs after what felt like an eternity and made our way to the kitchen.

I slowly released my hand from over his eyes.

He walked over to where the flowers were and just gazed at them. His expression was blank. It's as I feared. He doesn't like them.

...

Silence

...

"Ar-Are they for m-me?" He asked with a grin on his face.

"You don't like them?"

"No."

My heart shattered. I should have known.

"I love them." He said as he walked over to me.

"You do?!" I asked, almost too excitedly.

"The red roses, they symbolise true love. The love I feel for you is the truest, strongest love I've ever felt for anyone. I love you."

"The white clover in the middle-" He kissed the tip of my nose, knowing exactly what it meant as I knew he would "-symbolises a promise. Our promise. I'm with you till the end. I promise."

"Red carnations. They represent passion. When we kiss, my passion consumes me whole. I love you so much more than you will ever know Kaori. I love you!"

I put my hands around his waist and pulled him towards me. I wrapped my arms around him. He was so warm.

"I love you too dummy."

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Well that put my mind completely at ease. As long as I had him by my side I knew I would be okay.

We left the house after Hiroko and Koharu talked and joked with him for a bit.

Before we did though, Hiroko whispered something in my ear.

"Thank you for doing this. You're an angel."

We made our way to Watari's after that. We didn't really know what we were going to do for the day. We did know we had to be at the Hall by 5:30 though. We had a piece to perform and people to amaze!! I was feeling confident.

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Kousei's POV

She looks so happy. I want to keep her like this for as long as I can! Hiroko was joking around this morning so as soon as I saw the first opportunity I took Kaori's hand and tried to pull her away but she wouldn't budge. I didn't have as much strength as I used to so I couldn't drag her out. 

Both me and Hiroko knew there was only one way I was getting her out of there. I also saw she had the camera ready. I simultaneously hated the idea but loved it. It's something we would look back on and laugh at.

So I pulled her in and kissed her again. She was like putty in my hands and, of course, Hiroko got the picture she wanted. I pulled away from Kaori after a second. I didn't want to be doing it in front of my family! But I also didn't really care.

"No fair! Don't tease me!" She whimpered.

"Ah ah ah. Come on." I cheekily replied.

I pulled her out the door and she pushed me against the wall of the house and finished what we had started.

"The queen is now satisfied!" She exclaimed.

"Okay okay." I said before bursting into a fit of laughter.

I took her hand. "Let's go already! We can't keep Watari waiting. We'll have our moment later."

"Fine." She playfully pouted.

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A/N: I'm gonna end the chapter there folks. I know this probably seems like it's dragging but that's what I want it to do. I want time to properly develop the characters and the relationships between them. Kaori and Kousei will have their moment soon don't worry.

As I previously mentioned, there's also gonna be an OC. I'm not sure how much of a role they will play but they will appear.

Thank you all so much for your support. We're nearly at 1K reads!! That's insane.

Also, the fanarts that you see in these chapters are NOT mine. I do not claim them. I just found them on Pinterest so I don't know who to credit.