A/N: Hey…this is my first ever anime fanfic. I'm completely new to this whole anime thing, it's actually the first anime I've ever watched (I suck), so please don't be too harsh. Constructive criticism is much appreciated, thank you very much. Well, I hope you like this one.

Disclaimer: Oh, how I wish Kazuki Hihara was mine…but he isn't. He's so adorable, isn't he? Sigh No, I do not own this anime or any of the characters.

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There's Always Tomorrow

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"What should I do, Fuyuumi-chan?" Hihara Kazuki asked problematically as he shook his head. He and Shouko had been like this for a while now. Kahoko's birthday was coming up and he wanted to take this opportunity to finally tell her how he feels.

"I've told you, don't ask me. I hardly know Kaho-chan, and besides, you know her better than I do, why ask me?" She replied as she closed her eyes.

"Either way, you've got to help me. I want this to be perfect, so please, Fuyuumi-chan!" Kazuki pleaded, his big green eyes filled with determination. Shouko rolled her eyes and heaved a sigh.

"Alright, fine…I'll help you." She finally agreed, making Kazuki jump up and down like a little school boy.

"Thank you so much, Fuyuumi-chan!" He said happily as he bowed down.

"Hihara-senpai, please stop that." Shouko blushed furiously.

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Kazuki had a plan laid down, all he needed to do now was do it. He needed to ask her out on a friendly dinner, just the two of them, so he can tell her. Her birthday was in three days and he was so nervous. He looked at the view from the balcony like he normally did, taking in refreshing breathes of air.

"Oh, Hihara-senpai…I didn't realize you were here." Kazuki turned around to see Kahoko Hino looking as gorgeous as ever with her flaming red hair and soft brown eyes.

"It's like you don't know me at all even after all those times we spent together." He smiled at her. She walked toward him, staying at his side as she too looked at the view.

"It really is wonderful up here, huh?" She declared, still taking in the view. He looked at her and smiled brightly.

"Yes it is, don't you think that's why I come up here often?" He said in his usual cheery voice. Kahoko just smiled at him and shrugged. He laughed. "But I usually come up here to think, you know?"

"And to practice." Kahoko continued.

"It's pretty refreshing to come up here just to get a breath of fresh air too." He defends.

"Yes, I can see that. The air is really cool up here." She agrees. "Hihara-senpai…" she calls after a long moment of silence.

"Kaho-chan?" he says, looking into her brown eyes, instantly blushing.

"I haven't seen you playing your trumpet recently." She said.

"Well, it's nice to take a break every once in a while. And besides, music is not the only thing that I do." He scratched his head, smiling even wider (haha I love his goofy smile).

"Well tell that to Tsukimori-kun and Shimizu-kun. Even after the contours they've still been playing their instruments non-stop. I think they should really take a break, but who am I to stop them?" she declared, tucking her hair behind her ears. He stared at her beauty. She noticed and just smiled, making him blush even more. They stayed silent for a long time…

'Here goes…it's now or never. I have to ask her…' he thought.

"Say, Kaho-chan…it's-" he started, just then, the doors opened. Tsuchiura Ryoutarou entered through the door.

"Hiharo-senpai, Hino-chan…err…I didn't expect anyone to be here at this moment." The green-haired young man said while closing the door behind him. "What are you doing here at this time?" he asked.

"We were just talking, Tsuchiura-kun." Kahoko informed him. "You were saying, Hihara-senpai?"

Kazuki's eyes widened. He did not want to ask her, not now that pretty-boy Ryoutou is here. He waved the subject off and resumed to a different topic.

"So why did you come up here, Tsuchiura-kun?" he asked.

"Oh…I decided to come up here to breathe. You know, the air is much cooler here." Kazuki and Kahoko laughed. "Eh? Was it something I said?" Ryoutou asked confused. The two just shook their head, and he waited until the laughter subsided.

"That's what we were just saying before you came up here." Kahoko explained. Ryoutou nodded.

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'Stupid, Kazuki! Stupid! You could have asked her earlier so that Tsuchiura-kun would have never barged in on us!' Kazumi scolded himself over and over as he walked on his way home. He was irritated that he did not ask her yet, and her birthday was only three days from now. Who knows, somebody might have asked her out already. He decided that he needed to act fast.

"Oh, aniki…you're home. Mom and dad just called from the States…I told them you weren't home yet, but they said they would call tonight again." Haruki Hihara, his brother, greeted him as he entered his house. They looked somehow the same, but when you looked at them closer you would notice that Haruki had a much more matured face.

"Oh…it's too bad that I didn't get to talk to them earlier." Kazuki said as he fell on the couch. "Aniki…" he said after a moment's thought. "Have you ever asked a girl that you like very much out?" he asked. His brother was surprised.

"Kazuki…why? Is there a girl you like?" Kazuki nodded.

"You've met her before…at the park." He informed. Haruki thought for a while as he tried to recall this girl his brother was talking about.

"Ahh…it's the Hino kid, isn't it? The one that helped you pick out the hat you gave me." He declared.

"Yes, that's her."

"Well, why are you asking me? If you like her, then ask her out. There's no harm in doing so, you're good-looking…you look exactly like me, so what girl can refuse?" He teased. The two brothers laugh.

"It's not that…I am going to ask her out…on her birthday. On that day, I will tell her how I feel, but I can't seem to find the right moment to ask her. Like today, for example…I was asking her and just then Tsuchiura-kun barged in on us in the school's balcony. What if it's a sign that I can't ask her out? What if it's saying that we can never be? What if-"

"What if you shut up, aniki." His brother said, placing his hand on Kauki's mouth. "Stop babbling. There's still time, isn't there? When's her birthday?"

"In three days." He answered as soon as his brother removed his hand.

"See? There's plenty of time…you can always ask her tomorrow. If not, then there's two more days, right?" Kazuki sighed.

"There's always tomorrow…" He assured himself.

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"Kaho-chaaaaaaan!" he waved wildly as soon as he saw her after school. He jogged over to her spot.

"How are you, Hihara-senpai?" she smiled brightly at him.

"I'm fine…Kaho-chan, would you like to take a walk in the park with me? If you've got nothing to do, that is." He asked, looking down at her petite figure.

"Oh…uhh…that would be ok, Hihara-senpai." She smiled.

"Well, shall we go then?" he asked, offering his hand. Kahoko took it without any hesitation and they walked to the Northwing Park. There were a lot of people, but they were minding their own businesses so he was glad. They walked in silence for a couple of minutes until Kahoko spoke.

"Would you like some ice cream, Hihara-senpai? My treat…" Kahoko smiled brightly at him. He too smiled, and he nodded as Kahoko ordered two cones of vanilla ice cream.

"Arigato gusaimasu!" Kasuki said cheerfully as he scoffed down the ice cream cone. Kahoko stared at him and laughed at his appetite.

'Ok…ask her before Tsuchiura-kun shows up again or something.' He thought. After taking a few more minutes on thinking about what to say, he finally spoke up.

"Kaho-chan…" he started. Kahoko looked at him with her kind smile.

"Yes, Hihara-senpai?"

"I…err…it's your birthday in two days, right?" he asked, feeling lame.

"Yes." She laughs. "How did you know?"

"Fuyuumi-chan brought it up." He lied. "Well, I was-"

"Kaho-chaaaaaaan!" two squeels sounded.

'Here we go again.' He sighed. He wheeled around to see the friends of Kahoko, Mio and Nao, two girls from the General Education class.

"Mio! Nao! It's so good to see you here!" Kahoko greeted, giving her friends a hug each.

"Hihara-senpai." They both greeted, bowing down. He too bowed down and greeted them.

"Kitaro-chan, Itashi-chan…how are you?" they blushed.

"You were saying, Hihara-senpai?" Kahoko asked him brightly.

"Ahhhh….ehh….nevermind that. I…err…what are you up to, girls?" He asked the two girls, trying to change the subject. 'It happened again. No matter…I'll ask her again later.'

"Nothing, really, senpai…Mio and I just thought of looking for a new place to eat." Nao explained to him, then he suddenly smiled like a five-year-old who just received a new race car toy for Christmas.

"Food, you say? Well, it just so happens that I know the perfect place to get some desserts!" he exclaimed, flashing his goofy smile for everyone to see.

After a few minutes of walking, they reached a cool little coffee shop. It wasn't exactly deserted, but there were only a few people there. It wasn't that the food wasn't good, but not a lot of people know about it. The three girls gaze up at the place in amazement, Kazuki feeling important.

"Shall we go in then?" He offered. They walked into the little café as the smell of coffee and sweets flooded their noses.

"Wow they all look delicious." Nao exclaimed as she read the menu.

"What do you recommend, Hihara-senpai?" Kahoko asked as she looked him in the eye.

"Well…err…" he blushed. "I've not tried that much yet, but their Lemon Tarts and their Chocolate Decadent Cakes are awesome." He suggested.

"Well then, I'll have both please." She declared to the waitress that was taking their order.

"I'll have the same please." Kazuki said.

"Anything for you ladies?" the waitress asked Nao and Mio.

"I'll have the carrot cake, please." Mio told her.

"And I'll have the Strawberry Shortcake." Nao said. The waitress wrote their orders down.

"Very good choices. Would you like to have some drinks as well?" she asked them as she gave them a warm smile.

"Oh, I'll have the chocolate milk tea." Kazuki ordered.

"And we'll have the same." Kahoko ordered for the three of them.

"Thank you. Will there be anything else?" she asked again.

"That's all, thank you." Nao said as they handed her the menus.

"This is a really nice place, senpai…how did you learn of it?" Mio asked Kazuki.

"I was walking in the park last week and I just sort of found it." He explained to her as he fixed his tie. The three girls nodded as the waitress placed their orders in front of them.

"Arigato." They thanked her.

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After their meal, Mio and Nao decided to head off home, so Kazuki and Kahoko were left alone.

'Now's the chance.' Kazuki thought to himself as he finished off Kahoko's chocolate decadent cake because she couldn't finish the big slice. Kazuki insisted that he eat the rest so that they won't be wasting the good food.

"Hihara-senpai…" Kahoko said before he can even speak up. "How can you eat so much?"

"Are you insulting me?" he joked with a dramatic effect.

"It's not that…I just wonder how you can eat so much. It amazes me that you have room for all that food in there." She giggled. He just smiled and ate the rest of the cake.

"Kaho-chan…I was just wondering if-" he started to say with his mouth full. Suddenly, he chokes on the cake.

"Hihara-senpai!" Kahoko gasped as she rushed over to him. She patted his back as the coughs subsided. "Are you alright?" she asked him as she handed him a glass of water. He drowned it in one big gulp.

"Thanks." He panted as he set down the glass on the table. It was good that nobody was around. Kahoko laughed.

"That's what you get for eating so much and talking at the same time." She scolded playfully.

"Alright, alright…I'm sorry." They laugh.

'Maybe this isn't the time…maybe tomorrow. There's always tomorrow.' He assured himself.

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The day finally ended and he was already on his way home from Kahoko's house. He insisted to drop her off since he was the one who dragged her along.

"Today was fun, let's do it again someday!" Kahoko called as soon as they reached her house.

"Sure thing, Kaho-chan! Good-bye!" he waved as he started to walk away.

"Take care, Hihara-senpai!" she said before she entered through the door. He stared at the door for a while before moving ahead.

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A/N: Harhar this wasn't going to turn out to be a oneshot after all! Sorry for that…anyways, did you enjoy it? I particularly enjoyed writing this chapter, so I hope that you enjoyed reading it. I love music more than anything in the world and I'm so glad that somebody thought of making an anime about it. Anyways, please review. This is my first anime fanfiction so please don't be too harsh. I would really appreciate it if you gave me some opinions and some corrections too if ever I have something wrong. Thanks, guys!!

Much love,
IamNOTanALIEN

A.K.A. Trixie