This is my first Kaleido Star fanfic so please bare with me ^^;

The title means:

But you alone were always beside me


My time is now,

Its been over 2 years now since she had arrived in the United States.

Its now or never,

Ever since the first day he was with her he wanted to be with her forever.

"I can do it!"

Hes been her manager ever since the day she was accepted at the Kaleido Stage; hes been with her through every training she has endured.

Today was the day he'd tell her his true feelings for her, hes tried to in the past but failed everytime he had a chance.

Today is going to be different, I can tell.

It was a perfect time, everyone was off for the entire week due to maintence, and he took the day off for this moment.

"No turning back now." He whispered to himself as he knocked on her apartment door.

From inside he could hear a, "Huh?" followed by a "Who could that be?" from Sora herself.

"Okay good, shes alone finally."

The door slowly opened as he held the roses in his hand tigher, he was finally going to do it, this was his chance to shine.

"Oh Ken its you!" Sora squeaked in confusion, she wasn't exactly used to him coming over as often; usually it was Mia or Anna.

"Hey Sora," Ken said with a smile on his face. "I got you these." He extended the flowers in his hands, hoping she'd accept them without question.

"R-really? For me?" She took them and held them close to her heart, smelling them with a hint of innocence in her expression. "Thank you so much." She was about to close the door, thinking that was all he wanted to do when he suddenly said,

"Will you go out with me?"

Sora's eyes opened a bit wider as she looked directly at him; his blush was growing on his face, but his expression stayed strong.

"What does he mean by that..." she couldn't help but think, "D-does he...like me?"

His expression faltered slightly, a look of depression slowly coming onto his face. "W-Will you?"

"I-I need to..." It felt like she was at a loss of words. "I need to think about it." And with that she slammed her door and slid to the ground deep in thought and confusion.

"I never knew he thought of me like that." Sora whispered so he couldn't hear from the outside of her door.

Flashbacks flowed into her mind, memories from the past that was finally coming together at last.

"Hes helped me from day one to this very day, and he'll continue to believe in me and do what he can to help me. Hes trained me nonstop to help me reach my dreams, my goals..."

There was a small thud on the door, "I understand." she could hear the sadness in his voice, pure sadness. Then all she heard was footsteps going away from her apartment door. The Fool just stared at her, wondering what she was about to do.

"I just don't know what to do." This was something she never took time to understand. Love... but not only just love, but the passionate love between two people who truely care for each other.

She stood up suddenly and opened the door with swiftness. "Ken! Wait!" She didn't know what to say, she didn't know what to do, but she knew what she had to do.

"Huh?" He turned around slowly; tears were starting to form in his eyes.

"Of course I will." She smiled brightly, showing she was ready for something new. She didn't know exactly about her feeling for Ken, but she was bound to find out along the way.

"YES!" Ken yelled in excitement running towards Sora, grabbing her tenderly by the waist and lifting her up, then bringing her down in a tight embrace, all the while Sora just went along and smiled to match his.

This was a different step in her life, and she was willing to give it a try, and who knows, maybe she'll enjoy it just as much as being on stage where shes truely happy.