DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own La Corda D'oro or any of it's characters.

Warning: Might contain grammatical and spelling errors, etc. Oh and I haven't watched La Corda D'oro for a long time, so bear with me if I made any mistakes with the facts.

After graduating, Kahoko, Len and Ryotaro went their own ways. Unknown to Kahoko (she's so naive!!!), Len and Ryotaro were deeply in love with her (pretty obvious, huh? Oops sorry, I'll stop ruining the story now). The two guys promised to maintain contact with Kahoko after graduation.

As the years passed, Kahoko hardly heard of Len and Ryotaro except for the occasional phone call or two as they were busy with their careers. Len became a well-known performer, Ryotaro was a pianist in a famous five-star hotel and Kahoko was an apprentice to a great violinist, honing her skills in playing the violin.

Kahoko's violin master asked her to enter an audition to perform in a newcomers' concert at Sakura Hotel (how creative...=_=" I couldn't think of any other name). When she stepped into the hotel, she was surprised to see Ryotaro playing a soft lullaby on the grand piano in the lobby. They stared at each other with surprised eyes, Ryotaro continuing to play but stumbling over a few notes. When Kahoko walked next to him, Ryotaro whispered softly, "Meet me at the cafe later. I'll be waiting." She nodded slightly, puzzled at his instructions before continuing on her way to the hotel's grand auditorium for the audition.

Backstage, she saw many other young musicians waiting for their turns in the waiting room. Most of them were fidgeting around and having conversations. Kahoko wasn't feeling very sociable so she sat at the corner of the room, waiting for her turn. When it was her turn, she took a few deep breaths before going in. The door of the room faced the backs of the three auditioners. When she turned to face them, shocked registered on her face. The auditioner sitting by the door was none other than Len. Their eyes met for a second, then the audition began. Kahoko was quite nervous when she played her violin with Len who taught her how to play the violin watching. Somehow, she managed to play her song quite well. When she left the room after the audition was over, Len passed her a small piece of white paper. She opened the note scrawled with Len's elegant handwriting outside the audition room.

"Come to my room later tonight around 9. The number is 1829."

18th floor, room 29. Sure.

She stuffed the note in her pocket and went to meet Ryotaro.

At the cafe, she ordered an iced low-fat frappucino while waiting for Ryotaro. After a few minutes, he arrived at the cafe. His first reaction when seeing her was to hug her tightly. "Wow, it's been ages since I saw you, Kahoko! You've grown!" he exclaimed.

Kahoko laughed. "You're acting like my big brother!"

Ryotaro's expression faltered. "It's good to see you again," Ryotaro said with a tight smile. Deep in his heart, he sadly thought, "She only thinks of me as her sibling?" However, he retained his charade and chatted with Kahoko like nothing happened.

"Ryotaro, did you see Len just now? He's one of the people holding the auditions.

"Yeah. I saw him," he said resentfully. Maybe she noticed the way he emphasized 'him' with nothing short of great distaste. She was aware of the hatred between Len and him. He was aware of Len's feelings for Kahoko. He didn't think Len deserves her. He had been nothing but cold and rude towards her since they first met. Yes, they were much closer since then, but only the rudeness went away. Occasionally Len would give Kahoko the cold shoulder.

"And he expects Kahoko to like him," he scoffed in his mind.

Before Kahoko could answer, Ryotaro cut her short.

"Listen," Ryotaro said suddenly.

"What am I to you? And what is Tsukimori to you? (he never uses Len''s first name; the both of them were sooo not on a first-name basis despite being the same age and all.)"

Kahoko swallowed. "What is he asking me?" she thought in her heart.

"Well...... You're both my close friends ever since you helped me throughout the concert last time," she said slowly. Her heart was thumping so loud she was sure that the other people around her could hear it.

*pause*

*ba-thump*

*both of them stared at each other*

*ba-thump* *ba-thump*

Ryotaro averted his eyes.

"I see......." Ryotaro said.

In her hotel room, Kahoko slumped down on the floor, her back to the door. Her mind was a wreck and her thoughts were in havoc. Still recovering from her shock, she replayed what happened a few moments ago in her mind.

Ryotaro was silent for a while. Kahoko noticed the tension in the air around him. It showed physically. The muscles in his neck were stretched taut, and his hands were formed into fists so tight she could have sworn she saw some blood trickle down his wrist.

Finally, Ryotaro looked at her and said so softly no one else could have overheard, "I'm in love with you, Kahoko."

Her first thought was, "He's probably joking. Pulling my leg just as always. Yeah, that's it." But deep down inside of her, she thought otherwise. Plus she saw the seriousness in his eyes. That was no joke. Surely her eyes can't be playing tricks on her mind at this critical moment.

Shocked and confused, Kahoko did the only thing that she could do at the moment. She bailed.

"I...I......I have to go now. See you soon," Kahoko mumbled, turning towards the exit of the cafe. Before she could even take a step, Ryotaro grabbed her hand.

"Think about it," he said quietly.

Then he let her go.

My first fanfic for my first fav anime. Yes I know it's short. PLEASE REVIEW. Even if it's bad. Pretty please??