Chapter 2:My efforts really did pay off…

After the performance at Towa Hall everyone gathered at the reception area where the results were posted. Kaoru was expecting himself to be unable to pass the preliminary round and had low hopes, it was mainly due to the fact that he and Arima Kousaki, who was his accompanist for the performance, played without following the score, which is a taboo in the contest. When Kaoru, Tsubaki, Watari and Kousaki walked towards the board which posted the result, with the exception of Arima Kousaki herself, the rest looked quite down.

The board results were posted as such… people who passed, Saito Tsurugi, Hitomi Kudo, Mashiro hiragi and Miyazono 's eyes were wide open as shock and astonishment were clearly shown on his face, along with everyone else, they were caught off guard by the sudden sweet surprise that their jaws was opened up so much that it seemed that it was going to hit the floor.

"I did it… no… Arima Kousaki-san! We did it!"

"Wah! Kaoru you did it! I'm so happy for you!"

"Heh! Bud I knew you could do it!"

Tsubaki and Watari hugged Kaoru tightly, with Watari's hug being a bro hug. Kousaki saw the happy scene of the trio who was enjoying the moment of happiness and smiled sweetly. Kaoru who was currently being punched by Watari, who was expressing his happiness and when he saw her beautiful smile, his heart throbbed non-stop and his face blushed a brilliant red. Kousaki had a devastatingly beautiful face which could destroy cities just by making them wage war against each other for her love, her body proportion although petite but was slender and looked enticing to men, her black stocking added an unusual sexiness to her figure. All in all she was just perfect, personality wise, she was usually reserved but when push comes to shove, she could be even more courageous than boys. While thinking that she was an all-around beauty, Kaoru felt his blood slowly rising and he had to cover his nose to prevent anyone from seeing him having a nosebleed.

"Kaoru?! What's wrong?!"(Tsubaki)

"Heh. You perv…"(Watari)

"Kaoru-san?! Are you okay?"(Kousaki)

Only Watari seemed to understand what was going on, leaving the other two girls to worry for the boy who was currently experiencing a nose bleed and was doing his best to prevent it from leaking. Though Kousaki was once a boy, she was very pure even until she died and was reincarnated into her new life, she had yet to experience any romantic moments other than the pure moments she had with Kaori, Kousaki is a very pure person at heart with no knowledge of anything perverted. Kaoru tried his best to keep his composure but obviously with Kousaki being so close to him, he could no longer keep it in and released all the pent up blood in him and fainted. Everyone around them was so shocked that they gathered around the 4 person group.

"Ahhh! Kaoru!"

"Kaoru-san please wake up!"

"I didn't think it was this serious… guys lets carry this idiot to his house."

"Okay. Hurry Up Watari!"

"Eh? Me only?"

"Obviously! YOU ARE THE ONLY BOY HERE OTHER THAN THE FAINTED MORON!"

"Please stop wasting time Watari-san!"

"OK OK FINE YOU OWE ME ONE KAORU YOU BASTARD!"

After a series of retorts and chatter they finally arrived and let Kaoru lie on his bed. Watari and Tsubaki had to leave first due to them being in a sports club and they had morning practices the next day. Kousaki offered to look after Kaoru and so she was alone in Kaoru's house. She began by cooking up a porridge meal for Kaoru and took care of him. Soon after Kaoru woke up and saw that he was alone in his room. He was confused as to why he was currently here and suddenly his memories surged back and he finally remembered everything that happened up till now. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to die, covering his face, he kept pounding the table. Tap tap tap… sounds of someone rushing up the stairs could be heard and Kousaki quickly rushed into the room.

"Kaoru-san what's wrong?!"

"Huh?! Kousaki-san! Why are you here?"

"Well… you fainted so we all brought you back home, but Tsubaki-san and Watari-san all left already so I'm here alone to take care of you…"

"Ah… thank you so much. I'm causing you so much trouble even though we just met."

"Don't worry about it." Kousaki smiled once more, even though it was not such a devastating smile like before, it was more than enough to strike Kaoru's heart, irrevocably branding into him for all eternity.

"Well then… I made some porridge, do you want some?"

"Sure… wait your hand…"

When Kousaki used her hand to open the knob of Kaoru's door, Kaoru noticed that her hand was bright red, as if it was scald from something hot. He then smelt the scent of the porridge that Kousaki made and understood what happened. She had probably scalded while she was handling the porridge, it was probably due to her hearing that he was pounding the table to hard that she thought that something happened to him. Filled with remorse and guilt he held her hand and rushed her to the kitchen to wash her hand. Although it was itching as if something had bitten her, Kousaki was feeling none of the pain as she enjoyed the feeling of holding hands with Kaoru.

"Hehe…"

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing… it's just that your hands are so big and warm that I feel so comfortable…"

"Urgh…"

Her words were so sweet that it was as if she knew Kaoru for a long time. He blushed again and he looked at the side of her beautiful and serene face and suddenly felt… himself wishing to find himself a sweet and agonizing task to commit himself to. The two were in peace as the room was silent, only the sound of water flowing could be heard in the room and it was close to night time… The cricket sounds that had slipped into the room, the sound of the wind bellowing bellowed gently into the warm atmosphere, and the sound of their breathing reverberated throughout the entire box of warmth they had created for themselves…

Kaoru might still not know what those kinds of feelings were called, but one point was incomparably clear to him. He wanted to be with the her. No matter where or when, he wanted to do everything he could to give her the best, to do everything he could, to protect her. Seeing her happy makes him glad, seeing her stubborn makes him feel helpless, seeing her reckless actions makes him extremely worried, seeing her… makes him feel at ease. Her actions was just like a kitten using its tiny paw to gently scratch at his heart, giving rise to an intoxicatingly ticklish sensation. He, at this moment, didn't mind dying tomorrow just to feel this one period of happiness.

He hugged Kousaki and whispered to her ears.

"You win… I have… at this time, I...have fallen for you. Kousaki."

Now it was time for Kousaki to blush as her face turned into the color of a bright tomato. But it soon calmed down and she felt warm in his arms, Within his embrace, she then found herself a comfortable position and snuggled deeper, her tiny face resting against his chest, and slowly closed her eyes. She felt so comfortable and enjoyed his body heat. It has been so long since she had felt this happiness, her heart was beating non-stop and she could hear Kaoru's heart throbbing quickly as well. Indulging like this occasionally, wasn't that bad, right? It seemed that nothing was able to wake them up from this beautiful world and it lasted for a few minutes before Kaoru released her. They looked at each other in the eyes, their figure being reflected into their eyes and they soon closed in their faces together for a kiss. When their lips came into contact with each other, Kousaki's tears started to fall and Kaoru who saw her tears, heart ached and he started to kiss her even harder. He wanted her to stop crying and only focus on him to provide her happiness. Kousaki soon forgot about her past and only focused on kissing.

Moments passed before they released each other. Both their faces were filled with joy and happiness. Kousaki reached in for another small peck and turned around not wanting Kaoru to see her face right now. It was just an instant of a light fleeting touch, but it caused Kaoru's entire being to become frozen as he stiffly stared at Kousaki thinking about that delicate and soft little kiss, drove Kaoru's mind to immediately blank out, his line of thoughts suddenly severed, the surroundings seemingly all gone quiet, all his senses shut down in an instant, where only the tiny and faint bit of warmth that lingered on his lips clearly gripped his entire mind. It wasn't the first kiss, but at the same time it was the first kiss. And this time, it was more moving than any other time it had happened. Since it was initiated by Kousaki herself, so does it means that she accepted him? Kaoru had at that moment seemingly completely lost his consciousness, and was merely staring in shock and surprise at her, his eyes unable to maintain their azure blue state due to his surging tumultuous emotions, washing over him like the unstoppable rising tides. He was so happy now…

Then, for the rest of the time, they didn't speak much and just ate the porridge, the awkwardness in this situation was too much for the two to handle since it was their first kiss. After eating, Kaoru sent Kousaki home and bid her farewell. They exchanged their phone numbers and they both texted each other their conversation and while texting each other, Kousaki found out that the trio were going to transfer into her school due to Watari and Tsubaki moving. Kaoru didn't want to feel left out so he begged his parents for a transfer as well, so they were going to transfer in tomorrow. Hearing this good news, Kousaki was elated and eager for the next day to start soon.

"My efforts really did pay off… after so long I can't wait for tomorrow… Wait… so that means that Watari and Tsubaki lied to her?! NOOOO!"

Kousaki thought to herself and realized that her once previous good friends actually set them both up for a romantic time together. She was so embarrassed that smoke could be seen billowing out from her ears and quickly covered herself with a blanket and went to sleep.

Hi guys! AndyNnimeFreak here! Another new chapter of Till the end of Eternity! Iyaaa ideas for this story kept on blasting on into my head non-stop and i was like killing myself to write out them stories. I finally got me an editor to do some flaws check so the amount of grammar errors hopefully will decrease with him along! So please do give some thoughts to my stories as it will help encourage this poor man out *sniff* to write more good stories for you! Thank you all and hoped you all enjoyed this story!