Here is chapter two, I hope you all enjoy it! :D

A month past, the same dream each night, my yearning to hold her grew bigger. I was walking to the train station I looked behind me to see how far away Kotoko was walking, she was a few metres away, I slowed my pace a little to let her catch up. I heard her humming and then a squeak and with that followed a thud. I turned to see Kotoko faced down on the ground. She got up and furiously brushed herself off and smoothed down her hair; her face was bright red; I laughed and walked towards her.

"Baka," I laughed as I wiped her cheek with the hankie mother had put in my bag to remove the dirt.

"I-Irie-kun," she gazed at me with her beautiful brown with a tint of golden eyes. I was almost pulled in by them but I turned away

"Hurry or we'll be late," I pushed her towards the train station.

"Right, let's go!" she said and began to fall over again until I caught her.

"Baka, watch where you're walking!" I grumbled then let her stand upright and we continued on walking.

The day travelled on painfully slow, everyone in class A went through a breeze while studying for the exams, surprisingly I spent most of my day staring at the window and thinking about my dream. I tried to get into reading the textbooks, but whatever I thought about would dissolve and return to Kotoko, I eventually gave up and this is what it came to, me gazing out the window with that girl on my mind.

"So this is love is?" I mused in my head.

I was interrupted in my thoughts by the bell which noted the end of the school day. The end of the week. I packed up and went out the door only to see orange/brown hair girl he has been thinking about all day. She was standing at the gate waving goodbye to her friends.

"Aihara-san, let's go," I said as I walked past her, she hummed in acknowledgement and followed me closely.

I stopped in my track and felt the small figure bump into me. I laughed at her.

"Baka," I continued laughing.

"Irie-kun," she whined and rubbed her nose. She went ahead and I followed her.

Later that night, I took a nap before dinner and was awoken by her, still quite sleepy I didn't realise that I had pulled her into bed and cuddled her.

"I-I-Irie-k-kun?" she asked quietly.

I hushed her by placing my lips on hers.

"Be quiet and stay there," I mumbled and drifted off back into my sleep.

I woke up to a familiar scent; I felt a small figure in my arms, a small sleeping figure. I opened my eyes the see Kotoko in my arms. Her eyes were closed a smile on her face and she was sleeping like a baby in my arms. I carefully untangled us not to disturb her, I tucked her in.

"Right where you should be," The quick thought came to mind.

The bright red numbers read out that it was quarter past midnight; I looked over to Yuki's empty bed, my curiosity flared.

"We are going into town to see the new released movie Yuki wanted to see, we will be spending the night in the hotel not far away from the movie, we have shopping to do so we will not be home until Sunday afternoon, Ai-san is staying at his work for the next few nights because he has to prepare for the test he has for his new cook. Have fun you two" was written on a note on the kitchen bench. I noticed the writing it was mothers. I sighed and walked back into my bed only to find Kotoko right where I left her. Carefully as I ever could be I weaved myself back into the position I was in, but I couldn't sleep, not that she was now in my arms. I planned to declare my love for her when I woke up, knowing her, she'd probably freak out and think it's all a dream. I gently hugged her and kissed her forehead.

I woke up to Kotoko trying very carefully calm herself down, I pretend to still be asleep and hugged her closing, she squeaked I held back my laughter.

"Kotoko," I mumbled

"…Naoki…" she whispered, my eyes widened I gasped as my heart skipped a beat.

I pushed her back gently and stared at her

"What did you say?" I asked

"So you were awake," her red face settled down a bit.

"Kotoko, I will not let you leave until you say it again," I said as I pinned her down and gazed into her eyes.

"I will say it, on one condition," she stated

"Okay, what is this condition?" I asked

"Tell me how you really feel about me," she said and looked me in the eyes, I saw her determination in them, I closed my eyes to create suspense, I opened them to find the same eyes staring back, my heart was racing, my

"Kotoko, I love you," I said after I calmed my heart down.

"Naoki…" she said

I placed my lips on hers before she could utter another word, she kissed back, I gently put myself beside her and we spent most of the morning cuddling and we eventually fell back to sleep.

Stay tuned in for the lovey-dovey stuff that will be happening in chapter 3 which will be written soon :D