I used some lines from the movie, I'm sure you can spot them easily!
This is another unplanned chapter that wrote itself, I'm impressed really! ^^ you can see it as an epilogue. Enjoy! :)
At the end it returns to the regular POV
(Takumi's POV)
Hidden deep in the mountains, is the all-boys Shidou High School. This is where I had a fated encounter with someone who changed my life. Saki Giichi. Nickname: Gii.
I became a third year student, with Gii by my side. So many things happened since we discovered and confessed our feelings for each other..
At first I couldn't believe that such a person like Gii would love me. He's always treated me like a precious treasure. That I could receive such kindness from someone was unthinkable for me until I met him. I remember, before he told me his feelings for me, when my heart was still closed off and I thought I couldn't love anymore, no matter how small the gentleness he showed me, it still moved me. And he never denied his kindness to me, even if I was cold to him or rejected it, Gii was always there for me. I don't want to lose it. Lose him.
When the thing with Takabayashi happened, it felt good that he was worrying for me. He had demolished every brick of that barricade around my heart, and peeled off every little layer of shadow upon me, and without noticing I could easily accept his warm touch. When he took me in his arms I got no intentions to move. I wanted him to show me the love I was denied until then, and let myself open up to him. I love him so much. My heart throbs every time I realize he loves me just as much. Such a glorious feelings he gave me the chance to experience, and I can only love him more for it.
I'll never forget one talk I had with Akaike during the time me and Gii started going out. I still couldn't be open physically with my love, he never pressured me though, you wouldn't think that about Saki Giichi because usually he's pushy, but he hid his frustration about not being able to touch the one he loved. Once we half argued about it. He kept telling me 'I love you' every chance he got, at least every once an hour, it really irritated me back then, thinking that saying so much often would lessen its meaning. Gii said to me 'It looks like you don't understand' actually I faked ignorance because I didn't want that kind of contact between us. With that intent I laughed at his serious expression, which pissed him off 'Who would be happy at not touching the one they love' he had said, then he left apologizing to me.
I went to sit on the student hall, just a few people were there, and I sat somewhere quiet spacing out for a while, that was until Akaike called out for me. 'What are you doing here?' he had asked. During that period I started to change, and some emotions were also displayed on my face, that time there was one which made him understand that my somber mood was somehow related to Gii. He had sighted and then sat down next to me. 'You know' he started 'Gii's always been the most popular in school, everyone always tried to get close to him, and countless people confessed to him, wanting to go out with him, but he always turned them down, all of them' I listened to him with great interest, I never heard what people say about him and I knew so little of him, I wanted to know more 'He never dated anyone saying that he would only be with someone he fell in love with. He said that he'd know when he'll meet that person and until he falls in love he won't go out with other people' I was so surprised 'He's always been serious, especially in these matters, he's nothing like our classmates, playing at love, he's very mature in this.' I felt so blessed then.
Now I'm here, one year after, our love got deeper and it saved me, Gii saved me.
When I could finally muster the courage to tell him everything about my past, he had convinced me to go to my brother's grave (more like he pulled me out of bed and made me go).
That day the nurse who accompanied me to his grave told me about the day he died. She was in charge of him, she said that he was sensitive to rainy days. That day even if they were careful, my brother escaped from his room because his memory was trigged by the rain, the same sound of that day. He, in a moment of sanity, wandered in the woods looking for me, wanting to apologies to me for what he had done. He kept looking for me shouting my name and I'm sorry's even when he had trouble breathing, until his already weak heart couldn't take the stress of his cold under that heavy rain.
He felt regret for all that time and he wanted to tell me.
Under the warm sun I could finally forgive my brother.
It was thanks to Gii.
I became another person, I became my real self, the person Gii saw before any other, and fell in love with. And I made precious friends. Then when I told Gii I used to play violin and stopped because of my brother, he must have heard the longing in my voice since some days later he used his family plane (yes, plane) to bring his violin (which he only used a few times when he was little because he forced to) from New York especially to give it to me. When he told me it was a Stradivari I didn't want to accept it but he made me, saying that he would probably break it if he kept it, so I was left with no other choice, he's been so sweet.
We went through an hard time just once and it was not too long ago. He started avoiding me altogether without an explanation, and acting like a different person. It had a big impact on me, my phobia which Gii had cured, threatened to return.
It was Akaike who told me the reason why he acted that way. The new first years were from important and influent families, they themselves won't get to know Gii before he graduates so they sent their sons out to fight to get close to him; 'This year is going to be a war revolving around Gii, he knows that and he doesn't want to involve someone as important to him as you. That's why he's changed so much. So he can protect you. Those boys will use their families to get what they want without a second thought. That's why Gii's gone this far.' No matter how heavy the weight, he'd carry it all by himself.
Knowing the real reason behind his behavior didn't make it any easier since for me the only reality was a Gii who didn't care about me anymore, who avoided me and won't look at me or talk to me.
Everyone, Akaike Misu Shingyouji Toshihisa, comforted me and stayed by my side, I recovered thanks to them and the love Gii gave me which I didn't want to let go to waste.
And so I convinced Gii to let me help him, to rely on me and share his hardship with me, to let me lighten the weight he was carrying. Then he proposed to me 'Takumi, you and me being together, from now on a lot of people are going to talk about it. But even so stay by my side, no matter what. Won't you be my accomplice?'. Then I made the promise to Gii, to be by his side forever.
Right now I pass the most part of my third year practicing violin, alone since me and Gii are partners in crime. We have to hide our feelings for each other because Gii wants to protect me from the horde of first years always surrounding him. 'I don't want them to get jealous of you' He said. That's the great kindness that Gii showed me.
Thanks to Akaike now we have our secret hideout. He gave us the key to a room in the attic in where no one goes to, we spend time there together, cuddling, kissing, talking or just.. together. Without pretenses, without Gii's plastic glasses which he started wearing to give a serious image to the first years. Just me and him. Free to show our love.
愛
Takumi lowered his violin after playing the last note of his own piece, and felt strong arms encircling gently around his waist. He recognized that warmth immediately and smiling lovingly he leant back to the body of the man he loves so much.
Gii nuzzled his hair and Takumi turned his head towards him, they sweetly rubbed noises before slowly getting closer and exchange a slow kiss. Gii's hold tightened on his lover and Takumi raised his arm to bring Gii's face even closer to him while their kiss deepened. They broke apart feeling the need to breath, Takumi put down his violin before turning around in his lover's arms so they were face to face. With a blissful smile on both their features, they relished in their moment of intimacy, closely enjoying the warmth radiating from their bodies hugging tightly.
"I heard you play. It was beautiful." Gii whispered on his lover's lips; Gii had entered the greenhouse just a little while ago, his lover was so blissfully immersed in his playing that he didn't dare make a sound "What were you thinking about?"
Takumi smiled widely, Gii was always able to make him this happy "You. Just you." His eyes were sparkling and Gii fell in love with him a bit more.
THE END
Thank you Gotou Shinobu for writing this wonderful love story.
Thank you mimiwosumaseba on LJ who is translating the Takumi-kun novels, I took some lines from there as well ^^
Thank you to Dai-chan and Mao who played these characters in an excellent way and to those who made it into a movie.
Thank you to all of you who read my FF until the end, either you loved it or hated it, thank you to who favorited or put on alert or commented, every comment was (and still is) precious to me, really thank you.
Thank you dancingcandy *heart*
I'd be so happy if my writing would move someone, in any way even if a tiny bit, and if I'll ever write something again I'll be glad to share it :D BYE-BYE!
