Kosei runs over to the main major hospital in town, his face already bright red and his breathing ragged as he forced himself to keep going as his mind raced for why Kaori would've had to go to hospital as the memories of his mom flashed through his mind. He stopped by the café they planned to go to and as soon as he looked at the menu he figured he may have a good idea of what Kaori wanted as he ordered it. After he go the food he ran out of the café and started making his way back towards the hospital. As he sprinted through the doors of the hospital the receptionist at the front desk jumped as she looked up at him.

"May I help you sir?" The receptionist asked him.

"Kaori Miyazono, did she come in any time earlier?" Kosei asked her.

"I am sorry, but I cannot divulge confidential info." She told him.

Kosei nodded as Kaori's mom ran up to him and hugged him tightly. As Kosei hugged her back slightly she took him over to where Kaori's room was where she was sitting in a hospital bed with an I.V. drip in her hand and hooked up to a monitor. As they walked into the room Kaori's eyes widen as she saw Kosei.

"K-Kosei, what you doing here?" Kaori asked him.

Kosei walked over to her worried as he saw he paler complexion, sitting down in a nearby seat as he gently took one of her hands in his own.

"Tsubaki told me that you had to go to the hospital during one of your classes together…" Kosei told her. "I came as soon as she told me."

Kaori nodded as she looked down at her hand in his. "I'm sorry you have to see me like this Kosei."

Kosei shook his head as he squeezed her hand carefully. "There is no need to apologize Kaori, but you don't have to hide this sort of stuff from us alright. You have friends that care about you."

Kaori wiped her eyes gently with her other hand as she nodded slightly. "I know… I just don't want anyone to worry about me…"

"Alright, I will keep quiet about this for now." Kosei told her. "Though I want you to be honest to me about how you are feeling, just so that you have someone at school that knows what's going on and can help when you need it."

Kaori sighed and nodded as she looked at Kosei before she glared at him slightly, grabbing the collar of his shirt.

"You better not treat me like a piece of glass Kosei, and please just tell anyone that asks that it is anemia." Kaori told him as he put his hands up defensively and nodded.

Kaori smiled and kissed his cheek softly before she let go of the collar of his shirt. "Good, and I am still sorry. I know we had plans to go to the café after school."

Kosei rubbed the back of his head only thinking the kiss on the cheek was just as a thank you for keeping her secret.

"Its no worry Kaori." Kosei told her. "I figured you could something to boost your mood while being in here so I brought you something."

As Kosei held up the bag from the café Kaori's eyes lit up as she smiled more and her mom moved the food tray for her to eat as Kosei put the box on the tray. As Kaori open it Kosei could see her overall mood begin to change and improve as her mom left to get some utensils from the hospital cafeteria.

"I didn't know what you would have gotten if we were both there so I got you something more on the sweeter side just to be safe." Kosei told her as he smiled slightly.

"You know that you didn't have to Kosei, but I do appreciate the gesture and it is sweet that you thought about me through all of this…" Kaori told him. "How did you even get this past the front desk?"

Kaori smiled and looked at the sugary treat in front of her being waffles with strawberries, whipped cream, and a chocolate drizzle on top of it.

"Well, I don't think the receptionist really had time to notice it before your mom got me." Kosei chuckled softly as Kaori's mom already came back with some utensils.

As Kaori digged into the waffles Kosei got up. "I will be back, I just need to drop some stuff off at my house."

"Thank you Kosei, I am glad you came by it really helps her out to have someone else she can confide in." Kaori's mom told him.

Kosei nodded and smiled softly before he left to leave his stuff at his house and made himself some dinner. After he ate, he went upstairs freezing as he looked at the door to the old piano was wide open. Kosei took awhile as he let his heartbeat level out before he made his way over to the door and slammed it shut. Tsubaki jumped as she heard the door slam, looking out the window in her room to see Kosei walking into his room before putting his bag down on his bed. She watched as he grabbed a different bag, putting some clothes in it along with his toothbrush and toothpaste.

"Kosei is everything alright?" Tsubaki asked him.

"Yeah, just going to be spending the night with Kaori." Kosei told her as he zipped up the bag.

"Is she alright?" Tsubaki asked him.

"Yeah, she is just dealing with a little bit of anemia and she forgot to take any supplements this morning." Kosei replied.

Tsubaki nodded as Kosei put the duffle bag over his shoulder before getting his back pack on as well.

"Well let her know that I hope everything is alright." Tsubaki told him.

"I will, she looked pretty good when I went to the hospital." Kosei told her.

"It seems like she is in good hands and I don't want to suffocate her with too many people being around her at once, so you better take good care of her Kosei." Tsubaki replied, playfully pointing her baseball at him.

Kosei nodded trying to figure out why the both main girls he knew right now were making playful threats towards him recently before he got ready and headed back towards the hospital. When he got back it was already dark but once he got to Kaori's room he found that she was still awake.

"Shouldn't you be getting some sleep right now Kaori?" Kosei asked her as he put his bag down by a wall with a window overlooking the park.

"Well, I didn't want to go to sleep without someone around in case anything happened, and I told my mom to go home so she could be ready for work tomorrow." Kaori replied as she shifted around in the hospital bed slightly with a light blush on her cheeks.

Kosei nodded as he pulled up a chair beside her bed before gently placing a hand on her arm with a kind smiled on his face.

"Its alright Kaori, I am right here and I won't leave any time tonight." Kosei told her as he gently squeezed one of her hands gently.

Kaori smiled and scooted over in the bed as she gently pulled on Kosei's arm with her. He sighed softly as he moved to lay down next to her with Kaori get resting her cheek on his chest.

"Kosei, are you really good with being my accompanying pianist?" Kaori asked him. "Tsubaki told me about what happened with your mom and all that…"

Kosei nodded as he took a deep breath, doing his best to keep his breath or voice from shaking as memories he has tried to block away try their best to resurface to the front of his mind.

"Its…its fine Kaori" Kosei replied as he held up a hand to look at it for a bit. "I may be a little rusty though… and that could ruin your chances of going any further in the competition."

"I never really cared about the competition Kosei, I play the violin on stage for everyone to enjoy." Kaori told him. "So what if the judges don't like it? As long as we are have a good time and make good memories doing so, isn't that what really matters?"

Kosei nodded slightly, though Kaori words stuck a bit of surprise in him. Of course he never believe a competition could be anything less than serious much less something that was fun in any way. Kaori, as if knowing a bit of what he was thinking gently grabbed his hand in her own as she smiled softly at him and she did so Kosei could feel something light up inside of himself again. It was just like when he first saw her at the park it felt like the world around him got brighter as the colors around them seemed to just pop out. He slowly reached out before he hesitated and put his hand down by his side.

"Is everything alright Kosei?" Kaori asked him.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine." Kosei smiled at her. "Why don't we get some sleep? I don't want either of us to be too tired for school tomorrow."

Kaori nodded as she hugged Kosei as she rested her cheek on his chest. "I really appreciate this Kosei…"

Kosei smiled softly and nodded as he rubbed her back gently. "I will be here for you whenever you need me Kaori."

She smiled softly as she closed eyes, cuddling close against Kosei continuing to smile as she fell asleep. As this happened Kosei wrapped his arms around her, resting his cheek against her head gently as he passed out.

The next morning Kosei sat up in the hospital bed as Kaori walked out of the bathroom with a towel around her body, both of them blushed slightly before he nodded towards the bag that he had brought with him.

"I made sure to get some clean clothes for you on my way over." Kosei told her.

"Oh…th-thank you Kosei." Kaori replied as she walked over to his bag.

Kosei looked away as Kaori got her clothes out of his bag and stepped back into the bathroom to get changed. Eventually she came back out of the bathroom, holding a hairbrush one of the nurses at the hospital had brought for her before she offered it to Kosei.

"Could you brush out my hair for me Kosei?"

He nodded as he took the brush from her as she sat down on the bed with her back facing him. Kosei gently ran hand through her hair at first before starting to brush her hair out slowly, taking his time to be careful not hurt her as he brushed through any knots in her hair. As he continued to brush out her hair Kaori slowly started to lean back against him as she smiled more and Kosei could feel his heart skip a beat every so often in the process.

"I don't think I could ever tell you exactly how happy I am that you are here with me Kosei."

"I have told you before that you don't to have worry about me ever turning my back on you Kaori."

Kaori turned towards Kosei and turned towards him before she kissed him softly but they both jumped as they heard something get dropped by the door of her hospital room. As they both looked at the door their eye went wide as they saw Tsubaki standing at the door staring at them with a packet of homework on the ground by her feet, but before either of them could say anything Tsubaki ran off leaving the two them alone again.