【Xun Si】How Could You Possibly?

"Today is such a perfect day..."

Hearing this, Shinji turned his head and stared at a blade of grass.The sun cast a shadow on his profile, and he hid behind it, smiling softly.

"I am really happy to have you by my side." Kaoru continued, sighing softly.

Go on.Everything that came out of his mouth sounded wonderful, those innocent love words...but Shinji didn't speak, he was too shy.

They performed a piece they had composed together, and Akagi gave them a very high score, which surprised both of them.No one in the class had ever heard Shinji play such a long piece of music, and they were all amazed—or amazed—by the tacit cooperation between Shinji and this new student.They played the whole piece, every note from start to finish was flawless, flawless, and...he was happy.Shinji kept his eyes closed, playing as usual without looking at the strings—and imagining just him and Kaoru playing together somewhere far away, away from the hustle and bustle, in a quiet place .

His friends were here when it was all over.Although they had been implicated and listened to many other people's complex performances before, they also readily decided not to blame Shinji - Asuka, Toji, Kensuke, Rei - they finally heard his piano sound.When the last note fell silent and he opened his eyes, he heard thunderous applause mixed with Kaoru's soft, contented laughter.He blushed—happy to see his friends clapping behind the classroom, too.Asuka had been pushed up by someone before she reluctantly said something, she seemed very dissatisfied but——she still came.They are his solid backing.

They care about him.They love him.

Shinji smiled, happier than ever.Only now did he know that playing for others would be such a happy thing.The waves of joy in his peers, the moment of satisfaction when he put down the bow, and the gratitude and happiness of being able to break through the barriers of the heart with the one he loves—this is something he has never felt before.It was the highest pride he could have.

Rei kissed him on the cheek, and Asuka tried to maintain a disgusted expression on her face, but it quickly failed.They laughed together, made nasty jokes with each other, and belatedly talked about how proud they were...

There were very few classes this day, and there was free time after music class, so they went outside together.Considering Kaoru's physical condition, they just stayed under a huge green tree in the courtyard, looked up at the transparent sky under the shade of greenery, and the fresh breeze gently brushed over their skins of various colors.exhausted.satisfy.

But now, everyone else was gone, and only the two of them were lying side by side on the cool grass.

"Today is better than ever," Shinji whispered softly.Wisps of sunlight leaked from the gaps in the leaves, lightly shining on his body, but not dazzling.Just the right amount of warmth.But he still closed his eyes, sighed through his nose, his eyelashes trembling slightly. "Hmm...perfect."

"Really?"

"Um……"

Sometimes he felt that the most comfortable part of the relationship between the two of them was the quiet time spent together.Without words, the presence of the other party can infuse them with a lot of happiness.The breeze blows gently, and also takes away all anxiety and tension.

Two people, that's great.

Making up his mind, Shinji turned sideways, gently supporting his head with his wrist.He looked down at Xun, saw his hair fluttering up and down in the breeze, saw the gentle smile on his mouth.

"Do you know how I said 'I love you' at that time?" He said softly, even if Kaoru didn't look at him, his cheeks were stained with a faint pink.

"Huh?" Kaoru didn't open his eyes, but his smile became more obvious. "What is it?"

"Because I think, I really, really love you."

"I know." A sigh, satisfied and happy.He opened his eyes, staring at Shinji's face with warm red eyes. "say it again?"

"Because I know I'm in love with you, Kaoru..."

"Thank you. I love you too." Without pretense, he reached out to caress the boy's cheek, pulled him down, and kissed his lips lightly.

Shinji was no longer afraid to go back to that silent, empty apartment.His life was so full of things that it was nothing compared to it.

Smile.giggle.Stay away from distractions and worry-free.All the shining stars in the sky are happy stars.

FIN.