This is a perfect ending for a prequel, introduction, or something along those lines. As an ending for the whole story? Not so much.
this story was pure build up but without a payoff. It literally ended right before the climax, the two characters confessing their love for each other and getting together.
What a way to ruin a perfectly nice little story. This will leave me worried the next time I see a work by the same author. Why should I invest my time in a story by an author who will just make a rushed and unsatisfying ending?