Published 2001 by Margaret Comics ISBN 4-08-847409-0

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NOTE: The small text/words are usually outside the bubbles or in small text (usually handwritten). I seperated each line according to the bubbles or chunck of words each characte uses. I think everything else is pretty self-explanatory.

All translations done by Crystal. Please do not copy unless I give you persmission to. Thank you!

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*******Part 25*******

**Pg. 3**

Kayano's thoughts: The make-up kiss was sad and the more we touched, the more afraid I became. I couldn't stop my feelings that were overflowing.

Kayano's words: "I love you, Takeru-kun"

**Pg. 7**

//purururu// [phone ringing]

Kayano's thoughts: ...."Love" and "Reality". The "Future" that I cannot see. The reality that's pushing in.

**Pg. 8**

//gachya// [Kayano opens door]

Kayano: ...Oh, morning.

Takeru: Hey.

Kayano's thoughts: We were starting learn how to be perplexed.

Kayano: Mom, the sugar's out.

Kayano's mom: Oh no, really?

Takeru's dad: Tokiko-san, can I get some tea?

Kayano's mom: Okay. Oh yeah, Takeru-kun.

**Pg. 9**

Kayano's mom: Your grandma just called.

Takeru: ...Again?

Takeru's dad: What did Mom say?

Kayano's mom: Saionji-san decided to cancel the marriage arragement.

Kayano: ...What?

**Pg. 10**

Takeru's dad: What's going on? She's the one who insisted on doing this.

//dokun// [Kayano's heart thumps]

Rika's words: "...She realized, ya know?"

Kayano's mom: She's still young, Mamoru-san. You shouldn't be suprised that they change their feelings quickly.

Kayano's thoughts: ....No....it's because she realized that Takeru-kun likes someone else.

Takeru: Enough of this.

**Pg. 11**

Kayano's thoughts: ....What?

Takeru: I wanted to cancel this in the first place, so this turned out to be good. I don't have to worry about it anymore.

//kata// [Kayano picks up the handkerchief Rumi let her borrow]

**Pg. 12**

Kayano's thoughts: I forgot to give back Rumi-san's handkerchief...

Rumi's words: "You can give it back to me anytime"

Kayano's thoughts: Is this okay...? Is it really okay that it turned out this way?

Takeru: Hey! We're going to be late.

Kayano: Oh, okay. I'm going now.

**Pg. 13**

Haru: It's okay that it turned out that way! His grandma didn't have to find out and Rumi-san gave up.

Kayano: ...Yeah.

Nachan: That's right, Kayano. It all went your way!

Kayano's thoughts: ...Yes, this...

**Pg. 14**

Kayano's thoughts: ....is what I wanted.

Rumi: Oh, sister! What's going on?

Kayano: Yeah, I thought I'd give back your handkerchief...sorry it's late.

Rumi: No problem.

**Pg. 15**

Rumi: Oh yeah! Can you wait for a second?

//ta// [Rumi goes into her classroom]

//goso goso// [Rumi looking through her bag]

//ta// [Rumi walks back to Kayano]

//tsun// [Rumi trips over the bottom of door]

Rumi: Ah!

//dote// [Rumi falls down]

//biku// [Kayano jumps]

**Pg. 16**

Kayano: Are you okay!?

Rumi: Oh...yes....Oh, good. I didn't drop it!

Kayano's thoughts: What? A ring?

Rumi: This is something that Takeru-san dropped. Could you give it back to him?

**Pg. 17**

Kayano: Sure.

Kayano's thoughts: Did Takeru-kun have a ring like this?

Rumi: I think it's a present to the one he loves.

Kayano's mom's words: "Did you have a fight?" "It's almost your birthday too"

**Pg. 18**

Kayano's thoughts: Takeru-kun...

Rumi: I'm...going to give up on Takeru-san. I thought something could happen if I tried hard, but probably...that won't happen.

Rumi's words: "I think it's a present to the one he loves"

**Pg. 19**

Rumi: Please tell Takeru-san for me.

Kayano's thoughts: She doesn't even know anything.

**Pg. 20**

Rumi: What's wrong? Sister? Sister!?

Kayano's thoughts: Was this what I wished for?

Students: What's going on? What happened?

Rumi: Sister?

**Pg. 21**

Kayano's thoughts: To protect myself.

Teacher: What are you getting excited about!? Lunch break is over!

Kayano's thoughts: I always hurt someone.

Rumi: Oh, sister!

//da// [Kayano runs off]

Rumi: Oh, Moroboshi-san! Takeru-san's sister...!

**Pg. 22**

Rika: You still don't know!?

//don// [Kayano bumps into Shin]

Shin: Kayano-chan!?

//ta// [Kayano runs off]

**Pg. 23**

Kayano's thoughts: Is this the only way to continue dating Takru-kun?

Shin: Alright then, please gather all the papers from the back.

Youhei: Here, Takeru-kun!

**Pg. 24**

Shin: Kayano-chan's just about reached her limit.

**Pg. 25**

//gara// [Takeru opens door]

Haru: Whoa! You scared me! I was just about to go over to you! Kayano...

**Pg. 26**

Haru: She hasn't come back...!

//da// [Takeru runs]

Kayano's thoughts: Our relationship...

**Pg. 27**

Kayano's thoughts: If we were to let it out in the open, the reality will shatter. I want to protect the reality.

**Pg. 28**

Kayano's thoughts: But to protect that, there's people that get hurt and that is reality too. It's pushing in.

**Pg. 30**

Takeru: What are you doing here?

Kayano's thoughts: Takeru-kun...

Kayano: ...Nothing.

**Pg. 31**

Takeru: Of course it's not nothing.

//bun bun// [Kayano shakes her head]

Takeru's words: "It pisses me off that she's in pain because we're siblings"

Takeru: Kayano!

**Pg. 32**

Kayano: I don't know what to do anymore! Are we doing something that wrong!?

**Pg. 33**

Kayano: Why does everyone get hurt!?

**Pg. 34**

Kayano: I just love Takeru-kun!

//kotsu// [the ring falls to the ground]

**Pg. 35**

Takeru: I don't care who gets hurt.

**Pg. 36**

Takeru: I only want you.

**Pg. 38**

Takeru's words: "I only want you"

Kayano: ...Rumi-san said she picked that up.

**Pg. 39**

Takeru: It's yours. You better leave it on forever!

Kayano's thoughts: Takeru-kun...

Kayano: ...Thank you. I'll take good care of it.

**Pg. 40**

Takeru: Stop crying!

Kayano: Because...I'm happy.

Takeru: Stop crying!

Kayano's thoughts: I've always wanted to cry out loud like this in front of Takeru-kun.

**Pg. 41**

Haru: Hey, don't push me! Hey...WHOA!

//do// [Haru, Nachan, and Kamijou bust out through the door]

Kayano's thoughts: Everyone!

Takeru: What are you doing?

Nachan: No, it's not what you think! We weren't watching you guys!

Haru: We ended up here looking for Kayano.

Takeru: Why is Yuu-chan here too!?

Haru: I thought it would be better to have more people when looking for someone!

**Pg. 42**

Kamijou: Edogawa...

//dooooo// [Kamijou crying]

//pishi// [Kamijou gives Takeru a thumbs-up]

Takeru: From where were you watching!?

Kayano's thoughts: They saw?

Haru: Stupid Kamijou!

Kamijou: Saitou!

//pishi// [Kamijou gives Kayano a thumbs-up]

Haru: Enough of that!

Kayano's thoughts: There's not many, but...

**Pg. 43**

Kayano's thoughts: There are people that really understand us...I don't know about the future...

Rika: She's going to quit the club.

Kayano: What...?

Kayano's thoughts: ...but...

**Pg. 44**

Kayano's thoughts: If I, myself, can change...

Kayano: I'm going to go!

Kayano's thoughts: I want to be honest with myself.

**Pg. 45**

Rumi: Oh!

Kayano: Rumi-san!

Rumi: Sister!

Kayano's thoughts: I'm sorry I couldn't say anything.

Kayano: Um, Rumi-san...

Rumi: Sister!

**Pg. 46**

Rumi: Are you the one that Takeru-san likes? I was thinking for a long time during our lunch break....that maybe...

Kayano: That's right...I'm sorry for not saying anything before.

**Pg. 47**

Rumi: You don't have to apologize! Because I'm sure you were going through a lot of pain too, right?

Kayano's thoughts: Strength!

*******Part 26*******

**Pg. 50**

Rumi: Because I'm sure you were going through a lot of pain too, right?

Kayano's thoughts: She couldn've criticized me all she wanted.

**Pg. 51**

Kayano's thoughts: To this girl who has just been running away all the time.

//gu// [Kayano wipes her face]

Kayano's thoughts: I'm not going to cry.

Kayano: I'm fine.

Kayano's thoughts: Strength.

**Pg. 52**

Takeru: Where's Kayano?

Rika: I don't know. I think she's at Saionji-san's place.

Takeru: Saionji?

Rika: She's going to give up on you.

Rumi: I'm...

**Pg. 53**

Rumi: Going back to my old school.

Kayano: Rumi-san, um...

Rumi: Oh, please don't feel bad about it. It's for myself!

**Pg. 54**

Rumi: ...I've always hated myself. I couldn't do anything by myself. School, learning...I did everything my parents wanted me to. But this was the first time I asked for something.

**Pg. 55**

Rumi: To transfer schools. My feelings didn't reach him, but Takeru-san taught me that I could do anything, so...

**Pg. 56**

Rumi: I'm going to try my best one more time. At the place where I was supposed to be at.

Rumi's words: "It's for myself!"

Kayano's thoughts: What was I afraid of?

Kayano's words: "Why does everone get hurt!?"

**Pg. 57**

Kayano's thoughts: The more people go through pain and suffering....

Rumi: Well, I'm going to go now. The car is here to pick me up.

Kayano: Rumi-san, I too....!

**Pg. 58**

Kayano: I will try my best too!!

Kayano's thoughts: The stronger you become.

**Pg. 59**

//peko// [Rumi bows]

//ta// [Rumi runs off]

Takeru: Good luck.

**Pg. 61**

Takeru's words: "Good luck"

Rumi: Okay!

Kayano: Takeru-kun? Are you there...?

Kayano's thoughts: The more people are hurt...

**Pg. 62**

Kayano's thoughts: The more nicer they become.

Takeru's words: "Good luck"

Kayano's thoughts: A few days later, the men of the basketball team were sad to see Rumi-san go.

**Pg. 63**

Kayano's thoughts: Rumi-san left the school with a smile. Rika-san...

Rika: I've never seen a slow person like that!

Kayano's thoughts: She says that, but with a little loneliness.

**Pg. 64**

Kayano's thoughts: And with us...

Kayano: Oh! I forgot to buy milk...

Takeru: ...Again?

Kayano: Because Mom asked for a lot of things!

Takeru: You said that last time and went back to go buy tissue. Forget it. What's next?

**Pg. 65**

Kayano: The cake store!

//pin pooon// [door bell rings]

Kayano's mom: Yes!

//gachya// [Kayano's mom opens door]

Kayano's mom: Oh. Shin-chan!

Shin: Hello.

Kayano's mom: Wow, welcome! Kayano's out shopping right now. Come on in and wait.

**Pg. 66**

Shin: That's alright. I just came to give her a present.

Kayano: Excuse me, I'm Saitou, the one who reserved a cake.

Cashier: The birthday cake, right?

Kayano: Yes.

Cashier: We're going to put it in a box right now, so please wait a moment.

Kayano's thoughts: Normally, you wouldn't get your own birthday cake...

**Pg. 67**

Kayano's thoughts: I wonder if I should take off the ring while I'm at home...

Cashier: Here it is...

Kayano's thoughts: ...But...

Takeru's words: "Leave it on forever!"

Kayano's thoughts: ...That's what he told me.

Kayano: Hey, Takeru-kun.

**Pg. 68**

Takeru: Yeah?

Kayano: Sorry about everything...

Takeru: What's this all of a sudden?

Kayano: ...Yeah, well...

**Pg. 69**

Kayano: I kept on crying about everything.

Takeru's words: "I don't care who gets hurt" "I only want you"

Kayano's thoughts: I was happy that he told me that.

Kayano: I'm going to become stronger.

**Pg. 70**

Kayano: So, can I stay by your side?

Kayano's mom: Have a seat, Shin-chan. I'm going to put in some tea right now.

Shin: Oh, please don't worry about it. I'll be going home soon.

Kayano's mom: Please don't say that. Kayano will be back soon.

**Pg. 71**

Kayano's mom: I also want to ask you something.

Shin: Ask me something?

Kayano's mom: Yes. Kayano's been acting funny lately.

**Pg. 72**

Kayano's mom: Do you know anything, Shin-chan?

Kayano's words: "Can I stay by your side?"

Takeru: It's not "can I", but "I want to", right!?

**Pg. 73**

Kayano's thoughts: Takeru-kun...

Takeru: Say it.

Kayano: I want to be by your side!

**Pg. 74**

Kayano's thoughts: Whatever happens.

**Pg. 75**

Shin: I don't know anything. She's normal at school.

Kayano's mom: Really? She doesn't seem too happy at home. I wonder if its because the circumstances changed after spring. We lived by ourselves with just the 2 of us all this time, you know?

**Pg. 76**

Shin: That might have something to do with it too, but around that age, there's lots of wonders and you crash into a wall often. You worry about your surroundings, but...

**Pg. 77**

Shin: I'm sure Kayano-chan will be fine. She's my best student I have with pride.

Kayano's mom: That's true...

Kayano: I'm home!

**Pg. 78**

Kayano's mom: Oh, she's home at the right time!

Shin: Welcome home.

Kayano: Shin-chan!

Kayano's thoughts: Oh yeah, Mom invited him.

Shin: Thanks for letting me stay.

Kayano's mom: I'm sorry for keeping you when you're busy.

Kayano: What? You're going home already, Shin-chan?

**Pg. 79**

Kayano's mom: He has a date!

Kayano's thoughts: What...? Shin-chan had a girlfriend!?

**Pg. 80**

Shin: Bye, Kayano-chan. I put your present on top of the table.

Kayano: Okay. Thank you.

Kayano's thoughts: Wow, I didn't know that.

Kayano's mom: Shin-chan, come one over again, okay?

Shin: Okay.

Takeru: Don't ever come back.

Kayano's thoughts: Oh my gosh!!

Kayano's mom: What was Shin-chan's present?

**Pg. 81**

Kayano: Fountain pen.

Kayano's mom: Wow, that's nice. You thank him again next time you see him, okay Kayano?

Kayano: Okay.

Kayano's thoughts: Shin-chan...he remembered about before.

Takeru: What's this?

**Pg. 82**

Kayano's mom: Oh, that's an album. It brought back some memories after talking with Shin-chan.

Takeru: I see...can I look?

Kayano's mom: Sure, Takeru-kun.

//dokin// [Kayano's heart thumps]

Kayano's thoughts: What..?

Kayano: N, NO! It's embarassing!

Kayano's mom: Oh, it'll be okay.

**Pg. 83**

Kayano's mom: But keep this a secret from Mamoru-san, okay?

Kayano's thoughts: Mom...

Takeru: She hasn't changed at all.

Kayano's mom: I know.

Takeru: Have you really grown?

**Pg. 84**

Kayano: Sh...Shut-up!

Kayano's thoughts: It kinda tickles me that the guy I love and my mom are looking at my past.

Kayano's mom: How fast. This girl is already 18, you know?

Kayano's thoughts: ....Mom.

**Pg. 85**

Takeru: Tokiko-san, is this your husband?

Kayano's mom: That's right.

Kayano's thoughts: Dad...I...

**Pg. 86**

Kayano's thoughts: I became 18...

Takeru's dad: I'm home!

Kayano's mom: Oh no, it's Mamoru-san! Kayano, hurry and put the album away!

**Pg. 87**

Takeru's dad: Kayano-chan! Happy Birthday!!

Kayano's thoughts: Takeru's dad...

Kayano's mom: Oh...Mamoru-san, that...

Takeru's dad: I didn't know what girls these days like, but I'm hoping you'll like this.

**Pg. 88**

Kayano's thoughts: For a moment, I saw my father's smiling face.

Kayano: Thank you.

Kayano's thoughts: To become happy, we have met.

**Pg. 89**

Kayano's thoughts: Under one roof to find a little happiness.

//kon kon// [Takeru knocks on Kayano's door]

Kayano: Yes?

//kiiii// [Takeru opens door]

Kayano: Takeru-kun. What's wrong?

Takeru: Happy Birthday.