| Toberu Usagi (The Rabbit That Can Fly) by Mitsuba TAKANASHI
**Pg. 95** Bus Announcement: Next is Amabara, 4th block. Amabara, 4th block. **Pg. 99** Sayoko's thoughts: My love was over after I stole my favorite Senpai's (older student) shoe string. I didn't even have the courage to talk to him, but in my fantasies, I seriously always wondered what it would be like to be his girlfriend. The real love... **Pg. 100** Sayoko's thoughts: I did not know yet. Man: Hm? The one that passed by right now. Isn't that the second son of Oono's? Woman: No way! That kid had a huge argument with his dad. I heard that he couldn't come back to this town anymore. **Pg. 101** Boy: Shut up. Sayoko's thoughts: This place is the eastern part of Y prefecture. It's a small country town surround by a forest of mountains. Even the rumors from the outskirts of town are known to the public the next day. That's what Tsukasa said. She said that this is "a town that's going to get suffocated". Mika: Miyoshi-san! Sayoko: Oh no. **Pg. 102** Mika: Not "Oh no". You're not going to show up for practice again? Sayoko: Well, it's just that my grandpa's still not feeling well... Mika: Stop lying. I just saw your grandpa walking yesterday and he looked healthy. The singing/chorus concert is soon. Tsukasa: Mika-chin. You have a run in your stockings at the bottom. Mika: What? What!? Oh no! **Pg. 103** Mika: Wait! I'm still not done talking to you! Teacher: What are you doing, Hiiragi-Sensei (teacher)? Mika: It's nothing. Ha ha ha. Sayoko's thoughts: In music calss, I sang alto with my big mouth cross-eyed. Tsukasa: I heard that Mika-chin is quitting school. Sayoko: Oh, I heard that from Dad too. I heard that she's going to get married. Sayoko's thoughts: It's not that I don't like singing. Sayoko: Hmmmm....I guess I'll go to practice. **Pg. 104** Tsukasa: No way. Sayoko: Starting tomorrow. Sayoko's thoughts: But I felt like there was something more interesting to do. Hiroyuki: Hey! //gashyan// [Hiroyuki slams his hands into fence] Hiroyuki: You're taking my bike again!! Tsukasa: I'll leave it at Sayoko's house! Sayoko's thoughts: Sayoko Miyoshi. **Pg. 105** Sayoko's thoughts: 13 years old. Sayoko: I wonder if Hiroyuki likes you, Tsukasa. Tsukasa: Stop joking around! He's my cousin. Sayoko: Hey, then, if you were a guy, would you make me your girlfriend? Tsukasa: That's why all the guys say that we're together because you stay stuff like that, Sayoko! **Pg. 106** Sayoko: Aaaaahhhh. I want to see Senpai. //ban// [car door shuts] Sayoko's brother: Oota-san, is this your only luggage? Oota: Oh. Yeah. Sorry about this, Miyoshi. It's great that I came back, but there's nowhere else I can go. Sayoko's brother: It's fine here. //batan// [car door shuts] **Pg. 107** Miyoshi: Stay as long as you want. Sayoko: Aaaaaaa! (singing) //buiiiiin// [fan running] Sayoko's grandpa: This is some good melon. Tsukasa: That's a watermelon, Grandpa. Sayoko: Aaaaaa. (singing) Tsukasa: Hey, Sayoko! The wind's not coming through! Sayoko: It's my fan! Sayoko's brother: I'm home. Tsukasa: I said move! **Pg. 108** Sayoko //kyaaaa// [shrieking]: Ouch! Ouch! Sayoko's brother: Oh, this is my little sister, Sayoko, and her friend, Tsukasa Yoshii. And my Grandpa. Oota: Oh. Hello. I'm Oono. **Pg. 109** //dokin// [Sayoko's heart thumps] Sayoko's thoughts: Something more interesting. Sayoko: Your Senpai!? Stop lying! There's no way you can have good-looking friends like him! Sayoko's brother: Stop pointing at your brother. You don't know him. I haven't seen him 9 years either. Sayoko: 9 years? What? Then he used to live here? **Pg. 110** Sayoko's brother: Well...yeah... Oota: What grade are you in? Looking at your uniform, you're still in junior high, right? Brings back memories. Tsukasa: You... Oota: Huh? Tsukasa: You... **Pg. 111** Tsukasa: You look like the guy Sayoko used to like. Sayoko: This is great, Tsukasa! That guy's going to stay over here for awhile! He came from Tokyo! //dota dota// [Sayoko running] Tsukasa: Oh really? Hmmm....that's good. Sayoko: What? You're going home already? You should eat here. Tsukasa: That's alright. You have a visitor. Bye. Sayoko: Okay, later! //pyon pyon// [Sayoko jumping] Sayoko: Frog. Tsukasa's thoughts: Stupid... **Pg. 112** Oota: You look old, Miyoshi! How old are you again? Ha ha ha. Sayoko's brother: You just look young. //doki doki// [Sayoko's heart beating] //su// [Sayoko walks in] //dokin// [Sayoko's heart thumps] Sayoko: Wa. Wa. //hyu// [Sayoko runs away] **Pg. 113** Sayoko's brother: Sorry. She's a little weird. //soooo// [Sayoko looking in] Oota: Is your sister part of the rabbit group? Sayoko's brother: She might be. //pu// [Oota laughs] Oota: Come here. Do you want to play together? Sayoko's thoughts: Oota Oono. 25 years old. Sayoko: Ha ha ha. You lost again, Brother! **Pg. 114** Sayoko's brother: What!? Wasn't that one kinda funny? Ha ha ha. Oota: Miyoshi, you lost. Sayoko's mom: What are you doing? Oh. Hiro-chan. What's wrong? Did you need to see Sayoko? //gashyan// [Hiroyuki gets on his bike] Hiroyuki: I just came to get my bike! Sayoko's thoughts: Our visitor that came towards the end of summer. **Pg. 115** Sayoko: And so, in the end, the wealthiest person was Oochan. He won. I wanted to show you! My brother was about to cry 'cause he lost so bad. Tsukasa: "Oochan"? Sayoko: Yup! Oono Oota equals Oochan! Tsukasa: Anyway... //basa// [Tsukasa lays down magazine] Tsukasa: He's already 25 and he's still playing cards? Sayoko: Because our Play Station's broken. **Pg. 116** Sayoko: Tsukasa, you play with us today too, okay? Tsukasa: A 25-year-old man isn't going to play with kids like us all the time. Sayoko: You think so? Teacher: Alright! Are you done cleaning? I'm going to start Home Room! Sayoko's thoughts: How boring!! Teacher: Okay then, submit these prints by Monday! Don't forget. And next week, there will be dental exams. That's it. **Pg. 117** //gata// [Sayoko gets up] Sayoko: Oochan!? Tsukasa: What!? No way.... **Pg. 118** //jari// [Sayoko walking up to Oota] Sayoko: What's up, Oochan? Oota: I thought we could eat lunch together. Tsukasa: Does he have nothing to do? Oota: Shut up! **Pg. 119** //katsu katsu// [footsteps] //gara// [door slides open] Mika: Miyoshi-san! Today, I'm going to make you go to practice! **Pg. 120** Classmate: She already left! I heard that her brother's Senpai came from Tokyo or something... Mika: What? Hiroyuki: Mika Sensei, Miyoshi and Tsukasa are right there. **Pg. 121** //gatan// [Mika goes against the wall] **Pg. 122** Hiroyuki: Mika Sensei? Sayoko: A pond snail! Oota: Okay. I know. Let's just eat! **Pg. 123** Sayoko's thoughts: I think I was just too happy. Sayoko: No way! You're a band man!? That's awesome! Oota: Can't eat much, tho. Tsukasa: Oh, that means you're not doing good then... Oota: You need to shut up! Sayoko's thoughts: The summer that was supposed to be over... **Pg. 124** Sayoko's thoughts: I feel like the summer that was supposed to be over came back. Oota: I see. **Pg. 125** Oota: That Senpai was that handsome, huh? Sayoko: Yup! Half of the girls in school liked him. But he had such a beautiful girlfriend. So, I got rejected with nothing happening! Tsukasa always tells me that I pick the most ignorant love interests! **Pg. 126** Oota: The junior high kids lately say some amazing things nowadays. What does ignorant mean? That you have no hope? Or that nothing will be left over? If you liked him and you thought it would've been great at least once... **Pg. 127** Oota: Then I don't think it's a waste. Sayoko's thoughts: Oochan's a mysterious person. Oota: You'll remember when you're an adult. Sayoko's thoughts: His eyes... **Pg. 128** Sayoko's thoughts: Look a little like Senpai's. **Pg. 129** //haaaaaaaaa// [Sayoko sighing] Tsukasa: Stop sighing in front of me. Sayoko: Because! I was just thinking that Oochan's gonna go back to Tokyo someday.... **Pg. 130** Tsukasa: You knew that to begin with. Sayoko: I know, but I think it would be fun if Oochan moved over here. Tsukasa: Stop talking about things that won't happen. Sayoko: Then what if I go to Tokyo!? //basa// [Tsukasa lays magazine down] Tsuakasa: Geez! Stop talking about "if" and "maybe"!! **Pg. 131** Tsukasa: It's no good just saying it! Sayoko: Tsuaksa? Tsuakasa: Restroom! Sayoko's thoughts: She doesn't have to get that mad....I don't really think that way. Sayoko: I know. I'm not dumb. **Pg. 132** Sayoko's thoughts: That Oochan's going to be gone someday... Sayoko: Hm? Mom, you're missing a bowl of rice. Sayoko's mom: It's alright. Oono-kun went to his family's house today. Sayoko: What? Really!? Sayoko's brother: Yup. Sayoko's mom: He has a place to go back to, but he's already stayed here for 4 days. //don// [lays food down on table] Sayoko's mom: Tatsuya! **Pg. 133** Sayoko's mom: How long is he planning on staying in this house!? Sayoko's brother: Well...he has his reasons... Sayoko's mom: Granpa! Food's ready! Whatever he does, he can't stay here that long, Tatsuya! Sayoko: Why!? Why can't he!? That's stingy, Mom! Sayoko's dad: Sayoko. I heard that you were at the lake with Oono on Saturday. **Pg. 134** Sayoko: Yeah. Why? Sayoko's dad: Don't get so friendly with men you don't know. You don't know what kind of person he is. Sayoko's thoughts: This pisses me off!!! Sayoko: Why is everyone bad-mouthing Oochan!? //pururururu// [phone rings] **Pg. 135** Sayoko: Hello? This is Miyoshi. Oh, Tsukasa? Yeah. What? Notes? It's alright. You can just give it back to me tomorrow. Tsukasa: But there's going to be a little test on this tomorrow. Sayoko: Oh no! Really!? Tsukasa: Yeah. I'll go take it. It's just right there. Okay. Okay. Bye. //pi// [Tsukasa hangs up phone] Sayoko's thoughts: When I think about it... **Pg. 136** Sayoko's thoughts: Where is Oochan's family from? I think he's from Amachuu, so it's not that far away. Sayoko's brother's words: "Well, he has his reasons..." Sayoko's thoughts: A reason why he can't go home? //kon// [rock gets thrown at Sayoko's window] Sayoko: What? What is that!? **Pg. 137** //gara// [Sayoko opens window] Sayoko: Oochan!? What happened to your face!? Oota: Be quiet, Sayoko. I'm sorry but can you bring me your medical kit? So your parents won't know? **Pg. 138** //dokin dokin// [Sayoko's heart beating] Oota: I got beat up by my dad at this age. He told me not to come home. Ha. Sorry for shocking you like this... Sayoko: Why did he hit you? **Pg. 139** Sayoko: Did you do something bad? Oota: Yes...I did. //dokin// [Sayoko's heart thumps] Sayoko's thoughts: Oochan...? Oota: A long time ago, I started dating this girl that I wasn't supposed to fall in love with... **Pg. 140** Oota: She came from a good family, so her parents were against our relationship. We both hid our relationship, but the result of that was she got pregnant. //dokun// [Sayoko's heart thumps] Oota: We were in junior high. //dokun// [Sayoko's heart thumps] **Pg. 141** Oota: My dad told me that I was a disgrace to the family. //dokun// [Sayoko's heart thumps] Sayoko's dad's words: "You don't know what kind of a person he is" Sayoko's thoughts: I couldn't say anything to Oochan... **Pg. 142** Oota: Sayoko, you look like the girl I used to like. **Pg. 143** Girl: Hiroyuki! Did you know that Tsukasa and Sayoko are fighting? It was huge just right now. Right? Girl 2: Yeah, Tsukasa flinged off Sayoko's hand... **Pg. 144** Sayoko: Wait Tsukasa! //gui// [Sayoko grabs Tsukasa] Sayoko: Why are you ignoring me!? Tsukasa! Tell me! What did I do!? //poro// [tears falling from Tsukasa's eyes] **Pg. 145** Tsukasa: Because I saw the two of you last night... Sayoko's thoughts: What...? Sayoko: Tsukasa? Tsukasa: I know! I didn't mean to ignore you, but...I'm sorry...I just don't know what to do about it myself. Is he...going away...? **Pg. 146** Tsukasa's words: "You knew that to begin with" "Stop talking about 'if' and 'maybe'!!" Sayoko's thoughts: We know.... **Pg. 147** Sayoko's thoughts: We know how powerless we are. That we don't have the hands to save him or hold him. That he has feelings that we can't compete against either. Sayoko: Maybe... **Pg. 148** Sayoko: Maybe Oochan came back to see that person he loved? Why else would he come back to where his parents hate him!? //zu// [Tsukasa sniffling] Tsukasa: What? Sayoko: You're still crying? Tsukasa: Shut up! //gara gara// [Hiroyuki slides open door] **Pg. 149** Sayoko: Oh, it's you, Hiroyuki! Don't scare me! What do you want!? Hiroyuki: I know... Tsukasa: Huh? Hiroyuki: I know who he came to see. **Pg. 150** Teacher: Hey...what are you doing in your shoes!? **Pg. 151** //don// [Oota walks by Teacher] Teacher: We can't have outsiders in here! Hey! //gara// [door slides open] Teacher: Someone stop him! He's acting strange! **Pg. 152** Teacher: Who are you!? Go outside! Sayoko: Mika Sensei? No way! Because he said that it was someone he wasn't supposed to love... **Pg. 153** Hiroyuki: Mika Sensei and that guy were cousins. All the adults in town know. That's what Dad said. Oota's words: "She got pregnant" "We were in junior high" //dokin dokin// [Sayoko's heart beating] Hiroyuki: But Mika Sensei's dad is the landlord, so all the adults act like they don't know. **Pg. 154** Hiroyuki: He was the only one that was thrown out of town. Oota: I came to get you. Sayoko: Wait a second...but Mika Sensei's getting married. Hiroyuki: That's right. With the member of the Diet...! Oota's words: "I came to get you" **Pg. 155** Oota: Mika. **Pg. 158** //suku// [Sayoko gets up] Sayoko: Let's go to Mika Sensei's place! Let's go and ask her! Tsukasa: Wait...Sayoko!? **Pg. 159** Students: No way! Are you serious!? Why!? What, what? Sayoko: What's going on? Student: Oh, this is crazy! Mika-chin flinged off all the teachers and ran away! Sayoko's thoughts: What!? Student: With a guy that had a blue sunvisor! **Pg. 160** Sayoko's thoughts: Oochan! Teacher: Hey, you guys! Go to class! Student: But Teacher, Hiiragi Sensei... Teacher: That's enough. Just go into class! //dokin dokin// [Sayoko's heart beating] Sayoko: Let's go chase after them, Tsukasa. **Pg. 161** Tsukasa: It's alright, Sayoko. Sayoko: No, it's not! Why!? We might never see him again! Teacher: What are you guys doing over there!? Sayoko's thoughts: We... **Pg. 162** //da// [Sayoko and Tsuaksa take off] Sayoko's thoughts: We know that our powerlessness... Teacher: Hello, is this the Hiiragi residence? There's a big problem. Your daughter, Mika-san... //gashyan// [Tsuaksa gets bike] Sayoko: They might be at the train station! I think Oochan... **Pg. 163** Sayoko: Is trying to get out of this town with Mika Sensei. //shya// [bike takes off] Sayoko's thoughts: This love that compare.... Oota's words: "Sayoko, you look like the girl I used to like" **Pg.164** Sayoko: That's...! That's Mika Sensei's father! Sayoko's thoughts: Oochan is here! //doka doka// [running down stairs] Mika's dad: There he is! It's Oota! **Pg. 165** Mika's dad: We're not going to let you go, Oota! **Pg. 166** Mika's dad: Let go! Who are you kids!? //ga// [Mika's dad pushes on Sayoko] Mika's dad: You! Oota: Sayoko! Tsukasa! **Pg. 167** Mika's dad: Let go! Mika!! Sayoko's thoughts: We were 13 and... Sayoko: Bye bye! Bye bye, Oochan! **Pg. 168** //pushyuuuu// [train door shuts] //gatan gatan// [train moving] Sayoko's thoughts: We didn't know what real love was. Mika's dad: Mika! Sayoko's thoughts: Until then. Bye bye, Oochan.... **Pg. 169** Teacher: Why can't you guys even figure this problem out? What were you listening to!? Sayoko's thoughts: Oochan took our teacher and our summer ended. Noone knew where the two of them went. And the two that made major rumors within this small town are now... **Pg. 170** Sayoko's thoughts: Starting to fade. Girl: Miyoshi-san! Sayoko: Oh no. Girl: Not "Oh no". Are you going to skip practice again? Sayoko: Well....my brother had an acute case of nervous disorder and has the chicken pox.... Girl: Stop lying!! Tsukasa: Senpai, your fastener's open. Girl: What!? **Pg. 171** Girl: Hey! Wait! Sayoko: Listen to this, Tsukasa! My brother has a girlfriend!! Tsukasa: No way! Go Tatsuya! How is she? Is she cute!? Sayoko: A little. I think!? So, they're a good match. Sayoko's thoughts: Our days do not change. Hiroyuki: Hey! **Pg. 172** Hiroyuki: My bike again!! Tsukasa: I'm going to leave it at Sayoko's place!! Sayoko's thoughts: This country town that'll never change. Sayoko: Aaaaaa. I want to go to Tokyo too! **Pg. 173** //de de// [Hiroyuki running] Coach: Hey, Yoshii! Where are you going!? Hiroyuki: I like you! **Pg. 174** Hiroyuki: Sayoko!! Oota's words: "You'll probably remember" **Pg. 175** Oota's words: "When you're an adult" <END OF Toberu Usagi>
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