Published 2000 by Flower Comics ISBN 4-09-137139-6

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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 chunk of words each character 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 1*******

**Pg. 7**

Kyoko's words: "That's why I'm going to have what you two can never have no matter how much you wish for it..."

**Pg. 9**

Kasumi: Morning.

Yoshiki: N...Morning...

Kasumi's thoughts: After work, I really wanted to see him, so I stopped by after all.

Kasumi: Yoshiki, you're choking me.

//kusu kusu// [Kasumi giggling]

Kasumi: I spent the night away from home without telling Mom. I wonder if she's angry.

**Pg. 10**

Yoshiki:  Who cares? She'll probably think you're seeing that marriage partner. She'll think, "What an awful guy! She's my important daughter!!" and dismiss him.

Kasumi: What is the important son saying? By the way, Yoshiki, did you give Kyoko-san something?

Yoshiki: What's that? I don't know.

Kasumi: At that class reunion last night, she was saying something like she was going to take something...

Kasumi's thoughts: I wonder what it was. Furur Danderdee? I wonder if I forgot here before.

Yoshiki: I love that.

**Pg. 11**

Yoshiki: You're always wearing that. Even when I'm outside, and I smell that scent, it reminds me of you. And I want you...

**Pg. 12**

Kasumi: Welcome!

Kasumi's mom: Kasumi, we came! Are you working hard!?

Kasumi: Why is Mom here!?

Yoshiki: She kept on saying that she wanted to see you working and I just happened to be with her.

Kasumi's mom: Here. Do you remember your good friend in high school? Maiko-chan. Here's an invitation for her wedding.

Kasumi: I could look at that at home!

**Pg. 13**

Kazuki: I got this too. I think it's next month in Karuizawa.

Kasumi: Kazuki.

Kasumi's mom: You say you're going to look at it when you get home, but you might not come home like you did last time.

Kasumi: I said I'm sorry about that.

Kazuki: Didn't come home?

Kasumi's mom: Yes, listen to this, Kazuki-kun! This girl stays over at this man's place and she just met him that day!

Kazuki: Kasumi, you told me that you would just see him.

Kasumi: I gotta work! Work! Welcome!

Kasumi's mom: I wonder if Kasumi will be giving out invitations soon too.

Kazuki: Kasumi!

**Pg. 14**

Person 1: Thanks for your hard work!

Person 2: I'm going first!

Kasumi's mom: Good night, Yoshiki and Kazuki-kun! Come on, Kasumi, let's go home.

Kasumi: You stay 'til the very end.

Kazuki: So, why do the 2 of us get left together?

**Pg. 15**

Kazuki: Yoshikun, isn't there something you want to say to me? Aren't you mad that I told on her mom? Kasumi has to go to these formal wedding meetings now too and on top of that, she has to go home with him at night...

Yoshiki: It's me.

Kazuki: Huh?

**Pg. 16**

Yoshiki: Mom just doesn't know. Sister was over at my place until morning.

Kazuki: How...?

**Pg. 17**

Kazuki: How can you say that with a straight face? Normally, parents would get mad if their daughter didn't come home. They wouldn't be happy like your mom was. Do you know why? She's happy because she's glad that the person isn't her little brother! Your mom has to wish for things like that. Have you guys ever thought of that?

**Pg. 18**

Kazuki: Why...

//katsun katsun// [footsteps]

Kazuki: Why were you born?

**Pg. 19**

Kazuki: I wish you were never born! Truthfully, if you didn't exist, Kasumi would be...

**Pg. 20**

Kazuki: Kasumi would...!

**Pg. 21**

Kazuki: If you didn't exist, I...

**Pg. 22**

Kasumi: Hello, Yoshiki? Yup, it's me. I'm going to Karuizawa for that wedding I was telling you about. What? It's all my good friends from high school, so Kazuki and others will be there too.

//kusu kusu// [Kasumi giggling]

Kasumi: Don't worry.

**Pg. 23**

Kasumi: I'll be back by day after tomorrow. I'll call again after I get to the hotel.

//burororo// [car takes off]

**Pg. 24**

Kasumi's friends: Congratulations, Maiko!

//kyaaaa// [girls shrieking with excitement]

Kasumi's friends: You're so pretty!

Kasumi's friends: You look great in that dress.

Maiko: Thanks for coming everyone.

**Pg. 25**

Kasumi's friends:  I didn't think you'd score this fast.

Kasumi's friends: Where's your husband-to-be?

Kasumi's friends: If you have any trouble with your kids, just call me 'cause I'm used to my sister's kids.

Kasumi's thoughts: Maiko's so pretty. She looks so happy...

Maiko: Everyone let me know when your wedding is too, okay? You too, Kasumi.

Kasumi: What?

Maiko: You used to always tell me that you're going to find a man in college and have a family as soon as possible. 'Cause you were always alone at home ever since you were a child. That's why I thought that you'd be the first one to get married.

**Pg. 26**

Kasumi's thoughts: I will never be able to call them...

Kasumi: When that happens, everyone come, okay?

**Pg. 27**

//gi// [door opens]

Kasumi: Kazuki...?

Kazuki: Kasumi. What are you standing aroud for? Come in.

**Pg. 28**

Kasumi: Okay. I wonder if it's okay if I go in here...

Kazuki: Stop saying silly things. Besides that, should you be saying that to me?

Kasumi: What about you, Kazuki?

Kazuki: Oh, well, she was an idol to a lot of my friends within my group, so there's a lot of guys that are down about it.

Kasumi: Maiko looked so pretty.

**Pg. 29**

Kazuki: There will be more weddings within the next 3-5 years.

Kasumi: We're going to have to spend more money too. I've always had this ideal wedding I dreamed about. It doesn't have to be flashy. I just want to invite all my good friends. My mother would get remarried too and we'd have a wedding together. In the same dress. Ha ha. Isn't that so "at home"? With my mother's important man and my important man, all 4 of us are going to be happy together.

**Pg. 30**

Kasumi: Kazuki?

Kazuki: Sorry. You looked like you were about to cry.

Kasumi:  I have always been patient with what I always wanted.

**Pg. 31**

Kasumi: My father's back on Sunday, a cute doll, ballet or violin lessons. Even if I was sick, I would act like I was fine and see my mom off for work.

Kazuki: I know.

Kasumi: So, why? Am I bad person?

**Pg. 32**

Kasumi: I just have someone that I love. Noone will even listen to this little wish of mine. Noone will forgive me.

**Pg. 33**

Kasumi: There's no way there could be a God.

Kasumi's thoughts: He's my little brother. The first time I ever truly wanted somebody...is my little brother, who I share my blood with!

Kasumi: If there was, there's no way we'd be siblings!

**Pg. 34**

Kazuki: You're not bad, Kasumi.  I know that the best. I have always watched you.

**Pg. 35**

Kazuki: Even if the whole world talked bad about you, I'd cover your eyes and plug your ears. I have hands for that. Hands to protect you.

Kasumi's thoughts: Kazuki's voice was like a mother comforting her child and a pastor warning a criminal. It lies thick on my shoulders.

**Pg. 36**

Kasumi's thoughts: And to my indiscretion...

//riiin goon// [bells ringing]

**Pg. 37**

Kasumi: Oh no! I didn't think the powder room would be that crowded!

//gi// [Kasumi slowly opens door]

Kasumi's thoughts: Oh no...it's already started.

//koso// [Kasumi sneaks in]

**Pg. 38**

Kasumi's thoughts: I wanted to see her walk the virgin road. I wonder if Maiko cried...I hope she'll be happy.

//katsun// [someone steps in]

**Pg. 39**

//katsun// [footstep]

//kusu// [Kasumi giggles]

Kasumi's thoughts: I wasn't the only one who was late. There's someone else.

**Pg. 40**

Kasumi's thoughts: Why...? I don't even have to turn around. I know.

**Pg. 41**

Kasumi's thoughts: There's noone else I know that could make my chest hurt like this...

Minister: Then, we'll go on to the vows and the exchange of rings...

**Pg. 42**

Kasumi's thoughts: Yoshiki. I wonder why he came all of a sudden. But I'm so happy that he even came to see me.

**Pg. 43**

Kasumi's thoughts: This is...

Minister: Do you vow?

**Pg. 44**

Yoshiki: Yes.

**Pg. 45**

Minister: Do you vow?

**Pg. 46**

Kasumi: Yes.

Kasumi's thoughts: I won't forget this.

**Pg. 47**

Kasumi's thoughts: I will never forget this day even if I die. The moment we saw eternity together...

**Pg. 48**

Nurse: Asada-san. Kyoko Asada-san. Please take care of yourself. This is an important time for you.

Kyoko: Thank you very much.

**Pg. 49**

Kyoko: Sister, I told you.  I am going to have something that you 2 can never have.

**Pg. 50**

Kasumi's thoughts: Our indiscretion isn't that we're siblings....

**Pg. 51**

Kasumi's thoughts: Just that we fell in love and we're in love with each other. At this holy place, in place of the confession, that we vowed to eternity.

*******Part 2*******

**Pg. 52**

~PAST~

Kasumi's mom's words: "Kasumi-chan. Yocchan. Started tomorrow, you guys are going to live apart"

Kasumi's dad's words: "Your mom and I decided to be apart for a long time"

**Pg. 53**

Kasumi's mom: "Kasumi-chan will be with Mom"

Kasumi's dad: "Yocchan will be with Dad"

Kasumi's mom: "Now, let's say good-bye to each other"

**Pg. 54**

Yoshiki (as child): I wonder if I'll be able to see you and mom by tomorrow?

Kasumi (as child): But they said it was going to be a long time. It might be the day after tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow.

Yoshiki: How many tomorrows until the long seperation is over?

Kasumi: Um...um...a lot. A lot...

**Pg. 55**

Kasumi: No! I don't want to say good-bye for a long time! I'm going to go with you too!

Yoshiki: But then, Mom will be said.

Kasumi: Then you come with me.

Yoshiki: Dad will be sad.

Kasumi: You're going to be okay without me?

Yoshiki:  I won't be okay. Sister, let me see your hand that holds dishes.

//suru// [Yoshiki takes off Kasumi's ribbon]

**Pg. 56**

//zaaaaa// [waves crashing]

Yoshiki: Sister, did you know? Adults make vows on this finger.

**Pg. 57**

Kasumi: Vows?

Yoshiki: I don't know. It's probably a promise. A very important promise. Let's vow that we'll come here together after the long seperation is over.

**Pg. 58**

Kasumi: I vow...

~PRESENT~

Kasumi's thoughts: That was...when we were picking up shells. Our last family vacation. the desperate promise we exchanged without knowing the meaning of the ring finger.

**Pg. 59**

Kasumi's thoughts: I wonder how I lived through forgetting about that? But it's different from that time. There is a new promise between me and Yoshiki's fingers.

**Pg. 60**

Kasumi's mom: It's been awhile since we've all ate together with the 3 of us. I'll be going back to New York by this weekend, so Yoshiki, you better take a picture with me this time!

Yoshiki: You're joking, right!? Please let me go on taking a picture with my mother!

Kasumi's mom: No. My boss and others are bothering me about showing them a picture of my son.

**Pg. 61**

Yoshiki: I don't want to!

Kasumi's mom: You have to!

Kasumi: Oh, then, what about a Print Club? You can get it right away and you can pass it around to your co-workers.

Kasumi's mom: That sounds good1 Come one, Yoshiki!

Kasumi's thoughts: Yoshiki seems like he really doesn't want to. I wonder if he doesn't like these things.

Kasumi's mom: This is the first time I did this, but it's pretty fun. I wonder if I should just stick these on documents instead of me signing them.

Yoshiki: Don't do it!

**Pg. 62**

Kasumi's mom: I'm going to use the restroom real quick, so wait here, okay?

Kasumi: Okay.

Yoshiki: Do you want to take a picture together too?

Kasumi: Yeah, but I thought you didn't like these things...

Yoshiki: I just don't like taking pictures with Mom. There's nothing wrong with taking pictures with your girlfriend.

**Pg. 63**

Kasumi's thoughts: I get happy that I can be a woman and not family.

Yoshiki: What are we going to do? Our height is so different that we can't get into the frame together.

Kasumi: Stop making it my fault! Why don't you stoop down?

**Pg. 64**

Yoshiki: See, now we're at the same level.

Kasumi: This kinda annoys me.

**Pg. 65**

Yoshiki:  It's going to take it, so smile.

Machine: If you're satisfied, please make your selection.

**Pg. 66**

Yoshiki: Whoa, my arm is completely numb. Did you get fat?

//kusu kusu// [Yoshiki chuckling]

Kasumi: That's rude when you're the one who decided to carry me.

**Pg. 67**

Kyoko: I'm sorry it's already been over a month...it's kinda late, but here's your share of pictures.

Yoshiki: The class reunion was pretty fun.

**Pg. 68**

Kyoko: You suprised everyone by introducing your sister that way. You should've just told them that you broke up with me.

Yoshiki: There's no reason why I should announce that information.

Kyoko: But that night was really fun. Noone changed and it brought back so many memories. Yoshiki, your habit hadn't changed either.

**Pg. 69**

Yoshiki: What's that? You watch me a lot.

Kyoko: You always kiss on the eyelids first. After the cheek, is the neck and you won't give it to the lips too easily. At the place where you're teasing deeply...and right before you do it, you peck at it one more time...

Yoshiki: Kyo...?

Kyoko: You really don't remember? You're such horrible man.

**Pg. 70**

Kyoko:  I just put on the same scent as your sister's and you think I'm her. You're so full of her that I don't even get a fragment of your feelings.

Yoshiki:  Kyoko, what are you talking about?

Kyoko: Do you know what I was thinking at that time? While you were making love to me?

**Pg. 71**

Kyoko: "I've been with him for 12 years and I have never felt these fingers move so softly." That was the most miserable sex I had ever had.

**Pg. 72**

Kyoko: Tell your sister that you handle her differently than other woman. That she's special. There's no mistake about it when you were making love to me thinking that I was your sister.

**Pg. 73**

Kyoko: IF YOU CAN SAY IT, SAY IT, YOSHIKI!!

**Pg. 74**

Yoshiki: What...

Kyoko: But...there is a God after all. God has given a pitiful person like me a present.

**Pg. 75**

Kyoko: Inside my stomach.

**Pg. 76**

Kasumi: I have to put this ring on secretly, so Mom won't see it. I can leave it on until she comes home.

Kasumi's thoughts: The vow between us. The kiss between us. The Print Clubs of us. We have a seal of assurance with these secrets building. Like a child hiding their treasures.

**Pg. 77**

Kasumi's thoughts: What really makes you happy, you have to keep a secret. Because if someone were to find out the secret, they will take it away from you...

Kazuki:  Oh?

**Pg. 78**

Kazuki: I was wondering who the visitor was...Kasumi's mom. Come on in. It's unusually slow today, so I can hook you up. What's wrong? You have such a serious face...

Kasumi's mom: Maybe I shouldn't be telling you this, but I have to go back to New York soon and I don't want to believe it. But I'm worried. I don't know who else I can depend on...

Kazuki: What...?

**Pg. 79**

Kasumi's mom: I can only ask you. The one who told me. Please help the 2 of them. Please help Kasumi.

Kasumi's thoughts: Because if anyone were to find out, they'd take away the treasure.

**Pg. 80**

//PRRRRR// [phone rings]

Kasumi: Yes, this is Suzumura...

Police: This is the Shibuya police department. With report of a fight, we took a few people in custody. Yoshiki Suzumura...is your son, correct? Oh, we found out through his school ID. He won't tell us anything. We just need a family member to come pick him up in order for us to let him go.

**Pg. 81**

//ban// [Kasumi opens door]

Kasumi: Yoshiki...!

Police: Are you the little sister? Even if you're family, we can't have a minor as the guardian...

Kasumi: I'm his OLDER sister. I'm over 20 years old.

**Pg. 82**

Kasumi's thoughts: What are you doing? You're making me worry. Mom was out, so that's fine,but...Yoshiki, answer me.

Kasumi: You're not hurt...I'm glad you're okay.

**Pg. 83**

Kasumi's thoughts: Something like this happened before too. That time when we went to the aumsement park together. He wasn't himself when he fought that tiime either...when Yoshiki starts a ruckus, it's because he's sad. Maybe this time too...

Yoshiki: The beach....

Kasumi: Huh?

**Pg. 84**

Yoshiki: The other day...I saw a dream of the past. We were picking up shells. It was cute. What kind of human beings are our parents for telling us that they're going to divorce on our family vacation?

Kasumi's thoughts: Yoshiki...that...

Yoshiki: We vowed even though we didn't know the meaning of it.

Kasumi's thoughts: That dream...I saw it too.

Yoshiki: What was I thinking?

**Pg. 85**

Kasumi: Yoshiki, let's go to that beach.

**Pg. 86**

Kasumi's words: "Don't you think it's awesome that we saw the same dream?"

Yoshiki's words: "Maybe it's the DNA"

Kasumi's words: "Oh, but that means we both forgot about that time"

Yoshiki's words: "That's because of the DNA too"

Kasumi's words: "No. I think it's because of the ring. We can go to that beach one more time together and keep that promise"

Yoshiki's words: "Does that mean you want another ring?"

**Pg. 87**

//zaaaaaaa// [waves crashing]

Kasumi: It's dark and it was a long time ago, so I can't really tell, but was it around over there?

Yoshiki: They've built a lot around here. It was a lot wider before. There was a rock over there and there wasn't an apartment complex there before.

Kasumi: You sure remember a lot. I can only remember crying and playing with the sand.

**Pg. 88**

Kasumi: I remember thinking as a child that I feel so sorry for myself.

Yoshiki: I...even though I only had a dad, I had friends and a girlfriend and I was even able to go to school overseas at my favorite archaeology school...there was never a time I thought that I wasn't lucky...

**Pg. 89**

Yoshiki: Until I met you in Rome. Did you know? After that day, my surroundings were more colorful and I could hear more. I found a meaning.

**Pg. 90**

Yoshiki: The clock that froze here melted and started moving again. To only love you.

**Pg. 91**

Kasumi: Me...me too. After I fell in love with you, I feel like I'm more alive.

//byu// [wind blows]

**Pg. 92**

Yoshiki: I only have one piece of clothing on, so I can only do this.

Kasumi's thoughts: My treasure that's a secret to everyone.

Kasumi: I like this the most. As long as you're here, I don't want anything else.

Kasumi's thoughts: It's more important than any pretty accessory or sweet candy. Very important.

//pata// [tear falls on Kasumi's cheek]

**Pg. 93**

Kasumi: What...? Rain?

**Pg. 94**

Yoshiki: Sister...

**Pg. 95**

Yoshiki: Let's end this.