Published 2001 by Flower Comics ISBN 4-09-137148-5

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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**

Kasumi's thoughts: This is my punishment.

**Pg. 8**

//puapaaa// [car horn]

**Pg. 10**

Kasumi:  Kazuki...!

**Pg. 11**

Kasumi's thoughts: With the thounderous roar and the impact, I lost consciousness.

**Pg. 12**

Kasumi's thoughts: When I woke up, I heard the sirens of the ambulance and saw blood that wasn't mine...

**Pg. 13**

Kasumi's thoughts: Hospital...? Oh...that's right...it wasn't me. Kazuki was covered with blood. Where's Kazuki!?

**Pg. 14**

Kazuki: Are you awake?

Kasumi: Kazuki! I'm glad. You're alright!?

Kazuki: It was a miracle. I'm just bruised up badly. You'll be out of the hospital in 2 or 3 days.

**Pg. 15**

Kasumi: I'm so glad...because you had so much blood.  If something were to happen to you...! I was scared...!

Kazuki: Stupid. I've always had this regret. That time when Kyoko-chan fell down the stairs, I said a horrible thing to you, remember? I asked, "Did you possibly do this...?"

Kasumi: I remember, but I don't care about that anymore.

**Pg. 16**

Kazuki:  It's not alright. It was my merit that I've watched over you all this time and I can't believe that, even for a moment, I doubted you. I'm so stupid. I was really stupid. Maybe that's why this is my punishment.

**Pg. 18**

Kasumi:  Kazuki...?

**Pg. 20**

Person 1:  I can't believe this happened all of a sudden...

Person 2: I heard it was an instant death...?

Person 3: Kasumi's still in the hospital, right?

Person 4: It's painful for the person who lived.

Person 5: I wonder if those two were dating?

Person 6: Yeah...

**Pg. 21**

Person 1: They always got along great since elementary school.

//PRRRR// [phone rings]

Yoshiki: Yes.

Hospital: This is the Meguro Hospital...

Kyoko: Yoshiki?

Yoshiki:  Sorry, I need to go.

**Pg. 22**

Kyoko: Kazuki-san, is this possibly your equivalence...? Are you satisfied? You have the sister for eternity...

**Pg. 23**

//katsun// [Kasumi steps up]

**Pg. 24**

Kasumi's words (as a child): Hey, you better do your school chores.

Kazuki's words (as a child): I can do this later.

Kasumi's words (as a child): No, if you don't finish it, we can't go home.

Kazuki's words (as a child): Then you do it! I don't care if I'm late.

Kasumi's words (as a child): That's mean!

**Pg. 25**

Kasumi: This is the spring of elementary school...noone's here. Oh...this brings back memories.

**pg. 26**

Kasumi:  It's still here. The writings of the good luck charm.

Kasumi's friend (as a child):  Hey, did you know that if you write your name and the boy you like on the post near the gym, you can end up liking each other?

Kasumi (as a child):  No way!

Kasumi's friend (as a child): Is there someone you like? Who is it?

Kasumi (as a child): It's a secret.

**Pg. 27**

~PAST~

Kasumi: Go Class 3!

Kasumi's thoughts:  I can't see Oda-kun! I wonder if he already passed on his baton.  Wah!  I hate being so small!

//fuwa// [Kazuki lifts Kasumi onto his shoulders]

Kasumi: Sawamura-kun...!? What are you doing? Let me down!

Kazuki:  It's alright. Just hurry and watch!

**Pg. 28**

Kazuki: Oda's going to reach the goal!

Kasumi: What...Oh! I can see! I saw!

//gura// [Kasumi falling over]

//doshin// [Kasumi falls down with Kazuki]

Kasumi: Aaaah!

Kazuki:  Ow!

**Pg. 29**

Kazuki: Sorry, I lost my strength...

Kasumi: Oh my gosh! Thank you!  I got to see him! Thanks to you!

~PRESENT~

Kasumi: That's right...and then after that...I wrote Oda's name around here...

//kusu kusu// [Kasumi giggling]

~PAST~

Kazuki: You're not done yet? Hurry up.

//gari gatsu// [Kasumi writing in the names on the post]

**Pg. 30**

Kasumi:  Just a little more. "O...da..."

Kazuki: This is all nonsense anyway. If this were true, the whole school would be with who they like. Girls are so stupid.

Kasumi: Shut up! Go over there. Why are you here anyway...

Teacher:  Hey! What are you doing there!? I've told you guys not to scribble anything on the gym's post!

**Pg. 31**

Kazuki: I'm sorry!

Teacher:  Your name and class! I'll tell your teacher later on.

//pechi// [Teacher slaps Kazuki's forehead]

Kazuki: Grade 5, Class 3. Kazuki Sawamura.

~PRESENT~

Kasumi:  Here it is. "Kasumi Suzumura and Wataru Oda"...

**Pg. 32**

//dosa// [Kasumi drops her purse]

//kashyan// [cell phone falls out]

Kasumi: Oh...mail?

//pi// [Kasumi pushes button on phone]

Kasumi: From who...?

**Pg. 33**

Cell phone's message: "24:01. 3/14. Mail from Kazuki Sawamura. Happy Birthday"

~PAST~

Kasumi: Sawamura-kun, how'd you know that I liked Oda-kun?  I didn't eve tell my friends.

Kazuki: Of course I know! I know about you...

**Pg. 34**

~PRESENT~

Message on cell phone: "14th birthday..."

~PAST~

Kazuki: The teacher's already gone, so yo're fine. Aren't you glad that he didn't find out about this?

**Pg. 35**

~PRESENT~

{On the post, Kazuki crossed out Oda's name and put his name in}

Kazuki's words: "I've loved you for a long time, Kasumi. A long time"

**Pg. 36**

Message from Kazuki on cell phone: "The 14th birthday since I've been in love with you.  Happy Birthday."

**Pg. 37**

Kasumi: NOOOOOOOOO! AAAAAAAAH!!

**Pg. 38**

Yoshiki: Kasumi! I know you have minor injuries, but that doesn't mean you can be out of the hospital!

**Pg. 39**

Yoshiki: I've been looking for you everywhere...

Kasumi: Let me go!

//don don don// [Kasumi hitting Yoshiki]

Kasumi: Let go! Let go, let go, let go!

//bari// [Kasumi scratches Yoshiki's hand]

**Pg. 40**

Yoshiki: Ka...

Kasumi: I have to go find Kazuki. He told me that he'd be by my side.

**Pg. 41**

Kasumi: Kazuki wouldn't lie to me. He's probably hiding somewhere. He's trying to scare me.

Kazuki's words: "Kasumi"

Kasumi: He's going to come out and laugh like he always does.

**Pg. 42**

Kasumi:  And he's going to call my name, "Kasumi"...

Yoshiki:  He's not here anymore!  Kazuki-san isn't here anymore!

**Pg. 43**

Yoshiki: He died!

**Pg. 45**

Kasumi: No...Noooo...Liar...!

Kazuki's words: "I'll always be by your side"

**Pg. 46**

Kasumi: Waaaaaaaah!!

**Pg. 47**

Kazuki's words: "I will watch over you"

Yoshiki:  I didn't like you.

**Pg. 48**

Yoshiki: I was so envious of you. I wanted to be you because you were born without being related to Kasumi. Did you know that? You had so much happiness and you were always by Kasumi's side. I've always wanted that...

**Pg. 49**

Yoshiki: But this is unfair...!

**Pg. 50**

Yoshiki: Do you...

**Pg. 51**

Yoshiki: Do you think you won this way...?

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

**Pg. 53**

Nurse's words: "Hello, this is Meguro Hospital. Kasumi Suzumura has just been brought in because of an accident. We need a family member to come here...Hello, Suzumura-san? Hello....Hello!?"

**Pg. 54**

~PAST~

Hospital: Hello, Suzumura-san!? Hello!?

**Pg. 55**

//ban ban ban// [Yoshiki hitting button for elevator]

**Pg. 56**

//ki ki kiiii// [taxi slams on brakes]

Taxi Driver: That's dangerous, sir. You don't have to stop me with your whole body....

Yoshiki: To the Meguro Hospital...

Taxi Driver: What?

**Pg. 57**

Yoshiki: To the Meguro Hospital. Hurry. Please hurry...Hurry!

**Pg. 58**

Yoshiki: Where is Kasumi...

//ban// [Yoshiki slams open door]

Yoshiki: Excuse me, where is Kasumi Suzumura? She was brought in for an accident...!

Nurse:  It's in the middle of the night. Please be quiet.

Yoshiki: Is she hurt? Where is she!? Kasumi!

Nurse: Suzumura-san!

**Pg. 59**

Nurse: She's fine...

**Pg. 60**

Nurse: Miraculously, she only has some bruises. She'll need to stay in the hospital for 2 or 3 days. She's asleep right now.

**Pg. 61**

Yoshiki: She's...okay...?

//zaaaa// [water running]

//geho geho// [Yoshiki coughing]

Yoshiki: God...

**Pg. 62**

//batan// [Yoshiki shuts door]

Nurse: Where is Sawamura-san's family?

Nurse 2: They're in Yokohama, so it'll be awhile.

Yoshiki: Sawamura...are you talking about Kazuki Sawamura?

Nurse: Oh...yes. He got in an accident with his car. The other car ran a red light. How sad. It was an instant death.

**Pg. 63**

Yoshiki's thoughts: You coward.

**Pg. 64**

~PRESENT~

Kasumi: Yoshiki. Yoshiki!

Yoshiki: Kasumi...

Kasumi:  You're sweating a lot. Are you okay...?

**Pg. 65**

Yoshiki: You're warm.

**Pg. 66**

Yoshiki: You're alive...

**Pg. 68**

Yoshiki: Right here...? This is Kazuki-san's parents' home?

Kasumi:  Yeah.

**Pg. 69**

Kasumi:  Yoshiki...you're really not coming in?

Yoshiki: I'm sure Kazuki will be more happy if you go in by yourself.

Kazuki's mom: Oh...Kasumi-san....?

**Pg. 70**

Kazuki's mom: We moved the same day you guys graduated high school, so I haven't seen you in awhile.

Kasumi: I'm sorry that I didn't come visit sooner.

Kazuki's mom:  Oh no, thank you for coming all this way. I feel like it was just yesterday that you and Kazuki were in your school uniforms. You've grown up to be such a pretty woman. Time passes by so fast.

Kasumi: Um...on this occassion...

**Pg. 71**

Kasumi:  I didn't want to have to see you again in these circumstances...I'm sorry...I...

Kasumi's thoughts: I was the only one...

Kazuki's mom: Please don't blame yourself.

**Pg. 72**

Kazuki's mom: Listen to me, Kasumi-san. Of course, I've just recently been able to think this way, but...if it was the other way around, if he had you in his car and it was only Kazuki that was alive, I'm sure he would've regretted it forever. Whenever Kazuki talked about you, he was always so happy. He always had such a soft expression.

**Pg. 73**

Kazuki's mom:  I'm sure he thought of you very importantly...

{In Kazuki's room}

Kazuki's mom: I'm still cleaning, so it's a little messy.

Kasumi:  I'm sorry for intruding.

**Pg. 74**

Kasumi: This...

~PAST (In Junior High School)~

Kasumi: Before I could confess my love to him, I was beat....

Kazuki: Maybe it's better this way.

**Pg. 75**

Kasumi: Kazuki!

Kazuki: You were rejected even before you gave it to him. Even if it's Valentine's Day, putting chocolate in the stuffed animal is a little too girlish. He would've probably laughed at you.

//bashin// [Kasumi throws stuffed animal in Kazuki's face]

Kasumi: Shut up! Then I'll give it to you, so you can laugh!

**Pg. 76**

~PRESENT~

Kazuki's mom: That stuffed animal...I used to tease him for having that 'cause he was a boy and he would get so mad. He never threw it away. Isn't that funny?

//pota// [tear falls on stuffed animal]

**Pg. 77**

Kasumi: Yes, it's so funny that it makes me laugh.

Kasumi's thoughts: He valued a thing like this. He's so silly.

Kazuki's mom: Are you the one that gave that to him....?

Kasumi: Could I have this?

Ksumi's thoughts: He's so stupid.

**Pg. 78**

//katsun// [Kasumi walks up]

Kasumi: Sorry to keep you waiting, Yoshiki. Let's go.

Yoshiki: You brought a memory with you that I don't know of...

**Pg. 79**

//buroooo// [car driving]

Kasumi: Wait...

Yoshiki: Huh?

Kasumi: Can you stop the car?

**Pg. 80**

Kasumi: It's so pretty...This is such a luxury. We're watching these pretty cherry blossom petals fall in the night sky. Just the two of us.

Yoshiki: I've heard that there's a corpse beneath the cherry blossom tree and because of the blood, that's why they bloom so beautifully...

**Pg. 81**

Kasumi:  Is that an archeaology legend?

Yoshiki: No. It was in Ango Saguchi and Jirou Kajiimoto's novels.

Kasumi: I see...I really don't care if he's a ghost. I just want him to come out.

**Pg. 82**

Yoshiki: I want to make love to you.

**Pg. 83**

Yoshiki: Please let me know that you're living. Now...

Kasumi: Yoshiki...no...

**Pg. 84**

Kasumi: No...

**Pg. 85**

Kasumi:  N...

**Pg. 86**

//pan// [Yoshiki slaps Kasumi's face lightly]

Yoshiki: No. Please look at me. Who do you see now?

Kasumi: Yoshiki...

**Pg. 87**

Yoshiki: How about now?

Kasumi: N...

Yoshiki: Who do you see?

Kasumi: Oh....

**Pg. 88**

Kasumi: Yoshiki...I only see Yoshiki!

Yoshiki: Liar...

**Pg. 89**

Kasumi: Ah...n!

Kasumi's thoughts: As I was thinking about a person that died, like a beast, he was demanding and confirming that I was alive. As I was being drowned with pleasure.

**Pg. 90**

Kasumi: Ha...Oh! I can't....no! Ah....!

Kasumi's thoughts: Kazuki is probably watching me thinking how corrupted I am.

**Pg. 91**

Kasumi's thoughts: He's probably thinking that he should've never helped out a woman like this...

**Pg. 93**

Yoshiki: Kasumi....?

**Pg. 95**

//ban// [Yoshiki slams open door]

Yoshiki: Kyoko...?

Kyoko: You woke up sooner than I thought.

Yoshiki: Sorry, I don't have time to be talking to you right now.

Kyoko:  Your sister's not here anymore.

**Pg. 96**

Kyoko: She went to New York where your mother is.

//gaku// [Yoshiki falls to his knees]

Kyoko: She left a message for you...

**Pg. 97**

Kyoko: That she can't be with you anymore...