Published 2003 by Flower Comics ISBN 4-09-138066-2

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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 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 17 ~Please...~

Pg. 6

Teppei: Haruka!

Pg. 7

Haruka: Teppei...

Teppei: Where are you going?

Kouki: Is this your friend?

Haruka: Oh...yes.

Kouki: I see...

Kouki: We won't do this today then...

//ban// [Kouki shuts car door]

Haruka: What?

//su// [Kouki grabs Haruka's hand]

Pg. 8

Kouki: Until next time...

//piku// [perk]

Kouki: Bye...

Haruka: Bye.

Haruka's thoughts: He's his usual self...

Haruka: Teppei?

Teppei: Who is he?

Teppei: I don't like him at all. He's so fake and fast with his hands.

Pg. 9

Haruka: That's Kouki-san.

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun's dad.

//pipipi// [beep beep beep]

Teppei's thoughts: I see!

Haruka:  He's really a nice guy.

{Haruka thinks that he's a really humble and nice person}

Teppei: Nice person? What do you mean by "really"?

Pg. 10

Tsukasa's words: "We just touched our lips. That wasn't a kiss..."

Kana's thoughts: Ikemori-kun is such a...

//kon kon// [knock knock]

Kana: I said I don't want any, Mom...

//gachya// [door opens]

Kana's sister: Kana!

Kana: S...sister!?

Pg. 11

Kana: When did you get back?

Kana's sister: Just now. Mom was worried that you haven't been eating right lately.

Kana: Y...yeah...

Kana's sister: I see...you like someone, huh? You're in trouble when you haven't even told him that you like him...

Kana: No...

Kana: Ikemori-kun is already in love with an older woman named Haruka...

Pg. 12

Kana's sister: So...you don't have to worry about that...

Kana's sister: Kana...That boy...what's Ikemori's first name?

Kana: Tsukasa...kun....

//RRRR// [phone rings]

Haruka: Yes, hello?

Haruka: Oh? Tsukasa-kun?

Pg. 13

Haruka: Uh-huh...

Haruka: What?

Tsukasa: Yeah, I hurt myself in gym class today...

Tsukasa: Could you come right over?

//gachya// [hangs up phone]

//kusu// [chuckle]

Pg. 14

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun...

Haruka: Your wound...

Haruka: Oh..

//guchyaaa// [messy]

Tsukasa: Haruka!

Tsukasa: I jammed my finger, so I can't do anything since it hurts.

Tsukasa: I'm sorry to bother you when you're busy studying...

Haruka: No problem. Leave it to me!

Pg. 15

//pan pan// [Haruka getting dust out of futon]

Haruka: What? Are you looking at me?

Tsukasa: Oh nothing...

Tsukasa: I was just thinking that you look like you're having fun...

Haruka's thoughts: Oh...

Pg. 16

Haruka's thoughts: That...might be true...I'm happy that I get to do something for Tsukasa-kun...

Tsukasa: Ow!

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun?

Tsukasa: I thought I would have you wash this too, but...

Tsukasa: My finger...hurts...

Haruka: Wait...hold still.

Pg. 17

Tsukasa: Okay.

Haruka's thoughts: Hm...? Did Tsukasa-kun get taller...?

Tsukasa: What?

//doki// [thump]

Haruka: Nothing.

Pg. 18

Haruka's thoughts: Oh no...this is weird...

//tokun tokun// [thump thump]

Haruka's thoughts: I'm getting nervous...

//tokun tokun// [thump thump]

Pg. 19

//tokun tokun// [thump thump]

//pasa// [shirt falls]

//gui// [grab]

Haruka: Oh.

//su// [Tsukasa touches Haruka]

Pg. 20

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun...

Tsukasa: Can I kiss you?

Haruka: What?

//doki// [thump]

//pero// [lick]

//piku// [perk]

Pg. 21

Tsukasa: It's alright, isn't it?

Haruka: Yes...

Pg. 22

Tsukasa: Haruka.

Tsukasa: Now, I'll take it off for you.

Haruka: What?

//gui// [Tsukasa lifts up Haruka's shirt]

//kira kira// [sparkle sparkle]

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun?

Tsukasa: I told you that it'll be better once you get used to it.

Haruka: No...it's not that...g...

//gasa// [bags drop]

Pg. 23

Haruka: Grandma said...

Haruka: She's coming later...

Grandma: What are you guys doing!!!?

Grandma: Haruka, you came here to take care of Tsukasa, right?

Haruka: Yes...

Grandma: So, what about your wound, Tsukasa?

Grandma: Nevermind. Tsukasa, get your things.

Pg. 24

Grandma: Come back to the house. I was stupid for trusting you.

Grandma: It's safer to have you closer to me so I can keep an eye on you.

Tsukasa: What...?

Tsukasa: You can't just decide that!

Grandma: Oh? Then would you like me to come here everyday to take care of you?

Grandma: Where should I start cleaning?

Tsukasa: Why are you so excited...?

//kui// [grab]

Pg. 25

Haruka: We got in trouble, but...

Haruka: I'm happy that we get to live together again.

//kusu// [chuckle]

Tsukasa: That's true...

//gyu// [Tsukasa hold Haruka's hand]

//hoku hoku// [Haruka happy]

//haaa// [sigh]

Pg. 26

//kin kon kan// [school bell rings]

Jesse: Whaaat? You were living on your own?

Tsukasa: Yeah. I already moved back tho...

Jesse //butsu butsu// [mumble mumble]: That's messed up. You could've at least told me.

Kana's sister: Tsukasa-kun.

Kana's sister: Long time no see. Do you remember me?

Pg. 27

Tsukasa: I remember you. Potatoe, right?

Kana's sister: What's with that "potatoe" thing!?

Kana's sister: It's Honda! Honda, okay!?

Tsukasa: That's what I said.

Honda:  Oh well...I just came to say "hi" anyway...

Honda: See you around.

Pg. 28

Kouki: ...ruka...Haruka.

Haruka: Kouki-san!

Kouki: Are you going home now?

Haruka: Yes.

Kouki: Great timing. I was just thinking about going to see you.

Pg. 29

//pa// [light changes]

//burororo// [vroom]

Teppei: Haruka!?

Pg. 30

Grandma: I wonder what happened to her...she would be home by now...

//gatan// [Tsukasa gets up]

Tsukasa: I'll go look outside.

//RRR// [phone rings]

Tsukasa: Hello, Haruka?

Kouki: It's me.

Pg. 31

Tsukasa: I'm busy right now.

Kouki: Are you about to go look for Haruka?

Tsukasa: Kou...ki...?

Kouki //kusu// [chuckle]: Her sleeping face is so cute...

Kouki: Every now and then...she calls out your name in her sleep. You better hurry and come get her.

Pg. 32

//putsu putsu// [Kouki starts to undo Haruka's buttons on her shirt]

Haruka: N...!

Haruka: N...

Kouki: There are no hickeys on her...

Kouki: You worked here once, didn't you?

Pg. 33

Kouki: That's where I'm at.

//haaa haa// [Teppei out of breathe]

Teppei: There it is!

Teppei's thoughts: It's this car.

Teppei's thoughts: Is that a...picture?

Teppei: What is that...!?

//gachya// [Teppei opens door]

Pg. 34

Teppei: It's open...

Teppei: It's him...!

Pg. 35

//ban// [Tsukasa opens door]

Tsukasa: What are you up to, Kouki?

Tsukasa: Where's Haruka!?

//kusu// [chuckle]

Pg. 36

//chari// [Kouki dangles key]

Kouki: In the back room...

//pa// [Tsukasa takes key]

//gachya// [Tsukasa puts key in lock]

//gachya gachya// [Tsukasa tries to open door]

Pg. 37

Kouki: This is not like you.

//chari chari// [Kouki tosses key]

Kouki: Did you really think that I would give it to you that easily?

Kouki:  I have a job for you. I just need your signature.

//su// [Kouki hands over paper]

Pg. 38

Tsukasa: No way.

Kouki: Haruka is so nice.

Kouki: She'll come over no matter how much you warn her...

Kouki: I wonder what will happen if I show her the picture I took not too long ago...

Kouki: It wouldn't be so bad to see Haruka's sorrowful face...

Pg. 39

Kouki: I won't ask again.

Kouki: You "want" to work with me, right?

Tsukasa: Promise me that you will never go near Haruka again.

Pg. 40

Kouki: I'm not pressuring you to do it.

Kouki: If you don't want to, forget it.

//gu// [Tsukasa clenches his fist]

Tsukasa: Let me...work for you...

Pg. 41

Kouki: You're so cute.

//kushya kushya// [scrunch scrunch]

//pashi// [slap]

//gachya// [Tsukasa opens door]

Tsukasa: Haruka!

Pg. 42

Haruka: N...

Haruka: Hm?

Haruka: Where...am I...?

Pg. 43

//gyu// [hug]

Tsukasa: Please...you don't have to do anything, so...

Tsukasa: Stay by my side...

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun....? Why? What?

Pg. 44

Teppei: He...

Teppei: This is unfair...

//biri biri// [rip rip]

Teppei: I quit, I quit.

Pg. 45

Kouki: I'm sure you were tired from studying for your tests. I felt bad waking you up.

Kouki: I'm sorry I brought you all the way over here.

Haruka: Oh...that's what happened...?

Tsukasa: Let's go home. Grandma's worried too.

Haruka: Oh, wait a second, Tsukasa-kun.

Haruka: Kouki-san, thank you for everything.

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun, why are you so mad?

Tsukasa: I'm not mad!

Haruka's thoughts: Liar...you're mad...

Pg. 46

Person: Thanks for your hard work.

Person: Honda-san, after you get changed, I'll be in the parking lot...

Honda: Okay.

Person: Please come, okay?

Honda: Huh?

Pg. 47

Honda: What is this picture...?

Part 18 ~Can't Sleep~

Pg. 51

//kon kon// [knock knock]

Haruka: Grandma? It's open.

Haruka: Grandma?

Pg. 52

Haruka: Tsukasa...kun? What's wrong at this hour...?

Tsukasa: I'm tired...

Haruka: Huh?

Tsukasa: But I can't sleep...

Haruka: What...?

Pg. 53

Tsukasa: Could you sleep with me...?

//doki// [thump]

Haruka: Oh...um...but...well...

Tsukasa: The floor is fine...

Pg. 54

Tsukasa: As long as I'm near you...anywhere is fine...

Tsukasa: I won't do anything...so please...sleep with me...

Pg. 55

//doki doki// [thump thump]

//gyu// [hug]

Tsukasa: Nnn...

//biku// [jump]

Haruka's thoughts: Um...um...

//dokin dokin// [thump thump]

Pg. 56

Tsukasa: Haruka...

Haruka: Y...yes!

//dokin dokin// [thump thump]

Haruka's thoughts: He's talking...in his sleep...?

Tsukasa: I don't want you to leave...

Pg. 57

//kyu// [hold]

Haruka: Tsukasa...kun...?

Pg. 58

Tsukasa: N...

Tsukasa: Morning. The weather's great!

Haruka: Yes.

Tsukasa: Haruka, look over here.

Pg. 59

Tsukasa: Are you awake now?

Tsukasa: I'm gonna go ahead downstairs.

Haruka: Okay.

Haruka's thoughts: It's the usual Tsukasa-kun...

Grandma: A part-time job...?

Pg. 60

Tsukasa: Yeah, so I won't be needing dinner since I'll be home late 2 or 3 days.

Grandma: Don't need...?

//gatan// [Tsukasa gets up]

Tsukasa: Thank you for the meal.

//patan// [door closes]

Grandma: What happened to him?

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun, wait...

Pg. 61

Haruka: What kind of part-time job is it?

Tsukasa: Can't really say.

Tsukasa: I want this new mountain bike.

Haruka: Mountain bike?

Tsukasa: Yeah.

Haruka: I see...

Tsukasa: Are you against me working?

Haruka: What? N, no.

Tsukasa: Good...I'm glad...

Pg. 62

Kyoko: That seems suspicious...Mountain bikes are pretty expensive.

Haruka: Really?

Kyoko: Maybe it's a job that he can't tell anyone about.

Haruka: Whaaat!?

//gaaaan// [shocked]

Teppei: Maybe not. He's pretty responsible...

Haruka: That's true...

Teppei: What are you doing?

Kyoko: Well..because...

Haruka's thoughts: But am I thinking too much...? Ever since that night after we left Kouki-san's house, Tsukasa-kun has been acting weird...

Haruka's thoughts: I'm a little worried...

Pg. 63

//zawa zawa// [murmur murmur]

Tsukasa: Let me through.

Girls: Oh my gosh!! It's him! It's him!

Kouki: You're so popular.

Tsukasa: I don't care.

Manager/Agent: I'm so happy that you came again, Tsukasa-kun.

Pg. 64

Kouki: He loves his parents so much.

Manager: This time, we're making a wedding pamphlet.

Manager: We're going to have 5 groups of different ages model as bride and groom.

Manager: Do you have any questions?

Tsukasa: Not really...

Tsukasa: Let's just take the pictures and get over with this already.

//kusu// [chuckle]

Manager: Tsukasa-kun hasn't changed...

Pg. 65

Woman: Tajima-san, I have the girl ready.

Manager/Tajima:  Oh, okay, let her in.

Tsukasa: Kana!?

Tajima: Oh yeah, you're friends with her, right? Kana Honda. She's Honda-san's little sister.

Tajima: Honda-san begged me to have her do this...

Pg. 66

Tsukasa: I see...

//kashya kashya// [snapping pictures]

Tsukasa: What do you mean I have to be here tomorrow too?

Kouki: I have to take the pictures over again. Oh, thank you.

Tsukasa: Just pick a picture where we're both smiling for something like this!

Kouki: It's your debut. I have to make this a masterpiece for you. That's the way a loving parent should think, right?

Tsukasa: "Debut"? "Loving parent"?

Pg. 67

Tsukasa: After this is finished, I'm never doing this again!

Kouki: Oh? You didn't read the contract througouhly?

Kouki: You're contracted to work for this company for a year. Of course, I'll be working with you.

Kouki: Oh yeah...when I think about it, that was written on the 2nd page.

Tsukasa: I've only seen the first page.

//piri piri// [Tsukasa getting mad]

Kouki: Really? Well, that's good for me.

Pg. 68

Haruka's thoughts: Again!?

//kuuuu// [Tsukasa sleeping]

//gyu// [Tsukasa holds onto Haruka's shirt]

Haruka's thoughts: I wonder if his job is that tiring...

Pg. 69

Haruka's thoughts: This is the mountain bike that Tsukasa-kun was saying that he wanted...

Haruka's thoughts: His birthday is soon, so maybe I can...

Haruka's thoughts:  It IS really expensive...

//su// [Tsukasa walks by]

Haruka's thoughts: Oh...

Pg. 70

Haruka: Tsukasa...

Haruka's thoughts:  If I just follow him...

Haruka's thoughts: Maybe I can find out where he's working...

//su// [Tsukasa turns around corner]

Haruka: Here?

Pg. 71

{Sign: Gay Bar}

Haruka's thoughts: Oh no....!

Tsukasa: ruka....Haruka!

Haruka: What....oh, huh?

Tsukasa: I went around this building once.

Haruka: Why?

Tsukasa: Why are you following me?

//giku// [gulp]

Pg. 72

Haruka:  I happened to see you...

//jiiii// [stare]

Haruka: I'm sorry...

Haruka: I wanted to know where you were working...

//haaa// [sigh]

Tsukasa: There's nothing I can do now that you know...

Haruka: What?

Pg. 73

Tsukasa: Don't tell Grandma, okay?

//kiii// [door opens]

//karan karan// [bell rings]

Employee: Oh, welcome!

Haruka's thoughts: Whaaat!?

Haruka's thoughts: What should I do!? What should I do...!?

Haruka: Teppei!

//doki// [thump]

Pg. 74

Teppei: ...Huh?

//koku koku// [nod nod]

Haruka: I really don't think this a place where junior high kids should be working...

Teppei: Well...about that, Haruka...he...

//karan karan// [bell rings]

Employee: Oh! Welcome!

Teppei's thoughts: Hey...Haruka!?

Teppei's thoughts: Geez...

//hata// [Kyoko and Teppei run into each other]

Pg. 75

Teppei: Kyoko!

//zaaaaa// [Kyoko runs backwards]

Kyoko: Huh...? Where Tsukasa-kun works?

Haruka: I'm saying tha a junior high student shouldn't be working here...

Employee: Wow! You're so cute.

Kyoko: Hey...this is not the place, Haruka.

Honda: Tsukasa-kun!

Pg. 76

Honda: Are you going to shoot right now?

Tsukasa: Kana's room is on a different floor, isn't it?

Honda: I know that.

Honda: I came to see you.

//su// [Honda touches Tsukasa's shoulder]

//pan// [slap]

Pg. 77

Honda: Oh.

Honda: You gave me so much attention last time, but now you're...cold.

Honda: I wasn't doing that to get attention from you...

//patan// [door closes]

Honda: I see....

Pg. 78

Honda: I see...you like that "sister" of yours that much, huh?

Haruka: Modeling...? He hated doing that so much...

Kyoko: I was surpised when my uncle told me too. So maybe that's why he kept it a secret because he was embarassed.

Haruka: I see...you're probably right.

Kyoko: I'll go ask where Tsukasa-kun's room is, so wait a second, okay?

Haruka: Okay.

Haruka's thoughts: Oh...

Pg. 79

Haruka's thoughts: How cute...

Haruka's thoughts: What...?

Haruka's thoughts: That girl...

Kouki: Haruka?

Pg. 80

Kouki: Oh, it is you.

Haruka: Kouki-san!

//bata bata// [Tsukasa running]

//gachya// [opens door]

Tsukasa: Haruka!?

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun.

//biku// [perk]

Pg. 81

Tsukasa: Why are you here, Kouki!? This is different from what you told me!

Haruka: Told you?

Tsukasa: This has nothing to do with you, Haruka.

Kouki: Poor Haruka...you don't have to tell her so coldly.

Tsukasa: You get out of here, Kouki!

Pg. 82

Kouki: Oh...

Kouki: We're going to start shooting in 10 minutes, so be in the studio by then.

//gan// [Tsukasa throws something at door as Kouki walks out]

Haruka: Tsukasa...kun...the shoot...?

Haruka: Are you going to be with that girl...?

Pg. 83

Tsukasa: Why are you bothering me...?

Haruka: What?

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun...

Tsukasa: Please go...

Pg. 84

Tsukasa: Don't come here anymore.

Pg. 85

Person: Thanks for your hard work.

Person 2: Thanks for your hard work.

//haaa// [sigh]

Tsukasa: I'm tired...

Kana: Are you mad?

Kana: I'm sorry we had to take pictures again...

Kana:  It's probably my fault...

Tsukasa: That's fine...I don't care about that right now...

Pg. 86

Tsukasa: Its' not your fault...

//kushya kushya// [Tsukasa messes with Kana's hair]

//gyu// [Kana holds Tsukasa's hand]

Pg. 87

Kana: Are you nice to me because I remind you of Haruka-san?

Tsukasa: Sorry.

//katan// [Tsukasa gets up]

Pg. 88

Kana: Ikemori-kun...

Kana: That's fine with me...

Pg. 89

Kana: I still want to be by your side...

Tsukasa: Kana...

Pg. 90

Haruka's thoughts: He was hiding it..?

Haruka's thoughts: He was hiding the fact that he was with her...?

Honda: It's not good to be sneaking, "sister".

Haruka: Oh...

Pg. 91

Honda: Hey...

Honda: Are you still dating him? Even though he's your brother...? Why don't you graduate from playing childish games?

//piku// [perk]

Haruka: Tsukasa-kun and I are not blood-related.

Haruka: Plus...

Haruka: Plus...we're serious.

Pg. 92

//hira// [picture falls down]

Honda: Oh, I'm sorry. Could you pick that up for me?

//biku// [perk]

Pg. 93

Honda: It seems like he's more interested in girls that are his age...