Ayashi no Ceres Volume 7 ISBN 4-09-136360-1, 410 yen [real value, 390 yen] Original story by: Watase Yuu English translation by: Joy text is people talking text is a person’s thoughts [text] is narration. //text// is sound effects. {text} are Joy’s comments **text** are my comments >: )= =Page 7= [In the hotel room. Tooya and Aya are on the bed, kissing.] [Outside the hotel.] Wei: Now that I have Shiso's permission... [Wei readies his weapon.] Wei: I will kill you! =Page 8= [Someone is walking towards Tooya's room.] [In the room, Tooya and Aya are still on the bed.] Aya(thinking): Look at only me...feel only me...at least for now...please look at me- =Page 9= //DINGDONG// [Aya and Tooya are both surprised by the doorbell. Both look at the door.] Aya: Ah... [Tooya gets up and walks toward the door.] Aya: Too...Tooya... [Aya sits up in bed.] =Page 10= [Tooya opens the door. Chidori greets him.] Chidori: Sorry to bother you! Is Aya here? [Aya is not too happy to see Chidori.] Aya: Chidori~ [Chidori runs up to Aya.] Chidori: Ah! You ARE here! We need to get ready to go back to Tokyo! The plane is leaving in two hours... [Aya looks at Tooya.] Aya: But I...tonight... Tooya: ......she's right...you need to go... =Page 11= [Aya slides her feet into her shoes. She puts her school ribbon back on. Without looking at Tooya, she walks to the door.] Aya: Sorry to disturb you! Tooya: I'm sorry...That was...I don't know what happened... [Aya is surprised. She turns to Tooya.] Aya: Why!? Why are you apologizing? I... =Page 12= [Tooya looks at Aya and smiles.] Tooya: Because...I treasure you very much. Very much... so... [Aya blushes.] =Page 13= Chidori: Tooya- You're not fair! Tooya: Huh? Chidori: You usually don't talk and have no facial expression. You show your soft side ONLY TO AYA! [Tooya is stunned.] Aya: ...... Chidori: Hey- What are you so shocked for? I'm the one who should be surprised! Aya: He- doesn't know how to say "I love you"... =Page 14= Aya: Sometimes he even looks past me at somewhere else...but... [Chidori tries to sneak a peek at Tooya. Tooya has his head turned away.] Chidori: Hey! Are you embarrassed? Tooya: ...... Aya: I know...he loves me- Chidori(whispers to Aya): Tooya is unexpectedly cute... Tooya: Time is running out. I'll see you two out... [Tooya opens the door. He sees Wei standing in the hallway.] =Page 15= [Wei has a determined look on his face.] Aya: Tooya? Tooya: I am sorry. You two stay here for awhile. Aya: !? Tooya: I have something to take care of...remember, don't open the door to anyone. I will be right back. Aya: But... Tooya: I will be right back. [Tooya leaves the room and closes the door behind him.] Aya: Tooya!? =Page 16= [Tooya, leaning to the wall, faces Wei.] Wei: Ceres and Paras are inside, aren't they? Tooya: Paras? Wei: Chidori Kuruma named in Tennyo terms would be Paras. A. Type. Wei: Since Chief did not give out the order and my mission is not capturing the Tennyo...Today- I'm here to kill you! Tooya: Oh...... [Wei holds onto his arrow weapon thingy.] =Page 17= [Several men gathered behind Wei.] [The door between Wei and Tooya opens. A couple comes out and blocks Wei's view of Tooya.] Girl: You're naughty! Gus-kun- [Wei's right eye widens as he loses sight of Tooya.] Wei: !! =Page 18= [Wei pushes past the couple.] Girl: Yaaaa! [The exit door at the very end of the hallway closes.] Girl: What's wrong with you- [Wei and the men chase after Tooya.] [Aya opens the door.] Aya: Tooya!? [At the beach.] //ZAZA// Tooya: The ocean- =Page 19= [Tooya is running.] Tooya: It is as if I feel something...my lost memory may have something to do with the ocean... [Images of Tooya killing the Mikage men flash by.] Tooya: The ocean, the ability to go against the Tennyo power, the Mikage family, the dagger from my body... and where did I come from? Why am I here? [Tooya picks up a gun.] Tooya: Why I have that feeling toward Aya... =Page 20= [Without any hesitation, Tooya pulls the trigger and kills the man.] A boy's voice: Waaaah... [Tooya's attention quickly turns to a boy standing nearby.] [The kid is shaking.] Tooya: A child? [Tooya walks toward the boy.] Tooya: What are you doing here? [The boy flinches.] [Wei's whip thingy weapon shots out to Tooya.] =Page 21= [Tooya grabs the boy and dodges the whip.] [Wei continues shooting out the whip at Tooya. As Tooya points the gun at Wei, he feels pain.] Tooya: Ku... =Page 22= [The boy has jabbed a needle under Tooya's rib. He jumps away from Tooya and lands.] The boy: ...you're too careless! [Tooya puts his hand on the rib.] Tooya: You...you are... The boy: My name is Asamu Bagtei. Your body will be completely numb very soon. It's a pity, but I'll give you to Wei. =Page 23= [Wei whips Tooya across the face. Tooya falls down on his side.] Wei: Tooya, you are pretty good. Asamu: Wei, let me have a piece of the action, too. It would be hard to find someone as worthy an enemy has him in the future. [Aya and Chidori have run out after Tooya. They see the corpses of the men Tooya killed.] Chidori: This..this is...Tooya-!? Aya: ...... [Wei raises his arrow weapon thingy into the air.] Wei: First, I'll take out your left eye like you did to me! =Page 24= //P-P-P-// Wei: !! [Wei checks his transmittor.] Wei: Hello? Kagami(through transmittor): Wei? What are you doing in Okinawa? I never ordered you to go kill Tooya! Wei: Chief...but Shiso... Kagami(through transmittor): Shiso is not your real leader. Don't go off on your own without my permission! Kagami(through transmittor): Don't touch Tooya for now. Come back immediately! [Asamu kicks Tooya over.] Wei: Yes...chief... [Wei closes his transmittor.] Asamu: Aah! =Page 25= Wei: !! [Asamu falls by Wei's feet. Blood comes out of Asamu's right calf.] [Tooya strikes the dagger completely through Asamu's right calf.] //DOSUN// Asamu: !! [Wei is shocked.] Tooya: You are too naive! =Page 26= Tooya: Did you really think I would let my guard down just because you are a kid? Asamu: W...why!? You should be completely numb... Tooya: This amount does not affect me that much...I recover very fast. Asamu: Impossible! It would take a normal man about an hour to... [Tooya plays around with the dagger. Asamu screams in pain.] Aya: Stop!! =Page 27= [Tooya looks up to see Aya and Chidori.] Aya: That boy...he's still a child!! [Tooya lets the dagger go back into his hand.] Chidori: Eeep! [Wei rushes to Asamu's side and picks him up.] =Page 28= Wei: I must obey chief's orders...but one day, I'll have you... [Wei, still carrying Asamu, disappears behind the bushes.] [Aya runs toward Tooya.] Tooya: Sorry for the long wait...we have to leave immediately. They'll probably be back soon to take care of the corpses. [Aya slaps him.] =Page 29= Aya: ...Why do you have to kill them!! Why do you have to kill so many people!! Aya: I don't remember what I did when I was Ceres, but...No matter what, you shouldn't hurt kids that young...no! You can't! Tooya: If I do not kill him, he will kill me... I will not be able to survive if I do not kill. Aya: But... [Chidori grabs Aya's arm.] Chidori: Aya!! Chidori: Let's go! If we don't hurry we'll miss the plane! Aya: But... Chidori: That's enough! Bye, Tooya! [Chidori pulls Aya along with her.] Aya: Tooya! - =Page 30= [Tooya touches the cheek where Aya has slapped earlier.] [Chidori and Aya are now walking along the path leading back to their place. Chidori is still pulling Aya to go on.] Aya: ...Chidori...geez! Aya: We can leave for Tokyo tomorrow, you know!! You're small for a person, but you have such strength. [Chidori stops.] Chidori: Aya! Chidori: That man would not work...you should just give up! =Page 31= Chidori: You are right. He is very tender and gentle with you! Chidori: Other than the minor defect of not having the ability to express his emotions, his other characteristics are all very good. He is fine, has a great body, very strong, calm, mature, sexy, and attractive! He's so perfect it's unnatural! **go chidori!!!** [Watase-sensei's note: You sound like you are praising him...] [Aya has turned back to the direction where Tooya is. Tears of emotion flow in her eyes and she clutches her shirt.] Aya: Tooya~ [Chidori doesn't know whether she should cry or laugh.] Chidori: Listen to me! Chidori: That guy doesn't care about killing at all! We feel pain just hurting people...let alone...besides... his hand...what I'm saying is that he's different from us! Our lifestyles are just too different! Chidori: This type of guy can't give you happiness! ***yeahh1!! whoo-hoo@!@ my hero!!** =Page 32= [Aya tightens her fists.] Aya: You don't know anything!! Chidori: Then what do you know? That man has lost all his memory! You don't know what he has done in the past!! Aya: What does that matter!! Aya: Chidori, you have never fallen in love! You will not understand! [Chidori is baffled.] {Meanwhile, Joy is trying very hard not to smack Aya with a mallet.] Aya: I like him!! I just like him!! [Aya looks down at the ground.] Aya: Please...don't say bad stuff about him anymore!! **please, SAY bad stuff about him anymore!! >: )= =Page 33= Chidori: ...Aya... //SASA// [The next morning. Back in Tokyo. In the Aogiri house.] [In the kitchen, Yuuhi is making breakfast. Chidori is sitting behind him with her hands cupped under her chin.] Yuuhi: Geez... I waited so long in the airport yesterday, thinking that something had gone wrong. So it was just a fight... Yuuhi: I was so worried about leaving Shuro, but you two... I don't know what you two were arguing about, but don't do it again! =Page 34= Yuuhi: We still have to go somewhere else to find the hagoromo! Team work is the most important thing... [Chidori stares at Yuuhi. Yuuhi, who is trying out his cooking, does not see this.] [Chidori looks down and mutters to herself.] Chidori: I do understand love... Yuuhi: Huh? Chidori: If that's how it goes...Yuuhi- Chidori: CLAIM AYA AS YOUR OWN!! [Yuuhi falls over and knocks down a couple of things on the way.] Yuuhi(blushing): What are you joking about so early in the morning!! Chidori: Because you are a much better suitor for Aya than Tooya is! This is for Aya's benefit... Yuuhi: You don't have to tell me... =Page 35= Yuuhi: ...Really? Chidori: Yep! [Yuuhi turns into a wolf (symbol of...having THAT sorta thought) and tries to run to Aya. Chidori grabs his shirt.] Yuuhi: Aya! Chidori: What are you so impatient about!! [In Aya's room. Aya is still in bed.] Aya: I wonder how Tooya is? Aya: I slapped him unconsicously- Aya: But...I don't want to see Tooya like that... Aya: Chidori was so mean...I know what she was trying to say, but... {Again, Joy has to refrain herself from throwing knifes at Aya...} Tooya(in flashback): I will give up my past for you... Aya:I don't care what kind of man he is... Aya:I don't mind having sex with him... Aya: Because I like him... Aya: That's right...if I find the hagoromo and take care of the Ceres business...take care of the Mikage business... Aya: Tooya would not have to fight again! He would not have to... Aya: I have to find the hagoromo soon. [Aya is reading the book she holds over her head.] Aya: There are only a few places left that might have the hagoromo... =Page 37= Aya: Where is it? No matter where...as long as it has information about the hagoromo...but..where is it... [In the darkness, something seems to form into shape.] //sound of dog wailing// Aya: Huh!? [Aya sits up in bed.] [A ghostly form of a white dog appears before Aya.] Aya: A dog!? =Page 39= [Aya is surprised at seeing a dog in her room.] Aya: Wh..what!? Why is there a dog in here!? Aya: And...white- [The dog turns into a girl wearing a school uniform.] Aya: Huh...!? =Page 40= [The dog-turned-girl jumps at Aya.] Aya: Yaaaaaaaaa!! [Footsteps. Yuuhi slides open the door to Aya's room.] Yuuhi: Aya! What's wrong-!? =Page 41= [Aya has fainted and smashed head-first into the paper screen.] Yuuhi: Uh... [At the breakfast table.] Suzumi: Then... [Suzumi holds up a sketch of a girl in the school uniform.] Suzumi: You were attacked by a white-dog-like girl, so you broke the paper screen door? Yuuhi: Maybe it was just a hallucination? Aya: No! The face was not very clear, but it was definately real! Suzumi: Wait. Would that white dog be the dog mentioned in the Miyagi Tennyo legend? Aya: Ah!! Aya: So then...that was another precognition? Then... Suzumi: I don't know, but you should go check it out. It might be one of the places with the hagoromo. I will try to find the school with this type of uniform. Aya/Yuuhi/Chidori: Huh? =Page 42= Aya/Yuuhi/Chidori: What-- transfer to the school in Miyagi!? Suzumi: I cannot let you go on like this! It may be okay for Yuuhi, but I am responsible for Aya and Chidori! [Miyagi] [The sizu Island in Takejima] Q-chan(narrates): Once upon a time a man happened to pass by the island and saw ten dozen Tennyo dancing. =Page 43= Q-chan(narrates): When the Tennyo noticed the man, they all flew back to the sky...save one. One Tennyo, protected by a white dog, remained sitting on the ground. Q-chan(narrates): The man took the Tennyo home, but the Tennyo was sick in bed and would only eat a little bean. Q-chan(narrates): In the end, the Tennyo died. Not soon after, the white dog also died. Q-chan: The townspeople pitied the two's death, so they built two tombs in front of Miyahachimanguu to remember them by. Q-chan: That was how the "Tennyo Zuka" and the "Dog Zuka" came about... Yuuhi: I'm going back! I don't want to stay here! Aya: Why are you still saying this when we are here already! =page 44= [Dadadadum! Yuuhi in a GIRL's uniform! Comes with a skirt and a wig!] {Joy tries to hide a snicker but fails and eventually bursts out laughing...} **Tetris no Miko takes out her camera and joins Chidori snapping pictures >: )= Yuuhi: What the hell! Why do I have to wear this!? Aya(snickers): Because Tsukashima High School is an ALL GIRL school! Besides, this is Suzumi's order! Aya(recalling Suzumi's "order"): "Just to be careful, you need a guy with you!" [Meanwhile, Chidori is busy taking pictures of Yuuhi...] Yuuhi: Chidori! Stop! Yuuhi: Someone's bound to find out!! Chidori: Don't worry! Tsukashima High School's basketball and volleyball teams are very strong, so there will be many girls with a stronger build than yours! Yuuhi: Gross! My lower body feels so cold! =Page 45= [Q-chan jumps in front of Yuuhi, shielding him from Aya and Chidori.] Q-chan: Guys! Yuuhi's already grown up so quit picking on him! [Yuuhi turns to look at Q-chan with grateful eyes.] Yuuhi*hearts*: Q-chan! [Q-chan, dressing in the uniform and wearing a wig, strikes a pose.] Q-chan: I'll do it! [Yuuhi falls backward. Chidori swipes Q-chan away with a broom.] Aya: "Yuuko", you look pretty good! Don't cry- Yuuhi(with tears rolling down his cheeks): This...this is humiliating~~ Yuuhi: Fortunately Tooya's not here... [Yuuhi tries to cover up his skirt. Chidori leans toward him.] Chidori(whispering): Yuuhi, remember we are living in the school dorms this time? I've already sent in the application forms behind Aya's back! Yuuhi: Huh? Chidori: You are really dense! Living on campus! In the same room! =Page 46= [Chidori turns into an angel announcing the good news. Church bells?] //DON// Chidori: You and Aya are in the same room!! Yuuhi: Ohhhhhhh~ [Yuuhi takes a step back and sees the vision of Aya on the bed, wearing only her underwear.] [Why only her underwear?] [Yuuhi tries to keep himself from fainting.] //DON DON DON// Yuuhi: The same bed, bathroom, and toilet! [Chidori sweatdrops and waves her hand no.] Chidori: Don't count those in... [Yuuhi and Chidori hold hands and do a happy dance.] Chidori: Good luck! Yuuko! Yuuhi: Thank you! Chidori! [Aya turns back to look at them.] Aya: Are they okay? Q-chan: Ah! Q-chan: A dog! But it's not white. [In front of the campus entrance, a girl is patting the dog's nose as if she's giving instructions.] Aya: Yaa~how cute! =Page 47= [The girl enters the school gate. The dog turns and walks away.] Aya: Huh? He walks his master to school? Aya: How smart! [Down the hall. In grade 1 room 3.] {Japanese high school grade 1 is the equivalent of American high school grade 10.} Teacher: ...Mikage-san has just transferred here- Teacher: Every one of you should guide her around campus so she can get used to the environment. Aya: Nice to meet you! [The school bell rings.] //DON DON// [The girl sitting next to Aya speaks up.] Hirobe: Nice to meet you, Mikage-san. [Aya turns to face a girl with short hair and glasses.] Hirobe: I'm Hirobe. Maya Hirobe. If you have any questions, you can ask me. =Page 48= Aya: Eh? She is... Aya: Hi! Hirobe: "Maya" and "Aya" have similar pronounciations... but your name's quite rare..? Aya: Ah? Yeah, I was named by my grandma, who had already passed away. Aya: My parents said my "Aya" means "seductively charming and beautiful", but my classmates made fun of it and said it means "monster"! Aya: Oh yeah! Aren't you the one with the dog earlier? Hirobe: Ah...yeah. That small thing likes to follow me around. I've told him so many times it's wrong... Kotomi: You know what? That dog is from Maya's boyfriend! She even named him the same name as her boyfriend, "Mamoru". Ah! I'm Kotomi! Hirobe: Kotomi! Girl#1: Mikage-san, where in Tokyo did you come from? =Page 49= [Some girls have surrounded Aya, talking.] Aya: Ah! It's ______. **some mysterious kanji…** Girl#2: I've only went to Disney Land once. Aya: "Boyfriend"... Aya: Tooya and I also want a normal life, but...why do people have to suffer for it... Aya: Ah! Speaking of dogs...Do any of you own a white dog? [The girls are surprised.] Hirobe/Kotomi: White...dog? Aya: Yep! [The girls start to whisper to themselves.] Girls: Eh? But... Girls: Right..? Aya: ? =Page 50= [Hirobe gets up and puts her hand on Aya's shoulder.] Hirobe: Mikage-san, come with me for a minute! [Down the hall.] Hirobe: Um...we can't mention "white dog" in school right now. Aya: ? [Hirobe takes off her glasses.] Hirobe: It's really hard to explain to someone who has just transferred to this school...to tell you the truth, some weird things had been happening in school lately- Hirobe: Two days ago after school... [Flashback of a girl walking down the hall. She sees a white dog.] =Page 51= [The dog attacks the girl. An arm covered with blood lies on the ground...] [Hirobe shuts her eyes as she thinks about what happened.] Hirobe: The girl who was attacked was a cadre like me...The students who witnessed this said that after the dog bit off the girl's arm, it disappeared. A total of four people have been attacked so far...two of the girls from our class are still in a coma. Although school claims it to be an accident, everyone says it's.. Hirobe: The haunting of the "white dog's ghost"... [Hirobe turns back to face Aya....and sees Aya with two big black eyes that are too frightening to be looked at.] Hirobe: Wahhhhhhhhhh! [Hirobe backs away, frightened.] Hirobe: Wh...why do you show such a ghosty expression! [The still "frightening" faced Aya leans on the wall for support.] Aya: It's so scary... [Watase-sensei's note: Your face is scarier...] =Page 52= [Aya and Hirobe are walking back to class.] Hirobe: Are you scared? I'm sorry...Anyway, it's safer to get home before it's too dark! Aya(lifelessly): Oou... Aya: I've seen a lot of dead bodies, but it's more freaky and uncomfortable to see the dead coming back as ghosts to haunt us... Aya(thinking): The "white dog" I saw may have something to do with this...even though I don't like it, I still have to research into this matter! //DON~DONG DON~DONG DON~DONG// [Yuuhi walks down the hall carrying a mop in his hand. As he is walking, he notices the various "activities" around him.] [Girls with sloppy eating habits...A girl looking at herself in the mirror while scratching her legs...a girl snoring away on her desk...] Yuuhi: What kind of "all-girl" school is this! It's so different from what I've envisioned! {*ahem* What exactly did you envision, Yuuhi?} Yuuhi: They act like this when there's no guys around? Hypocrites! So noisy! //Sounds of girls chatting// Yuuhi: It's so annoying...I want to find the hagoromo soon so I can go home...but we have to find the Tennyo with the white dog first... =Page 53= [As Yuuhi comes to the corner of the hallway, he stops. A...girl is standing in front of him.] Yuuhi: Ah! [THE "girl" is...slightly...too manly and...er...yeah...] Yuuhi: Er...a girl? *sweatdrops* [Yuuhi tries to get around THE girl, but she keeps blocking Yuuhi's way.] =Page 54= [THE girl gets extremely close to Yuuhi. She grabs Yuuhi by the shoulder.] THE girl: Your body...is very nice... Yuuhi: EH? [A floor down. Aya, Hirobe, and Kotomi are walking together.] Kotomi: The Tennyo...legend? Kotomi: What white dog? Aya: I'm very interested in that legend! Kotomi: Hey, Maya! Didn't you say you went to Shizugawa's Tennyo Zuka? Hirobe: ! Aya: Huh? [Kotomi, followed by Aya and Hirobe, ascends the stairs.] Hirobe: I'm not very clear about the exact legend, but the school has some ancient books...I'll borrow them for you next time. Aya: Ah! Thanks! Yuuhi: WAHHHHHHH! [Kotomi looks up.] =Page 55= //DODODODODO// [THE girl is chasing Yuuhi. Yuuhi is running for his dear life.] THE girl: Join our basketball team! Yuuhi: I just told you...I DON'T WANNA~ //DODODODO// THE girl: Why!? You have such a great body! Don't you want to take advantage of your height!? Yuuhi: I...I'm busy looking for the owner of a white dog so I don't have time! **in this line, yuuhi started to use the male speech pattern, but changed ^_^** THE girl: White dog? I own one! Maultese! [Yuuhi, still running, turns back to look at THE girl.] Yuuhi(totally freaked out): WHAT!? [Unfortunately for Yuuhi, he does not stop in time and...after "floating" above the stair for awhile...] [Yuuhi's eyes pop out. Aya, who is standing directly below his path, sweatdrops.] =Page 56= [Yuuhi comes crushing down and...] Aya: Yuu... //DODADADA// //DOSA// ?Yuuhi?Aya?: Waahh~ [...falls on top of Aya.] Yuuhi: Ou... [Kotomi is leaning to the stairwall. Hirobe checks on the two tangled bodies.] Hirobe: Are you two okay? [Yuuhi gets up with a grunt. His wig begins to slide off.] [Yuuhi quickly adjusts his wig.] Yuuhi: Y...yeah! [Hirobe is concerned about Aya.] Hirobe: ...Mikage-san..? =Page 57= [Aya is unconsious.] Yuuhi: ...A...Aya! [Chidori, who comes out of nowhere, rushes downstairs.] {Hmm...was she spying on Yuuhi? =P} Chidori: Aya! [Yuuhi tries to lift up Aya, but Hirobe stops him.] Hirobe: Hold it! Don't move her! She may have hurt her head! We have to take her to the school health care center! Hold on, I'll go find the teacher! [Health care center] [Aya is on the bed. Hirobe is tending to a bruise on Yuuhi's left knee.] School nurse: It's just a little concussion. School nurse: She will wake up in a little while. It's nothing serious. I have something important to attend to, so I'll leave early...you should all go home before it gets dark! Yuuhi/Chidori/Kotomi: Okay! =Page 58= [Hirobe puts the finishing touches on the bandage.] Hirobe: That should do it... Yuuhi: Ah...thanks...thank you very much... [Hirobe looks up and smiles at him.] Hirobe: It's nothing! Thank goodness you two are alright! Yuuhi: Damn that woman! I told her I don't want to! Hirobe: Huh? [Chidori smacks Yuuhi on the head.] [Yuuhi tries to act like a girl...with the pointed pinky and all...-_-] Yuuhi: Aiya! I was just talking to myself. It's nothing, really! aww~ Hirobe: ? *sweatdrops* [Hirobe and Kotomi get ready to leave.] Hirobe: Then we are leaving... [Chidori turns to leave.] Chidori: I'm leaving, too~~ Yuuhi: Huh? =Page 59= Yuuhi: Hey! Chidori! Chidori: It's okay! I'm going back to the dorm first and I'll leave Aya in your care! [Chidori gives Yuuhi a thumb-up sign before she closes the door behind her. Yuuhi blushes.] [Yuuhi, looking at Aya, scratches his head.] Yuuhi: ...that's weird...what made that kid change all of a sudden? Did something happen in Okinawa? Yuuhi(recalls Chidori's words): "Because you are a much better suitor for Aya than Tooya is!" [Aya's brows turn into a frown as she dreams.] [She sees Tooya with his back to her.] Aya: -Tooya? What...what are you doing...? =Page 60= [Tooya turns around. Blood staining his entire face...dripping down his dagger...and all over the dead bodies of the Mikage men and women.] [Aya's eyes snap open and she screams.] Aya: YIAAAAAAAAAAAAA~ ....aa? [Aya sits up in bed. Yuuhi, with his wig off, is kneeling beside the bed with his hands over his ears.] Yuuhi: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =Page 61= Yuuhi: You...why the heck are you screaming! Aya: ...! [Aya wipes the sweat off her forehead.] Aya: Thank goodness...it was just a dream- //relieved sigh// Yuuhi: Sorry about before...Did you have a nightmare? You kept calling out Tooya's name... Yuuhi: Hey, I think Chidori's been behaving kind of strange lately! Aya: How's that? Yuuhi: She and Tooya...did something happened between them? //DOKI// [Aya sees flashbacks of the event earlier.] Aya(in flashback): Why do you have to kill so many people!! Chidori(in flashback): You should just give up! He's different from us! Our lifestyles are just too different! =Page 62= Aya(recalling Chidori's words): "This type of guy can't give you happiness!" Aya: Nothing!! It's none of your business!! [Yuuhi is surprised at Aya's reaction.] [Yuuhi grabs hold of Aya's wrist.] Yuuhi: Wait! Yuuhi: Why are you so agitated!? I get it...was it Tooya? Aya: Don't! Don't talk about him like that anymore! You don't understand him! He...he should not have done that! But...I want to try to understand him! Aya: He is so lonely in this world... =Page 63= Yuuhi: Yeah, I don't understand him! But what do you understand? You don't have that much time with him! On the other hand, I understand you better than he does!! I...I'm always...beside you...watching over you...I'm more... [Yuuhi tightens his grip on Aya's wrist.] Yuuhi: Am I...that useless to you...? Aya: ...let me go... =Page 64= [Yuuhi lets go of Aya.] Kotomi: YAAAAAAAAAHH! [Yuuhi and Aya rush to the door.] Aya: What...what was that!? Yuuhi: I'll go check it out! You stay here! [Yuuhi runs down the hall. Aya stops at the door.] Aya: Yuu... [Aya feels the pain from her concussion.] Aya: That hurts... =Page 65= [Yuuhi, still holding onto his wig, finds Kotomi lying on the ground. There is a big tear, covered with blood, on her left shoulder.] Kotomi: Ouu... Yuuhi: Didn't you go back already...? What happened? Kotomi: On the way home...I remembered there was something...I left in the health care center...then...white... Kotomi: The white...dog- [Meanwhile, in front of the health care center, Aya is kneeling on the ground with a hand on her head.] //sound of dog wailing// Aya: What happened...why is it so dark all of a sudden- //sound of dog wailing// =Page 66= //sound of dog wailing// [Behind Aya, the white dog appears out of nowhere...] //sound of dog wailing// Aya(thinking): Huh----? [Aya turns to look behind her. The white dog has its mouth wide open, showing all of its sharp, white fangs.] =Page 67= [Aya dodges as the dog attacks her.] Aya: !! [The dog lands and immediately turns to look at Aya.] Aya: ...the same one! Aya: It's the same dog I've seen in my room! =Page 68= Aya(recalling Hirobe's words): " the dog bit off the girl's arm..." Aya(recalling Hirobe's words): "two of the girls from our class are still in a coma..." Aya: I can't make...any sound!! Aya: Tooya! //DON// [Blood splashes out. Aya shuts her eyes.] =Page 69= [Aya feebly leans on the wall.] [The white dog has bit into someone's arm...] Yuuhi: ...finally...I'm of some use to you... [Aya's eyes widen at Yuuhi's voice. She turns around and sees the white dog on top of Yuuhi.] Aya: YUUHI...!! **change in format...I'm too lazy >: )= =Page 70= [Aya looks on in concern as the white dog remains on top of Yuuhi.] Aya(thinking): Yuuhi... Aya: No... [Yuuhi is struggling under the dog.] Aya: No... Aya: Yuuhi...!! [Yuuhi grabs hold of his metal chopsticks.] =Page 71= [Yuuhi stabs the chopsticks into the dog's arm. The dog disappears.] Aya: Ah... [Yuuhi's arms collapses by his side.] Aya: Yuuhi...are you okay...!? [Yuuhi closes his eyes.] Yuuhi: Calm down...he just took a bite on my arm, that's all! Aya: But a girl's arm was bit off... =Page 72= [Yuuhi rolls up his sleeve and shows Aya his arm. There is a bloody teeth mark on the Tennyo wristband.] Yuuhi: Don't forget I have this to protect me. Don't worry, the bite's not very deep. But the uniform's torn... [A teacher shows up.] Teacher: What happened!? [Yuuhi immediately sits up and puts on his wig.] [Aya is beyond shock after seeing the wound.] [Tsukashima Girls' Dorm.] [Room 201. Aogiri Yuuko. Mikage Aya.] Aya: That girl was...Kotomi? She was bitten on the shoulder...I wonder if she's alright. =Page 73= [In the room, Aya is bandaging Yuuhi's arm.] Yuuhi: That makes her the fifth one, right? To be bitten by a ghost... Aya: ... Yuuhi: ...what? Yuuhi: Ah! Are you mad about me being in the same room as you? This..this is...Chidori...she messed up! Aya: ...I'm so relieved... Aya: I'm so relieved that your wound's not serious... [Yuuhi is stunned as Aya wipes away some tears.] Aya: That dog was going to bite me...but you take my place instead...if something happened to you...maybe you would already be...I'm sorry.! Yuuhi: It's nothing...forget about it! Aya: But...I was so mean to you...and you still... =Page 74= Aya(in flashback): Nothing!! It's none of your business!! Aya: I'm sorry...I'm really sorry... Yuuhi: ...I don't want your apologies...if you care about it so much...then give me a present... Aya: ...a present...? Yuuhi:Yes. Plus all the things I've done for you in the past, give me a "reward". One that I've always wanted. Aya: Yeah? Sure! I'll give you anything you want! Yuuhi: Really? Aya: Yeah! As long as it's not too expensive... [Aya is still bandaging Yuuhi's arm.] =Page 75= Aya: What do you want? Clothes? A CD? Oh yeah, kitchen appliances! Yuuhi: Aya... [The bandage rolls out.] Yuuhi: I want you. [The bandage rolls out further.] Aya: ...ah... =Page 76= [Aya, blushing, looks away.] Aya: What are you joking about? [Yuuhi grabs Aya's shoulder and forces her to look at him.] Yuuhi: You just said you would give me anything! Yuuhi: I don't want anything except you. You would give me it to me, right? My "reward"... Aya: I... [Aya looks away.] Aya: But... =Page 77= [Yuuhi kisses Aya.] [Aya shuts her eyes and tries to pull away.] Aya: Yuu... [Yuuhi puts his hand on Aya's breasts...] ** O.o ** =Page 78= [Aya squeezes on Yuuhi's wound.] Yuuhi(in a scream kinda way): That hurts ahhhhhhhhhhhh~ [Several doors in the dorm open and girls rush out.] Girls: What!? That was...a guy's voice!? [Yuuko comes out of the room.] Yuuhi: Aiya... I'm sorry! I just turn the radio too loud. It's nothing! Girls: The radio~~? Girls: Geez. Be careful next time. Yuuhi: Sorry everyone! Chidori(thinking): ...idiot! [Yuuhi gets into the room and shuts the door behind him.] Yuuhi/Aya: ... =Page 79= [Aya looks away.] Yuuhi: ...don't make that face...I'm sorry I took advantage of you...sorry. Yuuhi: Haha...I shouldn't have done that now that I'm wearing this. During this time, I should be a good "woman"! You are going to change, right? I'll go to Chidori's room. Take your time! [The door shuts behind him.] Aya(thinking): Yuuhi...I'm sorry- [Aya starts punching in numbers on her cellphone.] //beep. beepbeepbeep// =Page 80= [In the hotel.] //RRRRR// //RRRRR// [Tooya is taking a shower.] [Tooya is taking a shower.] Aya(thinking): Tooya... //RRRRR// [On a table, Tooya's cellphone lays side by side with Aya's choker.] //RRRRR// [In the shower, Tooya opens his eyes.] //RRRRR// =Page 81= [Tooya, wet and wearing only a towel, comes out of the shower.] [By the time Tooya reaches the cellphone, it has stopped ringing.] Aya: *SOB* Aya: ...it's no use! I don't know what to say... Aya(thinking): Mikage's men wanted to kill Tooya because of me...I'm also responsible for Tooya's betrayal to the "organization"...but I let him be the villain... I have to do something on my own...the only thing I can do now is to research into the white dog incident. Tooya...during this time, please take care of yourself. =Page 82= Cellphone: ..no transmission received. Please call again later. Tooya: Aya... [Tooya picks up Aya's choker.] Tooya: Murderer...? [At the Tennyo Zuka.] [The dog, Mamoru, sits near by as his master prays to the Tennyo.] Hirobe: ...Tennyo... =Page 83= Hirobe: Please...let "him" return to my side... [At Hirobe's house.] [When Hirobe takes the morning paper out of the mailbox, a postcard falls out.] [Hirobe frowns as she takes a look at the postcard.] [At the Tsukashima High School.] =Page 84= [In grade 1 room 3.] Aya(thinking): Hirobe's not here again? [The girls are gossiping.] Girl#1: ...that's scary...I wonder if Kotomi is alright? Girl#2: Because of that unknown disease, a lot of people died. Our school wasn't affected by that, but weird things like this happened! Teacher: Class started! Teacher: Last night...the hospitalized Katou died. [The class starts getting noisy as people talk about it among themselves.] Aya(thinking): Huh...someone else in the class was attacked!? Aya(whispers): Hey...what about Katou-san...? Girl#3: Ah...I heard that the white ghost dog got her head... Teacher: The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:00pm. =Page 85= Girl#3: That was such a shock. Fortunately Hirobe's not here today. It seems like it'd be hard for her to take it. Aya: Oh... Girl#4: She's the class leader, so she knows how to take good care of people. She treats everyone well. Since Katou was weak, she really depended on her. Aya(thinking): She's just a good girl. Yuuhi himself said she did a good job taking care of things when I fainted. Aya: ...huh? That girl whose arm was bitten off was also Hirobe's friend... Hirobe(in flashback): The girl who was attacked was a cadre like me... [In grade 1 room 1.] Yuuhi: ... =Page 86= [In the dressing room, the girls are changing clothes for PE.] Yuuhi(blushing): …. Girl#1: So disastrous for room 3…now that's two people been attacked by the white dog! Girl#2: Ah! The senior Kusaka? She got pretty messed up… Girl#3: Yeah! She was a beauty. Too bad she was too proud. During the cultural festival, she and room 3's… Girl#3: ….-san… Girl: Aogiri-san! [Yuuhi flinches. His hands are covering his…er, private part.] Girl: What are you here for a visit? You've been bending over for awhile now, are you alright? Yuuhi: Mm…ah, I'll go over to the gym first… [Yuuhi reaches the door.] Yuuhi(thinking): Ah… =Page 87= Aya: Hey! [Aya kicks Yuuhi.] Aya: What were you covering? Aogiri-san from room 1? Huh-uh? Yuuhi: Yiyaaa! Mikage-san from room 3…it's you? [Aya slaps Yuuhi.] //PAN PAN// Yuuhi: You got it all wrong! I was just gathering information about the white dog! It's just that for some reason my body doesn't go along with my mind... //PAN PAN PAN// Aya: You pervert!! I was so worried about yesterday, but you-!! DIE!! [Later, in the hallway.] Aya: So you are saying that senior complained about Hirobe-san because of the cadre business? Yuuhi: Yes. [Both of Yuuhi's checks are swelled up.] [Swelling, swelling, swelling, swelling] Chidori: I heard something, too! One of the people who got attacked was the math teacher for rooms 1~4. He sexually harrasses the students, so no one likes him much...except "someone" is very polite with him and is his favorite. =Page 88= Aya: Is it...Hirobe-san? Aya(thinking): The girl whose hand was bitten off was on the cadre committee with her... Aya(thinking): The other two girls are her classmates... Aya(thinking): So everyone who was attacked were connected with her somehow... Aya: She's been absent for three days. I'll cut fifth period to check on her. I've got her address. Yuuhi: We will go with you. Aya: No, that would seem too unnatural. Don't worry, I doubt Kagami and his gang would come this time...besides... Aya: There's someone staring at you intetnly from behind... [THE girl is standing right behind Yuuhi.] Yuuhi: OHMYGOD!!! When did she come!? [THE girl hugs Yuuhi.] THE girl: I'm so sorry about yesterday! Yuuhi: Yaaa! Chidori: Be careful! Aya: ...okay! =Page 89= [In front of Hirobe's house.] Aya(thinking): I don't get it...the one who's attacking people is the "white dog ghost", so how is it connected with Hirobe-san? Aya: Here...? [Inside the house entrance. Aya gives Hirobe's mother a box of snack/food.] Hirobe's mother: You are here to see Maya? Aya: Yeah. How is she? Hirobe's mother: Thank you for coming...two days ago that child said she wasn't feeling well...but this morning she still went to pray at Tennyo Zuka with the dog. Aya: Huh? =Page 90= Aya: Tennyo Zuka!? Hirobe's mother: ...that child has never been tardy all her life. I know a parent shouldn't praise her child so much, but Maya is very good child...especially recnetly she's so obedient. Aya: Oh? Hirobe's mother: Aiya! I'm sorry! Come in. Please come in! [Aya walks up the stairs to Hirobe's room.] Aya(thinking): Hmmm...is she really such a good child both at school and at home? Aya(thinking): But to pray at Tennyo Zuka... [Aya opens the door to Hirobe's room.] [Hirobe throws the picture frame at her dog.] Mamoru, the dog:[a yelping noise] =Page 91= [The picture frame falls to the floor.] Hirobe: I told you not to come near me!! Aya(thinking): HUH!? [The dog curls in the corner, wimpering. There are many objects scattered around him, indicating previous "throws"...] Hirobe: What...what's that look supposed to mean? Hirobe: You want to get beaten again? You are the same as the other Mamoru- looks like you want to comfort me, but inside you feel exactly the opposite! You don't understand how I feel! [Hirobe holds up a book and gets ready to throw it. The dog whimpers and shuts his eyes.] =Page 92= [Hirobe stops and looks at the shaking dog.] Hirobe: What...what are you doing... [Hirobe touches the dog, who flinches.] Hirobe: I didn't hit you because I hate you...good dog...come...lick...Mamoru... [Aya, who's looking through the tiny slit from the door, is shocked.] [Aya moves and the door makes a cracking noise.] Hirobe: !! [Hirobe turns around and sees Aya. Hirobe is horrified.] =Page 93= [Aya immediately ducks away and leans against the wall.] Aya(thinking): Oh no!! Aya(thinking): That was...animal abuse!? Family violence!? Aya(thinking): This is the same "enthusiastic" and "kind" Hirobe-san!? [The door opens fully.] Hirobe: Mikage...san? Aya(thinking): Waaaa! [Hirobe faces Aya with her usual smiling face.] Hirobe: ...You come to see me? Thanks. Aya(shaky): You...you look fine...are you feeling well? =Page 94= [Aya leans down to face the dog.] Aya: Ah! Doggy! A golden retriever! Hirobe: It's a labrador... [As Aya is patting the dog, she notices the several injuries on him.] Aya(thinking): Injuries everywhere...wounds that just healed... Hirobe: I'm feeling fine...did my mom say something to you? [The picture frame on the floor reveals a picture of Hirobe, and Mamoru...the dog and the guy.] Aya: Ah...mm...she said you went to pray at Tennyo Zuka. Is it ture? Hirobe: ...Yeah, I've been going there every morning for a year now. It's because she might be my ancestor. Aya(thinking): Can..can it be... Aya: But I thought the Miyagi Tennyo was sick and she died...along with the dog that protected her... Hirobe: True. But there are other sayings that the Tennyo leaves behind some children. =Page 95= Hirobe: Legends tend to be changed, so I don't know if it's true or not...but isn't it romantic? My ancestor can be a beauty from the sky...so I go to Tennyo Zuka everyday and wish that I can become as beautiful and attractive as she was. Aya: Wish? Hirobe: But...I won't go there anymore. Aya: Huh? Why? Hirobe: Because I know now that the Tennyo has no power. My wishes will never come true!! Aya(thinking): Her eye color changed...can she be.. //DOKI// Aya: "C-genoma"!? =Page 96= Hirobe: Huh? Aya: ...Your friend, Kotomi, was attacked by the white dog after she left you...and the same thing happened to me. Aya: And...Katou... died yesterday night... Hirobe: !? Aya: The others who were attacked all had some connection with you...can I ask you...is there something you want? Hirobe: What do you mean?...I don't understand what you are saying...! Hirobe: I wasn't there when the five of them were attacked...and Kotomi...I just learned that from you... Hirobe's mother: Maya? [Hirobe's mother shows up with the tea tray.] Hirobe's mother: Here's the tea...how do you feel? Are you well? =Page 97= Hirobe: Ah! Yeah! There's nothing to worry about, mom. I'm fine, so I'll take this... [Hirobe takes the tea set from her mother.] Aya: Your "pretense" is pretty convincing. [Hirobe freezes.] Aya: ...Sorry! I cut class to come here, so I have to go back to school now! You seem to have a lot of spirit, so I have nothing to worry about. Bye! Aya: Sorry to bother you. Hirobe's mother: You are leaving already? [Hirobe's hands are shaking.] Hirobe: She... =Page 98= Hirobe: ...She saw...!! Hirobe: She is going to tell everyone...about what she saw...!! [The dog notices something.] [Aya is at the end of the stairs.] Aya(thinking): I should go discuss this with Yuuhi. Hirobe's body didn't change, but... Ceres: Aya! Ceres: Let me come out! Aya: Huh...? [Hirobe appears at the top of the stairs.] Hirobe: Stop right there!! =Page 99= Hirobe: I won't let you tell anyone...! I've tried so hard to let them like me...but you...you... Hirobe: You don't understand how I feel!! [The white dog ghost comes out of Hirobe.] Aya(thinking): The white dog!! ------- =Page 100= Aya(thinking): That white dog...from Hirobe's body...!? Ceres: Aya! [The white dog bites into flesh...] =Page 101= [...which turns out to be Aya's left arm.] Aya: Yaaaaaa! Hirobe: ! [Hirobe's mother comes out and sees it.] Hirobe's mother: Yaaaaa! [Suddenly, the white dog is thrown back by some force.] =Page 102= [Aya has transformed into Ceres.] Ceres: Back off-! [The white dog is been held on air.] Hirobe: H...how!? Why is the white dog ghost- Ceres: Ghost...? No, this dog is not a ghost. It was created by your power. =Page 103= Ceres: More specifically, it was created by the repressed negative energy...your repressed thoughts ordered the white dog to attack people. Ceres: What makes you do these things? What is it that makes you unconsicously hurt others...? [Mamoru the dog barks at the white dog.] Hirobe: Liar! Hirobe: I don't know!! It has nothing to do with me!! [Hirobe runs away.] Hirobe's mother: Maya!! [As Hirobe runs away, she drops a postcard.] =Page 104= Ceres: Wait... [When Ceres is distracted, the white dog jumps on top of her.] Ceres: Can't push it off...!? =Page 105= [Hirobe runs along the street.] Hirobe: It has nothing to do with me...nothing to do with me! Aya(in flashback): Is there something you want? Hirobe: Although I did think about it-- Hirobe(thinking): I feel uncomfortable whenever math teacher Ono-sensei puts his arms on my shoulder... Senior Kusaka-san disagreed with my views during cultural festival's cadre meeting... [Ceres is pinned under the white dog.] Hirobe: Katou-san always shows that dependant look, it's disgusting... Kotomi talks so much that I can't stand it. Hirobe(thinking): And Mikage Aya...is from Tokyo...like the woman who took away Mamoru! =Page 106= Hirobe(thinking): Those who speak the truth are idiots... ?Classmates: "Hirobe-san is so kind." Hirobe(thinking): I thought if I acted that way, people would like me... ?Hirobe's mother: "Such a good and caring child." Hirobe(thinking): ...that Mamoru would come back to me... [Flashback of Mamoru giving her a puppy.] Mamoru: "This puppy is for you. I hope you'll take good care of it." [Image of the postcard.] Hirobe(thinking): But..Mamoru...left me...Mamoru's dog... [Image of the dog.] Hirobe(thinking): I can't vent my feelings at Mamoru, so instead I...Can it be...I'm a good child on the outside, but inside I'm this terrible and cruel person who only wants to hurt others? If that's what is true... [The white dog is almost at Ceres' throat.] Hirobe(thinking): ...then the one who should be bitten by that dog... =Page 107= Hirobe(thinking): SHOULD BE ME!! [The white dog stops at Ceres's throat. It turns around and vanishes into thin air.] Ceres: !? Ceres: Where did it go? [Ceres sits up.] [Hirobe's mother leans closer to Ceres.] [Scared scared.] Hirobe's mother: Are you alright!? Maya...where's Maya!? [Ceres' fingers come in contact with the postcard.] =Page 108= Ceres: To Hirobe Maya...? [On the postcard is a picture of a married couple and a few lines of greeting.] Label: We are married. Label: ______ Mamoru. ** i can't read his last name b/c it's just the kanji** [At the outskirts of the residence area.] [Yuuhi, still as Yuuko, is holding a piece of paper bearing Hirobe's address. He is standing on a slope and looking around.] Yuuhi: This... Yuuhi: Aya can't change her habit of working alone. Yuuhi: So now I have to come out and pick her up! Ay...I can't help it since I like her... [Yuuhi sees Hirobe walking along the street.] Yuuhi: Huh? =Page 109= Yuuhi: Hirobe!? [Hirobe notices Yuuhi.] Hirobe: Ah! [Hirobe turns and runs away.] Yuuhi: Huh!? Hey----- It's me, ME!! [Hirobe stops dead in her tracks. In front of her is the white dog.] =Page 110= Ceres(flashback): "It was created by your power" Ceres(flashback): "More specifically, it was created by the repressed negative energy..." Hirobe: So...it's really here to kill me...just as I had thought so... Hirobe: You are...me... [By this time, Yuuhi has run up to the street level.] Yuuhi: The white dog...! Hirobe: DON'T COME NEAR ME!! //KARA KARA// [Yuuhi falls down the slope.] Hirobe: It's alright...I deserve it... =Page 111= Hirobe: Kill me immediately...since Mamoru won't be coming back... [When Yuuhi looks up, the white dog has jumped at Hirobe.] Yuuhi: HIROBE!! =Page 112= [The white dog bites into the flesh of Mamoru the dog, who has jumped between Hirobe and her attacker.] [Hirobe's eyes widen in shock as she sees Mamoru the dog cry out in pain. Blood splashes all over.] =Page 113= Hirobe: Mamoru!? [Mamoru the dog feebly supports himself up and stands protectively in front of Hirobe.] [The two dogs confront each other and engage in a fight.] Hirobe: W...why...? Hirobe: Why are you protecting me!? =Page 114= Hirobe: You didn't do anything wrong and I'm always directing my anger at you... WHY!? [Ceres, still holding the postcard, lands on the street.] Ceres: He is fighting against your negative side. {I think the Dark Side (tm) would work better...} Ceres: It is simpler than human. Yuuhi: ...Ceres! Ceres: It loves you...even though you're changing, it still loves you... [Flashback of Hirobe taking care of the young puppy.] Young Hirobe: "Mamoru, come here!" Young Hirobe: "Mamoru!" [Hirobe is shaking.] [The white dog bites Mamoru the dog again.] Hirobe: STOP IT!! =Page 115= Hirobe: Come back here!! Hirobe: Come back to my body...!! [The white dog stops biting Mamoru the dog, who lies on the ground as a bloody lump.] Hirobe: Hurry!! [The white dog dissolves and returns to Hirobe's body.] =Page 116= [Hirobe kneels down to the injured dog. Still shaking, she reaches out to him.] Hirobe: I...diot.... [The dog, feebly and panting hard, looks up.] Hirobe: You are such an...idiot... [Hirobe embraces the dog, who is now dead.] Hirobe: You can just leave me like Mamoru did! [Flashback] Mamoru: "Maya, I'm going to Tokyo...don't worry, I'll keep in touch and we can meet anytime." Mamoru(on the phone): "I'm very busy right now. There's no time to call everyday." Mamoru(on the phone): "I'm sorry...I fell for this other girl here...besides, our age difference is too great!" [Back to reality.] Hirobe: I've never cried or complained...even when we broke up... Hirobe: I obey whatever he said! I've written so many letter for him...I even go to pray at Tennyo Zuka... =Page 117= [Ceres looks at the postcard.] Ceres: But at the end, he still gives you the "last communication"...... Ceres: If only you had cried out earlier...then you would never have made the white dog attack people. [Ceres uses her power and instantly rips the postcard to pieces.] Ceres: If you really hate him...why not let the white dog eat him? [Yuuhi looks at Ceres.] Hirobe: No! Hirobe: I like him! Even though I hate him, I still like him! Ceres: Yes...because you like, so you hate... =Page 118= Ceres: Then forget about him... Ceres: A woman suffers at the point where she believes "that man is all she needs"...think of your own happiness. Hirobe: ...... Hirobe: Who...are you...? Ceres: ...me? Ceres: I'm the one called "Ceres"...I'm looking for the "hagoromo"... =Page 119= Ceres: Please say goodbye...to Mamoru... Hirobe: ...*sob*...Mamoru... [Hirobe holds on tighter to Mamoru the dog.] Hirobe: I'm sorry...I'm sorry... [The scene fades as Hirobe continues to cry.] [A few days later.] =Page 120= Aya: Look! We can see the Sizu Island from here! Yuuhi: Ohhh~ that's Tennyo and the white dog's island? [Chidori is taking more pictures.] Chidori: I heard that only that island is different from the rest of the land here. The land was formed over three million years ago! Yuuhi: If it's ancient, then there should be relics around, right? Chidori: Ah, the Heavenly Child Village in Tochigi appeared around that time! ????: The chances of the hagoromo being left over is much greater now... [Aya places her right hand on her arm wound.] [Pain.] [Begin flashback] Hirobe: "C-genoma?" Aya: Yeah...but you are not fully Tennyo-ized yet...if you're careful, the Mikage family probably won't find you easily... Hirobe: Sorry...I'm really sorry...but... =Page 121= Hirobe: I won't let "the white dog" appear again. ?Hirobe: "I don't need the power, and I don't want to become a Tennyo..." [End flashback.] Aya(thinking): She also carries with her the burden of hurting others and the pain of losing loved ones. That day...at Katou-san's funeral, how did she feel? Chidori: Q-chan, does the temple we are going to really has the hagoromo? Q-chan: Of course! [Q-chan zooms in to the screen. Steam comes out of her nostrils.] Q-chan: Of course it does! While you were at school, I went to places and only after some hard work, found this information! [Chidori, Aya, and Yuuhi back away to a corner in shock.] Chidori/Aya/Yuuhi: Q-chan, you have such big nostrils! [At the temple.] =Page 122= Aya: It's burnt? Temple guide: Yes. However, I've never heard of any fires around here. Temple guide: It's only a legend. No one knows if that thing really existed...Are you listening? [Yuuhi, Aya, and Chidori glare down at Q-chan.] Q-chan: Ahha.. [Outside the temple.] Aya: Even the Hirobe family knew nothing of it! Chidori: It's not at the Sizu Island...? Seems like lots of places had already been digged out. Aya: What about Tennyo Zuka...? =Page 123= Chidori: Isn't that a tomb? Maybe the hagoromo was buried along with the Tennyo! Aya: Ohhh~ it's possible! Chidori: Then we are going to dig the graves!? Dig the government's "important cultural heritage"!? [Yuuhi, Aya, and Chidori make up their mind with determinated looks. Q-chan is not getting any of this...] [2:00 A.M.] [Tennyo Zuka.] Yuuhi: ...This... [Yuuhi and Chidori are wearing black jackets with caps, sunglasses, and mouth-muffles. Both are carrying a shovel.] Yuuhi: ...Doesn't seem like such a good idea...? Robbing graves... Yuuhi: If we were caught, we would be sent to the police! [Aya is making sure no one's near.] Aya(whispers): Be quiet! This is residental area! =Page 124= [Yuuhi starts digging.] Yuuhi(whispers): The wounded should just look. Robbing graves is not an easy matter! [Watase-sensei's note: Don't learn from them.] [Q-chan is dancing in the background.] Yuuhi(whispers): This four hundred years old nettle tree has such hard roots... [Q-chan continues to dance in the background.] Yuuhi(whispers): Quit playing around and come help us!! Q-chan(whispers): I'm not playing. I'm transferring energy. Aya(whispers): Ah! There's a car! Hide!! [The four hide...in rather obvious positions. Q-chan and Aya are in full view. Yuuhi and Chidori lay beside each other toward the grave...creating two big lumps on the already high tomb.] [Chidori looks down at the tomb.] Chidori(thinking): Huh? ?Aya: Ah, it's gone! It's gone! =Page 125= Chidori: Heyhey, come take a look at this! Yuuhi/Aya: !? [The four look into the tomb.] Chidori: What is...this..? [At a hotel.] [Tooya is reading a book.] //RRRRRR// //RRRRR// =Page 126= Hotel guy: This is the counter desk. I'm sorry to bother you so late at night. A friend of yours is waiting for you in the hotel living room. [Wei, with his hair cut short to his shoulder, sits patiently in the hotel living room.] [Tooya puts down the phone.] Tooya(thinking): My "friend", huh?...What's to come has finally come. I guess this time it's Kagami's order... [Tooya lets his sword come out.] =Page 127= Aya(flashback): "Why do you have to kill them! Why do you have to kill so many people!?" Aya(flashback): "You can't!" Tooya: ! [Tooya lets his sword go back into his hand.] Tooya: Aya... Tooya: If I die... [The door closes behind him as Tooya leaves the room.] Tooya: You won't be crying with anger... --- =Page 128= [Tennyo Zuka.] ???: ...what kinda weird thing is this!? The hagoromo!? ???: I...I don't think so... [Yuuhi, Aya, Chidori, and Q-chan are crowded around the tomb.] ???: It looks like nettle tree roots...but the shape's really strange. ???: It's like alien! It's almost as if it mutates... ???: It's ever glowing a little...how eerie~~ =Page 129= ???: The usual roots don't look like this. Besides, the soil around it changed colors. ???: Is the hagoromo really buried here? Yuuhi: ...... Aya: Yuuhi, what's wrong? Yuuhi: Ever since our stay at Tochigi, I've been thinking... Can it be that the "hagoromo" doesn't look like what we've had in mind? Yuuhi: Maybe it's not just any piece of cloth. Chidori: There's nothing! Yuck, I'll make it look like how it was before, covered with soil. [Chidori starts shoveling soil back to the digged out tomb.] Yuuhi: Hold it! Let's try digging deeper! Security: Hey!! =Page 130= [The security guard points the flashlight at Yuuhi, Aya, and Q-chan, leaving them exposed.] Security: What are you doing!? Yuuhi/Aya/Q-chan(thinking): Oh no! [The three immdiately sit around a table with mud balls on top.] {I think that's supposed to be something that is used whenever Japanese people enjoys the traditional full-moon-watch.} Yuuhi/Aya/Q-chan: Watching the moon. [Mud balls.] Security: Liar!! [Private Girls Tsukashima High School] [In the hallway.] Yuuhi: ...because of that, now we can't even investigate the Tennyo Zuka. [This guy tripped while he was running away.] Aya: Fortunately everyone got away pretty fast. The only problem is what are we going to do now? Chidori: I don't want to be chased by police anymore! There's no hagoromo at Miyagi! Let's move on to somewhere else! Yuuhi: I agree. I don't want to dress like this anymore. Let's find a co-ed school... =Page 131= Classmates: Aogiri-san, our next class is going to be held at the practice cooking room. Yuuhi: GREAT! I'll be right there! Yuuhi: I'll see you two after school! [*Yuuko* half dances to his next class.] Chidori/Aya(thinking): He's totally in love with this place! [Later, Aya is walking down the hallway.] Aya(thinking): Other places...that would work, since we can't do anything here... [Aya takes out her cellphone.] Aya(thinking): ...after that one time I can't get in touch with Tooya...I think... [Aya turns on the cellphone.] =Page 132= [The cellphone rings.] Aya: Wah! Aya: Tooya!? Suzumi(over the phone): Aya? It's me! Aya(over the phone): Tsk. It's only you~~ Suzumi: Tsk what! ...Aya, did Tooya contact any of you? Aya: Huh...!? //RRRRRRR// Suzumi: We agreed that we will contact each other every morning at eight. //RRRRRRR// Suzumi: However, he didn't call me for three days. The hotel guy said that some visitors came for Tooya and after they left together, he never came back. =Page 133= //RRRRRRR// ?Suzumi?Aya?: The phone rings, but no one picks up the phone. //RRRRRRR// Aya(thinking): "Visitors"... //RRRRRRR// [Images of Kagami, Wei, and Shiso.] Aya(thinking): Can it be... //RRRRRRR// [Image of a bloody hand.] Aya(thinking): ...Tooya! //The school bell rings// Teacher: Hey, it's time for class! Go back to the classroom! Teacher: Why are you carrying a cellphone? [The teacher takes the cellphone away.] Teacher: I'm confiscating it! Did you hear... [Aya turns around with a deadly look.] =Page 134= [Aya punches the teacher and runs away with the cellphone.] [Taken back.] Aya(thinking): Tooya... [Train station.] Aya(thinking): He's alright! Tooya will be alright! Because he's very strong! [Aya takes the train back to Tokyo.] Aya(thinking): They couldn't hurt him if they tired! Aya(thinking): He must be off somewhere alone! =Page 135= Aya(thinking): He will be alright! [At the Aogiri house.] Suzumi: Aya!? Suzumi: I thought you were at Miyagi...did you come back by yourself? Aya: I'm sorry I just came back like this...how's Tooya? Did you get in touch with him? [Suzumi shakes her head.] Aya: ...... Aya: Oh... [Someone pokes the back of Aya's head with a finger.] Shuro: Hey! Shuro: Where's your usual spirit? =Page 136= Aya(thinking): !! Aya: ...Shuro...? Aya: Why are you here!? [Hard to believe.] [Dyed her hair.] Shuro: Long time no see! Suzumi: She just arrived. She said she missed you guys- Aya: Ah! Shuro...you...are you okay now? Shuro: Yeah! Lots of things happened afterward... I talked things over with the company. In the future I'm going to go solo. Shuro: However...for now I'm out of the business! Not because I need to consider whether to go on as a female or a male singer... =Page 137= Shuro: ...After all, Kei and I had come all the way to this. Aya(thinking): Shuro...she's even thinner than when she was at Kei's funeral... Aya(thinking): If the Mikage family had not distributed those drugs, Shuro and Kei's Tennyo power wouldn't have been awakened... GeSANG would still have two memebers... Shuro: Besides, I'm worried about you guys. Suzumi's dance studentA: Ah! It's Shuro! Suzumi's dance studentB: Really!? Suzumi's dance studentC: Himself!? Suzumi: What are you looking at! Shuro: What's wrong? You come back with worries... it doesn't look like it's about the hagoromo. [Later that night.] Shuro: ...So that's what happened. =Page 138= Shuro: No make-up and not in front of the camera, and he is still so handsome. I've never seen him inside the studio and I was wondering about his identity! Aya: Tooya betrayed Kagami for me...so Kagami's men are after him...but I... Aya: Chidori told me I won't be happy if I stay with Tooya... Aya(thinking): To say the truth, I don't really understand Tooya...I don't understand how he really feels. Shuro: ...even though I don't really know about this "Tooya"... Shuro: I can tell by the way you describe him that he really likes and treasures you. =Page 139= Aya: How so? Shuro: Should I say he's serious or honest? Anyway, he's a really "responsible" guy! Guys don't say what they have in mind easily...the more important the matter, the harder it is to say it outloud. Shuro: On the other hand, the man who always sweet-talks is not to be trusted. Don't believe a guy when he says "I like you" while you two are in bed. Aya: That...I know. Shuro: I wrote a lot of lyrics. Shuro: Many times the lyrics would have phrases like "I love you". However, I wasn't playing "word games". Even though the words are not commonly used, I believe everyone can still understand them...I think... Shuro: True "love" is actually very hard to understand...everyone is looking for love, fighting for love..but because they cannot bear to say it outloud, they express it with "songs". =Page 140= Shuro: Love...is not an easy thing. It's much deeper than "like"..because it is so precious, it cannot be easily said outloud. Aya: But...you said it to Kei... Shuro: Haha...For us, that word is something we both would die for. [Shuro starts singing.] Shuro: Matching the glance, looking for the other's shaking fingers... Aya: What a great live performance- Aya(thinking): I want Tooya to love me, but... I probably don't even understand what's the meaning of "love"... Aya(thinking): What is man? What is woman? Why are man and woman attracted to each other? Why do they desire the others' body? "Love"...what is it? //music from the cellphone// =Page 141= [Aya immediately picks up the phone.] Aya: Too...!? Yuuhi(through the phone): Aya!? Why did you just go back to Tokyo like that!? Not to mention attacking the teacher and making tons of trouble!! [Aya sweatdrops like crazy.] Aya: Woo.. Shuro: Aya! [Shuro gives Aya a light kiss on the cheek.] Aya: !? [Aya, with a surprised look, holds a hand over her cheek.] Shuro: This is my encouragement! I'm not a lesbian! Don't show me that face! I'm sure Tooya's okay! Aya(thinking): Shuro... Shuro: Oh yeah, Aya... =Page 142= [Aya is already off.] [Running forward.] Aya: Thanks!! Aya: I'm off to look for Tooya!! Shuro: Ah. [Aya is running around the streets..] Tooya(flashback): "Because...I treasure you..." Aya(thinking): Because you treasure me, so you are afraid to come near me? Idiot...then I'll have to go near you myself! Aya(thinking): Because I have so many things I want to ask you...so many things I want to hear from you... Aya(thinking): I also have many things I want to tell you...to let you better understand me...so... =Page 143= [In the city...at one of the alleys.] [Tooya lies motionlessly with his back to the wall. He is covered with bruises, cuts, and blood.] =Page 144= [Shock awake.] [Tooya opens his eyes.] Tooya(thinking): ...... Tooya(thinking): I'm...still alive...? [Flashback.] [Wei swings his whip-like-thingy.] Wei: "Tooya, what are you doing?" Wei: "Why don't you protect yourself? Why don't you fight back?" =Page 145= [Asamu walks up to him. His right leg is in a cast.] [Asamu points a gun at him.] Asamu: "Bye." [Gunshot.] [End flashback.] Tooya(thinking): Did I survive that...? The blood...is clotted... Tooya: Arghhh...... [Tooya closes his eyes in pain.] =Page 146= [Image of Aya.] Aya(in image): "Tooya!" [Tooya opens his eyes again.] Tooya: ...Aya! [Aya checks her watch.] Aya(thinking): It's already twelve o'clock...Tooya... [Several guys look at Aya with lust in their eyes.] GuyA: Hey miss! Are you alone? //Roar// Aya: None of your business!! GuyB: What do you say to 80, 000 yen? [Aya punches the guy silly.] Aya: Don't touch me! You dirty old man! [Numerous other men...] [MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS] [Weak...] Aya(thinking): I shouldn't have come out in my school uniform... it's so annoying! =Page 147= //music from cellphone// Aya: ! Aya(thinking): Is it Yuuhi again? Aya: Hello... Tooya(through the phone): Aya...? Aya: TOOYA!? [Later.] Aya(thinking): Tooya! [Aya gets off a cab.] Aya(thinking): Tooya! =Page 148= [Aya is shocked to see an injured Tooya by a payphone.] Aya(thinking): !! [Tooya slowly opens his eyes and sees Aya.] Tooya: Aya... Aya: How...can this be... =Page 149= [Aya leans down to see Tooya's injuries.] Aya: This is terrible...did they do this to you!? Why!? {Geez, Aya, you must be dumber than I thought you were...} Tooya: I'm alright... Tooya: I didn't kill anyone... Tooya: This time...I didn't hurt a single person. [Aya sees the flashback of how she had slapped Tooya.] Aya(in flashback): "Why do you have to kill so many people!?" Aya(in flashback): "You can't!" Tooya: Don't worry... =Page 150= [Aya's eyes start to fill with tears.] Aya(thinking): I...... Aya: I..diot...Idiot...idiot! Aya: ...You are such an...idiot!! **ya got that right >: )= ** [Aya sobs into Tooya's chest.] =Page 151= Tooya: I thought...I would never see you again... Aya(thinking): I...don't know anything! Aya(thinking): I really...don't understand anything... [In the hotel.] Tooya: Argh! [Aya is bandaging Tooya's wounds.] Aya: Are you okay? We should go to the hospital? I'm not skilled at bandaging wounds! =Page 152= Tooya: It's okay. The wounds will heal soon. Aya: ...? Tooya: Don't cry anymore...they are not really serious wounds, right? I don't have any broken bones. I'm not new to this so even though I was beaten, they didn't hurt the crucial parts. Aya: But...it was all my fault... Tooya: No, you were right. I shouldn't kill people. Aya: But then they would kill you!! Aya: If...if you died...then I...I... =Page 153= Tooya: ...you've changed... Tooya: I can never figure out why you would choose me...you could have chosen anyone... You can have a better guy who would do anything for you and stand by your side always... Tooya: What so good...about men like me? Aya: I don't like it when you say that... =Page 154= Aya: ...I... Tooya: But I'm weird, too. I have so many women to choose from...but unconsicously... Tooya: I only feel that way for you...only for you... [Tooya wipes away Aya's tears.] =Page 155= [Tooya leans in to kiss Aya.] Aya(thinking): Ah....... [At the last second, Aya pulls away.] Aya: Ah! I...I'm going to wash my face... [Tooya pulls Aya to him.] Aya: Ah! =Page 156= //DOKI DOKI// Tooya: ...Aya... //DOKI DOKI// Aya: No... //DOKI DOKI// Aya: I can't...I'm sweating all over...and my face is smeared with tears... Aya: No...no...I mean, Tooya...you are hurt... //DOKI DOKI// Tooya: I don't want to...repress myself anymore...that's too painful.. =Page 157= Tooya: Stay...with me... Aya(thinking): What is love? Aya(thinking): Why would men and women... Aya(thinking): I don't understand...I don't know... Aya(thinking): But...I want to know... [Tooya and Aya kiss.] =Page 158= Aya(thinking): Please show me- =Page 159= [Aya and Tooya are making out on the bed.] Aya(thinking): So quiet... Aya(thinking): It's like... Aya(thinking): All the sounds in the world... Aya(thinking): Are stopped... =Page 160= Aya(thinking): Only your scent... Aya(thinking): In the deepest part of my heart... Aya(thinking): Echoling... [Aya's shirt is off.] [Aya and Tooya engage in some intense kissing.] Aya: Ah...I...can't breathe... Tooya: Then...don't breathe... {YEAH!! DIE!!! ^^;;;} =Page 161= [Some French kissing stuff...] Aya(thinking): So hard to breathe... [Tooya takes off Aya's sweatshirt.] Aya(thinking): ..is not because of the kiss... [Tooya, with one hand on Aya's arm, starts to unbutton Aya's shirt.] Aya(thinking): ...right...? [Tooya's hands tightens on Aya's arm, which triggers the pain from the wound.] Aya: Argh.. Tooya: ! [Tooya opens Aya's shirt to see her arm.] Tooya: ...!? =Page 162= [Tooya sees the bandaged wound on Aya's arm.] Tooya: This is...how...!? Aya: I was bitten...by the "dog"...it's nothing... Tooya: Blood... Aya: ...It's nothing! It's really nothing! Aya: Please don't leave me like you did last time...I don't want you to...leave me... [Aya jumps into Tooya's arms.] =Page 163= Aya: Don't leave me... Tooya: I won't leave... Tooya: I won't leave you... Aya(thinking): When I said I can be alright by myself, Aya(thinking): I was lying to you... Aya(thinking): My heart hurts so much when I can't see you... =Page 164= {From pp164~166, Aya and Tooya make love.} Aya(thinking): The kisses fall like raindrops. Aya(thinking): Breaths mixed in the air. Aya(thinking): Fingers intertwined. Aya(thinking): Thirsty throat. Aya(thinking): Body seems to melt. Aya(thinking): Fierce fire engulfs the entire body. Aya(thinking): Sweet bitterness...spreads throughout the body. =Page 165= [Aya sees Ceres' eyes looking back at her.] Aya(thinking): Ah? Aya(thinking): This... Aya(thinking): would be enough? Tooya: A.....ya..... =Page 166= Aya(thinking): I seem to hear you say "I love you"... {Remember what Shuro said about never trusting a man's word in bed...?} Aya: Ah... Aya(thinking): Please call out to me more... Tooya- Tooya: ...Aya... =Page 167= [The next morning.] [Aya wakes up. Tooya is still asleep.] Aya: Ah... [Aya looks around the room.] =Page 168= Aya(thinking): That's right...I...... [Aya plays with the choker around Tooya's neck.] Aya(thinking): I'm so happy...but I also feel somewhat shameful... {Duh! You just had sex before you are married.} Aya(thinking): My feelings are unstable... [Aya carasses Tooya's cheek.] Aya(thinking): Even though everyone's doing it, {Wrong! NOT everyone's doing it.} Aya(thinking): and it doesn't seem like a big deal... {*shakes head* Does Aya have a brain?} Aya(thinking): But this is very important... {I'm so glad you noticed.} Aya(thinking): Would the people who do this for money or for the thrill of it feel the same way? [Aya touches Tooya's lips.] Aya(thinking): Such warm feelings...so soft and warm... =Page 169= Flashback: "This would be enough?" [Aya kisses Tooya.] Aya(thinking): Because I joined with the man I love the most... Aya(thinking): Neither of us felt embarrassed... [Aya sits up and looks at Tooya.] Aya(thinking): Still sleeping? [In the bathroom.] [Aya, still naked, looks at herself in the mirror.] [Look.] Aya(thinking): Did I...change? Aya: Ah! =Page 170= //DOKI// [Aya presses her fingers near a kiss mark above her breasts.] Aya(thinking): Tooya's...kiss marks... Aya: Aiya! Here's another one...here... Aya: OHMYGOD! ...Even here! All over my body? [Aya walks out of the bathroom.] Aya(thinking): Now I'm embarrassed~~~ Tooya: What are you... Tooya: Shouting about in the bathroom? Tooya: ...Morning. Aya: Ah! [Aya immediately covers her naked body.] =Page 171= [Aya throws a whole bunch of bathroom accessories at Tooya.] Aya: YOU PERVERT!! Tooya: How so? Ah, don't throw stuff at me! Tooya: Argh. [Pain.] [Tooya sees the image of a girl's legs splashing the ocean waves.] Aya: Tooya!? Aya: What is it? Is it the wound? Are you okay? Tooya: ...... [Aya has reached the bed and kneels to face Tooya.] =Page 172= [Tooya looks into Aya's concerned face. He smiles.] Tooya: ...I will be alright. Aya: Then...I should be going back...ayyyy....:( [On the streets.] Tooya: There's no hagoromo at Miyagi, right? Then the destination of your next search...I have to follow you. Aya: Really? Tooya: ...You were hurt this bad without my knowing...I'm very worried. =Page 173= [Aya and Tooya are holding hands with their fingers interlaced.] Tooya: I'm sorry I can't stand by your side. Even though Kagami has stopped bothering you, he has turned the target to me...I don't want to interfere you finding the hagoromo with my problems. Aya: Mm...you have to be careful...they might come back to kill you. Aya: ...No matter what, we both have to stay alive. Tooya: ...... Aya: But fortunately your face didn't get much injuries! Tooya: Huh? Aya: Shuro said she didn't see anyone in the show business as beautiful as you! Tooya: Oh? Aya: Huh? You didn't notice? Girls all turn around to look at you! Tooya: Ah...really? [As if on cue, the girls around them all turn to look at Tooya.] =Page 174= Tooya(flashback): "I have so many women to choose from...but unconsicously...I only feel that way for you..." [Aya notices a "purikura" machine on the side of the road.] **"purikura" is teh way aya said it. i looked it up...no deffintion >.< but anyway, it's one of those machine thingies where it takes your picture adn puts it on stickers.** Aya: Ah! It's a purikura! Let's go take a picture! Tooya: Huh? But... Aya: Aiya! You must think this is "really boring", right? That's okay, I already take lots of pictures with Yuuhi and the others! Tooya: Eh...let's go take that picture! [Aya is baffled.] Aya: Heyhey! Are you jealous? Are you? Tooya: ..... Aya: Ah! Kneel down more! Aya(thinking): You can only look at me in the future! [An instant made picture sticker of Aya and Tooya.] Aya: Wai~~ I'm in the same picture as Tooya! =Page 175= [Aya looks at the stickers.] Aya: Mm! it's so cute! Tooya: You call yourself cute... Tooya: Haha.. [Tooya laughs.] Aya: Ah... Tooya: What is it? Aya: ...Nothing... Aya(thinking): A smile from my beloved... Aya: Let me have your cellphone! I'm going to put a sticker on! Tooya: ...... Aya: You think it's "really boring", right? =Page 176= Aya(thinking): Why does my heart feel so warm? Aya: Ah! It's a matching machine! I'm so nervous! [Aya gets in front of a matching machine.] Tooya: Huh? Aya: First enter each other's names... then the birthdates... [Aya is suddenly hit by realization.] [Aya immediately looks at Tooya, who seems a bit wistful.] Tooya: ...... Aya: This... Aya: We don't need to be tested! We are a perfect match! This stupid broken machine! Now is no time for stupid things like this! This stupid broken no good machine! [Aya proceeds to kick the machine.] Store Owner: Hey! Store Owner: Do you want to break my machine or what!? [Aya drags Tooya and flees.] Aya: Byebye! Later! =Page 177= Aya(thinking): Tooya lost his memory a year ago, so he doesn't know his own last name and birthdate... and I was... [Pain.] [Tooya stops in his tracks.] [Image of a girl by the ocean.] Tooya: ...Woo.... Aya: Tooya!? Tooya: ...!? Aya: Do you want to rest for awhile? =Page 178= [Tooya is sitting on a bench.] Aya: I'll go buy something to drink! [Aya runs off.] Aya(thinking): What's wrong with Tooya? Did he not feel well? Did he hurt his head? [When Aya comes back with a can of beverage, Tooya is standing by a sales rack and reading a travels brochure.] Aya(thinking): The look on his face.. Aya: What is it? Why are you looking at a travel brochure? Tooya: This...I know this place... =Page 179= Aya(thinking): Shizuoka...? Tooya: Matsubara?...Why? That place...I seem to be so familiar with... //DOKI DOKI// [Tooya puts a hand on his forehead.] //DOKI DOKI DOKI// Aya: Can it be... Aya: You are remembering...your past? Tooya: ...!! Aya: That's right...It must be!! I heard that people who lost their memory may regain their memory by some impact! Maybe there's a connection between the two!? =Page 180= Tooya: ...the ocean...is that Matsubara's...ocean? Aya: It must be!! Aya: Let's go to Shizuoka...Go to Matsubara! Maybe you would remember something! Aya: Besides, that's one of the places with hagoromo! It's settled! Tooya: Aya... [Night time] Aya: ...then I'll talk to you later. I wish I can stay with you longer... =Page 181= [Aya takes Tooya's hands into hers.] Aya: I'm really happy...really...because I like you... Aya: I'll do anything to make you happy. I hope...you can remember something in Matsubara. Aya: Good...bye... [Aya slowly lets go of Tooya.] [Tooya suddenly grabs Aya.] =Page 182= [Tooya pulls Aya to him and kisses her.] Aya(thinking): Every touch...makes me dizzy... Aya(thinking): Not willing to let go... [At the Aorigi house.] =Page 183= [Aya stops in her tracks. Yuuhi is standing in front of the door with his arms crossed.] Aya: Yuu...Yuuhi...you are back to Tokyo...already? Yuuhi: Nee-chan told me about it already...Tooya's alright? ...That's good... Yuuhi: I came back here alone yesteday night. Yuuhi: Come inside... =Page 184= Aya(thinking): I feel...uneasy... Shuro: Ayyyyy.... Shuro: It can't be helped! That idiot... [Aya is surprised by Shuro's sudden entrance.] [Shock] Aya: Shuro! [Yuuhi walks down the hall.] Yuuhi: Nee-chan, Aya's back! Shuro: Welcome back! ...Yuuhi started looking terrible since yesterday night. It's no surprise, since his beloved stayed with another man for a whole night. Aya: Huh? HUH!? Aya(thinking): I'm sorry...Yuuhi...I'm sorry...I'm sorry... Shuro: But love is not something that can make everyone happy and not hurt anyone's feelings. =Page 185= Shuro: There's no way to make it perfect for everyone. [Yuuhi stops and listens.] [Shuro gives Aya a pat on the shoulder.] Shuro: It's more important to be honest with your feelings and treasure it. Aya: Yeah... Shuro: Well, it's good that nothing happened to Tooya! Aya: Yeah...oh, btw, I want to go to Shizuoka next to search for the hagoromo! Aya: Because Tooya...if he went to Shizuoka, he may remember something from his past! =Page 186= Aya: Maybe he would regain his memories! Shuro: Aya... Shuro: There's something...I was going to tell you yesterday... You suddenly ran off... Shuro: Are you prepared to accept his possible conditions after he regains his memories? Aya(thinking): Huh? Aya: Prepared...? [On the streets, Tooya stops in his tracks.] =Page 187= [Pain.] Tooya: ..argh... Shuro: To regain his memory means he will have a past, right? Shuro: His background...maybe it will be different than the Tooya now...whether it's personality...family...friends... Shuro: What's worse, he may already have had a "girlfriend". Are you prepared to face that kind of situation? Aya: That's impossible! Tooya is now... Shuro: I was just giving you an example! Maybe he will still choose you if that's the case! It's just that... I don't want to say this, but...the worst case is... =Page 188= Shuro: You must have heard it before? About people who regain their lost memories...I'm not very sure myself... Shuro: Anyway, there's many ways of recovering one's memories, and they have to do with the brain. Shuro: Maybe when Tooya regains the memory from "before he lost the memory", he would "forget everything"...about what happens after "he lost his memory"...including us... [Yuuhi steps out of hiding. He is concerned.] Aya(thinking): Forget... [Aya is in shock.] =Page 189= Aya(thinking): Everything...? Aya(thinking): Including...me...? [On the streets.] [Tooya is still in pain as he reaches out to a wall for support.] [Image of a girl/] A girl's voice: "Tooya!" Tooya: Aya...? Tooya: N...no... Tooya: Who? I think...I'm remembering someone...? The End