Don't Hit On Students!
We have our own rule.
Personal Conversation Strictly Prohibited
Fujimiya-san...
You dropped this.
Fujimiya-san's scary...
In the classroom, I can't talk to her.
I can't even say hello.
Sorry about earlier, Hase-kun!
No, I'm sorry for talking to you.
It is sad that we can only talk on the roof, though.
If you talk to me, people will say things about you, too.
I don't care about that.
It's my decision to do this.
Besides, I'm just glad I met someone I can be myself around.
I h-hope you find more people like that.
Yeah.
Truthfully, I was happy to be special.
I thought that following our restrictive rule was proof of our friendship.
Until she appeared.
I found you.
So this is where you've been, Fujimiya-san.
#5 New Friends.
That's all for class.
Don't forget your assignments.
Hase, come to the faculty office.
Huh?
Why?
It's about your grades.
Let's have a long chat about your future.
I really want to have lunch, but I'll be a little late!
Sorry!
Are you okay?
Hase-kun?
Hello, Fujimiya-san.
You're in my class...
I'm Yamagishi Saki.
I followed you because I wanted to talk to you.
To talk?
Listen...
If you don't mind,
I'd like for us to be friends.
Wh-Why?
Because I want to be your friend.
I'd actually prefer if you'd be my older sister, though...
Huh?
Or you could be my mother.
But I think I'd rather have you as my sister.
One about two years older.
What are you saying?
I've always looked up to you.
You're so mature, Fujimiya-san.
You can do everything yourself, and you have it together.
I wish I could be like you...
But I also want you to take care of me.
Don't you want to be my friend?
I-It's not that I don't...
Great!
I hope we'll be good friends, Fujimiya-san.
H-Huh?
H-Hase-kun...
Someone's standing there like she belongs here.
Hello.
You're Yamagishi-san, right?
What are you doing here?
She asked me to be her friend.
Huh?
By the way, you two boys, what are your names?
I'm Hase, and this is Kiryu.
Wait, aren't you in our class?!
You don't remember our names?
Hase-kun and Kiryu-kun, huh?
So, are you Fujimiya-san's friends?
Yeah!
Strictly speaking, only I'm her friend.
Then, from now on, Fujimiya-san has two friends, including me.
But I promised I'd eat lunch with some other friends,
so I can't come here all the time.
About that...
I can only talk like this on the roof.
I'd rather you didn't speak to me in the classroom.
Why not?
Well, it's complicated...
Huh...
I'm not sure I understand, but okay.
See you later, Fujimiya-san.
What should I do, Hase-kun?
Just keep doing what you're doing.
We still don't know what Yamagishi-san's like.
The Next Day
Good morning, Fujimiya-san.
Did I surprise you? It's me.
Y-Yamagishi-san...
You smell nice.
What shampoo do you use?
Um, n-normal shampoo...
Saki, good morning!
Ah, Maiko-chan, Ai-chan...
What's up?
Did something happen with Fujimiya-san?
We were just talking... Right?
Huh?
She talked to her like it was totally normal...
Wait, Fujimiya-san.
We have the same elective next period, right?
Let's go together.
Um, Yamagishi-san...
Yesterday, I asked you not to talk to me except on the roof.
Oh, really? Why not?
You don't remember?
I feel like it might have come up...
But why can't I talk to you?
Do you not like me?
I-It isn't that...
Then I can talk to you, right?
Eh?
Hey... Come on, let's go.
Wait...
Yamagishi-san's too pushy!
Hey, Fujimiya-san,
I don't understand part of the math assignment...
Could you show me how to do it?
Where are you going?
Fujimiya-san...
Huh?
Where did you go?
Yamagishi-san, you're being too loud.
There you are.
Hey, wait!
Wait, Yamagishi-san!
I-Inoue-sensei...
Don't run in the hallway.
S-Sorry.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Yamagishi-san tends to do things at her own pace...
She can be a little pushy.
She's cheerful and interesting.
I bet being her friend would be fun...
Huh? You want to be her friend?
But if she becomes my friend, I'll forget her.
I've always avoided speaking to others because I don't want that to happen.
Why don't you break your rule?
Huh?
I'm really glad we became friends.
I was right to work up the courage to talk to you.
At first, you might be nervous, and even scared.
But I'm sure it won't be all bad.
I bet Yamagishi-san wants you to talk to her.
Thanks, Hase-kun.
Fujimiya-san...
Um, do you need something?
Y-Yamagishi-san,
can I speak to you?
Your memories of your friends get reset once a week?
Yeah. I'm sorry for springing this on you.
I understand if you find it unbelievable.
I don't know about unbelievable...
It's just too difficult for me to understand.
What do you mean by "memories of your friends"?
What does "reset" mean?
Explain it briefly.
Well, um...
I forget about my friends.
You forget?
Yeah, every Monday.
Then you're like me.
Huh?
I'm really forgetful, too.
I'm always forgetting people's names...
I even forget if I've spoken to someone.
It isn't quite like that...
It's the same.
You just forget on a specific day, right?
That's way better than never knowing when you're going to forget, like me!
You're kind of amazing.
Huh? Amazing?
Well, I'd never thought of it that way.
You're just thinking about it too hard.
You should relax more and enjoy life.
Others are pretty willing to help forgetful people.
Of course, in my case, people say I run from difficulties too much.
I think you're fine the way you are.
Fujimiya-san, you're cute when you smile, too!
I'll start calling you Kaori-chan.
So you can use my first name, too.
S-Saki-chan?
That's right.
I'm so happy we're using our first names!
I'm glad we're friends, too.
I wonder if Fujimiya-san was able to talk to her...
Why don't you worry about yourself instead?
Huh?
She's eating your lunch.
Let's eat!
Stop!
Thanks for the food.
Th-There isn't a single crumb left...
Yamagishi-san, you eat too fast!
Sorry, Hase-kun... She said she wanted to taste it.
It was so good, I ate it all.
Kaori-chan, you're really good at cooking.
Thanks, Saki-chan.
When did you start using first names?
And after school tomorrow, we have a date. Right?
Y-Yeah.
A d-date?
Friday
Kaori-chan!
Thanks for waiting.
Sure... We should have met at the station.
Why?
If people see you with me, they'll talk about you.
Let's go.
Wait, my hand...
It's fine, come on.
Oh, right.
I wanted to stop somewhere today.
Come with me.
You're following them, aren't you?
Well, aren't you curious?
They're two girls, going on a date.
I mean, I need to make sure they're getting along.
Really? Good luck.
I'm going home.
Please don't leave me alone!
What if Fujimiya-san finds me alone and thinks I'm a creep?
You're already plenty creepy. Let go.
I'll buy you an egg roll! Come on!
I've been wanting to try their crêpes.
Me, too.
Me, too!
You made me come with you after all.
Apparently, I came here with Hase-kun, too.
But they were closed, and we didn't get to eat.
This time, you'll get to eat.
Yeah.
Sorry, Hase-kun.
It's so good.
Yeah.
Let me have a bite.
Don't be jealous of a girl.
Kaori-chan, you can have a bite of mine.
What's wrong?
I'm just happy.
Friends share food all the time, right?
I've seen it in comics. I always wanted to try it.
It's delicious...
Yeah, friends share yummy things, as well as fun things.
I've always wanted to go shopping with friends, also.
I wanted to check out stylish clothes in a fashionable shop!
Hey, Kaori-chan...
Does this look good?
Yeah! It's really cute!
You should try one on, too.
Ready?
Yeah...
Ah, so cute!
This is kind of embarrassing.
Those aren't clothes... They're animal costumes.
Fujimiya-san looks great in hers!
Where do you want to go next?
I don't know.
I'd like a drink, but karaoke sounds good, too.
Also...
There are lots of things I always wanted to try with a friend.
I thought you were more mature and quiet.
Are you disappointed?
No, I'm glad I get to see different sides of you.
Thanks.
Fujimiya-san seems to be having fun.
More than she does with me.
Today was fun...
What are you doing?
Writing everything that happened today in my diary.
I want to at least have a record of it.
After all the fun we had,
I'm sure you won't forget on Monday.
It'd be nice if I didn't...
But I don't think I'll recognize you at school.
Really?
Thanks for today, Saki-chan.
I never thought the day would come when I'd make friends like everyone else.
Neither did I.
Huh?
I wonder what they're talking about.
Who knows?
Yamagishi-san seems like a nice, cheerful girl.
Yeah, she's changed a lot.
We were in the same elementary school class.
You were? Why didn't you say anything?
Because I couldn't be bothered.
Besides, she didn't even remember my name.
Back then, she was forgetful and always seemed out of it.
People made fun of her all the time.
They bullied her.
She was always crying, and coming to school seemed hard for her.
Really?
But I have lots of fun now...
I have friends, and I'm not alone anymore.
Now that we're friends, I'm sure we'll have even more fun!
Yeah.
Well, I'd better get home.
Okay.
See you on Monday, then.
Kaori-chan!
See you later!
Fujimiya-san...
Monday
She's here...
Good morning!
Hey, good morning.
Um, who are you?
Wow.
It's true! You really did forget!
It's me, Yamagishi Saki.
Saki-chan?
Yeah! We had crêpes, and went shopping, and talked a lot together.
We shared our crêpes.
That's right!
Hey, Saki...
Introduce us to her, too.
Sure. You know, Kaori-chan's even more forgetful than I am.
No way! That's impossible!
No one's more forgetful than you.
The other day, you forgot to bring your bag to school.
But you still remembered to bring your lunch!
That really happened?
Oh, and Kaori-chan is...
really cute when she smiles.
Don't make scary faces.
Smile!
At some point, the rule that had restricted us disappeared.
And then...
They seem to be getting along.
Yeah.
D-Did she just...
She recognized you.
Even though it's Monday.
Slowly but surely...
I felt like we were moving forward.
Mothers of Friends.