Sorry to call you out here.
It's okay.
Um...
Did I do something to upset Hase-kun?
I don't understand why he's avoiding me.
I think it'd be best if you heard it from him.
If I asked him, I don't think he'd tell me.
Maybe he's afraid of being with you.
What?
He's comparing himself to Kujo.
Kujo-kun?
In elementary school, you and Kujo were close, right?
Like you and Hase are now.
But that's...
I'm sure he doesn't expect the same thing to happen again...
But there's no predicting what might make you lose your memories again.
Wouldn't seeing you lose your memories again
hurt him more than anything?
I had no idea how Hase-kun felt.
Even though I'm his friend.
Thank you.
What are they supposed to do, seriously?
#12 I'd Like for Us to Be Friends.
December 19 Friday
Good morning, Hase-kun.
Good morning.
Good morning, Kujo-kun.
Yeah... Morning.
Oh, right...
I need to give Maiko-chan the notes she asked for.
Good morning.
Classic lit for first period is rough, huh?
Yeah...
Major Cleaning
Group representatives, come up here.
Time to decide where you'll clean.
You get one chance. No complaining.
Sorry.
It's cold.
I said I'm sorry!
Well, complaining won't get it done any faster.
Let's get this over with.
Yeah.
Okay.
When did I become part of your group?
Does it matter?
Your seat is near mine.
I don't particularly care either way...
Lately, you guys have been acting weird.
Who?
Fujimiya Kaori and you.
You think so?
I don't think we're acting any differently.
Did something happen?
No, nothing.
Wanna use this?
My bag's full of leaves...
I'm gonna throw it out.
How's Fujimiya been lately?
What do you mean?
Has she been acting differently?
She seems happy, but she's forcing herself...
I see.
So is Hase.
What happened?
They used to be so close.
I wouldn't say they're on bad terms now.
Yeah.
By the way, why are you avoiding me?
I'm n-not avoiding you...
It's pretty obvious you are.
If you don't like me, I can stop talking to you.
It isn't that...
If I didn't like you, I wouldn't be this worried!
When I said I wanted you to be my husband,
you seemed really angry...
You're the one who started acting weird first!
Oh, that?
I couldn't talk to you anymore
because I didn't want you to hate me even more.
And I didn't want to hear you say you didn't want to talk to me, either!
Sorry about that.
It's weird when you suddenly apologize...
When I think it's my fault, I apologize.
It isn't usually my fault, so I just don't get many opportunities to apologize.
Oh... I see.
Then is it okay if I keep depending on you?
You're determined to depend on me, aren't you?
Fine with me.
I won't baby you, though.
Roger!
Yamagishi-san seems to have cheered up.
I'm glad.
And?
Are you okay with the way things are?
What do you mean?
Everyone has noticed that you and Fujimiya are acting strange.
Well, it's not as though I don't understand how you feel...
I think things are probably fine.
She's friends with Yamagishi-san and the other girls.
She can be her true self in class, too.
In the future, I think she'll keep making more friends.
Maybe.
That makes me happy.
And I don't want Fujimiya-san to be sad anymore.
Until now, she's only been sad.
Don't you care about your own sadness?
I told you...
I'm not sad.
December 24 Wednesday
Hey, winter break's coming up.
Let's all go somewhere together.
Kaori-chan, where do you want to go?
A-Actually, I'm taking a trip with my family.
What?
Really?
Yeah... My father likes traveling.
Oh, but you girls should have fun.
I'm actually going on a trip with my family this year, also...
Has your family always been like that?
They said we should this year. It was a last-minute thing.
Really?
Too bad.
That's no fun.
Now, now...
What should we do, then?
I'm home!
Welcome home.
Huh?
Already preparing New Year's dinner?
Yeah.
We get to spend a quiet New Year's at home for once,
so I'm starting now.
This is fine for now, right?
What's wrong?
Nothing...
I'll help you.
Today is New Year's Eve.
Is everyone ready for the new year?
Shoppers fill the streets today—
Mom, when's lunch?
Mom!
1 New Message
Received Message Mom (No Subject) I'm going to listen to Beethoven's Ninth.
I forgot.
This happens every New Year's Eve...
Thank you!
I guess I'll take a walk.
It's cold...
Guess I'll go home.
What am I doing?
I know she won't be here...
Hase-kun?
Huh?
Fujimiya-san, what are you doing here?
What about you?
Why are you here?
What about your trip?
My trip?
M-My trip was suddenly canceled...
What about you?
M-My father had some work come up,
so we decided to stay at home this year...
I see.
But I never thought I'd really run into you here.
You, too?
Huh?
I'd decided today that if I went for a walk, I'd come here!
I thought I might run into you...
Sorry! Forget what I said...
Ah, sure... It's fine.
Fujimiya-san...
Huh?
Would you walk with me?
Okay.
This time last year, I didn't even imagine
I'd be walking with you like this.
We were still in different classes.
It was May 12, right?
The first time you spoke to me.
It was sudden.
You must've been surprised.
No... I'm sure I was happy.
I know that.
Fujimiya-san...
But back then, I probably wasn't able to tell you about my memories yet.
I was probably thinking being friends with me would inconvenience you.
If you hadn't insisted on being my friend anyway,
I'd probably still be alone now...
Thank you, Hase-kun.
It's no big deal...
I just wanted to be your friend.
So thank you!
Blowout Sale
Shall we head home?
Huh?
Hase-kun.
Y-Yes?
Would you like to get crêpes?
Huh?
Y-Yeah.
I don't mind...
All right!
Let's eat.
This shop's crêpes are delicious!
Yeah.
We kept saying we'd go, but we never got to go together.
I wrote about it a lot in my diary, too.
I was curious about it...
But today is like a dream.
I got to see you, and we even had crêpes together.
Fujimiya-san...
I worried you a lot, so I wanted to have crêpes here together
to reassure you a little.
Hase-kun?
That was so good, I think I'll get another!
Thanks for coming all the way here with me today.
It's okay...
See you later.
Yeah.
Fujimiya-san, you can go ahead...
No, you go on.
Hase-kun?
I'll walk you closer to your house.
I didn't know there was a shrine here...
In elementary school, I'd pray here on my way to and from school.
Oh, really?
I know.
It's early, but let's make our first shrine visit of the year.
Okay.
What's wrong, Fujimiya-san?
Are you okay?
I don't want to forget today...
I want to remember
all of the time we spent together today.
Even the smallest details...
But even more, I'd hate not being your friend!
If that day comes,
even if I'm able to remember you,
I won't be happy...
Fujimiya-san...
I want to talk like we used to!
I want to see you, and talk like we did today...
I want to be closer friends with you!
But I...
I don't know what to do anymore!
I'm an idiot!
I didn't want to see you cry anymore...
What am I doing?!
Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!
I'm sorry, Fujimiya-san...
I forgot the most important thing!
Hase-kun?
I want to talk to you even more, too!
I want to spend even more time with you!
I want to be even closer friends with you!
Your smile really puts me at ease.
Kaori!
Kaori, you should have told me you were with Hase-kun...
What's wrong?
Hello.
You didn't come home, so your father said he'd call the police.
Huh?
If he saw you two here now, we'd be calling an ambulance instead.
Ah, I'll go home immediately!
Hase-kun!
Huh?
I look forward to next year.
Same here.
There are things I don't want to forget...
Memories of time spent with friends.
Memories of time spent with her alone.
Memories are important.
But there's something even more important...
That's to continue making memories.
That's why we'll repeat it...
Again...
And again.
Fujimiya-san...
I...
I'd like for us to be friends!
I wonder what Fujimiya-san writes about.
Diary