I have something I want to protect, too.
W-what are you doing, stalking me?
You oughta know we've been practicing really hard.
You're not getting an easy win tomorrow.
I'm good at lay-ups.
Kazuya's dribbling needs more work, though.
But there's an outside chance we'll win.
"Two Ways of Love"
If you'd just say you love me, I'll cancel tomorrow's showdown.
Tsukasa...
What...?
What's happening...?
Why am I in his arms?
My head's spinning and my strength is draining out of me.
Ou...
Say it!
Just say it...
That you love me...
Say it.
Tsukushi.
You're hurting me. Let me go.
How big a fool do you need to make of me?
Tsu...!
No!
Stop it!
No...!
You hate me that much?
No...
That's not it.
You look like you'd rather kill yourself.
Do you love Rui that much?
If I let him kiss me... I don't think I could forgive myself.
Why Rui...? Why my best friend?
This is ridiculous. Why'd I fall for a girl like you?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Tsukasa... I'm sorry.
The great Tsukasa Domyoji declares his love for a nobody like you...
Ouch!
You're really...such a fool.
Don't come crying to me later.
I'm not pulling any punches tomorrow. Be ready.
That's fine with me!
You've got spirit, damn you.
Just what I expect from Tsukushi Makino!
Idiot!
Maybe someday, I'll deeply regret this day...
But I've got no choice.
I...
I have something I want to protect, too.
I've decided to believe in Rui Hanazawa's clear, marble-like eyes.
Today's lucky charm...
Something yellow...?
I don't have anything yellow...
That's right... Rui Hanazawa bought this for me.
It's the best good-luck charm ever...
All right! Nothing else matters today.
Look at all those people...!
Yo...
Sleep well last night?
Umm... I'm a little sore from practice yesterday.
I see.
He's humming... like it's any other day.
He's got nerves of steel.
I...
I'm going to stand by this guy...
I decided it last night.
Tsukushi...!
Kazuya... What's with all those bruises?
I got up at five this morning and practiced at the park.
I couldn't sleep in on such a big day.
I can't let you get expelled.
...Kazuya...
You've got heart...
Let's go.
At this moment...
Tsukasa's face last night flashed through my mind.
I didn't realize the determination hidden behind that smile.
The game will last 10 minutes. The team with more points wins.
The losers will accept the demands of the winners.
No hard feelings.
Go! Go! F3! Fight!
It's Sakurako, Yuriko, and her gang.
Fight! Fight! F3!
I can't lose. My pride's on the line.
If I'm expelled, all my fighting to stay in school...
will have been for nothing.
I can't let him get to me.
He's the enemy!
Tsukasa's team will take the offensive. Start the match!
Go!
He's tall...!
Tsukasa's team gets one point.
Tsukushi!
Got it!
Tsukasa!
Yo!
They're faster and better...
What'll we do? At this rate, we'll lose!
Seven minutes down...
Not enough time!
We win.
We've still got three minutes left.
Yeah, right... What can you do in three minutes?
Don't be stubborn. Admit you've lost.
I'll do anything to protect Tsukushi.
Is that so!
Rui Hanazawa! That was great! You did it!
Don't just stand there! Sojiro! Akira!
Huh? What are you getting so mad about?
Rui can't do anything alone.
Shut up! Don't talk back to me!
Ouch! What do you think you're doing?!
Tsukasa, you don't have to hit him just because you're mad.
Shut up! Do you want one too?
What are they doing?
Tsukushi...
Will you do whatever it takes to win?
That's my plan.
He's kissing her! At a time like this!
I can't believe this...!
No...! Rui!
Rui Hanazawa!
How could you do that here! What are you thinking?
Shh... Laugh.
Huh?
Just laugh.
Laugh...?
What a face!
What do you mean?! You told me to...!
What's with those two?
Let's go, baby.
Wha --? Baby...?
Foul!
What's he doing?
Rui Hanazawa, free throw.
Two points for Rui's team.
Tsukasa!
Yo!
Offensive foul!
Rui Hanazawa, free throw.
You've got to do it, Rui Hanazawa!
No...
Is that his plan...?
This is no time for jealousy, Tsukasa!
You can say I'm playing dirty, if you like.
I can't lose.
It's my fault that Tsukushi's involved in this.
Two more points and we'll be tied!
Calm down, Tsukasa.
Shut up!
30 seconds remaining...
30 seconds...?
What can we do?
We've got to get a two-point basket.
I'll steal the ball from them.
You throw the ball at the basket as hard as you can from here.
W-what if it doesn't go in?
I'll stop time for you.
Rui Hanazawa...
It was because you were here,
that I was able to stay at this school.
Tsukushi!
Even when I got the red slip, and had garbage thrown at me...
and was ignored by everyone...
Those words have erased them all.
Please...go in! Go in!
If it doesn't go in, it'll be the end of everything.
I was always all alone.
Every morning, my bag was so heavy...
But I knew one day I'd cast off that weight.
I believed that day would come. Graduation Day.
Then, I would've beaten this school. That's what I believed.
That's why I can't be expelled... Please, please go in!
It didn't...
Expelled...
Go, Kazuya!
Yes, sir!
Huh? When did he...?
10 seconds left.
Tsukushi! One more point!
Ohh...
Tsukasa's team has the ball.
Tsukasa!
I quit!
Huh?
It's a childish game. It's so stupid.
What are you saying?
It's ridiculous.
Why do I have to get all sweaty over a game like this? I quit.
You quit...?
You're the one who started this!
Hurray! We're tied!
Hey!
Tsukasa...?
Tsukasa!
It's okay already... Do what you like.
Does this mean the game's called off?
It would have been over in 10 seconds...! Why?
He's always been like that...
Yeah...
We'd all be playing a game and he'd say, "I quit," out of the blue.
He's always been so self-centered.
Yeah.
It's okay already... Do what you like.
If you didn't say that, I'd have been expelled...
Tsukasa...
Tsukasa walks the streets at night trying to find an answer.
Rui still longs for Shizuka, which changes our relationship
And sparks a change within me.
Hana Yori Dango: "Sleepless Night!"
Thank you Rui Hanazawa, for telling me the truth.