The night that I told the truth to Mr. Maiku,
...Miss Miina left our house.
Without saying a word.
Mr. Maiku had looked for Miss Miina all night, and when he came back...
I'm sure she'll be back when she gets hungry.
...was what he said.
It was painfully obvious to me that he was acting tough.
Miss Miina, both myself and Mr. Maiku... no, big brother... are really worried about you.
Year 1, Class A Miss Miina, both myself and Mr. Maiku... no, big brother... are really worried about you.
So please, come back.
Please...
Nyu...
Nyu...!
Karen!
Kitto meguri awaseta... I'm sure it's just the whim of the angels...
...tenshi no hon no kimagure da yo. ...that brought us together.
Sanpomichi de fuita sunakaze... A dusty wind blowing along the promenade...
...kokoro ga hayatteku. ...makes my heart race.
Setsunasa hagurakasu no ni wa nareteru no ni, I'm used to evading my loneliness,
...konna toki dake namida ga tomerarenai no wa... ...so why is it that I can't stop the tears...
...naze darou? ...at times like this?
Aimai na kisetsu dakara koso... It's because the season is so ambiguous...
...kasuka na tezawari kokoro de kanjite. ...that I feel these faint stirrings in my heart.
Kagirareta toki o ikiru kara... The time in which we live is finite,
...tatanda tsubasa o ima sugu hirogete. ...so spread your folded wings right now.
Tatoe niji ga kowaretemo, Even if the rainbow breaks,
...sora wa matte iru. ...the sky will be waiting.
Please Twins!
We Three Twins
You know, you shouldn't make us worry!
You left of your own accord, and now you show up here at school! That takes some nerve!
Look over here.
What's that?
I plead the Fifth.
What do you mean by that?!
Hey, Miina!
Whatever.
Miss Miina...
But it was a good thing.
What part of this is good?!
Miss Miyafuji?
Oh, h-hello...
What's wrong? Your face is all red.
I-It's nothing, really.
Perhaps you asked Kamishiro to go steady?
I didn't!
You don't have to get so upset about it...
This is just about the worst time for this!
What's up with her?
I strongly feel love in the air...
Year 1, Class A
I plead the Fifth!
THE FIFTH
I plead the Fifth.
Man, what is up with this?!
Miina decided to ignore me all throughout the day until she left school!
I'm sure there was a reason for it.
A reason?
I don't know what. Girls are rather complicated.
What she says and what she does are completely different...
Where is Miina staying, anyway?
She's staying over at our classmate Haruko's house.
Haruko?
Haruko Shidou. She's in our class.
She has a rather unique big brother...
I'll be really nice to you!
NOOOOOO!
I'm bringing her back!
What did you just imagine?
Don't make me tell you!
Please wait, Mr. Maiku. I'll go see Miss Miina.
I think it's better to keep it between girls at times like this.
Well, you have a point.
Salon de Shidou
I'm sorry to barge in like this.
It's perfectly all right.
I'm really happy because I feel like I gained a sibling!
And I'm happy because I feel like I have another little sister!
It's just "What if..." "What if..."
Haruko, can I stay here at your place for a while?
Oh, that's perfectly fine! As okay as the OK Corral!
Just think that this is your house, and do whatever you want!
I'll act with that in mind, too!
Well, I will stay within certain boundaries...
Haruko, you have another friend visiting you!
Okay!
Wow, THREE little sisters!
It's all right, Karen. My big brother is all talk.
You brought me a change of clothes... Thanks.
No problem. Miss Miina, can I talk to you for a bit?
Yeah, that's fine...
Why in a public bath?
You know what they say about naked talks...
Besides, when I had important conversations with you, Miss Miina,
...it was often in the bath.
It was our secret room where Maiku couldn't hear us.
Yes.
You look rather cheerful.
I thought you'd be depressed because of what's been happening for the past few days.
I AM depressed.
But there is a part of me that's happy that I found out that I'm related to Mr. Maiku.
Yeah...
Besides, when you left the house, Miss Miina, I realized something.
I realized that I love Mr. Maiku, but I also love you, Miss Miina.
I wanted the three of us together.
Karen...
I want the three of us to be together. I want the three of us together in that house.
Thanks.
Please, tell me. Why did you leave the house?
Because I was the stranger.
That's a lie. If you really meant that, you wouldn't have chosen Haruko's house.
I think you'd have gone much further away.
You have another reason, don't you?
That's...
You can stay in the house.
You can stay in love with Mr. Maiku.
You can even tell him that you love him.
But you're not even talking to Mr. Maiku...
Miss Miina, are you perhaps thinking about me...
It's not that.
No, a part of me might have that in mind.
But that's not all...
Miss Miina, Rule #3 of the Love Alliance is still in effect.
The relative supports the other's romance with Mr. Maiku.
But Karen...
I won't have anyone other than you be Mr. Maiku's girlfriend, Miss Miina.
I don't want anyone else.
Thanks, Karen.
But can you hold off on me going back to the house for a bit?
Why is that?
It's because...
Why?
Miss Miina?
I can't look...
I can't look at him!
After I found out that Maiku was a stranger, I can't look him straight in the face.
It's strange, but I just can't.
My heart races when he just starts to talk to me.
I can't believe that I'm feeling this way.
I... I can't see anyone other than Maiku.
But if... If...
Miss Miina...
Both of them are so innocent. They're so cute.
I agree.
It's nice to be young.
You sound like old women!
I'll do something dreadful to you.
I'm sorry! Help me! I'm in a crisis!
Stop, not there!
Tsubaki, I'm lonely by myself.
Who are you again?
So, it didn't work out with Miina...
I'm sorry. But she did say that she'd be back after a while.
Well, it's all right.
We're fine as long as we know where she is.
To think that the ruined house had records about us.
It doesn't look like anyone had been living there for at least 20 years.
But according to our mother's notebook,
...the house that the three of us had lived in was this one,
...so this IS our house.
Yeah, that's true.
Even after we read what was in that diary,
...we have no idea who our mother is, or where she is.
But it should serve as some sort of clue.
If you want me to, Karen, I can search for our mother.
What do you want to do, Mr. Maiku?
I don't want to do anything about it.
I think that's fine, too.
It doesn't bother you?
I'd be lying if I said it didn't bother me.
But you said so yourself, Mr. Maiku. What matters is now.
I am going to live in this house with Mr. Maiku... No, with my big brother and Miss Miina.
"Now" for me involves the three of us living together.
But that wasn't the case for Miina.
Mr. Maiku?
Isn't that so?
As soon as she found out that she wasn't related to us, she distanced herself from us.
I don't care if she's a relative or a stranger, but she...
That's not it!
Miss Miina isn't worried about that right now!
Miss Miina is looking at what is happening "now." I can tell!
What is "now" for Miina?
That's not for me to say.
But please believe in her.
Miss Miina...
You know, even though I found out that you and I are twins, Karen,
...it really hasn't sunk in yet.
From my standpoint, it's you and Miina who act more like twins.
We are twins.
Even though we're not related by blood, Miss Miina and I are twins.
Karen!
Haruko? What's the matter?
Karen! It's M-M-Miina!
What happened to Miina?!
Miina said she's leaving this town!
I tried to talk her out of it, but she wouldn't listen!
And before I knew it, she had disappeared from our house!
Why is this happening, dammit?!
Kamishiro!
Ma'am! Have you seen Miina?
Miina Miyafuji?
I was just going to tell you about her.
Miss Miyafuji was walking towards Uminokuchi. Did something happen?
Miina...
Uminokuchi Station
Miina!
Maiku?!
Why?!
Where are you planning on going, Miina?!
Why? Why aren't you coming back?!
Why aren't you talking to me?!
It's strange! Don't you think it's strange?!
Is the fact that you're a stranger bothering you?
Did you think that we'd kick you out?
Do you think I'm that narrow-minded?!
Even if we're not related by blood, even if we're strangers,
...we can still become family.
We just have to get married!
Then there'd be no reason for you to leave...
Maiku... Are you proposing to me?
N-No, it's just an example! I'm just giving you an example!
I'm happy... I'm so happy...
M-Miina...
But I'm scared.
Scared? What's with being scared? What are you scared of?
I want to be in that house. I want to stay there more than anything.
But I'm scared that someday, I won't be able to mentally connect with you, Maiku.
If that happens, I won't be able to stay in that house anymore.
I won't be able to stay.
Miina.
You're worrying too much about the future.
I told you, right? What matters is now.
If you don't think about what happens now, there won't be anything waiting up ahead, either.
What do you want to do? Answer me.
I want to be here.
I want to be together with you, Maiku.
I want to be with you and Karen, together in that house.
Then let's do that.
Maiku...
We'll talk about you and me after all of that.
You can't do that!
Karen?
Ouch...
Nyu!
Nyu...
I expected nothing less from you, Maiku. You sure know how to cause a scene.
Oh, Kamishiro...!
This is sure to get you suspended.
I would rather treat this as if I hadn't seen it...
Shimazaki? Senpai? President? You too, ma'am?
What are you all doing?
Well, you know, I'm always on the side of girls who are in love.
That's not really a reason!
What does this all mean?
Don't ask me. I was just told by Haruko to come here.
The cat's out of the bag!
Guys, let's all go home.
Sure.
D-Damn you guys!
What are you guys thinking?!
Ouch! That hurts, Maiku! Why am I the only one...
I can't possibly raise my hand against Senpai or my teacher!
You're the representative for all of them!
Help me, Tsubaki!
I'm sorry, Kousei.
I'll just pretend that I never saw any of this.
You're wonderful, Kamishiro.
Kousei, you jerk!
That looks fun! I want to fall in love, too!
No, you can't do that, Haruko...
My big brother really is a big-time loser!
Geez, what are those guys thinking?
You're so cruel, Karen.
I thought you were going to support me in my romance?
That's true, but before that, Mr. Maiku is my big brother.
I want to be babied by him for a little bit longer.
What's with this?
I'm your sister! It's all right if I'm arm-in-arm with my favorite big brother!
Hey, still...
Maiku! What do you want for dinner tonight?
You're acting like some newlywed wife!
Is that bad?
Of course it is! Mr. Maiku is my big brother, and only mine!
He's MY Maiku!
He's MY big brother!
Don't ignore MY opinion!
Then what is it, Maiku? What do you want to do?
That's right, tell us.
That's...
That's obvious.
We're going to live in that house. OUR house.
All three of us together!
Geez... That's not what we're talking about!
But it's like you to say that, Mr. Maiku.
I'm sure there will be many things up ahead.
But for now, we're going back to that house.
We'll live together, the three of us.
We keep repeating that, and we will someday be a real family.
Ano hoshi wa onaji matataki de... With the same twinkling, that star...
...kawarazu ni watashi wo mite. ...unchangingly watches over me.
Taikutsu na yume o nageki fuseta... It gently lit up the side of my face...
...yokogao o sotto terashiteta. ...as I smothered my grief with dull dreams.
Asu ni wa chiisa na nimotsu seoi, Tomorrow, I'll become the bird that flies off...
...kouya wo tobitatsu tori ni naru kara. ...into the wilds with a small parcel on its back.
Mukai kaze no naka (kao agereba)... If I look up into the wind in my face,
...mukau basho wa mada (haruka tookute). ...my destination is still far in the distance.
Itsuka tadoritsuku hoshi ni nareru. I can one day become a star that'll reach there.
Senaka wo osu no wa (tadoritsuita) What pushes you from behind... (I finally)
...chiisana kono te to (mitsuketa kotae), ...are my small hands, (found the answer)
...oozora ni nageta yume to... ...the dreams I've cast into the skies,
...asu he no namida. ...and tears leading to tomorrow.
Hey, Miina, did you know?
Know what?
That photo from when we were babies... That was actually you and me.
Apparently, I was taking a nap.
So even back then, the three of us were together, Miina.
So that's how it is now, and continuing what we have now, in the future...
We'll continue to be twins forever!