The face of pale, blooming flowers...
...is left behind as the seasons pass by.
The rain stops, and there are clouds in the sky.
And there is a gentle, blue breeze.
On the sides of the two...
...walking from today to tomorrow...
...there are memories that sway without change.
Forever, forever blooming yet never withering.
The racing of this heart will never cease.
More than anyone, more than anyone, I have looked at you.
Without bounds, this feeling... forever.
Did something good happen, Aoi-san?
Why do you ask?
Because you look really happy.
D-Do you think so?
Shopping?
Yeah.
If you don't mind, how about shopping together tomorrow?
Oh, if you have an errand, it's all right...
I will go.
Please let me accompany you, Kaoru-sama.
No matter what happens, I will go with you.
Oh, sure.
What should I wear tomorrow?
This is...
Episode 15 Feelings of the Heart
Let's see...
Miyabi-san wants food for Uzume.
Taeko-chan wants the newest occult novel.
Tina wants...
...a game!
Fighting Son-in-law III!
I-I wonder if it's a fighting game?
Oh, Aoi-chan...
Sorry to make you wait, Kaoru-sama.
Wow, that's a pretty kimono.
Do you like it?
Yeah, it's wonderful.
It looks great.
I'm so glad...
Thank you so much, Kaoru-sama.
Oh, no, it's...
Huh?
Actually, this kimono is my grandmother's.
Oh, I see.
You were attached to her?
Yes, because both Father and Mother were busy with work...
...she took care of me often.
She was a very kind person. I loved her...
Though she passed away five years ago...
I see.
What's wrong, Aoi-chan?
Cherries...
Aoi-chan?
In my youth...
...Grandmother took me to see the cherry blossoms every year.
When she did, she was always wearing this kimono.
I loved this kimono...
...and I often pouted that I wanted one.
Grandma, I want that kimono, too! I want it! I want it!
Look here...
To want a kimono over western clothes...
You're a kimono dealer's girl.
Yeah! I love kimonos!
I see.
Then, Aoi, remember one thing.
Kimonos soak in all the feelings and emotions of their wearers.
So to wear a kimono...
...is to wear the feelings that the kimono felt.
What the kimono felt?
It might be a little tough for you to understand now.
Aoi.
I'll give you this kimono when you're older.
Really?
And wear this when you walk together...
...with the person you are going to marry.
That person is already chosen.
I am going to be together with Kaoru Hanabishi!
I see, a Hanabishi.
That's right.
I walked with your grandfather often in this kimono in my youth.
Your grandfather really loved this kimono.
If this kimono's feelings are passed on to you...
...I'm sure that Hanabishi boy will like this kimono, too.
Back then, I did not understand what Grandmother was saying.
But now, I understand it well.
This kimono is filled with the feelings for the one you love.
I see...
That's a great story.
Kaoru-sama...
When I wear this kimono...
...it feels like I fall in love with you more and more.
So that's why...
...I wanted to wear this kimono and step out with you someday.
I-I see.
That kinda makes me blush.
Well, this looks like everything we have to buy...
Aoi-chan?
Kaoru-sama, here!
Do you remember this place?
This place...
That's right.
This is where I met you.
Yes.
That day, you passed by me...
...and fixed the strap on my sandal.
I was very happy.
I'm usually not that nice to people...
...but for some reason, I was really worried about you that day.
Huh? Huh?
Why can't I get through?
That's strange...
- What should I... - Um, is something the matter?
Oh, well...
Thank you so much!
It feels like I am seeing my past self.
Say, remember riding the train together when we met?
Yes.
But now that I think of it...
...it felt like we arrived moments after we got on...
Actually, you had fallen asleep back then...
...so we got off after a whole round trip.
What? Is that true?
I apologize for that.
I felt at ease, and the tension left...
Um, is that all?
Did I trouble you in any other way?
Any other way?
Such as, um, talking in my sleep...
I don't think you were talking in your sleep...
Oh, but maybe you drooled a bit.
What?
Just kidding! I lied.
Kaoru-sama, you...
Coming to Tokyo, in my case...
Kaoru-sama?
Is something the matter?
Hey, Aoi-chan...
...want to come?
Where?
The apartment...
The apartment where I used to live.
Kaoru-sama?
It hasn't changed one bit.
Want to go up to the room?
Sure.
Looks like it's empty.
It's open.
Ai Yori Aoshi
So many memories...
It feels rather reminiscent for me, as well...
There are many unforgettable memories in this room, after all.
That's true.
I...
...have a dream sometimes.
A dream?
Yes.
A dream about being with you in this exact room.
But the Kaoru-sama in my dream never says anything.
Not a single word no matter what I say.
I prepared meals for that Kaoru-sama.
Please go ahead and start eating.
However, no matter what I did to encourage you...
...whether it was watching television, reading books...
...or engaging in lively conversation...
Despite everything, you would remain silent.
I had no idea what to do.
When I thought that you might no longer like me...
...it felt so painful.
One tear fell after another.
That is where I always wake up.
And then I realize...
...that I had really fallen asleep crying.
It is a dream...
Just a dream...
But uncertainties fill my mind...
I wonder why?
Aoi-chan...
I apologize, Kaoru-sama...
...for saying such strange things.
Perhaps I worry too much.
That's not true.
That's not true at all.
U-Um, Kaoru-sama?
Kaoru-sama...
After I was forced away from my mother...
...the days in Hanabishi were tough.
I didn't have anything fun to do.
I hated the Hanabishi family.
When my mother passed away...
...I almost went crazy each time I even thought Hanabishi blood...
...was running inside me.
So with the money I saved after much trouble, I left Hanabishi.
That's when I moved to Tokyo and started to live alone...
...in this apartment.
Since then, I worked every day...
I couldn't rely on anyone to survive.
Because I couldn't rely on anyone.
I was all alone in this world...
...when I realized something for the first time.
That I no longer had anyone in this world I could call family.
Until now, I really cursed where I was born.
Kaoru-sama...
But there's one reason...
...why I'm happy I was born to the Hanabishi.
That is, Aoi-chan...
...the fact that I met you.
And the fact that you're my fianc馥...
...is the only saving grace of my birth.
K-Kaoru-sama...
I'm really glad that you're my fianc馥.
I love you, Aoi-chan.
But...
Even if Kaoru-sama likes the kimono...
...what should I do if he doesn't like me?
It's all right.
You don't have to worry.
If this kimono's feelings have passed to you...
...your feelings will also be passed to that Hanabishi boy.
And I'm sure he'll respond to your feelings.
I'm so glad...
That you...
For the first time, you...
...told me that you loved me for the first time.
My feelings had really gotten across to you!
Aoi-chan...
I apologize.
I had been worrying for all of this time.
That I could stay at your side, Kaoru-sama, as your fianc馥...
But I did not know how you felt about me, Kaoru-sama.
I had wondered if my feelings had really gotten through to you...
Many times in the past, I felt like asking.
But I was afraid of what the answer would be...
So that was it...
I'm sorry, Aoi-chan.
I was, you know, kind of shy about putting it into words.
Oh, please do not apologize.
You were not in the wrong at all.
I really am no good...
I worry too much.
Ever since I first met you when we were children...
...I always thought about you, and worried and doubted.
What is Kaoru-sama doing now?
What kind of life is he leading?
What kind of man has he grown to be?
I grew up thinking about you the whole time.
However, that was when I suddenly heard...
Why?
Impossible, a cancellation?
I have not heard the reason...
...but the Hanabishi side said to forget the engagement.
From the Hanabishi side?
It was not from Kaoru-sama?
I heard only from the Hanabishi side...
Then what about Kaoru-sama?
This is not Kaoru-sama's wish?
Aoi-sama!
This engagement is now over.
I know how you feel...
...but our relationship with the Hanabishis wasn't strong.
No.
Aoi-sama!
No, no, no!
I was able to do my best till now because I had Kaoru-sama!
I did my best so that I could be wed to him!
I cannot think of anyone other than Kaoru-sama!
Aoi-sama...
Since that announcement, I cried...
I cried until my tears ran dry.
And that was when I decided...
...that I would go wherever you were.
But I did not know what kind of person you had become.
Actually, I was very worried.
But when I found out the person who helped me was you...
...I was truly happy.
And you were just as I imagined...
No, you were an even more wonderful person.
Kaoru-sama...
...I am really happy you were my fianc
Thanks, Aoi-chan...
I love you.
I love you, Kaoru-sama.
Aoi-chan...
Kaoru-sama...
This is a good place, too.
Plenty of sunshine, and it's quiet.
And a corner room, you couldn't ask for more.
How about it?
It's cleaner than I thought.
But the fact that it's got no loft...
It's reasonable for the price range.
I prefer wood floors.
I like a Japanese-style room.
Um...
If Yumi wants a Japanese-style room, it's okay.
- Really? All right! - T-That was close...
But isn't this a little small for two?
I'm not bothered by that at all!
It means I can always be at your side, Takashi!
Y-You think so?
Yeah, I'm happy wherever I am, as long as I'm with you!
You can't call this room big, but it has plenty of storage space.
S-Storage?
Now how's this?
It's big for an apartment... Where'd they go?
Mr. Realtor!
We got a good look, so show us the next one!
Oh, sure!
Fighting Son-in-law III
Why is this here?
W-We're saved...
We should get out right now.
Yes.
Do you think that couple earlier will be living in that room?
Yeah, maybe so.
Somehow, I feel a bit jealous.
Miyabi-san, Tina-san, Taeko-san...
It is really fun to be together with everyone.
However...
I wish we could have properly lived in that room...
...because I would have been closer to you.
That's true.
But I'm right by your side now, Aoi-chan.
There's nothing more to worry about.
Kaoru-sama...
No. I will worry.
It is my nature to worry.
From now on, I will continue to worry.
Because...
I cannot stop thinking about someone dear to me.
Aoi-chan.
So is it all right?
I will worry more and more, and trouble you, Kaoru-sama.
Do you dislike me being this way?
I love you, Aoi-chan.
Kaoru-sama...
K-Kaoru-sama...
L-Let's go back, Aoi-chan.
Sure.
Kaoru-sama!
I love you!
Koishikute koishikute kaeriwa kaerenakute.
Namida nagashiteta.
Kenkashite aenakute...
...aitakute nemurenakute.
Koi wa kurikaesu.
Arifureteru keredo wasurenaide.
Tokubetsu na hi ja nakutemo.
Hana wo katte kudasai.
Aoi sora ni ukanda...
...shiroi kumo ni haeru akai hana.
Soshite anata no ai soete kudasai.
Chiisaku sasayaka na ai demo.
Cruel, cruel, you're so cruel!
Kaoru, you meanie!
You didn't buy my game!
Huh? Huh?
That's strange...
Yes, right there!
Son-in-law!
Don't lose to that French son-in-law!
Son-in-law
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You have to give your all in love!
When you do this, that, and then some, men are happy.
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