I'm sure we'll never forget…
the time we spent together that was like a miracle…
sweet to a hopeless extent…
The name of that sparkling time was…
Probably…
I'm sure…
On the morning I was born, snow covered the town
Tiny small hands reached for the blue sky
Like a girl next door we'd always known
With one ear, I hear the graduation song
Even alone, I am OK, turning the pages of my own story
I want to blame someone It hurts, no I hate it.
In sadness I cried, and the bud disappeared
Autumn comes, then winter, and I am another year older
You can run far away, but your story never ends.
Grinning from ear to ear, I'm such a coward. I can't stand it.
You may step over me, but I will follow and cling to you
I try to fill the hole in my heart Without a doubt, I can't stand it.
I'm such a coward. I can't stand it. It hurts. No, I hate it.
Our time began in an apartment that seemed to have fallen behind the times
and was reasonably close to the college.
At that time, although I had entered an art college,
I was worried, unable to find the path I should follow.
Hey, Yuta…
I bought some box lunches at the convenience store.
Let's eat together.
Takumi!
What?! Food!
Is there enough for me?!
- I'll eat even if there isn't, though! - What're you doing, Shinobu?
Just let me have some! I mean. hand it over!
Whoa! Shinobu!
But casual daily life with these lovable guys
was fun in its own way…
- Shinobu! - Oh. Yuta!
Nice. Yuta!
- It was fun… - Food!
Jeez. Shinobu!
At around that time…
I met you.
Hagu… My love started from that time.
I'm sure…
Shinobu also…
But we weren't the only ones who started spinning…
Takumi!
So you still haven't broken things off with that woman?
Hurry up and settle things!
Ayumi…
Or should I say…
- How many girls does a man like you… - A-yu-mi! A-yu-mi! A-yu-mi!
- have to make cry before you're satisfied?! - A-yu-mi! A-yu-mi! A-yu-mi!
Listen.
Why me?
I probably won't change,
no matter how angry you get at me.
It'd be much faster for you to just find a different guy.
Just stop looking…
at me.
Yes…
Yes. I understand. I'll be right there.
Well, I've got work to do, so…
You idiot…
You idiot.
Takumi!
Ayumi's feelings…
Takumi's feelings…
It was a horrible accident.
If the truck driver behind them hadn't pulled her out,
Rika would have burned to death too.
Rika was the one driving.
Such a thing happened, you see.
I lost my best friend and Rika's husband at once…
Hey, Ayumi. Hang on tight or you'll fall.
Okay…
Say, Ayumi, why did you fall for a guy like me?
I really like you.
So if you ever told me that you loved me,
I thought I'd have to reject you.
But if I rejected you, I thought you'd go off somewhere.
When I looked at you,
it hurt because it was just like looking at myself…
I thought, oh, I wonder if this is what I looked like to Rika.
I don't care about being called awkward or persistent anymore…
I couldn't change anything even when I tried to act cool.
And I'm still awkward.
I couldn't…give up on her.
Hey, Ayumi, you're drooling.
Takumi… I love you.
I love you…
Yeah…
I really love you.
Yeah.
I love you.
Yeah.
I love you, Takumi.
Yeah.
I love you.
Yeah.
I really love you.
Yeah…Thanks.
H-Hey, Yuta…
D-Does Hagu, uh… g-get along well with Morita?
Hmm. Iet me see.
I don't know how Hagu feels, but Shinobu probably…
Sensei. Please don't ask me…
I beg you.
Please don't…
Oh…
Oh, Hagu, welcome back.
Were you able to buy what you wanted?
Did Shinobu already go home?
D-Did you have fun?
N-No. I didn't.
I didn't have any fun at all.
It was hard for me to keep up while walking…
And my feet hurt.
A-And even though I wanted to go to the bathroom.
I couldn't really say so…
Hagu?
I couldn't even remember what I wanted.
I couldn't say it at all…
You see. I kind of wanted to go home the whole time…
I hate that.
It's much better being with you, Shu. Much better.
That fool.
It's obviously because she likes him.
I found you!
You Hagu-baby.
Chibi-Hams. it's been a while. eh? How are you?
I see. I see.
Come on, say something. You want some sunflower seeds?!
You're not yourself. It's cold today.
I know. You can have this.
There. Mouse roll.
And yet, why…
Shinobu?
You jerk!
What're you thinking?!
I don't get you at all. You're always so selfish.
You're going to lose her soon. Don't you get it?!
Shinobu departed for America…
Hagu. Do you want Shinobu to come back?
Do you not want him to come back?
What's the deal. Yuta?
Hey, asking such a question won't…
Tell me!
I don't…
I don't want him to come back.
I think it's best if he works his hardest
until he's tried everything he wants to do.
Shinobu departed for America and Hagu continued to paint pictures.
But I couldn't do anything…
Takumi graduated from college and
got a job with a design company.
Love slowly began to spin there as well…
Oh yeah, Takumi.
Yes?
When we were at the restaurant in Omote-Sando the other day,
there was the vase you made when you were a student, right?
I've received more orders from other clients.
They said they want one with a similar feel.
Really? That's awesome, Takumi.
Not really.
That's something I asked a friend of mine to make.
Ayumi, right? There's something I want to ask her as well.
Would you introduce me to her sometime soon?
Don't worry about it, I'll ask her myself.
But we need to talk about payment…
And there are various detailed requests to discuss.
So it's better if I…
You just need to let me know what your budget is
and leave the rest to me.
Here you go, Ms. Yamada.
Huh?
Are you sure?
How do you know my name?
Nice to meet you. I'm Nomiya.
Thanks for the vase you made. It's had great feedback.
It was a big help.
He's a pretty cool guy.
It's a problem because he's too cool.
But, I don't get it.
If you love somebody else,
why do you try to get in our way?
I mean, Ayumi's feelings are completely obvious even to us,
so there's no way you wouldn't have noticed it, right?
And despite that, you don't push her away.
You just keep her in a state of agony.
Isn't it that you actually want to keep her on your back burner
just in case things don't work out with the girl you're really in love with?
What do you mean by that?
If things don't work out with Rika,
then you'll help yourself to Ayumi who you've kept on reserve, untouched.
Isn't that what you're thinking?
No.
Really?
Really.
You just said you weren't, right?
Let's run.
Oh, okay.
Hey!
Ayumi, Mr. Nomiya…
You know about Rika, don't you?
Are you just biding your time, complaining and sulking,
while you wait for that relationship to fall through?
P-Please stop!
That has nothing to do with you, Mr. Nomiya.
Nothing to do with me?
Aren't you using me to get Takumi's attention?
Oh…
You sure say selfish things.
Are you going to keep testing Takumi forever like this?
Well. it's not that I don't understand.
One-sided love, once disclosed, may be fruitless, but it's comfortable.
The other party will be kind out of guilt.
Nothing else will happen to cause you sorrow.
Please stop.
And no more new wounds either.
Stop!
Ayumi,
what is it that you like about Takumi?
I don't know.
If I really loved him, I should be able to pray for his happiness.
And yet, just as you said in the car.
I truly have been wishing all along…
that those two would break up.
All along… All along.
Yeah…
Please have it while it's hot.
Takumi… Why…?
I told you when I left, didn't I?
I said I'd come back even if you weren't waiting.
I also said it at the hospital, but I'll say it again.
Please hire me at Harada Design.
I should be of much more use now than before.
It's probably going to be the same.
I'll…
I don't mind if you hurt me.
I won't get hurt…
I had no idea that something like that was going on.
I was so occupied with just my own issues.
That didn't change even after Morita came back from America.
I can't…do anything…
I started riding aimlessly.
I didn't even know why I was riding…
I was scared all the while…
I was scared of being unable to see my future.
I was scared of not knowing what I wanted to do.
I was scared of myself who didn't know…
And…
And I was scared of the days that kept…
passing mercilessly…
This is the end of Japan.
I thought…
I thought the whole time…
How far could I go without turning back?
I finally understood the reason why…
I rode like that…
As I faded more into the distance.
I probably wanted to become aware of just how important…
everything was to me…
Just how important…
What was the end of the earth like?
There was nothing there.
But…
it was bright.
The sky was really beautiful.
I thought I wanted to see you.
So I thought I'd come back.
Hagu.
I love you.
Yuta, thanks for coming back…
And then…
we start to spin again.
We start to spin…
Everything would be so much easier
If all these emotions would disappear
Without a word.
We each take our separate roads
And our paths part
We'll never meet again
Meeting is just too sad.
We gather the emotions we miss.
But emotions cool as quickly as they warm
We believe it can't be true
How long will we hold onto these words
How long?
Next time: "I couldn't even say it if I wanted to"