Wow!
It's so beautiful! And so wide!
Are lakes really that special?
Yes! It's my first time seeing one in person!
It's the sort of cabin Jason might show up at, don't you think?
Jason?
Jason's a new type of bear. You're so oblivious, Kyo-kun.
Of course I know that.
It's not.
Is it a bear from overseas?
Hello, everyone. It may seem sudden, but we're at the Soma vacation house.
Even Hatori-san came along, so I'm overjoyed.
However...
Honda-san...
Yes?
Well... uh...
Never mind, it's nothing. Sorry.
Something is...
Something strange is going on...
...with Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun.
"Fruits Basket"
It started last night, after we came back from visiting Mom's grave.
--Um... --I'm home!
Welcome back, Shigure-san.
Hey, you all want to go on a trip tomorrow?
--Huh? --It's the Golden Week starting tomorrow.
We should go somewhere, since it's a long holiday.
What are you talking about, out of the blue?
Are you drunk?
Even if I drink, I am never drunk.
You just always seem drunk.
Let's go. We can use the Soma vacation house and facilities.
Don't you want to go, Tohru-kun?
B-But it was already so generous to allow me to go on the previous Soma trip!
I didn't get to go that time, though!
Truthfully, I wanted to go, too.
I was so envious.
--Let's go! --You manipulator!
Well, then. You'll both be coming, too, right?
You wouldn't let it just be the two of us, would you?
That's that!
Let's hop in a car and zoom on over!
Haa-san, it's wonderful you're such a careful driver.
And that's why we're here at the vacation house.
But I'm so worried, because these two still seem gloomy.
Shigure, why did you suddenly want to go on this trip?
What?
You must have an ulterior motive.
It saddens me how you suspect me so.
I just wanted to go on a trip with everyone.
If you're bored enough to torment me, go take Tohru-kun for a walk to the lake.
What? What's wrong with you two?
So moody.
E-Er, I can go by myself--
We need someone sunny to cure your cloudy moods.
I know! I'll call A-ya.
Call him and you die.
They should've just gone the first time I asked.
Those two have been a bit down since yesterday.
Shigure. Did you want to suddenly come on this trip
to torment your editor again?
"Off on a journey. Please do not look for me. -Shigure Soma"
Mitchan, just come back to the office for now!
It's okay, he's just teasing you again!
So please, don't die!
I'm not tormenting her! I'm just teasing her a bit!
I feel sorry for your editor.
A-Awkward...
It feels so awkward, I can barely stand it!
They're not even arguing.
"Honda Family"
They weren't like this when we went to visit the grave.
Why are they like this?
Oh! I can think of nothing but that they're angry with me!
Maybe I did something rude during the grave visit...
U-Um...
I'm sorry!
I'm really spacey sometimes and don't realize when I do something rude!
S-So if I did something to offend you,
please tell me and I won't do it again!
So please, please...
Go back to how you normally are.
Wait, Honda-san.
What the heck are you talking abou-- Whoa!
Kyo-kun! Are you okay?
Damn, what is this?
This footprint looks like...
--...Jason's! --It's Jason?!
It's just a bear.
Wh-What will we do? It's dangerous! This is terrible! Let's hurry and go--
Honda-san!
--When will you finish?!
--Okay, okay. It'll be fine. --When will you finish?!
--Okay, okay. It'll be fine. --Why does this happen every single time?!
--I've finished the manuscript. I was just joking. --Why does this happen every single time?!
--I've finished the manuscript. I was just joking. --You're sure? You'd better do it!
--Yes. Yep. --You're sure? You'd better do it!
--Yes. Yep. --Please turn it in!
--Okay, bye. --Please turn it in!
I called my editor, as you told me to.
Of course you did.
Aw, man, now this is no fun at all!
It's no fun for me, either.
Now, we can't have that. You won't be bored.
I brought a bunch of my recommended books.
Huh?
Go ahead, relax and enjoy a book for once.
You've always liked reading almost as much as me.
I see...
Maybe this is his way of being considerate
because it was Kana's wedding.
Shigure...
Yes?
Nothing.
It has been a while since I could just enjoy a book.
I wonder if Tohru-kun and the others are getting along.
They'll be fine, since she's there.
I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!
Honda-san, are you okay?
Yes. I'm sorry!
Sheesh, look where you're going, will you?
I will!
"Look where you're going"? You're the one who tripped first.
What?! Like you can talk!
What would a sheltered boy always shut up in his room know about the woods?!
I'm better than an idiot who's still useless despite training in the mountains!
Screw you! You don't even know the real dangers of the mountains!
You'd die out here in two days! You'd better learn fast!
You need to learn common knowledge.
By the way, Jason isn't a bear, he's a character from a horror movie.
What's so important about a bear from a horror movie?!
You really are an idiot.
I'll kill you! I'll freaking kill you this time!
I'm tired of hearing that same line from you.
You call up your friends in hoards. Fight fair and square on your own!
With our sizes now, you'd have the unfair advantage.
You're arguing...
Honda-san?
Oh, I'm sorry for laughing while you argue.
Not very polite, is it?
However, I'm relieved.
I started laughing, since I was so relieved that you're both back to normal.
You must think I'm strange.
Hey, Honda-san...
What you were saying right before you fell... About if we're mad at you...
It wasn't that at all.
If it seemed like I was angry, that's because...
That's because... I just wasn't feeling great.
But, I'm fine now. I'm sorry for making you worry.
Me neither...
I wasn't mad or anything.
I just... just wasn't feeling great either.
--Your brain wasn't great? --Not that!
A-Anyhow, I'm glad that you just weren't feeling well.
I-I mean, I'm not glad about that! But I'm glad that nothing has changed...
Changed?
Nothing has changed.
I hate this guy more than ever!
What'd you just say?
What did you say?
That I'll hate you for the rest of my life. I hate your guts!
Well, that's good. I feel the same way.
I'm so glad. It's the best when they're acting lively.
It's odd that I'm glad that they're arguing...
...but I'm happiest when they are.
Let's head back for the day.
We'll go to the lake tomorrow.
Okay!
"Summer Sigh"
You like it?
It's revolting.
Honda-san, are you ready?
Yes, I'm all set.
You're going to the lake? Don't fall in, Kyo-kun.
I won't fall in!
No guarantees Honda-san won't fall in...
Oh, Hatori-san, we'll be going now...
Oh, is Haa-san sleeping?
Yes.
Hatori actually sleeps?
Kyo-kun, all people need to sleep.
I know that.
He just doesn't seem to be the type of person to fall asleep in front of others.
Oh, that is true. It doesn't happen often.
He's tired... and going through a lot.
Here.
He'll catch a cold like that.
You're so kind, Tohru-kun. You'll be a wonderful wife!
What? No, it's nothing--
You idiot, Shigure.
He is right. That was wondrously attentive.
Allow me to praise you.
What's wrong? You're all so quiet.
It's because you popped out of nowhere!
You just don't learn! Where did you slither in from?
I came in through the door, of course.
How dim-witted of you, Kyonkichi.
Y-You're the idiot!
U-Um, Ayame-san, nice to see--
Honda-san, he's dangerous. Don't get near him.
Greetings, all!
I understand you must be moved to tears to see me again.
But please, calm your hearts!
I stand here before you thanks to the cooperation of an interested party.
Interested party?
What? Hey, wait. It wasn't me!
Fear not, Gure-san!
Even if the world turns against you, I shall always be on your side!
Je t'aime, mon amour. Bon voyage!
A-ya! You are all I can depend on!
Annyeong hasimnikka!
So why the heck are you here?!
Now, now. Settle down there.
As Kinpachi-sensei once said, people are made to support one another.
And that's relevant how?
Isn't it a great line?
You just wanted to say it!
I'm tired. I'm exhausted with you just being here.
If you have no reason to be here, go home! Seriously!
How rude! I always have a reason to be here!
Yuki, today's the day we'll deepen our brotherly bonds.
I'll drown you in the lake before that happens.
Yes, I see! We brothers shall be together even in death!
Drown by yourself!
E-Excuse me...
I told you not to bother people too much, Ayame.
Why, hello, Tori-san!
Hatori-san, did we wake you?
How could I sleep with all the ruckus?
Sorry for waking you.
I would've been quieter had I known you were sleeping!
You're so loud.
Well? What are you doing here?
Huh? I went to the main family estate, and a maid who was 53 years old
said you had gone with everyone to the vacation house, so I decided to join you.
I just arrived! Comfortably by car, of course.
I don't believe him...
He doesn't dodge questions with Hatori...
Yuki and Kyo, aren't you taking Honda-kun to the lake today?
Oh, is that true? Then make haste and take your leave.
I don't know why you're dragging your feet,
but you need to be slicker if you're going to escort a lady.
It's your damn fault!
Oh, um, then... we'll be heading out to the lake now! Yes!
A-ya, I thought you'd definitely go with them.
Of course not. I'm not a boor.
And also, it's been a long time since the three of us could spend time together.
The night is long. I won't let you sleep tonight, Gure-san.
I'm honored to be able to share your dreams tonight, A-ya.
Nice!
You never get tired of that, do you?
This is so refreshing!
I wonder if he's planning to stay the night.
He's your brother. Do something about him.
I would if I could. I don't like people who rely on others to help them.
Rely on others? I know Shigure used to piggy-back you around, you moron.
That's none of your business! Don't talk as if you know everything!
I don't want to talk to you!
You're ambling around in front of me, so I see you even if I try not to!
Then you should just leave!
I'd like to! Why did I have to come to the damn lake with you?!
Coming to the lake with you is torture for me, too!
This place is stupid anyw--
--It's not that, Honda-san! --Huh?
I just don't like that he's here, too. Don't get the wrong idea!
Right... Huh?
I mean... It's fine.
As long as you understand...
Isn't it beautiful? Do you want to circle around the lake?
Okay.
Yeah.
This is for you.
--What's that? --A photo from Kana-kun's wedding.
You can decide if you want to look at it.
What? You went, A-ya?
Non, non. Mayu-kun gave it to me.
Mayu? You saw Mayu?
Indeed, I saw her. The Mayu-kun who broke up with you after a month
and called you a mere "ripple on the water."
Ah, the Mayuko who was good friends with Kana in college,
and dumped Shigure after a month?
Uh... I mean, I was young back then...
At any rate, Haa-san, you didn't end up going to the wedding, huh?
Is it because you didn't want to see her?
I was afraid she might get flashbacks. I didn't overwrite her memories with others,
so it would be problematic if she happened to remember something.
Would it be problematic? If she remembered, you two could fall in love again.
Stealing the bride from the groom?
Dramatic, like a story straight from a movie.
It's over for Kana and me. We can't start over again.
Being together would only bring sadness.
We can never be carefree as we once were, back when we didn't know anything.
The guilt and sense of inferiority would always be there.
And they would only spread like a stain until they wore her out.
She would inevitably fall ill...
I'd like to think that we still love each other.
However, I don't want her by my side.
Nor do I want to see her. All I can do is pray...
...that she can be happy.
I cannot accept that.
Yes, I'm biased in your favor,
but I still need to say that I cannot accept this!
Kana-kun is being unfair! She's forgotten everything and found happiness.
While you're burdened with having to remember everything on your own!
I cannot help but feel that she's gone ahead and left you behind.
You think so?
I wouldn't say that.
Tori-san, you are too kind. It's one of your good points, but you are far too kind.
That's why you endure needless suffering.
Yeah, and people push all the bothersome things onto you.
Not something I want to hear from you two...
Fine, I won't tell you to start things over again with Kana-kun.
Instead, I shall make one thing perfectly clear:
Tori-san, I want you to be...
...approximately two thousand times happier than Kana-kun!
Two thousand times? Why two thousand?
One thousand times is too little.
You should show this aggressive side of yourself to Yuki.
Should I?
I see...
Well, anyway... I hope that next time,
you can meet someone who won't make you feel sad to be with.
A woman that brings you joy.
Well said, Gure-san. You're such a poet.
I'm a novelist, not a poet.
Another person? An outrageous hope.
For cursed ones like us,
perhaps having a short time with someone like Kana
is already enough in my opinion.
Perhaps I'm satisfied with that.
Oh, they're back.
All I can do is watch over them,
so that they don't make the same mistakes...
So that their smiles don't turn sour...
Why, hello. Welcome back, Yuki and friends.
I'm not his friend!
--By the way, Yuki, --Hey!
I received some advice from Tori-san.
From now, I will be more aggressive about deepening my bonds with you.
This is no doubt the greatest method!
It would be great if you just gave up.
Aggressive? What do you mean by that?
You see, Yuki is my younger brother, and I am Yuki's older brother.
By that truth, I have a proclamation.
Yuki, since I'm your older brother,
you must obey me!
Not in a million years!
Ayame doesn't get it at all.
Not at all.
That goes for you, too, Haa-san.
You still have your whole life ahead of you.
Mayu-chan-sensei!
Hey, be more polite to your teachers.
Address me as Great Teacher Mayuko.
Working during the holiday, O Great Teacher Mayuko-sama?
That's right. It sucks.
You have club activities?
Yes!
See ya, Great Teacher Mayuko-sama.
--Be careful on your way home. --Okay.
Next time, you might find the one.
"She Said Don't Step on Them!"
She said don't step on them!