Oh, Tohru-kun, your miso soup is so good.
Thank you.
When Yuki-kun and I were living alone, we never ate a proper breakfast.
Good morning, Kyo-kun!
Morning!
Hurry up and eat, or we'll leave you behind.
U-Um, don't you want breakfast?
No.
But...
You can forget him.
I wonder what's wrong?
I'd almost forgotten what it was like to always have you with me
You were always by my side
Giving my life meaning
Goodbye until we meet again
I'll say thank you with a smile
Oh please, keep being the person closest to me
My heart only needed you to be strong
I know that my path to tomorrow
Is right here with you again
"Fruits Basket"
Huh?
There's only one.
That ain't right. I thought for sure I'd get to see it in the Prince's shoebox.
See what?
A big mountain of chocolates spilling out. You know, like in a manga.
Oh, yeah!
I get it.
Something similar to the cuckoo phenomenon must have happened.
Just as a cuckoo chick will take over a shrike's nest and dump out its eggs,
each girl here has tossed away the previous girl's chocolates
in order to draw attention to her own.
In that trash can lies the proof.
You're right!
Jeez, that's mean.
And I am the hawk which swoops in to seize the final chocolates.
U-Um, but those are Yuki-kun's...
Today is February 13th.
Valentine's Day is on a Saturday, so today will be the big day at school.
Kyo-kun!
Yo.
Hi.
Ky-- Kyo-kun!
He's unleashing his combativeness early this morning.
No... his waves are uncharacteristically innocent today.
"Innocent"?
His thoughts are chaotic.
Still, it's none of my affair.
As long as he doesn't cause trouble for Tohru-kun.
Good enough for me.
We shall give them to Yuki-kun.
We shall!
Duh. Obviously.
To Yuki-kun!
Girls are scary this time of year.
They look ready to just pounce people from the shadows.
This might be the scariest event of the year for the zodiac.
Kyon-chan!
Here, I'll give you some chocolates!
O-Okay...
Wow, Kyo-kun is popular, too.
What a player. And she called him "Kyon-chan"!
Are you giving those two chocolates, too?
Yes! And I'd like to give some to Shigure-san and the others, too.
I'll give you two yours on Monday!
I look forward to it.
Thanks!
Way to go, Kyon-Kyon!
I'm jealous!
Is today...
...Valentine's Day?
Huh? I mean, technically it's tomorrow, but--
I'm going home.
No, it'll be dangerous there, too.
A trip! Right, I'll go on a trip!
I'm going to disappear for a while!
So you wanna skip my homeroom, eh?
Shiraki-sensei...
You punk teacher!
Say what? You think you can get away with calling me names, Carrots?
I'm ready to dye your hair black any. Time. You. Want.
I got the "Gray Away" right here!
"Gray Away"
Go sit down if you don't want a makeover.
What's gotten into Kyo-kun?
It seems more serious than being scared of the girls...
Maybe he has a really bad Valentine's Day memory?
Is something wrong, Kyo-kun?
Kagura-san!
Kyo-kun...
Kyo-kun!
Crap, I knew she'd come!
Love!
Je t'aime!
I figured.
Ah, this was about wanting to avoid Kagura-san.
It's Valentine's, after all.
This is an important event for couples.
There's no couple here.
Kyo-kun, cut the commentary.
Dammit, I should've fought my way out this morning.
So, did you give him chocolates?
Nope. I came today to invite him out.
Let's spend the day together tomorrow, okay?
I want to give you your chocolates tomorrow, too...
--Say what?! --Wow!
Does that mean it'll be a date?
O-Oh, Tohru-kun, you're so silly!
No way. Nope, not going.
We're doing this.
I said no! Why should I have to do that?!
And with you!
You're so mean... Would it kill you to be a little nicer?
Don't cry!
Sheesh. If you're going to flirt, could you do it somewhere else?
Why, you--!
I know! How about this?
--Yuki-kun, here's your tea. --We'll bring Yun-chan and Tohru-kun
--Thank you. --and make it a double date!
Hey, nice idea!
I know, right?
W-Wait a second!
I'm not going out with damn Yuki!
Wow!
"She looks incredibly happy."
I-I-I've never been on a date before! Y-You wouldn't mind?!
Fine, whatever.
I'll see you tomorrow. Exciting, right?
Nope.
Listen, Haru-chan told me that
you and Yun-chan are starting to get along.
He says maybe if you get to know each other more, you can get along even better.
That would make me happy, too.
Bye-bye!
Very perceptive of Haa-kun!
The first thing people need to learn to do is compromise with each other.
What are you getting at?
You'd better not be joining the "Yuki and Kyo are friends" bandwagon.
Screw that crap about "getting to know each other more"!
I hate Yuki, got it?!
And that doesn't need to change!
Why do you talk like it's your duty to hate him, I wonder?
With eyes
that say you're afraid of getting to know him.
Kyo-kun!
Kyo-kun, wait, please!
Hmm?
What happened?
Well, I got a teensy bit impatient, and I maybe pushed him too far.
K-Kyo-kun?
Where are you?
He really did look afraid...
Um...
Kyo-kun--
It's like he's doing his best to protect something by hating Yuki-kun.
Protect what? Himself?
Forget it.
Just forget what happened
back there.
It's got nothing to do with you.
Just leave it.
It's... It's okay if you don't get along.
I did want you to get along.
But...
But it's fine if you hate him.
It's really fine.
It's plain as day, Kyo-kun.
You have a plum right there on your back.
You're great, Kyo-kun.
Yeah.
I don't want to see.
I don't want to think about anything.
Not yet.
Kyo-kun's heart is so much more delicate than he makes it seem...
And so is Yuki-kun's...
Just touching them might bruise them.
We're going out tomorrow.
But would you rather not go on a date?
Whatever, it's only once.
I can handle it.
Okay.
Ow!
Huh? What was that for?
Nothing.
Let's hurry back.
The pain they hold inside... the hurt and anxiety...
I hope I can wipe it all away someday.
The same way they did for me.
Because I want them to be happy, too.
I dreamed about the one I love.
From that moment, it was all over for me.
Sensei!
I'm heading over there right now, so please, be sure you finish your manuscript!
"Please" won't help me get it done any faster.
Shigure.
We're about to head out.
Ah, yes! You kids enjoy yourselves. Double dates are fun!
Oh, Yuki-kun!
Yes?
Don't be a cheapskate who asks to split the bill.
Wasn't planning to.
You escort your girl properly, Kyo-kun.
Ugh, this is stupid.
U-Um, are you sure you don't mind delivering the Valentine's chocolates
to Hatori-san and the others?
Don't worry, I won't eat them!
No, that's not what I meant,
--I just thought you seemed busy with work...
--Leave it to him. --I just thought you seemed busy with work...
There's no need for you to go near the main estate.
B-But...
Little does he know she's already been there.
Yuki-kun is right.
You go have a blast on your date.
Okay!
If you're coming, get a move on!
R-Right!
Well, Shigure-san, we'll see you later!
Sure.
See you when you get back.
No one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the beep.
Sensei, one more thing!
I don't mind if you screen my calls, but don't run away!
That's an interesting thing to say.
Putting it like that...
...makes me want to live down to your expectations!
Kyo-kun!
I was so excited for today, I could hardly sleep.
You don't say.
--Maybe you should go home and sleep, then. --Honda-san, is something wrong?
--Aw! Well, if you come home with me... --Honda-san, is something wrong?
--Aw! Well, if you come home with me... --Um, it's just that Shigure-san is always smiling,
--Shut up, you! --Um, it's just that Shigure-san is always smiling,
--Shut up, you! --so I can never tell whether or not
--Come home with me! --so I can never tell whether or not
--Get off of me! --so I can never tell whether or not
--Get off of me! --I'm causing him trouble.
--No! I'm gonna hug you even more! --I'm causing him trouble.
--No! I'm gonna hug you even more! --Not many people besides Hatori
can figure out what Shigure's thinking.
A long time ago, someone once
compared him to a ripple on the water.
"A wave that approaches and then recedes.
It tickles your feet, but then when you reach down to touch it, it leaves."
"He's the kind of man you can't get a handle on," they said.
That analogy's too pretty, you know? If you ask me...
...he's the jellyfish floating on the wave.
I see...
Yun-chan, Tohru-kun!
If we don't hurry, we'll miss the beginning of the movie.
Right, coming!
Sheesh...
He may be smiling on the outside, but who knows what he's plotting on the inside...
Look, Haa-san! Valentine's chocolates from me!
I'm sorry, I lied. They're from Tohru-kun.
Idiot.
She's a conscientious girl.
That's an understatement. There's some for Momicchi and Haa-kun, too.
She evidently planned to bring them here herself, but I offered to do it!
Because guess what? She, Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, and Kagura are on a double date today!
That's unexpected.
Isn't it?
It's totally Tohru-kun's influence. Gotta be.
"Mogeta and the Last Crusade"
They're probably enjoying a movie right about now.
Don't do it, Mogeta!
You can't let the evil creature have you!
Stop, Art! It's too late to save him!
Look! Mogeta's transformed!
No! This isn't how it was supposed to go!
Mo-ge-ta!
Mogeta!
Don't do it, Artemis Donpanina Taios, aka "Art"!
Mo-ge-ta!
Mogetaaaaaaaa!
I can imagine her influencing them.
She has a way of softening people.
You know, I maybe kind of picked on Kyo-kun yesterday,
and he got pretty freaked out...
Don't freak him out.
But when he came home with Tohru-kun, he was back to normal.
She's practically their tranquilizer.
You certainly look satisfied.
Things are going just how you planned them.
What's with the criticism I'm detecting here?
Like hell you're "not using" her, you bald-faced liar.
You and Akito are both using Honda-kun as a pawn to play
for your respective ends and gains.
Do you remember that morning we dreamed?
The morning you, A-ya, and I all cried?
It turned painful for you two afterwards...
But me?
I still have those feelings inside me.
That affection.
That fervor, so thrillingly sweet and sad.
I want to make that last forever.
I want to give it form and make it mine.
And I will.
That vow is still right here.
I'm not bothered about deceiving or using a few people to get it.
Even if
it ends up hurting someone.
I do feel bad about that sometimes, you know.
Especially when I'm looking at Tohru-kun.
Because she's a really good girl.
I think she may be a little too pure for me, though.
Sometimes, she forces me to realize...
...that I might be the dirtiest of all of us.
I really am dirty, of course.
So Hatori...
I'm jealous even of you.
Maybe I'm the most cursed one of all.
Doctor, it's time for Akito-san's checkup.
Okay, Doctor, I'll go and perform a great job as your substitute!
Saw that coming.
Thank Honda-kun for me when you get home.
Sure, sure.
Whatever ending you're headed for...
Be prepared to lose a tooth.
I don't know whether it will be Yuki, Kyo, or Honda-kun,
but you're sure to end up eating a punch from at least one of them.
True enough. I'm not looking forward to the pain, but I'll reap what I sow.
I won't be your ally in this.
But I won't work against you, either.
See you later, then.
Shigure.
Don't let Akito get a cold.
My hands
are dirty, too.
They can have a few teeth, or even bones.
That's not what I care about.
Akito-san.
Shigure. I didn't know you were visiting.
Yes.
I came to visit you.
Well, isn't that only natural?
So it is.
I care about you most, after all.
I will get what I want.
No matter what lies I have to tell, or who I have to use...
...I'll make that dream eternal.
That movie really touched me!
Me, too! Especially that part where the true emperor had Mogeta under his foot!
I was so moved!
I'm glad you liked it.
Go home, already!
Aw, Kyo-kun, you're so shy.
K-Kyo-kun!
Huh?
E-Excuse me, is something wrong?
No, it doesn't matter anymore.
I'm prepared to end my life here!
--What?! --I wish you wouldn't die in front of my house.
--Shigure-s-- --Se...
Sensei!
This is my editor, Mitchan.
Sensei, you jerk! You dummy! I asked you not to run away!
I didn't run away. I just went out for a bit.
That's the same thing!
Mitchan, que será, será.
--Whatever will be, will be. --Here's some tea.
Whatever won't be, won't be.
Oh, hey, Haa-san sends you his thanks.
I'm glad he accepted them!
So, where are mine?
I'm making them now.
I'll be happy if you enjoy them.
Your hand, Sensei! Move your hand! Moving fingers!
Sure, sure.
Sensei, please work a little more seriously.
You care about your work, don't you?
What? No, I always care about myself most of all.
Then please stop getting yourself into trouble by procrastinating!
Okay, okay.
Next time, I'm definitely, definitely, definitely not letting you get away!
I'll follow you wherever you go!
Now that's scary.
Go ahead--
catch me if you can.
"This Is a Wonderful Inn"
This is a wonderful inn!