I don't think there are any memories that are okay to forget.
Not one.
Shigure-san, may I go out the afternoon of May 1st?
That's perfectly fine. I'll be out on an errand that day as well.
What for? Are you hanging out with Saki-chan and Arisa-chan?
Yes, it's the anniversary of Mom's passing.
We will go visit her grave.
I see. It will be the first anniversary, huh?
Yes. We won't be doing anything special, though.
Sorry I won't be able to go.
Oh! No, I don't expect you to...
Can I join you?
Oh, but...
I want to pay my respects to your mother.
Thank you very much. Mom will be very happy.
Kyo-kun, go along if you don't have any other plans that day.
"Fruits Basket"
I see, so the prince is coming, too? What about Kyon?
Oh, I'm not sure. He didn't give an answer.
Oh, man, Kyoko-san would adore someone like Kyon.
I bet she'd have a blast tormenting him.
"Like this?"
Come here, Carrots, I'm gonna eat you up!
Then when Kyo Soma is ready to blow his lid in frustration,
she would pull him in a bear hug strong enough to crack ribs.
That would be terrible, in more ways than one!
So it really has been a year since your mother passed away...
That said, it seems like she could still pop out of nowhere,
grinning and saying, "Whoops, sorry about that."
Sorry for being a downer.
That's just how great Kyoko-san was.
The legend of the "Crimson Butterfly of Route 7" will never be forgotten.
"Crimson"
--Tohru! --Huh? Whoa!
Hide me! Please?
Momiji-kun?
I'm playing cops and robbers right now! I'm the robber!
Momiji! It's no use hiding!
Tohru, you have work today, right? I'll see you then!
Stop, thief!
Everybody, I've found Momiji!
Momiji-kun! L-Look where you're running!
Oh, yeah, I wonder which of his parents is German.
Now that I think about it, I rarely hear any of the Somas speak about their parents.
I've never even laughed like this in front of my parents.
Oof!
Sorry, Tohru!
--Wait, Momiji! --Momiji-kun!
P-Please look where you're running!
Tohru-kun has worked so hard, don't you think?
For her to become as cheerful as she is now,
she must have had to berate herself constantly for moments of discouragement.
If Tohru-kun were to die,
I'm not sure I could smile that way a year out.
I might wish that I could forget we ever met.
Tohru-kun's worked so hard.
Are you done after taking these out?
This and the trash from the break room over there.
I'll get those!
Oh, but...
It's okay. This is fun!
Here.
Thank you so much for helping me.
I told you, it's okay! Anyway, is Yuki walking you back again today?
Yes.
Kyo should come get you once in a while.
He's so stubborn.
Say, Momiji-kun...
Was?
Which one of your parents is German?
Mutti!
Um... Mutti is...
It means, "mama."
So your mother is!
Here's a picture.
Ta-dah!
Sh-She's so beautiful!
Momiji-kun resembles his mother, then.
She met Papa... Oh, Papa is from the Soma family.
She met Papa when they were in college, and they got married.
I don't know how Papa managed to attract such a pretty person.
I-I see...
And guess what! I have a little sister!
Her name's Momo. She looks just like Mama!
Oh! I wasn't aware that you have a sibling as well!
Ja!
She's in second grade.
Oh, but Momo isn't possessed by a zodiac spirit.
But yeah, she's so spoiled.
She follows behind Mama like a baby chick.
--And she's not very good at speaking Japanese, --He sounds so happy.
but the way she talks is a little clumsy, and it's super cute!
Mama and Momo usually come pick Papa up.
Oh, it should be about time now.
So you could go home together.
Yep! It'd be wonderful if I could.
But Mama doesn't know about me...
Huh?
Momiji-chan?
Is that you, Momiji-chan?
What are you doing here of all places? It's so late.
Speak of the devil, it's her!
My friend works here, so I came to play with her.
I see. This isn't a playground, you know.
You're right, I'm sorry.
Then this must be Momo-san.
Still, Momiji-kun bears more resemblance to his mother--
Won't your mother be worried if you get back so late?
It's okay! I'm going home now.
That's good. Don't take any detours.
Okay!
Let's get going, Momo. I don't want to keep Papa waiting.
Thank you for keeping this place clean.
O-Oh, yes...
Come, Momo.
Ungluck!
Today's not my day. She saw me.
I'll have to go apologize to Papa later.
Momiji-kun...
Yep, Mama doesn't know me. She forgot.
Her memories were wiped.
Mama thinks I'm a kid from another Soma family.
Children possessed by a zodiac spirit are born two months before full term.
You find someone you love, get married,
and have a child together.
But then your child becomes a strange baby animal when you embrace them...
I wonder how devastating that must be for a mother.
Most mothers of children possessed by zodiac spirits
are either excessively overprotective or reject their children.
Mama rejected me.
Her whole body rejected me. She tried not to look at me...
But even so, she was always on edge and screaming things hysterically.
Thinking about it now, I realize she was broken, like Kana.
Momiji... Mama might not make it.
But... They say she might get better if she forgets about you.
It'll probably be extremely painful for you,
but I will love you that much more to make up for it.
If you love Mama like I do, can we do this to save Mama?
Are you sure...
Are you positive you want to forget?
And that you won't regret it?
My biggest regret in life...
...was giving birth to that creature.
And so, I was erased from Mama's memories.
Mama quickly got better.
She was able to smile again after two months.
I wonder...
I wonder, was I able to save Mama?
He's been watching over her this whole time.
Secretly and from afar, so that he wouldn't be seen.
I bet that time when I first met him,
he had come to see his mother.
But for me, I've decided...
I've decided to live my life bearing all my memories.
Even if they're sad memories,
memories that only ever hurt me...
...memories that I sometimes wish I could forget...
If I can bear and face those memories...
...and work hard to accept them, then, one day...
One day, I believe I can become someone who isn't defeated by those memories.
I want to believe I can.
I want to believe that there isn't a single memory that's okay to forget.
So the truth is... I didn't want Mama to forget about me.
I wanted her to try her best for me.
But that's my own selfish wish.
So that's a secret.
Yes, me, too...
I believe that, too.
I want to embrace all of my memories and keep believing that.
Oi.
I'll be going, too. To visit the grave.
So that I won't be defeated...
So that someday, I'll go even further and consider those memories precious.
I'm glad the weather cleared up.
I was worried, since it's been a little drizzly.
It might be because Mom is happy.
That's because everybody has come to visit her.
Tohru!
Oh, Uo-chan and Hana-chan!
Hey. Perfect weather to visit a grave, huh?
It is!
Wait, why the heck are you dressed like that?!
What's wrong with it?
I thought it might be too plain.
That's not what I meant!
Uotani-san, is that a biker gang coat?
Oh? Sounds like someone knows his stuff.
This belonged to Kyoko-san before she passed it to me.
"Crimson"
It's the esteemed coat of the Crimson Butterfly.
C-Crimson... Butterfly?
That was Mom's name when she was still active.
"Active"?
The crew's all here, so let's get a move on.
They stand out...
Like sore thumbs.
What's this? It's pretty clean.
Someone must have come by already.
"Honda Family"
Oh, it must have been Grandfather.
Grandfather knows Mom's favorite food.
--Oh, the one we met? --Yes.
Is he related to your mom or dad?
He's my father's father.
Right, Kyoko-san was estranged from her parents.
What happened to your father?
They tell me he caught a cold and developed fatal complications.
I was still very young, so I don't remember it very well.
No wonder she was so worried then...
Mom, we're here.
We've arrived.
There's not much to do since your grandpa cleaned up already.
Her father died, then her mother.
How...
How is it that she can still smile and be cheerful instead of radiating despair?
I remember the day of the incident.
Our teacher summoned her.
After they spoke, she ran from the classroom.
Her two friends went after her, and the classroom was in an uproar for a time.
At the time, I remember vaguely thinking that maybe
one of her relatives got into an accident.
I was only vaguely aware of this person called Tohru Honda.
But now, we live in the same house, and she's always close by.
Yuki-kun.
Look at these wonderful flowers!
And it's odd that I can smile along with her.
O-Oh, my. I can't arrange them properly.
Give them here. Prince, hold that side.
Okay.
Hanajima.
Can you... uh... see ghosts and stuff?
Of course I cannot.
I have no spiritual power.
What?
But you sense waves--
Waves and spiritual power are completely different. Don't get them confused.
Waves are essentially a human's thoughts.
They present like words that come directly
--to the brain rather than to the ears. --I don't need the explanation!
Why the sudden inquiry?
No reason, just wondering.
Ultimately, living humans are the strongest. That goes for waves, as well.
The waves of the dead are most likely very weak,
so those waves are drowned out by the stronger thoughts of living humans around them.
As they are now.
Right now, your waves are screaming.
Why do you feel such regret in this graveyard?
It's chaos.
Kyo-kun, Hana-chan.
Is something the matter?
It's nothing.
Indeed.
Is that so? Then please, come over here.
What?! Don't picnic in the cemetery!
What? No worries. Kyoko-san is happier if we're rowdy.
What will we do if the priest sees us?
We'll just apologize.
Still, most people wouldn't do this.
Just have a seat, Kyon. I can't relax with you standing.
Sheesh, fine.
Kyo-kun, what would you like?
Anything.
Okay!
--Uotani-san and Hanajima-san, were you two close with Honda-san's mother?
--Here you are. --Uotani-san and Hanajima-san, were you two close with Honda-san's mother?
She was good to us.
She was a legend, so I looked up to her even before I met her in person.
A legend?
"Honda Family"
I told you earlier, she was the legendary Crimson Butterfly.
They say whenever she rode her motorcycle,
the red tail lights resembled a fluttering butterfly.
You know what?
Lately, those three seem better and better together.
The prince is more willing to speak his mind.
And Kyon seems to care about Tohru, whatever he says.
Maybe someday, he'll confess his love for her!
Oh, my, that wouldn't do. I won't allow a relationship with Tohru-kun so easily.
What are you, the mother-in-law?
Well, I'm half-joking.
You're half-serious, then?
As ever, Yuki Soma and Kyo Soma exude confusion... Chaos.
The exact reason is unclear,
but their minds are ruled by dark, troubled thoughts.
All humans have these thoughts, but those two are especially plagued by them.
As long as this is so, they probably don't have the capacity for a romantic relationship.
And I do want to add that those two seem especially dense about love.
That goes for Tohru, too.
Who knows?
Sometimes feelings bloom for no clear reason before you know it.
That wouldn't do.
Thinking about Tohru-kun getting married...
It brings tears to my eyes.
It's way too early to be thinking about that.
Tea after a long day is so refreshing.
Today's visit to the grave was fun.
I'm glad I could introduce Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun to Mom.
Mom, those two are always helping me out.
I hope you can meet Shigure-san someday, as well.
Mom, I'm enjoying every day with the people in this house.
So you can watch over me without worrying...
"Honda Family"
...Mom.
Why the heck is she sleeping out here?
Oi, you're gonna catch a cold.
Come on, get up.
She sleeps like a kid.
Oi.
The breeze must have blown these down.
A hat?
I'm sorry.
"I Wouldn't Say That"
I wouldn't say that.