Kimagure Orange Road
"The Bus Stop of Love!"
Volume 13, Story 9
WB Volume 8, Story 4
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi

Translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
                                 Craig Nishida
                                 Frederick Gallagher
                                 Matthew Akira Klippenstein

Last revision : 08-26-95

Comments?  Corrections?  Suggestions?  Please send them to:
     kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu

NOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parentheses()
NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga, so there may be a few
      extras to those of you not having them.
      Example: The subtitles on page 69 (173) are only in the WBs!
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p 69 (173)--TITLE PAGE

[In a picture rotated 30 degrees, Madoka stands in half-portrait, nude, with
 arms covering her breasts.  Cheek in one hand, she gazes dreamily at us.]

MAIN TITLE (at top)                       ____   _______
  The Bus Stop of Love!           KOI  no basu - sutoppu!
                                  love 's bus-stop

SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
  The Night That Ripples My       KOKORO ni  sazaNAMI TAtsu  YORU  wa
  Heart Wants to Dissolve         in-heart   ripple          night (T)
  Your Bewitching Sweetness...    _aya_
                                  YOU shiku    AMAku  TOketai         no...
                                  bewitching/  sweet  want-to-dissolve
                                  attractive/mysterious

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p 70 (174)

1
[View looking up at trees and sky.]
narration:
  June, the time for a             KOROMOgae                  no    6-GATSU...
  seasonal change of               seasonal-change-of-clothes (nom) June
  clothes...

2
[A brunette girl with her long hair done up in a pair of pigtails runs away
 from our pov.]
girl footsteps FX:                ___ ___ ___
                  ta_ ta_ ta_

3
[Front view.  She runs.  And yes, of course, she's cute...]
girl footsteps FX:                ___ ___ ___
                  ta_ ta_ ta_

girl:                             ___ ___
                      haa haa

4
[View pans back.  She runs through the woods, shafts of sunlight filtering
 through the leaves.  She's in school uniform (Akane's school), carrying a
 bookbag.]
narration:
  Although it's morning,          ASA     da  to yu--   no ni
  the sunlight is already         morning is  say-that  even-though
  summer's!
                                  HIzashi      wa   mou      NATSU!
                                  the-sunlight (T)  already  summer

girl:                             ___ ___ ___
                haa haa haa

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p 71 (175)

1
[She reaches the bus stop.]
bus FX:                           ____
                          fuan

girl footsteps FX:                ___ ___
                       ta_ ta_

2
[View looking down at the line of people entering the bus.  She runs up.]

3
[Standing in line, she smiles at her wristwatch...]
girl:                             ______
  Exactly 7:30.                   jasuto  7-JI 30-PUN
                                  just    7:30

4
[...and searches the crowd.]
girl FX:                          __________
                       kyorokyoro

5
[Inside now, and the doors close.  She looks back towards the sidewalk.]
bus door:                         _______
                          pushu--

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p 72 (176)

1
[As the bus pulls away, Akane comes racing up.]
bus FX:                           ____________
                         burororororo

Akane:
  Wait wait wait-t-t!             matte matte matte~~_

2
[Inside the bus, the girl smiles.]

3
[Akane enters the bus, out of breath and looking apologetic.]
Akane:
  I'm sorry-y-y!!                 suimase~~n!!

bus door:                         ________  ___
                   pushu--_  ton

4
[She apologizes to the other riders.]
Akane:
  Excuse me...                    demo  suimasen nee
                                  but   sorry    (rhet)

Akane FX:                         _____
                       peko_

5
[As Akane stands and hangs onto the overhead handstrap, the girl watches her
 quietly.]
narration:
  Akane, my cousin, is on         itoko  no    akane wa   RIKUJOU-BU...
  the track and field team...     cousin (nom)       (T)  land/   club
                                                          track-and-field

bus FX:
                        buoooo

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p 73 (177)

1
[Akane realizes she's being watched.]
narration:
  She's gets up early             SOUCHOU        RENSHUU
  because of early morning        early-morning  training/practice
  training.
                                  no tame          HAYAoki shite-masu
                                  for-the-sake-of  is-getting-up-early

2
[The girl realizes Akane realizes she's being watched...]
girl:
  Ah!                             ha_

3
[...and she averts her gaze, blushing.]
Akane FX:
                          ji--_

girl dramatic FX:
                             kaa

4
[Flashback.  The girl prepares to leave home for school.]
girl's mother:
  You don't have to go to         konna ni   HAYAku  TOUKOU shinakutte-mo
  school so early, do you?        this-much  early   even-tho-not-going-
  Classes haven't started                            to-school
  yet.
                                  JUGYOU    wa   mada hajimannai desho
                                  classwork (T)  poss-not-yet-begin

5
girl's mother: [chuckling to herself]
  Such a strange girl.            HEN na KO ne

  Heh.                            fua

girl: [smiling]
  Eh heh heh.  I'll be            e he he  itte-kima--su
  go-o-o-ing.

6
[Back to real time.  The girl loses her balance as the bus slams its brakes.]
bus FX:                           __ ____
                      ki ki--

girl FX:                          _____
                         fura_

7
[She pitches into Akane, who's unperturbed.]
girl:
  AH!                             a_!

girl/Akane FX:                    ___
                           don

PA:
  Front of Hoshi Girl's High.     HOSHI  JOSHI  KOU            MAE
  Front of Hoshi Girl's High.      girls  high-(school)  in-front

                                  HOSHI JOSHI KOU MAE

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p 74 (178)

1
[Surprised and blushing, she looks up into Akane's eyes.]
girl:                             ___
  AH!                             ha_

2
[The girl blushes furiously...]
Akane:
  Are you all right...?           DAIJOUBU...?

girl:
  Y-yes!                          ha hai_!

crows-in-background FX:
                          kaa~~_

3
[...and races off the bus.  Akane stares after her.]
girl:
  Excuse me-e-e!                  suimase--n!

girl FX:                          ___
                           da_

4
Akane:
  ..........                      ..........

5
girl heartbeat FX:                ____ ____ ____ ____
         doki doki doki doki

girl:
 (I-I touched her...              (a ano HITO ni     sawatchatta...
                                     to-that-person  touched

  Now my heart feels like         mou  SHINZOU    harisake sou!)
  it'll burst!)                   now  the-heart  burst    look-as-if

6
[View of a school building at Hoshi high school.]

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p 75 (179)

1
[Akane flies over the hurdles.]

2
[Akane and another track team member walk off the field.  From a distance, the
 girl watches Akane.]

3
[In the hall, the girl stands and watches Akane walk by with a friend.]

4
[Facial portrait of the girl--she blushes.]

5
[Akane notices she's being watched.  The girl appears startled.]
girl heartbeat FX:                _____
                           dokin

6
Akane:
  ..........                      ..........

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p 76 (180)

1
[The girl races off.  Akane and two of her friends watch her leave.]
blonde:
  Say, that girl's a              nee  ano KO     KOTOSHI    haitta
  first-year who entered          say  that-girl  this-year  entered
  this year, isn't she?
                                  1-NENSEI  desho
                                  1st-year  poss-be

  All she's done is watch         sakki kara     zutto         akane no
  Akane for a while now...        for-some-time  all-the-time        's

                                  HOU       bakari  mite-ta      kedo...
                                  direction only    was-looking  but

brunette:
  Could it be she's               hyottoshite  akane ni  KI ga aru
  interested in you, Akane?       maybe        in-Akane  is-interested-in

                                  n ja nai?

2
[The brunette smiles merrily at Akane, who crosses her arms and ponders.]
brunette:
  Akane isn't very popular        akane tte  OTOKO nya
  with guys...                          (T)  to-guys-(contrast)

                                  anmari motenai    kedo...
                                  not-very-popular  but

  But she sure is popular         ONNA no KO ni wa          NINKI aru  no ne
  with girls, hm.                 to-girls      (contrast)  is-popular

Akane:
  It's a complicated state of     FUKUZATSU na  SHINKYOU  da  naa...
  mind...                         complicated/  mental-state/mind
                                  complex/intricate       is  (rhet)

3
brunette:
  But even you are always         demo  anta datte  itsu-mo  OTOKO ni wa
  saying that you don't have      but   even-you    always   in-guys  (T)
  any interest in guys.
                                  KYOUMI ga nai      tte itte-ru     ja nai
                                  not-have-interest  are-saying-that

  Isn't it a perfect match?       cho--do  o-niai  na  n ja nai?
                                  precise  match   is  (explan/neg)

4
Akane:
  Sure it is, but...              ..........sorya  so--      da  kedo
                                            sure   like-that is  but

5
[Clenching her fists, Akane proclaims to the skies.  Her friends stagger back.]
Akane:
  There is someone who I've       atashi ni wa          KOKORO ni
  already decided on in my        by-me     (contrast)  in-heart
  heart.
                                  KImeta   HITO   ga   iru       no yo
                                  decided  person (S)  there-is

brunette/blonde:
  Ohh?                            hee--

6
[With a cheery smile, Akane visualizes Madoka-chan.]
narration:
  After all, I only have          nantatte   atashi wa   madoka-chan
  eyes for Madoka-chan...         after-all  I      (T)

                                  hitosuji  na  n da      kara...
                                  intently  is  (explan)  that's-why

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p 77 (181)

1
[Akane's pov of the other two.]
brunette:
  Then what'll you do?            ja    do--  sun no?
                                  then  what  do

  That girl seems to be           ano KO     so-- to--  akane ni
  spending a fair amount of       that-girl  rather     to-Akane
  effort on you, Akane...
                                  Irekonde-ru                mitai da  shi...
                                  is-putting-forth-(effort)  seems     consider

blonde:
  Wouldn't rejecting the girl     furu no   wa   chotto  kawaisou na
  be a bit harsh?                 rejecting (T)  a-bit   cruel

                                  n ja nai?
                                  (explan/neg)

2
Akane:
  Y-yeah...                       u un...

3
[Exterior shot of a school building.  Akane's stricken face appears on her
 speech bubble.]
brunette: [off]
  I bet she's the type where      kitto   OMOitsumeru to
  you don't know what she         surely  if-eat-one's-heart-out
  might do if she has her                                       _____
  heart broken.                   nani  shidekasu ka   wakannai taipu
                                  what  do        (?)  not-know type

                                  yo ne--
                                     (rhet)

Akane: [off]
  Hey-y-y.                        chotto~~~~

  Don't scare me!                 odokasanai de yo!

4
[Another view of a building at Hoshi High.]

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p 78 (182)

1
[Akane watches her two friends walk away.]
Akane:
  Despite what was said to        sonna koto          iwarete-mo...
  me...                           that-kind-of-thing  even-tho-is-said

2
narration:
  I can't be unfaithful to        atashi wa   madoka-chan o   URAGIrenai...
  Madoka-chan...                  I      (T)             (O)  can't-be-
                                                              unfaithful

  Isn't there some way I can      nantoka  ano KO     o   KIZUtsukezu
  make that girl give me up       somehow  that-girl (O)  not-hurt
  without hurting her?
                                  atashi no koto  akiramesaseru
                                  about-me        make-give-up

                                  HOUHOU     wa   nai       mono  darou   ka
                                  way/scheme (T)  not-have  thing poss-be (?)

3
[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]
Kyousuke: [off]
  Ehhhh?!                         e~~~~_

4
[Inside, Akane, Hikaru and Kyousuke are seated at the dining table.  Kyousuke
 rises to his feet to stare and sweat across at Akane.  Hikaru sits quietly
 at his side.]
Kyousuke:                         ___
  What do you mean, pretend       ore ni   KOIBITO    no furi o shiro
  to be your boyfriend?!          with-me  sweetheart 's pretend

                                  da  ttee~~~~~~_?!
                                  are (quote)

Akane:
  Please!                         o-negai!

5
Kyousuke:
  Well...                         maa......

  I understand the reasons...     JIJOU         wa   wakatta     kedo...
                                  circumstances (T)  understood  but

  But even if it's just           furi      to ittatte         o-MAE to
  pretending, being your          pretense  even-tho-say-that  with-you
  boyfriend doesn't appeal
  to me...                        KOIBITO do--shi   nante
                                  couple-of-lovers  the-likes-of
                                  ___
                                  pin to konai         naa
                                  doesn't-appeal-to-me (rhet)

6
[Akane rises and turns away from him.]
Akane:
  I'm not choosing someone        atashi datte  nani  o   SUki kononde
  like you, because I want        even-I        what (O)  willingly-like
  to...                           _anta_
                                  KYOUSUKE  nanka         to..........
                                  you       the-likes-of  (quote)

Kyousuke FX:                      _____
                     muka_

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p 79 (183)

1
Kyousuke:
  Then, I refuse!                 ja    o-kotowari  da  ne_!
                                  then  refusal     is

Akane: [clasping her hands before her]
  Ahhhh!  I'm kidding, I'm        a------_  uso uso
  kidding.
  I'm asking you, please.         o-negai da kara

  Think of it as helping          TASUkeru  to OMOtte     sa!
  me!                             help      thinking-that

2
[She claps her hands together and smiles at Hikaru.]
Akane:
  You too, Hikaru-chan.           hikaru-chan ni mo   o-negai!
  Please!                         to-Hikaru      too  request/beg

  Lend me Kyousuke for            KYOUSUKE o   ICHINICHI dake  KAshite!
  just a day!                             (O)  one-day   only  lending

Hikaru:
  ..........                      ..........

3
[Akane spins about, wiping her brow with her hankie.]
Akane:
  Kyousuke, that's why...         KYOUSUKE da kara...

  I'm begging you!                tanomu no yo!

  A nice guy like you might       konna i-- otoko  chotto  inai desho--_
  be a bit hard to find!          this-kind-of-    a-bit   poss-       !
                                  nice-guy                 isn't-there

4
[Hikaru beams and gloms onto Kyousuke's side.  He flinches.]
Hikaru:
  I see.  I'll be happy to        wakarimashita  yorokonde   o-KAshi shimasu!
  lend him!                       understood     being-glad  lend

5
[Hikaru clasps his hands between hers and stares deeply into his startled
 eyes.]
Hikaru:
  That's true, isn't it.          so-- desu yo nee
                                                 ______
  If it's as wonderful a          SEMPAI gurai   suteki na HITO    nara
  person as Sempai, even                 extent  wonderful-person  if-it-is
  she might resign herself!
                                  sono KO datte   akirame ga tsuku
                                  even-that-girl  be-resigned

                                  kamoshiremasen!
                                  it-may-be

  Please help Akane-san!          akane-san o  TASUkete-agete-kudasai!!
                                           (O) help-(her)-(please)

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p 80 (184)

1
Kyousuke:
  Well then, okay!                jaa maa i-- ka!

Akane:
  Hooray!                         yatta!

2
Hikaru: [with sad eyes]
  But, Sempai...                  demo SEMPAI...

  No matter what, this is all     akumade mo  furi     dake desu yo!
  just pretend!                   to-the-end  pretense only is

  Definitely do not become        zettai        HONKI ni natchai
  serious!!                       absoluteness  become-serious-(finality)

                                  ya          desu  yo!!
                                  unpleasant  are

[Akane tosses up both hands.]

Akane:
  Relax.                          DAIJOUBU yo
                                                   ______
  WHO'D want this sort of         daare ga   konna sukebe AITE ni...
  lecherous...                    who   (S)  with-this-kind-of-lecherous-
                                             partner

3
[Akane stops short as she sees the stern expression on Hikaru's face.]
Hikaru FX:
                          ji----_

Akane:                            ___
  AH!                             ha_

4
Akane:                                       ______
  I mean, this kind of            iya  konna suteki na DANSEI
  wonderful guy is more                this-kind-of-wonderful-male
  than I deserve!!
                                  atashi ni wa          mottainai   wa~~~~_!!
                                  by-me     (contrast)  more-than-one-
                                                        deserves
                                  __ ___ ___
                     a_ ha_ ha_

[Hikaru smiles approvingly and Kyousuke stares.]

5
[Akane walks home.]
narration:                                     _____ __
  Well, on the other hand, if     maa   anmari kakko ii OTOKO  da  to
  the guy's too cool, then it     well  too-cool-guy           is  if
  would end up hurting that
  girl...                         kaette           ano KO     o
                                  on-the-contrary  that-girl (O)

                                  KIZUtsukete-shimau  koto ni naru  shi...
                                  hurt-(finality)     turn-out-     and-
                                                      to-be         besides

6
narration:
  So in that respect, it's a      sono TEN    KYOUSUKE dattara   ANSHIN!!
  relief if it's Kyousuke!!       that-point           if-it-is  relief

  Because I'm sure that girl      naze tte  sono ONNA no KO mo
  will also think, "Ohh, she's    why  (T)  that-girl       too
  going out with a guy like
  that...  Akane-san isn't        "naa~~n da  anna TEIDO no OTOKO to
  anything special..."                        with-a-guy-of-that-kind-
                                              of-degree

                                  tsukiatte-ru       nante
                                  is-going-out-with  the-likes-of

                                  akane-san mo   TAIshita koto nai  na"
                                            too  nothing-important

                                  to OMOu     ni chigainai  kara......
                                  think-that  must/am-sure  that's-why

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p 81 (185)

1
Akane: [dropping her gaze]
  Yup, yup.                       un un

narration:
  Well, if I were to say it,      maa   itte-mirya      atashi wa
  I guess I'm the one who's       well  if-try-and-say  I      (T)
  to be hated...
                                  nikumare YAKU     tte  toko      ka na...
                                  an-unpopular-role (T)  occasion  I-wonder

2
[Tight shot of the girl's lower legs.]
narration:
  The next morning...             YOKU-ASA...

girl footsteps FX:                ___ ___
                       ta_ ta_

3
[Dressed for school, she carries an envelope with her.]
girl:
 (*Today*...  I'll confess        (KYOU  koso...  ano HOU ni
  my feelings to her!)             today indeed   in-that-direction

                                  atashi no KIMOchi o   uchiakeru  n da!)
                                  my-feelings      (O)  confess    (explan)

girl:                             __________
  I wrote a love letter...        rabureta--  kaichatta...

girl footsteps FX:                ____ ____
                         toko toko

4
[View of a bus at a bus stop.]
narration:
  And so, it turned out I'd       to yu-- wake de         HEIJITSU
  go with Akane on a weekday,     for-that-reason/and-so  weekday
  a little less than an hour
  before school, and get on       TOUKOU            MAE    no  honno
  the school bus!                 attending-school  before 's  a-mere

                                  1-JIKAN-tarazu            o
                                  a-little-short-of-1-hour (O)
                                                                ____
                                  akane ni tsukiatte   TSUUGAKU basu ni
                                  go-with-Akane-(and)  in-school-bus

                                  norikomu   koto ni narimashita!
                                  to-get-on  turned-out-to-be

5
[Akane smiles and hangs onto Kyousuke's arm while lining up to board the bus.]

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p 82 (186)

1
[She turns towards him, looking quite cute.]
Akane:
  Come closer.                    motto  soba ni  kite  yo
                                  more   near     coming

  We're a couple of               KOIBITO DOUSHI     na  n da     kara
  sweethearts.                    a-couple-of-lovers are (explan) that's-why

Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____
                           dokin

2
[He blushes back at her.]
narration:
  It's beginning to look like     ENGI ni         mienaku
  it's not an act.                in-performance  not-look-like

                                  natte-kichau              na
                                  start-becoming-(finality)

Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____
                     doki doki

3
[The girl races for the bus.]
girl footsteps FX:                ___ ___ ___
                  ta_ ta_ ta_

4
[She stops short when she sees Akane and Kyousuke.]
girl heartbeat FX:                _____
                           dokin

5
girl:
 (Anyway, I have to calm          (tonikaku  ochitsukanakutcha!)
  down!)                           anyway    must-cool-down/subside

girl FX:                          ____ ____ ____
               doki doki doki

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p 83 (187)

1
bus FX:                           ______
                           buroro

2
[Inside the bus, Akane and Kyousuke stand side-by-side.  The girl stands on
 the opposite side of Kyousuke.  The two cousins look at the one, who tries
 not to look too embarrassed.]
girl FX:                          _____
                          susu_

3
girl heartbeat FX:                ____ ____
                     doki doki

4
Akane:
 (There she is, there she is...   (kita kita...  ano KO     da)
  It's that girl.)                 came          that-girl  is

5
[Kyousuke's pov of Akane.]
Akane:
  Come closer...                  motto soba ni kite...

6
[Kyousuke and the girl blush in an identical manner and find similar spots
 outside the window to look at.]
Kyousuke/girl heartbeat FX:       _____
                           dokin

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p 84 (188)

1
[View looking out the bus window.]

2
[Akane slips an arm around Kyousuke's.]
Akane FX:
                           su

3
narration:
  That Akane's so bold!           akane no yatsu  DAITAN na...!
                                  that-Akane      bold

  I can hardly imagine this       hotondo   ENGI   to wa     OMOenai...
  is acting...                    scarcely  acting (define)  can't-think

Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____
                     doki doki

4
[The girl drops her gaze and ponders.]
narration:
  Anyway...                       tonikaku...

  I have to calm down!            ochitsukanakutcha!

girl heartbeat FX:                ____ ____ ____
               doki doki doki

5
[The girl pulls out the envelope.]
narration:
  Today, I'll slip this letter    KYOU  koso    kono TEGAMI
  into her bag...                 today indeed  this-letter
                                              _____
                                  ano HITO no kaban no NAKA ni  sotto......
                                  inside-that-person's-bag      secretly

6
narration:
  But...                          shikashi...

  This guy's in the way!          kono OTOKO  jama      ne_!
                                  this-guy    obstacle  (rhet)

  And an unfamiliar uniform.      sore ni   mikakenai   SEIFUKU
                                  moreover  unfamiliar  uniform
                                  _uchi_
  Maybe he came to hit on         HOSHI JOSHI KOU no  SEITO   demo
  my classmates...                my                  student or-something
                                  (Hoshi-Girl's-High's)
                                  _____
                                  nampa ni kita        no kashira...
                                  came-to-chase-girls     I-wonder

  How indecent!                   iyarashii!

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p 85 (189)

1
[The girl eyes the two.]
narration:                        ___
  Ah!  Maybe he's been            ha_  moshi ka shitara  sakki kara
  sticking close to Akane-san       !  maybe             for-some-time
  for some time...
                                  akane-san ni  pittari kuttsuite......
                                  to-Akane      closely-together-(and)

  This guy is aiming for          kono HITO    akane-san ga   MOKU-TEKI na
  Akane-san...                    this-person            (S)  aim       is

                                  n de wa...
                                  (explan/neg)
                                  __ __
  Oh no!                          ya da!

2
[The girl glares at Kyousuke, who looks at her, startled.]
narration:
  I'll never forgive you!         atashi  ZETTAI        yurusanai   kara!
                                  I       absoluteness  not-forgive that's-why

girl FX:
                          ji----_

3
[She addresses Kyousuke.]
girl:
  Just a minute...                chotto..........

4
[View looking towards the front of the bus.]
sign: [partial view]
      railway-ticket-book 's

                                   ni  o-MOUshiDE
                                  (IO) submit-to

Akane: [off]
  Move closer...                  motto pittari kuttsuite...
                                  more  close-together

5
[Akane gives another warm and cute look at Kyousuke, whose eyes have grown
 huge.]
Akane:                                   _______
  'Kay...  Darling!               nee... da--rin!

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p 86 (190)

1
[The girl stops in shock.]

2
[Her view of Kyousuke.]
girl: [off]
 (Darling?!                       (da--rin?!

  Then, this guy's Akane-san's    ja    kono HITO   ga   akane-san no
  boyfriend?!)                    then  this-person (S)            's

                                  KARE?!)
                                  boyfriend

3
[The bus stops outside the school.]
PA:
  Front of Hoshi Girl's High.     HOSHI JOSHI KOU MAE  HOSHI JOSHI KOU MAE
  Front of Hoshi Girl's High.

4
[The girl turns aside...]
girl FX:]                         ___
                           da_

5
[...and races off the bus.]
girl footsteps FX:                ___ ___ ___
                  ta_ ta_ ta_

6
narration:
  Ohhhh.  Akane-san is going      naan da  akane-san  anna OTOKO to
  out with a guy like that...                         with-guy-like-that
  I'm disappointed!                                           _______
                                  tsukiatte-ru  nante         gakkari!
                                  is-going-out  the-likes-of  disappointed

7
[Akane lets out a small smile and a puff of air.]
Akane:
 (Maybe she's given up on         (......do--yara  kore de
  me now...?!)                           somehow   with-this/now

                                  akiramete-kureta  ka na...?!)
                                  gave-up-(on-me)   I-wonder

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1
[Kyousuke blushes and looks towards Akane, who looks back blankly.]
Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____ ____
               doki doki doki

Kyousuke:
  A-Akane.  You...                a akane omae...

2
[She clasps his hands and beams.]
Akane:
  Yes, it's over!  Thanks,        hai  o-shimai  arigato  ne KYOUSUKE_!
  Kyousuke!                       yes  the-end   thanks

Akane handclasp FX:
                            shikka

3
[With a wave and a smile, she exits the bus.]
Akane:
  See ya.                         jaa ne--

Kyousuke:
  Eh?                             e?

4
Kyousuke:
  Eh?                             e?

bus FX:                           ________
                         buo----_

5
[He looks out the window.]
narration:
  I see...                        so-- da yo na

  It was acting, after all!       yappari...  ENGI    da  yo na!
                                  after-all   acting  is

6
narration:
  But, for some reason, I         demo  nan da ka  mo--keta       KIBUN!
  felt like I got a bonus!        but   somehow    made-a-profit  feelings

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1
[Kyousuke and Madoka prepare to board a bus.]
narration:
  Some time later...              GOJITSU...

  Unexpectedly, I ended up        hyonna koto       kara
  riding the same bus with        unexpected-thing  from
  Ayukawa...                                         ____
                                  AYUKAWA to    kono basu ni
                                  with-Ayukawa  on-this-bus

                                  noru   hame ni narimashite...
                                  ride   turning-into-tight-fix

2
[Kyousuke walks in and comes face-to-face with the pigtailed girl.]
girl:
  Ohh?                            ara?

3
[His pov of her.  She looks at him with wide eyes.]
narration:
  This guy...                     kono OTOKO...

  He's with a different           mata   chigau     ONNA no KO  tsurete...!!
  girl...!!                       again  different  girl        being-
                                                                accompanied-by

4
[With a calculating look she pulls out the envelope from her bag.]
girl:
 (All right.  That's it.          (yo--shi  so-- da

  I've carried that letter and    ano TEGAMI   mada sutezu ni
  haven't thrown it away yet.)    that-letter  not-yet-thrown-away

                                  motte-ita  n da      kke)
                                  carried    (explan)  (?)

5
[She smiles and hands it to him openly.  Kyousuke gapes at it.]
girl:
  Perfect timing.                 cho--do yokatta wa

  This is for you...!!            kore ageru..........!

6
[He swivels his head between the envelope in his hand and over at Madoka, who
 looks at him like she's heard it all before...  The girl walks away with a
 small smile.]
Kyousuke:
  Eh?  Eh?!                       e? e?!

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1
[Just before exiting the bus, she turns and sticks out her tongue at Kyousuke.]
girl:                                           _uchi_
  Not too long ago you were       kono AIDA no  HOSHI JOSHI KOU no KO to wa
  with another girlfriend--       recent/late   with-girl-at-my-school   (T)
  a girl at my school!
                                  mata  chigau     KANOJO     na  no ne!
                                  again different  girlfriend is

  You're popular, hm.             moteru              n desu   ne
                                  popular-with-girls  (explan) (rhet)
                                                   __________
  I misjudged you,                misokonatta wa   pureibo--i-san!
  Mr. Playboy!                    misjudged/made   Mr-Playboy
                                  a-mistake-(about)

bus doors FX:                     _______
                          pushu--

2
[Kyousuke stares back at her, with a stricken look.]
Kyousuke:
  U-uhh.  Wait...                 a ano  chotto...

3
[He looks over at Madoka, who gives him a chilly look.]
Madoka FX:
                          ji----_

Kyousuke:
  AH!                             ha_

4
[The bus pulls away.  Kyousuke's wincing face is shown on his speech bubble.
 The girl walks away with head thrown back--mission accomplished!]
Kyousuke:
  No...  Uhh...  Umm...           iya...  ano...  sono...

  Th-this is...  Umm...           ko kore wa...  sono...

bus FX:                           ______
                           buuuuu

narration:
  Because of Akane...             akane no sei   de......
                                        's fault on-account-of

  Once again, it looks like       matamata  AYUKAWA ni  kirawareta
  Ayukawa dislikes me...!         again     by-Ayukawa  was-disliked

                                  mitai desu...!
                                  seems

girl:
  Ahh, that was refreshing.       a-- sutto shita

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