1. #52 The Final Tale
2. The beautiful crybaby and the reliable spunky girl. The memories, smiles, and tears shared by the two childhood friends. The confession Akira made on the day of her graduation and the ray of hope Fumi keeps in her heart.
3. "A morning in kamakura!"
4. As the seasons change, what will shine a light on these two girls' future?
1. "You were probably surprised at how empty this place is."
2. "Have you always lived in tokyo, mori-san?"
3. "Uh, yes, I spent my whole life in the crowded, working-class area of the city."
4. "Eh?!"
5. "Isn't she a little young to get married?!"
7. "Well, you guys got a lot of tourist spots, so I always have a blast whenever I come here."
8. "Argh,"
9. "I know I shouldn't start worrying yet, but I can't help it!"
10. "She always had a fiance."
11. "I thought she was the same age as us."
12. "A fiance?"
1. "What is it?"
2. "Are you having cold feet, kyouko?"
3. "Are you really sure about this?"
4. "Of course not..."
5. "Why's that?"
6. "I've been talking with my aunts."
1. "She said she can't wait to see you walk down the aisle."
2. "It's all thanks to her."
3. "She sure did."
4. "They said my mother really pushed for this."
5. "Oh yeah, how are things with your boyfriend?"
6. "God, hearing she has a fiance feels like she's living in a different dimension!"
7. "Is it just not your thing?"
8. "Come to think of it, we've never had this kind of talk."
9. "He won't be thinking about marriage anytime soon."
10. "That's all he is, a boyfriend."
1. "It's not that."
2. "I've always been in love with a certain someone."
3. "Ohhh?"
4. The power of that spell was so strong.
5. It's still affecting me even as an adult.
1. "Shiho,"
2. "You musn't fall in love with a school-teacher."
3. "Daddy's a school-teacher."
4. "Whyyy?"
5. "I'm glad you're now strong enough to joke about your chronic illness that was your broken heart."
6. "Oh, ya-chan ..."
7. "What did I tell you?"
8. "Whyyyy?"
9. "Buzz off!"
1. "I swear, you three will still be living at home by the time that girl finds a husband."
2. "Shii-chan, come sit on grammy's lap!"
3. "Don't scare me like that!"
4. "I'm more worried about you, kuri. I can see you getting desperate and grabbing the next weirdo that comes along."
5. "Be quiet!"
6. "It's like she doesn't care if she ends up alone."
7. "But I can definitely see shina-ko-chan turning out that way."
8. "I also hear that your friend is in the hospital with appendici-tis,"
9. "The poor thing."
10. "So does this mean you're still going to mess around studying abroad?"
11. "Really?"
1. "So, what time is the ceremony tomorrow?"
2. "Let's see..."
3. "We came here to- gether!"
4. "No, I did not!"
5. "And did you hear what she did? She came back from eng- land alone and forced her un- derclassman to take care of her!"
6. "Over here! Over here!"
7. "Ueda- san is here!"
8. "Ah,"
1. "How is everybody doing?"
2. "Thank god,"
3. "I heard you were so busy over there that you might not be able to make it."
4. "We're doing great!"
5. "Right now, her roommate and her boyfriend are looking after her."
6. "Will kawasaki-senpai be all right?"
7. "I'm telling sugimoto-senpai you said that when she comes along."
8. "So, how is it like sharing an apartment with senpai? Do you even have room to breathe?"
9. "But..."
10. "Go ahead."
11. "So you guys aren't going to be staying here for long?"
12. "That's right,"
13. "Though they told us we could stay as long as we want."
1. "We also don't eat at the same time."
2. "But we all have our own rooms, so it almost feels like I'm living alone."
3. "But you're sharing the same airspace 24/7!"
4. "Sorry!"
5. "Ah!"
6. "Ah-san!"
7. "I got lost and went to the annex!"
1. "Sorry I couldn't come to our coming of age ceremony."
2. "It's been so long, ueda-san!"
4. Immediately after she arrived, she tripped and fell,
5. Getting a run in her pantyhose!
6. "Did fumi-chan come yet?"
7. "She's in the restroom."
1. "Aww, my hair is all ruined..."
2. "Might as well let it down."
3. "Huh?!"
4. "Fumi-chan, are you alright?"
1. "Ah-chan..."
2. "Gosh, that was stupid of you."
3. "Can I fix it up for you?"
4. "You took all that time prettying yourself up, and now look what you did."
5. "I know..."
6. "...sorry."
1. "Oh yeah,"
2. "Ah-chan, you're cutting your hair short?"
3. "It's less of a hassle, so I might keep it for a while."
4. "I see."
5. "But that was a while ago."
6. "Fumi-chan,"
7. "Really? When was that?"
8. "I remember spotting you at the train station."
1. "Someone I didn't know."
2. "It looked like you were with a friend that time, so I wasn't sure how to say hi to you back then."
3. "Oh, who was it?"
4. "We had the same lecture together, so I invited her over to my house a bunch of times."
5. "Hmm?"
6. "Oh, that must have been akie-chan!"
1. "I don't think I want to hear anything else about her..."
2. "Fumi-chan, sorry."
3. "Sorry!"
4. "I wasn't thinking!"
5. "S-"
6. "Nobody likes hearing stuff about a total stranger."
7. "It's not that."
1. "Fumi-chan, I love you."
1. "The bride is so gorgeous!"
2. "I know!"
3. "Well, we're not really that hung up on having a wedding."
4. "We will have one if you guys would let us."
5. "Huh?"
6. "Don't you two ever think about getting married and having a wedding?"
1. "I, for one, would love to wear a wedding dress!"
2. "We'd be two brides,"
3. "But I'll be wearing an ultra mini skirt!"
4. "Mine would be a long dress with a huge slit down the side!"
1. "I see..."
2. "Mogi, aren't you going to marry okudaira-niisan?"
3. "So what about you?"
4. "Have you found someone yet?"
5. "You two have been seeing each other for a long time now."
6. "Eh?"
7. "Whaaat?"
8. "What?"
9. "You don't have to worry about me!"
1. "I know both of your families are into the idea, so your wedding will be next!"
2. "I think he has thought about it, but he's not going to tell us everything that's on his mind."
3. "Has your brother said anything about that at home?"
4. Mogi looks cute.
5. "God, you're sooo lucky!"
6. "Look, even her forehead is red!"
7. Wait, did she fall down that hard?
8. It almost looked like she was crying, but who cries over that?
9. "You looked like a mess before the ceremony."
10. "By the way, are you alright?"
11. "Oh!"
1. "Everyone, we're going to the after-party!"
2. "We're glad you still made it, though."
1. and things started getting a little too serious.
2. At some point, being with Fumi-chan stopped being all fun and games,
3. it left an empty space inside me.
4. But once I pulled myself away from all that seriousness,
5. However, that empty space had filled to the brim with jealousy.
1. If this is how it feels like to fall in love...
2. I never knew that loving someone would make you feel this ugly.
3. Then, that confession was a spell.
4. A spell I cast upon myself.
1. "Fumi-chan, I love you."
1. "Oii"
2. "Bwa hah!"
3. "Your face is all messed up!"
4. "No sooner do I finish fixing your hair, I have to fix your makeup too!"
1. "Fumi-chan, you're always quick to cry..."
1. Those very words
2. shone a light,
3. 10 years...
1. and even 20 years into my future.
7. "Oh,"
8. "Hey,"
9. "Ya-san sent us some pictures, do you want to see them, too?"
10. Why is she doing this to me?
11. "Oh my god!"
12. "What do you mean?"
1. "No can do~"
2. "I beg you, delete them!"
3. "I know you'll love this one."
4. "O k a y !"
5. "Keep it down!"
6. "You two need to go to bed!"
1. We didn't want to go to sleep at all.
2. We were filled with so many things we wanted to talk about.
3. And they all came spilling out, one by one.
1. "Ah-chan, are you awake?"
2. "Yeah, I just got up."
3. "Good morning."