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PART 14 Little Date
"Moshi-moshi." Marron said into the phone.
#"Hi, Marron!"
"Trunks? Hi!"
#"Marron, I called to ask you something important."
"What is it?"
#"Well, before I do, I want to tell you that I'm really sorry."
"For what?"
#"For forgetting you."
"Well...um...apology accepted."
#"Thanks."
"Now, um, what is it you wanted to ask me?"
#"I remember those outings we went to and just for the heck of
it, um, would you like to have a little date with me?"
"Um...a little date nut?"
#"No! I mean those formal outings."
"Um...but you're...um...engaged."
#"I know that! But I asked Nusumi if it was all right and she
said yes. Besides, it's all for the sake of friendship, isn't it?"
"I guess..."
#"Would you like to go out with me?"
"Um...okay. It's all for the sake of friendship."
#"Great! When shall it be?"
"I don't know."
#"Is it okay for it to be tonight?"
"Sure."
#"What time?"
"How about 7:3O?"
#"I'll see you then!"
"Okay."
#"Well, that's all. If you have anything to tell me..."
"No. Nothing at all."
#"Well, goodbye."
"Bye."
Tasogare wa itsudemo
Gushigi no kuni mitai
Hoshi o kazoesareru no
Deki no ue
Kappuru, No! No!
Me no yariba ni
Doki-doki shichau
Egao kaesu tsumori ga
I'm a lonely girl, so loney girl
Chansu to yuuhi ga
Sasayaki kakeru
Demo ne, aoi ribon wa
Hodokenai
Shining, dreaming, ikinari
Shiokaze ga kawaru wa
Aishitenai ake ja nai
Demo, ima wa
Kaeritai
From high above comes the setting sun
Delivering me to the dream country.
Stars above, can't help counting one by one.
Couple on a deck:
Don't make a scene... No! No!
Heck, I'm a nervous wreck:
My shaking knees, unforseen.
Try to smile, for a while...
Stop, it's futile.
I'm a lonely girl, so loney girl...
Chance and sun, now look what they've done
Bringing me out here to you.
Even tho', in a bow, ribbons blue
Hold my heart from view.
Shining; dreaming; oh-so-quickly
Breezes salty blow in from the sea.
It's not I don't love you...
No, that couldn't be.
But now, this I vow:
No more date for me.
Marron was dressed up in a soft pink Chinese-style dress. Her
hair was tied up in two tight braids by two dark pink ribbons.
She had a small black backpack with all the necessary items:
a compact, lip gloss, moist toilettes, perfume, a pack of
tissues, some extra money and a manga. She sat down on the
steps and waited for Trunks. A few minutes later, he arrived.
Marron stepped inside the car.
"You look real nice, Marron." Trunks said.
"Thank you." Marron replied softy. The car was silent for
a long time.
"How are you?" Trunks asked.
"Fine."
"You're very quiet this evening, Marron-chan."
"It's just...this is...different."
"It's not that different from an outing."
"Y'know, um, you're engaged and all and I..."
"Don't worry about it! I told you already that Nusumi said I
could ask you out."
"I'm just..."
"Oh c'mon! Just think of it as one of the outings and not
a date."
"All right..."
Marron looked down at her hands. She couldn't help trembling.
She was so nervous. Her whole body began to shake. She looked
at Trunks. He was so calm and confident about all this. Marron
managed to keep her hands from shaking and everything else but
her knees. At least Trunks wouldn't see.
Trunks parked the car at a fancy looking restaurant and they
got out.
"Um, Trunks? This place looks a little bit...'too much'." Marron
said.
"Sorry." Trunks said. "Do you still want to go in?"
"All right. Since we're here already, I might as well enjoy it."
They entered and were escorted by a maitre d'.
"It was a good thing I was dressed properly." Marron said.
"I hope you like this restaurant." Trunks said. "Are you
uncomfortable with having a date here?"
"Not really."
"Oh good."
Trunks picked up a menu. Marron took one also and looked
through the selections. Trunks looked at her and Marron
forced a smile. She was still nervous. Her knees were still
shaking. At least Trunks wouldn't see.
After dinner, Trunks was going to drive Marron home but there
was so much time.
"Do you want to go home now?" Trunks asked.
"I don't know. Do you?"
"I don't know. There's still plenty of time left."
"What do you want to do?"
"Would you like to take a walk with me?"
"Sure. But where?"
"I don't know. Anywhere?"
"We can't just walk anywhere."
"How about a park or something?"
"What park?"
"How about...Tsuki Park?"
"You still remember that place?"
"How could I forget? Well, would you?"
"Of course."
Trunks and Marron went into the car and drove to Tsuki Park.
The lights from the carnival were still there and they were on.
The park looked beautiful.
"It's changed a little." Trunks said.
"There was a carnival last Sunday." Marron explained.
"Oh really?"
"Me and Goten went there."
"Too bad I missed it."
"Sorry I didn't invite you."
"No. Don't be. I would've been stuck working anyways."
The two took a stroll around the park and Marron filled Trunks
in on the stuff he missed while he was gone. Then they heard
singing. They followed it and it led to the stage that the five
girls sang on. They were still there and people were watching
them perform.
"I didn't know they were still here." Marron said.
"They sing nice." Trunks said. The two sat down on the same
bench that Marron and Goten sat on and they listened to the
music. They sang "Akai Kutsu no Sunday" and then they stopped
for a while. The Chinese girl noticed Marron and Trunks and then
whispered some things to her friends. Then they started singing
"Kare".
sakamichi no BASU-tei de kare wa totsugenna ame ni
kao o shikamenagara
motto ita hon o dakishime tatte imashita
watashi wa kare no sorairo no SHATSU ni
mizutama mayou ga fuete iku no ga kanashiku natte
o-ki ni iri no kasa o hanbun
kare no SHATSU to taisetsuna hon no tame ni sashikaketa no desu
natsu yasumi ni ARUBAITO de kono machi ni yatte kita kare
akai ito no densetsu o shinjiru you ni natta no wa
sore kara isshuukan no uchi ni nando mo kare ni deaeta kara
hajimete tsunaida te ga totemo shizen ni ometa kara
soshite au tabi ni suki ni natte iku no ga jibun de mo
wakatta kara
kare wa chiisana koen no kanaami no soba ni
sotta saite iru TANPOPO o mitsukete kureru hito
manatsu no hoshizora ni atarashii seiza o omoi egaku hito
soshite watashi ni totte totemo totemo taisetsuna hito
dakedo tetsudatte moratta shukudai ga katazuku tabi ni
dandan natsu yasumi ga nokori sukunaku natte
kare ni aenaku naru hi ga chikazuite kimashita
taisetsuna nanika o ushinatta toki ni
ichiban chikaku ni ite nagusamete hoshi hito ga
ichiban tooku natte shimau nante kanashi sugiru
ai shiterutte shirazu ni tsubuyaite
sonna nemurenu yoru ga tsuzuite imasu
ashita mo mata itsumo no basho de aemasu yo ne
sou ieba ichido datte honki de suki da yotte
itte moraenakatta youna ki ga shimasu
saigo ni kimi ga suki da yotte wasurenai yotte
itte kureru deshou ka kare wa
kare o miokuru ame no basutei
yori sotta...
...kasa na noni
hoho ga nuresou
nante itta no kikoenai
kuchibiru ugokeba "kimi ga suki da yo"
wasurenaide ne wasurenaide ne
futari de ai sugoshita natsu o
tooku hanarete omoi todokeba
ai mo tsutsukutte shinjiteru
kanashikunai...
basu no mado wa kumotte ite
kare ga mienai...
wasurenai kara wasurenai kara
koi mo yume mo yazora no hoshi mo
mado o nugutte miseru egao no
kare ga mabushikute me o tojita
nakitakunai
wasurenai ne wasurenai ne
futari de ai sugoshita natsu o
tooku hanarete omoi todokeba
ai mo tsutsukutte shinjiteru
kanashikunai...
At the bus stop on the hill road, he raised
his face in the sudden rain
while I stood up hugging the book that I took.
As the raindrop patterns increased on
his sky-blue shirt as he went, I became sad.
I held half of my favorite umbrella over
his shirt and the important book in order to cover them.
The boy who came to this town for a part-time
job in the summer,
I'm beginning to believe in the red thread tradition
because since then, I wanted to meet him many
times during the week,
because for the first time, I thought holding hands
was very natural,
and because whenever we meet, falling in love is
something I or someone else understands.
Near the small park wire fence, he was
the person who found for me the secretly blossoming dandelion,
the person who drew the new constellation in the
midsummer starry sky,
and holding me, a very, very, important person.
However, putting in order the homework that I received help on,
Gradually, very little remained of the summer and
on the days that I couldn't meet him, I became closer to him.
In the time parting with something important,
the person I wanted comforting from that is the closest
has become the farthest [regrettably] which is
what makes me beyond sad.
Muttering without knowing, "I love him,"
the sleepless nights are continuous.
Tomorrow, I can meet you at that place always again, right?
Speaking of this, just once, say "I love you" with honesty.
I feel I like I can't see you go.
Lastly, "I love you, I won't forget you"
Couldn't you say that to me, my love?
I went to see him off in the rain with the stopping bus.
We cuddled...
...in spite of the umbrella.
It seems our cheeks got wet.
What did you say? I can't hear it.
If your lips move, was it "I love you?"
Please don't forget, please don't forget
Our departing rendevous, the summer that passed
Being seperated distantly and if I reach your thought
Love will also continue, believe me
Won't be sad...
the bus' window is clouding up
I can't see him...
Because I don't want to forget, because I don't want to forget
the love also, the dreams also, the stars of the night sky also
Wiping the window, a smiling face displaying
him was dazzling, and I closed my eyes
I don't want to cry
Please don't forget, please don't forget
our parting rendezvous, the summer that passed
Being separated distantly and if I reach your thoughts
Love will also continue, believe me
Won't be sad...
The girls bowed and the audience cheered. The girls looked
at Trunks and Marron and smiled. Trunks and Marron noticed this
and realized the song was for them. They blushed and continued
walking. The girls sang "Koi ga Hitotsu Kiete Shimatta no" as
the two walked away. Marron listened to the lyrics and she
remembered her feelings for Trunks. She had to tell him how
she felt. This was her only chance. Not because she had hopes
of stopping the wedding, not because of anything else except
because it was the only way she could move on. She stopped.
Trunks stopped and looked at her.
"Is anything the matter?" he asked. Marron looked at the ground
to keep her eyes from meeting Trunks'.
"I have something very important to tell you." Marron said.
"What is it?"
"I...I...have certain feelings about you..."
"Do you hate me for forgetting?"
"No. No, it's not that. I forgive you for that."
"Are you angry that I was gone for so long?"
Marron shook her head.
"What is it then?"
"I...I love you..."
"Well, um, me too."
Marron looked up. "You do?"
"You're one of my best friends. How could I not love you?"
"I didn't mean...in that way..."
"Then...then it's the...love..."
"This is the kind of love that breaks hearts."
"I thought that was over long ago."
"No it wasn't! I loved you ever since! It was you who thought
it was over! I want it to be over but I just can't help it!"
"I didn't..."
"And you asked her to marry you! You didn't even tell me
about it."
"I..."
"I honestly thought that we'd end up together!"
"I..."
"Don't say anything anymore, Trunks. I just want to go home."
Trunks wanted to say something but tears were streaming down
Marron's face and he just couldn't. They went to the car
and Trunks drove Marron home.
PART 14 Little Date
"Moshi-moshi." Marron said into the phone.
#"Hi, Marron!"
"Trunks? Hi!"
#"Marron, I called to ask you something important."
"What is it?"
#"Well, before I do, I want to tell you that I'm really sorry."
"For what?"
#"For forgetting you."
"Well...um...apology accepted."
#"Thanks."
"Now, um, what is it you wanted to ask me?"
#"I remember those outings we went to and just for the heck of
it, um, would you like to have a little date with me?"
"Um...a little date nut?"
#"No! I mean those formal outings."
"Um...but you're...um...engaged."
#"I know that! But I asked Nusumi if it was all right and she
said yes. Besides, it's all for the sake of friendship, isn't it?"
"I guess..."
#"Would you like to go out with me?"
"Um...okay. It's all for the sake of friendship."
#"Great! When shall it be?"
"I don't know."
#"Is it okay for it to be tonight?"
"Sure."
#"What time?"
"How about 7:3O?"
#"I'll see you then!"
"Okay."
#"Well, that's all. If you have anything to tell me..."
"No. Nothing at all."
#"Well, goodbye."
"Bye."
Tasogare wa itsudemo
Gushigi no kuni mitai
Hoshi o kazoesareru no
Deki no ue
Kappuru, No! No!
Me no yariba ni
Doki-doki shichau
Egao kaesu tsumori ga
I'm a lonely girl, so loney girl
Chansu to yuuhi ga
Sasayaki kakeru
Demo ne, aoi ribon wa
Hodokenai
Shining, dreaming, ikinari
Shiokaze ga kawaru wa
Aishitenai ake ja nai
Demo, ima wa
Kaeritai
From high above comes the setting sun
Delivering me to the dream country.
Stars above, can't help counting one by one.
Couple on a deck:
Don't make a scene... No! No!
Heck, I'm a nervous wreck:
My shaking knees, unforseen.
Try to smile, for a while...
Stop, it's futile.
I'm a lonely girl, so loney girl...
Chance and sun, now look what they've done
Bringing me out here to you.
Even tho', in a bow, ribbons blue
Hold my heart from view.
Shining; dreaming; oh-so-quickly
Breezes salty blow in from the sea.
It's not I don't love you...
No, that couldn't be.
But now, this I vow:
No more date for me.
Marron was dressed up in a soft pink Chinese-style dress. Her
hair was tied up in two tight braids by two dark pink ribbons.
She had a small black backpack with all the necessary items:
a compact, lip gloss, moist toilettes, perfume, a pack of
tissues, some extra money and a manga. She sat down on the
steps and waited for Trunks. A few minutes later, he arrived.
Marron stepped inside the car.
"You look real nice, Marron." Trunks said.
"Thank you." Marron replied softy. The car was silent for
a long time.
"How are you?" Trunks asked.
"Fine."
"You're very quiet this evening, Marron-chan."
"It's just...this is...different."
"It's not that different from an outing."
"Y'know, um, you're engaged and all and I..."
"Don't worry about it! I told you already that Nusumi said I
could ask you out."
"I'm just..."
"Oh c'mon! Just think of it as one of the outings and not
a date."
"All right..."
Marron looked down at her hands. She couldn't help trembling.
She was so nervous. Her whole body began to shake. She looked
at Trunks. He was so calm and confident about all this. Marron
managed to keep her hands from shaking and everything else but
her knees. At least Trunks wouldn't see.
Trunks parked the car at a fancy looking restaurant and they
got out.
"Um, Trunks? This place looks a little bit...'too much'." Marron
said.
"Sorry." Trunks said. "Do you still want to go in?"
"All right. Since we're here already, I might as well enjoy it."
They entered and were escorted by a maitre d'.
"It was a good thing I was dressed properly." Marron said.
"I hope you like this restaurant." Trunks said. "Are you
uncomfortable with having a date here?"
"Not really."
"Oh good."
Trunks picked up a menu. Marron took one also and looked
through the selections. Trunks looked at her and Marron
forced a smile. She was still nervous. Her knees were still
shaking. At least Trunks wouldn't see.
After dinner, Trunks was going to drive Marron home but there
was so much time.
"Do you want to go home now?" Trunks asked.
"I don't know. Do you?"
"I don't know. There's still plenty of time left."
"What do you want to do?"
"Would you like to take a walk with me?"
"Sure. But where?"
"I don't know. Anywhere?"
"We can't just walk anywhere."
"How about a park or something?"
"What park?"
"How about...Tsuki Park?"
"You still remember that place?"
"How could I forget? Well, would you?"
"Of course."
Trunks and Marron went into the car and drove to Tsuki Park.
The lights from the carnival were still there and they were on.
The park looked beautiful.
"It's changed a little." Trunks said.
"There was a carnival last Sunday." Marron explained.
"Oh really?"
"Me and Goten went there."
"Too bad I missed it."
"Sorry I didn't invite you."
"No. Don't be. I would've been stuck working anyways."
The two took a stroll around the park and Marron filled Trunks
in on the stuff he missed while he was gone. Then they heard
singing. They followed it and it led to the stage that the five
girls sang on. They were still there and people were watching
them perform.
"I didn't know they were still here." Marron said.
"They sing nice." Trunks said. The two sat down on the same
bench that Marron and Goten sat on and they listened to the
music. They sang "Akai Kutsu no Sunday" and then they stopped
for a while. The Chinese girl noticed Marron and Trunks and then
whispered some things to her friends. Then they started singing
"Kare".
sakamichi no BASU-tei de kare wa totsugenna ame ni
kao o shikamenagara
motto ita hon o dakishime tatte imashita
watashi wa kare no sorairo no SHATSU ni
mizutama mayou ga fuete iku no ga kanashiku natte
o-ki ni iri no kasa o hanbun
kare no SHATSU to taisetsuna hon no tame ni sashikaketa no desu
natsu yasumi ni ARUBAITO de kono machi ni yatte kita kare
akai ito no densetsu o shinjiru you ni natta no wa
sore kara isshuukan no uchi ni nando mo kare ni deaeta kara
hajimete tsunaida te ga totemo shizen ni ometa kara
soshite au tabi ni suki ni natte iku no ga jibun de mo
wakatta kara
kare wa chiisana koen no kanaami no soba ni
sotta saite iru TANPOPO o mitsukete kureru hito
manatsu no hoshizora ni atarashii seiza o omoi egaku hito
soshite watashi ni totte totemo totemo taisetsuna hito
dakedo tetsudatte moratta shukudai ga katazuku tabi ni
dandan natsu yasumi ga nokori sukunaku natte
kare ni aenaku naru hi ga chikazuite kimashita
taisetsuna nanika o ushinatta toki ni
ichiban chikaku ni ite nagusamete hoshi hito ga
ichiban tooku natte shimau nante kanashi sugiru
ai shiterutte shirazu ni tsubuyaite
sonna nemurenu yoru ga tsuzuite imasu
ashita mo mata itsumo no basho de aemasu yo ne
sou ieba ichido datte honki de suki da yotte
itte moraenakatta youna ki ga shimasu
saigo ni kimi ga suki da yotte wasurenai yotte
itte kureru deshou ka kare wa
kare o miokuru ame no basutei
yori sotta...
...kasa na noni
hoho ga nuresou
nante itta no kikoenai
kuchibiru ugokeba "kimi ga suki da yo"
wasurenaide ne wasurenaide ne
futari de ai sugoshita natsu o
tooku hanarete omoi todokeba
ai mo tsutsukutte shinjiteru
kanashikunai...
basu no mado wa kumotte ite
kare ga mienai...
wasurenai kara wasurenai kara
koi mo yume mo yazora no hoshi mo
mado o nugutte miseru egao no
kare ga mabushikute me o tojita
nakitakunai
wasurenai ne wasurenai ne
futari de ai sugoshita natsu o
tooku hanarete omoi todokeba
ai mo tsutsukutte shinjiteru
kanashikunai...
At the bus stop on the hill road, he raised
his face in the sudden rain
while I stood up hugging the book that I took.
As the raindrop patterns increased on
his sky-blue shirt as he went, I became sad.
I held half of my favorite umbrella over
his shirt and the important book in order to cover them.
The boy who came to this town for a part-time
job in the summer,
I'm beginning to believe in the red thread tradition
because since then, I wanted to meet him many
times during the week,
because for the first time, I thought holding hands
was very natural,
and because whenever we meet, falling in love is
something I or someone else understands.
Near the small park wire fence, he was
the person who found for me the secretly blossoming dandelion,
the person who drew the new constellation in the
midsummer starry sky,
and holding me, a very, very, important person.
However, putting in order the homework that I received help on,
Gradually, very little remained of the summer and
on the days that I couldn't meet him, I became closer to him.
In the time parting with something important,
the person I wanted comforting from that is the closest
has become the farthest [regrettably] which is
what makes me beyond sad.
Muttering without knowing, "I love him,"
the sleepless nights are continuous.
Tomorrow, I can meet you at that place always again, right?
Speaking of this, just once, say "I love you" with honesty.
I feel I like I can't see you go.
Lastly, "I love you, I won't forget you"
Couldn't you say that to me, my love?
I went to see him off in the rain with the stopping bus.
We cuddled...
...in spite of the umbrella.
It seems our cheeks got wet.
What did you say? I can't hear it.
If your lips move, was it "I love you?"
Please don't forget, please don't forget
Our departing rendevous, the summer that passed
Being seperated distantly and if I reach your thought
Love will also continue, believe me
Won't be sad...
the bus' window is clouding up
I can't see him...
Because I don't want to forget, because I don't want to forget
the love also, the dreams also, the stars of the night sky also
Wiping the window, a smiling face displaying
him was dazzling, and I closed my eyes
I don't want to cry
Please don't forget, please don't forget
our parting rendezvous, the summer that passed
Being separated distantly and if I reach your thoughts
Love will also continue, believe me
Won't be sad...
The girls bowed and the audience cheered. The girls looked
at Trunks and Marron and smiled. Trunks and Marron noticed this
and realized the song was for them. They blushed and continued
walking. The girls sang "Koi ga Hitotsu Kiete Shimatta no" as
the two walked away. Marron listened to the lyrics and she
remembered her feelings for Trunks. She had to tell him how
she felt. This was her only chance. Not because she had hopes
of stopping the wedding, not because of anything else except
because it was the only way she could move on. She stopped.
Trunks stopped and looked at her.
"Is anything the matter?" he asked. Marron looked at the ground
to keep her eyes from meeting Trunks'.
"I have something very important to tell you." Marron said.
"What is it?"
"I...I...have certain feelings about you..."
"Do you hate me for forgetting?"
"No. No, it's not that. I forgive you for that."
"Are you angry that I was gone for so long?"
Marron shook her head.
"What is it then?"
"I...I love you..."
"Well, um, me too."
Marron looked up. "You do?"
"You're one of my best friends. How could I not love you?"
"I didn't mean...in that way..."
"Then...then it's the...love..."
"This is the kind of love that breaks hearts."
"I thought that was over long ago."
"No it wasn't! I loved you ever since! It was you who thought
it was over! I want it to be over but I just can't help it!"
"I didn't..."
"And you asked her to marry you! You didn't even tell me
about it."
"I..."
"I honestly thought that we'd end up together!"
"I..."
"Don't say anything anymore, Trunks. I just want to go home."
Trunks wanted to say something but tears were streaming down
Marron's face and he just couldn't. They went to the car
and Trunks drove Marron home.
