Tsubaki caught a cold?
What a weird sneeze.
Biohazard...!
- Combat medics! - Take shelter!
Gorilla germs!
Who you callin' a gorilla?
It's on the warpath!
Here's some lemonade.
Wh-What's up with that?
My mom said that vitamin C's good for colds.
I-It's not like I have a cold! Gorillas don't catch colds!
You're not a gorilla Tsubaki.
You're a girl Tsubaki.
All better now!
- Happy New Year! - Oh man entrance exams!
I was cramming all through winter break.
Maybe I'll try for a lower-ranked school.
Long time no see!
He got early admission.
No fair!
I got a Grade B!
Love right?
Yeah it's love.
Because of love.
You can do it if you try Tsubaki!
I'm gonna go brag to him!
Music Preparation Room
Kousei!
Darn.
Hey!
Where do you think you're going?
No way! I'll only be a third wheel!
You're checking in right? My Kaori's waiting.
Happy New Year!
Hey you just because you made it through the prelims
don't think you can afford to get cocky and loiter here!
Go practice you loser!
You're the one who told me to stop by!
Today at school see...
Yes yes?
This one girl said she wanted to go to an all-girls school.
Yeah?
I wonder if all-girls schools are kind of glamorous.
Haven't a clue!
You'd fit right in at an all-girls school!
Really? You think so?
Kaori likes Watari you know.
Watari!
A girl who likes my best friend.
I'm a voyeur and a substitute and a baggage handler
and a pianist and an accompanist and...
I'm not Watari.
Hey are you serious?
Your mom's gonna blow a fuse.
I'm gonna do whatever it takes so that she'll let me keep her.
My mom likes animals too you know.
I bet it'll be okay.
Drink this.
If you don't dry yourself off you'll catch a cold!
I couldn't find Chelsea anywhere. Not at the junkyard or under the bridge...
If she's out here in this cold...
She'll die!
I couldn't say a word
even though I knew that my mom was going to get rid of her.
Chelsea could have survived!
Puppet.
The human metronome.
Exactly what everyone says!
I'm a soulless puppet that my mom created.
That's not true you do have a soul.
You've got a tons of good qualities! I know you do!
For example...
Like right now you're running around like your life depended on it.
Isn't that because you regret it?
Because you want to tell Chelsea you're sorry?
You do have a soul Kousei.
It's just that you're good at hiding it.
So good you can't even find it yourself.
So I'm going to find it for you.
So you won't lose your way so you won't have regrets...
I'll stay by your side forever.
After all I know everything about you!
Going to the hospital today?
Yeah. She orders me to check in with her regularly
then she says if I have time to go I should practice.
Which is it?
Watari...
Watari came to see Kao too?
Tsubaki...
Looks like it's gonna rain.
Let's head home today huh?
I can smell the rain.
Hey here it comes! It's coming down!
Here.
Thanks. I wish it would just snow instead.
You'd only wish that until it piled up.
If the snow had its own flavor we'd have world peace huh?
If our tap water was lemonade it would eradicate the common cold.
Talking like we always do. The banter joking around...
Suddenly having to take shelter from the rain.
That's a cute handkerchief you're using Tsubaki.
A boy right next to me.
You're like a girl Tsubaki.
You're a girl Tsubaki.
So you're a girl Tsubaki.
Liar.
I know you didn't want to go see Kao.
It's because Watari was there.
That's not it.
Liar.
Well I didn't think we should get in their way when it could just be the two of them.
No! You just can't take it!
It hurts to see Kao and Watari laughing together.
That's why you avoid her.
I can tell right away when you're holding back.
Just like you stayed by my side I always stayed by yours.
I can read you like a book Kousei.
You like Kao Kousei.
Miwa said something the other day.
"The moment I met him my life changed."
"Everything I saw everything I heard everything I felt... All the scenery around me..."
"It started to take on color. My world began to sparkle."
Friend A!
Yeah.
What a moron!
Kao likes Watari you know!
She always did remember?
As if she'd ever give you a second look!
I know.
When it comes to girls if you're up against Watari
you don't have a snowball's chance in hell!
I know.
Liar.
You said you'd stay by my side.
I can tell right away when you're holding back.
You don't know the first thing about me.
You liar.
You've never once thought of me as a girl.
What a moron.
Kao likes Watari.
As for you...
I am your only choice.
Moron! Moron!
How's that for taking the plunge? Screw you!
I took the first step! I made him see me as a girl!
I went through a lot of suffering.
So you can suffer too!
Suffer suffer suffer and think about me constantly!
It finally started.
But what's gonna happen now?
My heart's about to burst.
The rain in winter feels so good. It tastes like lemonade.
The time I exist in...
just started flowing.
M-Morning.
Hey Tsubaki!
I'm exhausted. Let's go home. Don't you have a cold?
I just got caught in the rain. Don't worry about me just pitch.
You're gonna go pick them up okay?
Sure thing.
Did something happen between you and Arima?
You trying to kill me?! Idiot Tsubaki!
It's your fault for saying something so weird!
It's so obvious. You're aiming for the music room.
Did you two fight again?
Nope.
I just gave him a swift kick.
Come to think of it he was limping.
Imbecile! Smartass! Four Eyes!
Suffer some more for all I care!
No way am I ever gonna show up to root for you again! Live a lonely life!
Don't yell at me.
Think about me more dummy Kousei!
Reach him...
My shot.
As for you I am your...
What was that all about I wonder?
She was just messing around right?
But for Tsubaki to make that kind of joke...
He's like a kid brother.
Enigmas. Girls are such enigmas.
Hey you!
Are you into this or not? You don't have much time before the finals in February!
I'm sorry.
What a cop-out of a performance. How cliché.
Did he wet his pants?
You're up against top talents loaded with grit and passion.
This competition decides whether you go on to high school here or leave the country.
Your future as a pianist depends on it.
Better man up. You're standing at the crossroads.
You don't have to come to the hospital anymore.
The final's coming up soon right?
If you have time to come here you should go over the sheet music.
Pound even one more phrase into your head!
So anyway bye bye now!
What's up with that!?
She's the one who told me to check in regularly!
She's so selfish! So irresponsible! So outrageous!
Was it something I did?
Maybe I shouldn't have eaten that chocolate at the hospital.
And I don't say anything when I'm there.
Maybe I pissed her off by talking about Nagi?
If I stop checking in...
then I won't have a reason to see you anymore.
Kaori Miyazono
What do you want?
Look! Look! There's a plane in the sky! It's a night flight!
Amazing!
Oh you're right.
What? You can see it too?
Wow the sky's connected huh?
Huh? Is that all?
Yes. Something wrong?
The plane crosses the sea of stars.
Like a cat you silently creep up to me.
You told me not to come to the hospital.
But I didn't say I wouldn't call you. It's flying really low even though it's night.
She bombards me from an unexpected angle.
I'm dumbfounded always following you.
I'll stop by again.
I told you you don't have to. You know you don't have the time.
It's not about the time.
I want to see you.
A lump of steel like a shooting star.
Just seeing the same sky as you makes familiar scenery look different.
I swing between hope and despair at your slightest gesture
and my heart starts to play a melody.
What kind of feeling is this again?
What do they call this kind of feeling?
I think it's probably called...
being in love.
Is that a problem?
I'm sure this is what they call love.
I'm finally set.
Hey good for you!
Well it's a sports scholarship so no surprises there.
They told me to report to the soccer team starting in March.
It's the bottom of the heap all over again. Gonna be tough.
Yeah but still who knew?
You hated it whenever I asked you to come with me to see her.
I was avoiding you guys.
Whenever I compare myself to Watari I always get depressed.
You like Kao Kousei.
You're you.
Hey Watari.
I really like Kaori.
You idiot. I already knew that.
So you're finally gonna duke it out with me huh?
Get Dr. Katagiri!
Isn't that Kaori's room?
Hang on! The doctor will be here soon.
Ms. Miyazono are you with me?
You'll get better in no time okay?
Take a deep breath Ms. Miyazono!
Please hurry Doctor!
Ms. Miyazono! Ms. Miyazono!
Ms. Miyazono look at me!
Ms. Miyazono!
Ms. Miyazono look at me!
Ms. Miyazono can you hear me!?
Ms. Miyazono!
What are you two doing!?
We're treating her now!
Go home today!
Totsuhara University Hospital
Hello?! Hello?! Hello?!
Get me the X-ray. Check the blood type.
He was pretty much beyond saving when he got hit. I'm sorry but...
Thank you very much.
Are you okay?
Yes.
Do you think you'll be able to forget?
You come too!
Your hand is happy to be touching mine.
I'm glad it's you.
Episode 20 Hand in Hand
Episode 21 Snow