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Ruka walks back in after witnessing Michiru’s escape of affection towards a soaking wet Sosuke, who had been waiting outside, in the rain, all night long.
Soon after, Michiru calls from the taxi, on her way to Sosuke’s apartment. She lies to Ruka that she is going to the hair salon. Knowing the truth, but unwilling [...]

Flick. Flick. Flick. Eri passively sits on the couch, flickering through channels to find a station that broadcasts Ruka’s race. Takeru lies on the sofa, eyes glued to the TV and barely twitching.

Eri: “Ugh. 45 station isn’t enough. Can’t find a single station about the race.”
Ogura: “Are you indirectly criticizing the owner of the TV?”

Takeru [...]

or, to freedom. Freedom from contradiction (although method not advised), liberation, solitude, agony, and love.

Next to Sosuke’s dignified corpse, is a letter. Under Utada Hikaru’s Prisoner of Love, Michiru starts to read…

Ridding on the top, Sosuke violently rips open Ruka’s shirt, revealing her undershirt. Smiling triumphantly and sinisterly, Sosuke bends down to kiss her. Ruka lets out a desperate yelp of hatred and reaches out to grasp a lamp that fell during the struggle, she hits him on the back, hard enough to knock him off [...]

Michiru rushes back to Sosuke after receiving his suicide threat, disregarding Ruka’s resentment at her relapse. When she finds him, he is alone sitting on the couch in the dark, ominous and unshaven. “Welcome back.” he opens his eyes and greeds Michiru in eerie detachment, “Take out your cell phone.” She raises her eyebrows in [...]

On the surface, everything is the same.
On the surface, Ruka is simply looking for a place to live for six months before she goes out of the country. On the surface, Michiru is only making lunch for Takeru to thank him for finding her a new employment opportunity – to work as his assistant. On [...]

Rejection can take many forms, but the end results are never happy.
Ruka, I… I like you.
I don’t feel attracted to anyone easily, so, I am certain that this feeling is unfaltering. Consequently, no matter what it is, I hope you can feel comfortable enough to tell me.
I, am on your side.
Sorry. I, can’t accept your [...]

Michiru, can you tell me the truth? How many times has he done that to you?”
Michiru takes a deep breath, “Although none are as severe, it has happened on a number of accounts.”
“Break up with him. Michiru said before that he is a tender person who loves you very much. But that, is not love. [...]

If I have the ability to read though each person, maybe nothing horrible will take place, no life will disappear.
Ruka: “Don’t touch my Michiru!”
Sosuke: ” ‘My’ Michiru..?”
Ruka, in retrospect, it’s a strange premonition.
Takeru walks out of the hospital room, in search for Ruka. He sees the scattered crutches and follows into the room, and, sees [...]