01x07 - Spring Comes

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Hey! She left the house again!

If you mean Tohru, she said
she was going to visit a friend.

Can't you listen to people when they talk?

It's her fault for going out.
She rarely does that!

Well, that only shows how much Tohru
has become part of the household.

She's got all of us wondering:
"Where did our darling go?"

SOMA

It's so big…

I came here without telling
Soma and the others,

just as Hatori instructed, but…

Hello!

Tohru.

You're right on time!

Welcome to the Soma estate!

-Thank you for having me.
-The house is this way!

It's very quiet.

It's as if no one lives here…

This atmosphere…

It's making me even more nervous!

Thank you for coming.

{\an }ANXIOUS EXHAUSTION

{\an }-Was the walk here that exhausting?
-No, not at all!

Well, come in.
Momiji, give her something to drink.

Thank you for having me!

It's quite surprising that he has
a woman's photograph on his desk.

He seems to be a very stern person, 

and he talks as if he's somewhat angry…

That "important thing"
he wants to talk to me about,

could it be that he wants to
scold me for a fault of mine?

Tohru?

Are you feeling all right?
You want Harry to give you a check-up?

No, I'm okay! I'm perfectly fine!

Well, why don't you go ahead
and take a seat?

Hatori, what about the hospital?

Did you have to take time off for work?

No.

I'm the Soma family physician,
and I only tend to the family members.

Actually, half my work is
looking after Akito.

Constantly getting sick is his specialty.

Also, all the Somas are busy today,

so nobody's coming in for their check-up.

They're all preparing for New Year's!
It's a big event!

The outside people are helping us too,
not just the inside ones.

-Inside? Outside?
-Yeah!

Yeah! You know, we call the main family
"inside people."

Remember the road lined with trees
you walked past to get here?

We call the people who live there
"outside."

I think there's about einhundert,
a hundred of them.

On the inside, we are about people.

-Those are all Somas!
-That's amazing…

The ones that get to be on the inside
are Zodiac members like us,

or those who know about our secret.

Once, Shigure and Yuki
used to be on the inside, too.

Kyo was outside though…

In other words, the ones
that know about the secret of the Zodiac

are very few, even among the Somas.

The fact that a complete stranger
like you knows about it is outrageous.

Ordinarily, I would've suppressed
your memory at once,

but Akito didn't give that order,
and even allowed you to live with them.

Are you enjoying
living in Shigure's house?

Oh, yes! Very much so.

I suggest that you leave right away.

Stop mingling with the Somas.

Our possessed family
is not as fun as you think it is.

We're monstrous, insidious.

And we're cursed.

Leave now, before you regret
ever crossing roads with the Somas.

Akito's trying to use you.

Just a moment.

What did he mean by "cursed"?

Harry… he's…

He's almost blind in his left eye.

Harry had a girlfriend.

Her name was Kana,
and she was a really nice person.

They even got engaged.

But Akito got angry.

He got really angry,
and violently opposed to the marriage…

He ended up injuring Harry's eye.

But Harry never blamed Akito.

Kana blamed herself instead.

She kept blaming herself
for Harry's eye injury…

Eventually, it afflicted her mind.

So…

Harry erased Kana's memory.

He couldn't bear to see Kana
in that state anymore.

He erased her memories of the time
they spent when they were in love.

Kana left. Harry was crying.

But he still didn't blame Akito.

-Why?
-Because that's the curse.

Harry doesn't want anyone else
to share Kana's fate.

He doesn't want you to get hurt
like Kana did.

Are you crying?

Did I make you cry?

-Forgive me…
-No, it's just that…

Hatori is such a kind person…

I'm so glad I got to meet you all.

If it's true that I get to live like this
because I'm being used by someone…

I'm simply so grateful.

The only thing I know is that I'll never
regret meeting Soma and the others.

I am who I am because of them.

What about me?

Are you glad you met me?

Of course.

It's all fine.
We're not using Tohru for anything.

Shigure!

Hatori always makes it sound too dramatic.

Why are you here?

It's because of my intuition, Tohru!

We novelists must have
a sharp sixth sense!

Quit lying.

You're here to check on
the New Year preparations.

Oh my. Common folk always envy
us geniuses, eh?

Hey, you stop that…

They are actually best friends,
don't you know.

Hatori.

You're gonna get bald
if you keep worrying too much.

As I've often told you,
Akito doesn't mean to harm Tohru,

and still you won't believe me.

And now you've scared her.

What if she actually moves out?

I'm okay, actually.
Thank you for worrying about me.

But I plan to keep living with them--

Oh, right. I'll give this to you
before I forget.

-It's the camera I used at the Festival.
-Why are you giving it to me?

"Why?" That was our agreement.

I told you that if you come here,
I'd give you that camera.

I'm sure you know what'll happen
if you don't show up.

He did not say that!

Hatori seems just as eccentric as Shigure.

Come to think of it,
you haven't met Akito yet.

Oh, don't worry about that.

So, Hatori, you're one of the Zodiac too?

What year are you?

Good question!
This is going to be hilarious!

I'll tell the publishers about
every single embarrassing thing

you've done since you were four.

I'm sorry, I can't say it.

I'm sorry about today.

Seems like I always end up
making others cry.

Okay, Tohru. I'll stay here and take
a peek at the New Year's preparations.

-And I have my traditional dance practice!
-Dance?

It's sort of a family tradition
for New Year's.

Hatori, please, don't do anything
naughty to Tohru, okay?

-Let's go.
-Yeah!

-Bis bald!
-See you!

So, you and Shigure
are best friends, right?

-"Best friends"?
-Oh, but Momiji told me that!

We just happen to know each other well.

Maybe he doesn't like to be called that?

Hey, watch your step.

-Ah!
-Be careful!

Are you okay, Hatori?

Hatori!

Water? Do I need saltwater or freshwater?
Which kind? Hatori!

How nostalgic.
Tohru Honda used to react the same way.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Kana Soma.
I plan to work hard as your assistant.

Right.

But it's strange
that we've never spoken before,

even though we're part of the same family.

You know, you're quite popular
on the outside.

Everyone says, "Hatori is cool."

-Can you get to work--
-It's snowing!

I knew it would snow today!

Can I ask you something?

What happens when ice melts?

-That's obvious. It becomes water.
-Wrong answer!

It's spring!

Spring is the season I like the most.

She was like spring to me.

If I was like snow, something that got
frozen along the way, shut in a dark cage,

to me she was
as fresh and clear as spring.

I just naturally fell in love with her.

And then, she found out.

Hatori?!

Do I need saltwater or freshwater?
Which kind? Hatori!

Just so you know,

if you put a real seahorse in a bathtub,
it'll die.

Thought so…

But now I know the reason.

I was wondering why you'd never hug me.

But now I understand.
Of course you're scared.

Of course you wouldn't want others
to find out.

Especially the person you love…

But don't be scared. Don't reject me.

I'm glad I met you, Hatori.

I'm happy I fell in love with you.

I just want to stay by your side.

Tears were running down my face.

For the first time in my life
I felt like I was somehow forgiven.

I felt like I was saved.

Like cold snow melting
in the breath of spring,

the tears kept flowing.

For two months after that,
my life was like a dream.

"Like decades' worth of happiness
condensed into months."

That's what she used to say, smiling.

The end of the dream came
when we asked Akito's permission to marry.

A girl like you…

Akito! Wait, calm down!

We don't need you!
You won't lift the curse!

-Hatori!
-Damn you…

It's your fault.

It's your fault if he goes blind now!

It's all your fault!

She fell sick.

No matter what I'd do or say to her,
she would just crumble into tears.

The curse.
And she kept getting worse.

She was going mad with grief.

Isn't this exactly the case when
your suppression technique comes to use?

You should erase her memories.

You've being doing that to all the others
with no hesitation.

What's making her suffer right now
are her memories of you…

Her love for you.

Isn't it your ultimate duty
to save her from that suffering?

I think deep down,
she wants to be freed too.

She's longing…

to forget.

I guess it would've been better
if we'd never met.

This was my punishment.

My punishment for
following orders blindly,

and erasing people's memories,
no matter if they suffered or cried.

This was my punishment for that.

I never imagined I'd have to erase…

the most precious memories
from someone most precious to me.

Forgive me.

I'm sorry I couldn't protect you…

I'm sorry.

Forgive me, Hatori.

I'm the one who should apologize.

I'm the one that failed to protect you.

Thank you, Kana.

It's all right now.

You don't have to suffer anymore.

I'm glad I met you, Hatori.

Dear God.

Please, let her meet someone
who can truly make her happy.

I pray to you.

If you grant my wish, I'm willing
to be frozen in snow until the day I die.

Please, I beg you.

Hatori!

Hatori!

Are you all right, Hatori?

-I'm cold.
-That's because under that…

you're still naked.

-So, did you see it?
-Well, you know…

My Zodiac form…

Yes.

{\an }COMPLEX

But I don't think it's weird at all!
It's cute, and unexpected!

Oh, your shoes!

They must be back there,
I'll get them for you!

So, you're finally getting married?

-Congratulations, Kana.
-Thanks.

So, what's your husband like?

Well, I feel at peace when I'm with him.

But I guess Hatori is more handsome.

You shouldn't say that!

Well, you know I've always liked him.

He didn't love me back though.

I wish I could've met him today,
to say hello.

Hey, don't be cheating on your husband!

I wouldn't!

It's been two years since I last saw her.

And yet she's smiling like back then.

So, you've found happiness?

I'm glad.

I really am.

Congratulations.

-Congratulations for what?
-Oh, nothing really.

It's snowing, Hatori!

No wonder it's so cold today.

Please, please be happy.

Even if…

Even if it means I'll live surrounded
by unmelting snow till the day I die…

What happens when ice melts?

Hatori?

Is something wrong?

I'm fine.

What do you think will happen
when the ice melts?

Let me guess…

Spring is going to come!

No matter how cold it is now,
spring will come again.

It always will.

It's mysterious, isn't it?

You're right.

-Thank you for accompanying me.
-Sorry for troubling you.

-What? You're still here?
-Shigure!

Hey Hatori, don't tell me
you've been sexually harassing Tohru?

-Oh, of course not!
-See you.

Let's meet again!

Hatori really troubled you
by calling you here, didn't he?

-But he's not a bad guy.
-Yes, he's a very kind man.

Come on, let's go home.

I'm starving!

-Tohru, what's for dinner?
-Shigure-san.

What's the "curse"?

Should I…

Should I be doing something to help?

You should just be yourself.

I think it's too soon for you to know.

Sorry.

The Somas…

Sometimes it feels as though I know them,

and other times it feels as if
I don't know them at all.

It's a strange feeling.

Will the day come
when I'll finally get to meet him?

I mean, a kotatsu can put
even a demon to sleep, right?

Hey, you two!

Anyway,

nothing changes the fact
that I want to cherish them.

I want to cherish each and every day
I get to spend in this house.