01x08 - The Shape of One-Sided Love

[bunniefuu]

[footfall]

[MIZUHO]

Ah, yeah.

It's no problem at all.

I just swung by

to grab a couple of things.

Don't work too hard, okay, Dad?

[door opens]

Sure thing.

I'll make a point to come by

on a weekend next time.

[switch clicks]

We'll plan a visit soon.

Love you.

[MIZUHO]

Home again.

[rustling]

[sighs]

Ah?

[rustling]

[gasps]

Can I do this?

IMPORTANT STUFF

[grunts]

[gasps]

♪

You once told me

that you'd be

my first and last.

♪

[KIZUKI]

Mizuho.

[MIZUHO]

Uh!

♪

IMPORTANT STUFF

So, why?

♪

Why aren't you

by my side right now?

ANYWAY, I'M FALLING

IN LOVE WITH YOU

[water rippling]

I can't believe this.

How could you all go

to the beach without me?

Pretty darn easily.

'Cause you were busy

snoozing away.

We're just about to leave.

You're too late.

[MIZUHO] But I wanna have

a fun day with you guys, too!

Sure, no prob.

We can hang out tomorrow.

[all gasp]

To celebrate you

finishing your manuscript.

We'll take a ride,

the two of us.

Wow, you really mean it?

Ya know,

I've had a real craving

for octopus treats lately.

[TOGO]

As you wish.

Hey, wait a minute.

That sounds an awful lot

like a date to me.

Uh, so, tomorrow?

I can come with you guys!

Whoa, slow down, buddy.

You have swim club tomorrow.

You gonna bail

on your team, huh?

[KIZUKI]

Uh?

[sighs]

Guess I can't.

Well, Shin?

I have student-council stuff

to take care.

And I have

a photoshoot tomorrow,

which leaves us with

Shugo, you're our only hope.

Me, why would I do that?

Can't we just forget about

my shitty older brother.

Aren't you worried

about what'll happen?

He and Mizuho

will be alone together.

I don't care.

They can do whatever they want.

[birds chirping]

[car door opens]

Hey, there.

Hop in.

Aww, yeah!

[gasps]

Ugh!

Shugo, what the heck

are you doing here?

You'll be riding in the

back seat with me all day,

so you'd better get used to it.

Huh?

Don't you go and cramp

my style, little bro.

Not when I finally found a way

to get this cutie to myself.

Everyone kept nagging me

to join you.

How come?

[car door closes]

#8 THE SHAPE OF

ONE-SIDED LOVE

[SHUGO]

Who knows.

♪

[alarm blaring]

♪

[train brakes squealing]

♪

[footfall]

[trembling]

It's been too long!

I can see for miles

'cause the weather's so clear.

[TOGO]

Take a look over there.

-Someone's got a hang glider.

-Ooh.

[SHUGO]

I don't see it.

Please show me!

TAKOYAKI

[MIZUHO]

No way!

I didn't know

they remodeled this place.

♪

[chomps]

Man, it's so good!

Red alert, you got some on you.

Well spotted.

I've got it handled.

That's not what I had in mind.

♪

[water splashing]

♪

[water splashing]

♪

[MIZUHO]

Adorable!

So, why did we go

to the aquarium?

[sighs]

Hey, fella!

I haven't been here in a while.

And look,

she's having fun,

so it all works out.

She's such a simple woman.

[indistinct chatter]

[FEMALE 8A]

Excuse me.

Would you mind taking

a picture for us?

-[TOGO] No problem.

-Huh?

Actually, I was thinking

maybe you could be

in the photo with us!

[giggles]

Yeah, I suppose

that's Togo for ya.

Hey,

can you please

take our picture for us?

[SHUGO]

I'll take as many as you want.

Now say, "cheese!"

[TOGO] I'm about to take it.

Big smiles!

[FEMALE 8B]

Okay!

[groans]

Guess they're

birds of a feather.

-And, voila!

-I appreciate it.

You know,

you're quite handsome.

Please don't,

it's overwhelming!

I get so flustered when

pretty ladies compliment me.

[FEMALE 8D] [laughs]

What a cutie!

[FEMALE 8C] If he wasn't

a student, I'd sh**t my shot!

Huh!

I remember Kizuki saying

you had a real thing

for older women.

So, it's true, then?

I dunno.

Maybe I just don't fall

for childhood friends

who are nerdy and lame.

Do you mean me?

That's rude!

[indistinct chatter]

♪

[giggles]

So cute!

Oh, hello.

Kizuki would love this.

I wonder how

his swim practice is going.

Ah!

A gift for Kizuki?

Just wait right there.

Hmm.

[birds chirping]

[SHIN] That's everything

from the student council.

Last thing,

all the club presidents

2020 CULTURAL CLUBS

CLUB PRESIDENTS' MEETING

thank you.

[chairs scraping]

[indistinct chatter]

[FEMALE 8A] Why was

the Ao High Festival canceled?

[FEMALE 8B]

It's the virus.

Apparently,

another wave is expected.

[FEMALE 8A] First the recital,

now the festival's gone, too.

[FEMALE 8B] And just

when we'd started prepping.

Everyone will be

totally crushed.

[indistinct chatter]

[AKIYAMA]

Are you okay, Kashiwagi?

[SHIN]

Akiyama.

The Tea Ceremony Club

and the Drama Club

swung by today's

council meeting to protest.

They insist

we hold the festival.

I asked them to leave.

[SHIN]

Understood.

You do realize

none of this is your fault.

It is.

They were counting on me

to convince the teachers

but I utterly failed

to change their minds.

Later.

[AKIYAMA]

Take it easy.

♪

[CAMERAMAN 8A]

You're rocking it, Airu!

You were born to wear that!

[camera shutter clicking]

♪

Look this way a bit more.

[smirks]

[camera shutter clicking]

Lemme just check out

the photos real quick.

[AIRU]

Cool!

♪

Oh!

[CAMERAMAN 8A] There we go.

This one's fantastic.

You're looking great

in this one, too.

Well, duh!

As expected!

We need to set things up

for the next round,

so you can take a little break

if you want to.

Great!

♪

[CAMERAMAN 8A]

Toya, change the lighting.

[TOYA]

Right!

Huh?

♪

[AIRU]

Toya.

[MALE POLICE OFFICER A]

Freeze, I'm warning you!

[panting]

♪

[gasps]

♪

[MALE POLICE OFFICER B]

He disappeared!

[sighs]

[TOYA]

Do you get it now?

You live in a completely

different world

than the rest of us.

Hm?

You can stop this.

Just go back home

to your friends.

Carry these over there, too.

Yeah, no problem.

[AIRU]

No way.

I never thought

I'd see him again.

♪

♪

[hissing]

If it's not too much trouble,

can I have three more?

[FEMALE 8A]

Of course!

♪

Aren't you annoyed by now?

By what, exactly?

You're here watching her

because your friends made you.

[TOGO] To make sure

I didn't try anything, yeah?

♪

Your life-long friends

clearly don't see you

as a legit threat.

It's insulting, they don't even

consider you another rival.

♪

You sure you're okay with that?

♪

It doesn't matter.

♪

She's my childhood friend

and nothing more.

♪

[chuckles]

Score!

I got 'em!

♪

-Ah!

-Look out!

[gasps]

♪

That was too close.

[sighs]

I was almost smooshed!

Thank you for saving me.

Sure, it's fine.

No worries.

Uh?

-[SHUGO] Hang on.

-Hm?

-[MIZUHO] Ah!

-[SHUGO] Your shoe.

[SHUGO]

It's untied.

I didn't even notice that.

♪

[TOGO]

Aren't you annoyed by now?

They don't even consider you

another rival.

♪

[MIZUHO]

Thanks again!

Anytime.

♪

[vehicles humming]

[engine whirring]

[bells jingle]

Ah?

[bells jingle]

You should do it.

-Give Kizuki his gift.

-[gasps]

Don't try to hide it.

I know that you thought

about him today

and that you missed him.

[gasps]

How did you--

Haven't you figured it out?

I can see right through

that little act of yours.

Ah, whoa, whoa,

hey, what's your problem?

[MIZUHO]

Hmm.

Nope, I still can't see

what you're talking about.

I guess these aren't

magic glasses, huh?

Seems you're just

special like that.

The way you notice things

about me before even I do.

♪

That makes me really happy.

Because no matter what,

I know you'll always

see the real me.

♪

-Ugh, hey, Togo!

-[gasps]

Stop the car!

[TOGO]

Um, sure?

If you want me to see you,

then give me my glasses back!

[MIZUHO] [gasps]

What the heck?

Shugo!

What are you doing?

Nothing, now just stay

right where you are.

♪

[both sigh]

[Togo chuckles]

♪

[bell chiming]

[birds chirping]

STAFF ROOM

-[door sliding open]

-[SHUGO] Excuse me.

Hello?

[sighs]

Explain why you can't ask

one of the students

from your own class

to do manual labor for you,

Mister Hoshikawa?

You know it's only because

you're the best!

Right, little Shugo?

You're just doing this

to troll me, aren't you?

We both know

someone super obedient.

Like Kizuki, and Kizuki,

or perhaps Kizuki.

[TOGO]

I know it fills you with joy

to have a teacher rely on you.

Don't be modest!

[SHUGO] Don't act like

you're doing me a favor!

You two really

are siblings, huh?

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, yes, we certainly are,

Ms. Shiraishi.

He's my adorable

little brother.

Oh, and did ya know

he's quite attached to you?

Shiraishi

I mean, ma'am, you should know,

I'm nothing like this

disingenuous brother of mine

who hands out smiles

like they're candy.

Don't lump me in

with this awful guy

with shady motives

just 'cause we share DNA.

That would be totally unfair!

Calm down.

What are you even

trying to prove, anyway?

Mister Hoshikawa

he's not attached.

Your brother is just

using me as camouflage.

[Shugo gasps]

[SHIRAISHI]

The truth is

there's someone else

that he likes.

He's afraid to get hurt,

so he hides his true feelings.

♪

But if he doesn't stop this

I'm sure

♪

he'll deeply regret it

when he's older.

♪

STAFF ROOM

[TOGO] A woman's intuition

is never wrong.

♪

Please excuse me.

[footfall]

♪

[train chugging]

[alarm blaring]

[vehicle passing]

[SHIRAISHI]

The truth is

♪

there's someone else

that he likes.

♪

He's afraid to get hurt,

so he hides his true feelings.

♪

Ah?

[birds chirping]

[footfall]

Did ya give it to him?

Hey, Shugo.

In the end I didn't do it.

Why?

[birds chirping]

I don't know.

I just couldn't is all.

Is that so.

Well, give it here.

[alarm blaring]

[train horn blowing]

[train chugging]

[brakes squealing]

I'm sorry,

but I can't give this gift

to anybody else.

Live without regret.

Yeah.

As always, you're right.

I'm heading back now.

-Go on without me.

-Ah!

♪

[wind rustling]

[KIZUKI]

Almost done.

After this, I can head home.

[groans]

♪

Huh?

♪

It's you.

♪

[MIZUHO]

Um, here.

I've been meaning

to give you this gift all day.

♪

I got it for you

while I was out and about

with Togo and Shugo.

[gasps]

There, gotta run!

[KIZUKI]

Not so fast!

♪

[SHIRAISHI]

I'm sure.

He'll deeply regret it

when he's older.

♪

[SHUGO]

No, I won't regret it.

♪

I'm used to chasing

one-sided love by now.

♪

-Kizuki.

-I'm happy.

[KIZUKI] This proves

I was on your mind

even while you were

out with Togo.

♪

So, I guess this means you're

always thinking about me?

[groans]

You!

♪

You're overly confident!

I don't get

how you can be like that.

♪

The rest of us are scared.

It's scary to share

your feelings with someone

and it's scary not to.

♪

I'm terrified of destroying

what we already have

but I'm no less

afraid of regret.

[footfall]

[wind howling]

[KIZUKI]

What scares me most

is the thought of losing you

to someone else.

I won't live with that regret.

One day we'll grow up

and no matter

what the future holds

I've made up my mind.

♪

I want to be your first.

♪

Your first

and your last boyfriend.

♪

[MIZUHO]

Those honest eyes of his.

He kept them locked on me,

never letting go.

♪

[sighs]

[footfall]

Oh, Shugo.

You're late, you know.

Dinner's ready and waiting.

[MIZUHO] [sighs]

Thank goodness!

I'm starving!

[door closes]

♪