01x10 - Until the Snow Melts

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It's so cold.

I'm going to start wearing
my scarf tomorrow.

It gets cold so fast in the evening.

Hi.

Yes.

Wait a minute!

You can't take Miyamura away from me!

I don't intend to!

Aren't you guys being weird?
Two men flirting with each other.

I'm sorry.

But you've got it all wrong.

It's just that we get along better now.

That's all.

What do you mean you get along better?

Could it be
that you're more than just friends?

That's impossible. I'm not Shindo.

Hey!

Is that true?

So you and Shindo are…

No way!

Tanihara, tell me everything you know.

What?

I just saw Shindo go to Miyamura's place
to pick up his clothes once.

No.

He stays the night a lot. It's a nuisance.

Shindo's here!

Why are you all
standing there on the sidewalk?

What were you guys talking about?

Shindo, how are you and your girlfriend?

Recently,
she's been busy preparing for her exams,

so we rarely see each other.

I do hang out
with Miyamura all night sometimes.

Shindo.

Come with me to the fast food.

I can't finish my burger without you.

What? I guess I have no choice then.

When does the coffee coupon expire…

Miyamura.

I'll be honest with you now.

I'm not worried about other girls,

but when I think that you
might run away with some other guy…

What do you mean by running away?

So please promise me

that if you're choosing someone
aside from me, it has to be a girl!

It must be a girl!

I understand.

That is what I promised her yesterday.

So guys, please stay away from me!

I guess that's fine,

but how will you go to the restroom?

About that, I just won't go!

He's made up his mind.

It's a rare holiday today.

Why can't you get
painting materials on your own?

I'm going to the bookstore too.

I can't carry everything by myself.

You could've chosen
another day for the bookstore.

Yoshikawa?

Yanagi.

You're wearing glasses.

It is you, Yoshikawa.

Are you out shopping?

Yes, for books,
but also mainly painting materials.

Painting materials?

So you know how to paint?

They're not mine but my sister's…

Let's see…

This is my sister.

Nice to meet you. My name is Akane Yanagi.

Hi, there. I didn't expect Yuki
to have such a good-looking friend.

Are you perhaps her boyfriend?

No, I'm not.

I was rejected by her.

Yes, I thought so.

Yuki doesn't suit…

What? She rejected you?
Shouldn't it be the opposite?

You're annoying!

What…

It's me who doesn't know my place.

What? It's Yuki who doesn't know better…

HE'S SUCH A HIGH-QUALITY INGREDIENT…

I know. Don't look at me like that.

I'm sorry about my sister.

Not at all. I think it's amusing.

I never thought I would bump
into you during the holiday.

Ishikawa will probably
tell me off for saying such a thing.

Yanagi, you're so considerate.

There's no way Toru would get mad.

I'm a liar.

I heard they're going out.

What? I see. I knew it.

Since they are always together.

Right?

They look great together.

I know Kono is misunderstanding things.

Misunderstanding?

Kono thinks
that I'm going out with Toru, right?

Is that so?

I'm not so sure myself.

She asked me about it earlier.

We're going out, but it's only an act.

But I just couldn't say those words.

Why can't I speak the truth?

You asked me out today
because I might tell Sakura the truth?

Yes.

Yuki, if you admit that you like Ishikawa,

I'll help you keep it a secret.

That's dishonest.

No, not really.

The dishonest one…

is you.

That's right.

I'm the one being dishonest.

It's because…

I knew it would hurt Kono,

but I still lied.

I…

It was the first time
I saw someone's lips tremble like that.

Remi,

I…

Actually…

Is that so?

I understand, Yuki.

It's obvious
that we can't keep pretending.

Toru doesn't like me.
He doesn't have any feelings for me.

We should have
stopped pretending on that day.

But it's all because Toru held my hand.

He treats someone like me with care.

If I want to keep
the act up, would you do it?

To keep pretending to be my boyfriend?

I have no problem with that.

It's probably because I want
the lie to become a reality.

But…

I know that's not allowed to happen.

Yuki didn't come to school today either.

How many days has it been?

Three or four days?

She hasn't come to school this week.

I wonder if she has gotten a cold.

She'd reply to my texts if she got a cold.

Right, Toru?

Toru?

I'm sorry. What is it?

I was talking about Yuki.
Why are you spacing out?

Did Yoshikawa reply to your texts?

No, she didn't reply to mine either.

Maybe it's a family matter.

Is that so?

I should tell her
that the content of the exam has changed.

You're right.

It'd be funny if she's just sulking
because she hates tests.

There's no way that's true.

I hope she comes tomorrow.

Yes.

Come on.

You should go back to school already.

Will your attendance be okay?

At least give me a reply.

That hurts.

Someone named Hori called.

She said your phone is turned off.

I bet
it's because there's something you want.

You never tell people
what you really want.

I don't know why.

But it's not a big deal.

You shouldn't be ashamed of what you want.

Whether you end up getting it or not.

You always complain after it's all over.

I wanted the same hair clips as Akane.

Yuki, you said you didn't want it.

Here, take it.

If you want something, just say so.

It's a bad habit of yours.

By the way,
are you not baking cookies anymore?

You made some nice ones the other day.

Those white ones that looked like snow.

Those were good.

The white ones…

Snow which means Yuki.

MESSAGES

TORU
HORI

DID YOU GET A COLD? I HOPE YOU'RE OKAY.
TODAY WAS MOSTLY SELF-STUDY.

DID YOU GET MY TEXTS AND CALLS?
HORI AND THE REST ARE WORRIED.

I TRIED MAKING DESSERTS
WITH MIYAMURA'S RECIPE

BUT HE HAD A STOMACH ACHE
AFTER EATING IT!

KONO CONFESSED TO ME.

What?

What?

Hi.

Yuki!

Yoshikawa came.

She looks fine.

Oh, right.

Did I tell you
the contents of the exam changed?

I read your texts.

That's awful,

but I'm not good with tests anyway.

Yoshikawa.

Do you have a second?

Sure.

I guess we are going
to stop pretending as a couple.

What do you want to tell me?

It's cold.
Let's hurry up and get back inside.

I want to return Hori's notes to her.

That text.

Do you mean Kono?

About my reply to her…

She said she doesn't need one.

What?

Wait. "She doesn't need one"?

Yes.

She thought we were going out,

so she just wanted
to let her feelings out.

Didn't you tell her
it's a misunderstanding?

It's not like I have to deny it.

Besides, I promised you.

If you hadn't promised me,

how would you have answered her?

It would be a waste for her to be with me.

We wouldn't be a good fit.

There must be someone better for her.

Is that so?

You won't get to eat
those sakura-colored cookies anymore then.

That's right.

I thought he would go
to that kind person's side.

You're not making
those burnt cookies anymore.

You're annoying.

I won't burn them anymore.

I'm being sly.

Kono baked him lots of tasty cookies

and mustered the courage to talk to him.

Knowing that she would be rejected,

she told him what she feels anyway.

But I just kept running away.

Even now,

I'm relieved that they won't be together.

But worrying that he won't accept me,

I'm too afraid to ask him.

But still,

I want to be the one closest to him.

I'm so selfish.

If she's the warm sakura,

that would make me
a dirty pile of cold snow.

I can see your breath.

I heard today will be
the coldest day of the year.

If it's going to be cold anyway,
it'd be great if it would snow.

It barely snowed last year.

I'm hoping it does this year.

I hope it doesn't snow.

Really? But it's pretty.

It is pretty…

only when it's snowing.

It's a pain to shovel later,

and the ground gets all slippery.

Miyamura would probably slip and fall.

Yes.

Besides, if the dirty snow stays there,

it's a pain for everyone.

We'll have to wait
for spring to come and melt it away.

Snow doesn't just melt
because spring comes.

What?

It melts because it keeps thinking
that it has to melt.

No matter how badly
the people around it hope it doesn't,

it still thinks that it has to.

That is why it melts.

Do you understand?

It melts
because the weather has become warm.

Are you saying that the sakura
asked the snow to melt?

What is this guy talking about?

You should go back to elementary school
and study science again.

What did you say?

He said that
with a straight face. What an idiot.

But…

I'm happy.

You're really an idiot, Toru.

Not as much as you, Yoshikawa.

This is the first time
you have smiled today.

How did you know that?

I just know.

It's cold, so let's go back.

You're the one who wanted to come here.

Right.

You're so warm.

I hope it starts snowing soon.

Pure white snow.

You're saying
Sakura seems to have a boyfriend?

Yes.

She looks more cheerful these days, so…

It's the opposite.

I'm going to cram school today.

What's the opposite
of getting a boyfriend?

She didn't get a boyfriend,
but she's happy.

What's the opposite of that?

Sengoku.

Why are you sweeping the floor?

The eraser dust
on the floor was bothering me.

Just let the first-years do it.

You're too polite.

She's definitely more cheerful.

It's like she has gotten over something.

Remember to open the window
when you clean up.

Where's Remi?

She has to go to cram school today.

She's always
the one who opens the windows.

I totally forgot about it. Thank you.

Oh, by the way,

did something happen recently?

You've gotten more cheerful,

but it doesn't seem like
anything good has happened.

It's fine if nothing has happened.

I'm sorry if I read too much into this.

Sakura?

I'm going home.

I'm sorry I can't help clean.

No, Sakura…

Wait, Sakura…

I…

I was wondering if something has happened.

It's nothing.

I was rejected before I even confessed.

That's it.

That's all it is.

He's an idiot.

He's such a big idiot.

What kind of idiot would reject you?

He should just quit school.

Right?

Sakura…

It was my first time seeing a classmate

cry so uncontrollably.

It isn't anyone's fault.

That's why it hurts.

It's snowing.