Chapter 9 (Ribon 12/2002)

Mom: Hello? Katakura residence.

Kippei: Mom? Is Yuzuyu there?

Mom: Kippei? Yuzuyu’s not home. What, she’s not with you?

Kippei: No… it seems she went home by herself.

Mom: What!?

Kippei: I’ll go home for now, too.

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Yuzuyu: It’s so hot.

Yuzuyu: Ah!

Yuzuyu: Water

SFX: *SHUO*

Yuzuyu: WAAH!!

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Yuzuyu: Phew!

Yuzuyu: Doggie

Yuzuyu: Where are you going?

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Yuzuyu: Wait!

Yuzuyu: Watch out, you’ll get hit by a car

Yuzuyu: You’re so small. You’re cute, Pekkii.

Author’s Note: Yuzuyu’s already given him a name.

Yuzuyu: Where’s your mom?

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Yuzuyu: All right! Yuzu will help you look for her.

Kippei: No, I’ve already searched the neighborhood, but I haven’t found her.

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Mom: It’s going to get dark soon. What should we do!? Could she have been kidnapped!?

Kippei: I’m going to go look for her outside the neighborhood.

Dad: Mom, calm down please.

Mom: Kippei, take Yuzuyu-chan’s jacket.

Neechan: Mom, stay here. I’ll go search with everyone. But if we don’t find her, I’ll get in touch with Masaki and Kouji at the police station!!

Satsuki: Who the heck are Masaki and Kouji? Neechan, who?

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Kippei: Uh

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Kippei: Wah!

Kokoro: THAT HURT!

Kippei: Kokoro-chan!! She’s mad!!

Kippei: Sorry. Are you okay?

Kokoro: Don’t suddenly fly out of nowhere.

Kippei: Sorry…

Kokoro: What?

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Kippei: Yuzuyu disappeared.

Kokoro: Why?

Kippei: I don’t know. Anyway, I’m gonna go look for her.

Kokoro: I’ll go look for her too.

Kippei: Really?

Kippei: If you find her, call my cell phone.

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Yuzuyu: One, two. One, two…

Yuzuyu: You’re getting heavy, Pekkii.

Yuzuyu: Let’s rest for a bit. Yuzu’s tired.

Yuzuyu: Yuzu doesn’t even know where your house is.

Pekkii: hhn

Yuzuyu: What is it? Are you hungry?

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Yuzuyu: Pekkii, do you want to eat this leaf?

Yuzuyu: You don’t, do you?

Yuzuyu: What am I going to do, it’s already dark.

Someone: Shinjirou!?

Woman: Ah, I knew it was you!

Yuzuyu: Uh

Woman: Thank goodness! I though I’d never find you!

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Woman: And you are?

Woman: Did this little girl help you? Where do you live?

Woman: Wait! Why are you running away!?

Yuzuyu: Bye-bye, Pekkii.

Yuzuyu: Where am I? I’m scared

Yuzuyu: Kippei-oniichan

Yuzuyu: Uh

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Neechan: Did you find her?

Kippei: No

Neechan: There’s nothing we can do... should we report her missing?

Kippei: I’ll go look for her.

Neechan: Kippei!

Neechan: Uh

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Kippei: Yuzuyu!

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Kippei: Uh

"Kippei-oniichan"

Kippei: … Yuzuyu

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Kippei: What are you doing here?

Yuzuyu: A... a dumpling.

Kippei: I… I see. A dumpling…

Kippei: Anyway, everyone’s worried about you. Let’s go home.

SFX: *pashi*

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Yuzuyu: Yuzu’s going home by herself.

Kippei: .. why?

Kippei: What happened? You can’t get there by yourself.

Yuzuyu: Yuzu doesn’t need a lunch box either.

Kippei: Uh

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Kippei: No. I’ll do it.

Kippei: Lately I’ve just been making one mistake after another, so I understand why you’re mad at me. But I’ll do everything well from now on.

Kippei: I’ll try my best.

Kippei: Here, put this on.

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Yuzuyu: *crying*

Yuzuyu: Yuzu really wanted Kippei-oniichan to make her lunch and pick her up from school.

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Yuzuyu: Yuzu really hated when Kokoro-oneechan came to school!

Yuzuyu: Yuzu likes it better when it’s just Yuzu and Kippei-oniichan!

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Kippei: Yuzuyu…

Kippei: I’m sorry…

SFX: *beep beep beep*

Phone screen: I’m glad you found Yuzuyu-chan. I’m going home now.

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Neechan: She sleeping?

Kippei: Yeah…

Neechan: Yuzuyu-chan was once abandoned by her mother.

Neechan: So now she’s always desperate for you not to dislike her.

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Kippei: Oh. Sorry about yesterday.

Kippei: Kokoro-chan

Kippei: I think I still have to be with Yuzuyu and take care of her. She’s still young…

Kokoro: I think so too.

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Kokoro: I’ll be okay even if I don’t have you. I’m already grown up and I have my friends…

Kippei: Can we still kiss and stuff once in a while?

[Handwritten words: "always desperate"]

Kokoro: Go to hell. What the hell is this?

Girl: Kokoro! There’s a really cool magazine! Come see! What are you and Kippei talking about?

Kokoro: Coming.

Kokoro: See ya.

Kippei: … bye.

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Teacher: Yuzuyu-chan, they’re here for you.

Author’s Note: Marika’s in the bathroom right now.

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Kippei: Huh? Is she being shy?? She always comes running.

Kippei: Weird

Kippei: Yuzuyu-chan, hurry up, let’s go.

Yuzuyu: Kippei-oniichan!

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"Stay with me just a little longer."

Kippei: Gyuu! ♥

Teacher: Um... Katakura-san? What are you doing?

Ken: Aa..

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