I love you so much.
I love you too.
I’m just so happy right now,
And Meiko, I’ve got big news.
It looks like Yuu might be appearing in a commercial with a model names Suzu Sakuma
Wow. Suzu really is awfully pretty.

Marmalade Boy
LOVE WORRIES
HOW LONG WILL THIS HAPPINESS LAST?

So tell me Yuu, are you working on that commercial after school today?
Well, actually, I guess you could say so, not the commercial itself it’s a screen test.
Well, I did try to resist, but Rumi and mom are really tough in the end, I just give in.
Who knows, maybe once they do the test, they’ll realize I’m such an amateur that they won’t even wanna bother with me.
Well, you were on it too, you know, you just had to see how I looked on screen, didn’t you
And you couldn’t let it drop.
Yes, I guess, but how was I to know you’d be
How was I supposed to know you’d be with Suzu Sakuma
Yuu. Whatever you do, don’t let Suzu steal you away.
Silly, Hey I wouldn’t do that.
Is it my imagination or does Yuu’s smile really seem warmer these days?
It’s not my imagination, is it, Yuu?
Good morning.
Hey, morning Ginta.
Hey.
Oh, hello
What’s with that? That’s strange, you don’t usually take you racket home, do you?
Oh. I just figured I should replace the strings, they were starting to get really worn out, I wanna to be ready for my practice match this afternoon.
Oh, I see,
It will be a piece of cake, it’s really just a warm-up for me anyway.
Hey. Come on. It’s nice to hear you’re confident, but you don’t have to be so cocky.
Besides, anything’s possible after all.
That’s right.
In fact, if I know Tsutomu, I’ll bet he’s all fired up to beat you right now.
Ginta, it’s time for our match.
Ginta, it’s time for our match.
All right, Ginta, you got lucky last time, I was sloppy, and that’s the only reason you beat me, but today is different.
That’s right, a brand-new dayis dawning for me, not only do I by resounding new beat-Ginta model, but I have strength and I have supplied a power in technique, the old Tsutomu is gone forever, you do not have a chance, I am reborn, the only reason I exist is to beat you at tennis …is see your shaved head.
Ginta? He just … Ginta.
Man, can that guy get any more annoying?
Just forget it, I’m not going back there until the match starts.
Ginta.
Arimi?
What’s that? You’re here for the practice match?
Yeah, I am. I’m here a little early, how about you?
Well, can’t you guess? Track and field team.
Then the girls team’s here, that means Miki’s here, so are you coming
I don’t think so, Tsutomu is round too, isn’t he?
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. that’s right.
So how are you?
Well, just fine, not bad, how about you?
You see when the two of them finally became official, it was actually a relief.
But before that, back when everything was still all up in the air, I wanted Miki so much, I was just a rack, and I was always so jealous of him.
Back then, everyday was so endless, everything was just unbelievably painful, but it’s been surprisingly easy to let her go.
Of course, I am a little jealous,
But I think it’s gonna be okay, I think I can be good friend with her from now on.
Yeah, that makes sense.
Oh, I guess I’m also a little relieved in a way, and no, I don’t have any hard feelings for Miki either,
But then, I still can’t handle it, not even a little.
The fact that Yuu couldn’t love me no matter what, it just hurts so much, I don’t know what to say.
Arimi.
What’s up with my hands?
What am I doing?
Arimi’s face, that sad face is just.. is making my hands move.
Ginta. Stop hiding.
Stay right where you are,
Ginta, they’re looking for you, you’re gonna be up soon.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
All right, Ginta. what’s going here around here?
Why are you sticking off With Arimi anyway.
Hey. What’s got into you, I don’t even know what you’re talking about.
Then why are you so flustered all of a sudden.
Well, but I’m not, there’s no reason, I’m not flustered okay
You’re flustered, I don’t care what you said.
Look, I told you, I’m not flustered, that’s that, so just calm down.
Well you can fool others, but you can’t fool me, I’m your cousin, and you are a bastard.
Yeah, that’s enough to fluster anybody.
Oh. I’m afraid I have to get going now, I can’t keep my coach waiting.
Um-hum.
Bye.
Hey. Arimi.
Wait up a minute, will you.
Arimi.
Well, sort of hard to say, but I think your chances are pretty slim.
Oh, yeah.
Well, to put it plainly, she hates you, and that’s all there is to it.
Arimi is very cold towards you.
And I think that’s about the nicest way I can say it.
No, you’re wrong.
It’s not fair, it’s not nice to take away a person’s dream, she’s not being cold to me, she doesn’t really hate me.
Oh, really?
Well, it’s true, I have got into the point of giving up on her an awful lot of times, but
Arimi.
What is it? I’m not gonna go out with you.
Listen, I’ve decided, that it’s about time that I finally give up on you.
I think it’s time for me to find someone else.
You mean it?
Yeah.
Oh, that’s great.
You finally understand what I’ve been saying all along.
She’s just so cute,
But if we were just friends, she’d be nearby and smiling and then how could I?
That smile would just weaken my resolve.
I like her.
I can’t. Arimi.
This guy.
It’s been the exact same pattern since grade school.
Oh. Arimi.
It just seems like no matter what I do, I’m right back where I started, I mean some kind of maze, and there’s no way out.
I just can’t, I just can’t give up on her.
Why, why do you have to be so cute all the time?
Arimi.
I think I’ve had enough for this idiot.
Yeah,
Yuu, hey, we’re over here.
I’d like to introduce you
This is the producer, Mr. Takemura. and the director of the commercial, Mr. Miyajima.
Hey, I’m glad you were able to make it in today.
Just relax okay?
There’s nothing too really, just follow my directions and move naturally
Oh, okay.
Well, thank you, I can do that.
There he is.
Well, he’s certainly tall, and he’s got a nice body, too
And that face,
Good, good, oh, yeah. he’s much better looking in person.
Oh. Yes, I like him a lot,
That kid’s got something, you know.
He’s good.
You really think so?
He’s really handsome, too.
Yes. Nice eyes, he’s got a really good look.
It’s nice to meet you at last.
And you are?
Cuts up tape.
Hey, Suzu.
I don’t get it, what are you doing here? You’re supposed to be off today.
Oh. I just came for a visit.
You should be glad, we can do our screen test together, see how we look
Having us together’s way better
Don't you think?
It will be fun, come on.
What do you say, we will have a great time together
Well, you’re in a good mood.
Yeah, of course I am
I just defeated Tsutomu for the third time
Poor guy, doesn’t have a prayer, not against me.
Wow, look at her, go
Well, 12 seconds, that’s amazing, Arimi. that’s a personal best.
Really?
Who knew, a party girl who waste her energy going out all the time, can actually run as fast as that, That’s pretty amazing, all right?
If you train a little harder, there’s no telling where you could be, you could really be setting some records by now,
What a waste.
So what was that that made you suddenly start to do some serious training?
Oh, I don’t know, I guess my feelings have changed.
I thought running might be useful that’s all, I thought it might help me forget a few things.
Well, anyway, I promise I’m gonna train really hard from now on.
Really? Well that’d be a nice change.
I mean it,
Yeah, should I believe you?
No. I swear.
Why you look at me like that?
Well, you were just standing there staring at her.
What? You idiot, why should I be ashamed about that?
All I was doing was just
You were just?
Just.
I don’t know, I was just thinking that she looked so much better when she laughed, that’s all.
Uh-hum. Just what?
Just nothing. Okay? That’s what.
That hurt, you hit me for real
Oh. Really? Yeah, well, so what?
Ginta.
See you
Well, at any rate, Ginta keeps denying it, but he has been paying a lot of attention to Arimi
I don't know I think he might actually be starting to like her.
You feel lonely?
Well, I’m not really sure why, but no, not anymore
I suppose it’s just that things are a little different now, because you say I’m your number one.
You know, I’ll bet if Meiko happened to find a boyfriend all of a sudden, it’d be totally different, I wouldn’t be lonely like before.
You’re way too easy.
It’s true, what can I say?
Now that he opened his heart up to me, I see the real Yuu
He’s a bit spoiled and he likes to touch me a lot, not that I mind
It’s very comfortable being with him.
Of course, he still teases me all the time
Why’d you have to do that?
You are scared?
It’s just that right now I’m so happy, I’m just afraid that something is gonna go wrong.
And then today, he had to leave really early to go shoot that commercial he’s been working on.
And of course there’s that girl Suzu he’s working with, I mean even I think she’s pretty.
And she really is too.
Oh. It’ll be okay.
Arimi’s really pretty cute too, and that doesn’t seem make a different even against competition like that, Yuu still picked you instead of her.
Think about it, that should make you more confident.
I guess you are right.
But I just don’t know, I can’t help wondering how long this happiness can last.
And I can’t seem to ever be completely happy.
Still, I always feel a little bit insecure.
Yeah, I know, but being in love isn’t all just fun and games, there’s always gonna be a lot more twist than that.
You never know, you may even feel lonelier.
Or more insecure, it brings out a lot of mixed feelings.
Yeah.
Hey, Meiko
I was wondering, didn’t you tell me once that you were never going to get married?
Huh?
Is it because you’ve seen how cold your parents’ relationship grown, did thing all that just turn you off to the whole idea and make you not even wanna try?
And then what about Na-chan
Did you want to marry him?
Did you think you could love each other forever?
No, I started losing my confidence, that’s all, I didn’t think our love could last a lifetime
You see I knew that if we got married and had child someday, and if somehow the love began to grow cold, my child would grow up feeling like I do, and I hated it that, I just couldn’t let it happen
So I decided never to marry
But it was different then, the future didn’t have anything to do with it at all,
All I cared about was being together.
I just didn’t want us to ever be apart.
I understand what Meiko’s feeling now,
I can feel her devoted, exclusive love for Na-chan, so much it almost hurts.
Yuu.
That’s so cool, Yuu is a cute name?
Cute, huh?
Yeah. Really. So do you mind if I start calling you that?
It’s a lot better than Mr. Matsuura.
Well, no, I suppose not, sure, go ahead.
That’s great.

Yuu’s busy these days, with all the meetings for the commercial
I didn’t even see him at all today.
And that Suzu Sakuma is really cute.
I can’t help but feel insecure.
Good news is, we’re going on a trip together, just the two of us.
I’m saving up for it.

Marmalade Boy
UNSTABLE FEELINGS
I’M GOING TO GET A PART-TIME JOB!