Haibane > 11. Parting --- Darkness in the Heart --- Irreplaceable Thing

[Rakka]
  • As the winter progressed, many things changed in the world that I was now living in.
  • Kuu's Day of Flight, the Sin-Bound illness I suffered from...
  • the death of the bird...
  • I recovered my cocoon dream and found a job with the Hiabane Renmei.
  • But Reki is still under the Sin-Bound curse...
  • and is struggling to find the dream that she cannot recall.
[Hana]
  • Sleep over? He's so lucky!
[Shorta]
  • I wanna go, too!
[Reki]
  • Next year, Shorta.
[Shorta]
  • Why does only Dai get to go there? No fair!
[Reki]
  • Dai..., you take care.
[Dai]
  • Of course!
[Rakka]
  • I like the smell of the river. For some reason, it seems so familiar.
[Dai]
  • Yeah?
[Rakka]
  • You are too hot?
[Dai]
  • Reki made me wear this. She said I had to, or I catch a cold.
[Rakka]
  • So, are you going to miss her much while you're away?
[Dai]
  • Why should I miss her? I'm only gonna be gone for half a month.
  • But you know...
  • I wonder if something's wrong with her.
  • She's a lot quieter lately and spaced out.
[Rakka]
  • Maybe that's because she already misses you.
[Dai]
  • She makes me feel kinda weird acting like that.
  • It's not like I'm going away forever, you know.
[Rakka]
  • Yeah, that's very true.
[Dai]
  • Over here!
[Rakka]
  • Maybe, nobody's home.
[Male-Haibane]
  • Did I scare you?!

  • What was that for?!
[Hyohko]
  • Those are valuable!
  • You shouldn't be wasting 'em, or we'll run out before the festival!
[Male-Haibane]
  • I was just saying hello to the visitors down there.
[Hyohko]
  • Huh? It's that funny-haired chick.
[Midori]
  • Wow, thanks a lot.
[Female-Haibane A]
  • Hey, you didn't have to do that.
[Midori]
  • Did you make these by yourself?
[Rakka]
  • Mm-hm, Hikari did. You know her?
[Female-Haibane B]
  • Oh, I know her! The girl that works at the bakery, right?
[Female-Haibane A]
  • Hey, what's your name?
[Rakka]
  • I'm Rakka.
[Hyohko]
  • Try it.
[Midori]
  • Hey, now, don't let the kid get hurt!
[Hyohko]
  • Don't worry!
[Midori]
  • Man, he's such a child.
  • Well, at least that makes him a good playmate for the kid.
[Dai]
  • Yeahhh! Uh!
[Midori]
  • Are you still angry?
[Rakka]
  • Huh?
[Midori]
  • At Hyohko, I mean.
[Rakka]
  • No, not at all.
[Midori]
  • Well, that's good.
[Rakka]
  • Anyway, I just want to say thank you for taking in Dai.
[Female-Haibane B]
  • Actually, we should be thanking you for taking care of our kids all that time.
[Female-Haibane A]
  • We should be visiting Old Home to thank you guys in person, you know.
  • But we've all grown so far apart from each other because of that...trouble that happened between some of us.
  • I guess there just never been a chance to break the ice.
[Rakka]
  • What trouble?
[Female-Haibane A]
  • Oh, right. I forgot you're still new here.
  • Well, let's just say there's a lot of history.
  • Right, Midori?
[Midori]
  • I wouldn't know!
[Female-Haibane A]
  • Oh, she can be so pigheaded.
[Midori]
  • Hey, wait up! I forgot.
  • Could you give this back to Reki.
  • She let me borrow it.
[Rakka]
  • Oh, okay.
[Midori]
  • She's always such a little do-gooder, isn't she?
  • So tell me, what you know about us?
[Rakka]
  • Well, I saw...I saw you guys and Reki arguing over here before.
[Midori]
  • What else?
[Rakka]
  • And I also heard that Reki and Hyohko of Abandoned Factory tried to...
[Midori]
  • Run away together, right? Give me a break.
[Rakka]
  • Isn't it true?
[Midori]
  • Reki and Hyohko were kind of together.
  • But Hyohko was a victim of Reki's selfishness.
  • You know, he almost died because of her.
[Rakka]
  • Reki... Reki wouldn't do such horrible things.
[Midori]
  • You know nothing about her, Reki's capable of doing. Nothing!
[Rakka]
  • Reki would never hurt anyone.
  • Reki has always been kind.
  • She is always considerate of the others, even when she's suffering inside.

  • Although I didn't realize it at the time,
  • When Kuu left on her Day of Flight, when I first became Sin-Bound...
  • it was Reki who's suffering more.
  • And yet, I was always leaning on her.

  • Oh, no, the raft! Wait!

  • Huh? What is that?
  • Wow...

  • These letters...
[Communicator]
  • Are you finished?
  • Reki has come to get you. She seems concerned.
[Rakka]
  • Reki has been acting a little nervous lately.
[Communicator]
  • The fact that her Day of Flight has not arrived is weighing heavily on her mind.
  • And yet, she silently hopes that it will never come.
[Rakka]
  • I know. It hurts me a lot to see her suffering like this.
  • But I still don't want her to go away.
[Communicator]
  • She is still lost in the dark.
  • Rakka, you had the bird come to you enabling you to fill in the missing pieces of your memories.
  • However, Reki has no one. She must face the darkness on her own.
  • It is a trying ordeal.
[Rakka]
  • Reki keeps painting the scenes from her dream in the cocoon.
  • I saw her paintings once but I couldn't tell what they were.
  • I don't think Reki knows, either.
[Communicator]
  • There is not much time left for Reki.
  • I know not how or when but by the end of this winter, her journey will have come to a conclusion.
  • If Reki is still in darkness by that point, she will be bound to this place forever.
[Rakka]
  • Is it possible for Haibane to remain here?
[Communicator]
  • It is quite rare, but some do remain.
  • However, they are no longer called Haibane.
  • They lose their wings and halos and must live far away from both humans and Haibane...
  • and with time, they'll grow old and die.
  • It is a quiet and peaceful, but lonely life.
  • l, or rather, the Haibane Renmei wishes for all Haibane to take flight without problem.
  • But as it is, Reki refuses me.
  • Everything I say makes Reki close her mind.
[Rakka]
  • I want to help her.
  • She was suffering inside all this time, but she hid her pain and helped me.
  • So this time, no matter what I have to help her.
[Communicator]
  • In order to save Reki, it will mean parting with her.
  • If she leaves here, I think it's very likely that you will never see her again.
  • Are you prepared to pay that price?
[Rakka]
  • Thanks for meeting me.
[Reki]
  • I had to pick up some paints anyway.
  • With snow like this, I won't be able to ride this thing for the rest of the winter.
  • So, how's your work? Is it going well?
[Rakka]
  • It's okay. Are you painting again?
[Reki]
  • No, I'm just... I'm just smearing a few paints around the studio.
[Rakka]
  • Oh, yeah. This is for you.
[Reki]
  • From Midori?
[Rakka]
  • Uh-huh. Is she a friend of yours?
[Reki]
  • She was, once.
  • Did she say anything mean to you while you were there?
[Rakka]
  • No, she didn't.
[Reki]
  • Don't worry about her.
  • She says nasty things, but deep down she's a good kid.
  • It's been five years already.
  • Well well, the truth is both of us are so stubborn.
  • We could never go back to being friends.
[Rakka]
  • Reki! I'll do my best!
[Reki]
  • Yeah, good luck.
  • Your job does sound like a bit of a drag, but remember, you're not a full-fledged Haibane unless you work.
[Kana]
  • Thanks for the breakfast.
  • Damn, you're so lucky Rakka. Your work starts in the afternoon.
[Hikari]
  • You shouldn't complain so much.
  • By the way, I'm very glad you finally found a job.
[Rakka]
  • Mm.
[Hikari]
  • What's the matter?
[Nemu]
  • I have a cold.
[Kana]
  • Don't spread it.
[Nemu]
  • You're all heart.
  • Hey, where is Reki?
[Hikari]
  • She said that she needs to paint today.
  • So I'm going to take over her job of cooking for the Young Feathers.
[Nemu]
  • She's been doing now a lot lately. I wonder what's going on.
  • Oh, I was hoping she'd take the scooter to the library and tell them I'm taking the day off.
[Hikari]
  • Why don't you ask Kana?
[Kana]
  • Oh, No, that's gonna making me late for work.
[Hikari]
  • Only ten minutes late, that's okay, right?
[Kana]
  • Actually, for Master, ten minutes is not okay.
[Rakka]
  • I have some time. I'll go.
[Nemu]
  • You will? Thanks.
[Rakka]
  • Sure, it's no problem. Kana will give me a ride. Right?
[Kana]
  • Huh? Ugh...
[Rakka]
  • Thanks!
[Librarian]
  • She is?
  • I guess it did get cold all of a sudden.
  • Well, Thank you for letting us know.
[Rakka]
  • What's this?
[Sumika]
  • Oh, hey, Rakka! Why are you here?
[Rakka]
  • Hi, Sumika.
  • Wow!
[Sumika]
  • It's almost my due date.
[Rakka]
  • Is it still okay for you to be out?
[Sumika]
  • Of course. I'd feel suffocated if I had to shut myself in the house.
  • Besides, we have to get ready for the festival and I so enjoy taking walks.
[Rakka]
  • It's so mysterious, isn't it?
[Sumika]
  • Yes, it is.
  • Sometimes I find myself wondering where this life came from?
  • By the way, where's Nemu?
[Rakka]
  • Oh, she has a cold and won't be in today. I came by to tell them that.
[Sumika]
  • Oh, that's too bad.

  • Wow, it's one of the petrified books.
[Rakka]
  • Petrified books?
[Sumika]
  • Nobody knows what they really are but the story goes that there was a ruin deep in the Western Woods a long time ago, and this was found buried in the stones.
  • It looks like it was turned to stone by some sort of magical force.
[Rakka]
  • So, what is the book about?
[Sumika]
  • I don't really know.
  • See all these weird pattern things that have been engraved on it?
  • Some say those are letters, and others say ancient drawings.
  • They kind of look like someone's hands.
[Dai]
  • I almost got it! One more time!
[Rakka]
  • Rek...
[Midori]
  • You know nothing about her, Reki's capable of doing.
[Rakka]
  • Reki!
[Reki]
  • Nemu? Oh, that's very unusual.
  • You know, I should've bought some canned peaches or something else for her.
[Rakka]
  • Oh, I didn't know peaches were good for colds.
[Reki]
  • You're kidding, right.
  • Wow, you've never used peaches?
  • Well, don't worry. I was just joking that they will make a get-well gift.
[Rakka]
  • Oh, really?

  • We walk with empty smiles plastered on our faces.
  • Reki is always kind.
  • She doesn't want to worry anyone... and she doesn't want to lean on anyone.
  • So, she smiles.
  • Why didn't I realize that sooner?
  • I was always right next to her.
  • Why couldn't I see it?

  • I wish tomorrow would never come.
[Reki]
  • What? That was sudden.
[Rakka]
  • I wish the day after today was today.
  • And the next day, and the next day, too.
  • I wish it was always today.
  • Then I'd be able to be with you... forever.
[Reki]
  • There is no such thing as forever.
  • Sooner or later, everything ends.
  • Just like it should.
  • Because now is only meant to be now.
  • And this moment... is so precious.
[Rakka]
  • Yeah, that makes sense. Guess you're right.
[Reki]
  • Off to work, huh? Good luck.
[Rakka]
  • You, too.
  • Don't cry! I'm the one who will help Reki!
  • Smile... Rakka... Smile!
[Reki]
  • Nemu, thanks for everything over these years.
  • If you see Kuramori someday... tell her that I'm sorry and I said "thanks."
  • I don't think I'm ever gonna make it to whatever a world she in.
[Nemu]
  • Reki...
[Reki]
  • Now, it's time for me to end it.