Kimagure Orange Road"A Chance in a Premonition Dream!"Volume 9, Story 7WB Volume 5, Story 14Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation by : Daisuke Suzuki (under contract to Vancouver Animation)Additional translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Jun Watatani                                 Jerry Lee                                 Ka-Ping Yee                                 Thomas WyattLast revision : 08-15-95Comments?  Corrections?  Suggestions?  Please send them to:     kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.eduNOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parentheses()NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga, so there may be a few      extras to those of you not having them.      Example: The subtitles on page 281 (133) are only in the WBs!---------------------------------------------------p 281 (133)--TITLE PAGE[Madoka drops her schoolbag and stands barefoot on the grass.  Wearing her school uniform with kerchief untied, she hikes up her skirts, showing lots of thigh and a bit of her panties.]MAIN TITLE (at top)                                     ______  A Chance in a Premonition       YOCHI-MU de           chansu!  Dream!                          in-premonition-dream  chanceSUB-TITLE (at bottom)             ________  Peeking Up a Sailor Uniform     se--ra-- FUKU o   NOZOku no wa  Is Against the Rules!           sailor-suit  (O)  peeking   (T)                                  ______                                  ru--ru IHAN        yo                                  violation-of-rules  You Can See Me Sigh in          setsunai  tameIKI       mieru     kedo  Heartache...                    painful/  (heavy)-sigh  be-seen/  but                                  heartache               able-to-be-seen  But If You Have a Crush         KANji -sugitara      o-KI no DOKU!  on Me for That, Then I'm        when-moved-too-much  (I-am)-very-sorry/  Sorry!                                               (that's)-too-bad---------------------------------------------------p 282 (134)[This entire page is black-bordered, denoting a dream sequence.]1[Hikaru portrait--angrily, she lifts an index finger and shouts at us.]Hikaru:  Listen!                         i-- desu ka!  'Cause Sempai's my special      sempai wa   atashi no  TAISETSU na HITO  guy, okay!!                            (T)  my         special-person                                  na  n desu    kara        ne!!                                  is  (explan)  that's-why  (rhet)2[Madoka portrait--a look of sullen silence.]3[Kyousuke looks from one side to the other, in obvious panic.]Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <in-a-dither>                   orooro4[Exterior night shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]FX: [off]                         ______  <slap!>                         bashi_voice:  Kyaaaa!                         kya----_---------------------------------------------------p 283 (135)1[With sunlight streaming in, Kyousuke sits up with a start.]2[View pans back.  He's in bed.]narration:  I-it's a premonition dream!     yo...YOCHI-MU da...!birds FX: [off]                   ___ ___ ___  <twitter>                       chi chi chi3[Still in shock, he turns to see his sisters, dressed for school, watching him and whispering to one another.]narration:  But...                          shikashi...  What a horrible premonition     nan to yu--  osoroshii  YOCHI-MU......  dream...!                       (just)-what  horrible   premonition-dream4[He gets out of bed.]narration:  I don't really know why...      nan-da-ka        shiranai  kedo...                                  for-some-reason  not-know  but                                  ___  But Ayukawa and Hikaru-chan     ore no koto o megutte   AYUKAWA to  had a big fight over me...      about-me/concerning-me          and                                                     _____                                  hikaru-chan ga   OUgenka      o...                                              (S)  big-quarrel (O)Kyousuke: (N-no way...)                    (ma masaka...)5[Kyousuke hits the floor.  The twins turn in surprise.]Kyousuke FX:                      ____  <THUD>                          dote6Kyousuke: [sitting in a daze]  Wh-what...?                     na nan da...  M-my body won't do what I       ka KARADA ga   yu--   koto  kikanai    ya  say.                               body   (S)  to-say (nom) not-listenKurumi: [merrily]  Oh, that's a good one!          a sore        umai!                                    that-(one)  good  After all, school *does*        nantatte                  KYOU kara  begin today, right?             when-you-come-down-to-it  starting-today                                  GAKKOU  da  mon     ne--                                  school  is  reason  (rhet)7[Kurumi collapses beside him and curls up in anguish.  Manami stands over the two, hands on hips and looking vexed.]Kurumi:  Mine won't do what I say        atashi mo   yu--   koto   ki--kanai   tto!  either!                         I      too  to-say (nom)  not-listenKurumi FX:                        _____  <tumble!>                       goro_---------------------------------------------------p 284 (136)1Manami: [exploding]  Look you two!  If you don't     hora hora  futari   tomo  knock off this "Won't-Go-to-    look look  2-people both  School" sickness stuff,  you'll be late for school!!     TOUKOU        -KYOHI   -SHOU    wa                                  attend-school  refusal  illness (T)                                  sono gurai ni   shinai to  CHIKOKU da  yo!!                                  to-that-extent  if-not-do  be-late[The two pop up and hit the ground running.]Kurumi:  Farewell, O Bygone Summer!      sugisarishi NATSU  yo  sayo--nara----_!                                  passed-by   summer     farewell2[Looking pale, Kyousuke puts on his tie.]Kyousuke:  I really don't feel too         HONTOU ni  CHOUSHI WARUi      n desu  well, but...                    really     in-poor-condition  (explan)                                  kedo......                                  butKyousuke FX:                      _____  <wobble!>                       fura_3[Exterior shot of a school building.  Students are seen walking onto school grounds--some exchange greetings.]narration:  The new school term begins      KYOU kara       SHINGAKKI        desu!  today!                          starting-today  new-school-term  is4[A view of 4 students--2 males, 1 female and 1 kappa.]sensei:  Matsui!  Nishida!               MATSUI!  NISHIDA!  YOSHIKAWA!  Yoshikawa!students:  Here!                           hai!  He-e-ere.                       ha~~isensei:  Kasuga!                         KASUGA!5sensei:  Kasuga!                         KASUGA!  Isn't Kasuga here?              KASUGA wa   inai        no ka                                         (T)  isn't-here     (?)book:  1-F Roll Book                   #1-F# SHUSSEKI-BO6Kyousuke: [off]  Here...                         hai...[The entire class pivots in their seats, looking towards the back of the room.]---------------------------------------------------p 285 (137)1[The door opens, but no one is there.]door FX:                          _____  <rattle!>                       gara_2[View pans down to show Kyousuke on his belly on the hallway floor, looking weak and exhausted.]Hatta: [off]  Kasuga!!                        KASUGA!!3[Horrified, Hatta and most of the class rush over to tend to the fallen Kyousuke.  Kyousuke lies back in Hatta's arms.]Hatta:  What's wrong, Kasuga?!          do-- shita KASUGA  Pull yourself together!         shikkari shiro!class FX:                         ____ ____  <confusion>                     doyo doyo4[With his last ounce of strength, Kyousuke lifts up a composition book. Hatta eyes it.]Kyousuke:  Th-this...                      ko...kore o  This is...                      kore dake wa......5[Shot centers on the book.  In addition to the title there is a picture of a flower beneath a shining sun.  The class is astonished.]book:  Summer Vacation Homework        NATSUYASUmi   no SHUKUDAI                                  summer-recess 's homeworkclass:  OHHHHH.                         o~~~~~~6[Kyousuke passes out, collapsed against the kneeling Hatta.  Hatta raises the homework in his hand.]Hatta: [vehemently]  I understand!                   wakatta!  I will take charge of your      tashika ni    NATSUYASUmi   no SHUKUDAI  summer vacation homework        without-fail  summer-recess 's homework  without fail!!                                  azukatta        zo!!                                  take-charge-of  !!class FX:  <buzz buzz>                     zawazawastudent:  Such a model student!!          SEITO   no kagami             da!!                                  student 's model/an-exemplar  is7[Madoka portrait--still seated, she looks on, astounded.]---------------------------------------------------p 286 (138)1[Kyousuke lies on the floor, out cold.  The teacher stands near, looking down with disdain.]sensei:  With vacation ending, I see     YASUmi akette      o--i      n da    yo ne  a lot of this...                recess being-over  a-lot-of  (explan)  This sort of fellow...          ko-- yu--     yatsu  ga...                                  this-kind-of  fellow (S)2[Looking back at the roll book, the teacher turns his back on Kyousuke and walks back to the front of the class.]sensei:                                                     _________  As though they exhausted        mattaku  YASUmiCHUU ni    enerugi-- o  all their energy during         really   during-holidays  energy   (O)  the holidays, or...                                  TSUKAi-kitta       to yu--   ka......                                  used-up/exhausted  say-that  ordoor FX:                          _____  <rattle!>                       gara_[A hand appears on the floor at the partially opened classroom door.]3[It's Komatsu.  He also lies passed out in the hallway.]Komatsu FX:                       ___ ___ ________  <huff huff>  <wheeze>           haa haa ze--ze--girl: [concerned]  Sensei!  This time it's         SENSEI!  KONDO         wa  KOMATSU-kun ga...  Komatsu-kun...                           now/this-time (T)             (S)4sensei: [darkly]  Bury him...!  Dig a hole        umetoke...!    ANA  demo          hotte  or something.                   (umete-oke)    hole or-something  digging                                   bury-(for-future-sake)girl:  Huh?                            ha?5[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]6[Kyousuke returns home from school.]Kyousuke:  D-damn...                       i...ikan...door FX:                          ______  <clack!>                        gacha_7narration:  Looks like I'm starting to      nanka    NETSU  DEte-kita        mitai  get a fever.                    somewhat fever  began-to-emerge  seems  Anyway, at a time like this,    ko-- yu-- TOKI    wa   tonikaku  it's best to eat well and       this-kind-of-time (T)  anyway  get lots of rest!                                  EIYOU        o  totte            yukkuri                                  nourishment (O) taking-in-(and)  at-ease                                  YASUmu no ga   ICHIBAN!                                  resting   (S)  bestKyousuke FX:                      _____  <wobble!>                       fura_Kyousuke:  Hey-y-y, Manami, Kuru...        o--i manami kuru...---------------------------------------------------p 287 (139)1[He spots a note left on the table.]2note:  To oniichan:                    oniichan e:  We're going to Dad's studio.    otousan no SHIGOTO-BA ni  Itte-masu                                  to-father's-workplace     are-going  We'll be late.                  osoku narimasu                                  be-late  Manami  Kurumi                  manami kurumiKyousuke:  Murderers!                      HITOgoroshi~~~!3[He picks up the phone and looks at a phone list.]Kyousuke: (O-oh yeah.                      (so so-- da  I'll call Akane over and        akane demo  YObiDAshite  have her take care of me.)            even  calling                                  KANBYOU shite-moraou)                                  shall-have-nurse/tend-(me)Kyousuke FX:                      ____  <feel dizzy>                    bo~~4[Tight shot of the phone list.  His finger runs past the listing for "Akane" and comes to rest upon "Abakabu".]phone listings:  Akane                           akane  abakabu  Abakabu5[Exterior late afternoon shot of ABCB.]phone FX:  <r-r-ring>                      #RRR#6Madoka:  Yes?                            hai---------------------------------------------------p 288 (140)1[Madoka listens wide-eyed to...]phone:                                        ___  Hello.  It's me, Kyousuke!      moshimoshi  ore  KYOUSUKE!                                  hello       me2phone:  I'm sick...                     TAICHOU             kowashichatte...                                  physical-condition  demolish-(finality)  And on top of that, nobody's    omake ni     IMA  IE ni   wa  home right now.                 in-addition  now  at-home (contrast)                                  DARE-mo inai    n da                                  nobody-is-here  (explan)  H-help...                       ta TASUkete...Madoka:  Huh?!                           e?!3[Tight shot of the Kasuga telephone receiver.  It hangs from the cord.]phone:  Kasuga-kun?!  Ka...             KASUGA-kun?!  KA...4[View pans back.  Kyousuke is unconscious, sitting against the wall next to the phone.]5[Madoka stares at the receiver in her hand.]6[Hanging up, she turns to Master, who smiles back merrily.]Madoka:                           ________  Master.                         masuta-----------------------------------------------------p 289 (141)1[Exterior night shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]2[He opens his eyes...]Kyousuke:  Hm?                             n?3[...and sits up in his bed.]4[Madoka enters, closing the door behind her.  She carries a tray of soup, bread, a drink and a fruit.]door FX:                          _____  <slam>                          batanMadoka:  You're awake?                   KI ga tsuita?5narration:  Why is Ayukawa...?!             do--shite AYUKAWA ga...?!Madoka:  You're such a troublemaker,     mattaku  HITOsawagase    ne  aren't you.                     really   false-alarmist  (rhet)Kyousuke:  Sorry.                          suimasen6narration:  Oh, I see!                      a so-- ka!                                               ___  She saw how I was in school     GAKKOU de no ore no YOUSU MIte  and was concerned about         at-school 's taking-in-my-situation-(and)  me...                                  KI ni shite-kite-kureta      n da...                                  came-and-worried-(about-me)  (explan)---------------------------------------------------p 290 (142)1[His face becomes flushed, his eyes tear up, and he touches a finger to his nose.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <sniff!>                        gusu_Kyousuke: (Ayukawa's so kind...)           (AYUKAWA tte  yasashi-- naa)                                           (T)  kind      (rhet)2[She feeds him soup.]narration:  She even cooked this for        konna TERYOURI             made  me...                           this-kind-of-home-cooking  even                                  tsukutte-kureru  nante......                                  make-(for-me)    the-likes-ofMadoka:  Say "ahh..."                    a----nKyousuke:  Ahh...                          a--n3doorbell FX:                      ___ _____  <ding dong>                     pin po--n4[He leaps to his feet.]Kyousuke:  O-oh no, it's Akane!!           i ikenai  akane da!!Kyousuke stand-up FX:             _____  <sproing!>                      gaba_Madoka: (Wh-what's this...?              (na nan da...  He's pretty lively.)            kekko-- GENKI   ja nai  no)                                  quite   lively  is-not5[As in his dream sequence, he looks from side to side, highly agitated.]Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <in-a-dither>                   orooronarration:  I-if Akane sees us here like    ko konna TOKORO        o   akane ni  this--that's the worst!!           this-kind-of-place (O)  by-Akane                                  MIraretara  SAIAKU!!                                  if-be-seen  worst6[He looks at his wardrobe closet.]7[He opens it, and looks back at Madoka.  The closet consists of 5 drawers at the bottom, with space above for hanging coats and shirts.]Kyousuke:  S-sorry, but could you get      chi chotto  WARUi kedo  kono NAKA e...  in here...                          a-bit   sorry but   to-this-insideMadoka:  What?!                          e?!---------------------------------------------------p 291 (143)1[Looking at the door, he urges her in.]Madoka:  W-wait!  Why?                   ma matte yo!  do--shiteKyousuke:  Just hurry!!                    i-- kara  HAYAku!!2[In his haste, he unthinkingly gives her a boost up by laying both hands on her shapely rear.]Kyousuke:  H-hurry!!                       ha HAYAku!!Madoka:  Ohh <heart-symbol>              an <heart-symbol>3Madoka: [blushing, angry]  Wh-where the heck are you       do doko   sawatte-ru    no yo!  touching me?!                      where  are-touchingKyousuke:  S-sorry!!                       go gomen!!4[Into the room bursts...]Hikaru: [irritated look]  SEMPAI!!                        sempai!!door FX:                          _____  <CLACK>                         gacha---------------------------------------------------p 292 (144)1[Pov shifts to show Kyousuke with back against the closed closet.]door FX:                          _____  <click>                         patan2Kyousuke: [wide-eyed]  H-Hikaru-chan...                hi hikaru-chan...3[Inside the closet, Madoka sits stunned.]4[Hikaru throws herself against him.]Hikaru:  Please don't die, Sempai!       SHInanai de SEMPAI!Kyousuke:  Eh?!                            e?!5[She hugs him, teary-eyed and stricken.]Hikaru:  Hatta-san and the others        GAKKOU de  HATTA-san-tachi      ga  told me at school that          at-school           (and-assoc) (S)  you were gasping for air...                                  SEMPAI no koto  moo                                  about-Sempai    now                                  MUSHI no IKI             da   tte...                                  breathe-faintly/gasping  are  (quote)                                  <bug's-breath><Translation note (DS/JW/CN):  The Japanese idiom for "breathing faintly" or "gasping" is literally, "bug's breath."  (The idiom derives from the fact that an insect's breath is so faint, you can't feel it.)  This will explain Kyousuke's comment below...>Kyousuke:  Those guys...  Trying to        aitsura...    HITO no koto  kill people off for their       those-guys    about-a-person  own reasons.                                  KATTE ni             KOROso-- to shi-yagatte                                  without-permission/  trying-to-kill-                                  on-their-own         (contempt)Kyousuke:                         ____           ___  Am I a cicada or something?     semi   ka      ore wa...                                  cicada (muse)  I   (T)<Commentary (JW):  Cicadas are known to be short-lived--about a week or so in the adult form after spending 11 years beneath the ground.  And most cicadas are dead by the end of summer--which is when this story is taking place--so that's why Kyousuke picked this particular insect over any other.>6[Madoka sits in the dark, wide-eyed and worried.]7Kyousuke:  I mean...  Anyway, it was       iya...  tonikaku  tada no  only a case of summer heat      no      anyway    merely/free  exhaustion.                                       ____                                  NATSU bate                  na  n da                                  breakdown-from-summer-heat  is  (explan)Hikaru:  Ohhhh!                          na naa~~n da!---------------------------------------------------p 293 (145)1[With a smile she slaps him on the back, sending him reeling.]Hikaru:  Now that I'm here,              atashi ga   kita  kara ni wa  everything will be all          I      (S)  came  now-that...  right!                                  moo  DAIJOUBU!                                  now  all-right  I'll care for you all           TETSUYA de  KANBYOU shimasu!!  night!!                         overnight   nurse/tendHikaru backslap FX:               ___  <whump>                         don2[Kneeling, she produces several items from a sack.  Kyousuke watches with a nervous smile.  The "potty" is one of those ducks that you sit on, with handles on its neck.]Hikaru:  Anyway, I brought lots of       tonikaku iroiro   motte-kita  n desu  yo  stuff.                          anyway   various  brought    (explan)  Medicines from Toyama,          TOYAMA  no KUSURI    -  oshime  -  diapers, a potty, crutches,     <place> 's medicine     diaper  and my stuffed bear,  Kumagorou-kun.                  omaru      -  MATSUBAZUE  -  sore ni                                  chamber-pot   crutches       moreover                                                  __________                                  nuigurumi    no kumagoro--kun                                  stuffed-doll 's <name><Commentary (DS):  In the old days, herb medicines sold by merchants from Toyama were quite famous.  But I can't believe Hikaru-chan knows about such an old thing...><Commentary (JW):  It's still a well-known fact.  We--at least most of us-- just don't rely on them anymore.  Of course, being panicked, she might have asked just about anybody about treatment, and got the answer that "medicines from Toyama" are good (possibly from an elderly person?).><Commentary (CN):  ...which still doesn't explain the potty.  ^_^>3[Kyousuke visualizes the portraits of an angry Hikaru and a sullen Madoka from his dream.]narration:  That means this morning's       to yu-- koto wa  kesa   no  YOCHI-MU!  premonition dream...!           that-means       this-  's  premonition-                                                   morning    dream4Kyousuke: [a decisive look] (No matter what...               (nani ga   nan demo...                                   what (S)  whatever-(it-takes)  I can't very well let           AYUKAWA to hikaru-chan o   Awaseru  Ayukawa and Hikaru-chan                 and           (O)  let-meet/see  see each other!!)                                  wake ni wa ikanai!!)                                  can't-very-well5Hikaru:                                ________  Oh my.  The sheets are...       maa  shi--tsu ga...Hikaru:                           ______                   __  You spilled soup, didn't        su--pu ga   koboreta  no ne  you.                            soup   (S)  spilled      (rhet)6[She starts pulling off the bedsheets.]Hikaru:                                   ________  Sempai, where are the spare     SEMPAI  shi--tsu no kae  wa...  sheets?                                 change-of-sheets (T)Kyousuke:  I think they're in the          TASHIka      oshiire ni...  closet...                       as-I-recall  in-closet7[Too late, he claps a hand over his mouth.]Kyousuke:                         ___  AH!                             ha_8[Inside the closet, Madoka also gasps "Ah!"]---------------------------------------------------p 294 (146)1[Hikaru runs over to the closet.]Hikaru:  I'll change them for you!       torikaetagemasu!                                  (torikaete-agemasu) = replace-(for-you)Kyousuke:  Oh god...!                      hie~~~_2[Madoka is in an uncertain frenzy.]Madoka FX:                        ________  <scurry>                        dotabata3[Hikaru reaches a hand out to the handles of the closet door.]4[Madoka's pov as Hikaru opens the closet.]door FX:                          _____  <clack>                         gacha5[Madoka covers her face with both hands.]6[She peeks between her fingers.]7[View pans back to show that Kyousuke has come up very close behind Hikaru, causing Hikaru to turn back to look at him over her shoulder.  Madoka watches this with eyes grown wide.]Kyousuke:                         ___  I'm fine...                     ore nara      DAIJOUBU  da  kara...                                  me  if-it-is  all-right is  that's-why  It's already getting late,      moo          osoi  shi  so you should stop worrying     now/already  late  consider  and go home.                                  SHIMPAI shinai de  IE ni    o-kaeri                                  not-worry          to-home  returnHikaru:  Really?                         so-- desu kaa---------------------------------------------------p 295 (147)1[With a smile, Hikaru turns around to face him.  Kyousuke lifts up his hands and stares nervously past Hikaru at Madoka.]Kyousuke FX:  <yikes!>                        gyo_2[His pov of Madoka--as in the dream, she looks unhappy.]3[With Hikaru hugging him, he uses both hands to reach past her and close the closet doors.  We catch one last glimpse of a smoldering Madoka.]Kyousuke:                         __      ___ _________  Ha...  A ha!  A ha ha ha ha!    ha......aha ahahahahacloset door FX:                   __ __ __  <squeak squeak squeak>          gi gi gi4closet door FX:                   _____  <click>                         patannarration:  That look...                    ano KAO...  If it had gone on any           korya  yappari      kono mama       ikeba  further, then the two of        this   sure-enough  this-situation  if-go  us...  That was close!                          ____                                  futari   wa...  yabakatta!                                  2-people (T)    was-done-for5[On her way out, two large bags at her side, Hikaru pauses.]Hikaru:  Then, please take care!         ja o-daiji ninarration:  It looks like I've somehow      SAIAKU no JITAI     dake wa   nantoka  managed to avoid the worst      worst  's situation only (T)  somehow  situation...                                  KAIHI dekita       you da...                                  was-able-to-avoid  looks-like6[As in the dream, Hikaru angrily points a finger at him and shouts...]Hikaru:  Oh yeah.  That's right.         o so-- so--  Please eat properly and         chanto    EIYOU       totte  get lots of rest.               properly  nourishment taking-in-(and)                                  yukkuri  yasunde-kudasai  yo                                  at-ease  resting-(please)                                                         ____  And no bath for today!          KYOU  wa   o-FURO mo   dame!                                  today (T)  bath   too  no-good---------------------------------------------------p 296 (148)1Hikaru:  Listen!                         i-- desu ka!  'Cause you're my special        sempai wa   atashi no  TAISETSU na HITO  guy, okay!!                            (T)  my         special-person                                  na   n desu    kara        ne!!                                  are  (explan)  that's-why  (rhet)2Kyousuke: [face flushed]  S-sure.                         ha hai3Kyousuke: [realization]  Huh?                            are?4[Outside, Hikaru struggles to carry her two bags down the night street.]Hikaru FX:                        __________  <lug lug>                       zururururu5[Kyousuke visualizes the black-bordered page which began this chapter.]narration:  That means...                   to yu-- koto wa...  That premonition dream          ano YOCHI-MU wa...  was...6narration:  O-ohhh...  Then...              na nan da...  ja...7[He collapses in a series of fractured panels.]Kyousuke:  Th-thank god...!                yo yokatta......!Kyousuke FX:                      ___  <plump!>                        do_---------------------------------------------------p 297 (149)1[Isolated shot of a corner of his room.]narration:  And when I woke up again...     futatabi  KI ga tsuku to...                                  again     when-recover-consciousnessMadoka: [off]  Say "ahh..."                    a~~~~n2[Kyousuke lies back on the floor, his head cradled in her lap.  She feeds him a bit of the bread.]Kyousuke:  Ahh...                          a~~nnarration:  For some reason, Ayukawa        naze-ka  AYUKAWA wa   yasashikatta  was kind to me.                 somehow          (T)  was-kind3Kyousuke:  Delicious.                      oishi--4[His pov of her.  She smiles down at him.]Madoka:  It seems like...                do--yara...  You're getting better.          GENKI ni natte-kita         mitai  ne                                  started-to-become-spirited  seems5[A hazy view of the two.  Madoka speaks in a white-text-on-black speech bubble.]Madoka:  But I was so surprised...       bikkuri shita wa yo...  I mean, you phoned me up        anna DENWA               TOTSUZEN  out of the blue like that.      that-kind-of-phone-call  all-of-a-sudden                                  kakete-kuru   n da      mono                                  come-to-call  (explan)  reason---------------------------------------------------p 298 (150)1Madoka: [closing her eyes]  Don't make me worry so          anmari      SHIMPAI  sasenai de...  much...                         <too>-much  worry    not-make-do2[Kyousuke portrait--I think he finds that this pov has its merits.]3Madoka:  But the fact that you           demo  massaki ni    DENWA shite-kureta  phoned me first...  I...        but   at-the-first  phoned-(me)                                  koto  atashi......                                  case  I4[She gazes to one side, in thought.]5narration:  Oh, I see.                      a so-- ka                                  ___  Back then I phoned Ayukawa's    ore  ano TOKI   machigatte  place by accident!              I    that-time  by-mistake                                  AYUKAWA no TOKORO ni  kakechatta  n da!                                  to-Ayukawa's-place    phoned-(finality)                                                                    (explan)  Or...                           soretomo...  Perhaps I subconsciously        MUISHIKI no              uchi ni  wanted to be cared for by       unconscious/involuntary  by-me  Ayukawa, so my finger  dialed her number on its        AYUKAWA ni  KANBYOU shite hoshikutte  own.                            by-Ayukawa  want-to-be-nursed-(and)                                                         _______                                  YUBI   ga   KATTE ni   daiyaru shichatta                                  finger (S)  by-itself  dialed-(finality)                                  no    ka                                  (nom) (?)---------------------------------------------------p 299 (151)1[He turns over on his side, rubbing his cheek against her thigh.]Kyousuke:  Feels good!                     i-- KANSHOKU!Kyousuke FX:                      ____ ____  <rub rub>                       suri suri2[Madoka portrait--deep blush.]3Kyousuke:  Come to think of it, the        so-- iya     sakki              no  feel of your rear end back      <so-- ieba>  a-little-while-ago 's  then was also quite...           come-to-think-of-it                                  oshiri   no  KANSHOKU mo   nakanaka...                                  rear-end 's  feeling  too  quite[Madoka's expression is one of wide-eyed shock.]Madoka:  !                               !4[Suddenly realizing what he's saying, he lifts his head to look at her.  She looks at him quietly, still blushing...]Kyousuke get-up FX:               _____  <sproing!>                      gaba_Kyousuke:  Ah!                             ha_5[...and exactly as in the premonition dream...]FX: [off]                         ______  <slap!>                         bashi_Kyousuke: [off]  Kyaaaa!                         kya----_haiku:                                  ____  On a lap pillow,                NATSU bate                 mo  A summer heat exhaustion        breakdown-from-summer-heat even  Vanishes in one night.               --Kyousuke         hito YO de    KIeru                                  on-one-night  disappear                                  hizamakura                                  lap-pillow                                  KYOUSUKE<Commentary (CN):  The most common form of Japanese poetry--haiku--comes in three lines of 5-7-5 syllables.  Yes, our English translation fails to preserve the syllable count, but we tried...>---------------------------------------------------