Rokudenashi Blues 90

Chapter 90: Fifteen Minutes

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Kazumi: Where's Chiaki-chan?

Katsuji: I dunno, besides wasn't she with you? // Since I was all alone, you know?

Kazumi: You don't have to say it like that! // Let's go look for her!

Katsuji: Whatever, I'm just going to go find some girls...

Kazumi: Dumbass! // You cheating bastard! Go to hell!

Katsuji: Uh...

Girls: Wait... // That's...

Katsuji: WAIT, YOU'RE...!

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Girls: Ain't it that guy from yesterday? // Wow...he got a cute girl with 'im...

Katsuji: Hey, wait...

Kazumi: ....

Girls: Didn't know he had a girlfriend! // No wonder he didn't come with us when asked 'im.

Kazumi: Huh...

Girls: Hey, take care of ya girlfriend now! // Sorry if we interrupted ya, we're gonna go find Haruka. // So yeah, bye now!

Katsuji: Bye...

Kazumi: .... // Uh.

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Ryuutarou: Yeah, I'm goin' now. // Maeda.

Maeda: Huh?

Ryuutarou: Since I...told her what was on my mind... // Ya gotta tell yer girl too, ah?

Maeda: Hey...

Haruka: ....

Koheiji: ....

Chiaki: ....

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Koheiji: SHIIIIT...Ryuutarou really threw a wrench into things... // What do I do now? All my plans are... // ...I guess now I have to show what I can do!

Chiaki: Kyaah!

Koheiji: Chiaki-chan! W...will you...go...go out...

Chiaki: Wait, what!? // Kyaah!

Mooks: Hei-chan! // Stop it, Hei-chan!

Maeda: Huh... // The hell? That dumbass!

Haruka: Wait...he's... // That guy from before!

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Maeda: Wh...what the...what the hell are you...GET AWAY FROM HER, DUMBASS!!

Mooks: Aah! Maeda-san!

Koheiji: Let go of me, dipshit!

Chiaki: Maeda-kun...

Maeda: Chiaki, get out of here!

Koheiji: GWAH! // Aah! Ch...Chiaki-chan! // Wait for me, Chiaki-chan!

Ryuutarou: Nah, YOU wait.

Koheiji: Maeda, LET GO OF... // ...me.

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Ryuutarou: Looks like ya been tellin' Haruka some weird-ass bullshit. // And really fuckin' shit up fer all of us.

Koheiji: Uh...it's...I was just...

Haruka: Taison. // Was that the girl ya like?

Maeda: Wh...what the...

Haruka: Ya gotta... // really take care of her.

Kazumi: Heyyyy! // Sorry!

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Kazumi: I said I'm sorry!

Katsuji: And I said I got it! Dammit, Kazumi!

Kazumi: Mmmm... // Oh! Chiaki-chan!

Chiaki: Kazumi.

Kazumi: Where were you? I thought you got lost or something!

Chiaki: Sorry.

Yoneji: Yo, Katsuji!

Katsuji: Huh?

Yoneji: We're going to go ride on the Ferris wheel. // You guys want to come with us?

Kazumi: Yeah! Let's GOOOO!

Yoneji: It's 6 people to a car, so we need one more...

Katsuji: Oh...

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Maeda: Oh...

Katsuji: Damn, it's crowded...

Yoneji: It's a Sunday.

Maeda: Uh, guys...

Yoneji: Yeah?

Maeda: Why don't we ride separately?

Yoneji: Why!? // It's crowded enough as it is!

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Maeda: Fine...

Yoneji: It's no big deal to me...

Katsuji: Heheh, I get it...

Chiaki: ....

Kazumi: Whoa... // Hey, look, you can see the harbor from here!

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Kazumi: Hey...

Katsuji: Kwaahh...

Kazumi: Jeez...

Katsuji: Uh...

Kazumi: Hey...are you still mad?

Katsuji: Not really...

Kazumi: Hey....

Katsuji: .... // ....

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Katsuji: Kazumi!

Kazumi: Kyaah! // Stop...stop...

Katsuji: Ow... // Ugh..gh..gh

Kazumi: Don't... // DO THAT!

SFX: BAM!

Katsuji: Gwah!

Yoneji: Huh... // You hear something up there?

Sayuri: Mm...not really...

Yoneji: Whatever.

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Chiaki: .... // Why... // did you ask if we could ride separately?

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Maeda: It gets crowded.

Chiaki: .... // .... // I finally figured out why you like ponytails, Maeda-kun.

Maeda: ....

Chiaki: Haruka-san's a pretty girl.

Maeda: Che... // She shouldn't have listened to Koheiji's bullshit.

Chiaki: She knew what it was. // You wouldn't hurt a girl like that, Maeda-kun.

Maeda: Me transferring without telling her was hard enough for her.

Chiaki: You're so nice, Maeda-kun. // Even Haruka-san knows it.

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Maeda: You...you talked to her!?

Chiaki: A little. // She's a strong girl. // Not like I am... // She told me what we're feeling now is important.

Maeda: We?

Chiaki: All of us... // Haruka-san... // You... // Kazumi... // Katsuji-kun, Yoneji-kun, Sayuri-san... // And me too.

Maeda: ....

Chiaki: .....

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Maeda: You know I already chose my own dreams... // ...over a girl I loved once.

Chiaki: .... // It's ok.

Maeda: Can I... // sit next to you?

Chiaki: Uh... // Yeah, sure...

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Chiaki: .... // *thump* *thump*

Maeda: .....

Chiaki: Just for these fifteen minutes this week... // *thump* *thump* // I wish...time would just stop.

Maeda: ....

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Maeda: I was... // just thinking the same thing.

Chiaki: Uh...

Maeda: This is... // just as good as a ponytail.

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Chiaki: ! // Oh...

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Chiaki: *sob* // *cry*

Maeda: Seriously, are you crying again!?

Chiaki: It's... // *cry* // *cry*

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