Kimagure Orange Road "White Christmas" Volume 11, Story 3 WB Volume 6, Story 12 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Thomas Wyatt Dan Root Jerry Lee Last revision : 08-19-95 Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to: kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu NOTE: 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 227 (47) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 227 (47)--TITLE PAGE [A lovely half-portrait of Madoka. She smiles softly at us, wearing a strapless black dress, both hands raised, palms towards us. Reflected in each of her luminous eyes is an image of Kyousuke's face.] MAIN TITLE (at top) White Christmas SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Reflected in My Eyes Is My Catch! --------------------------------------------------- p 228 (48) 1 [Exterior shot of the school.] narration: This year has gone by so quickly, and not much remains... 2 [Shot of a school building.] Hikaru: [off] And so... narration: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. 3 Hikaru: I'm throwing a Christmas party at my place this year!! By all means, please come!! 4 [She clasps her hands before her, and smiles up at him.] Hikaru: Especially you, Sempai! Because, just for you, Sempai, I'm going all out to make lots of treats! Kyousuke: [forced smile] S-sure... 5 [Hikaru smiles over at Madoka, who sits at her desk, smiling.] Hikaru: You, too, Madoka-san!! By all means!! Madoka: I see... 6 [Hiromi adjusts her glasses and approaches Kyousuke from behind. Kyousuke turns to look.] Hiromi: Hmm? If Kasuga-kun is going, maybe I'll go, too. --------------------------------------------------- p 229 (49) 1 [She points at Kyousuke and turns to everyone present.] Hiromi: This guy's a mean drinker!! He was famous even at our last school, y'know! 2 [She gazes off into the distance, pondering.] Hiromi: When was that? Carrying off the dummy of Colonel Sanders and jumping into the pool... Kyousuke: [shouting, wincing] Wasn't it you who pushed me that time! 3 [Hikaru clings to Kyousuke's arm. Hiromi, arms crossed, and another girl look on.] Kyousuke: [embarrassed] Hikaru: [merrily] Ohh, Sempai. Unique! [Hatta studies this scene from his desk.] 4 Hatta: [turning to Komatsu] Somehow... I wonder if Kasuga is better looking than me? Komatsu: Aren't you similar? 5 Hatta: Then why this difference...? [View pans back to show Kyousuke surrounded by Hikaru, Hiromi and 4 other female classmates.] 6 Komatsu and Hatta: (Hmmmm!!) 7 [Madoka also watches this scene.] Kyousuke/Hikaru/Hiromi/girl: --------------------------------------------------- p 230 (50) 1 [Exterior evening shot of ABCB.] 2 [Kyousuke rests his cheek in a hand and smiles contentedly.] Kyousuke FX: 3 [Madoka brings him a cup of coffee.] Madoka: Lately... You seem to be happy at school, hmm. Kyousuke: Eh?! Really? 4 [He stops to smile up at the ceiling. Splashed into his narration are facial portraits of Sayuri, Hiromi and Hikaru.] narration: Come to think of it, the last one , and the one who transferred , and then ... Somehow, I've been fairly well-surrounded by girls lately... 5 [Madoka watches him as a slack expression comes over his face. He still ponders up at the ceiling.] narration: I wonder if girls think I'm hot... Madoka: .......... 6 [He still stares at the ceiling.] Madoka: [off] and the verb is a homonym that can either mean "popular with girls" or "can carry". Thus, when Kyousuke thinks she's saying, "You're quite popular with girls, aren't you," she's REALLY saying, "I can carry quite a lot, can't I."> 7 [He blushes, and with an embarrassed yet pleased smile, raises a hand in modest denial.] Kyousuke: Nahhh! C'mon, it's nothing like that!! C'mon. Quit teasing, Ayukawa... --------------------------------------------------- p 231 (51) 1 [He opens his eyes and sees that Madoka is struggling to carry a large tray laden with drinks. Master looks at her with concern.] Master: This tray is pretty large, so watch out. But it's better not to carry so much all at once. Madoka: Hey, this is a little heavy. 2 Kyousuke: Oh! I'll carry that for you. It's too heavy for a girl! Madoka: Huh? 3 [He walks away with the tray. Madoka stares wide-eyed at his back.] Kyousuke: Madoka: .......... 4 Kyousuke: Let's see... Kyousuke FX: 5 [His attention is caught by two young women seated at a table. The blonde is smiling and raising her arm in greeting. The brunette also smiles.] girl 1: Oh! Cool-looking oniisan over there! Come here, come here! narration: C-cool?! 6 [He closes his eyes and tosses his hair back in a smug pose. Of course, this means he must be carrying the tray with one hand.] Kyousuke: (G-girls think I'm hot, after all?!) 7 collision FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 232 (52) 1 [The tray lies upside-down on the floor at his feet. He's splashed drinks over the skirt and leg of a woman.] Kyousuke: Ahhhh, I-I'm sorry. woman: Ohh. 2 woman: Grrrr. This dress was expensive! [Over the angry woman's shoulder we can see the 2 young women whooping it up.] girl 2: [to girl 1] Really, Eri! Getting drunk and teasing a kid like that... 3 Madoka: [to the angry woman] I'm sorry... 4 [He looks up with a doleful expression.] Kyousuke: .......... Kyousuke FX: 5 [Madoka drops her gaze and glares at the ground.] Madoka: [angrily] Hey... It's nice that you're offering to help... 6 Madoka: But aren't you kind of bubbly these days?! Kyousuke FX: 7 [The blonde smiles over from her table and addresses Kyousuke as though he were a little kid.] Eri: Little boy-y-y. You should go home now and get some sle-e-eep. 8 [Madoka finally looks up and meets his eye. She has a bit of a mischievous look.] Madoka: Little boy-y-y. You should go home now and get some sle-e-eep. [Kyousuke's eyes grow large and he blushes and sweats.] Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 233 (53) 1 Kyousuke: [exiting meekly] S-sorry... door FX: 2 [Master and Madoka stare off-panel. Madoka still looks a bit angry.] door FX: [off] 3 Master: [smiling] Hey... Wasn't that too harsh? running water FX: Madoka: [angrily] Master, you've left the water running! 4 [Master looks at her a little nervously, but Madoka is staring the other way.] Master: R-right... faucet FX: Madoka: That... Idiot! 5 [He walks home, staring at the sidewalk.] Kyousuke: Hmmph. Bully. narration: Th-that was too much. She didn't have to do that in public... Ayukawa's so cold... 6 [Exterior shot of the Hiyama residence.] narration: And then... The following evening... Hikaru: [off] MERRY... --------------------------------------------------- p 234 (54) 1 Hikaru: CHRISTMAS!! [Manami and Hikaru set off their party poppers as Hiromi and Kurumi applaud.] party poppers FX: 2 [Komatsu, Hatta and Yuusaku check out the depressed Kyousuke.] narration: .......... Here are shrewd ones... Yuusaku: Ohhhh... You were here? 3 narration: But... Kyousuke: [looking up with surprise] Huh? Where's Ayukawa? 4 [Kyousuke overhears...] Hikaru: [to Hiromi] Oh yeah, that's right. Madoka-san called a little while ago and said she couldn't come! I bet she's at Koutarou-kun's place... Tonight... Hiromi: [showing a thumbs-up] Ohh? Maybe doing this? Kyousuke drinking FX: 5 [Kyousuke stares in shock.] narration: "Koutarou-kun"... Wh-what? Wh-who's that? Who's that guy?! --------------------------------------------------- p 235 (55) 1 [He visualizes Madoka, irritated with him at ABCB the other day.] narration: Ah! If... Madoka: [flashback] But aren't you kind of bubbly these days?! 2 [His expression turns serious.] narration: ...... Does she hate me because of what happened yesterday?! C-can't be... B-but... No. Wait, wait. 3 narration: Ayukawa would never spend Christmas with some other guy... I'm sure this is some sort of mistake again!! [Komatsu laughs and fills Kyousuke's glass.] Komatsu: What's the matter with you? You look so pale... Not enough to drink yet? pouring FX: 4 [Hikaru and Kyousuke turn at the sound of...] phone FX: 5 [Kyousuke listens in from nearby.] Hikaru: [on phone] Hello? Oh, Madoka-san. Really? You're going now? Kyousuke FX: 6 [Kyousuke stares at Hikaru, who's off-panel.] Hikaru: [off] Then you should take along some warm treats. Koutarou-kun will be delighted! 7 [Kyousuke glares down at his drink. In the background, Kurumi and Hikaru chat, and Komatsu helps himself to some cake.] narration: Wha-a-at?! Was that call just now a poke at me...?! --------------------------------------------------- p 236 (56) 1 [Komatsu refills Kyousuke's glass. Kyousuke is looking a bit blasted here.] 2 [Hikaru laughs and leans up against him.] 3 [He visualizes Madoka leaning up against a faceless guy.] 4 [In his daydream, Madoka, in the arms of the guy, casts a sly glance Kyousuke's way.] 5 [Kyousuke flushes angrily.] glass FX: narration: Arrggg! Really!! 6 [Exterior shot of the Hiyama residence.] everyone: [off] Wah! ha! ha! party noise FX: 7 [Hikaru, looking a bit plastered, searches about the room.] Hikaru: [slurring] Huh? Sempai...? When did he disappear? Hikaru FX: Komatsu: [pointing upstairs] To the bathroom to puke or something... Hatta: [clapping a hand over Komatsu's mouth] Stop it! That's nasty! --------------------------------------------------- p 237 (57) 1 [Exterior shot of the Ayukawa residence. It is raining.] rain FX: sign: Ayukawa 2 [Kyousuke rematerializes in the rain. In one hand he holds a slice of cake on a plate.] Kyousuke teleport FX: 3 Kyousuke: Shoot! I brought a cake! 4 [He shivers and sneezes. Nearby, the front gate opens.] Kyousuke: Ah-choo! It's so cold! gate FX: 5 [He peeks around the corner to see Madoka exit her front gate.] Madoka footstep FX: 6 [She opens an umbrella.] narration: Ayukawa...!! --------------------------------------------------- p 238 (58) 1 [She looks to one side...] 2 [...and walks in the opposite direction. In addition to the open umbrella, she carries a basket.] Madoka footsteps FX; 3 [Kyousuke portrait.] narration: Where in the world is she going to? To that guy's--that Koutarou-kun or whoever's--place, after all?! 4 [He's distracted by something brushing up against the back of his leg.] cat: Meo-ow. cat's collar FX: 5 [He kneels down. The cat investigates the cake in his hand.] narration: O-ohh, a cat, huh... cat FX: 6 [He lifts the cat up and does a quick examination.] Kyousuke: It's... A girl, hmm. 7 Kyousuke: Are you all alone in such cold weather, too? Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 239 (59) 1 [He sets the cat down in front of the cake.] Kyousuke: Hungry? Want some cake? cat: 2 [He walks off but the cat follows.] cat: Meo-ow. Kyousuke: I don't have any more cake! 3 [He stops, and the cat rubs up against his calf.] cat: Kyousuke: You've become attached to me. 4 [He pops the cat into his sweater. She peeks out from his collar.] Kyousuke: [smiling] (So warm!) 5 [Panoramic night view of the city. It continues to rain.] cat: [off] Meo-ow. --------------------------------------------------- p 240 (60) 1 [View of a church. People arrive for Mass.] 2 [Madoka arrives at the church but doesn't enter. She looks to one side.] 3 Kyousuke: [peeking from behind a corner.] (Meeting someone here, hmm...) cat: Meo-ow. 4 [Split panel. Various views of solitary young men arriving at the church.] 5 [Kyousuke looks worried. The cat studies the scene as well.] narration: One of them is Ayukawa's guy...?! --------------------------------------------------- p 241 (61) 1 [He looks around a corner of the church to see Madoka heading off to the side of the church. No one's around out here...] narration: To a deserted place like that... Perhaps it's a secret rendezvous... 2 [He overhears...] Madoka: [off] I'm sorry. Did you wait long? I made you lots of treats. Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 3 Madoka: [off] We'll be together all night long. [Kyousuke's eyes bug out. The cat seems unfazed.] narration: Wh-what is she saying?! 4 Madoka: [off] When I look at you like this, you're pretty handsome, aren't you! You're a much better-looking guy than Kasuga-kun! narration: T-taking shots at me... 5 Madoka: [off] Ooo!! Not there... You mustn't! [Kyousuke is aghast.] narration: Hey... That's going too far! 6 [With a look of horror, he visualizes a nude Madoka, about to be embraced by an anonymous man.] narration: Ayukawa...?! Don't... Don't be too hasty...!! --------------------------------------------------- p 242 (62) 1 [The cat jumps out of Kyousuke's sweater.] Kyousuke: Oh! Hey, wait! cat FX: 2 [Chasing after the cat, Kyousuke runs into Madoka and her friend. It's another cat.] 3 Madoka: [wide-eyed] Kasuga-ku...n... 4 Kyousuke: [surprised] Ah... 5 [In front of the kneeling Madoka, the two cats make nice-nice.] Koutarou-kun: Meo-ow. girl cat: Mew! --------------------------------------------------- p 243 (63) 1 [The two help themselves to Madoka's treats.] Madoka: [off] Oh! Koutarou-kun is eating!! 2 Madoka: [happily] I'm glad. Until now, he wasn't looking too well, and would scarcely eat no matter what I did. 3 Kyousuke: "Koutarou-kun"... Madoka: [smiling] Yup. Hikaru named him. It's a nice name, isn't it! 4 [She lifts up Koutarou-kun and looks in his eyes.] Madoka: How sad. To be left alone all the time--unlike a certain someone we know, huh? Kyousuke FX: 5 [View up at the arch and the rainy skies beyond.] Madoka: [off] A short time ago, Hikaru and I found him near this church-- injured and unable to move... And he has a collar, so I thought for sure his owner would come looking for him soon, so I was keeping him here... 6 [Madoka playfully touches Koutarou-kun on his nose. The other cat drapes herself over the side of the basket.] Madoka: But he could hardly eat any food, and was only growing weak. I'm really glad... Koutarou-kun: Mew. --------------------------------------------------- p 244 (64) 1 [Kyousuke smiles at the scene before him.] 2 [He kneels and smiles at the cats.] Kyousuke: They're wearing the same bell. Boy and girl... I bet they're a couple. Madoka: [smiling] He's gotten livelier... He's better than when he was just with me. 3 Madoka: I was so worried. Kyousuke: Naturally... narration: Even cats like these will wither away this much if they're not with their sweetheart... 4 [Madoka suddenly turns towards him.] Madoka: How did you know? Kyousuke: Eh?! 5 [He stands in embarrassment.] narration: My feelings were blind, thinking only of her! So lately, have I been... Less than a cat...?! Now there's a thought... Kyousuke: Ahh... This cat...right? Ha ha ha. --------------------------------------------------- p 245 (65) 1 Madoka: [soft smile] Well, I'm... 2 [She clings to his arm. Kyousuke is surprised.] Madoka: ...puzzled, Mr. Cat! narration: But what a discovery! Ayukawa is like a cat. 3 [He gazes down at the contented girl on his arm.] narration: She appears to be heartless and seemingly cold... 4 narration: But if you touch her, she shows the incredibly warm heart that is sweeter than anyone's... [A falling snowflake catches Madoka's attention...] Madoka: Ah... 5 [...and the two stop and smile up at the sky.] narration: A Christmas Eve night for just the two of us... Merry Christmas! ---------------------------------------------------