Kimagure Orange Road "The Bus Stop of Love!" Volume 13, Story 9 WB Volume 8, Story 4 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Frederick Gallagher Matthew Akira Klippenstein Last revision : 08-26-95 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 69 (173) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 69 (173)--TITLE PAGE [In a picture rotated 30 degrees, Madoka stands in half-portrait, nude, with arms covering her breasts. Cheek in one hand, she gazes dreamily at us.] MAIN TITLE (at top) The Bus Stop of Love! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) The Night That Ripples My Heart Wants to Dissolve Your Bewitching Sweetness... --------------------------------------------------- p 70 (174) 1 [View looking up at trees and sky.] narration: June, the time for a seasonal change of clothes... 2 [A brunette girl with her long hair done up in a pair of pigtails runs away from our pov.] girl footsteps FX: 3 [Front view. She runs. And yes, of course, she's cute...] girl footsteps FX: girl: 4 [View pans back. She runs through the woods, shafts of sunlight filtering through the leaves. She's in school uniform (Akane's school), carrying a bookbag.] narration: Although it's morning, the sunlight is already summer's! girl: --------------------------------------------------- p 71 (175) 1 [She reaches the bus stop.] bus FX: girl footsteps FX: 2 [View looking down at the line of people entering the bus. She runs up.] 3 [Standing in line, she smiles at her wristwatch...] girl: Exactly 7:30. 4 [...and searches the crowd.] girl FX: 5 [Inside now, and the doors close. She looks back towards the sidewalk.] bus door: --------------------------------------------------- p 72 (176) 1 [As the bus pulls away, Akane comes racing up.] bus FX: Akane: Wait wait wait-t-t! 2 [Inside the bus, the girl smiles.] 3 [Akane enters the bus, out of breath and looking apologetic.] Akane: I'm sorry-y-y!! bus door: 4 [She apologizes to the other riders.] Akane: Excuse me... Akane FX: 5 [As Akane stands and hangs onto the overhead handstrap, the girl watches her quietly.] narration: Akane, my cousin, is on the track and field team... bus FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 73 (177) 1 [Akane realizes she's being watched.] narration: She's gets up early because of early morning training. 2 [The girl realizes Akane realizes she's being watched...] girl: Ah! 3 [...and she averts her gaze, blushing.] Akane FX: girl dramatic FX: 4 [Flashback. The girl prepares to leave home for school.] girl's mother: You don't have to go to school so early, do you? Classes haven't started yet. 5 girl's mother: [chuckling to herself] Such a strange girl. Heh. girl: [smiling] Eh heh heh. I'll be go-o-o-ing. 6 [Back to real time. The girl loses her balance as the bus slams its brakes.] bus FX: girl FX: 7 [She pitches into Akane, who's unperturbed.] girl: AH! girl/Akane FX: PA: Front of Hoshi Girl's High. Front of Hoshi Girl's High. --------------------------------------------------- p 74 (178) 1 [Surprised and blushing, she looks up into Akane's eyes.] girl: AH! 2 [The girl blushes furiously...] Akane: Are you all right...? girl: Y-yes! crows-in-background FX: 3 [...and races off the bus. Akane stares after her.] girl: Excuse me-e-e! girl FX: 4 Akane: .......... 5 girl heartbeat FX: girl: (I-I touched her... Now my heart feels like it'll burst!) 6 [View of a school building at Hoshi high school.] --------------------------------------------------- p 75 (179) 1 [Akane flies over the hurdles.] 2 [Akane and another track team member walk off the field. From a distance, the girl watches Akane.] 3 [In the hall, the girl stands and watches Akane walk by with a friend.] 4 [Facial portrait of the girl--she blushes.] 5 [Akane notices she's being watched. The girl appears startled.] girl heartbeat FX: 6 Akane: .......... --------------------------------------------------- p 76 (180) 1 [The girl races off. Akane and two of her friends watch her leave.] blonde: Say, that girl's a first-year who entered this year, isn't she? All she's done is watch Akane for a while now... brunette: Could it be she's interested in you, Akane? 2 [The brunette smiles merrily at Akane, who crosses her arms and ponders.] brunette: Akane isn't very popular with guys... But she sure is popular with girls, hm. Akane: It's a complicated state of mind... 3 brunette: But even you are always saying that you don't have any interest in guys. Isn't it a perfect match? 4 Akane: Sure it is, but... 5 [Clenching her fists, Akane proclaims to the skies. Her friends stagger back.] Akane: There is someone who I've already decided on in my heart. brunette/blonde: Ohh? 6 [With a cheery smile, Akane visualizes Madoka-chan.] narration: After all, I only have eyes for Madoka-chan... --------------------------------------------------- p 77 (181) 1 [Akane's pov of the other two.] brunette: Then what'll you do? That girl seems to be spending a fair amount of effort on you, Akane... blonde: Wouldn't rejecting the girl be a bit harsh? 2 Akane: Y-yeah... 3 [Exterior shot of a school building. Akane's stricken face appears on her speech bubble.] brunette: [off] I bet she's the type where you don't know what she might do if she has her heart broken. Akane: [off] Hey-y-y. Don't scare me! 4 [Another view of a building at Hoshi High.] --------------------------------------------------- p 78 (182) 1 [Akane watches her two friends walk away.] Akane: Despite what was said to me... 2 narration: I can't be unfaithful to Madoka-chan... Isn't there some way I can make that girl give me up without hurting her? 3 [Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] Kyousuke: [off] Ehhhh?! 4 [Inside, Akane, Hikaru and Kyousuke are seated at the dining table. Kyousuke rises to his feet to stare and sweat across at Akane. Hikaru sits quietly at his side.] Kyousuke: What do you mean, pretend to be your boyfriend?! Akane: Please! 5 Kyousuke: Well... I understand the reasons... But even if it's just pretending, being your boyfriend doesn't appeal to me... 6 [Akane rises and turns away from him.] Akane: I'm not choosing someone like you, because I want to... Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 79 (183) 1 Kyousuke: Then, I refuse! Akane: [clasping her hands before her] Ahhhh! I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I'm asking you, please. Think of it as helping me! 2 [She claps her hands together and smiles at Hikaru.] Akane: You too, Hikaru-chan. Please! Lend me Kyousuke for just a day! Hikaru: .......... 3 [Akane spins about, wiping her brow with her hankie.] Akane: Kyousuke, that's why... I'm begging you! A nice guy like you might be a bit hard to find! 4 [Hikaru beams and gloms onto Kyousuke's side. He flinches.] Hikaru: I see. I'll be happy to lend him! 5 [Hikaru clasps his hands between hers and stares deeply into his startled eyes.] Hikaru: That's true, isn't it. If it's as wonderful a person as Sempai, even she might resign herself! Please help Akane-san! --------------------------------------------------- p 80 (184) 1 Kyousuke: Well then, okay! Akane: Hooray! 2 Hikaru: [with sad eyes] But, Sempai... No matter what, this is all just pretend! Definitely do not become serious!! [Akane tosses up both hands.] Akane: Relax. WHO'D want this sort of lecherous... 3 [Akane stops short as she sees the stern expression on Hikaru's face.] Hikaru FX: Akane: AH! 4 Akane: I mean, this kind of wonderful guy is more than I deserve!! [Hikaru smiles approvingly and Kyousuke stares.] 5 [Akane walks home.] narration: Well, on the other hand, if the guy's too cool, then it would end up hurting that girl... 6 narration: So in that respect, it's a relief if it's Kyousuke!! Because I'm sure that girl will also think, "Ohh, she's going out with a guy like that... Akane-san isn't anything special..." --------------------------------------------------- p 81 (185) 1 Akane: [dropping her gaze] Yup, yup. narration: Well, if I were to say it, I guess I'm the one who's to be hated... 2 [Tight shot of the girl's lower legs.] narration: The next morning... girl footsteps FX: 3 [Dressed for school, she carries an envelope with her.] girl: (*Today*... I'll confess my feelings to her!) girl: I wrote a love letter... girl footsteps FX: 4 [View of a bus at a bus stop.] narration: And so, it turned out I'd go with Akane on a weekday, a little less than an hour before school, and get on the school bus! 5 [Akane smiles and hangs onto Kyousuke's arm while lining up to board the bus.] --------------------------------------------------- p 82 (186) 1 [She turns towards him, looking quite cute.] Akane: Come closer. We're a couple of sweethearts. Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 2 [He blushes back at her.] narration: It's beginning to look like it's not an act. Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 3 [The girl races for the bus.] girl footsteps FX: 4 [She stops short when she sees Akane and Kyousuke.] girl heartbeat FX: 5 girl: (Anyway, I have to calm down!) girl FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 83 (187) 1 bus FX: 2 [Inside the bus, Akane and Kyousuke stand side-by-side. The girl stands on the opposite side of Kyousuke. The two cousins look at the one, who tries not to look too embarrassed.] girl FX: 3 girl heartbeat FX: 4 Akane: (There she is, there she is... It's that girl.) 5 [Kyousuke's pov of Akane.] Akane: Come closer... 6 [Kyousuke and the girl blush in an identical manner and find similar spots outside the window to look at.] Kyousuke/girl heartbeat FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 84 (188) 1 [View looking out the bus window.] 2 [Akane slips an arm around Kyousuke's.] Akane FX: 3 narration: That Akane's so bold! I can hardly imagine this is acting... Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 4 [The girl drops her gaze and ponders.] narration: Anyway... I have to calm down! girl heartbeat FX: 5 [The girl pulls out the envelope.] narration: Today, I'll slip this letter into her bag... 6 narration: But... This guy's in the way! And an unfamiliar uniform. Maybe he came to hit on my classmates... How indecent! --------------------------------------------------- p 85 (189) 1 [The girl eyes the two.] narration: Ah! Maybe he's been sticking close to Akane-san for some time... This guy is aiming for Akane-san... Oh no! 2 [The girl glares at Kyousuke, who looks at her, startled.] narration: I'll never forgive you! girl FX: 3 [She addresses Kyousuke.] girl: Just a minute... 4 [View looking towards the front of the bus.] sign: [partial view] Akane: [off] Move closer... 5 [Akane gives another warm and cute look at Kyousuke, whose eyes have grown huge.] Akane: 'Kay... Darling! --------------------------------------------------- p 86 (190) 1 [The girl stops in shock.] 2 [Her view of Kyousuke.] girl: [off] (Darling?! Then, this guy's Akane-san's boyfriend?!) 3 [The bus stops outside the school.] PA: Front of Hoshi Girl's High. Front of Hoshi Girl's High. 4 [The girl turns aside...] girl FX:] 5 [...and races off the bus.] girl footsteps FX: 6 narration: Ohhhh. Akane-san is going out with a guy like that... I'm disappointed! 7 [Akane lets out a small smile and a puff of air.] Akane: (Maybe she's given up on me now...?!) --------------------------------------------------- p 87 (191) 1 [Kyousuke blushes and looks towards Akane, who looks back blankly.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: Kyousuke: A-Akane. You... 2 [She clasps his hands and beams.] Akane: Yes, it's over! Thanks, Kyousuke! Akane handclasp FX: 3 [With a wave and a smile, she exits the bus.] Akane: See ya. Kyousuke: Eh? 4 Kyousuke: Eh? bus FX: 5 [He looks out the window.] narration: I see... It was acting, after all! 6 narration: But, for some reason, I felt like I got a bonus! --------------------------------------------------- p 88 (192) 1 [Kyousuke and Madoka prepare to board a bus.] narration: Some time later... Unexpectedly, I ended up riding the same bus with Ayukawa... 2 [Kyousuke walks in and comes face-to-face with the pigtailed girl.] girl: Ohh? 3 [His pov of her. She looks at him with wide eyes.] narration: This guy... He's with a different girl...!! 4 [With a calculating look she pulls out the envelope from her bag.] girl: (All right. That's it. I've carried that letter and haven't thrown it away yet.) 5 [She smiles and hands it to him openly. Kyousuke gapes at it.] girl: Perfect timing. This is for you...!! 6 [He swivels his head between the envelope in his hand and over at Madoka, who looks at him like she's heard it all before... The girl walks away with a small smile.] Kyousuke: Eh? Eh?! --------------------------------------------------- p 89 (193) 1 [Just before exiting the bus, she turns and sticks out her tongue at Kyousuke.] girl: Not too long ago you were with another girlfriend--a girl at my school! You're popular, hm. I misjudged you, Mr. Playboy! bus doors FX: 2 [Kyousuke stares back at her, with a stricken look.] Kyousuke: U-uhh. Wait... 3 [He looks over at Madoka, who gives him a chilly look.] Madoka FX: Kyousuke: AH! 4 [The bus pulls away. Kyousuke's wincing face is shown on his speech bubble. The girl walks away with head thrown back--mission accomplished!] Kyousuke: No... Uhh... Umm... Th-this is... Umm... bus FX: narration: Because of Akane... Once again, it looks like Ayukawa dislikes me...! girl: Ahh, that was refreshing. ---------------------------------------------------