Marmalade Boy Volume 7, Chapter 4 pages 105-134 Written and illustrated by Yoshizumi Wataru Translation & editing by : Craig Nishida Additional translation by : Paul Hirose Additional proofs by: Jeanne Hedge Last revision : 97-12-25 Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to: mboy-trans@soyokaze.biosci.ohio-state.edu --------------------------------------------------- p 105 1 [Yuu sits morosely on his bed.] 2 [Profile of Yuu.] 3 [Tight shot of his door.] door FX: Miki: [off] Yuu? It's me! 4 [Yuu's eyes open wide.] 5 [Filler art. SD-Meiko and Miki smile at us, raising their index fingers.] --------------------------------------------------- p 106 1 [His pov. Miki stands in a fluffy sweater.] 2 [Yuu looks out through his partly-opened door.] door FX: Yuu: What is it? 3 Miki: Hey... Won't you eat some cake with everyone downstairs? Mama bought a delicious one. Yuu: Ahh... 4 Yuu: [smiling] I'm okay. There's a book I want to read for a bit... Miki: Really? Then, shall I bring you some? Yuu: No, that's okay. Thank you. 5 [Looking a bit puzzled, Miki walks off down the hall.] door FX: Miki: Jeez, how boring. 6 [Inside the room, Yuu grows moody once more.] --------------------------------------------------- p 107 1 [Yuu becomes lost in thought.] 2 [Exterior day shot of the Akizuki residence.] 3 [Miki exclaims over the sweater she holds.] Miki: WHA-A-A-AT?! You knitted this, Meiko?! Miki: Ama-a-azing! --------------------------------------------------- p 108 1 [View from the ceiling. Meiko and Miki sit on the edge of Meiko's bed.] Miki: You were good at knitting? I didn't know that! This green is a tasteful color! Miki: Ooo. Wow. Meiko: It's not that I'm good at it. It's something I tried for the first time... ...while following a book. 2 [Miki goes bug-eyed.] Miki: WHAT?! For your first try, a sweater? Just like that?! Miki: Instead of a muffler or something? Miki: And on top of that, a Fisherman's?! Meiko: I thought maybe I was being rash, but... 3 [Miki sweats and looks at the sweater again. Meiko laughs.] Miki: That's not it at all! It's beautifully made. For people who have nimble fingers, things certainly turn out differently... Amazing! Miki: A feat that's impossible for me. Meiko: There was nothing amazing about it. I undid and fixed the knitting many times. The front and back sides are wrong by one size too large. It's distressing! --------------------------------------------------- p 109 1 Miki: [smiling] But, it's amazing. Really. Miki: Natchan will be touched. I'm sure he'll be terribly pleased! 2 Meiko: [smiling] ... Thank you 3 [A blank panel.] Miki: [off] It's a Christmas present, right? This. When are you giving it? Is Natchan coming here? Meiko: [off] He's working Christmas so he can't... But he's paying a New Year's greeting at my place, so I'll give it then. I also wondered if I should mail it, but I really wanted to give it to him personally. 4 [Meiko drops her gaze.] Miki: I see. Pay a greeting at your place... Are your parents are still opposed? Meiko: Uh-huh. They're remarking, "Not going to college, and getting married at your age." And it looks like they also don't care for an unsteady occupation like a novelist's... --------------------------------------------------- p 110 1 Meiko: [winking] But they know that my determination is firm, and it seems they're ready to give up. Just one more push! 2 [Miki smiles.] 3 [Isolated shot of another part of Meiko's bedroom.] Meiko: [off] What about you, Miki? What are you giving Matsuura-kun for Christmas? Miki: [off] Ooo... I haven't bought anything yet. I've looked in a lot of stores... But, there's nothing that says "this is it!" to me. I have to find something soon. Miki: [off] No way I can do something handmade... 4 [Miki looks a bit concerned.] 5 Miki: [off] Lately... Yuu's been a little strange. For some reason, he's been depressed. Sometimes, he goes deep in thought, alone... 6 [Meiko stares at her friend.] --------------------------------------------------- p 111 1 Meiko: [wide-eyed] Really? But he seems normal to me... Miki: Sort of, but... When I asked him, "Is something wrong?" he smiled and said, "Nothing..." 2 [Miki lets out a puff of air.] Miki: But something's weird, y'know. Miki: He's not giving me any attention like usual, and it's boring. 3 [Meiko cracks up. Miki sweats and has a few hairs sproing out.] Meiko: Ah ha ha ha ha! C'mo-o-on, Miki! So, in the end, that's what you're unhappy about. Meiko: Spoiled bra-a-at. Miki: B-but... 4 Meiko: Isn't he just tired? He also had his finals, and his job at the used clothes store, too--it's busy this time of year, isn't it? It can't be helped. 5 [Filler art. Miki in white long-sleeved blouse with suspenders.] --------------------------------------------------- p 112 1 [Miki grows thoughtful, clutching a pillow in her hands.] Miki: I see... That's true... Oh well, that's okay. I'll have him totally spoil me on Christmas. 2 [Meiko smiles towards her off-panel friend.] Miki: [off] This year, Papa will be on a business trip, and there won't be a family dinner get-together, so we can spend some time alone together! Ahh, I'm looking forward to it! 3 [Miki smiles contentedly, clutching the pillow towards her face.] narration: I'll be getting a ring, too... narration: Eh heh heh! narration: I wonder if the 24th won't get here soon... 4 [Miki's eyes contract to dots and she sweats and stands.] Miki: Miki: (Before that...) Miki: (...I have to hurry and buy a present!) 5 [Exterior view of a store decorated festively for Christmas.] --------------------------------------------------- p 113 1 [Tight shot of a men's wristwatch with a sales price of 27,000 yen. About US$225 in 1997 exchange rates.] 2 [Miki, in a goofy looking cap, bugs her eyes out.] Miki: S... 3 [View pulls back to show Miki sweating and goggling over the watches in a glass showcase. With that stupid cap on she looks like some weird kid, so I guess the artist belatedly realized this and drew a little label with arrow. ^_^] Miki: (SO EXPENSI-I-IVE!!) caption with arrow pointing at Miki: Miki--> 4 [Filler art. SD-Miki in a dress.] --------------------------------------------------- p 114 1 [She spins and walks away.] Miki: (It's no good. I give up. It's over my budget...) 2 [But, she stops and looks back, sweating.] narration: But... Miki FX: narration: I took the trouble of finding just the right thing! 3 [Tight shot of the wristwatch.] 4 [Closer view of Miki.] narration: If it's a wristwatch... narration: I can get him to wear it all the time... 5 [Even tighter shot of the wristwatch.] 6 Miki: [off] (A-A-ALL RIGHT!!) Miki: [off] EXCUSE ME! I'LL TAKE THIS, PLEASE!! --------------------------------------------------- p 115 1 [Exterior day shot of the Koishikawa-Matsuura residence.] caption: --December 24th-- 2 [Miki pauses at the door to turn back and smile.] Miki: Well, I'm off to work... Miki: Be there at our usual park bench at 4, 'kay! 3 [Yuu stands with a subdued air.] Yuu: ...... Miki... 4 Miki: Hm? Yuu: No... Later's fine. 5 [With a wide smile, she waves and turns to leave.] Miki: Then, at 4 o'clock, 'kay! 6 [Shot of Yuu's face.] 7 [Exterior shot of Bobson's Ice Cream.] sign: Christma... --------------------------------------------------- p 116 1 [Miki smiles at a customer just leaving the store.] Miki: Thank you! 2 [She recognizes someone off-panel.] 3 [The customer passes by Kei as she leaves the store. This is Miki's pov.] sliding door FX: 4 [Kei wears a heavy jacket. Miki smiles brightly.] Miki: Kei-kun?! Wowww, it's been a while! Are you well? Kei: Uh-huh. I wanted to see you for a bit. 5 Kei: That you're working even though it's Christmas Eve--does this mean you've finally broken up with your boyfriend? --------------------------------------------------- p 117 1 Miki: [off] Oh no, that's not it. He's working, too, so we're meeting this evening! Kei: [off] Damn! Ohh, how boring. Miki: [off] Grr, Kei-kun, you! 2 [A girl pauses outside the glass doors of Bobson's to study the two within.] 3 [It is Suzu-chan.] ===Sidebar=== FREE TALK (6): Speaking of Katchan, (this time I'll only be talking about Katchan, sorry) there is a scene, in the last moments of this 7th volume, where Miki displays "the things given to her by Yuu" on her desk, and if that's true, then the Katchans should have been exhibited here, too, but I thought that it would break up the mood too much, so I dared to disregard them. Please imagine that the Katchans were kept in a different spot again, 'kay. Well. Even though I haven't been dieting these past 2 years, I've lost 5 kg. But, even if I claim that I'm "worked to the bones," those around me say, "you're at that sort of age," and pay me little heed. (^_^) Continued in (7). --------------------------------------------------- p 118 1 [The two smile and wave as Kei turns to leave the store.] Miki: See ya later. 2 [Kei's eyes are lowered as the sliding doors open for him.] sliding door FX: 3 [A white panel.] Suzu: [off] Wait a sec! 4 [Kei's eyes widen as he looks to his left at Suzu-chan. Suzu looks up at him with little expression.] 5 Suzu: You're... ...somebody who worked at Bobson's before, right? 6 Kei: Yeah... Kei: (Oh. This girl. The one in the commercial...) --------------------------------------------------- p 119 1 [Suzu-chan lowers her eyes and wags her forefinger at him. Kei has some hairs sproing loose.] Suzu: Are you still hanging around Miki-san? Miki-san has someone by the name of Yuu-sensei. Give it up right now! caption with arrow pointing at Suzu: Pot calling the kettle black ---> Suzu wagging finger FX: 2 [Kei blushes deeply, sweats and exclaims.] Kei blush FX: Kei: H-- Kei: How come you know about that! 3 [Suzu stares at him a bit perplexed as he turns and stalks off in a huff.] Kei: This has nothing to do with you. Mind your own business! Kei FX: 4 [Suzu-chan's pov of Kei storming off away down the street.] 5 Suzu: [wide-eyed] Wha-a-at? I'm telling him out of kindness! Suzu: How uncute! --------------------------------------------------- p 120 1 [Isolated shot of part of a sign set in concrete.] sign: ...Park 2 [Yuu sits on a park bench, his hands in the pockets of his heavy jacket.] 3 [Yuu profile. He's deep in thought.] 4 [He looks up at a sound off-panel.] Miki: Yuu-u-u! 5 [It's Miki, smiling happily and running towards him.] 6 [He stands as she approaches.] --------------------------------------------------- p 121 1 [Miki smiles and throws herself against him. His eyes widen.] 2 [Pressing her cheek against his chest, Miki smiles contentedly.] Miki: Tee hee! 3 [Yuu has a troubled look.] --------------------------------------------------- p 122 1 [Miki looks up at him with a wide-eyed look of concern. She places the palms of her hands against his cheeks.] Miki: Sorry. Did you wait? It was cold, wasn't it. Ah! Oh no. You've gotten terribly chilled! 2 [She looks up at him, full of concern. Miki: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. We shouldn't have met outside... Let's hurry and get inside somewhere and drink something warm! 'Kay? Hurry-y-y. 3 [Yuu looks down somberly.] 4 [An isolated shot of the bare trees.] Yuu: [off] Miki... --------------------------------------------------- p 123 1 Yuu: I have something to tell you. 2 [Miki looks at him, wide-eyed.] Miki heartbeat FX: Miki: Huh...? Miki: What...? 3 [Yuu's eyes show he's steeling himself.] 4 [A white panel.] Yuu: [off] ...... Break up with me. --------------------------------------------------- p 124 1 [Her eyes widen in shock.] 2 [A tighter shot of her stricken eyes.] 3 [Tight shot of her lower legs and boots.] Miki: Wh-- Miki: Why...? 4 [Yuu looks a bit tormented.] --------------------------------------------------- p 125 1 [Miki profile.] Miki: Do you... Miki: ...hate me...? 2 [Yuu profile.] Yuu: No. 3 [View of bare trees and partly cloudy skies.] Miki: [off] Then... There's someone else that you like...? Yuu: [off] No. 4 [Miki exclaims with a pleading look. Yuu turns away to glare at the ground.] Miki: Then, why-y-y? Yuu: My feelings turned cold!! --------------------------------------------------- p 126 1 [He stares off to the side.] Yuu: As a sweetheart... Yuu: ...I can't picture you that way anymore. The special feeling is gone. 2 [Miki stands there, looking forlorn.] Miki: ......... You don't dislike me... But you don't like me... Is that it...? 3 [A grey panel.] Yuu: [off] ......... That's right. 4 [The surroundings turn pitch-black.] --------------------------------------------------- p 127 1 [Tears pool in Miki's eyes and flow down her cheeks.] Miki: N-- NO...! Miki: I COULDN'T STAND SOMETHING LIKE THAT!! 2 [She grabs his sleeves and looks up at him through her tears.] Miki: Please, think it over again! If there's something wrong, I'll fix it! Miki: I'll do as you say! --------------------------------------------------- p 128 1 [A blank panel.] Miki: [off] Please, Yuu... Yuu: [off] There's nothing wrong with you! 2 [Placing his hands on her shoulders, Yuu looks down at her with a fixed stare.] Yuu: It's not your fault. There's nothing bad at all about you! 3 [He closes his eyes and turns his face away.] Yuu: I'm being selfish. 4 [Still stunned, Miki stares up at him with tearful eyes.] Yuu: [off] All on my own, my feelings turned cold...! --------------------------------------------------- p 129 1 [Isolated shot of bare trees.] Miki: If it isn't that you dislike me... ...then please don't say that we'll break up... ...because I still love you. 2 Miki: I love you a lot...! 3 [Yuu looks back at her off-panel.] 4 [He turns his face away and closes his eyes.] Yuu: It's no use... I can't go out with you anymore. Yuu: I'm sorry. Yuu: (Don't cry.) --------------------------------------------------- p 130 1 [Miki buries her face in her hands and cries her heart out.] narration: It can't be helped. Because it's hopeless. For us. Yuu: (We're brother and sister...!) 2 [Another isolated shot of trees.] 3 [Yuu rummages in the pocket of his jacket.] Yuu: I'll go on home ahead of you... Yuu: Oh, and this... The ring. 4 [Tight shot of the little wrapped box held in his hand.] 5 [Miki stares at it in disbelief, hands clapped over her face and eyes still filled with tears.] --------------------------------------------------- p 131 1 Yuu: 'Cause I had promised. Yuu: Although I can't keep my promise for the trip anymore... 2 Miki: I can't accept it... Yuu: ...... But... 3 [She clenches her eyes shut in anguish.] Miki: You told me that you don't like me... So I can't accept it...!! 4 [Yuu looks at her with a quiet expression.] 5 [A white panel.] Yuu: [off] Instead of as sweethearts... ...accept it as a present from a member of the family. --------------------------------------------------- p 132 1 [He sets the wrapped gift on the park bench.] Yuu: It won't do any good for me to keep it... Yuu: If you absolutely hate it, then... ...please throw it away. 2 [Miki watches him wide-eyed as Yuu begins turning to leave.] 3 [He turns away.] 4 Miki: NO...! --------------------------------------------------- p 133 1 [Yuu's eyes widen as Miki exclaims behind him.] Miki: NO! DON'T GO!! YOU MUSTN'T GO, YUU! YUU...!! 2 [He shuts his eyes.] 3 [Miki's pov as he disappears from view.] 4 [Miki stands, stunned, her heart squashed like a bug.] --------------------------------------------------- p 134 1 [The tears flow in a torrent...] 2 [...as she slowly drops to her knees, and buries her face in her hands.] --------------------------------------------------- -------------------End of Chapter------------------ --------------------------------------------------- Scorecard: Miki ---> Yuu Meiko <---> Natchan ^ | | Kei Ginta <---> Arimi Rumi <---> Youji ^ ^ | | v v Jin <---> Chiyako ---------------------------------------------------