Episode: 40
Title: "Koi no Hikigiwa- Bunkiten", "The Brink of Love's Withdrawl- Parting of Ways"
Summary:
Tsukushi is standing on a bridge overlooking a stream at school.
Looking out at the water, she remembers the events of the other day,
when Doumyouji had grabbed Shigeru and run from the hotel. Tsukushi
then thinks about Rui and her date with him. Is she still in love with him?
She takes out the toy Rui
had bought her on their date and looks ready to toss it out onto the
water when Shigeru shows up, calling Tsukushi's name. Shigeru wants to
take Tsukushi shopping. Shigeru has to go out with Doumyouji and needs a cute outfit.
Tsukushi is obviouslly less than thrilled ^_^; Shigeru reminds Tsukushi that they are collaborating together. (Doh!)
At an expensive store, Tsukushi watches as Shigeru tries on one
expensive outfit after another. (She looks good in all of them)
Tsukushi sees an outfit she likes,
but is shocked at how much it costs. After shopping, Tsukushi and
Shigeru stop for tea. Shigeru talks happily and says something about Tsukushi getting a cool guy. Tsukushi thinks that Shigeru is a real lady, and she just can't hate her, she is very nice. After tea, Shigeru has her servants pack all
of her bags into their car. Tsukushi looks on with a glum
expression. Then Shigeru hands Tsukushi a package and says it is a
gift. Startled, Tsukushi sees that it is the very same expensive
outfit she had admired at the store. Tsukushi tries to refuse the
gift, but Shigeru insists. She happily waves good bye to Tsukushi.
Tsukushi is walking home with her package, wondering what to do about it.
As she approaches her house, she runs into
Doumyouji who is waiting for her.
Tsukushi starts to turn the other
way, but Doumyouji stops her. They talk, but don't seem to agree.
Tsukushi reminds him that he grabbed Shigeru, not her,
and ran from the hotel. Doumyouji seems to try to defend
himself about this. Tsukushi
says something about Doumyouji and his fiance, and them suiting each other.
Doumyouji doesn't like what she says because he suddenly lashes out and slaps
Tsukushi across the face. Tsukushi grabs her cheek and stares at
Doumyouji. Doumyouji just stands there and stares at Tsukushi, and
then looks at his hand. Tsukushi takes a couple of steps away from
him. They stare at each other (some more) in silence. Rain begins to fall.
Doumyouji turns around and walks away.
At Doumyouji's mansion,
Akira, Soujirou, and Rui are waiting in Rui's room, talking about the
situation. Doumyouji walks home in the rain, wandering through the
city. Because of the rain, his hair has become straight, and hangs
down along his face (Cute!). When Doumyouji arrives home, he trudges
up stairs, dripping water all over the place. He enters his room to
find the guys there. They all jump up at the sight of him and ask why
he was walking in the rain, why he didn't take a car. Doumyouji
doesn't answer them. Ignoring Akira's offer of a towel, Doumyouji goes
into his bedroom and sits on the bed. He holds out his hand and stares
at it. Laying back on the bed, Doumyouji causes a wet spot to form
around as the water runs off his dripping body. He holds up the hand
that had hit Tsukushi and continues to look at it, remembering when he
hit her. Then he brings his legs up and curls up on the bed in a sort
of fetal position. He shifts again, and his face is pressed against
the mattress. He looks so wet and forlorn! One of the most touching
expressions I have seen on Doumyouji's face.=(
Tsukushi is also
out in the rain. She is sitting on a park swing, rocking slowly back
and forth, holding her bright red cheek. She remembers what Doumyouji,
and thinks about what she said.
Tsukushi is at work, lost in thought. Yuki startles her out of her thoughs, causing Tsukushi to drop the money she was holding. Tsukushi can't stop thinking about Doumyouji and Shigeru. Then she sees Shigeru walk by
the shop with Akira and Soujirou. Amazed to see them together,
Tsukushi excuses herself from Yuki and runs out of the store calling
Shigeru's name. Shigeru is happy to see Tsukushi, as are Akira and
Soujirou, though not for the same reasons as Shigeru. Tsukushi asks
what Shigeru is doing with the two guys, and she says they are on a
date. Tsukushi says a date with these two guys? Shigeru says yes, and
then rattles off a list of all the things they have been doing. They
went for tea, window shopping, to an amusement park, etc. Looking at
Akira and Soujirou, Tsukushi notices they look somewhat ill. Soujirou
walks up to Tsukushi, puts his arms around her and begs her to help
him. He looks sick. Akira holds his hand to his forehead and groans
about riding the jet coaster. They have been run ragged by Shigeru.
Shigeru talks about her day with the guys and manages to knock their
pride (a huge cement block labeled ‘Pride' falls on them) as well as
call them boring (another cement block falls, this one labeled
‘Tsumanai', ‘boring'). Then she announces that she has to go, but bids
Tsukushi and the guys a happy goodbye and runs off. Sitting there on
the ground, Akira and Soujirou look rather pathetic. A little while
later, Tsukushi, Akira, and Soujirou are sitting at a food shop,
talking about Shigeru. Soujirou thinks she is a demonic monster. Akira
doesn't look that thrilled about her either. They all have a long conversation about Doumyouji, Shigeru, and herself, Tsukushi says something about her being poor. They ask Tsukushi about
the situation, and Tsukushi manages to seem unconcerned. However her
eyes begin to tear up. Soujirou tells her not to cry, after all, he'll play with her :)(this coming from the playboy of course :) This makes her feel better.
Tsukushi is walking home when she finds Shigeru crouched out in front of her house. When she looks up, Tsukushi can see tears in Shigeru's eyes. Shigeru runs to Tsukushi, crying. Tsukushi wants to know what is wrong. Shigeru says that Doumyouji has asked to be with her/hang out/associate/ with her (basically be his woman, similar to what Rui said to Tsukushi way back when). Tsukushi is shocked, to say the least. Shigeru is happy, but she can't stop crying. Tsukushi just holds Shigeru and thinks to herself, 'congratulations'.
Toys used in the episode:
Tsukushi holds the toy Rui bought her on their date while thinking about him. She is about to throw it away (much to the dismay of all the execs at Bandai I am sure :) but is stopped when Shigeru arrives.
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