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It is autumn, Madoka's father has returned to Japan. She and her friends are
invited to his concert. Madoka meets them dressed up nicely, but a bit
bashful. Her dad comes out and thanks Kyousuke and friends for taking care
of Madoka. Kyousuke thinks - Today, Ayukawa seems like the well-bred girl
that she is, completely unlike me. She looks so quiet and peaceful. - Madoka,
Kyousuke and Hikaru are sitting in the audience listening to her father
conduct Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony. Madoka looks over at Kyousuke and
smiles. He thinks - That happy smile must be there because she can be
with her father whose work keeps him overseas most of the year. -
After the concert, Madoka runs backstage to her fathers dressing room with some
flowers for him. She stops at the door when she hears a woman's voice inside.
It's not her mother! She's had to stay overseas to perform in another concert.
Madoka hears her father tell the woman - Shh! Don't move. -
Madoka opens the door a crack and looks in, only to see her father kissing a strange
woman. A shocked Madoka drops the flowers and runs off.
Outside, Komatsu and Hatta are using some very lame lines trying to pick up girls.
Hikaru is surprised that Kyousuke has such low-life friends. Madoka walks
up, comments that all men are like that, and walks off. Kyousuke is surprised,
- Weren't we supposed to have dinner together? -
Hikaru misinterprets Madoka's action. She thinks that Madoka is doing this so that
she and Kyousuke, the two lovers, can be alone together all evening.
At home, Madoka is changing. She sees the family picture on her table, and
lays it face down. Her sister asks her to please check the answering machine.
There's a message on it from their mom. She asks about the concert, - Did
you father play your favorite, Mendelssohn? Or maybe Brahms? - She's worried
about her husband, if he's ok and if he did well, but supposes that Madoka
will think that this is too mushy. Madoka's sister asks about the messages.
Was there one from her boyfriend? He was supposed to go to the concert
with her, but didn't. She also tells Madoka that their dad won't be home
that evening. His sponsor got him a hotel room near the concert hall.
The next day, Kurumi and Manami are bubbling about the trip they are going on with
their dad. Kyousuke tells them to be quiet and just go. He's not going
because dad couldn't get another ticket for him this time. Manami asks
Jingoro to look after Kyousuke so that he doesn't do anything kinky. This
makes him blush furiously, which they also make fun of.
Madoka is dressed up and putting on lipstick in front of her mirror. Her sister
tells her that their dad is leaving the hotel soon to come home and is
looking forward to having some of Madoka's cooking. Madoka writes something
on the mirror, picks up her suitcase and purse and walks out. The message
is "Sayonara. Thanks for everything. Madoka." The wind is blowing as
Madoka walks through the town.
Kyousuke is lamenting the fact that it's a long holiday and he's stuck alone at
home eating instant ramen. He wishes that, at times like this, Madoka would
suddenly show up. She would say - You have to eat real food. Let me cook
something for you. - Just then, the doorbell rings. Unfortunately, it's
only Komatsu and Hatta. They've heard that Kyousuke is home alone, and
have come over to take him out for some entertainment (i.e. picking up
girls). No sooner have they dragged him off down the elevator, than Madoka
comes up the stairs.
At Abcb, Hikaru finds out that Madoka has run away from home. Master wonders why
she has, it's not like her at all. Hikaru goes to call Kyousuke; Master
hints that's a good idea since he may know something about it. When Kyousuke
doesn't answer the phone, she runs off to search for Madoka.
Madoka is outside Kyousuke's apartment as the phone rings. She starts to write
him a note, then decides against it. Outside, she's climbing The Stairs
where they met. Reaching the top, she's counted to 100 steps, just like
Kyousuke did. She wonders, looks back down, and sees Kyousuke running up
the stairs chasing The Red Straw Hat. She reaches out to him, but he fades
away, an illusion. The wind blows the autumn leaves past.
That evening, Kyousuke's returning home after a tiring day with Komatsu and Hatta. He
comments he just can't keep up with them. Someone sticks him in the back
and says - Hold Up! - continuing - What evil things have you been doing?
If you don't confess, you'll be dead. - It's Madoka.
Inside his apartment, Kyousuke explains why he's alone. Madoka comments that she
must have come at a dangerous time then. That hurts, but she tells him
- just kidding. - When he asks if she's going somewhere with her suitcase,
she floors him by saying - I came over to stay with you. -
And when he's surprised adds - What if I really did say that? -
He replies that she is joking too much.
Since he's here by himself, Madoka offers to cook for him. He wonders if she's
joking again, but she means it this time. As she's working in the kitchen,
Kyousuke thinks - Seeing her in an apron like this, I get a very happy
feeling, somehow. It's as if we were... as if we were newlyweds - and
imagines the two of them that way. As they're eating, she's worried if
the curry is too spicy for him. He loves it. It's her mom's recipe. Her
dad's picky when it comes to curry so... She changes the subject, wanders
over, and stares out the window.
- What's wrong? - asks a concerned Kyousuke.
- What if I really meant what I said
earlier about staying over? - she asks. - Naturally, I wouldn't object... -
Madoka turns to him with a big smile - Then I'm staying. -
Kyousuke can't quite believe his ears.
The evening progresses; they're drinking coffee and watching TV. Madoka says - Let's
go to bed. I'm kind of tired. - Kyousuke adds that he is too. When she
asks where to sleep, Kyousuke thinks it has to be separate beds, of course.
He shows her Kurumi and Manami's room - Of course, since they're not here,
you can use their beds. - Madoka thanks him and says good-night. Inside,
she opens her suitcase to change, and a bottle falls out.
In the hall, Jingoro jumps up on a table and knocks the phone off the hook.
Kyousuke is lying on his bed thinking that with him and Ayukawa alone under the
same roof, he's not going to be able to sleep tonight. There's a knock
on the door, - Can I come in? - It's a blushing Madoka.
- Somehow being by myself feels lonely, so...
This surprises Kyousuke's. She suggests drinking the bottle of brandy she brought.
The two are sharing it. Madoka comments - You know, if someone saw us, it
would look like we were fooling around. - Kyousuke again asks her if something
is wrong. Since she says - Not really - it's ok, but she doesn't seem
her usual self. In reply to that, she adds - Do you think that everyone
has a different side from their usual selves? Maybe there isn't anyone
who is always kind, or always pure... Here, we're out of ice. Could you get some? -
Kyousuke goes to get more, and is worried if Ayukawa will be ok after drinking this
much. He also finds the phone that Jingoro knocked off the hook. Kyousuke
comes back to his room, to find Madoka lying back on his bed. He notices
that she's crying and gently wipes a tear from her eye. When he does this,
her thoughts come rushing over and he learns why she ran away from home.
Hikaru calls, she was finally able to get through. She tells him the lady was
Madoka's dad's first violinist and pupil, and it was all a misunderstanding.
Madoka comes up and hangs the phone up for him. - You've been on it a long
time, Kyousuke. -
Kyousuke then tells Madoka that it might be better if she did go home. She says
that, since she's a bother, she'll go somewhere else. Kyousuke stops her.
She's surprised when he says - Shh! don't move - (her dad's very words)
and wipes something from her eye. - You've got a crooked eyelash. It can
hurt if it gets in your eye. - She pauses, takes his hand, and realization
comes to her. Kyousuke adds - Remember before, when you said that usually
kind people weren't always kind all the time. I think it's ok to believe
that they're always kind. -
Kyousuke is carrying Madoka's suitcase and walking her home. She stops him at the
top of the stairs and tells him - You don't have to walk me all the way
home. - He hands her the suitcase. She adds - Somehow, whenever you tell
me something, I believe it. Besides, if we stay together, who knows what we'll do. -
Madoka then walks off down the stairs.
As Kyousuke turns around, he's assaulted by Hikaru. She's been looking all over for
him; she wants to go looking for Madoka together. Kyousuke replies that
he thinks Madoka will be home soon. Hikaru wonders how he knows. - Could
it be that it's because you've been together with her this whole time? -
Kyousuke worries that Hikaru's figured it out, but she tells him she's
just kidding, and he's able to laugh it off.
At home, Madoka sets the picture of her family back up. She then goes off to eat
curry with her dad and sister, commenting to herself, - Hmm, curry again? -