"It's taken..." Shuji sighs as an occupied taxi goes by "...taken...all taken..." Kyoko shivers "It's cold..." & Shuji tells her "Wait a bit, I'll get something..." Kyoko replies "It's fine....." but Shuji's run off. Left alone, Kyoko opens the shoe box on her lap, takes the red shoes out & looks at it, recalling Shuji kissing her earlier in his apartment....

Shuji runs back into his apartment, jumps over the bed & opens his closet, grabbing a blue coat out, tossing it onto the bed. Taking out a red jacket, he says "This one...." & dashes back out of the apartment. Looking at Kyoko waiting on the sidewalk, he walks up to her, puts the jacket around her shoulders. Kyoko, startled "It's alright...." but Shuji replies "But you're cold...." Kyoko looks at the jacket "Somehow this feels like a foreign movie...." "Really?" "Like a love romance or something...." "I don't know, I don't watch those...." "Oh...." "What sort of movies do you like?" "Movies? Uhm...anything....ah, like Matrix....when he was avoiding all those bullets...." "Ah, that one was one load of confusion...." "You've seen it?" "What was it....it was in slow motion....." Shuji mimics Keanu Reeves in a scene avoiding bullets & Kyoko laughs "Yeah, yeah that's it!" Shuji asks "Next time....let's go for a movie?" Kyoko looks surprised "Eh?" "How about it?" Kyoko looks at him instead of giving him an answer says  "Ah.....empty taxi...." Shuji runs out across the road, waving at the taxi. Putting Kyoko's wheelchair in the trunk & Kyoko seated in the taxi, they both say "Goodnight..." to each other. Shuji watches as the taxi pulls away & then turns around, starting to walk back towards his apartment. His voiceover comes on....

At that moment, in the middle of the night having been so happy, 

I was left all alone...& I thought "She's going to disappear"....

All of a sudden, I got that feeling.....

 

その時、真夜中に乗せられてはしゃぎすぎた僕を一人残して、
彼女は消えてしまうんじゃないかと思った。

ふと、そんな気がした．．．

Shuji suddenly turns around, looking for Kyoko.....

At Hot Lip, the test for Shuji becoming top stylist is going on. Everyone watches in silence as the boss looks at a stopwatch. Shuji is all concentration, Satoru looks on bored. The boss hits the stopwatch "It's time...." & Shuji lets out a sigh "It's done...." Everyone crowds around the model as the boss asks "This cut is...?" "This is the globe base bob....although the shaggy & airy feeling is the in thing right now, I'd venture to suggest that there would be a need for a more dignified new haircut...." The boss, checking out the haircut, asks "Satoru, what do you think?" Satoru, not paying attention, replies "Eh?" "You're the salon's main draw....what do you think of Shuji becoming a top stylist?" Satoru doesn't reply immediately & the boss asks again "What's wrong? Looking at this hairstyle, what do you think? Mayumi, what do you think?" Mayumi replies "I think it's good....has a feeling of fun, it's fresh....& it also suits the model...." The boss adds "I think so too...." Shuji looks on, tense but not saying a word. The boss says "Only Satoru's opinion left...Satoru, what do you think?" Satoru grudgingly gets up from his seat & says "I think it's good...." Shuji looks stunned as the boss says "Then that's it! Shuji, from now on you're a top stylist too...." Everyone applauds & Shuji says "Thank you very much...." & then to the model "Thank you...." As someone announces "We open in 20minutes, everyone please get ready...." Takumi grabs Shuji's hand in congratulations, Shuji all smiles, obviously thrilled.....

Shuji speeds on his bike to the library, rushing inside looking around for Kyoko. Not seeing her, he goes up to the counter where Sachi is looking through a catalog on kimonos "Yo!" Sachi looks up "Ah...just in time...your place, do you do Japanese hairstyles?" Shuji, still catching his breath & looking around for Kyoko, replies "Why?" Sachi shows him the catalog "Which do you think is suitable?" "Suitable for who?" "Me..." Before Shuji can say anything, someone interrupts "Excuse me..." Sachi asks "Returning books?" "Yes..." As Sachi scans the books, Shuji looks towards the bookshelves & tries to find Kyoko. Sachi tells the man "That's fine...thank you..." The man nods "Thank you..." & walks away. Shuji returns to the counter & says to Sachi "Hey...where's that..." "That...?" "That's to say...that person?" Sachi pretends not to understand "That person?" Shuji replies "You're doing this on purpose..." Sachi, goes back to looking at her catalog "What about I wonder..." Shuji grabs the catalog from her & flipping through retorts "None of them suit you..." putting it back on the counter. Sachi pouts "Kyoko's not here..." "How come? Ah, the mobile library today?" Sachi laughs "You don't remember huh..." "Say it...what?" Sachi gets up to return the catalog back to the shelves "That's not it...she's gone on a trip..." Shuji looks surprised "Huh? Trip?" "To the west coast of America...said that she'd be going from Los Angeles & going around towards the Grand Canyon & Sante Fe..." "Sante Fe?" "Appears quite ambitious huh..." "She even goes on trips?" "She does...she does...she went to Italy during the summer, before that she went to Bali...takes up all her salary but that's her..." Shuji does reply & Sachi asks "Ah...didn't you hear anything about it?" Shuji mutters "eh? Ah...sort of..." & awkward silence descends between the both of them, Shuji mumbling morosely to himself "Santa Fe..."

At home, Masao reads a postcard from Kyoko sent from Los Angeles & anxiously says "I wonder it she's alright..." His father Yoshio replies "She's together with the volunteers isn't she? She also wrote that 'I'm find'..." pointing at the postcard. Masao says "That's what one writes in letters...somehow I feel good about it...maybe I should go after her..." Yoshio retorts "You've got to be kidding! The store's got to be closed for 2 weeks! We're not a library, no way!" "You guys are making to much noise!" interrupts Masao's mother Kuniko, trying to have a conversation on the phone. Walking into the kitchen, she speaks to the other party "Eh? The one the other day? Eh? Really? Masao? About Masao...would someone like him be alright?" Masao frowns looking at his mother "Mom..." She ignores him continuing "I see...yes, yes, I understand..." Masao goes up to her "What are you doing? Who're you talking to?" Kuniko laughs "Yes...thank you...eh? I guess..." & Masao grumbles "Starting all over again?" Masao sits back down at the table grumpily as Kuniko continues "Eh? That's true...life's long so one has to choose carefully...yes, yes, thank you..." Finally Kuniko hangs up & Masao asks "What as that? About me?" Kuniko laughs "Tanabe-san, putting on airs, not coming to the point..." Yoshio asks "What did she say?" Masao looks at his father "What...what's that got to do with you?" Kuniko starts laughing "hehehe..." & Masao looks at her "What's that?! You're giving me the creeps!" Looking at her son with a smile "It's great isn't it Masao..." "What?!" "The omiai the other day...the other party said they'd like to continue..." Masao reacts in shock "Eh?!" Yoshio gets up all excited "That one the other day...that beauty in the pink kimono?! Where's her photo..." going to the cabinet & looking for the girl's omiai photograph. Masao asks in comic disbelief "Really!? Really mom?!" As Kuniko nods her head smiling, Masao let's out "I made it!!" running about in excitement "Made it!!" Yoshio looks at the photograph "What a beauty! She's my type..." as both parents admire the girl's features. On the table lies Kyoko's postcard from the US...

At Hot Lip, Shuji works giving a haircut to a customer. Finished & sending her to the door "Thank you...", Shuji pauses looking out at the sidewalk, looking for a sign of Kyoko...

At the Machidaya, Masao cheerfully says to a departing customer "Thank you! Goodnight..." A red car goes by & Masao pauses, looking at it & then realizes it isn't Kyoko's...

In Kyoko's empty bedroom, the pair of red shoes are placed on top of the box...

Someone puts a couple of books onto the kimono catalog Sachi's got opened in front of her & she looks up to see Shuji "You don't have to borrow them, in any case you won't read them...if it's regarding Kyoko, she's not back yet..." Shuji mutters "Oh..." & takes his helmet to leave. Sachi grabs his helmet tugging him back "Wait, wait, wait..." "What?" "You know...no one's here, I haven't got much to do..." Shuji points to someone sitting in a corner "There is..." but Sachi ignores him, pulling him over "Sit over here...did you ask for me?" Shuji bangs his knee on the counter & wincing as he takes a seat replies "What?" "Whether or not one can do Japanese hairstyles at Hot Lip..." "Ah..." "Forget it, I'll get it done someplace nearby...so Kyoko left without saying anything..." "Hm?" "...to you..." Shuji doesn't reply, gets up & walks towards the shelf in front of the counter. Sachi continues "Ah...maybe it's tactics..." "What tactics?" "Disappearing all of a sudden, getting your attention...haven't you notice? She's interested in you..." Shuji doesn't look surprised "Hmmm..." & Sachi asks "Eh? You mean you're not at that stage?" "What?" "Did something happen between the both of you already?" "No, nothing..." Shuji goes & gets his helmet but Sachi blocks his way "Wait, wait..." "What?" "Has something happened?" Shuji stammers "...se...secret..." Sachi gasps "I guessed right...what..." returning to her place behind the counter. Shuji asks worriedly "Speaking of which...she'll come back right?" "Eh?" "I mean...just leaving like that, it's not like she won't be coming back, right..." "What? Of course she'll be coming back..." Shuji gives a big sigh...

Kyoko looks stunned as the senbei she's munching on falls to the ground "What's with that get up?" Sachi, dressed up in a kimono, turns around "Isn't it beautiful?" Kyoko replies "Beautiful but..." Sachi tells her "I rented it, it's expensive...don't have any of my winter bonus left..." "Why?" "The lady at the shop said that the furisode kimono was for people up until age 25, so I had to give up that idea..." "Oh...but that's not what I'm asking...you're not saying that this is for the sake of competing with that pink furisode?! (Masao's omiai partner)" Sachi replies "That's right...you were away on your trip forever...I was thinking that it was time to strike (use of force)..." Kyoko shakes her head "That's a different thing..." Sachi looks behind her "How's the obi (belt)...can you fix it..." coming by to sit next to Kyoko. As Kyoko reaches out to fix Sachi's obi, Sachi sees something & pulls it out from Kyoko's bag "Ah! This is called a Dream Catcher isn't it..." "Uhm..." "Wishes come through huh..." "Uhm...like, bad dreams will be caught in here so one will only get the good dreams..." Sachi looks at it "Ehhh...this is a great souvenir...exchange it for beef jerky!" "No way!! I purposely went by car, deep into the eastern mountains of the Grand Canyon to buy that!!!" replies Kyoko trying to get it back from Sachi who teases her by keeping it out of Kyoko's reach. Kyoko laughs, giving it back to her "I'm kidding, here..." Kyoko takes it back, looking at it with a smile on her face, stroking the feathers of the Dream Catcher. Sachi asks "Who?" "Hm?" "Who are you giving it to?" Kyoko puts it away muttering "...no one in particular..." "He came you know, Shuji..." "Eh?" "Twice...to the library..." Kyoko nonchalantly puts chews on a senbei "Hmmmm..." "Call him?" "I don't know his telephone number..." Sachi moans "Really... are you still doing that?" Suddenly they hear Masao saying "I'm back!" & Sachi gets all nervous "Ah! He's here!"

Outside in the store, Kuniko greets her son "Welcome back, you're late..." Masao replies "Got caught by Saeda's grandmother, wouldn't stop talking..." "She's lonesome that's why..." "Where's Kyoko?" "Inside..."

Sachi, peeping through the glass at Masao, says to Kyoko "Hey, I'm here on my way to a friend's wedding, ok..." Kyoko replies "That's unnatural...more like on the way back...but then again, it's not time for that either..." looking at her watch. Sachi anxiously replies "That's alright...Masao's kind of straight, he won't think anything strange about it..." Kyoko asks "You even know that about him, so why do you like him?" Masao slides the door open "Kyoko...you're tired so..." when he suddenly notices Sachi standing in the corner. She turns around "Hello..." & he exclaims in surprise "Sachi!" going up to her "What's happening? You're beautiful!" "Really? Friend's wedding..." "Ah...let's take a picture! Kyoko? Where's the 'shashinki'?" Kyoko replies " 'shashinki' ...what century are you from? It's called a camera!" reaching for the camera. "Oh shut up...give it to me..." say Masao, taking the camera from her. As he's about to take a snapshot of Sachi, he suggests "Let's go outside to take it..." but Kuniko comes in "Masao! Have to be at Shibuya at 5...if you don't leave now you won't make it on time..." "Oh...then together...take one..." says Masao, giving the camera back to Kyoko & dragging Sachi to stand next to him. Kyoko says "Alright, taking it...cheese!" Masao tells Kyoko "You too! cheese...what century are you from?" Sachi asks Masao "Are you going out?" "Yeah, for a bit...bye...ah, enjoy yourself...stay for dinner..." Masao tells her, walking out grinning going up the stairs "Having to eat crepe & stuff like that, ah..."

Sachi asks Kyoko "Shibuya?" Kyoko says evasively "Ah...well...union meeting I guess..." "Eat crepes at a union meeting?" "Ah..." "Furisode?" "Ah...it's not possible..." Masao comes back down the stairs 'Mom! Where's my 'fleece'?" "Eh? You use such difficult words I don't understand...furi...what?" "That green one..." "Ah! It's back from the cleaners..." walking back out of the kitchen. Sachi says morosely to Kyoko "She's 22, made up to look young too I guess..." Kyoko replies awkwardly "Sorry, I just got back yesterday & only heard about it today..." Despondently, Sachi opens the beef jerky. Kyoko says "Sachi..." but Sachi merely says "He wasn't rejected this time..." Kuniko comes back in "Kyoko...the lady at the cleaners said that your things will be ready for collection this evening..." "Ah..." "What's wrong? Need me to get it for you?" "No it's ok...I have something to do as well..." "Oh?" "Uhm..."

Kyoko goes to the dry cleaners "Here to pick this up..." putting the receipt on the counter. "Sure..." replies the lady, taking a jacket from the rack "This is the one right?" Kyoko smiles "Yes..." looking at Shuji's jacket...

Back in her room, Kyoko looks for a nice paper bag from bunch that's spread out on her bed. Finding one she likes "This one...", she takes Shuji's jacket & puts it in. Taking the Dream Catcher, pauses to look at it, then puts it in the bag together with the jacket...

The next day on her way to work, Kyoko pull up outside Hot Lip, intending to return the jacket to Shuji. At that moment, she looks up to see Mayumi seeing a customer out & Kyoko hesitates. Changing her mind, she puts the car in gear & drives off...

Inside Hot Lip everyone is busy working. Takumi says to Shuji "Shampoo's done..." "ok..." Satoru, busy with a customer looks over at Shuji. The receptionist answers a call "Okishima Shuji...really sorry, but his appointments are full this week..." Shuji moves on to another customer "Let's cut it up to here first & then see..."

At the library canteen, having lunch, Sachi ask Kyoko "Why? Why go on the trip without saying anything to Shuji?" Kyoko replies "Well... I thought it would be better if we kept a distance...if we get too close it won't be very nice...like, even if I intend to get closer, he'd go further away...that's tough..." Sachi looks as if she's about to say something but Kyoko tells her "Don't say it...don't say it...I know what you want to say...about being inferior right?" Sachi nods & Kyoko continues "I want to keep myself balanced...so don't worry..." Sachi gives in "...I understand...I'll stop being the interfering old lady..." Kyoko suddenly says "Sachi...come to my place tomorrow..." "Eh?" "We're having nabe...I said I hadn't eaten Japanese food in a while & mom said to make sure you came too..." "What sort of name?" "Mizutaki...or sukiyaki..." "Masao would be there too right?" Kyoko hesitates "Ah...I wonder..." "Date?" "Ah...I wonder..." Sachi looks at Kyoko who says "I wonder how..." Sachi replies "I'll come if I feel like it..." Kyoko nods "Uhm..." & both women carry on eating in silence. Suddenly, Sachi says "If it's possible, mizutaki's better..." Kyoko smiles "Uhm...I'll tell mom..."

Sachi, with a packet of vegetables in hand, comes walking down the street towards the Machida store & stopping outside, hears Masao saying angrily "What is that supposed to mean?!" His mother tries to calm him down "Masao..." but Masao says furiously to the lady acting as nakodo (matchmaker) "It's ok if she says she can't marry me, that's not it! But to say that she can't because I have a sister in a wheelchair?! What's that?!" The lady apologizes profusely "I should've told them from the beginning...timing was bad...I'm really sorry..." but Masao refuses to let up "Finding out about that & then saying no...they're not saying that she doesn't want to marry me, but that my sister is a burden... why...what..." Kuniko finally interrupts "Tanabe-san, thank you for coming all the way here...we understand..." Masao, still fuming, walks outside the store & sees Sachi standing outside "Sachi!" Sachi turns around "Ah...this was sent from my family, I thought we'd have it for tonight's nabe...I came a little early..." "Kyoko's still at the hospital..." Sachi rambles on awkwardly "I heard about that...I'll kill time around some place, book I want to look for..." & walks away. Masao looks at her & then starts to go inside the store when he realizes that Sachi must have heard his outburst. Running out after her he yells "Sachi!" Sachi stops in her tracks, turns around...

At a nearby playground, Masao pleads with Sachi "Please Sachi...don't tell Kyoko what happened just now...never, never tell her! You heard didn't you...don't tell her...please..." Sachi says heartbrokenly "Something like that...it isn't possible for me to tell her is it..." "Eh?" "Can't tell her..." Masao looks surprised at Sachi's reaction. Sachi tells him "Kyoko's my best friend...I don't know how she feels about me but I've always thought of her as my best friend...how can I tell her that...on top of that, things about you, things about you...whatever you think, everything about you, whatever your feelings are...I've always understood!...that's why, there's no way I can tell her that..." Sachi ends up crying & shocked, Masao says "Oi! Eh? Sachi? I'm...I'm...sorry...ah, handkerchief...ah, haven't got one..." Masao frantically digs into his pockets but only comes up with a towel. Giving it to Sachi, she takes it & wipes her tears "This...stinks..." Masao tells her "Haven't washed it...in a while..." Sachi gives a teary laugh & Masao relieved "Ah! Sachi, you're laughing! Thank God!" "You're strange..." "Think so? Strange?" Masao laughs but an expression of being at a loss comes over him... A Masao after his bath, with a towel still around his neck, walks into the living room where Kyoko's on the sofa, reading a magazine. Masao pushes her wheelchair aside & sits on Kyoko's lap. Kyoko looks at him "...that hurts..." "Sorry..." Kyoko mutters "What..." reading her magazine. Masao asks "Oi...things about you, whatever you think...I've always understood...what does that mean?" Kyoko looks at him "Huh?" "Saying she likes me I wonder..." Masao walks away, totally absorbed in his own thoughts as Kyoko looks at him wondering what's come over her brother. The phone rings & Kyoko turns back to answer it "Hello...ah, Tanabe-obasan? My brother's endan? (a proposal to introduce prospective marriage partners)...oh, I see......eh?" The expression on Kyoko's face changes as she listens to Tanabe. Tanabe says "I'm really sorry to make you feel bad...is your mother around?" Kyoko looks stunned...

Kyoko enters her bedroom upset, pass the red shoes on display. Turning, she sees the package with Shuji's jacket in it on her dresser table. As she takes the jacket out of the bag, the Dream Catcher falls to the floor. Kyoko stares at it, not picking it up, coming to a decision...

At Hot Lip, Shuji & the receptionist say "Thank you..." to a customer. As Shuji walks tiredly towards the staff room, the receptionist calls him "Shuji! There's another customer waiting for you..." Shuji comes over & says to the waiting customer "Ah, good afternoon...I'll be right out...a shampoo first?" "ok..." "Takumi! Shampoo please..." Shuji enters the staff room tiredly muttering "Water...really tired..." A girl takes a package from the couch & hands it to him "Shuji! You have a package..." "For me?" Shuji takes the package looking at the label which says it's from Machida Kyoko, a jacket inside. Shuji says "Thank you" going to the couch & opening the bag, takes out his jacket. A note falls out & reading it "Thank you...very much..." He reads it again "...very much" sighing at the formal language as if they were strangers...

At the library, Miyama puts a couple of photo albums in front of Kyoko at the counter "This one is the Grand Canyon, this one Los Angeles..." "Thanks..." Sachi looks at one "It's great..." Kyoko says "Sorry, purposely putting them into an album..." Miyama replies "It's ok..." Sachi whispers "Kyoko..." indicating Shuji's presence. Kyoko doesn't reply but instead says to Miyama "How much money do I owe you?" "No need...' "But..." "No really..." Shuji walks up to the counter, watching their exchange & boldly says "How about going for tea?" Kyoko replies "I'm working now..." Shuji looks at his watch "It's almost noon...let's go for lunch..." Kyoko says "These photos...Miyama let's go together too?" Miyama replies "I've got to get back to work..." "Oh..." "Sorry, next time..." Shuji rudely butts in again "Let's go for tea..." looking at Kyoko. Miyama, in sympathy, says "Putting it like that, why not go for tea with him? Bye..." & then purposely as he's about to leave, says "Ah, Kyoko, the trip was fantastic wasn't it..." With a smile, he nods to Shuji & then leaves. Shuji looks back at Kyoko, letting out a deep breath...

At the canteen, Shuji & Kyoko sit opposite each other, drinking coffee in awkward silence. Shuji breaks the silence "You were together?" "What?" "The trip..." "Oh...went together with the volunteers, about 30 of us altogether..." "Hmmm..." replies Shuji, taking a drink of his coffee "The coffee in this canteen tastes terrible..." as silence descends between them again. Shuji finally says "I became top stylist..." Kyoko looks at him "Oh...congratulations..." without much emotion. Shuji stares back at her "Oh..." Another pause & then Shuji asks "...how was it? The west coast..." Kyoko answers "The usual I guess..." Shuji looks at her "Usual...usual huh...the jacket...you sent it after getting it cleaned..." Kyoko replies "Sorry, keeping it for so long..." Shuji, irritated at her polite speech, retorts "Who are you talking to?" "Eh?" "Standing on ceremony (keeping one's distance) as if we were strangers...what's with it?" "...cause we are strangers..." Shuji stares at her "Oh...I see..." & gets up. Kyoko says "Wait a minute..." "Huh?" Kyoko looks as if she wants to say something & then backs down, looking at the paper cups in the table & making an excuse "Cup...throw it away...this is self service..." Shuji walks back to the table & dumps his helmet in the chair he just vacated "You should've at least said that you were going on the trip...returning the jacket, you could've returned it the next time we met...don't go anywhere without telling me!" Shuji loses his temper with Kyoko. Kyoko tells him "Don't talk as if we're going steady..." "I don't care if we're going steady or not...but when I became top stylist, you were the first one I wanted to tell..." Kyoko stubbornly says "Top stylist...top stylist...that's great...you'll get a medal..." Shuji retorts "Of course I don't get a medal..." Kyoko looks at him & then says "Sorry, pretend that nothing happened...going back to your house, nothing happened..." "That we didn't kiss!?" "Don't say things like that here..." "Huh? Saying that in front of others is puts you in a spot?! Nothing to it..." "Stop it! Just like a junior high school kid...nothing happened after that..." Shuji tells her "I never thought I'd hear you say things like that...& if I get a medal, I'd give it to you..." banging his fist on the wall as he walks out of the canteen, leaving Kyoko alone... 

As Shuji leaves the library, Sachi's outside talking on her cell phone "Eh? Is that so...so that's why..." Masao tells her "Looks like Tanabe-obachan spoke to her...she spoke to mom just now..." Sachi replies "Oh...ok, I know..." The sound of Shuji starting his bike gets her attention & Sachi quickly says to Masao "Ah, sorry, call you again..." & hangs up. Running out onto Shuji's pathway, she shouts "Wait!" as Shuji comes towards her & stops "What?"

"Is that so..." says Shuji, walking in the library grounds with Sachi. Sachi tells him "Yes...just got a call from her brother just now, he was worried...& she...Kyoko...she believes it's her fault that the endan was a failure, so I think that's why she's putting a distance between you & herself...you like Kyoko don't you...if that's the case, then try to understand her...her feelings of not being able to say what she really wants...how shall I put it...feelings of words in her heart..." Shuji looks at Sachi, still feeling sore with his run in with Kyoko "What's that 'feelings of words in her heart'? Have you seen that? That's just what you think..." Sachi doesn't reply & Shuji says "I have feelings too...I give up too..." & with a big sigh, starts walking away. Sachi looks at him "Hey!" Shuji turns around "Huh?" "Kyoko bought a Dream Catcher..." "What's that?" Sachi comes running up to Shuji, explaining "A Dream Catcher is a good luck charm, she bought it at the Grand Canyon...it may just be my thinking, but what's that...you becoming a top stylist...I think she bought it thinking about that...I wonder if that's Kyoko's dream too...but...but the Kyoko now...she can't say all that...because of her condition, causing her brother's endan to end in failure...feeling hurt & becoming numb...unable to say what she feels...in its place, she says hateful things..." Sachi looks at Shuji, trying to get him to understand...

In his apartment, Shuji sits at the table looking at the file Sachi & Kyoko created for him. Flipping to a page with comments written by Sachi "Innovative & bold that is popular with everyone..." Taking a pull on his a cigarette, Shuji mutters "Silly..." & then smiles, thinking...

Sitting up in bed, Kyoko holds up the Dream Catcher, looking at it, blowing at it. All of a sudden, she tosses it onto her wheelchair & lies down, pulling the covers over her head. Reaching out, from under the covers, she switches off the light...

Waking up the next morning, Shuji stretches as he looks out the window, a thought crossing his mind...

The phone rings at the Machida home & Kuniko answers it "Machidaya...yes, hold on please..." & then to Kyoko who's clearing the table "Kyoko...call for you..." Kyoko turns around "ok..." & gets the cordless phone "Hello..." Shuji on the other end cheerfully greets "Hello..." "Eh?" Shuji, leaning against a parked van say on his cell phone "It's Shuji..." Kyoko replies "What?" Shuji tells her "Listen up...I'm nearby your house right now..." Kyoko surprised "Eh?" Shuji asks "Can you come out?" Kyoko moves away from her parents in the living room & says into the phone "Wait a minute..." Shuji ignores her saying "I'm at a park near the station...there's a baseball ground & there's a train running by...ah, why is it so foggy here? Really like the country side..." "What are you doing here?" "Of course it's to continue our argument the other day...just kidding..." "What about work?" "Eh? Off day, off day...got up this morning & since the weather was great, thought we'd go for a drive so I rented a van...shall I come over to get you?" "Ah no...my parents are here..." "Are you coming or not?" Kyoko hesitates "Alright...I'm coming...be there in 10 minutes..." Shuji smiles & teases her "Eh? Don't you have to get dressed up? It's a date you know..." Kyoko retorts "Alright, I'm hanging up! Be right there..." Kyoko hangs up with a big smile & turns to see her parents sitting on the sofa looking at her, trying to eavesdrop on her conversation. She tells them "A friend of mine, nearby....something on..." as both parents look at each other...

Kyoko gets ready in her room, looking into the mirror fixing her hair. Opening the drawer, she takes out the Dream Catcher puts it on her lap. As she goes out, passing by the red pair of shoes, she touches it, contemplating putting it on but decides not to...

Kyoko happily goes along the street on her wheelchair, the Dream Catcher attached to the back of her seat...

Shuji sits in his van waiting for Kyoko, looking through a travel magazine when the baseball from the kids' game comes flying near him. Getting out, he picks up the ball & pretends to toss it further away when the kids yell "Sorry!" Shuji turns around with a big grin "I know...tossing it back!"

Kyoko turns round a corner & suddenly stops, seeing the road blocked under construction "Kidding..." Looking at her watch, she turns around & backs up...

Shuji looks at some flowers being sold from a van by a lady. Going down on his heels to look at the flowers, he breaks off a bud my accident. The lady asks "Anything?" "No it's ok, here...this dropped..." replies Shuji, self consciously  returning the bud to her & walking off...

Kyoko goes by a little pathway but seeing stairs & a steep ramp, she changes her mind & moves on...

Shuji looks at his watch "Still not here..." Looking at the kids' baseball game he mutters "Come on, come...hurry up..."

As Kyoko goes down a street, a truck turns towards her & honks. Kyoko, backs up to avoid the truck but her one of the wheels of her wheelchair gets caught in an open drain & she almost tips over...

Shuji looking at his watch mutters "What is she doing..." & looking around not seeing her, starts getting worried & decides to look for her...

Kyoko tries to get the wheel out of the drain but can't...

Shuji runs around the neighborhood looking for Kyoko...

Kyoko takes her cell phone out to call Shuji but realizes she doesn't have his number. Hearing voices, she sees two women walk by in the distance & tries to call out "Excuse me..." but they don't hear or see her...

Crossing an overhead bridge, Shuji looks around & then at his watch, not seeing Kyoko...

Kyoko looks despondent, not seeing anyone around. Suddenly she hears voices & turns to see a couple of girls talking & walking by in the distance. Shouting louder this time "Excuse me!" she manages to get their attention. They look around before Kyoko waves & shouts again "Over here! Over here!"

The baseball game ends & Shuji sits by the van, still waiting, looking at his watch. As the kids & parents leave the park, Shuji gets into the van & starts the engine, ready to leave. Suddenly looking up, he sees Kyoko coming towards him across the park, looking for him. Getting out of the van, he runs towards her. Seeing him, Kyoko gives a big grin. Shuji tells her "You're late! More than 40 minutes!" Kyoko, panting with the exertion "I had to get dolled up you see..." Shuji goes "Huh?" Kyoko says nonchalantly "...cause it's a date..." Shuji bends down looking at her "Make up huh..." He reaches out & touches her cheek, surprising her"...then why are you so cold?" Kyoko hesitatingly tells him "The road I normally take was under construction so I had to come by another way..." Shuji looks at her, going down on his heels "Then..." "Yeah?" "If it gets to be a bother like this...how about telling me your cell phone number?" "Oh...ok...090..." "Wait, wait, wait..." says Shuji, standing up & reaching into his pocket for his cell phone "090..." "3462..." "ok..." "& then...eh?" "3452 then?" Kyoko can't remember her number, reaching for her cell phone. Shuji mutters "Can't even remember your own number?" Kyoko retorts "I don't call my own number that's why! 09..." Shuji grabs it from her "Give it to me... & punches a few keys "This is it right?" "Yes...that's it..." Shuji hands it back to her "Here...remember it..." Kyoko nods "Uhm..." putting it back in her purse when Shuji, standing behind her, calls her number. Kyoko not realizing it's Shuji, answers "Hello..." Shuji asks "Where shall we go today?" Kyoko laughs "Where shall we go indeed...hey, tell me your phone number..." "Haven't I told you?" "No...I'm hanging up..." Shuji bends over Kyoko's shoulders, showing her his cell phone number as she keys it into her cell phone. Shuji's voiceover comes on...

 

Sometimes, I think a remembered telephone number is so sad...

....the telephone number you told me that moment, I still haven't been able to forget it...

 

...even when you.......are no longer around.......

 

時々、憶えてしまった電話番号は悲しいと思う。
僕は、あのとき教えられた電話番号を
まだ忘れられないでいる。

君が、いなくなったからも．．．