Episode 13: Koi to You Jou. Ginta, Arimi-san to Tsukiatte

Love and Friendship. Ginta, Please take Arimi

Miki is wrapping her hair with a towel. She thinks about what Ginta had told her before. "If you choose me, I won't see her anymore." And her response to him. "Can you wait after the match, Ginta?" She looks at her tennis racquet and hugs it, closing her eyes. She remembers more memories...Shopping with You, the gang cheering her on. Arimi taking Ginta.

She writes in the diary. "Meiko, I realize that You and Ginta are both important to me. I wasn't aware of it before. So, I've made up my mind to talk to Ginta about it tomorrow..."

At school, Ginta is outside the classroom looking in on Miki who is in deep thought. He doesn't want to go inside. He's nervous. "I don't want to see Miki... Miki's confused about who she should decide on. That gives me time to get closer to her, but I've forced her into a haste decision... I feel terrible about it. I'm afraid I'm going to get rejected.

Suddenly, Miki is there by his side. She scares him because of his nervousness. He says a nervous hello. Miki says that they need to talk. They go to the roof. "You know, I really care about you...But I also have feelings for You. I'm crazy about both of you. I'm confused so I can't go out with you...I'm a girl with feelings for another guy too. You don't want me like this, Ginta."

Ginta: I don't care about that. You'll forget him once we're together.
Miki: No I can't...because we live in the same house...So, please take Arimi-san...To be honest I don't like losing you to Arimi-san. I know I'm probably going to be jealous but that's probably my selfishness. I don't have the right to hinder you from having a chance with a great girlfriend.

Ginta tries to stop her. He tries to tell her it's all a misunderstanding. But he stops himself, afraid that if he tells Miki the truth, she'll hate him.

Miki tells Ginta that she is thankful for telling her his feelings and that when he does get a girlfriend, can they still be friends? She leaves quickly.

"This can't be happening. This isn't real...This is not a joke to me... I shouldn't have pretended to be someone else's boyfriend. I don't want it to end this way." Ginta tells himself, miserably.

Ginta is watching Miki play tennis. He really wants to tell her that Suzuki-san is not his girlfriend. A close-up of his Toryo medallion has Miki in it. But he can't tell her because she'll hate him.

In the library, Meiko is getting irked by Miwa staring at her. "Is my face that interesting? Don't you get tired of coming here and staring at me?"

Miwa with a smile says, "I never get tired of it. I could look at you all day."

"It's annoying." Meiko says, angrily.

He asks her to go out on a date with him. Meiko refuses. Namura comes in and says hi. He leaves quickly because Miwa is there. Meiko is disappointed.

In a coffee shop, Meiko is telling Miki about Miwa and that she was lucky she was able to leave school alone. Miki says she's jealous because Miwa is so handsome. Meiko notices that Miki is hiding her feelings. Meiko comforts her by saying that she doesn't think Miki made the wrong decision. "Miki, I know you like Matsuura-kun...he's like a breath of fresh air for you...But still, you need Ginta, who's always stood by you."

"Don't tell me that now," Miki says sadly.

Meiko says she's sorry. That she was just talking. She then sees Namura walking outside. She tells Miki that she just remembered she has to do something. She catches up to Namura who is a bit paranoid because someone might see them. Meiko says that it's not unusual for a student and a teacher to talk.... As they walk, Meiko wishes that she could cling to his arm... Namura assures her that she only has two more years until she graduates... they should wait.

Miki is looking at clothes from her favorite store. Shopping is her favorite thing to do but she's not enjoying it. Her heart isn't into it. She goes home feeling lonely. "Maybe if I see You's face, I feel better." She then sees Arimi walking by, She's carrying a big bag with her. Arimi says that she almost didn't notice Miki because she was wearing her hair down. "Kawaii!" She then says that she is carrying the handbag because she's spending the night at a friend's house. "Guess what friend that is?"

"You can't mean..," Miki says shocked.

Arimi with a sly smile says, "Right...Ginta... He told me to come because his parents'll be gone..." Miki walks away before Arimi finishes her sentence...Arimi doesn't notice that Miki is gone because she turned her back to her. She still continues to talk. She eventually tells Miki that she's joking and that she's going to a classmate's house. But when she turns around, Miki is already walking away. "Oh no, she took me seriously. My God..."

Miki is walking alone. She thinks about Arimi and Ginta's relationship. She's worried that Ginta might get dumped if Arimi changes her mind later on. She thinks about the memories she had with Ginta. The Wimbelton pin he gave her, the way they used to talk in Jr. High, the love letter she has written. The kiss... "Ginta, you're my best male friend to be so honest with me."

As she is walking home, she sees Ginta by her gate. He tells her that he's there to apologize because he has lied to her. Miki tells him that Arimi told her that she was spending the night at his house. Ginta looks surprised. "Who's at my house?"

Ginta tells her that it's a lie. He tells her that it was all Arimi's idea about them pretending to be dating to make her jealous. Miki falls on the ground from surprise. "My legs gave out..." She says.

Ginta helps her up. She tells him that she's been so sad and miserable. "But I'm glad it wasn't true. I'm glad." She smiles at Ginta, who suddenly grabs her shoulders. Miki pulls away from him. "What are you doing? I'm not in THAT mood."

Ginta: That's impossible. You're the one that makes me feel this way. You're the reason the mood is so intense.

"Don't rush me. Just a minute." Miki says.

Ginta says he can't wait. He grabs her shoulders again and just as they are about to kiss, You comes in to stop them. "What the hell are you DOING with my "family" in public?" He walks away with Miki and goes inside the house. Ginta gets hella mad.

Inside, You is still covering Miki's mouth. She takes his hand away. You says he's sorry and walks away. Miki asks him why he intervened. But she tells him never mind You walks away with a slight smile.

Miki stares at him. "Why did you stop me?" She asks silently. "Are you jealous? How can you walk away from me with that smiling face, Stupid?"

----->Episode #14