E6 - Our First Valentine's

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[00:05] Hotaru
    I really am...
[00:10] Hotaru
    in love.
[00:13] Hotaru
    I always thought love would never
    happen for me. Is this okay...?
[00:19] Hotaru
    Stop. You decided you'd give this your all.
[00:23] Hotaru
    I need to go tell Hananoi-kun I like him!
SIGN    Episode 6
SIGN    Our First Valentine's
[02:02] Hananoi
    Oh, Hotaru-chan. Good morning.
[02:06] Hotaru
    Good morning, Hananoi-kun!
[02:11] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun, listen. I really...
[02:15] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun, I, um...
[02:18] Hotaru
    L...
[02:20] Hotaru
    L-Liii...
[02:23] Hotaru
    N-Never mind! It's nothing!
[02:25] Hotaru
    Wait, what?
[02:27] Hotaru
    I li...
[02:29] Hotaru
    Li...
[02:32] Hotaru
    L-Liii...!
[02:34] Hotaru
    Is it always this hard to tell
    someone you like them?!
[02:39] Kuroe
    Okay, let's start the evening staff meeting.
[02:40] Hotaru
    What should I do?
[02:42] Kuroe
    First off, we have a new
    part-timer joining us today.
[02:46] Kuroe
    Yao-kun?
[02:47] Yao
    Hello! My name is Yao Sohei.
    It's really great to meet you all.
[02:52] Hotaru
    Huh?
[02:55] Yao
    Oh?
[02:57] Yao
    Wow! Hotako?
[03:00] Hotaru
    Yao-kun?
[03:02] Yao
    I haven't seen you since graduation!
[03:05] Satomura
    Is he a friend of yours?
[03:06] Hotaru
    Um, we were in the same class
     in elementary school.
[03:11] Kuroe
    Save the emotional reunion for later, okay?
[03:14] Kuroe
    Let's get back to the meeting.
[03:16] Yao
    All right.
[03:18] (Flashback) Non-chan
    You know Sohei-kun, right?
[03:23] (Flashback) Non-chan
    I think I like him.
[03:25] (Flashback) Hotaru
    Oh, Yao-kun? No kidding!
[03:30] (Flashback) Non-chan
    I know I'm not good enough for him.
[03:33] (Flashback) Hotaru
    That isn't true! You have a lot
    of great qualities, Non-chan!
[03:39] (Flashback) Non-chan
    Hey, Hotaru-chan... Will you help me out?!
[03:45] (Flashback) Hotaru
    Sure!
[03:50] Yao
    Hotako!
[03:52] Yao
    Good work today.
[03:53] Hotaru
    You too.
[03:55] Hotaru
    But would you knock the "Hotako" thing off?
[03:58] Yao
    Oh, come on! I can't call you "Hotaru"
    like my little queen at home.
SIGN    The Yao Family's
    Beloved Dog, Hotaru (Female)
[04:03] Yao
    But man, what a surprise!
[04:06] Yao
    What's it been, four years?
    Never thought I'd run into you here.
[04:10] Hotaru
    Yeah.
[04:12] Yao
    Though, you know,
     I'm glad you're doing well.
[04:15] Yao
    I mean, at graduation, you seemed...
    I don't know. Kinda out of sorts.
[04:21] Yao
    You cut your hair all of a sudden
    and then wouldn't talk to anybody.
[04:28] Hotaru
    W-Well, I've gotta run!
[04:30] Yao
    Hey, wait up. Hotako!
[04:34] Yao
    Oh, excuse me.
[04:40] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun!
[04:42] Yao
    Hananoi?
[04:45] Hananoi
    Chasing a girl down... You some pervert?
[04:49] Hotaru
    N-No, it's not like that. He's actually...
[04:51] Yao
    Wait, is this guy your boyfriend?
[04:54] Yao
    Sorry, man! Hotako and I went
    to elementary school together.
[04:58] Yao
    I was so happy to see her again,
    I just wanted to chat for a bit.
[05:02] Hananoi
    "Hotako"?
[05:05] Yao
    All right, well, see you at work!
[05:10] Hotaru
    Um, that was Yao-kun.
    He started working at my store today.
[05:17] Hananoi
    What a coincidence.
[05:19] Hotaru
    Yeah, it was a big surprise.
[05:24] Hotaru
    What is this...?
[05:25] Hotaru
    Sh-Shall we get going?
[05:27] Hananoi
    Yeah.
[05:41] Yao
    Was your boyfriend good after that?
[05:44] Hotaru
    Huh?
[05:45] Yao
    He didn't get, like, super jealous or angry?
[05:49] Hotaru
    Oh, no, he seemed perfectly normal.
[05:52] Yao
    I never imagined you'd be
    into someone like that, Hotako.
[05:56] Yao
    You got yourself such a good-looking
    boyfriend, I couldn't help worrying a little.
[06:00] Hotaru
    Why? He's a really nice guy.
[06:03] Yao
    Yeah? I guess it's all good, then.
[06:10] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan.
[06:12] Hotaru
    Actually...
[06:14] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun's "let's always be together"
     vibe has gotten stronger recently.
[06:17] Hananoi
    I hope work went okay.
[06:22] Hananoi
    Let's go.
[06:23] Hotaru
    Yeah, sure.
[06:28] Hotaru
    You've been picking me up from work
     every day lately. Did something happen?
[06:35] Hananoi
    I'm a bit worried about that guy from before.
[06:38] Hotaru
    Huh?
[06:39] Hotaru
    Oh, Yao-kun?
[06:41] Hananoi
    Is everything okay?
    Has he tried anything funny?
[06:44] Hotaru
    Everything's fine. He's a good guy.
[06:49] Hananoi
    A good guy, huh?
[06:51] Hananoi
    I bet he's popular with the ladies, though.
[06:54] Hotaru
    Yeah, definitely. All the girls liked
    him in elementary school
[07:00] Hotaru
    because he was so nice
    and got along with everyone.
[07:04] Hotaru
    All of my friends included.
[07:09] Hananoi
    What about you?
[07:10] Hotaru
    Huh?
[07:14] Hotaru
    Oh.
[07:15] Hotaru
    Nothing like that! I didn't see
    Yao-kun that way at all! Honest!
[07:21] Hananoi
    Yeah? I'm glad.
[07:23] Hotaru
    He said that with a smile on his face...
[07:27] Hotaru
    But afterward, Hananoi-kun started coming
    to see me at work more and more often.
[07:34] Hotaru
    U-Um, d-don't you think you've been
    dropping by a little too much, maybe?
[07:43] Hananoi
    You know, you're right.
    Sorry for bothering you at work.
[07:52] Yao
    Hotako, you sure don't hold back!
[07:55] Satomura
    I get how he feels, though!
[07:57] Satomura
    Just dying to spend every second
    with the person you like!
[08:00] Hotaru
    That's not it.
[08:02] Hotaru
    Before, it did just feel like he wanted
    to be with me. But now...
[08:07] Yao
    Why do people in love have so much
    trouble controlling themselves?
[08:12] Hotaru
    Come to think of it,
    it was the same thing back then...
[08:17] (Flashback) Non-chan
    So, um, listen...
[08:20] (Flashback) Non-chan
    I heard a rumor that you like Sohei-kun,
    Hotaru-chan. Is that true?
[08:24] (Flashback) Hotaru
    Huh? That's a rumor? It's totally wrong.
[08:29] (Flashback) Non-chan
    O-Of course it is! I'm glad.
[08:33] Hotaru
    I didn't think too hard about what
    she was going through then
[08:38] Hotaru
    and wound up leaving a sliver of doubt.
[08:41] Hotaru
    I shouldn't have just let it go
    when she forced a smile like that.
[08:46] (Flashback) Non-chan
    Hotaru-chan.
[08:48] (Flashback) Non-chan
    You're a liar.
[08:55] Hotaru
    It's been a long time since
    I dreamt about the past.
[08:58] Hotaru
    Oh... I get it now.
[09:00] Hotaru
    I think I understand why I couldn't
    tell Hananoi-kun I like him.
[09:05] Hotaru
    I might still be too scared.
[09:09] Hotaru
    Because I know how strong feelings
    can sometimes change people.
[09:20] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan.
[09:22] Hananoi
    Care to take a little detour?
[09:26] Hananoi
    Here, let's share it.
[09:28] Hotaru
    Thank you.
[09:29] Hotaru
    What a treat!
[09:33] Hotaru
    It's so hot and fresh.
[09:35] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan, you got cream on your cheek.
[09:39] Hotaru
    How embarrassing!
[09:41] Hotaru
    Things are getting back to normal again.
[09:45] Hananoi
    For some reason, I feel so
    relaxed when we're together.
[09:50] Hotaru
    I was just thinking the same thing!
[09:54] Hananoi
    Um, listen... I know you've been
    a little down recently.
[10:01] Hananoi
    It's my fault, isn't it?
    I'm sorry about that.
[10:04] Hananoi
    I know I can be... kind of intense.
[10:08] Hananoi
    I'm well aware of that, but...
[10:11] Hananoi
    But it's okay now!
[10:14] Hananoi
    I'll try not to make you
    uncomfortable any—
[10:16] Hotaru
    Why? Why are you only ever worried about me?
[10:20] Hotaru
    Things aren't okay! You're the one
     feeling down, Hananoi-kun.
[10:24] Hotaru
    If something is bothering you,
     won't you tell me?
[10:28] Hotaru
    Don't hide behind a fake smile
    until it's too late.
[10:32] Hotaru
    I want you to tell me how you really feel!
[10:37] Hananoi
    It isn't your fault, Hotaru-chan.
[10:40] Hananoi
    And I know it's not like anything
     has happened yet.
[10:44] Hananoi
    It's just... I don't know. I can't get
    the thought out of my head.
[10:51] Hananoi
    One day, if you ever meet someone
    else who isn't like me...
[10:55] Hananoi
    A better person. Someone who's
     a better match for you.
[11:01] Hananoi
    I think about what would happen then...
[11:05] Hananoi
    In the end, everyone chooses
     someone else over me.
[11:10] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun, c-come with me for a minute!
[11:15] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan? What are you—
[11:21] Hotaru
    R-Recharging!
[11:23] Hotaru
    Listen, over Christmas,
[11:25] Hotaru
    I realized if I was going to fall in love,
    I wanted it to be with you, Hananoi-kun.
[11:30] Hotaru
    You and only you.
    That's how you made me feel!
[11:35] Hotaru
    So you don't even need
    to worry about anyone else!
[11:48] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan, I like you so much.
[11:52] Hananoi
    I like you more than anyone, Hotaru-chan.
[11:56] Hananoi
    More than anyone else in the world.
     I like you so much.
[12:05] Hotaru
    In that moment, it took all the
    strength I had to hold on to him,
[12:11] Hotaru
    and I wasn't able to say, "I like you too."
[12:15] Hotaru
    I didn't think it would him happy
[12:17] Hotaru
    if I just blurted out that I also liked
    him more than anyone in the world.
[12:23] Hotaru
    Man, love sure is hard.
[12:26] Hotaru
    I need to become stronger.
[12:29] Hotaru
    Going forward, I want to be able to take care
    of the person I care about so much.
[12:38] Hotaru
    Since then, everything has seemed
    back to normal on the surface,
[12:42] Hotaru
    but I'm sure he's still
    worried about Yao-kun.
[12:48] Hotaru
    And I still haven't said it.
[12:52] Hotaru
    But I do like him! I've got to make a move!
[12:55] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan.
[12:57] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan?
[12:58] Hotaru
    S-Sorry!
[13:00] Hananoi
    It's okay. Should we start heading home?
[13:03] Hotaru
    That said, I don't know exactly what to do.
SIGN    Valentine's Fair
SIGN    Exceptional Dessert Recipes
SIGN    Sweets for a Special Day
SIGN    Make Chocolates the Easy Way
SIGN    Chocolate that Won't Make You Gain Weight
SIGN    Say how you feel with homemade chocolate
[13:14] Hotaru
    Th-That's it!
SIGN    Sweets for a Special Day
SIGN    Make Chocolates the Easy Way
SIGN    Chocolate that Won't Make You Gain Weight
SIGN    Say how you feel with homemade chocolate
[13:17] Hotaru
    H-Hananoi-kun, are you free on the 14th?
[13:21] Hananoi
    Erm, yeah.
[13:23] Hotaru
    Then, hey, let's go on a date that day!
SIGN    Make Chocolates the Easy Way
SIGN    From simple chocolates to macarons!
SIGN    A huge collection of recipes!
[13:29] Hotaru
    Valentine's Day, huh?
[13:31] Hotaru
    It's the perfect opportunity
    to tell him I like him.
[13:34] Satomura
    Hota-chan, are you making chocolates
    for someone? That's great!
[13:39] Hotaru
    But there are so many different kinds
    that I'm not sure what to make.
[13:43] Satomura
    In that case, there's a Valentine's fair
    going on in the event space upstairs.
[13:48] Satomura
    Wanna go together?
[13:50] Employee
    Would you like to try one?
[13:51] Satomura
    Wow!
[13:53] Hotaru
    I didn't expect Yao-kun to tag along!
[14:01] Yao
    Hey, these are pretty impressive, right?
[14:05] Yao
    Do people actually gift stuff
    like this on Valentine's?
[14:07] Satomura
    Well, you gotta go big if you want
    the chocolate to send a message!
[14:10] Hotaru
    Oh, right! Chocolates!
[14:13] Satomura
    But I bet you're so popular, Yao-kun,
[14:15] Satomura
    that you end up buried
    in chocolate every year.
[14:19] Yao
    Nah, not really.
[14:22] Hotaru
    Even though the girls used
    to line up to give you chocolates?
[14:25] Yao
    When did that ever happen?
[14:27] Hotaru
    That was why I couldn't give
    you my self-introduction card.
[14:31] Satomura
    What are you talking about?
[14:32] Hotaru
    We had a special class before graduation
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Birthday
SIGN    Star Sign/Blood Type
SIGN    Dreams
SIGN    Someone I Like
SIGN    Something I Like
[14:35] Hotaru
    with an assignment where we were supposed
    to exchange cards with three friends.
[14:39] Hotaru
    But with the endless line after class,
    I gave up on giving him mine.
[14:43] Yao
    What, really?
    You should've just given it to me.
[14:46] Hotaru
    I ended up giving cards to Non-chan,
    Chiho-chan, and Sasaki-kun...
[14:50] Hotaru
    And that made three.
[14:51] Yao
    Huh? Who's Sasaki?
[14:53] Hotaru
    Huh?
[14:54] Satomura
    You two sure were good friends.
[14:57] Yao
    Yeah, we really were!
[14:57] Hotaru
    No, we weren't that close.
[14:58] Yao & Hotaru
    Huh?
[14:59] Satomura
    Hmm?
[15:07] Hotaru
    Okay.
[15:09] Hotaru
    I've never made my own chocolates before,
[15:12] Hotaru
    and I bet Hananoi-kun wouldn't complain
    even if they turned out bad.
[15:17] Hotaru
    So tomorrow I'll take the
    store-bought ones after all.
[15:24] Hotaru
    I was so anxious about today,
    I got here a whole hour early.
[15:29] Hotaru
    I really hope Hananoi-kun likes these.
SIGN    I'm really sorry, but can we meet an hour later?
[15:37] Hotaru
    That's unusual. I wonder what happened.
SIGN    Fine by me. Something up?
SIGN    It's not a big deal or anything
SIGN    Fine by me. Something up?
SIGN    It's not a big deal or anything
SIGN    Oh, wait
SIGN    It's not a big deal or anything
SIGN    Oh, wait
SIGN    It might take a little longer than that
[15:50] Hotaru
    Er, hey, Hananoi-kun.
[15:52] Hananoi
    H-Hotaru-chan? Uh, did you already
    leave home? I'm sorry!
[15:57] Hotaru
    Oh, don't worry about that.
[16:00] Hotaru
    Did something happen?
[16:01] Hananoi
    U-Um, actually, I ran into
    some trouble at home.
[16:07] Hotaru
    Should I come over?
[16:09] Hananoi
    What? Oh, no, it's totally fine—
[16:13] Hotaru
    H-Hananoi-kun?
[16:15] Hananoi
    Sorry.
[16:16] Hananoi
    I promise I'll see you later today.
[16:18] Hananoi
    Want to wait at home until then?
[16:21] Hotaru
    Huh?
[16:22] Hananoi
    I'll let you know once I have an idea of when.
SIGN    Fine by me. Something up?
SIGN    It's not a big deal or anything
SIGN    Oh, wait
SIGN    It might take a little longer than that
SIGN    Voice Call
[16:26] Hotaru
    Is everything really okay?
[16:30] Hotaru
    Would I be a problem if I just showed up?
[16:34] Hotaru
    I at least want to give
    him the chocolates today.
[16:43] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan?!
[16:44] Hotaru
    I'm sorry. I was worried about you.
[16:47] Hananoi
    U-Uh, wow, okay then...
[16:50] Hananoi
    Anyway, come in. It's kind
    of a mess right now, though.
[16:55] Hotaru
    A mess?
[16:58] Hananoi
    Coming!
[17:07] Hotaru
    H-Hananoi-kun! What happened to you?
     Um, you've got chocolate on you...
[17:12] Hananoi
    Yeah, sorry. I just...
[17:19] Hananoi
    I've been trying to bake since morning,
     but I keep messing it up.
[17:24] Hananoi
    I'm sorry for spoiling our date!
[17:27] Hotaru
    Th-That's okay!
[17:29] Hotaru
    But what's this about?
    Are you into baking, Hananoi-kun?
[17:33] Hananoi
    N-No, it's my first time.
[17:37] Hananoi
    I know I've been projecting my
    insecurities onto you recently.
[17:42] Hananoi
    I can tell I haven't been making
    you happy, Hotaru-chan.
[17:45] Hananoi
    So I thought, since it's Valentine's Day,
    I'd make you some chocolates.
[17:50] Hananoi
    I thought if I made you something myself,
[17:52] Hananoi
    and if it was good enough that you liked it,
[17:56] Hananoi
    that it would make you happy again.
SIGN    Make Chocolates the Easy Way
[18:04] Hananoi
    But it didn't work out at all.
     I'm such a dork.
[18:08] Hotaru
    No, you aren't!
    And I know exactly how you feel!
[18:12] Hotaru
    Hey, I'll help you clean up,
    so let's bake some together!
[18:19] Hotaru
    I want to make some
    chocolates for you too!
[18:25] Hotaru
    Okay, here we go!
[18:27] Hananoi
    I was trying to make a chocolate gateau.
[18:30] Hotaru
    Mm-hm.
[18:34] Hananoi
    Actually, I wanted to start
    practicing a week ago,
[18:40] Hananoi
    but it took me so long to learn how
    to separate the yolks from the whites,
[18:44] Hananoi
    I didn't have enough time to
    practice making the cake.
[18:47] Hotaru
    I'm just noticing, but Hananoi-kun
    must usually wear contacts.
[18:53] Hotaru
    He's so stressed out
    and depressed over messing up,
[18:56] Hotaru
    I feel like I'm seeing the totally
    natural Hananoi-kun today.
[19:00] Hotaru
    I'm impressed. You always seem like
    you can do everything with ease,
[19:05] Hotaru
    but you actually work really hard
    to get new things right.
[19:10] Hotaru
    That's one reason I like
    you so much, Hananoi-kun.
[19:17] Hotaru
    Huh? Did I just say, "I like you"?
[19:30] Hananoi
    This egg has two yolks in it.
[19:38] Hotaru
    I like you.
[19:41] Hotaru
    I like you so much!
[19:44] Hotaru
    I've never felt this way before.
    But I know it won't change.
[19:49] Hotaru
    Even if I'm unsure of things,
    I know what I'm feeling right now
[19:54] Hotaru
    is definitely the real thing!
[20:00] Hotaru
    It smells so good.
[20:02] Hananoi
    Yeah.
[20:06] Hotaru
    Listen, Hananoi-kun.
[20:09] Hotaru
    When I was in elementary school,
[20:12] Hotaru
    this weird rumor went around that I had a
    crush on a boy that my friend liked.
[20:19] Hotaru
    It wasn't true, of course, and I denied it.
[20:23] Hotaru
    But I didn't try very hard to explain things
    to my friend, and it really hurt her.
[20:29] Hananoi
    Is this the friend who cut your hair?
[20:34] Hotaru
    Yup.
[20:36] Hotaru
    We were so close, too.
[20:39] Hotaru
    It made me realize that love
    can change you, and that scared me.
[20:43] Hotaru
    But I've always felt like if I'd understood
    what it meant to like someone,
[20:48] Hotaru
    maybe things would have
    turned out differently.
[20:53] Hotaru
    The reason I wanted to date you
     and learn what love means
[20:56] Hotaru
    was partly because of that.
[21:00] Hananoi
    You must have really cared
     for this friend, Hotaru-chan.
[21:10] Hotaru
    Yeah.
[21:15] Hotaru
    Hey, Hananoi-kun, doesn't the idea that
    you or I might change someday scare you?
[21:24] Hananoi
    For me, before I started dating you,
    food was just sustenance in my eyes.
[21:32] Hananoi
    You taught me how delicious it can be.
[21:38] Hananoi
    If love has the power to change
     people for the worse,
[21:42] Hananoi
    it must also have the power
    to change us for the better.
[21:46] Hananoi
    That's what I realize when I watch you.
[21:52] Hananoi
    Okay.
[21:53] Hananoi & Hotari
    Time to taste it.
[21:59] Hotaru
    It's so good!
[22:02] Hotaru
    Happy Valentine's Day, Hananoi-kun!
[23:16] Hotaru
    S-Say, Hananoi-kun...
[23:24] Hotaru
    Maybe you won't want this
    since we baked our own.
[23:30] Hotaru
    But I really like you, Hananoi-kun.
[23:34] Hotaru
    I'm... in love with you!