One Week Friends (Isshuukan Friends)

It's my first winter since becoming friends with Fujimiya-san.

November 7 Friday

Lately, I can tell that Fujimiya-san's

memories are building up inside her again.

It's strange.

What is?

I used to feel so uneasy on Fridays.

But now, I feel fine.

Because you have your diary?

Yeah.

When I read this, instead of questioning whether it's true,

its contents just melt into me naturally.

It fills me with a warm feeling...

Fujimiya-san, is something wrong?

No, it's nothing.

I was just thinking that I really made friends, like my diary said...

Thank you, Hase-kun.

Huh?

For always being my friend.

Fujimiya-san...

You're very important to me.

You're important to me, too.

Things aren't exactly like they were before...

But I believe we're steadily making progress again.

#11 Important Friends.

Here, Shogo.

It's on me.

You're so easy to read...

Give back the amount you just drank.

Here.

Back when I had just become friends with Fujimiya-san,

you said friendship isn't something you can work toward.

That it naturally happens, if you let it...

I guess I did.

But you can also work at friendship.

If it'll help to build up Fujimiya-san's memories like before,

I can work as hard as it takes.

I want to help her get back to where

she was before Kujo arrived, as soon as possible!

Ah, hot!

Do what you want.

After I told you to try harder,

I can't tell you not to try at all.

Throw your trash away yourself!

Hot, hot!

She's clearly avoiding you.

So anyway, then...

Saki?

What are you doing?

You made Kiryu-kun mad?!

Huh? Why?

Come to think of it, I haven't seen you two talking lately.

Did you apologize to him?

When you make someone mad, you have to apologize!

But I'm scared...

It's not like I don't understand...

He's hot, but he's kind of scary, since he always looks so serious.

Yeah, but just try to imagine Kiryu-kun smiling all the time.

No! That's even scarier!

Isn't it?

I hear an incredibly rude conversation going on.

That's all for today.

Oh, I left the class journal behind.

Today's class officer is... Kujo.

Go get it from the faculty office.

Okay!

Fujimiya-san, want to go home together today?

What do you think? Shogo would be with us.

Um...

She can't!

Today, Kaori-chan's going home with us.

Huh? Uh...

It's okay, right?

Th-Then, let's all go together...

It's just the girls today! No boys allowed!

Anyway, that's that. Sorry.

U-Uh, sure...

It can't be helped, then.

I understand why you'd want her to yourself, but you can't hog her!

U-Uh, Hase-kun, bye-bye... See you next week.

Hey...

Nishimura-san?

Listen, I'm just asking to make sure,

but did something happen with Kaori-chan at the crêpe place?

The crêpe place?

Why?

She refuses to go to the crêpe place.

We invited her before, but she turned us down.

She said something about her diary entry from the other day...

Now that you mention it, today...

Shogo, sorry... You go on ahead!

Kujo!

How unusual, for you to talk to me.

I want to ask you something.

About Fujimiya Kaori?

Yeah.

Looks like things are going well for you.

The other day, Fujimiya-san ran home from the crêpe place.

What happened?

I wondered what you wanted to say... And you're dragging that up again?

Dragging it up? I just...

I don't know, either.

Okay...

If you remember anything, could you let me know?

Hold on!

They might know.

Hey, are you free now?

Could we meet today?

There's something I want to ask you.

And bring Ota, too.

Could you do that for me?

Okay, let's go.

Huh?

They're late...

Who are we waiting for?

Remember those two girls in front of the crêpe place?

In sixth grade, they were in our class.

With Fujimiya Kaori and me.

Oh...

She didn't even tell you about that?

So what?

Nothing, really.

Your relationship with her has nothing to do with me.

Besides, I don't care about her anymore.

What?

I was just thinking that you always say things like that.

Huh?

Do you actually like Fujimiya-san?

What kind of stupid joke is that?

Why did you hesitate?

I'll hesitate as long as I want!

Fujimiya-san...

Just kidding.

Can I hit you, just once?

Sorry.

Anyway, if I told you you're right, what would you think?

I thought you were a creep before, but I'd feel some affinity.

That doesn't make me happy at all.

I'm hungry. Maybe I'll go home.

I want to hear about when you were little!

That's gross.

I'm curious what a wiseguy like you was like when he was little.

You say some pretty rude stuff sometimes, you know that?

It isn't that interesting.

I was always popular, surrounded by people.

I don't think I want to know after all...

She was the same way.

Who?

Fujimiya Kaori.

What?

I'm sure you can't imagine it now...

Do you remember my first name?

Huh?

Hajime... Right?

Yeah.

I used to hate my name.

Why? It's a cool name.

But when I was a kid,

I thought the way my name was written,

with one horizontal line, was uncool.

I hated it when people said my name was easy to write...

But Fujimiya Kaori was the first person who complimented my name.

Want to hear about it?

What my relationship with Fujimiya Kaori was like...

Were you dating?

No way. We were in elementary school.

Why did you have to phrase it like you were?!

Then, let me ask you...

Are you and Fujimiya Kaori just friends?

Well...

Don't you want to think your relationship is special,

even though you aren't dating?