We Were There: First Love (僕等がいた 前篇)

Beneath this endless sky,

...where are you right now?

Who did you meet today? What did you talk about?

Where did you go?

What was the last time you thought about me?

Who are you in love with?

He was only 17 years old then.

But the reality that he had to constantly deal with...

...was even larger than him.

"We were there"

It is always so bustling in the fall.

Class swops, new textbooks, new friends.

Hey, did you get to talk to Yano Motoharu?

Not yet! How about you, Mizu-chin?

Me neither.

Hey everyone, have you heard?

When Yano was in his first year,

two out of three girls in his class fell for him.

Unbelievable!

The girls was totally absorbed...

...talking about some guy in my class.

But what I was most concerned about then was...

It's still an 8 no matter how you look at it.

What's up?

Oh, well. This...

You shouldn't think too much about it.

Look.

It's just the first test of the semester.

Sorry.

I thought you were just like me.

Sit down.

What?

I didn't notice his name on the test paper,

...still I knew who he was.

You are Yano-kun?

You're smart, huh?

Well, at least I don't get 8 points.

So you're good at everything and have no dislikes in particular?

Me? That's not true.

No way. You look so carefree.

I guess I hate being too popular with girls.

What did you say?

I don't like...

...girls who are unfaithful.

What?

Look who's talking. Don't you yourself have a lot of girls...

Though I may not look like it, I will only love one person.

There you go again.

Okay then, let's say... Let's say,

...your girlfriend is unfaithful to you. What will you do?

I'll kill her.

Just kidding.

Don't know why...

...I ended up saying those words then.

Hey.

You can tell me your worries.

I don't have any.

Worries are what set the living apart from the dead, right?

I can see your underwear.

You jerk.

Bye-bye, Nana-chan.

It was just that, if I were to just leave him alone,

he looked as if he was about to fall apart.

Motoharu has started his 100th round, yet his speed hasn't changed.

Opposing him is Takeuchi who's speeding up!

Nanami, are you cheering for Yano or Takeuchi?

I'm not really cheering for either of them.

I know! It's Yano!

What? No, no! That's just so childish, what they're doing.

Just look at them competing like that.

Is Yano worthy of that much attention anyway?

Right, Yamamoto-san?

I hate him.

See? See?

Serious girls like her see nothing good in Yano.

Oh yeah?

Well, to be fair, he's smart, good at sports...

...and handsome-

He's got all 3 criteria? No way!

I just don't get what he's thinking sometimes.

He also became all arrogant just because he got a little popular.

Who can believe 2 out of 3 girls like him?

Even if that's true, I definitely belong to the remaining third of the people.

I see. You can do fractions huh?

Take proper records, Ms Chore-Worker. That was my win.

Moto! She's our class representative.

I happened to talk to her once and she got so eager.

I'm eager?

You'll listen to just about anyone telling you their worries?

You just want to look good in front of others, right?

Stop it, Moto!

Don't make empty promises if you can't actually help with anything.

Ouch! Hey you!

You jerk.

I was really worried about you.

You looked hurt, that's why...

I just hate the kind of you!

Everyone, hold on, hold on.

Let's decide on which song to do for the concert.

That's so troublesome! You can do it alone.

Let's go eat gyudon!

Wait, wait.

We have to decide on this together.

You can do a solo performance!

- What? I can't do that. - Bye-bye.

Hey guys, it's our first class event.

Let's do this together.

I'll make the score or something.

Sorry, Nanami! I already have plans. Bye-bye!

Sorry, Nanami!

Seriously... Oh, wait!

Yamamoto-san, you can play the piano, right?

I have cram school.

Ms Chore-Worker, huh?

Takahashi.

Quickly come on in.

You're so pushy.

He was like "we're all in this together."

That coming from this tone-deaf guy.

Shut up.

What, really? Yano-kun's actually not good at something?

He's totally tone-deaf.

- Mr Tone-Deaf! - He's just horrible.

Let's decide this quickly. Ms Class Representative.

Well then, I would like to discuss the song for the concert.

Ah, Takeuchi-kun.

Look.

You made this?

Yeah, since I promised everyone I would.

Promised?

Also, can you pass this to Yano?

Since music seems to be his weak subject.

Oh...

Also, can you tell him I'm sorry about the day? You know...

You're probably the first person who ever said that to him.

I can't tell if he's nice or mean,

...but he draws people to him.

What?

You know, there's always this kid who will have a ball in his hands...

...and everyone around him will become really excited and g.

Once that kid is gone, everyone will be gone too.

That kid is always at the center of everything.

I admire Yano because he's that kid.

See you later.

Now what?

What do you mean, now what?

Such an honest person.

To the extent of foolish.

"Do your best!"

Who?

"Tomorrow Tomorrow"

"And tomorrow..."

"...will bring us..."

"...beautiful dreams and melodies."

"Tomorrow..."

He was completely off just now.

But he tried really hard...

...while looking at Nanami's score. I'm so jealous~

Okay, okay.

Hey everybody!

Let's practice again from the beginning!

Yamamoto-san?

Anemia again?

Don't touch me!

Class Rep!

Yes!

Please help us take care of her.

All right.

Excuse me.

Hey, you're good friends with Yamamoto-san?

She's been my classmate since grade 9, why?

Just that...

I was just wondering why Yamamoto-san doesn't really hang out with anyone in class.

Is she an only child? But I am too.

She's not an only child. She had an elder sister.

"Had?"

She died last summer.

How come?

Traffic accident.

I see.

Sorry. I just don't know how to react to that.

You don't need to care, really.

She probably doesn't want your sympathy anyway.

Wait, wait!

Thank you.

So you heard about the accident?

Maybe she still hasn't got over it yet.

Well I guess she was behaving normally.

But don't you think that's actually worse?

What?

I haven't seen her cry or break down...

...after that incident.

Maybe she's a strong girl.

Then I would prefer that she shows us her weakness.

I'm her friend too.

Isn't that kinda disappointing?

Were you that close to her, Takeuchi-kun?

Of course. We've always been together ever since we were kids.

Who are you talking about?

Yamamoto-san's sister was the one who died in the accident, right?