From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (OtakuRoach)
Subject: KOR Vol 01, Story 06, "Love's Distance"
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 15:21:51 GMT


Kimagure Orange Road
"Love's Distance"
Volume 1, Story 6
Written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto
 
Translated without permission.

This translation is distributed as is, without any claims to accuracy.
 
Last revised September 28, 1992.

V 1.0:  Unknown (pencil annotations found in KOR Volume 1)

V 2.0:  Enrique Conty (typesetting)

Dedicated to: 
	Izumi Matsumoto, for creating all the characters that made ORANGE
	ROAD so memorable.  Thank you!  :-)

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p 126	Hikaru		Aaaaah!
	Hikaru		<sigh>
	Madoka		What happened?  You don't look too happy.
	Madoka		You're not the Hikaru I know.
p 127	Hikaru		Is that so?
	Madoka		Is it because your date didn't show up?
	Hikaru		H...how did you know?
	Madoka		Just a guess.
	Hikaru		Wow!  You're sharp!
	Madoka		Yeah.
	Madoka		I was out that day with the same guy that didn't
			show up on your date.
	narration	Sorry Hikaru... I can't tell you even if my mouth
			ripped open.
p 128	narration	But that's his fault.  How can he forget an
			important thing like that?  If he didn't go on
			purpose, and stayed with me...
	Madoka		What an irresponsible guy!!
	Hikaru		Thanks.
	Hikaru		I feel better now that I have talked it over
			with you.
	Hikaru		[something]
	Hikaru		Maybe he had something to do he couldn't get
			away from... I'll ask him tomorrow.
	clerk		That will be 2000 yen.
	narration	Him?
	Madoka		Yeah.  I think you should do that.
p 129	Hikaru		Aren't you going to ask me his name?
	Madoka		Isn't that what you wanted me to ask you the most?
	Hikaru		His name is Kasuga Kyosuke!
	Madoka		Oh, him.
	Hikaru		He's pretty cool.
	Madoka		Keep at it.  I'll be rooting for you.
	Hikaru		Ok!
	Hikaru		Let's go!
p 130	Kyosuke		Do you have a minute?
	Kyosuke		<gulp>
	Madoka		I need to talk to you too.
	Kyosuke		Huh?
	Kyosuke		Ayukawa needs to talk to me?  About what?
	Kyosuke		She had an angry look... maybe because the date
			with Hikaru slipped out of my mouth.  And the talk
			doesn't seem interesting either.
p 131	narration	The roof?  I've got a bad feeling about this.
	Madoka		Nobody's here.  <smile>
	narration	What's with that grin?
	Kyosuke		<gulp>
	narration	What if ...
	Madoka		You flirting bastard!  You embarrased Hikaru!
	Kyosuke		Help!
	Madoka		I don't want to hear excuses!
	narration	... she's really a delinquent?
	Kyosuke		Uh oh.
p 132	Madoka		By the way...
	Kyosuke		Yes?
	Madoka		It's about Hikaru.
	narration	I thought so.
	Kyosuke		There must have been something wrong with me for
			forgetting a date with Hikaru.  I rushed over there
			later, but she wasn't there...
	Kyosuke		...and on the blackboard it said "Kyosuke is a JERK!!".
			I feel ashamed.
	Kyosuke		I really feel bad for what I did.
p 133	Madoka		Did you apologize to Hikaru?
	Kyosuke		No... not yet.  I was thinking about going.
	Madoka		I was hoping you would.
	Madoka		She's got a strong attitude, but she's not that
			strong inside.
	Madoka		I feel sorry for her.  She though you didn't like her,
			and she was worried.
	narration	Worried about me...?
	Madoka		She's got some taste in guys.  She really likes you.
p 134	Madoka		Do something about it.
	Madoka		It's not my business to butt in, but Hikaru is like
			a little sister to me.
	Madoka		That's all I wanted to say.  Well, good luck!
	Madoka		So what did you want to tell me?
	Kyosuke		Thanks for the jacket, and...
	Kyosuke		...I want to apologize about the park.
p 135	Madoka		Let me tell you one thing...
	Madoka		... I don't want an apology from you!
	narration	Doesn't even want an apology...
	narration	Well, she's not my girlfriend or anything...
	narration	...but...
	Hikaru		Is that what is was!  You were out helping your
			father's work!
p 136	Kyosuke		I'm very sorry.
	Hikaru		Oh no.  I have to apologize for what I wrote on the
			blackboard.
	narration	I lied!
	Hikaru		Thank god.  I thought you hated me now.
	Kyosuke		Of course not.
	narration	I didn't think she would be so happy.  I should have
			apologized earlier!
	Hikaru		Then can you come with me after school?  I'd like to
			talk about our future...
	Kyosuke		Is it all right to leave Ayukawa alone?  She always
			goes home with you.
	Hikaru		Oh, Madoka will be all right.
p 137	movie sign	Constellation Wizard.
	creep 1		Ah!
	creep 2		Look!  She's fine.
p 138	Hikaru		Kyosuke.
	Hikaru		Do you like Madoka...
	Hikaru		...as a friend?
	Kyosuke		Yes.
	Hikaru		I thought so!
	narration	That scared me.  You can't tell what is she going to
			say next!
	Kyosuke		You like Ayuwawa very much, don't you?
	Hikaru		She's like an older sister to me.
	Kyosuke		Was Ayukawa stiff[?] even when she was little?
	Hikaru		[something]
p 139	Hikaru		Isn't this pretty?
	Kyosuke		A pendant?
	Hikaru		When I was in elementary school, a bully took my
			pendant.
	Hikaru		He took it to his house.
	Hikaru		Give it back!
	Hikaru		Madoka saw me crying and went to get it back.
	Hikaru		But the bully's mother didn't believe Madoka.
	mother		Our Riki would never steal anything!
	Hikaru		Even so, Madoka waited in front of the house after
			dark.
	mother		Riki!  It's time to sleep!
	Riki		Y..yes.
	Hikaru		He got up and returned the pendant.
	Riki		You've got a lot of guts.
	narration	She must have been some girl...
p 140	creep 1		Hey, sister.  You're pretty!
	creep 1		Hey, you want to do something better than watching
			movies?
	creep 2		We'll take you somewhere good.
	Madoka		Get out of the way.
	creep 1		What...what did you say?
	Madoka		I can't see the screen clearly.   Your...
p 141	Madoka		...ugly face is in the way!!
	creep 1		You're asking for it, bitch!
	movie		End.
	creep 2		Step outside!
	Madoka		Very funny.  I'm not in the mood today.  I'll take
			on you both!
	creep 1		Time to eat!
p 142	Hikaru		See ya, darling!
	narration	Darling.
	Kyosuke		See ya!
	Kyosuke		I don't feel bad being called that.  I didn't know
			Hikaru had such a cute part in her.
	creep 1		The fight's not over yet!
	narration	Ayukawa...?!  Who are those guys?
p 143	narration	She's in trouble!
	creep 1		Hey, wait!
	paint		<SPLOOSH!>
	Madoka		!?
	Kyosuke		Ayukawa!
p 144	Kyosuke		Are you all right?
	Kyosuke		That was scary.
	Madoka		Kyosuke...
	Madoka		...nothing.  They wanted to play so I played with
			them.
	Kyosuke		Wait!
	Madoka		What do you want?  Did you apologize to Hikaru yet?
	narration	Ayukawa isn't in a good mood today.
	narration	Being a rucky[??] she might have some fights but today
			I think it's not just that.
p 145	narration	[something]
	Madoka		Was Hikaru happy?
	Madoka		We're going to the livehouse[?] next time together.
	Kyosuke		Hikaru knows a good place.
	Kyosuke		Ayukawa, have you gone to the livehouse yet?
	Madoka		Anyways...
	Madoka		...get along well!
	narration	Maybe Ayukawa is jealous of Hikaru?  Naah... can't be!


Character Profile:  Komatsu Seiji

Kouriyougakuen Junior High School, 3rd year.
Happy and bright.  I'm bright to the bones!
Let's be happy in whatever we do.
And I like girls!  Did you know that already?
	

Character Profile:  Kasuga Takashi

Father of the Kasuga Family.  A professional photographer.
I don't take pictures of people, but my two daughters are the exception.
Kyosuke got some of my naiveness.
Their mother.  Did she left me or did she pass away?
You'll find out next time.
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