My Girl~
It was a nice day to tidy up. The sun was shining and the siblings were bursting with life. Saburo was unscrewing the plaque tha hung outside next to the door. Their names written next to the family name. He can hear his brothers making a fuss about something.
"You're doing it too much! " Aniki sounded irritated.
Jiro chimes in,"Just do it!"
"Nani?" Goro asks
"Lets do it Aniki!" Shiro chimed in
"Warui yo" the youngest replied.
"Well if we don't do it now, we won't be able to at all" the second oldest reasoned out.
"No doubt about that. Let's just do it" Shiro said. The rest agreed and so they started moving the furniture and things they needed to pack up. They were moving away from this house, moving on to better things in life after their Okasan had died. Her cancer had gotten worse, she didn't even tell her family. She kept the pain to herself and didn't want them to see her face pained. Her children meant the world to her.
Ichiro, the eldest, was a quiet but interesting boy since he was young. He liked playing with watercolors and always went with his Otouchan on fishing trips. He grew up to be a fine man, he may not have finished college but he was intelligent in his own way. He suggested moving out since he was getting married soon anyway. To that lovely young woman, Nana-chan from the grocers. She was Sachiko's good friend. It had turned out to be a good match, those two. And he was planning to start a fishing school in the seaside. It was a very promising thing and Nana-chan supported him in his plans. They will start a new life together come springtime.
Jiro, the second son was wise and firm. He did things after long considertaion and listened well. He had gotten a job as a professor in Keio University, nobody knew about it but his Okasan. He was determined to do well in Tokyo with his younger brothers, Shiro and Goro. And maybe come back for the one he loved.
Saburo and Sachiko, the twins. They were adopted at a troubled time. Saburo was a genki young boy and even into adulthood, he was lively and loved kidding around with eveyone. He was inseparable from the silent Sachiko. They may look alike but only a few people can tell them apart. That would be their Okasan and Jiro-nii, whom they were very close to. They always knew what the other was thinking before they even said or did anything, often completing each other's sentences. Although, they stopped doing so as they got older. Sachiko was bubbly in her own way, always smiled and was rowdy when with his brothers. The move was a big thing yet the two didn't want to leave, especially Sachiko-chan. She had clung to her twin and cried begging that they stay.
Shiro, the fourth-born, was quiet but a bit sneaky when he wanted to get his way with anything. He had gotten a job as a konbini supervisor in Tokyo which was good since times are hard and he wanted to save for the future. He wanted to ask Kim-chan if they could get married. Not just yet but at least get engaged. He had asked Sachiko her opinion once and his neesan agreed it would be good to plan ahead.
Goro, youngest and was the most OC. He wanted things orderly and neat. Often helped Okachan and his neechan in the house. He was happy about the move to Tokyo, he will be a new architect of Jun Aoki & Associates. He was going to start in spring, his koibito was working as a clerk in a nearby office. They had kept correspondence and Chiaki-chan visited often.
Otousan had moved to Chiba, where their clan was originally from. He felt like he couldn't stand the loss of Okasan even if we were around. It was geed that his eldest was going to follow him there soon with his young bride.
Yes it was a fine day to tidy up and in the midst of the hubbub and happy smiles was a bit of tension in the air. Ichiro was packing their Okachan's shrine, the others noticed and were touched by an unseen force.
"Ne ne ne~ Let's go gather stuff from our rooms. Ones to throw away and those we can take as well" Goro suggested, the rest agreed and got busy.
Saburo was going through a picture album and saw their Okachan smiling up at him, almost causing to tear up. He turned the page again and saw a white envelope addressed to him. He opened it and started reading:
Saburo-kun,
I know that you and Sachiko are not truly mine but I love you both as my own. You and your brothers and sister were our children and one day you should all grow up and go on ahead to do what it is you love to do.
When that day comes, go. I will be watching over you from this house.
Okachan
At that moment his brothers came into the dining room excitedly.
Jiro showed his old mask," Are! look at what I found!"
"Uwaaah! That's nothing compared to this aniki!" Shiro was proud of the find he had with Goro.
"Aniki, what's that?" Goro asked their eldest.
"My old button pin collection. I must take this ne~"
"Oi~ Oniichan! That's just junk!" Shiro smirked.
"To you it is!" Jiro laughed, trying to get his mask into a box. They were still chattering when Saburo walked over.
"Anou sa~" the young musician started,"I found this in my things. Okachan wrote to us...."
They gathered round and read the letter. They could well hear their Okasan's voice as they did so.
"Anou~" Sachiko walked into the room and saw their faces as they read the letter.
"S-sachiko-chan..." his twin was surprised. They were expecting her to be in the kitchen, busy with dinner.
"Etou~"
"Nani? What's that you're reading? Why is everyone so serious?!" she giggled and smiled at them.
"Sachiko-chan.... Imouto... Sit down will you?" Ichiro said softly. The younger one nodded and sat next to his twin and was handed the letter. She knew right away whose handwriting it was. Soon tears fell silently. Jiro knew what would happen next as she suddenly stood up and ran to the bathroom, door banging behind her.
At that Ichiro too stood up with the house plans for the move, the rest followed him as he tore the paper into pieces. They knew it was the right thing to have done.
"Let's stay for a while ne?" Ichiro said calmly.
"Mou~ what about Oneesa...?" Shiro was about to ask when he noticed Saburo missing. The older one was already knocking on the bathroom door.
"Sachiko-chan. Please open the door imouto." the third-born pleaded.
"Mou... I'll let Otouchan know we're not moving" Goro took out his keitai and wrote: Otousan, we want to stay in this house with Okasana little longer. So we've decided not to move. The youngest smiled as he sent the message off and started putting things back in their place. He noticed Jiro-nii walk to the fridge and take the keys from the top and walk over to where the twins were. He smiled knowingly.
The keys jingled as they went into the doorknob. Openind the door widely, Jiro saw Sachiko's figure in a corner near the shower. He came forward and knelt beside her.
"Sachiko?" he said softly and took her into his arms. There was no reply from the woman, just more silent tears. She didn't refuse him either but was comforted by his presence.
"Mou~ Sachiko-chan. Okasan is looking over us ne. Let's smile for her. She's not in pain anymore." Jiro soothed her and wiped her tears away. At that she looked up and nodded.
"Mah..mah.. crybaby all these years ne!" Saburo chided her. His twin smiled and giggled a little.
"ARE!! Shall we have dinner? Okachan is all set-up back in her shrine." Shiro smiled.
"I turned the stove off now. Imouto almost burned my favorite!" Ichiro chuckled as he turned away from the scene.
"Aiiiyaaaah!" the comment mobilized her and she stood up with the help of Jiro,"hontouni gomenasai Onii-chan!"
And they fussed over setting the table. They were full of chatter again and the sad moment hours ago half-forgotten as Saburo screwed on the plaque again next to the door. Then he noticed someone going to the garden, it was Sachiko. He was going to follow when he also saw Jiro-niichan. He smiled and decided not to bother them and went in, rousing the others to tidy up in the kitchen and their rooms so as not to bother the two in the garden.
"Its a beautiful night niichan!" Sachiko stared at the stars, not bothering to look at her brother.
"sou desu ne...like imo-...like Sachiko-chan.." he replied as he sat next to her on the wooden bench.
"Mou~ niichan is not funny..." she was glad the clouds hid the moon or she'd be seen with her cheeks tinged pink.
"Anou sa~ I want to tell you something, Sachiko-chan. It may change many things but know what I say is true ne?"
"mou~ don't be so serious niichan! You'll look old!" sachiko giggled ans was about to stand up.
"Anou~" Jiro grabbed her arm lightly.
"Nani?" she smiled and sat back down. Jiro moved his hand down to her own hands, the girl was giddy but confused.
"Sachiko-chan. I love you."
"Watashi mo. Oniichan daisuki!" she replied, her heart beating wildly.
"No! Not like a sister. Like a man loves a woman. Mah.. how do I say this correctly?!" his face troubled.
"A-anou~ oniichan?"
"Please stop calling me that. We know I'm really not your brother."
"D-demou~"
"I know its too much but I don't want to waste anymore time. Okachan knew without my telling her and before she died she said I should be honest with you. This is what i'm doing right now...I don't care if you hate me or get disgusted or whatever....I just want you to know. I want the world to know. I have always loved you Sachiko" Jiro looked into her eyes, cupping her face, his blood rushing through his body. It felt good that he finally told her, now for the hard part...waiting for the reply...if there was one.
"Anou~ J-jiro?" Sachiko's face was flushed, emotions running wild in her but she was glad it wasn't a one way thing like she thought it was. He loved her too. At that she let his arms wound around her waist as hers went up his neck, pulling him closer.
"Watashi mo..." she whispered back.
Then all of a suddent the light of the moon shone down on them as the cloud passed.
"Finally!" Goro shouted. The lovers disentangled themselves, surprised at the reactions.
"Omedetou Jiro-kun" Ichiro patted his otouto's shoulder.
The two were dumbfounded but happy to be accepted by their family this way.
"Seems I have another announcement for Otousan" Goro said.
Minna laughed but Jiro stopped, "Let Sachiko and myself do that ne? We'll go to Chiba next week."
"EHHHH?! That fast?!" Saburo cried.
"Baka niichan! They've been together all their lives ne? What's there left to do?!" Shiro looked at his older brother dubiously.
"Sou desu kedo~"
And the family continued to live in the house where love and laughter dwelled.
Adoro testes xD
E hoje me deparei com um interessante. "Qual o sexo do seu cérebro?", que busca delimitar através das respostas de certas perguntas o quanto de masculino ou feminino ele pode ser. Talvez um teste bem besta, mas eu achei meu resultado até que engraçado.
Meio-a-meio?
Will be held on 12/13 ( sun) in Tokyo dome.
When was the last one? 2003? can't remember!
A great gathering for all JE fans~~ Hopefully will see Nino and Aiba chan in action...
Want to go!!
Jiro~
Months ago had been embarassing for me, I cried on Imouto's shoulder on the way home. I didn't want to cry, it wasn't like me to do that. But I knew only Sachiko-chan would understand. Her face was already tearstained from crying herself. She usually does when we came to see Okachan in the hospital. That was the day before Okachan left us. She was wiping her face with her hanky, for someone who wasn't girly, she carried one all the time. I wanted to smile at the thought but then imouto said something that hit a chord in me. Those words that I will always remember my entire life. I had wanted to say something soothing and genki but words failed me. A highly unusual thing for me, I was always there to comfort her and Saburo-kun. They came at a troubled time but we still accepted them. Okasan made sure of that and I took to heart those words. Take good care of them. But now as my body leaned forward and held her, burrying my sobbing face in her hair, she was the one soothing me. She didn't say anything, Sachiko-chan didn't have to. She never had to say anything to make me smile, just a look from her was enough for me. Her hand patted my back, it was something I would have done for her too. I had been doing it since the twins came to us. Many years or laughter and tears, Sachiko-chan was a bit of a crybaby and Saburo-kun was very loud at times but nothing unberable. They looked alike but different. It was easy to tell even when both had their hair cut the same way, well.... for me and Okachan that is. I loved the twins, Okachan said to take care of them and I did.
The memory faded as I tidied up the house with my siblings, I was moving out with Shiro-kun and Goro-kun to Tokyo. I had gotten a job at Keio to teach, nobody knew about it yet. Aniki will be getting married soon, I think only I didn't have a koibito amongst my brothers. Even Sachiko-chan was going out with someone, that made my heart heavy for some reason. Shrugging it off, I finally pulled out the mask I used to play with as a child and ran to show it to the others. But when I came into the living room, Saburo-kun was showing the others something. It was a letter, I recognized the handwriting at once. Okasan had written to us before she died. I tried hard not to cry again as I finished reading. It was what she wanted. For us to move on. She was watching over us she said. I knew what would happen next as Sachiko cried silently over the letter, stood up and ran to the bathroom. It was her way, I knew that. Aniki took the plans we made and tore them, it was the right thing to do. I knew we should stay a bit more to be with each other. To be with Okasan in the house built on happiness and love. I walked to the fridge and grabbed the keys on top on it, seeing that Saburo-kun was already trying to get his twin out of the bathroom. I walked over and tapped his shoulder. He moved away for me to unlock the door. Like always, knelt down beside Sachiko. Took her into my arms as she wept soundlessly, tears streaming the way mine did months ago. I wiped the tears away and told her Okachan was happy and isn't in pain anymore. She nodded and hugged back, sobs dying down. Saburo made a joke. His twin smiled. It will be fine. Everything will be fine, my Sachiko-chan. She looks up at me and smiles. We move out of the bathroom and get dinner ready, we were a family again. We won't be leaving for now. I just hope I can talk to her again. Say what I have always wanted to say, Okachan said I should have told her many years ago.
I love her.
I feel that the reason why this song is chosen is "encounter".
Among the thousands of demo, I encountered this song.
Furthermore, since the single is gonna be released on Nov 18, a time when autumn is turning into winter, feels that this song suits the changing of season as well, therefore decided to select it as the main song for the single.
The attraction of this song is afterall the sadness that this season is bringing. I believe everyone would be able to feel the same way as I am feeling too. I, myself, love the melody very much, if everyone is able to use the same type of feelings to appreciate this song, I would be very happy.
In the beginning, I mentioned the encountering of this song, the first time I heard this song, how should I put it...gently, it entered my heart, in the end, only sadness was left, that was how I felt.
As for the story, “The girl who was being loved = the girlfriend who had found new love,even though that was what happened,nothing was done to get her back in order to support her decision” This is how I feel.
A love that is not returned, efforts would surely be given to bring back her love. But this is not the case,
the guy in the story had her interest more than his, the lyrics were trying to portray this sort of feelings.
To be able to do this, if the guy did not sincerely love his girlfriend, he would not be able to fulfill it. I feel that this song strongly emphasized the fact that his wish was "Happiness for the girl". To me, this is love at the highest state, a love that is unmovable.
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Creo que la razón por la cual se elige esta canción es "encuentro".
Entre los miles de demo me encontré con esta canción.
El atractivo de esta canción es después de todo la tristeza que esta
temporada está trayendo. Creo que todos pueden sentirlo de la misma manera
que me siento también. Yo, yo mismo, amo mucho la melodía, si todo
el mundo es capaz de utilizar el mismo tipo de sentimientos para
apreciar esta canción, me sentiría muy feliz.
el tipo en la historia tuvo su interés más que el suyo, la letra trata de representar este tipo de sentimientos.
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Yamapi's Diary 2230 (10-11-09)
PM 6 : 09
Konbachiwa!
Today I recorded the song segment of 『utaban』.
I danced to my heart's content!!
Extremely -- happy!
Now, during the rehearsal,
I love to use this towel
I had a wonderful summer!!
I never thought that the Arcs towel could be so useful during this period of time (Laugh)
Thanks buzzer beat!
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Hoy he grabado la canción de la serie de sesiones para utaban 『』.
Yo bailaba al contenido de mi corazón!!
Extremadamente - feliz!
Ahora, durante el ensayo,
Me gusta utilizar esta toalla
Tuve un maravilloso verano!
Nunca pensé que la toalla Arcs podrían ser muy útiles durante este período de tiempo (Rísas)
Gracias buzzer beat!
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Yamapi's Diary 2229 (09-11-09)
PM 8 : 13
Konbachiwa
Everything is almost done!! concert!!
Now, everyday I've been overly-rehearsing
Therefore the muscles in my legs are always aching.
However, I'm feeling great.
Dancing really makes me feel so happy.
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Konbachiwa
Todo está casi listo!! concierto!!
Ahora, todos los días he estado ensayando excesivamente
Por lo tanto, los músculos de las piernas están adoloridas
Sin embargo, me siento bien.
Bailar realmente me hace sentir tan feliz
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Yamapi's Diary 2228 (08-11-09)
PM 5 : 58
Konbachiwa!
Yesterday, after the rehearsal,
I went to a friend's birthday gathering.
There's a group of us who were born in the same year
The gathering yesterday was from this group.
We have not gathered for a long time
Therefore I was very happy.
One of them even made an original keychain for each of us(^^)
Just to mention, this is my design.
It's sparkling, isn't it (Laugh)
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Ayer después del ensayo
Fui a la fiesta de cumpleaños de un amigo.
Normalmente, un grupo de nosotros, con la misma edad, tendría algunos encuentros
Igual va a la fiesta de cumpleaños
Se reunió con amigos a los que no he visto en mucho tiempo
Muy feliz.
Uno de ellos incluso hizo una llave original para cada uno de nosotros (^ ^)
Solo por mencionar, este es mi diseño
Es brillante, ¿no es así (Risas)
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Sachiko~
Its a busy busy day, I was preparing Ichiro-niichan's favorite for dinner. With Okachan gone now, I had to do more of the house work while doing part-time as a piano teacher. It was hard being in a house full of men. Okachan used to say I was a bit rowdy myself but then again minna was overprotective, especially Jiro-niichan. I smiled at the memory of him always there for me and Saa-kun. Jiro-niichan knew how to stop me from crying or why Saa-kun was sad or angry or frustrated. He listened to us and we did the same. Well...more like me listening since Saa-kun was always hyper about something interesting. Okachan once said, he was someone I can depend on just like Saa-kun. Mou~ when Okachan was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, he was strong in front of everyone when I was crying. But when I was walking with him one day from the hospital, he pulled me and hugged me. Niichan just cried like a child. I didn't know what to do. He was the one who made me smile like Saa-chan so...I was at a loss for words. I just held him and patted his hair, humming the lullaby that Okachan sang to us as children. That was the only time I saw niichan cry. I didn't tell Saa-kun, I don't even know why since I told him everything. Mou~ I'm happy that this family has accepted us completely as their own. It was hard in the convent orphanage but when Okachan and Otouchan took us home. We were happy. It was home. A real home.
I was letting the curry simmer as Saburo called us over to show something. It was a letter that Okachan had left for us. I was last to read. It said to move on and do what we wanted. Okachan will always be with us she said in the letter. I know I'm such a crybaby but reading something like that was unbearable. Okachan knew she was at the end of her time. My love for her has always been so much. I took care of her till her last breath with us. Heaven knows that we were still at a loss since she was gone a few months ago. I can't bring myself to think of even leaving the home we all had with her. Otouchan is in Chiba, it was good for him. To try and move on, he was hurt most...i think.. his wife, friend and lifetime partner was gone. I understood his leaving. But Ichiro-niichan is engaged to Nana-chan and wanted to start anew in a fishing village somewhere. Shiro-kun and Goro-kun have dragged Jiro-niichan and they decided to move to Tokyo. The family is moving on Okachan.... But I can't bring myself to do that. YADA!!
I stood from the table and ran to where I always did, the bathroom and locked myself in. Slumping to the floor, the endless streams of tears fell. Okachan. Why did you leave? Why didn't you fight harder? I knew I was wrong to ask, this was what she wanted. A final rest. But the pain was unbearable. Silent tears. I could hear Saa-chan trying to get in but when the door clicked open...It was my Jiro-niichan who knelt down and held me tight, patting my hair like he always did when we were young and something was wrong. I could depend on him. I... no... I must just be confused... But I love him... He wiped the tears away and smiled. It will be fine. Saa-kun made a joke, it made me smile. Then the others looked in and chided us. I remembered dinner, I stood up and got the table ready. Glancing up at Jiro-niichan. He smiled and patted my hair. I love him.