Interlude

The silence hung long time. Emotions did not keep up with words, but also logical words was not to pick up. Words in which there is no sense, it is better nothing than silence. Therefore it is possible to call this interval silence.

In spite of the fact that literally a second ago through clouds the sunset sun appeared, painting the sea in a crimson dye, now the sky again began to shine blueness. Snowflakes smoothly fall and are dissolved on a rejected shadow. When lamps lit up, shadows became more, and each of them, let and is more poorly appreciable, but has the direction. I cannot understand any more, where that last shadow.

Someone told that conversation could turn out long. Perhaps and I. Words ended, but that should sound further, became clear and without words. Nobody told words against, both the scene came to the end with a smile and a nod.

I behave in hands not to escape, in spite of the fact that everything came so far. To escape from the unshakable tranquillity.

For a small period the faint hope did not grow by an iota. I understand that the definite answer will finish everything. Therefore, this answer should sound. It is necessary to tell, но¼ it will not understand. That is why this answer should sound. Even if it is clear that it is necessary to regret about this choice.

Because actually I do not want this cold and awful present in which we will find only grief.

Chapter 1 - Soon the season was replaced, and snow started to thaw

I got used to cold. Since my birth and still this district, this city - the unique place where I lived. Therefore I think that the winter in Tib looks exactly so. Anything pleasant is not present in the dry air whipping on cheeks a wind, cold freezing foot, but I never hated it. It was for me something natural, on what would be strange to complain. Generally, a question only in, whether the person endured heat and the cold, surpassing to what he got used. Therefore, I too did not get used to a heat of other districts.

For example, to blow warm steam on the stiffened fingers. A sound of a friction of a corrected scarf about a raincoat. Or here a contact of a knee of the person sitting next on a shop. Heat felt from this person. It became a little disturbing from thought that I can adjoin to this heat, and I was slightly removed, and now between me both sitting next the palm is located with Yukinosita and Yuigakhama.

In this coastal evening park except us three anybody is not present. I just now noticed that from here it is possible to see a two-case building where there lives Yukinosita. It is necessary to pass a little from trading quarter to station where Kaykhin's park is located, to cross the wide road, and it is possible to leave to the quiet dormitory area.

Let we and in a coastal zone, but the protective woods considerably weaken a stream of cold air. Likely, we feel cold because around not a soul, only hardly appreciable snow cover.

Today all as the fourteenth of February. It is day call still St. Valentine's Day, Day of Dried Japanese anchovies, and still today my sister Komachi passes entrance examination in high school. And, certainly, today we went to an oceanarium. Since a dinner and till the evening a lot of snow accumulated, but the grass and bushes can be made out.

Snow absorbs sounds. I do not think that it absorbs all sounds, simply anybody from us did not drop words. We simply sat next, looking for still silent night.

The snow cover reflects a moonlight and street lighting. Therefore there is a feeling that is now more light, than should

to be at this time days. If luminescent lamps were a light source, it would be colder. But now snow had a warm oranzhevaty shade. And still, it is necessary to concern it - and it will disappear, as dew. Nevertheless this false and warm light lets to us know that sparks of light falling in the sea are real. Yes, snow really falls. Yes, the day spent by us together really exists, and confirmation to that is unsteady heat and time.

Slightly concern it - and it will melt, playfully dump it - and it will be scattered. On the other hand, even if you tenderly watch it - it all the same will disappear sooner or later. I thought, and whether snow if the cold proceeded could thaw? But during an instant when this useless thought emerged at me in the head, on a body ran a shiver. The small small group of snow in a corner already answered this question.

I waved the head and rose from a shop on which sat. From here it is visible vending machines of red and dark blue flowers on the brink of park. Having decided to descend there, I turned to girls.

«Will be something?» They exchanged glances and slightly waved the heads, letting know that to them

it is necessary nothing. I nodded meaning that understood them.

Having got from a wallet a trifle, I put it in the receiver. My choice - coffee bank, as usual. At the same time I took two plastic small bottles of black tea. I sat down and put them in a coat pocket. Bank of coffee which I took the last, seemed such more hotly that I could burn, probably, however for any instant it seemed to me the ice. Taking bank that in one hand, in another, I started to think of why so it turned out. If to take bank a warm hand, this question disappears. Temperature on a surface - no more, than figures, and the sense of these figures is predetermined. Heat and warmth have absolutely different sense, and now I realized it. Though, that fact that I it understood only now - at all a reason for pride.

Heat from a wallet which I bought very long time ago for hundred yens was even more burning. Now it absorbed in itself(himself) warmly another's knee, about 36 degrees. Heat not physical, and what remains in a breast. I hid a wallet and returned to a bench. I guessed that at me more never will be possibilities to feel this heat therefore I went slowly, but did not stop.

Nobody sat down on my place. That was still felt жар¼ I still I do not know, how close I can be approached. Therefore I go slowly, step by step. And whether it is possible for me to take still a step? Approximately with such thoughts I came nearer, directly as well as all last year.

I approached everything closer and estimated a distance again. When I knew nothing, behaved inconsiderately and when noticed - frostily. But when understood that I do not know anything, my feet ceased to move.

Still step. Well at least полшага¼ And I stopped.

The shop under фонарём is as if in searchlight beams. Two sitting shadows were extended and became indistinct. Looking at it, I silently got from a pocket of a small bottle and stretched them. Girls awkwardly thanked me and took on one so that our fingers did not adjoin, and I hid hands in pockets. Casually touched cellophane package rustled. I slightly opened a pocket and looked inside. Yes, the presented cookies still on a place. They did not become more or less. And their quantity not to increase, even if them to shake.

Yes, the happiness simply so does not increase. It seems, it told whether St. Petersburg, whether Chita, whether the Roundabout [1] ¼ Trouble only that it can deteriorate or decrease. It after all easily breaks and crumbles, therefore got to check, however the pink cardboard perfectly protects it from everything. When I only was going to put it back, the surprise sound from outside was heard. Yukinoshita looked at it.

«Beautiful package.» - she told, looking a loving look. Yuigakhama for an instant was surprised to sudden exclamation, but at once moved

forward.

«Aha. I in Masta long chose.» «That? To Masta? This Indian greeting?» «Is not present, - намасте. To Masta is a name of a packing tape.» -

Yukinoshita told, holding whisky.

«In spite of the fact that you have mass of useless knowledge, a greeting you do not know.»

«Little fool. The greeting is everything that is necessary to create visibility of conversation. The prepared greetings are a crucial knowledge.» - I told and Yukinoshita wearily smiled.

«For you, means, even the greeting is already разговор¼» «Aga. Therefore I try to greet as little as possible.» «Hikki! Really you so strongly do not like to talk?» Well, I after all «хикки» that here you will do. There is after all a wisdom that a name

defines contents. Хм, and I already managed to get used to the nickname thought up by Yuigakhama, it «хикки» ¼ And after all once I bashfully looked away and reddened, silently saying that I do not know the person with such shameful name. And though is not present, I will not remember the such. I from the very beginning reconciled to it.

Means, "colors" is a reduction from a packing tape. I will remember just in case. Though, I at all do not know, why it is necessary. However, Yukinoshita-san, you well understand modern culture,

I thought and looked in its party. She, seemingly, understood, of what I thought, and smiled.

«This packing tape was initially used when painting, but now many of them are issued with decorative design.»

«Just about! There are so much nice tapes! Both for packing, and for тетрадок¼» - Yuigakhama began to tell with enthusiasm. I looked at packing once again and paid attention to really attractive fringing. Not thick golden tape with a pattern in the form of a dog pad. Really beautifully.

It seems that Yuigakhama became nervous, when I turned on this attention, and does not know where to translate a look.

«About taste I, of course, not уверена¼ But I tried.» - resolutely looking at me as if having collected the will in a fist, Yuigakhama told. How I can ignore this serious look? I stroked packing with cookies.

«Yes, it and is so clear.» I really so consider. But I too yet did not try them, therefore

about taste I can tell nothing, however worthy diligence for the sake of other person, enclosed in this gift, are felt and so. Therefore also I need to try to pick up the most balanced words for the answer. Anything ostentatious, joking apart, and everything is clear even without words.

«In-in! Hikki, you after all spoke how looks trying человек¼» - is proud Yuigakhama told, wagging a finger in air.

«You remember, значит¼» - I was surprised. Good memory. Though, I after all too remember. Yes, it was not lie or something similar, I really trusted in it, however it is a little a shame to me to hear it from another's lips. Yes, I quite often would like to die on the spot because of words which I carelessly said once in the past. Though, seemingly, it is a shame not to me to one.

«Certainly. Such simply so not забыть¼ I even was surprised at once.» - Yuigakhama confusedly smiled and with any hostility clasped itself. Hey, you! To me too it becomes awkward! Here, ambiguous smile. Our views met, and Yuigakhama turned away.

«The N - well, Hikki, you always was such so I got used.» - Yuigakhama because of what Yukinoshita grinned joked.

«It is valid, that it does, is on slanting below that is expected.»

«In-in!» - Yuigakhama agreed. Hey, wait a moment with this opinion, I thought to argue with Yukinoshita and looked in her party.

«I after all not one such. Truly, Kososhita-san?»

«That it for the address such?» - Kososhita-san drills me eyes, having frowned eyebrows. And Yuigakhama наборот, looks with misunderstanding.

«And! How on therapy with animals?» «. Though I do not know, slanting it down or up.» - I agreed with

Yuigakhama and slightly scratched a cheek. Then we were not amicable, therefore I could not tell for certain, but now it looks as «that it bears?». Yuigakhama, likely, too understood it, nodded and reflected.

«At all I do not know. I thought that it quite clever.» Oh, here denial. But to continue this conversation it is possible only

denials and и¼ Most likely, she simply wanted to play with cats. But the kind person of it will not tell and long conversation will turn out, therefore I will hide this question deeply in a breast. And here, seemingly, it was not possible to hide to Yuigakhama. In such breast!

«Well, Yukinon, you after all little spontaneous person, correctly?» - Yuigakhama tried to relieve the tension somehow, and told it a little more loudly, Yukinoshita in reply took of it a cold view.

«You after all about itself now?» «Well, for example, as in cards, in the game "daykhinmin"! I after all it is good

thought!» - Yuigakhama tried to be protected.

I too tried to pull out that club of games, and results of dark game from memory.

«In my opinion, all business was in удаче¼» «And what? Good luck is too ability! Then there was my birthday,

therefore it is natural that to me carried, и¼ I was simply glad that there was something хорошее¼»

Yuigakhama started to speak loudly, but somewhere from the middle it became silent and inclined the head. Hey, you it is badly audible, speak louder, and? Keep in mind that too it became a shame to me, when you started to speak about gifts! Perhaps, I too should incline the head.

«What communication between birthday and good luck?.» - Yukinoshita murmured.

«Oh and cease! Is certainly! We all the same won!» - Yuigakhama on Yukinoshita's misunderstanding then both of them grinned was indignant. Yuigakhama is right, as a result we after all won, therefore it is possible not to think of it.

For certain her optimism rescued me more than once. And me, and Yukinoshita. Looking on appeared on Yukinoshita's lips a smile, it is sure, she too thought of it. It cleaned hair from a shoulder and nodded enough.

«It is true, the main thing that we won.»

«Your hatred to loss again got out.» - took off at me, together with a smile. Yukinoshita in reply quietly looked at me.

«And here you like to lose.» «Would not tell. I wanted to win each time.» - I told, but me already

did not hear. Yuigakhama according to sighed.

«The same was both with tennis, and with judo club.» «It is called as lost labor.» Yukinoshita disappointedly sighed. I am irritated too by the such

question statement, actually. It would be necessary to clear.

«I not especially also worked. In a case with a judo I only injured hips a little.»

Yukinoshita in reply too lit up. «It simply example. By the way, you after all descended then in hospital? Often

to such pains get used, and they become chronic.»

«Anything to itself! You worried?! Though, and I worried a little!» - Yuigakhama was surprised to Yukinoshita's pressure, and at the same time at the end used an opportunity. I would like to hear your councils and support when in them there was a need. Perhaps, I after all will answer their care with the report.

«And I was in hospital, in an osteopatiya, the truth. Beat out to itself the direction on the general survey.» - it is proud I declared.

«What prudent! In vain only worried!» - Yuigakhama unpleasantly was surprised. Hey, I then did not notice, that you worried about me! I gloomy looked at it, she understood about what I think, and tried to smooth down a situation, having clapped.

«But after all on such, let and foolish, tasks too it was cheerful, together in something to be engaged.»

«¼ Unless?» In a part about "foolish" I agree, but that was together cheerful?. I with

doubt looked at Yuigakhama. It it is proud straightened a breast.

«Certainly! Yumiko, Cinchona, Hayato-kun, Si-tyan, Komachi-tyan, to us after all cheerfully together. And on summer vacations, for example.» - Yuigakhama told, looking somewhere afar. Yukinoshita nodded.

«Summer лагерь¼ I can not tell about "cheerfully", but action was recovered. And you forgot nobody?»

Yukinoshita inclined the head sideways. I too started to remember, how many we were in the village Chiba, and understood.

«Hiratsuka sensei was the head therefore hardly to it it was cheerful.»

«It seemed to me that the sensei looked happy.» Yukinoshita frowned eyebrows. I understand it. Such person

the sensei, to it it is always cheerful. And, still Tobe was. The hell with him, I remember it, and it is enough of it. Be based with the world. Because Tobe asked to Hayama a strange question, to me it was inconvenient. Let it too is based only in my memory. There were many things which I left only in the memory that summer. It so long lies at me on heart that managed to turn into a fossil. I could not release Tsurumi Rumi because it reminded someone to me. Probably, for me it was too sick to look, how a muffled image "people around", despite the razmytost, put insuperable pressure, or more likely simply once crushed it in the weight.

I cannot call a result good. But an image of the girl which offered a helping hand in spite of the fact that

understood that it everything not really, appeared to me the faint hope similar to entreaty. It too can be remembered. However memoirs is such thing which all people who were there have. Therefore, probably, she too could tell that would like to remember it.

«On fireworks too it was cheerful.» - Yuigakhama told, looking in the night sky. I too looked up. There are neither bright circles, nor a rain from sparks, the dense-black sky.

«Фейерверк¼» «Oh, you remember!» «Still. I more did nothing, therefore easily I remember days with

any events.»

It seemed to me that Yuigakhama speaks a little playfully therefore I answered with self-humiliation, having lowered shoulders, and hid important memoirs deeply inside. Further we smiled, sighed, and calmed down. To fill this silence, Yukinoshita loudly sighed.

«That is, you remember only couple of days from more than forty days каникул¼»

«Well. I did not manage to look back, as they ended. However, right after vacation serious turmoil began.»

«In the second half of year put always much.» «Aga. Though, in everything that head of executive committee is guilty.» I remembered someone and the timbre of my speech became venomous. Yuigakhama

too it was discontentedly twisted.

«I will keep silent.» Vakh, Yuigakhama-san, you such kind! As a rule, here should

to occur correspondence court and a sentence to the highest measure! Yukinoshita too lowered shoulders. She, seemingly, too wants to comment on my modest opinion. Vakh, really and Yukinoshita-san kind?

«It is guilty not only Sagas dignities.» «Oh, you called her name.» «You after all too were not going to hide it at all.» - Yukinoshita

darted at me a glance and put a finger to a temple as if it is hurt by the head. I scratched a nape as if apologizing, and Yukinoshita coughed.

«Then many different problems at the same time pulled hard.» That she spoke - were abstract words in strongly simplified

look. Though, how still it it is possible to tell? All of us equally understood that she wants to tell. An inappropriate nasazhivaniye of the interests, a carefree skidyvaniye of responsibility on others and as a result obstinacy, and also leaving from actions, and so on. But I think that repeating it over and over again, recognizing each other, we could find the suitable answer. For everyone the, but on a result - one.

«And, the most important - too busy schedule.» - Yukinoshita summed up. Yuigakhama according to nodded.

«Aha. And after that at once there was a school trip.» «There too there were many efforts.» - I told, and, having noticed, where goes

conversation, could not tell anything else. For me continued Yukinoshita and Yuigakhama.

«We could not take pleasure in the city simply. We saw unless Kiyomidzu-der, and various thorium. And almost anything from local food not попробовали¼ But the thematic park was pleasant! And the house with привидениями¼»

«It also is called as turmoil.» Yuigakhama looked cheerful, and Yukinoshita - on the contrary, tired.

We in different classes therefore everyone had a schedule the but even if we would be together - hardly Yukinoshita would go to the house with ghosts. She does not love it. And I too, actually.

«And we, in principle, saw the city. Ryoan-dzi, Fusimi Inari, Tofuku-дзи, Kitano-temmangu¼ And I visited even more places. And in hotel submitted boiled by tofu and udon-ski. Besides we visited cafe which wanted. »-Yukinoshita enough told.

Да¼Точно, I remembered taste of that we ate there in the morning. And in that beautiful cafe it was very tasty, there is nothing to tell.

«And still рамен¼» - Yukinoshita carefully added. «Ramen?» - Yuigakhama with astonishment inclined the head, but Yukinoshita

more told nothing. I decided to continue.

«Yes, in Kyoto there are a lot of eminent cafes. Especially in the area Kitasirakava and Itidzyozdi the sea of different cafes. I if was время¼ Eh, Takayasu, Tentenyyu, Yume about катарэ¼» would like to descend

«And, what?» «WellWell, anything. Simply cafe names where I wanted to descend. Not

pay attention.»

"Ugu". - told interrogative tone after I tried to calm her. I will continue conversation at the same speed.

«Only I was released from Sagas as Isshiki was declared. «Ha-ha¼ Yes, an election of the president were difficult.» - it is sad

Yuigakhama grinned. Out of the corner of the eye I noticed that Yukinoshita slightly lowered shoulders, and I sighed slightly more considerably.

«And as soon as elections ended began Christmas ивент, with all «лоджикал - маджикал», «oh, is exact!», it too was a hard time.»

«I too did not understand that he spoke. Though, I and now do not understand you.» - Yukinoshita spitefully giggled and straightened a back. Yuigakhama knocked it on a shoulder.

«But then after all we went to Destinee-lend! We not simply for nothing there got moreover and there was a Sir dignity and other veshchichka!»

«Well. Not everything was so bad.» - Yukinoshita smiled, looking at Yuigakhama's smile. Too it wanted to me to smile, looking at them.

Really, not everything was such bad. I think, in all that we did, there was any sense. I do not know, whether I could take responsibility for Isshiki Irokh, whether Tsurumi Rumi's ending also was correct. Besides, I do not know that she wanted to tell those words at the end. But, at least, I think, it everything was not for nothing. We could suit it to a decline of that year quietly. It is sure, this heat I feel not only I, but also these two girls too. Therefore Yuigakhama very warmly responds about that time.

«Somehow quickly year passed. Probably, because many events occurred.»

«And at the beginning of a year too there were many affairs. Especially at my place - Komachi started to prepare for receipt actively.»

It seems, the beginning of a new semester too was not quiet. Silly hearings continually created turmoil. Only New Year was quiet. Therefore I think only of the beginning of year, and I reflect on examinations of Komachi.

«I hope, the first visit of the temple did not pass in vain.» «M? A-and, precisely. It agrees.»

Likely, on my face excitement about results of examination was shown. Forced even Yukinoshita me to calm!

«Because of it I cannot endure everything any more.» - I told to change the subject, and Yuigakhama nodded.

«Aha. Then give, when everything will end, we will gather for finishing meeting!»

«Certainly. It is necessary to celebrate receipt smartly.» "Agrees". «Aha!» Though I also tell about receipt of Komachi so, as if it already

the come true fact, anybody from them did not begin to deny they be they only answered with a smile. Thank you for it. I smiled broadly. But Yuigakhama became sad.

«We not so extraneous ведь¼» «Well. We too exactly in a year will have entrance examinations in

university. And потом¼» - Yukinoshita told and looked down. And it is so clear, than this offer comes to an end. After examinations we will have a release.

«Year is so мало¼» These words appeared are filled with realness much more strongly, than

I expected. Actually our conversation - no more, than a way to kill time. For certain they too understand it.

«It was the fastest year in my life.» - Yukinoshita told, having deeply sighed. Yuigakhama slapped in a palm.

«I too so think! It is interesting, why so? You know, how adults often say, what with age time starts to go quicker? I understood it!»

«So after all many affairs were valid. Instructions, consultations and so forth did not stop. It everything wine of Hiratsuka sensei.

"Instigator". - sadly having smiled, Yukinoshita told. Yuigakhama's face expressed the same emotions.

Also it is the truth. Everything began with her words, let and there is enough simple. I think, it was her spontaneous idea. And everything will end already soon. But the duel outcome all as is not clear, all as if in a fog. But we for certain will come to the concrete answer if this fog to clean, let even this answer will be wrong, let even we will lose something.

The past can be stirred eternally. Especially this year - it can be discussed without stopping, cheerfully smiling and laughing. We talked about about what wanted, and held back about what did not want to speak. Though on most

business did not tell anything from this that really wanted to tell. Deliberately, with understanding. If diligently to avoid any subject, at once it becomes clear that this subject is important.

I think, all here being understand it. That is why this conversation broke. We spent together no more than a year. For this year there was much that,

that we remember that managed to forget, and that pretended to be that forgot. Conversations on the past, on memoirs come to an end sooner or later. When the past comes nearer to the present - the end is inevitable. Means, it is necessary to start to speak about the future. It is possible, therefore all of us sighed and became silent.

Invisible, unknown, incomprehensible, but at the same time the inevitable. We cannot it to see, the nobility, but, having moved ahead, we cannot return back any more.

In the formed silence someone corrected a scarf. «Snow stopped.» - Yuigakhama in anywhere told, having looked up, in

foggy night sky. Yukinoshita told nothing, and simply slightly smiled and too looked up. Its smile was similar to a moonlight making the way through clouds.

Likely, they look at the same moon. As well as still. They always were near, looked almost on same, carrying out

it is a lot of time with each other. But, most likely, the answer at everyone own. I can answer with confidence that this answer will not change. Therefore not to say it aloud, we spoke about what - that the friend. About weather, about coffee, and trivial memoirs.

«It is said that when I was born, there was a snow. Therefore me called Yukino. How it is simple, isn't that so?» - Yukinoshita as if laughing at itself suddenly told. Yuigakhama tenderly smiled and quietly answered.

«But this remarkable and very beautiful name.» Understanding that nobody asked my delight, I too nodded. «Good name.» Yuigakhama slightly with astonishment looked at me, blinking, and

Yukinoshita stiffened in astonishment and looks at me, having widely opened eyes. Because of such reaction to me too it became awkward, and I transferred a look to other party, brought to a mouth of coffee and took a sip to distract.

I actually considered that a name beautiful therefore to deny I gather nothing. Yukino's name very well suits it. Beautiful, with a caducity and loneliness shade. Strange, but the image of cold and frosts is not present.

"Thanks". - a weak voice Yukinoshita said, and I looked again at it. She clenched fists on a skirt and hung the head. Its black hair hid the face like a veil, but her turned pink cheeks all the same it was visible. For certain Yuigakhama too noticed it and tenderly smiled. I heard weak laughter, Yukinoshita carefully coughed, raised the face and became straight.

«Speak, this is mother chose to me a name. Though, about it to me was told by the sister.» - having started to speak silently, it finished a voice at all disappearing in air, and lowered a look. On her faces there was a gloomy affected smile because of what for Yuigakham's any instant and I faltered.

Perhaps it is necessary to muffle silence though something? For example that my name, Hachiman where it is simpler, or that mother and the father long chose a name for Komachi, unlike me. To think up something that отвлечься¼ Or, can, it is better to entrust it to Yuigakhama, and then to join. But also I, and Yuigakhama decided to keep silent, having inhaled. Yukinoshita's mother, and Haruno-san. We almost know nothing about the relations between them. Though, similar to we do not know almost anything and about Yuigakhama's family and they about my family almost know nothing.

Therefore ignorance here - the main thing. I do not know them, I do not know almost anything about them. Therefore I do not know, how it is correct to answer. When I absolutely knew nothing - I still had an indulgence. If you do not know the person, nobody will blame you for inappropriate words, for misunderstanding and the more so absolutely normally not to contact the unfamiliar. And if you face troublesome business - it is possible to ignore simply it, because you actually the stranger.

However, we already know each other enough not to ignore and to pretend to be the uncomprehending. To arrive so now - shamelessness. But I do not know what now to do. I could begin conversation with any foreign subject, be adjusted on the general wave, open, and, accurately, without pressing, to tell something reminding council. It is already similar to the exemplary decision of which any is naturally capable. But after all we came to that occurs now, just because of this falseness. My hand involuntarily compressed to bank with coffee, but steel bank does not give in. In exchange, finger-tips began to tremble, and the liquid sound was audible, so silently we sit.

Having slightly stirred up bank, I checked, how many still there was a coffee. I decided that as soon as I will drink up, I will begin conversation. And if I solved, I have no other choice, except how to do. So was always. Me always sucked in, involved, entangled, and eventually the decision to accept

I should. Such character at me. My determination is at all of what I can be proud or for what I can be praised, simply habit. I almost always one, the single therefore I should do everything most. The solo player is does not mean at all that I very capable, even on the contrary - me almost everything am not pleasant. The only thing that at me it turns out well - to lull itself, to convince to be given.

But, seemingly, now I will not manage to deceive myself. Especially, if conversation turns out frank. Probably, I indeed avoided to think of the future. It seems, a word "escaped" here not absolutely truly. "Avoided" much closer. Still approaches "evaded". I do not think that it is possible to call it an eskapizm. Because I despise it.

As a result, I did not look for any ways of decisions and answers, wishing, that it everything ended. The question, its essence and complexity, are not clear, and I waited, while it will dissipate, as a morning fog. I autocratically decided that all of us simply will be dissolved once. For me it is inadmissible to judge feelings of girls, but hardly I strongly am mistaken. After all after all I with them passed a long way, whether happy, whether is not present, similar whether on a day dream, whether on suffocation by cotton wool.

But to it not to happen. Yuigakhama Yui already raised the question. Yukinoshita Yukino already showed aspiration to the answer. And what Hikigaya Hachiman? Last I only would laugh over this love story. Future

I would not forgive this answer which and the answer not to call. Now I am covered by understanding that I do not know, correctly what to eat, and I make a mistake. Then that I should make efforts correction of this mistake. I should begin conversation. I drank up the cooled-down coffee up to the end.

«Yukinoshita, it is possible to listen to you?» - I told, having carefully chosen words.

It is interesting, what she will understand from these words? I at all do not know that she wants to hear. But, seemingly, it sufficed them. In this phrase there are no unimportant details, from it it is impossible to take anything. Though engender something it could, because the will to conversation and desire to advance the stiffened relations there is.

Yuigakhama looks at me, with bated breath, as if being interested in my determination. Yukinoshita too strained and inclined the head.

«Я¼ I can tell?» - it is silent, with indecision in a voice she told. At Yuigakham and I uncertainly looked at it, but the sigh was continuation only. Interestingly, it was the question? It is unlikely that she asked that -

that at me. I tried to answer with a nod its hardly audible question. In reply Yukinoshita frowned and took a break. Should be, it, as well as I, look for suitable words. Yuigakhama drew near it as if pushing behind, and touched to her hand.

«You know, I long thought, whether it is necessary to wait. Because heard many different stories.» - Yuigakhama told and put the head on Yukinoshita. I do not know that at it after closed centuries, but warmly as if as from caress of a puppy, made the business. Yukinoshita's tension leaves, and the fists clenched on a skirt slowly were unclenched to compress Yuigakhama's hand.

They held hands as if checking temperature of hands of each other, and Yukinoshita started to speak slowly.

«Yuigakhama-san, you asked me, that I хочу¼ But I it do not know.» - she told a languid voice, as if the lost child. Probably, we silently listening to it, looked in the same way, - as children who have got to the deadlock. Yuigakhama sadly lowered a look. Yukinoshita noticed it and as if consoling Yuigakhama, or encouraging her, pleasantly smiled.

«But I have in what I want to be engaged. There was in what I wanted to be engaged.»

«Wanted?.» - as if an echo, Yuigakhama asked again. Yukinoshita with a certain pride nodded in reply.

«To be engaged in work of the father.» «А-а¼ But after all это¼» I remembered that Yukinoshita's father - the member of prefekturalny council and

managing director of construction company. Haruno-san too about it spoke. But Yukinoshita continued, let's time potter about me in memory.

«Yes. But at me still is сестра¼ And to solve not to me. Solves mother.» - with cold in a voice Yukinoshita told, and looked somewhere afar. We did not decide to interrupt her. It seems that when the person speaks about the past, his look directs afar. Yukinoshita looks in the sky. I too looked up. It seems that there the wind because of what thin clouds run above blows, without stopping. Because of a moonlight their wadded structure is well visible. Perhaps will suffice already to worry about clouds? Snow clouds already disappeared, and some stars are visible. To star light already it is a lot of years, this remote past. Probably that these stars can already not exist at all, does this light to finer. They do not have what, and that they lost seems to people fine. Knowing it, they cannot give a hand for desirable, after all during an instant when it коснёшься, it will lose color and will decay. In soul after all you understand that that you can

to seize - not so magnificent. Probably, and Yukinoshita speaking about the desires in the past tense, and Yuigakhama who is attentively listening to it, too understand it.

«Mother always solved everything. It operated and limited the sister, and me left free. Therefore I aspired for the sister, without knowing that to me to do.»

In its whisper the melancholy for former times and a regret about the past was heard, and in eyes there was a loneliness and bitterness.

«¼ And now I do not know what to do. After all the sister was right.» - slowly, a word behind a word she said, and transferred a look down, to nosochka of the beautiful legs as if checking, whether it made a step forward. We had nothing to tell. Yukinoshita, seemingly, noticed painful silence, and smiled, as if trying to deceive us.

«I tell for the first time about it to someone.» Having given in to its smile, from my dry language the facilitated flied

exhalation.

«You that, did not speak to anybody about it?» - I asked, it is simple to keep up the conversation.

«To the father and mother about it hinted, полагаю¼» - she told and reflected. It was so long ago, what it is necessary to remember? She thought a little, but then is negative помотала the head.

«But I do not remember, that they listened to me. To me simply told, that I did not worry, probably, because the sister will inherit.»

«You told this Haruno-san?» - Yuigakhama asked. «I think, no.» - having leaned a finger against a chin and having inclined the head sideways

Yukinoshita answered and sadly smiled.

«From it характером¼» If to judge on that speak about Haruno-san her younger sister

Yukinoshita, child-hood friend Hayama, with Yukinoshita Haruno it is difficult to say that about the future that about private life that about dreams and hopes. I think, extraneous it will give someone formally true council based on popular dogmas, but without any pressure. Or, probably, she will simply agree to inspire to the person temporary content and simplification. For it it as easy as shelling pears. But I can guarantee that as soon as speech will come about someone close, it will sharply replace the relation. To sneer, joke, pin up is by itself, however then she will play a trick till the end of life even if the problem and will be solved. Once Hayama Hayato spoke about it. They have in this plan more experience, for certain they know, about what speak. Probably,

therefore Yukinoshita did not get conversations with Haruno-san on this subject.

Though, I after all too did not talk to the family about the views of further life and training. I do not know, it is good or it is bad, but still I in life had no need to make the decision which I could not accept alone. It seems that because of it I understand nothing family conversations. If my family had any family business, probably, I could understand these views, but I grew in a family of ordinary office workers. Yuigakhama, I think, too. It has a dejected look, and she looks somewhere down. Yukinoshita saw our reaction, and started to speak quietly.

«But, I think, I should talk to it. Even if to it not бывать¼ Likely, I did not ask, because simply was afraid to give the clear answer.» - Yukinoshita told, remembering the past. Perhaps it that call a regret about the past. In any case this past which not to return any more. But she looks directly forward, towards Yuigakhama and me.

«Therefore, for a start I will check это¼ This time I will make the decision itself, voluntarily, instead of by someone's council to convince itself себя¼ And to be given.» - Yukinoshita slightly sighed and smiled. Yukinoshita told to "be given" soft голосом¼ It seems that Yukinoshita all this time carried in itself this quiet humility to destiny. Carried, because there was nothing certain.

You do not know that in a box while it you will not open. Until then it is possible to build only guesses, but the result is unknown. However everything will come to an end, when the observer will give up. The result remains only one.

«I have only one request. Watch me up to the end. It will be enough.» - she told slowly, faltering, but verifying each word as if swearing before a deity. Yukinoshita touched a scarf and closed eyes. It made it not to cope with cold, and to correct a collar.

«It is your answer, Yukinon?» - Yuigakhama slowly asked. But she looks all as down, instead of at Yukinoshita. But Yukinoshita looked directly at Yuigakhama.

«Can be and is not present.» - unnaturally having smiled, she told and compressed Yuigakhama's hand, and that lifted up on it eyes.

«But тогда¼» - as soon as Yuigakhama's eyes met Yukinoshita, it stood stop short, and stopped. I too could not tell anything, even, probably, forgot to breathe, so beautiful there was Yukinoshita's smile. It cleaned long black hair, having opened the

the light thin person, and her crystal eyes captivated me. This look did not shiver, was not lost, and fixedly looked at us. In her deep-dark blue look is not present lie shares, I thought.

«But I want to clear, on what I am capable. I think that then I can begin everything properly.»

In words there was no stagnation, as well as there was no it in resolutely compressed hands, the tvyordy look, the straightened bearing.

«To begin as следует¼» - Yuigakhama as if it has a heat murmured. Yukinoshita nodded it.

«Yes. I will come back home, and I will talk about everything from the very beginning.» «Means, it is possible to consider it as yours ответом¼» - I told. It was not

question, so, it was told to itself. But Yukinoshita heard my mutter. She put slightly clenched fists on knees.

«A lot of time passed, and I could not give up, therefore, I think, it what I want actually. I do not consider that it is a mistake. »-Yukinoshita said in low tones, and interrogatively looked at me. I to some extent can understand it, or agree.

It is possible to call that does not change present, how many time passed, it would not lose the color how many a dust did not gather. Unlike a fake, which will break if to wait or try to throw it. I think, the real desire will not be gone, even if from it to turn away, look away, pretend to be that do not see, to forget. If it also is its desirable result, to me it nothing to tell.

For me the main thing only one - that Yukinoshita Yukino made a choice, made the decision, without relying on another's opinion or views, pressure, or having given in to the atmosphere. Destruction something - an insufficient reason for it to lose pride and honor. She should wish it from heart instead of because someone another wants it.

«Try, why and is not present.» - I told, looking at her a little uncertain look and nodded. Yukinoshita became straight.

«It is clear. I think, it too the answer.» Yuigakhama who before was fixedly looking at Yukinoshita with

the parties, lowered a look down and nodded several times.

"Thanks". - Yukinoshita said in low tones and lowered a look. Therefore I do not know, what it had a person. I think, never and I do not learn. But even if I also noticed, for certain at once forgot, - Yukinoshita's face when she again looked at us was so clear. Yukinoshita did not tell any more words neither me, nor to Yuigakhama, and rose from a bench.

«Go, already cold.» - she told and went towards an exit from

park, and then, I believe, to the house. Having departed a little, Yukinoshita turned back in our party.

Its black hair fluttering on a wind, waving skirt and шарф¼ its look was so fine that I did not decide to approach.

But I promised to look at it up to the end. Therefore I went after it. Even if it is necessary to regret about it, I pray in emptiness, that in it

words there was no lie.

Chapter 2 - Despite a look, Yukinoshita Haruno is not drunk

I here already was. Two buildings similar at each other, twin high-rise buildings.

Yukinoshita lives on one of the top floors in one of buildings. Last time I here was, when Yukinoshita undermined health during a cultural festival. Then she lived one, and I came to it together with Yuigakhama. More I here was not. And here Yuigakhama, should be, was here and before, and after. Probably, thanks to it it quietly on a habit passed through automatic doors near Yukinoshita. I, for example, could not calm down in any way. To go to the house of the girl it it is so disturbing! Though, we after all only just came into a lobby of her house. Houses of girls are awful - I started to worry, still without having entered at all inside! In such dangerous vault to look for acquaintances would be a mistake for certain.

In a lobby it was silent, as anybody except us here is not present. If I was Basyo, would tell that this silence penetrates rocks. Басё, you that, Angelo? Everything that my ears hear are an uneasy breath. The door of a room of the lift was silently closed. In an orange plywood frame the same color, as an external part of a building therefore it is impossible to look out outside has opaque opaque glass.

Having looked towards a door, I saw, how Yukinoshita got a key from a portfolio, but does not insert it into Intercom, and instead rings them. If Yukinoshita lived one, it without hesitating another used them, but now in her territory someone.

I have no concept, why Yukinoshita lives one. I had possibilities to ask, but I did not try to find out and hardly I will sometime decide to learn for certain. Not that that to me it was uninteresting, to me does not get something another. As a whole, I do not know how to ask, and during what moment it is better to make it. I always was afraid to get into another's personal records, after all never know, where the mine is buried.

Empirical way I understand that the careless phrase it is possible to wound the person deeply. For example, if on interview will ask about existence at you of the relations, this phrase told at an inopportune moment can cause a notable loss to the interlocutor even if the asking did not mean anything bad. And, again I about себе¼ the Essence that

to mention undivulged information is always risk. But I after all can ask something Yukinoshita. Information which both of us own, can become the base for further conversation.

«It still here?» «Yes, likely.» It is not obligatory to tell her name that it was clear, about whom speech. It,

Yukinoshita Haruno, for certain told that will wait in apartments. Yukinoshita answered with a weak smile upon the face, and again rang out with keys. It seems that this time already decided. It inserted keys into an opening, but the silent automatic door opened much quicker.

«Wow, Yukino-tyan!» - the wildish voice sounded and easy steps were heard. On that party of an open door stood Yukinoshita Haruno. Light from a lobby shined it.

«Сестра¼» One looks with a silly look, another - with confused. I once again

it was convinced that they - sisters very similar at each other. No, I understand that they have similar persons, but even without my subjective opinion they are beautiful sisters. But here only they leave different impression therefore for me each of them is beautiful in own way. But during that moment I did not think so deeply, simply noticed that they are similar. Slightly slightly opened mouth, wide eyes, and a look at each other. But this image collapsed quickly enough.

«With return!» It is possible, because it simply clapped Yukinoshita on

to shoulder, and Haruno's look was much softer, than usually. And clothes on it not strict, as usual, and wide and fluffy. House clothes, I believe. And from above it threw with a coat, without passing a hand in sleeves, and sandals standing. Look, as if the speaking: «Hey, you there!». Besides, its hair were damp, and cheeks - pink. Usually pupils were sharp, and now it seemed that it sleepy. Yukinoshita too noticed that the sister looks not how usually, and looked reproachfully at it.

«¼ Got drunk?» «Well. But I a little bit.» - showed Haruno-san the gesture similar on

air hvataniye big and forefinger. However, judging by the blurred smile and gestures it is possible to guess that she drank decently. In Yukinoshita and Yuigakhama's look contempt was felt. It seems that Haruno-san became a little awkward, and she coughed.

«You returned, and значит¼» «Yes. I want to talk to you.» - Yukinoshita sharply changed the subject without

hardness and without an excitement shadow on a face. Seeing it, Haruno-san shortly answered

"It is clear". - it is indifferent she threw and looked towards the lift. «Well, will come? It is impossible to talk here.» «Is not present, we only came to see off.» - I told. «D-yes. And you unless were not going to go somewhere?» - irresolutely

answered Yuigakhama and I as were a little surprised with her words. It is impossible to interfere with so personal record after all. But, despite it, Haruno-san started to push Yuigakhama in a back.

«Yes it is fine to you! I just was going in supermarket to descend!» «Н-но¼» - Yuigakhama rested, but all the same it is necessary to move,

when you push in a back. Yukinoshita perplexed sighed and proceeded beyond Haruno-san and Yuigakhama towards the lift. Haruno-san sang something to itself under a nose and when reached the lift, started to stick into the call button. Hey, it will not arrive quicker than that you it is constant тыкаешь¼ On the contrary, in some models it is cancellation function. Because of this Haruno-san seemed to me even more young. I for some reason thought that it badly gets drunk, but here its unsteady вид¼

Even when the lift arrived, and we sat down in it, in narrowness it was a little uncomfortable. Only Haruno-san looked cheerful, and we attentively looked at the counter of floors.

It seemed to me that the hung silence presses on shoulders. Yuigakhama, seemingly, too noticed it, and started talking to Haruno-san.

«You drank in the house?» «M? Is not present certainly. I drank in other place, and the shower came only

to accept to be made sober. You after all know, after binge constantly it would be desirable something sweet.» - she told and interrogatively looked in my party.

«No, generally I do not know.» And from where I should know? We after all несовершеннолетние¼ Haruno-

dignity, seemingly, guessed, and sadly inclined the head.

«It is exact. Well, when all of you can drink, then will understand.» «That it for irritating student's saying?» «As it is impudent.» - Haruno-san told and seized me by an ear. I have ears

and so ached a bit after a frost, so also new атака¼ Oh, no! My weak ears! Besides, from it pleasantly smells as alcohol moreover and aroma шампуня¼ it is serious, перестань¼ By the way, from where in the lift such the pleasant began to smell?

«It would be desirable to drink - it would be desirable and is.» - she told so silently, as if to it

was all the same, will hear it or not. But I had no time for the answer - we already arrived on a floor where there lives Yukinoshita.

Yukinoshita turned the door handle, and we entered into a hall. The scheme of its apartment, most likely - 3LDK popular now, that is a living room, kitchen, and a dining room. I not залазил further a living room last time, but also it was quite spacious, and from a corridor I saw a door of a room which allegedly is a bedroom.

But now in the apartment something changed. So it seemed to me. A corridor from a hall, up to the most living room - everything is beautiful

it is cleaned, and the living room did not change. Likely, only Yukinoshita noticed, what exactly changed. She looked at a sideboard sideways from a sofa. I too became interested, on what she looks.

Similar I saw something and in a room at Yuigakhama. Seem, it was called as aromatic sticks. Having looked narrowly, it were the wooden sticks similar to sticks Prits [2], inserted into a pot. At the bottom of a pot I noticed any liquid. It also is a basis of a smell which extends through here these макаронины, I believe. Gentle flower aroma, sweetish aroma fills a room.

In principle, they should weaken, but I on the contrary cannot calm down because of it because I feel a smell of which was not last time. Existence of another's person changes the atmosphere. Accommodation here Yukinoshita Haruno made small impact.

A-and, and so in what business. I was hooked by a smell which did not enter into an image of Yukinoshita Yukino. Should be, it was brought by Haruno-san. If to speak about my personal perception if Yukinoshita and brought any aromatizator, it would be cool and pure, as, for example, mint or a mylnyanka. And this smell, seemingly, not especially was pleasant to Yukinoshita, and it as the frightened cat, terribly looked at this aromatizator, frowned, and went on kitchen to heat up water. Probably, is going to give some tea to visitors.

And here Haruno-san on the contrary, looked happy. Purring itself that - that under a nose, it opened the refrigerator, got from there a bottle, jumped on a sofa and conveniently laid down. Having put a glass and a bottle on a bedside table, it extended the long legs looking out of shorts and reached enough. I did not know how to take away from its careless figure a look. Haruno-san then waved with a hand as if calling up to itself.

«Sit down where want.» «The sister and why you here order?» - having wearily sighed, told

Yukinoshita when returned to a living room with black tea, and put it on a coffee table. It put four cups so that we could take the right places.

Haruno-san gave a hand over a cup of tea and drank it one drink. Then it exhaled enough, pouring champagne in the glass. Yuigakhama attentively watched it.

«Eto¼ wine? You often drink it?» «I drink everything. Both beer, and wine, and сакэ, and shaosinsky wine.» «Cool! It so abruptly so many to know about alcohol.» Haruno-san smiled in reply. «I do not know anything about it. I simply go to the relevant shop,

where all more or less pleasant on taste, I tell something about mood and preferences, and to me select.»

Ha. On the contrary, to arrive so cunning is abruptly. I understand and. You begin conversation, and gradually you grow. You mention names of wines, for example Moria-zo, Mao, Dassay, as the cool student who has hardly learned pleasures of alcoholism. But in any sense of Haruno-san chooses саке on mind. I do not love people who give vent to the knowledge behind a wine-glass. Especially those who eulogizes the Belgian beer and denies Japanese dry beer. It is some kind of illness «the second year in full age society». And why we, boys, like to tell about about what us did not ask? What to do, so we are arranged. But it is very sad, if knowledge is not present, например¼

«Sommelier, sommelier!» At all I do not know what to think of the girl with sparkling eyes, Gakhame-

тян which has a zero lexicon. The lexicon of modern writers is awfully awful. And this horror is deep.

But nevertheless influence of alcohol cannot be underestimated. There are even companies which communicate only in a state of intoxication therefore at least in it it is possible to recognize utility of alcohol. For example, if the drunk says the phrase for which it would be possible to take offense mortally, then it is possible to write off all fault on alcohol. Here not! The one who was not drunk, it never will forget.

If to speak about a present situation, Haruno-san became more open under the influence of alcohol. Probably, therefore Yuigakhama feels more free with it. Haruno-san brought a glass to a mouth, and, enjoying aroma of champagne, published pleasant groan. This gesture very much to it goes. Yuigakhama too looks at it with delight.

«Vakh, as abruptly.»

«Abruptly?» Well, Haruno-san, of course, abrupt, but here so to praise её¼ If to drink

the alcohol is abruptly, and those alcoholics without the foreteeth, walking in vicinities of a hippodrome of Nakayam, too abrupt. And those men drinking in broad daylight in Koiva or Kasay, it turns out, handsome men? But Yuigakhama, seemingly, has no concept about careless adult drunkards therefore it so liked drinking Haruno-san.

«Drinking women look somehow круто¼» «Hey, dismiss this foolish thought just a moment.» Hey, you! Your course of thought disturbs me! Find a good circle,

when you will enter the university! Promise to the brother! However, the element of truth in Yuigakhama's words is. We constantly admire adult things.

Probably, the reason only in inaccessibility of alcohol and tobacco to us. Having become adults, we can quickly and easily extract these proofs that we already adult. However, if nearby there is a sad drunkard, alcohol any more привлекает¼ For example, my father sometimes came back, being unsteady, and asked to help to undress after a carousal with партнёрами¼ And what to me to think? I easily sighed, and at the same time someone else sighed. Having looked in that party, I saw that Yukinoshita descended on kitchen behind mineral water. It gave a small bottle of Haruno-san, and gave a hand behind a champagne bottle.

«Simple alcohol intake is not abruptly. Abruptly is to enjoy quality of alcohol, using common sense and moderation.»

«Just about, I and do.» However Haruno-san giggled and embraced a bottle, without wishing it to give.

Yukinoshita rested hands in a side and looks at it with discontent.

«You that, will drink still?» «There are days when it would be desirable to drink. Besides, the alcohol is a greasing

lives.»

«¼ I Think, it brings more problems.» Yes, this statement to anything good will not lead. For example, if

to blurt out something about greasing on interview for work, you almost for certain will not accept, because gears are necessary to them! Though, sometimes people who play a greasing role, soft after all are necessary, or, can, lungs.

Actually, Haruno-san ignored Yukinoshita's remark and took still a sip.

«Do not worry, I will listen to you.» - she told quiet, but

not so drunk tone. I think, Yukinoshita too understood it. It cleaned a plastic bottle which refused to take Haruno-san, and slightly smiled.

«Well, you are not that person who could talk normally on the sober head»

"!" - Haruno-san playfully told, moving a glass, and looked through it at Yukinoshita. But even through a golden optical filter Yukinoshita's look was all same sharp.

«So about what you wanted to talk?» - she carefree asked, having clicked a finger-tip on a glass. What beautiful silent ring, but in it the tension similar to the first step on thin ice was felt. Hissing of vials was farther only. All this took not enough time. I and Yuigakhama - strangers, we here cannot speak anything therefore from us the breath sound was only audible.

She told that wants, that we looked at it. Therefore I, speaking words, I look anywhere waiting when she will start to speak. When our views happened - I turned away aside, but soon decided to look at Yukinoshita's face firmly.

Yukinoshita told nothing all this time, and Haruno-san fixedly looked at it. It that slightly opened a mouth, again closed, as if carefully selecting proper words, and there was it so silently that I am even not sure that she breathed. But confusion I saw only one.

Yukinoshita hardly considerably smiled and suddenly started to speak. «About нас¼ that with us will be» - she told not so loudly, but

cold and dared. Even it seemed to me that its voice was distributed by an echo. Or, probably, me it was inspired by its timbre. Probably, the direct staunch look and widely opened eyes are capable to shake heart of the listener. And Haruno-san - not an exception.

«You want to tell it and me, means?» - she delightfully asked.

«Yes. Because this conversation concerns me, you, and mother» Having listened to the end of this offer, Haruno-san blinked the eyes and slightly

inclined the head sideways. She thought second of something, everything understood and sadly lowered shoulders.

«A-and, here you about чём¼ not that I wanted to hear It» - Haruno-san told, sighed, and translated a look.

«It is true?» - she asked, looking at Yuigakhama as if looking for confirmations. The look of Haruno-san forced Yuigakhama to strain. But Yukinoshita stopped it, having moved forward.

«I want, that you listened to me» - she told a steady voice. The same timbre, and the same loudness, it was simply told a little quicker. Here where I saw determination. In this phrase there was no place to confusion or uncertainty and the more so there was no mistake, and Yukinoshita Yukino's words for certain reached Yukinoshit Haruno. Haruno-san, continuing to lean the elbows an elbow on a sofa, slowly put a glass with champagne on a bedside table and sat down exactly. This pose means that she waits for continuation from Yukinoshita.

«Generally, I will come back home. I want to talk seriously to mother about the future and mine планах¼ That even if it will not turn out, I had no regrets.» - Yukinoshita told and interrupted, closed eyes and roughly sighed. Thin shoulders trembled, and brilliant long black hair hid her face. I cannot see her face, but it continued.

«I want to put into words at least it that me understood» - she told and cleaned hair. Behind them the soft smile on a thin face disappeared. Seeing her face, at me grasped spirit. Likely, and at Yuigakhama too, Yukinoshita's type was so beautiful. Through her eyes the bright determination was appeared through, and cheeks flushed. It is possible, therefore anybody could not answer it. Only Haruno-san sighed with a certain regret, and I, having looked at Haruno-san, again forgot to breathe: the smile of Haruno-san was very similar to Yukinoshita's smile. Kind and soft, light smile, though a little cool.

«Ponyatno¼ Means, it and is your answer, Yukino-tyan.» - it is soft, on - kind Haruno-san told. Yukinoshita in the affirmative nodded it. But Haruno-san still some time continued to look at it an estimating look. Seeing that Yukinoshita does not move, she shortly sighed.

«Well it is fine. Already a little better» - Haruno-san to itself told, and quietly took a glass and drained it one drink. She looks at an empty glass, and I do not know that sees Haruno-san behind its curve glass. I see only flowing down drops.

Haruno-san looked at a glass enough and nodded. «I understood that you want to tell. If you is serious, I too will help

to you.»

«You will help?» - Yukinoshita looked at Haruno-san with mistrust, and that in reply smiled broadly.

"yes" - she shortly answered, but person Yukinoshit does not change. And mine too. I know it enough not to accept told by it as is. Therefore I did not keep not to ask again, completely realizing

inopportuneness.

«And it is possible more particularly?» «Mother for certain so simply will not change a course therefore it will be necessary it

long enough to persuade. And so, I at the right time will exorcise for it a word» - Haruno-san told and cheerfully winked. It is right, hardly Yukinoshita's mother will suddenly replace the opinion. I am not familiar with it enough time, our acquaintance not deep, I only drew a conclusion from its conversations with Yukinoshita which to me could be heard casually. I personally consider that it not that person who needs another's opinion.

Though she also addressed to the daughter, actually her words were turned to her. Therefore, if at them even simple conversation so looked, conversation with Yukinoshita in private especially will not turn out. This image is close to stubborn Yukinoshita when I only met her, and to Haruno-san who, it seems, and listens, but pays no attention to the told. At once it is clear that they are the real daughters of the mother.

Therefore, if Haruno-san communicates with mother let even for one day more long, her support can have any sense. But here Haruno-san laughed.

«Though, I do not know, whether will yield it though any result» - having burst out laughing over own words, Haruno-san inclined a bottle and poured champagne in an empty glass. It is not clear, whether it is possible on it полагаться¼ Having stopped to laugh and having devastated a glass, Haruno-san looked at Yukinoshita other, serious look.

«But nevertheless» "Konechno¼" «Э is better not to come back at once?» - at Yuigakhama, and Haruno-san slightly unexpectedly escaped

smiled to it.

«Me sent here because worried about Yukino-tyan. If it now returns, so simply it any more will not release»

Directly speaking, it sent as the observer. Or more likely for supervision. Well, it after all the minor and to sponsor it - a duty of the trustee.

«Collect things. And, still call mother. It after all will need to prepare everything for your return»

Ах¼ the grandmother told the Same to my father before it went to parents. After that me overfed almost to death. Grannies, let I also am young, my stomach not безграничен¼ So, now not time to remember a family of Hikigaya. Here - a family Yukinoshita.

Yukinoshita not for long thought of something and nodded.

«It is good, and I will make» «Then if Yukino-tyan comes back home, I some time will be

to use this apartment. You not against?»

«It is not my personal apartment. Do as you wish» - Yukinoshita without reflections answered.

«Thanks. To me would be to gather laziness again. Yukino-tyan, gather and come»

Apparently, Yukinoshita remains in the house of mother for a long time. Means, and school to visit it it is necessary from there, and it is necessary to transport the things. For me as the guy, such large-scale collecting is not necessary. But it after all girls, they need to transport clothes, dryers everyones, cosmetics. When Komachi gathered to travel, it had huge suitcases. To me it not to understand, but Yuigakhama as the girl, like, and raised a hand up.

«And! I too will help!» «It is not necessary, I cannot you заставлять¼» «Everything is normal, I want to help. I like to be cleaned!» «But ведь¼» But Yuigakhama overpersuaded it, and Yukinoshita gave up, having bent a back. And

I thought that it will last long enough. Yuigakhama slightly smiled and hung the head.

«It everything, than I can помочь¼ »-Yuigakhama the suppressed voice told. Probably, she too noticed it, and quickly lifted the head, having poorly grinned. It was a pity to Yukinoshita to look at it, but she answered nothing. Seeing this picture, to me too it became sick. To insert отсебятину into the decision made by it personally is not that she asked. But for certain Yuigakhama's noble desire something to help adequately respect. But what then it is necessary to make to me? It was not necessary to think of it long.

«Why also is not present? Free workers now - pleasure expensive, even in shadow business now everything use laws on work» - I told that could tell and during any other time, not especially pondering upon details. Though, it turned out not bad. Work operation, work after hours, two days off in a week (but nobody said that you will have a rest two days in a week) ¼ As it is fine!

However, one I happy here. Anyhow? Yukinoshita and Yuigakhama look at me with pain on a face. Haruno-a dignity grinned only.

«Well it is fine. You can stay overnight at the same time, after all when Yukino-tyan will come back home you cannot come so simply to it on a visit» any more -

she as it is necessary to elder sister told, is much softer than the usual. But was in her words and something it is heart-breaking the sad. Yes, when Yukinoshita will come back home, Yuigakhama cannot as often to remain with it for the night. Already one this fact says that something will change. Nevertheless it it appeared enough to soften Yukinoshita's upryamost. It slightly bent a back and looked in Yuigakhama's face.

«Then, пожалуйста¼» - Yukinoshita from confusion shares this time, judging by its slightly turned pink щёкам told, and Yuigakhama smiled broadly, and clapped Yukinoshita on a hip.

«Certainly!» "Spasibo¼" - too quickly told Yukinoshita, strongly smiling.

Probably, it was not pleasant to it that her hips touched, then she turned away towards Haruno-san.

«But we do not have one more футона for guests if Yuigakhama-san stays overnight» - she told Haruno-san. In reply to Haruno-san knocked on a sofa on which lay.

«One night I can have a sleep and here. Besides, I most likely only will drink alone» - Haruno-san told, having stirred up an empty bottle, and Yukinoshita in reply shortly sighed.

«It is clear. Then and we will make» "Aha" Conversation, seemingly, it is finished, and Haruno-san rose. «I descend in a supermarket. Something is necessary for you?» - asked Haruno-

dignity, and girls negatively помотали head. Haruno-san nodded in reply, took a coat hanging on a back of a chair, and left a room. Looking at it, I also paid attention to a hanging wall clock. Oho, what is the time. The excellent moment to leave this place.

«I too will go» Differently after all and Yukinoshita's things will force to bring together me. And it means,

that I will concern any its female things, and to bleed a nose as the typical protagonist, and as a result to me too, probably, it is necessary to remain here for the night.

I should avoid it! Otherwise I will have a person, as at Tatsui and Hiro! Moreover, I feel very awkwardly in a room at the girl.

I rose to go in the footsteps of Haruno-san, and girls, without arranging, too rose and followed me. It seems that to carry out.

Only I was bent to put shoes on, as Haruno-san quickly put on the sandals and left the apartment. It me at all подождала¼ it fine, fine.

Though, I and most would not like to stand awkwardly together with it in the lift. I decided to put shoes on without hurrying up, that she managed to leave far. Behind to me pushed a spoon for footwear.

«Oh, thanks» Having turned to take a spoon, I saw Yukinoshita. At it was

humble look, and, having given a spoon, she did not know where to put a free hand therefore compressed other hand.

«Excuse that got involved you in this wandering разговор¼» - she told, having inclined the head, and I carelessly nodded in reply. It was really wandering conversation. Any serious changes did not occur. Yukinoshita simply declared aloud, in fact, a self-evident thing, - that it will make that solved, by own efforts. And anything more.

«Anything. It after all was necessary» And for it, and, probably, for me. Having risen, I checked, how shoes sit,

also returned to Yukinoshita a spoon.

«I after all made nothing "thanks". Thank better Yuigakhama, and good luck to you with

collecting things»

At me with such gratitude with a smile goosebumps went, and I turned away towards Yuigakhama that also she something told. Yuigakhama compressed hands before a breast.

«Certainly! I well consult with cleaning!» Apparently, the rest you consult with all плохо¼ Though, me

for some reason it not seems that you are strong in cleaning. But, you after all learned to cope with cooking from which at you absolutely it turned out nothing, therefore, can, and with other things as.

Slowly, with almost imperceptible speed, all of us change. "While" - I told, having undertaken the handle of a door and having turned the head back.

Yuigakhama waved with a hand at breast level, and Yukinoshita - slightly awkwardly waved at hip level.

«Aha. While, Hikki» "Is careful" to me a little even it be a shame because they me so carried out. I

nodded as a token of gratitude and quickly left for a door.

Having gone down alone in the lift, I left in a silent lobby. It is natural that during such time here it is few people. And around - the dormitory area for rich people therefore very few people here walks at night. Knowing it, I moved further. However near an exit I saw the girl, a look

to which not so suited elite quarter.

Yukinoshita Haruno which should leave before me. Light pink pastel tones in a brick pattern, fleecy

fluffy and soft by sight a hoodie with a hood and a lightning from above, and the short shorts which are completely opening it harmonous beautiful legs. Though on a jacket also there is a lightning, around a breast it is not clasped. Too its look does not suit an elegant lobby of a building, it is too beautiful in comparison with it.

Its clothes are an one problem, but at all it is possible to call such carelessness нечестностью¼

It not that person with whom I would thirst for communication, but time it costs directly on the road - to ignore it it would be unnatural. Besides, it smiles broadly and calls up me gesture. It is necessary to approach.

«I thought, you already left» - I told, and Haruno-san smiled. «And me it is pleasant. We as though appointed a meeting» - she whispered,

as though being secretive.

«I thought, it call an ambush» Let and action is similar in fact, but a difference as between songs

Amin and Yumin which too were called «I wait for you» and "ambush". By the way, and after all truth, action same.

But the most terrible here is a Yukinoshita Haruno. It went forward, without doubting at all that I will follow it. The next supermarket, most likely, somewhere about station therefore I can and return from there домой¼

Following on one step behind Haruno-san, I went out of doors. On the night highway the cold winter wind blew. The cold wind whipping on cheeks compelled Haruno-san to bury more deeply in a coat. She noticed something and, having smelled the top part of a shoulder, frowned. Further it thrust hands into sleeves of a hoodie which was thrown before shoulders.

"Hm" - it discontentedly hemmed and overtook me. Э? What is? Why you give a hand to me? To me it to take by the hand? Успокойся¼ Or she wants my fingerprints? And knew, I am a genius. It will use my iPhone and will withdraw money! About is not present! Do not twist, and that ☆5 leaves!

Without understanding that occurs, I was removed from it when felt a tobacco smell.

«A-and, запах¼» "Aha" - she answered, thinking obviously of something another. Having returned a hand

back, it again sniffs at it. Likely, the coat became impregnated with a smell

tobacco when she drank in a bar. When I earned additionally in a bar, this smell well remembered. Probably, and the shower it accepted to wash away this smell from hair. Smokers get used to this smell and do not pay to it attention, but non-smoking it hits on a nose. Especially this Smolny heavy smell similar to popular during era Seva [3] strong tobacco. If it was the smell with menthol, vanilla or flower female aroma, it still all right.

Means, she with any man drank? Man, значит¼ Э? Guy, whether that? It has a guy? No, in it

age to have the guy - it is quite normal, но¼ why to me sadly each time when I learn about it? Approximately as wedding of the favourite actress of a postscoring. Also it is not necessary to write "report" on it to the blog! I worry! I should lie down a little on one side. And then on a back. And then and in general to sprawl. It is difficult to call it shock and not shock it absolutely! Surprise when you face unexpected information is simple! I it hate!

It was dangerous. But if someone close told me something similar, I would be shocked for certain. For example, Komachi. Or Komachi. And still, probably, Komachi, Komachi, and Komachi. All right, will suffice to be engaged in an eskapizm, it is necessary to think soberly. Комачи¼ for certain it спасёт from sudden temperature or heart troubles. Good fellow, Komachi!

However, even if the raincoat of Haruno-san managed to become impregnated with tobacco, it, should be, spent there a lot of time. It is sure, it used an air freshener to hammer a smell, but all the same did not leave.

«You long enough drank» «Yes. Me in any way did not release. A little more, and I till the morning would remain»

- Haruno-san sadly told and sighed.

«Hm, ясно¼» Till the morning! As it is obscene. For example, «night channels» means

sensuality any, at least for me. Because of it morning transfer about animals «Asa! Nama desu tabi sarada» for me too sounds obscenely. Eh, I did not want to know it about Haruno-san¼ Again weekly Hachiman's Hachimanovsky gun blew up [4]. Though, it there was rather whole gun salute. We too sometimes celebrate сенсации¼ Though, not time now for opposite justifications.

It is rather if thanks to that today Haruno-san so behaved from - that she drank, I even am grateful to such turn of events, and

shock here the superfluous. Usual Haruno-san would not began to refuse to itself interrogation, besides, today it looked happier. Because of these thoughts I lagged behind it on a step. Haruno-san reached enough.

«It is good that I returned as early as possible! Could listen to Yukino-tyan» - it is weakened having sighed, Haruno-san told.

«¼» But I kept silent, and Haruno-san interrogatively turned to me,

as if trying to understand, why I am silent. I slightly shook the head, meaning that anything serious.

«I simply was surprised.» Haruno-san was developed on a place and childly smiled. «To that?» «М¼ It is hard to say. To what you seriously listened to her?» «It after all is natural. I after all elder sister» - am a little

discontentedly she smiled and, having receded a step back, it again turned and went.

«Hikigaya-kun, you after all too would listen to Komachi-tyan if she came to ask something to you?»

«A-and, Now understood» Yes, it is the truth if business touches Komachi a little. I immediately

listened to her if she decides to talk honest to me about something, and would answer in process of forces. I hemmed on comparison with my sister, and Haruno-san smiled.

«Here you see. I will help Yukino-tyan in any case, be her choice correct or not»

«And unless it would not be necessary to stop it, if this choice - wrong?»

«She about it would not ask me. Besides, me it is unimportant. Whether it will turn out at it, or she will give up, is will change nothing» - murmured Haruno-san, but I did not see her face, therefore passed slightly forward that on it to look. Without coming nearer to it it is close, I took a detached view of her face. At last, we passed through a viaduct over the highway, and began a way on the small avenue in night park.

Lamps shine with Oranzhevatye a field of color of a dry grass. Light which is falling down on her pale cheeks at each new step, creates contrast of warm patches of light and an ice shadow because of what I cannot distinguish her emotion. As well as its seeming inconsistent words.

Having passed through the field surrounded with trees, we suddenly left on open space - an esplanade in the park center. Having left on the avenue with

fountains, Haruno-san started to go more quietly, and looked in the sky. There, as I also expected, there was a moon, and two similar at each other, as if twins, high-floor the buildings, shrouded in weak light. Having jumped on a step, Haruno-san turned back to me.

«Being given a set of times people there are adults» «Hm, понятно¼» Think, narrowing of an outlook approaches to a growing. Narrowing a choice and

reducing possibilities, people come to more accurate vision of the future. I can understand it and Yukinoshita, likely, made the decision being guided by such thoughts. But my attention was involved by awfully sad eyes of Haruno-san when she told it. Probably, the reason still that she spoke as if about someone another, far.

«А¼ you had a similar experience?» «At all I do not know» - she answered and smiled. «And here I? We now speak about Yukino-tyan¼ona for the first time so

it is resolutely adjusted. Hikigaya-kun, look after it.»

Differently, "do not interfere"? The same nuance as when she told to me that I "tender" by phone. To appreciate Yukinoshita's will it it is good, I with it do not argue. I cannot insert there the opinion. Therefore I can agree with Haruno-san. For certain it what Yukinoshita wished, is her desirable structure. And if Yukinoshita Haruno approves it, needs to try to discover a problem simply is not present.

«Понятно¼» Haruno-san is, seemingly, satisfied with my answer. It it is playful

combined hands behind the back, having straightened a breast, and cheerfully smiled.

«He-h, I again moved myself, as elder sister.» «As about always to behave so?» «Still that!» - she instantly answered my playful question,

помотав the head, looked at me and smiled.

«And here you, on the contrary, always behave, as the big brother.» «Well so I also am the big brother.» By itself, I am the big brother ever since as Komachi appeared on

light, I already brother of level "veteran". It is already so natural that became a part me, and I can tell it with pride. Haruno-san fixedly looked in my eyes and suddenly burst out laughing.

«It is clear! It is good to be the brother. I too wanted such brother!» - Haruno-san with a drunk look playfully told and put a hand to me on a back, having leaned the elbows on me because of what I should notice its pleasant smell и¼ softness.

«I do not love drunk.» «And I am not so drunk.» I tried to unhook carefully her hand, but though it and went

uncertain gait, from me it was not unhooked. So we also left the avenue, having left on the road to station. Having passed two crosswalks, we left on the autlet-center. It was already closed, but warm light still burned on the area before station. Now to me it became already awkward because people look at us. We reached a fork: at the left - station, and on the right - a supermarket. Haruno-san carefully me released and departed on one step.

«EM¼ And you will independently return?» «Ah, what tender! Super! Gentleman, real gentleman!» -

she told, tapping on the shoulder of me supposedly what I kind to girls, the friend - джентльмен¼ Oh, задолбала. I tried to strain zadubevshy cheeks to make the dissatisfied person.

«Not gentleman I. I in general was going to go home.» - I told. Haruno-san to me again smiled.

«Yes, everything is normal» - having smiled, she told silent and extremely serious voice, and pupils as if let out cold light.

«I so strongly do not get drunk!» Yes, but I do not know, how many you drank. Though, its voice does not shiver any more,

does not skip, Yukinoshita Haruno looks as ordinary Yukinoshita Haruno. Fine and seductive, as if ready to finish listening to death the speech. Therefore also I started to behave as usual that it did not absorb me. However, nevertheless I disappointedly sighed and silently played a trick, though to me and was all the same, someone will hear me or not.

«alcoholics so tell ¼ Everything.» «I actually not drunk, speak to you. It is rather, I simply cannot

to get drunk» - slowly she told, and I, having given in to curiosity, again at it looked. She looked somewhere afar. Cheeks are still slightly reddish, but the look is cold, and the slovenly smile is not present more.

«How many I drank, always somewhere on a background there is sober I. And I understand, what person at me. Even when I smile and have fun, it is perceived as if I am not I.»

And even during this moment of a word of Haruno-san are perceived so as if she speaks about someone another., It seems, speaks about itself, but somehow too objectively so the concept "I" is dim. As a result of her word which anybody also did not ask, to me seem floridly bound of truth and lie. Haruno-san noticed that I fixedly looked at it, and put out the tongue at me to translate my attention, telling supposedly it everything

jokes.

«That is why I drink to campaigns in bushes and after I am filled up to sleep.» «The worst way to get drunk.» - in the same way I easily answered. «Really the worst.» - Haruno-san told and grinned, slightly

having covered a mouth with a hand. Then it again went, moving away from me on two steps. I decided to look, whether it will go to a supermarket, and, having slightly departed, Haruno-san turned back and waved to me with a hand. A smile which I saw on her face this time, I did not see never still, so tender and kind it was, and even sympathy was felt through space.

«But, probably, you same. I will give you a prophecy. You cannot get drunk.»

«Oh, cease. I plan to become in the future or super office plankton which will drive on carousals, or the housewife which together with a lunch drinks in broad daylight the beer bought on money of the wife.» - I told quite disturbing, impudent and unpleasant thing as for farewell, and smiled. I took one step, and turned back back. Haruno-a dignity still stood with unusually ingenuous person, watching me leave. And from distance of three steps told that it was not obligatory to speak, in principle.

«But after all I think that you are drunk.» - I told. Why such things to tell? Why so sincerely and cheerfully to smile?

As if showing the real Yukinoshita Haruno. For certain it is drunk.

«You think?. I see. Well it is fine, let and will be.» - Haruno-san told, awkwardly hiding a carefree smile a hand, and nodded. I slightly bowed to Haruno-san who told to me "while" waved with a hand, and was developed.

It made one more mask thanks to alcohol. After all that alcohol helps to open soul is a huge lie. It did not show real herself, and instead paraded the shortcoming. I do not know, where truth. If to ask me about this inconsistent creation, or her everyday crafty skills, yes, probably, it the adult person. At least, more adult, than I because at the end she could pretend to be that forgot something that it is impossible to accept.

Night already enough late, and the city was covered by dense darkness, are visible only rare light in houses and drafts by a taxi, and the further I depart from station, the noise becomes farther. In this calm only one phrase I could all as to hear.

You can not get drunk. It seemed to me that this prophecy for certain will come true.

Interlude

It is the truth that I like to be cleaned. But I in it am absolutely not strong. Though it is pleasant to me. I like to put in order overturned, scattered,

the left things.

It brings me satisfaction. Us left together, we started to discuss, with what to begin collecting, it

told that it is necessary to get empty boxes and packages for garbage and left, having left me one.

Having looked narrowly at a room I understand that a room beautiful, all on the places. Even starts to seem what to be cleaned there is no need. There is nothing superfluous, unlike my room. Only the part of a bed at a pillow briskly looked. Should be, different plush toys, veshchichka with cats, everything there are stored that she loves and than values. Everything was accurately exposed in a row. In a room all more or less monotonously: dark blue, blue, silver colors, and only this corner it is felt maiden and soft. Nice and добрый¼ I wanted to stroke this panda. As suddenly from a reverse side I found the hidden plastic package.

Slightly improper to this corner, a black rectangular package. It seemed to me that I similar already somewhere saw something, therefore I took it in hands. Having slightly opened it and having glanced inside, I saw there a memorable photo. Once I with a family was in an amusement park, and on the last attraction received same.

Understanding that is wrong to look, I opened a package. There were two persons dear to me. A little surprised, slightly

silly, but happy persons.

The body is compressed, eyes are screwed up, and hid behind the back, nevertheless having compressed it is hands.

¼ I and knew. It everything that I thought. Then I worried only about, whether it was possible to them to talk. But time so,

that too is good, I thought.

I thought that it is very lovely. And the photo and as carefully it is made and as it is hidden. Therefore also I hid it there where it lay.

Forget!

You saw nothing! I can forget it, though pretend to be that was nothing, me not

under force.

It is sure, it is going to arrive in the same way. It will not decorate with this photo a room, but will store it carefully as the treasure, somewhere is very deep. Without a word, without thinking, without thinking at least something to make.

Probably, I could ask, playfully, laughing. To tell that I will support it, that she tried. But if I so arrive - to all the end. If I get with questions here - it will start everything to deny sharply, saying that it is impossible, will refuse, and more to it will not return.

Not to recognize, pass, turn away, to look through. To delete from life, to forget, throw out. Therefore I for anything will not ask it. To ask it about its feelings - it is dishonest. To speak about my feelings - it is dishonest. Because it is terrible to me to learn about its feelings. And to blame her - it is even more dishonest. I noticed it very long time ago. There was a place where I could not get, though faced a door

several times, but felt, it is impossible what to disturb, and only looked through cracks and overheard.

I understood it for a long time. That I want to get there. But no more than that. Therefore, honest говоря¼ I did not want this present.

Chapter 3 - Suddenly Hikigaya Komachi behaves seriously

I woke up because of cold. The weak morning sun gets to my sleepy eyes. Soft light is reflected from roofs of other houses. Today it is cloudy also the morning fog similar to my thoughts, still did not disappear. Having turned over on other side, I looked for hours. In principle, at this time I should rush at full speed in school, but as today at school entrance examinations, at us day off. Therefore I decided to hang the heavy head and to close lead eyelids once again as suddenly in the head one word flew by.

Examinations! Yes, today - the second day of examinations at Komachi. Parents already should leave for work therefore, perhaps, I carry out Komachi one.

Having sharply jumped, I ran out from a room, came downstairs, fighting with zevoty, and left in a living room. Комачи just was going to leave the house. In hair the favourite hairpin shone, and is dressed in a form of high school, according to rules. Having noticed me, it raised a hand.

«Oh, hello!» "Hello". - I answered and sat down at a table. There was probably and my portion

the breakfast, wrapped in a polyethylene film, and coffee.

Having greeted me, Komachi returned to survey of contents of the portfolio. The last check before an exit, probably. But everything that it has is a ticket for examination and a stationery. She examined them and combined back in a portfolio. Its thin easy portfolio inspired loneliness therefore it is possible to assume that examinations almost ended. According to the plan, yesterday should pass written tests, and for today there was only an interview. Therefore there is no need to take with itself textbooks and dictionaries. Besides, interview in the public prefekturalny high schools of Tiby - action not especially important. I think, they generally rely on examination. Therefore it is possible to tell almost for certain that everything is solved in the first day.

In principle, as well as all passing examinations, Komachi too took home a leaf with tests to check the answers once again. A response it is good, but it will be bad, if she starts to worry because of the wrong answers and to be confused during interview.

«Well, how are you doing?» - as much as possible I kindly asked, worrying about

it. I took a cup of coffee in a hand and took a sip, trying to look naturally and not to ask about something concrete. Комачи slightly with astonishment looked at me, leaned a finger against a chin and reflected, having inclined the head.

«HM¼ Well, so-so, I think. Already late to kick.» - she quietly told, slightly smiling. Cool! It gathered with will, prepared for approach of a new era and is completely quiet. It is so quiet that from it it is possible though a wax figure to do. Generally, I am glad that Komachi now in a full order. But not the fact that foretells its tranquillity that - that good.

«Besides, almost everything is already solved at yesterday's examinations.» - with an affected smile Komachi told, and I began to worry a little. Sometimes humility to destiny gives rise to silent humility. Now Komachi is quiet, as if the pure lake, but I feel, what even the small wind will lift waves.

Therefore it is necessary to talk on a neutral subject. Let it also is called as an eskapizm - escape from the near future. But I know that naked the truth and clever reflections are the wrong answer.

«As everything will come to an end, let's have dinner together.» I added sugar and milk in hardly warm coffee which became

black and not white, but brown as I love. Комачи smiled, having shown rough tooth.

«Oh, it would be healthy!» «And that.» "All right!" I smiled to it in reply, and it, having clapped, put hands to

to cheeks.

«If the brother treats me for it, I will try more than ever! Oh, I hesitate! Many points for Komachi!»

«I not about an entertainment and points very much мало¼» By the way, I, it seems, spent for yesterday almost everything деньги¼ But time

she says, let and for fun that will try, I too will try.

«For the sake of appointment to the little sister I наскребу money for a dinner.» - for fun I haughty told, being proud of imperial riches, and Komachi looked at me a cold glance.

«Hm, ну¼ Frankly speaking, on appointment to you I for anything did not go, but if pays transport and a food - that I, well, I will suffer.»

«Cease! Do not tell such things with a serious face! Why I "will suffer"? To me sick to hear it! The kind brother has a shock! I

only to you I can such offer, Komachi!»

«This your part too causes Oukh¼ in me тошноту¼» I slightly was did not burst into tears, but Komachi finishes me the such

words. Язвит братику¼ By the way how so it turned out, what since a certain time I responsible not only for food payment, but also for the road?. What it with it such, imitation the adult? Oh, my Komachi-tyan подросла¼

I for a moment looked at it, and Komachi grinned, corrected a portfolio, hid phone and left a room.

«I will call, as everything will end» «Aga. As there will be free time waiting for interview, think that

you want to try.» - I told, meaning still that it is not necessary to worry, and carried out Komachi to an exit.

Комачи jumped in loafers [5], knocked with a foot on a floor, checking, as they sit, and turned back to me.

«And I will make.» - she told in an adult way, is quiet and with a smile. Even if I did not tell anything concrete, for certain she unique around the world understood me, let even if it no more, than my complacency. Комачи ceased to smile, deeply sighed and vigorously gave me salute.

«So, I am nominated!» «Aga, good luck.» - I told and watched leave escaping Komachi.

Perhaps, I too will start to gather, considering it табелог [6].

Already soon dinner. I approached on the next station from school and I walk around. I have no concept, when at Komachi examinations will end. However, in the second day of examinations interview is carried out only. Those who passed interview, in principle, can go on houses, but I do not know, what Komachi according to the list therefore define time I can not. Besides, examined now, in principle, think only of examination, and to it all the same, in what time is it now it everything will end. Means, I can make only one.

To make an ambush at school. I will wait for it at school, on Amina and Yumin's precepts [7]. It will be quite lovely. Though to hide in a tree shadow at school and to whisper «Komachi¼" as elder sister Hosi Hyuma [8], it would be disgusting. Ugly would look from outside. Again all neighbors discuss the circular about son Hikigaya-sana. Its feature - black clothes. We love black clothes what to do!

And I would not want, that about me so spoke, therefore I will wait

Комачи somewhere nearby. Generally, I came to "Malimpy" about Inage-Kaygan's station, in the former JUSCO which AEON now is called, and wandered on book department. Having chosen there some books, I decided to go to the next to station to Sayza thoroughly to kill time. Yes, to Sayza it is fine: there it is possible to go most! Plus, Sayza at Inage-Kaygan's station is on the second floor of a building therefore from there it is possible to observe a flow of people. As soon as there will be many pupils in the form of high school, mean, examinations already ended. I am the genius of an ubivaniye of time! Enjoying itself, I left a building, and almost at once began to tremble because of the cold wind blowing on the wide highway of the coastal area. Not only that a difference of temperatures in the winter and in the summer big so also this ветер¼ I corrected a scarf and buried in it the person.

And here eyes noticed a familiar figure about an exit from Saint Marc Café, with windows on the street. Through these windows I noticed a bluish tail of the girl which was occupied with something before a rack. It seems that the Tail dignity wipes a mouth of the little girl with plaits of the same bluish color, сморкает her nouse, generally, runs round it. I remember only one such girl - Kawasaki Keyk. And looks after her, means, Kava-kak-eyo-tam.

These sisters, unlike some other sisters, are very amicable and constantly smile. It was necessary to me to be lost in contemplation of them through a window as my look met big blinking eyes. It widely opened a mouth and points a finger at me, and probably something speaks, but outside is not audible. What прелесть¼ Oh, now not time to enjoy miloty Keyka. Kawasaki too almost at once me noticed. We politely nodded each other and stood. Balance of Buddha Dzidzo. Such balance that just about will start gifts to do to us or even a hat will present. Search of the data, синхронизация¼

So, hour for a quiz came! Question! What to do, if suddenly on the street happened upon the schoolmate? Who pressed the button - that quicker and answers. Seven right answers - a victory; those who three times chose the incorrect card - leaves, Nana Maru San Batsu [9]!

However, the question only one, and the answer is simple. If you especially did not communicate with this person - it is possible it

to ignore. If simply schoolmate, but you not especially are on friendly terms with it - it is possible to greet and go further. And if you communicate constantly, special sense to begin conversation directly here is not present, it is possible to go further. Clearly! Means, the correct decision at a meeting with someone on the street - is simple to go further!

In principle, to me now to be developed and leave, but after all it is Kawasaki. I tarried, reflecting on what at me with Kawasaki the relations. Probably, it became the reason felt even through glass of confusion of Kawasaki. Feeling as if met the cat somewhere on the street, and here, apparently, you will take still a step - and it in a trice will escape.

I am in situation when I cannot go back a step, all ways are blocked, I want to call somebody that me rescued, as the actor Tsutsumi Sinjiti [10]. Somebody! I called to the aid of AXA Direct [11], but Keyka to the aid came. To brightly me smiling, it suits me a hand.

As a rule, I would refuse, as it is accepted, having told «I will come, if it will turn out», but to the little girl I not forces to refuse. But after all she is a minor! Here trouble! As though it did not seduce me, without a consent of the trustee I can make nothing, and differently will plant! Therefore I looked towards Kawasaki. She explained something to Keyka with a dissatisfied look, trying to calm her, but Keyka inflated cheeks and turned away from it. Kava-kak-eyo-tam sighed a little and, having cleaned things from the next seat, looked at me an inquiring look. At first it seemed to me, what she does any exercise for lips, but nevertheless, probably, she told one word, «Will come?», if I correctly read on lips. Though, she almost looked away at once, and I completely did not see the phrase. Well, permission is received, I am happy. I will talk to them absolutely slightly.

At me intercepted breath when I came inside. The main reason, of course, in a temperature and humidity difference, but still, I think, the merit of a wide smile which met me - so light and lovely smile was at Kawasaki Keyki.

«Oh, Ha-tyan!» «Hello, long ago did not see. And, though we after all saw недавно¼ As

you live?»

Such feeling as if I saw it the last time at least two years to that назад¼ I stroked Keyka on the head several times, and she in reply smiled and knocked on a seat to the left of itself. Probably, wants, that I a number of villages. What clever and charming way to invite человека¼ the Beauty, and I is known for the weakness to the such. Here I also sat down near it. However, I have no place to sit down more. Strashnovato somehow to sit down near Kawasaki dignity! I worry, when our shoulders slightly adjoin, do not do so! You want to find an occasion me then to intimidate it?! However, I understand that Kawasaki not such person though sometimes still sometimes does a terrible face, but it is unimportant.

So, I occupied a seat with Keyk's unaided intermediary bet