02x11 - Nchu

[bunniefuu]

Yamori!

Kou?

Nanakusa!

What have I done?!

I...

Yamori is...

Oh, you're up.

Kabura?

How are you feeling?

Okay, I guess.

Glad to hear it.

Take off your clothes.

Huh? Wait! What?!

Hurry up. Disrobe.

How can you be so casual about this?!

{OP}

Midnight alight sees ego, desire, regrets come and go

Vision blurred by rain I see your wet silhouette in a neon glow

Please don't wake until the morning, time will flow

Woo yeah, yeah, yeah

With a resigned face I say goodnight

Thought I'd caught up, but it's a mirage

Lemme feel you like I did in those days

Thrown away any dignity I had for show

I f*cked up in so many ways, yeah

Night doesn't go by slow

A lighter in the dark but the gas is low

Status quo

Hold up a sec, huh

I got a family, I got a life

Won't be torn away

Before I could even start lying she had me straddled

La di la di la la

Today she's humming a tune while unlocking my suite

Walks to her own beat

It started years ago but now we're on repeat

Gotta choose, a place in the sun or embrace darkness so sweet

Write more

Sing more

Demands then laughs

We melt into tomorrow just as you planned

Not that I care, as you see

Can't stop ya, ha ha ha

With a resigned face I say goodnight

Thought I'd caught up, but it's a mirage

Lemme feel you like I did in those days

Thrown away any dignity I had for show

I f*cked up in so many ways, yeah

Night doesn't go by slow

A lighter in the dark but the gas is low

Status quo

{Part A}

Huh?

What happened to me?

Good. Looks like you're healing well.

Wait. What's going on?

Ask the witnesses.

I'm just here to provide emergency care.

What witnesses?

Wait, it's starting to come back to me. I was shot.

But nothing hurts.

Maybe I'm remembering it wrong.

I'm so tired.

Morning, Yamori.

Oh, um...

Hi there.

Wait, what are you—

Yamori.

I'm really sorry.

I'm so glad you're alive.

Are you in any pain?

So that's what happened?

Yeah.

I shot you.

What the hell's going on here?!

He stopped me from k*lling myself.

And then...

It was a mistake.

I didn't mean for the g*n to go off.

I'm sorry, Nanakusa...

So sorry.

I'm taking him to a hospital.

Kabura will see him.

O-Okay...

I'm coming t—

Yamori?

What the...

It... can't be...

I'm glad you're alive too.

Yamori!

So, in other words...

A bunch of stuff happened, but everyone's alive, so... yay?

Have I, um...

turned into a vamp—

Want me to test you?

Just kidding.

I checked your wrist.

You're still human.

Vampires don't have pulses.

But...

Yamori.

It's thanks to you that I'm alive today.

I've lived every day of the past decade with only one goal in mind—k*lling vampires.

My anger at the monster who k*lled my parents was my driving force.

By directing that anger at vampires in general, I was able to keep going.

Last night, I stopped being angry.

Is that why you tried to sh**t yourself?

But death is terrifying.

I'd wanted to die for so long.

My anger gave me a reason to live.

But for some time now, I've been lying to myself.

After a decade of trying to avenge my family, the anger has ebbed away.

Now, I'm just tired.

All that's left is the boring woman in front of you whose youth is running out with nothing to show for it.

Yamori,

my life has all been a huge mistake.

I haven't achieved a thing.

Please, please, don't turn out like me.

Promise?

Oh.

Thinking back, this is what she's been saying all along.

She's always been looking out for me.

Um, ma'am?

Even a woman in her forties is still "big sis" material to me.

Huh?

You finished high school ten years ago, so you must be or ?

I just turned .

Oh, that's right.

Your birthday is Halloween.

Happy birthday!

No one's celebrated my birthday in ten years.

Yo.

Hi.

Yamori's awake.

Got it.

What'd you two talk about?

I came to apologize, but he ended up giving me a pep talk.

Nanakusa.

I wanted to fall in love with you too.

Sorry I'm not hot enough.

Seriously.

So many people out on the streets.

Exterminate every vampire by starving us for ten years?

That's not practical.

Yeah, she said as much herself.

Maybe she's had a death wish all this time.

Did I do the right thing?

If she'd really wanted to die, she would've gone through with it a long time ago.

I don't know if it's that simple.

Well, too late for second thoughts now.

I've gotta go.

Come to class one more time, okay?

You can't just stop coming without—

What's up with you?

Oh, nothing! Nothing at all!

If Kyouko had died, Nazuna would've been upset.

Nazuna was crying.

I haven't seen that look on her face before.

I don't want her to ever be sad.

I wonder how she's doing now.

Nazuna?

Hey.

I'm here to return this.

Y-You're that private eye!

Gimme a smoke.

Again?!

I just bought these.

Did you hear all the excitement?

Some film crew was running around sh**ting off g*ns.

Everybody's talking about how realistic it looked.

Without a body, I guess that's as far as news goes.

It's all come to nothing in the end.

Whatever's got you down, I can make you forget about it!

Just kidding!

I prefer to be alone. I like quiet nights.

But...

Let's see...

Tonight, I could use a drink.

If you pay, I won't tell your wife.

All right! Let's go!

Don't get your hopes up, letch.

Yes!

N-Nazuna?

Kou, I was supposed to keep you safe.

I failed you. I'm sorry.

I can't believe I'm letting you see me being so uncool.

Kou.

You saved my old friend.

Thanks.

Ouch!

What was that about?! Since when do you hug?!

It must've been so hard for you ever since you figured out who she was.

But we're good now since no one died, okay?

You don't have to apologize.

All right.

Sorry.

Like I said—

Kou.

What?

Mwah.

Thanks.

Yeah.

th Night: Mwah

{Part B}

Um...

Looking good.

Huh?!

You're being discharged.

What?!

Congrats! You're all better!

Not in a party mood, huh?

I got shot last night, didn't I?

Pretty much, yeah.

Every time I asked Kabura, she just shrugged and changed the subject.

On top of that...

Hey.

Hello—

Her hair...

Should you be up and about like this?

Um... yeah, well...

Wh-What do you think? Should we tell her?

I-I dunno.

The timing's bad.

It's a sore subject.

Look, is there a reason you called me? If not, I have things to do.

Yeah! Hang on!

There's stuff I wanna ask you!

If this is going to take a while...

Mind if I smoke?

Go ahead.

Thanks.

I can't believe we're hanging out together.

One large draft!

Oolong tea.

And your orange juice.

Orange juice?!

I'll drink whatever I want.

I don't drink alcohol. Can't hold my liquor.

Fine.

It's just that I pictured us getting together after finally making up and being like,

"Wow, now that we're out of high school, we can totally toss one back together," and it'd be super chill and—

All right, all right!

Can we get another beer here?!

By the way, have you noticed anything?

Anything unusual?

What...

...do we do here?

Should we bring it up?

Or do we have it wrong?

Nah, she's talking about her hair.

But since we've gone this long without mentioning her new do,

there's no way to bring it up now without sounding fake.

And we can't ask, "Did you cut your hair?" since it's obvious.

Um...

There's no way out!

About your hair, um...

Don't phrase it as a question!

It looks nice!

Speak from the heart!

You...

really think so?

I went to a salon for the first time in my life.

Yes! Minefield navigated!

The first time? No way.

Uh-huh.

I thought I should live more like a human being.

As you know, I've spent the past decade completely focused on slaying vampires.

I can't get back the time I've lost.

I'm not a teenager anymore. Maybe it was all a waste.

Hey.

Can I still be your big sis, Yamori?

Sure.

Ouch! What was that for?!

Dunno. That pissed me off for some reason.

Don't worry, Nanakusa.

I won't steal Yamori out from under you.

Shut up!

I'll get your permission first.

You've got it all wrong!

Anyhoo...

When are you going to tell me why you invited me here?

Right.

It's about my body.

I see.

Has it started growing?

Has what started?!

Growing, sinking, size and shape. It's normal to worry about the changes you're going through.

Maybe you want to know how yours compare to others'.

It's okay!

Everyone has these thoughts. There's no use fretting about it.

What the hell are you talking about?!

Huh?

Your set of canines, of course.

When you became a vampire, your fangs grow in.

What did you guys think I was talking about?

Such dirty minds.

Pretty lame.

Lame and stupid.

Just kidding.

I know he hasn't turned yet.

Let's talk about emotions.

First of all, Yamori, you're still human.

Am I?

I mean, there's a lot I don't understand.

Starting with the wound that mysteriously disappeared from my stomach.

So I thought to myself, who's the greatest expert on vampires? Not a vampire.

It's the slayer who's been investigating them for a decade.

So would you tell me what you think?

Anything will help.

I already told you, Yamori.

I took your pulse, and it was normal.

Vampires don't have a pulse.

In other words, you're still human.

She's right.

For now.

For now?

Let's start with that g*nsh*t wound.

It's healed, right?

Can you show me?

I see.

Yes, yes. It's gone without a trace.

Such smooth, beautiful skin.

Why, Yamori, you're trembling.

Is this your first time being touched like this?

Hey, hey! Watch those hands!

How is it possible for you to have healed so quickly and completely?

After all, you're not a vampire.

But maybe, for one moment, you were.

More precisely, maybe you started to turn.

Given the circumstances, it's only natural that your emotions were heightened.

Emotions are simple. And complicated. And confusing.

Love and affection aren't that far removed.

I think your brain briefly tricked itself into feeling love for Nanakusa.

Oh...

Just tricked myself again, huh?

No, that's a good sign.

Frankly, I think true love is rare nowadays. One way or another, most people are fooling themselves.

But that's just my opinion.

There's no way to know what's in someone's heart.

Who knows? It could become the real thing.

And so, for a moment, you started to turn.

That feeling, at least, was real.

I once told you that you weren't capable of falling in love.

I'll take that back.

You are.

I'm sorry.

That's a relief.

So how about it?

How about what?

What do you think?

How far have you two gone?

Now that we know Yamori can feel love, it's obvious what you need to do next.

Get busy! C'mon!

Has she always been like this?

I've never seen her drink before.

Hey! No lovey-dovey whispering!

I hate rowdy drunks!

Huh?

Wait, strike that.

You should get snuggly.

You have no clue what you're saying, do you?

How are you wasted? You haven't even finished your beer!

Huh?!

I'm not drunk!

Keep it down!

No, listen!

Like I said, with the right stimulation, you can fool your brain!

Look at you two! I can tell you haven't done much.

What Yamori needs right now to move forward is to...

get it on!

Are we done here?

Um, well...

How dare you underestimate the power of pleasure?!

I'm just confused.

C'mon, just give it a go.

At least a kiss.

Go on. Try it!

Oh, I get it! You've already kissed, haven't you? Nice!

All right.

This is sexual harassment.

I see.

You never kissed me.

Now you sound like your old self again. How cute.

Uh...

Huh?

...nother beer.

Two more beers, please!

{ED}

Sleep now, until you can seize the night yourself

Sleep now, until the night has torn that sleep from you

When it does, let's play

Dance until morning comes

But until that happens keep your sleep to yourself

Ah, 'fore I realize it's , light's gone dark

Hey, guess the day's already done

Oi, who's spouting that crap?

We ain't done playing even if you have to be carried to bed

Hey, had an epiphany, no wonder the adults have been rushing me

You're laying upside down like in Mama's arms, yeah

Then you remember and lash out at my head

Start to stand, get wobbly, crying as you fall

Collapsed in a heap like how I spend my mornings, yeah

Sleep now, until you can seize the night yourself

Sleep now, until the night has torn that sleep from you

When it does, let's play

Dance until morning comes

But until that happens keep your sleep to yourself

Just a lil more

Just a song more

Just one more, yeah

Just a lil more

Just a song more

Just one more

Until we get each other