Once again, spoilers lurk beyond this point, especially in the story-specific sections. You've been warned.
On 'The Second Farewell'
- imouto-chan: 'dear little sister'
- natto: fermented soy beans, often eaten with rice at breakfast.
- Yuta quite casually calls Yumi 'Yumi-san', while Yumi is more formal,
calling him 'Ito-san' in return. In retrospect, Taka should probably be
calling Yumi 'Yumi-chan' throughout this story, but I didn't want to bog
down the narrative, so I've chosen just to use the affixes to shine some
light on the way Yumi and Yuta perceive each other.
Epilogue
"He what?"
"He said he's going to ask Yumi out sometime," Kana says, with a mischievous grin. "Actually, he said he's been interested in her for ages, ever since the first time they met."
"Humpf." I settle down in my seat and stare out the train window at the passing scenery.
"You're not jealous, are you?" Kana teases, sliding closer to me and laying her head on my shoulder.
"Jealous? No! Why would I be? Good luck to them, I say!"
Kana just smiles, slipping her arm through mine, and closes her eyes. The motion of the train is smooth and relaxing. There's hours to go before we reach our destination.
"I love you, Kana," I tell her, resting my head against hers.
"I love you too, Yuta..." she murmurs.
I jerk away from her, sending her sprawling across the seat. "What?"
Kana just picks herself up and grins at me. She laughs. "Got you!"