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[Translator's note: In order to cut down on loading time, here's part 2 of volume 2 translation!]
[Kit: I know very little HTML, so Aya's just gonna have to live with a headache later. ^_^;;
Aya: SAVE ME!]
Tooya: This time, your grandpa will lock Aki up for sure.
Aya: You said I transformed back to myself. . . that means I turned into Ceres again? Did I attack Aki and you? (screams) TELL ME! WHY DOESN’T ANYONE TELL ME ANYTHING?! (continues screaming) YOU MUST KNOW THE TRUTH! TELL ME!
Tooya: It's midnight. Stop yelling.
[Kit: Yeah, you'll wake the whole neighborhood.]
Aya: If you don't tell me, I won't give up!
Tooya: I will, but please put some clothes on first. If other people saw me looking at you, they'll think I'm a pervert. If you won't give up, come with me.
Aya: !!
(scene switch)
(a dark place outside of some random house)
Yuuhi: AYA!? Damn, why did she run away like that?! Where did she go? I can't find her anywhere!
Suzumi: (recalls Ceres) Wow, was that Ceres? It felt so strange. . . in addition, if the legend is true, that would be unbelievable!
Yuuhi: . . . . . .
Suzumi: I can't believe that your kiss is the way to restore Aya to us!
Yuuhi: STOP SAYING THAT!
(scene switch)
(Aya and Tooya, in a car, Aya has clothes on now, for those of you who care)
Aya: Hey, where are we going? Do you have a license?
Tooya: To my apartment. [Aya: Please don't think strange things.]
Aya: Oh. HUH?!
Tooya: I'm done for the day. So now I'm going home. You're the one who said you wouldn't give up, and I did not force you to come with me.
(A very pretty building. The door opens.)
Tooya: Come in. Shower first, you've a mess from all that running around. That'd be hard for me to clean up. . . . what's wrong, are you afraid of me?
Aya: (blushes) WHO'S AFRAID OF YOU?!
Tooya: You can use any of the towels. This house was given to me by your distant cousin, Kagami.
Aya: (in the bathroom, thinking) Why did I come along with him? Even if I did get information from him, it'd probably be useless! All these things happened because of me, but my body, my consciousness, and heart. . . (out loud) . . . is named Aya Mikage. Aya Mikage. . . your life belongs to yourself.
(Aya exits the bathroom and finds Tooya asleep on the couch)
Aya: (hugs herself) It's so cold in here. . . this city, this house, this room are all created. . . the lights of the city replace that loneliness. However, I can't reach the warmth. I can only watch it from afar as it sparkles.
Tooya: (awake, for some reason) Stop thinking about Aki. It's best for both of you.
Aya: That means I really did try to attack Aki? Don't joke like that! Why do I have to separate myself from Aki?!
Tooya: I suppose this is called "Fate."
Aya: "Fate?" What's that? Who made that rule? Without even consulting us?! How could "Fate" just decide the outcome of our life?! They want me to give up. . . does that mean I have to cry and face "Fate?!"
Tooya: There's nothing else I can tell you. You can use that bed. I'll take you home in the morning.
Aya: Then what about you and me? Does this mean we're fated to be enemies? (is shaking)
Tooya: Are you trembling?
[Kit: Master of the obvious, eh?]
Aya: No, of course not! Is it this bed? Well, I guess I’ll borrow it for the night. Thank you. (thinking) It's so cold. Is it the weather? Or is it from hatred and sorrow? Why can't my body stop trembling? I suppose it's because of my emotions. . . or maybe it's because of my other self.
[Kit: Maybe it's because Mr. Ice Cube's in the room.]
Tooya: (suddenly embraces her from behind)
Aya: (blushes) What...what are you doing?!
Tooya: You must be cold. . . let me hold you until you stop shivering. If you don't like this, you can push me away.
Aya: But I might become Ceres, and when I do, I might end up killing you.
Tooya: (doesn't let go) I won't worry about that right now. For this moment, I don't know why, I just want to hold you.
(Aya reaches up to cover his hand with her own)
Aya: Why are you doing this? Why don't you distance yourself from me? Don't be like this. It's not fair. You know I won't push you away. But I won't kill you because. . . (turns) I love you!
[Translator's Note: The actual phrase is "shi huan" (I can't romanize Chinese for dog food), which is the Japanese equivalent of "suki da." It can be translated as either "I love you" or "I like you," depending.]
Aya: (thinking) The person I'm fighting against is not Tooya, not the Mikage family, and especially not Aki, but Ceres. Another me! (out loud) Just hold me. Hold me forever. And I will have the courage to fight. (thinking again) Fight myself?
Tooya: (sound of assent)
Aya: (still thinking) For Aki. . . but also to protect our love.
(next scene; they're lying in bed together [clothed, you pervs], just cuddling)
Aya: Have you been by yourself all this time? When did you lose your memory?
Tooya: Two or three months ago. I fell down in a park while it was raining. I didn’t know who I was or where I lived. All I had was a few thousand yen (that's not a lot). I tried hard to find my memory, but all that appeared in my mind were two words: "Tooya" and "Mikage."
Aya: Is that why you went to the Mikage family? You wanted to retrieve your memory? And in return, you work for them?
Tooya: Yeah. Although I signed a contract to bodyguard, they provided me with money, a car, and this apartment. After they found out that I was immune to Ceres' powers. Until now, they are still exceptionally careful with Ceres.
Aya: Oh. . . is that why you protected Aki when I was fighting him? All because of Mikage's orders? Because of Kagami's orders?
Tooya: I don't know. . . You possess certain things I don't know or understand. There isn't anything I truly want to protect. . . I don't love anyone, and I don't hate anyone either. But when I saw all of you, I felt as though I followed my memories and lost something very important. . .
Aya: Why don't you be my boyfriend?
[Kit and Aya: That came out of nowhere.]
Tooya: (surprised) HUH?
Aya: It's impossible right now, but you can take your time to fall in love with me. Even if I can't help you find your memory, I can teach you many things, such as karaokes and parties. . .
Tooya: (sweatdrop) You...you have time to talk about this?!
Aya: I'M SERIOUS!! When a girl is facing love, she's always serious! Since I already told you "I love you," a man should always answer carefully!
Tooya: You're such a stubborn girl. . . all right, I'll think about it.
Aya: Really? REALLY?!
Tooya: Yes, yes. . . now go to sleep.
Aya: (thinking AGAIN) Ceres. . . did you hear that. . .? I'm really in love with Tooya. Although he's cold at times and I don't understand him, he can be gentle. But I'm attracted to him all the same. I love my brother, but my love will not lose to your hatred. So please, leave us alone. . . how can I make you go away? If you're really me, please tell me the answer.
(scene switch)
Yuuhi: (rings under his eyes) THAT STUPID GIRL! I can't believe she stayed out the entire night! (props himself up on a telephone pole) Great, we're going to be absent again. (No, wait, it's Saturday.) I've never even stayed up to study for a test, so why am I staying up for her. . .?
(his cellphone rings)
Yuuhi: Hello?
Phone: Is this Yuuhi-chan?
Yuuhi: (screams) AYA!!!
Aya: Sorry, sorry, I didn't get to call you!
Yuuhi: Is that all you can say?! I've been looking for you all night!
Aya: I'm so sorry!!! (Gomen nasai!)
Yuuhi: Oh, heck.
Aya: (thinking) Er, he's mad again. . .
Yuuhi: Where are you now?
Tooya: (grabs the phone from Aya) Is this Aogiri Yuuhi? Sorry about the trouble, I'll take Aya back right now.
Yuuhi: (traumatized SD)
(giant words in the background: We stayed together, alone, for an entire night!)
Tooya: (holds the phone away from himself as giant words come spilling forth from it, knocking Aya over)
Yuuhi: YOU BASTARD! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE! WHADDAYA MEAN "I'LL TAKE HER BACK?!" GIVE ME THE ADDRESS AND I'LL GO GET HER MYSELF!
Tooya: Can you hear what he said. . .?
Aya: Please, hang up now!
(scene switch)
(Q-chan is asleep in her bedroom.)
Yuuhi: Q-CHAN! I found Aya! Hurry up and drive, we have to go pick her up!
Q-chan: Guh? (hugs Yuuhi) Oh, what a cute little boy, coming to get a date with me in the middle of the night!
Yuuhi: AAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHH!
Suzumi: (rushes in) Did you find Aya?! (looks at Yuuhi) You look like you are ready to kill...
Yuuhi: Damn you, Tooya! I'm going to chop you into eight big pieces and fry you and cook you and eat you up! (I'll go now.)
Suzumi: He's so easy to see through. ^_^
(scene switch)
(back to Tooya's apartment)
Aya: It's been twenty minutes. They should be here soon.
Tooya: From what I heard on the phone, he should've been here immediately.
Aya: (thinks) Is this all the time left between us? Soon he'll be wearing Mikage's symbol around his neck again. (moves over and kisses Tooya's neck, leaving a hickie)
Tooya: Hey. . .!
Aya: (goofy face) That's my mark! Now, don't forget what I told you yesterday night.
[Kit: Marking our territory now, are we?]
Tooya: A hickie? Isn't it supposed to be from a man to a woman? It's going to fade in one or two days anyway. . .
Aya: We're going to see each other soon enough. I'll give you another one then.
Tooya: (laughs) Strange girl. . . that's true, though. If I stayed with you, I'd probably be very happy.
Aya: (leans over and leaves a hickie on Aya's neck)
Tooya: This is. . . my mark. . . I wish that Aya will always be Aya. I hope you can defeat Ceres. When that happens. . .
(phone rings, interrupts his sentence)
Tooya: (answers the phone) Hello?
Kagami: It's me. Your job yesterday must’ve been tough. I need to talk to you about Aki.
Tooya: Office. . .? Now? . . . okay, I'll be there soon. Bye.
Aya: (thinking) Office. . .? Kagami?!
(Aya's thoughts are interrupted by a shout of "HEY, AYA!")
Aya: (opens the door) Quiet down, will ya?!
Yuuhi: You're telling me to be quiet?! It's because of you that I'm shouting! (turns around) Q-chan, we're here already! Stop driving already!
Q-chan: (munbling to herself) Turn right at the next stop. . .
Tooya: Well, I guess we part here.
Yuuhi: YOU BASTARD! STOP RIGHT THERE! YOU @%#$& WITH HER ALL NIGHT AND NOW YOU WANT TO JUST DUMP HER?!
Aya: "@#%$?!" WHICH ONE OF YOUR EYES SAW ME BEING @^#%$?! WHY DID YOU COME HERE AND SCREAM SUCH NONSENSE?!
[Aya: I leave those incoherent marks (@%#^$) for the reader's own imagination ^_-]
Yuuhi: Huh? Didn't he. . .?
Aya: THAT DID NOT HAPPEN!!!
Yuuhi: So I was angry for no reason at all? Well, I didn't really mean anything by being mad. . . well, let's go home!
Q-chan and Aya: (running away) Go by yourself!
Yuuhi: WHERE ARE YOU GOING?! (proceed to chase after them)
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