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In the day or so following the excursion Hisao finds himself extremely self-conscious around Hanako, he begins to realize that his feelings for her have increased far beyond that of friendship. Hanako seems equally awkward around him as well. Despite this Hisao still feels the palpable distance between them and finally, after a chance meeting with her in the library, he asks her about her life before Yamaku. Hanako agrees on condition that Hisao also tells her about his past. Hisao describes his middle school years and the good and bad times he experienced in the hospital. Hanako in turn talks about her life in the orphanage, describing those years as her life being on hold until she decided to attend Yamaku. As they talk, Hisao realises that Hanako has lead them back to her room. She asks him to lock the door and then silences his protests as she starts to undress, revealing the full extent of the scarring on her body. She haltingly tells him that during the fire, her mother attempted to shield Hanako with her body, which was how she survived. Hisao assures her that he doesn't care what she looks like, then overcome by the moment and long-suppressed feelings, Hisao and Hanako fall into bed together. Hisao's exertions cause him to experience a worrying heart murmur, but manages to calm his body down. He and Hanako lie in bed together gazing into one another's eyes, and Hisao realises that they have no need for words in that moment.

When Hisao awakens the following morning Hanako is gone. He worries a moment before she returns with breakfast, and the two of them don't know how to act around each other. It gets worse throughout the day, and when he tries to talk to her during lunch Hanako panics and runs off. Shizune and Misha try to help, but they understand that this is something only Hisao can resolve. Finally Hisao goes to a small park below the school and sends Hanako a message asking her to meet him there. When Hanako arrives, Hisao recognises that he needs to speak with her directly and stop tip-toeing around her in an effort to help her feel comfortable. Hanako recognises that to other people, including Lilly and Hisao, she has been a burden, broken, something fragile that must be protected. She saw that Hisao started pulling away from her to focus on his studies, and she feared that he would abandon her, like so many of her childhood friends did after the accident. Being bullied by the children she formerly saw as friends was a hard lesson for her, and she started avoiding people, not minding if they didn't acknowledge her existence. Meeting Lilly, and then Hisao opened her up to the possibility of friendship again. She hoped that if she slept with him he would start to see her in a romantic light, but seeing their awkwardness the day after, she loses hope that he'll ever see her as anything other than someone to protect, a friend who only causes trouble to others. While Hisao admits and realises to himself that's how he originally saw her ~~and~~ finally understands that even though he liked or even loved her, he never approached her with that mindset, he only approached her care and not an equal because ~~shes~~ fragile, he later admits it isn't how he sees her now. By locking herself in her room, Hisao felt that Hanako was rejecting him, and so he started thinking about his own life more, thinking that by leaving her alone, she would feel better because of how protective he was. Hanako saw this as him pulling away from her, and she was terrified of losing him. Hanako reveals the trauma around her birthday, the falsity of the annual celebration where people treat her like she's special and then ignore her for the rest of the year. She expresses her frustration at being useless to him, always needing help and never giving it. The effort of baring her soul to Hisao overwhelms Hanako and she falls to the ground sobbing. Hisao embraces her and confesses his love for her and for a moment, the pair loses themselves in shared grief and joy. Hisao apologises for treating her as someone fragile and trying to protect her without seeing her as an equal. It takes a while for them recover and they decide to skip class.

When Hisao awakens the following morning Hanako is gone. He worries a moment before she returns with breakfast, and the two of them don't know how to act around each other. It gets worse throughout the day, and when he tries to talk to her during lunch Hanako panics and runs off. Shizune and Misha try to help, but they understand that this is something only Hisao can resolve. Finally Hisao goes to a small park below the school and sends Hanako a message asking her to meet him there. When Hanako arrives, Hisao recognises that he needs to speak with her directly and stop tip-toeing around her in an effort to help her feel comfortable. Hanako recognises that to other people, including Lilly and Hisao, she has been a burden, broken, something fragile that must be protected. She saw that Hisao started pulling away from her to focus on his studies, and she feared that he would abandon her, like so many of her childhood friends did after the accident. Being bullied by the children she formerly saw as friends was a hard lesson for her, and she started avoiding people, not minding if they didn't acknowledge her existence. Meeting Lilly, and then Hisao opened her up to the possibility of friendship again. She hoped that if she slept with him he would start to see her in a romantic light, but seeing their awkwardness the day after, she loses hope that he'll ever see her as anything other than someone to protect, a friend who only causes trouble to others. While Hisao admits and realises to himself that's how he originally saw her he finally understands that even though he liked or even loved her, he never approached her with that mindset, he only approached her with care and not as an equal because he thought of her as a fragile being, he later admits it isn't how he sees her now. By locking herself in her room, Hisao felt that Hanako was rejecting him, and so he started thinking about his own life more, thinking that by leaving her alone, she would feel better because of how protective he was. Hanako saw this as him pulling away from her, and she was terrified of losing him. Hanako reveals the trauma around her birthday, the falsity of the annual celebration where people treat her like she's special and then ignore her for the rest of the year. She expresses her frustration at being useless to him, always needing help and never giving it. The effort of baring her soul to Hisao overwhelms Hanako and she falls to the ground sobbing. Hisao embraces her and confesses his love for her and for a moment, the pair loses themselves in shared grief and joy. Hisao apologises for treating her as someone fragile and trying to protect her without seeing her as an equal. It takes a while for them recover and they decide to skip class.

Hanako expresses doubt that she can overcome her shyness though Hisao assures her that she can, that she already has done little by little. He declares he will always be there to support her, and asks her to do the same for him. They both made mistakes by not being upfront about their feelings, and they don't yet understand each other fully, but they love each other enough to give their relationship a try. As they head into town, the story ends with Hanako giving her first gift to Hisao; a heartfelt kiss.

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 In the day or so following the excursion Hisao finds himself extremely self-conscious around Hanako, he begins to realize that his feelings for her have increased far beyond that of friendship. Hanako seems equally awkward around him as well. Despite this Hisao still feels the palpable distance between them and finally, after a chance meeting with her in the library, he asks her about her life before Yamaku. Hanako agrees on condition that Hisao also tells her about his past. Hisao describes his middle school years and the good and bad times he experienced in the hospital. Hanako in turn talks about her life in the orphanage, describing those years as her life being on hold until she decided to attend Yamaku. As they talk, Hisao realises that Hanako has lead them back to her room. She asks him to lock the door and then silences his protests as she starts to undress, revealing the full extent of the scarring on her body. She haltingly tells him that during the fire, her mother attempted to shield Hanako with her body, which was how she survived. Hisao assures her that he doesn't care what she looks like, then overcome by the moment and long-suppressed feelings, Hisao and Hanako fall into bed together. Hisao's exertions cause him to experience a worrying heart murmur, but manages to calm his body down. He and Hanako lie in bed together gazing into one another's eyes, and Hisao realises that they have no need for words in that moment.
-When Hisao awakens the following morning Hanako is gone. He worries a moment before she returns with breakfast, and the two of them don't know how to act around each other. It gets worse throughout the day, and when he tries to talk to her during lunch Hanako panics and runs off. Shizune and Misha try to help, but they understand that this is something only Hisao can resolve. Finally Hisao goes to a small park below the school and sends Hanako a message asking her to meet him there. When Hanako arrives, Hisao recognises that he needs to speak with her directly and stop tip-toeing around her in an effort to help her feel comfortable. Hanako recognises that to other people, including Lilly and Hisao, she has been a burden, broken, something fragile that must be protected. She saw that Hisao started pulling away from her to focus on his studies, and she feared that he would abandon her, like so many of her childhood friends did after the accident. Being bullied by the children she formerly saw as friends was a hard lesson for her, and she started avoiding people, not minding if they didn't acknowledge her existence. Meeting Lilly, and then Hisao opened her up to the possibility of friendship again. She hoped that if she slept with him he would start to see her in a romantic light, but seeing their awkwardness the day after, she loses hope that he'll ever see her as anything other than someone to protect, a friend who only causes trouble to others. While Hisao admits and realises to himself that's how he originally saw her and finally understands that even though he liked or even loved her, he never approached her with that mindset, he only approached her care and not an equal because shes fragile, he later admits it isn't how he sees her now. By locking herself in her room, Hisao felt that Hanako was rejecting him, and so he started thinking about his own life more, thinking that by leaving her alone, she would feel better because of how protective he was. Hanako saw this as him pulling away from her, and she was terrified of losing him. Hanako reveals the trauma around her birthday, the falsity of the annual celebration where people treat her like she's special and then ignore her for the rest of the year. She expresses her frustration at being useless to him, always needing help and never giving it. The effort of baring her soul to Hisao overwhelms Hanako and she falls to the ground sobbing. Hisao embraces her and confesses his love for her and for a moment, the pair loses themselves in shared grief and joy. Hisao apologises for treating her as someone fragile and trying to protect her without seeing her as an equal. It takes a while for them recover and they decide to skip class.
+When Hisao awakens the following morning Hanako is gone. He worries a moment before she returns with breakfast, and the two of them don't know how to act around each other. It gets worse throughout the day, and when he tries to talk to her during lunch Hanako panics and runs off. Shizune and Misha try to help, but they understand that this is something only Hisao can resolve. Finally Hisao goes to a small park below the school and sends Hanako a message asking her to meet him there. When Hanako arrives, Hisao recognises that he needs to speak with her directly and stop tip-toeing around her in an effort to help her feel comfortable. Hanako recognises that to other people, including Lilly and Hisao, she has been a burden, broken, something fragile that must be protected. She saw that Hisao started pulling away from her to focus on his studies, and she feared that he would abandon her, like so many of her childhood friends did after the accident. Being bullied by the children she formerly saw as friends was a hard lesson for her, and she started avoiding people, not minding if they didn't acknowledge her existence. Meeting Lilly, and then Hisao opened her up to the possibility of friendship again. She hoped that if she slept with him he would start to see her in a romantic light, but seeing their awkwardness the day after, she loses hope that he'll ever see her as anything other than someone to protect, a friend who only causes trouble to others. While Hisao admits and realises to himself that's how he originally saw her he finally understands that even though he liked or even loved her, he never approached her with that mindset, he only approached her with care and not as an equal because he thought of her as a fragile being, he later admits it isn't how he sees her now. By locking herself in her room, Hisao felt that Hanako was rejecting him, and so he started thinking about his own life more, thinking that by leaving her alone, she would feel better because of how protective he was. Hanako saw this as him pulling away from her, and she was terrified of losing him. Hanako reveals the trauma around her birthday, the falsity of the annual celebration where people treat her like she's special and then ignore her for the rest of the year. She expresses her frustration at being useless to him, always needing help and never giving it. The effort of baring her soul to Hisao overwhelms Hanako and she falls to the ground sobbing. Hisao embraces her and confesses his love for her and for a moment, the pair loses themselves in shared grief and joy. Hisao apologises for treating her as someone fragile and trying to protect her without seeing her as an equal. It takes a while for them recover and they decide to skip class.
 Hanako expresses doubt that she can overcome her shyness though Hisao assures her that she can, that she already has done little by little. He declares he will always be there to support her, and asks her to do the same for him. They both made mistakes by not being upfront about their feelings, and they don't yet understand each other fully, but they love each other enough to give their relationship a try. As they head into town, the story ends with Hanako giving her first gift to Hisao; a heartfelt kiss.