Frog Prince [Kaeru no Ousama] by Nagasawa Satoru Source: Margaret Volume 2, 2001 Translated: Dianne Dimabuyo (DiDi) No. 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Kaeru no Ousama belongs to Nagasawa Satoru. This is a fan translation and no money is being made off of this. Notes: These translations are *loose* translations. I've translated them so they make sense, not as much as you may understand everything word-for-word. Why? One, it doesn't always make too much sense. Two, I've been told I can be too strict on it sometimes, and I should just translate to vernacular. Mind you, I'm still trying to be as accurate as possible. If you've found a translation that is closer to the dictionary meaning, yet still makes sense, please don't hesitate to inform me. Thanks. : text in bubbles * floating text > sound [] translator's additional notes.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 416 [View of the rain outside] [She closes her eyes as he kisses her forehead] [They stare into each other's eyes] Naruto: Date-ku.... Date: -------Sh.. --- Page 417 [He closes in to kiss her on the lips] [but then her hand on the mat starts to feel something] [Naruto's eyes widen] * Eh [And the next thing they know there's a rainstorm inside the house] [She holds up her hands in dismay] Naruto: ...... [As it turns out, there are major leaks on the ceiling] Off-shot: UWA!! --- Page 418 Off-shot: IT'S CO~~~~~~~~~~LD!! [Inside they've laid out various pots, plates, pails, bottles and cans to catch the drips] * (Naruto) Kyaa! * (Date) Wah! [They dry themselves off with some cloth, while the rain catchers sound off in the background] Date&Naruto: ........... Naruto: ---------I guess I should be going home.. Date: I'll walk you. * That was a continuation from some time ago... nee? --- Page 419 * Earrings... Date: *Ch* Anyhow, it's better to lose _both sides_. *If you're just going to throw it away* [They walk off.. unknown to them, Kosaka and her friend are just around the corner behind them] Date: So are you going to take them? Naruto: Eh------- Well, if you put it that way........ Kosaka: ......... [View of Date holding up an umbrella for the both of them, as Naruto smiles up at him] Kosaka [off]: What's with that!? Kosaka: This is not like the rumors say! They say that Date-kun is a diplomat's son, that he's rich... On the contrary, he's actually really poor! [She takes out her cell phone] --- Page 420 [Kosaka's friend stares at her as she dials a number] Kosaka's Friend: ....Rumi? Kosaka [putting the phone to her ear]: I'm going to spread this. [Focus on the earrings and Date and Naruto, laughing, close to each other] Kosaka: Because Date-kun's been deceiving everyone. [A calendar on a wall, January 2001. Papers flying] * I won't lose to anybody. A time for just the two of us. [The people visit the shrines in crowds] --- Page 421 [Coins are being thrown through slots] * Everytime we meet, it continues to grow: Relief, trust, and faint self-confidence. [Date and Naruto are among the crowd. Naruto, smiling. Date, a little put off] Date: ------This crowd of people just throwing away their money. Date: Putting it in that box---------... *It's like stealing-------...* Naruto: Ahahaha *I think I know what you mean* Naruto: So much money every year------- Naruto: Ne... [But she's just been pushed back by the crowds moving the opposite way] Date [sweatdrop]: Geez Date: ... Date [holding out his hand]: Nn Naruto [blushing]: Oh, that's ok. Date: Idiot. --- Page 422 Date [seriously]: I don't like it. Date: Some other guy could be touching you. [She takes his hand, smiling] * So this warmth * holding hands --- Page 423 * I didn't think I could let it go again. [In school] Naruto [waves at Date]: Ohayo--- [View of stairs] Naruto [off]: It's cold, ne--- Even today--- Date [off]: I really don't like living like this--- * Ah * (Date) When I woke up today * (Date) frost had fallen on my face * He's wearing the scarf. * I'm so happy. [View through the door into the classroom] Student: Because---- What if it's true? --- Page 424 [Aerial view: the two enter the classroom] Student: THEY SAY THAT DATE-KUN IS A POOR GUY. * EH? Girl1: Ah Guy1: Is that true? Girl2: His house is really small and run-down * --------How [flash] Off-shot: Wait....... Off-shot: Date-kun.... * I --- Page 425 * didn't tell anybody! Student: -------Is it true, Date? Student: I was told your family was really poor... Have you been lying to us? Student: Is it a lie that your some company president's son? Student: Eh--- I heard he was a congressman's son-------- [Off on the sidelines, Kosaka smiles to herself] * (Kosaka) Hm. Date [his eyes closed]: The rumors are true. [Naruto stares at him, surprised.] --- Page 426 * Date-kun!? Date: Some hovel on land we dug out, 15 mats area. When it rains, the roof leaks create a big mess. [Note: 1 mat --> 36 sq. ft.] [Image of their house tipping over: ] Date: My old man is jobless, searching for treasure. [Image of Date's dad in SD singing merrily as he holds his shovel looking for treasure] I earn little income and always fish for stuff. Date [looking like he has a cold]: ----I Date: I don't eat when I don't have anything to eat... [The classmates are stunned for a minute, then..] Guys: No way, Date-kun. Stop kidding around. () Guys: Who was it that started saying these stupid things anyway-------------- *That was mean-----------* [He quietly steps out of the classroom] --- Page 427 [He rushes off, but Naruto quickly chases after him] Naruto: WAIT! Naruto: --------I didn't tell [She reaches for his sleeve] [He slaps her hand away] Naruto: anybody! [People turn around to look at them. Date takes off the scarf he made her and lets it go out the window. It lands hanging on a tree.] Date: ---------Right now --- Page 428 Date: I don't want to look at your face. [He walks away from her. She remains staring at his back.] * It's so easy for everything that's piled up to come crumbling down. --- Page 429 * Because he was a counterfeit "sweetheart" [At another time] Kan-chan: Maki---- How about lunch? Naruto: Yeah---- [She moves to stand up, but somebody bumps into her shoulder] [She turns to see it's Date-kun, who looks at her, briefly] Naruto: ------Ah. Date-ku--------- [but he just ignores her and walks away] --- Page 430 * He won't even let me meet him eye to eye. * I'm being given the cold shoulder.... [Scene: 3 guys. One's on the floor. One's leaning on the balcony. Another's leaning far out with a broom.] * (Guy1: with broom) Ah--- * (Guy2) Idiot. Give me that--- [Naruto turns to see what they're doing] * (Guy) Ah--- Got it--- [Her eyes widen as she sees that they're trying to lift off the scarf she made from the tree with the broom handle] * (Guy) Just a little closer--- [Naruto gets in between them, parting through their shoulders] Naruto: Don't..... --- Page 431 * That's... [Out in the hallway, view shot of girls from a sitting position] Girls [cheerily]: Date-ku----n Girls: Would you like to eat with us? [But he just looks darkly at them as he drinks from out of the bottle] [They decide to leave him alone as he goes back to his original position] * (Girl1) How scary... * (Girl2) Eh--- What? [Focus on Date's eyes] Off-shot: It seems like everyone's forgotten the rumor about Date-kun. [Shot of Kosaka and her friend coming up the stairs, just around the corner from him] Friend: Nobody can shake off his school image. Kosaka: That's true--- I don't know if I would believe it if I hadn't seen it for myself. --- Page 432 [Kosaka talks, not knowing that Date behind her, staring dumbly at her back] Kosaka: But, still, that Christmas Eve. Kosaka: We followed them pretty closely, ne--- [Date's eyes widen] Kosaka: Ah---- I should find another guy quickly, I told myself Friend: Well--- in the 3rd year.... [He slides his hand through his bangs, disturbed, sweating] [He remains sitting in his spot] Off-shot: Kya----------- --- Page 433 [The people are looking up at the trees] Kan-chan [at the top of her lungs]: Stop that, Maki------- How are you going to get down from there------ [somebody grabs her shoulder] [Date turns her around to question her] Date: What? What's going on? Kan-chan: ------Ah... *Date-kun...* Over there... [Shot of Maki sitting on a tree branch, reaching out towards the scarf on the other side of the tree] [He looks up shocked, as she has a hard time reaching for it] Date: NARUTO!? --- Page 434 Date: What are you doing! That's dangerous, get down from there!! [She turns to look at him, surprised] [She smiles, nervously, then] Naruto: Da.. Date-ku... Date: *Wah----* Wait. Don't move. Hold on tight!! [Date looks up at her] Date: ---------Why'd you climb the tree? Naruto: -----------...To get the scar--------... Date: -------I know. I understand... Maybe you should have asked somebody else to do it? -------na? * Date-kun... [She closes her eyes tightly] Naruto [off]: NO! Naruto [off]: --Because.. because... Date: ------What --- Page 435 Naruto: Because it has my feelings of love for you Naruto: I don't want to let anybody else touch it! [The people all blush, most particularly, Date in the front, helplessly staring up at her] Student: Wow--- What a confession... Student: What's this? TV? *Can they do that?* [Naruto, on the tree, is startled by a sudden yell] Date: WAIT A MINUTE! * (Naruto) Uh? --- Page 436 [Date glomps onto the tree while the other students sweatdrop] Off-shot: Eh? [He slithers quickly up the tree, to their surprise] [But then he gets onto her branch. She turns towards him, surprised.] Date: What a great confession indeed. --- Page 437 [She puts a hand to her face, crying, embarassed] Naruto: I'm.. I'm sor.. Date: Idiot. Why are you apologizing? [He slides a hand through her hair and puts his forehead on hers] Date: I was happy. [Focus on Date's face] Date: I like you. [Note: "Suki da yo"] --- Page 438 [Focus on Naruto's face] Date: I want to make you only mine. [She puts closes her eyes, her hands over them, as she cries] Date: ...I'm sorry for doubting you... [He kisses her] ------My first kiss --- Page 439 [Kissing] * I'm filled with feelings of "love" * A real kiss [The students below are blushing, sweatdropping] * What are they doing...? Off-shot: DATE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!! --- Page 440 [The teacher comes sweating, huffing and puffing, from running] Student: Sensei Teacher: Where's Date!? Is Date here!? [Date jumps down from the tree, carrying Naruto in his arms] Date: What is it? Teacher: You.. you're not surprised!? -----About your father. [He lets her down] Teacher: -------He discovered buried treasure!! Date&Naruto: Huh? [All of a sudden, Date's looming over the teacher] Date: By buried treasure, you mean....!? Teacher: Ah! It's just part of it, but he definitely found it... Date: By a part of it, about how much is it!? Teacher: About.. About a trillion? Off-shot: A TRILLION!? Off-shot: No way.. I don't know if that could be true... --- Page 441 [Date's eyes twinkle, his hands in fists, smoke coming out of his nose... Naruto's in the background, nervous] Date: 3 level houses, one for each of us! Date: I want to buy 100% feather futons, gas stove, beef, pork, vegetables. Or rather, I want to eat... Date: LET'S GO, NARUTOOOO!! [He grabs her by the back of her shirt while she's still panicking] Naruto: Eh? AH! Naruto [off]: WAAAAAAAAAAAH [Their classmates are left behind, staring] Classmates: ----Wh Classmates: Who was that... * Uwa--------h What's with this development~~~~~~~~~~ --- Page 442 Date: We can't get all of it? Date: Didn't my old man find it? *This one, this one* Banker: The possessor clearly put his seal on it. It's too bad, but Banker: what he found was only a little in itself. You shouldn't expect too much by way of gratitude. Date: Th.. That's... Banker: Well.. They said that you can't get that much comfort money. * USHASHA * AAAHHH * Don't you say comfort! Everyday's just barely getting by. I'M barely just getting by.. label: misfortune . heart's screams [At home] [A crow is perched on their roof] Crow: [Inside] * (Hitoshi) Tadaima * (Kazuha) Okaeri--- Kazuha: ---------Finally --- Page 443 [Naruto and Date are at the table. Naruto is staring at Date, who's resting his head on the table, his tears pooling and dripping onto the floor] Date: I won't be able to leave this house for as long as I live.... Date: A cold heart is really cold! * It's sake.. Bring me some sake-------- * Have pity on me.... [Naruto starts from where she's sitting] * (Naruto) Ummmmmmmm.... Naruto: ----Ha.. Hang in there! Naruto [energetically]: I'm gonna help you out. We can do anything! There's a whole lot more, too. *Cook rice. Do laundry* Date: ...... [He grabs her hand] Date: ---------Well, then. --- Page 444 [He looks at her closely, holding her hand] Date: First, warm me up. Naruto [blushing]: !! [They kiss, while in the background, Date-kun's dad is trying to make sure Kazuha's not watching them.] * (Hitoshi) Children mustn't watch. * (Hitoshi) Hau * (Kazuha) Au? 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