Sprout || Episode #6

 Goodness it’s been awhile since I posted on here and I wanted to catch up on Sprout recapping wise.  So here we are at episode 6.  If you remember, previously, Miyuki rushed to Hayato and captured him in her embrace due to her own personal reasons.

While that’s going on we get to see a small glimpse of Souhei walking down to Miku’s room at the boarding house.  He stops right before her door and prepares to knock just as he recalls the words she said the night before. “I wanted to see Souhei’s face.”  Lowering his hand, he looks down and walks away without a word.

With that we cut back to Hayato and Miyuki, who are actually being watched from a distance by Arata and company- who automatically promise not to say anything about the incident they witnessed to Souhei.  Realizing what she’s doing, she lets go and apologizes to him while telling him to never let go of Miku.

Back at the boarding house we see Miku lying on her bed as she says, “There is only one love. But the direction of love isn’t just one way. Souhei’s love isn’t directed towards me. But after everything my love is still…”   While outside on the balcony, Souhei gazes over at her room.

After the drama theme song finishes we find ourselves in the classroom with Miku and Arata and company (It’s been so long I’ve forgotten the other young man’s name).  Anyways during the lecture going on Arata playfully tries to lighten the mood by starting a conversation about how Takki was a better teacher, however, it fails as both his friend and Miku ignore him.  Just as she looking out the window in a daze up pops a cheery Souhei calling out a small “Ya-ho” Upon seeing him she immediately looks away, obviously too embarrassed to really face him after their last incident.

Souhei’s smile drooping he makes eye contract with Arata while pointing to his watch – which I believe they were mouthing about getting out going practice soccer?   Maybe? Since Souhei was showing his watch while Arata was pointing at the teacher and apologizing to him.  With Souhei leaving, Miku finally turns to look his way as she watches his backside get farther away.  Just as she’s about to stop watching though, she notices Haruka (she’s the girl from school that likes Souhei and is in the soccer club)

Mikue quickly looks away as the girl stares at her before turning away herself to go chasing after Souhei. On her way down the steps she asks him, “Which one is your true love?  Miyuki or Miku?”

While he replies with a laugh and says, “Why does Miku’s name come up?”   Which Haruka tells him it’s because she knows that Miku also loves Souhei. But in her opinion neither girl is the girl for him.  Just as she’s about to tell him who is (you know her), she’s cut off when the couch comes looking for her; without another word she rushes off giving Souhei one last look before completely leaving him alone.

In the locker room (or possible bathroom not too sure) we see Souhei grabbing a drink of water and washing his face before looking out the window – while he thinks about Miku.  Realizing what he’s doing he washes his face some more.  Outside now we see him cleaning the soccer balls as Miyuki pays him a surprise visit.  She tells him she’s going to watch him play today.  Happy, Souhei tells her afterwards the two of them will go somewhere later and make plans for summer.

Just then Miku and Arata and Takeru show up; letting out a few jokes here and there about Arata’s unrequited love for Kiyoka.  While that’s going on Souhei asks Miyuki where she wants to go on their date.  She tells him the museum.  Remembering what they saw the day before the boys rush off to go change into their uniforms while Miku bids farewell to the couple.

While leaving, she stops though and looks back at them yearningly as she says, “I thought I would be able to be closer to him over summer break, but as I thought.  Next to Souhei is…”

Miyuki.  Just like that Miyuki notices her gaze causing Miku to give one more awkward wave before rushing off.  Miyuki finally looks away and asks Souhei is he thinks Hayato and Miku would work out because she likes the two of them and wants them to be happy.  Souhei replies “You’re right” but his expression seems a tad bit jealous and I think Miyuki notices that.

On her way home, Miku runs into Kou, Hayato’s little brother.  Apparently it’s his fifteenth birthday today so he was told he could go out and buy some good meat.  Miku suddenly smirks as the scene bounces to a frustrated Hayato asking his brother how things turned out like this.

Apparently Miku talked Kou into having a birthday celebration at her house.  Seeing Miku’s mother, Hayato apologizes for the intrusion however she tells him not to worry since she wanted to thank him properly for helping Miku study.  He tells her it’s really not necessary, but she insists because he’s like family since he’s Souhei’s best friend and all too.  With that she leaves while Hayato tells his brother he needs to repent as they wrestle with one another happily on the floor.

During the midst of their fun, Miku enters the room.  Noticing her Hayato instantly stops; however she tells him it’s rare to see him in such high spirits.  Which Kou replies with, “Nii-chan has his cute side too.”

(Awwee, I just really like those brothers; they’re so adorable >3<)

After that we skip to being outside again with Miku’s dad who is putting Kou to work in the garden while Miku and Hayato sit on the porch.  Trying to start a conversation Hayato tells Miku that her house is really relaxing and calming for him.  Which she replies saying that Souhei said the same thing when he first got there too.

Back at school Souhei is just getting done as he rushes over to Miyuki whose been waiting for him.  Apparently for their dinner date she wants to go to a hamburger joint, however, as they depart Souhei get’s a text message from Miku.   Reading it, it’s telling him about the party at the boarding house.   Upon hearing who the text is from Miyuki instantly frowns before putting on a fake smile as Souhei wonders why the party’s at the boarding house.

Looking over at her he apologizes and asks her if they can get hamburgers another time since its Kou’s birthday and all.  Miyuki stays silent for a moment as she thinks it over before she bluntly says, “I’m going home” and begins to walk away.  Souhei being the dense little guy that he is chases after her and says, “You wanted to have hamburgers that much?”

(XDD oh Souhei.)  She tells him it’s not that, but she’s not going to tell him why she won’t go. He calls out to her, but she keeps on walking while calling him an idiot under her breath.

At the house, the celebration has begun! Everyone in the house is enjoying the food; when Kou asks Takki just how old he is.  Apparently he’s 20; however everyone thought he was at least 25 since he acts like such an ‘old’ man.  During the party Souhei sneaks a glance down at his phone, obviously waiting on a call or text from Miyuki.

The cake is brought out and Kou looks at it excited, apparently it’s the boys’ first one ever.  Taking everyone’s advice to blow out the candles he does while everyone cheers and claps joyously; spitting out even more jokes at Takki.  During that time Miku and Hayato sneak glances at each other from across the table as well.

Just as the cake is getting cut, Souhei’s cell phone vibrates – it’s a text message from Miyuki.  She apologizes and says she wants to see him.  Realizing if he wants to fix his relationship he has to go, Souhei get’s up from his spot at the party and leaves while the family is discussing how to cut the cake for the number of people.  Miku, however, notices that he’s gone and follow suit.  She catches him on the way out and asks him where he’s going.  Souhei tells her to just make something up if anyone asks.

“Is it Miyuki?” she asks.  He tells her yes, however, Miku doesn’t like it.  It’s Kou’s birthday.  She asks if Miyuki just didn’t know that it was. Souhei looks down not knowing what to say.

Looking upset Miku says “She knows, doesn’t she?”  While the screen goes white and we see Miku’s inner thoughts reading, I don’t want to say such a thing.

However it just slips out as she tells Souhei, “It’s because she’s like this that people call her UzaMiyu”  her words cause Souhei to look over in shock as the screen whites out again and we read:

Just that, I only want to be with you…

Miku doesn’t stop there though; she keeps going saying, “All the girls say that about Miyuki.  It’s because she’s annoying that they call her UzaMiyu. She can’t read the atmosphere!”

Souhei finally speaks up telling her that everything she’s said has nothing to do with what’s going on right now.  He tells Miku he knows she’s called that at school and the other girls don’t like her, but he and she know what kind of person she is and that’s she’s been that way since middle school.

It’s here were we get a flashback scene to Souhei’s meeting with Miyuki.  It was in the school hallway where he overheard a group of girls talking about her.  Just as he’s about to move on, he notices her standing around the corner on the verge of tears as she listened to everything.

With the girls getting closer and closer, Souhei goes towards her grabbing her hand – the two run up the stairs and away from the noise.  It’s there where they were introduced.

According to Souhei since that day if he saw her in school he would talk to her. He then goes on to say that when his parents got depressed the year before, she was there for him.  And we get to see it through another flashback.  Where she approaches him on their walk to school.  Taking in his mood she suggests the two of them skip school for the day.  The two hide as a teacher passes by, but, soon depart on their skip day running hand-in-hand.

With that Souhei tells Miku during that time “She didn’t ask anything and she just smiled by my side.  It saved me. That’s why even if everyone in the whole world calls her annoying or hates her, I’d be her ally.” Miku realizing what she’s said about the girl looks down disappointed in herself as her eyes widen and we see her inner thought once again.

…I can’t reach him. With that we see him take his leave while Miku wallows in pity again saying that her love won’t reach him and that she’ll never be able to win again Miyuki.

Sitting outside, Miku is soon approached by Hayato who apologizes to her for overhearing everything that went down.  Looking at her he asks her if he should lend her a place to cry. And to just think of him as  stuffed animal costume. Watching as he gets up, Miku is smiling at him as she thinks.  It’s being conveyed to me.  Katagiri’s feelings…

The two don’t say a word as Miku rises to her feet and embraces him from behind.  Her thoughts reading, Is it okay if I stay here?