Itazura
Na Kiss Episode 6
Never going to leave you again
Kotoko and Shige have
breakfast in Shige's shop. Shige tells Kotoko to
think of the days in the Irie residence as a dream so
that she will be able to get over the past. Kotoko
should find another person who suits her better than
Naoki. Shige reminds Kotoko of the countless
aspirations she used to have when she was younger.
Kotoko gets caught up in her fantasies again.
Naoki and Yuki are
cleaning up Kotoko's room so that Yuki can move back
in. Yuki is very happy about Kotoko's departure
because he can have his room back. On the other hand,
Naoki doesn't seem to be very happy. Yuki finds some
things under Kotoko's bed and desk like the test
papers that Naoki taught Kotoko to do and the sash
used during the school marathon. Naoki thinks of the
days he had with Kotoko and seems to miss her a bit.
When Yuki tries to pull down the girlish curtains
Machiko put up for Kotoko, Machiko stops him and gets
self-absorbed in thinking about how to decorate the
room to suit Kotoko. Naoki and Yuki sneaks out before
they are implicated in Machiko's nonsense again.
Naoki's dad, Ki comes into the room but cannot
uinderstand what Machiko is up to.
Kotoko is unpacking
her stuff when she looks at Naoki's photo sadly. She
starts to wonder if she should put the past behind
her and forget Naoki. Kotoko thinks of the two kisses
she had with Naoki and starts to mope around.
Meanwhile, Naoki lies in his bed and thinks over what
Kotoko has said to him. He keeps tossing and turning
in bed and looks frustrated. What could possibly be
wrong with Naoki?
In school, Kotoko is
shocked to find Naoki's name not in the top 100
scorers list for the test. Instead, Watanabe has
clinched the top spot! Junko starts to get excited
and congratulates Watanabe who is so happy to have
beaten Naoki. However, Watanabe's classmates start to
fight for Watanabe's affection with Junko. Kotoko
bumps into Reiko and asks her if the notice board has
made a mistake of not displaying Naoki's name. Reiko
replies by saying that if Naoki has not come in first,
he is not the real Naoki. Kotoko is convinced that
the school has made a mistake and runs to the staff
room.
Izumi-sensei asks
Naoki why he submitted blank answer scripts in the
test but Naoki tells her that nothing is wrong. Izumi-sensei
asks Naoki to confide in her if he has any problems
but he insists that he is alright. She tells Naoki
not to do such a thing again. Kanhara-sensei goes up
to Izumi-sensei and teases her for being unable to
get Naoki's affection. Izumi-sensei tries to defend
her actions and gets caught up in an argument with
him.
Kotoko meets Naoki
along the corridor and tells him that he is going to
the staff room to protest against Naoki's name being
left out from the top scorers list. However, Naoki
says that there is no mistake made and leaves Kotoko
feeling baffled.
Watanabe starts to
flaunt the fact that he is No. 1 but fails to impress
Reiko. She insunates that Watanabe will lose his No.1
title to Naoki soon.
Kotoko is having her
meal when Kin-chan rushes in and insists on eating
with her. Kin-chan feels like he and Kotoko are newly-weds
but Kotoko tells him to stop dreaming. Shige comes
and tells Kin-chan to eat at the back of the shop. He
even screams at Kin-chan for calling him "father-in-law"
instead of "Boss". Shige praises Kin-chan
for being a good guy but after all, he is from the 'F'
class. Kotoko feels insulted by his remarks since she
is from the 'F' class too. Shige pinches Kotoko's
food and Kotoko scolds Shige for looking down on Kin-chan
when his own daughter is of the same standard as him.
Naoki skips school and
Reiko is worried for him. Upon seeing this, Watanabe
is also upset.
Naoki's dad asks Naoki
why he handed up blank answer scripts and skipped
school. Machiko tries to pacify her husband while
Yuki looks on. Although Naoki's dad insists on making
Naoki go through university, Machiko subtly hints
Naoki that going with the crowd may not be the way
for him. Naoki tells them that he is not in the mood
to go to university. Machiko assures her husband that
Naoki is just going through a period of loss and
frustration which is normal for a teenager like him.
During dinner, Machiko
laments that without Kotoko around, the house seems
so quiet. Yuki says that on Sunday, the school wants
them to go to Ueno Zoo with their family. However,
his father has to work while Machiko has to bring one
of their relatives to see an opera. Even Noaki
rejects Yuki's invitation saying that he has
something on but fails to explain why. Yuki is very
disappointed by this.
Kotoko wonders why
Naoki has skipped school again. Although she tells
Junko and Satomi that she has given up on Naoki,
Kotoko still likes Naoki a lot. Suddenly, their
classmate comes in and tells Kotoko that Irie (Naoki's
surname) is here to look for Kotoko. Kotoko gets
excited because she thinks that Naoki is looking for
her. To her surprise, she finds Yuki instead of Naoki.
Yuki is here to ask Kotoko to accompany him to Ueno
Zoo on Sunday because his family is unable to go with
him. Kotoko agrees to it without hesitation and
promises to meet Yuki at the entrance at 10 am.
Kotoko is very excited because she has not been to
the zoo for a long time.
Machiko goes to look
for Shige and asks after Kotoko. She mentions that
Naoki has been a changed person lately, thanks to
Kotoko. Machiko still feels that Kotoko is the best
person for Naoki and pleads with Shige to move back
with Kotoko. Even though Shige rejects her request,
Machiko is still determined to bring Naoki and Kotoko
together.
Yuki sees that Naoki
is bothered by something but is unable to help...
On Sunday, Kotoko
rises early to make some food for Yuki. She makes a
lot of mistakes and Shige offers to help her. Kotoko
insists on doing everything herself and tells Shige
that she is going on a date with Yuki. Shige cannot
believe what he has heard.
Kotoko is waiting
outside Ueno Zoo in the rain when she spots someone
looking like Naoki walking towards her. However, even
though it may seem impossible, Naoki has come in
place of Yuki who told Naoki to meet Kotoko. Kotoko
is elated when Naoki agrees to visit the zoo with her.
In the zoo, Kotoko is
acting like a kid with her exaggerated mannerisms and
loud voice. Naoki is unhappy about this but bears
with Kotoko. Naoki asks Kotoko if she has thought
about her ambition and she replies with an emphatic
yes. Kotoko has made it such that her ambition will
be closely linked to Naoki's. If Naoki is a doctor,
she will be a nurse. If he is a pilot, she will be an
air-stewardess. If Naoki becomes a golfer, Kotoko
will be a caddie. If Naoki becomes a boss of a
company, she will be his secretary. If Naoki becomes
a star, Kotoko will be his manager. Kotoko admits
that her ambition will become non-existent if Naoki
does not have an ambition. Naoki tells Kotoko that
she may not be able to follow him wherever he goes.
Kotoko brings out the
food that she has made but Naoki expresses doubt in
whether they can be eaten. When Naoki tastes it, he
is quite disgusted. Even though Shige is a great cook,
Kotoko's cooking skills are horrible. Naoki tells
Kotoko that he can do anything he wants with his
intelligence but he feels that nothing is of meaning
to him since he has never lost to anyone. That is why
he is feeling lost about what to do in future.
Kotoko starts to ask
around in her class what their ambitions are for the
sake of Naoki. However, she fears that the choices
may not be wide enough and decides to ask around for
more ideas.
Naoki's father, Ki
comes to Shige's shop and has a drink with him. He
asks Shige if the decision to move out of the Irie
residence is for the sake of Kotoko. Shige thinks
that this is the best alternative for Kotoko. Naoki's
father seems to be beating around the bush when Shige
tells him to come straight to the point. Ki asks
Shige if he is still in love with Machiko and the
latter admits it. However, Shige says that he loves
Kotoko's mother more than Machiko and he is content
with that. Ki leaves happily.
Kotoko comes to the 'A'
class and asks about their ambitions. Although they
refuse to talk at first, they tell Kotoko after some
persuasion. Watanabe wants to be better than Naoki in
everything while Reiko wants to be with Naoki
wherever he goes. Kotoko realises that the 'A' class
ambitions are so much different from the 'F' class
ambitions. She then proceeds to ask Kanhara-sensei,
the headmaster and Izumi-sensei about their ambitions.
During dinner, Machiko
keeps looking at Naoki with a smile. Actually, she
has found out about Naoki's date with Kotoko. Naoki
tries to explain to Machiko but she is too self-absorbed
in her fantasies.
Kotoko finishes the
scrapbook compiling the ambitions that she has
collected. When she gets too absorbed in her dreaming,
Shige comes and wakes her up. Shige asks Kotoko if
she is hiding anything from him but Kotoko insists
that Yuki asked her out while Naoki was the one who
turned up at the zoo. Shige sees that Kotoko is still
in love with Naoki. When he wants to see the
scrapbook Kotoko has done, Kotoko refuses to let him
see it.
Kotoko brings the
scrapbook to Naoki and he invites her into his room.
Machiko and Yuki are hiding by the staircase and are
happy to see that. Naoki sees the scrapbook and feels
touched by Kotoko's effort. He accepts the book and
Kotoko hugs Naoki in joy. Kotoko then pulls away from
Naoki for embarrassment and whispers softly outside
Naoki's room that she wishes to come back to the Irie
family. Naoki does hear Kotoko's words but he stays
in his room, feigning ignorance...
-Erin Lee
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