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因为英文版第十八章剧情的不同，所以英文版的正文结局在中文版完全没有的第十九章

ChapterOne

TheAwe-InspiringGirl（RinRinnoKo凛々の子）

（“Ah，hardtoimagineIwouldeverfindsomeoneevenclosetoRin。。。”）thoughtHitomiasshewroteinherjournal。Hitomiiseen，juststartiudiesinbeingahighschoolphysicsteacher。Kindofashopaholic，shebuyswaytoomanybooksforherowngood，sideriinyapartment。Butbuyingbooksotbethatbad，right?EspeciallysinceshemetRinforthefirsttimeinabookstore。

Almosttwoyearsago，Hitomiwantedaspecialgiftforherselfonhereighteenthbirthday，andwasbrowsingtheoddseofthebookstorewheretitlessuchasLatinGrammarcouldbespotted，andheavilydisted，too!ShewasjustdebatingwhethertobuyCicero’sSpeechesininalLatin，or15oriantsinMedievalNotationwhenanirlpassedby，who，uponglangatthetitlesinHitomi’shands，smiledandtinuedon。

BythetimeHitomisnappedherselfoutofthatentingsmilethathasbeenengravedintohermind，thegirl’slonggone。Ugh。。。Aperfectfirstenterwellwasted。。。

Hitomihadbeeingwhethersheshouldvisitthebookstorethesamedayoftheweek，everyweek，tomayberunintothatgirlagain，butthatprovedunnecessary。Shewasbeyondjoywhethesamegirlagainattheendofthemonth，atavolunteeringorientation。Naturally，Hitomiwenttothesametableasthatgirldid，andparticipatedinthe“IceBreaker”activities。

Rin，23，medicalstudent。Loveshistorybookson“peculiartopics”。

TurnedoutHitomiwouldbevolunteeringatadifferentlocationfromRin。HitomiwouldvisitIn-patientsataRehabilitationHospital，mostlyseniorswhofelltrippingoncarpet，andRinwouldassistphysiotherapistsforfamilygroupactivitiespromotingimprovedcoordinationforchildrenwithautism。Usingthisasagoodexcusetoexpressherlamentthatshewouldn’tbeseeingmuchofRin，HitomiaskedRinforhertactto，uh。。。possiblysharesomebookstoread，siomisurelyhadasizablecolleofpeculiarbooksherself。（Latin，Greek，FinnishGrammar，Gregoriants，Byzaes，etcetera。）

Afterafewmeet-upsinlibrariesandcoffeeshops，HitomithoughtitwastimetopursueRin，andinvitedRintoherapartmenttoseehercolleofbooks。Attheend，though，whenHitomiwonderedifshecouldseeRin’scolleatRin’splace，therewasaveryslightsilencebeforeRinreplied“Iwilltidyupmyplacefirst”。

AsRindidn’tgiveaprecisedateforseeingherbooksatherplace，HitomimetRinagainafewmoretimes，andlastofwhichwasatthelakesideofaveryquietparkatRin’srequest。

“Iwasreadingaveryengagingbookyesterday，wanttohear?”RinlookedgentlyatHitomi’seyes。Thinkingthisasaperfectcetthemclether，Hitomieagerlynodded。

“Duringmedievaltimes，someprisonerswhobehavetoofull-of-themselveswouldobe‘brushed’beforeappearingincain。”Rindrewcloser。“Boilingwaterwouldbepouredontotheskin，nottoomuch，though，andafialbrushwouldbeemployedforthesc，”Rin’seyesbecamefieryandpowerful。“Untiltheglisteningwhiteofthebonepleasedtheeye。。。”

“Hitomi，that’sthekindofpeculiarhistorybooksinwhichIindulge。So?”

Wasthatdisturbing?Ofcourseitwas!（thoughtHitomi）。。。however，whentheburningeyesofRinwasmeretimetersawayfromherown，Hitomi’smentaldebatewasnotwhethersheshouldfightorflightbeforeapossiblydangerouspervert，but，hearingherowpoundingandrag，Hitomi’sinnerbattlewas（“couldthis，byce，beihereaofmeetingmyfirsttruelove?!?!”）

Swallowingacoupleoftimesbeforeanswering，Hitomiwasalmostparalyzedwith，notfear，butnervousness，“I。。。I。。。think。。。I’mpretty。。。sure，thatI。。。um。。。loveyou，butifthat’stoosoon，。。。maybeit’sbesttojustsay，Ireallylikeyou。Ithinkyouarestunninglybeautiful，andhaveapersonalitythatmakesmewanttobedrawncloser，whileyourintellectisawe-inspiring。MayIplease，havethepermissionto，um。。。likeyoualot。。。”Hitomi’svoicetrailedoffasshestaredathershoesandwrungherfiogether。

“IamquitesurethatIlikeyouverymuchaswell”，Rinsatrelaxed，hereyeslookingacrossthelakeintothedistance，“IfyouarenotrepelledbythebooksIread，maybewegetalongjustfine。Butawordofwarning，though，Ijustbrokeupwithmyboyfriendhalfayearago;we’vebeentogethersincehighschool。Andthereason?Hesaidhe’snotgoodenoughforme。What’sthatsupposedtomean!IthinkI’moverhimnow，butifIsoundbitterlyharshorfeelinsecure，that’sprobablythereason，tryingtodrivepeopleawayfrommebeforeIamabandoned。Soundslikealunatic，don’tI?ButI’mquitecertainI’moveritnow。Don’twanttohurtyouwhenI’mnotyetreadytomoveforward。Wouldn’tbefairtoyou。”

Rin’svoicewasmorelikeamurmurbythattime，andHitomididn’tknowtherightwaytorespond，sosheleanedclosertoRin。

“Hitomi，wanttoetomypladlookatsomebooksonpeculiarsubjects?”

“Uhn。”Hitominodded，andthatwastheirfirstrealdate。

Theweek，Hitomididn’tklywhatwouldbetherightexpressionwhenbeholdingtitlessuchasForensics，BrazilianJiuJitsu，PsychologyofDomination，TheMedievalDungeonandEquipment，SuggestiveLanguageandtheSHypnosis，andbeinguomaintainasmile，Hitomiwonderedifshewouldhavenightmaresthatnight。

“Hitomi?”

“Ah，。。。yes?”Shequicklybroughtherselfoutoftherampagingrandomthoughts。

“Youhaveaverysweetvoice，likeglimmeringsunlightonamountainstreamthatflowsovershinypebbles。Iwouldliketomakeyousingformesomeday。”WhisperedRinasshedrewclosealyheldHitomibyhershoulders。

“I。。。dolikesinging。。。andIguessIseewhetheryoulikemyGregoriant?”Hitomithoughtitwasaratheruablegeoftopic。

“That’snotwhatImeant，though。Butnotforafewyears，notuntilwe’vebothfinishedourstudies，andhavemadelife-longitmenttobeofficiallytogether。”Rinchuckledlightly。

AndHitomiblushedandwasratherembarrassed，thinkingofthedaythatRinwouldmakehersingforRin’sownenjoyment。

Andthatdaynevercame。Fastforwardtwoyears，HitomiandRinbothkhatsomethingwasmissingintheirrelationship。Theyhadfuntraveling，goingtoAnimeventionstogether，cooking，drawingandpainting，butsomethingwasmissing。RinindulgedherselfveryfrequentlyinwhisperingintoHitomi’sear，describingingraphicdetail，thesensationsthatshewouldonedayinfli，andengraveinto，Hitomi’sbody，andwatchedthefearthatwouldpouroutofHitomi’salmostholloweyes，butsomethingwasmissing。

TomorrowwillbeTHEday。TomorrowHitomiwillmeetRinbythelakesideinthatquietparkagain，andtheywillendit。TheystillgotoAnimeventionstogether，sharebooksandtryeachother’scooking，buttherewillneverbeadaywhenRinmakesHitomisingandtakesHitomiasherownforever。

MaybeRinstillcoaxHitomitovisitaHauntedHouseatanamusementparkandseeHitomicryoutoffear，butnomorethanthat。

Tomorrowwillbetheday。Hitomiretiresherselfintobed，andthinksofRin’sfiipsonherarm，andRin’slipsonherneck，andRin’swhispersinherear，andwhentheirforeheadstouched。。。

Hitomi，afterquiteawhileoftossingandturning，finallydriftsasleep，andhasadreamthatfeelsdisanizedandillogicaland。。。hasabackgroundbabies???

“Ugh，thatdidn’tfeellikeI’verestedatall!”Hitomimutteredtoherselfassheopenedhereyes。

“AmIstilldreaming?Acavern?Why?My，Ifeeltired。。。”Hitomilookedaroundandsawtinyroomsdugoutofthestonewallsofahugecave，withchildren，childreneverywhere（!），beingcaredforbythoseseemingtobedaycarestaff，butincosplayclothing（!?!?）

Hitomitriedtogetoutofbed，andseeingchildren’sshoesinfrontofher，shetriedtopushthoseasidewithherfeetsoshecouldlookformoreappropriateonesforherselfuhebed，andsawachild’slegsamoveaspartofherownbody。

“Heh????!!!!”

“Ah，dearKagami，you’reawake!Here’syourclothesfortoday，seeyouatbreakfasttime~”AcheerfuldaycarestaffsmiledatHitomiasshepassedbytheopenroom。