Last upgrade: 21-Mar'02

All synopsis are by Zahara Medina, and cannot be used anywhere else without her permission. As she is just a student of Japanese, any help, comments or corrections are more than welcome! ^^;
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Note: B/w scans are from the magazine, where the print is in low quality paper and different ink colors so it scans pretty bad and leaves lots of noise in the picture. The tankoubon quality is, of course, much, much better (perfect, that is).

NOTE! Ichiko (the true one, female, now wearing blonde wig) = Ichigou (real hair, passing as male) = Ichigo (same as Ichiko, name she uses for Kanzaki and Sousuke). The three are the same girl.

Chapter 19 (Feb'2002)
Ichigo stops crying and separates from Sousuke, excusing herself. But Sousuke just smiles sweetly and seizes her hand, walking away with her. Ichigo thinks that his hand is big and warm, and it's a nice feeling. When they arrive back at the mini-concert place, they see somebody who is asking about the event, and Sousuke says that even though it's over, it's ok... and Ichigo suddenly realizes it's Kanzaki! Ichigo unhands Sousuke right away and colors bright red... Kanzaki is surprised to see her there, but she just bolts and runs away. Sousuke catches up with her and asks if Kanzaki is the guy she likes. Tohru says that's it's not his business, but Sousuke says it is. He tells her that she can forget about Kanzaki if she wants. Ichiko arrives home and finds poor Ken there, who had been worried about her. Next day, Kanzaki is waiting for Ichigo at her school. Ichigo follows him and wonders where they are going, but he says anywhere it's ok, and gets with her into the first train that comes their way. Because it's so crowded, Ichigo ends up standing against him, and he uses the opportunity to put his arm around her shoulders. But poor Ichigo can't stand being so close to him, so she pushes him apart. Kanzaki looks at her and starts saying that he went to meet Yuki... However, Ichigo doesn't really want to hear anymore about whatever conversation he had with Yuki, so she cuts him and, with a bright smile, tells him not to worry, she will forget him; then goes out of the train in the next station! Kanzaki is too shocked to stop her in time, and tries to call her on her cellphone to no avail! He is very upset that she left before he could finish what he was saying! Ichigo meanwhile, thinks that she just took the first step (in forgeting about Kanzaki) and that the sooner it comes, the better. On the other side Sousuke is, of course, waiting for her. "Byebye, Kanzaki."
Chapter 20 (Mar'2002)
Trijet's second single is now 4th in the bestsellers lists. When Ichiko and Ken go to work, they find Kanzaki getting dressed in their room. He tells them to hurry up as Ken tells Ichiko that Kanzaki is pretty scary that day and wonders what could have happened to him. Kanzaki sends an email through his cellphone... and Ichiko's cellphone rings right away saying it has a new mail! Ichiko runs away saying that she will change clothes in the next room, as Kanzaki has a thoughtful look on his face. The email from Kanzaki (for Ichigo) says he wants to finish their conversation from the day before. Trijet has a photo session and Ichigou is surprised at all the fans, including fans of Ichigou "himself", and the poor girl feels bad about it. When returning home with Tendou, she gets an email on her cellphone from Sousuke, and decides to go meet him. Sousuke takes Ichigo into his empty high school (it's now night time), and Ichigo is excited because it's the first time she stepts into a high school (she is in junior high). While they talk about how he feels about being on leave from school (because of his work), Ichigo's cellphone starts to ring. She checks the caller, it's Kanzaki! She doesn't know what to do, but Sousuke guesses who the caller is because of her face, and hangs up for her. He blushes and excuses himself for what he just did, but Ichigo smiles sweetly and thanks him. Unfortunately, they are interrumpted by the night watcher and have to run for cover, falling onto the floor. When the teacher(?) leaves without discovering them, Ichigo and Sousuke realize their faces are very close together! Sousuke moves slightly as if to kiss her, but Ichigo pulls back in shock, both blushing furiously. Sousuke then asks her if they could go out together.
Chapter 21 (Mar'2002)
Sousuke excuses himself for surprising her, but he did it because he has such a good time when he is with her. Ichigo says she does too, so Sousuke decides that the next day, they are going on a date! Ichigo is not too sure about that, but Sousuke tells her that she can give him her answer (to the going out question) after it. Next day, Ichigo meets Sousuke and they go on a picnic. They spend a good time together, and Sousuke ends up saying that he likes her. Suddenly, Ichigo realizes that she is late for a gig and has to run to work. After the actuation, Tendou spanks her for forgetting about the job, but says that her voice was better than usual. To her surprise, Yuki appears to talk to Kanzaki. Ichigou tries to leave, but Kanzaki stops her and tells her to stay. Yuki says she came to say goodbye to Kanzaki because she is leaving for studing abroad in US. After she leaves, Ichigou wonders if that's ok with him, and he says that Yuki make her own decision. Ichigo is not happy with how cold he is about it all and leaves to talk to Yuki, but she tells her that Kanzaki wants Ichigo. Afterwards, when Kanzaki returns home, he finds Ichigo waiting for him outside his appartment door. He tells her that he broke up with Yuki so... does Ichigo still like him?

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