Blood+

Julia:
Kai's a nice boy, isn't he?

David:
In the battlefield, the nice guys always die first. I don't want to see it happen.

Julia:
You sure have changed.

David:
Changed?

Julia:
Until recently, you were like an iron robot.

David:
And now?

Julia:
Now you're like an android or a cyborg.

David:
I'm growing weaker by the day.

Julia:
Really? I like you better this way.

David:
In this business, weakness is a shortcoming.

Julia:
Man cannot live on strength alone.

David:
Is that your advice as a doctor?

Julia:
Just my womanly advice.

David:
That was not called for.

Julia:
How stubborn.

Saya Otonashi:
Is it okay like this? Was giving Riku my blood really the right thing to do?

Hagi:
There was nothing else you could do to save him.

Saya Otonashi:
Did I really save him? Even if he wakes up he'll have to live with his time stopped. Just like you.

Hagi:
Riku has become your Chevalier. As long as you are around, no matter how much time passes, he will be able to live with you in mind. As I have.

Saya Otonashi:
I won't run away anymore. Until this battle ends, until Diva is slain, I won't run away anymore.

Saya Otonashi:
If I kill Diva- if I kill Diva, everyone will smile again. And everything will end.

Hagi:
If that is your wish, then allow me to carry out my duty to you until this ends.

Hagi:
Are you regretting what you did?

Saya Otonashi:
No, I was just wondering how I should act in front of Riku. I don't know what I should say to him.

Hagi:
You wear the same expression now as you wore back then.

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi...

Hagi:
Please, stay the way you are. We will pursue any wish you desire. I will always be with you, no matter where you go. And he probably wishes the same, too.

Saya Otonashi:
Riku too?

Hagi:
Yes.

Saya Otonashi:
So then, what should Kai do?

[Saya is getting weaker and the team is worried about her ability to fight]

Hagi:
She will fight. Saya will fight. Even if she is the only one left she will not give up fighting against Diva. Saya intends to put an end to all of this with this fight.

[from the past]

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi?

Hagi:
Saya?

Saya Otonashi:
Do you remember before, when we left the Zoo?

Hagi:
Yes.

Saya Otonashi:
That was also all because of my blood. Chiroptera like me and Diva shouldn't have existed.

Hagi:
Saya...

Saya Otonashi:
I hope you will keep your promise after I've put an end to everything.

[from the past]

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi?

Hagi:
Yes?

Saya Otonashi:
There's something I'd like you to promise me. Once I've put an end to everything- please kill me with your own hands.

Hagi:
Saya...

Saya Otonashi:
You're the only one I have left.

[Hagi gets up, goes over and hugs her gently]

Hagi:
I vow, till the last day comes, I shall protect you. And, if what you desire then is death, then I shall take away your future from you with these hands.

[to a Chiropteran she has just stabbed]

Saya Otonashi:
It's alright. Your pain will end soon.

David:
It's you... [chuckles] it's amazing you know. In Okinawa, in Russia, on the bloody deck of a ship. Even way out on the farm, Haji, you seem to fit in. You just stand there, all stoic and quiet like that, and you never make waves.

Haji:
That is how I survive.

David:
It's not criticism. Though I'm sure it doesn't sound like much of a compliment, either.

Haji:
And you seem to survive behind a veil of cynicism, despondence.

David:
Yeah, you're right. I guess I'm the all-time epitome of discontent.

Haji:
It's not criticism.

David:
It's all right.

Haji:
Are you done fighting? Taking a break?

David:
Oh, yeah. [holds up a flask] This fits in my hand better than a gun.

Haji:
But you don't seem to be enjoying it.

David:
Oh, did you get your therapist's license?

Haji:
Not at all. Just an observation. [looks amused]

[Saya from the past, to young Hagi]

Saya Otonashi:
I'm happy. You're going to stay by my side. I always thought that living things other than Joel would never come near me.

Young Hagi:
That's because you are selfish.

[she dumps straw in his face]

Young Hagi:
What are you doing?

Saya Otonashi:
It's because you say such things.

[she giggles]

[Saya from the past]

Saya Otonashi:
Not even you, my mentor, can match me. One day, I'm going to go around the world with my sword.

Young Hagi:
Is that why you are so enthusiastic when you train?

Saya Otonashi:
Yeah. [pause] Hey Hagi?

Young Hagi:
Hmm?

Saya Otonashi:
When I become an adult I want to move out of here and see the world. When that time comes, you're coming with me.

[present day Saya, to Hagi]

Saya Otonashi:
Because you were there, I had a good time.

Saya Otonashi:
Was I the one who stopped your time? Did I stop your time? Because I shared my blood with you...

Hagi:
That is why I can stay by your side. Together, we ran for a long time.

Saya Otonashi:
Haji! I'm digging your new look.

Haji:
[looks down and tugs at his apron] Hmm.

[to Saya]

Hagi:
At last we meet.

[Hagi kissed her and made her swallow some of his blood]

Hagi:
Saya, fight.

[Solomon has kidnapped Saya]

Kai Miyagusuku:
What are you going to do?

Hagi:
I'm going after Saya.

Kai Miyagusuku:
That's crazy.

Hagi:
I have- I have no else but Saya, so...

Saya Otonashi:
I remembered our promise

Hagi:
I will follow you until I can fulfill your wish.

Kai Miyagusuku:
At first, I didn't really want to talk to you like I did back there. My brother's turned into a Chevalier, you see. But he hasn't changed a bit. It's annoying that he's exactly the same as he was before. He's not human anymore, but a Chiropteran. Not only do I have to accept it, but I also have to remain his brother. All I can do is probably give them a place to call home and to safeguard it.

Irene:
I think they'd be happy to have someone like you waiting for them when they come home.

Kai Miyagusuku:
Is that right? Happy?

Irene:
Today, I am happy to have been able to talk with you.

Kai Miyagusuku:
What are you saying? We'll still be able to talk after today.

[pause]

Irene:
Kai, thank you.

[watching Kai and Saya argue]

Riku Miyagusuku:
Can't we do something for them? Hey Hagi, what would you do in this situation?

Hagi:
Just watch over them.

Riku Miyagusuku:
You're amazing, Hagi. Even now that I'm a Chevalier, I'm not as strong as you are. I wonder if there's anything I can do for Saya.

Hagi:
There are things that only you can do for Saya.

Riku Miyagusuku:
But...

Hagi:
To stay by her side for all time.

Riku Miyagusuku:
Huh?

Hagi:
Only you can do that.

Riku Miyagusuku:
But you can, too...

Hagi:
I cannot.

Hagi:
Saya!

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi!

[to Solomon]

Hagi:
I won't give Saya to you!

Solomon:
You can't build a future with Saya. You only have the past.

Hagi:
I now devote every moment of my life to Saya, and I will never change.

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi...

Solomon:
If at all possible I do not want to fight with you.

Hagi:
Give Saya back to me.

Solomon:
Saya will be my bride.

Hagi:
Saya means everything to me.

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi, he is fighting for me...

Solomon:
Do you honestly think that by staying with Saya you will make her happy? I only see despair in her future with you! You will disappear for eternity from our future!

Hagi:
The future I picture has nothing to do with Saya's happiness. It is Saya's wish.

Solomon:
I will create that future.

[Saya has fallen off a tall building, Hagi catches her but now they are both falling]

Hagi:
Saya, I- will not let you die.

[suddenly, Hagi has sprouted wings and they are drifting gently to the ground]

Hagi:
Saya, please forgive me.

Saya Otonashi:
Forgive you?

Hagi:
That day when we left the Zoo, I gave in to my Chiropteran power in order to protect you. I injured many men who tried to capture you. But when you saw me your eyes were filled with fear and pain. From that moment on I banished my Chiropteran powers so that I would never let you feel such terror again.

[they have landed]

Solomon:
So this is the true form of Saya's first Chevalier.

Saya Otonashi:
Solomon, I have no time left for dreams.

Solomon:
But as you are now...

Saya Otonashi:
I am happy about your feelings.

[she begins to walk away]

Solomon:
I can kill Diva for you!

Saya Otonashi:
No. Killing Diva is something I have to do myself. That is, after all, my fight. Hagi, let's go home.

[Saya is going to kill Diva's children]

Kai Miyagusuku:
What do you mean you're going to die?

Saya Otonashi:
We'll surely be used again as weapons of war. I don't want to see another war over our blood. I don't want to see anyone get hurt anymore. [to the babies, raising her sword] I'm sorry.

Kai Miyagusuku:
Stop it, Saya!

Saya Otonashi:
We must not live on!

Kai Miyagusuku:
Don't be stupid! Who decided that? If there's anyone saying you shouldn't exist, I'll kick his ass! And I'll make him understand you're just a normal girl; a crybaby and a gluten! [Hagi blocks Kai from getting any closer to Saya] I'll look after you. One way or another I'll find the place where you belong. So just stay with me. Don't you think so too, Hagi?

Hagi:
I am a servant of Saya. I will do as she wishes.

[Kai punches him]

Saya Otonashi:
Kai!

Kai Miyagusuku:
Who are you? Be yourself! Just say it in your own words: What do you want? Even you, don't you love Saya? [pause. Hagi turns to Saya]

Hagi:
I wanted to see your smile. Once more, like when we first met. I have been serving you and was glad to return to you, even if I had to give everything up. When I first awakened after becoming a Chevalier the first things you showed me were your tears. And, driven by rage, you chose to take up arms and fight. However, when I found you in Okinawa, you were wrapped in happiness. There was the smile I could not give you, no matter how much I wished to. It was you and your family, Kai, who gave that smile to her. [he moves and kneels down with her] Saya, as your Chevalier I have been living according to your wishes. But now, I must go against your wishes, just this once. [he gently takes away her sword] Live. Please Live.

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi...

Hagi:
Live today for tomorrow. You do not need to fight anymore. [he kisses her check, and she is silent a moment]

Saya Otonashi:
I want to live! [they kiss, then he cradles her in his arms] I want to live together with Kai, Hagi, and everyone else! I want to live together with everyone! [the babies coo and giggle]

Kai Miyagusuku:
They're saying they want to live too.

Hagi:
From now on, you can live the way you want.

Kai Miyagusuku:
Live today, and smile tomorrow. If you live life to the fullest, looking forward to tomorrow, things will work out. Nankurunaisa!

Saya Otonashi:
Farewell, Diva. My other self.

[Hagi has become trapped stopping Amshel and cannot escape the incoming bombs]

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi!

Kai Miyagusuku:
It's dangerous!

Saya Otonashi:
But Hagi...

Hagi:
Kai, please go! Please lead Saya to tomorrow!

Saya Otonashi:
No, Hagi. Hagi!

Hagi:
Nankurunaisa. I love you!

[the wall collapses, burying him]

Saya Otonashi:
HAGI!

[Kai is cutting her hair; referring to Hagi]

Kai Miyagusuku:
He did your bangs pretty well, didn't he?

[softly]

Saya Otonashi:
Yeah.

Kai Miyagusuku:
I didn't really like him at first. But like me, he cares about you very much.

[again, softly]

Saya Otonashi:
Yeah.

Kai Miyagusuku:
He might suddenly show up one of these days. If you call, he'll come. I'll never forget those who fought together for you, and him too, the one who loved you. If you keep them in your memories, they'll become a part of you.

[Saya is fainting, about to go to sleep]

Kai Miyagusuku:
Are you alright?

Saya Otonashi:
Kai, I can't...

Kai Miyagusuku:
I'll call Julia now.

Saya Otonashi:
Don't tell them. Take me to the place where I began.

[Kai is carrying Saya to the crypt where she will have her long sleep]

Saya Otonashi:
Just a bit more. Kai, thank you.

Kai Miyagusuku:
There's no need to thank me.

Saya Otonashi:
Yeah...

[she is asleep]

Kai Miyagusuku:
Saya? [she drops the picture of her, Kai, and Riku] Sa- [weeping, he continues to carry her up the stairs] Saya, you taught me about the tomorrow that I'm living for. That's why you've been fighting. It wasn't just for your own happiness, but for everyone else's happiness as well. That was all you were thinking about. I promise, I'll make them happy, so- [pause]

Kai Miyagusuku:
Sleep well, Saya.

[Finding a pink rose at Saya's crypt, smiling]

Kai Miyagusuku:
He did come.

Riku Miyagusuku:
Oh, you've been to Paris before, Hagi?

Hagi:
A long time ago.

Riku Miyagusuku:
Hey, where are we going?

Hagi:
To my favorite place.

Riku Miyagusuku:
A place you like?

Riku Miyagusuku:
Hey Saya, don't ever start hating Kai.

Saya Otonashi:
I could never hate him.

Riku Miyagusuku:
Then I have another favor to ask.

Saya Otonashi:
What is it?

Riku Miyagusuku:
Don't ever start hating yourself. Please?

Saya Otonashi:
I couldn't.

[she begins to cry and run away. Hagi catches her and holds her close. A few minutes pass]

Saya Otonashi:
I'm fine now. [moves away]

Riku Miyagusuku:
Want to use my handkerchief?

Saya Otonashi:
Thank you. Sorry...

Riku Miyagusuku:
Not at all. It's fine. Hey, Hagi's smiling!

[Hagi quickly walks on]

[to Saya]

Hagi:
While you were sleeping, I walked these streets often. What I enjoyed was the city at night. When people were fast asleep I could walk along the streets all night, without sleep, all alone.

Riku Miyagusuku:
You weren't scared?

Hagi:
No. It was a satisfying experience. The feeling of the cobblestones under my feet, the scent of damp air, the noise of distant car horns, the cries of animals, those various sounds... Even when I could not see you there, could not hear you there, mysteriously, I could still feel you, Saya. And then I found the answer. Just as I needed to be in this place at that time, you need something as well, Saya. However, you must find it for yourself. Nevertheless, your Chevaliers will always be with you. Never forget that.

[to Riku]

Saya Otonashi:
I'll wash the handkerchief and give it back to you. [pause] Sorry, but could you leave me alone? [she leaves]

Hagi:
The answer is that we are not the ones who will show her the way.

Okamura:
Forget it! I do not cover stories with high school tagalongs. Just return the money.

Mao, Irene:
[smiling] It's too late.

Okamura:
What?

Mao, Irene:
My dad saw me carrying the bag of money when I left. So I'm sure his henchmen are already out there right now, frantically looking for me.

Okamura:
[gasps]

Mao, Irene:
So that means...we better get going if you don't want to get caught stealing half a million from the Japanese mafia.

Hagi:
What have you been doing?

Saya Otonashi:
I've been looking out at the city.

Hagi:
The city?

Saya Otonashi:
Just marveling at the number of people. But, these people still don't know anything about Diva, about the Chiroptera, or even about us. What we've done this entire time will end without anyone knowing about it.

Hagi:
That is the path chosen by you and those who carry on the will of Joel.

Saya Otonashi:
I'm so sorry, Hagi. If I hadn't made you a Chevalier, this wouldn't have happened.

Hagi:
Saya, I do not regret becoming your Chevalier. Back then, you told me that you wished to travel the world, sword in hand, with me at your side.

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi...

Hagi:
Your words supported me when I felt lonely, reminding me that I was not alone. And therefore, Saya, I shall be with you, now and forever.

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi, thank you.

Kai Miyagusuku:
Wait, Saya's sleeping? Hey Saya, it's dinnertime!

Hagi:
Please let her sleep for now. Let her forget about fighting and have a moment of happiness.

Kai Miyagusuku:
Ah, sure. Hey - [Hagi leaves] What's with that guy?

[talking about her long sleep]

Saya Otonashi:
The next time I wake up there may no longer be anyone who remembers me.

Hagi:
I will be waiting. No matter how long, I will always be waiting.

Saya Otonashi:
I can't- I can't keep my eyes open any longer, just like the other time. I wonder if my long sleep has come.

Hagi:
I will be waiting.

Saya Otonashi:
Do you remember our promise?

Hagi:
Yes.

Saya Otonashi:
If I defeat Diva...

[her voice trails off; she is asleep]

Hagi:
I will watch over you even if you change into something else, even if we get seperated I will surely find you. So for now, goodnight, Saya.

Hagi:
Saya.

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi?

Hagi:
Can you move?

Saya Otonashi:
A dream...

Hagi:
What's the matter?

Saya Otonashi:
Hagi, you do smile! I had a dream, a dream with you smiling, and we made some kind of promise.

Hagi:
That was not a dream.

Saya Otonashi:
Then what was the promise I made with you?

[he looks away]

Hagi:
You will know when the time comes.