Sakuya Sakuma/A Bud Waiting for Spring

Brother From Another Mother

Backstage Stories

Part 1

Izumi	All right! That does it for practice. Good job today, guys!
Tsuzuru	Good work, everyone!
Citron	We are finally done! I'm beat.
Sakuya	I'm famished...
Itaru	You're all crumpled onto the floor. Are you guys seriously THAT hungry?
Itaru	But I guess I get it.
Izumi	You worked your butts off during today's practice, after all.
Tsuzuru	You guys talking about dinner? We're not having curry again today, are we?
Izumi	Hee-hee. Just you wait. I think you'll all be surprised by what I've got planned for tonight!
Citron	A surprise?
Sakuya	Ooh, I wonder what it'll be!
Itaru	Watch it just be a curry casserole or non-Japanese curry.
Masumi	I don't care as long as you're the one who made it.
Tsuzuru	You've really got a one-track mind there...
Citron	It's almost time for our surprise dinner!
Tsuzuru	Whatever it is, it smells great.
Sakuya	Wait, I recognize this smell...
Izumi	Tonight we're having something Sakuya requested a while ago! Surprise! I tried my hand at spaghetti napolitan!
Sakuya	I knew it! Thank you so much, director!
Izumi	You're very welcome.
Itaru	Huh. You a big fan of spaghetti napolitan, Sakuya?
Sakuya	Yes! It's my favorite!
	This is so awesome. Can we eat now?
Izumi	Of course. Dig in!
Sakuya	Thanks for making this!
	Mm! This is great!
Citron	Ohhh! It really does taste good!
Izumi	Really? I'm so relieved it came out to your liking.
Masumi	Your cooking is spectacular, no matter what you make. I want you to cook for me for the rest of my life.
Itaru	And there we go. That good ole traditional Japanese proposal.
Sakuya	Nom nom.
Tsuzuru	Meanwhile, Sakuya's focused on stuffing his face, I see.
Izumi	(The way his cheeks are puffing out right now reminds me of a hamster. It's kinda adorable.)
Izumi	Oh, Sakuya, you've got ketchup--
Tsuzuru	... Splattered all over your clothes.
Sakuya	Oops. Thanks for wiping it off for me. I was so absorbed in the bliss that is spaghetti napolitan, I didn't even notice. It's been too long since I last had it!
Citron	I am glad to see our director learning how to cook more than just mere curry!
Izumi	Well, excuse me for devoting my life to 'mere' curry!
Izumi	Oh, Sakuya, you need to wipe your mouth. You've got ketchup on it.
Sakuya	Huh? Where?
Izumi	On the right. A bit higher. Um, not there. More there...
Tsuzuru	Just let me do it.
Sakuya	Whoa. Sorry you had to do that again, Tsuzuru...
Tsuzuru	Heh. You remind me of my little brothers.
Itaru	You guys really do seem like brothers.
Izumi	Yeah. Brothers who are the best of friends.
Masumi	...
Masumi	Hey, director, I need help too.
Izumi	Nice try, but I'm not falling for it! You got ketchup on you on purpose, didn't you? You can just wipe it off yourself.
Citron	Sweat it out, Masumi!
Tsuzuru	It's 'don't sweat it'...

Rumi