Marmalade Boy Episode 12
Smash!  Yuu to Ginta docchi mo suki
Smash!  Yuu and Ginta I love them both

Miki is writing in her exchange diary that her parents are coming 
back tomorrow.  She remembers Ginta's ultimatum.  

At school Miki sneaks into the classroom afraid to meet Ginta.  
Ginta is also worried about her answer.  Miki runs down the hall and 
dashes past Yuu and Meiko.

Later at lunch, she tells Meiko everything about what Ginta said to 
her.  Miki is paged to go to Ryoko-sensei's office.  She wants Miki
to be in a challenge match as this will the first one for the 
ladies' team.  Her thinking is cloudy because of what Ginta said and
she feels like she is going to panic.

On the way to practice, Ginta demands her answer.  She asks for him
to wait until after the match.  He tells her that he understands.

At home Miki is making coffee, but her mind wanders and she overpoars
the cup.  Yuu teases her for not being able to make coffee, too, but 
notices that she seems depressed.  He asks if something is bother her.
She insists that nothing is wrong, but her body language betrays her.
Before she can say anything, the parents burst in the door.  They 
rush the kids into the living room to tell them about the trip.  Yuu
and Miki are obviously no interested in the romantic tales of the
trip and retire to their rooms.  Yuu suggests that she goes and 
spend the night with Meiko.

At Meiko's house, the girls are in her rooms.  They are able to talk
and Miki tells her about the situation.  Meiko tells her that it 
seems that she is just running away from Ginta.  Prolonging the
answer will only hurt Ginta.  Meiko wipes away her tears and the 
two friends fall asleep together.

[Eyecatch]

The next day at school, Miki seems better until she runs into Ginta
in the hallway.  He pushes her against the wall and Meiko yells at
him for being so rough.  He tells Miki that he will not let her 
lose.  He wants to help her prepare for her match.

Nemura-sensei and Ryoko-sensei watch the two play a morning game
and remark that it is good to see them practicing so early in the 
morning.

At home Miki is watching a match on TV.  Yuu tells her that she is
making herself tense.  He whisks her away to go shopping for a new
tennis outfit to get her mind off the match.  They have a fun day
out on the town.  He takes her to try on jewelry and with each
new store his load of packages grows.  She reaches out for his arm
while they walk.

At the match, a large crowd has gathered to watch.  Ginta, Yuu, 
and Meiko are there.  Rokutanda appears and tells Ginta that his
girl is going to win because he gave her special training.  He
turns everything into a competition and the cousins fight again.
Some of the girls from the opposing school notice Yuu and crowd
around him.  This is not good for Miki's concentration.  Ginta
tells her to go for it.  Rokutanda tells her if she loses then
she will have to shave her head.  Arimi discovers that Yuu is 
there and runs to join them.  This excited Rokutanda and the
distractions hinder Miki.  She then decides that he should be
with Arimi and not her.  She is able to erase her mind of 
everything and win the match for her friends.  She will give
Ginta her answer afterwards.  Rokutanda has to shave his head 
again.

After the game, Miki, Meiko, Ginta, Yuu, and Arimi are walking 
down the street.  Rokutanda follows them, and Miki is not able
to give Ginta her answer as Arimi drags him away.  [Moment 
plays as she is literally in the middle of the street being
emotionally pulled between the two men each on the other side of
the street.]