Snow In December
105 Between Hinana and Aoyama

Tsubaki approached Aoyama and grabbed her shoulders.

"Well, since we're all here, let's go." As usual with a smile sumringah Tsubaki invited all her friends.

Unexpectedly Aoyama brushed off Tsubaki's hand violently, and her shopping wares fell on the road.

"Sensei what's wrong? " Tanya Arimura who paid attention to Aoyama.

"Why should you say it that way" said Aoyama quietly but heard people friends.

"You think it'd be funny to joke like that."

This time Aoyama's voice sounded a bit loud and her eyes were already a bit puffy.

It turns out that when Tsubaki called using Ren's phone, she said that something was going on with Ren. Tsubaki tells Aoyama to get to him quickly.

"Sorry, I just... "

"That kind of thing doesn't have to be a joke. Not funny at all." Aoyama cut Tsubaki's words by shouting. At this moment Aoyama was already unable to hold back her tears that slowly came out.

Hinana felt dumbfounded in this kind of situation. Just this time he saw Aoyama who let out his emotions. He also doesn't know if Tsubaki contacted him and what Tsubaki said, making Aoyama like this.

What Hinana remembers is that ever since Aoyama met her mother, she started to change. It might have something to do with the news that Aoyama's father is in Tokyo.

"I'm sorry sensei. " Tsubaki regretfully apologized for not wanting his problem to drag on.

"Sensei, I'm fine." Ren approached Aoyama to calm her down. Because whatever Aoyama said was true, that his condition should not be made in jest.

But it seemed that Aoyama was still angry, and it was not easy to persuade her. Without saying anything he decided to leave and stay away from his friends.

"Hey, where are you going? "

Hinana's question is not even he gubris. Aoyama was walking away from her friends.

"Aoyama's... " Hinana went after Aoyama who was not too far away from her.

"Wait a minute.... Hey what's wrong with you? We'll go together." With half a run Hinana managed to grab Aoyama's back.

"Sorry."

Only one word of reply came out of his friend's mouth. Hinana is increasingly convinced that something happened to her close friend.

BBUUUKKK

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A punch was right on Aoyama's cheek and made her fall to the ground.

"What happened to you.... " Hinana immediately grabbed Aoyama's shirt when she managed to make it fall.

Ren and Tsubaki are shocked to see Hinana's slightly brutal behavior. Tsubaki also feels guilty that Aoyama must face Hinana's blow.

"Hinana Oiii.. Sensei also doesn't need to be hit. " Tsubaki ran first from Ren, to prevent any fights that might happen.

"Don't you know if his attitude has been very strange lately? Aoyama was silent despite the problem." Shouted Hinana and still clutching the strong clothes belonging to Aoyama as if he wanted to hit her face.

"Isn't sensei like that, Hinana I'm guilty anyway. I shouldn't have said such a thing to her." Tsubaki tried to do it.

"Say something, what okaasan (my mother) told you." Hinana's very sharp eyes pointed towards Aoyama. But he chose to remain silent despite knowing what would happen next.

"Hinine... STOP...!!! " Ren cried out when he knew Hinana was going to hit Aoyama in the face once more.

Aoyama thought about it. Since childhood if he did not want to say something Hinana always hit him. But Aoyama was never angry or vengeful, because he wanted to feel the pain of Hinana's punch rather than have to say the harsh reality.

Slowly Hinana's hand began to weaken and release the grip on the Aoyama kra. Of all Tsubaki's treatment, only Ren manages to break up Hinana and Aoyama's fights.

The parcel that Aoyama was holding had fallen on the ground.

Ren sees that Aoyama bought two foods and two drinks but one without sugar.

"Kou chan. "call Hinana softly when she sees her best friend getting away.

Aoyama only glanced at him with red eyes. He was shocked when Hinana called out her little name. The name Hinana always called before her father left her.

"I'm going home with Aoyama. Because I have to go with him anyway. I'll leave the girls with you." Ren said by hitting Tsubaki on the shoulder. Actually Ren was also confused which side to be on. Because Hinana was not okay either. But he remembered that Aoyama was actually a good person and cared about him, only never open to others.

"Are we not going to the beach? "

"I'll catch up with Aoyama, you take the lanin for lunch first. " Ren gives Tsubaki a black card to pay for her lunch.

"Please take care of Hinana, because the day is the toughest day. Okay." Okay." Whisper Ren at Tsubaki then waved his hand at his friends. He immediately caught up with Aoyama who was a bit far away from him.

"Hinine. Come onl..! " Take Tsubaki to Hinana. He also noticed how Hinana's face worried his best friend. Although Hinana hit Aoyama instead of saying she was cheating on him, Hinana only wanted Aoyama to be a little open about what was the problem. And Tsubaki understands that.

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"This time I want to eat ramen, how about you." Ren starts a conversation with Aoyama, but there is still no reply.

Aoyama just fell silent then threw away the bag containing food that had been scattered in the street. He picked it up because in Tokyo if littering eat will be fined.

"It looks like Sensei wants to eat carage (fried chicken)?" Ren said once again to guess.

"Yes. " The answer is short.

"Then I want to eat fried chicken too. Let me order it at my grocery store." Ren hugged Aoyama's shoulder and took her home.

The food that Ren ordered had already come after waiting ten minutes. Ren invites Aoyama to eat together at the dinner table. Aoyama just kept quiet and ate her fried chicken without saying anything and Ren noticed from earlier. It might be true what Hinana said, if Aoyama was having trouble. And his attitude lately has been very different since he took Ren to the gift shop.

"Sensei, is there a problem? "asked Ren slowly, maybe Aoyama would like to tell you a little bit about the problem.

"Hummmmd. " I answered him briefly by shaking my head.

"Me and the others are going to the beach this afternoon. Looks like watching the sunset there is so beautiful." Take Ren, but again Aoyama just silent as if reluctant to reply to Ren's words.

"Go." Aoyama answered by standing up to clean the dirty dishes. Without saying anything Aoyama went to the room after washing the dishes, leaving Ren alone at the dining table.

With annoyed feelings Ren spent his food, because Ren did not like it if treated coldly like this. He feels he does not want to lose, he must make people who are nearby feel open to him. That was Ren's principle for making friends, because Ren wanted to spend the rest of his life without regret.

Visual Ren