Snow In December
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''Aoyama Sensei, you like your childhood friend right? Sakura said and looked up at the sky.

"No."

"If it doesn't matter. I hope that after I leave, Sensei can be with the person Sensei likes." Sakura gave a big smile to Aoyama.

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Hinana and Ren have arrived at the temple, the three of them are warmly welcomed by some priests there. And Kishi went straight to the well to drink the water coming from the mountain spring.

"Wahhhh his temple has not changed at all." Ren said in awe, while Hinana was just looking around because she had just set foot in this temple for the first time.

"Ren, the water is very fresh. You want to try it a drink?" Kishi calls Ren and tells him to drink water.

"Hey (yes). Hem...It's really fresh." Reply Ren after sipping a glass of water.

"Miss Hinana wants to try it?" Kishi also offers to Hinana.

Hinana immediately approached and drank a mouthful of water, indeed it was really fresh and cold inner Hinana.

"We're also burning yams, let's sit down and eat together." Said a priest and offered a grilled yam commonly served to guests.

"Wahhh, thank you very much." Ren said happily and followed the priest. Ren's eyes shot straight towards the wall of hope, he slowly approached.

"Is there something young? You can pin your hopes down after praying." A priest approached Ren.

"There's nothing, it's just that I still see my mother's hope still hanging on that wall." Ren replied kindly, then left.

"" I hope my son Ren recovers from his illness and can live a long life"""

The hope that Ren's mother hung a few years ago.

After eating the roasted yams Ren and Hinana then went to pray. Ren only saw Hinana who closed her eyes and was serious about praying.

"Why do you see me that?" Hinana asked as she opened her eyes and saw Ren smiling towards her.

"It's okay. Hinana, what prayer did you say?" Asked Ren curiously.

"R-secret." Hinana replied with a slight stammer.

"Hinana Chan, if you pray that I'll heal and stay alive, it's impossible. I'm not saying it to make you sad, but I don't want you to expect too much."

The words from Ren instantly made Hinana's heart very sick. How could Ren casually say such a thing.

Kishi overhears Ren's words, and suddenly his tears fall.

"Kishi san, are you okay?" Hinana asked who happened to see Kishi wiping her tears.

"Hum I'm fine. I'm so grateful to have a daughter, so happy I shed tears." Kishi replied giving an excuse to Hinana.

"Oh yeah, I heard from Seto sensei, your wife just gave birth two weeks ago. Omedeto." Hinana congratulates Kishi.

"Yes, thanks. Miss Hinana, I will approach Aoyama for a moment. Doesn't matter if you and Ren are here for a minute."

"Hum, go. I'll call you as soon as anything happens." Hinana answered and then Kishi left.

The temple and cemetery are not far away. But Kishi has an obligation to accompany Ren so Kishi asks Hinana for permission.

Hinana then approached Ren who was seen on a prayer board.

"Ren kun, what are you doing?" Hinana asked and approached Ren.

Hinana was only able to hold back her tears. He also remembered Ren's words.

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"Hinana Chan, if you pray that I'll heal and stay alive, it's impossible. I'm not saying it to make you sad, but I don't want you to expect too much."

This is what Ren meant, that hope will be in vain. Hinana was still silencing her mouth, she just hugged Ren from behind and resuscitated her head on Ren's shoulders.

"I don't know if you can do this to me." Ren said and chuckled, he let Hinana's little hands curl around his body.

"Today what are you praying for?"

"What yes.... Secret." Ren answered and turned his body to face Hinana.

"Ren kun, may I pray that you are happy. If asking you to heal is impossible, then I want you to always be happy." Hinana stared at Ren's grayish eyeballs, at this time Hinana thought it must be hard for Ren to live his days with the disease he suffered.

"Hum, let's be happy together." Reply to Ren and make Hinana's face smile widely. "What if we write our hopes on a wooden board. Come here." Come here." Ren took out two wooden planks and gave them to Hinana. Both of them write hope that will be hung on the wall of hope.

"Why is there Aoyama's name?" Pekik Hinana when she saw Ren's writing hanging.

"Isn't Aoyama our friend? I want Aoyama to be happy too." Answer Ren.

"Ehhh, I think it's just the two of us to be romantic." Hinana muttered with a bit of disappointment.

"What did you say?" Ren asked because he only heard Hinana's grunt that was not clear.

"Nothing." Hinana reviewed a wide smile at Ren to cover up her disappointment.

They both smile to see the writing hanging on the wall of hope. Ren suddenly felt himself dizzy and almost fell down, fortunately Hinana was holding him.

"Ren, are you okay?" Hinana asked worriedly and held onto Ren's nearly fallen body.

"I'm fine, just a little dizzy."

Although Ren said it was fine, but Hinana couldn't pay attention to it. Hinana then picks up her phone and tries to contact Aoyama, though while supporting Ren's body.

"Have you guys finished having fun?" Shouted Kishi and walked towards Hinana and Ren. Kishi also comes along with Aoyama.

"Aoyama hurry up, Ren's not feeling well." Hinana called out to Aoyama.

Hearing Hinana's words, the two men started to panic and ran.

"What do you feel?" Aoyama asked Ren.

"My head is a little dizzy."

"You've been outside too long. Kishi san help me get Ren into the lodge." Aoyama and Kishi quickly bring Ren into the cabin. Hinana, who understood her task, carried Aoyama's heavy bag with her, and followed her from behind.

"Is Ren okay?" Hinana asked when Aoyama had finished checking on Ren.

"Ren got hypothermia, because he was out of the room for too long."

"What about the disease?" Hinana still asked because she was worried about her lover's situation.

"His heart rate is still stable I don't think there's a problem with the disease. But Hinana, we need to get home. The night the air gets colder." Aoyama said and his face was very worried.

"Well, it's time to go home." Hinana answered lightly.

"Eh, it's easy for you to say that." Aoyama scrunched up next to his eyebrows. Just thinking how to bring Ren back down, even Aoyama had wanted to call for help to 911.

"Then what should? Aren't you a doctor, you should know what you're doing right now." Hinana said as if to insinuate Aoyama.