Snow In December
33

Hinana and Arumi go to a textile shop, Hinana actually does not like to go there but she does not feel good if she refuses Arumi.

"Arumi are you still a long time?" ask Hinana out of boredom.

"just a little while."

"i'll just wait in front, call me when you're done."

"hem." replied Arumi briefly as she was still busy to choose the fabric.

A bored Hinana finally waits for Arumi in front of the store.

"Aoyama-kun." Hinana saw Aoyama walking with flowers.

"oh Hinana, what are you doing?" Aoyama who heard Hinana's call immediately rushed up to her.

"i'm waiting for my friend, she's inside." replied Hinana by pointing to the textile shop. "you brought flowers what would you date?"

"hem of course."

"please go, your beloved is waiting." drive Hinana away with a little laugh.

"it's okay, I'll be there in two hours."

"that's it, it's up to you. But I want to know which woman can make you crumble." Hinana laughs at her friend because Aoyama used to be a very shy person.

"well well you're happy to make fun of me now. She must be more beautiful than you. Oh yeah Hinana, what about you?"

"heh me? Whatchu mean?"

"until when are you on hiatus (rest) from modeling?" aoyama's question seemed to be stressful. Hinana did not answer and chose silence.

"why are you quiet? As expected, how could you just take your position off the hook." asked Aoyama and gave Hinana a bottle of water.

"i'm not coming back. I'm comfortable with my job now." Hinana tried to dodge Aoyama's words.

"Hinana until when are you going to run away? You can lie to me, but you can't possibly lie to yourself."

From Aoyama's point of view, it was possible that Hinana could give up her job as a model with ease.

In the past when SMP Hinana was willing to go home from school to exercise so that her body was small, not only that Hinana began to take care of her face to become beautiful. And Aoyama knows all the processes.

"you suck Aoyama, I'm lazy to meet you."

"wait a minute, Hinana, I'm sorry." Aoyama pulls the hand of Hinana who is about to leave. And then he saw Ren's bracelet that Hinana was wearing.

"Hinana Chan, since when did you wear that bracelet." asked Aoyama who was surprised.

"what's wrong with this bracelet?" hinana asked sarcastically for being still angry with Aoyama.

"it's okay, it's just that smartbands are often recommended for heart failure patients" Aoyama replied weakly. Because he thought that the bracelet belonged to Hinana.

"go on, you're gonna be late for a date." Hinana left Aoyama alone.

Hinana did not really hear Aoyama's words, she looked at Ren's bracelet and approached Arumi.

"sorry for the long wait Hinana, I was just about to come out to you."

"it's okay, oh yeah Arumi after this where are you going?"

"want to have lunch together?"

"no, I just want to go home. It's okay if you're having lunch by yourself."

"uh why don't you come?"

"there's something I want to do, bye bye" said Hinana then walking to the bus stop.

Hinana walked leisurely with a glance towards the sakura tree. Some of the growing leaves may soon be the spring really arrives.

He recalled the spring of twelve years ago when he made his first debut. Hinana wore a pink dres like a cherry blossom, because it was a spring festival.

" when did you run away? You can lie to me, but you can't possibly lie to yourself."

Aoyama's words still imprint on Hinana's memory. Unknowingly she started crying at the bus stop. One to two buses stopped, but Hinana still did not get out of her seat. He finally came home on foot.

(flash back)

"Hinana are you ready?" kaoru manegernya.

"hem I'm ready."

"you don't need to be nervous, just assume you're walking in the middle of a lily. Everyone who looks at you think of it as a lily. You'll get used to it." Kaoru is encouraging for Hinana, as it is indeed Hinana's first debut.

" ganbatte yo Hinana, you're beautiful, you're talented."

"thank you Kaoru-san" said Hinana and smiled at Kaoru.

Five minutes later, Hinana was called to the runaway fashion show. Hinana came out and walked on stage.

Clothing that looks simple but looks elegant when Hinana is wearing it. At last we heard a loud applause.

(back to time)

Hinana's tears wet her photo album. Hinana saw her picture on her first debut. He actually missed his job first.

" if I hadn't met you, this wouldn't have ended" Hinana said in tears.

"but it's all happened, can I come back? no, I mean not if I want to come back again?" Hinana hugged her photo until she fell asleep.

The next day, Hinana's apartment bell rang so she woke him up.

" ohayou Hinana." greeted Ren with his trademark smile as Hinana opened the door.

"why are you here?"

"take you breakfast." Ren plainly showed me the food he made.

"alright comein. Sorry if my apartment is always a mess." Hinana told Ren to come in and prepare a drink.

"Hinana, what's wrong with your eyes?"

"my eye why?"

"look." Ren pulls Hinana into the bathroom mirror.

"oh that's nothing. Come out I want to take a shower."

"no, you're hiding something from me."

"there's nothing I can hide, come out quickly or I'll hit you."

"no, tell me why?" Ren got closer to Hinana and looked at her sharply.

Ren's beautiful eyes always make Hinana calm, until finally Hinana again shed her tears.

"i cried last night" said Hinana who couldn't lie to Ren. But Ren still looked at her and wiped her tears.

"it's okay, Hinana, you can cry every once in a while if you're relieved." Ren tried to calm Hinana down.

Only with Ren, Hinana can cry and only because of Ren she cries.

Before either sad or hurt Hinana never let out tears. Just buried in his heart and made Hinana's attitude become cold to anyone.

At this time Ren's face was getting closer to Hinana, and Hinana's position was cornered. He resigns if Ren will kiss her now, and Hinana will start a new life with Ren.

" Aww is sick." Ren moaned and held onto his chest.

"you why Ren?" ask Hinana.

"it's okay, you take Hinana. I'm waiting in front." Ren came out and closed the door to Hinana's bathroom. While Hinana just exhales and enters the bathub.

From behind the door Ren still held his chest. Actually at that time Ren wanted to kiss Hinana, but the closer to Hinana the faster her heart also beat and it made her sick.

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"good morning Tsubaki" Ren said as he reached Tsubaki's house.

"you came with Hinana? Come on up there's Emi."

"hem, come on Hinana." take Ren to Hinana and Hinana to walk first.

"oh yeah Ren how are you?"

"you've seen I've been good. Where's Arumi?"

" coming soon, here's a special drink for you. There's no sugar."

"thank you Tsubaki, I'm so moved you're really my best friend."

"it's like my friend doesn't want to be in Shota anymore" Tsubaki said, laughing at Ren.

Then they all prepare the equipment for his cooperation while waiting for Arumi.