Snow In December
34

"sorry I came late" said Arumi but behind him was Shota.

"uh." Tsubaki is shocked to see the arrival of Shota.

"em sorry, now you can hit me in the face as much as you want" Shota said, apologizing to Tsubaki.

"i'm sorry" Tsubaki replied and hugged Shota.

"i really don't know how to be friends with a man." mummies Emi who saw Tsubaki and Shota laughing at each other.

"that's how men, sometimes hit each other sometimes also hug. Isn't Hinana?" arumi said and asked Hinana for an opinion.

"i don't care about them." Hinana's answer made Ren and Emi laugh.

"Hinana you're so mean." cried Arumi in annoyance, while the rest of the friends were still focusing on the project.

"alright now collect your designs, we will choose which image is suitable" said Ren and all gathered at the green table with his work.

"Where is yours?" ask Tsubaki.

"ah, I don't think you need to look at mine, your designs are all good."

"give it to me." Ren asked for a picture of Hinana from earlier in his embrace.

"ah no need, just four of these designs are selected."

"give, here all the teamwork." Ren still insisted that Hinana give the results of the picture. Finally, Hinana showed me a piece of paper.

Everyone in the room laughed at Hinana's picture, because it was far from design.

"i told you not to." said Hinana with her weak face.

"eh you're drawing a flying cockroach." Shota also participated in his defense.

"it's a picture of a shirt, shut up you're not part of the team."

"all of you stop. Because Hinana's been trying to." Ren soon mediates Hinana and Shota's quarrel, though he also repeatedly holds back laughter.

"you're satisfied with my taunting? I'll just go home." annoyed Hinana and left the room.

"wait a minute, Hinana." Ren immediately pulls Hinana's hand but again Hinana falls and hugs Ren.

"oh good catch Ren." said Arumi happily but not with the others.

"sorry Hinana, I just don't want you to leave. Sorry if I laughed at your picture." Ren immediately took off Hinana's hug as he realized everyone was looking at him.

"you've seen, I don't have any skills in the field of design even I know anything about design, Am I still suitable for the festival?."

"Hinana, forgive us." said Arumi and approached Hinana.

"i'm out of here, find someone who really understands design." after saying all Hinana's out of Tsubaki's house.

"Hinana wait a minute." Ren tries to follow Hinana but Shota prevents him.

"Ren let me, you continue your work."

"hem." resignedly Ren followed his brother's words and returned to his team.

Hinana walks out of Tsubaki's house, actually hers doesn't matter if she laughs. It's just that his heart is not good and becomes emotional.

" Gomenne Hinana." Shota's voice was heard as Hinana was sitting at the bus stop.

" not necessary."

"emmm sometimes a person has to do something even if it's not his will."

" yes you're right."

" even though our brains and minds don't align, it's something we should do."

"you're right again."

" sometimes it's like yelling don't want to do it and stay away, but how else."

"absolutely.... Wait a minute, why do you understand so much?"

"because I'm just like you. Drink." Shota buys a bottle of milk in an automatic machine and delivers it to Hinana.

"thank's, what does it mean the same as me?"

"you think I understand what they're doing? Fashion sketch, textile, merchandising ,brand. That's all I don't understand at all. But now I'm relieved that I didn't do any of that." Shota casually recounted the problem while gulping down the banana milk.

"HeH, I thought you were the same as Ren's graduate designer."

"no, I was in college taking photography classes."

"then why don't you work as a photographer?"

"emm I worked in Paris and then I left. After all in our family there's already one who managed to make the company, so what's wrong with supporting."

"you're a great Shota, you can count on anything."

" then what about you? Are you gonna be like this?"

" what do you mean?"

" modelling. Sorry, you don't have to answer if you don't think you're comfortable talking about it." Shota could not control his speech, and unconsciously the words were thrown from his mouth.

" you know Shota, I used to avoid asking questions about my past. But I realized when I met you and Ren, that I was actually running away."

"i want to go back" Hinana said suddenly.

"Heh." choked Shota.

"but it's impossible, I just don't know how to start. No, but I can't start." Hinana could not resist what she felt, forced to tell Shota everything.

"why don't you try it?"

"can't be."

"emm want to go to Disneyland, I think you should have some fun." take Shota and reach out to Hinana.

"just up to you."

Hinana finally complies with Shota's invitation. Actually he was still lazy to a crowded place, but rather than returning to Tsubaki's house.

They ride several rides until Shota drags Hinana to ride the roller coaster.

"you suck at Shota." Hinana hits the nape of Shota's neck as the nauseous Shota finishes riding the roller coaster. Though Shota himself forced Hinana up, but instead he was dizzy and nauseous.

"sorry,"

"is it better?"

"hem, still a little dizzy."

"wait here for a minute, I'll buy you a drink." Hinana helps Shota sit down and go to buy a drink.

"eh look isn't that Nana Tokyo model" said one who was buying snacks in the mini market.

"yes it's very similar, it looks like it's true" one replied.

Hinana hears that two high school girls are talking about her, then hastily pays for her drink at the cashier.

"how much?"

"10 ¥. You're the Tokyo 2018 model Nana Arizawa, right?" ask a male cashier.

" yes, but I'm retired." replied Hinana but someone heard it.

"it turns out to be true, Nana-san can we take a picture with you."

"eh wait a minute I'm no longer a model." declined Hinana gently.

"it's okay, I really idolize you. I plan to be a model when I graduate High School." said one of the High School students.

"but..."

"hem hem wanted to take a picture." Shota's voice was heard behind Hinana. And everyone looked towards Shota.

"please take the pose let me take the picture."

"good, please."

"well one, two, three. Once again one, two, three" Shota said by taking pictures using a mobile phone.

"Kawaii na, thank you Nana-san, ojisan." The two high school students were very happy then left with their eyes on their posel.

While Hinana without saying anything went from the mini market. Shota saw Hinana's less kind expression hurrying to follow Hinana.

"thank you for the drink." Shota finally invited Hinana to talk.

"no problem, are you okay?"

"hem. Hinana genki desuka's? "

"hem I'm fine." replied Hinana and drank a can of her soda.

"i think I'm taking a walk with an artist today. Should I take a picture with you too." Shota joked to Hinana and took her phone for a picture.

"Stop Shota, it's not funny" Hinana said with a hint of laughter.

"i'm serious, let's take a photo with the artist. One, two, three Cheers!!. Ah kawaii." Shota imitates the greeting of a high school girl in a mini market.

"Your shota doesn't fit at all." Hinana felt amused at hearing kawai's words. According to him Shota was a gentleman, so it was not very suitable if it was like that.

"is it better now?"

"hem, Arigatou has comforted me."

"i'm not comforting, it's just that you're not fit to be sad."

Wash your eyes first with the illusion of the role.

Hinana Arizawa, still beautiful even though the outfit is always black.

Ren Koizumi with her trademark smile.

Koizumi Shota.