Snow In December
36

It was late, Hinana went home to her apartment and went straight to sleep. The next morning Hinana woke up by herself at exactly 8 a.m.

Hinana heard a slight noise, and excitedly walked out of her room.

"ah it turns out you're Toru." muttered Hinana when she saw the robot cleaning the living room. Hinana goes to the bathroom and gets ready to go to work.

He prepared his own breakfast by baking bread.

"Ah is so hot." Hinana herself moaned as she picked up the bread from the grill. This morning Hinana felt lonely because she had to have breakfast by herself.

"he really didn't come today" Hinana said disappointedly as she exited her apartment and headed for the bus stop.

It didn't take long, Hinana had already reached Tsubaki's house and rang the bell.

"Hinana, I'm so glad you came. I'm worried about you, actually I wanted to see you but Ren forbade me. He said Hinana still needed time to be alone, we were sorry at the time so please don't quit this job" Tsubaki said at length when she saw Hinana.

"you're done, so are you still letting me out."

"Ahh forgive me, come in everyone is already inside. Hinana's friends are here." Tsubaki happily shouted.

"Hinana thank God you're back" Emi said.

"i may not know anything about fashion but maybe I can help anything here. I can make food, ah no I can't cook. But at least I can give you some help, so let me join you" Hinana said.

"you said what Hinana said. Instead we're very worried if you're really out of the team."

"uh.. So I can still."

"of course, well I need your help Hinana." Emi pulls Hinana's tangam and invites her to draw a pattern on the fabric. This time the Koizumi team used Arumi's designs.

Once again Hinana looked towards Ren, her feelings were really good after seeing Ren. Ren was always laughing and smiling.

"Hinana can help me hold the cloth." Emi called Hinana.

"oh well, which one?" Hinana started to focus on her work.

At that time Ren also saw it, since Hinana returned Ren had not greeted him because he was very busy making clothes.

Until both their views meet. But the two behaved equally ignorant and continued their respective work.

"Ren, we should take a break" Tsubaki said after hearing Ren's bracelet ring.

"hem all right, Arumi, please take care of everything."

"yes, I think my fingers will be broken because of the sewing." complained Arumi then cleaned the remnants of the thread.

"we'll take a break, guys." Tsubaki approached Emi and Hinana who were still busy with cutting cloth.

"once, it will be a responsibility if it is not completed." Emi replied.

"don't be so hard Emi, take a break. Oh yeah Hinana please get me a drink in the kitchen."

"well," Hinana immediately went to Tsubaki's kitchen and picked up a bag of drinks Tsubaki had already bought.

Hinana brings and shares it with her friends.

"why didn't you come to me?" hinana said and memorized Ren.

"you miss me?"

"no-no, what's for." Hinana was surprised by the words Ren said.

"you're feeling better?"

"yes, even though I don't have any skills but I need this job" replied Hinana and gave her a bottle of soda.

"i'd like to drink some water, can I get you?"

"sorry I forgot you didn't want to drink this. All right, wait a minute."

"hem." nodding Ren then closed his eyes as Hinana left.

Hinana quickly took out a bottle of mineral water and returned again to the living room.

Hinana saw Ren closing his eyes, she kept looking at him. At that time he remembered the words of Shota, that all life must have twists and turns and nothing goes straight. But seeing Ren it seems like Ren's life is going straight.

"stop looking at me like that" Ren said suddenly.

"whoever sees you, this." Hinana mistakenly gives Ren mineral water.

"Ren, Hinana we'll play at the back. Let's go." cried Tsubaki.

"go first I'll catch up." Ren replied.

"alright." Tsubaki then goes with Arumi and Emi.

"you didn't go with them." Ren asked Hinana.

"i'll go with you."

"eh really? I want to go to the toilet, you want to come?" ren said in a seductive tone.

"forget it, I caught up with them." Hinana's embarrassment then left, while Ren just laughed at Hinana's silly behavior.

Actually, it's just Ren's reason if he wants to go to the toilet. Ren took the medicine box and took some of the medicine. And Tsubaki also reasoned to invite her friends to play outside, so that Ren could rest.

Tsubaki invites to play basketball and Hinana enthusiastically agrees. Tsubaki teams up with Emi while Hinana teams up with Arumi. They race to get the ball into the ring.

"just look I won't lose to women." Tsubaki did not accept Hinana's belittling. He tried to take the ball from Hinana's hand, until the ball missed Hinana and Tsubaki's hand.

Ren who was walking caught the ball that was sliding towards him, and threw it into the Ring with his cool.

"woah." said Emi and Arumi amazed.

"HAH tri point." Tsubaki was also amazed at Ren.

"SUGOI.(amazing) Ren come play with me." Hinana immediately pulled Ren and invited him.

"don't want to."

"come on, I don't want no rejection."

"i'm tired of Hinana, you're the only one who sees."

"no, I want to fight you."

"Hinana I think Ren is really tired, let him rest." Tsubaki immediately approached Ren.

"let's play Ren for a while, you were the captain of the basketball team" Arumi said.

"HeHhe's the captain?"

"right, it used to be when Ren High School had a lot of fans" Emi added.

"i'll test your skills, I was also the captain."

"uh really, then you're also cool Hinana." praised Arumi.

"but at SMP."

"already, I don't think it's necessary. Ren might be tired from working so hard all day." Tsubaki tried to stop.

"alright, but it's just a game of you and me." Ren accepts Hinana's challenge and takes Tsubaki by surprise.

"More..."

" daijobu Tsubaki." Ren calms Tsubaki who was worried about him from earlier.

"you're okay first." Hinana threw the ball at Ren.

Ren finally complies with Hinana's request. Many times they both scored, and when the ball was in Ren's hands it was definitely into the ring.

"ayo Hinana defeated Ren." cried Arumi encouragingly.

"obviously who will win Ren, they are a difference of 5 points" said Emi

"though it can be guessed but there is no harm in giving spirit to Hinana."

"you're right. Come on Hinana spirit, don't let Ren hold the ball." Emi finally helped encourage Hinana. Tsubaki is worried about Ren.

Fifteen minutes went on, and Ren's bracelet started to sound indicating high hanging pressure.

"hinana has stopped I'm tired." Ren held onto his chest and took a deep breath.

"That's all?"

"again I have won from you, you must obey the request of the winner."

"There is no such covenant, after all we are just competing." Hinana was shocked by Ren's words. Tsubaki approaches Ren with a bottle of water and Ren's medicine bag.

"are you okay?" tsubaki asked frantically, while Hinana just looked at him.

"Hinana come and drink." Arumi called out to him and Hinana went straight to him.

"you shouldn't have done that, Ren."

"stop Tsubaki don't worry so much, later they know my illness." whispered Ren and took some medicine in his little bag.

"you're scaring me, next time don't do that again Ren."

"you're as possessive as Shota, go I want to be alone."

"but Ren, your heart rate isn't stable yet let me keep you company."

"no need it looks like this bracelet is broken." Ren shook his wrist, as the smartband was still beeping.

"Ren let's go to the hospital now, I'm worried" Tsubaki said with fear.

"no need Tsubaki, you just go if you're scared."

"i don't want you to die." cried Tsubaki because he couldn't help it. Ren is so stubborn that Tsubaki is so worried that he makes Hinana, Arumi and Emi see them.

"what are you doing?" ask Arumi.

"ahh ano. It's not that important, it's Tsubaki." Ren makes excuses so that no one suspects.

"what's the story about?" Hinana asked too.

"emm about men's problems. You want to know Hinana? Come here I'll whisper to you."

"forget it, you're a bitch." Hinana is embarrassed and invites Arumi and Emi into Tsubaki's house.

"thank God they believed. You hear Tsubaki, if you tell them my illness. I'm gonna hate you." Ren whispers to Tsubaki and leaves her. Tsubaki still did not move from her place, and began to cry.