Snow In December
3

"grain of snow is slowly coming down to earth, see how beautiful it looks. Flower-shaped snow crystals will treat a wound. It didn't seem to be a cure but it helped the wound not to be felt, and I succeeded. The wound was no longer painful even though the cold snow could not make me feel the warmth of love anymore. That's better not."

Hinana walked on the sidewalk while enjoying the cold air. This time he decided to walk even though his car had been sent from Tokyo by his mother.

"good morning everyone, today is really cold isn't it? Makes me lazy to work." said Tsubaki who just came.

"every day you're lazy to work, aren't you?" emi, as usual, never got along with Tsubaki.

"good morning Hinana." said Tsubaki

"good morning too."

"Eh... It's a surprise for me Hinana answered my welcome." cried Tsubaki until everyone in the room noticed her.

"good morning everyone, today the deputy director came. I beg for his welcome." said Ren as he entered the room and took one.

"Shota, when did you come?" ask Emi who is familiar with Shota because of her brother Ren.

"Ren you had the heart that your brother came not to tell us." Tsubaki said.

"good morning everyone, long time no see." greeted Shota kindly and all answered him.

Hinana looked towards Shota.

"it turns out that man is her brother Ren, it deserves that I am no stranger to seeing" Hinana said in her heart.

"oh yes Nana will finish work you don't go home first, I have a barbeque party at home." Ren immediately approached Hinana's desk.

"sorry I'm not interested."

"i don't care if you have to come, because to celebrate November's great achievement. So work hard well." Ren patted Hinana on the head gently and it made Hinana startled and dodged.

Seeing the behavior of Hinana who was afraid even made Ren laugh.

"you're so funny Nana" Ren said with a smile.

Frankly, Hinana does not like Ren's treatment as good as he wants. But Ren is his boss after all. After work Hinana tried to escape from the company event, because considering her past at that time she was once disappointed. Hinana's ex-lover runs away and marries a close friend, who has no idea they've been dating behind Hinana.

"Pulse.. Ano sir, I just want to thank you for the umbrella. I'm sorry I didn't bring it today." Hinana meets Shota in the parking lot.

"oh you were then, no problem. Where are you going?"

"i have business. Emm has to pick up my sister." Hinana tries to reason not to ask him to join the party.

"do you need a ride?" ask Shota by giving her a helmet.

"no need, see you." refuse Hinana and leave immediately before the other friends see her.

Hinana walks to the bus stop, this time she wants to take the bus to remember the good times of High School.

Unexpectedly a white sports motor stopped in front of him.

"Nana" said Ren, so he surprised Hinana and ran.

"wait a minute Nana.." cried Ren then chased with his car. Ren stops right in front of Hinana and gets out of his car.

"why are you avoiding me? Am I scary for you?" Ren immediately held Hinana's hand so as not to run away again.

"umm can you let go of your hand."

"no, you'll run again if I let go. Why did you come home first I told you."

"i told you I'm not interested."

"come on, Nana, this is just an ordinary meal for a fellow teammate."

"no."

"why, is there a problem?. Nana look me in the eye when I'm talking." Ren held onto Hinana's face and lifted her up so that Ren could see her. Because all this time when talking Hinana always averted her eyes.

Forcibly Hinana looked at Ren and looked into his eyes.

"beautiful eyes," muttered Hinana in heart.

"the color of blue eyes to gray makes it cool to see, ah no-no." in Hinana's heart still yelling because it was the first time she could make eye contact with others, he said, and feel the sadness again.

"Where did I hurt you?" ren asked because he immediately saw Hinana shed tears.

Hinana immediately removed Ren's hand from her face and left.

"wait a minute, I'm sorry if I hurt you?" ren said, actually Ren still thinks what's wrong.

"no, don't apologize you're not wrong." Hinana stopped her steps and turned around. It seemed like this time he was completely outrageous, shouldn't Hinana vent her pain on others.

"come to the party, everyone welcomes you. It's okay if you don't like parties but can you respect others? There's a new deputy director Shota at least we welcome him." Ren was still hoping that Hinana would join him.

"alright." replied Hinana after a long time.

"Ah thank goodness. Come on, we're too late." Ren's smile expands on his face and opens the car door for Hinana to enter.

Five minutes later Hinana and Ren had already arrived on the spot.

"Ah Hinana you're so late" Emi said when she saw Hinana coming.

"sorry Emi."

"all right, let's help me burn the beef." Emi then handed over her duties to Hinana, while Emi prepared another one.

"you're familiar with him." Shota asked Ren because he knew they were both here.

"not so, I feel that the girl was ostracized in the office."

"you like to interfere in people's business."

"that's what life is for." Ren replied by drinking his juice.

"i saw him in Niseko, he was walking alone when the snow fell very heavily."

"he helped me at the time, but he was actually kind but possessive."

"you don't know who he was before."

"not really."

"she's a model, rumor has it that she's not married because she's cut-off. But I don't know what he is because his name isn't the same" Shota said, throwing her phone at Ren.

"what's the model's name."

"Arizawa Nana." replied Shota then walked towards the food that had been prepared.

Ren opens Shota's postel and reads a news story, and is right in the news posted a photo of Hinana wearing a red dress. Media said a model had run away because of a wedding cancellation.

"Aww." Hinana shouted as her hands touched the extremely hot furnace. Hinana's never done that before. And make everyone see Hinana.

Ren who saw immediately approached and wanted to help him.

PLAQUE!!!!

Hinana slaps Ren as Ren holds her hand and it surprises everyone.

"was he crazy, he slapped Mr. Ren" said one of the men.

"it turns out he's really bad, and Mr. Ren shouldn't be promoting it."

"about the model just like that."

Insults by insults spewed from the mouths of those at the feast.

"sorry Mr. Ren." said Hinana who accidentally slapped Ren because of such a quick response. Hinana left that place.

"Myanab...." Shouted Emi and saw Hinana leave.

Ren still could not believe what happened, because all this time no woman had ever hurt the face of his handsome. Ren tries to chase after Hinana, Shota who sees Ren then follows him from behind so that Ren does not run.

"wait a minute, Nana..."

"Hinana wait." call Ren but Hinana's running faster.

"i order Hinana to stop." cried Ren and made Hinana stop as well as Shota behind Ren.

Ren walked over to the silent Hinana.

"i treated your wounds before they were severe" Ren said by dripping the burn medicine into Hinana's wounds.

"let go."

"mr Ren, you can fire me I'm guilty."

"quietly, the bandages will fall apart" Ren said without caring about Hinana.

"why did you do it.?" hinana asked and started staring at Ren.

"you want to go home? Wait a minute I'll get you your bag." Ren smiled at Hinana.

"you didn't answer my question, why, why. Though I've hit.." Hinana's words stopped because Ren immediately hugged Hinana. He did not care if he would be slapped many times.

Shota Koizumi Ren's. Photographer from Paris and became deputy director.