Snow In December
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Tsubaki approaches Hinana in the kitchen, but at that moment she sees her sister crying and Hinana embracing her. Tsubaki reluctantly bothers him, he takes the ready-made food and takes it to the dining table.

" Oy come eat with us" Tsubaki told her sister.

"no need, I can eat later."

"Hinana said that you cooked. Come on." Tsubaki knows that her sister's feelings are not good. But after seeing him being able to joke around with Hinana he felt a little relieved.

"basis of Hinana." muttered Naomi and followed her brother's steps.

" ITADAKIMASU." said everyone and started eating.

Hinana saw there was a piano in the dining room. After cleaning the cutlery, he slowly approached the piano and opened it.

One by one his fingers pressed the piano keys and finally Hinana played a song. He started playing a song called Kiseki. It used to be when her mother Middle School taught her when she came home from work.

" you can play the piano as it turns out." said Ren who had been listening to Hinana's piano.

"hem my mother taught me. How's yours?"

"i can only get a little."

"play."

"do not want to."

" come on Ren. Is playing the piano your weakness?" hinana Ejek.

"Huh, don't just talk. You'll regret it when you hear it."

"then play, what song can you do?"

"emm sakura no shiori."

"all right, we start." Hinana shifted her seat and started playing the piano. Ren approached Hinana and went along to put a few notes behind her.

"for a long time Ren had never played the piano" Arumi said.

"hem you're right, just like you were. Nothing less than Ren." said Tsubaki who was passing by.

"but it was unfortunate when Ren decided to quit all school activities. Until now I don't know the cause." Arumi and Tsubaki murmured.

Tsubaki is saddened by Ren's withdrawal from school. At that time Ren faced the homeroom teacher and declared that he was out of all school activities. Though Ren is very good at anything, Tsubaki thinks that Ren will focus on university exams. But now Tsubaki finally knows the real reason.

" it turns out Ren is playing the piano" said Emi approached Arumi.

"hem he's playing with Hinana, fits right?"

"are you jealous?"

"Why am I jealous!!!"

"you've always been close to Ren since first grade" Emi said by taking a can of soda in the fridge, then leaving.

" sorry" said Ren, stopping his play, as his tears fell on Hinana's hand. And Hinana who realized that was also shocked.

"More."

" i have to go to the bath." Ren immediately rushed to leave Hinana. Arumi also sees her and runs towards Ren.

"More." Arumi called out to her but was ignored. "why her?"

"i don't know either." Hinana replied with a shudder.

"friends let's get back to work." Tsubaki invites Hinana and Arumi to return to the living room.

"Tsubaki is Ren okay?" ask Arumi.

"i think he's fine, let's go."

"hem come on Hinana." take Arumi and the three of them back to the living room.

"uh are we starting to come back? Where's Ren?" ask Emi.

" Rene...."

"he's in the bathroom, let's move on." Tsubaki immediately cut off Hinana's words.

"alright."

" Hinana, Ren is fine. He was like that when he played the piano. Ren is always moved to play a beautiful song" said Tsubaki and Arumi also listened.

"so."

"hem. Oh yes there is something I have to take. A moment."

"hey Tsubaki, take the sun sequins that were made yesterday" Emi shouted.

But Tsubaki lies, and approaches Ren for fear of something happening to him.

"Ren are you okay?" ask Tsubaki from behind the door. Shortly after, Ren came out of the bathroom.

"i'm fine."

"thank God, you're making two women worry. Drink and calm yourself." Tsubaki immediately poured water in the glass and gave it to Ren.

"thank you." Ren took a glass of water and sat down to drink it.

"it doesn't matter, oh yeah they've all resumed their work you can calm yourself."

"to be honest, when I play lyrics about the future, I ask myself. Do I have a future? If true cherry blossom strands signify the future, what time I pluck them there will be a future for me."

"Ren you certainly have a future, believe me."

"that's impossible Tsubaki. I'll be dead soon."

"Ren, everyone will definitely die. Don't think about it too much."

"you're right, and I'm ahead of you. All right we go, don't get caught by the others." said Ren and headed to the living room. Tsubaki still can't move her legs.

Actually Tsubaki still can't accept everything. Ren, who he considered perfect since High School, was not expected to have a serious illness.

"Ren, you've been a long time. Oh, yeah, what do you think." Emi approached Ren who had just come with a piece of the dress.

"i don't think it's good at stitching, unloading and repeating."

" Ren, are you okay?" hinana asked as she was worried about him from earlier.

"no problem with me. All right, move on quickly." said Ren. And Hinana also obeyed him, but Hinana still looked from ignorance.

After four hours, they finished most of the dress she designed.

" We'll go first Tsubaki" said Ren.

"hem thank you, see you tomorrow."

"ayo Hinana." get Ren and Hinana in the car.

"Where are we going today?" ask Ren in the car.

"emm I don't know, I want to go to Niseko."

"Huh, what are you looking at. Winter is almost over."

"you're right too. Where do you want to go?"

"emm, there's a place I want to go. Well, miss, I'll take you to a nice place." said Ren, smiling at Hinana. He drove his car to Disneyland.

"Ren-kun why did you bring me here?" ask Hinana when she arrives and starts buying tickets.

" it's okay that I've been curious about this place for a long time."

"have you never been here before?"

"it's not the first yet" Ren said, smiling.

"well, I will follow your will. Oh, Ren, you want to ride a roller coaster?"

"oh that's impossible, I'm afraid of heights." Ren refuses Hinana's invitation.

"what do you want to ride then?"

"i just want to go for a walk."

"HAH" said Hinana surprised and stopped her steps.

"what's Hinana doing?"

"then why did you buy the tickets? Your VIP ticket is free to ride any ride."

"eh really? I don't know, I thought it was a ticket in."

"BABY!!!" hinana said and moved away from Ren.

"uh how dare you say to me. Wait a minute, Hinana." Ren chased after Hinana with a thousand steps. "i am the best graduate in Paris university, how dare you call me a fool."

" Huh maybe your brain is just an ecer, but not your mind."

" fuck you, Hinana." said Ren, but Hinana still ran, until finally Hinana climbed one of the rides and Ren just looked at it.

Hinana had fun on her own and occasionally looked at Ren. Once again, she finds hope with Ren. And whatever happens Ren also smiles at her, which is why Hinana feels that hope is there when she is with Ren.