Snow In December
92 chrysanthemum flowers

..."I will remember it, everything I will draw in my mind. Cherry blossoms are blooming, the cool air of spring," (Ren Koizumi)...

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Aoi received the chrysanthemum flowers with great pleasure. For several years he never visited his dead brother.

"Thank you, it's beautiful. Are you going, just go." Aoi sipped the chrysanthemum flower she had just received from Ren.

Hinana prevents her father from closing the door to her apartment. He took the chrysanthemum flowers from his father's hand.

"I go first" said Hinana and took Ren's hand to get away from her apartment.

They both do not know where the destination will go, because Sunday of course his office is off.

"Why did you take it?" ask Ren.

"Oh this, I actually hate him."

"I didn't give it to you. Your father looks really like her." Ren followed Hinana who stopped, then sat down on the sidewalk bench.

"I hate him because my father will meet his sin when he gets this flower."

"Sorry, but I don't understand what Hinana means." Ren laughed a little and scratched his head.

"There's nothing, where are we going today?" hinana asked, but Ren scrunched his forehead.

"Eh doshite (why)?" hinana asked once more then they both laughed because they had not planned to go anywhere.

"Hinana where are you going? I'll just follow you."

"I'm actually going to see you at the hospital. Then I was surprised when you suddenly appeared before me. Just a minute." Hinana opened Ren's wrist and saw that he was still wearing a hospital bracelet.

"I guess." cried Hinana and Ren just laughed like a child caught stealing.

"All right, I'll take you to my place" Hinana said, telling Ren to follow her.

Hinana takes Ren to an indor basketball place where he usually spends his time.

"You like basketball?" ask Ren and give the basketball to Hinana. Although he did not play, but Ren was quite.pleased to accompany Hinana.

"Emm not really, but lately I've been here a lot" replied Hinana.

"Only?"

Ren's question this time made Hinana hesitant to answer him. Where might he say that he comes here often with Shota.

"What before you go you meet him here, onichan (my brother)."

The basketball that Hinana was holding suddenly dropped. Hinana was surprised, how Ren could tell if Shota had left her.

"Me and Shota are also here a lot, but when there is something that makes my heart interested in skiing so I go there more often. Thankfully if Shota has set his dreams, I hope he will succeed" Ren said, picking up the ball not so far away.

Hinana feels guilty for hiding Shota's departure from Ren. But if Ren had known that for a while, why wouldn't he be mad at her.

"Anoo, gomen'nasai (i'm sorry)." Hinana holds Ren's hand when she sees Ren leaving. He apologized by lowering his head as if he did not dare to look at Ren.

"I didn't mean to hide anything, but.."

"But you're protecting me. Arigatou (thank you) Hinana chan." Ren interrupted Hinana's slightly stammering speech. Because Ren remembered Aoyama's words in his room.

"Hinana sees you choking and having trouble breathing. Did you know Ren, at that time I saw Hinana's trembling hand holding her phone. It was exactly the same thing twelve years ago, when Hinana told me that my mother had committed suicide. Then I told him not to tell."

Ren carved a smile on his lips, trying to convince Hinana that he was fine.

"Where did you know that?" hinana asked with a slight hesitation.

"Didn't Shota send you a voice note? I've heard it. This time I will support Shota's decision."

"Sorry Ren." Hinana muttered with her head down, even though she knew Ren was fine.

"Daijoubu (it's okay) Hinana, you don't have to worry about me. Look I'm fine."

This time Ren widened his smile and gently stroked Hinana's hair. Although he was disappointed, but finally Ren knew that all this time Hinana was always worried about him.

"But I also do not know what the voice note is, I have not heard it at all" said Hinana and cleared the ball scattered on the basket.

"I've spoken to your father, we're going to Tokyo next week." Hinana tells Ren when he finishes eating his ramen.

"I'm glad I finally got to go to Tokyo again."

"Eh, what do you mean? Only the four of us will go." said Hinana soon.

"Why are you four? There are five people." Ren denies Hinana's remarks even though he knows that his father is not allowed to come.

"Ren, you can't go there. Your father didn't give you permission either." Hinana scratched her head in annoyance. Surely Ren would sulk to come along.

"My design, my dress, and my company. So there's no reason for you to keep me from leaving." Ren scrunched his forehead while looking at Hinana sharply.

While Hinana could only bang her head on the table and end up leaning back.

"I expected it." muttered Hinana and let out a rough breath. Ren who saw it just laughed to himself.

Ren asks Hinana to drive him to the hospital. It was not usual for him to return this fast, even Seto who saw was surprised.

"Eh why?" seto asked as he saw Ren enter his room.

"Why what?" ren replied and changed his clothes to hospital clothes.

"Ren I heard you had a problem with Aoyama? Please forgive him, I'll make sure it doesn't happen again."

Seto had heard from nurse Kishi who often took care of Ren while in the hospital. He wants to reprimand Aoyama, but Seto still sees him busy preparing for the operation.

"Sokka (so I)." said Ren who came out of his mouth, he felt he did not care about the problem.

"Sensei, I'll rest for a few days. But you have to promise to get me out of here."

Ren laid his body on the bed, he had planned to go to Tokyo.

"Is there something?"

"That's a secret." Ren replied and laughed a little.

"Alright, take a break" Seto said and walked out of Ren's room.

Seeing Ren who often laughs and always insults him, of course makes Seto surprised when the nurse Kishi tells him that Ren is crying. Not wanting the matter to drag on, Seto immediately went to meet Aoyama to reprimand her.

"Aoyama sensei, are you busy?" greeting Seto as he meets Aoyama in the corridor.

"Not so, just clean up the operating equipment. What's up?"

"Come into my room when you're done, there's something I want to talk about." Seto replied and left.

Aoyama lowered her head as if obeying an order from her senior.

Ten minutes later Aoyama was already in Seto's room. He also provided medical records of patients who had heart disease that he had just examined today.

"Nee Aoyama I was straight to you, I heard everything from nurse Kishi. What was? Can you be more polite to the patient? I know you find it hard to draw sympathy from patients, but you don't deserve to criticize patients."

Seto completely reprimanded Aoyama's attitude. Although he is also often upset with Ren's attitude, but as a doctor should rebuke patients slowly.

"Nobody saw Ren cry, not even when I told him that the rest of his life would stay this year. But that day Kishi San saw Ren crying with a very weak body, what happened exactly? They are all already saddened by the illness, so please do not make any more painful actions. Please Aoyama sensei."

Seto said back and begged Aoyama to be aware of his actions.

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