Snow In December
93 Ren is injured

Aoyama has not spoken out yet, he still listens to the advice of his seniors.

"All right, now go apologize. And promise me it won't happen again" Seto said, tidying up Aoyama's medical records.

"Why should others apologize, when the person himself hurts himself."

"GERM." Seto slightly shouted as Aoyama denied his mistake.

"Medical history books, a lot of ink is fading. I think because you were so close to Ren, sensei wrote the story in tears. Because the fading ink was caused by teardrops. I realized it when I saw that the handwriting was exactly like Ren's. Sensei, I asked you. Who wrote the medical history?"

The question from Aoyama could not be answered by Seto, it was true who wrote it Ren. But why is he so foolish not to realize if Ren would be sad.

"Sensei, you seem to have a lot of work? I'll help you copy it." said Ren and immediately took his medical records.

"Eh Ren, you don't have to do that. Besides it's about your condition "Seto's trying to prevent Ren.

"No problem, I'm used to it. Or maybe I just run away from here." Ren's word threatened Seto and he finally let Ren.

"If Ren himself hurt himself why would anyone else apologize." Aoyama said and finally left Seto's doctor's room.

After Aoyama's departure, Seto immediately opened the medical history book to see that some ink had faded. He held his head, how could he not realize.

"It would be wrong if I wanted to know what happened to my life." Ren murmured and immediately hid when he saw Aoyama coming out.

At that time Ren went to Seto's room to borrow his marker. He knew Seto was overtime so Ren wanted to play around in Seto's place. But just then he sees Aoyama coming in, Ren undoes his intentions and returns. When Ren heard his name just one step, he approached and listened.

At 8 p.m., when Aoyama was coming home, she took her room to Ren's. However, Aoyama was not necessarily rude.

"You haven't slept?" ask Aoyama who just came in and see Ren is still reading the book.

Ren remained silent on his position regardless of Aoyama coming.

"Gomenne (sorry), I can't be nice. And I also don't need anyone else to understand." said Aoyama and placed a box of colored pencils on the nightstand.

The color pencil he accidentally bought for Ren, but because of that incident Ren has not worn it at all.

Aoyama did not need an answer from Ren, he went out and closed the door. When Aoyama returns home she accidentally meets Hinana who is waiting for the bus.

"Eh you just got home?" hinana asked when she found out that the person who got out of the car was her friend.

"Yes, what are you doing here?"

"I'm waiting for the bus to come home, but since you've come, what if I'm just going to take a bus." Without permission, Hinana immediately brought her things into Aoyama's car.

"Is there a problem? Why does your face look so pathetic?" hinana said as Aoyama sat next to her.

"No, let's go home." Aoyama answered and drove off his car. Aoyama opened the type of person who tells the problem to anyone.

Arriving at the Hinana Apartment prepares to go to Tokyo. He plans to return to his parents' house according to his father's message.

Hinana's phone rang and immediately she answered a call from Tsubaki.

"Moshi-moshi (hello)."

"Hinana, there's something I need to talk to you about" Tsubaki said by phone. Tsubaki tells Hinana to meet him because there is an important problem.

"What's wrong?" hinana asked with an irregular breath from running.

"Ren has prepared all to go to Tokyo, even he has bought Shinkasen tickets for the five of us. And set the departure."

Tsubaki replied with a confused face.

"Yes, Jouji san was very surprised and told me to ban Ren. I have to how is Hinana? You know for yourself how Ren." With a desperate voice Tsubaki ruffled her hair.

"You how else."

"HUH??? Are you stupid Hinana, hey what if something happens? Do you want responsibility, it's not about ordinary pain. "

"If Ren had decided that way, what could we do? You think I'm not worried? Just try you forbid it won't work." Clearly Hinana was half-shouting. In this situation they are both equally confused because of someone.

Both of them were silent in the middle of the night, thinking of the best solution for each other.

"Hey Tsubaki, are you still awake?" asked Hinana who sat back to each other.

"HEM."

There was a very short answer but it made Hinana feel a little relieved.

"Ren told me that before and I forbade it. Do you know what he said?

Ren said 'My design, my dress and my company. So there's no reason you're forbidding me to leave.' I thought so, too, and I was worried about him. My head feels broken if I keep thinking about it."

As Hinana was about to continue her words, she heard like a hiccup. Hinana also felt Tsubaki's back she made leaning also tremble.

"Are you crying?" hinana asked who was still behind him, and there was no answer at all from the man who often asked her to fight.

"If Ren wants it that way, what can we do. You understand what I mean, right? We're just gonna convince Jouji san to give him permission and a solution when we get there."

Hinana turned around and hit Tsubaki on the head.

"I just don't want Ren to die for anything trivial." Tsubaki said, silencing her mouth.

"Five years with him where I could have seen him die."

"Ren is not as stupid as you think, Baakaa (stupid)." chirped Hinana with a forced laugh.

"When Ren was critical of pursuing Shota, did you you know how I felt? I'm afraid if Ren dies I'm not ready for Ren's departure. Every day before you visit him, I'm always there. But.. I couldn't see it, until I finally dared myself to look in the glass."

flashbacks

When the doctor declares that Ren's condition will be critical, Tsubaki who heard it immediately can not support her legs. Because one of his lives depended on Ren. He had to pay for his sister's college tuition, and of course Ren had been helping her.

The morning before Hinana visited Ren at the hospital, Tsubaki was already there. But he never saw her, Tsubaki just hid behind a wall.

Tsubaki finally ventured to see Ren's condition. Just then slowly Ren opened his eyes.

" HUH?? Yokatta (thankfully)." said Tsubaki and her tears immediately fell involuntarily. He runs to call the doctor and tells Ren if he opens his eyes.

Hinana could hardly believe what Tsubaki said, she was shocked. All this time it was not only her who was worried about Ren, but there was someone who cared more about Ren.

"Tsubaki." said Hinana softly.

"I'm not ready if Ren dies."

Hinana then approached Tsubaki and hugged her. In Tsubaki's arms let out the sadness that he had been damning all along.

sorry, author just updated

the author still travels out of town for a few months.

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