Snow In December
97 Hana (flower)

The next day Hinana woke up and started heading towards the dining room. His nose smelled the aroma of his mother's toast.

"Emm looks good." Hinana told her mother.

"You awake? Wash your face and we eat together."

"No, I'm hungry already Okaasan." whined Hinana but her mother kept pulling her.

" Come on, at least rub your teeth" said Larisa, suddenly Hinana hugged her mother because she missed her so much. "Eh doshite (what's up)?"

"There's nothing." replied Hinana but still hugged her mother tightly. " Will you go to work?"

"Of course."

"Cut it for a day."

"Eh, you're just talking."

"Okaasan will regret that if you don't follow my words, the person you're waiting for is already in Tokyo." Without caring for her mother, Hinana immediately sat on the chair and poured milk in her glass.

"Who do you mean? Hinana didn't mom tell you to wash your face?" A little upset Larisa again told Hinana to wash her face.

"Later ma'am, Itadakimasu (welcome)."

Larisa who does not want to make a fuss in the morning finally let Hinana to eat. Because Ryusei himself had already come at the dining table.

"Ohayou. (good morning)." said Ryusei in a well-groomed work outfit.

"Ohayou, let's eat together." take Larisa to her two children.

"Ohayou oniichan."

"Eh where is Otousan? Why didn't he have breakfast?" hinana asked while looking for her father. Again, he did not care about his brother.

"Otousan is still in Kuriyama." Ryusei answered and put an orange slai on Hinana's bread.

"I knew he would be there." muttered Hinana and ate his bread.

Ten minutes went by and the three of them enjoyed breakfast together, although Hinana still did not care about her sister's whereabouts.

"It looks like they've come." Hinana came out when she heard the bell ringing.

According to his guess Ren and the others had been in front.

"Arimura you're coming too?"

"I miss you Hinana." Arimura hugged Hinana with a warm embrace.

"Well let's go in first, my mom's waiting for you."

As Ren and the others were about to enter, they crossed paths with Ryusei who was about to leave for work.

"Desuka genki? (how are you)." Aoyama said as he looked.

"Hum." replied Ryusei and reviewed the smile then went away.

"Hinana, who is he?" whispered Arumi who was fascinated when she saw.

"My brother, but he already has a girlfriend" Hinana replied teasingly to Arumi and chuckling.

While Ren only saw it briefly because he already knew the time with Hinana.

Larisa welcomes the arrival of Hinana's friends, especially Aoyama whom she already regards as her own son. Because Larisa wants to talk to Aoyama, Hinana finally invites her friends to go around in the yard.

"Not really, all the plants here my father grew them."

"It looks like mister Miura is very soft-hearted."

"Why is that?" hinana asked curiously at what Ren had said.

"A man, if he likes flowers, there is tenderness in his heart." Ren answered and walked ahead of Hinana.

"Did Ren like flowers?" hinana asked with a small run chasing after Ren.

"No." Ren replied with a small laugh at Hinana.

"My father planted chrysanthemums because he loved his brother so much, but I hated him because my father would definitely go see him. Ren, look there's a maple tree, my dad says he likes it a lot. The cherry blossoms over there, my father said that he loved my mother very much." Hinana runs around in front of Ren and tells him. Why did his father plant three seasons.

Cherry blossoms will bloom in spring and the flowers are very beautiful, many people turn them off. Maple trees will look beautiful when the leaves are red, the philosophy symbolizes loyalty and courage. The leaves that fall off in winter/sugar make it beautiful. And chrysanthemums symbolize happiness.

"Which of the three did Hinana like?" ren asked but Hinana's smile instantly faded away.

"Nothing" replied Hinana

"I thought Hinana Chan loved the snow. Don't we? But there is only one flower that manages to bloom in winter."

"What?"

"Yuki no hana (snow flower)." Ren replied with a smile and walked ahead of Hinana.

Hinana turned her head and looked at Ren's back that was slowly moving away from her. Then he grabbed Ren's hand and prevented him from walking.

"What's wrong?"

"After the festival is over, the,

Are you really going to die?"

Ren noticed that there were crystalline grains in both of Hinana's eyes. If one inappropriate word was spoken from his mouth, then the crystal would break and flow down Hinana's cheek.

Ren chose silence and hugged Hinana, he rubbed Hinana's hair gently. If Hinana was currently crying, at least her tears would have dripped on her shirt instead of on Hinana's cheek, that was what Ren was currently thinking.

Actually Hinana did not want to say that, only she had heard Ren's conversation with Shota if the festival was her last request.

From the window Aoyama accidentally saw the two hugging. I don't know what happened, he couldn't see it clearly. But Aoyama is convinced that Hinana is currently comfortable with Ren.

"Who is that young man? Is Hinana's new boyfriend." Larisa's voice made Aoyama surprised.

"Koizumi Ren, I don't know if aunt can ask her herself." Aoyama answered and drank the tea made by her aunt.

"Hinana finally finds a new person and forgets Yukiatsu. I hope Koizumi is a good person. What about you, has Aoyama found a replacement for Sakura?"

Larisa's question made Aoyama choke in surprise.

"I don't think about it at all, I'm just focusing on my career." Aoyama answered and cleaned her mouth.

"I think one of Hinana's friends is interested in you" Larisa joked.

"Obasan (auntie) what are you saying, don't joke like that to me."

"Come on... I just want my three kids to have a beautiful love story. I'll have to answer your uncle's phone." Larisa passed away when she got a call from her husband.

While Aoyama spends her aunt's tea still looking at Ren and Hinana.

"Hinana Chan are you happy right now? I can't tell you not to love him. But I can't make your tears stop flowing either." murmured Aoyama who was still looking at the two.