Original Character used here. Intruduction chapter.

SUMMARY: Set a year after The Answer. Yukari, now 19, is studying in Kyoto University with her new boyfriend who she met in college whereas Aigis is working as a maid at Yukari's home in Kyoto.The both of them have a thing in common, going to their beloved Minato's grave for visiting every single day. One day during Winter Break, Junpei rushed to Yukari's home to tell Aigis and her 'good news'! What could it be? Yukari's POV.

A Certain Day In Winter

Chapter 1: The Day Before...

It's now the year 2011, a year after the Abyss of Time problem and the two years ago Almost End of The World problem.

My name's Yukari Takeba and I now study at Kyoto University. Kyoto, you ask? Well, my mother has settled down at Kyoto and the both of us are finally living as a family.

Aigis is also a part of our family... although she's just a maid in our family. I treat her like a younger sister who wants to live on with her life, just like me.

Anyway, at Kyoto University, it's a really renowned and huge school! The utilities are awesome and the field is wide enough for archery practice. Yeah, I'm in the archery club again. And did I mention that this is a huge school?

And if you ask me about my love life... well... there's this guy, Kyosuke Mihara. He's an athletic, good in studies and not to mention a handsome guy. Me? Falling in love? Maybe... but then... part of me still wants to remember the past and never forget about it.

Right now, I'm just day dreaming during class, waiting for the bell to finally ring and begin our club activities...

3...2...1...

ring...!

Everyone went out of the classroom to go to their activities. Suddenly, I felt a hand resting on my right shoulder.

"Meet you later after club activities, same place, ok?"

It was Kyosuke-kun. He whispered those words into my right ear and left holding his Kendo equipment in his hands.

"Kyosuke-kun..." I shook my head, "No time for that. Club activities, Yukari! Club activities!!"

I rushed to change my clothes and then rushed to the archery club. There, I saw all of the members awaiting for my arrival.

"Hey Captain, you're two minutes late. How can the archery club look up to you? They need your guidance!" the teacher-in-charge, Mr. Chiikaze, scolded me for my two minutes late arrival.

Seriously... a teacher like him supervising this club? He's just gonna discourage us instead of encouraging us... I despise this teacher a lot.

"Yeah yeah... enough sir," I said and turned away to face all my club members, "Alright! I want you all to do the best you can if any of you can get at least 5 bulls eyes, I'll treat you all to something good!"

Everyone pumped up with energy and began their archery practice while I stood at the side giving commands to my club members.

Two hours later, club activities ended and I went to the place I always went to to meet up with Kyosuke-kun, the school hallway. We met up with each other and left the school together hand in hand. But I had a very bad habit... I always go to the graveyard to visit 'his' grave. Kyosuke-kun was always asking me but I never answered.

Sorrow... yeah. I guess that's the perfect word for it. I was sorrowful till this very day.

At the graveyard, another person in a Gekkoukan High School uniform was standing in front of 'his' graveyard.

"Aigis?"

That person looked at Kyosuke and I, "Yukari-san..."

So it was Aigis... I can't believe she was here too... Oh right... the both of us love 'him' very much, don't we? I guess that's one of our common points.

"Yukari, isn't she your maid?" Kyosuke asked me while looking at Aigis.

"Yeah, she is. But the person who has been buried here... he... is someone we cherish very much."

"... Minato Arisato," he read the name on the gravestone, "Yukari, you like this guy... don't you?"

I nodded in agreement and put a rose stalk onto his gravestone. And looked at Aigis.

"Hey Aigis, tomorrow's the beginning of our Winter Break... let's come here together again tomorrow, is that alright?"

Aigis nodded and looked at Kyosuke-kun, "Will he be coming too...?"

"Are you coming, Kyosuke-kun? After tomorrow's visit back here, we can go somewhere if you like..." I smiled.

"... I'm always tempted by you. Okay, fine. The three of us will come back here again."

"Thank you...!" I gave Kyosuke-kun a kiss on the cheek which made him blush.

I never did that, even to Minato-kun... but I was too happy. At least the three of us can come back to visit his gravestone... even during the Winter Break. I grabbed Aigis and Kyosuke-kun's arm and pulled them to the entrance saying...

"... Okay! Visiting hours are over! Let's go have fun!!"

"Y-Yukari-san..." Aigis just stared at me as I dragged her.

"H-Hey! What's gone into you, Yukari??" Kyosuke-kun asked with a shocked expression on his face.

"Oh come on, let's enjoy ourselves today! I'm sure tomorrow will be a great day for the three of us!!

And we went to the famous ramen shop, also known as Hagakure. Weird enough, that shop has the same name as the one at Iwatodai... looks like even a shop can make me remember about the past...

Author's note: ... No comment. But I would like to thank the people who wrote some fan fictions to inspire me to write this story... because I've read other people's fan fictions and thought of an idea. If you're one of them who feels like "Isn't this just like something I wrote?", then credits go to you! Please don't forget to write a review if possible...