Chapter Fourteen: Cuddles
Hitomi watched with amusement at her ridiculous outfit. His breaths came out in white puffs, his gloved hands shoved inside the pockets of his pants. The scarf around his neck was loosely hanging and he used one hand to at least secure it a bit.
"Are you okay?" He asked with a tinge of amusement. She was wearing a ridiculous amount of layers of clothing and had difficulty walking through the snow-clad ground. She huffed as she approached him, reaching out a thick gloved hand to hold onto his arm.
"No," she told him honestly, her tone sounding annoyed. "I'm dying right now."
He only regarded her with that smile of his, fixing the really thick scarf she wore so that it didn't hide her face. She pulled away immediately, sending him a glare.
"No! It's cold."
Quickly, she pulled the scarf back up to her face so that it only showed her eyes. He cast her a worried stare when he saw how red her nose and cheeks were, the amusement instantly melting off his face. He had almost forgotten that she was weak against the cold and although she looked ridiculous wearing all that layers of clothing, it didn't seem like it was doing its job to keep her warm enough.
"Why can't we just stay home...?" She murmured, almost wailing as she leaned her forehead on his shoulder.
"Because you need education?" He offered playfully.
She only clicked her tongue and he breathed out a laugh, his breath fanning her ear with momentary warmth.
"All right, all right. Let's just go to school before you freeze to death." He tugged her hand with his, pulling her with him as they trudged through the snow-filled path.
She groaned out at this but followed him anyway, albeit slowly.
"Why can't we just have summer season all year long?"
"That'd be too convenient," he stated. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, leaning his head on hers. "But it's fine; we get to cuddle around like this until this cold season is done."
Well, if he put it that way, how could she complain after that?