A/N : My current health is going down started from yesterday. So, I'm not really in my mood to write, and you can guess it ; random writing. Even so, I still hope you can enjoy.

If you mind, take a look with my new fic titled 'Doppelganger'. It's not a ship that everyone would like to see, though.. but it's kinda worth to kill your time by looking at it ( same pleading like before *lol )

Well, have a nice reading!

Chapter 21

A warm winter

December was a precious moment of snowy days. Everywhere could be seen a mound of snows.

Few children with their scarf and thick clothes was running across the street, laughing happily while throwing each other with snowball. It's a bit funny to see when there's a hole at the snow mound along the street. Basically, it meant someone had taken it and put it to another side of street with such a harsh way.

Three figures were having a stroll in the cold day. Pretty obvious, with their scarf and gloves.

"Brrr… it's really cold outside," a boy with goggle on his head wearing a blue and blazing fire jacket grumbled lightly.

The boy beside him could only laugh.

"Come on Dai. I wonder who was the person that ask us to grab some ramen outside," the other boys, a blonde one, glanced at his left side while smiling, referring of 'us' he had used.

"I don't think so. It's pretty cool not a cold one," the brunette girl which was the blond meant giggled softly. Really, having a time no matter with what condition or situation with two of them was almost turned out to be an eventful time.

"What-e-ver," Daisuke threw his face away, looking at the other side of street. There was a group of adult who carried a christmas tree inside a house.

"It's going to be a great christmas!" Daisuke suddenly exclaimed, earning a confused look from his friends.

"What are you saying, Daisuke?" Hikari, the brunette girl asked timidly. When Daisuke had a mind with something, he would speech it out and have no care when there wasn't anyone who listened to him.

"It's going to be a very merry christmas," Takeru replied. The blond had the same mind with the goggle boy beside him. However, he did know that it's pretty hard for him to be together with all of his families.

Noticing a frown at Takeru's face, Hikari sofly nudged him.

"Hey relax. We're here for you," she smiled. Takeru glanced at her, and return the smile with hims.

"Thanks,"

"You are very welcome, Takaishi," Daisuke drawled, feeling that he had been out from the conversation.

Takeru sweat-dropped when he heard who replied his gratitude. And, Hikari could only giggle again when she saw Daisuke's whining face.

"The restaurant is not faraway. Come on!" Hikari grabbed both of the boys arm and dragged them to run.

She woud later regret it.

When Daisuke and Takeru exchanged a look in Hikari's obligation, they smirked before get on their feet and ran faster than Hikari.

And as the result, Hikari was the one who got dragged by the boys.

Laughing all the way, the trio finally entered the classical restaurant. There's few traditional ornament on the wall. Takeru closed the glass door slowly, not wanting the cold wind outside went in.

"Welcome here! Can I help you?" the cashier smiled widely. In the early morning, the small group of them was the first one who had come here.

"We want the karai ramen three…" Takeru pointed the picture on the display.

"… and the drink?" the cashier once again smiled at them. Takeru nudged Daisuke, silently asking him which one he wanted for his drink. Takeru and Hikari was same, a glass of iced tea. However, when Daisuke heard what they ordered, his ears twitched.

"Are you crazy? Really cold outside AND you still want to drink something icy like that?" Daisuke raised his voice, making the three of them laughed. Yet, three consists Takeru, Hikari, and the cashier.

"Well, I want the hot moccachino one," Daisuke finally added, and still didn't believe what's on his friends mind.

Takeru watched at Daisuke's reaction, before smirking. He knew well what he's thinking about.

'You'll soon know, Dai,' with his own though, Takeru faded his smirk replacing with a grin.

"Here," the cashier who was also the second chef pushing a tray full of their appetites.

Takeru paid the cost, and Hikari with Daisuke chose the seat.

"That one!" Hikari happily pointed the bench on the corner of the room.

It's not a bench, definitely. A sofa one.

Yes, it's the special place for the first customer. And, Hikari was a smart one to choose that seat.

"Nice one Hikari," Daisuke grinned at the girl before putting the tray on the table.

Takeru soon joined them sat, but this time he didn't sit next to Daisuke in order not to let him devour his dish like monster.

Hikari was looking at him now, with a puzzled look. Takeru was really sharp to know what she asked.

"Relax. He will soon know," with that, Takeru reached for the fork and began to eat his ramen.

"HAVE A NICE BREAKFAST!" Daisuke yelled, though that he had learned that there wasn't anyone here except them. So, he felt free to shout such that loud.

He quickly grabbed a fork and ate some.

When Takeru saw this, smirk was shown at his face.

"Enjoy your appetite, Dai," he drawled, somehow felt amused to see Daisuke's face who had only one thing in his head.

"IT'S REALLY HOT DAMMIT!" even the cashier faraway from the was laughing at the entire exchange.

Daisuke was telling the truth. For a point, he said hot for two reasons.

One, it's fresh from the oven, in which meant that it's in pretty high-temperature.

Two, for the spice.

Daisuke reached his mug, and drank his drink but for no luck, what he had was a hot moccachino. It made everything worse.

Now he started to realize why Takeru and Hikari had chosen the icy drink.

Looking at two of them with puppy-eyes, Daisuke hoped that they would share their drink. Takeru choked his ramen, and pushed his glass. Sure, he had eaten this ramen for a few times with his brother, so he had some 'resistance' with the spice. Hikari had no trouble. She enjoyed everything she could eat.

Even so, sweat started to form at each of their forehead. Steam began to form too on Daisuke's head, signaling that he had taken the spicy taste too much.

Yune, the cashier was really kind. When she saw the trio who were eating her cooking and noticing what the problem they had, she took a bottle of ice water and three glasses to them.

"Please feel free like you are eating at your own house," Yune smiled at them, putting the things she had in her hand on the table.

"Thank you very much Yune-san! It's a huge pleasure of-" Takeru stopped his words when he saw Daisuke had already drank two glass of water.

Exchanged a look to Yune and Hikari, the three of them once again laughed.

Daisuke, who didn't like having a role to be making fun of growled.

"Aargh, this is so delicious but I'm afraid I can't finish this meal!" he groaned in frustration.

Yune, once again smiled.

"I told you, just please enjoy this place as your own house. If you need more water, just ask me," she winked, before sat on the sofa next to Daisuke. The goggle-boy felt his face burned, for both having a hot dish and err… a pretty hot lady beside him.

Takeru and Hikari, once again, shared a look before continuing to eat silently.

Yune then began to spoke out, asking them since when they got along and much another questions. She told them that when she's at the same age with them, she had two boys-gendered bestfriend that could go along with her eveyday, similar with them. She often asked to Hikari too what she felt when she's together with them. Most of all, Hikari replied only with a simple smile, and Yune knew what it meant.

Takeru then began to ask her back, how's her day being a cashier and also a chef. He also asked how's the junior high school life was, feeling that they would soon enter that level of school. Daisuke was all the time listening to them, and somehow he got interested with the talk.

It's really odd, of how the atmosphere changed. From the first cold one, then become a hot one, and then turned out to be a warm one, when the four of them were talking about the meaning of friendship and family.

There's not only scarf and glove to warm you up in the winter ; a calm composures came from the family's, or deep friendship's interaction was enough.

I felt really sorry that I can't put up the conversation for what Yune was talking about. It's an interesting part for me, but I do know that if I worked more than that, it would probably ruin all of the stories, remembering that I'm not in my mood now.

Reviews are deeply appreciated. See you tomorrow!