A/N: Well… Let's just say for this chapter I tried, I honestly did. I got sick again (stupid snowstorm) and wrote this so… Sorry if it sucks? Also why it's late by a few minutes again.

When they finished their meal, Kazuto got up and went to put the dishes in the sink while Asuna fixed up the living room. Kazuto walked back into the living room, about to ask Asuna if there was anything she wanted to do when the house went dark, Asuna clinging onto him with a slight squeal.

"A-Asuna? Are you okay?" He asked as he put a hand on her shoulder.

"I-I'm alright! I just didn't expect that to happen…" she said, Kazuto practically feeling her blush in the dark room. He took his phone out of his pocket and used the light of it to find the candles that the family had stored for emergencies such as this and lit some of them, leaving his phone on the table. He turned and saw Asuna had used the light of her phone to walk over to the window, looking at how high the snow had piled up.

"I hope Sugu isn't out in this…" he said as he stood next to her, wrapping his arms around Asuna's waist and putting his chin on her shoulder.

"H-How long did she say she would be out?" Asuna said as she leaned into him and smiled, his warmth contrasting the chill coming from the window.

"She didn't say but she… Asuna are you seeing the same thing I am?" He asked as he referred to what he saw moving on the left side of the window. Asuna looked close and saw two people, thinking that they looked familiar as they got closer to the house.

"Open the door?"

"Yes!" Asuna said as Kazuto went to open the door. Asuna grabbed one of the lit candles and went over to the door, leaving it on the small table in the dark hallway. Kazuto opened the door and looked to see how far the pair was from the door before opening it wide and ushering them in. A snow covered Suguha and Shinichi walked through the door, shaking off some of the snow as they warmed themselves up.

"T-Thanks Onii-chan, Asuna-san." Sugu said as she shook the snow out of her hair, noticing the dark house and the candles.

"The lights went out?"

"Yeah, they went out a few minutes ago. Take a candle with you and get changed so you don't get sick." Kazuto told Sugu, who nodded and went upstairs with one.

"Recon I have some clothes you can change into so you don't get sick." He told the younger boy, surprising him.

"Eh? Ah uh t-thanks Kirigaya-san." Shinichi said nervously as he nodded. Asuna was slightly surprised at how nice he was being towards his sister's boyfriend until she thought that he was probably doing it to convince him later to come over. She sighed as the two boys took a candle and went upstairs. Asuna walked into the living room using her phone to light her way to get her bag when she saw a light on the other side of the room turn on along with a noise. She looked up and saw that it was Kazuto's phone vibrating in the back table. She moved to the other side of the room and saw that it was his mother calling. She picked up his phone and answer.

"Hello?"

"Finally! Asuna-chan? Does he have this thing on vibrate again? He never hears it when he does! Tell Kazuto that you aren't going anywhere since the snow isn't going to stop anytime soon and for no one to leave the house!" Midori said to her.

"I-I'll make sure to tell him. But um… Nagata-kun is also here." She said, turning to her left to see Sugu coming into the living room with the candle in hand

"Where's Onii-chan and Nagata-kun?" She asked the long-haired girl, Asuna pointing up to show that they were upstairs. She gestured to the phone and passed it to Sugu.

"Hello… Oka-san!? W-Well yeah Nagata-kun is here. He was walking me home when we got caught in the snow... You want him to stay here!?" Sugu said into the phone as she blushed, failing to notice the boys returning to the room.

"What's wrong?" Kazuto asked Asuna as he walked closer to her.

"Y-Your mom says that no one should leave the house…" she said with a red face to him, who looked as if he needed to have the words repeated to him. He opened his mouth but before he could say anything Sugu passed him the phone.

"Yes?"

"Make sure that Asuna-chan and Nagata-kun stay there, okay? I'll call their parents for now to tell them but make sure you guys stay put! I'll be home as soon as I can." She said before she hung up. Kazuto held the phone for a few seconds before putting it back in his pocket. He turned to his sister and Shinichi, not knowing what to say.

"Why don't you tell him?" he said to his sister before sitting on the couch. Sugu blushed but told him that he couldn't leave for now.

"Oka-san said that she would call your parents so they wouldn't worry…" Sugu finished. Asuna sat down next to Kazuto on the couch while Shinichi and Sugu sat down on the cushions on the floor.

"Anyone know of a good game to play?" Kazuto said to break the awkwardness in the air.

"Onii-chan is that really the right question to be asking right now?"

"It was the only question I could think of!"

"Although he is right… What do we go until the lights come back on?" Shinichi said as he turned to the window, the snow continuing to pile up outside.

"Pillow fort?" Kazuto said, receiving a pillow to the face from Sugu.

A/N: So sorry again this is late, I've been procrastination again and it's worse when I'm sick so… You can see where this is going… Sorry! I'll see you guys next week and WHO'S EXCITED FOR ALDNOAH SEASON 2!?