SWEATER

"Wow, it's real. Even the box is old," Nagisa muttered not daring to touch the VHS that Honoka took out of her bag after school. They didn't have a chance to talk before but Nagisa was happy because her classmate kept her promise.

"Go ahead and have a good look at it," Honoka said with a smile and placed the film in her hands. "I spoke with the president of the Audiovisual Club, they don't have any club activities today, but one of their members will help us put the movie on a DVD in exchange for a copy."

"Thank you very much, Yukishiro-san," Nagisa suddenly felt embarrassed and scratched her head slightly uncomfortably. "You don't have to go to all that trouble for something like this."

"It's not a bother, I assure you." Honoka replied with a soft smile. "You have lacrosse practice, right?"

"Yes, I should go now or I'll be late."

"I don't have club activities, so I'll go to the audiovisual club room. They told me that the format transfer would take a while, I want to see the process, it sounds interesting," Honoka said with enthusiasm. Her classmate returned the VHS to her.

"Thanks again... Ah... I'm going to my practice then. See you later, Yukishiro-san."

"Good luck in your practice, Misumi-san."

And they went their own way.

An hour and a half later, the lacrosse team finished their practice and everyone congratulated each other for their effort and hard work. Nagisa's friends asked her if she wanted to go with them, but Nagisa refused. To tell the truth, she was curious about how the movie was going and a while ago she wanted to talk a little more with Yukishiro Honoka about a hobby they seemed to have in common.

"See you tomorrow, Nagisa."

"See you tomorrow. Go straight home, it's a bit cold," Nagisa said as she put on an extra sweater that her mother forced her to take in her sports bag. There was still debris from the storm from the day before and the cold air was blowing constantly. Now that Nagisa was no longer exercising, she had to cover herself.

Nagisa quickly made her way to the Audiovisual Room. The school hardly had any students anymore, there were only a couple of teachers on duty who had to close the school, but that would be until five, I still had half an hour.

She reached the corridor that led to the club room and ran until she reached her destination. From the door she could hear those dialogues that she already knew by heart, Yukishiro Honoka had to be still there! She knocked on the door a few times before peeking out. "It's me, Yukishiro-san," Nagisa warned as she entered.

Honoka was sitting in front of the white wall that served as a screen at that moment, watching the movie thanks to a projector. She immediately turned to greet Nagisa with a soft smile.

"Oh hello, I thought you'd be on your way home by now," Honoka said as she checked the time on the wall clock.

Nagisa took one of the chairs and sat down next to her. "I was curious to see how everything goes."

"It's quite simple, they have a device that transfers the movie from the videotape to the DVD disc, and the process lasts as long as the movie lasts. In fact, two more copies are also being recorded, yours and mine," Honoka explained, amused.

"Great! Oh! That's the last twenty minutes of the movie, right? I love that scene."

"Me too, it's very emotional and the action is very well coordinated," Honoka said before rubbing her arms a little.

Nagisa noticed that, and also noticed that the room felt too cool. "Are you cold?"

"A bit. The audiovisual room must be kept cool, they have very old tapes that can be ruined in the heat and humidity."

"You can get sick. Use this," Nagisa said as she took off her extra sweater and put it on Honoka without waiting for her response. Nagisa wasn't THAT cold, but if her mother saw her coming home uncovered, she'd scold her.

"But…"

"It's okay, I don't want you to get sick, and you can return the sweater to me tomorrow."

Honoka had no choice but to accept and properly put on her classmate's sweater. "Thank you."

"You are welcome. I owe it to you for all the favors you do me."

Honoka smiled and crossed her arms to warm up a bit faster. She could smell the garment. It was Nagisa's scent. Smells good, she thought.

The two watched the rest of the movie and after that they left the school together.