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“Ah. I’m nervous.” Aya said as she let out a sigh. She rubbed her hand and stuff it in her jacket to help the heat prolong for a little while.

The night was colder than usual as Aya was hit by the night’s breeze; she shivered. She has been waiting for quite a long time now, yet the rendezvous wasn’t met yet. ‘This was a bad plan’ she muttered under her breath. It is still 30 minutes before their agreed time, yet here she was, shivering in cold.

“Aya!” A man shouted.

The voice was so familiar that it made Aya revolt from her seat. She looked at her side and noticed the well-known tall figure running towards her with a grin on his face while waving his hands with much enthusiasm.

“Eh?” was the only word Aya can come out of.

She wasn’t totally expecting the early arrival of her friend, maybe something a little bit more than that. She was even expecting him to be late, like their usual meetups. So what made the change?

“I got the feeling a certain idiot will get here way too early than the meeting time, so I’m standing here in front of you.” her so-called- friend giggled as he made a teasing remark on her. Aya’s face reddened as she turned her gaze to avoid more embarrassment

“I’m glad I came. You look so cold now, Aya.” her friend’s voice reached her hearing ever so gently, warmth lingering in him.

“C-chan..” Aya said finally breaking a word. She stared directly at Chan’s eyes. It was gentle, caring, and warm. She was melting.

A sudden brief rush of wind blows at them and yet, despite the cold she felt warm as Chan wrapped his arms around her cold body.

“I’m giving you my warmth!” He said as he snuggled closer, pulling Aya in his lap, straddling him in the process. Aya’s face turned bright as red as she hid her face to Chan’s nape in embarrassment.

“Y-you.. i-idiot… don’t you know how embarrassing our position is?” She muttered under her breath, yet a smile was forming on her face.

“You aren’t rejecting it though.” He held Aya by her shoulder and faced her with his beaming grin. Aya returned it with her own smile.

Luckily, there’s only a few people outside because of the cold, not that it matters anyway. He would’ve kept the position either way, it was comforting and warming. Chan felt movements from the other, Aya stood up. Disappointed. Somehow, Chan felt disappointment. The warmth left right away when Aya stood up. In reflex, Chan held out Aya’s hand, reaching out for the warmth.

“A-aya..” he muttered, “Stay…” Chan pleaded.

Aya chuckled, “It’s too cold outside. Here, hold my hand.” she offered in which he gladly accepted.

“Don’t worry, Chan. There’s no way I’m leaving you.” She flashes a grin. He turned his gaze to the ice cream stall just beside them.

Somehow, this started with a cold night and turns up with a cozy night.