Chapter 11 : Heartache

Hello, this is Yuko again. The school exams are over and it means winter breaks is coming. I can't wait to get home and staying under my kotatsu ( Japanese dining table as well as body warmer ). I arrived at my apartment's and instantly warms my body under the kotatsu. There's someone knocked my door and spoil my mood, when i opened the doors it was the girls and they just walked in without my permission. They already got in my kotatsu, it makes me want to angry "Yuko, you can sit beside me." It was Lili that offering me to sit beside her but the other girls are fight over me. I ignored them and i went to my room to warm myself on the bed with the blanket.

I fell asleep and i felt a little shock here. is there an earthquake? Well, i don't care either. Suddenly there was a big shaking and my head hit something. I opened my eyes and i'm in back seat of a car now "What the fuuckk?!" How did i end up here? When i look at the middle seat, there was Mona, Lisa, Mili, and Lili. Erina was sitting in the front and she noticed that i was wake up "Ah, you already wake up?" I asked them why am i here and Erina said that her bodyguard carried me while i was sleeping. I'm putting my palms to my face and the road here so bumpy, i asked again where will they take me. "It's my father inn's in the village, we were spending winter breaks in here." they decided it without asking me first.

We arrived at an inn and i still can't believe they actually brought me here, i didn't even bring my clothes. Lisa gave me a bag and i asked what it is. "It's your clothes, i've packed it in here." They already planned it while i was sleeping. I was forced to enter the inn and i'm not very excited about this. After i put my things in my room, i went to the hot spring. I saw mona undressing in the dressing room, she threw me with a bucket. "Kyaa! You pervert!" Looks like this is a mixed bath.

I lay down the futon and get ready for sleeping, i'm already complaining with myself with the bucket prints on my face then someone calling my name from behind the doors. It was Mili that opening my door, she heard about Mona that throwing a buckets to my face and now she worried about me. She touched my cheek and i was blushing, i said that i was okay and don't worry about me but this atmosphere makes her wanted to kiss me. My heart beating so fast and she moved her face towards me, i can't do nothing and just closing my eyes. "Yuko, let's have a dinner in downstairs." Lili was calling me from outside of my rooms and Mili was blushed.

We both go downstairs, we feel the awkwardness and we eat with the other girls. After eating, i go back to my room and get ready to sleep but my door was sliding slowly. It was Mona get inside to my room and i asked what is she doing here. "I.. i want to apologize for what i'm doing earlier in the dressing room." i scratched my head and i apologize to her too because i'm the one who break in to the dressing room. We both silent for a while and it feels awkward too "Uhm.. do you.. love me?" I was shocked because she asking me that out of nowhere. "Why do you asked?" She seems anxious about me.

"Because the reason we started dating is so i can get rid of your laziness. Now, i want to know how do you feel about me."

Uwah!! Laziness come out please! Take care of your girlfriends, i can't handle this. I'm picturing that my five personalities are getting cozy under the kotatsu inside my head. Damn it! She's now waiting for my answer, should i answer her just like laziness did? "I like.. you." She was blushes but she was very happy, then she kissed me in the cheek and she's leaving my room "oyasumi." that's what she said when she closed my door.

. . . . . Aaahhh!! Why did i said that?! That's so embarrassing!

(In the other stories, Lisa was heard me saying that to Mona.)

The next day when i wake up, the weather was so cold today and when i opened the window, this village is already covered in snow. Lili was barging to my room "Hey, let's go playing in the outside." I returned to the futon and covered myself with the blanket "go away, it's so cold." Lili was mad and she dragged me out of my blankets. "Fine! Let me change my clothes first." She's waiting in the outside of the inn's and i prepared myself with a winter's jacket then i go outside too. There was Mili, Lili, Erina, and Mona.

We build a snowman together and we playing some snowball fight. I teamed with Mona and our opponent's was Mili, Lili, and Erina, first we build a shield that made from a snow then the fight's begin. We throwing each other and i managed to hit the snowball on them "Have mercy on us." Lili said that to me and this is what you get to dragged me outside. I keep throwing them and Lili was throwing once and it hits my forehead, tge snowball stuck to my forehead too. I stopped for a while because something strange, when i took the snowball that stucked in my forehead, i saw a rock inside the snowball. My forehead are bleeding and i fainted immedietly "YUKO!"

They continued playing in the outside but i took a break and going inside the house again. That reminds me something that i haven't seen Lisa, she should be the enthusiastic ones to playing. When i arrived at the upstairs, i heard someones sobbing from the girls room. "Lisa? Is that you?" I opened the door and she was covering herself in the blankets. "What happened?" She said she was okay but her voice was weak, there is no way she's okay. "Ah, i see. You've catching a cold, right? Get well soon and you can play with the others." I go to the downstairs and get her some porridge "Here, get some food and you'll felt better." she said her thanks to me inside the blankets and i'm going back to my rooms.

Night fell and when i was asleep, i heard something from outside. I peeked out the window and i saw Lisa was going out without a jacket on. I walked up to her and she was making a snowman so i called her from behind. She looks shocked and she covers her face with her palms "Didn't you catch a cold? Why are you playing in the outside without a jacket's?" She doesn't say anything and i touched her hands, her hands was cold and i gave my jacket's on her "Give me your hands, i'll warm it by holding them." She is giving her hands to me and i saw her eyes are swollen like she's been crying. I didn't asked her anything and i put her hands to my mouth and i breathed into her hand to keep it warm. She giggled a little "You're so concern about me, did you do this to the other girls?" It shocked me a little "hey, how did you feel about me?" Her expression seems so sad and i feel bad about her somehow.

"I'm sorr-"

"No need to apologize, yesterday i heard you that you said to Mona that you've liked her."

"Wait, i can explain."

She left me with a tears and she is going back to inside the house. This is what i fear, one of them know the truth and soon or later the other girls will also know. I scratch my head and i'm going back to the house again.