[Ao]

Thursday.

Wearing his jacket, he is currently walking to his school.

Hagun Academy is a dorm school but the headmaster allowed the students to not take this option if they are near this area.

Every day he walks this easily but today the street is becoming worse because of the weather.

Ever since Monday, the snowfall started but the snow today in the street is becoming more thick that trucks and tractors are pushing the snow away.

Not only that, the chills of the wind spread to his body even though he already wears a jacket.

Fortunately, when he arrived, a teacher tell them that today's class will be suspended but will resume tomorrow.

Because of the snowstorm last night, the Hagun Academy is submerged in the white sea of snow.

Although the school has many advanced technology, they don't have advanced technology for this kind of situation.

Because of that, they hired from the government some people, a bulldozer, and some trucks where they put the dug snows.

This is the reason why there is no school today.

As a student, he is happy that there's no class today.

Don't be hypocritical but even you were always happy whenever the class is suspended, right?

In the end, he walks back home and enjoys his day, in bed, laying all day, while using his phone to watch and play, or go to his computer to play or watch something… are something what he planned while walking back home however, when he arrived, an unexpected guest will change his plans.

"I'm home."

Coming into his house, he greets as always.

"Oh! It seems that he is here now…"

While he is at the entrance, he heard his mother, talking to someone.

His eyes are quite curious to know who is the guest but—no buts. 

He is just curious that's all.

So when he arrived at the dining room, he couldn't help but be surprised to see her again.

"Ayase…"

"It's been a while, Ao."

Now that he thinks about it, out of all girls he got close with, Ayase is the only person who calls him using a pet name.

Still, he felt that being called "Ao" is more comfortable than being called "Aoto".

He doesn't know why but he thought that this might be his real name in his past lives that's why he couldn't help but be close to Ayase than other girls even though, it's been a while since he saw her again.

Seeing the awkwardness between them, his mother let out a smirk on her face.

*cough

After she coughs, the awkwardness that he feels disappears, and their attention center on his mother.

"I'm gonna clean our basement so I will excuse myself for now."

She looks at Aoto.

"Aoto entertain our guest for a while."

Her face is hinting something but he decided not to decipher it.

With a puff expression, she walk away since he didn't even bother to look at her.

Miyako is not mad but as a mother— I mean stepmother, she needs to support her stepson.

'Ayase is a good girl and I know her since she is young. If she becomes his girlfriend, that will be good for them.'

With a happy expression, she walks away to leave them alone.

(A/N: 5)