Shizuku, quit it...

I can't walk if you glue yourself to me like that.

Hehe. I'm sorry, but I'm just happy about us going to school together since it's been so long.

Practice for this morning got canceled because of the snow, right? That doesn't mean we have to...

No, we go home at different times, so mornings are the only chance we get to do this!

*Sigh*

Okay, I get it. Just don't get so excited that you trip over something, alright?

I mean, I heard that you slipped and broke your umbrella the other day...

Don't worry. I didn't bring one today!

No, that isn't what I meant...

Anyway, Shizuku, my class is this way...

Oh, Shii, wait.

There's something I'd like to show you.

Show me?

Yes! Look over there!

See that corner that's slightly darkened?

(Huh? Isn't that where...?)

Look, Shii!

It's a nest of cute little snow rabbits!

(I knew it...)

Remember how we used to make these when we were little after it snowed? Even when there was only some on the ground, we worked so hard to gather up as much as we could!

Yeah, I remember...

But I already knew about these...

Wait, huh...?

One, two, three, four, five...six, seven, eight...?

Th-There's more now...

Oh, did you already know about them?!

So, I was actually the one who made the first snow rabbit.

Huh...?

Then, when I returned, there were five. Airi and the others saw that and decided to make their own♪

S-Slow down!

Shizuku, you made the first one?!

Yes, I did.

Hehe. It was so nice to see it surrounded by so many friends. I couldn't be happier for it.

Oh...

Do you think someone else made these ones because they didn't want mine to feel lonely?

Actually, Saki, Ichika and Honami made those... And this one's mine...

What...? R-Really?!

Yeah. Saki said how rabbits don't like to be lonely, so we decided to make some together.

So, I knew that there were five.

Which is why I was surprised when I saw that there were eight.

(If Momoi made one, then it probably means Minori and Kiritani made the other two.)

This is so wonderful! You all saw my rabbit and decided to make some friends for it!

I'm just as surprised as you are.

I honestly wasn't expecting to hear that you made this, Shizuku.

Oh, do you think more will gather?

Who knows? They'll probably melt before that happens since it's supposed to be sunny for a while.

True.

If only they could stay like this forever...

Isn't it sad, Shii?

Okay, I get it. Again, personal space.

This is the opposite of when we were little. You always had to cheer me up back then.

In that case, would you mind cheering me up?

What do you mean, “In that case”...?

No, I'm not going to.

Oh, that's unfortunate...

*Sigh*

It's cold, so let's head inside already.

Right. It'd be awful if we both caught a cold.

Hey, you're making it really hard to walk...

Really? This makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Oh, you...