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SHARING A COAT WITH SOMEONE COULD BE SO ROMANTIC

C L O U D

I rolled my eyes to the two idiots who were still laughing.

"Look who's running back to us." Jhon said smirking.

I was surprised when I saw Shun running towards our direction. Until he reached us and stopped in front of me panting. I jumped when he lift his phone, which I didn't notice that he was holding, in front of my face.

Looking at his phone that was very near on my face made me crossed my eyes.

"Your contact info. . . please give me your contact information." He said and I was surprised when I saw him blushed lightly.

I couldn't take it.

He's just so good-looking.

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" H e y ! D i d you hear about the competition?" I heard James, one of my classmates, said to Luke, the one who was sitting in front of me.

I stopped doodling my notebook and eavesdropped to the two man when Jhon, who sits beside me, throw a crumpled paper on my face. I glared at him.

"Did you already know what our class gonna do?" Jhon grinning, excited.

I shrugged my shoulders. I didn't really care about it.

Okay, lemme explain. This is one of our school's tradition every December specifically the last day of school before our Christmas vacation. Our school's having a competition, every section is strictly required to participate but it is only valid to all freshmen and sophomores, and the juniors and seniors serves as the important costumers. The most popular gigs were maid cafes and horror booths.

As if it's a festival and the good part was that the president of the school rewards the class who profited most during the event. And I heard, it was quiet a big amount.

Last year, we made a fast food chain in our room but it only ranked 8th. I didn't really care.

"It's a maid cafe!" Jhon looked so happy.

"Really?" I said nonchalantly. How cliché. I continued messing on my notebook.

"Yea, I know what your thinking, you're giving that how-cliché face, but this year's different. It's going to be awesome!" He shook my table that made my writing messy.

"How?" I eyed him curiously. What made him so excited?

He leaned closer to me. "I heard them, they're planning about the maid cafe, but the thing is. . . the boys will be the maid!" He whispered.

Okay, that's new...

Wait. . .

What!?

"You mean, we're gonna dress as a maid!?" I exclaimed and I felt my checks burned. Good thing the class didn't heard me, and how could they hear me when the class was loud and messy like a public market.

I was surprised. To dress as a girl... again. Yes, again. A month ago, the theater instructor begged me to took part of his play.

I didn't know. . . why me?

And that role was a healer but the casting went havoc and my role suddenly reversed into a cute girl.

I refused and Mr. Marques was so depressed, he was short of actors and actresses for the play. He was already stressed then my heart soften. End of the story.

"Of course! Look! Ain't it cool? We're gonna be maids!" He throw his head back laughing.

"I don't know you want to become a maid so bad." I sighed.

"I bet you'll look cute," he chuckled.

My face blushed. Again with his teasing.

"Didn't I told you not to describe me as cute?" I frowned.

Almost majority of the class agreed about the maid cafe thing and boys dressed in a maid costume.

All the freshmen and sophomores were already so busy preparing for the event. We were given four days to prepare, Monday to Thursday then Friday would be the event.

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W e d n e s d a y , w e went home late because our class made an agreement to finish all the decorations and stuff that day so we could rest the next day. All the girls were busy sewing the costumes and we were decorating the room.

It was already eight-thirty in the evening and the snows slowly starts dropping already from above.

Tonight was the first snow of the year. The temperature wad about to plummet and I didn't even brought with me my jacket.

After I bid my goodbyes to Tim and Jhon, I walked to the opposite side of the intersection.

I begone to shiver. I was always lonely every time I went to the station because Jhon and Tim's stations were opposite from mine.

But I didn't really mind being alone.

I was used to it.

I increased my pacing when the snow started to fall heavily. It already covered the pavements. I started rubbing my hands to produce heat and placed it on my ears or rub it on my arms.

I jumped from surprise when something warm landed on my back. I turned one-eighty degrees to look who was it and I felt my face turned into a light shade of red when I saw Shun grinning.

"Hi!" He greeted cheerfully.

"H-Hello," I removed the coat from my shoulders and return it to him when his hands moved to stopped mine from removing it.

"You wear it, Cloud." He smiled at me which made my heart beat faster.

"No, it's cold."

"That's why I'm letting you wear this one." He adjusted the coat on my shoulders. It made me feel warm that I didn't want to let it go.

"Feeling better?"

"Hmmm. Aren't you cold?" I looked at him slightly shivering under his thin uniform.

"I'll be lying if I say no but it's enough for me to see you warm." He stared at me seriously and his words made me blush.

What does he mean?

I covered my mouth with both of my hands and blew. Half cold and warm air went out from my lungs.

"Umm, w-we can sh-share," I said stuttering.

"Sure!" Without further ado, he slipped inside the coat sending me sparks when our body made contact. I thought he would refuse.

We were so close and I could feel his cold skin bumping from mine. Our shoulders were bumping but he didn't mind.

My heart were in a havoc. It wouldn't stop beating wildly in my chest. Ohh, I was afraid that he might hear it.

I could feel my face heating up.

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