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For the rest of the week, I have been training with Nozomi. Aside of the morning session, I had a swimming training with her after school ends and before my work on the album started. Shiori once asked me about my participation in full marathon, it looks like Yoshio has told her. She didn't try to stop me, rather she gave her support and that lifted my spirits to the highest. Yesterday Yoshio asked me to accompany him and Yumi skiing. I did promise Yumi that four of us, with Shiori, will go skiing before graduation. So this morning I went back earlier from my training. I found Shiori waiting in front of my house when I returned.</p>
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Swiftly, I changed my clothing and packed my ski equipment. As we arrived at the bus station, Yoshio and Yumi have been waiting. Yoshio, like usual has planned something, my seat is next to Shiori's while his is next to Yumi's. But I fell asleep as soon as we leave.</p>
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The place is nice, and it has a swimming pool, the main reason why
Yoshio has been very eager to go skiing. While we changed our clothing to ski outfit, Yoshio asked me to apologize to Shiori as I was sleeping all the way. Shiori looks nice in her ski outfit, and Yumi seems to have prepared a special ribbon to match her outfit. I chose to go with Shiori as the lift only fits for 2 persons.</p>
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"Ne, Shiori. Sorry I was asleep in the bus"</p>
"That's allright. I was talking to Yoshio and Yumi. Are you tired? You didn't even wake up when everybody was screaming. But your face when you sleep was so cute, fufufu"
"Stop teasing me, you!"
We were talking about it as we reached the top. Then I have a race with Shiori. She is fast, but of course I can lead ahead.
<BUMP!>
I was shocked of what happened next, knocked by unknown causes. I am hurtling down the course, I should look like a snow ball anytime now.
"Ne Daijobu???!!" I heard Shiori comes closer.
"I'm all right.. ouch, what was that?!?
<THUCK THUCK>
Looks like something is wrong with my right boot. I'll go to the lodge and repair it"
"I'll go with you"
We waited for the boot to be repaired when we met this cute girl that bumped me. Her boot wasn't tied correctly. After I corrected it, we had a little conversation. To my surprise, she is Kuribayashi Mie, a new idol whose voice I often heard in radio drama. We took a picture with her using the seal print machine that's gaining popularity among the youths now. And after she left, I took a picture with Shiori alone. But unfortunately, I couldn't force her to use a love frame. Sigh....
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After skiing for some time, Yoshio asked us to go to the swimming pool. With Yumi and Shiori teamed and refused to go, I had to have a race with Shiori. She came a few seconds after me, it was a close winning, but nevertheless I won. Thus we go to the swimming pool. I used the chance to practice while Yoshio has gone to court the girls. I was about to join Shiori and Yumi when Yoshio came back empty handed. Hehehe, poor Yoshio. We played in the pool for the rest of the day.</p>
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In our journey back, Shiori falls asleep. I look at her, she sleeps
peacefully next to me. While I'm watching her with various things in my mind about her words last Valentine, her head falls to my shoulder. Dare not to wake her, I sit quietly and let her use my shoulder as her pillow.</p>
"I wish we could stay like this forever, I want to be with you forever, Shiori." I said quietly.
As I watched her face the bus hits a hole and make a loud sound. She was awakened because of that, and I can feel our faces turn red as we sit quietly for the rest of the trip.
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"...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."
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