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It was already December when Sora thought of something. He had talked about it with the others and they all had showed enthusiastic reactions to his proposal – even if Kamiya didn't show it, Sora knew he was looking forward to it.
It had been getting colder and colder these days. The closer it got to Christmas, the more numbing it felt. However the freezing-cold temperature also meant there could be snow this winter !
On the day of the winter holidays, the little guys separated with tears. They had told them that during these holidays, they wouldn't be able to see each others a lot as they were all visiting their families. Mii-kun started crying at that but Isao comforted him.
The first days went well, Sora was making cookies with Mii-kun. The hardest to do was to meet up with the others without Mii-kun knowing as the little mummy was easily lonely and very clingy. He had told him he was just running errands for Christmas but each time, they had to be careful and quick ! Kamiya was having a hard time keeping Conny home. He had trouble calming down the boisterous kid. On the other hand, Motegi-chan was doing just fine, lending some books about Chirstmas to Isao who was diligently reading it. As to Daichi and Mukumuku, they were just enjoying their free time...
Bit by bit, everything came together and the surprise was almost done for kids to see ! Sora was more or less done knitting and sewing and Motegi had prepared a lot of snacks. Kamiya and Daichi had bought all the necessary equipment. They had agreed to meet on the next weekend and just like that, everything was ready for the kids to have fun !
Finally the day of the meeting came and everyone was very excited to see how the kids would react. They had decided to meet at 10 at the hill nearby. They had never come there with the little ones before. The first to arrive was Motegi-chan and Isao. Isao was very calm while Motegi was impatiently waiting, fidgeting with her cold fingers. Isao seemed confused and watched her questioningly. Motegi just smiled warmly at him, melting at how cute Isao was.
Not long after arrived Daichi wrapped up in warm clothes and Mukumuku on his head. They greeted each other with a wave. Isao, surprised, ran to greet Daichi and Mukumuku who teleported himself near his friend. While they were happily saying hello, Sora, Mii, Conny and Kamiya arrived too. They were all jumping around glad to finally see the others after a whole week. They climbed the path to the mountain together and arrived to a vast field. The ground was fully covered in a white and sparkling powder. The kids starred at the scenery before them in awe. There were string lights on some trees above a wood table where a basket was placed along with bigger bag. Sora and Motegi headed towards the table, prompting for the little ones to come over. They handed them a small bag each with their names written on it. Their eyes sparlked as they openend their gifts. Inside laid mittens and four small shoes made of soft wool and a warm scarf each a different color.
When they turned back to show their gifts to Kamiya and Daichi, they were shocked to see they had prepared yet another surprise !
Kamiya was holding a sledge and Daichi was crounching making a ball with the snow. He threw it on Sora who fell on his butt. Mii-kun hurried to his side, worried that he was hurt but instead saw him laughing. Mii tilted his head in confusion.
“Don't worry Mii-kun, it doesn't hurt. It's really fun so let's make a lot of snowballs Mii-kun !” Sora smiled widely at Mii, beaming.
What Sora didn't think about was that Mii was small and not really strong... Mii was struggling lifting the ball Sora had made him. His small legs were shaking and his eyes closed, seeming to gather all the strength he had in his body. Sora had told him it was okay and that he would make him a smaller ball but Mii had vigorously shook his head.
“What's the matter ?”
“Oh Kamiya ! Mii-kun can't lift the ball because it's too big for him but he doesn't want to give up...”
Conny who had heard and saw Mii struggling, came toward him. He placed his small gloved hands on the other side of the ball. Mii beamed, he managed to lift it up - thanks to Conny - and proudly showed it to Sora.
“Then Mii-kun, how about we build a snowman together ?” asked Sora.
Mii nodded enthusiastically and dragged the ball where Sora was. Isao joined them with Motegi and the four of them started to roll another ball, bigger this time. Isao then put the smaller on top and they searched for decorations to put on it. They built a few snowmen of different sizes, after what they went to check on what the others were doing.
Daichi was laying on the snow, moving his arms and legs from his head to his feet. Mukumuku was going from his head to his stomach wondering what he was doing.
Has he gone crazy ? Thought Conny.
Suddenly, Daichi got up and looked at where he was laying previously. He jumped in joy at what he saw and grinned at them.
“Isn't my angel really well done ?” he asked proudly.
Sora and Motegi just bursted in laugher at his rather childish behaviour but nevertheless laid down too to make their own print in the snow. Mii and Conny looked at each other, Conny pointed the print then made a thumb up and Mii nodded. Few seconds later they were maling their own angel in the snow, in their own way... Mii was moving slowly, peaceful, enjoying the feeling of it, while Conny was just overexcited and moving his small legs at a furious pace. As of Isao, he used his tiny wings to leave his print in the snow. They were all wriggling cutely, trying their best to make the perfect angel in the snow. Sora, Motegi and Daichi couldn't help giggling and cooing at how cute the little ones were – on the inside, Kamiya was too but he would never show it.
All of a sudden, they heard a loud growl coming from below. They looked down to see Conny, breathing heavily and holding his stomach. They all laughed at his hungry and angry face.
They headed back to the table to eat some snacks Motegi-chan had made. They gubbled up everything and seemed satisfied but as soon as their energy was refilled, they went back to running in the snow and from time to time, throwing snowballs here and there.
The rest time didn't last long for Sora, Motegi and Daichi as they were asked to play again. Seeing they were already drained from playing the morning, Kamiya proposed to do something they hadn't done yet : sledge. Finally, a calm activity to do that wouldn't tire them much, or so they thought.
For the first round, Mii rode with Isao. Once at the foot of the hill, Kamiya -who was waiting for them- saw they were trembling and soon after, Mii-kun started tearing up. Sora ran over to comfort him and bring them back.
Afterall, maybe sledging wasn't the best idea for the kids... Yet, Isao, Conny and Mukumuku seemed to have fun going down the hill at full speed. Sensing his sadness, Mii climbed to his shoulder and poked Sora's cheek – cutely. Mii then pointed at Motegi who was helping Isao and Conny on the sledge.
“You want to stay with them ?” asked Sora. Mii shook his head and pointed again towards them but this time followed the sledge that went down.
“You want to try sledging again ?”
Mii nodded his tiny head and even if his eyes were still teary, he seemed determined. Sora carried him there and put him down on a sledge and was about to let go when Mii gripped on his arm. Mii patted the space behind him for Sora to sit there. So the two of them ended up going down t he hill. Sora expected Mii to start crying again but he didn't, instead, seemed pretty happy. After a few more hours of playing around and more slesging, it started getting dark and chilly so they started packing up. Conny was still having fun with Kamiya, throwing snowballs at each other's face.
After saying goodbye to everyone, they went their separate ways and went home. They sure had a lot of fun today ! The little ones will certainly remember this day forever as their first day playing like that in the snow.