move, but the movement definitely helped to warm up.Asuka put the blue fluffy blanket back in Ryou's backpack. The sleet did not want to stop either, it was weak and therefore no longer to be taken into account. Momoe and Fubuki teased each other almost all the time. Asuka had her love needs to calm her friend down again and Ryou tried to distract Fubuki.
After about twenty minutes of persistently walking towards the summit, they took a short break. The water bottles and a snack were taken out of the backpacks and then consumed to strengthen themselves.
"I hope Manjoume-kun and Junko don't get lost!" Said Momoe suddenly.
"Why should you get lost?" Asked Fubuki to calm the girl down.
Momoe did not take this as a reassurance but simply as a bold contradiction and replied angrily: "We all know what a fool Manjoume-kun is! You are probably not worried about our friends !?"
"Now calm down, Momoe", Asuka asked and tried to save the situation somehow.Ryou also tried to keep Fubuki from saying anything. Quarrel in the middle of the forest, which local hikers crossed, didn't exactly make a good impression. Fubuki was really angry this time because he hadn't intended to insult Momoe in any way, to annoy Momoe or anything like that: "What does this mean I'm not worried, otherwise I would have insisted that Junko-chan be accompanied by someone. Sometimes your bitchiness gets on my nerves Momoe! Do you basically understand everything I'm saying wrong !? "
With such a supply none was enough. It seemed to have hit him deeper than they expected. Fubuki put his backpack back on his back and turned towards the suddenly very steep path. Of course he had gotten very angry, he didn't have to accept that. At some point his patience ran out. Asuka gave Ryou an uncertain look, he nodded silently and followed Fubuki.Momoe was the last to go. At the moment she wanted to keep as much distance as possible between herself and Fubuki. She also felt that she had been treated unfairly and did not say a word anymore. The mood was at its lowest from one minute to the next.
It was difficult to survive the following way unharmed. The small flakes slowly grew a bit larger, but still melted when they hit the ground. Asuka struggled to get up the larger stones. Ryou helped her courteously, offering her his hand each time. Momoe was puffing now, too, but she was too proud to let someone help her. Her arms were heavy and felt numb, and her legs ached from constantly climbing higher stones. Momoe had stayed a little further back, but made no sound, because it would be unbearable to show weakness in front of Fubuki or her friend.
Ryou pulled Asuka up another stone and looked up at Fubuki, who is already a few meters further up.Asuka sighed: "Maybe I should talk to him, what do you think?"
"Yes. Momoe is so far behind!", Ryou replied and called to Fubuki, "Wait a minute, we can hardly keep up! The girls need help!"

Fubuki turned around. Asuka and Ryou were only small to recognize, Momoe could no longer be recognized. So he sat down on a stone ledge and waited. Of course he knew that Ryou's allusion should actually mean that he should come to Momoe's help, but she no longer let him help her and Fubuki accepted that. Asuka annoyed this stubborn reaction from her brother and wanted to go back downstairs to help Momoe. Momoe looked angrily in Asuka's face. The face was flushed from the exertion and made an effort not to show that she was actually quite exhausted.
"Stop it, I can do it alone!" She pressed out of her mouth.
"Nonsense, don't act like that now!" Asuka asked and came a few stones towards her.Momoe gave Asuka a warning sign that she shouldn't come any closer, at least she still had a spark of pride and under no circumstances wanted to be ridiculed in front of Fubuki. Unfortunately, the following movement was carried out very carelessly, she lost her balance, slipped with her right foot and could no longer hold on. A startled cry penetrated the ears of the others, they could only watch as Momoe fell a few meters down. Frozen with shock, Asuka couldn't manage to move for a while to rush downstairs to her friend. Instead Asuka could still see how Fubuki overtook her. He hadn't moved any further and literally sprinted back down the end of the path. He quickly saw Momoe lying on the floor and checked whether something was wrong. "That careless stupid girl!" He cursed in his head and stopped next to her. She made annoyed noises of defiance and slight despair, because her knee was hurting terribly and it just wouldn't go away.Fubuki looked piercingly at Momoe.
"Why didn't you get help?" He asked and helped her to her feet.
Momoe just moaned pitifully and leaned hard on her helper. Fubuki looked at her carefully.
"Can't you perform anymore?" He asked quietly, trying to make eye contact with her. Momoe didn't answer, however. She looked stubbornly at the floor, but did not let go of Fubuki because he was holding her gently. She knew perfectly well every allegation he made was the truth. It was their own fault not to have accepted help from Asuka and Ryou. But it was Fubuki's help that she wanted but would have only reluctantly accepted in the end. She didn't quite understand it herself, on the one hand she liked Fubuki so much but on the other hand she was afraid he might notice a little too much of her affection and preferred to pretend she didn't care. Or annoying. Asuka was able to move slowly again and came very slowly and carefully back down the path.Asuka's brother put Momoe on one of the protruding stones. Her knee was open and bleeding more than expected, that must be painful enough for her. When he lightly touched her foot, the girl made a small wailing sound.
"Well, sprained my love!" He said calmly, sounding neither angry, annoyed or reproachful.
"I'm sorry. I have to go back ...", she said.
Fubuki nodded, refrained from teasing a comment and looked up at Asuka and Ryou: "It looks like you have to go up alone! Good luck, Ryou! You can do it!"
Ryou looked a little shocked at his best friend. Should he now climb this mountain alone with Asuka? Under normal circumstances it wouldn't have been a problem, but he wasn't acting like usual. Asuka must have noticed something and he really wanted to avoid that. For Fubuki, however, it was now a matter of bringing Momoe back to a safe place, he had to see that and finally nodded:"Don't worry, we'll get there!"
"Well then, have fun both of you!", Fubuki shouted to his sister and Ryou, especially winking at his best friend and watching the two of them go back upstairs.
"But that's not possible, Tenjouin-kun! You must have been looking forward to the great view!", Said Momoe, somewhat bent and tried in vain to run alone, "And you? Do you want to walk back to the hostel alone? That you can't do it at all! "
The girl stared at the floor. She didn't like it at all, but it was true, it was impossible for her to walk the path alone.
"Besides, I wouldn't have been able to enjoy the view without you, Momoe-chan!", He said and looked deeply into her eyes.
"What !?" she asked softly. It sounded more like a soundless breath. Fubuki surprised her, his gaze met her deep in the heart and made her nervous. She broke eye contact. She couldn't stand those intense brown eyes for long, she had trouble keeping her composure, why was Fubuki being so nice to her?A smile showed on his face. It was loving, not one of his serene good spirits grin that Momoe sometimes thought was exaggerated. He gave her an honest smile that made her heart beat faster and harder, slowly Fubuki lifted her chin with gentle force and forced her to look at him. She would have loved to free herself from his grip, but she was now clearly at a disadvantage and could hardly stand upright on her own, so she had to obey his clear commands. Momoe was very shocked when she suddenly felt Fubuki's lips on hers. Could that be true?
His soft, warm lips had pressed intensely against hers, forcing her to give in. Momoe relaxed into his kiss and had to admit that she could never fool Fubuki again. And why, if he returned her feelings.

Asuka and Ryou had meanwhile continued upstairs. It was getting harder and harder to get to the top.Ryou was always behind her to be able to help better in case she fell. Asuka seemed to get along wonderfully on her own, because the stones became rarer, now it was only necessary to withstand the steep climb. A wooden railing had been attached to the edge, which you had to hold on to, because the ground was a bit slippery despite the sand and you could lose your balance quickly. In some places, however, the wooden support was very loose and gave Asuka a little scare. With great strides the two reached the southern tip of the mountain. The view was difficult, because on one side you could only see the wall of the mountain and on the other side the trees were just too close to see much. For a moment they paused on the dark wooden bench that was set up for hikers. Ryou sat close to Asuka and looked at the rock face in front of him. The snow had gotten a little thicker, but it was still not disturbing.The only thing Ryou had in mind was the further way up, the blue marking indicated a difficult path over loose scree.
"Tell me, are you sure you want to go up there or should we turn around?" He asked carefully.
Asuka looked at Ryou in surprise: "Are you about to give up?"
"What, me? No, but I'm worried that it might be a bit too strenuous for you," Ryou replied, avoiding her amber eyes, "That's all, I don't want anything to happen to you, you know?"
"As long as you are with me, nothing can happen to me!", She said with a smile and leaned lightly on his shoulder. Ryou was a little unsettled by this little act, but put an arm around her waist. It was almost like being by the river, she was quiet and looked a little thoughtful, as if she was puzzled over something. Ryou would have