You didn't go back to your friends. You were too upset to do that... instead, you needed to see someone else... you felt the need burning inside you.

You left the skiing things behind and went to the cafeteria, but Karma wasn't there. You searched for him and found him on a yard, building a snowman. You slowly approached him, and immediately felt better. You couldn't even remember how he once used to make you angry and annoyed.

I feel totally different with him compared to Asano...

No, compared to everyone.

You stopped walking and stared at him for a while. He was on his knees making the snowman with careful eyes, his red hair having snow itself because he wasn't wearing a hat. He looked like a little boy. After him being tired and you taking care of him, he seemed more fragile and soft to you. It was as if you had unlocked a new side of him after that incident.

"How long are you gonna stand over there looking at me? Come here, I may be a hot mess, but I promise I won't melt the snow."

You realised he was looking at you, smirking. You approached him, feeling kind of embarrassed of your actions, but tried not to think about them.

Only then you noticed the snowman he was building. He had put carrots... on the top of the head, and two purple flowers for eyes.

"Hey, are you sure you know how to build snowmen?"you asked giggling.

"Of course. But I plan on playing darts with this white devil as a target later on" he murmured.

"Why? He's cute"

He glared at you.

"Are you trying to irritate me?"his voiced asked low-toned and you gasped.

"Did I say... something wrong?"you asked and the next moment he pushed you, making you lie on the snow. He approached you, making intense eye-contact, putting his face above yours, his hands right and left of your body.

"Hey... you are so clueless I can't take it."he said and you sensed that he meant way more things with this sentence.

You couldn't take your eyes away from him. Some days before, you would have already thrown him so far away he would break all his bones, but it was not like that anymore.

And he knew it.

He damn knows it...

And I freakin' know I am enjoying his presence around me more and more...

"What do you... mean?"

I can't even talk normally...

"I mean that..." he paused"that... this snowman is Asano. Don't call him cute."

You slowly looked at the snowman. The next moment, you were laughing to death, and almost choked on air. Karma freed you, and helped you sit again. You were laughing so hard that you were probably heard even at the skiing area.

"You mean... that this carrot-head represents... oh gosh, Karma, this thing is obviously better than Asano... what exactly are you trying to do?"

He was taken aback and you wondered why. Then, he smiled proudly.

"You just said two amazing things: that my snowman is better than Asano, and... my name."

You realised you had indeed said it. And he was so happy about it. You unknowingly blushed, and that made him smile even more.

"So what? First time hearing your name? Then guess what, that's it. You are Kar-ma!"you slowly said, making fun of him and trying to confuse his mind, but well, he was too amused by that.

"Oh really? I didn't hear it well, say it again, louder"he teased you, you tried to escape but he held you down.

Even though he is hurt, he is still so strong...

"I said, it's KAR-MA" you told him, as if he was slow to understand.

He laughed, and you couldn't hold your laughter back either.

"Again" he begged, approaching you more. You looked like two laughing kids playing in the snow, laughing and flirting at the same time.

"KARMA"

"Say it softly..."

Your heart was louder than your words. You wondered if he could hear it.

"Karma... hey, why the hell am I doing whatever you say?"you joked and pushed his hand away, but he seemed satisfied.

"Changing the way you call me... does that mean that something else also changed?"he asked, waiting silently for an answer.

You bit your bottom lip.

"What are you talking about... hey, when are we gonna throw daggers on the snow guy?"you changed the subject and he didn't insist.

"I thought he was cute"

"Yeah, but he represents Asano, so we'd better kill it"

He smiled at your determination.

"How about having a snow-fight with him? It suits him better" Karma said, and right then, you heard your friends' voices coming from behind.

"Snow-fight? I'm in" Maehara said.

"Same here. But not with that snowman of yours. No offense, but I want to attack you guys." Isogai said and everyone nodded.

"Deal. But I can't throw hard, so I will pair up with someone. Y/N?" Karma said and you just nodded, surprising everyone with your non-hesitant answer.

"The one to be hit 10 times first is the loser" Kayano said.

"And what is the loser's penalty?" Yukiko asked and Karma was the one to have an idea.

"Let's bury him in the snow."

Everyone glared at him and he shrugged

"What? First time burying your friends in the snow?"

For some reason, you all agreed to that. Each of you began to build a fortress, but you and Karma also used the Asano-snowman as a part of it, because you were two and had more rights.

The fight was really intense and no one showed mercy. Both boys and girls were extremely passionate and enjoyed their time together. Karma wasn't that quick with the snowballs, but he was helping you by telling you when and where to attack. In the end, you managed to destroy Nagisa's fortress and knock him out.

"Nagisa, you lost!" Maehara shouted.

"Are we really gonna bury him in the snow?" Isogai asked and Karma nodded

"Wasn't that the point of the game? Just leave his head out. Don't worry, Nagisa, it will only be five minutes."

Nagisa sighed in defeat, put more clothes on him and accepted you burying him.

After you finished, only his cute blue-haired head was out.

"Lets go buy a hot drink and come back to take him out. Nagisa, do you want us to bring you one?" Karma asked.

"Yes... please..." Nagisa said, freezing.

"Lets go... we' re sorry, Nagisa...." Maehara murmured to his friend.

"I won't come, I don't want anything. I will stay with him."you said, and you couldn't ignore Karma's doubting eyes. He was doubting whether you still had feelings for Nagisa or not.

"Okay.. but don't take him out yet" he said and you nodded.

You were watching his back as he was walking away with the others.

Your heart was beating amazingly fast just by doing that.

Just by having him in your sight.

When they were far enough, you looked at Nagisa. You couldn't stand seeing him like that.

"Um.. Nagisa, can I use your phone?"you asked.

You took a deep breath and held tightly in your hand a paper that you had pulled out of your pocket.

A phone number was written there.

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A/N: A phone number, huh? ;)