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"𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲"
Those are the words from Monomoko. Who happened to reveal the motive. Kazuko is lying on the bed in Ken's bedroom. Ken is reading a book on her desk.
Ken is wearing her black suit jacket, black tie, white shirt, suit skirt, fleece-lined tights, and black heels. She wants to keep her company.
Meanwhile, Kazuko has changed her outfit due to the motive. She now wears her black turtleneck sweater, dark blue wool plaid skirt, black tights, and combat boots.
Suddenly, she opens her eyes slowly and groans.
"Oh! H-Hey, you're awake." Ken said.
"Is it seriously fucking cold!?" Kazuko complains as she rubs her arms.
"Unfortunately, it's been pretty bad all morning." Ken whispers.
"Oh fuck me! My fingers! I-I can't even feel my fuckin' fingers." Kazuko said as her fingers are feeling cold.
"Oh dear! Do you want me to grab your black hoodie?" Ken asks as she closes her book.
"I-I can get it."
Kazuko gets off her bed and slowly goes to get a black hoodie from the bathroom rack. Once she got in the bathroom, she grabbed her black hoodie and wears it.
Her body is shivering as her lips trembled. Ken is worried for Kazuko. The brunette knows that her medical condition will be affected by the cold.
"Are you gonna be okay, Kazuko?" Ken said as she gets off her chair.
"I-I'm okay....I'm..." Kazuko's voice starts to get weaker.
"I...nnh...I can't....catch my breath."
"Kazuko!" Ken quickly went to Kazuko as she fainted and fell down. Luckily, she was able to catch her in her arms. The short bluette slowly looks up at Ken.
"T-Thank you for catching me."
"You're welcome. After all, I kept my promise to you that I will catch you if you faint." Ken chuckles.
"You're such a woman of honor." Kazuko chuckles faintly.
Suddenly, her body is shivering as her teeth clattered. It hurts Ken to see her in this state.
"Fuck, Ken, i-it's too cold. This fucking sucks." Kazuko whispers.
"I know, I know, j-just hold on, let's get you warm, sweetheart."
The moment that Ken calls her sweetheart, it makes Kazuko's heart melts. Her cheeks would have been redder than a tomato if the damn motive didn't happen.
Ken carries Kazuko in her arms and takes her to the bed. She lays her down, takes off her combat boots, and covers her with a blanket.
"Are you gonna pass out? You're not dizzy or anything?" She asks.
"N-No, n-no, I'm fine. Just- G-God, I'm shaking. I hate this damn cold." Kazuko shivers.
"Let me see your hands." Ken instructs.
Kazuko nods and slowly takes her hands out. The ultimate quiz champion starts to inspect her hands.
"I-I just wanna make sure you're not hypothermic or frostbitten or anything. Hopefully, it doesn't happen to your hands." Ken explains.
"Is it e-even cold enough for that?" Kazuko complains.
"Five below? That's definitely cold enough."
Ken examines Kazuko's hands. Her hands are small and slim. Her skin doesn't have any frostbites. Even her hands didn't have redness.
"A-Alright, you're looking okay, c'mon. I have an idea."
"H-Huh? Ken, what are-"
"Can you scoot over a bit?" Ken asks.
She nods her and moves over a little to make space for Ken on the bed. Ken takes off her heels and goes on the bed. Then, she takes off her black suit jacket and puts it on Kazuko.
"Is it okay if I can...cuddle with you?" Ken said, shyly.
"O-Oh..." Kazuko said in a bashful manner.
"Cuddling can help to physically warm up and maintain body temperature in chilly conditions. Also, it can help the immune system function more efficiently." Ken explains as she knew the facts about cuddling.
"Okay. Sure." Kazuko said.
Ken and Kazuko did the face-to-face cuddling. Ken wraps the blanket around them. Then, she pulls Kazuko close to her chest. The short bluette rests her chin on her shoulders. Ken strokes Kazuko's long sidelock while Kazuko's fingers intertwined with hers. They stare into each other. It was like caramel meets beautiful red roses.
"Ken, I feel so scared and weak. I-I don't want to be left alone. I-I need you to hold on to me." Kazuko whispers.
"I will always be here with you." Ken murmurs.
Then, Kazuko kisses Ken on the cheek. She giggles as she sees Ken's cheeks are red.
"You know, Ken. You remind me of a teddy bear. You're so sweet, gentle, and protective." Kazuko teases.
"And you remind me of a jellyfish. You are beautiful, intuitive, smart, and aren't afraid to sting someone with your vulgarity." Ken smirks.
"Hahaha! Yeah. That's true." Kazuko chuckles faintly.
Together, the two teenaged girls continued to cuddle with each other.