-Front of the Sin Estate-
"So... mind telling me why you're in a sketchy all black outfit and clearly lacking femininity? Also, why are you barefooted when it's almost the winter season?" Glenn wondered
Winter answered by telling Glenn she dressed herself up for today which was usually done by her maids. And that she escaped from their house. Glenn asked if that was okay and Winter said it'll be fine.
Glenn noticed the number of bruises and scratches on Winter's feet. Glenn walked in front of Winter and offered her to hop on his back. Winter gave Glenn a pat on the head and told him he was a good boy before riding on his back.
Glenn walked with Winter on his back to the nearest shopping district to buy slippers for Winter. Glenn could sense how culture shocked Winter was from seeing a number of people crowded in the shopping district and bargaining for their purchases. But she also seemed anxious since people were looking at them since it isn't normal to carry a girl on your back while in the shop.
Glenn however just continued and was seemingly unaffected, but that was just an act to provide Winter with confidence. On the inside, Glenn was freaking out alot since he also didn't want to attract much attention and it was a big shopping district.
Glenn settled on a store to buy slippers for Winter, he dropped her gently on a seat in the store and told Winter to wait there while he looked for slippers for her. Winter once again caught a glimpse of how earnest Glenn was when it came to her.
"So, which one do you like more?" Glenn asked while holding two slippers. Winter took time to decide then she suddenly asked Glenn to choose for her. Glenn being Glenn was very indecisive and was afraid she wouldn't like which he picked but he finally settled on one.
Winter wore a little smile upon seeing the ones Glenn chose. "You smiled... you smiled, didn't you?" Glenn said while he was all happy
"I did not, you're imagining things." Winter said firmly and quickly but later smirked when she was already walking while wearing the slippers. The two rode a train to Tokyo because Winter wanted to visit a shrine.
They arrived at noon and Winter stopped for a while at the shrine entrance before Winter made her way to the center. There were few people so she wasn't anxious to move around alot.
Winter said that her family went to this shrine often when she was a kid. Her mom and dad are friends with the priests of this shrine. They suddenly stopped going though when her brother and sisters said it was too boring there.
She kept on saying that she had a special place here. She'd always go there when she didn't want to be with her family which was quite often. Winter made Glenn follow her while she ran across the forest at the back of the shrine.
"Wait, I'm tired. Let's just walk." Winter said(she forgot that she was very unathletic). The two walked slowly with Winter in front.
About a few minutes later they arrive at a lake. Winter started removing her slippers and started walking on the water. She asked Glenn to do the same and he removed his jacket, folded his pants, removed his shoes, and followed her lead.
"Cold! Really cold!" Glenn said. Winter started splashing water on Glenn. Glenn asked her to stop since he didn't have a change of clothes but Winter kept on splashing until Glenn decided to play along and they both kept making their clothes wet.
Winter started laughing and her face brightened up. This made Glenn smile as well and they kept at it. While they were fooling around, Winter suddenly slipped from a rock and was about to hit her head when Glenn pulled her hand but instead of getting her up, they both fell and both of their faces were staring right at each other blushing while Glenn's face was half submerged in water.
"I love you." Winter said while smiling cause she knew Glenn couldn't hear her with all the water blocking his ears. Glenn could read her lips though so it didn't really work well for Winter and she noticed this when Glenn replied with, "W-was that a confession?"
Winter was silent and wouldn't reply. "Our relationship isn't really a real one since you said that it was just because I was convenient. What about now? Can you do it out of love?" Glenn continued
Winter breaks her silence and uttered, "W-what about you, do you want it to be out of love?" to which Glenn replied with "Yes!", joyfully and with ease. Winter hid her almost popping out emotion with a light smirk and said okay. But on the inside, she was as happy or maybe even happier than Glenn.
For now though, they were freezing cold and didn't have a change of clothes. They dried up for a while and Glenn was distracted from seeing Winter's see through wet clothes so they turned their back on each other while drying up. Both were reminiscing of the events that happened so far which led them to this wonderful predicament.
After they were all done, they rushed to an apartment Winter's family owned. It was as big as a regular house but it had only one bathroom so Winter got in first while I was freezing to death outside the bath. "Why don't you go in, of course you'd look away." Winter said while she bathed.
Glenn was all flustered by this and accepted the invitation before thinking it through. He wore a towel around his waist and entered the bathroom and walked backwards to avoid getting so much as a glimpse of Winter.
It was all awkward inside the bath while Glenn was very tempted to look behind him. "If you look, I'll kill you." Winter said with a seemingly innocent smile.
"I guess this means we're a real couple now." Winter said while she scrubbed her skin with soap. "I'm happy, you know." Winter mutters as she hugs Glenn from behind while she is naked.