In the run up to Christmas, Kanade and Yukino look for presents for each other. Meanwhile, Sakuya makes plans for the new dorms being built. Kanade finds a perfect, albeit rather expensive, gift, using their plane ticket money in the process. Whilst wondering how to get home, Sakuya shows up with airplane tickets, including one for herself.
Kanade gets a stern lecture from her teacher concerning her recent art fumble, and Yukino warns her to be more careful. The new dorms are in preparations and Sakuya has a whole floor dedicated to her and Kanade, but then Kanade points out she already signed up to share one with Yukino and she freezes up. Kanade mentions that she might take extra classes during the Spring holidays, and has to tell Shizuku that they might not be home, which ruins plans she had. Yukino says that she'll get a part time job so Kanade can go to prep school, which stuns her a little.
Kanade is feeling both guilty that Yukino is doing a part time job for her sake, and lonely since she doesn't get to spend as much time with her. They are both surprised to find Shizuku at their apartment, who stays over. Sakuya tells Kanade that she should go apologise to Yukino, with Shizuku making a similar suggestion. Kanade later meets up with Yukino to apologise, telling her she'll take a short-term course instead of full term, and they promise to stay together forever. Yukino asks Kanade to get some cream off her face, which, to Yukino's surprise, Kanade removes with her lips. They later say that they love each other.
As the snow falls, Sakuya invites Yukino, Kanade and Shizuku to a swimming pool before it is opened to the public. However, Sakuya's true motive is to take photographs Kanade for lewd purposes, going as far as to photoshop her head onto Shizuku's body whilst wearing her old swimsuit. Yukino calls Kanade's bluff on her spotting her in her swimsuit, and they offer a compromise. Kanade decides to delete all of Sakuya's photos, but Shizuku decides to give her one as thanks for inviting her.