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Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns © MARVELOUS
OCs (Leilani and Rosemary) © Author Sia Leysritt
Summary
"The sun will shine after the rain stops, I believe that."
That's what you said you believed in, but was that really the case? Even if the sun did shine after the rain stops, it wasn't enough to erase the dark clouds that clouded your face. In that moment I realize just how much I want to protect you. To protect that smile of yours. So that your smile will rise once more and shine just as bright as the sun above
Sia Leysritt Present:
I Met You and…
Prelude
The New Farmer
Tsuyukusa didn't change much since the last time he's here (but then he only left for a couple of months, so of course there's not going to be much change when he returned). Houses with wooden materials and eastern style giving off a rustic and elegant vibes to them. It's strange just how much he missed this town despite only leaving it for a couple of months. The teal haired man looked around him, satisfying his eyes with the beautiful view around him. The sun shine brightly but the air was not as hot as usual, since it's almost reach the end of the summer and the autumn fall will begin to blow in a couple of days.
Yuzuki smiled. The town that he had missed during his journey and now here he is. He thanked both men that lift his carriage for him and pay them with several gold coins before he departed to his house. Well, his grandparents' house, but he also live there so it's also his house.
"Oi, Yuzuki!"
At the sound of his name being called he turned around to find his close friend, Hinata called for him and running towards him. Yuzuki smiled and greeted him back. "Hello Hinata." He said pleasantly.
Hinata is a young man that is close to his age. Unlike Yuzuki who looked elegant with calm disposition, Hinata is a cheerful and bright young man with brown hair and eyes with bright smile always plastered on his face.
"You finally returned, eh?" Hinata said, offering him his bright smile. "You okay there? Tired? Hungry? Or something along that line? Oh, and your grandparents really missed you."
Yuzuki chuckled. He had gotten used to Hinata asking him a lot of question in an incredible speed. "Yes I am okay and quite hungry. And I miss my grandparents too. I'm on my way to greet them"
"Oh well, sorry for stopping you. Go ahead and meet them. They are going to be so happy when they saw you." Hinata said.
Yuzuki smile "Yes. Well then—"
"Ah wait."
"Yes?"
"I don't know if your grandparents already told you or not but there's a new farmer in town." Hinata informed.
"Ah yes." Yuzuki smiled brightly. "Grandmother and grandfather speak highly of her in their letters these past few days, it seems this farmer has been taking care of my grandparents during my absence."
"Yes, she really close with Omiyo-san and Umekichi-san. She is also nice with people in town and she's cute too."
"Ah. I've been curious about her every time I read my grandparents letters. She seemed to be an incredibly kind and fun person."
"You bet she is!" Hinata said excitedly as if he was the one getting compliment.
It was true that these past few days, her grandparents often talked about this new farmer in their letters. They told him how this girl had been helping them with their farm despite her being busy with her own and how she always come and visit them to the point they feel they have another grandchild. No, Yuzuki was not jealous, in fact he is curious about this farmer and feeling grateful that there is someone who had been taking care of his grandparents when he was away. He, in truth, cannot wait to meet this girl himself.
"I better get going now." Yuzuki said
"Ah yeah. Sorry for taking a lot of your time." Hinata said. "Say hi to Omiyo-san and Umekichi-san for me."
"Of course."
The moment his grandparents looked at him, they hurriedly embrace him and showered him with hugs and kisses. Yuzuki can't say he is not embarrassed by that action, but she is also happy that his grandparents missed him as much as he missed them.
"Oh Yuzuki, we're so happy you finally back. Are you okay dear? Are you tired? Hungry?" Omiyo asked as she hugged her grandson
Yuzuki chuckled. "And I am happy to be back. I'm alright and not really tired, but I am quite hungry." He said.
"Ah. Then would you wait for a moment while me and your grandfather prepared lunch? It shouldn't take long." Omiyo said.
"Ah, let me help." Yuzuki said.
"Oh no, no, dear. You just got back. It's better if you take it easy and rest for a while."
"Ah, but—"
"Konnichiwa."
A gentle and sweet voice halted whatever Yuzuki was about to say. He turned around to find a girl standing behind her. That girl is small. She was holding two packaged on her small, slender arms. Her hair with the color that reminds him of gold was tied in French braids. She wore a straw hat with blue ribbon on it with orange and brown dress. She looked at Yuzuki for a moment before smiling gently at him.
"Oh, Nanami-chan. Hello." Omiyo greeted the girl happily. Yuzuki looked back and forth between his grandmother and the girl. He had never seen this girl before. Yuzuki knew everyone in three towns due to him often wandering around from one town to another when he is not busy. Since he has never seen her before, that can only mean one thing.
"Nanami-chan, do you remember my grandson that I told you about? Well, this is Yuzuki." Omiyo said as she introduced Yuzuki to the blonde girl, Nanami.
Nanami smiled happily and gave him a bow. "It's nice to finally meet you Yuzuki-san. Omiyo-san and Umekichi-san told me all about you. I'm Nanami. I moved here at the beginning of spring and now running a farm down that way." She said pointing at the direction of her house.
Ah. So she is the new farmer. She is not like how he imagined her to be. He didn't expected her to be this… well, cute.
"Umekichi-san and Omiyo-san told me a lot about you." She said excitedly.
"The same goes for me. My grandparents also has told me quite a lot of things about you. I have to thank you for always keeping them company." Yuzuki said with a gentle smile on his face.
"It was no problem. I like spending time with Umekichi-san and Omiyo-san. They are really nice."
Both Omiyo and Umekichi chuckled.
"She's a sweetheart isn't she?" Omiyo said as she looked at her grandson.
"She is." Yuzuki agreed.
Nanami blushed at that. Yuzuki chuckled. How cute.
"A-Anyway, I have package from Moriya-san for you, Umekichi-san." She said, giving a package that is wrapped in a flower pattern cloth.
"Ah yes, I remember ordering a few seeds from him. Thank you very much Nanami-chan." Umekichi said as he took the package from the girl's arm.
"Ah, if I remember correctly, Umekichi-san put a request on the bulletin board too?"
Umekichi nodded. "Yes. You see, there's quite a lot of weeds growing here on my farm. I was hoping someone would help me pulled them all since I'm not exactly strong enough to do it by myself." The old man chuckled.
"Ah. Then let me give this package to Ludus first and then I'll be back to help you with the weeds."
"Oh, you would accept the request? Thank you very much Nanami-chan."
Nanami smiled once more. It looks like her face has been set to always smile whenever she could. Yuzuki didn't speak much but as far as he can see this girl, Nanami, is very much like how Hinata and his grandparents described her. Kind, fun and cheerful.
"I will be back real quick. It is nice to meet you Yuzuki-san, I hope we can be friends." Nanami flashed him another smile and Yuzuki smile back at her.
"Yes, I also hope we can be friends too, Nanami-chan."
To be continued
Author's Note
Okay so… I was just playing Story of Seasons Trio of Towns and I'm absolutely in love with it XD This is a Holly/NanamixYuzuki fanfic, I guess you could tell right away from the first chapter :v anyway I decided to use Holly's Japanese name since I like it and because I named her that in my game without knowing that it's her official Japanese name. Oh, and I'm using Japanese honorifics only when Nanami has conversations with Tsuyukusa people. Thank you for reading. Sorry if there are some grammatical error or any typos. English is not my first language but I'm still trying to get better. And I also put two OCs in this story because… I cannot choose between Wayne, Ludus, and Yuzuki (I know I'm greedy :"v ). But the main focus will be on NanamixYuzuki~