Tori and I walked to the beach together.
When we got there, I stretched out on the sand and felt the warm sunlight.
It was surprisingly warm for a winter day.
Tori laughed and I looked up at her and smiled.
But she blushed and quickly turned away.
She sat down beside me and began reading her book.
"Whatcha reading?" I asked curiously.
She jumped a little, being separated from 'her own little world' and then blushed.
Blushing was her specialty.
"Oh… Um… It's a book about a brave knight who travels to an unknown village and looses his memory." she explained. "Then, he rescues the village from a wicked beast! And all of the fathers in the village want him to marry his daughter. But he chose a orphan maid girl, who was both beautiful and quiet. Or at least… so far. I'm not sure why he chose her. But I'm nearly finished!"
I shook my head, awaking myself from a daze. She talks fast when she's excited.
"Sounds cool. What's it called again?" I asked.
"One Small Voice." she said dreamily.
I looked and saw that she was 80% thru with the book.
"And when did you get this?" I asked.
"Earlier this morning at the library. I've been reading all day!" she exclaimed.
I knew that the library opened every day, except holidays, at nine.
She was always the first one there too. Russell told me.
I checked my watch. It wasn't even noon yet!
"You've nearly finished that book, in only two and a half hours?" I asked, amazed.
That book was nearly five inches thick!
"I…uh… guess so…" she said, a little shocked herself.
I laughed and laid back down. "Only you." I said.
She didn't quite get what I meant, but she went back to reading anyways.
We sat there on the beach for about an hour, and then I sat up and stretched.
"Wanna go get something to eat?" I asked.
She blushed and asked, "Like a… date?"
I smiled and stood up. "Yeah. I guess you could call it that."
I helped her up, and we walked side-by-side to the only place you could get food in this town, Emmett's Bar.
I ordered the food and we went to find a table.
After we ate, I realized that the Sacred Night Festival.
"Oh No!" I thought. "Godwin and Jasper are going to try to make me go with their daughters!"
It's not that I hated them… it's just… it would be too awkward…
I would rather just go with a close friend.
I looked at Tori, who was quietly reading her book, and I got a great idea!
I liked Tori as only a friend, but I liked her the most out of all the girls in town, so I guess I could go with her!
I paid the bill, and then led Tori outside, to where we could be alone.
"So…uh… Tori…" I started. "D-Do you have any plans tomorrow?"
"Y-You mean for the Sacred Night?" she asked. "No. Why?"
I took a deep breath. "You wanna go with me?" I asked.
Tori blushed darker than I had ever seen it before.
"W-WHAT?! Y-You wanna go… WITH ME?!" she asked.
"Yeah." I said, a little nervous myself.
In the three years I had live in this town, I had never asked a girl out. Not even once!
"I-I-I'd love to go…with you…" she whispered.
"Great!" I said. "Where should we go to celebrate?"
"M-My place… If that's okay…" she said. "I-I think my mom would like that…S-Since Zavier is going to Mist's…"
Wow. Zavier had finally made a stand!
"Okay. I'll see you there tomorrow!" I said as I began to walk to my farm.
"O-Okay…" she said nervously.
I walked in my house and plopped down on the bed.
"I'm beat…" I thought to myself. "I don't know how I'm going to get outta this one…"
My eyes grew heavy, and I fell asleep.
