guys! First off, I'd like to thank EVERY ONE who reviewed! Reading your reviews made me smile like a fool and feel all warm and happy! I'd also like to add that I changed my username from "maple lover" to "BizarreSimplicity."
The flower for this chapter is the Day-Lily~! I had a bit of a hard time deciding what to write for this... The meaning is "coquetry", and I had no idea what to do... So forgive me if it isn't very good!
Harvest Moon has never belonged to me, nor will it ever.
Enjoy!
Day-lily
Coquetry
"Oh! Oh! That one looks like a duck!"
I squinted my eyes and looked towards the cloud Lillian was pointing at.
"Are you sure that's not a bouquet of Campanula?" I asked. It didn't resemble a duck to me.
Lillian scrunched up her nose.
"You're weird. It's obviously a duck!"
I chuckled at her childishness.
It was a nice spring afternoon, and I was hanging out with Lillian since the shop was closed today and Lillian had already finished her farm work. It had been approximately a year since Lillian had arrived in Bluebell, and we became really good friends. We were currently lying on our backs near the Goddess pond in the mountain, looking at clouds pass by.
I saw a cloud that resembled a heart, and turned my head to look at Lillian. I almost pointed it out, but I didn't say anything.
She looked so adorable. Her brows were knit in concentration –she was most likely trying to find a cool shaped cloud-, and her mouth was formed in a cute little pout. I was pulled out of my daze when her face lit up and she pointed towards the sky.
"Look, Cam! Look! That one is definitely a duck!"
I (begrudgingly) turned my head back and looked up at the sky, trying to find the duck shaped cloud she was so excited about.
"I don't see it." I said bluntly. I looked over at her, and she had a disappointed look on her face.
"But..."
I let out another chuckle and messed her hair a bit.
"Hey," I said, pointing towards a cloud. "that one looks like a lily."
She turned to her side, her back facing me, and let out a huff. "I don't see no lily!"
"No, you just don't want to see it because you know I'm right." I said smugly, smirking at her.
She turned around again, now facing me.
"All you see are flowers! There can't only be flowers!" She said.
"Well there can't only be ducks, either." I countered.
She let out another huff and lied on her back. After a few moments of silence, she pointed towards a cloud.
"That one looks like a goose…"
I searched for the cloud she was talking about and sure enough, it was there in all it's goose-y glory. But I wasn't done teasing her just yet.
"No, that's an Arum" I said teasingly.
Just like my feelings for you.
"Gah!" She yelled out.
I couldn't help but laugh at her sudden outburst. But she, on the other hand, wasn't too happy.
"It's not funny! You're mean!" She said as she sat up and buried her face in her knees.
I sat up as well and decided it was enough teasing for the day.
"Oh come on Lillian, I was only teasing you." I said as I put a hand on her shoulder.
She looked up at me with a childish pout and rosy cheeks.
"So you saw the goose?" She asked.
"Yes, I saw the goose." I said. I looked up at the sky once more and decided that it was time to leave. The sun was setting, and the sky was tainted with pastel pinks, deep oranges, and pale yellows.
I got up and held my hand out for Lillian.
"It's getting late, we should go."
She took my hand and got up. The walk back to the village was quiet. But it was a comfortable silence. I inhaled the smell of the spring flowers that surrounded us, as well as the sprouting grasses and herbs.
When we got to the entrance of the village, Lillian turned towards me.
"Thanks for hanging out with me today." She said shyly.
I was about to reply, saying it was no big deal and that I had fun. But before I could say anything, Lillian stood on her toes, trying to match my height, and gave me a small kiss on my right cheek. And with that, she scurried to her farm while I stood there, gaping like and idiot for what seemed like an eternity. When I finally came to my senses, I pulled my hat over my eyes, and tried to make my way to the café without being noticed.
My thoughts were so preoccupied that I didn't hear Howard calling my name when I entered the café. I went straight to my room and plopped down on my bed.
That girl… I thought. I thought I was the one who was supposed to tease her.
I really hope you liked this chapter!
The reason why she keeps on seeing ducks is because that happened to me once... I was on a bus, coming home from winter camp with my school, and I was looking at the clouds. Strangely enough, most of them looked like ducks...
Also, I cheated and added another flower in there~
The Arum flower symbolizes "Intense feeling of love."
The flowers eligible for the next chapter are:
Edelweiss
Everlasting
Eupatorium
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