The Remembered Newcomer
(A Rune Factory Frontier Fanfiction)
NOTICE: There may still be some RF2 Spoilers. Kay? Kay.
Rosetta watched Flutter's surprise with a curious expression. "Is something wrong, Flutter?"
"It's a letter from Mana. According to the letter... She wants to bring the school here for a day or so as a field trip with some chaperones."
"That doesn't sound too bad. It'll be interesting to have more people around, right?"
"But Raguna... It says she's coming today..."
"Today?"
It was moments later that a door opened, a tall man walking in with orange hair, a small boy and girl hugging onto either side of him. The two children looked in surprise and awe, but not at the store the way the man was.
"Big sister!" The two called to her and ran to her quickly. Flutter laughed nervously, hugging them back.
"Ars, Aria. How are you?" She smiled to them after some time then looked to the orange haired man. "You too, Kyle. How are you?"
"We're fine- we came while looking around. The kids all went in pairs with one of the adults. Mana was with us, but she ended up going to sign us up at the inn."
"So everyone else came too?"
"Yeah!" Aria cheered. "Sera and Serena are with their mommy Rosalind, Ornald and Leonel are with Barrett, Cammy and Roy are with Dorothy and Leann came with her daddy Max!"
"Wow. That's a lot of people. I hope you all have a fun time." Flutter smiled easily. Kyle walked over when the two children finally gave her some air to breathe.
"You're living in Trampoli now, right?" He smiled easily. "Mana said you were living with your sister."
"Funny story, actually. My sister didn't mean she was going to have me stay with her when she said she wanted me to live with her in Trampoli. She just wanted me to be in Trampoli. I actually live next door to her with Raguna on his farm."
"So there's a farm around here too, huh? That's neat." Raguna walked over.
"There are two farms, actually. There's also one on the other side of our farmhouse where a guy named Erik lives. He helped me learn some tricks that are different then in Kardia when I first moved here."
"I'm guessing, then, that you're Raguna, right?"
"Yes. I'm Raguna- it's nice to meet you."
"Will you be buying anything, sir?" Rosetta looked to them from behind the counter, curious more than anything. Aria found a flower she particularly liked but couldn't quite recognize. "What's this?" Flutter smiled.
"That's a moondrop flower. They're always prettiest when they grow somewhere the moon shines its brightest!"
"Where does the moon shine bright, big sister?"
"Probably that Whale Island, right, Raguna?" Flutter shrugged, smiling. Raguna nodded. "Have you seen it, you two? If you look carefully at the clock tower, look way up to where the beanstalk is reaching and you'll see a big whale flying in the sky. It's actually a bundle of rocks that gained consciousness, but it's quite interesting!"
"A whale that flies?"
"Think of it more as swimming in the sky rather than the sea." Flutter smiled easily, giving a peace signal of some kind. Aria and her brother laughed, smiling in return. Suddenly, the door opened again to reveal two people: Mana and Mist.
"Oh. Sis. And Mana too!" Flutter waved hello, clearly recognizing them. Rosetta waved to Mist, as did Raguna, and soon the two children near Flutter ran to their mother.
"Finished signing us up at the inn, dear?" Kyle looked easily at his wife. Mana nodded and smiled to Flutter.
"Sorry for the short notice. The kids were just all so excited about coming to see Trampoli. I bumped into this nice lady on the way."
"Are you out for a walk too, you two?" Mist looked to her sister and friend easily, giggling. "Hey, you know, Mana was telling me some interesting stories about her children going to fight monsters. Did you two really do that?"
"Yeah! It was fun!" Ars laughed happily while looking to Mist. "You look familiar. Aren't you in one of big sister's pictures?"
"You're right, Ars. She is. Because she is my sister." Flutter smiled. "This is my sister Mist. Mist, these are Mana, Ars, Aria and Kyle. I lived with them in Alvarna, remember?"
"Of course I do!" Mist clapped. "And now you live with Raguna, and you two look so cute together!" Suddenly, the words struck a cord and caused Flutter to turn rose in color of her cheeks. Raguna blushed as well, though not as intensely.
"You better not be implying something strange, Mist." Raguna mumbled. Flutter laughed and looked at him.
"Doesn't she usually do that though?" The two laughed and Mist recognized it, causing her to pout. Flutter giggled some more and hugged her. "I'm just teasing you, Mist. You know that. I do it way more than you do." Mist smiled and hugged her sister in return. "Oh- you guys. Does everyone have a meeting point for after the little adventure?"
"Yeah. We're meeting at the church. Sister Stella said she'd give us an introduction to the creation of Trampoli as a learning lesson."
"Have fun with it, okay?" Flutter smiled in response as the girl and boy hugged her again and then ran to their mother. Ars looked at his mom eagerly.
"Let's go to the church, Mom! I wanna see the beanstalk on the way!"
"Yeah! Beanstalk!" Aria added.
"You two have so much energy... I love it!" Mana giggled and walked off. Kyle chuckled. Flutter looked at him.
"Does their energy come more from Mana or you though, I wonder?"
"I don't know. But it isn't a big deal either way. Seeing them so happy is what matters to me. Anyway, I should catch up. Stay safe." Kyle ran off and Flutter laughed a bit to herself. Mist waved farewell and, soon enough, she and Raguna also left, ready to do more with their day.
