After Lillian was done drinking her tea and visiting with Nori, she headed out to Yun's tea house. She walked up the stairs and paused in front of the curtains. She sighed and put her hand to her head. "Maybe Nori's right. Maybe he is jealous. But that doesn't give him the right to be mean to me." She walked in and straight up to the counter. She noticed that Yun was washing dishes, and Ying was helping her dry them. As soon as she noticed Lillian, she stopped what she was doing and walked straight up to the counter.

"Good afternoon, Lillian dear! Ying told me you came in earlier looking for me."

"Yeah, I did. I was looking for some junk food to help ease my feelings."

"Oh, I'm sorry I wasn't around. Why don't you take a seat and I'll serve you something sweet!"

"Alright, thank you Yun!" Before she could even turn around and seek out a table to sit at, she was caught off guard by a hug from behind! She looked up and noticed it was Mikhail.

"Hey, Lillian! I thought that was you I heard. I just finished studying my new sheet music, so why don't you sit down and keep me company?"

"That sounds awesome." Lillian followed Mikhail over to his table and sat down across from his chair. She watched as he did the same.

"So, Lillian.. how are you today? I know it's none of my business, but you look like you've been crying. What's wrong?"

"It's Kana. He's upset at me and jealous."

"I'm sorry to hear that Lillian. But, what is he jealous about?"

"About us hanging out. But, I don't care what he thinks! I enjoyed myself yesterday. It just hurts that he yelled at me. He's such a good friend, I don't want to lose his friendship."

"Ah. Well.. he came and talked to me earlier this morning.."

"About what?"

"Basically saying, that if I ever hurt you or made you cry, that he would punish me. And by punish, I think he means teach me a lesson, if you know what I mean."

Lillian looked down and balled her fists up. "I can't believe he did that. I'm so sorry Mikhail, he's actually a very nice guy!"

"Yes, he is. And please don't be sorry. He's just looking out for a friend, which I think is very noble of him. Besides, you're lucky that your friends are protective over you! It's a wonderful thing to have."

"I know. And I really appreciate my friends. Makes me feel loved."

Yun walked up to their table, soon after the conversation ended. "What can I get for you two?" She pulled out a pad of paper and a pen, eager to jot down their order.

"I'll have a slice of chocolate cake." Lillian looked up and smiled softly to Yun. She watched as Yun wrote down her order in her notebook.

"And for you, Mikhail?" She looked over to the snow-haired violinist.

"I will have a glass of oolong tea. Oh, and put Lillian's tea on my tab, okay?"

Lillian blushed and shook her head. "You don't have to do this, Mikhail."

"But I want to. You're having a rough day, and I want to make you feel better. And that means, paying for your dessert."

"Well, thank you, Mikhail. You're too sweet."

"Hey, I try to be." He gave her a smirk and watched as Yun walked off back behind the counter. "So, Lilly, I was wondering if you would like to watch the sun set with me again this evening. I'll bring my violin and play my new song for you."

"I'd like that a lot, Mikhail. I have to harvest a few things first, and then I can."

"Great! How about you meet me up at the summit around 4:00?"

"I can do that!" She began to blush. 'Another date with Mikhail? He's got to have a thing for me! Ooh I wonder if he'll kiss me again!' Thinking about tonight made her completely forget about how Kana treated her that morning. After a few moments, Yun came back over to their table with a tray holding Lillian's cake, and Mikhail's tea. She sat both items down in front of the matching guest.

"Thank you, Yun!" Lillian exclaimed as she grabbed a fork and began digging into her huge slice of cake.

"Yes, thank you Yun." Mikhail smiled to her and nodded. Yun sat the bill in front of Mikhail, and before she could walk away, he handed her back the bill and some gold. "Keep the change, you always treat us great!"

"Thank you very much you two! Come by again!" She walked back to the counter and began washing her dishes once more. Lillian took her time with eating her rich cake, as Mikhail sipped his tea and carried on a conversation with Lillian. They talked more about Lillian's farm, his music, her favorite food, and then Mikhail realized it was almost 2:00 PM.

"Hey, shouldn't you be doing work? It's already 2."

"Ah! I didn't even realize, I was having fun and enjoying my cake!" Lillian jumped up from her seat and pushed it back into the table. "I'll meet you up at the summit at 4. I promise!"

Mikhail laughed and took his glasses off to clean. "Alright. Be careful and don't work too hard. I'll see you up there later."

"You too, bye Mikhail!" Lillian ran out of the restaurant and straight down the dirt path. She glanced over at Kana's farm and remembered their spat earlier. She saw that he was grooming Hayate, so she hurried the pace before he noticed her. 'There's no way I'm going to talk to him until he apologizes. I'm still hurt from it. Oh, but I have another date with Mikhail! I better finish my work quick so I can shower and pick out a cute outfit!" She reached her farm and walked over to her cart. She opened it up and took out her watering can. She walked over to the crops that were ready to be harvested, and began picking the vegetables, and placing them on the ground next to her. The ones that weren't quite ready would receive a healthy drink of water.

Meanwhile, Mikhail was back in his room. He felt his stomach flip and flop as he grabbed his toiletries. "I need to take a shower. I want to smell good, after all." He walked out of his room and down the hall to the town hall showering room. He opened the door and locked it behind him. He took off his sweater and looked in the mirror. "I feel like I'm forgetting something. OH! My jacket… Lillian still has it." He blushed and noticed that he had a sheepish grin across his face. He took off his glasses and placed them on the vanity. "My first kiss seemed awesome; I just hope she enjoyed it. She's not like the other girls I've dated. All of them either were too busy or always thought of me as just a friend. I just hope Lillian's different."

He got completely naked, and stepped inside of the steaming hot shower. He began to run his fingers through his hair, wondering if it was time for him to get a haircut. He couldn't stop thinking about what Kana said to him. He felt threatened, as if Kana thought he was a bad person. But he wasn't. He just wanted to be loved, and to love back. He wasn't cold hearted, and never dreamed of hurting a woman. He shook it off and began lathering his body with a strong smelling cologne soap.

As soon as Lillian was done with her chores, she rushed inside and placed her freshly harvested vegetables near the sink to be washed later on. She headed straight for the shower and began to clean herself up. She always took the longest showers, but today it took her even longer. She wanted to make sure she was pretty and clean. As soon as she was done, she carefully stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her body. She walked over to her vanity and opened up a drawer to grab her brush. She began gently brushing her hair, and soon grabbed her hair dryer. As soon as she felt presentable, she walked out to her dresser, and pulled out her favorite dress that her mother made her right before she passed away. To her surprise, it still fit. It was a sleeveless dress that was violet and had a green ribbon that wrapped around her waist and finished in the back in the shape of a fancy bow. There was green lace trimmed at the bottom , and the dress came a little bit above her knees. It flared out a bit, giving it a cocktail dress feel. She had matching purple shoes with a green strap that went across her toes that finished into a bow. She walked back into the bathroom and opened a drawer that had all of her hair accessories inside. She took out a green bow and laced it under her hair and tied a bow on top of her head. She looked in the mirror and smiled. "I hope I'm not getting too dolled up for watching the sun set." She decided not to put on any make-up, feeling that she was already too dressed up.

She walked out to the main part of her house and looked at the clock. It was already 3:30. She turned off all of her lights, grabbed her house key and walked out the door, while making sure to lock the door behind her. It took her a few minutes to make it to the top of the mountain. It would have taken her half the time if she wasn't wearing high heels. As soon as she reached the summit, she saw that Mikhail was facing towards the cliff, his violin in his hands. He happened to turn around and noticed that she was walking towards him.

"Whoa, Lillian, you look amazing!" He stood up and walked over to her, embracing her in a hug.

"Thank you, Mikhail. I thought I would wear my favorite dress." She hugged him back, sinking deeper into his embrace.

"It's beautiful. But you didn't have to get all dressed up just for me!"

"Aw, well I'm not that dressed up!" She began to pout. Mikhail let out a small chuckle and took her hand. He led her over to where he was sitting and pulled her down gently. The sun was already beginning to set. He propped his violin onto his shoulder and hugged it with his chin as he began to slide his bow across the strings. It made the most beautiful sound. Lillian watched him play, astonished by the music that she was hearing.

She sank deeper into the song, imagining herself dancing in an open field, with no one looking. The melody started out happy, but had it's sad parts wrapped up into it. Mikhail stopped playing a few minutes later and sat his violin down on his lap. Lillian began to clap, feeling sad that his performance was over.

"Did you enjoy it?"

"I did, very much so!"

"I wrote this song last night after I dropped you off at your house. It tells the story of a young man falling in love with a beautiful girl."

"Well, I love it, Mikhail. You're so talented!"

"Thanks, Lilly. But you know, I wrote the song for you."

"Aww, Mikhail that's so sweet of you."

"Thanks, it means a lot knowing that you like it so much."

"Of course I like it, Mikhail! Your music is so relaxing! It takes me to many different places, and my imagination always goes wild."

"I'm glad, Lillian. I really am. It makes me so happy knowing that you like my music."

"Well, I'm glad you're happy. That's all that matters, right?"

"Yes. My happiness seems to intensify when I'm with you, I can't shake that feeling, and I don't ever want to."

Lillian began to blush. "It's the same for me, Mikhail. You're so nice to me."

"Lilly, I know it's only been a couple of weeks, but I'm falling for you, quite hard. I can't stop thinking about you, and I want you to be mine. I want you to be my love."