Author's Note: Hello everyone! Thank you for your patience and support! Once again, I do not own anything, Natsume Inc does. There is fluffiness at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 12: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue...

Today was the romantic flower festival and everyone was hustling around to find significant others to attend the festival. Anna declined several offers from multiple single males in the town, but Anna would always find someone else to pair them up with.

"Anna," Candace asked Anna while hemming up a dress that she had been creating, "Do you not have a date for the festival?"

"No," Anna smiled as she stood perfectly still for the young tailor, "However, that is perfectly fine with me as long as all of my friends are happy."

''Anna," Candace frowned at the dress that Anna was modeling, "But does that mean that you are unhappy?"

"Not necessarily," Anna smiled at her kind friend, "How did Julius ask you to join him today?"

Candace blushed and giggled, "Oh, it's not that important."

"Tell me, Candace!" Anna's eyes grew wide and pushed her friend into telling the story.

"Well, he invited me to his house last week for some tea." Candace gently placed her hands on her delicate lap and continued to recall the romantic tale, "I thought it was going to be the normal hour of him informing me about the next seasons upcoming fashions. However, when I arrived, he had the whole room filled with blossoms and petals from all sorts of flowers!"

"How sweet!" Anna awed at the fashionista's cleverness. Julius had asked her for advice on how to win Candace's heart for the day, and Anna had only suggested to have Candace over for some tea. Anna never expected Julius to go over the top, but Julius had succeeded Anna's expectations.

"He recited a poem to me about the flowers, and then he asked me to attend the festival!" Candace's cheeks were pink as she reminisced the gentleman's words.

"He must be madly in love with you to act like the way he did!" Anna exclaimed.

"That can not possibly be so!" Candace's face grew a darker shade of pink.

"I believe that my assumption maybe true, my gentle friend." Anna spoke of only truth in her words.

"You're all done, Anna," Candace began untying the dress, "Thank you for being my model today."

"You're most welcome!" Anna hopped out of the dress, "Thank you for this opportunity! I have most definitely enjoyed myself."

"I will see you later then?" Candace asked with concern.

"Most certainly!" The two girls waved goodbye and went on with their day.

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"You're really going to the Flower festival alone?" Finn asked, slightly concerned for his female friend.

"I'll have you silly goose!" Anna teased and braided her hair. She wore a two toned pink dress with short white gloves and brown boots. Anna felt cute and flirty, even though she was not going to flirt with anyone's date. She hoped to see another person today, right after the festival.

"Wow! Anna!" Finn exclaimed, "You look so pretty!"

"Thank you Finn," Anna kissed his cheek, "Now, what is your favorite flower Finn? We must pick it up today to decorate our house with!" Anna pleased with her attire, picked up a dark brown, circular basket with a short handle.

"I like all types of flowers!" Finn sat on her shoulder, "What is your favorite flower, Anna?"

"My favorite flower isn't grown around here, and I highly doubt that you have ever seen this flower before." Anna sighed at a memory from long ago. She remembered her father planting the flower for her mother because it was her favorite as well, but that time was well before Finn met Anna.

"Aww..." Finn said, "I'm sorry Anna."

"It's okay Finn. Let's hurry to the festival now or we'll be late." Anna smiled at her fellow sprite and walked towards the church grounds.

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"I'd like to begin the flower festival." Mayor Hamilton beamed proudly from his festival podium, Let's look at the beautiful flowers and relax, shall we?" The mayor jumped off of his podium and greeted Anna, "Hi there, Anna! How are you today?"

"Very well, thank you for asking mayor," Anna smiled at the bubbly mayor, "Please enjoy the festival."

"Thank you Anna! Now, you do the same!" Mayor Hamilton smiled and ran off to visit other townspeople.

Anna walked around and walked all of her friends mingle with her dates. Anna did not feel lonely even though she was dateless; she enjoyed seeing all of her friends' happiness. A wind blew lightly and rustled through the cherry blossom trees. The petals floated down towards Anna and circled her like magic was controlling the petals. Anna laughed with delight and followed the petals towards a ledge. The spot showcased a beautiful setting sun and the sparkling ocean.

"Ah..." Anna sighed and was completely at ease. Finn stretched out on Anna's shoulder then floated off in front of her.

"Anna, would you mind if I grabbed something to eat?" Finn rubbed his stomach to show that he was hungry.

"Go ahead Finn!" Anna smiled, "Just don't get caught or you'll give people a scream because they won't be able to see you."

"I'll be careful. I promise." Finn flew to the table of food and left Anna alone. Anna watched Finn to see if he was all right. A bird cooed next to Anna.

"A dove?" Anna noticed the bird, "How did you get out here, my friend?" The dove hopped towards Anna and pecked the ledge signaling her to look at it's left leg.

"Is this for me?" The bird cooed and watched Anna carefully take off the scroll. " Roses are red... Violets are blue..." Anna read aloud to the dove, "And these are for you." Anna tilted her head puzzled at the last sentence, but when she looked down at the dove; the bird was gone. A bouquet of light purple, pink, and blue flowers with yellow centers were neatly placed next to her. Shocked, Anna looked all around her to see if anyone had placed them there for her. With no luck on finding the person who delivered the bouquet, she took the flowers and held them to her nose. She breathed heavily and let out a long sigh. Anna could not remember the last time she had seen these beautiful flowers.

"Wow!" Finn returned, "What type of flowers are these?"

"Aster." Anna placed them gently in her basket, "Finn, these are my favorite flowers."

Finn flew into the basket and took a deep breath, "I can see why! These flowers smell amazing!"

"Did you know that in Greek; aster means "star"." Anna watched Finn snuggle next to the bouquet.

"I wonder if the person that gave you these had stars on their mind." Finn yawned, "I ate too much food and I'm super sleepy now. Would you mind if mind went to sleep, Anna?" Before she could answer, Finn was asleep and snoring lightly. Anna giggled and walked towards the steps that led towards Harmonica Town.

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Anna knocked on Wizard's door and soon after he answered.

"Anna..." Wizard smiled, "Come in." He walked out of the way of the door and Anna entered.

"How did you know?" Anna asked almost breathless.

"Know what?" Wizard closed the door behind him and walked towards his couch. He had just been reading an ancient book.

"That my favorite flower was aster?" Anna stood in front of him holding her basket of flowers and Finn in front of her.

"I didn't... know..." Wizard answered honestly.

"Then where did you get them from?" Anna was amazed with the wizard.

"I... just returned from... a trip today... from another land... and I picked those out... for you..." Wizard blushed and tried to bury his nose in the book he was trying to read.

"Where did you return from then?" Anna lowered the book from his nose with her finger.

Wizard blushed harder. Anna was two inches away from him, "That... is... none of your concern... Anna." He gulped. She smelled like the asters he had given her.

"All right, I understand." She turned and placed the basket on the table. Then, Anna leaned over and placed her hands on Wizard's legs. Wizard immediately turned his face up in order not to face Anna. Anna gently touched his chin and forced Wizard to look at her; she whispered, "Thank you, Wizard, your gift means a lot to me." Then without warning she lightly pecked the Wizard's cheek with a kiss.

Anna lifted, slowly, away from his cheek and their eyes met. Wizard gulped again and he held a face of pure embarrassment. Anna slid her fingers from his chin and retreated her hand onto his empty leg. He stammered, "Why... did you do that?"

Anna giggled and kissed the other cheek, "Because..." she pulled away from his cheek to look at him again, "I wanted too... Wizard..."

Wizard leaned back against the couch and raised his arms to rest them on the top of the couch cushion. He started to relax and tilted up his head slightly. He still kept his gaze locked on Anna and grinned. Anna's heart fluttered and insides churned. She was not use to seeing Wizard this relaxed, and it made her mind go crazy with emotions. ''Anna..." Wizard chuckled, "I wish that... I could paint..."

Anna was the embarrassed one now, "How come... Wizard?"

He leaned towards her and placed a hand against her cheek, "Because... I would paint a whole ocean... of asters... for you..." Wizard rubbed his thumb against her soft skin, laughing lightly, "But even if I did that... those flowers would never be able.. to compare to the mesmerizing beauty that you have..."

Anna's heart did back flips. She smelled a strong woodsy scent on him and she was able to see a hint of a stunning gold color in his right eye. She felt like she was melting right before his eyes. How could he make her feel this way? Wizard continued to smile and rub Anna's cheek. A light snore from the flower basket interrupted their sweet moment. Anna looked at the basket and then back at Wizard. As much as she did not want to leave, she knew she had to go. She kissed Wizard's forehead and whispered, "Thank you... for everything..."

Wizard pulled his head away from her lips and looked up at her again. He spoke quietly, "Please... be careful... on your way home Anna..."

Anna lifted herself off of him and picked up the basket, "I will..."

Wizard got up from the couch and pulled an aster out of the basket, and he tucked it behind her ear. Wizard pulled away to see Anna blushing, "I will see you tomorrow... Anna..."

"Yeah..." Anna was on cloud nine. She touched the cheek Wizard touched her. "Tomorrow..." Anna walked out the door with her hand still glued to her face.

Author's Note: This chapter is inspired by the song "Painting Flowers" by All Time Low. Thank you for reading!

Update 12/14/13- I added in paragraph separations so this is easier to read! Otherwise, no changes have been made! Please continue to read and review if you see any errors! Thank you!