Back to the flaming park, as we all knew, Milo and Amanda were in danger of getting burned. They could feel the hundred-celsius heat drawing nearer and nearer to their head, hands, feet or so.
"Hold up just a darn minute," Milo yelled and stood up on his knnes suddenly. "Is the park really on fire?" He looked around curiously like nothing had ever happened to him. "Oh, and there's a branch on my stomach."
"Yeah, I feel the same too," Amanda stated. She still lied down on the ground though.
"Amanda? Don't feel good somewhere?" Milo asked.
"Nah, I just prefer to lie down here, to chat with you, to hold your hand…"
"Hold my hand?!" Milo blushed. He turned to look his hands and realized that she was right.
They did hold their hands. Not only did their palms touch, but also they could feel another's fingers one by one.
"Did we?" the boy whispered. "How? And… you got some kind of… magenta… aura?"
Amanda chuckled hard, "Opps, sorry, my bad… Then I guess my eyesight didn't say me wrong. You're having a pink glow too. Or kinda red… maybe."
"I think… I remember what happened…"
Back to when Amanda and Milo was still struggling on how to get back to their sense and run away from the fire, they reached each of their hands to the point that they held hands. That brief moment actually saved them from grave danger.
"I did realize that," Amanda nodded. "Hey, we should stay like this for longer."
Milo rolled his eyes and smirked, knowing she was joking around. "What are you talking about?... We should get onto this fast."
"Don't you think everything here tells us something?"
"Huh?"
"Our hands are holding and the auras appear, somehow," Amanda informed. "I'm not a fan of it, but it sure looks like we're having a fantasy bond."
"A fantasy bond? Like, there's something that connects us and deepens our friendship?" Milo questioned.
"That's what I thought," the girl stated. "Hey, stop standing on your knees. Sit, okay?"
"You seem to be calm about this, don't you?" Milo questioned sarcastically.
"Not as calm as you are," Amanda giggled. "I'll sit too, alright?"
"It's not like we can get out anyway. But it's strange…" Milo said. "Somehow I can't feel the fire around me right now."
"Riiight?" Amanda then confessed after sitting tight and almost left no space between the two. "Actually, I am worried at first. But by slowly realizing the situation, I realize that they were right after all."
"They? I wonder who they are?" Milo smirked.
"Gretchen, and Dakota, much to your surprise," Amanda confirmed. That did surprise the Murphy boy. Probably he would like to know how Amanda could get contacted to them in the first place.
"If I know them well, they might come to you for a good reason," Milo said.
"It is a good reason now," Amanda then told him the meeting she had three months ago.
February 14th, Valentine's Day
Students know very well that they won't miss a chance to do something romantic on Valentine's Day. As a student of Jefferson County Middle School, Amanda knows about the day too. But the perfectionist agreed that she wasn't some kind of the romance-addicted.
Though she would give out something called 'friendship chocolate' to some boys in her class.
"Here, Mort. It's the best kind I have bought," Amanda said.
"Wow, thanks!" the drummer gladly accepted it. "It's meaningful especially if it comes from you."
The girl giggled, "How flattered though," she then saw Zack, the singer of Just Getting Started. She called him and quickly threw to him another piece.
"Yo! Zack! Have it!"
"Uh, thanks, I guess," Zack smiled. "Have a nice Valentine, monitor."
"Sure will!" Amanda exclaimed. 15 minutes before the first class started and by giving chocolate to the boys she knew, Valentine's Day with her certainly had been over. Not that she minded it.
There was someone she was still missing out. Not until he entered the classroom with Melissa nearby that Amanda remembered that boy.
Melissa seemed to have given him the chocolate but she looked pretty freaking out.
"Wait, Milo! Don't try it! You… should let me try it first," Melissa said.
"I will be fine, don't worry," Milo comforted her and then ate a piece that she made.
"I'm not a natural cook so if it's hard then please-"
"It's good, although it's kind of hard but I like it," Milo said.
"Really?" the girl touched. Melissa never had any intention of giving the chocolate box to anyone. Somehow Melissa accidentally gave it to him because she thought that she could do anything to make her best friend happy. And just like that…
"I mean it. Happy Valentine, Melissa."
"Looks good, Melissa," Zack joined just about time. "Can I have one?"
"No, not you too…" the girl groaned, which made both of the boys laugh.
Amanda paid attention to their discussion from her seat. They seemed to have so much fun but her eyes sticked to Milo for a solid minute.
It occurred to her that since Milo helped her many times on special occasions, she couldn't help but amaze and every time he stepped into the class, she just thought of how amazing that person was.
"No way. What are you thinking, me? It's clearly that Milo's just on my eyesight. There's no such nonsense that I am gazing at him."
Amanda then thought she could use some remaining time to eat her favorite: one of the chocolate cakes that she had been baking for days until she could finally meet Basil Bravo.
Although she had finally met him and that wasn't an important task anymore, Amanda still had a spare of them on her fridge.
She opened the box containing the cake. Just when she was about to pick it up, her hands shivered and thought of the past events.
With the cake she had made, she was finally able to play in the Cake 'Splosion competition with Milo, which she felt it was unfortunate at first.
But as they played out and worked with each other, she realized that they were a better team than she expected.
She thought it was only Milo that could help her to win the game. His reflexes, his calmness when dealing with Murphy's Law, especially his adoring, cheerful smile. The happy expression he made somehow cheered her. She felt happier when working together with him.
Although they lost in the game, they had so much fun. She was glad to be announced that both of them won given by how impressive their performance was. She was so happy that she could just embrace Milo at the moment.
That moment.
That might be the start of… her love for Milo.
Not just some kind of distant and cold feelings for him. Far from it.
Her feelings for him came from the amazement and the adoration she secretly had for him.
That she would tell him how much those had been kept in her heart, in some day.
But anyway, in the end of the game, they didn't have a chance to taste out their own cake – the cake that both of them created.
"Was an embarace just enough?" a question came into her mind and she disagreed with it. "Wait, Milo never really tastes how good my cake is.
That cake we made together basically had the same taste. The way me and Milo made it were pretty lookalike.
Hence, I have been eating my own cake for countless times. It needs someone else to try, doesn't it?"
Then it was decided. Amanda closed the box, then putting it inside a small cooler. It should be intacted before she gave it to Milo by the end of the school day.
Three hours later…
The final bell rang and seemed like most of everyone left the class early. Zack and Melissa patted on Milo's hair before leaving.
"Great, now it is just me and him."
Milo was about to stand up and walk through the door when someone called his name.
"Milo!"
The boy turned his head to the right. Amanda was there and looked at him seriously.
"Oh, Amanda… Did I forget something?" he thought he had done something that could make Amanda – the monitor of the class – unpleased. "Is it my duty today that I forgot? I'll take the broom and-"
"Wait!" she stopped him and informed. "It's nothing like that. Though it is true that today is your day duty. But… I'm staying to tell you something."
"Oh, okay," Milo gladly heard her. "What is it that you want to tell me, Amanda?"
Now that he stayed to hear her, Amanda walked shyly to him. She somehow only looked at Milo with worriness. Though she had come closer to talk to him easier, it was obvious from her walk that Amanda seemed to act a bit off.
"Amanda, is… there something wrong?" Milo tilted his head.
"That's not it, silly Milo!" the girl freaked out. "Wait! Forget what I have just said! It's just my emotions."
Milo didn't get the reason why she had to be worried. Milo and Amanda were classmates and if Milo recollected, there was no event that could prove that she had done something embarassing to him.
Unless, Milo suddenly thought of Melissa earlier. That could explain to Amanda's situation, but just to be sure…
"Wait, Amanda… don't tell me that…?"
"Here!" she opened the cooler, took out the small chocolate box and gave it to him. Her face was blushed deeply like never before. She couldn't even face him now. "Take it, Milo. It's my Valentine gift."
Amanda stammered, "The… ch-chocolate… cake… I… m-made."
The words made Milo blushed as well. Milo slowly took the box and they stood hard like rock for a few moments. Amanda just couldn't hide her embarassment that she could have made for the first time in her life, in the history of a Valentine Day.
Milo just stood there and treasured it, not knowing what to say next.
"Wow… Amanda… I-uh…"
(The song "Happy" by Nevershoutnever played in the background)
You make me happy
Whether you know it or not
We should be happy
That's what I said from the start
I am so happy
Knowing you are the one that I want for the rest of my days…
For the rest of my days…
You're all of my days.
Milo opened the box and saw a chocolate cake that he did see it before. The only difference that it was given to him instead of Basil by Amanda.
"I did see this little guy before," Milo delighted to meet it again. He laughed awkwardly as a way to comfort her. Then he thought, "And to think Amanda has done all the way just to give me this. It's Valentine's Day, so I get that she can be embarrassed.
So maybe her feelings… Wait! That's not it, is it?" Milo shook his head.
You're looking so cool
You're looking so fly, I can't deny
That when I'm staring you down right dead in the eye
I wanna try
To be the person you want
The person you need!
It's hard to conceive
That somebody like you
Could be…
With someone like me…
"Hold up!" Amanda said and then used her hand to hold his hands, one of which was holding her cake. She was afraid that Murphy's Law could make him drop it and all the effort she made in the morning would be finished.
"Oh… okay, I see what you mean," Milo sweated as Amanda was staying too near to him.
"There," the girl had made sure that she got the cake tight. "Now open your mouth, Murphy boy."
"Why do I feel like I'm a 2-year-old kid?" Milo chuckled.
As much pleased as he was, Milo didn't open his mouth however.
"What's wrong, Milo? You have chocolate on your lips," Amanda said. "You should open your mouth and I'll do the rest."
"Well, I just wonder there is any chance that… you want to eat it as well? Then let's finish it together!" Milo thought of an idea.
Amanda blushed but quickly denied that idea, "No, thanks. I have eaten way too much of it. And to think that I have given this to you for the first time…"
"I understand…" he whispered. "It's just… you remember the end of the Cake 'Splosion right?"
"Yeah, we've won impressively!" Amanda said. "Is there something wrong, Milo?"
"I thought that because of me… we had never tasted the cake we had been creating…" Milo sadly informed.
"You know, Milo… I was thinking just the same. It's a shame though but don't worry, I'm fine with that," Amanda comforted him.
"Even so, it will be a win-win if we share this cake, won't it?" Milo happily requested. "Please Amanda…
You and I will both be happy by this right?"
"R-right…" Amanda shyly accepted.
She had the time to look Milo eating one half of the cake while thinking of an important sentence to say to Milo.
The one that could change turn their relationship to a new page.
An infamous quote in every Valetine's Day: be my Valentine.
Something had been urging Amanda to say it to him. She had been thinking carefully about it: it had been too embarassing already. But the situation had been embarassing so why should she be worried?
And… it's Valentine's Day so she thought it was the perfect time to say it. Just a quote after all. She could test it out on Milo
"Milo… be-"
"There, I finished mine," Milo interrupted in her most moment. "You're saying?"
"I-uh… nothing," Amanda chuckled. "Nothing important."
She ate the rest of the cake and finally finished her most intense Valentine's Day ever, "And I miss the chance."
"Hey, Amanda," Milo said. "Be my Valentine, Amanda. Or… I think that's the sentence. Agree?"
Of course, his goofy expression made the sentence less awkward. She happily agreed and nodded her head, "Of course, be my Valentine, Milo!"
"It's our day duty, so we should do our work," Milo said. "And we can walk to home together, right?"
"Mhm, I bet it will be fun," Amanda exclaimed.
And so that marked the first Valentine's Day that Milo and Amanda shared together. It was another event that they could never forget.
The (fiery) present
"Now I remember I have read it somewhere," Milo said. "We ate the same cake, so it's called 'an inderect kiss.'"
Amanda punched his elbow and laughed, "Damn it, why do you have to say it out? My stomach hurts… with laughters. Anyway… it's what happened after the school day."
Continuing with the past story
Amanda finally came home. She greeted her parents, had dinner and went to bed to take a nap after such an intense day.
"Man… what a day…" she muffled on her pillow. The girl then released it and dialogued on her own. "It should be clear that I appreciate Milo more than ever. Now, the first thing I do is-"
However, an unexpected entrance from two adults to her house could change things around a little bit.
That was when she was informed by 'them.'
The door bell of the Lopez house rang.
"Coming!" Amanda's mother opened the door when she saw two strangers standing in front of her house.
"Hello ma'am. Hope you have a nice day," Gretchen said.
"We'd like to meet your daughter, Amanda Lopez, please," Dakota followed.
"That's strange. I don't think my daughter has ever met you two," the woman concerned.
"Don't worry, we won't hurt anyone. Right, Dakota?" Gretchen elbowed him. "Come on, man."
"Yeah, it's not like a flaming pistachio cart will crash into your house or something," Dakota stated awkwardly.
"Hmm…" the mom spent some time looking before announcing, "Alright. I trust your honesty. Just… may you guys leave your backpacks down here?"
"Oh, sure…" Dakota agreed.
"It's normal thing," Gretchen stated.
After leaving their backpacks behind, they walked on the stair with cautious that the cautious mom might be up to something.
Or it was just their imagination trying to convince them so.
"Are you sure this will be okay?" Dakota whispered. "What about photos and stuffs in there?"
"Don't worry. We don't really need those," Gretchen informed. "The hardest part is where we have to convince that young girl… Amanda, right…"
"Is that so…?" he exclaimed.
A few minutes later
"Is that so?" Amanda was sitting on a chair while Dakota and Gretchen were sitting on her bed. The talk was normal enough.
Despite having been informed so sudden, Amanda remained calm and gave herself a nice sip of chocolate tea.
"There are two problems about this though: how I can trust you guys, and what this has to do with me and Milo?"
"We know," Gretchen stated. "We thought it wouldn't be a piece of cake to be settled, although Dakota is eating one."
"Cool! These cookies taste good!" Dakota said. "Anyway, we're from the future, and we know that you and Milo will have a big step in your relationship. Believe it!"
"Well, how can I?" Amanda asked.
"Look at my phone, see," Dakota showed her a few pictures of him, Cavendish and Milo stored on his phone. "See, this is when we time-travelled. And we fought pistachions. Destroyed them. Then we time-travelled again. We fought pistachions. Destroyed them. Then we-"
Amanda looked a bit skeptical, "Yeah, yeah, I can see the pattern. You guys should know that it's rude to interfere to others' relation-"
She then turned to look at one picture that touched her. She wondered if it was real or someone photoshopped it.
The scene was unmaginable too.
They held hands and walked inside the park.
Amanda just sat there like a rock. Dakota noticed something wrong and turned the phone to look at it when he saw…
"AAH! Wait, where does this come from?" Dakota screamed, then realized. "Oh wait, I must have taken this one, hehe."
"Man, Dakota!" Gretchen hissed. "How can you let her see that? You're spoiling her future."
"What?! It's not directly my fault!" he defended himself.
"Then whose fault do you think it is?" Gretchen yelled.
"Guys…"
They stopped arguing and turned to look at Amanda after her small whisper. She faced with the ground and told them shyly.
"If…if what you guys said is true, then tell me, when will that picture be taken in the future?" she asked.
Dakota raised an eyebrow. He orginally didn't want to bring that picture up. But then, he just needed to find a way to roll with it.
"Oh this? Well, in three months, in the summer," Dakota said.
"I see…"
She thought that the picture would be real, given that the photoshopping odds were very slim. With that, what those two had said to her would likely be the truth.
"It's just that… I had a hard time to give Milo a chocolate cake today," Amanda told them a story back to the past morning. "It's Valentine's Day, so I think I can give something to him."
She looked up to them with a proud smile.
"…to show him how grateful I am for all of his help. And this day… I think… I have done something big. The day I can say out my true feelings with ease because you know what day it's. If it turns out well, we can be a thing. If not…"
Dakota shook his head and chuckled, "My, that was most kid's mindset these day, wasn't it?"
The man reached to Amanda and held her shoulder, "Amanda, love isn't just a one-day matter. Valentine's Day… February 14th, why not February 15th. Why not Valentine's Day in Halloween, or even Valentine's Christmas, or why don't we celebrate it on the first day of the year?
True love comes from appreciation to each other, you're right… but it's also about how much hard work you make to maintain the relationship."
The man continued. He was sure that he would never be any more convincable than that day, "Even three months later, you guys… do have a point but it's still a long way to go."
"We apologize to interfere to your relationship, but it's matter to the future of you guys. For all of us, as well," Gretchen said. "Right now, it's your choice to believe us or not.
And besides… if you do write a letter to him, I'm sure someone will know how close you guys will have been," Gretchen convinced her.
It took a moment for Amanda to consider. As far as she could tell, they were not as bad as she thought they were. They were kind enough to make an effort to convince her instead of just saying it willy-nilly.
And Dakota was right. She had to put more effort into her relationship instead of just appreciation.
"I need courage," Amanda joklngly determined.
"This picture, right?" Dakota gave it to her.
After staring at it for a few moments, she said, "Count me in! What should I do?"
"Wow… can't believe that stupid picture saves us... Oh well…" Gretchen smiled before giving her a guiding notebook. "Here. I have written everything you need to do in this."
"So do I have to prepare now?" Amanda questioned.
"Nah, you don't have to. There are timestamps for events, and according to it, you have plenty of time to prepare," Gretchen said
"Good luck, Amanda," Dakota cheered her.
Again, back to the present.
"And that's why I gave you a trip," Amanda stated. "Still, I don't really know who can possibly see that though."
"You mean someone might have seen us hugging?" Milo said, which Amanda nodded.
"Wow, never thought the Valentine's Day could be that long," the boy exclaimed. "Anyway, we should be going. Everyone must be worried."
"Yeah… But how can we get through this mess?" the girl wished. "Oh, if only there was a way that path was opened and the trees were healed."
"That's really kind of you, Amanda."
"Thank you."
However, they were surprised after seeing that one path was repaired itself like nothing happened.
And to think Amanda's wish might have been come true.
Milo gasped, "Wait, maybe that aura thing helped us! How about wishing to put this big fire out."
"Yeah but… not that I complain, but my aura is now weaker," Amanda informed. "And the path I healed may get burned again soon."
She then noticed they were holding hands again, "And it's fun that we didn't even know when our hands had joined."
"Heh?" Milo then realized that. He understood why she had been bothering about the bond and the aura thing. "It connects us together right? But even without these, we will still be together, right?"
"Honestly… I'm not sure…" Amanda whispered.
"W-what do you mean?"
"Remember the flashback I told you?" the girl said. "Dakota said to me once that… love is not just in one story.
It's not like a prince and a princess in those tales. For us… even if we have come for a long way… our days are still young."
"Hmm…" Milo exclaimed. "Maybe Dakota is right. But I know that we'll be together, no matter how things will be right?"
"Yeah, obviously!" Amanda agreed. "If it's okay… how about making sure that we stay together after this aura thing disappears?"
The Murphy boy looked around. He had to hurry but stay as one with the perfectionist, or things would get really messy, "Alright, what do you want us to do?"
"A kiss, then…" Amanda requested.
Meanwhile, at the Murphy house…
Sara was watching the episode 400 of Doctor Zone in the living room. Brigette had just finished the final touch of her laundry. Her hands were kind of slipping and she didn't want to cause any trouble to Martin who was repairing the ceiling fan (more like having bought a new one before breaking and then fixing it).
"Sara! Can you bring the basket upstairs? My hands are kind of busy!" Brigette called her.
"In a minute!" Sara exclaimed. She was seeing the most important scene of the whole episode.
"Well, Time Ape, look around us," Doctor Zone stated. "We are being surrounded by these nut octo-monsters, and now look at us! We're protected by the time aura!
Now no one can kill us now!"
"Invicible!" Sara exclaimed. Suddenly, the blackout occurred, much to her dismay.
"Crap! Not now!" the teenage girl groaned.
"Behave, Sara! No choice but to help me now, don't you?" Brigette called her again.
"Yes, mom…"
"Uh… help, guys? How am I supposed to climb down if I don't see anything," Martin said.
Richard thought it would be easy to just enter to the centre of the park. But the more he went deeper, the harder he found a way to get in.
He ran deeper into the trees, but he knew very well that he could trip over somewhere, or even a tree might collapse on him.
"Damn it! It's like a fire barrier in the middle of park," Richard complained.
Richard then coughed. It reminded him that he had stayed in there without oxygen for a bit long.
He usually puts a mask somewhere in his pocket, but that day…
"Where is it…?"
He coughed for air again. The man couldn't get up anymore. He stood with hands and feet on the ground. He could sense the burn in his eyes. The feet of his worn out for running too much.
"It… it can't be," he exclaimed. "I can't… be defeated… right now!"
Meanwhile, from another direction, somehow Gretchen and Dakota found themselves in a circle of fire as well.
"Find out a way to get through this, Gretchen?" Dakota feared.
"Don't ask me. Can't you see the fire never stops?" Gretchen exclaimed.
"Yeah but… we have to do something," the man said.
"I know…but it looks like we're the one in danger now!" the dull woman exclaimed.
Milo and Amanda sighed before facing each other with a gentle smile. They know they will do anything to save everyone, even if it costs a time bond.
"It was downright annoying too. Because of it, I have to sleep in Milo's room for a night," Amanda thought. "We will be together for who we are!"
"I guess that gained time had something to do with this bond. It feels forced," Milo said in his mind. "I just want to talk with her, to help her, to be with her like usual."
They then joined all of their hands together. They both leaned closer to each other. Even without the aura, their hands would still be there and joined.
"Let it be gone…" Amanda stated.
The boy nodded happily, "Hold my hand tight!"
After that, they both said their wishes out; each had a sentence to tell.
"If only, there was some way that this fire could be put out by this bond," Amanda said.
"Thanks for all the care of the time bond, but it would be unnatural to keep it like this in the future," Milo followed.
"We know that love takes a long path and it can't be defined in just one story."
"If we don't sneak into each other's heart and feel one with them, that's downright forced romance."
"So we join hands, literally, to put out this fire, and save everyone."
"And to make sure that no matter what it takes."
"Or no matter how serious the problem will be up ahead."
"Or even if it takes another time-travel shenanigan."
"We would still stay with each other…"
"…because… we're meant to be."
"Forever!" both exclaimed.
After having said their wishes, both of them immidiately joined for a kiss. A sensual one, but with the genuine care and love they gave to each other. They could feel the admittedly pleasure they had in mind.
They couldn't see it directly, but have already been aware of the aura spreading out from them. It soon covered the entire park, as they had wished for.
Gretchen shut her eyes in fear, "Any last words, Dakota?"
"Uh…" Dakota struggled to think of any of it, until he said, "Oh, look! Miracle happens!"
"Miracle happens? Is that all you can say…" and much to Gretchen's surprise, he was right.
The circle of fire around them soon died down. The scene seemed to be beautifying itself. Trees eventually healed themselves like nothing happened. It was at that point, they could walk around easily.
"Strange… the firemen hasn't come yet. And the fire has put out itself?" Dakota stated.
"Right…" Gretchen couldn't do anything else but agree. "It must have been their bond. Without a doubt."
The woman exhaled comfortably before commanding Dakota, "What a relief… Now let's find those two!"
"Right…" Dakota grinned. "just now scaredy cat."
That comment made Gretchen accurately pinch on his head.
Meanwhile, Richard had finally been free from the fire. He immidiately lied down and breathed constantly.
"Oh… beloved air… I somehow, survive?"
The fireman then thought of something he forgot, but he had to do it.
Dink! "Oh no! Milo and Amanda! They need rescuing, fast!"
Feeling a bit of sufficated, they both released each other before falling on the ground. The process seemed to take plenty of their energy. They closed their eyes, however, they smiled happily as if they were dreaming of something cute.
A dream comes true had just happened to them. The best dream of all the dreams.
Nothing serious happened to them. It felt like they needed to take a nap of their own.
Dakota, Gretchen and also Richard finally reached to the park. They found one sleeping away from another.
And all of them first thought that they had been unconscious.
"Woah… rescue them now?" Dakota asked Richard.
"No, man. They're just sleeping! Even I find that weird," Richard dropped his jaws.
"Things have worked out pretty well, don't ya think?" Gretchen stated. "And we were about to save them. But…
Ironically…
They were the one who saved us."
Everyone later entered the park with amazement. Kids cheered after the park had been fully recovered. Their camping stuffs were still there as well.
Adults were perplexed by how the fire was put out without any help of the fireman, professionals or so. Feel sorry if the logic had been broken which had wasted your own time.
"Milo."
"Amanda."
Both Milo and Amanda heard their names called. They opened their eyes, only to meet Dakota, Gretchen, Richard and the bright sky in front of their eyes.
Milo, who got up first, asked, "Wait… Gretchen, Dakota, Mr. Chase? Why are you guys here?"
"To give you two a thank you," Richard said.
"Really?" Amanda exclaimed. "And how do you know what we were doing?"
The girl turned to look Milo, "Don't tell me that he…"
"When we came, we saw you guys sleeping. Must have been a tired day, right?" Gretchen asked.
"Uh…" both of them chuckled. They just assumed that no one saw that secret kiss.
"I guess… but what she meant was how you guys know we have saved the park," Milo explained.
"Well, look around you, kid."
Both of them held their hands and stood up (they were still a bit tired though). Around them, the kids were playing. Some were cheering for something. Others were doing camps like usual.
Grulinda organized the events again.
Camping Day 4 begins.
"Gosh, and I thought everyone would be a little bit bummed out after the whole disaster," Amanda smiled.
"It's summer, Amanda! The spirit of summer!" Milo cheered with both of his hands raising up. At that point, Amanda realized that their hands joined again.
"Hasn't the bond been over with?" Amanda puzzled. "Never mind that. It feels more natural when things are back to normal..."
Milo stepped back but he suddenly tripped on an edge of the grand water fountain and fell in it. His hand holding Amanda's was the cause she was dragged into the water as well.
"It's too soon to have a swim, you two!" Richard said jokingly and the adults laughed.
Amanda groaned. Being wet was a little unexpected, "Milo!"
She splashed a big wave of water on him while Milo was laughing defensively, "I'm sorry…"
"…and a bit of the unexpected." Amanda giggled to herself, much to Milo's curious.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing…" but he wasn't convinced as Amanda kept giggling on the way.
And that was that. The scheme of the evil had been put off. 'Most of' everyone were back to be cheerful under the sun of summer.
A/N: Finally, Milo and Amanda had got that wildfire over with. This chapter takes really long to write because I want to make it a perfect ending before we get to the REAL ending. And that being said, Chapter 20 is coming out soon! Share your thoughts after reading this! Thank you for sticking along and I'll see you next time!
Also, Happy New Year 2020!