"Hey! Wait for me!"

Rose turned to see Toni running into the farm excitedly with Hina behind him the next day while she was watering her crops.

"Good morning, you two!" She smiled as the kids ran up to the fields she was currently at.

"Morning, Rose!" Toni greeted and Hina had finally caught up to him.

"Good morning, Rosy!" The little girl grinned towards the farmer and then glanced at Toni.

"I told you to wait for me, you meanie!"

"Pfft! It's your fault for being so slow!" The boy retorted, crossing his arms.

Hina only turned away from Toni and pouted.

"Come on now! What matters is that the both of you are here now, right?" Rose asked them reassuringly, bending down to reach their height.

Toni hesitated a bit before speaking.

"Yeah, you're right. Sorry, Hina." He apologized to the little girl.

"...It's okay." She nodded and then smiled when she remembered what the two came to the farm for.

"Rosy, where's the cow Neil brought here the other day? I wanna see it!"

"Winter's over there grazing. Come on!" Rose told the two as she started walking towards the front of the barn and the two kids followed.

"Moo?" The cow mooed curiously when they arrived at the area where she was grazing.

"So, this is Winter?" Hina asked in awe as she rubbed the cow's back gently."She's really cute!"

"Yeah! Can we ride her?" Toni asked eagerly.

"You don't seem too heavy, so you might be able to..." The farmer pondered for a moment, until she heard Winter moo loudly.

"Haha! This is awesome!" She looked to see Toni already sitting on the cow's back, a large grin on his face.

The cow didn't seem to mind and only continued eating peacefully.

"I wanna get on!" Hina tried to climb onto Winter's back, but couldn't manage to reach.

"Don't worry; I've got you." Rose told her as she carried the little girl up and sat her behind Toni.

"Yay! Thanks, Rosy!" She grinned.

"Don't mention it." The farmer gave her a smile and then sat down in front of the cow.

"Neil's a bit late, don't you think? Maybe he's not really going to check on you everyday, huh...It'll be fine without him coming, though! You trust me right, Winter?" She asked, petting the cow's muzzle.

The cow only mooed contentedly, its focus on eating every piece of grass in the farm.

"Oh, Rosy, I almost forgot!" Hina exclaimed, digging into the pocket of the mini version of the pilots' jacket Charles always wore.

"Here you go!" She then grinned, handing the farmer a small flower with yellow petals.

"Thank you, Hina." Rose started with a smile."It's very pretty!"

"Yeah, and it's the same color as the chick on my jacket! See?" Hina pointed to a small yellow chick that was printed onto her jacket.

"It's really cute!"

The two then started to chat, until Rose noticed Neil walking into the farm.

"Neil's come to check on Winter, you two." She told the kids, helping Hina off the cow and Toni managed to jump off, unharmed.

"Hey, Neil!" The farmer then greeted the animal dealer with a smile.

"Hey." He returned the greeting as he stood in front of her.

"Winter's all yours!"

Neil nodded and headed off to check on the cow.

Rose then led the kids over to the crop fields to give Neil some space.

"Which of these are ya gonna enter in the Crop Festival, Rose?" Toni asked her as he looked at the growing crops and flowers.

"I haven't really decided yet." She told him.

"What about the flowers?" Hina suggested.

"Oh, the Marguerites?"

"Yeah, those! They'd probably look really pretty when they finish growing! And then you could give me one, Rosy!"

"Alright, then. I'll enter a Marguerite flower and if it wins, I'll give it to you, how about it?" Rose offered with a smile.

"Okay!" The little girl nodded.

"And next time there's a Crop Festival, don't forget to give me the winning crop!" Toni added.

"If it wins, then it's a deal!"

"Yes!"

From the corner of her eye, Rose saw Neil talking to Winter with a calm tone and sometimes, he'd smile towards the cow.

Maybe Neil's not so bad after all...

Not much happened, but I liked how this chapter turned out! I also finished school three days ago, so I might be able to update quicker, now that I have all the time in the world without being interrupted! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! As always, reviews are highly appreciated and ideas are accepted! ^^