The next morning, Lillian was awaken by a sharp knock on her door. She laid motionless for a second, only thinking it was a dream. After a few moments, the knock was heard again.
"Lillian? Are you up? It's me, Ina! I have some information to give to you!"
Lillian stood up and held onto the frame of her bed. She felt like she could collapse, she was so tired. She quickly fluffed her hair to look presentable, and then slowly walked over to the door. When she opened it, Ina let out an enthusiastic laugh.
"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you! But, I can't believe you aren't up yet. It's 6:00 in the morning, silly!"
"I..yeah…good morning, Ina." Lillian rubbed the back of her neck and let out a big yawn. After she was finished, Ina started in again.
"So, I thought I would stop by and give you a few things to help you out on your farm!" She gently shoved a box full of farming odds-and-ends. "There's some seeds in there, and a watering can.." She then handed her a sickle and a ho. "I really hope you know how to use these things!"
"Of course I do, thank you so much, Ina! This is great!" Lillian dug through the box and caught a better glimpse of her gifts. "I really appreciate all of this!"
"Oh, it's no problem! You might want to talk to Shang, our town's blacksmith. He'll eventually give you a hammer and an axe so you can make material stones and lumber! Well, I've already kept you in suspense long enough, it's time for me to get back to the Town Hall! I'll see you around, Lillian!"
"See ya, Ina! And thanks again!" Lillian closed the door and slowly walked into the kitchen. She sat the box of goodies on the kitchen table and propped the sickle and ho against one of the chairs. 'Wow. The people in this town are amazing! I guess I should get dressed now.' She walked over to her dresser and pulled out some old clothes to farm in, when another knock rattled on her door.
"Oh, who can it be this time I wonder?" She walked towards her door, and opened it slowly. There at her front door, was none only than Kana.
"Good Morning, Lillian! I thought I'd stop by and see how your first night was!"
"Morning, Kana. Come on in, you don't have to stand outside!" She gestured Kana into her house and led him over to the table. She picked up the box and her farming equipment and moved it over by her bookshelf.
"I see Ina's already been by here to give you some supplies! Ah, isn't she a great mayor?" Kana sat down at the table and looked up at Lillian.
"Yeah, so far, everyone's very nice and welcoming! It makes me feel really good, seeing that I was extremely nervous to move away from home." She joined Kana by sitting down across from him. "So, what are you up to this morning, hm?"
"Well, my shop is closed today. A guy's gotta have a day off, y'know?"
"Yeah, I can understand that. So what do you have planned today?"
"Well, nothing really. I was going to see if you wanted to hang out with me and get to know some of the other townsfolk."
"I'd like that a lot. But I really need to start work soon."
"Oh, come on Lillian. It's your second day here! Work will always be around for you, have some fun!" He stood up and grabbed ahold of her hand, gently pulling her up and tugging her playfully towards the door.
"Oh, Kana! Not so hard, I'll hang out today!" She stumbled behind him towards the door, and before she knew it, she was already in town. Kana was leading her towards a small house with a beautifully kept garden and a waterwheel contraption attached to the side of the building.
"Our first stop of the day, Gombe's seeds! Gombe's a very sweet old man who lives with his granddaughter, Nori. I know you'll get along great with her!" He opened the door and walked inside.
To the left was a small kitchen, with your ordinary kitchen appliances. There was a small table in the middle of the kitchen, where two young ladies were sitting. One of the girls stood up. She was dressed in a pink and white shaded kimono top with a matching skirt that reached down to her ankles. She had long black hair, with a pink ribbon laced through it and around her forehead to match her clothes. She stood up and walked over to them. The second girl stood up and followed. She was a little shorter than the other girl, with black hair that was braided in an up-do. She too, had a head band that accompanied her luscious braids, although hers was a sky blue color. She wore a blue, sleeveless top with a matching skirt with a pink belt wrapping around her waist, and sleeves that were hanging off of her forearms.
"Good morning, Kana! I see you brought a friend with you!" Nori smiled brightly and looked past Kana. She reached out her hand and took ahold of Lillian's, shaking it softly.
"Lillian, I'd like to introduce you to Nori and Reina!" Lillian blushed and shook both of their hands. Nori seemed more talkative than Reina, but both seemed to be very polite and interested in the new farmer.
"It's a pleasure to meet both of you!" Lillian flashed a bright smile to both of the girls.
"The pleasure's all ours." Reina answered back, quietly. "So, what kind of farm work will you be doing?"
"Well, growing crops, mostly. I'll have a few animals, too."
"Well, if you ever need help with crops, my grandpa can sell some high quality seeds to you! Oh, and Reina and I can help you with the care of your crops!"
Kana placed his hands on Lillian's shoulders. "See, I told you that you would make new friends! Well girls, It's time we leave for now to meet the others. Say, Nori, where's your Grandpa?"
"Oh, well he decided to go exploring through the mountain. Why, I don't exactly know. He should be back later."
"Alright, I'll have Lillian stop by." He waved to both girls and held the door open for Lillian.
"It was nice meeting both of you! I'll be talking to you both very soon!" The two girls waved to Lillian and Kana, as they both left the small house.
"So, there's Nori and Reina. They are pretty cool girls. Reina's a little quiet, but hey, you gotta have at least one quiet person in a town, right?"
"Yeah, you're right about that. I can be quiet sometimes, so there's nothing wrong with that." Lillian stopped and closed her eyes. "Kana, something smells delicious."
"Oh, that would be Yun's restaurant. Why don't we go get some lunch? It'll be my treat!"
"Kana, I can't let you do that!" Lillian blushed and looked down. "I don't have any money to pay you back with.."
"Don't worry about it! Come on, you look hungry!" Kana took Lillian's wrist and led her up the stairs to Yun's Tea House.
Sorry for such a short chapter New year's eve was busy for me! Plus, I'm still trying to recover from the hospitalization and whatnot. I hope everyone enjoys the new chapter! Thank you again for all of the feedback, it means a lot to me!