The next morning was just like every other morning. Lillian awoke, made breakfast, got dressed and headed outside to tend to her crops. The only thing that was different? She was in a relationship with Mikhail. She seemed much happier than she normally was, and hurried up with her chores, giving her extra time to scope around Konohana. She harvested the pumpkins that were ready to be sold, and put them in her small wheelbarrow. She wheeled it to the town crate, where everyone dropped their items off in exchange for money.

Lillian placed the pumpkins in the crate gently, insuring that they wouldn't get bumped or bruised. She closed the lid slowly, making sure not to slam it shut. She wheeled the wheelbarrow back to her farm, and decided to set off into town to tell Nori the good news. As she began to walk down the dirt path, she heard her name being called. She turned around and noticed that Kana was running towards his fence, and quickly jumped it to greet her.

"Hey, do you want to talk?"

"I guess." Lillian seemed kind of annoyed, feeling like Kana forgot their argument.

Kana rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. "Look, I'm sorry about yesterday. It's just kind of hard to stomach that you like someone else besides me. But, I'm okay now. I just want you to be happy, that's all."

"Well, I appreciate your apology, but Mikhail told me how you came and threatened him to treat me good."

"Ah. He told you, eh.." He sighed and looked down.

"Yeah, and you shouldn't be doing that. He's a good guy, Kana. And I appreciate you standing up for me and making sure I don't get hurt and all… but just be kind to him, okay?"

"Alright, Lillian. I'm sorry about that."

"I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have upset you like that. And I didn't mean anything by it."

"I know you didn't. And don't be sorry, it was my fault. Truce?

"Truce." Lillian smiled and held out her hand. She watched as Kana hesitantly took her hand and shook it firmly. She let out a soft laugh and watched him blush. She could still sense that he was jealous, but decided to shake it off.

"So, are you two good friends now?"

"Eh, more than that. We're dating now."

"Oh. Congrats, Lilly!"

"Thanks. I'm pretty stoked about it. I was on my way to tell Nori."

"Well, why don't I let you go so you can do that, okay? I need to attend to my horses."

"Alright. See you later, Kana." Lillian wrapped her arms around him, feeling him hug her back strongly.

"You too, Lillian." He watched as she walked down the dirt path towards Konohana. He sighed and hopped over his fence, and walked over to his prized horse, Hayate. 'I'm glad she's happy, although it breaks my heart to see her with someone else. Oh well, I should be happy that she's my best friend.' He said to himself as he began to brush his horse.

Meanwhile, Lillian entered the small town and walked straight towards Nori's house. She knocked on the door, and in no time, her good friend answered.

"Hey, how are you today?"

"Oh I'm doing good! Something really awesome happened last night!"

"No way. Come inside and we can talk about it!" Nori led her inside and straight to her room. Nori sat on her bed, and watched as Lillian sat on her floor.

"I feel like such a teenager doing this.. but.. Mikhail's my boyfriend now!"

"Yay! I'm so happy for you, Lillian! You two make a cute couple!"

"Thanks. But, Is it wrong that I'm nervous? I mean, this is my first boyfriend since like.. a few years ago. I like him a lot, I just hope it lasts."

"So, in other words, you hope he gives you a blue feather?"

"What?! So soon?! No! I mean.. I want it to be a little bit before I get married. But it would be nice if he was the one for me."

"I can feel it, he is! Don't be so negative, Lillian dear! Besides, I've seen the way he looks at you. He's head over heels for you! And to write a song about you!"

"Wait, how did you know that he wrote the song about me?"

"Come on. Who doesn't know?! He even dedicated it to someone special, which is you! Face it, Lillian!"

"Well, it could be about his master, or his mom or dad.. or a good friend."

"Or you." Nori smirked and began to laugh as she noticed that Lillian was blushing. She nudged her and calmed her laughter. "Come on, it's okay! There's no need to be embarrassed. You're his now!"

"Yeah, you're right Nori. Thanks for listening to me."

"Hey, what are friends for? Now I have to find a way to confess my feelings to Kana."

"Well, I'd wait on that for a couple of days. I think he's still bummed about me and Mikhail." Lillian sighed and looked down.

"Don't worry, I have a plan! I'll tell him when my heart tells me to!"

"That's a good plan." Lillian stood up and brushed the wrinkles out of her skirt. "Thanks for having me over, but I think I'm going to see how Mikhail's doing."

"You know today's his birthday, right?"

".. WHAT?! Why didn't you tell me sooner?!" With no time at all, she ran out of Nori's house and straight to her own. She felt embarrassed that she forgot all about her boyfriend's birthday. She had to make him his favorite dish, because she didn't know what else to get for him. She burst through her door and slammed it shut, making a quick dash for the kitchen. She opened up her fridge and pulled out the ingredients to make boiled tofu. As she prepared the dish, she glanced over at her clock and noticed that it was only noon.

"I really hope he doesn't think I forgot about his birthday.." She sighed and began to simmer the tofu. She walked into the bathroom and began to fix her hair up in a half ponytail. As soon as she was done, she took the dish off of the heat, and placed a sheet of aluminum foil over the top to keep it warm. She handled the bottom of the pot with a thick oven mitt, and made her way out the door, and towards Konohana again. She walked inside of the town hall and towards Mikhail's room. She gave two knocks, and soon heard him shuffle towards the door. He opened the door with a smile, expecting to see Lillian. He was right.

"Happy birthday, Mikhail!" She handed him the pot of boiled tofu.

"Oh, thank you Lillian! Is this.."

"Boiled Tofu, your favorite!" She smiled softly as she watched Mikhail's face light up.

"Wow, thank you so much Lillian! This is the best gift ever!" He hugged her tight and almost caused her to drop his dish. He put his hands on her shoulders to steady her, and led her inside of his room.