I felt lower than dirt at the moment as soon as Laney disappeared from my sight. I knew that she'd be devastated, but I didn't realize that she would cry. My heart felt heavy, but it had to be done. Maybe she'd move on and go for Cam. I could see that he liked her. I'm just glad that he didn't hate me out of jealousy or something along those lines. But I was a bit scared of what Howard would do. I know that he is very protective over his daughter. He could squeeze the life out of me if he wanted to. I've never seen Howard angry, but it wasn't something I wanted to experience. But I didn't think of Bluebell at that moment. Oracle saw us. She must think that I'm with Laney. I ran to where I last saw her.
Luckily she was just outside of her house. But she didn't seem to be in a good mood. Oh, boy. This wasn't going to go very well. But I had to give it a chance. Give us a chance. Since I blew it with Laney. I took a deep breath.
"So you saw that, huh?"
"Go away, Philip."
"But Oracle-"
"Go away. I don't want to talk to you right now."
"But I have to tell you something," I tried to reason with her.
"Shouldn't you be with that girl?"
"I don't like her the way she likes me. I like someone else. It's you, Oracle."
"Me?" she turned to face me, a blush on her cheeks, "Are you sure that you don't want someone younger than me. Someone who's better with people and doesn't spend all day making potions?"
"That might make other guys like Cam or Ash happy, but not me. I don't mind our age difference or what you do with your time. You aren't the best with people, but that's okay with me. You're perfect the way you are. Which is why I fell in love with you. Not Laney or any other girl on this side of the mountain and next."
"Philip!" Oracle wrapped her arms around me tightly, "Thank you so so much! Hearing you say those words makes me very very VERY happy!"
I rested my head on hers, feeling my lips curl up in a relaxed grin. I'm glad I listened to my heart.
I ended up moving to Konohana with Oracle a few seasons after we dated and got married. Laney and I never got over that day and she avoided me since. I hear from Ash that she's with Cam now. He sometimes visits the town on the right now that the tunnel is complete. I don't think Howard likes me anymore. I was too afraid to visit the cafe anymore. It was a bit of a pity, since it did have really good food.
Oracle adjusted to Konohana pretty well. She became really good friends with Ying and spends a lot of her days off hanging out with the sick child. It was actually quite adorable. I think that she wants a child in the future, but we will hit that road bump when we get there.
I was getting better at growing crops. I was better with animals, but I had a good income. I now spend most of my days traveling the mountain with Reina and Kana or spending time near the river in town with Hiro and Nori. I'm so glad that the town was so excepting of me. They even gave me an outfit as a welcoming present. I was enjoying my new life here, and I don't regret any of my decisions. I feel like I could have had a happy life with Laney and Bluebell, but my heart was destined for this life.