After departing from the group, Willow and Hunter were walking around the stands and kiosks to see if they can buy anything for people back home.
Hunter was looking at a glittery snow globe which had the Pride flag encased in the glass orb. While Willow was at a stand for t-shirts.
"I don't know." Willow looked intrigued by each of these shirts. "All these shirts are perfect for my Dads. Size-wise. But I don't think they represent them. Except for the shirts that seem to exclaim Daddy."
The kiosk man looked worried. "Yeeaaah, I don't think neither of your Dad's would want you buying them that shirt."
Then Hunter ran up to Willow with an enthusiastic smile on his face. "Willow! I got a colourful snow globe!"
"That's great, Hun." Willow remarked.
"I'm gonna run to another kiosk and see if they have a knife for my carving." Hunter said.
"And how's that coming along?" Willow asked.
"Oh, just a small scratch on my back." Hunter replied before he turned around and lifted his shirt up to reveal a huge scratch on his back, causing Willow and the t-shirt kiosk runner to cringe.
"I don't wanna know what he considers big." The kiosk runner remarked.
"I'll catch up with you, Hun." Willow assured him.
"Okay." Him and his girlfriend shared a quick kiss on the lips before the Grimwalker ran off.
Willow gushed at her boyfriend before turning back to the guy running the kiosk. "Yes, I think I'll take the t-shirt."
"Alright." The guy running the kiosk, reluctantly removed the 'Daddy' shirt from the hanger and putting it in a bag. "First time at Pride?"
"Oh yeah." Willow replied. "It is mine and my boyfriend's first time. He was the one with that back scratch."
"Uh huh." He remarked. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but are you two straight allies?"
Willow looked confused. "Straight allies?"
"You know, you like boys don't you?" The guy asked.
"Well…I like Hunter." Willow said. "He is my boyfriend after all."
"But do you like him as a boy?" He asked.
Willow had no idea what to say. "Well…I like him because-"
"But do you like him as a boy?" He asked again.
Willow felt like she was put on a spot. She was being asked a question she didn't know there was a right answer to.
"I think I better go." Willow took the bag from the man before leaving to find her boyfriend.
Meanwhile, Hunter did manage to find a wood carving kiosk run by someone with a non-binary tattoo on their neck, had a nose piercing and short blonde hair.
"Oh! Great! Wood carving!" Hunter remarked. "Thought I wouldn't find one here."
"Well because people like me are hard to come by." The kiosk runner said. "I mean, I love celebrating pride month and wood carving. But people are like 'People will use these as weapons!' But they don't know that."
All of a sudden, Vee ran up to the kiosk. "How much for the carving knife? I wanna use it for defence in case someone tries to mug me here."
"A carving knife is only used for knowledge and creativity, never for attack." The kiosk runner said.
Vee grumbled. "Masha! Why?" She then noticed Hunter and waved at him which he returned.
"So kid, which knife do you think represents you?" The kiosk runner asked.
"I was honestly here for some carving tips, but sure, a knife sounds pleasant enough." Hunter began to look at the knives that were on display. He saw how sharp and clean the blades looked. But then, he saw the handles.
The handles appeared to be representing flags referring to different LGBTQ flags. Including lesbian, gay, transgender and the typical rainbow coloured ones. But one that stood out was the bisexual one.
He looked like he wanted it but he looked hesitant at the same time. "Um…That one. The uh…Bisexual one."
The kiosk runner looked at Hunter with concern. "You sure? You seem very worried."
"I just…Feel this is me and not sure at the same time." Hunter exhaled. "Do you have any carving books as well?"
Soon, Hunter and Willow caught up with each other and were now walking hand-in-hand with each other. As they walked, Hunter was holding his folded carving knife in his hand staring at the handle with sadness and worry. Whereas Willow was looking at Hunter trying to figure out the reasons why she was attracted to him.
She was attracted to his generosity, his loyalty and his general dorky behaviour. But was there something else in Hunter she couldn't see?
Willow saw that Hunter looked worried and gave a concerned stare. "You okay, Hun?"
Hunter smiled at Willow. "Yeah. Are you? You look, confused."
"Confused?" Willow blew a raspberry. "Why would I look confused? I'm actually shocked that…" She wanted to avoid having this conversation, she tried to find something in the area that might be a good distraction. That was when, she saw Eda walking around wearing her knot shirt and shorts. "…Eda is walking around like that!"
Hunter looked forward and saw Eda wearing something that exposed her pale tummy, causing him to cringe. "I mean…You gotta admit she's pulling it off in someway."
"But isn't that too revealing even for a woman her age?" Willow asked.
"Let's not shame her." Hunter suggested. "Let's keep walking."
Willow exhaled with relief knowing that now she won't have a conversation with her attentive boyfriend regarding her confusion.
As Willow and her boyfriend walked to admire the festivities, the two of them saw all sorts of sights. Dancers, people having conversations and some were even performing magic tricks.
On a small stage, surrounded by skeptics and kids, was someone with a flower pot and a watering can. "I'm about to grow what many consider to be the symbol of love. A flower specifically."the magician with a hunky appearance and an English accent declared.
"We know what a flower is, loser!" Someone from the crowd shouted.
"Ah, hecklers. Well sir, you're about to be amazed." The magician assured the skeptic as he stood beside a pot. "Behold, for I will make a flower grow in under 20 seconds."
Willow then jumped up on stage. "I can make it grow in less than ten."
The magician looked offended. "Kid, are you trying to upstage me?"
"I'm going to show you how a true magician does it." Willow snatched the watering can from the table and poured the water into the pot.
Unbeknownst to the crowd, Willow had drawn a spell circle behind her back. In five seconds, a plant the size of a phone booth burst out from the soil, causing everyone in attendance to applaud the girl.
"I think I'm a believer now." The skeptic said.
The magician narrowed his eyes at Willow before throwing his top hat down to the stage and stomping off.
As the crowd applauded, Willow looked to the people in attendance to see that her boyfriend staring at his carving knife with a sad expression on his face.
The fact that everyone but her own boyfriend was unhappy made Willow feel slightly saddened. She got off the stage and walked to her boyfriend with a saddled expression. "Hunny, is everything okay?"
"I…Yeah, I'm fine. Just…You know, a little peckish." Hunter replied. "Do you know if there's a kiosk selling stuff anywhere?"
Just then, Luz and Amity ran up next to the couple. "There's a stand that is selling queer pastries." Luz explained.
"Oh, hey guys." Willow said. "Love the shirt, Amity."
"Aww, thanks." Amity gushed.
"You want me to get you one of those pastries, Willow?" Hunter asked.
"Sure, I'll wait here." Willow said.
"Alright, I'll be back." Hunter kissed Willow on the cheek before running off with Luz and Amity to get a delicious queer pastry.
Once Hunter was gone, Willow exhaled sadly as began to think about her relationship with Hunter. She loved Hunter, she did. She loved how sweet he was, how loyal and kind he has turned out to be after leaving The Golden Guard title.
She was wondering what other part of him she was attracted to. She honestly couldn't find anything. Not even the fact he was a boy could help. It's like she didn't care about that. She wanted to know what this was she had.
Meanwhile, Hunter was cleaning his teeth with a napkin to rid his dentures off of the food colouring that was baked into the pastry.
"I should have seen this coming." Hunter said.
Once he got to a nearby ally, he pressed his back against the wall to look at his carving knife. He looked confused and in denial about what this very knife represented.
Hunter sighed as he pressed his back against the wall. "You're bisexual aren't you?" Hunter asked himself.
He looked up to see a random pink haired teenager staring at him with a deadpan look. He looked like he wasn't amused by the interaction and just walked away.
"Jerk." Hunter grumbled.
All of a sudden, a kid around Gus' age approached Hunter. "Hey man, mind if I press my back against the wall with you?"
Hunter shrugged his shoulders. "I don't see any kind of harm."
He smiled. "Thanks, man. You okay?"
Hunter sighed. "I'm struggling to accept this fact about me."
"What?" He saw Hunter with the knife in his hand and began to back away.
"You're misreading the situation." Hunter said to the kid. "I'm not gonna hurt you. Or anyone. I'm just, looking at the handle."
"Why?" The kid asked. "It's just a handle. Oh…You mean the colours?"
"Yeah…I know what they represent but….Uh…I…I don't know!" Hunter complained.
"Are you okay?" He asked. "You look confused."
"I'm not confused, I'm just conflicted." Hunter admitted. "I…I…I know what I am, but I'm afraid what will happen!"
"Care to explain?" The kid asked.
"I…I'm worried that if I tell someone about it, it might affect an amazing relationship I have with my beautiful and strong girlfriend." Hunter explained.
"How?"
"I don't know!" Hunter replied. "I…Maybe she might think it's wrong to date someone like me and…Just dump me. I…I..I don't know! I…"
"Hey, listen, I'm just a kid who just met you and I can tell, you're just struggling to accept what you are." He said.
"But, Willow…"
"You're girlfriend has nothing to say about this." The kid said. "You need to accept yourself, not get the approval of others. You want to be happy with yourself. So, you should accept yourself the way you are. So go on, accept yourself."
Hunter looked between the kid and the knife handle for a brief moment before he took a long stare at the knife he was holding in his hand.
"So, I should accept that I'm bisexual?" The kid nodded his head. "I'm bisexual. I'm bisexual." Hunter lifted his head. "I'm bisexual." Then he smiled. "I'm bisexual! I'm bisexual! I'm bisexual! I'm bisexual!"
"GOOD FOR YOU!" Someone shouted.
"I'M BISEXUAL!" Hunter yelled with joy.
"Okay, no need to shout it." The kid said.
"IM BISEXUAL!"
"OKAY, I WAS HAPPY FOR YOU, BUT PLEASE, SILENCE!" The person shouted. "I just got my baby to sleep!"
Hunter cringed. "Sorry."
Meanwhile, Willow was sitting on a bench looking sad and confused. Without anyone looking, she managed to summon her scroll to look at pictures of her and Hunter. She scrolled to a picture of Hunter posing in front of a sunset, Willow wrapping her arms around Hunter's neck while he laughed, her flashing her biceps while Hunter looked to be a blushing mess and another of Hunter kissing her on her cheek while she laughed.
She wanted to know what her feelings for Hunter were but even witches would have no idea what she was talking about.
"Nice phone." Willow quickly hid her scroll behind her back to prevent a human from seeing it.
"What phone?! I-" She looked up and saw a woman with a slender figure, long blonde hair, a rainbow sports bra, a pair of ripped shorts and appeared to have some kind of funny looking flag on her bare belly.
"Oh, don't feel ashamed." Nora said. "A scroll looking phone. It looks impractical yet it doesn't at the same time."
Willow chuckled. "Oh…Thanks." The witch then pulled a saddened look that Nora noticed.
"Hey girl, what's the matter?" Nora asked. "You seem kind of down."
"I don't know if you can help me with my problems." Willow said.
Nora sat down with the witch. "Believe it or not…" She reached for a card that was sticking out of the rim of her shorts and handed it to Willow. "…That's sort of my job."
Willow got a look at the card which had a picture of a woman with much more smooth hair, a pair of glasses and a professional looking cardigan. But it was the name that got her surprise. Dr Nora Hallie. L.P.C.
"I know what you're thinking, 'How is this professional woman the same as the woman sitting next to me?' Well, I am." Nora said.
"Oh, it's just…You look way too glamorous to be a therapist." Willow said.
Nora gushed. "Awwww, thank you. What's your name, by the way?"
"Willow. Willow Park."
"Willow, like the tree." Nora remarked. "So tell me, little leaf, what's your problem?"
"It's just, I have a boyfriend, right. His name is Hunter." Willow started. "And, he just so happens to be male. Yet, I'm confused about my attraction for him. I like how he is so kind, so caring and always loyal to everyone he cares about, including me. But, I know he's a boy, but I just don't feel attraction to him being a boy. I think he's cute, handsome and…Well, kind of hot. But, it's like I'm not attracted to those qualities. What does that even mean?"
Nora looked at the girl with a sympathetic stare and smiled. "You're not familiar with terminologies are you?"
"I know bisexual and lesbian, but I don't know what I am." Willow said. "Do you?"
Nora smiled and stood up off the bench. "Okay, Willow, I want you to look at me. More specifically, my abdomen. What's the first thing you see? Because I think that's what you are."
Willow stared at the woman with a raised brow. "You think I'm your belly button?"
Nora laughed. "Oh girl, you really are naive. No, look at what has been painted on it. The pink, yellow and blue. This flag represents pansexuality. You know what it means?" Willow shook her head. "It essentially means that you're not attracted to them physically, it means your idea of attraction is more on an emotional level no matter what they identify as. Does that sound about right?"
Willow began to think about what the woman was saying and then gave a small grin. "You know, the way you explain it, I feel like it's correct. I think I might be pansexual."
Nora smiled. "Well, congrats, girl! Great that you figured it out."
"Will it affect my relationship with my boyfriend?" Willow asked.
Nora smiled. "Hasn't affected my relationship with mine."
Willow smiled. "That's assuring. Thank you, Nora."
"Don't mention it, Willow." She pulled an air horn that was taped to her leg and pushed it, causing the loud horn it emitted. "Wooo! I better get going! Got a parade float to prepare! Hey, keep growing, like the beautiful tree you are." The woman walked away leaving Willow to smile at the help she had received.
That was when, she suddenly saw Hunter walking up to her with an excited expression on his face. "Hunter, what's gotten you so happy?"
But Hunter only responded by grabbed Willow by her cheeks and pressing his lips against her's surprising the witch. When he pulled out, Willow was completely flustered. "By the way, I got you your pastry." He handed Willow her snack, which she took out of his hand and gave an awkward smile.
"What's gotten you in a good mood?" Willow asked.
"Willow, the only reason why I was acting kind of moody today was because I was struggling to accept my identity." Hunter explained. "I'm bisexual and I'm proud!"
Willow smiled. "Hunter, that's amazing you found that out! Plus, I found out that I'm pansexual!"
Hunter looked confused. "Huh?"
Willow chuckled. "Sorry, it means that, I'm attracted to people on a more emotional level. So, you being a boy isn't the reason why I'm attracted to you. It's the fact that you are kind, open with your feelings, you're brave and you're one of the most honourable people I've ever met. Grimwalker part will never bother me in the slightest. Neither will this bisexual part."
Hunter had tears falling from his eyes as he felt touched by Willow's words. "You are one of the most amazing people I've ever known in my life. How did I end up with you?"
Willow took Hunter's cheeks in her hand. "I ask the same question with you." She and him leaned in so they could share a passionate kiss with each other. Their kiss was so passionate that they didn't notice a tearful Masha run past behind them.
The two pulled out and Willow took a bite of her pastry. She gave a toothy smile at Hunter, who couldn't help but laugh at the rainbow colours in her teeth.
The plant witch looked confused by her boyfriend's laughter before she touched her teeth with curiosity. That's when she noticed the rainbow colours on her fingers.
She ran towards a nearby display window and began to look at her teeth to see the rainbow colours staining them.
Willow gasped while Hunter continued to laugh at his girlfriend's misfortune. Willow then laughed at her misfortune as well as she continued to eat the pastry, ignoring the very colourful food colouring in her teeth.