Sprinting through the stoned pavement of the garden, around the marble fountain that sprinkled crystal clear water and passing through some of the big and old oak trees, the little girl in a pink poker dotted dress giggled throughout her run towards her destination.
The old cherry blossom tree by the beautiful blue pond that had the best view of the wide sky.
"Grandma!" The little girl exclaimed as she sees the old lady turn towards her with a smile on her face.
The lady wore an olive green crop top and a pair of baggy pants that matches the top as she sits under the tree's shade by the pond. Despite being called 'grandma', her outfit of choice gives off a much younger impression along with her short pixie hairstyle that only enhances her facial features.
"Yes, my Dear?" the lady asked as the little girl sits next to her.
"Listen, listen! I think I like Aquila!" the little girl exclaimed as her eyes glimmered with excitement that made the lady smile ear-to-ear at the adorable sight.
"Really? Tell me more about it. How do you know that you like them?" the lady asked as she looks at the little girl.
The little girl grinned before saying, "I don't! That's why I came to ask Grandma what this feeling is!"
Chuckling at the little girl's answer, the lady crosses her legs and pats her lap, "Come, sit with me Dear."
Without hesitation, the little girl settles down on the lady's lap and the lady asks, "So, let's start with this, how do you feel when you are with them?"
"Well~ When I'm with them, I feel very very happy! We do everything together, you know! Everything reminds me of them!" the little girl exclaimed with hand gestures to express her words.
The lady nodded with a smile and proceeds to ask, "I see, I see. Now, how would ya feel if one day they have to leave for another town?"
This immediately made the little girl start to sob and the lady explains, "There there, my little angel. They must mean a lot to you."
"Mhm! They mean the world~ to me!" the little girl changes her tone instantly into a cheerful one as she emphasizes on the word 'world' and emphasizing how much the person meant to her with her little hands.
The lady giggles and explains, "That can be a start of a friendship, my Dear. Right now, this means they are your friend."
The little girl's eyes brighten as she repeats, "A friend!"
"Yes, a friend!" the lady repeats again, "You like them as a friend."
The little girl smiles and plays with her little skirt before suddenly pouting and saying, "But there are times I wanna be with them like how Mama and Papa are together... Are they still a friend, Grandma?"
The lady smiles again and further explains, "Now that would be different, that means you like them in a romantic way Dear."
"Love?! Is it love? I heard Mama and Papa say that they love each other many many times! Does that mean I love Aquila?" the little girl questions with curiosity.
The lady continues to smile as she nods, "Yup, there is a possibility that you may love them."
The little girl cheered in excitement before noticing the big scar on the lady's stomach that is clearly and visibly exposed that immediately attracted her attention, "Where did you get this scar, Grandma?"
Looking down at her stomach, she lets out a little laugh and answers, "I got it back in my fighting days not too long ago. It was a long story but a memorable one."
"Really??? Why? Why?" the curious little girl began to ask for answers.
The lady smiled widely and childishly answers, "Well~ It was for someone I loved dearly."
"That's so cool Grandma! You had someone you love too!" the little girl exclaimed as the lady grinned sheepishly.
The little girl starts giggling and blushes bright red as she rests her head on the lady's chest. As the two both quietly gazed up to the sky and enjoy the gentle breeze of the wind, the little girl asks the lady, "Hey Grandma, how does it feel like when you have fallen in love with someone?"
The little girl turns to look up at the lady's bright peridot green eyes that shined even under the tree's shades, the lady touches her stomach the scar was left behind and closes her eyes as she gently rubs it, "It was a wonderful and enchanting feeling, it still is now."
"Really!? I wanna fall in love more with Aquila!" the little girl exclaimed in excitement.
This reminded the lady of some moments in her past as she has flashbacks of some moments of her past.
'I wonder when did I first fell in love...' the lady drifted off to her own thoughts as she stared into the bright blue sky.
Suddenly a flash of a little blonde girl with eyes similar to the bright blue sky that the lady was staring at, she thought to herself, 'Ah... I remember... It was her eyes... It was love at first sight... In that empty ballroom...'
As the lady slowly closes her eyes, she began to look back at her past.
How her story began from that first meeting that changed her life forever.
This was just the beginning...
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King Ahead
Storie d'amore"If the world won't accept us for who we are, then I shall change the world." Love doesn't require one sided sacrifices but mutual inspiration to each other. Two woman in love inspires each other towards their individual goals to change the world th...
