Sora & Fumiko

Chapter Thirteen

I didn't mean to rush into Sora's arms the way I did, actually while I set off that early Saturday morning for his house, I felt a little shy about meeting him again, well for obvious reasons.

I wondered if Sora would realise I had fallen for him, and as I played the scene out in my head, I found it much too embarrassing, and to make things worse my mother wouldn't tell me what they talked about and when I tried to ask my father he would grimace and then stare at my mother.

As I stood there, locked in Sora's embrace, I couldn't help but wonder why and how I had fallen for him.

Soon I pulled away from his arms and stared at his warm face as I felt a shock register throughout my body. I quickly turned away from him as I found my state embarrassing.

Sora would probably find it funny if he found out I had fallen for him.

"Sora" I said, turning back to him, but he didn't answer as he seemed to be in a daze.

"Sora" I repeated, this time I waved my hand over his face.

"...huh" he answered, as I pulled him out of it.

Something about him was different. What I mean is I saw a light in his eyes that wasn't there before.

Perhaps It's because I've fallen for him why he seems this way.

So different....

His face was illuminated as he broke out a smile to me, his eyes sparkling as they shone on mine.

"Fumiko" he said in a soft and sweet voice. "I'm surprised to see you here so early."

It was true, usually when I visited Sora on the weekends I would go around noon, but today it was only a few minutes after eight.

"I just wanted to see you" I said in a rosy voice staring at the ground. "I guess -" I was unable to finish what I was saying when I heard an unfamiliar voice behind me in the distance.

"Good Morning Sora dear!" An aged voice of a woman called out.

"Yes, it really is a nice morning!" I heard him call back.

"I see that your crops are coming up fine!" Another aged voice shouted but this time it belonged to a man.

"As always, Mr. Saito!"

I quickly spun around to see an elderly couple heading our way.

Who are they?

As I payed closer attention to them, I realised that the man was holding a hoe in his hand and the woman a gardening fork and she also had dirt on the pretty apron she wore.

"They're.....They're..... farmer's!?...." I thought, my mind wrapped in confusion.

First there's Sora, now there's this elderly couple. I need to change the view I have of farmers.

My thoughts were disrupted when I realized that the elderly couple were standing right before Sora and I.

"Sora who is this girl" the lady said placing a hand on my head. Even though her voice was aged, it still sounded sweet.

I looked at her with bright eyes and she smiled at me delightfully. She must have been very beautiful in her youthful day, now her beauty was refined, and she had a classical look.

"Mr. and Mrs. Saito, this is Fumiko."

"I don't understand, what is a girl doing all the way up here?" Mr. Saito said stepping in.  He seemed equally as sweet as Mrs. Saito, however he had this sturdiness about him suggesting he must have been and probably still was a strong man.