Chapter 9: Marriage

Late one Summer day, Vale comes home to his loving wife. He has a lot of Watermelon plants growing in Bluebell, but since it's still early Summer, the vines have not produced fruit yet. They will very late, which allows him to come home earlier than normal most of the year. Now that his wife is expecting, he has a greater reason to come home early. He is even considering dropping his work load once summer is over.

As soon as he gets in, he is greeted by his loving wife with a banquet of food on the table just for them. Of course, he was expecting something like this, today is his third year anniversary being married to Nori.

"Welcome home dear!" greeted Nori.

Vale smiles and answers, "well, hello! How is the most beautiful woman I know doing?" He then kisses his wife, and prepares himself for the feast. After showering and changing his clothes, he joins his wife for dinner.

As they eat, they share stories about their marriage. Starting with the day that they got married. They retold each others their vows each of them wrote especially for the wedding. Touching words that were exchanged that came from deep in their hearts. Vowing everlasting friendship, love, compassion, and understanding.

They then move on to their married life. Nori may not work and devotes herself as a house wife, but she is happy that her husband lets her enjoy her hobby crafting and selling quality clothes to the villagers of Konohana. That hobby became a bit tougher once she moved to Bluebell, and everyone wears different type of clothing. But the abundance of wool allows her to perfect her craft. The move was hard on Nori, but she is happy to be with the man she loves.

Finally, Nori and Vale talk about the unborn baby. She is still early in her pregnancy, so they haven't decided on a name yet. They are more focused on how much change they will have to make once the baby is born. They want to raise it right with a lot of love and morals. Once the baby is born, the family will be complete.

Chapter 10: Pet

Summer is ending soon. Nori's baby is growing healthily inside her womb, and her "baby bump" is starting to show. Anticipation builds as the days pass, but the doctor tells her that the baby is due sometime in the beginning of Winter. Nori and her husband will have to wait a while longer before they can look into their child's eyes.

But even though the baby is nowhere near born, that doesn't stop Nori from showing off to her new friends. Laney and Georgia squeal with envy as they look into Nori's swelling belly.

"Oh my god,Oh my god,the baby is growing so fast! I want to have a baby too!" exclaims Laney.

"If you want a baby of your own, then why don't you get married? There are some single men in Konohana. Now that the tunnel is open, you should get to know someone," said Nori.

"As if!" complained Georgia. "Me and Laney are too busy helping our families with the shops to travel to Konohana. And neither of us are interested in any Bluebell men. You are so lucky to snag the only interesting guy in both Bluebell and Konohana."

Everybody then laughs and continue talking about the baby and the possibility of marriage for Laney and Georgia. Time flies, and Nori needs to return home to make her loving husband his meal before he comes home.

"Hello Nori!" yelled vale as he entered his home. Nori greeted her husband with a kiss, and Vale rubs the tummy of his dear wife. "How's my little mother to be today!"

"Things are great! I can't wait for our child to be born!"

Vale giggles and says, "Guess what? I have a gift for you!" He then leaves for a moment, then returns with a small brown puppy with a ribbon around it's neck.

"Oh my goodness, Vale! It's so cute!"

"I figured that our child needs a playmate, so I brought us a puppy. I know we have an owl, but I want our child to have his or her own pet. It's not going to grow very big, but it's easy to handle."

"What's it's name?" asked Nori.

Wale takes a moment to think, then says, "Why don't you name it?"

Nori thinks for a moment. Looking into it's cute blue eyes, she decides, "What about Aoi? I think it's a cute name."

"That is a cute name!" Vale then pets Aoi in the head and says, "Welcome to the family Aoi!"

Chapter 11: Friends

It is now the third day of Fall. The trees have turned color, and the air is getting cooler. Today is Vale's birthday, but that doesn't stop him from working just as hard as any other day. He imagines that his wife is at home preparing a great big birthday feast for him.

At 8:00 pm, Vale decides to call it quits and head home. But a little surprise is waiting for him at the farm. Around the same time that he finishes cleaning up, Nori arrives at the farm to greet her husband. 

"Nori, what are you doing here? I was about to head home right now."

Nori then giggles and responds, "I have a little surprise for you, come with me!" Without hesitation, Nori takes Vale's hands and leads him into the village of Konohana. Vale follows his wife asking himself a ton of questions like "where are we going?" "How did Nori get here on her own?" "Why are we going to Konohana and not Bluebell?"

All of Vale's answers came when they arrive at Town Hall. Inside Town Hall, Nori leads Vale into the meeting room where all of Vale's old Konohana friends are waiting for him. As soon as he arrives, they all scream "Happy Birthday!!!". A whole party was prepared at the Town Hall just for Vale.

"Wow, you all prepared a celebration, just for me?" asked Vale.

Ina, the town mayor greets Vale and says, "of course we did. It's been a while since you left, and we all miss you and Nori here at Konohana. This is just a reminder that we all are still friends no matter where you are."

Nori hugs her husband and says, "Happy Birthday Vale! I am glad that I've married the most wonderful man in the world!"