Flor of the Crybaby Bunny and Hat Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

Mitile: It was right after father had passed away…I spent everyday crying in my room.

Every morning, I used to greet father and brother, eat breakfast with them, get help in my studies, play together, and go to bed after saying goodnight to them.

When I thought about how I’d never be able to live those days again…I felt so sad, so lonely…

Mitile would spend his days crying alone in his room.

He couldn’t accept a world without his father. He shut himself inside his room, a shell to protect him from the real world.

And one day, the window opened, and someone entered into that shell.

Mitile: It was my brother, riding a broom. He was wearing mother’s hat, and he came up to me with a sparkle in his eyes. 

He flapped the cloak he was wearing, and said to me,

Rutile: “I am the Great Wizard, Dancing Hat!”

Imitating himself from that time, Rutile spread his arms wide and puffed out his chest.

Snow: Ohohoho, so the Dancing Hat was Rutile this whole time.

White: Then that must make the Crybaby Bunny…

Mitile: …Me. Because my eyes were red from tears.

“You must be shocked,” he told me,

“Today is the day where we celebrate our first meeting between you, the Crybaby Bunny, and me, the Dancing Hat. I’ve hidden a treasure box in this house somewhere, so come and find it!”

To tell you the truth, I was too sad, confused, and didn’t feel in the mood to do any of that, and kept wondering why my brother was doing this. 

But even so little Mitile went searching throughout the house, wiping his tears.

Until finally, he found one tiny box.

Inside it was a flower wreath that Rutile made. 

Mitile: That flower wreath was made with me and my father’s favourite flower.

It’s a flower that father and I would often go to the flower fields to pick.

That’s when Rutile said, “Let’s remember him together.”

“Let’s remember our beloved father. It may be a bit sad, but that pain is proof we love him.”

“Whenever we see this wreath, let’s remember our feelings for our father, and treasure them.” as he hugged me. 

…That’s when I realized at last. I was only thinking about myself, but brother had me on his mind the entire time.

Even though he was unbearably sad too. When I thought about that, I understood my brother’s feelings, his kindness, and how much he treasured me. 

I shouldn’t be sad alone. No matter how painful it is, I still had my brother with me. 

Mitile looks towards Rutile, and Rutile returns to him a kind smile. 

Mitile: It was like a special kind of magic was casted on me. My tears had stopped, and then, pfft...ahaha…

Riquet: Mitile? Why are you laughing all of a sudden?

Remembering something, Mitile’s shoulders trembled and he began to laugh.

Mitile: Ahahaha, sorry. I just remembered it, so…

Rutile: When Mitile took another look at me, he started laughing so much.

Akira: Huh?

Mitile: Because when I took his whole appearance in, I could see that mother’s hat didn’t suit him at all!

Noticing that, I burst into laughter. The hat was too big on him, and since he flew in so fast, it made his hair a mess!

I couldn’t stop laughing…and then brother was the one who started crying.

Rutile: You finally smiled. I was so grateful.

Those words tugged at my heartstrings. 

How worried Rutile was for Mitile.

How hurt Mitile was, and how much Rutile saved him.

Even if I wasn't there myself, those words were enough to help me understand their feelings.

Rutile: At that time I merely wanted to cheer Mitile up…

So I kept him in my heart, searching for the right way to show him how much I love him, and that was it. 

I made a flower wreath with the flowers Mitile and father loved most, to try and tell him that there’s no need to forget this sadness…

that from now on we should continue to treasure our father's memory, and that happy days are still ahead of us..

Mitile: …Yes. I accepted your feelings. 

After that, we made that day an anniversary.

It’s a special day that Rutile gave me, from all of the normal days out there. 

Rutile: And every anniversary, we would do a humble little celebration with the two of us.

We’d make a flower wreath together, and on the day of, we would decorate our house door with it, and have a bigger meal than usual…

Since this year’s anniversary would be the first at the manor, we decided to do it Magic Manor-edition.

We planned on picking flowers from around the manor that we thought Mitile and father would both like.

Akira: So that’s why the two of you went flower picking.

Arthur: It’s a special anniversary to the two of you, born from your precious memories. Thank you for sharing such a lovely story with us.

Riquet: I was glad to hear it too. What was the flower you and your father loved, Mitile?

Mitile: Ehehehe, it’s actually the Glassflower!

Riquet & Akira: Really!

Mitile: Yep, and the flower field we’re heading to right now is the flower field we were originally planning on going to…so I do hope nothing strange has happened to it.

Murr: It really must be fate that brought us here!!

We must have been gathered here to look into that flower field and save Grete together!

Snow: We’ll be most sad to see that flower in anguish. Let’s put our best foot forward and investigate!

White: We’ve the advantage with this many wizards, especially with the super strong and cool Mithra with us! 

Mithra: Don’t wanna. Sounds tiresome.

Snow: Come now, Mithy, must you always be like this!

Whtie: We’ve got high expectations for you, O Magic Manor’s Ace, Mithy!

Mitile: Hehe, thanks everyone. I bet we’ll get to the bottom of this in no time!

White: That’s right. As thanks for telling us a heartwarming story, won’t you let us help you with your preparations for the anniversary?

Riquet and the others nod at his proposal, and the Southern brothers smile warmly.

Rutile: We would love it if you did! And don’t just help out, you can definitely join us too!

Nothing would make us happier if everyone also came to treasure this day with us. 

Riquet: Count me in! Mitile, will you teach me how to make a wreath?

I want to make a wreath with you most excellent that your father would enjoy.

Mitile: Yeah, let’s do that! I look forward to it!

Riquet: Yaaaay! I’ll do my best!

Oh, when we go back to the manor, I also want to create an anniversary just for the two of us. 

Mitile: An anniversary between the two of us…? Ehehe, we have tons of memories together so that’ll be easy!

Riquet: Heehee, just imagining what day we should make gets my heart thumping! What sort of day would you like to make, Mitile?

Mitile: Huh, you’re asking me now? I can’t think of anything yet…

White: Now now, there’s no need to rush. As long as it’s something dear to both of you, anything will do.

Us twins too often make anniversaries here and there over whatever, like the “Day We Saw the Auroras” or the “Day We Saw a Rainbow” and many many more. 

It’s a wonderful thing to have plenty of anniversaries. …Though you may end up forgetting some of them.

Snow: Whitey dear, are you still mad that I forgot about that anniversary the other day?

White: Ohohoho, I wonder.

Rutile: Ah, everyone, we’ve arrived!

Rutile points a finger forward. 

Beyond the grass grown road, was a vibrant and colourful carpet, twinkling before our eyes.

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