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It was hard to believe that another whole year had passed. Dirk recently received a package from Zephyr containing a blue feather and a note that read “Good Luck!” It was still tucked away in his home where Lillian wouldn’t be able to find it. It was of course from Ivan and Gretel and a gentle nudge for Dirk to propose. He wondered if it would be too sudden for Lillian, but part of Dirk knew she would accept it instantly. They had grown very close in the past year and she had eventually let him kiss her back after he got up the nerve to ask her out officially. They were a hot topic for gossip in both towns, but no one seemed to have a problem with the two. The talk consisted mostly of when they would get married and where they would live after.

At the cooking festivals Lillian and Dirk started to introduce villagers from the two towns to each other. At first people were hesitant and resistant to speak with their rivals, but they eventually began to warm up to one another. Eileen had even agreed to start digging out the old tunnel that used to connect the two towns together. This would encourage more interaction between them, and make Lillian and Dirk’s visits easier as well.

Dirk had plenty to write to his family about and had even asked Gretel to become pen pals with Lillian. Lillian was excited to have another farmer to talk to and cried out of sheer joy the first couple of times she received a letter back. Dirk sometimes wondered what all they talked about in their letters, but he never asked to read them. Part of him suspected that there would be a lot more girl talk than he needed to worry about.

~~

“Hey Dirk can we stop at goddess pond for a bit on the way back to Bluebell?”

“Yeah sure, when do you want to head up?”

“Hmm well let’s just go now! Then we can watch the sunset together,” she said with a
smile.

Dirk chuckled. “Alright let’s get going then.”

Lillian clapped her hands and dashed out of the house.

Dirk shook his head and quickly retrieved something from under the bed and slipped it
into his bag. “Here goes nothing,” he mumbled to himself.

~~

Lillian snuggled up against Dirk as they watched the sun sink lower into the horizon. He had one arm around her waist and was leaning his head on hers. He whispered, “Hey Lil?”

“Yeah?”

“I uh, I’ve been thinking.”

Lillian giggled. “Oh really?”

Dirk laughed. “Yeah really. You know I love you right?”

“Yes.”

“You also know that my family loves you?”

Lillian giggled again. “Well I guess.”

“Well,” Dirk pulled away from her and opened his bag. “I was hoping that you would do me
the honor of becoming my wife and joining my family,” he said as he pulled a blue feather from his bag and shifted onto one knee.

Lillian’s eyes instantly began to leak and she threw her arms around Dirk’s neck. They fell backwards as she yelled, “Of Course!”

Dirk wrapped his arms around her waist and held her as tightly as he could. Lillian grunted and tried to wriggle free, but to no avail. “No you’re all mine now.”

She laughed. “Haven’t I been for a while now?”

“Well maybe, but this is different.” He loosened his grip so she could wipe her eyes and she took the opportunity to kiss him too.

~~

Lillian was especially hyper the day before the wedding. Dirk didn’t see as much of her on his route and he suspected that she was in Konohana talking with Nori about final touches on the wedding dress or something. Dirk checked the farm before he headed back over the mountain, but Lillian was still gone. He laughed and put her animals inside before heading home.

~~

Dirk opened his door and was instantly greeted by an ecstatic Lillian. He asked with a laugh, “Hey shouldn’t you be getting your rest for tomorrow?”

“Well,” she said while pulling on his hand, “I would but I’ve got a surprise for you. Think of it as an early wedding present.”

Dirk laughed and looked around the room. He suddenly froze and mumbled unsurely, “Ivan?”

“Hey little brother, you didn’t think we would miss your wedding did you?” Ivan stepped forwards and took Dirk into a hug.

“H-how did you?”

Ivan laughed. “Well you know how Gretel and Lillian talk all the time now? They worked a few things out.”

Dirk turned and pulled Lillian to him. He squeezed her hand and looked back at Ivan.

“Where are Gretel and Annabelle?”

“Oh they’re at the inn. It’s definitely past Anna’s bedtime and we wanted her to be in a good mood tomorrow at the ceremony.”

Dirk laughed and kissed Lillian on the forehead. “Thank you so much Lil.”

She giggled. “You haven’t heard all of it.”

Dirk looked back and forth between Ivan and Lillian’s smiling faces. “What?”

“Oh,” Ivan said slyly, “I think the rest can wait until tomorrow.”

~~

The wedding was perfect. Lillian looked absolutely beautiful in her wedding gown and Dirk was so glad that his family was there. After the ceremony they gathered together to reveal the rest of the surprise.

Lillian squeezed Dirk’s hand. “So Honey you know how I moving all my stuff to the farm in Konohana since we decided to stay in town?”

Dirk looked at her quizzically. “Yeah,” he said with a hint of confusion in his voice.

“Well,” she continued, “That leaves the farmhouse in Bluebell open.”

Gretel chimed in, “And you know I can farm anywhere.”

Ivan added, “And I discovered a need for tutors in the area.”

The couple exchanged looks and said simultaneously, “We’re moving to Bluebell!”

Dirk took a step back. “Y-you’re joking.”

Gretel shook her head. “Nope, Lillian and I talked about it for quite a while. I was surprised at how convincing she could be in a simple hand written letter.”

~~

It didn’t take long for Ivan, Gretel, and Annabelle to settle into Bluebell. Dirk and Lillian were enjoying their new home as well. Both families were excited to live close again and spent a lot of time together. Dirk had proudly displayed a new picture on the wall. It had Dirk and Lillian standing next to Ivan and Gretel, with shy little Annabelle clinging to her father. Dirk now smiled every time he passed it and ran his hand along it. He never imagined that a woman could provide him with so much happiness. She brought his family closer to him and saved him from his loneliness. Dirk walked up behind Lillian at the sink and wrapped his arms around her waist. “I love you.”

She laughed. “I love you too Dirk.”

Description
It was hard to believe that another whole year had passed. Dirk recently received a package from Zephyr containing a blue feather and a note that read “Good Luck!” It was still tucked away in his home where Lillian wouldn’t be able to find it. It was of course from Ivan and Gretel and a gentle nudge for Dirk to propose. He wondered if it would be too sudden for Lillian, but part of Dirk knew she would accept it instantly. They had grown very close in the past year and she had eventually let him kiss her back after he got up the nerve to ask her out officially. They were a hot topic for gossip in both towns, but no one seemed to have a problem with the two. The talk consisted mostly of when they would get married and where they would live after.

At the cooking festivals Lillian and Dirk started to introduce villagers from the two towns to each other. At first people were hesitant and resistant to speak with their rivals, but they eventually began to warm up to one another. Eileen had even agreed to start digging out the old tunnel that used to connect the two towns together. This would encourage more interaction between them, and make Lillian and Dirk’s visits easier as well.

Dirk had plenty to write to his family about and had even asked Gretel to become pen pals with Lillian. Lillian was excited to have another farmer to talk to and cried out of sheer joy the first couple of times she received a letter back. Dirk sometimes wondered what all they talked about in their letters, but he never asked to read them. Part of him suspected that there would be a lot more girl talk than he needed to worry about.

~~

“Hey Dirk can we stop at goddess pond for a bit on the way back to Bluebell?”

“Yeah sure, when do you want to head up?”

“Hmm well let’s just go now! Then we can watch the sunset together,” she said with a
smile.

Dirk chuckled. “Alright let’s get going then.”

Lillian clapped her hands and dashed out of the house.

Dirk shook his head and quickly retrieved something from under the bed and slipped it
into his bag. “Here goes nothing,” he mumbled to himself.

~~

Lillian snuggled up against Dirk as they watched the sun sink lower into the horizon. He had one arm around her waist and was leaning his head on hers. He whispered, “Hey Lil?”

“Yeah?”

“I uh, I’ve been thinking.”

Lillian giggled. “Oh really?”

Dirk laughed. “Yeah really. You know I love you right?”

“Yes.”

“You also know that my family loves you?”

Lillian giggled again. “Well I guess.”

“Well,” Dirk pulled away from her and opened his bag. “I was hoping that you would do me
the honor of becoming my wife and joining my family,” he said as he pulled a blue feather from his bag and shifted onto one knee.

Lillian’s eyes instantly began to leak and she threw her arms around Dirk’s neck. They fell backwards as she yelled, “Of Course!”

Dirk wrapped his arms around her waist and held her as tightly as he could. Lillian grunted and tried to wriggle free, but to no avail. “No you’re all mine now.”

She laughed. “Haven’t I been for a while now?”

“Well maybe, but this is different.” He loosened his grip so she could wipe her eyes and she took the opportunity to kiss him too.

~~

Lillian was especially hyper the day before the wedding. Dirk didn’t see as much of her on his route and he suspected that she was in Konohana talking with Nori about final touches on the wedding dress or something. Dirk checked the farm before he headed back over the mountain, but Lillian was still gone. He laughed and put her animals inside before heading home.

~~

Dirk opened his door and was instantly greeted by an ecstatic Lillian. He asked with a laugh, “Hey shouldn’t you be getting your rest for tomorrow?”

“Well,” she said while pulling on his hand, “I would but I’ve got a surprise for you. Think of it as an early wedding present.”

Dirk laughed and looked around the room. He suddenly froze and mumbled unsurely, “Ivan?”

“Hey little brother, you didn’t think we would miss your wedding did you?” Ivan stepped forwards and took Dirk into a hug.

“H-how did you?”

Ivan laughed. “Well you know how Gretel and Lillian talk all the time now? They worked a few things out.”

Dirk turned and pulled Lillian to him. He squeezed her hand and looked back at Ivan.

“Where are Gretel and Annabelle?”

“Oh they’re at the inn. It’s definitely past Anna’s bedtime and we wanted her to be in a good mood tomorrow at the ceremony.”

Dirk laughed and kissed Lillian on the forehead. “Thank you so much Lil.”

She giggled. “You haven’t heard all of it.”

Dirk looked back and forth between Ivan and Lillian’s smiling faces. “What?”

“Oh,” Ivan said slyly, “I think the rest can wait until tomorrow.”

~~

The wedding was perfect. Lillian looked absolutely beautiful in her wedding gown and Dirk was so glad that his family was there. After the ceremony they gathered together to reveal the rest of the surprise.

Lillian squeezed Dirk’s hand. “So Honey you know how I moving all my stuff to the farm in Konohana since we decided to stay in town?”

Dirk looked at her quizzically. “Yeah,” he said with a hint of confusion in his voice.

“Well,” she continued, “That leaves the farmhouse in Bluebell open.”

Gretel chimed in, “And you know I can farm anywhere.”

Ivan added, “And I discovered a need for tutors in the area.”

The couple exchanged looks and said simultaneously, “We’re moving to Bluebell!”

Dirk took a step back. “Y-you’re joking.”

Gretel shook her head. “Nope, Lillian and I talked about it for quite a while. I was surprised at how convincing she could be in a simple hand written letter.”

~~

It didn’t take long for Ivan, Gretel, and Annabelle to settle into Bluebell. Dirk and Lillian were enjoying their new home as well. Both families were excited to live close again and spent a lot of time together. Dirk had proudly displayed a new picture on the wall. It had Dirk and Lillian standing next to Ivan and Gretel, with shy little Annabelle clinging to her father. Dirk now smiled every time he passed it and ran his hand along it. He never imagined that a woman could provide him with so much happiness. She brought his family closer to him and saved him from his loneliness. Dirk walked up behind Lillian at the sink and wrapped his arms around her waist. “I love you.”

She laughed. “I love you too Dirk.”