Volume 1 Chapter 17 (2/2)

“My fault? You think Suould allow you back now?”

“Can’t I travel around if I don’t go back to Suwa?”

“You really hate living in Suruga?”

Yoshi+ a hint of blame Sakura actually felt a little sad If she co But to stay in Suruga, a place full of rules and regulations, inspite of the good-lookingto appreciate ancient japanese culture, she was actually really bored, since no one argued or bickered with her She finally understood why pairls on TV shoays liked to explore the outside world

“Fine But before you leave Suruga, can you arrange flowers forlike this? Sakura couldn’t believe her eyes Yoshi+moto’s eyes seemed to be less devious now, they were deep and filled with some kind of ea? She felt a little apologetic Yoshi+moto wasn’t as possessive as Harunobu, but somehow, he’s touched a soft part of her heart As brief as the feeling was, she could feel it deep down

She picked a s and narrow handle as the flower container, and added blush-colored su off the extra stems and leaves, she dropped the flowers into the basket in a four-sided fan shape, free of any other artifice

Yoshi+moto stared at the flowers as if he was enchanted Red and white were japan’s two favorite colors, and the passion of roses and the elegance of lilies ell-matched in their colors of life When Sakura noticed his expression, she was inspired to take some peacock blue and pale yellow dried flowers as decorations After adding them to the spaces in the basket, she finished her flower-arranging Gingerly picking up the basket, she handed the result to Yoshi+moto

“This is for you Do you like it?”

“Why did you add the dried blue flowers?”

“It was just an inspiration Suruga is close to the sea, so I thought it’d be perfect to think of the sea when looking at flowers”

“Does this have a name?”

“I don’t kno to pick naood” Sakura scratched her head in e Blue on a Sunny Day” I’ll re the flower basket, he turned to leave on a narrow path The heround The shadow of his retreating shape dragged on and on under the sun