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Scarborough Fair

“I can’t believe it. He asked me out for a date ! ”

Flaky held stiffly a letter in her hand with ecstasy in her heart. She blushed twice, giggled to herself. Ultimately, she was treated benignly by a boy. Wealthy as she was, she hardly found a loyal accompany, as a matter of fact that she looked down on such exploitations. The reason she put a trust in Flippy was only of his benevolence towards her. And for that, she felt indebted to such kindness. She blessed the God for a smooth day aside him.


“ A cambric shirt would be of plain mood, it was the Fair. My sweet bro, do you like it?“ Flaky whispered. She turned around, and found the shirt slit on the sides.

She looked upon the picture of her and Cuddles, a fake smile on the rims of her mouth.

“ I have a boyfriend now. I’m not crying anymore. ”

She wished her brother were next to her right now. Reticent though he was, Cuddles always had a lot of interests in common with Flaky. He protected her when she was bullied by her friends. Because Flaky often cried a lot despite such tiny problems, Cuddles pacified her with a strong manner. When they grew up in this well-off family, Cuddles have an ambition of serving for the country. Flaky tried to discourage him from throwing himself in such dangerous warzone, he ignored that and claimed himself to have a perfect ideal. He never regreted his choice of enlistment.

Never regreted

She brushed her scarlet hair, white dandruff fell down on the floor. As usual, she would get extremely frustrated by the dandruff, although she had it all over her hair since she was born. But today, she didn’t mind getting rid of it. After having a gloss lip and some fragrance on the wrist, she left the chamber with an aroma lingered for a while.

….

“ You look so badass “, Fliqpy smirked at his counterpart, who was standing opposite a mirror. Flippy was putting on a jumper with a field watch. He bent his back and tied the knot of  the canvas shoes. His favourite was always dark denim jeans with a white undervest, with a view to reveal his muscled body. He adored the way Flaky blushed at him. When it comes to Flaky, Flippy was willing to do everything for her. He saved a lot of money just only for this precious time.

“ I would like to have some fun with her. You like it ? “ Fliqpy threatened.

“ You’d better stay silent until we come back home. Do not lay a finger on her !”

“ If you are not mindful, I will take over you. And we would taste her flesh. Ah, just think about it make me feel so blissful.

“ Shut up ! “ Flippy shouted loudly. He took the car key on the table – a car rented for a week.
The bear was about to left his apartment, but realized something essential.

“ Oh, I almost forget it”, Flippy turned back to the cerise roses, which was kept sparkling in the vase. He had prepared for this for a past week, and now he promised himself not to make any flaw in this date.

….

Flaky stood outside of her house, in front of the robust wooden gate. She wandered her eyes over the flow of vehicles on the street. Suddenly the porcupine spotted a silver car parked near her. It was Flippy !

“ Oh my God ! He was so handsome “, Flaky felt burning in her heart. This is the taste of first love – the most gleeful time in human’s life. Shyly, she received the roses from Flippy, blushed. He left a tender kiss on her hair.

“ I’m on time, as you said “ Flippy stared at her magenta eyes.” Now, would my lady please get on the car ?”.

Flaky timidly climbed on the car, and it headed for the Fair.

Under the mountain, The Fun Fair was open for everyone, and Flippy found this an idealistic place to have a first date. The bear opened the door politely and took the lady out of the car.

“ We would have a mild snack, and play some games “, Flippy suggested.

“ Okay, that sounds good “, Flaky smiled at him.
The couple stopped at the shooting platform. A light green squirrel was laughing manically with a cotton candy on his hand. Flaky knew him, he was her neighbor – Nutty, who always got insane when it comes to candy.

“ Have a go for this game “. Flippy help the toy gun stiffly and shot continuously at the target. Unfortunately, he missed at all, which indicated an embarrassed face.

“ You should have an explicit aim at that, look at me “, Flaky took the gun from Flippy and stared for a while at the aim. And “ pop ! “ – Flaky shot correctly at the balloon.

“ See, I told ya “, she nudged her boyfriend and giggled, while the squirrel gave her a teddy bear as a prize.

“ Fine, I will win the next time for sure “, the bear got ashamed and stroke tenderly her red hair.
At the price-guess competition, the tan-coloured bear – Pop, introduced the rule, but Flippy couldn’t grasp it. Flaky found this familiar, as it was shown on TV. She grinned wickedly and got six prices approximately to the actual price out of ten. The game was easy, and Flaky was awarded two free tickets for the Chinese shop.

“ And now, I admit my defeat. You won this time.” Flippy grumbled and kissed her on soft cheek. Flaky frowned happily and held his hands tightly. They headed for the Chinese shop. It offered  “ Fortune Cookie “, and the red hair clapped her hands cheerfully.

“ Great, we would have a prophecy here “

“ What was that? I don’t get it “, Flippy seemed puzzled at the cookies.

“ Now just taste this flavoured cookie, and you will understand.”
They both cracked the cookie into a half, and found a piece of paper.

“ Wow, how amazing ! It said: You will have an endless joyful life with the one you first met “, Flaky smirked happily. “ How about you ?”

“ Uhmm, it said : You will not ever regret your first choice, believe in your hunch and follow the fate “, Flippy scratched his head with frustration of the message. But the porcupine chuckled and twisted her arms around his neck, gave him an implication.

“ Don’t try to be an idiot. I do know you understand the prophecy, Flippy “
Flippy opened his eyes at the scarlet hair, blushed heavily on both cheeks.

“ Oh, I wish that would come true “, the bear embraced her in his arms. A yellow lantern shone dimly at the facial expressions, created a restful atmostphere. As the dusk was about to cover the sky, the clouds were streaked with vermilion.
Flaky ran away from the bear, and aiming for a hill.

“ Try if you can catch me ” , she bet.
Flippy ran after her, laughed loudly and shouted : “ Where are you going ?”
They both became exhausted after a long run to the hill.

“ What are you doing here ?” Flippy turned around and held her hand.

“ I guess you haven’t been to this place before. This is my secret, now closed your eyes.”
Flippy closed his eyes.

“ Hey, don’t open until I show you”
Flippy was led to the other side of the hill. He wondered what the girl was trying to do.

“ Now, open you eyes. Ta da!” Flaky smiled pleasantly.

What reflected in his eyes was the hill covered in lush green vegetation. An arrange of lavender heather lay between the river and the banyan tree. In the middle of the river bloomed a verdant lotus with a mauve pistil, made it shine brightly on the blue stream.

“ Wow, this is like a heaven “, Flippy whispered . He hardly ever witnessed such paradise in his childhood, and this might be the first time. He could scent the orchid in the thin air. So silent. So peaceful.

“ I know you would love this place “, Flaky said. She had her fingers interlocked with Flippy’s.
Her gown blent tints of grass and the sky was dyed with indigo. It woud turn dark early today.

“ Flaky, you know where will these dandellions go ? “, Flippy rubbed his fingers with the white flower, sending it into the air.

“ I don’t know. Each one will have a different story, like us.”

“ What do you mean : like us ?”

Flaky continued her idea.

“ But someday, they will be reunited again, at this place . They will share a story with all barriers during an adventure. “
And Flaky turned to Flippy, her face was close to him, eye-to-eye.

“ You know what it means, right ? “ Her eyes filled with glee.

“ Ah, I mean…”, Flippy blushed at her face, shunned a perplex expression. He knew what was going on. This will turn their relationship to a new leaf. He had desired this for a long time, but he didn’t expect it to happen right now. They both looked passionately at each other. Everything would came, as a natural result.

The bear kissed her on the lips with all euphoria

So sweet, so blissful, so adorable, and so romantic. Only time could bring the two hearts united. Flippy held her head tightly and kissed her tenderly on the claret lips. She pulled him down on the grass and chuckled, as she kissed him actively in turn. They both teased at each other till the glow of sunset began to grew dim at the horizon.

...

In the bin of the wheels, as they had some popcorns. This big wheel would elevate the bin to a high altitude.

" That was awesome ! ", Flaky claimed with a light beam on her face. The date was better than she had expected. If this continued smoothly, she wished this relationship would be stable for a life.
Flippy brought some herbs in his pocket and showed them to Flaky. He might pull them out at the field.

" This is all my love for you ", he watched her eyes carefully.
" What do you mean this, my honey ?", Flaky tickled her hair with an amiable mood.
" This is such a coincidence. Have you ever heard the song " Scarborough Fair " before ?"
" That was my favourite song ! I knew how to play it."

He showed the herbs in turn." This is our love "

Parsley is to represent our merriment and remove the bitterness.
Sage symbolizes our wisdom and domestic virtue.
Rosemary is my faithfulness and remembrance for your love.
And courage, daring time will be my thyme for you.

Flaky was amazed by the poet.

" You are so sweet, Flippy. I am very touching. How can you make up with this idea? "
" I knew you love songs, and it was truly my heart for you.

And again, they kissed each other lovingly and smiled awkwardly. But then Flippy was frowned with the sounds of firework. Fliqpy had a chance and kicked Flippy out of control. His eyes turned yellow, his teeth looked sharper and spoke in a low voice.
" He he, my dear !"
" What's happened ", Flaky was a little afraid, since his voice was more low and cruel.
Fliqpy pushed her down on the bin and kissed amorously on her neck.

" Hey, damn it! Do not touch her", Flippy cried out.
" You don't know what true love is. Just watch the performance and you will know how to be a man "

He realized what " performance " mean.

" Dang it, I command you not to put a finger on her. You don't know what the consequences are.
" I don't care about that. This is a date, and this is necessary.
" Everything needs time. You don't know what moderation is ? If we make out with her now, a huge responsibility would be put on us.

After a while, Flippy took control of the body and sighed heavily. Fliqpy finally listened to him.
" What was that, Flippy ? ", Flaky stared at him with an intrigued expression.
" Nothing. Sorry, but I usually went a little insane sometimes. To make up for this, would you like to have dinner now ?
Flaky nodded quitely, but she felt skeptical about something.

...

At Bean & Jam restaurant
" I would love to hear about your everyday life, my dear ", Flaky was cutting chicken with a knife.
" Just like the others : go to work in the morning and until afternoon. Then I go home and relax. That's all."
" Sounds boring. Why do you leave your hometown ?"
" It's for you. I know someday I will find you again. And I believe in my hunch, as the cookie said."
" Don't be kidding. I know you have worked hard here. It's not easy to earn a living nowadays."
" Frankly, I am working for lots of part-time job, so it spares some free time at least." Flippy smiled at her.

Flaky lowered her head and thought for a while. That was how her boyfriend could manage to live here and treated her so well. She knew she held many responsibilities for her family. And her dream was to dedicate something for a life. But not now.

Parked at the gate, Flippy saluted to the lady." I hope we would have more time to spend together "
Flaky smiled back and kissed him on the forehead." I hope so".

After the car was out of sight, contentment and bliss filled her heart. She could not drive him from her haunted mind and hoped to see him soon.