Fortune

[Flashback Ends Here] [Bree Gold's point of veiw]

The way we three were sitting together reminded me of that day. The day we first met Asami. The day we started. We all sat on this same bench and took our first picture together. We were together even before this legendary sunflower garden happened. We were a history that had to be explained. A wonder's existence that passed these two worlds for seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades, then eventually a century.

"By the way, you guys remember the picture we took in this spot, for the first time, with Asami?" I wondered

"Yeah. What about it?" [Alden]

"Who took that picture?"

"Weren't all these pictures taken by..." [Lowell]

"Arthur. It was with him." Alden continued Lowell's sentence.

"That Arthur has a lot that he probably lost from this. He was always cautious about what he does."

"You mean he did a lot of unnecessary things? He's still is the same person. He just walks with a laptop now instead of his- famous- book."

"He did not lose anything, and what he had done is preserved in this house; the Golden House. An example is the Golden Family formers names that were, and are still, graved on the walls of the house. That's his handwriting and his doing. I remember seeing him writing all the names one by one. I always wondered why he would do such a thing... But it all paid off at the end."

"Though it doesn't make sense. Was it really his doing? He knew me as Bree Gold, but the name 'Leala Black' is on those walls too. I saw both names."

"That's something even I don't know of..." [Alden]

The three of us sat in silence. It was heavy and weightful. Time passed very fast and our cigarettes had already died for a very long time now. Alden offered us other cigarettes. We delightedly accepted them.

Looking at Alden and Lowell smoking like this prompted my old feeling about us to recover and grow even more. It was cold outside even with the sun out, but having them there beside me made me feel warm and cozy. I always had been warm and cozy between them.

From afar I saw her, Asami, coming to us. I immediately lowered my cigarette to an angle opposite to hers.

"You two...[Asami noticed the cigarettes between Bree's (Leala's) fingers] no THREE are all smoking here!?" Asami sounded mad. Our Asami and this time's Asami both hated smoking. It was nostalgic for us although she does not know. Her nagging always brought us happiness.

"Would you like to join us?" We jokingly said it together.

"NO! I don't smoke!" she yelled at us; hard.

"True, you never did... and never will," we shook our heads.

"It's creepy! Will you guys stop it? All three of you talking together at once is getting me goosebumps."

"We missed you."

"Okay, I'm leaving you guys are not sane anymore."

"Hey, come back. Where are you leaving to?"

"Stop speaking at the same time. AND Lowell, the 2 hours had already passed. You guys should come in."

"Can't it wait for a bit more. Our cigarettes will go for waste." [Lowell]

"NO!" She for sure was angry.

I, Lowell, and Alden sneakily smiled at each other. We all had the same idea and went to action.

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[ACF's point of view]

I turned my back at those three 'Smoker' family and walked my way to the door back in. All of a sudden, a heavyweight got lifted on my shoulders. It was them. Those three jumped at me all at once. "What are you guys doing? Get off my back." I was frustrated by there careless attitude. I was even more disappointed by Lowell and Leala; they got influenced by Alden that fast.

"Showing you our love~." All three of them whined and rubbed their faces on my body like... cats.

"Seriously now, will you guys mature for this moment at least. Let's go inside already!"

I felt contended.

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