dance

Summary: When Refia decides to show off her new dress, she wants to go to the nearby sunflower field. As she dances through the yellow flowers, she finds a dancing partner in Arc.

The weather was brilliant. A slight breeze was building up because of the arrival of autumn, which meant Refia needed to enjoy her dresses while she had the chance to. Once winter hit, those dresses would not be able to see day until springtime, meaning they'd stay cooped up for months.

Luneth and Ingus also decided that instead of worrying about anything for the time being, they should take a day off. The last boss they had defeated was actually a little less than a week ago and no one had provided any new information as of yet.

"C'mon!" Refia cried, leading the group as they entered the City of the Ancients. Smiling as they booked two rooms for the night, Refia dashed up to the room, plucking the key from Luneth's hand and sprinting up the wooden stairs.

"Remind me again why she's so excited," Ingus murmured. "Well, Refia says she bought a dress a while back and she hasn't had the chance to wear it yet, so I guess since the weather is beautiful to be skipping around in a flimsy white dress, Refia can't wait to show it off," Luneth replied. Both of them laughed lightly and went to leave their belongings in their rooms. Arc meanwhile, waited until Refia was done so that he would leave his belongings.

Refia finally descended down the stairs in a plain cotton white dress. The thin white straps were held securely against Refia's porcelain-colored shoulder and the long dress seemed perfect for her. Everyone thought that it made Refia look quite younger and innocent.

"I'm going to the sunflower fields!" she announced. "I want to run around, just feel the wind blow against my hair!"

Luneth nodded in agreement. "Make sure to be back by supper. Ingus will choose what we will have for dinner." With that, he said goodbye and made it clear that he was going to explore around the land. Ingus mumbled something about always choosing their supper, while Arc made his way up the stairs.

"All right then…bye!" Refia said, getting a curt wave from a disgruntled Ingus.

When Refia found the beautiful sunflower field, she couldn't help but gape in wonder and amazement. This must have been the largest sunflower field she had ever seen!

As she gently strolled through the beautiful field of the yellow flowers, Refia took in deep breaths, the wonderful smell of the pure air filling her lungs. As soon as she did that, Refia felt a wave of nostalgia. She sat down on a small patch of grass and looked up at the blue sky.

Refia began to remember all the times her father would take her out to the sunflower fields south of her town. She would frolic and laugh the day away with her adopted father, dancing underneath the clouds.

Just like that, Refia stood up. Dancing was always a ritual when one visited a sunflower field—at least that was her rule. So slipping out of the sandals she wore, Refia carefully spread out her arms and twirled this way and that, laughing whenever she stumbled. Refia decided to pick up her sandals and so she went deeper and deeper into the flower field, laughing and enjoying herself while barely noticing that the once bright blue sky was now a pink shade.

She had to admit, that it would've been better if there was a companion. She had always danced and danced with someone, and it wasn't as much fun by herself.

"Refia! Refia, where are you?"

That was clearly Arc's voice. Refia stopped dancing for a bit to see where the freckled boy was.

"Arc, I'm over here! Follow my voice!" Refia called back. In two seconds flat Arc appeared, somewhat disheveled as he tried to flatten down his wavy hair.

"Arc, will you dance with me?" Refia asked suddenly, eagerly clasping his hand in hers. "R-Refia, we should really get back now—Ingus has finished the soup and I think it'd be better if we didn't test his patience," Arc tried to reason. Refia seemed to have heard but she didn't really show it because in a second flat, she had interlaced all ten fingers with Arc's ten fingers.

They started on a slow tempo, Arc refusing to let himself get too eager over dancing. However, Refia's smile and excitement was very contagious and in no time at all, he was also spinning around the field with Refia.

They began spinning faster, the tall sunflowers becoming nothing but yellow and green blurs as they spun. Arc began to leap and jump as Refia followed pursuit. He sometimes took Refia, held her close, and then spun her away. Refia would laugh manically, not believing that Arc had such a free-spirited personality at times. He was laughing, smiling, dancing—and Refia was here to see it all!

The pair stumbled in tiredness and landed on the dirt, Arc not caring if his clothes were in bigger disarray than before and Refia not caring that there was dirt smudges on her new cotton white dress.

Taking in deep breaths of air, Arc and Refia said nothing as they listened to the other's breathing. Both lost in the endless navy sky, the two Warriors of Light didn't even realize when Luneth's annoyed voice rang out:

"Refia, Arc!! Where are you two?! My stomach is in great pain because of you two!"

Still laughing in breathless puffs, Arc and Refia stood slowly and made their way, Refia slipping into her sandals once more and Arc dusted himself off.

No one ever forgot the smiles on Refia and Arc's faces—or the dirt that was on their faces, either.

song listened to while typing:

Look Up

by

Stars