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Day 1...

The city of Jouvente is decorated with ribbons, hearts, and roses. The shops are filled to the brim with a variety of romantic-themed items. The streets were full of people walking to-and-fro.

Mirabelle sighs happily. "I can't wait for Journée du cœur."

"A time for love and romance to fill the air." Isabeau chimes in.

"Couples going on dates."

"Lots of delicious chocolate to eat."

"Don't forget about the gifts of roses and teddy bears."

Odile decides to butt in. "But what about the sad saps who don't have their special someone?"

"They'll be alone forever!" Bonnie yelled.

"Their heart full of loneliness."

"And full of scewl!"

"Scowl."

"Yeah that!"

"Hey! Stop it!" Mirabelle scolded the two. "Journée du cœur isn't just about romance! It's also about your love for all things. Like your friends, your family, your pets, your neighbors, even strangers."

"Indeed. Journée du cœur is about spreading the love."

"And when it comes to gift-giving, the most important thing is you put your heart into your gift." Isabeau nods at Mirabelle's statement. Meanwhile, you silently listened. This holiday seems very important to the people of Vaugarde. Important enough to make the whole city be decorated. Then you hear them say:

"I have an idea! For Journée du cœur, we should do something for each other! Either buy a gift or make one yourself."

"Oh that's easy! I'm gonna make-!" Before Bonnie could finished, Mirabelle said. "You all must keep it secret. We can't tell each other what we're getting."

"I see..." Odile said. "I assume it should be a surprise until the day comes." Isabeau gives her a thumbs-up. Well, that should be easy. You're used to keeping secrets. Before the whole loop thing and now you're learning how to be more opened with your feelings. But nonetheless, you need to start thinking of what you should get your family. It has to be something from the heart.

Day 1...

Night...

After eating dinner at Isabeau's house, Isa is cleaning the dirty plates and cups while the others are heading off to bed. He begins to think about what gift he should get. First person that came to mind is Sif. He did promised to take him on a date. And Journée du cœur is the perfect time for them to do so. It has to be perfect. But the problem is... where are they going to go? He has so many date ideas that his mind is blanked. He doesn't want to disappoint Siffrin. Not one bit. So he put that in the back of his mind and think about the others.

"For Mira, I could get her a new ribbon. One that has sparkles on it. Maybe I'll add a bell in the middle to make it go 'ding-ding'." Next is Odile. "M'dame is a tricky one. Hm... I can Craft her a gem necklace." Then comes Bonnie. "Bonbon would love a box of chocolates. I should get the one with caramel on the inside." He hummed at the sound of that. Melting caramel inside chocolate is so good! He should get himself a box. However, he can't think about himself. He has to think about the others for the day of love and romance.

|Mirabelle|

Mirabelle stared at the ceiling. Bonnie and Odile had already passed out. She's just so excited for Journée du cœur. As well as thinking about what to get for her friends. What should she get for them? She pondered and pondered for the answer. A gift they would love. A gift from the bottom of her heart. Mirabelle closed her eyes and think.

"For Siffrin, I should get them a pair of star-shaped earrings. Isabeau would love a sewing kit. I could get Madame Odile a bottle of wine. As for Bonnie, a teddy bear is perfect. A classic gift for Journée du cœur. I should write that down tomorrow, so I won't forget."

|Siffrin|

You stared at the window. Looking at the night sky full of stars. You think about what Mirabelle said. These gifts have to be something from the bottom of the heart. You think. You think about what gifts should you get them. First thing that pops to mind is Isa. After all, he did promise to take you out on a date. And Journée du cœur is the perfect time to do so. But what kind of gift should Isa get? You continue thinking. Maybe you should make a special Journée du cœur breakfast. But that means you have to wake up extremely early and without waking Isa or the others up.

Scratch that. Maybe you buy him a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates. Cliche but it does work every time. As for the third thing, how about the...? You stopped yourself. Your face darkened at what you were thinking about. The kiss... But you frowned at that. In one of the loops, you kissed Isa. He pushed you away. He pushed you. But it was understandable. You didn't ASK him if it was okay. Like the stupid blinding idiot y-

You breathe in and out. No negative thoughts for tonight. You then think about the others.

"I'll get Mirabelle a bell necklace. Odile could get a non-fiction book. And Bonnie... Bonnie... Uh... Oh yeah! I'll get them comic books!"

Just then, you hear the door opened. "Sif?" Isabeau asked as he closed the door behind him. "What are you doing up? I thought you were sleeping."

"I was trying to get some beau-tea sleep. But I was just waiting for you to come up."

Isabeau laughed. You can't help but laugh with him. "I'm done with the dishes. Now I'm feeling sleep-pea." He plops his body into his bed. You chuckled as you lay down on his bed as well. "Aw... How cute."

"I'm not cute!" He blushed.

"Whatever you say... Goodnight, deer." You winked. Isabeau giggled. "Goodnight, Sif."

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Day 2...

"Good luck, everyone! I can't wait to see what you got for tomorrow!" Mirabelle said happily. They nod and went on their separate ways. Odile and Bonnie walking together while you, Mira and Isa walk in different directions.

|Siffrin|

First stop is a jewelry store. It was already packed with people looking at the jewelry. You walked around the store. Hoping they have the item you were looking for. "Please be here. Please be here. Please be here." You quietly mumbled to yourself.

Eventually, you found the necklace. Success! You grabbed the necklace and head to the clerk to purchase it. One down. Two to go.

|Mirabelle|

Mirabelle stepped out of a different jewelry shop. A box which contains the star earrings in her hands. She puts it inside her pocket for safekeeping. "Next, I need a sewing kit for Isabeau." She walks left to find the next shop to buy him a sewing kit.

|Isabeau|

"I got the box of chocolates and a sparkling ribbon. Now I need to craft a gem necklace and I'll be done!" He said. He carries a box of chocolates on his left hand and a sparkling ribbon on his right hand. For the gem necklace, he needs some gems. And a lot of it. He heads off to find the store that sells gemstones. He gotta do it fast before the streets becomes even more crowded than it is now.

|Odile and Bonnie|

"Dile, you better not spy on me while I get some things." Bonnie said. Their eyes glared at Odile who simply stared them back. "Of course, Boniface. I would never spy on you for anything."

"You better! Or else I'll hit your legs with my Wok."

"Oh dear. Being threatened by a preteen..." She mentally chuckled to herself. Knowing that Bonnie really wouldn't do that.

She walked away to gather the items for tomorrow. Occasionally, she would secretly take a peek at the kid. Making sure they don't run off too far. The streets were becoming more crowded and she doesn't want them to get lost in the sea of people.

At the same time, Bonnie would look back at Odile to see if she's spying on them. But she quickly moves her head before they could get a glimpse. Seeing that she's not looking at them, they resume looking for the items they need for tomorrow. Bonnie was thinking of making a special Journée du cœur breakfast. As well as making special Journée du cœur cookies with different pictures on it that are made of chocolate frosting. It's going to be very busy so they want to make it as much as possible early tomorrow morning.

Day 2...

Night...

As it turns night, you and the others have returned. The gifts being hidden as to not spoil each other. "So!" Isabeau started. "Everyone excited for tomorrow?"

"Yes! I got all the things I need! Now remember, don't even think about looking at it. This has to be a surprised." Mirabelle stated. "And if you ruined the surprise, I'll give you a karate chop." She tried to look serious so the others will know she's not kidding around.

"Don't worry, Mira." You said. "We would never ruin surprises."

"Good. I just wanna make sure. This is serious. And I do mean SERIOUS!"

You give her a thumbs-up as the others agree with the housemaiden.

"Now come on! I'll make dinner!"

Everyone's stomachs growled.

"I'm getting souper hungry anyways." Isabeau laughed while the others groaned at that pun. "Same here, Sif! I'm thinking of having pizza for dinner." A cat-like smirked appeared on your face. "I'm not a pizza person, but I do doughnut everyday."

Isabeau laughs again. "Sif, you're on a roll today!"

"Thank you, thank you berry much!"

Isa laughed so hard he falls to the floor. His arms holding his stomach.

"Siffrin..." Odile said with a groan. "Could you please stop with the puns?"

"You won't get any dinner if you don't stop!"

Okay okay. As much as you want to continue, you don't want to go to bed hungry. After he calms down we head to the kitchen. Bonnie starts making dinner while we sit at the table waiting.

"I hope none of you didn't have much trouble finding the items you need." Odile asked. Mirabelle said no. Isabeau said no. You could say you had some trouble. But you don't really feel like it. "Not at all. It was pretty easy."

"I see. Well I hope whatever you got me is something... worthwhile." She said sarcastically.

After dinner, they all said goodnight to each other before heading to their respective rooms upstairs. You begin taking off your cloak and change from your usual attire with a long, short-sleeved t-shirt. Isabeau changed to his black tank top and matching-colored shorts.

"That meal was whey to good..." You and Isa said at the same time. Causing you both to chuckle. As the chuckle die down, you think for a bit before saying, "Isa?"

"Yes Sif?"

"I was wondering..."

"Wondering... what?"

"I was wondering about tomorrow."

"And?"

You breathe and out. Then look at Isabeau. "Are you going to take me out?"

Isabeau blinked. He blinked once. Then twice. Before his face becomes darkened. "O-Oh! Right! The date! Of course!" He laughed nervously. His hand scratching the back of his neck while his eyes are focused on the floor. "I did promised to take you on a date. It's just..." He looks at you. "...I have so many date ideas that I don't know what we should do."

You think for a bit. Then an idea pops up. "How about you surprise me?" "Huh?" "Surprise me. I wanna see what you come up with. It doesn't have to be in any pacific order." He laughed once more. "You sure?"

"Yes I'm sure." It'll be more fun this way. And he doesn't have to think about it. A perfect win.

"Okay! It'll the best surprise Journée du cœur date you'll ever have!" He gives you a huge smile. You smile at him back. You can't wait for the date. You already know it's going to be a lot of fun.

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Day 3...

Early Morning...

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It fills the kitchen of a mostly quiet home. The eggs and bacon are sizzling on the pans. Bonnie put three stacks of pancakes in the five plates. One stack for each of them. They poured maple syrup on the pancakes. Then decorate it with everyone's favorite fruits on top. Plums for Mirabelle. Apple slices for Siffrin. Blueberries for Isabeau. Bananas for them. And kiwis for Odile. When the eggs and bacon are done, they put it on smaller plates next to the bigger plates on the table. Lastly, they made toast which they would cut it in halves at a diagonal order and smear the inside of the toast with butter.

"GEMS ALIVE, BONIFACE!"

They got spooked and turned to see Odile. Her eyes were a bit droopy. Her hair is a little messy and she has an annoyed look on her face. "What in gems are you doing up so early?! The sun hasn't even come out yet!"

"I'm making a special Journée du cœur breakfast! And I want to do it early so I can surprise you guys!"

"Not this early, Boniface! I know you're excited for today but there's no need to be up this early! People are trying to sleep!"

And if on cue, Mirabelle walked downstairs. She yawned and is shocked to see what's going on.

"Bonnie?! What a mess you made!"

"Sorry! I'll clean it up after breakfast! Anyways, Bunne journée du cœur !"

"It's pronounced 'Bonne journée du cœur !'"

Bonnie tried again. "Bonne journée du cœur ! Did I get it right?!" Mira gave him a thumbs-up. Which made themselves proud. "Either way, why in CHANGE are you making breakfast this early?! The sun hasn't come out yet and people are trying to sleep!"

"This is important!" Bonnie yelled back. "I want to surprise ya'll with a special Bonne journée du cœur breakfast! Then I'm gonna make Journée du cœur cookies with drawings on it with chocolate sauce!"

"Oh~ that sounds nice. But next time, CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE BREAKFAST WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT?!" She lowered to her normal voice. "Please."

"I super duper promise!" Now they just have to wait for Frin and Za to come downstairs for breakfast.

You were the first one to wake up. The screams were the culprit of your awakening. You sit up and stretched your body out. Isa is sleeping on his back. Blissfully unaware of the noises downstairs. He looks quite cute this way. But you need to focused on changing. You get off the bed and head to a treasure chest. This was where Isa puts his finished designs in. Two weeks ago, you were a model for him to make different clothing designs. You didn't mind. Though you did your best not to flinch every time he nearly touches you to take your measures.

You grabbed the first thing that caught your eye. It was a dark gray turtleneck sweater with long sleeves. The shoulders are cut out. You put the sweater on and it fits you perfectly. Not too big to be loose nor too small to be tight. It's just right. You then put on a pair of black jean shorts and your ankle boots. Looking at a nearby mirror, you look quite pretty in this look. You should Isa if he could make more sweaters in the future.

"FRIN! ZA!" Bonnie yelled from downstairs. "COME DOWNSTAIRS AND EAT BREAKFAST BEFORE IT GETS COLD!"

Just then, Isa jolts awake. "Huh?!" He quickly gets off the bed. Though stumbling which he tries to remain balance. "You okay, Isa?" He blushed when he sees what you're wearing. "Uh... Yeah... I'm fine... Let's head downstairs quick!"

You nod and you both head downstairs where Mira and Odile are already at the table. "Bonne journée du cœur, everyone!" He yelled excitingly. "Huh?! My kitchen!"

"Sorry, Za. I was really busy with breakfast. I'll clean up afterwards! I promise!" You chuckled. "Wow, Bonbon. You certainly scrambled all of this together." Bonnie groans as Isa starts to laugh.

"Shut up and eat your breakfast, you crab!" You did just that. The food looks so good! Bonnie really worked hard to make it delicious. You can't wait to dig in! You grab the fork and cut a piece of the pancakes. When you put it in your mouth, your eye sparkles. It's delicious! Really delicious! Everyone else is thinking the same thing. Bonnie is proud of themselves for a job well done.

"So any plans for this special day?" Mirabelle asked. Eating bacon afterwards. "Any plans indeed..." Odile looked at Isabeau. "What?" You nudged his arm. "Oh yeah! Me and Sif are gonna go on a date!" Mira's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Ooh~! A date! How lovely! What are you gonna do on your date?!" "Uh... I don't know yet." He crossed his arms. "But I'm sure we can find something to do together. What about all of you guys?"

"Well I gotta start baking the cookies!"

"For me, I'll simply stay home and read a book."

"Same here! But maybe we can do something tonight as a group! After we exchange gifts... which reminds me!" She stands up. "I'll be right back." She heads upstairs to the guest room. Her dress is on the bed. Quickly, she searched through the pockets to find the box. Once she find it, she heads back downstairs. "Sif, for Journée du cœur, I would love to give you this gift."

The box looks fancy. It was black with darkless accents around it. The top being very sparkly. You took the box from her hands and opened it. You gasped. A pair of earrings that are shaped like stars are inside. "Mira... This is... lovely." "You like it? I thought you could wear a pair. And these remind me of you. So I had to have it! Please wear it for your date!"

You took out the earrings. But you never worn earrings. And you don't want to mess this up unless you want to have bloody ears. "Isa, could you help me put these on?" "Sure thing!" Isa carefully put the earrings on you. Making sure it didn't punctured something that can cause bleeding. "And~ there." "How does it look?"

"It looks wonderful!" Mirabelle said. "I agree. It looks good on you, Siffrin." Odile chimed in. To be honest, your ears are a bit itchy. "I know how you feel. When I wore earrings for the first time, it got really itchy. But you'll get used to it eventually." You nod. Then you resumed finishing the breakfast.

Day 3...

Morning...

The sun fully appeared and the streets are once again becoming crowded with people. "Alright, we're heading off now!"

"Good luck on your date!"

"Please don't do anything idiotic."

"Don't forget to buy some chocolate! Lots of chocolate!"

"We promise!" We wave them goodbye and head off on our date. You wonder what kind of surprises the former defender has on his sleeves. "What should we do first?" Isa thinks. "Hm..." The first thing they should do... You perked up as the sounds of music fills the air. "Let's head to the main square!" You and Isa ran off to the center. Here, people are dancing to the music. "That looks like fun."

"Yeah it is! People dance here all the time! Especially during holidays like Journée du cœur!" This gives him an idea. He reaches his hand out. His body bowed in front of you. You were a bit confused by this gesture. "My deer Sif, would you like to dance with moi?" You giggle at his obvious acting. But you go along with it. "Why yes, Sir Isa. I certainly loaf to dance with you." You both laughed as you grabbed his hand. Leading you to the dance floor. The people recognized you two as the saviors of Vaugarde.

'Hello heroes!'

'Bonne journée du cœur !'

'You're here to dance?!'

This was inevitable. But you don't mind the attention. Though you wish they can treat you and the others as normal people. On the other hand, you get free stuff and who doesn't want something for free? Everyone wants something for free! Duh!

As the music continues, you and Isa start dancing together. Surprisingly, he's not a bad dancer. His moves are a bit rough but not enough to really see the mistakes. Either way, he's so cool!

"Not bad, Isa. But I can do it better." "Oh yeah? Let me see it." You nod and start dancing. As you dance, a memory suddenly popped up. A memory of the disappearing island.

Your home...

You could somehow hear it. Music in the air. Blue flames covering the top of long poles. A lone dancer performing in front of a crowd of people. Why are you remembering this? Have you seen it before? Before your mind snaps back to reality, your body started to imitate the dancer. It's as if this is all natural to you. But why? It doesn't make sense to you. But somehow it does at the same time. Is this something that comes from your culture? Maybe. You're not sure but you might as well go along with it.

Isabeau is memorized by the way you're dancing. Elegant. Graceful. It gives off the illusion that you're light on your feet. Like a ballerina daintily dancing on top of water. He's so amazed by it. Sif is such an incredible dancer. He had never seen those moves before. He can't stop watching you.

You end the dance with a pose. Everyone clapped. That includes Isa. "That was amazing! How did you learn to do that?!" You try to think about that. But it's blurry for the moment. "Uh... I guess I saw it at a play once." You'll go with that. "Cool! I wanna see you dance more often! But maybe next time. We have a lot more things to do."

Date 2...

You see a lot of game vendors. A variety of different games. A large assortment of prizes. Usually stuffed animals both small and large. "I love this game!" Isabeau exclaimed. Pointing to a vendor with 15 plastic bottles stacked like a pyramid.

"It's really simple. You throw the ball at the bottles as hard as you can. If you can get all the bottles out of the table with three balls, you win!" That does seem simple. "Wanna try?" "Sure thing." He pays the male vendor employee with five silver coins. He puts the three balls on the table. You grab one and lean your arm back. 'You can do this. You can do this. You can do this.' You think to yourself. You throw the ball and only 6 bottles were knocked from the pyramid. 9 bottles remains.

"Nice! Not bad. Now's my turn!" He stepped in front of you and grabbed the second ball. He throws it as hard as he can. Knocking down 5 bottles. Though he thrown the ball a bit too hard as it comes right towards him. It's too late as the ball hits him on the face. Causing him to fall down.

"Isa, are you alright?!" The latter in question gives you a thumbs-up. "I'm... okay..." He laughed under his breath. You quickly apologized to the employee on Isa's half.

Date 3...

Isabeau has a band-aid on his nose. Sif now carries a stuffed cat plushie. "Hope I didn't embarrassed you..."

"Not at all! It takes a boulder person to throw a ball that hard." Isabeau laughed. "Thanks for not taking me for granite!" You laughed loudly at that.

As you walk, an old artist calls out. "Hello, saviors of Vaugarde. Would you like a painting? It's on the house." You can't say no to a free painting. You and Isa accept to the offer. For the poses, Isa has his arm wrapped around your neck in a loving embrace. You put your hands on his arms. You two remained there while the artist starts painting.

Meanwhile...

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 "The cookies are done!"

Bonnie put on a pair of oven mittens. They open the oven and take out a tray of Journée du cœur cookies. These were sugar cookies. Bonnie put the tray on the kitchen counter. "Once these are cooled, we can start the decoration phase!"

"Right!" Mirabelle exclaimed while nodding. Odile gives them a nod. "I wonder how Siffrin's and Isabeau's date is going."

"I bet they're doing just~ fine, Mirabelle." Odile said. Looking at her book. "I hope so! If I was Isabeau, I would make sure the date goes perfectly."

"Don't really care. I just hope they get lots of chocolate."

"Oh? You don't like romance, Boniface?"

"Not at all! It's gross! Really gross!"

"Romance isn't that gross!"

"Yes it is! Especially today! People being way too lovey-dovey with each other."

"Absolutely disgusting."

"Stop it~!"

Date 4...

"This painting is really beautiful. I'll hang this on my wall once we get back home." Isabeau admired the painting. It came about amazingly well. You wish you could've paid the artist though. Despite him saying it's not necessary.

Your eye looked upon a crowd of people watching a stage play. You stopped and begin walking towards the crowd. Isabeau followed you. It has been some time since you have watched a play. Before the loops, you absolutely would love to go watch some plays. But after the loops, you kinda have been avoiding plays. Though you're slowly getting back into it.

This play is full of romance. Appropriate for today. The actors are really good. They must've been practicing a lot to make this play perfect.

Isabeau is impressed as well. The way the actors are acting seem so realistic.

You squeezed your stuffed cat plushie a little tighter as the play goes on.

Date 5...

A few minutes later, the play ends and you two decide to head to a candy shop. Isabeau promised to bring Bonnie lots of chocolate. So you and him looked at the display. The special Journée du cœur heart-shaped chocolates were also on displayed in different flavors. Milk chocolate, white chocolate, unsweetened chocolate. It even has the weirder flavors like bacon and green tea.

At the end, you and Isabeau had gotten three of every flavor. Isabeau carrying two bags on one hand and you have to carry just one. It seems a little unfair, but Isa insists that he can handle two bags. He also doesn't want you to be overwhelmed. Aw~... How sweet of him!

You two did a variety of different activities until the sun starts to set. Isabeau mentioned that there's going to be fireworks show. He wants to bring everyone so you quickly ran back to his home before it could even start.

"Hey guys! We're back!" Isabeau shouted.

"Welcome back!" Mirabelle shouted back with enthusiasm. "How was the date?!"

"It was fang-tastic!" Isabeau burst out in laughter. Mirabelle giggled despite covering her mouth. Clearly she didn't want me to win. "The fireworks show is going to start soon! You wanna see it?!"

"Fireworks?! Absolutely!" Bonnie yelled. "I'll bring the Journée du cœur cookies as snacks!"

"Then we can do the gift-giving!"

"Great! Follow us!"

You and your family arrived at the field where everyone is sitting. Odile sets down the blanket once a spot has been picked. Bonnie and Mirabelle set out the plates and cookies. We all sit down and wait until the fireworks can start. Meanwhile, an idea popped up on your head. You looked at Isabeau and lean in. 

The fireworks starts in 3...

2...

1...

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You kissed him on the cheek as the first fireworks popped off. His reaction was instant. His face darkened from the kiss. A stupid grin on his face. So cute! You can't help but also be the same as well. However, you focused on the fireworks. It was amazing! Loud... but amazing! Me, Isa and Mira were fascinated by the fireworks. Bonnie was excited while Odile is intrigued. This is the best Journée du cœur you ever had. Especially when spending time with your family.