Honey and the "Fire Flower"

This summer night is all but quiet. Tons of people are chattering and walking back and forth looking at the rows of food stalls and game activities. In front of those stalls are Honey and Bee-kun looking around for someone, when Mo-chan and Bombon shyly approach them. Bombon is wearing a purple traditional yukata with an elaborate butterfly pattern. Her braids are tucked up into an updo. Honey is looking at her ​​bedazzled by her changed appearance, an expression that makes Bombon blush a little.

“H-how does it look? It’s not my usual style, but…”

Honey grabs Bombon’s hand before she can finish speaking and yells in excitement.

“I LOVE IT! You look really pretty, tomodachi!”

Bee-kun tries to squeeze in a message…

“Let’s go, it’s about to start!”

The girls, hearing him, try to hurry down the busy aisle of festival goods. Honey is running and dragging Bombon by the hand while she is trying to keep up with her. Bombon asks Honey:

“You were talking about some big “Hanabi”? But I never got around to asking you what it is.”

Honey turns back to look at her and replies while giggling.

“You’ll see soon. It’s a BIIIIIG fire flower!”

Bee-kun tries to explain to the confused looking Mo-chan:

“She means fireworks.”

A statement that only brings more confusion to little Mo-chan, who replies with:

“Aren’t those during Christmas or was it New Year?”

They arrive at a small grass field away from the crowd, a few people are setting down mats, others are already sitting on the ground among a small group of friends. Our four characters find a spot to sit and look up at the night sky in anticipation. Bee-kun and Mo-chan are sitting in Honey’s lap and being patted on the head. Shortly after, the night sky is filled with what looks like hundreds of colorful “flowers”. Honey has a warm expression in her eyes. While everyone is taking in the view of the fireworks show, she expresses out loud in a soft tone:

“I don’t really know what they mean. But I’m happy to share the moment surrounded by my closest friends ♡.”