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Was it fate?

The question hung onto Laine's mind all night ever since he said, "Sweet dreams." Well, was it?

Laine tossed and turned in her small bed. It was the only good thing that happened to her ever since she moved here. She had only come here to this small town, Forget-Me-Not Valley, two days ago! She knew a few people here and was not much of a talker.

It was very hard living here, working. She was more of a city girl, leaving her mother to work and just getting allowances. She could remember when her mother forced her to come here.

"But I just can't go there!"
"You must learn how to live by yourself!" Her mother yelled.

Her mother rarely yelled at her. They were very close.

"I don't know anyone there!"
"You know Takakura."
"Yeah, like eight years ago." It was true. She had gone to visit him when her father died.
Her mother sighed. "You'll never know."

"What is that supposed to mean?! I have my own life and I'll do whatever I want with it!"
"I just want you to have a good life, marry and have kids. You're not having any luck here in the city, maybe the valley would."
That made her really mad. "FINE! I'll leave. Happy? I just wanted to stay here with you because I loved you. But right now I might be thinking wrong." She screamed.

The next day, they went without saying anything to each other. At six, Laine left and boarded the boat to the beach in Forget-Me-Not Valley without saying a word.

Laine's POV

I looked around the stupid beach, my eyes red from crying. I loved my mom, I really did. But it was SO hard living with her. Maybe things got turned for the better...Nah.

"Hey! You look new to this town, so I must assume you're a visitor. Let me help you around town. I have nothing to do, anyway."

Some kid with blonde hair with 70s look came up to me. If I got seen talking to him, I'd never get to make friends with anyone! It was my secret plan, here. To finally make some good friends.

"I'm not a visitor. I just moved here. But I do need help finding my…FARM?!"

I looked at the paper the captain of the ship had given her that was from her mom. I blinked. Yup, it really said a farm.

"Oh, so you are the one who bought that farm. It has been open for two years! Maybe even more. I don't pay attention to these things." He said simply.

I'm beginning not to like him. I don't like him and his style.

"Come on, it's a ten minute walk. By the way, I'm Rock." He led the way.
"I'm Laine." I replied.

Finally, we arrived to a dingy farm with branches, stones, and WEEDS. Weeds, weeds, and more frickin' weeds.

"Well. Here we are. I guess I better be going. I'm gonna be late for a date." He said.

I saw a small house. It looked like a piece got cut off an apartment building. It wasn't too big, but it wasn't too small. I looked inside and sighed. NO kitchen or bathroom. I needed to call Gotz. I remembered that Rock told me about him when we were walking. Also something about hot springs. I looked at the clock. 10:00. I sat on the bad to realize I was kinda tired. I fell on my back into the small bed. Ugh. I used to have a big bed so I'd turn around without falling. After some tossing and turning, I fell asleep at 1:00 AM.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

I fell out of my bed HARD. OWW...My bottom. I walked over to the table and sat down. Whoops. I forgot. I wasn't in the city where my mom would give me eggs and bacon. Yum, I could taste that yummy stuff now. I went over to my clothes' chest and grabbed a pair of overalls. Then I brushed my brunette hair into a ponytail quickly. I didn't feel like working, and anyway I didn't have any seeds. I looked out the window. Eww. It was raining. I just HATED it when it rained. My stomach grumbled. Sigh. I walked out of my property and I tried to get to the Inn. A girl with darker brown hair than me looked at me.

"Hi. You must be that new girl that bought the farm." Her voice was nice and soft. I started to like her.
"I'm Celia. I live on the east side of the valley."
"Well, I'm Laine and I'm lost. I'm trying to get to the Inn for some breakfast." She laughed.
"You're just in luck. I am going there." She said happily.

We sat down at a table and Celia ordered something for the both of us. Just then, a certain person walked in with this light brown haired girl. Just the right time, Rock.

"Oh, Laine! I see you've already made friends with Celia." Rock exclaimed. "This is Lumina."
"So, you're the new girl." Why does everyone know me? "I've been wondering how you looked like. We should really hang out sometime. Hey! I know. How about you two sleep over later?" She asked.
"Oh, I don't know." I said. I barely even knew her!
"I can't, Lumina. I'm doing something with Marlin later." Celia said.
"Ooh! Going out somewhere, are you, Celia? I wish I were him." Rock gave her a playful push. She giggled.
"Hey!! Aren't you forgetting someone? You have me, right?" Lumina asked wearily.
"Right." They hugged passionately. I wished I had someone like this…FOCUS!
"Mmm! This is really good, Ruby." I finished the last of my breakfast. "I guess I better get to work. I'll think about the sleepover, Lumina!"

I left and headed to my farm. I guessed I should I clear out some of the stuff. I chopped the branches, hammered the stones, and cleared out the weeds. Hoo. I checked my watch. Wow. It was 9:50 PM. I really needed to have some fun. That was the whole point in coming here, right?

I walked slowly in the rain with no umbrella. Even if I hated it, it felt good after a hard day's work. But then it rained hard. I speed-walked. THEN, it started raining even HARDER! It pounded on my body. Who knew rain could hurt this much? I started to run to her mansion.

When I walked onto the front of her house, a silver haired boy walked out of the house. As if by magic, the rain stopped.

Skye's POV

"Are you a fallen angel?" I looked at the wet brunette girl in overalls.
"No, I'm just Laine." She said.
"Really? Because it was a miracle the rain stopped as soon as I saw you." I put my sweet talk on.

Man, she looked good when she was wet. She blushed hard.

"I'm Phantom Skye. You can call me Skye." I told her.

Right then the granddaughter of Romana came out of the mansion.

"Hey! Aren't you that thief that leaves notes before you rob them? Get out of here!" She yelled.
"Sweetie, don't waste your beauty on anger." I said. Now it was her turn to blush.
"Was it fate that brought us together? I know we will see each other again. Sweet dreams, beautiful." I told Laine as I left.

It started raining as I said that.

Skye's POV – Spring 4, 1:20 AM

I looked up at the starry night, really wondering if she was an angel, chewing on a piece of grass. Right then, Alice from Mineral Town, came. She thought I was her guy.

"The Goddess Pond is really beautiful, right?" She asked me sweetly.

Right. As IF I'd fall for that tone of voice. This woman was always nagging me.

"Mmh." Clearly my mind was on something else.
"Skye…" She said. "I love you." She leaned over to me, closing her eyes, thinking I'd kiss her and tell her I'd love her, too.
"Alice… I don't love you. Sorry." I just said."Bu-But I even bought a Blue Feather…for…you." She was about to cry.
"I'm sorry, but I don't love you as you do."
"But all those times we spent together…"

I cut her off. "The times you thought we had together."

"Fine!" She slapped me across the face.

This happened many times. I prefer to have my mind on stealing and have no time for marriage. Either that or… No, never mind. I laid on my back and looked up at the glistening stars. WAS it fate? Laine, Laine. Such a beautiful name. Almost as beautiful as her. I wanted to know more about that girl. So simple but there was something about her that stood out…


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