((Chelsea's POV))

It was a Thursday, 7:00 in the evening. I had just finished harvesting tomatoes and lettuce, so I decided to cook some salad for dinner.

"Hmm hmmm~" I hummed as I chopped the lettuce.

*knock knock*

"Hmm? Who's there?" I pondered. No one has visited me at this time in the night.

I put down my chopping knife, and opened the door. There stood a cowboy-looking man

"V-Vaughn!" I blushed. "What are you doing here..?"

"Chelsea… um… do you want to… stroll with me tonight..? I mean, if you aren't busy or anything." He held on to his hat.

I was shocked by his offer. He wanted to go out? Of all the girls, with me? Why? Oh my, why are my cheeks feeling so ticklish?

"I-I-I-I would love too! I mean… can I get dressed first? My clothes reek of vegetables. Just wait for me for a while, kay? It won't be too long." I smiled at him and shut the door. My heart felt like it wanted to jump out and dance, and I think I've eaten butterflies that they're practically flying in my stomach.

I stuttered a bit as I changed my clothes and packed up my unfinished salad and placed it inside the refrigerator. After this, I breathe deeply as I held the doorknob. Why do I feel like this is becoming a date? Ahh!

"Umm… Vaughn… I'm ready…" I said quietly as I stepped out of the house and locked the door. I still wore my same old-fashioned clothing, only a cleaner one. "A-and sorry if I don't look that formal to you…"

"Oh, no, it's okay… I think you look… beautiful." He quietly said as we started strolling out of the farm.

Him calling me beautiful? Is this a dream? This was the very first time I've heard him say that. He's usually the person who's pessimistic.

"So, um.." I tried to start a conversation. "Why did you want to take me out all of a sudden?"

He didn't answer for a while. I think he was shocked by me saying, 'take me out'.

"Oh, well… I finished my job at around 6:30 pm because of those animals who wouldn't cooperate with me, and, um… I just wanted to chat with you." he looked away from my sight.

"So, where are we going then?" I asked.

"Wanna head to the… café? I think they're serving a special kind of ice cream tonight."

"Kay!" I said happily. I really wanted to eat something cold this night, and I was excited to hear that he wanted to take me out to go and eat ice cream. So, I pulled his arm and ran towards the café. I didn't know why I did that, but it seemed to make him happy.

We were already there at the café at around… 7:30 pm. And my, there were really many people that we had a hard time finding an empty table.

After a few moments, a waitress came to our table to get out orders.

"Excuse me, miss…" I slowly said. "But is there ice cream here tonight..?"

"Oh, yes, most certainly! We've recently opened a small ice cream bar right over there" the waitress pointed at the far right side of the café, where there was a long line of an ice cream bar.

"Ever since we've opened up that bar, a lot of customers came rushing in. Would you like to buy some?" she asked.

"Well, Chelsea? Would you like..? I'll go buy one for myself if you are." Vaughn stated.

"Oh, well, sure! I'll take the 2-scoop ice cream; the flavors are… Nutella and Chocolate Kisses." I suddenly blurted. Those flavors were my two most favorite kinds of chocolate to eat, and I saw these flavors at the ice cream Menu.

"I'll be having Vanilla and Rocky Road." He said in a low tone.

"Please wait for your orders. Thank you!" and the waitress left.

Now I was alone with Vaughn at the table. He seemed quiet ever since we've reached the café.

"Vaughn?" I said.

"Hmm..?" he looked up to me. It seems he was playing with his fingers earlier.

"Do you remember how we first met?" I asked him. I don't really know how that question came to my mind.

"Oh, um… sure I do."

"Really? I don't think you do anymore." I wagged my finger and smirked at him.

He looked at me and said, "Fine, let's hear it from you."

"Anyway, I'll just start from the very beginning…"

((flashback))

There I was, Chelsea, a new farmer in Sunshine Island. Getting straight to the point, I was in my farm, harvesting new crops that I just planted last week. It was my first time harvesting.

Now, I put the crops inside two crates, and carried them over to the shipping box.

I was still a newbie, right? So, I actually didn't know where the shipping box was. Wait, I knew where it was, but at first glance towards the shipping box, I had thought that it was a just some sort of crate that someone left there. I know, I know, the Mayor told me where to place the shippings just yesterday, but, well, that escaped my mind when I woke up earlier.

So, I (not magically) ended up at Mirabelle's shop, where they sold animal needs. Still, I couldn't see where I was going because I was carrying two big crates of crops so I kept on walking... and walking... then...

*bump*

"H-hey..!"

*Thud*

"Owowowow..." I said as I rubbed my head as I stood upright. Clearly, I had bumped into someone and I fell.

"Oh damn, my crops! They fell out of the crate!" I whispered as I carried the crates on one side and started picking up the vegetables.

"Hm~?" I said as I looked at the other side of the crops; I saw this cowboy-looking man stand up as he brushed dust from his hat.

I stared at him for a while. He turned around to look at me.

"Need help?" he asked.

At that time, I started to blush. Why, you ask? I don't know!

He crouched down and picked up some crops and placed them in each of the two crates. Why was he helping me? Wasn't he the person I just bumped into?

"You're the new kid ere, aren't you?" he asked me.

"Y-yes!" I said. "Wh-why are you... helping me? Aren't you the guy I just bumped into..?"

"Well, so that you're job would be done. I don't want folks messing up my job." He answered.

"Oh." I stayed quiet for a while.

So, after that very, very short chat, we actually finished picking up the crops immediately.

"Hey, um.. thanks for the help. And sorry if I hit you while I wasn't looking." I said as I started carrying the two crates of crops.

"Sure thing."

"Um.. may I ask your name..?"

"The name's.. Vaughn." He lifted his hat. I'll best be going now. Bye." With that, he left.

I blinked several times. Vaughn was his name? Cool. I-I mean.. he looks cute... wait, no, nothing!

((flashback end))

"You thought I was... cool?" he asked.

I blushed in an instant. "Um.. yeah... I—"

"Excuse me, Madame and Sir, here are your Ice creams! a waitress suddenly appeared.

"Ah! Yaay!" I squealed as we got to eat every bit of our ice cream.

As we both ate, we became silent as well. We constantly stared at each other. I kept on blushing as he stared at me and then he looked away. Well, that's all we did as time passed by quickly.

"That was... fast..." I said as I ate the last scoop of Ice cream and shoved it into my mouth.

"Your bill..." the waitress told us as she came to our table once again and got our ice cream cups.

I took out my wallet and tried to get money, but I noticed Vaughn stand up from his seat and held my hand from the other side of the table, saying, "Don't worry; I'll pay for yours, too."

I immediately blushed again. H-He held my hand!

"So, where do you want to go next?" he said. I didn't notice he already paid the waitress.

"The... Beach." I whispered.

His eyes lit up instantly, but he made sure no one noticed that. "Let's go then." He said.

As we walked up to the beach, I tried sparking up a conversation.

"Vaughn..." I softly said.

"Hm?" he looked at me.

"Do you like... Sabrina?"

"Well... we are friends, but I don't think we can be more of that."

I felt a jumping sensation in my heart. Was it a sign that I had a chance for him..?

"Um... do you think of me as a... friend?" I whispered.

Vaughn looked at me with confused eyes, then suddenly realized what I had just said.

I saw him smile. "We are friends. Maybe we could be... more than that."

My eyes widened. I wanted to hug him so bad. I felt hyper.

"We-We're at the beach already!" I suddenly said as we walked on the sand. "I-I mean... can we sit on the sand for a while..? I wanna look at the... stars tonight." I tugged on his shirt.

He didn't say another word as he sat down beside me as we watched the stars.

"The stars are pretty tonight, aren't they?" I asked him.

"...Yeah, they are. I like this night." He looked up and blushed.

That's when I started to yawn. Why, off all the times, must I be sleepy at this moment?

"Sleepy, eh?" he softly smiled. I blinked, then laughed softly.

"Y-yeah..."

I yawned once more before I fell asleep. I didn't realize that I was leaning on his shoulder. He didn't seem to mind.

Before I fell asleep, I thought,

I wish that one day, we would tell the story of us.

...but that was only a wish.

Author's notes: After a long while... Taa daa! Finally, a story is done! =.= *sigh, I'm so tired because of school work and stuff that I could BARELY have time for fanficts. Anyway..! I never knew this day would come.

The day I would write a Chelsea x Vaughn story. I mean, I don't hate Vaughn, but neither do I want to use him in my stories. But apparently, Vaughn is the only character that would fit the personalities I needed for my story. Don't worry readers, you'll see in the next chapter why he's the only guy that would fit my story.

This story is a contest entry for The Village Square Forum. My first contest entry! Yay! ((and I think this contest entry is already late, but never mind!))

P.S.: The first time they met isn't a heart event or something; I made it up. Nothing here is a heart event from the game, I made everything up except the characters.

P.S.S.: This is based from a real life story, really. Well, I'm not telling whose life this was derived from.

P.S.S.S: The ice cream bar isn't real, either.

P.S.S.S.S: Sorry if the two are both OOC! =w= I didn't have time to recheck my story! And please tell me if I have wrong grammar/spelling! My keyboard sometimes malfunctions.

I'm also getting so addicted to tumblr. Chu~

Anyway, I've gotta write chapter 2 already. Ja ne~

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This is Kira07, signing out.

Ja ne, minna~