Acceptance
He had yet to come to acceptance with the idea he had fallen irrevocably in love with the farmer girl. She already had. And now she was leaving him because he wouldn't. Chelsea x Will.
By Adaelie
Author's Note; I had yet to see an Alphabet challenge sort of thing with Harvest Moon. So, I challenge all of you to all try this with Harvest Moon characters and shippings. It could be a friendship fic or romance fic, anything at all. If you can beat me to the end of the Alphabet then I will write anything you want me to write. Aside from lemons, I refuse to write those. Otherwise, I'm totally open to anything. Anyway, here's the start of mine! I've been obsessing over my Sunshine Islands copy, and Will. I'll shut up now so you can read.
"Will, do you love me?" "Why do you ask that?"
"Because I love you."
He hadn't answered the right way. At least, not the way she had wanted him to. Instead now, she would spare him a half hearted glance. Maybe just a gentle smile that was all he ever really needed. Will had always known she was beautiful, more charming and charismatic than the other girls upon the islands. To him, the other girls seemed almost undateable; but Chelsea. His Chelsea. She was untouchable. No other man could look at her the same way he did. He was certain that he was the only one who had ever seen Chelsea actually smile. She was an angel in his eyes. But yet, he hadn't come to terms with the fact he had loved her.
But now, she was leaving him because he wouldn't.
He looked at the lovely farmer girl, chatting it up with Julia and Natalie. Occasionally the three would turn their heads to look at him and giggle a bit. He gave a small smile to them all and Chelsea reflected, but with the cheap two-cent smile she gave everyone. It was almost sad; he missed the way she'd smile. The way she'd laugh. She'd always come to visit him on his yacht in the early hours of the morning. Given, he normally woke up at seven, but he'd always get up to answer the door and talk with the girl. Come rain or shine, she'd always come to say her hellos. She'd talk for a while until she realized she had to take care of her farm and talk with the other people in the town. She was such a sweetheart, he realized.
And she was leaving him.
She wasn't necessarily leaving, leaving. But it hurt more than anything at all to realize that she could have been his. She looked at him again, and smiled. He smiled back, although she only frowned afterward before carrying an armful of ores into his uncle's home. He sighed a breath of relief, having been spared a terribly awkward situation. He had spoken with all the others in the town, and all the bachelors of the town would give him a glare when he'd say how Chelsea talked to him every day and brought lovely flowers for him. Will hadn't realized how much she tried to make him come to terms with the fact she loved him.
And now she was with him.
Vaughn had right up stolen Chelsea from him. And now he was alone, more lost than ever. He was almost certain he had found the right girl when he had met her. It hadn't been until after she had left his world had he realized that she was the only reason he had been amongst these islands longer than anywhere else. He closed his eyes and sighed, blinking as he bit his lower lip looking as Chelsea kissed the cowboy on the cheek. She used to do that to him. Will had always taken it as a gesture of kindness and would somewhat reluctantly kiss her back on the cheek.
But she'd never do it again for him.
"Will, dear." He turned and glanced at the Asian woman behind him. "Ah, yes Lilly?" He responded. Will flinched at how robotic he seemed now. "Are you ready for our wedding quite yet?" He sighed a bit before cracking a small smile at the treasure hunter. "Of course, love." Lilly smiled contently, at least before skipping off to dig amongst the caves of Volcano Island. She had always been untouchable to him. Chelsea had been his. He had never come to acceptance with the idea he loved her. She had. And now she was leaving him because he wouldn't.
Chelsea walked up to him now and smiled, lighting up her delicate features beautifully. Snow fell silently around the two. "Do you love me?" She asked again, and he tilted his head up for a minute or so. "Do you still, my lady?" He answered, excitement creeping over his voice. "I'll love you forever." She repeated. Chelsea was trying to steal him away from Lilly, wasn't she? As much as his heart called for the brunette girl, his mannerisms refused to allow him to do such a terrible thing to Lilly. Hurting another girl was something he simply could not bear. "I can't."
She loved him. And now, he was leaving her because he couldn't.
As he turned to leave, he swore he could have heard Chelsea's gentle footsteps running away against the snow. He could have sworn he heard her teardrops falling. How he wanted to hold her and keep her from crying. If only he had come to acceptance.