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Chapter 1

It was getting close to Valentine's Day on the Legacy. Norma was especially thrilled, being the most "romantic" member of Senel's party. She was the one who could tell who should get together. This holiday would bring the perfect opportunity to bring such couples together.

Norma sat in her room at the inn, writing in her diary.

Well, Valentine's Day is upon us again. This is my favorite time of year, when young couples fall hopelessly in love. There are many young couples who have yet to discover their true love. That's where I come in. I'm going to bring Senny and C together once and for all. And I know just how to do it. But I'm not stopping there, no way. When we got together for Christmas, JJ and Tulip were squabbling the whole time. This could only mean that they are very much in love. I'm going to bring them together too!

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Jay strolled into Werites Beacon to meet up with his trusted comrades. The first common destination the party shared was Will's house. There, Grune was planting in the front garden, singing her song.

"Let us take a little seedling, plant it gently, water it well. Little seedling nestled in the ground, grow up safe and sound..."

After finishing her song, Grune stood up and went into Will's house. Jay went over to the garden and dug through it briefly.

What kinds of seeds does Grune keep planting? he wondered.

Jay shook it off and went into the house. Grune was sitting in the living room, smiling.

"Good morning, Jay," she said sweetly.

"Grune...is anyone else here?" Jay asked.

"Nope. The light's on, but nobody's home."

"I see. Thank you."

Jay turned and stepped outside again. As he walked down the road, he spotted Isabella running towards her.

"Jay! Just the person I'm looking for!" she called. "I have a letter for you."

"A letter?" Jay took the folded note from her.

"It's almost Valentine's Day, you know," Isabella said. "This is Curtis' favorite holiday."

"Let me guess...because it's 'for love'?"

"Exactly. People send all kinds of love notes at this time of year. Well, good day."

Jay watched her leave, then opened the note. He gasped upon reading the contents.

Dear Jay,

I think you are the cutest, nicest boy on the Legacy, if not the world. Please meet me at the Vista Point on the morning of Valentine's Day so that we can discuss our future together.

Love always,
Your Secret Admirer

"A secret admirer?" Jay asked himself. "Who could it be? This writing looks familiar...but it doesn't look like something Moses would write."

He decided to check it out anyway. He walked down the road towards the bandits' camp, where he spotted Moses sunbathing in the grass.

"Moses..." Jay said as he approached the red-haired bandit.

"Well, lookie here!" Moses called as he sat up. "My little brother came to see me!"

"Whatever." Jay handed Moses a blank sheet of paper and a pencil. "Here, I need you to write something."

"Okay...what'cha want me to write?"

"I don't care, whatever you want."

"Whatever I want, huh?"

Jay slapped his forehead. There was no telling what this stupid bandit was going to write.

Moses handed Jay the paper. "Here ya go, Jay."

Jay took a deep breath as he reluctantly looked at Moses' writing. He gasped when he read the message.

JAY IS TEH SEXXAY!!

Jay folded the note and gave Moses his trademark annoyed expression. "Of all the stupid things you could possibly write..."

"Ain't nothin' stupid about it," Moses said. "What I wrote there is damn straight."

Jay emitted an exasperated sigh. "This is where I have to make my exit..."

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Norma raced to the hospital just in time to catch Chloe as she stepped outside.

"Hey C, check this out!" Norma waved a stack of papers over her head.

"What's this about?" Chloe asked as Norma handed her the papers.

"That's the script for my new Valentine's Day play. Senny is the main hero, and you're going to be the main heroine."

Chloe gasped as she skimmed through the script. "Coolidge is going to propose to me in this play?"

"That's right! And you have to say yes!"

"What? I...I can't do that!"

"Why not? It's not like you're marrying him for real."

"But Coolidge and myself...why did you put us together in a play like that?"

Norma sighed. "I'm trying to get you two together!"

"What? Even after what happened last time?" Chloe asked.

"Well, you just weren't ready last time."

"What makes you think I'm ready now?"

"Because it's Valentine's Day, hello!"

"And...what about Shirley?"

"Oh, don't worry, I have a special role for her, too."

"That...that's not what I meant..."

"So come on, C. If Senny proposes in the play, it'll make him realize his feelings for you. And then he'll want to propose for real."

Chloe continued to look uneasy. "Are you sure this will work?"

Norma smiled ear to ear. "You never know until you try."

Chloe sighed. Norma had a good point. "Oh...all right..."

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Meanwhile, Senel was studying his lines in his script at home when he heard a knock on the door. Senel gathered the papers and went to answer the door.

"Good morning, Senel," Shirley said cheerfully.

"Hey Shirley, come on in."

Shirley stepped inside and Senel closed the door.

"Senel, what's that?" Shirley asked, pointing to the script.

"Oh, it's a script for Norma's Valentine's Day play. I'm not sure if I like it, though. It says I have to propose to Chloe in this play."

"Really?

"Yeah...wait, didn't you get a script? There's a part in here for you, too."

"No...I haven't seen Norma yet. Could I see it?"

"Sure."

Shirley took the script from Senel and skimmed through it. "Hmm...I'm not sure if I like it either."

"Yeah, Norma's always had these weird fantasies," Senel said.

"And she has me portraying a witch," Shirley added. "Oh well, it's just a play, so it couldn't hurt."

"After the last play, I'm not so sure about that. I think Norma just writes these plays to embarrass us."

"Maybe, but it's pretty fun when you look back on it."

Senel looked back on the Christmas play that Norma had thrown together, particularly the part where Senel had to "burp" the baby Jay. "I'm not so sure about that..."

"Yeah...just saying 'hark' was pretty embarrassing..."

"Here, Shirley, you can keep that script. I'll see if I can get another copy from Norma."

Shirley nodded. "Okay. I'll study it carefully."

Senel turned and left the house while Shirley continued to skim through the script pages.

"This play looks much more interesting than the last one, now that I think about it," Shirley told herself. "It might be fun pretending to be someone else for a while."

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In the village of the Ferines, Thyra walked into the large meeting room, where Maurits sat at the large table in the center.

"Chief," she said. "What is 'Valentine's Day'?"

Maurits pondered for a moment. "Valentine's Day...from my understanding, it's a holiday celebrated by the Orerines. I'm not certain what it means, though. Why don't you go ask Shirley? I'm sure she would know."

Thyra paused. "Shirley...she would know, wouldn't she? I was just wondering because...I got this letter."

She handed Maurits the letter, and the Ferines chief read it to himself.

Dear Thyra,

I think you are the cutest, nicest girl on the Legacy, if not the world. Please meet me at the Vista Point on the morning of Valentine's Day so that we can discuss our future together.

Love always,
Your Secret Admirer

"It appears that someone fancies you," Maurits commented.

"But who? Who is it?" Thyra asked.

"That, I don't know. You'll need to ask Shirley when Valentine's Day is so that you'll know when to meet him."

"You're right...I guess I'll go pay Shirley a visit. Thank you, Chief."