Finally my second story is up! I promised I'd get it up ASAP and I have! This is hopefully going to be quite a long story. I'll work on the next chapter soon, but like I've mentioned in my other story - that one is my first priority. But this story is my second priority and my Shugo Chara story (which isn't yaoi) is my third. Lol. Anyways, if anyone has any Harvest Moon pairings from Mineral Town, A Wonderful Life, or Island Of Happiness (though if it has Pierre I might not do as well with him since I haven't met him in my game yet, but I will try my best) I'll be happy to write a oneshot for you and maybe even turn it into a longer story if I really like it. Anyways, to the story!
The Bridge to the Jungle
I had been coming to Sunny Island for about a year now and the island had slowly been growing as more and more people build houses and businesses. I only come to the island on Wednesdays and Thursdays since I live on the main land and have other business there. I have a farm that I and my only friend Vough work on. Mark, the owner of the only ranch on Sunny Island, for some reason was the only one trying to help bring people to the island by improving roads and building bridges to other parts of the island that were separated from the main part by rivers. So far Mark had built a bridge to the Forest and the Meadow. Most of the roads have been improved as well. Now Mark finally was has enough money to build the last bridge to the Jungle.
"Hey, Vaughn, want to come see what's in the Jungle?" Mark asks me as he wanders into Julie and Mirabel's animal store. "I guess, I have nothing better to do," I mutter and follow Mark out of the store. Mark and I have sort of become friends during the year that we've been here. Mark's only been at the island sixteen days longer than me. We head into the east part of town and then towards the northeast corner. A new wooden bridge leads towards the unknown regions of the Jungle. "Are you sure it's safe? I've heard that people have seen tigers and bears over there…" I say nervously. "Since when are you chicken?" Mark teases and starts to head over the bridge. I follow Mark over, my face emotionless like usual.
Mark and I wander around the Jungle but don't come across any wild animals. We stay in the clearings though and don't wander into the dense jungle area. Mark decides to go fishing (he loves finding new types of fish) and I wander to the east. "What's that?" I wonder out loud as I see a little hut. Suddenly I'm attacked by two men, one looks to be a year or two younger than me and the other seems to be middle-aged. "Who this?! Who this?!" The younger one asks in some sort of accent. He seems unfamiliar with regular speech and is wearing only a skirt made of tiger skin as well as matching gloves and boots. His hair is light brown and his eyes are so dark brown they're almost black. He has orange markings on his face and arms as well. "Don'… Know…" the older one says but I can't get a good look at him because the younger one is leaning over me.
"Ummm… can I please get up?" I ask nervously as the younger one presses a spear close to my chest. "Wada, he safe?" the younger one looks at the older one. Wada pats me down then nods to the younger one and he moves his spear away. "Uh, do you two live here?" I ask curiously. "Live here," the younger nods. "Wada… keep… Shea… safe… jungle…" Wada says slowly. He seems to know even less English than Shea. "Well, I'm sorry to disturb you both. I was just wandering around. I live across the river," I say to them as I get up and brush myself off. "Shea want hat!" Shea says and reaches for my cowboy hat. "Sorry, it's my hat. You can't have it," I say and push Shea gently away. Shea looked at me sadly and pouts. "Uh, you can have my bandana instead," I'm feeling a bit guilty for making Shea upset. I untie my bandana from around my neck and tie it around Shea's neck. Shea's eyes light up and he touches it curiously. "Shea likes! Thank you!" Shea says and hugs me. "Uh, you're welcome…" I mutter and hug Shea back awkwardly.
"What name of you?" Shea asks me curiously. "My name's Vaughn," I reply nervously. The two men scare me a bit since they have weapons and such. "Shea like Vaughn! Vaughn Shea's friend!" Shea says happily and smiles brightly. Shea is quite girly and is very cute when he smiles. I blush softly and pat his head. "Yeah, you're my friend too," I mutter. "Vaughn Wada's friend too?" Shea asks curiously. "Yeah, sure, I'm Wada's friend too," I say nervously. Wada looks quite scary compared to Shea and reminds me more of a hobo then a jungle person. Shea looks outside at the sun and then grabs his spear. I flinch back a bit and Shea looks at me curiously. "Hunting time, Vaughn come?" Shea asks hopefully. "I don't know how to hunt…" I mutter. "Shea show Vaughn!" Shea grabs another spear and then grabs my hand and pulls me outside.
We wander around and come across a tiger. My face pales and I back up a bit. "No be scared! Tiger smell fear! Vaughn be brave!" Shea demands and hands me a spear. Slowly Shea advances on the tiger and motions for me to follow. I follow quietly behind him as we sneak up on the tiger. Suddenly Shea stabs the tiger in the stomach and the tiger tries to attack him. I clumsily stab the tiger as well and Shea laughs at how awkward it is for me. Shea stabs the tiger one last time before it dies. Shea doesn't even have a scratch on him from that. "Wow, you're good," I say in awe. Shea seems delighted to have been complemented and I help drag the tiger back to the hut.
Shea talks to me about the Jungle and about his life with Wada. I don't get much of what he says because he leaves out a lot of words, but I get the gist of it. It's almost sunset when Mark walks into the hut. Shea and Wada instantly go to attack him. "Shea, don't!" I shout and stand in front of Mark. "What's going on?" Mark asks nervously. "They live here, probably since the last time this island was inhabited. They're a bit… Scared of other people," I say to him. "Who that?" Shea asks me curiously. "Don't worry, he's my friend Mark," I tell Shea and pat his head. Shea smiles brightly and puts his spear down. "How come he's wearing your bandana?" Mark asks curiously. "He wanted my hat, but I didn't want to give it up so I gave him my bandana," I tell him as Shea hugs me tightly. "Shea… I can't breathe," I gasp and he lets go. "Shea sorry…" Shea says sadly. "Don't worry, I'm fine," I tell him softly. "We should head back to town now, it's getting late," Mark says to me. "Yeah, okay," I agree and start to leave. "Vaughn leave?" Shea asks sadly. "Don't worry, I'll come back tomorrow," I say quietly and give him a hug before I leave.
"What's up with you and that Shea guy?" Mark asks curiously. "What do you mean?" I'm a bit confused. "Oh come on, you know I know you're gay. Do you like him?" Mark asks me with a grin. "No, of course not! He's more like a little brother," I say and blush slightly. "Well he seems to be in love with you," Mark says. "He does not. He probably doesn't even know what love is anyways," I mutter and stare down at my feet as we head into town. "He doesn't have to know what love is to be in love," Mark replies as we get to the animal store. "Whatever," I mutter and wave goodbye before heading inside.
The next morning I head out at six o'clock sharp. I want to see Shea as soon as I can. I hurry to the east part of town and then into the Jungle. Shea was sitting right beside the bridge on the Jungle side. "Vaughn!" he shouts and hugs me tightly. "Hey, Shea, you're up early," I say and hug him back. "Shea waiting for Vaughn! Shea miss Vaughn!" Shea says and presses his face against my chest. I notice that he's still wearing my bandana. "Aww, I'm sorry Shea. I didn't mean to be so long. But I needed to get some sleep," I mutter and bury my face in his hair. Wait… Is Mark right? Do I really do like Shea? I mean, I'm sure acting like it… But I really did miss him last night… I think nervously. But Shea acts like such a little kid… How can I ever date him? "Vaughn alright?" Shea asks curiously and looks up at me. "Yeah, I'm fine. Anyways, you look like you've been up almost all night. Let's go back to the hut so you can get some more sleep," I say and lead him back to the hut. "Shea not tired! Shea spend time with Vaughn!" Shea insisted. "Don't worry, I'll stay with you. Just get another hour or two of sleep," I insist and push him down onto his bed. Shea curls up under his animal skin blankets and looks up at me. "Don't leave!" he says sternly before closing his eyes and trying to fall asleep. "I won't…" I say softly and sit down beside him. I run my fingers through his hair as he sleeps.
Shea wakes up around noon. His eyes flicker open as he looks up at me sleepily. "Morning," I say with a grin. "Morning!" Shea says happily and curls up against me. "Are you still tired?" I ask curiously as he closes his eyes again and rests his head on my lap. "No…" Shea says happily. I look at him curiously, wondering why his eyes are closed if he isn't sleepy. "Shea… sleeping?" Wada asks as he wanders over. "No, Wada," Shea says and opens his eyes. "Why… eyes closed?" Wada asks curiously. "Shea want cuddle with Vaughn," Shea says happily and my face goes red. Wada just smiles a knowing smile and then walks away. What the hell was going on?! Shea seems to be able to tell that I'm a bit uncomfortable and he gets up. "Shea hungry," Shea says unhappily and I stand up. "Well, lucky for you I brought some food with me," I say and grin. "Vaughn go hunting?" Shea asks skeptically. He knows I suck at throwing spears.
"No, Mark grew this food. It's not meat, its turnips," I say and pull out some turnips, cheese, and grape juice. Shea looks at them curiously and sniffs the cheese. "Not meat?" Shea asks curiously. "Don't worry; I'm not going to give you something you can't eat. Trust me," I say with a grin. "Shea trust Vaughn," Shea says happily and smiles the cutest smile. I blush and give Shea half the food and keep half for myself. Shea sniffs the food again before biting into a turnip. His eyes light up and he happily eats it. I can tell he hasn't had anything besides fish and meat before. Shea eats greedily and I grin; he's adorable when he smiles and is happy.
After we finish eating Shea shows me around the jungle. Apparently that field we went to yesterday is his favorite spot besides the hut. Shea also shows me how he fishes; with his spear. Then I show him how I fish; with a fishing pole. We both have a great time and enjoy ourselves. The day flies by and soon it's time for me to head home again. "Vaughn leave now?" Shea asks sadly and looks up at me with big, tear-filled eyes. "I'm sorry Shea," I say and kiss his forehead. Shea blushes and curls up against me. "Vaughn be back tomorrow?" Shea asks hopefully. I look at him sadly and shake my head. "I have to go back to the city until next Wednesday," I say and run my fingers through his hair. Tears fill Shea's eyes. "How long till Wednesday?" Shea asks sadly. "I'll be gone five days and six nights," I say and kiss his forehead again. "But I'll be back on the sixth day." "Shea come with Vaughn?" Shea asks hopefully. "You have to stay here with Wada, Shea. But I promise I'll come back on the sixth day," I mutter before I grab my bag. Shea gives me another tight hug. When I think he's about to let go and let me leave, he leans up and kisses my lips. I freeze and stare at him. I keep thinking of him as a little kid, but he's only a few years younger than myself. "Bye," Shea says sadly. "Bye," I say and give him a gentle kiss on the lips before heading out.
End of chapter one.
Next chapter will start at the next Wednesday. Please review this story since I love to know what people think of my writing. Like I mentioned at the top of this chapter; i'll write oneshots for people if they want one. Just add it to the end of your review or something. Please look forward to my next chapter and don't forget to read my other story!