Author's note- I'm just trying this story out- if it doesn't do good, I'll take it off of . So, review please? And, yeah, I know it's kinda stupid, me saying review before anyone even reads the story yet. Oh well. And, Julia is the main character, except she's the brown haired one in the Another Wonderful Life.
Disclaimer- No, I DON'T own Harvest Moon. I don't see why you would think I do.
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"Honestly, Skye, you really need to learn how to make up the bed once in awhile." I shook my head at Skye, my husband, and sighed as I ran a hand through my auburn locks. Skye grinned.
"Really, Julia. Do you honestly think I need to learn how to make a bed with my awesome cooking skills? And my, 'Chick-Beam? Hehehe." He asked, but was interrupted when I commented,
"Your 'Chick-Beam' that never worked on me."
"That may be so, but I do still have my awsome cooking skills. Heh." Skye shot back, still grinning. It was true; he could cook the best curry I had ever tasted, even though he never told anybody he could cook outside the family.
"Mama! Me and Hayden want some food! So does Hunter and Alice." Amy, my four year old daughter cried, while pointing to her twin, Hayden, and their two year old siblings, who were also twins, Hunter and Alice.
"Sorry, honey." I sighed and gave Amy and her siblings some fresh milk from the cows yesterday, and then gave them the omelettes I had made a second ago, but forgot to give to them.
"What about me?" Skye whined. I snorted.
"You have cold Fine Curry in the fridge. Eat it." I shot back. He stuck his tongue out childishly and said he was going to feed Rain, Wisteria, Rocket, and Speedy, our horses, and left the spacious house.
"Mama, can I go play wit Natalie? After me and Hayden do da dishes?" Amy asked cutely. How could I say no to that? I sighed as I gathered up Skye and my dishes, along with Hunter's and Alice's.
"Yes, but make sure Muffy watches you. I really do prefer you to play with Rina, though..." I mused. Natalie was Muffy and Griffin's daughter, and Rina was Marlin's and Celia's daughter. Frankly, even though Muffy and I were the best of friends, she didn't watch kids too well, in my opinion.
"I wanted me and Rina and Natalie and Fawna and Luna to play, too, but everybody cept Natalie's gone. So it justs uses." Amy replied sweetly. Fawna was Nami and Gustafa's girl, and Luna was Rock's and Lumina's girl.
"If so, only go to the Goddess Pond and The Turtle Pond, and both times, only go if Auntie Muffy is watching, and go to The Turtle Pond only if Auntie Muffy AND Granny Nina are watching. Got it?" I asked sternly, but then added, "And make sure you both go to piano lessons at Auntie Romana's at 3 to 4, and be home by 5."
"Okies, Mama!" They answered obidiently.
"Crap..." I muttered. "Oh, and before you leave, take Hunter and Alice to Auntie Ruby!" I added yet again.
"Okies Mama!" They answered yet again, as they were putting their now clean dishes away, and now were taking Hunter and Alice out the door.
I sighed. Those kids were a handful, and we didn't have enough help on the farm; Skye and I.
I looked into the house once more, before putting my hair into its signature ponytail and going outside to water the cabbage, turnips, strawberries, cucumbers, and potatoes.
I was soon done, and went into the wide stable where we kept our horses, and found Skye there, brushing them. "Falling for horses now, huh?" I teased. He didn't even flinch; he was used to me coming in unexpectedly.
"If you want to call yourself a horse, then, yes, I'm falling for horses." He answered in his smooth, melodic, masculine, tempting voice. I mentally shivered. He was good. Real good.
"God, you can't let me win at least once, can you?" I asked, irritated. He grinned my favorite lopsided grin that was oh-so tempting.
"Nope." Was all he said. I sighed. He was such a child sometimes! A very handsome, smooth talking child, might I add...Oh! Whatever!
"Skye, I've watered the plants. Can you take care of the animals? I need to take last weeks eggs, milk, and wool to town today. I should be back by 6:30. Have dinner ready for the kids at 5:30." I asked, or more like commanded.
"Fine with me. What am I supposed to fix?" I closed my eyes and tried to suppress a giggle as I stuffed a fist in my mouth. It didn't matter what I told him to fix; with him it would be the same thing. Some kind of curry. He rolled his eyes.
"Fine, fine. I'll fix candied yams and yellow curry with milk to drink." He answered my unasked question. Good. Atleast there wouldn't be only curry.
"Okay. Remember, try not to trash the house while I'm gone. And don't let the girls get into my clothes- By the way, I'm wearing my Best Friends to town." He dropped his mouth open and closed it many times- while I grinned. Best Friends was his favorite outfit of mine- since when I wore it it was a teal blue- and that was his favorite color. I didn't wear it much, though. Only to town and festivals.
"Bye!" I said sweetly, and kissed him on the cheek, when he turned and made it a full mouth kiss. He called me Madamiouselle, because he said he liked the way it rolled off his tongue. Selfish bastard.
"Bu-bye, Madamiouselle." he answered in his oh so wonderful voice, and I left.
I was about to cross the bridge that let's you go toward Vesta's Farm, when I saw Nina there. She smiled at me. "Have a load there, don't you, dear?" She mused happily. I smiled warmly.
"Yes, but I have to get it to town. I wanted Skye to go, but I decided that me going would be for the good, since I want to see Ellen and Trent's child, Faith." I answered. I guess I wouldn't be home at 6:30, after all. Oh well; I loved talking to this old woman.
"Oh, yes! Faith was born a year ago, wasn't she? Ruby brought some pictures back one day, and let Galen and I see them." She squealed like a teenage girl. I laughed.
"I'll tell you how she's doing, if you like, when I get back." I answered. She nodded hopefully.
"I wish you could, dear." She answered, then said she must be going. I smiled and looked at my watch. Oh crap! It was already 2:30! I better hurry! Squealing, I ran past Vesta's Farm with a quick wave and hello, and soon found myself on the familiar rocky mountain path toward Mineral Town, when I saw Nami a bit ahead of me. Huffing, I ran toward her. She looked at me in surprise.
"You going to town, for your weekly shipments?" She asked, clearly amused. I scowled.
"No, I'm going to town to cheat on Skye." I growled. She snorted.
"If I were Lumina with total inoccence, I would have believed that. But I don't. Gustafa tries it all the time." She snorted again.
"Nami, I've been meaning to ask you, what's it like to LIVE in a hippy tent with a hobo, a daughter, and a son?" I mused. She laughed.
"It's hell. Gustafa can't cook shit. And, neither can I. So, we usually eat stuff from the Inn. I'm going grocery shopping today, though. I haven't had to in weeks." She answered.
"Really? Skye usually cooks at our house, though he doesn't like to admit it. He usually cooks curry, though. Better than the crap I make, though. I can't cook shit either, Nami." I grumbled the last part.
Soon we were in town, and I waved Nami off saying I had to go to the Poultry Farm, which was mostly true. I wanted to do a couple other things, though. "Hey, Lillia! Rick! Karen! Where's little Rose?" I yelled when I walked through the door. Lillia smiled at me.
"Rose is at the beach, with her expecting Mommy. Rick is upstairs, and, as you already know, Popuri lives with Kai on the beach with their newly born son, Kain." She answered happily. I squealed.
"Karen is expecting again?" I asked incrediestly. Karen said she loved being a Mom, but said she didn't want to try it twice.
"Yes, she is. And, guess what?" Lillia asked, excited.
"What?" I asked as I put all my eggs in her storage bin; duck and chicken. We were outside now.
"Oh, I wasn't supposed to tell you, but, I just can't hold it in! Look excited when May tells you. Well...Stu and May are engaged! They plan on taking over Barley's Farm when he gets in such old age he can't do it anymore, which, despite him saying otherwise, is probably around the corner." Lillia mused at the last part. I sighed happily. The Mineral Town gossip was better than Forget-Me-Not Valley's!
"Really? Married? You don't think it's because May is pregnant, do you? She looked a little big the last time I seen her..." I guessed.
"Oh, I know! That rumor has been going around forever, and right now, between you and me, yesterday, when she was bringing some milk, May told me she WAS pregant, and it was twins! She says she's naming the girl April, and the boy Adam. But, they're so young, aren't they?" Lillia asked. I nodded vigorously. They were only 16!
"Anyhoo, Mary and Alex are doing great. Their little girl, Quinn, and their other little girl, Elizabeth, along with their two boys, Nathan and Ryan, must be a handful. Oh, and Claire and Grey are going great, too. With their kids, Sarah and Melissa and Tyler. Oh, and Elli and Trent are just perfect! Faith and their just born daughter, Hope, are perfect. Ellen is ecstatic about grandkids. Oh! And, Ann and Cliff are doing great, with their kids Annabella, Isabella, and Maybella. Oh, I bet triplets are a blast...after they're done with the pooping and all..." I listened intently as Lillia talked, drinking in every word. She was done just seconds later.
I grabbed my 45,000 g for my eggs and asked," You don't really think Joanna is coming back, do you? It would be horrible for May and Stu." I mused. Lillia sighed sadly as she put the rest of the money ack in the drawer.
"I know, dear, but I don't know what to tell you. Some say DJ is coming back, too..." Lillia sighed again. If Joanna (May's Mother) came back, tht would be trouble. But, if DJ (Manna and Duke's daughter) came back, Duke would go crazy in rage. He didn't like it when people made Manna sad, even his own children. The bad part is, DJ was their only one.
"Oh..." I must have looked sad in some way, because Lillia gave me a weak smile. Her health was getting worse. I gave one back; a healthy one. She smiled.
"Bye, Lillia!" I yelled as I walked out the door. She responded with a small wave and an air kiss. I giggled, and looked at the time. Oh no...it was 4:30. I wasn't going to get to all the stores in time! Well...guess I would have to stay over. I giggled. Skye's probably going to have a fit!
I looked at the store in front of me, and decided to go to the Blacksmith. It would be nice to see Saibara and Grey, since I hadn't seen them in awhile, after all. "Saibara! Grey! How are Sarah, Melissa, and Tyler?" I asked curiously. Grey looked at me from under his hat.
"Fine. Tyler learned how to walk a month ago. Claire can't seem to get enough of him walking; her going around wherever he goes with a camcorder in all." I giggled.
"Anyway, I'm on my weekly- or monthly, trip to town. Not random today! So, I need my Mythic Axe sharpened. It's getting a little dull." I admitted.
"Well, since you're a usual regular, we'll cut the price in half. That'll be 1,500 g." Saibara answered gleefully.
"I don't have any turnips, Saibara." I commented. He frowned.
"Fine. 3,000 g. It'll be done it two days." He commanded, and Grey snorted, but he ignored him. I sighed and gave him the money, and commented,
"Greedy little thing, aren't you?" He looked like he was at his boiling point, and I snorted as I handed him the axe and left. I whistled to myself as I walked down the street. Once again, I checked my watch. It said it was 5:30. That only means on thing...The Inn is open! Time for alcohol! Wait...I have to call Skye first... I thought glumly. The alcohol would have to wait. Sucky.
"Hey Doug, I need to use the phone!" I yelled as I entered the Inn. He looked up from the glass he was pouring for Karen.
"10 g." He commented, and kept pouring. I put the money in the booth and dialed my home number, 67-23. I hoped he was in the house, instead of having to round up the kids again. However, it was my lucky day when he answered.
"Hullo, beautiful?" He answered unenthusiasticly. He just KNEW I was going to have to stay longer. And he HATED having to do everything around the house. I laughed softly.
"I'm going to have to stay for two more days. Dont forget to feed the animals and water the plants." I reminded him. I could hear him grinning from the other line. Don't ask me HOW, I just COULD!
"What about the kids?" He asked, clearly amused. I rolled my eyes, although I knew he couldn't see me.
"Let them starve." I joked.
He chuckled. "Fine by me. Amy is in the bathtub, Hayden is playing with the dog, and Hunter and Alice are asleep."
"Bye. Love you." I ended the conversation, and he said the exact same thing, except with a pick up line, and we hung up.
I sat down at a bar stool and ordered,"I want Vodka Doug, and lots of it. Add a Bloody Marie or two in, also." He chuckled loudly.
"I see. You want to get away from your home just to drink, eh?" He asked.
"Damn straight." I deadpanned. He laughed as he poured a Bloody Marie and gave it to me. I drank it all in one gulp and gave a cocky grin. Everybody said I got it from Skye.
"You're gonna have to do a lot better than that, Doug. You know damn well I have high alcohol tolerance." I repreminded him. He chuckled.
"Fine by me." He chuckled again, and this time I laughed along with him.
. . .
Two Days Later
"Whelp, I'm off! Bye, guys!" I yelled. I was really ready to get back home; it being two or three days since I'd seen my kids, and all.
I was about to leave when Karen stepped in front of me. I knew what she was going to say. She was going to ask me if I had any doubts about Skye. They always asked me the same thing. They knew Skye used to be a thief and player, and were trying to protect me; I knew. But, I was getting tired of it.
"No, Karen, I don't have any doubts. Now, I have to go! Bu-Bye!" I yelled, and ran off.
My Farm
I didn't see Skye outside, or the kids, so I stopped Takakura from leaving and asked him about it. He answered," The kids are all at Romana's. Skye went inside to cook dinner." I smiled. How nice! A coming home dinner!
He left, and I was about to go in when I decided I wanted to see the horses. I had a bad feeling, but shrugged it off, and was about to go in when I heard Murry's voice from inside. Curious, I stopped. She started talking again, or more like moaning.
"Ohhhhh...Ohhhhh...Skye...Julia will be home any mintue..." She moaned. I heard Skye grunt.
"It doesn't matter. We've done this before. Remeber? Alot of times before." He grunted again. Iknkew my face was blank of any emotion.
"Yesssss...Yes...those were GOOOOOD times...(she giggled here)...and what Julia doesn't know won't hurt he-ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh...SKYE!" She screamed. Right know, I felt like tearing anything I saw limb from limb, and that would be starting with Muffy and Skye. But, yet again, I knew my face was blank; menacing. Because, you see, it is better to show anger than just nothing. It shows the person you're mad against they have a chance of regaining your trust. But, when your face is blank, they see nothing. They don't know what you're thinking, what you're feeling. It's scary to see someone with that look. And I had never had it once in my life. Well, today's different.
I opened the door calmly, and looked at the scene in front of me with that same blank expression I had for some time know. Skye and Muffy looked terrified when they saw me. They were currently on the bed in a -well, you get the point. Sex position. You could tell they had been having it for some time now, and the bed was rumpled up, not to mention coated with juices. I just looked at them for a few seconds, smiled, and went to my clothing box. Slowly, I picked it up, and left without saying anything.
I wasn't coming back.
He could have the kids.
He could have the house.
He could have the animals.
He could have her.
But, he sure as hellwasn't going to have me.