It had been a year since my arrival on Castanet Island and I'd had no complaints. I'd met my new best friends here, my farm had improved and I'm much more independent. I can't say I'm more mature though, because I'm not.
I walked over to the bar to see my friends, Kathy and Selena. We, along with Luna and Maya, were having a big sleepover at Luna's that night and I couldn't wait. It was going to be so fun!
"HELLO EVERYBODY! Fenith here and I'm ready to see Kathy and Selenaaaaaaaa!" I shouted as I sauntered inside. Hayden chuckled slightly while the two girls squealed in delight. Chase and Gill glared at me, piercing me with their cold eyes. I mouthed 'Sorry' before turning to the girls beside me.
"So, what's the goss?" Asked Selena, her eyes widening. I smirked and lifted Kathy's chin.
"Well, a little birdie told me that mister tough guy Owen has a crush on little Kathy here." I let go of her, watching the blush form on her face. She started blabbering about it just being a rumour and that he surely couldn't like her. I ignored her.
"Who told you that?" Selena questioned, suddenly becoming more interested. She knew exactly who it was; she just wanted to have an excuse to talk about him.
"Who do you think? Luke of course! Who else knows all of Owen's secrets?"
Selena then carried on talking about Luke, but my ears switched off. Good Goddess, that woman could talk for hours about him. She's jealous because I'm his friend, and she's still planning how to say 'Hi' to him.
I'd zoned out completely. Kathy was in her own little world, dreaming of Owen. Selena was just rambling on about how hot Luke was. It was quite creepy how she was describing him, complimenting his 'cat-like golden eyes'. Hayden was washing cocktail glasses and I don't even know what Gill and Chase were talking about, but they seemed angry at each other. 'Whatever.' I thought.
I pulled out a mirror and stared at myself. 'Oh Goddess, can you see my spots? I think I'm having an acne outbreak'. I brushed my blonde hair and reapplied some pink lip gloss. I considered asking someone if I looked okay, but then they'd clearly notice if I did have a few spots. I soon heard a familiar tune coming from my pocket, and I recognised it as my ringtone. As everyone stared at me I pulled out my phone and answered it.
"Hello? Oh hi Daddy! How are you?"
"Fine thank you, what about you?"
"I'm good thanks! So why are you calling me?" I asked. My father paused for a moment. He made muffled noises, as if he was thinking of what to say.
"I bought you a new bag! It cost a lot of money, two million gold in fact... But you're worth it sweetie!" He laughed. I gasped.
"No way! You're the best Daddy... but how's it going to get here?" He nervously chuckled. I grew more suspicious as he began stuttering. He took a deep breath and spoke quickly.
"You'rebrotherisstayingforacoupleofnights."
"Excuse me?" I knew what he said, but I was giving him a chance to change it.
"Your brother is coming to stay, but he's bringing your new bag with him! It's made with solid gold, silver and diamonds! I don't know why it's so expensive but it is..."
I paused. This was not happening. He was not coming to stay. He was NOT coming to stay.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S COMING TO STAY?! HE ISN'T ACTUALLY! IT'S MY HOME AND HE'S NOT COMING IN IT. IF HE DARES TO BRING THAT BRAT OF A KID WITH HIM OR HIS STUCK UP WIFE I'LL KICK THEM ALL OUT! DO YOU UNDERSTAND DAD? I DON'T LIKE HIM!" I screamed and hung up on my now silent father. I could feel everyone's eyes burn as they stared at me, but I didn't care. I was not happy at all. A text glowed on the screen.
'They'll be here tomorrow.'
I began to cry. I swore at myself for being so dumb, now my mascara would run.
"Are you okay?" My friends asked me, concerned over why I was crying. My sudden outburst must have been confusing for them, as they hadn't heard what my father had said.
"Do I look like I'm okay? No, I'm not! My douche of a brother is coming over and he's most likely going to bring his stupid family!" I spluttered in between breaths. I needed to get home, my makeup was messed up.
"Honey, we'll meet you at Luna's at nine-ish. Don't cry anymore, get some rest and clean up. See you there." Kathy comforted. I sniffled and waved to them as I left. As I walked out I heard a voice call out to me.
"Hey." It spoke slowly. I turned around and came face to face with Chase. He gave me an apologetic smile before handing me a tissue. I smiled back and dabbed at my eyes. "Are you okay, you just started screaming? You were pretty loud and annoying, but Gill and I were worried." He said quietly.
"Yeah. I'm just in a bad mood; I'll go home and calm down. Thanks for checking up on me." I grinned gratefully. His violet eyes glistened in the light. He nodded and patted me on the head; my immediate reaction was to shake him off. He laughed quietly.
"It's okay. Go and clean up, I might see you later. Bye." He waved, turning his back to go inside. I waved back and started walking towards my farm, thinking about what had just happened. I checked up on my animals and made sure all my crops were watered. I sighed in relief and went inside, ready to reapply all my makeup.
I had washed my face and put a face mask on, just for relaxation purposes. It was only 6 or so, I had plenty of time to have some 'me' time. I got into one of my special white dressing gowns, grabbed a cucumber out of the fridge and sliced it, lay down and placed them on my face.
'This is the life...'
Before I knew it, I was fast asleep. I woke up at around 8:30.
"Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap, oh crap! I'm so going to be late!" I shouted, my voice echoing through my empty house. I quickly ran to my dresser, pulled out some jeans and a shirt, packed my makeup, pyjamas, tomorrow's clothes and such. Since I was in such a rush I put my shoes on the wrong feet and snatched my phone off the desk. I'd already asked Cain to look after my animals and Anissa was going to take care of my crops. I ran out of the house as fast as I could and I came closer and closer to Harmonica Town. It was dark out, so it was difficult to see what was ahead of me. I was inches away from the small bridge leading to the main part of town, when a figure bumped into me, causing me to fly backwards.
"Hey! Watch where you're going!" I yelled, still on the ground. I could just about see an arm extend to help me up. I grabbed the mystery person's hand and dusted myself off.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. Are you okay?" Asked a voiced that seemed familiar.
"Oh, it's Gill! No, I'm not okay actually! I've hurt my leg now you dummy!" I scoffed. He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Well you did run into me, so it's not really my fault, but whatever. As long as you're alright. I'll see you tomorrow; my father has appointed me to help with your brother's bags."
I tapped my foot and flipped my hair back.
"There's no point. Let him do it himself, I'm certainly not helping him. I'll mess up my hair and I might get all sweaty, ew."
Gill sighed and shrugged. Well, I think he did. It was hard to tell in the darkness, although the moon was illuminating the wall behind us.
"Well, I have to do it. I'm going to continue my walk now, good night."
I waved goodbye to him and carried on walking towards Luna's, not wondering why Gill was walking alone at night. As I got to the door I knocked on it. Luna's big sister Candace answered.
"Hi Candace!" I beamed. She gave a small smile and invited me in.
"Everyone's upstairs, have a nice night." She whispered, trying her best to look me in the eye. I cocked my head to the side.
"You aren't going to join us?"
She shook her head shyly and hid behind her bangs.
"Oh no, I-I'll just stay with my grandma... for tonight."
I couldn't tell whether she was upset or not. Still, I felt sympathetic for her. I put my arm around her gently.
"Are you sure? Well, you're always welcome to join in, Candace." She looked up at me and gasped, before a large blush escaped onto her face.
"Ah! T-Thank you, see you Miss Fenith..."
I breathed out heavily. Candace had always called me 'Miss Fenith' and it made me kind of... uncomfortable. I didn't want her to think I'm more important than her.
I nodded at her and knocked on Luna's door, before letting myself in.
"Yoo-hoo girlies! It's Fenith, here to rock. Your. WORLD!" I cheered. The four girls started whooping and we all collapsed from a giggle fit.
"So what took you so long?" Asked Maya, puzzled as to why I was late. I laughed nervously.
"I was just talking with someone, that's all."
They all started to 'ooh' at me. I started to blush and waved my arms frantically; trying to convince them it wasn't anything romantic. As usual, they wouldn't listen.
"So, who was it? Was it a hottie? Dish girl!" Luna grinned. I sighed mentally. Now I was going to have to hear Luna dream on about her little crush.
"It was Gill. He just accidentally ran into me and helped me up, that's all."
Everyone apart from Luna continued to 'ooh'. Luna was slowly growing more and more agitated with the others for thinking of me and Gill as a couple. Her eyes shut and she breathed out, as if to silence us all.
"Yes, but everyone knows Gill likes me, he just can't express his feelings properly. I think I'll ask him out next time I see him."
We agreed to make her feel better, but everyone knew he wouldn't say yes. I didn't know Gill very well, but we could tell he found Luna just a little bit childish.
"I know!" Laughed Selena, peering at us all. "Let's say who we all have a crush on and why we have a crush on them!"
I rolled my eyes. I didn't like anyone at the moment, so who would I say? Julius? Jin? Toby? I had no idea.
Luna went first, even though she'd just proclaimed her love for Gill two minutes ago.
"I like Gill. No, I LOVE GILL! He's so perfect and amazing and cute and handsome and I just, like, love him!"
"I like, um... Luke." Selena blushed. "He's so funny and great; he always makes me feel better when he tells his lame jokes." I knew that was a blatant lie. She'd never even spoken to him, never mind him telling her jokes. I'd just told her about the stuff he tells me.
Maya went next.
"I like Chase! He's great at cooking and I bet if we dated he'd cook for me every day!" She went on for a bit about the food he'd cook for her, but who cares about that?
"I, uh, I like... I like... I like, um..." Kathy was a lot more reluctant to tell, and couldn't stop stammering. I flashed her a quick smile and she took a deep breath. "OWEN! I like... Owen. He's so cool and tough... He'd protect me."
Ick. These girls are all so soppy, I mean, I want to find a boyfriend, get married, blah blah blah. Y'know. The usual. However, I wouldn't get my hopes up. I guess I was never one to stand out, just pretty girl, bland personality. That's how people described me. I didn't know how to get a better personality. I tried but I'm just me.
"Fenith?" I snapped out of my thoughts and realised I needed to think of someone I liked. I had to choose someone. Who was I closest to?
"I don't like anyone, but at the moment the guy I'm closest to is... I'm not close to anyone. I just have friends who are guys."
They all looked at me. I saw them whisper in horror before giving me dirty stares, frowning at me.
"You don't like anyone?" Kathy mumbled.
"Nope."
"You're lying to us." Selena cried, gripping my wrists. I tried to wriggle free but they all surrounded me. I shook my head and tried my best to give them a bored expression.
"I'm not. Let go, please."
She soon gave in and I relaxed my arms. Selena and Luna tutted, while Maya was just casually fantasising about yam ice-cream.
"I know who Candace likes." Luna smirked. I gasped and blinked at her. Was she really going to betray her own sister? "Yep, she likes Julius for sure! She told me last night!"
I felt bad. It was family, a sibling. She'd trusted Luna and now she'd just blabbed it to us. I wondered if Candace was forced to tell her, Luna being the bossy girl she is. I couldn't help but think Luna was being too catty, as she was also talking about Renee and how she had a crush on Toby.
After that I wasn't in the mood for games, jokes or gossip. I just wanted to sleep. I knew I was being a party pooper and draining every single drop of life in the room, but I just couldn't bring myself to have fun. I didn't even know why I'd felt like this, I just did.
I lay my head on my pillow and just slept. I didn't know what the others were doing and, quite frankly, I didn't care. I just slept.
Hi guys! Cherry here, so this is my first fanfic. I thought it would make a cute story, so ta-da! Here it is.
As said before, this is my first fanfiction, so please go easy on me.
-Cherry xx
