Timing is Everything
The moonlight shone on the girl's fiery red hair, that fell down her shoulders in gentle waves. She looked back, squinting her golden eyes at the house she just left.
"Okay! Bye!" her friend, Laney sang, twirling her honey coloured hair.
"Bye, Laney! I'll see you tomorrow!" she called out, waving at the blond girl who was yelling out her window.
Before she went to her house, she went to the stable to check on the horses one more time. She always told her father that.
"Please, Daddy?" She would beg, pouting, "Can't I look at the horses just one more time?"
She adored horses. The feel of their soft fur between her fingers, their cute snouts and pointed ears, and their big eyes, that gazed into hers. And most of all, they reminded her of home.
Georgia shuffled her feet, kicking the hay towards the horses. She gave a warm smile to Dakota, her horse, who was five years old now.
"You're so pretty today, Dakota," the young girl complimented, stroking the horse's soft mane. "Some day... Some day, we're going to run. Run so fast, high in the mountains. We'll breathe in the fresh, mountain air. We'll look at the wild flowers, and we'll feel the wind in our hair. We'll be unstoppable."
Georgia always dreamed of riding her horse, ever since Dakota was born. She found herself spacing out, feeling her heart race just thinking about it.
Dakota snorted in reply, nuzzling a pink snout on Georgia's cheek. Georgia laughed, her voice ringing in the silence. She felt someone behind her, watching her. She whipped her head around, finding Kana hiding behind the stable doors. His dark brown hair was tied in the usual pony-tail. He wore deep green shorts, and an orange shirt. His tanned skin was covered with scratches from always running around the mountain.
"Idiot, get out!" she exclaimed in her cowgirl accent, startling the horses.
"Chill, Georgia," Kana said, putting his hands up in defense.
"You shouldn't even be here." She hissed, feeling her blood boil.
"I want to explore a bit." He shrugged, and walked in the stable.
"I reckon you leave, there's barely any sunlight. Heck, there's no sunlight at all. It's so late. And I said get out!" Georgia snapped, and threw a handful of hay at him.
Kana laughed, "You're so funny, Georgia. Why do you hate me?"
"I just hate you!" she said, trying to find the right words. "I hate you! Go back to Konohana!"
"You're only ten, Georgia." The tone he used whenever he said her name made her wince. "Those are some pretty harsh words for someone so young."
"So young?" Georgia stomped her feet, "You shouldn't talk! You're only a year older than me. There ain't a big difference!"
"You may be right about that, but by the way you're acting, I might as well be five years older than you." Kana smirked.
Kana was the silliest, most immature person she knew! He had no right to say that, anyway. She felt so offended. Rage boiled in her stomach.
"Kana, get out or I'll-" she began.
"You'll what?" he asked and reached for her arm, and pulled her closer. "Shout at me with that cute lil' accent of yours?"
Georgia felt her face flush a beet red. She convinced herself that it was anger that caused her to blush so much.
"I hate you." She clenched her teeth, and pushed him away.
"Maybe, but there will be a time when you won't anymore," he said, and ruffled her red hair. "And when that time comes, I'll be ready."
He clicked his tongue, and exited the stable. Georgia sighed in frustration, pulling her hair. She bit her lip.
I hate him. I hate him.
"Maybe, but there will be a time when you won't anymore."
Georgia shook off the thought, and stormed out of the stable, and back into her house.
She slammed the door as she entered her room, and jumped onto her bed. She squeezed her eyes shut, and let out a long sigh.
When?
A/N: This is the beginning of a new story, and my first FanFiction on Harvest Moon! I'm actually a really big LillianXCam fan, but I really liked Georgia and Kana, and I found their relationship interesting... Maybe I can pull a few strings here and there. *smirks*