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It's my first story, so please be nice, and enjoy!
Disclaimer : I don't own harvest moon etc. but I own the story.
Chapter 1
The Plan
Claire's POV
I gather my friends to have a meeting, again, at 10 in the morning at the inn. When I come in they all are already seated, Ann is seated next to Cliff, Rick beside Karen, Elli beside Popuri, and since the table is a round table, I sit on the empty seat between Popuri and Ann.
As soon as I arrived I explain the whole idea I told them yesterday when I ask them to come. It's all because Ann's plan didn't work out well, so we have to make a new plan to surprise Gray for his birthday party, 2 weeks from now.
"Okay, so here's the idea. I will plan a plan to work with this problem, because Ann's –I gave Ann a death glare- plan doesn't work, and probably Gray has found what the plan is. I will make not just ordinary plan and that's because I make this plan, it won't be the same as Ann's –I gave Ann another death glare- so Gray wouldn't notice, that this is a marvelous plan to pull him out of his plan to conceal from us like he planned before." I said with pride.
"Um.. so, you will plan a marvelous plan to make Gray's plan not working like he planned before?" Surprisingly, that was Cliff. Yes, the shy and solitary Cliff decided to talk. At least he talks, it's better than just sit, and listen, then nod and walk away when it's done. Cliff has been like this since he started to aim.. I don't have the word to explain it.. um maybe I can call it dating. Yes, Cliff is Ann's boyfriend. No surprise in there since I know, well, the entire town know that they both have feeling for each other. There's no secret between them.
"Um.. yes?" It was obvious. Don't you get it Cliff?
"Oh, okay. So what's the plan?" Harvest Goddess please, give Cliff a new brain.
"Um.. Cliff, I don't think Claire has the plan right now. You know, that is just an idea, she said she will plan a plan. Do you get it?" Thank Goddess, even Popuri knew what I meant. You're the best pop!
"Oh, okay. I get it." And with that, Cliff shuts his mouth. It was a comfortable silence, before Karen interrupted.
"Now, I got an idea. May I speak loud about my idea?"
"Well yes, of course Karen. But don't shout too loud." Pop answer Karen's question. Okay, now I'm confused.
"Why should I shout in the first place? I didn't say shout. Even if I shout, it's already loud. How can a person shout without making loud voices? We shout because we want to make loud voices."
"You said you wanted to speak loud about your idea. It means speaking loudly like shouting right?" Wow, Popuri's way of think is surely unique. Unique enough to make all of us laugh.
"Oh.. Ha-ha.. By the Goddess sake, Popuri!" I heard Rick's trying to talk between his laughs.
"What? Why do you all laughing? Are you laughing at me?" Oh, I feel sorry now, because Pop's tears now peeking from the corner of her eyes.
"Oh my, Popuri, I'm sorry. Don't cry." Elli was the first one who break out from her laugh. Everyone suddenly went into silence.
"No, we were laughing because you're funny." Rick tried to console her crybaby sister. Today is going to be a loooong day.
"Yeah, you're very funny!" Ann said before she went rolling on the floor, laughing, again. Cliff the one who sit beside Ann just stare at his girlfriend and sweatdropped.
"Okay, okay, Ann, I think that's enough." Finally, Karen makes Ann stop, before Popuri burst into tears and flood the inn. Even Elli and Rick has been trying to stop the tears, it just won't stop.
"Popuri, please stop before you make flood in the inn. You can use the internet (A/N:there's no internet and any device on the game, even the town only has one telephone at the inn, but I'm going to put some technology in this fic) on my house tonight, we can have a sleepover." I try to help. Even I don't think it works. But, Popuri can use my computer in my house to chat with Kai since her computer was broken, and Pops never turns down a sleepover invitation, especially in my house, I think it's because we can do whatever we want to do since I live alone.
"Really? Really Claire!?" Out of the blue, Popuri eyes are in front of me, it's her special puppy eyes. Actually Pops I began to doubt it. Damn those eyes!
"Eh..yea,yea,su-sure pops! Whatever you need, ju-just stop crying." Goddess I hope I wouldn't regret this.
"Thanks Claire! You're the best!"
"Yeah, sure." And then those puppy eyes were gone. Thank Goddess. I see that Rick mumbles something about someone, I think he doesn't like the idea that Pops chatting with Kai, you know, sister complex.
"Now, Ann, Cliff, can you two stop right now!?" Out of the blue Karen shouted. Then I realized that Ann and Cliff were.. um.. flirting each other is the best word to describe it. Well, they stopped of course.
"Karen, what's your idea?" Elli asked.
"When Claire's idea is in progress, I think we should have a sleepover. So we can help Claire make the plan just like she had planned before." Everyone sweatdropped. Great, now everyone is going to have a sleepover at my house. Well, it's going to be fun!
"Okay, Sleepover at my house tonight! Oh, Ann, can you bring some food? I don't have anything in my house except milk and cereal, I haven't shopped for a while."
"Geez, Claire! Ann and I will take care of the food." Karen interrupted before Ann can answer.
"Okay. Well, I have to go, I haven't fed my cows. I'll wait for you all at 6 okay?" I stand up, and walk to the door of the inn. Maybe I'll prepare some board games I have, I couldn't remember where I put the monopoly since my last sleepover with Ann. Maybe it's hiding under the sofa?
"Claire wat-!" Out of the blue, the door in front of me opened with a loud thud. Well, the loud thud is the voice when the door hit my forehead. Damn! That hurt so much! My beautiful forehead!
"Ugh..my.." I try to open my eyes, but I couldn't. My hands still covering my forehead. All I see is a blurry picture, with a dark line frame around it. Slowly I feel my body limp and all I know that someone is shouting my name. The person in front of me is calling my name. His voice is very familiar, the deep beautiful voice is like a bell ring in my ear. Sending me with a melodic lullaby, like the one my mom always sings to me when I was young. And then, the dark line becomes bigger, the light is fading, my eyes are shutting, and with that, I fell into the darkness.
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