EDIT: I know the paragraphs suck but stick with me! It's fixed in the second chapter and the story get's better!
OKAY! Oh my god, this is my first ever fanfiction... but I won't ask you to be kind cause I'm a big girl and I can handle critique. I do hope you like it and please review! Gosh I hope this isn't too cheesy or out of character, but I'm going to stop being self-deprecating now and let you move on... actually most of you won't even read this... *sighs*
Disclaimer: I don't own this game. I swear it's all Natsume. From Anissa to Julisus. I'd never be able to come up with such diverse people!
"HELP!"
Akari held onto her leg, the blood seeping through her fingers. Her blood was getting all over the floor of the Clinic, but right now, she couldn't give a flying flip."Oh my! Wh-what happened!" The nurse at the station ran from her desk to Akari to support her, "JIN! GET IN HERE!"
"Sickle... leg... not good..." Akari felt nauseous and knew she'd vomit if she at the blood coming from her leg.
By then she was in one of the rooms and on a bed. Jin came rushing through the door, his mouth gaping open at the sight ahead of him. Akari stretched her hand in his direction, "Help.."
Her voice got smaller and then she passed out.
When Akari awoke, she couldn't feel her leg. Shaken, she jolted up, "THEY AMPUTATED?!"
Noticing that her right leg still remained firmly attached to leg she calmed down and sighed, but a laughter came from besides her.
Her head whipped around and her face sunk. Chase.
"How retarded can you get?"
"What the hell are you doing here Chase?" Akari touched the bandage on her leg, wincing at the pain.
"Watching you," he answered.
"Ughh, creepy," Akari shot a disgusted look towards him.
"No, idiot. Dr. Jin, made me look after you for a sec while he made a run," Chase got up from his nearby chair, "And just my luck you'd wake up when I had to watch you."
"Well I'm not the only idiot. I notice the stupid chef burned his hand," Akari retorted motioning towards the ice packaging on his wrapped hand.
"Well atleast I didn't stab myself. How does that even happen? You hold the sickle out in front of you," Chase walked to the door.
"It goes in an arch shape retard!" Akari crossed her arms, "You're leaving?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Does the emo need to be watched so you know, she doesn't stab herself anymore?"
"I'm not emo! It was an ACCIDENT!" but by then Chase had already gone and left the room. Akari pouted, feeling like she'd lost the small battle of witty comments they had just had. That guy was the worst. He thought he was just the coolest, best guy in the world and it didn't help that Maya tooted his whistle every five seconds. His food was good, but that was all he had going for him. That guy was rude, pretentious, sarcastic, and just a horrible human being. He was only nice in front of his boss.
Akari glanced around, searching for some way to see the time. It was now three o'clock. Nearly nine hours of her life were gone and she still hadn't finished her farming.
Dr. Jin sauntered in the room soon after, writing something frantically on a clipboard. He glanced up to her, "Glad to see you're awake. How do you feel?"
"Embarrassed," Akari looked away from the young doctor.
"Haha," the raven-haired man set down his clipboard, exchanging for a bottle of pills. He held them out to her, "I'm sure there are a lot of other people out there who've done such a thing."
"Yeah right," she grabbed the bottle, "What's this?"
"Medicine: to fight off infection and to ease the pain while you're wound heals."
"Alright."
"Also you'll need to stay overnight, just in case your wounds reopen," Dr. Jin smiled.
"And now I have bad news."
Akari shifted in her sheets, "What?"
Dr. Jin ran a hand through his bangs, "I have to prohibit you from strenuous activity, a.k.a. farming."
"WHAT?!"
"Akari..."
"Farming is just sorta my LIVELIHOOD!" Akari's arms shot up. She wasn't angry at the doctor... she was just... angry at life.
The doctor tried to console her, placing a firm hand on her shoulder, "Akari, do you have anyone else who could help you with your field work?"
Akari placed her hands on her lap, her eyes turning downcast. She'd only been living here for three months, she didn't know anyone well enough to ask for help. Wait, she could think of one person.
"Um," she looked to Dr. Jin," there's one person..."
"Who?"
"Luke Carpenter?"
Dr. Jin looked up, scratching his chin in thought, "I suppose I'll go call for him."
Akari watched him leave the room and laid back, but Dr. Jins head popped back into the room.
"Akari you have visitor, I'm sending him in."
Him? Akari wasn't really close with anyone, so who was worried about her. She felt a certain excitement, that left quickly when she saw a stranger walk into the room.
He was dressed in a fancy, semi-formal attire, a sweater vest met with khaki shorts, maybe about the same age as her. He was blond, his hair brought into a neat hairstyle, though a defiant hair stood up from the top. His icy blues eyes seemed to match his pale skin, which looked soft and feminine. He looked like an intellectual, as well as an... angel? Was that creepy to think that?
"Good evening. My name is Gill Hamilton," the young man stuck out his hand. Akari quickly took his hand in a firm shake. His seemed limp and interested, but it wasn't nearly as interested as his eyes.
"The mayor's son?"
The blonde boy looked at her in silence for a while, his eyes almost saying, 'What do you think?"
"Yes."
He pulled his hand away and let his arms fall to his sides, "I've come today to speak to you for a few business reasons."
Akari held her hand in the direction of a nearby chair, "Take a seat. I feel bad with you standing there like that." Gill shook his head.
"No thank you, I intend to make this short."
He was polite, but really standoffish... and ironically rude at the same time
"Okay... shoot," Akari straightened her back. She felt the need to be proper around this guy for some strange reason.
"Compensation."
"Compa-what?"
"Compensation, for the cleanup," Gill crossed his arms, making her even more intimidated by this person.
"The blood on our streets. You'll have to compensate for the cleanup."
"Okay," Akari smiled, how much could it possibly be? "How much?"
"95,000 G."
"..."
'What?!'
'WHAT?!'
'WHAT THE HELL?!'
Akari remained silent, stupefied by the number.
Gill shifted on his feet, "That would be the total resulting from hiring a cleanup crew from the mainland and their transportation to this island, roundtrip."
Akari was sure she wouldn't be able to speak, even if she tried. She looked to the window, then to her hands, then to the ceiling, and then to the bearer of bad news.
Her voice came out weak and small, "...Okay..."
Gill gave a small wave, "I hope you can find a way to pay off your debt. Thank you for your cooperation." With that he walked out.
"..."
'Now I really fuckin' need Luke'
Him saying no to helping her would not and could not be an option. This was life and death now, or at least homelessness and non-homelessness.
Dr. Jin came back in the room, "What was that all about?"
"Just some friendly chatter."
"Oh well, Luke is here. He rushed right over when he heard what happened. Something about, 'he knows how it feels'," Dr. Jin gave a small laugh, "Luke, you can come in."
'Okay Akari, you really have to put on a pity show!'
"AKARI! YOU OKAY?!" Luke's presence burst into the room, full of energy and a panic.
"Luke?!" She'd only been stabbed in the leg... not the eye or heart or anything.
"Oh jeez! You aren't in pain are you?" Luke rushed to her side, as if she was a puppy who'd been hit by a car.
"I'm fine!"
"Good! Brought 'cha this!" He held out a 'bouquet', though it was ninety percent leaves with only two yellow flowers... wait scratch that... weeds...
"Oh," Akari was surprised, Luke was the closest thing to a friend she on this island, but they still nonetheless weren't this close... or were they?
"Oh sorry," Luke looked embarrassed, "Is it bad? I was in a rush and pulled up the closest thing I could find. Haha, looked like a flower at first! Ahaha!"
"No! It's... awesome!" Akari beamed, using his favorite adjective.
Luke perked up, happy with Akari's compliment. He handed them to Akari and Akari took them, holding them on her lap.
"The Doc told me you 'specially called me in to chat. What is it?"
"Oh, well you see, with the leg, I'm sort of outa commission for a while and I..."
"Yep?"
"Need you to please, PLEASE, help me around the farm," Akari clamped her hands together, but then pulled back, 'Wow Akari, that was overdramatic.'
"Oh yeah, no problem."
"Please! I promise I'll even pa-"
'Wait... did he say yes?'
"Wait... did you say yes?"
Luke smiled, "Yeah! I'll help a pal out in need! I offered the first day I met 'cha!"
Akari was taken back. Akari had just taken that as a polite gesture, not truly something to be taken seriously.
"Really? I-I can pay you."
"Nah man! I'm good! Promise!" He put his fits on his hips, striking a heroic pose, "Ah! Actually you can pay me!"
Akari stayed silent. Luke looked like he hadn't finished.
"When you harvest some spinach, I want a cut of it, kay?"
Akari wanted to grimace, spinach was so gross, "Spinach is a summer crop Luke. It's spring."
"Aww..."
Akari felt like she'd kicked a puppy.
"But that doesn't mean that I can't get my hands on some."
Luke's eyes shot up to hers, "Really?"
"Yeah, no problem," Akari grinned. She knew it'd cost extra to get spinach in this season, but it was an investment she had to make, plus it was adorable seeing Luke so happy over a vegetable.
"When do I start!?" Luke gave a mock salute.
"Uh actually... my cow is out... and my plants... their not watered... so now? Please, if it isn't-"
"No problemo! I'm on it now!" Luke interjected, "I'll see you later Akari!"
With a wave and an ear to ear grin Luke sprinted from the room.
Akari sat in her own silence for a moment, thinking and reflection on her last hour. She felt uncomfortable and cursed herself for being so stupid. She wanted to farm but she couldn't risk another compensation bill from that guy or more mockery out of that guy. At least Luke was on her side, but oh god was this month going to be difficult.
Okay, okay... any good? Please leave a review if you like it! I'll try to keep this continuous as much as I can. I know I'm joining the party pretty late but hey, better late than never, right?
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~Foxliax