Hey everyone!

So...I don't know. I'm in that writing mood today, and felt like doing another LukeXAkari fic! Maybe I should just do a whole collection of little one-shots...that'd be fun. :D

It's in Akari's POV, in case you were wondering. And I think this will be a three-shot...because it would probably be really long if I tried to fit the whole thing into one chapter. And they're kind of separate little 'events.' So, it will consist of three chapters. PROBABLY.

Oh, yeah!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harvest Moon, or any of its content/characters/whatever else I'm too lazy to type in right now. ;P

Anyway, ENJOY!

Untitled

Untitled. That's what our relationship is. I don't know how to describe it. I do know, though, that I've never felt like this before.

This is what I told my best friends, Maya and Kathy, who freaked as soon as they heard that Akari-the-Amazing had a crush.

"OMIGOSH!" Maya and Kathy both squealed simultaneously, and jumped up and down around our table at the bar.

"Shut up!" I whispered a little harshly, and pulled them both down back into their chairs. "Honestly, sometimes I don't even know why I'm friends with you guys."

"You know you love us!" Maya giggles, and takes a sip of some lemonade Kathy had fixed for the three of us.

I roll my eyes teasingly, and smile. "Yeah, I guess."

We were at the bar, which wasn't open quite yet, but Kathy had let Maya and I in early when I said I had to talk to them: Code red.

"So," Kathy starts, emphasizing the word. A playful smile lingers on her lips, even though she was trying to act serious. "Who's the special guy? Is it Calvin, the adventurer? Gill, the mysteriously hot guy? Wizard, the other mysteriously hot guy? Omigosh! Is it Julius, the-,"

"Kathy," I interrupt playfully, before she goes any further. "Keep it rated G, here."

"Relax! I was going to say fashionable guy, and then you rudely interrupted." She replies, and crosses her arms. But with the way her green eyes sparkled mischievously, I knew that she had other thoughts about Julius in mind.

"But if it's not any of them, who is it?" Maya asks urgently.

"Never mind. I shouldn't even have mentioned it..." I reply, shaking my head. It was fun to watch their faces go completely blank, then turn to disappointment, begging, and realization. I wondered about the last expression. They couldn't really have guessed correctly, could they?

"Omigosh! Is it LUKE?" Kathy cries.

"SHUT UP!" I yell.

"It's LUKE! It's LUKE!" Maya giggles, and they both skip around the table, singing, "Akari likes Lu-uke! Akari likes Lu-uke!"

I put my head in my hands. Then, I hear a door open, and Hayden's voice say, "You girls okay in there?"

"Er, yeah, Dad! We're swell!" Kathy replies, keeping the laugh out of her voice.

"Uh, okay...I'll be in the back." With that, the door closes again.

"Swell?" I snort.

"Whatever," Kathy replies, glaring at me.

Kathy and Maya sit back down again, and Kathy sighs, "Man, I can't believe you finally admitted it."

"Huh?" I ask, genuinely confused.

"We've known since like, forever that you've liked Luke!" Maya explains, giggling.

"Really?" I ask, my eyes wide. "How did you know?"

"Come on, Akari," Kathy laughs, and puts one of her hands on mine. Maya follows her example, and her smooth little hands cover the hand opposite of the one Kathy was holding. "We're your best friends! And we've both been in love before. We know what it looks like."

"For example, Orange Boy back there," Kathy says, gesturing over her shoulder. I saw Chase poking his head around the corner of a wall in the kitchen, and my eyes grow wide. How did Kathy know he was back there? "Is now staring dreamily at Maya, because he likes her. But he's too stubborn to admit it."

"What?" Chase cries, and stutters, "I-I do not like Maya!"

"Cue Maya looking at Chase with big bambi eyes," Kathy laughs, and I look over to see Maya looking at Chase, with, of course, big bambi eyes.

"Hey, Chase! If you never say anything about the stuff you just heard for the past five minutes, I won't tell the whole town that I caught you spitting in Gill's tomato juice!"

"What? I never spat in Gill's tomato juice!" Chase objects, his eyes narrowing.

"Yes you did! I saw you do it the other day!" Maya giggles.

"Shut up, Maya!" Chase scowls, and then pauses, before growling, "Fine." He then shuffles angrily out the door.

"And that is true love," Kathy sighs dramatically, and then giggles at Maya's embarrassed expression.

"Is that what I look like around Luke?" I ask, a little worried for some reason.

"No, you are way different," Maya explains, and Kathy nods.

"Everyone has a different way of showing affection. Maya shows it openly. I show it in a kind of..."

"Flirty way!" Maya finishes for her, and Kathy shrugs.

"I guess. But you, Akari, are very different. You kind of look at Luke...curiously, I guess. And you flirt a lot, little do you realize. But the thing that really gives it away is when he smiles at you. You seem to...melt, I guess. Just little, tiny gestures, that no one notices but us." She gestures to herself and Maya.

I thought of Luke's smile, and the way he spoke to me. It made my heart beat a little bit faster, and my stomach flutter a little bit.

The feeling was...untitled.

"You look like that!" Kathy exclaims, pointing at me. I shake away from my daydream. "You kind of look...sad, I guess."

I nod a little thoughtfully, and wonder what this feeling was. It couldn't be love, could it?

No. It was untitled.

Innocent. Like a kid's first crush, or something. And I would go from staring into his eyes, completely frazzled by their bright brown color, to laughing at him and teasing him about...just being him.

And we knew each other well, too. We talked about everything. And enjoyed doing stuff...just...together.

"Like I said before, it's untitled," I said, shaking my head. I then took another sip of my lemonade, and then continued, "I don't know what it is."

Maya speaks up. "You're so serious right now, Akari. It's kind of strange. Not to be mean or anything, but..." She trails off.

"Ooh, hot-guy-who-may-very-well-be-Akari's-first-love-at-twelve-o'clock!" Kathy suddenly exclaims. She then points to the window.

"What?" I ask.

"It's Luke. Just get under the table, Akari."

Maya shoves me off of my chair, and I was about to protest, when I heard the door open, and a very familiar voice shout, "Kathy! KATHY!" It was Luke. He was sounding a little concerned.

Maya was concealing me by standing in front of the part of the table I could be seen through.

"What?" Kathy asks, a little annoyed.

"Have you seen Akari? I was going to go help her with her cows and stuff this morning but she wasn't there and I've been looking all over for her and I can't find her and I'm really worried and I was wondering if you knew where she was!" He inhales sharply at the end, and then slumps down into an exhausted little heap.

"Calm down!" Kathy laughs, and then continues, "She dropped by this morning, saying something about going to Toucan Island. She'll be back in about an hour, because she promised to meet me and Maya for lunch."

I was about to say something in protest, but Maya must have heard me take a sharp breath in to speak, because she suddenly kicked me, with her heal, in the forehead. I whimpered in pain, but didn't say a word.

"What was that?" Luke asks curiously.

Shoot...what are you gonna do now, Kathy? I thought, telepathically yelling at her. I hope my glare burned through the table and into her head.

"Oh, probably the dog," Kathy explains, and waves a hand.

"You guys have a dog?" Luke cries. "Can I meet him? I love dogs!"

Me too! I thought, and something bubbled up inside of me. We had so much in common! Wow, Akari, a little voice inside my head said. You're so pathetic, getting all excited about stuff you have in common.

I can't help it! Another voice argues back. I think it's adorable!

I shook my head, and waited for Kathy to reply to what Luke had said about meeting the dog. Instead, Maya broke in, and said, "No, Kathy, you dummy, that was the kettle! Chase will probably get it in a second. You must have had a little too much to drink last night, because last time I checked, you don't own a dog."

Oh, Maya, I sighed inwardly. I love you. You are such a blond, and can be really stupid sometimes, but I really, really love you. You are amazing.

"Well..." Luke trails off, and then continues a little excitedly, "When you see Akari, would you give her this?" He pauses, and I assume he handed Kathy something.

"Sure," Kathy says, and I hear her hand drum on the table as she places 'the thing' there. "Now, Chase, if you'd excuse me and Maya, we have some important things to discuss."

"Really? Can I stay?" Luke exclaims, and I hold in a laugh. "I love discussing! Especially if it's about my mad axe skills!"

A little voice in my head teasingly says, What axe skills? And I hold in a small laugh.

"Well, okay, you can stay," Maya says, and then adds, "If you like talking about nail polish, clothes..."

"Shoes," Kathy continues.

"Jewelry," Maya giggles.

"And cute guys!" Kathy cries. "Then yeah, of course you can stay!"

"Er, on second thought, I think my Pops wanted me to do something at the shop...I'll see you guys later!" And with that, I hear feet run across the floor, and a door slam.

All three of us burst out laughing, and I crawled out from under the table.

"Nice cover up, Kathy," I giggle, and we start laughing even harder.

After we dry the laughing tears from our eyes, I gaze at the thing Kathy had set on the table. It was a folded up piece of paper. My hand itched to reach for it, and eventually, Kathy sighed, "Akari. Read the stinkin' thing already."

I smiled a little sheepishly, and opened the note.

Akari:

Hey! It's Luke! Well...obviously. I mean, I gave you the note, didn't I?

Anyway...I guess I'm writing you to ask if you'd meet me in the forest tomorrow at five. I thought it would come out a little easier on paper than it would if I said it out loud. I'm not very good at this whole thing...Not like this is a date or anything, though! Save your energy, cause we can have a tree chopping competition! And I can bring a picnic so that after that we can pig out on food together!

Your friend,

Luke.

I looked up at Kathy and Maya, eyes bright, smile huge.

"Did he just ask you out?" Kathy asks in a whisper. "On paper?"

"I-I...I don't think so." I reply, and shrug.

"Let me see!" Kathy squeals, and steals the paper from my hands. Her eyes quickly scan over it.

"OMIGOSH! MAYA! AKARI JUST GOT ASKED OUT!"

They squealed and started to dance around the table again. I sighed, and rolled my eyes.

"Kathy. It specifically says in the note that this isn't going to be a date."

"Whatever. Come over at three tomorrow, and Maya and I will give you some advice and dress you up and stuff!" Kathy squeals, and Maya squeals.

"Guys, I don't know..."

"PLEASE?"

"Oh..fine..."

"YAY!"

Okay, is it completely terrible? Yeah, I know. But hopefully you'll stick around for the conclusion of it. :) Review, please!