I trudged down the familiar path to West town after a long hour of tending to my crops. I should be used to this heat by now, being my second season on this island, but it still gets to me. I made my way to the animal shop to give Mirabelle the tomatoes she asked for. I also wanted to see Julia, who quickly became my best friend. I entered the shop and started for the counter, but I noticed Mirabelle wasn't there. I looked around and spotted Vaughn in the corner. He was leaning against the wall, watching me with a blank face. I hesitated before walking up to him.
"Hey Vaughn." I said cheerfully, but my gut wrenched in nervousness. I hardly talked to him in the month I've been here.
He grunted in response, tugging his hat down a bit.
"Um…where's Mirabelle? She asked me to give her some tomatoes when they were first harvested so they would be fresh and-"
"I don't care to know every detail. She's in back." He interrupted me, jabbing his thumb behind him.
"Oh alright…Thanks!" I gave him a smile but he only frowned at me. I walked around him and opened the door after a short knock.
"Oh! Chelsea, sorry dear. I was just cleaning up a bit." Mirabelle said when she noticed me.
"It's fine. I just came by to give you the tomatoes." I said walking over to her and hefting the last bag of chicken feed onto a shelf for her.
"Thank you honey! Come come, I'll pay you." She motioned me to follow her back into the shop. "How much would it be?"
"About…" I did the math quickly in my head. "400G."
She opened her cash register while I pulled out the three ripe tomatoes from my rucksack. I handed them to her and in return, she gave me the gold.
"These look great!" She said, inspecting them. "You're a natural.:
"Thanks." I said shyly. "Do you know where Julia is?"
"Oh she just left dear. I think she may have went to Taro's house."
"Okay, thanks." I smiled and started to leave. But before I opened the door I found myself turning to look at Vaughn. He was looking right at me. I gave him a little wave and he tipped his hat at me. Then I rushed out of there, feeling my face flush a bit. I always thought Vaughn was attractive. Very attractive.
I shook my head and walked next store to Taro's house. I let myself in since I was close with him and his family. I found myself walking into an argument.
"You just can't do anything right, can you!" Natalie yelled at her brother, Elliot.
He tired to look tough, but failed miserably. "I-I said it was an accident!"
I saw Julia behind him, looking worried. She saw me and frantically waved her hands at me. I walked around the two siblings and up to her. She gave me a pleading look.
"This is all my fault!" She whispered to me, glancing at Elliot. "I was just stopping by to say hey-"
"And flirt." I added.
She ignored my comment. "-and I distracted Elliot and he dropped a box full of eggs. They were all smashed. I feel so bad!"
"Calm down Julia. It will be fine. I'm sure that he does this daily and this wasn't your fault."
She gave me a look. "Elliot isn't that-"
She was cut off by Taro walking in and screaming. "HEY!"
The room went silent and all heads turned to look at him. He stomped his foot and pointed his cane at the siblings. "What is going on? I can hear you two from outside."
They both looked at one another, then tried to explain at the same time. Taro become frustrated and yelled some more. I tugged on Julia's arm as a sign to leave. We snuck out the door and sighed. I glared at Julia.
"What?" She said innocently.
"You always start something with Elliot. You should know by now that your stunning looks blind him and screw him up.
She snorted and hit my arm playfully. "You're funny."
We started to walk, going nowhere in particular. "I'm serious. Leave the boy alone when he's working."
"I should say the same about you! You seem to always speak to Vaughn when he is the busiest. You're not going to make a good impression if you annoy him."
"What? Who says I want to make a good impression? I could care less. I'm not looking for a relationship. I have to focus on my crops."
"Alright, Farm Girl."
I rolled my eyes at her nickname. "Nerd Chaser."
She laughed. "I like that."
"Of course you do."
"Hey, let's go back to the shop. I'll make us some cold tea and we can gossip."
"We do that everyday. Your tea is starting to taste blander every time."
"Elliot likes my tea."
"That's because Elliot likes you." I said.
"Does that mean you don't?" She asked with fake hurt.
"Yes, it means I hate you." I said sarcastically.
She chuckled as we entered the animal shop. I glanced at the corner and found myself disappointed that Vaughn wasn't there. Wait, disappointed? I shouldn't care if he is or not. He's rude anyway. I focused on what Julia was saying instead.
A/N: This is my first fan fiction, so I'd love some feedback about this story! Let me know if I need to fix things or if the characters are OOC. Please review and then I'll decide if this it worth finishing =)