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Chapter 2
He quickly stood up, still clutching his head and yelled at me, "What the hell you stupid bitch!"
I simply rolled my eyes and smirked as I walked past him nonchalantly, all the time thinking that he's a hot arrogant pig.
He grabbed my wrist, and I became dizzy as he spun me back around to face him. I stumbled into his chest, and he quickly held me in place to balance the sudden weight change. I stared at his jugular as I regained control of my body. A crimson blush was covering my face, neck and collar bone, and I cursed at the fact that he had such an impact on me.
I looked up at his face through my eyelashes, and I could clearly see a slight blush on him as well. I stepped back, keeping my hands on his chest.
"S-sorry!" He stuttered looking down at our bodies that were still melded together. I shook my head and stepped back, I noticed that he seemed slightly reluctant to let me go, but I shook it off as reading too much into it. He scratched the back of his neck as he stared at the ground.
I found that my voice was quieter than usual when I said, "I never got your name..."
He looked back at me and smirked, all traces of embarrassment gone from his features. I frowned, I thought it was cute when he was so vulnerable, but of course he had to conjure up some cocky attitude...The bastard.
"Gray," He said as he turned around and began to walk to the bottom of the hill. I quickly put my boot back on and chased after him.
When I finally caught up to him, I laced my fingers behind my back and walked by his side.
"So...What is the family that owns this ranch like?" I asked, hoping that he wouldn't be a complete asshole and not answer me.
There was a somewhat pregnant silence as I waited with baited breath for him to reply. After a few more seconds I huffed and began walking faster.
"They're okay I guess. I really don't have opinions of family members because I feel like I have to at least tolerate them," I heard him say behind me. I slowed down and looked back at him as he caught back up with me.
"Oh," I muttered, not sure of how to reply to his answer.
We stopped talking and just enjoyed the scenery as we walked to the entrance of the ranch.
"Gray!" A really pretty blonde ran toward us with small wild pig in her arms.
"What's wrong Kathy?" Gray asked eying the surprisingly quiet pig.
Kathy held the pig out to Gray to examine it.
"A pack of wild dogs attacked him, but I chased them away. He got scratched up pretty badly. Can you take a look at him?"
I stared at Gray as he touched the pig softly, all evidence of being cocky or a jerk swiped off his face, and replaced by a worried serious expression. He scratched the back of the pig's ear and the animal oinked softly. A relieved smile grazed his lips and he looked back up at Kathy.
"He'll be fine, just put some medical gauze on the wounds and feed him once a day. He should be able to go back into the wild after a week."
Kathy sighed in relief and thanked Gray, then introduced herself to me. I smiled and talked with her a while, but kept glancing at Gray who stared at us, mostly me.
Kathy said her goodbyes to us and then walked back the way she came.
"Are you a vet or something?" I broke the silence with a small giggle. He smirked and got closer to me.
I gulped as he bent down and whispered in my ear, "Nope."
He stepped back and began walking back to the barn. I glared at his back and huffed, then turned around and walked back into the Ganache Mine District.
I stepped into Waffle Town and walked strait to the Sundae Inn. It was 7:00, therefore the bar was open. I made a beeline to the bar, sat down, and ordered an apple martini.
Kathy came and sat beside me as I chugged my third martini.
"Are you alright?" She asked me in a worried, mother-like voice.
"That stupid jerk makes me want to rip my hair out." I mumbled, feeling a little buzzed now.
"Who, Gray?"
I nodded in reply, and peered at her from the corner of my. I saw a small grin grace her face, and I turned fully to stare at her.
"What?" I was getting even more annoyed by the second. Kathy chuckled and shook her head in what looked like disbelief. I stared at her incredulously.
"I'm just surprised Gray is acting like this. He never shows any emotion, even on a good day to people who have been trying to get him to open up for ages. You've been here for one day, and he's trying to flirt with you, you're totally a legend right now Dani," Kathy smiled and laughed. I gulped down the rest of my martini and rolled my eyes.
"Whatever," I mumbled.
The door to the Inn opened and closed, and in stepped Mr. Jerk Face himself. I quickly turned around and ordered another martini which earned me a worried look from Hayden the bartender.
I didn't look when Gray sat next to me, instead I sipped my martini. Kathy looked at me then at him, then back to me and smiled. I rolled my eyes when she giggled and went back to work.
"Apple Martini." I heard Gray say beside me. I still kept my eyes on my glass, which I swiveled around, sloshing the red liquid around. I proceeded to chug the rest of the alcohol and order another one.
"I think you've had enough Dani," Hayden said to me in a fatherly fashion.
I glared and asked again for another one. Hayden sighed and whipped up another apple martini.
"You might want to slow down," I heard Gray mutter beside me.
"A-and you might wanna shut up-hic," I slurred and chugged my now fifth martini. I could feel Gray smirking and staring at me. I wanted to slap him, but when I got up to teach him a lesson, I felt myself teeter on my feet, and before I knew it I was falling.
Warm, strong arms wrapped around my waist, and I looked up with cloudy eyes at Gray's worried face. He picked me up bridal style and paid for all of our martinis, then walked outside with me in his arms.
"L-hic-let me goooo!" I whined and beat on his chest. I did my best to glare at him, but all I could get out was a weird stink eye. I kicked my legs and yelled and screamed, trying anything to make him put me down. I hated him right now, and I wanted nothing more than to get away from him, but he wouldn't let go, in fact he held me tighter.
I finally gave up and wrapped my arms around his neck and snuggled into him. He smelled good, like hay and rain.
"You're a jerk," I whispered. He smiled and put his cheek on my head.
"I know."
I smiled sleepily and yawned. I was so tired, my body felt like it was screaming for sleep.
Gray opened my door and stepped in, then kicked it closed. I wanted to stay in his arms, near the warmth that was emanating from his body. He sat on my bed with me and took my shoes off, then put me down.
He was about to get up when I grabbed his sleeve.
"Don't leave me," I could hear that little girl inside me from my past. Gray sat back down and brushed my hair out of my face. I smiled at him sleepily, then mere seconds later, I fell asleep.
I woke up the next morning with a killer migraine. I sat up and rubbed my eyes then my temples in sheer pain. It felt like I had been asleep forever, but one look at the clock on my nightstand, made me realize that I had only been asleep for five hours.
I sighed and willed my aching body to get off of the bed. I looked through my drawer and found my bottle of Aspirin and quickly dry swallowed three of the pills. I needed to eat, but I had a feeling that if I ate anything, than it would all come back out.
I went to the bathroom and got in the shower. The freezing water made me jump back and squeal, which made me hit my head on the bar where my soaps and shampoos were, which then made me go flying forward and thus hitting my head on the faucet. I sat there in the shower crying in pain for a few minutes. When the water was finally warm, I forced myself to get up and wash myself. I touched my forehead softly, and looked back at my hand that had blood all over it.
"Dammit, " I whispered.
I tried to ignore the pain, and washed up. When I was done, I stepped out carefully and wrapped a towel around me.
I went back into the room, and walked over to my suitcase. I pulled out a green tunic and some brown leggings. I looked around for a bra and some underwear, but the only ones I could find were my black lacy bra and thong. I groaned and slipped them on, then went over to my mirror to assess my head wound.
It looked even worse than I thought, and it was still bleeding quite a bit.
I got dressed and hurried into town, holding a cloth to my head to help stop the bleeding. I walked over to the Clinic and stepped inside. An old woman sat at the front counter. I walked up to her and introduced myself.
"Hi, I'm Dani the new farmer. Is the doctor in?"
"I'm Irene, and if you go right around the corner there, you can see Dr. Jin," She told me in a raspy voice. I nodded and went the direction she told me to go to.
A thin guy with long black hair and glasses was sitting at a chair behind a desk.
I cleared my throat and he turned around.
"How can I help you?" He asked. I took the towel off and pointed to my cut. He beckoned me to the hospital bed, and I gladly obliged.
He pulled out some medical gauze, alcohol, and some other medical supplies. He took long tweezer looking things and picked up a cotton ball that was soaked in the cleaning alcohol. I hissed when he dabbed at the cut, but kept still.
"How did you cut yourself exactly?" He asked while cleaning the wound.
"I fell in my shower," I muttered. It was more embarrassing than I thought it would be to tell him, so I was blushing like crazy. He laughed lightly and smiled.
When he was done cleaning it, He made a bandage with the gauze and medical tape.
"Is it going to leave a scar?" I asked.
He finished putting the bandage on and replied, "No, it should heal up in a couple of day and not leave a mark." I smiled in relief and thanked him.
"How much do I owe you?" I asked.
He shook his head, "No charge for your first visit. Now please be careful alright?" I nodded in appreciation and walked out of the Clinic feeling much better.
I walked over to the dock where Pascal's ship was moored, and leaned over the wooden rail. I stared out at the crystal blue water and breathed in the smell of the ocean. I looked down and saw what looked like a tiny face. I stepped back with wide eyes and looked back down.
The little face smiled at me, and all of a sudden it was rushing toward me, with water trailing behind it.
I rubbed my eyes, trying to make myself snap out of whatever freakish dream I was having.
I opened my eyes again, and saw a tiny elfish looking man, wearing a violet colored jumper and hat.
"You found me! You found me!" He did a little dance and squealed, obviously delighted.
I blinked. The little guy kept looking at me and grinning. I blinked again. Nope, still there.
"I must be hallucinating," I concluded.
"No! I'm your first sprite here to help you! I'm Kai, the ocean sprite! It's nice to meet you warrior!"
"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked, totally befuddled.
He frowned, "You have to be the warrior! You're the one who keeps having dreams about the Harvest Goddess!"
Suddenly I remembered all of my dreams about the beautiful woman with long blue hair and wings.
"The one about the pretty lady?"
"Yes! That one! That one! I knew you were the warrior! Now I have to help you complete two tasks!" He squealed and jumped up and down.
"Huh?"
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