Chapter 2 is here! The last chapter was pretty... interesting, huh? Yes, this Chelsea is desperate. Poor Chelsea. She had to turn to a Kappa for love. Hehe, loser. Anyways, this is Chapter 2 and that's pretty much all I have to say.
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Oh, by the way, I'm trying to make the Kappa very unique. I want him to be clumsy, naive and cute instead of the depressed, emo, jerk he is normally portrayed as. In order to do this, I had him use "broken English". Basically, his words don't make full sentences and there are long pauses. So if you thought he talked kind of... strange, well that's intentional. ...So deal with it.
Chapter 2: Secrets of Our Sisterhood
Chelsea trudged home dejectedly. She had no idea why in the world she would accept such an insane proposal. Maybe she really was just desperate after all. Or maybe some part of her felt oddly attached to the bizarre demented half-man.
Oh why in the world did I do that? I am such an IDIOT! Now I'm stuck marrying a kappa of all things! Geez, I must be the most reckless, brainless person on this entire island!
Chelsea thought downcast. Clouds had begun to roll over the deep blue skies of Sunshine Island and crystalline drops of rain had started to fall on it's inhabitants. Chelsea merely pulled her jacket tighter to her chest to guard herself and ran home as the drizzle transformed into a torrential downpour.
As she sped into her house she immediately threw her jacket and bandanna off onto her bed and traveled to a small corner of her home. She flopped on her back as tears began to stroll down her eyes.
Oh dear Goddess help me. I am so confused! I do not know what to do! Oh what have I gotten myself in to?
Her puppy found its way over to her, staring at her with worried eyes and whimpering. He pawed her arm and gently licked her pale skin.
Chelsea smiled softly. Her puppy held a special spot in her heart. "Thanks, Cliff. You are always there for me, aren't you pup?"
She giggled and stroked the beagle's fur as he began to snuggle up on her chest and the two fell asleep, cuddled up in the corner. In the midst of the night, Chelsea dreamed a very strange nightmare.
Chelsea stood in an empty room. The walls and floors were wooden and the color of dead skin.
"Hello?" She called out. "Is anyone there?"
She felt something appear behind her and turned to see the Kappa. His face was mangled and twisted in a demented fashion. He smiled viciously, his fangs long and sharp.
"Honey... baby hungry. Want... meat."
The kappa held out a tiny figure clad in an orphan blue blanket. Chelsea took it hesitantly and examined the inside.
The contents of the cloth was a strange half fish, half human combination. It had piercing red eyes and emerald scales. It's skin was wet and flaky and it had fangs larger than it's fathers.
"Mama," it screeched like a banshee, yet it echoed in a deep raspy voice. A combination of heaven and hell.
Chelsea immediately threw the baby at Kappa and bolted out into an empty blank world that only echoed her child's cry.
Mama.
Mama.
Mama.
The Harvest Goddess decided to pay Chelsea a visit that night. She appeared in a spark of indigo light and stepped silently onto the floor. She searched the room for her friend and found her sprawled across the floor with her dog.
The Goddess came closer and discovered the dried tear marks on her cheeks. The Goddess gasped- her instincts were right. Something, and though she did not know what, had happened between the Kappa and Chelsea.
The Goddess wanted answers and now. She flew out the door and straight to the Kappa's marsh.
"Kappa, come out here right now! I have a few words to say to you!" The goddess shouted at the top of her lungs.
The kappa slowly rose out of his pond and cocked his head. "Harvest Goddess? What wrong?" He muttered, rubbing sleep out of his eyes.
"I found my friend Chelsea at home crying after I sent her to talk to you and I demand you tell me why! Speak Kappa!" The Goddess screeched, a vein popping out of her crimson face.
The Kappa laughed a deep hearty laugh. "Chelsea... marry me. I teach... she marry."
The Goddess studied him for a moment. "Let me get this straight." She replied sternly, slowly inching closer to the half fish. "She agreed to marry you in return for you teaching her about cucumbers? Are you telling the truth?"
The kappa nodded, and his cheeks blushed a low tint of pink. The Goddess knew he was telling the truth.
"All right, I can tell you are telling the truth. But let me tell you this." At this, the Goddess wagged a nagging finger at the Kappa. "If you even think of hurting Chelsea, I'll be sure that you never see another cucumber as long as you live."
At that, the goddess spun around and left the kappa in utter confusion.
The next morning Chelsea awoke to find herself propped up against a wall. Her back ached and her legs were sore but she felt refreshed from letting all the tears out from last night.
The farmer girl trudged on over to her refrigerator and took out a fresh egg. She continued on over to her kitchen and fried the small egg on her frying pan and stuck two pieces of bread into her toaster to make herself some breakfast.
As she sat down at her breakfast table to eat, the Harvest Goddess marched into her house seeming very distraught.
"Hello, Goddess. What's wrong?" Chelsea beckoned for her to sit and eat with her. "I was just about to eat breakfast. Would you like some salad or vegetable juice?"
The Goddess shook her head. "No, no thank you. Listen, Chelsea, I must talk to you about your... encounter with the Kappa."
Chelsea froze mid-chew and glanced up at the Goddess. "Oh, you, uh, heard about that?" She chuckled nervously.
The Goddess glared at her. "Chelsea, this is not a joke. You just agreed to marry the kappa. Do you even know what that entails?"
Chelsea shook her head and the Goddess shook her head. She really is just so reckless! I swear if I did not look after her all the time, I would think her head would fall straight off her neck! The Goddess though flustered.
"I swear, Chelsea, you are so hopeless. If you marry the Kappa then that means you are cursed into becoming an immortal being!" The Goddess held back from screaming.
Chelsea's eyes grew wide with excitement. "You mean I could become an immortal! That's amazing!"
The Goddess let out a furious grunt and swung her arms downwards.
"No! No! NO! You don't understand! It is a curse to be an immortal, not a blessing. You live alone in isolation with only whatever magical servants you have to keep you company. You are forced to say goodbye to your friends and loved ones and anything your heart held dear! ...And for what? Magic? ...It's now worth it, Chels. It's just not worth it."
The Goddess began to cry, clearly reminiscing of her former life. Chelsea embraced her friend- she hated to see anyone upset, animal, immortal or human.
"Well then, what do I do? I already agreed to marry him and I do need to grow these cucumbers..." Chelsea replied, her voice gentle and comforting.
"...I want to call off the bet. I do not care for it anymore. All I want is you to be happy and not be pressured into doing something so ridiculous." The Goddess pulled away from her friend and looked her dead in the eye.
Chelsea shook her head vigorously. "No, I will not give up. Not now. I've come too far to turn back now. ...I'll marry him."
The Harvest Goddess pondered the situation for a moment and then clapped.
"Wait, yes! That's it!" Chelsea perked up at this.
"The wish! Once you give me a cucumber, you can use your wish to break your contract with the Kappa."
Chelsea nodded and beamed. "Yes, that's much better! But we cannot mention it or talk about it from now on. Just in case he happens to be listening." The two girls pinky swore, something that seemed so childish to them but made them feel... safer.
The Goddess glanced at the clock- it was getting closer to lunchtime. Chelsea's stomach growled obnoxiously and the girls chuckled.
"Would you like to go to the Diner? Alisa and Nathan have already visited today and some time out would do me some good. And by the sound of your stomach, it would do you some good as well!"
The duo stepped out, heading towards the diner with stomach's purring with hunger.
Little did the girls know that they had been watched by an outside force. It stared through one of the open windows. It slouched down beneath the window and curled up in a fetal position.
The kappa felt betrayed and depressed. He had fallen in love with this mysterious girl. And all she wanted to do was get away from him.
...But he would help her. He would prove himself to her and show her what he was made of and then maybe she would accept him. Maybe she would fall madly in love and let him sweep her off her feet into a magical world where they could live together. Forever
...Or maybe he would live the rest of his days, alone and heartbroken. It was now up to destiny.