A/n: I'm glad most of you liked it so far. And 1angelette, I'm sorry I made Cliff not shy enough… oh yeah, and that my grammar isn't such a blast. Can't help it. ;-)
Hope you'll keep on reading, though!
Ann:
Everything seemed to be good. I was swiping the floor with an odd broom, and dad was goofing off behind the bar. Not so many costumers today. And THEN it HAPPENED!
Dad poked me when HE came inside.
'Ann…HE came inside!' he hissed, mysteriously having the same sentence as me in mind, and grinned broadly, '…quick! Rush to his side and confess your eternal love for him!'
Although I DID think it was a bit scary when my father changed from a greedy moneymaker into a mustache–wearing Cupid, he had a point there: I was daydreaming all day long over Cliff… why not just saying I'm crazy in love with the guy! To Cliff himself, I mean!
Cliff! My love! My sweet, brown, shy, depressed-eyeing man with the noble smile of a million Romeo's while they're being all poet-like to Juliet! Oh, I adore you so much! Can't you see I'm drooling all over you? You're so DANG handsome! I'm over the bright MOON for you, my handsome prince!
I stood up sternly, giving a nod to my dad ('I'm going to say it…'), who slowly nodded back to me ('You have the Force, Ann-chan…').
ALRIGHT! No way back now!
I gave him my slimiest smile when he walked in. '…hey, Cliff! How's it going?...'
Usually, he would get red cheeks and mutter something like '…hi Ann. I'm fine, thanks…', before crawling upstairs, to his room.
(…but, in my wildest dreams, he would grin SENSUALLY, saying: 'Hi Ann, baby! Let's go and make out in the warmth of the lamps on my room! Don't mention Grey, I'll chuck him out right away!')
But, much of my disapproval…
…he didn't say ANYTHING to me! He was BLUSHING like HELL, and he couldn't blush because of me, he was already blushing before he took the time to eventually LOOK at me!...
Waah! No good! No good!
'…Cliff? Are you alright?' I asked him, while hoping he had just a deadly high fever and not a crush on another, probably stunning blonde girl, '…you're having such a red face!'
'..no no, I'm okay, Jill… Um, Ann, I mean…' he muttered sheepishly, and slowly walked, no, FLOATED to the stairs. I could almost feel my jaw drop. JILL? JILL?! WHO THE HELL WAS JILL! I AIN'T A JILL, BRO!
I felt my heart pounding madly. Oh no, he had a crush on a girl named Jill! And I though all girls named Jill were dead-ugly! Maybe this Jill WAS ugly from the outside, but HE thought she was gorgeous on the inside! Like, Jill from the outside, Elli from the inside! Maybe the Jill-girl WAS Elli, dressed like a real Jill-slut! But Elli wasn't a slut! If she WAS, she had jumped Doctor Tim like, a thousand times!... and HE wasn't Cliff! Although he looked rather sharp too! So maybe he…ugh… never mind…
…I felt a headache coming up. A huge one. Couldn't understand why.
Cliff was, in the meantime, climbing the stairs already.
No! Wait! My feelings! Destiny! Had to say it to him! RHAAH!
…but it was too late. Cliff had disappeared upstairs (he didn't even wanted to eat, although I was cooking today!)and I swore I heard him sight dreamily before entering his small room. Ugh… life can be so cruel! I gazed upstairs helplessly, and didn't hear Duke coming in.
'Ann? Are you alright?' my dad asked me slowly, putting a hand on my shoulder. My dad was the best dad of all dad's in the world!... I nodded again, thankful for his kindness: 'Yes daddy. I'm…'
'GOOD! Now, stop staring at the stairs like a bloody moron and fetch something to drink for that ready-to-get-drunk bloke Duke! Now!' dad commanded me firmly, without letting me end my sentence.
I pouted a bit, but decently did what I was asked and went to that stinking Duke. I didn't know WHO that Jill was, but she was going to PAY for the fact she flirted with MY Cliff!
I grinned evilly: 'RIGHT ON!'
'ANN!'
'Sorry dad.'
Kai:
Hell, SURE I knew it was only Spring in Mineral Town! And yes, it was indeed a bit cold on Mineral Beach! Good Lord and all his angles in the sky, I was freezing to death here!
…but hey, when a fancy girl with sugar-cottoned hair (yes, talking about Popuri!) asked a simple, easy-going and SO FREAKING HOT-LOOKING man like me to stay in Mineral Town for a year, because she didn't want to wait for me until Summer… he said YES!
City life had become a big bummer anyway, and I was very much infatuated with my good-looking friend Popuri! …okay, and also a bit attracted to her other friends, like that sexy Karen, sweet Elli, shy Mary, and funny Ann…
But seriously, my heart REALLY belonged to Popuri. Yup! Had to love the pink hair. Pink seemed to be another kind of… purple… and purple was my favorite color. Yeah…
Pink and purple, together forever and ever…
…until I got fed up with her and ditched her to have a fling with the girlfriend of her crazy bro Rick.
…or I took a hike with that super smart and gentle girl, Mary.
…or I hit the road, together with the kind nurse, Elli, of Mineral town.
…or I decided to have some fun with that redhead Ann.
But really, I was crazy about Popuri. Really. Don't give me that look now.
Anyway, Popuri and I were sitting on the beach. It was a nice day, and although it was cold, I would like to dive into the sea and swim around a bit to impress Popuri (or any other girl that could show up!)… But Popuri told me to behave. Too bad…
She suddenly tugged a bit on my short sleeves. 'Say it!'
'I love pineapples!' I chirped, out of the blue. But I meant it. Pineapples are yummy.
'Nooo, not that!' Popuri giggled playfully, giving me a soft push, '…you know what I mean! Come on, say it!' I chuckled a bit, and moved closer to her. '…I like you very much, Popuri Poppet…'
She immediately started to giggle and blush, and nervously played with her curly hair. She couldn't stop staring at me like a lovesick puppy. And I liked it! It was cute! Popuri just WAS cute! As the youngest girl in Town (except for May, but May doesn't count), she definitely was the cutest girl of all.
…but I didn't have the slightest idea why she thought it was flattering when I called her… Popuri Poppet. It was wacko! Popuri Poppet? Any other girl would have killed me for sure if I had the nerve to give her a pet name like that!
'Kai, did you know there's a new girl in Mineral Town?' she asked me softly, cuddling closer to me, as if she thought I would have run off when she hadn't done that.
BOY, did she know me well!
'A new girl?' I frowned, scratching my head, '…since when do you know?'
'Since yesterday! Mayor Thomas said it to mom when he was visiting us yesterday, and I was pretty much close by, so I heard, like, EVERYTHING! She seems to be a blonde girl from the city…' Popuri sounded like she was gossiping. She most of the time actually DID gossip about everybody… but in a cute way. Nobody could become mad at her, really.
Whoa, hold the phone, people!
A BLONDE girl?
From the CITY?
Ding dong! Prize! I love blonde women! I dig them almost as much as I dig…myself! And BOY, do I dig myself! And she was from the city! She wasn't such a (forgive me, ladies of Mineral Town), hillbilly as most of them here! She KNEW, for Goddess Sake, what CARS were!!
…although she was a woman. Women don't like cars. I do. I like women too, by the way. In case you hadn't notice.
Popuri saw me grinning, and she got an adorable little angry face. '…you're NOT going after her, UNDERSTAND! You're MY boyfriend! I don't want you to ditch me for a blonde whore from the big city!'
Was she cute or WHAT!
'Oh, don't you worry, Popuri Poppet,' I said, totally not-convincing, '...I'll be a good boy. Besides, there aren't many women who are more beautiful than you are! I love hanging around with you!'
Well, that was true. Popuri was one gorgeous lady, folks. Karen was also very pretty, just like Mary, Ann and Elli, but Popuri? She's got the first prize. And that's… me!
Aw, I bet she was totally happy with that! Lucky girl she was!
And right on that moment, we heard a cheerful yell.
A/n: ...and with that, I end chapter two. Liked it? Let me know!
