I can admit, there were a few problems with my last chapter. Few typos here and there, but I tried fixing them as much as I could.
Thank you for being patient with me, it means a lot to me.
Enjoy.
The bright, shining sunlight woke Hiro from sleep, as he stepped out of bed and stretched.
He walked over to his wardrobe, putting on his work clothes, humming to himself. He was overly ecstatic today, from the events of the previous day.
"Oh man, I'm so happy, yet nervous at the same time…" He said to himself, tightening his work gloves.
He then stepped out of his home, as he went to check the birds, then his cows, and then finally his crops.
He looked at the time, and frowned.
"Man, I did all that too fast...What am I supposed to do until later?" He asked himself.
He sighed. "Guess I could visit town. Say hi to the mayor and all." He said, as he popped his neck.
He made sure to let his animals out for some fresh air before he left.
He then whistled, prompting his horse to come to him, who approached him and neighed happily.
He smiled. "Nice to get some exercise, eh, Will?" He said, petting his horse.
The horse brushed its head against Hiro's face, as he chuckled.
"Alright, alright, lets go then." Hiro chuckled, as he mounted his horse.
The two then started on the path towards town, with the mental image of Renee in Hiro's mind.
They approached the town, with the water from the shores hitting the bays as usual.
Yep. Still bustling as usual.
"H-Hey! What about me!?"
In that moment, a little ball of light flew and approached Hiro.
"O-Oh, Finn! How are ya doing?" Hiro asked nervously.
The ball of light then materialized into what looked like a small fairy, with a long orange hait, organge clothes, and green hair.
"What do you mean, 'How am I doing?"!? I went to visit you, but you weren't home!" The little sprite named "Finn" yelled.
"W-Well...Maybe you could have told me you were going to visit? We don't see eachother that much, every since you decided to stay with the Harvest Goddess." Hiro replied, scratching his head.
Finn puffed his cheeks. "And that gives you a reason to forget about me!?"
Hiro flinched. "L-Look, I'm sorry, alright? I thought you would be overly busy...I mean, the last few times I visited the Harvest Goddess, you said so much as a word to me…"
"Well, the Harvest Goddess keeps me busy, being the caretaker of the Bells and all...But I got a day off today." Finn said, then flew to Hiro and started to hit his head. "And you weren't home!"
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry…" Hiro said, as he held out his hand to let Finn land on it. "Just give me a head-up next time, alright, buddy?"
Finn sighed. "Alright. But next time, you better be home!" He demanded, as he sat on Hiro's head.
They then continued on the path, crossing the bridge that led to the town.
"Still busy as ever, ever since you rang the Blue Bell." Finn mentioned, looking over the town.
Hiro chuckled. "Yeah, people were real happy when the water and fire came back." Hiro reminisced., then continued on his way.
They crossed the bridge, only to have a short, plump, white-haired man noticed Hiro and his horse, and waved.
"Ah, good morning, Hiro!" the man greeted.
"Morning, Mayor Hamilton. How ya doin today?" Hiro greeted in return, stopping in front of the man.
The man named "Hamilton" smiled. "I'm rather ecstatic today, to be honest."
Hiro tilted his head. "Oh? What for?"
Hamilton giggled to himself. "The rest of the denizens came back! The water was mysteriously fixed, and everyone came back! The town is bustling again!" He said, smiling brightly.
Hiro smiled. "Really? Well, I'm excited to meet them!"
Hamilton nodded, still smiling. "Yes, I'm sure they would be glad to meet you!"
Hiro nodded, grinning.
Hamilton then looked at the town clock. "Sorry to cut this short, but I must be on my way. Enjoy your day!" He said as he waved, then walked into town hall.
Hiro waved back, as he dismounted his horse, keeping it in front of town hall.
He walked down the downwards ramp until the was about to pass the Tailor shop.
He scratched his chin. "Maybe they got a new stock?" He said, as he walked towards the door.
He had opened the door, to have two smiling faces greet him at the door.
One looked like an old woman, who looked about half of Hiros size, wearing a bonnet.
The other was a young woman, with long-cut blue hair, wearing a blue dress.
"Ah, morning, Hiro!" The old woman greeted.
"Morning, Shelly. Hows business today?" Hiro greeted back.
The blue-haired girl smiled. "Well, its about to get better!"
Hiro chuckled. "You're beaming more than usual, Candace."
The girl named "Candace" giggled.
"We have our star worker back from her studies! We're gonna explode because of her!" SHelly said, excited.
Hiro widened his eyes in surprise. "Oh? That other one you two mentioned?"
Both women nodded in unison.
"Yes. But while you're waiting how about I show you an exclusive look at a new outfit we have?" Candace asked.
Hiro smiled. "Exclusive? Why do I get that kind of honor?"
"You're our best customer after all!" Shelly said, smiling at Hiro.
Candace picked up a set of clothes, and started walking towards Hiro.
In that moment, she tripped on her long dress, causing her to tumble.
Luckily, Hiro caught her in the knick of time, along with the clothes.
"Phew. Close one there, huh?" Hiro said, looking at Candace in his arm.
Candace went beet red. "T-T-Thanks…"
He helped her up, but kept the set of clothes in his hand.
"Not a problem. Is this the outfit?" Hiro asked, looking at the clothes.
Candace cleared her throat, clearing her embarrassment. "Y-Yes, they are...We made sure that the colors fit you right."
Hiro looked at Candace in surprise. "Y-You...Mean you guys made it for me?" Hiro asked.
"Think of it as a thank-you, for keeping us running until Luna got here." Shelly replied, smiling.
Hiro went a bit pink, as he scratched his cheek. "T-Thanks guys...I don't know what to say…"
"Say nothing. Its the least we can do." Candace said, smiling as well.
Hiro grinned. "So...Where's this 'Luna' you two were mentioning?" Hiro asked.
Shelly perked her head. "Oh! That right! Oh, she'll be here any moment."
Hiro nodded. "Alright. I thought I could introduce myself and be on my way. I need to…" Hiro said, then stopped.
"Do what, dear?" Shelly asked.
"...Help Cain on his farm. Yeah, he helped me plenty, and I thought I'd return the favor." Hiro said, attempting to lie about Renee.
"Well, we wish you a job well done." Candace said, smiling more.
In that moment, the sound of the front door opened.
Everyone looked towards the door to a girl, with rather large, pink pigtails, with small white flowers. She looked about a foot taller than Shelly, but was still short compared to Hiro.
She also had a small, orange and white summer dress on, along with pink shoes.
"Hey, Grandma, who's this?" The girl asked.
"Oh! Luna! You're here, I wanted to introduce you to Hiro. He's the new rancher we talked about in your letters." Shelly said.
Hiro waved to the girl named "Luna". "Hi. I've heard a lot about you." He introduced, smiling.
Luna then looked at Hiro, smiling back. "You must be the one that helped keep the shop running while I was gone. My name is Luna. Its nice to meet you." she said, bowing.
Hiro then bowed back. "Well, you guys always have the best looking clothes." He said, smiling.
She giggled in return. "Well, thank you for considering us. I'll make sure that we bring a better selection for you next time."
"Absolutely. Thank you very much." Hiro said, then looked at the time. "Oh, I should be going. Thank you very much ladies, I'll see you later!" He said, as he rushed out the door.
All three ladies then waved good-bye to the rushing Hiro, as they then returned to their work.
Hiro rushed back to his horse, as he put the clothes in his rucksack. He quickly mounted Will, as he patted the horse's neck.
"Lets go, Will, I've got a date!" He said, as Will then neighed, then rushed down the path.
Hiro ran Will hard, trying to go as fast as they both can.
"I'm sorry, big guy, I'll get you a fresh basket of apples when I'm done with this, just keep going a little more!" Hiro yelled, as they passed his home.
They noticed the sun was starting to set, as they sped past the beach, the cliffside, and finally past the bridge.
It was dusk by the time they reached the homestead of Horn Ranch, in which Hiro saw Renee on the front porch, as if she was waiting for him.
Hiro and Will came to an abrupt stop, as he quickly dismounted his horse, and ran up to the porch.
"Wow, you two look like you're out of breath." Renee noticed, standing up.
"W-Well, I didn't want to be late…" Hiro said back.
Renee couldn't help but smile, as she started to walk towards the nearby hill. "Care to join me? I need to tell you something…" She asked.
Hiro had a surge of happiness, as he quickly followed Renee towards the hill.
They walked until they found the same spot they laid on the previous night, as Renee then sat down. Hiro joined her, as he sat next to her.
Renee looked at Hiro. "Hiro…"
Hiro looked back at Renee, a bit pink, and extremely nervous.
"Y-Yeah?"
"We've been friends for a while now, haven't we?" She asked.
Hiro made a nervous chuckle. "Y-Yeah, ever since I first got here. About a month and a half ago?" he replied.
Renee giggled. "Yeah...Now...I can tell you something...personal, right?"
Hiro flinched. "O-O-Of course! You can tell me anything!" Hiro nervously stated.
Renee then giggled. "Well….I need to tell you...that…"
Hiro's heart was beating extremely fast, as he waited, anticipating what Renee needed to say.
"Yo! Renee! Hiro!"
They both looked out, with Renee smiling in what looked like joy.
A white-haired man with a green, white, and blue striped jacket, with a blue shirt underneath, with white pants that reached his ankles, with sandals, and a sun hat hung over his shoulders.
"Toby!" Renee said in joy, then ran to the man named "Toby".
"T-Toby?" Hiro said, confused.
He then saw Renee embrace Toby, which made him more confused.
"Geez, ya miss me much?" Toby said, returning the embrace.
Hiro then stood up, and walked towards the pair.
"Hey, Hiro. How ya doin?" Toby said.
"G-Good…" Hiro replied, trying to understand what was going on.
Renee then let go of Toby, and turned to Hiro. "Ah, that right. I need to tell you…" Renee said, smiling brightly.
Hiro wanted to frown, but he didn't let his mouth do so.
In that moment, Renee hugged Toby's arm.
Hiro didn't know what to think of this. He could feel his heart sink. "W-What?" Hiro weakly asked, watching the two together.
Renee giggled, then spoke, still holding Toby's arm.
"Toby asked me out, and I said yes! Isn't that nice?"
Well. First act of real drama I've done in a while.
Anyway, I hope you guys were on the edge of your seat with this, and if you liked it, I'll be sure to make the next part quickly.
Thank you for your time, I'll see you all in the next chapter.
