((XD NEXT CHAPTER PLZ. (writing from all the reviews) :3333
UGH I NEED CHAPTERS BETA-ED SOON PLZ DDDD: HALP
Anyway, this chapter I want to add in some CliffxClaire parts and start the love triangle and heat it up a bit.
And I know I've been neglecting this chapter a bit, but I was in THE BEST STATE EVAR, Wisconsin (Who Killed Indiana in Collage foot ball and beat Colorado, where I'm from, in pro ball. WOOT), for 5 days, and I had loads of work because I was gone. So sorry my faithful reviewers!
And another thing I haven't been writing;
I do not own Harvest Moon, or any characters in the game.
Although I own WL, AWL, FoMT, MFoMT, DS, Magical Melody, Save the Homeland and soon Rune Factory.And my gallery of Fan arts, I have no problem shot
Note1: This will be pretty short and fluffy/sappy sucker love
Cliff's POV
"Cliff," Carter said to me, waking me from deep thought.
"Yeah Carter?" I asked him. He looked rather displeased and disappointed, was it me? Or someone else? He sighed.
"Cliff, you don't try to make any friends in this town. You never talk to anyone and get to know them," He stopped and took a deep breath, "they're all really nice people, you know," I thought it over. Carter was really the only person I could really talk to.
"They're just so.. Hard to talk to. I have trouble around new people, Carter. It's.. so hard talking to others.." I muttered.
"You don't have any trouble talking to me," Carter replied.
"Carter," I started, "your.. Different… Your easier to talk to than the others," There was a small silence, until Carter whispered to himself.
"Different?" He asked himself. I stared at Carter for awhile, until a sound caught me off guard. The Church doors flung open. And an energetic red head popped in. Ann.. I thought to myself.
"Hey there Carter, Cliff," Ann sang.
"Why hello there, Ann," Carter answered back.
I didn't answer, I just made a soft grunting noise and lifted two fingers in her direction. She seemed flustered for some reason.
Ann and I really weren't great friends, but we were somewhat close. She was a really sweet toward me, she could stand up for herself, and she was pretty. Yet, I really didn't feel more than friends toward her. Well, anymore.
Carter directed his attention to Ann, ignoring my grunting, "So, what brings you here, Ann? Is everything okay?"
"I'm fine!" She exclaimed, "just delivering the breakfast you ordered!"
"Oh, I totally forgot," Carter said, "Thank you Ann," Ann handed the box to Carter, then turned her attention to me. He deep aquamarine eyes stared right through me. I could feel my face getting hotter by the second.
"Why are you here, Cliff?" She asked me.
"Um… no.. re-reason.." I whispered. She stared at me then giggled to herself. My face got hotter.
A glint in Carter's eyes caught my attention. I felt a mix of fear and pity boiling in the pit of my stomach. "Hey Ann," Carter started, "Cliff, well, he has a hard time opening up to people and becoming friends with them-"
"Hey! Carter!" I yelled at him. He Ignored my comment.
"So I was wondering if you could help me, help Cliff, you know, show him around town-"
"Carter," I said. There was something that I had to do that was interfering with the "Get-Cliff -and-Ann-Together-Again-Plan."
"Maybe help him meet some people, introduce him to some-"
"Carter," I said, with a bit more force.
"-People, and maybe he can meet some new friends and socialize,"
"Carter!" I yelled at him. He didn't seem to notice. Ann either.
"Sure, but not at the moment, maybe later," She replied.
"Carter!" I yelled again.
"Cliff," He whispered, "It's not polite to interrupt others," I felt something snap inside when he stated this comment so.. Flatly. I wanted to ram a brick into my head. That, or Carter's head.
"Carter!" I yelled again. I took a deep breathe, "I can't .. well.. Go with Ann today,"
"Cliff, You need to," He pleaded, "you can't be lonely for the rest of your time here,"
"Carter, I meant.. I have plans with someone already," I muttered. He looked as if he had a pie thrown at him and a ghost had just liked it off.
".. Cliff, I'm happy for you!" He totally forgot all about Ann, and focused completely on me. "So, is it a boy or a girl? Is she your girlfriend? How long have you known her? What's her name? What are you going to do?" He put a lot of emphasis on "do."
"It's.. Claire, and she asked me.. So I don't know what were going to do and.. Stuff," He seemed happier.
"She's a nice girl. Hard worker with the farm and all, caring. Good with the kids, pretty girl too. Probably looks good in white dresses… Do I hear Wedding bells?"
"Stop it Carter," I muttered again.
"What about wedding bells?" A soft voice asked. I turned around. Claire stood in the door way with one door prompted open. She smiled at me and strolled over to me. Her azure blue eyes showed a calming expression, I bet by dirt-brown ones looked dusty and cloudy compared to hers. I had to look away to stop blushing the color of a apple. She tilted her head and leaned in, her face was inches from mine.
"Cliff," she asked, I could sense worry in her voice, "are you sick?" I rapidly shook my head.
"N-no, y-you know, it's h-hot outside. Summer is coming a-and all," I whispered. There was a silence.
"Ok, if you say," She said, "but I'm keeping an eye on you," She stood up straight and looked at the walls. "So, should we be going now?" I nodded and got up. She nodded back and we both walked out of the church. Looking back, I saw Carter, he winked and gave me a thumbs up. I wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl in it.
As we walked down the cobblestone, I took a few glances at Claire, sometimes I would glance up at her, and she would be staring at me. Her azure eyes seemed to make the bright blue sky seem so dull, and the way her golden hair shined in the sunlight made the brightest stars seem like a burnt out light in comparison. Her smile, completely beautiful. I could feel my heart skipping beats and my face growing redder and hotter.
"Cliff," she murmured, stopping, "Your red again," She looked into my eyes and then put her hand on my forehead. I bet my face could burn an ant with a magnifying glass at this point. "You don't seem sick.. Hmm," She looked off, deep in thought. "Maybe it is just the heat.."
"Yeah, so l-lets, g-go," I said. We continued our walk down rose square and then turned into the rode toward the Inn. A familiar face appeared across the rode. Gray. His eyes shot daggers at mine. It was something he always did, not just to me, to everyone. But they seemed to be 'extra painful' today. Was it something I did.. Or..? Who really cared? He pushed his way into the inn. I couldn't't help but think about something. A question popped into my head, and with out thinking, I asked it.
"Claire, what are your feelings.. Toward ..G-Gray?" I asked. I could of swore her face turned pink. But she quickly.
"He's only a friend of mine," She stated, "he's really nice, and we get along. Even though he's a butt head sometimes," I chuckled at the last statement.
"And what about me?" I asked.
"Err.. Um… I…err.. Your, y-your just my friend too! I mean, your really nice and your really fun… and I really like you- as a friend I mean- and well.. Y-you get it, stop asking me so many questions!" I started laughing at her again.
"What's so funny!?" She yelled.
"Y-You," I managed to say, "Your- just so funny sometimes," I saw her face turn raspberry red. Claire turned away from me, maybe trying to think of something to say, or she was mad. Crap. "C-Claire," I started. She turned back smiling.
"Ok, OK enough goofing off, I want to show you something," I nodded and held my hand, "Come'on lets go," I nodded and looked off into the distance while she dragged me to her farm.
The farm looked in a lot better condition. Almost ¾ of the the field had been cleared out, and she was growing two sets of crops. I had notice the house had gotten a bit bigger than the original. The grass looked lush, and it just looked.. Lively.
"Hey! Cliff!" Claire called from my side. Next to her was a small, almost to her chest, cow. She stroked the spotted fur and giggled. I walked over to the animal and stroked it's fur as well.
"I's… so soft," I said. She smiled and giggled again.
"I just got her, she sure was a lot, but she's worth it. It adds to the farm. And she's so adorable!" Claire turned to the cow's face and nuzzled it. "Actually, I also have a small foal, Barley let me have it. He's so nice," I let out a small chuckle and sat on the grass. Claire turned to me, noticed me sitting on the grass, and sat next to me. A light breeze blew over us, as if telling us to break the silence.
Before I could talk, Claire spoke, "Cliff… Why did you come to Mineral Town?" I was taken back from her question. I really never spoke of my past and where and why I traveled. I looked at the sky and thought of my past and how to tell Claire. She seemed to notice my worried look. "Oh… I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ask something… personal,"
"It's not that!" I spat out, "It's just.. I really never have talked about my past to anyone in this town. But… I.. I came to this town almost two months before you, in fall. But, originally, I lived in a small village with my mother and sister. I love them both, but I really never got a long with them. I wanted to spread my wings and be free from my boring life. So I left home and started traveling. For awhile I lived in a place called Forget-Me-not Valley, but I ran out of money. So then I returned home. But when I came back…" I stopped and looked down at the grass, "I found that my mother had passed away, and my sister had left the village. I had no where to go. But I remember I girl named Nami mentioning a good town called Mineral Town. So somehow, I ended up here. It's really lame… I know," I looked over to Claire. Tears were now dripping one by one out of her eyes.
"Oh my god.. Cliff, I didn't know. I'm so sorry," she said, putting her hand over her mouth. Her next action surprised me some much. She wrapped her arms around my shoulders and pulled me into a hug. I knew I was blushing hard, but I didn't care. I enjoyed the moment. I wrapped my arms around her back and hugged her back.
"Thank you," I whispered. The moment lasted for a couple minutes, until she pulled away and wiped away her tears. She smiled, as if reassuring she was fine. I tilted my head as if wondering something.
"Claire, why did you come here?" I asked her. She shifted nervously.
She sighed, "I came here because my life was boring. The city was horrible, and I hated my life. I just wanted to escape. A new change of pace," I nodded and looked up at the sky. It looked like it was going to be evening. She noticed me, and stared at the sky too.
"Cliff, I think we should be going our separate ways soon, I mean, I don't want to waste more of your time,"
"I guess your right, I mean, your not wasting my time or anything but it's getting late, and I don't want you to think I'm stalking you or something," We both laughed, and got up. She latched onto my arm and lead me up the roads to the Inn. On the way, her blond hair bobbed as she walked. It was fun to watch, I must have been going crazy or something. There was a sudden halt. I looked up to see what it was. The Inn stood before us. It seemed to go too fast.
"Bye Cliff," She said sadly, "we should do this again," I nodded and waved. She waved back and started to walk away, I did the same. Although, deep inside me, I felt bad about not wishing her a fair good bye. But I couldn't't help myself, I could barley speak.
As I made my way to my room, I felt a weird feeling, it wasn't Claire… but Gray. I remembered his glare to me. How it sent chills to my spine.
When I opened the door, his attention was on me. He simply glared. That's all no words. Just sitting in the chair, glaring at me. He didn't need to say he was displeased. His daggers said it all. (Not literally)
"Have fun?" He asked sarcastically. I nodded. He just glared again. "Great, I'm happy," No he wasn't. God, this guy was so thick. "I'm going to bed, don't wake me up." No please? Whatever. I'm really surprised we haven't ripped out each other's spines through each other's necks.
Gray's POV
I kept trying to tell myself that I didn't care. I didn't care that Cliff was with Claire all day. I didn't care. I didn't… But I did. It made me furious that she decided to just go off and skip in daisies with Cliff. Or whatever.
But wait. Were they dating? What if they were making out… or… doing It. No, no way. They had just met. There's no way they were that close. Friends. Friends. That's all they were. Nothing more, nothing less. Like me. Life and girls were so complicated. But, Claire probably thought I was complicated and rude. I had to change that opinion. Maybe we would be… Better… friends.
Because, that's what we'll ever be. With Cliff, there at least. I had to solve this.
((Yeah, I'm really a ANTI- CliffxAnn person. That's why I interrupted to second (I think) heart event. And yes, I meant Nami and Forget-Me-Not valley from AWL/WL.
And the thing about Cliff's 'past' I kind of added on or 'spiced' it up. But I remember reading that that really happened.. I think in the scene where Cliff faints.
AND SORRY FOR THE OOC-NESS HAPPENING DX I'm sorry. I just love sappy love, so deal with it. Sappy fluff. XD I know, Claire was being a bit... too friendly..
Anywho, R&R please! Tell me what I can do to improve, nicely.))
