Sophie: *whistle* That was a long chapter! The last chapter was 7 pages long on word! Now…has anybody seen my charge?

Raguna: Not really…

Ivan: Nope. Anyhow:

"Speaking"

/thoughts/

*things the characters are doing* (in case you didn't catch onto that)

((telepathy)) ((telepathy))

Sophie: My charge, CWB, doesn't own anything! It's a fanfic, people, a fanfic. If she owned the actual thing, she wouldn't be writing this.

Chapter 4: Meeting the Neighbors…

Last Chapter: "Well, If you follow me then you'll see." Raguna started walking and then looked back to Ivan, motioning him to follow, which Ivan did. Then they started making their way to Raguna's house/workplace.

Raguna and Ivan headed over to Raguna's house. Nothing out of the ordinary happened, which Raguna was quite grateful for. Once they got to the house Ivan saw that there was a field with some crops on it and some tilled squares. Of course, Ivan didn't know this was Raguna's house so he didn't think much on it…until Raguna stopped walking.

"Well, this is my home and workplace." Raguna said.

"You run…a farm?" Ivan questioned, still trying to wrap his head around the idea.

*Raguna is quite for a moment* "Yeah, I do…It wasn't exactly my plan, then again, I didn't really have a plan, so it was better than nothing." Raguna explained.

"Oh, I guess it is then…you know how to farm? I know that you did have some gardening skills, but I don't think you ever grew anything other than flowers." Ivan said.

"Hmm…that explains why it felt natural to work with the land. Also, yes, I do know how to farm, Mist showed me how to." Raguna responded a bit awkwardly.

"Mist? You mean the girl with white hair and blue eyes?" Ivan asked.

"Yep, you know her?" Raguna asked.

"I kind of ran into her when I was going around a corner. She's a bit…um…weird." Ivan explained.

"Yes, she is." Raguna agreed. "She is nice though. She's the one that found me and took me to the clinic in this place. She also gave me her extra house and a field to work with." Raguna added.

"She does sound nice." Ivan said. "By the way, have you met anyone in this town?"

"Well I met the kids, they kind of ran into me, the one at the Church, and the woman that lives at the beach…She's a bit weird." Raguna said.

"You can say that again, I met them as well, I think those are the only people out here right now." Ivan mussed and Raguna silently agreed. After some time talking with each other, Ivan left to his newly bought house and Raguna entered his. They both went to sleep.

-The Next Day-

Raguna had done his morning routine and was currently outside, watering his crops. Raguna and Ivan had agreed to meet up on his farm so that they could go introduce themselves to the villagers. Speaking of which, Ivan was walking up to his farm right now.

"Hey Raguna." Ivan said, once he was near enough.

"Hi, Ivan, let me just water the two squares I have left and we can head out." After Raguna did that, they went over to town. Their first stop was the inn.

"Wash your face, Zavier! You too, Tori! Quickly!" the women with a brown, pony tail styled hair that was behind the counter said. A kid that looked like he was going to pilot a helicopter came down stairs.

"But…I'm going to Carmite Cave right now, so I've no time to wash my face." The kid said and ran out. Then a girl with greenish hair and blue eyes came down, holding a book to her chest.

"I-I washed it th-three times already- Mummy! See you later." The girl said and walked out, as well.

"Those kids of mine!" The lady said. Raguna and Ivan shared a look that could be interpreted as the 'I-wasn't-expecting-this' look.

"What? Some customers were here? What if they saw me flapping about?" the lady behind the counter said.

/A bit late to worry about that!/ was Raguna and Ivan's thought.

((People are weird)) And Raguna couldn't help but agree on that statement. Raguna and Ivan walked up to the counter.

"You two are unfamiliar faces. Traveling through these parts? You're welcome to stay at my inn if you'd like." The lady, kindly, told Raguna and Ivan.

"Thanks but we already have a place to stay at." Raguna told the lady and Ivan nodded in agreement.

"Oh! So one of you is the one living in Mist's old house, right?" the lady asked.

"Yeah, that would be me. My name is Raguna." Raguna said.

"I'm living in a house next to his. My name is Ivan." Ivan said. (AN: Prepare to see this a lot this chapter, also prepare to see Raguna's as well. I may divide this chapter into two parts or more, now that I think about it)

"My name is Lady Ann, but you can call me Ann. I have a son and daughter about your ages, I'm sure they would love to meet the two of you!" Ivan noticed that Raguna flinched a little when Ann yelled; you have to be really trained to pick up on these things. The untrained eye can't notice that little amount of movement.

/Why did Raguna flinch? *mental face palm* the last four years of course! Why else would he react like that? I would like to know why he is scared, but after yesterday…I better just wait for him to open up to me and not ask unless it's really necessary for me to know./ (AN: Remember the events that happened last chapter? That was all in one day.)

They talked a bit more with her and then went to their next stop, which happened to be the…Bar.

The bartender had green clothes on and had blue-green hair.

"What's wrong?" the bartender asked.

The woman in front of him was, Lady Ann! Ivan and Raguna looked at each other.

"When did she get here?" Ivan asked.

"I don't know." Raguna responded.

((I call dibs on teleportation!)) Matt said happily, Raguna held in a laugh, although Raguna did admit that the idea didn't seem to bad, maybe a secret doorway to get here?

"Has Zavier been in? He missed work again and went off somewhere" Ann asked.

"No, he's not been here." The bartender responded.

"Oh, really? Let me know if you see him." Ann said.

"Sure will. Anyway, gonna stay for a drink?" The bartender replied.

"I'd love to, but I gotta go find Zavier. See you around." With that Lady Ann left the bar.

"Is the coast clear?" The bartender asked. Ivan and Raguna had 'What?' expressions on their faces. Then a kid with a pilot outfit comes down and their expression changes to the 'oh' expression.

"Yeah…Thanks, Emmett" The pilot dressed kid said.

"That's the last time I let you hide here!" The bartender, Emmett, they guessed, said.

"Okay, got it. Thanks. Catch you later!" then the kid leaves the bar as well.

((Well that was interesting…))

((Not to mention, genius!)) *Matt wondered why Raguna would say that*

"So did Emmett just…" Ivan started.

"He was hiding Zavier in here all along. When Lady Ann asked if the kid was here, Emmett said no, but to make it more believable he asked if she wanted to stay. Genius!" Raguna whispered, explaining what had just happened, and unknowingly answering Matt's question. Ivan agreed with Raguna's explanation and they made their way to the Bartender.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Emmett, the owner of this bar." Emmett introduced himself.

"I'm Raguna, nice to meet you, Emmett." Raguna said.

"I'm Ivan, nice to meet you as well, Emmett." Ivan said.

"Ah, one of you is the guy that is living in Mist's old farm. Or so the rumor has it." Emmett said.

"Yeah that would be me, ha ha…" Raguna said

"And I live in a house next to his." Ivan said, and couldn't help but wonder if people noticed the similarities between them. Maybe they just thought it was a coincidence, maybe they didn't feel the need to point it out, or maybe a lot of weird things happened in this town. Your choice.

"It seems that she likes you a bit, too. Well, good luck!" Emmett said, this time Raguna didn't flinch, maybe it was just on some occasions? They talked a bit more with the bartender and then decided to go to the next stop, which was…Paris.

When they entered they saw a girl with blonde hair talking with an older male that also had blonde hair. Maybe they were daughter and father?

"Okay, line those up here next." The girl said.

The man turned towards a shelf and said, "Rosetta, should I put these here?"

"What!" Rosetta exclaimed. Again, Ivan noticed that Raguna did not flinch. "Daddy, those ones go here. How many times do I have to tell you!? You'd be lost without me!" the girl continued, and again, Raguna didn't flinch.

"So that really is her father?" Ivan asked.

"Apparently so…From the looks of it, their fighting over how to position things…" Raguna said.

((That's a bit dumb…but it is a shop. It should have a good display so that customers can find things easily. So I kind of see why the girl is upset.))

((Yeah, you're right)) Raguna agreed. Ivan and Raguna walked up to the male.

"Good day, strangers. You're not from these parts, are you?" the blonde male said.

"No, my name is Raguna" Raguna said.

"Mine is Ivan." Ivan said.

"A pleasure to meet the two of you. I'm Jean. If you need any supplies, feel free to have a look at my wares." The male, Jean, said.

"Thank you" Raguna said, noticing that this place seemed to specialize in seeds. Raguna made a mental note to come here to buy more seeds, once he had the money. Ivan also made a mental note of it so that he could help Raguna buy the seeds, or maybe help Raguna on the farm.

"Say where are you two staying at?" Jean asked.

"I'm renting a farm outside of town." Raguna replied.

"I'm renting a house outside of town." Ivan replied.

"Oh-ho! Sounds like mist got a hold of you, Raguna. Ha ha ha!" Jean said, while Ivan was wondering if he had imagined Raguna flinching earlier. No, he didn't imagine it…maybe it was for another reason?

"Is something the matter with her?" Raguna asked, Ivan was also wondering that same thing.

"No, no. Of course not. Just a bit strange, is all. Sometimes it's hard to figure out if she's being serious or just spacing out." Jean said.

"Ha ha. Ivan and I haven't exactly met her yet, but I think I may know what you're talking about, from the time that she showed me how to farm." Raguna responded.

Then the two went to talk to the girl.

"Oh, hello. I don't think I know either of you. I'm Rosetta. What are you names?" the girl, Rosetta, asked.

"I'm Raguna" Raguna said.

"I'm Ivan." Ivan said.

"It's a pleasure to meet the two of you. Where are you guys staying?" Rosetta asked.

"I'm staying at Mist's farm." Raguna said, getting a bit tired of repeating the same thing.

"At a house next to Mist's farm." Ivan said, also getting tired of saying the same thing. They kept on talking with the two and then left to introduce themselves to everyone else. When they finished doing that, they decided to go at the plaza, but Raguna soon realized that going to the plaza was probably a bad idea.

Ok, forget it, I'm not going to make all the introductions! That would take an eternity to do, not only that, but it's also extremely tiring. So just imagine that they introduced themselves to the whole town.

Sophie: There you are! Where have you been!

Wondering why I made this chapter, that's where I've been.

Ivan: Yes, did you come up with an answer to that?

Raguna: Probably so she could have an excuse to introduce us to the other villagers and have a bit of a filler chapter.

Raguna is exactly right.

Sophie: *sigh* Don't forget to favorite

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All of us: Have a great week and Happy holidays! (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, in case I don't write a new chapter before that day. Psst sorry for the cliffy)