I'm here but with chapter 4. Hope you enjoy it. :D I'll be working on more oneshots and stories and maybe another long fic. Maybe. Hope you look forward to it! :D
Dia: Don't worry. They'll make up. Claire will work something out. Or Ann... That's great! I like making Ann's plans anyway. Pretty fun. :)
Jen: She WANTED to say that but she didn't want to lead them on or make her first kiss be with Gray. I knew you wanted that but I couldn't do it. :(
Nicole: Thanks. I like making Rick like that. It's fun and entertaining. :) Sure, don't worry! There will be soon! But maybe with the wrong person...
iChocoLove: Thanks! Yep. She does. :D Are you already scared of Ann? LOL!
Claire's POV
"Nice to meet you?" I said. Apparantly a guy with a purple bandana who's probably African American, just started to flirt with me and I barely know the guy... he smiles at me and puts out his hand. I didn't know what he wanted me to do but I just shook his hand. But when he let go, I could tell that he was slightly depressed. I kept thinking about it but then shook the feeling off.
"I'm Claire. I just moved to this farm 3 weeks ago. I met all the villagers...but I haven't seen you before. Are you a traveling salesman?" I asked. He COULD be. He looks like a capable guy who could sell things. His face and attitude probably makes girls swoon over him and his goods. My face started to pale imagining that sight. He chuckled at me and he looked at me with a friendly face.
"I'm Kai. I work at the shop by the beach. I cook cuisines there so drop by any time." He gave me one flirty grin and he looked at my farm and my awful looking field I have never touched since I got here. Oh no... I paled a bit and thought he wouldn't notice. He turned back and looked at me. He had an amused look on his face. I sighed wishing that he would just get rid of that grin of his face. It's almost taunting me.
"I see you haven't been working on much of the fields. It looks like crap." Kai simply said right in my face. He sure didn't have manners! I looked at him. He still had that grin on his face. I stomped my foot on the ground expressing my anger right now.
"I do have a reason why!" I yelled at him. Dumb excuse cause I have no excuse for my other excuse! He looked at me questioningly. My shoulders unconciously drooped and my victorious grin turned into a frown.
Ah! He's not buying it...He's not buying it...He-
"Oh, I see. You do have one." -bought it!
"What's your reason then?" I actually sighed in relief and felt happy. But then I realized I never went to far before and I didn't have ANY reason at all. I started to blabber in front of him.
"Uh, well-!... I don't-!... eh, it's not like-!... because of-!... why should-!...err..." I felt his gaze and I kinda panicked. I don't understand why I panicked but I did. He finally spoke. But instead of mocking me about my fields, he was mocking me instead! The nerve of that guy!
"So in other words, you were busy and didn't have the time. It must be hard being by yourself all the time." Kai said to me. I just stood there dumbly. I really hadn't expected him to say that at all! He's actually... I wouldn't know the word to say it but... different than I thought he'd be like.
Maybe he isn't such a bad guy after all...
"So do you have a boyfriend?" My face started to drain out every color I had.
"Ehhhhhhhhh?!"
Kai's POV
Claire is a pretty interesting person. It'll probably be fun being with her. I hope she actually visits my shop. I wouldn't have to be so bored all the time. And Popuri is never anything interesting anyway. I bet Claire will change all of that. I smirked and looked at her. She was still freaking out about the question I gave her.
"I should probably get going. There's a festival today and my shop will probably be busy today. Drop by my place anytime! The food's especially free today just for you." I said. I started to walk away and then turned my head slightly to the side and I winked at her. Her face paled again. Usually girls faces turn red and flustered but her's...it just paled. Perhaps she doesn't like me the same. But this will makes things interesting. Besides, to miss an oppurtunity to be with cute yet interestingly different girl, that would be missing a big chance.
I already walked away from out of the farm, I saw Gray. He was going into the Blacksmith's shop again. He looked at me and nodded his head slightly, acknowledging me. I put my hand up, saying I saw him. He nodded again and pulled that awful hat of his down and entered into that shop.
I know we both are good friends but that guy won't get any girl with that kind of attitude. I sighed and decided to ignore the fact that Popuri was waving to me. I walked away back to my shop, even if I could feel a certain chicken freak throwing daggers at me and his cheery sister giving me admiring glances.
Normal POV
"Welcome everyone to Beach Day! The following festivities will go in order, First, the Dog Disk Competition. Then right after, the Swimming Contest. Lastly, A free-for-all buffet at Kai's Snack Shack. Then everyone shall go straight at home before 6. That is all. Now enjoy everyone! The Dog Disk Competion will start in a few minutes! So dogs and trainers, go to Zack to participate in this event." Mayor Thomas said with a microphone.
Claire was sighing laying on her towel. She tilted her sunglasses down and looked at the person beside her.
"The swimming contest is AFTER the Dog Disk Competition?! Why did they change it this year?!" Karen cried out. Claire laughed at Karen.
"Well, at least the free-for-all buffet is AFTER the Swimming Contest. If it was before the Swimming Contest, It'll be cramp city." Claire said happily. Karen sweatdropped. "You're right though. No one would want a cramp going swimming." Karen said and imagined the thought.
"Well, I'LL have to be the one to save those idiots who have those stomach cramps." A voice said. They turned around and saw a white something...they looked up and up and up and saw someone sitting on it. Someone wearing a red bikini with a white jacket over it and dark blue jeans shorts. She wore binoculars and black sunglasses and a red visor. A whistle over her neck, Then noticable patches of sunblock on her nose. She took of her sunglasses and revealed herself as,
"Ann? Since when are you a lifeguard? I didn't know you can save people!" Claire said surprisingly. Karen scoffed. "Please, instead of lifeguard duties, she's going to use her bullhorn, whistle, binoculars, and high authority over the beach and use it for her own evil needs." Karen said plainly. Claire sweatdropped.
"Ah, that's what it was about..." Claire said finally realzing it. Ann started to look around the beach with her binoculars ignoring the two girls who were looking at her curiously. Karen stood up and crossed her arms, looking at Ann with a dissapointed expression.
"Don't tell me you're trying to..." Karen's voice trailed off remembering that Claire was here. Claire turned confused. "She's trying to do what Karen?" Claire asked questioningly. Karen laughed nervously. "Oh, she's trying to...uh, see if there are any people who need saving!" Karen exclaimed. Ann still kept on looking around. "Yep! Just looking around..." Ann said. Then she spotted something.
"Ooh! Alert, Alert! We got ourselves' a hottie alert!" Ann said out loud causing everyone at the beach to look up at Ann. And weirdly at her. Claire and Karen swetadropped since all the guys were looking at them two, too.
"On the count of three, we're going to attack Ann." Karen whispered to Claire.
"Agreed." Claire whispered back. Then Karen and Claire looked at the crowd and smiled forcefully. "Oh! Ahaha...you all were imagining things! Ann only said, 'Burp, Burp! Too much soda burp!" Claire said nervously. Karen and Ann sweatdropped.
"Oh please let them buy it..." Claire muttered.
"It'd be one miracle if they do..." Karen muttered. Then the crowd shrugged and dispersed. All of them muttering alright, okay, werid, this is stupid, and one said, I can beat that burp! And actually burped. Claire and Karen sighed heavily. They looked at Ann who was about to speak on the megaphone. Karen and Claire sweatdropped.
"Oh beg the goddess that she better not be doing it." Karen said. Claire whimpered.
"It's time to get the party STARTED! LET'S END THE STUPID DOG SHOW AND GO TO SOMETHING MORE FUN! EVERYONE GET IN THEIR BATHING SUITS AND SHOW OF YOUR STUFF!!" Ann shouted out to the crowd. Karen sighed. "Thank the goddess..." Karen muttered. Claire nodded amd sighed in relief.
"Yeah, huh." Claire said.
-30 minutes later-
Every body had went to the changing rooms and they already changed into their bathing suits and were heading out to swim. Claire came out with her dark blue two piece swimming suit and it got every guy to look at her. Drooling almost. Then Karen and Popuri went over to Claire and started to talk to her.
"Hey Claire! You look great in your bathing suit! But watch out for all the perverts at the beach. "Popuri whispered to Claire. Claire looked at her curiously. "What are you talking about Popuri? What perverts?" Claire asked. Karen sighed heavily while Popuri laughed nervously.
"Oh Claire..."Popuri said. Claire looked at Popuri.
"Hmm? What? Is something wrong?" Claire asked. Popuri waved her hands and shook her head vigirously. "Oh never mind what I just said!" Popuri said. Karen slapped her own forehead. "Oh god." Karen muttered. Popuri then smiled.
"But anyway, let's go swimming!" Popuri said and grabbed Claire's wrist. "Come on! It's gonna be fun! Now let's-" Popuri started to run like the wind, dragging Claire behind her.
"GOOOOOOOOOO!!" Popuri shouted out.
"Waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!" Claire cried out.
"I'm coming." Karen said unenthusiastically.
Then Karen suddenly stopped. She saw someone at the top of the stairs leading out of the beach. Then the shadow suddenly left to go to the square. Karen was shocked but remained her cool. She looked around to see if anyone saw if that mysterious figure was there. She saw Mary who was gasping and her eyes were widened. Karen went over to Mary.
"Het Mary, did you see that mysterious figure over there?" Karen asked. Mary nodded.
"Y-yes. I didn't see them to clearly but I could tell it was someone who was wearing... some color..." Mary said. Karen sweatdroppped.
"You do realize that info you gave me was no help right?" Karen said. Mary blushed in embarassment and nodded. Karen sighed. "But! We're going to follow them and see who it actually is!" Karen exclaimed. Mary looked at her with widened eyes.
"What do you mean, we're?!" Mary said shockingly.
"That's right! You're coming with me! Come on Mary! Let's go get us that mysterious masked villian!" Karen said. Mary sweatdropped a little "Mysterious masked villian?"
Claire's POV
Popuri dragged me all the way to the waters . I got of from off the floor and brushed off the sand off my body.
"Popuri, why did you just have to drag me? I could've just followed you." I said to her. She looked at me with curious eyes. "But what if you decided to run away and never come back?" Popuri asked. I almost shrunk onder her glare. I've never actually seen her glare before. It was really new to me.
"Do you think I would do that Popuri?" I asked her. She shook her head and said no. I thought I was going to fall over! There was no hesitation in that answer! She quickly grabbed my wrist again. "Come on Claire! I want you to meet someone!" Popuri said happily. I wonder who she was talking about...
She led me to some place and I just followed. I wonder if she was excited for the person coming...I could actuall know who she might be talking about... I didn't look where I was going and someone shoved me and my face fell into the sand. I tried getting the sand from out of my eyes. It was no use though...it still kept burning my eyes. I rubbed my eyes more softly now but it still wouldn't work. I could feel someone grab my shoulder. I could tell it was Popuri.
"Claire! Are you alright? What's wrong?" Popuri asked. Really. Couldn't she see I had sand in my eyes?
"I have sand in my eyes Popuri." I said but it seemed like I said it a whiny voice. I tried to grab ahold of anyting because I needed to rest my head on something for a while. I think I was going crazy having sand in my eyes. I gripped on their shirt and I winced in pain. I could also feel someone rub my back soothingly.
"We're going to get you to the hospital! Just stay put Claire." Popuri said to me. I nodded and I tried to stay still. I let go of what I was holding on...but the thing I held pulled me back into their arms again.
"Weird..." I muttered unconiciously. It probably slipped out. Cause I didn't plan on saying it out loud. But someone answered me back. But surprisingly it wasn't Popuri.
"What's weird? Me holding on to you is weird?" the voice said. Wait...I heard this voice before...I just can't seem to remember who's it belongs to...
"I don't think it's pretty weird. I really like holding on pretty girls." The voice said. Oh now I know. I can absolutely tell.
"Kai..."I muttered again. Then I could feel him grabbing onto me some more and started to actually squeeze me. It was...ANNOYING but, kinda comforting for some reason, I don't know. I didn't want to open my eyes yet. So I just kept them all shut. And the sun was so bright, I could feel the light and heat from the sun and it was really burning my eyes. I winced and dug into Kai's shirt deeper. It was more better than looking at the sun with sand in your eyes. And even Kai had no problem with it.
I tried breathing in and out cause I was fraking out. I haven't washed my eyes from the dirty sand in minutes and I don't know what else to do now, but breathe in and out deeply to calm myself. It did help at least. Kai really smelled like Summer. Sweet pineapples, cool coconuts, and the warm sun. And strangely I liked it and dug more into his shirt. I was suddenly lifted up in someone's arms.
"Er...what's happening?" I asked. I could feel 6 pairs of eyes staring at me? How can that be? Last time I counted was only 2 people here with me.
"I'm going to get her to the hospital." A deep voice said.
"Right. Take her quickly and I'll diagnose on her condition." Another voice said, but more deeper than the first.
"But Doctor, she only has sand in her eyes. All we need is to just wash her eyes out. No need for drastic measures, going to the hospital." A soft girl voice said.
"She's right! All we need is water! Go get us some water Stu!" Popuri said. I heard footsteps walking away and then more shadows going over me. I closed my eyes even more tightly but I didn't want to open them yet. Someone's hand touched my cheek and it moved my head slightly to the side.
"Please open your eyes so we can tell if you can still see. And how red your eyes have begun Claire." The deeper voice said. I did what they told me and I opened my eyes slightly. A little blurry and it really hurt...but I could see, but it was too much for me and I closed my eyes again. I didn't plan to open them again any time soon.
"Claire. Open your eyes." A demanding voice said. I shook my head.
"My eyes really hurt. I don't want to open them." I said. I rubbed my eyes feeling a horrible itching sensation in my eyes.
"I'm back with the water!" A childish voice said.
"Good. Now Claire sit up." The demanding voice said again. They helped me sit up and I tired feeling for the pail of water. I grabbed on something that felt like the pail and pulled it closer to me. For some odd reason, there was an awkward atmosphere.
"Um...it's me Claire, not the pail of water." the demanding voice said. I felt my self blush and let go of his shirt. I tried looking for the pail of water again and I grabbed it in my hands and dunked my whole head there. I though it'd relieve me and the pain would go away, but as I opened my eyes underwater, it began to sting my eyes again and a quickly popped my head above water coughing and touched my closed eyes.
"Claire! What's wrong?!" The demanding voice asked me. I cried out in pain but still answered him.
"M-my eyes! It still stings!" I said ina quivering voice. I was scared I might lose my sight if the sand was still in my eyes. I heard the splattering water being poured into the sand. Then someone yelled at someone.
"This is salt water from the ocean! Stu!" The soft, but angry voice said. Saltwater?! I dunked my head in saltwater?! I put my hands over my eyes and I started to sob. If crying would help wash this salt away, I'm going to start crying even if everybody sees!
"H-hey! Why are you crying?" The demanding voice asked me. Then I heard Popuri come and answer for me.
"She's crying because her eyes hurt from the sand!" Popuri said angrily. I nodded because I don't want to explain myself too much. I had to worry over the salt in my eyes.
"Now, get her into the hospital! We'll need to wash it with warm water and she'll have to full medical attention." A srtict voice said. Someone carried me, bridal style and I held onto their shirt, still rubbing my eyes and still crying.
Mary's POV
"Oh Karen! Do we have to follow that mysterious person! Can't we just ask Harris to do it? He's a certified officer to do the job!" I cried out. It wasn't like I was scared...but I didn't want to follow such dangerous people. They might strike us from behind us and attack while we're defenseless!
"Oh come on Mary! Where's that adventurous spirit you have inside you?" Karen asked me.
"I don't have an adventurous spirit, Karen." I plainly said. I didn't want to follow that guy any furthur. But Karen just say for a few more blocks! But I can't take a few blocks!
"Do you even know where's he going though?!" I said freaking out. Karen tapped her chin a couple of times then she looked at me and answered, "To your library." Karen simply said. I could feel my face getting paler by the second. Karen grabbed my wrist and led me to the next bush.
"Come on! He's getting away!" Karen said in a hushed voice and preactically dragged me over to the bush. When I did get over about the mysterious man going to my library, I tried to look at his face more clearly. But he was wearing a black jacket and hoodie, we both couldn't tell who he was.
"Crap! His jacket is hiding his face!" Karen said. I covered my mouth after those awful words came out of her mouth. Karen looked at me and widened her eyes at me.
"Oh sorry, Mary! I didn't mean to say that! I meant... oh drat! he got away again..." Karen said and she laughed nervously. I nodded understanding she didn't really mean it. So then she surprisingly grabbed my wrist again and went to the next bush. Karen quickly looked around to see if there were any people around. But there weren't. She sighed in relief and then I saw that she was looking at some small pebbles on the ground. She made a smirk and I knew what she was thinking!
"No Karen! We're not hitting him with rocks! He might get easily hurt! I scolded her.
"But, if we hit him in the back, he might turn around and see his face! Just ONE rock is all we need Mary!" Karen said to me. She really did sound convincing and we really did need to see his face...
I nodded. Karen quickly cheered but then I told her, "But don't hurt him! Make sure you hit him softly!" Karen sighed again.
"If you're all so picky about ME throwing the rock, why don't YOU throw the rock then?" Karen asked me. I paled even more. I shook my head.
"No! I would do this activity that has to include a strange mysterious reading guy, you and a couple of sharp rocks!" I said desperately. I didn't want to hurt him. Though I do want to know what he looks like...
"I'm just sitting here and not watching." I said and I turned my head to not watch it anymore. Karen then looked at me and shrugged. She started to grab one rock and then she held it high up in the air and was about to throw it when I slapped it out her hand. My eyes widened in shcok and I apologized to Karen a few times. Then she shrugged.
"It's alright. Now if you don't mind, I'm working on my target practice." Karen said and she picked up another rock, which I slapped from out of her hand again.
"I'm sorry Karen! But I don't trust you with any sharp rocks and target practice!" I said in a small and quiet voice. I heard Karen sigh and gasp.
"He's getting away fast! Come on Mary! Keep up the pace here!" Karen then started tourge me to hit him with the rocks. I told her no, but she still kept on telling me to hit him. Even if I still wanted to, I just can't hit someone with sharp rocks. That's more improper than just charging at him and telling him hello right there straight at his face.
"Come on Mary! He's staying still! Chuck that supid rock at him!" Karen said in a hushed voice. I bit my lip and shook my head. Karen sighed heavily and she quickly picked up a rock and started to throw it at him. I told her no! She wouldn't listen, so I tired to grab the rock but she raised her arm so I wouldn't get it. I tried to grab it again, but we fell out of the bushes. We both yelled and screamed. The rock was thrown into the air and it hit me, right on the forehead. I winced in pain and touched my forehead.
"No blood." A voice said. They read my thoughts. I tried looking up and I saw someone held out their hand to me. I grabbed their hand and I saw,
Normal POV
"Now look over here." The Doctor said to Claire. She tilted her head to the left. The Doctor grabbed her chin and looked at the edge of her eye. He let go of her chin and wrote her results on his clipboard. Then the Doctor held her cheek and tilted her head up. Then he let go and wrote down her results again.
"Youi can close your eyes now. And lie down." The Doctor said to Claire. She quickly shut her eyes and sighed in relief. She then laid on the bed. The Doctor sighed and he flipped through the pages.
"Well Claire, we need to put in some relieving medicine on your eyes. So you'll have bandages on your eyes for quite some time. Since your eyes was exposed to too much sand for a great amount of time...I'm afraid they'll have to heal longer." The Doctor said to Claire.
"No! How long?" Claire asked. Doctor cleared his throat.
"Well, we only have one medicine for the relief of your eyes. We had more but...one was used for someone else. Then another was all used up. And the last was broken when I asked Elli to get it for me." Doctor said. Claire looked at him with her closed eyes.
"So then...what kind of medicine did you use to help?" Claire asked. Doctor put his hand on Claire's shoulder.
"I'm sorry. That question will have to be answered later. Right now, we need to put medication into your eyes and we need to do it soon before the sand starts spreading through your whole entire eye. Please relax and the operation will go out all nice and smoothly." He said and he called Elli over.
"Elli. Hand me that blue bottle. And please don't break this one." The Doctor said unhappily. Elli quickly did what he told her to do.
"Yes. Right away doctor." Elli said strictly and professionally unlike her normal self. She handed him the bottle. He smiled at her and thanked her but then his smile disappeared.
"Elli! This is the medicine to heal sick dogs! I need the blue bottle! This one's dark blue! Please read the labels Elli!" Doctor shouted angrily at her. Elli quickly apologized.
"Right. I'm very sorry Doctor. I will not make a mistake like this one again." Elli said in a professional manner and she quickly left to get the other bottle. The Doctor sighed heavily. "You know doctor, you should at least be more kinder to her. She does try her best you know." Claire said quietly. The Doctor looked at her in surprise. Then he looked down.
"She can't make just careless mistakes now and then. She is a nurse and she just can't careless mistakes that might make the patient more ill then they already are! She almost made me give you a medicine for a dog." The Doctor said unhappily. Claire made a kind of thinking sound.
"That may be true... but she is trying. All people need is just a better chance right? Before you gave me a medicine that made me faint. But I gave you another chance. You wanted to make me better. But it didn't work out like what anyone had planned. Especially what I had planned. But, I knew you were a great and loving doctor at heart. That's something I really respect and admire. If I never gave you any chnace, I would miss out on seeing what a great person you are." Claire said. The doctor blushed in a pinkish color.
"Er..I-" He was cut off by Elli, who came back with the right medicine bottle.
"I'm sorry I took so long. It was on a really high shelf and-" Elli was cut off by the doctor.
"It's alright. Thank you." The Doctor said. Elli smiled happily. "Thank you very much doctor! I'll be the best nurse I can be for you!" Elli said determingly. Doctor nodded. "Now please go get the bandages, gloves, and cucumbers." The Doctor said strictly to Elli. Elli was a bit baffled.
"Er...cucumbers?" Elli asked in a confused manner.
"Yes! Now go get them immediately!" The Doctor ordered her. Elli nodded. "I'm sorry! Right away doctor!" Elli said and she walked out in a hurry. Claire looked at the Doctor with a confused expression yet happy one.
"Cucmbers?" Claire asked. The Doctor then demanded that she lie down.
"Okay." Claire did as she was told and lied down again. Then as the Doctor was about to leave to get his tools, Claire said to him, "What you did before, you really made Elli happy that she's you nurse...still keep doing that." Claire said. The Doctor looked at her and he then began to look for the tools again.
Ann's POV
"Anyone know CPR?" I asked EVERYONE if they knew CPR. I was doomed. Why did RICK! OUT OF ALL PEOPLE! have to be the one who swam and SINK like a rock?! I mean, who's going to do CPR for him?! Where's Claire?!
After the commotion in front of Kai's Snack Shack, everyone became all chaotic and people decided to start swimming and getting away from the sand! What was up with that?! I saw someone crying for help and they were about to drown. Since I was the lifeguard...and I'm the one to save people, I had to go out at sea and swim a whole 6 FEET AWAY. The goddess would only know how he got a full 6 feet away from the beach and he doesn't even know how to swim.
"Oh COME ON! Is there anybody who know how to do CPR?!" I asked desperately. Then I added in my head, 'Except me!' I begged the goddess that SOME OTHER person would say yes.
"Erm...I do.." A voice spoke from the crowd. I silently cried happily.
"Thank you thank you! Can you please do CPR for him?" I asked happily. The voice I heard hesitated.
"Erm...I don't really think you'd want me to do it..." She really doesn't know how thankful I am. I REALLY don't want to do CPR on a guy like Rick. I mean, like REALLY don't want to! "No you have to! You've got to! Oh come on! My social status and reputaion lies in your hands!" I said pleadingly. The voice stpped up and I actually saw her- I actuall mean HIS face.
"I don't think that your social status and reputataion would be more ruined than mine will ever be if I do CPR on Rick."
"I hate it when you're right." I said to him. But then I looked at him straight in the eye.
"But I will not in HELL will ever do CPR on him! That is just crazy!" I yelled at him. "Please do not swear. I believe the goddess is watching." He said to me. I held my fist in the air and looked at the sky.
"DO YOU HEAR ME GODDESS?! I WILL NEVER, IN HELL GIVE THIS GUY CPR!"
Okay. I guess it'll end here. :) I don't think you'll know much until I put up chapter 5. But I hope you can bear with me until I do. :) Still hope you enjoyed it. And I'll explain everthing in the next chapter. But until then, please review what you thought and I'll make the next chapter as soon as possible!
-Kiminochi