Disclaimer: Chan mai chai jao-kong Harvest Moon. (Translate that!!! It's tinglish!! Tinglish=thai written in english)
4
A Disturbing Awakening
"Hey there. Rise and shine sleepy head, it's time for a bright new day." I chirped happily as I pulled away the sheets that were hovering languidly on Claire's body. She moaned and grunted, throwing her pillow at me, which I easily caught with one hand. "Now now Claire Bear, be a good girl and listen to me will you?" I continued to harass her (not sexually, just getting her to wake up!!) as she continued to swat me away with her small hands.
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"And what makes you think that I'll be willing to agree to this…deal?"
"Well, what's one month? Just stay with me for a month, it's not as if this pier will go anywhere."
"……"
"Deal? C'mon, I'll show you a good time before you do whatever you want. Maybe you'll even look at the world in a different perspective and change your mind about this suicide thing."
"I don't see the point in doing this."
"What did you say? Don't mumble."
"I said…Deal."
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Knock knock
Who would be knocking on her door in 6 in the morning? I walked over to the door and when I opened I found Mayor Thomas standing chubbily outside on Claire's doorstep. Oh right, he's the welcome wagon, I forgot about him.
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"Oh. Uh…Kai, good morning. Is Claire Forster in there?" The Mayor asked, his face starting to turn red as naughty thoughts started to invade his naïve old mind. Well since he's already thinking like that…
"I'm sorry Mayor, but she's completely unavailable right now…she's in her birthday suit…if you know what I mean. We had a rough night last night." I leaned on the doorframe casually, cocking my head to the other side and smirking, I could see the Mayor's face turning crimson red as each word went through his mind. He took out a handkerchief and patted his forehead, making nervous small coughs. "But you're welcome to come in if you want. I'm sure she's-Ack!!" A thick object suddenly dropped hard on my head as I was talking to the Mayor and I was kicked out of the house as Claire approached from behind. Her facial expression obviously pissed off and not welcoming. She threw the book back into the house and turned to the Mayor, putting on her best smile…which turned out looking pretty murderous. Even I'm getting chills from looking at it.
"What can I do for you?" She asked nicely, but I think there's another meaning behind those words, they were saying something like 'If you're thinking about selling something. I don't want any.' She's probably still pissed about buying such a crappy house.
"Ahh…well I just came to introduce you to the farm and towns people…if you would like-"
"No thank you, I didn't really get to sleep last night." Pwahahahahahahaha!! Her answer made the Mayor blushed even more!!! He looked up and down, from head to toe at Claire's posture and had to wipe his face even more since she's not her best posture right now. Her hair was a complete mess, bed hair, they were in tangles and knots, her eyes were still drowsy, her blouse was unbuttoned on the top, revealing a bit of her bra, her overalls were lying on the floor and she wore guy's boxers to sleep. Hey, not my boxers okay? Claire says that wearing boxers to sleep was comfy.
"I-I see…Well, I better go. Good bye Ms. Forster." And with that he ran out of the farm and most likely back to his house. I was snickering uncontrollably as I watch tubby trot back to his lair. Hahaha, my stomach hurts already, oh Goddess, that was hilarious. I was about to walk back into the house when I saw the face that Claire was giving me.
"Was making up lies about us having sex to the Mayor part of your plan to get me to fall in love?" She raised her eyebrow, her face full with attitude. Before I got the chance to respond she slapped my face and walked back into the house. Okay…maybe I deserved that. I ran after her but had to quickly turn away since she was taking off her shirt to change into her new blouse.
"Sorry!!" I yelled, closing my eyes with my hands, blushing furiously. There was no scream or shriek from Claire, only silence…which was weird…I thought girls were suppose to scream when guys see them changing clothes.
"Oh. It's just you. Come on in, I'm just changing. Why are you closing your eyes, Black?" She asked, was she crazy, or just plain naïve?? (Oh yes, my last name is Black. Just to let you know.) Then suddenly she started humming, well this is awkward. Here I am standing, facing towards the door with my eyes closed while she's casually humming in the background changing her shirt. "A…Are y-you done?" I asked, stuttering like a buffoon, my face was piping hot and was colored in red, this is so not me…
"I'm just changing my pants, you can open your eyes if you want." She answered simply, continuing to hum the rhythm of 'Womanizer'. Is she always this easy-going?? Weren't women supposed to be scared when men see them in the process of clothing or when any part of their body is exposed in public?? How can she just stand there and not care the fact that there's another human being with the different sex is standing just a meter away from her.
"I'm seriously going to ask you something…are you crazy? What kind of woman are you? Do you have no respect for your body or something? Just tell me that you were once a hooker and I'll stay quiet."
"Fine, if that's what's going to make you quiet…I'm a hooker." She said, chuckling for awhile before walking up in front of me to ask, "Which one do you think would look better with this shirt? Gray jogging pants, or this one with the cute little reindeers on them? FYI, I have no intention whatsoever to socialize today so appearance is not important." She raised two pair of pants in front of me, her legs and thighs still exposed as she wore only a pair of black panties. Well the reindeer would look cute with her Santa shirt…wait, what am I doing?? I shook my head, trying to clear my mind as I took hold of the rusty door knob, opened it and slam it with all my might to make a loud slam. I have no idea why the fact that she doesn't respect her body angers me, but it does for some reason……how can she just do something like that without a care in the world? Would she care if I was Thomas?
I waited outside for a while, leaning against the wooden walls of the house, trying to ignore the image of Claire's slender, perfectly-shaped legs in my mind. The more I think about how she reacted angers me, but I couldn't shake off the image in my mind. She was just so…skinny, like she was starving for days, and she was pale. She could be passed off as a model with her figure, or an anerexic. But before I could think anymore, the door opened and there she was, her head poking out from the door looking at me emotionlessly.
"I know you're angry…I don't know why though…but it's clearly written on your face that you're angry with me." She frowned while continuing to stare at me. I decided to stay silent, looking elsewhere. I heard a tired sigh next to me before she continued to speak, "Look, I'm not going to say sorry if you were wanting one, since I have no idea what I did wrong." With that, she walked outside and leaned next to me, looking up into the clear blue sky, no one said a word after that.
"…" My heart was fluttering as I felt Claire's small fingers brushing my hand and Claire's hair swaying with the wind to tickle my arm. What's wrong with me? I swallowed hard, thinking of something to say, but before I got the chance to say anything, she spoke first.
"Okay…I'm sorry. This silent treatment is getting very uncomfortable…plus, if you're not planning on doing anything to get me to fall in love, then pull off the deal then so I can go on doing what I intended to do." She sighed again, her face falling down to stare the grassy ground. I turned to glance at her and could see her blushing a bit. I smiled a bit before placing my hand on her head to ruffle her hair. She slapped it away and I laughed, pushing myself off the wall to stand in front of her.
"No way in hell am I pulling off this deal…if I am able to save your life then I will." I growled, hearing her mumble something under her breath. She sure likes to mumble. "Now c'mon, I'm taking you around town to get to know the people-." And before I was done talking…
Growllllll
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"Umm….and to get you something to eat too." I chuckled but winced when she pinched my arm, irritation and embarrassment clearly written on her face. It was saying 'Laugh and you can kiss your tan ass good-bye' or something along those lines. I laughed again, loudly this time as she shoved me away to hide her cherry red face. This was going to be fun.
Hi-dee-ho~ (My new greeting, you like? XD Looks a lot better when you don't write it down.) Here's the next chapter for Just One Night, hope you like it. ;)
Umm, if anyone is confused about why Kai is angry, it's because he respects women, granted that he sleeps around with a lot of women, but he respects them. So that's why he was angry that Claire doesnt care or something. (give herself respect, idk.) My beta reader (or whatever you call it...) didnt get it at first, so if you guys didnt get it too, here's a short explanation. Hope it helps. :)
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