I DO NOT OWN HARVEST MOON AND OC'S PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WITH THE NAME OF THEIR CREATOR.
I DO OWN MINE AND THIS IDEA.
So glad that everyone is in and that they enjoyed the last chapter! More character interactions, both new and old, here in this chapter! I do hope you enjoy! I thank the Guest reviewer and CrimsonWind25, BladeOfTheEclispe, leaping leeamer, LollipopLullabyRedStar, Ketsueki no Kuki, harvestmoonlovee, Silverdragon98, and Lazyboredom for their patronage!
Warning: T for alcohol/drug references, suggestive themes, and brief strong language.
6. Party Time: Part Two: YOU KNOW WHAT?!
As the party continued its rotation, Rein and Caius ended up sitting next to each other on a bench to the side. Rein wearing a form-fitting, strapless black dress that ended near her thighs, with a belt in the center. It was frilly at the ends and tickled the tops of her matching boots, as she crossed her legs and the fabric floated to the stones beneath her.
Caius was dressed in a simple black suit jacket completely unbuttoned with a white dress shirt underneath and black slacks. He looked completely, and totally bored with the whole shin-dig, like he'd rather be sleeping then hanging out there.
Jin, standing not so far away from the duo, talked to Gary about courses and classes, and Oliver about lesson plans. He was in an un-tucked white button up shirt with a tie, black trousers and a black belt, with some penny loafers.
Others were of course scattered around, enjoying the small town's meet and greet. Though someone would have to restock the food soon. . . Poor Roxy.
"You're pretty boring."
Hollie continued to stare at the man she had barely met - Caius - in shock. "Excuse me?"
"Boring. You are - boring." Caius's sapphire colored eyes cold and almost lifeless, he let out an exaggerated yawn as Ms. Darcy continued to stare at him with complete and utter disbelief. His tone was awful condescending, almost making her seem stupid. She didn't like it.
"I've helped farm rice in Vietnam!"
"Eh."
"I've bungee jumped off of the Eiffel Tower!"
"Eh."
"I've gotten the Buckingham Palace guards to dance the Gangnam Style!"
Caius's eyes widened for a fraction of a second, then narrowed again. Disinterest plain. "Meh." Hollie was furious. All she got was an M?!
Throwing her hands in the air, she hollered. "YOU KNOW WHAT?! . . ." Folding her arms, she turned on her heel. Stomping away like a child. Much to the snickers of everyone around her. She had even been too angered to finish the sentence.
Caius's lips twitched up a millimeter at that, but no more.
Rein strolled casually to wear the fuming Hollie stood, grumbling to herself. A glass of amber-colored scotch in one hand and a unlit cigarette in the other. Making her look like some sort of fifties movie star. Well Rein would too if she had some Scotch and a cigarette.
"Haha, you must've met Caius?" Rein remarked as to the woman's demeanor, causing the girl to nod and Rein to give a hearty chuckle before saying, "Don't worry, he's always like that. With everyone. Everyone but me at least, and even that's a little iffy."
Hollie pouted, lower lip protruding an astounding amount. "It's not fair."
Rein patted the girl long, dark haired head and said, "I know, I know. It's okay."
Hollie giggled, shaking the hand off of her head. "Well hey, I'm Hollie Ann Darcy. Who're you stranger?"
"Reinforce Yukimura."
Leaf green eyes widened substantially, "That is the coolest name I have ever heard." she set down her glass and shook the other woman's hand, grinning broadly.
Reinforce curtsied with a smile just afterwards, "Why thank you!"
"So what brings you to Moonshine?"
Rein folded her arms over her chest and hugged herself tight as the wind picked up just a little bit, she smiled once more with a full set of white teeth. "I'm here to be a horse rancher. My Clydesdale should actually be here tomorrow."
"Can I ride it?!"
"Sure!" Rein nodded, but not after cringing a bit. "If she." Rein stressed, "Will let you."
Hollie scratched the back of her head with an embarrassed frown, "I'm sorry."
The rancher shook her head, "Not at all! Anyways, what brings you to Moonshine?"
"Erm? Well honestly?"
"Honestly."
"An impulse."
Rein rose an eyebrow, hazel depths glittering with curiosity. "An impulse."
"Yeah!" Hollie states matter-of-factly, "It's all I do. Follow my gut, that and I wanted to try something new. . . Well new-ish. I did actually help farm rice in Nam."
Rein smiled again - this time with a bit of a mischief - something about the way that Ms. Darcy had addressed that left her wondering. "How much of what you said to Caius was true?"
"Most of it!" the other woman huffed indignantly, though a splitting grin was beginning to emerge, "Guess which one it is?"
"Buckingham Palace."
"WRONG-O!" Hollie declared with a flourish. "The Eiffel Tower. . . I got caught by the guards with my bungee equipment."
"Where?"
Hollie shuffled her feet a bit, took a swig of her drink and murmured, ". . .Away from the building. . ."
"What?" Rein cupped her hand around her ear, leaning in closer to Hollie and causing the girl to stick out her tongue and scoot away, "What was that?"
"Five feet away from the building, okay?"
Rein began to laugh almost uncontrollably, "Smooth move!"
"Oh shut up!"
The two continued to laugh until both of their abdomens ached.
William sat next to Oliver and continued to bother him needlessly whilst Hollie crept up behind him, glass in hand. She wasn't about to pour perfect Scotch on the dolt her scared the crap out of her at her farm, oh no. She'd use the grape soda. The purple bubbling monstrosity that she loved to refer to as "Liquid Satan"
Overturning the can on the surfer's almost transparently blond hair, Hollie hid behind one of the thin trees on the outside of the fence just in time to here the guy curse up a storm. She giggled wholeheartedly as she crouched by a head shaking Soladat, to whom she just shrugged and asked, "Whatcha gonna do?" and laughed some more.
Jin watched the antics of the new farmer and smirked to himself, he could do better than that in his sleep. He'd finished a rather riveting talk with his co-worker, Oliver. Who had a sharp accent and an intellect to match, but after a bit of discussion they parted ways to go and converse with others in the party.
Emerald eyes combed through the crowd carefully and methodically, until they landed on one particular woman. Black dress with a belt, frilled at the ends, boots. She looked fun enough, as she teased Will by holding his camera over his head. The man reaching and capturing easily but always managing to have it taken again.
The woman locked eyes with him for a spilt second, surrendered the camera to Will, and strode to meet him.
"Reinforce Yukimura." she extended her hand, Jin heartily shaking it. Though not before placing a kiss lightly on the top of her hand. Rein's face flushed, though not to the effect Jin wanted to elicit. He almost frowned, but kept his face pinched in a half-smile.
"Jin. Jin Hogaraka."
The two wore simultaneous grins in the very next instant. "So, you're one of the teachers here?" Rein asked, arms around herself once more.
"Yes, and you?"
"Horse rancher!" she smiled, full of life and excitement, "Something I couldn't have done in that city. I'm looking forward to being able to do this."
Jin nodded thoughtfully, "This will have been my first teaching job, should help to look good on my resume if I ever leave this place."
Rein agreed, "I'm liking it here so far though."
Jin agreed with her statement, "Me as well."
Haha that ending was bad, but hello! Welcome to Moonshine once more! Sorry it took me so long. Busy busy! It'll probably still be a little bit longer, because finals week. Wish me luck!
Also, I hope I didn't make Caius too harsh and Jin too joke-y? Let me know!
So this and all of my other fictions will be on a short hiatus that shall end this Saturday! If I have updated before then, lucky day! If not, you know why!
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~ Darling-Stardusted-Traverser