Chapter 6~Surprise

"Would you wanna go to The Firefly Festival with me?" He asked, looking down at his feet.

"Umm...Ya, sure. That should be fun," I said, giving him the best smile I could manage. It worked.

"Great!" He said excitedly, suddenly gaining his confidence. "I'll pick you up at 7:00." He said grinning, before walking down the street.

Great. Just peachy, I said to myself as I walked into the Sundae Inn to meet up with Luna.

I walked in to find Jake seated at the front desk. I looked around and saw Luna, seated at the bar, telling her life story (not literally) to Chase, who was cooking what seemed to be a large turkey. "Hey." I said, taking a seat on a booth chair next to Luna.

"How did it go with Toby?" Asked Luna anxiously.

"It went...great. He asked me to the festival, I said yes."

"Toby's taking you to The Firefly Festival? Lucky bastard." Chase asked, saying the last part under his breath.

"What was that?" Luna asked, making sure she had heard him clearly.

"Nothin."

"Whatever. Akari, can I sleep over tonight?" Luna asked.

"Sure. You can stay till the Firefly Festival and Gill and Toby can pick us up. (Gill and Luna had been dating since before I came to the Island.)

"OK thanks, let me call him real quick." Luna said before rushing off to the pay phone.

"So..." Chase said, looking over at me.

"So?" I said, raising an eyebrow curiously.

"Why Toby?" He asked with disgust.

My eyes widened. "Toby's a nice guy. Why Maya?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.

"Because I love her. And she loves me." He stated boldly. I looked deep into his eyes, but couldn't tell if he was being completely truthful.

"Oh." I said, my eyes downcast.

"Gill is okay with it!" Luna squealed, running back towards us. "What's up with you guys?" She asked slowly, looking from my expression to Chase's.

"Nothing!" I said quickly. "Let's just... go to my house now. I'm kinda tired."

"Okay..." Luna said suspiciously. "See ya at the festival Chase."

"See ya" He said, without looking up from his cookbook.

"So what was up with you and Chase?" Luna asked as we walked down the dark streets towards my house. I took a deep breath before explaining the entire conversation between me and Chase.

"Whoa." She said, awestruck. "That's deep man."

"Shutup." I said, giggling. "I just don't understand how someone so special like him could fall for someone so..."

Luna interrupted. "Rude? Selfish? Jerky?"

"All the above" I said laughing.

"You don't get it, do you?" Luna asked, sighing.

"Get what?"

"Ya know, you can be so naive sometimes Akari."

"What are you talking about? How am I naive?" I asked impatiently.

"I've been observing things real closely. I'm shocked you haven't figured it out too."

"Figured what out?" I asked, now getting upset.

"Oh you'll find out soon enough." She said, laughing quietly to herself.

"Whatever." I said, thinking the small girl had gone insane. After a few minutes of walking in silence, we arrived at my house. I unlocked the door and flipped on the lights. "Impossible." I gasped.

"No way!" Luna shrieked, all traces of being insane gone. "I didn't know you gave your house a makeover!"

"Neither did I..." I said, my mouth hanging open. My bed, dining table, and kitchen appliances were gone, along with the white paint on my walls. Now, there was a large bed with lacy green covers. My book shelf remained the same, though I now had a large, two door refrigerator, a double sink, and a blender and microwave in my kitchen. A granite countertop replaced what had only two hours ago, been an old wooden one. "There were flowers on the table, a small white card next to them. I ran over and grabbed the card. It read;

From the one who truly loves you.

Luna walked over and read it aloud.

"Wow. You think this is all from Toby?" I asked curiously.

"Of course not!" Luna exclaimed.

"Why not?" I asked in surprise.

"Because I know who it's really from. And it's NOT Toby." said Luna.

ooo whats up with Luna? And im sure a lot of you have already guessed who this 'mystery man' is. But now for a quiz! The first person to answer at least 3 of the 5 questions correct (in the form of a review) gets the next chapter dedicated to them!

Where was Akari living before she came to Waffle Town?

In Harvest Moon TOT the video game, where does Toby live? (What district?)

What color is Luna's hair?

In Harvest Moon TOT, where does Chase live?

Who is Mayor Hamilton's son?