(Originally known as Secret Love, sorry for changing the title so sudden! But I figured that Secret Love didn't suit it anymore and that's when I came up with When It Comes Down To Limits! I'm really sorry guys…)
A/N: Sorry for procrastinating so long! I was working on Hetalia(GO GOOGLE IT! XD) so I didn't have time and much to my dismay it took me longer to figure out what was going to happen in this chapter so ya. Here it is though! And thanks to my faithful readers! I HEART you guys SOOOO much! Anyways Harvest Moon does not belong to me and all I own are my OCs….Man what I would do to have it come to life though~
Briella's POV
If looks could kill, I'd be the first to die. By my own sister's looks though, not because of her gorgeous beauty, but because of her annoying smirk and intense glare. She could kill a puppy. The fact that I knew she was here didn't improve much, I couldn't even finish the song I was writing a while ago.
"No not this note," I muttered, pressing another note instead, hoping that it was the one, but to my dismay it wasn't. A tight frown replaced my cheerful smile for today as I ran my hand over my….tangled hair. I didn't even brush it today to my horror. I did my best to finger comb through it and winced as sharp pains shot through my head. A knock was heard through my music room and I quickly slid my feet into my slippers, but almost slid myself all the way into the wall. Today was not my day. Grrr, just one day after meeting your deadly twin sister from the Cooking Festival/Competition can ruin your life. I rushed to the door, almost tripping over thin air as I opened it, huffing. "Hello," I said, staring at the heads before me. Laney, Lillian, Georgia, Cam and Ash, I was quite puzzled wondering what they wanted. Looking at Cam, I just hoped that I had my hair in a half-decent way.
Not that I cared…Right?
"Hello Briella!" Lillian shouted cheerfully and I had to cover my ears. My gawd can that girl scream. Even Cam winced and he was the most calm of all of them.
"Hey Bree," Laney said in a calmer matter. Remembering my impeccable hospitality I offered for them to enter the house and to my confusion, they declined. "We were wondering if you wanted to go on a picnic with us." Lillian nodded enthusiastically and I smiled at the girl weakly, remembering at the way I treated her yesterday. I should apologize. I hadn't eaten in the morning which caused such terrible hunger pangs.
"Sure," I said, taking the offer eagerly, but then frowned. "Now? But we didn't even prepare for—" "No worries! Laney made it all for us so we can go early today! My brother was also going to join us with a couple of his friends from Konohana! I guess you want to meet him since I saw you didn't get to meet him yesterday," Lillian piped up, cutting me off. Oh that's right; I didn't get to meet him.
"So I reckon you can join us I'm sure?" Georgia asked. I just love her accent! I nodded.
"I don't see why not since I wasn't getting anything done today,' I said and Lillian giggled and Laney grinned.
"Uhh…you don't want to go in your pajamas right?" Ash asked and I looked down in horror. I slammed the door shut and rushed into my room, not before hearing Cam say, "You embarrassed her." Boy was he ever so right! My cheeks were colored the shade of ripe apples as I pulled on my white dress and pulls on my black thigh highs, tore my cardigan off the hanger, pulling it on and rushing out the door again a scowl on my face. Lillian burst into fits of giggles as I tugged on my lace up knee high boots.
"Not funny you guys," I said, Georgia trying not to smile, Laney snickering under her hand, Lillian giggling like a little kid, Ash grinning, and Cam shaking his head. AT least we know who's mature.
Brielle's POV
Never in my life was I expect to be helping out a bunch of Konohana people get ready for a picnic. Ever since that farmer Phillip suggested going to a picnic when he was invited to come by his sister, Nori, Reina, Hiro, and Kana decided to drag me on along, against my will. Now I'm here in my own kitchen with a bunch of people in here, getting ready for it. Preparing sandwiches, taking along tea, yours truly, is making dessert. Mm, I love pudding. Mummy never let me have some when I was a kid, but Dad always let me, Mallory, and Briella to have some whenever Mummy wasn't home.
"Brielle, do you happen to have any lettuce in the fridge?" Nori asked as she opened it. I sighed and left the pot for a little as I rummaged through it, taking out some for Nori to use. "You should organize this a little." I guess I should, but I never found any time to do so. Ever since my little sister Mallory said she was going to come visit me(I never mentioned Briella to be here) I was running around in my house in a frenzy.
"I never found the time to with my others plans," I stated, stabbing the air with a ladle to prove my point. I guess I loosened up a bit around these peeps; they aren't so bad, though I find them annoying when they try to drag me into social gatherings when I so clearly want to be left alone.
"You seem busy," Reina commented as she was slicing the apples. I nodded as I began stirring the milk into the pot along with the eggs, trying to get it to the creamy perfection that my dad used to make it into. It would be a good chance to put my cooking skills to good use. I starting humming one of my favorite songs, Nexus by ClariS(A/N: Dunno it? GO GOOGLE IT! I will be referencing songs from time to time, but all songs mentioned goes to respective artists.) The tune was catchy and I also cursed myself because once I started humming it, it would be stuck in my brain forever.
"What are you humming?" Kana asked as he putting the sandwiches together. I stiffened, stopping myself. I was hoping to hum softly enough so no one could hear me.
"The song sounds nice," Hiro said, smiling. I felt myself blush and scoffed. I was a girl with pride; I didn't really show my true colors to anybody. No one must know of my music hobby, habits, or whatever. Mummy never approved of music, I guess you can say that Mummy was the bad cop and Dad was the good cop. (A/N: Forgot to mention this is Harvest Moon 'meets' Japan theme so you should realize that anime and J-POP will be mentioned, along with some K-POP XD)
"I guess so, though I've heard better," I said dismissively, pouring the pudding into little teacups, which were a much better accessories than boring old plastic cups. I put in some chocolate into each of them to give in a little more sweetness, trying to keep myself from my watering mouth. I must stay perfect.
"I should mention who would be coming with us. Lillian will come of course, since she invited us, along with Laney, Cam, Ash, Georgia, and a girl named Briella. I'm sure you've heard of her Brielle?" Nori asked as she put everything into super sized picnic bag. I paused. My twin is coming? I smirked, thinking of all sorts of embarrassment I could bestow on her.
"Person here!" someone shouted and I almost groaned. I allowed my feet to move so I could open the door to see a smiling face. Phillip, the farmer of Konohana. "Awww, Brielle isn't happy to see me?"
"Oh shut it Phillip," I snapped, placing my hands on my hips. He chuckled, his eyes twinkling.
"Ooh, Cranky Brielle, not good," Phillip commented, striding into my home as I stood there fuming at him.
I can tell this is going to be a long picnic.
Briella's POV
"You never mentioned going to the very top of the mountain," I whined and Laney laughed.
"I asked Mayor Rutger if we could use it and he said we could, it was spacey enough for both of our groups," she said not-so-apologetically.
"I could carry one of the bags for you," Cam offered and I looked up at him, gratefully.
"Thanks for offering Cam," I said, handing over one of the bags, but as I gave him one of the bags, I snatched his hat and gleefully put it on my head. Yes, I can have one of my childish moments. Cam looked surprised as his eyebrows knitted together in confusion. Lillian bursted into fits of giggles for the second time today. Georgia grinned at me raising both eyebrows. Laney laughed as she was carrying her picnic basket. Ash grinned at his best friend.
"Got your hat," I said, laughing at his perplexed expression. He loosened up and chuckled as he continued on without his hat. I nudged Lillian, looking at her as if to say, 'Take Ash's hat too!' She nodded, giggling as she raised her free hand to take Ash's hat and successfully snatched it off his head.
"Hey!" Ash exclaimed, trying to swipe his hat back from Lillian. Lillian grinned as she took the hat away from Ash's reach and Ash had to retreat to defeat.
"Wouldya look at that? Looks like they got your hats," Georgia said in her Southern drawl, laughing at the sight of the boys with missing hats.
"You wouldn't like it if your hat got stolen," Cam said, looking at me, but his hands were already filled with bags so he couldn't get it back. I smiled innocently at him.
"You said it Cam," Ash said, annoyed, but I could see the corner of his lips quirking up into a smile. Lillian just skipped gleefully, swinging one of the bags.
"Now you guys, no commenting on the Konohana peoples cooking! We're here to have fun not to criticize," Laney instructed us and almost all of us groaned.
"Yes Mum," Lillian chirped in a British accent.
"We're almost there!" I shouted, pointing ahead. Then I froze.
Why is my twin here?
Brielle's POV
I was just setting up the blankets when I caught a glimpse of my twin sister, frozen in terror. Typical, I smirked.
"Lillian!" Phillip shouted, abandoning his post as the person who puts out the food. I scowled at him.
"Phillip!" shouted a feminine, no doubt belonging to Lillian of course. I rolled my eyes, almost gagging at the happy reunion.
"Nori can you hand me one of the baskets? I need to keep the blanket in place," I asked politely and she nodded, handing me one of the baskets and I placed it in the middle. I turned to the Bluebell people, putting on a fake smile, ignoring the glare from Georgia, the person who was very familiar with me and my tactics.
"Nice to meet you all," my voice oozing with utter politeness. I could see my little sister cower and I tried my best not to give an evil witch cackle. I might be harsh, but she deserved it! She was always our parent's favorite yet she wasn't perfect! (A/N: Conflict here! Briella thinks that Brielle was their parent's favorite but Brielle though of the exact opposite.)
"Nice to meet you again," Georgia said sarcastically and Laney nudged her giving her a 'What was that' look. Only those who knew me before today knew of my harsh tactics and of course Georgia knew. So did my sister, but how could she not remember? It happened for the last oh…rest of her life?
"Nice to meet you…?" "Brielle, but some call me Elle, I assume that Briella has already taken my chosen nickname of Bree before me?" I said to Laney, flicking a glance to my twin with a poisonous grin.
"Elle…Pretty nickname," Lillian chirped, grinning and I turned my attention towards the rancher of Bluebell. I gave a once over and grinned at her, almost wrinkling my nose at how dirty she was. Her clothes were smudged with dirt.
"You think so?" I asked, having to bite my tongue from not using my sarcastic voice. Briella sheepishly went over to one of the blankets and it was just all perfect.
Until I heard a scream.
A/N: Dun dun DUN! I won't say a word about who screamed but I do know that…remember that they are at the top of the mountain, no barrier, just wide open space so that if you're not careful, you can plunge deep down and die, yuppers. SO WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT HURHURHUR~ Too bad…I'd probably procrastinate more since I am now hooked on the Summon Night series~ Mmm….but I still luffs Harvest Moon so do not fret! SONGS GO TO REPECTFUL ARTISTS…Nexus belongs to ClariS…end of story~ UNTIL NEXT TIME~ XD BUH-BAI
Review Replies!
SomeoneWeAllKnow- I should have suspected that someone would pick Briella over Brielle~ Just remember that Brielle just wants to stay away from others and the reason for that will come out soon! Hopefully….
A Random Person 3- Thank you! Indeed they do have a really bad relationship, you are most certainly true! That is how I sometimes see Brielle, like a brat or the quiet type who's scared to get hurt. I don't know how I want their relationship to be though I will take your suggestion under consideration, can't spoil the story! It'll either that the relationship will get better or even worse, especially with a little sister to come in to decide to side with who! XD Thank you again and I most certainly will try, even though in my opinion I write terribly!
FlamingIceWolfGirl- Thanks! I try my best and I'm glad my readers enjoy what I write~ Yes, thankfully I did POVS…..I don't do well in third person. Thanks again for the review!
