The moment some of you have been waiting for...Vaughn and Chelsea time! XD
Chapter 8:
"Bessie, you're so pretty!" I hugged my cow's neck while she munched on the green grass. The sun shined in the blue sky and the birds sang. I was extremely happy. The scene with Will in the Vampire's bathroom embedded into my memories.
I giggled like a child.
"What's up, Chelsea?" I turned around.
"Elliot! Oh, it's nothing." I laughed sheepishly. "Thanks for helping today."
"Don't thank me. I know you've been out of it for a while."
"Out of it? How?"
"Well, you've been laughing and blushing to yourself."
I gawked. "Is it that obvious?"
He laughed. "Kind of."
* * *
"JULI--" I stopped in mid-greeting. I stood on one foot with my arms outstretched, the breeze coming from the open door before it closed.
I was in Maribelle's shop, about to tackle Julia as usual, but Vaughn stood beside her, his hand in his pocket. He looked at me with his striking violet eyes.
I turned on my heels and made my way for the door, but Vaughn walked to me in long strides and grabbed my arm before I could escape. "No, way. You're not getting away from me this time."
I turned around. "I wasn't trying to escape or anything! I suddenly realized I forgot something--"
He rolled his eyes. "Right. Anyway..." He hesitated then glanced toward Julia, who was listening intently.
He leaned forward, his cheek grazing mine. I blushed. "H-huh?"
"Meet me at the Cafe at 3:00, alright?" He whispered.
"O-okay."
With that, he left. I stood, frozen. Julia grabbed my shoulders and shook me.
"Chelsea what did he say? Tell me tell me tell me!"
"Uh...did I tell you what happened a few days ago with Will?" I asked sheepishly.
Her eyes widened. "What? What happened?"
I told her about dinner at Regis's house, how Will convinced me to agree in the first place, the food exploding, and...well...etc.
"My Chelsea is going to get a boyfriend before me! How sad." Julia pretended to be deeply hurt.
"He's not my boyfriend! Don't worry, Julia! In fact, why don't you go see Mark now?"
She flustered. "When did Mark pop up in this conversation?"
"Just go, Julia!" I pulled her outside and walked with her over the bridge to Sprout island. I put my hands on my hips. "Well, go inside!" I encouraged.
"I can't!"
"Why not?! It's not like you to be bashful!"
She sighed. "Fine, fine." she mumbled.
I slapped her on the back gently. "Good luck!" I smiled.
* * *
I sat in the chair waiting for Vaughn. I wanted to get there early, so I came around 2:45.
Okay, 2:30.
He came 15 minutes after I did. I saw him walk into the Cafe and look around. I waved my hand around to get his attention. He took a deep breath and sat beside me.
"We have to talk."
I froze. "About what?" I squeaked.
"Will."
"I'm sorry, okay? I didn't--" I blinked. "What?"
"The new guy. Will."
Relief washed over me like a waterfall over rocks. "Oh, I see."
Wait! This is probably about what he saw in the bathroom!
My face went deep red. "It wasn't what you thought! Seriously--"
"He's a womanizer, Chelse."
"Womanizer?" I repeated.
"Yeah. He get's the girls to fall in love with him then breaks their heart. I know he does. He's...that type of guy."
"Whoa back up." I raised my hands. "'That type?' How do you know this is true?"
"Have you seen the way he acts towards women? 'Nice you see you beautiful maiden's again.' It's pretty obvious." He scowled.
"So, you're warning me?" I glared at him, suddenly feeling irritated.
"I just don't want you to get hurt." He defended.
"This isn't any of your buissness!" I snapped, my face leaning in.
"He's a cousin to my wife and my friend is a victim! Of course it's my buissness!" He leaned in as well.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A VICTIM?"
"YOU, IDIOT! WEREN'T YOU LISTENING?"
People were beginning to stare.
We both realized at once our faces were closer than they should be. We both blushed and leaned away. "S-sorry." He mumbled, moving his hat over his eyes.
"No, it's my fault." I mumbled. "I know how you seem to think that, but maybe he's not a bad person. Maybe..." Doubt creeped into my heart.
He sighed and looked at me. I stared at the ground, my knuckle touching my chin in nervousness.
"I have an idea. Why don't we go see what he's doing now?"
I looked at him. "Sure..."
* * *
We looked around the island together, and still no sign of him. I admit, I enjoyed walked with Vaughn. It was when we were walking down the road to the beach when I had the chance to look at him. His silver hair went with the breeze and his violet eyes stared straight ahead with determination and his usual frown I absolutly loved. My cheeks heated up and I stared at the white road, watching my red boots beat against the brick with every step.
I smiled sadly. How pathetic am I?
"There he is!" He said suddenly. My head snapped up.
He was sitting on the beach beside Denny, who was grinning and laughing.
"You've got to try this!"
"Hm...I've never had the time were I'm from."
Vaughn and I hid in a nearby bush. "What are they talking about?" He mumbled.
"Well here you go!"
Will took something Denny handed over. "Look!"
I heard Vaughn's voice get caught in his throat. "Oh my goddess...are they looking at...?"
"What?! What are they looking at?" I asked, curious.
"Chelsea, stay away from him!"
"Wha--? What did you see?!"
"Oh! I caught one!" Will suddenly said happily.
Vaughn and I watched as Will reeled in a fish with Denny's fishing rod.
"Awesome! If you practice and be paitent, you could catch really big ones!" Denny grinned.
I looked at Vaughn. "What's wrong with fishing?"
He blushed madly and shifted his eyes to the ground. "N-nothing. Nevermind."
I rolled my eyes. "See? He's not a womanizer. Stop worrying about me, will you! I'm a big girl!" I joked and smiled at him. He scoffed.
"What are you boys doing?"
Vaughn and I looked over to see Lily stand over the two of them, watching curiously.
* * *
I stood at the door of the Hotel, my heart thumping in my chest.
Be strong, Julia. He's never going to show any intrest unless you talk to him!
Gathering my courage and puffing out my chest, I swung open the door.
"Oh! Hey, Julia!"
The color drained from my face. Mark stood beside the fountain in the lobby, grinning.
"Hello, M-Mark." I managed to choke out.
"Where's Chelsea? Isn't she with you?"
My heart sank. "No, she had something to do."
"Oh. Alright then." He brushed his golden hair from his face. "I'm sorry I haven't been talking to you, Julia. I've been really busy."
"It's fine."
We stood, staring at each other. It was then I really had a chance to look at Mark, and he was looking back. His round green eyes and warm smile made me want to giggle. You could feel the happiness and humor in his eyes. My heart swelled in my chest.
I want him. I want him! But I can't...
I can't have him.
My mother always said I wanted things I couldn't have. And, being stobborn, I never believed her. Now I know she was right. I could reach out and touch him, I could tell him everything.
But I couldn't because I was afraid.
Afraid of being rejected.
"Julia." He snapped me back into reality.
"S-sorry. What is it?"
"Do you want to go to the Cafe and hang out?"
I looked at him. "Hang out?" I repeated.
"Yeah. I feel bad because I haven't been talking to you. I know you sometimes get lonely because Chelsea's been...busy and everything, and I want to make it up to you."
I knew my cheeks were pink. He's just being nice...but I could just pretend it's a date, right? there's no harm in that.
We strolled together toward the Cafe, the only sound was the gulls overhead. I watched the grass flow like the ocean, unable to make eye contact with Mark.
"Ah! That breeze feels nice. Hey, I just noticed something." He looked up at the sky, his cheeks pink. "This would be kind of a date."
My face exploded in heat. "Y-yeah!" I laughed sheepishly.
We finally made it to the Cafe and sat at the nearest table. "What do you want?" He asked.
"Um...a salad with water I guess."
He chuckled. "Watching your figure, huh? Don't worry about it, you'll always be beautiful." He grinned.
I blushed.
"Oh! I just remembered about your 'runs in the family' thing. (See chapter 6.) Guess that sucks for you!" He laughed, not realizing he insulted her.
"Thanks, Mark. You're smooth with the girls." I mumbled.
I looked up at him as he stared at his choices. His eyes scanned the menu as he made "Hmm..." noises, deep in thought. I smiled.
When we were done eating and talking, he opened the door for me only to see it raining.
"Man, that sucks." He ran his fingers through his hair under his blue baseball cap.
"Yeah." I mumbled. He fixed his cap over his head. "Oh, well! Were just gonna have to run for it!" He grinned and took my hand. Before I could say anything, he ran to the Hotel, looking back to make sure I didn't slip on the wet road.
He slammed open the door to the Hotel and we both ran inside, panting and soaked. When we could catch our breath, he looked at me. "Geez, you're soaked! Come on, I'll give you some clothes to borrow."
"No! You don't have to do that!"
"Your my best friend! Of course I'm helping you." He grinned.
I sighed and walked with him to his room. He gave me a white T-shirt and sweat pants. "The bathroom's over there." He pointed in the right direction.
"Thanks."
I shut the door behind me and held tightly onto his clothes. "D-don't look, okay?" I flustered.
"I won't, I promise."
I changed into his clothes and walked out of the bathroom.
He frowned. "There kind of big, aren't they?"
"It's alright."
"Do you want to stay here until the rain let's up?" He asked.
My heart thumped and I smiled. "Sure."
* * *
"Good afternoon, Lily." Will smiled. "Denny is teaching me the ways of fishing."
"Oh, is that so? Do you mind if I watch? I've never seen anyone fish before."
"Of course. Is that alright, Denny?" Will asked politely.
But Denny already sneaked back into his shack.
Lily sat next to Will, her knees tucked under her.
"What's the point of this?" She asked, getting bored.
"Denny said it was a hobby of his, it's relaxing and sometimes fun and exiting."
"I see."
A fish found the hook. "Oh!" Will and Lily exclaimed.
Will reeled in the line, and a medium-sized fish flew into the air. "EEEEK!" Lily screeched and held onto Will's arm.
I gawked.
Will took the fish off the hook and let it go. He looked at Lily and laughed, his cheeks turning pink. I guessed it was from her BOOBS against his ARM. "Don't worry, maiden, it's only a fish."
She let go. "I-I know that! It just took me by surprise!" She defended.
He laughed again. "Forgive me for laughing. You're just too adorable." He smiled at her.
Her cheeks turned pink.
My teeth grinded together. I almost walked over there and confront them, but Vaughn took my wrist and led me away.
He turned around suddenly. I bumped into his chest, then took a step back. "W-what?"
"I told you."
I said nothing, only stared at the ground. "Chelsea." He said softly. "Why have you been acting so strange lately?"
"I've been acting the same as ever." I mumbled.
He grew irritated. "No, you're not. I'm trying to help, but you're not letting me! You're not letting anyone near you at all anymore! You may act like it, but I know you well enough to say you're not okay."
I shut my eyes. "I have a farm to take care of. It looks like it's going to rain soon, anyway. You'd better get home." I said, looking at the dusky gray sky.
I tried my best to ignore the fact that Will used that same line that makes you fall even deeper for him against me.
* * *
We both layed on his bed staring at the ceilling talking about old times. Mark didn't mention Chelsea once, and I was happy because we could have a conversation together about us.
Eventually, he closed his eyes and did not open them. Soon after that he snored softly. I smiled and closed my eyes, resting my forehead on his. I want this moment to last. I opened my eyes. I was sure he was deep asleep now.
I parted my lips slowly, staring at his. I was lost in my own swirling emotions. Soon I found myself leaning towards him. I couldn't stop myself.
And, well...you know what happened next.
AWWW! Good for you, Julia! I'm so proud of her! She finally found her courage! But wow...that sucks for Chelsea. By the way, none of this was the major surprise that I was hinting you about in the earlier chapters. Oh yes. This will get dramatic.
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