OH GODDESS, I AM SO SORRY! My laptop kicked the bucket, so now I have to do everything by mobile. But here's a long-needed chapter for Moonlight Magic!
A part of this chapter was taken from a fanfic my friend made and is used with permission.
"Angelo, that hurts.." Aria groaned as the life was practically hugged out of her. Angelo loosened his grip, and warmly smiled at her. It was all okay now, Aria had survived and woken up. But, he had to wonder why she couldn't wake in the first place. Was this really the work of the Harvest Goddess?
Calling for Sherry, Angelo let Lloyd take over as he went downstairs to tell her and Felix the good news. Aria was alive and well, thanks to the Harvest Goddess. He had to go tell Antoinette, though. She had been worried, too. Jamie had done this, and was still after all of them. Was this really the Harvest Goddess' plan? Was all of it just an illusion?
Antoinette came out of the kitchen just in time for Angelo to run over and hug her. "Annie, she's awake! It actually worked! It worked!"
"I know. Chase called me earlier, saying you were headed back," Antoinette returned the hug, and Sherry joined in. The three of them were overjoyed. Aria was safe, and the entire town would be celebrating sometime soon. Wincing as a pang of pain shot through his head, a vision of Jamie attacking Chase and leaving him for dead flitting by, he hit his knees while hearing Antoinette and Sherry call his name.
Not Chihaya.
Aria came running downstairs, flinging the door open and running out of the house. Lloyd ran after her, wincing as he did so. What was the rush? Sherry, Antoinette and Angelo ran out after, but Angelo tripped and faceplanted onto the ground. He was still tired from his trip to Harmonica Town, and ended up passing out then and there. It was up to Antoinette and Sherry to catch up to the two.
"Angelo~ Wake up~" Aria shook his shoulder and he jolted awake. He was in bed, and Aria was sitting next to him, wearing a white camisole that went well with her hair. He blushed and looked away, but Aria slid her arms around his waist and kissed his neck.
"Good evening~ You've been out for some time. Tired from your trip?" She laughed in a familiar way, before kissing his cheek.
"Harvest Goddess...?" Angelo asked, looking over to Aria. She shook her head, before letting him go and moving closer. He could see nearly everything under that camisole. Damn it, was she actually trying to seduce him? Because it was actually working and he wasn't too certain if Aria was in her right mind.
"I'm just acting on my wishes, Angelo. You've always been so kind to me. All I want to do is return the favour," Aria whispered into his ear before nipping the lobe. She forced him onto his back, and straddled his hips. Leaning over to kiss him, she gave a sincere smile.
"Do what you will, Angelo."
Obligatory timeskip because this is not an explicit fic here.
Birds were chirping and the sunlight filtered in. Angelo groaned, opening his eyes. Last night, they hadn't gotten to sleep until the sun started coming up. And that meant today was...?
"Morning, Angelo!" Aria called, holding a tray. "I fixed us both breakfast. Oh, and some tea."
"Thanks, Aria. How are you feeling?" As she sat down beside him, he noticed she winced a little. Ouch. Well, that'd sting for hours, probably. Maybe, in a sense, he was too rough with her last night...
"I hurt a bit, and there's some bruising.. but I actually feel great. Thank you, Angelo." She kissed his cheek and handed him the tray. The two of them finished the breakfast Aria made and Angelo dressed, stretching a bit. It was only 8AM, which was odd. Why had he woken up so... late? Then he remembered and a faint blush tinged his cheeks.
A knock came to the door, and Aria made her way over... Wearing nothing but a towel. Angelo ran over and put his shirt on her instead, elicting a pout from Aria before she opened the door. It was Chase, holding his arm and bleeding. No one was safe any more... were they?
"Agi, I need you to get this damn bullet out of my arm," Chase snapped, before he realized Angelo wasn't wearing his shirt and Aria was... and whistled. "Having a close encounter of the mature nature finally? Good for you."
"Keep talking, Chihaya, and I'll tell Aria how you-"
"Just get the bullet out!"
Angelo grumbled and sat Chase down at the table, with Aria flitting back and forth as Angelo took the bullet out of Chase's arm, cleaned the wound and wrapped a bandage on it. "There. Removed."
"Thanks. So, was it good?" Chase asked, receiving a smack upside the head for it as Angelo took Aria to the bathroom and retrieved his shirt, letting her take a shower first. Chase was still looking smug, and Angelo just finished getting dressed, ignoring his friend. It wasn't until Aria exited the bathroom, dressed in her normal farming outfit, that Angelo said anything to Chase.
"How did you get here?" He asked, turning to look at Chase. Chase shrugged, and looked to Aria before pulling his sleeve down over his wound.
"Sephia sent me here. There's also- What's that noise?" A bell rung out, and Aria squeaked.
"The Bazaar! Oh no, I'm late!" Hurrying to collect everything she needed, Aria took off without another word... except to call out how late she was. The two watched her go before Chase stood up.
"Zephyr Town will be host to a gathering of the Goddesses. Sephia wanted the townspeople to know about it. I'll tell people-"
"No, you won't. I will," Angelo stretched a bit. Normally he'd be sleepy as hell right now but a new sort of energy was coursing through him. "Go to the Bazaar. I'll meet you after I pick up some things."
"That's 10 gold! Thank you, please come again!" Aria smiled as people came and went. She saw Azalea a few times and Amir came around to chat her up. Maybe the two of them were dating finally. Aria wouldn't put it past them, really.
A new person had opened a booth and, when she sold out of items, Aria closed up shop and went to go check out the newcomer's booth. A blonde-haired girl owned it, and was selling perfumes and remedies. Without even pausing to think, Aria took a look at everything before taking two remedies, putting down more gold than she should for them and going off to pack them away.
"You're still not fully healed, nimwit," Lloyd's voice came out of nowhere. Aria blinked, looking over to Lloyd.
"Neither are you, Lloyd," Aria said, sticking her tongue out at him. The silence only lasted for a couple minutes before the two of them burst into laughter. A hand on her wagon's handle, Aria started to head out of the Bazaar, and then..
There was a crash, followed by a yelp and a groan. Lloyd had stumbled back, his glasses falling off as if they weren't secured on his face with the earpieces. Aria leaned over, offering her hand to the...
The cheery girl from the booth!
"S-orry," the girl said. Aria shook her head.
"No, no. It's fine. Sorry too," she said, before noticing where Lloyd's glasses had fallen. With a chirp of his name, Aria grabbed his glasses and placed them on his face. Lloyd thanked her, and the new girl just stared at them.
It was awkward, especially so when Angelo came by with Chase and said there had to be a town meeting as soon as possible. And that made Aria feel a little sick.
"I better get going. I have to remake my stock before the next bazaar," the girl said as she tried to get away, only for Aria to grab her arm.
"You can use some of my items to remake them. I'm certain I've got enough for you to use."
"I couldn't, really."
"It's no trouble, miss! I don't mind helping you. By the way, could you tell us your name? I'm really curious," Aria smiled warmly at her. Maybe things were looking up after all.
"I'm Elise. Aria and Lloyd, right?" The girl, Elise, asked. Both of them nodded just as Felix's voice boomed out that the bazaar was closed and for Zephyr Town's people to go to the town square. It had to do with what Angelo said earlier. And then she realized...
"Angelo! Hey, Angelo! Lloyd, could you show Elise to the square? I need to talk to Angelo," Aria said. Lloyd gave a nod before taking Elise out of the bazaar. Aria smiled a bit as she headed to Angelo, practically jumping on him. Good thing he caught her, too. She nuzzled her head into his neck and sighed in content.
"Aria? You alright?" Angelo asked, worried. Aria smiled warmly before nodding.
"Of course! I love you, Angelo! Do you love me?" She looked at him curiously, and he chuckled.
"What kind of question is that? Of course I do! Geez, maybe that water messed with your head a little," Angelo said, getting a small punch from Aria and a light giggle from her.
"Then... can we date?"
"I don't see a problem with it."
Aria laughed, hugging him close. Angelo gave a sigh and took off her hat, ruffling her hair. Maybe this was what they needed. Love and support from each other, and not just from friends.
In that moment, it was enough for them.
