Note from the author: Sorry everyone for taking so long to update! This is only the first segment of the takeover. It was getting long, so I cut it off here. This is the second longest chapter so far! Thanks to everyone reviewing, alerting, and favoriting. Please enjoy the chapter and sorry for any mistakes.
Liesey's POV
Nina and I left Chelsea's party around the same time as Cally and Chelsea. I was tired and still trying to figure out how they got me to dance. I guess part of it was that Nina had taken my borrowed book from me on our way out to decorate.
"No reading at the party," Nina chimed.
I told her she was acting like Cally and tried to argue that a good book could be taken anywhere. She did not take my excuse and skipped along.
Back at the room I decided we should sleep. Nina had other plans, which resulted in rambling.
"Come on Liesey. We just had fun at a party. I'm too hyped up to go to sleep. Did you see Chelsea and Will dancing? Wasn't it great? Chelsea is so sweet. She and Prince Charming would be so cute together. Don't you think?" she said, overly excited.
"One, where is my book? The party is over and it is a borrowed book. Two, how much sugar did you have at that party?" I replied.
"Anneliese," she sighed, crossing her arms. "I did not have that much sugar. Besides the cake frosting is the best part of the party. Oh and your book is under your pillow." I walked over and grabbed my book. I pretty much get a new one every so often from Sabrina's library. It is huge. The best part is that there are books that are from our world and books from this world! I guess the books are one of the great parts of living in the Harvest Moon dimension. Home would be nice though. I mean, sure there is no school, but the idea that we will be stuck here for who knows how long is pretty disturbing. I snapped out of my thoughts to hear Nina continue her chatting.
"Lanna was so annoying today. All I wanted was Denny to dance with me, but she had to get in the way. Then Cally drags him away. I guess that was better than him dancing with Lanna, but still! Who does that chic think she is?"
"A person," I replied. Nina re-crossed her arms and stared at me. I laughed. "What?" She shook her head. "Well, she is a person. She just happens to be a pop star and apparently a 'rival' for Denny."
"What do you mean by rival?" she interrogated.
"Rival means 'one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess.'" I said. Nina rolled her eyes.
"Really Liesey? Be serious. No more sarcasm or obvious responses," Nina said.
I shrugged. "No promises, but according to Cally, every bachelor and bachelorette has their own within game pair. Apparently there are 'special' candidates that are exceptions to this. However, Denny and Lanna are a pair."
"How is that possible? Denny is so nice and laidback. She is a plain snob. I should talk some sense into whoever wrote this game," she complained.
"They both like to fish. You don't even like eating fish. The only reason you have a fishing rod is because of him. In fact you let Cally borrow it and you take one of her fish to give to him, more often than you have actually caught something. Also I think the fandom is fine with the rival couple thing, so the 'talk' with the game creator probably wouldn't last long," I pointed out.
"That's true. Wait! Whose side are you on?" she asked.
"I'm just pointing out the facts," I stated. I usually have these kinds of conversations with Cally. We go back and forth with flaws to plans or friendly arguments about a statement the other has said. They usually end with Cally making a general statement I cannot disprove or me sending her a link to a science article.
"Whatever. I still think Denny and I can get along great. Better than you and the Tarzan guy," she said playfully.
I frowned, "Do you really have to bring that up?" She just smirked. I had a flashback to a few days ago.
"Hey Liesey, can you do me a favor since you're not working today?" Cally asked.
"Depends, but likely yes," I replied.
"Can you forage on Mushroom Island for me? Chelsea and I are going mining. I don't really want to miss out on mushroom profit," she said.
"Sure. I can do that," I said. That statement was a huge mistake.
When I reached the island, there were giant mushrooms. I wondered how the mushrooms grew so big. I mean, when people grow mushrooms commercially, they use cow poop to make them big. Where were the cows, then?
I wandered around the island, picking the medium mushrooms. After a while, I came upon a random canvas tent. Cally did say we should make friends with the islanders to get sunstones. I walked up to the tent and peaked inside.
Whoever lived inside the tent had obviously never heard of electricity. Or air conditioning. Or the 21st century. It was a simple circular tent with a fire going in the middle.
Hmm, I bet these mushrooms would be better toasted. I found a stick and started roasting them like marshmallows. I set each one on fire and waited for it to burn out.
When I was halfway through the bag, a Tarzan-looking guy with a makeshift spear walked in.
"Hey! Who are you? You thief?" he said.
"Huh?" I said, slowly trying to back away. He eyed the mushrooms.
"You steal my food!" he yelled. I tried to run but he caught me by the arm. Yeah not so much a runner, I can swim fast though. Unfortunately, there was no escape pool around. He tied me up and sat me in the corner. Not being Houdini, I had forgotten to make myself look bigger when he was tying me up, so there wasn't any slack. Additionally, I had conveniently forgotten a knife, sword, scissors, or anything else book characters always seem to have. My first plan of escape would have to be reasoning with him.
"Thief. Wada know what to do. I wait," he mumbled.
"I'm not a thief. You have the wrong person," I said, trying to convince him I was innocent.
"No. You thief. I see it," he responded. Yeah, I think reasoning only works on smart captors. Funny what books never tell you. "Talk again. I tie your mouth." Okay, talking wasn't an option. Maybe Nina would notice I was missing… Okay maybe Cally would notice after I missed dinner. Darn, I had to wait without a book. I hate having nothing to do. Beep you Tarzan guy!I started to mumble a bit and the guy gagged me. Calypso, I am never doing a favor involving an island ever again. Hours later I heard something outside the tent. The jungle guy didn't. Please be help, please! I watch as the tent flap opened. Three figures walked inside. When the fire light hit them, I saw Cally, Nina , and Chelsea. Cally's eyes scanned the room. Our eyes met. I sent her the 'Get me out here' vibe. Tarzan spun around, holding some sort of knife, easily mistakable for a chopping knife.
"What you doing in my house?!" he yelled. Nina glanced from the kitchen knife to Liesey.
"Tarzan man, please don't eat my friend!" she blurted. Cally flicked her in the side of her head. A puzzled look came across Shea's face, as Nina mumbled to herself.
"Shea confused. Who Tarzan?" he asked. His face got angered again, as he realized what Nina meant. "I no eat people. This girl thief. You here to steal food too?"
"No," Cally said quickly.
"No?" he asked. "Then what is it? Why are you friends with thief?"
"We live on one of the islands. Liesey, the one you have tied up, was just foraging the island. I think we may have a misunderstanding." Cally explained.
"Why did thief…Liesey run when I asked if she wanted to steal food?" he questioned cautiously.
"Because you're kind of scary with that knife," Nina piped, pointing at the knife. Cally elbowed Nina's side and Chelsea began to speak.
"Umm, hi Shea," Chelsea squeaked. "Liesey probably ran because she was intimidated by you."
"That knife could scare anyone. And that spear over there is scary too. What's with the gagging? What-" Nina started to say. Cally interrupted her.
"What my friend is trying to say is that Liesey was scared. She is not a thief. Maybe if you untie her ropes, she can explain," Cally said.
Shea nodded and he approached me. He used his knife to cut the robes. Luckily he used his hand to undo the gag. I stood up and rushed over to my friends.
"You talk now," Shea said.
"I was gathering mushrooms and I wanted to meet who lived here. Sorry I used your fire to roast the mushrooms, but they were mine. I was a bit scared so I tried to flee, but you tied me up," I stated.
"Oh. I am sorry. You are Liesey. Who are you?" he asked looking at the other girls.
"I'm Nina! I love your cheetah prints by the way. Oh and the tall one is Cally and the brunette is Chelsea," Nina piped.
"Sorry again. I hope we can be friends," Shea said. I for one intended to stay off this island forever, but I nodded along with everyone else. He smiled and we left. I complained and the day went on with Cally's apology and apparently I missed out on meeting "Prince Charming" with an incredibly long name. Anything beats getting held hostage though.
I focused my attention back on Nina, waving her hand in front of me.
"We should sleep. Sleep is good," I said. She pouted but the sugar was starting to make her drowsy, or at least that what I figured from the frequent yawning that she started undergoing.
"Fine," she said and we went to bed.
I woke up in the middle of the night to Nina sleep talking.
"Must pair them up," she mumbled. "Cally, who… guy… Liesey… boyfriend." I tossed my pillow at her. "What?" she yelped, jolting up in bed. I think she rubbed her eyes, it was dark, and she started talking. "What was that for?"
"You were sleep talking about Cally and me," I stated. "What was that about?" She mumbled.
"Nothing," she said quickly.
"Really? I could have sworn you said something about us and I heard the word 'boyfriend.' You know Cally would freak if you tried to set her up," I replied.
"You're right," she said after a pause. "But it would be fun. After all didn't she say you can get married and stuff. I just want her to actually go out with someone. Even a video game character."
"Why don't you just ask her who she married or was trying to?" I asked.
"You are a genius!" she exclaimed.
"Sure I am. Just please sleep without talking," I replied.
"Alright," she mumbled, drifting back to sleep.
Chelsea's POV
Yesterday was so much fun. I never expected a surprise party and the best part was that I got to dance with Will. He was just so nice and he is so charming. His blue eyes were so pretty and the dance was so much fun, but I was too nervous to speak. I really want to get to know him better, but I cannot help but feel shy around him. Somehow it's only him that I get nervous around. I am okay around the other villagers. I do not know anymore.
This morning was fun. Cally and I practiced for the horse festival. We attached sled like contraptions to Princess and Mocha and cheered them on as they ran through a course. The festival was to be held on the 24th of Spring. Cally said we did not have that big of chance of winning, but it would be fun anyway. Princess was great. She responded when I cheered and she even nuzzled me when we finished. After the horses we tended to the chickens. Angel and Pepper clucked happily as we feed them. Cally is always quick with Pepper and then takes off to water her crops. I suppose it's since she has more crops to tend to then I do. I prefer to cuddle with Angel. I hug Pepper sometimes, since I figure she wants more attention too.
My tossing for seeds has improved but I still cannot land a full nine squares. I would grow more seeds, but my stamina is nowhere near Cally's. Although Cally said that mine will improve over time. I still don't fully understand the whole other world thing, but I am glad to have help on the farm. However one thing that does bug me is that Cally keeps insisting on not saving up for a bed. I feel bad that she sleeps in a sleeping bag all the time. She complains that we should focus on saving up for a barn instead. Oh well, she is too persistent for me to win an argument with.
Now, Cally and I were on our way to have lunch with Liesey and Nina at the Café.
"So what do you think we should eat?" I asked.
"I'm probably going to get some mashed potatoes," she replied.
"That sounds good. I think I'll get some too and some hot milk," I said. We continued to walk and met Liesey and Nina outside the café. Julia came out and waved me over.
"Hey Chels. How are you doing?" Julia asked, twirling the tip of her ponytail.
"I am doing great. How about you?" I replied.
"I have a problem. You know how Elliot and I were dancing last night right?" she asked. I nodded. "Well I was asking him about the dance and if he had fun. He said it was okay and then mumbled he had to go. How am I supposed to react to that?"
"I'm not sure. I'm not that great with the love stuff either. The others might know what to do. Do want to ask them?" I responded.
"Sure" she replied. We walked over to the threesome and it appeared they had started a conversation.
"Come on Cally, tell us?" Nina said.
"Liesey, this was your idea wasn't it?" Cally said. Liesey shrugged.
"Why would you think it was Liesey's idea?" Nina asked.
"Since most of your ideas to mess with me or get more information usually involve Liesey's involvement," Cally replied, crossing her arms.
"They do not!" Nina protested.
"Let's see. Whose idea was it to use my phone to post 'I love Justin Bieber,' when you know I don't. And what about that one time-" she began.
"Okay. I get it, but Liesey is a genius, so she has good ideas. Just answer the question. Who was it?" Nina persisted.
"I didn't get married. I never played far enough to get married. Happy now?" she responded.
"No! Who were you going for then?" Nina asked. I looked back and forth from Cally and Nina. Nina was obviously curious about something and it looked as if Cally did not want to answer. Julia's face clearly showed she was lost and I was utterly confused. Cally rubbed her arm.
"It's so hot," Cally complained.
"Why don't you take off your jacket?" Liesey asked. Cally mumbled and looked at us. She sighed and slipped off her jacket. I gasped. There was a huge bruise on her arm.
"How did you get that?" I asked.
"Mining," she replied. We stared at her for a moment, but she did not say more.
"Oh! I almost forgot. Julia wanted some help with Elliot," I said. Julia told them the problem.
"I can talk to him if you want, but I think he's probably nervous," Nina said.
"You think that's it?" Julia replied.
"Probably. Nina's usually right about these things," Cally assured.
"Okay, well in that case, I'll give him some time to man up," Julia said, winking. "I'll catch you guys later." We waved and headed inside.
"Cally, don't you think I forgot. Answer the question," Nina commanded.
"Why does it matter? Are you trying to hook me up or something?" Cally asked.
"Actually, I am," Nina stated.
"What?" Cally replied, eyes widening.
"Look Cally. You're in one of your favorite video games. You have always wanted to go into this world, so I don't understand why you don't want to enjoy the full experience. You complain about the guys at our school all the time, although I don't blame you for that, but come on. We are on an island full of hot guys and you won't consider dating one. I mean seriously there had to be someone in this game you were interested in," Nina said. I was confused and speechless. Cally was about to say something, but Liesey piped up.
"She has a point," Liesey stated.
"But guys if we want to return one of these days, we have to stay focused," Cally replied. She looked like she wanted to say something else, but looked away. My heart dropped a little. I forgot that eventually they would have to leave, after completing their mission. Cally and I met eyes. Her expression softened. "We aren't leaving anytime soon Chelsea. Besides we won't leave until you're happily married to Will, so you won't be alone." She had a joking tone on the last part.
"Huh? Um." I stumbled, blushing. "Will and I, I don't know about marriage and I know you guys can't stay forever."
"But we can stay for a while," Nina chirped. "We don't have to think about saying be anytime soon."
"Yeah, I hate thinking that far ahead, anyway," Liesey said. I smiled. They really were good friends. Thank you Harvest Goddess.
"So back to Cally. Please answer," Nina said.
"Wait, so what are we talking about exactly?" I asked, thoroughly confused.
"Nina wants Cally to tell her who she wanted to marry in the game," Liesey explained.
"Oh, okay. Will you tell us Cally?" I asked. "Please?"
"Fine. Whatever," Cally said. Then she smirked. "Denny."
Nina's jaw dropped. "What!?" Cally laughed.
"I'm kidding, well kind of. In the game before this one, Island of Happiness, I did get Denny to a green heart, but I gave up. Then when I got Sunshine Islands I got Pierre, for some odd reason, to a red heart, but I didn't really like him that much. I accidently deleted my file so I had to start over and I decided on a different bachelor," Cally explained.
"Who?" Nina asked, sitting on the edge of her seat. Sabrina walked into the café and headed over towards us. Cally fell silent.
"Hello everyone," Sabrina smiled.
"Hi," Liesey replied. "Oh I finished that book you recommended. It was really good."
"I'm glad to hear. I was going to order some toasted rice balls. Would anyone like some?" Sabrina said.
"Sure! Have a seat," Nina replied. Sabrina sat down and looked at us.
"Did I interrupt something?" she asked.
"Not really. How are you doing?" Cally responded.
"I am doing well. Thanks for getting Julia to make me dance. I had a lot more fun than I would have had," Sabrina replied, adjusting her glasses.
"No problem," Cally stated. The conversation continued.
(Still Chelsea's POV)
Today was raining. I volunteered to tend to the chickens and Cally ran out to buy some more crop seeds. I hummed a song Cally sang the other day. Troublemaker by Olly Murs, or something like that. It was catchy though. I fed Pepper and Angel. They happily clucked and I picked them up, giving them a small hug.
"You two grow up nice and strong now, okay?" I told them. They clucked, but I took it as a yes. I walked out of the coop, to find Denny standing outside near our crops. He waved. I waved back and walked over to him.
"Nice looking crops. I do prefer fish though," he said. I noticed he was holding a fishing pole.
"Thanks! Oh did you need something?" I asked.
"Uh. I was looking for Cally," he replied rubbing the back of his neck with his free hand. "Is she around?"
"She went to Chen's store," I replied.
"Oh okay. I told her I would loan her one of my old rods. I guess I'll go look for her. See you later, Chelsea," he said.
"Bye," I said waving. I guess Cally is going fishing today. Maybe I should go mining. That would be fun. It is raining anyway.
I headed inside the house and grabbed one of my extra bandanas. I checked to make sure my hammer was in my rucksack. I walked outside and filled up my watering can. Then I headed towards Kirk's boat. I saw Cally on her way back to the farm.
"Chelsea, I am going fishing. Denny lent me his rod, so I think I'm going to head out to Meadow Island. I think I can catch a few fish there. Do you have any plans for today?" she asked.
"Yeah. I'm going mining!" I smiled. She nodded and we headed off on Kirk's boat together. She got off first at Meadow Island. She grabbed a few herbs out of her rucksack.
"Here take these for a stamina boost later," she said.
"Thanks!" I replied and Kirk directed the boat towards Volcano Island. I got off and I froze. Will was standing right there. My heart started thumping. I quickly darted towards the entrance.
"Hello Chelsea, what brings a fair maiden like you to this island on such a stormy day?" he asked.
"I uh. I'm mining," I mumbled.
"Oh do be careful. The mine can be quite dangerous," he replied, frowning.
"I will. Thanks" I blurted, rushing into the cave. I really need to fix this shyness. I took a step. Next thing I knew, everything was black.
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