~ Finally right! I know I know but it's just been so busy lately! Well here it is on new years eve ~

Jill's POV

"Hey Trent will you hold the bag I want to go look in the water for shells! " The bouncy blonde bounded down to the waters edge and immedialty her pale feet were met with cold ocean water, "Hey Jill come on in!" the older girl motioned for her younger sister to join her. Her blue eyes that matched or pehaps outshined the oceans beauty pleaded for her sister to join her. The small petite brunnett looked up at her sister's boyfriend who if she went and joined her sister would be left all alone holding the umbrella, lunch, towels, and beach ball. "Ah go on Jill, I'll set the stuff down and join you two in a minute." She gave him a dazzling smile before booking it down the beach towards her sisters open arms which she caught and the two twirled each other around before they lost balance and fell splashing into the salty sea water. They sat in the water not having even arrived but five minutes ago to be completly soaked and chilled to the bone, they didn't care. The docter the more logical of the trio looked on from the edge of the sand at the two women, they glanced at him while Claire whispered something in Jill's ear, the two started walking towards him, Trent felt uneasy, they walked right past him, then before he could turn around or bat an eye the two girls had grabbed him and were dragging him towards the unforgiving cold water. He yelped in suprise but as they realeased him into the sea it was turned into laughter as he grabbed each of their hands and pulled them in with him.

That memory kept repeating itself inside my head as we made our way towards Mineral Towns clinic. I was finally going to get some real medical attention and I was tired of lying to everyone, well mostly Gray about Skye and the letter. At least I had confessed about Claire being my sister therefore making Dr. Trent my brother in law, I knew that was essential to tell him because it would leave nothing but confusion and awkwardness if I hadn't told him beforehand. Gray gently lifted me down from the horse snapping me out of my day dreams and slipped his strong arm around my waist while his other one was holding my hand as he helped me into the small clinic. A young woman with short brown hair and light eyes was typing and going through paper work at a desk in the entrance lobby. "Hello Elli is Dr. Trent in?" asked gray while surveying the area. she continued typing for maybe a moment more before glancing up. "Oh my who is this Gray?, I didn't know you had a girlfriend?" I felt myself start to blush and as I looked up at Gray, he was already blushing. "Umm no, ah, we umm we're not together she's just a friend..." He said quickly and quietly with a hint of... was that angst in his voice? Did he want more than friendship? "look Elli now's not the time to be discussing my social life, she needs medical help right away!" he said his face losing all emotions and returning to the unreadable wall it was most of the time. "Oh well why didn't you say so!" she said while stading up. "Goodness Gray you are quite easily distracted, well go on in then Dr. Trent should be at his desk." She said while waving us in. I tried to hide my giggle at Elli's comment as we walked through the curtain.

There at a large messy desk was a young man with medium length black hair muttering to himself about a patient when we walked in. His skin was pale and slight brown bags were beginning to form under his eyes. He too didn't look up immediatly as we entered and instead said "Elli would you mind running and picking up some more tonic for poisen Ivy it seems May has been playing in it again." "Ahh ah hem" I said clearing my throat hoping to hint that I wasn't Elli and I certainly wasn't about to go running around anytime soon. He looked up "Elli will you just plea-...Jill?"
"Hello Trent." I said trying not to show I was giddy with happiness to see him. His black onyx eyes locked with mine, his expression was stark and emotionless. I think of how many times my eyes locked with his when he was dating my sister and how sometimes the three of us would go hiking or to the beach for a picnic, he really was like the older brother I never had, but after the arguement that too haded faded away. I didn't even try to contact him since I knew that would make Claire even angrier. "Umm, uh, wow um what are you doing here?" he said after a short time of silence. I could tell he was trying to suppress a smile. "Oh just hanging around on Gray." I said since I was literally hanging onto Gray so I wouldn't collapse. Trent shook his head a little as if to convince himself that he wasn't dreaming and he was really seeing his little sister in law. Finally his confusion seemed to ebb away and he broke out into a smile making his young handsome face light up dramatically from the humorless one he wore a few minutes ago. "Oh hello Gray" he said quickly as if he hadn't noticed him before. "So umm how do you know Jill?" He asked in a seemingly friendly and casual way but I knew that voice, it was the voice an older brother word would use when talking to his younger sisters boyfriend. Unfortuanelty Gray picked up on it too. I watched the two shift a little as invisible lighting seemed to cackle all around the room, finally the silence was broken. "Look here Doc. I assure you it's a lovely story but right now she needs medical attention." I could see trent flinch a little before he he said " Right, of course," He motioned to the cot next to us cooly looking Gray in the eyes as he helped me into a somewhat comfortable sitting position.

Trent had gotten up and began to examine me as I told him the long drawn out anything that could go wrong would go wrong story beginnig with a unloving cow. By early afternoon the examination was complete and it was diagnosed that I had suffered a minor concussion but would most likely be okay except for maybe some wierd dreams for the next couple nights. As for my ribcage, I had bruised three and broken a lower one. "Perfect image of health." I whispered mostly to myself but Trent heard me and chuckled at my little joke. Gray was eating lunch at the Inn and the tension had left with him. Trent and I had to persuade him that I was in fine hands and he was exausted and needed food. He finally left but not before giving Trent a death stare. "what's up with him?" Trent asked. "heheh I don't know guess he's just a bit protective...like someone else around here," I added in casually. His hands that were binding my chest with bandages go still, "And just who could that be?" He says a slight smile tugging at the side of his mouth. "OH you know who!" I said giggling and giving him the best kind of hug I could without straining myself. I could feel his strong arms concealed under his lab coat hesitate for a moment before wrapping themselves around me. We stayed like that for awhile before Elli came in saying that I had a vistor, I looked up to see Gray or maybe Popuri, but instead I met the cold blue eyes of my sisteror so I thought, but there was something different about her, then I realized she had tears in her ocean blue eyes, I had mistaked the glassy tears for coldness and her wry smile for a frown. "Jill" she whispered.

~ Cliffhangers huh? yah those are pretty common with me and don't worry Skye will make a triumphant comeback! Happy New Years Eve! and I'm thinking of writing another harvest moon story perhaps a pairing form IOH or AP so if any of ya'lls have any suggestions then feel free to let me know! Love ya'll please review!~

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