Hey. Sherman here. See? I told you! I told you I'd get the next chapter up this weekend! Yes, I know its Monday, but we have off school today. Hehehe. So guess what?! I'm still sick. I've been sick for two weeks now. It sucks. AND MIDTERMS START TOMORROW! AHHHHH! I'm gonna die! Haha:) Well, I hope you all have a great Martin Luther King Day if you celebrate it where you're from. Love you all!I hope you like the chapter! It's super fluffy:3

~ShermanTheWorm~

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon. Natsume does. Duh.

Chapter 11- Relationship

(Chase's POV)

Confessing my feelings for Coryn was probably the freakin' scariest thing I've ever done. My words stumbled over each other a bit, and I probably looked like a complete and utter idiot, but Coryn was listening intently the entire time. After I got through that long interlude of events, with my cheeks burning red, I said,

"I like you. A lot. And I want you to be my girlfriend, so we can spend tons of time together." I had smiled shyly at Coryn. Then, when she answered,

"I thought you'd never ask. I like you a lot too." My heart melted, and I felt like the happiest person on earth. I held her in a tight embrace, her warm breath tickling my neck as I rested my head on hers.

We stayed like that for a while, and then I pulled her away a little to look at her face. I realized she had little tears coming out of her emerald eyes, and they were leaving streaks across her cheeks.

"Why are you crying, stupid?" I said, wiping her face gently with my fingers. She smiled and caught my hand, holding it between hers.

"I'm sorry, I was just really…happy," She grinned shyly. "And I just wanted to tell you that I've liked you from the very beginning too. It just took a while for me to realize it. I brought those oranges to your house to try and get closer to you, to try and get you to notice me, I guess." She laughed a little, then let go of my hand.

With all of that sappy and dramatic stuff over with, we just sat on the beach, shoulder to shoulder for a while, talking and laughing. She was so easy to talk to. Then I got up and held out my hand to her.

"Let's go for a walk and stretch out our legs. Get some exercise." I said.

She smiled. "Ok!" And she took my hand as I helped her up.

We walked slowly along the shore, hand in hand, with our shoes kicked off. We went into the water a little, splashing each other and screaming/laughing because it was so cold. Soon enough, we were both soaking wet and chilled to the bone. I packed up our picnic when we got back and got all the sand off the big towel before wrapping around Coryn's shoulders.

"Thanks, but aren't you cold too?" she asked.

"I'm ok. To me, it's more important if you're warm." I replied. Then she ran up to me, clutching my shirt, and said,

"You have to stay warm though. We'll share." And she wrapped the towel around both of us. We stood there, huddled together for warmth for a long time, my arms around her waist.

"Let's go. It's getting even colder. It's already almost five." I said.

"Alright." Coryn said quietly. So, I carried the towel, now also soaking wet while Coryn held the little wicker basket. We walked to her house first. Sadly, it was only a couple minutes away. We stood at the doorstep and said our goodbyes.

"Bye Chase. Thanks for today. It was one of the best days of my life!" Coryn said, smiling.

"It was one of my best days too." I responded, blushing. Then she put her arms around my neck and closed her eyes. I smiled, lowering my head a little as I wrapped my arms around her waist. My lips met hers, and it was the first kiss where both of us were aware of our feelings towards each other. I kissed her until we both ran out of breath. I hugged her one last time, and then I had to go. I didn't want to leave her, but it was kind of inevitable.

"Bye, Coryn." I said, letting go of her. She looked up at me sadly.

"Bye Chase." She said. I leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. She smiled.

"I'll see you later, ok?"

"Alright."

Our first date was over. I went to the Brass Bar to work then. Right when I walked in, Kathy jumped out of nowhere like she always does and gave me a heart attack. I was seriously about to slap her as she laughed maniacally, but I took a deep breath and controlled myself.

"Whattya want, Kathy?" I asked, annoyed.

"Did you ask Coryn out yet?!" she asked rather enthusiastically.

I sighed. "Fine, yes I did! I asked her out!" I said. Kathy looked shocked for a second before regaining her composure. She smiled really big.

"OMG! When did you do it? Did she say yes? Did you guys go out on a date yet?"

"Yes, I told her today. She said yes, and we went on a little date to the beach near Flute Fields." I said reluctantly.

"Awwwwwwwwww! That's so romantic!" she squealed.

"Yeah, sure." I said, trying to get her off my back.

"You like her a lot, don't you Chase?" she suddenly said. I looked at her, and my face was getting all red.

"I…um….yeah. I like her a lot, okay? So stop bugging me." I scowled at her.

Kathy almost fainted. "You little lovebirds! How cute! You're so lucky!" she said.

"Yeah, I am." I replied. "Now leave me alone."

Aw, Chase. You really hate Kathy, don't you? Hahahahahahaha. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Next one might be up either sometime this week or next weekend. See ya! Thanks for reading! Please review if you have the time! Even one word is appreciated! :) ~ShermanTheWorm~