A/N: Hello everyone! Smurf is back with another chapter to Letters to Nobody! I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year? Mine was okay. Nothing special, except that might be my last Christmas with my Grandma. She has aggressive cancer and is going through chemo. I got her a pink vamp kitty hat. I have a blue one. ^^ Next week is Ohayocon! Yay! I am still going as Chelsea. My friend, Courtney, can't go, so I won't have a Julia. Oh well, I will still have fun! This is a slightly happy chapter, and I got the idea from Jacey21. Thank you Jacey! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon. Harvest Moon is owned by its respective owners.
Letters to Nobody
Chapter Eleven
Winter 10
Dear Vaughn,
It's still Winter, and I am longing for the warm embrace of Spring. I always looked forward to Spring, because it was when the sakura trees were in bloom. They were always so beautiful. It was also the season of your birthday. And just like you promised, you brought your horse.
Spring had just started, and I was looking forward to you coming back to the Island. I was always looking forward to it, of course, but I was more excited than normal. You were going to bring a horse and we were going to go riding together. So, when Spring arrived, I started to get my horse, Yuki, ready for the hours we would spend riding. On Tuesday night, when the bell signaled your arrival, I was already on the beach waiting for you, like always. Today was also your birthday and I had clutched in my hands your birthday gift.
You got off the boat, and when you saw me, you walked straight toward me, your trademark smile on your face.
"Hey, Vaughn!" I said, noticeably excited.
"Hey, Chelsea. Um, my horse is coming in with the animals tomorrow, do you wanna go riding in the early evening?" you asked, your cheeks slightly pink.
"Yes! I would love that!" I said. "I also have your birthday gift!"
I thrust the blue wrapped gift at you, my face was slowly turning red and you looked startled.
"Oh, thanks Chelsea!" you said. "Let's go to Mirabelle's. I will unwrap it there."
I fell into step behind you. I let you lead the way, since I was so engrossed in my own thoughts. I had known you for three years now, and I couldn't believe how close we were getting. I never believed when I first met you, that we would be this close. You seemed to notice that I was engrossed in my thoughts.
"Hey, Chelsea, are you okay? You seem to be lost in thought," you said.
I looked into your violet eyes and smiled.
"I am okay Vaughn. I just can't believe that I have known you for three years now," I said.
You nodded and we fell into silence again. As we neared the animal shop, we saw Julia and Elliot outside the shop. And they were so wrapped up in each other that they didn't notice us. We stopped and we watched as Elliot attempted to eat Julia's face. Well, it looked like that anyways. After a couple seconds, you cleared your throat and they broke apart and looked like two kids with their hands caught in the cookie jar. Julia's pink lipstick was smeared all around her mouth, and Elliot had some around his mouth, too.
"I was, uh, just walking, uh, Julia home," Elliot stammered.
Julia nodded vigorously, her face beet red.
"Okay, just make sure you make out somewhere more private," you said.
Elliot nodded and took off, after saying a hurried goodbye to Julia. We all stood in awkward silence for a while, not sure what to say. Julia was the first to say something, after she cleared her throat.
"Well, let's go inside," Julia said.
We walked inside the shop and Mirabelle was relaxing reading a book when she looked up.
"It's nice to see you Vaughn! And you, too, Chelsea! What brings you by so late?"
"I was going to open Chelsea's gift. It's big, and I didn't want to open it down at the beach."
Mirabelle nodded, and we all headed into the kitchen. You put the gift down on the table and carefully opened the gift I got you. When you pulled the paper off, you let out a surprised gasp. I had bought you a brand new black saddle.
"Wow! That's beautiful, Chelsea!" Julia said, touching the glossiness of the saddle.
"Chelsea, I don't know what to say! Thank you so much!" you said.
"You're welcome," I said. "I have a similar one at home. Mine is brown and a little older than yours."
I stayed for ice cream and cake, and then you walked me home. I tried to tell you that I would be okay, but you insisted. We were quiet as we walked. Both of us were lost in our thoughts. It was early Spring, so the air was still a little chilly. I shivered slightly and without my noticing, you took off your jacket and threw it over my shoulders. I look up at you surprised and tried to give it back to you.
"Its okay, Chels. You wear it. I'm not that cold."
I couldn't say anything, so I enjoyed the warmth that your jacket gave me. When we reached my door, I reluctantly took off your jacket and handed it back to you. You took it and put it on.
"I will see you tomorrow evening," you said. "Make sure you dress warm.
I nodded and you walked away. I watched you until I couldn't see you anymore.
The next day dawned bright and warm. I woke up and watered my crops and went to feed my animals. I was a little low on food for all my animals, so I decided to go buy some. So, I headed toward the animal shop to buy some food for my animals. When I arrived, I glanced around and spotted you. You were surrounded by a group of girls. You were as popular as Will was. And Will was like a prince. I walked up to the counter and placed my order. As Mirabelle prepared my order, I heard you blow off the other girls and you came over to me.
"Need any help, Chelsea?" you asked.
I glanced behind you at the girls and cringed. They were giving me death glares.
"No, I think I can manage alone," I said.
"No, I will help you. I can't let a girl carry all that by herself."
In the end, I had help carrying my feed. As we walked we talked about our upcoming ride.
"What time do you want to meet?" I asked.
"How about four? Meet me at the animal shop?" you said.
I nodded and you helped me put the feed in their respective bins and you went back to work. A little before four, I got Yuki ready and I headed toward the animal shop. I stopped briefly in to see if you were in there. When I didn't see you in the shop, I headed to the barn. You were in a stall with a beautiful gray horse. The saddle I got for you contrasted perfectly.
"Wow! Your horse is beautiful, Vaughn!" I said.
"Thank you," you said, smiling. "His name is Ash."
You finished getting Ash ready and we headed out on our first horse ride together. There weren't many places we could go, so we rode around the forest, jungle and we ended it in the meadow. Our horses grazed and we made small talk. The stars were starting to come out when we finally headed home. As we rode in silence, I looked up at the sky and smiled. The stars were beautiful. You must have been looking at the stars, too, because you said the one thing I was thinking.
When we reached my house, we made plans to meet up again the next day at four to go riding some more. I enjoyed horseback riding with you. You made it fun and I know you liked it, too.
After you left, I didn't ride Yuki much. I wonder if Yuki is lonely. But, Julia is taking care of my animals. I wonder if she rides Yuki. I miss horseback riding. Do you miss it as much as I do, Vaughn? Please come home, so we can go riding again.
Love,
Chelsea
Chelsea was standing by the window, looking outside at the falling snow. The curtain wasn't open much, but no one was outside to see her anyways. She knew she was a mess and she didn't care. In the frost on the window, she drew a broken heart.
A/N: I do hope you like this chapter. I figured the time they spent horseback riding would be like this. Anyways, read and review. Remember, constructive criticism is welcome, but please no flames! See you in the next chapter!
