Some Men Pride

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It's been a few days since I heard from Skye and I was actually -and really surprising- getting worried about him. Every night I went to the pond. I fell asleep a few times and being poked awake by Murrey was no fun. The first few times he scared the heck outta me, but cute Murrey always used his dirty sheet to cover me up and let himself instead sleep in the cold. Hey, I am thanking him by giving him a boiled egg each day and a herb salad. Yeah, call me a cheapskate, but food is food. I need to stop talking to an imaginary public. Anyways, I watered my crops and fed my animals. My animal family got bigger as I bought a cow and a duck. And I really needed them, 'cause to tell you the truth, my farm aint doing good. With my current staminalevel, I could only water so many crops. So I needed help. And quick.

So I decided to call Nammie over and together we made these corny and crappy wanted posters for help. Oke, I made the crappy and corney ones, Nammie made the cool looking ones. She was an artist. A rather mean one at that. As we went out to town we sticked the posters to every wall we found.

"Jill...your posters are not for the human eye to see..." she said as she stared at my posters.

"Well I am sorry I am not as talented as you"

"Don't worry, honey, such a gift like mine is rarely seen, ya can bless yourself lucky to have seen such a heavenmade wantedposter."

"...Right."

"Actually, I became interested in the job, because of the crappy posters." Nammie and me turned to look from what being the unknown voice came. What we saw was a young man, green eyes, blond hair and a baseballcap. He had dirty workclothes and gloves. And some workboots. Dirt always was a good sign, so..he was oke.

"Huh, who're ya?"

"The name is Mark. I inspire to be a farmer in the future, so I thought this would be the perfect job for me." We nodded, it sounded good. untill he said something unacceptable. "So..where is this farmer. Where can I meet him?"

"...Boy...ya're one unlucky fellow"

After Nammie said that, I stepped forward. Whilst I was FUMING with Anger I tried to look professionally.

"Dear Mark. Just what makes you think that farmer was a HE. Because, actually it's a she. And another surprise. It's. Me"

"Whaaaat? I dont believe it. Girls are weak."

"Nammie, go."

A few beatings and some cursing later, Mark still insisted that girls were weak.

"A woman with too much manhormones isn't labeled girl. let me see your farm,uhmm.."

"Jill, and Don't call Nammie that, she is just herself, don't be such a loser. Anyway, follow me. If your going to take the job, I might as well let you know what you're going to do. This way, please."

As we entered my farm, Mark just stood there in astonishment. Oh, I was enjoying this.

"Well, Markie..ya going to eat your words yet?" Nammie asked smiling. She was enjoying this way too much too.

"I..uh...I..this doesn't say anything, I'm sure you don't have any animals."

"Well, smart guy, how do you think the Blue Bar, The restaurants, The inn and The hotel get their eggs and Milk. Also, Most of the blankets here have been made with my wool."

"...You have been crying by the guys right? I know, they must have been helping you." As he said those words Nammie smacked him on the head.

"Just accept it, Jill here has been doing all this work now alone. The only thing we helped her with was tha house. She doesn't need no help, 'till now."

"What you will be helping me with, are the vegetables and the fruittrees. At the beginning of each season we need to buy the seeds, get them in the ground, water them each day and harvest them. I am planning to get the whole field fully planted with vegetables next season, so I can't possibly do it on my own. I also want to expand my Animal family. Otherwise I wont get through Winter. I'll pay you 300 g a day. You'll have to get a place yourself, but for 100g you'll have a nice room in the Inner Inn, with meals included. Also you'll have Lunch at mine. How does that sound? Do we have a deal?"

"400 g."

"No way, I have to make a living too, 320 g and I wont go higher." I sounded so professional.

"Deal."

After that I showed him the animals (He scared them away) and showed him the town. But when we arrived at the Inner Inn (oh, that name) he grabbed my hand.

"Aren't you going to let me sign something, I dont know, a contract or something?"

"Of course not Mark, Here in this town, goes word of mouth. Everyone here is so close, no one dares to steal or lie to each other. It's always like that. but I have to go now, bye you guys!"

I waved goodbye to them and went on my way to the Goddes Pond, as every night.

"I think that blondie has an eye on you." That smooth voice!

"Skye, you asshole, do you know how worried I was?"

"...You?"

"Yah, me, do you see anyone else here, the rest of the town wants to drink your blood." I rolled my eyes. As soon as I turned, my heart made a somersault. "How are you?" I grinned.

"...Good thank you." Well, he was awfully grumpy this time.

"Huh, What's the matter, dear Skye?"

"I don't trust that guy."

"You don't trust anyone."

"Wrong, I trust you."

"That's different. Anyways, he's only gonna help me with my farm. Pure business."

"But you are so vulnarable. Also I don't like it that he can be with you the whole day, And I can't." Ah, so that's it. He was jealous. But why would he be jealous. There was only one way to know.

"A-are you jealous?" Skye looked at me with wide eyes. Then he smiled, like he lost something.

"Heh, guess so, and you know why?" I shook my head, silently praying that he would say what I wanted to hear most.

"I love..."

"Yeah?"

"Youtube."

"Oke, what."

"Nah, just kidding beautiful. You stole my heart. Whereas I planned to steal yours first, You were quicker to seduce me with your bright personality and beautiful appearance. I am an ordinary man too, you know. You didn't held back a minute. You entranced me with your full power. I can't help but to love you as a woman." ...woah.

I smiled. Tears were falling down.

"Huh, what? Beautiful...did I say something wrong? come on, Love, don't cry..." I turned around to face him.

"I love you too Skye. And you got it wrong. you were the first one to steal my heart. Even though I knew you were a thief. A handsome thief makes every womans heart beat a bit quicker."

"Although I only want to make your heart beat quicker" Ah, the cheesyness was dripping from that sentence. I came closer.

"No, darling, the honor is mine" and with that he closed his pretty eyes and kissed me gently on the mouth. A kiss so sweet, it could not even be described in the fluffiest love stories.

Ah...yah late update. Thanks to Invader-Cakez, with her idea to let them kiss in this chapter, otherwise there wouldn't have been any progress at all. next chapter we will see how our lovey-dovey couple will react now they know each others feelings. well then, what did you think of this chapter? I absolutly love Mark, he has this boyish attidute towards things, wich makes him really cute

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