Hey hey hey! What's up guys? Here's chapter twelve! DUM DA DA DUMMM! YAY! Hehe. Jeez, I can't believe how lazy I've been this weekend. We had a four day weekend cuz we had midterms last week. They were horrid. *shivers* lol, but guess what?! I didn't fail any of them! YES! *double fist pump* I am victorious! Lol, yeah so I have upheld my GPA of 4.25... Wow I'm a nerd... Oh well~! I hope all of you high school students out there like me reading this have survived their midterms. Now I get all new teachers. Ugh. Now I have to take gym too. Hehe. I suck at running. I'll WALK THE MILE! YEESSSSSSSS! Well, happy second semester, my friends. Lets all pray that I won't make a fool out of myself in gym. Thank you. Good bye. :)

~ShermanTheWorm~

Disclaimer~ I don't own Harvest Moon, okay? We've been over this. Multiple times.


Chapter 12- A Reluctant Meeting

(Coryn's POV)

Today had been the best day ever. I hadn't wanted it to end. As I watched Chase leave, I kept wishing he would come back. Then he turned around, smiled the cutest smile I'd ever seen, and waved. I smiled a little and waved back. I turned towards my door, opened it, and went inside.

I flopped down on my bed and lied there, lost in thought. My mind kept flashing back to the moment Chase had confessed his feelings for me. I could see his face, cheeks bright red and him smiling shyly. It was so cute…

I slapped my cheeks. 'Come on, stupid, you're a little obsessed.' I scolded myself. I got up, certain I wouldn't be able to fall asleep. I searched through my cute little fridge, feeling like making something for once in my life. I know! I was shocked too; baking wasn't exactly my strong suit, but I'm not THAT bad. I got out a couple of oranges, some sugar and tons of other random crap I probably wouldn't need. Then I searched through my meager supply of recipes for something to make.

I had found a recipe for marmalade, a nice orange jam, which seemed so easy to bake that I was sure I wouldn't epically fail. I put two oranges and the other ingredients in a small pot, left it there simmering for a while, and after the marmalade was done, I scooped it into a nice little jar. I wasn't very hungry anyway. 'I bet Chase likes marmalade, since he loves oranges so much…' I thought. I decided I would give it to him tomorrow. It wasn't like he'd reject a gift from the magnificent me (ha-ha). Or would he? He was an amazing cook. What if he thought my cooking sucked? 'Whatever….' I thought. 'I'll just have to wait and see what happens.'

I woke up the next morning not knowing when I fell asleep. I was lying awkwardly on my small couch, and my back and neck hurt like crap. I stretched my back out as I got up, and it cracked loudly. "Oww..." I moaned. Then I did my daily stuff, and got dressed in the usual tank top and jeans. Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door. I scrunched my eyebrows together, wondering who it was.'Maybe it's Chase!' I thought and smiled, excited to see him.

I opened the door and my face immediately fell when I saw Mr. Chubby Annoying Mayor on my doorstep. He completely disregarded the look on my face and said excitedly,

"Good Morning Coryn! I just wanted to inform you that the Summer Festival is tomorrow! Do you want me to explain it to you?" he asked.

I sighed. "I guess."

"Ok! Well, the Summer Festival is a celebration of fishing and fireworks. There'll be contests, photos and shopping! There are also fireworks at the end!" he said enthusiastically.

"That sounds delightful." I said, unenthusiastically.

"You can also invite someone special to join you at the Festival." The mayor said, winking creepily at me.

"You know what? You should go with my son! You two would make such a nice couple. You haven't met him yet, though. He just came back from a business trip." The mayor rambled on and on. I pressed my fingertips to my temples and rubbed them.

"He sounds wonderful, but…"

"I could get you two together then!" He squealed, completely disregarding the fact that he cut me off mid sentence. He grabbed my hand and starting waddling off towards town with me in tow. I gave in, knowing that I'd have to meet this guy eventually. But, I definitely wasn't going with him to this festival. The guy I wanted to go with was Chase. Besides, I didn't even know this guy yet-even his name, let alone his personality. Boy was I in for some trouble…

We arrived at the mayor's house a little after eight in the morning. The mayor held the door open for me as I stepped in. It was so neat and tidy inside, and it almost looked like a doll house.'What the crap? I thought two grown men lived here…' I thought. It was really bizarre to me.

"Hey son! There's someone here I'd like you to meet!" the mayor said while opening a door on the other side of the living area.

"I'm coming." said a polite and very serious-sounding voice. Then a young guy stepped out of the other room. He wore a really fancy get-up; a white blazer over a plaid undershirt and white dressy pants. He was a little too fancy for my taste. I'd prefer Chase's cute aprons any day.

The guy had very light platinum blond hair that fell around his face and across his eyes a little. His severe ice blue eyes bored into mine. Finally, to top it all off, he had a kind of perpetual smirk on his face, like whoever he met was below him or less classy than he was. I didn't like him already.

"You must be the new rancher, Coryn." He said walking up to me and taking my hand, shaking it.

"My name is Gill. Gill Hamilton" he said.


And so Gilly makes his first appearance... Mwahaha. What role shall he play in this here story? I guess you'll have to wait and see... *rubs hands together and laughs maniacally* Lol, hope you enjoyed! Please review! It would make me happy and stuff! I would love to hear your thoughts on how this story is going! Thanks! Byeeeee!