What to say, what to say… Well for one thing none of you were that close to the new conflict but since I'm nice you'll all still get cookies and Darkfire can have one too (for reasons that I hope will be obvious in towards the end) That's all really… R&R
~harvestgrl
Fall 28
"Kate… Kate… Kate!" I heard as I began to regain conciseness.
"You're awake!" Lucy cheered and attacked me with a hug.
In front of me was everyone I would have hoped to see... There in front of me was Dina, Jack, Zack, Linda, Jacob, Lucy and more importantly Kai.
"Thank goddess you're alive!" Dina wept
"What happened?" I asked attempting to remember why I was now in the hospital
"Well according to Celia you were mauled by a cougar" Kai explained
It was all coming back to me "The dogs! Are they ok?!"
"Well Stella had a couple of scratches and Tess…" Zack's voice began to trail off
"What?" I demanded
"She's hanging out with mom" Lucy told me
I felt a tear ride down my face I went to wipe it but hit myself with a hard plaster cast.
"How long has this been here?" I asked looking at the blue cast that was on my right arm and the other cast of my left leg.
The group managed to giggle slightly at my lack to recognize my current condition
"Yeah you kind of broke your arm and leg…" Jacob explained
I closed my eyes in stress "Is anyone else here?" I asked
"Oh yeah!" Lucy said remembering my friends in the waiting room thinking I was still unconscious
"Guess we'll switch off" Dina sighed walking out of the room with the other but I managed to grab Kai's hand
"Can you stay?" I pleaded
He looked at me with his big brown eyes and nodded his head… how much I had missed him.
"I missed you…" I cried
"And you think I didn't?" He joked. I gave him a weak smile
"Are you-" but I was cut off by my friends running into the room
"She's ok!" Muffy cried shoving Kai out of the way to get to me.
"You broke you leg and arm?!" Lumina exclaimed
"How are you going to run your farm like that?" Flora asked
That was a good question, how was I going to run an entire farm? But thank goddess Celia answered for me
"Guess well just have to help her… Right Kai?" Celia was probably the one person in the group who knew how much I had really missed Kai and how my work had suffered due to him leaving.
He looked at me almost considering to leave despite my current condition. I looked at him hopefully
"Of course" He answered
"You're not leaving then?!" I cheered
"I couldn't leave you now" He sighed.
"Aww, that's so sweet" Lumina cried and gave him a hug. I could tell by the look on his face that he felt very awkward.
"I need you all to leave now…" Elli said from the doorway "She needs to rest."
I was at the Mineral Town Clinic? Wow…
"But we don't want to…" Muffy pleaded
"She needs to rest if she wants to get better" She told them
"Fine…" Nami sighed
My friends gave me a hug one by one and I got a kiss on the forehead from Kai.
"Hey Elli?" I asked
"Yeah" She answered
"When do I get to go home?"
"Tomorrow hopefully"
"Oh…" I sighed wanting to go home now. I had missed my Kai so much and seeing his beautiful face made me feel like I could due anything
I wasn't even that tired but with no one there I eventually got bored and fell asleep.
Fall 29
So, I did get to go home but it wasn't easy…
I had a crowd of people helping home that consisted of my entire family and my friends. I was resilient to let anyone carry me home but when we got to the hill Kai scooped me up bridal style and carried me the rest of the way.
When we got to my house everyone in town was there.
"Um… Hi?" I greeted confused
"We're here to help!" Chris told me
"Oh that's not necessary… I already have enough" I said gesturing to the hoard of people behind me.
"But you've helped this town so much… You must let us do something" Vesta complained
"No… I have more than enough help." I said
"Fine… but we will repay you somehow" Chris told me with a wink and just like that everyone left.
"Um…" I said turning to my group "Who wants to do what?"
"We'll figure it out…" Dina told me "You go rest"
"But-"
"Don't worry I'll teach them everything they need to know" Lucy cooed sensing my stress
I sighed and wobbled into the house and plopped down on the couch and looked at the puppies that had been brought into the house after being treated by Dr. Hunter after the attack.
"So we're all motherless now, huh" I sighed. They all looked at me depressed. I bet they could tell there mother was no longer with them.
"And you're the reason I'm right here now" I said looking at Stella. I had been debating what puppy I should keep but I think my mind had finally been made up…
I laid there on the couch bored out of my mind…
I had a bunch of devoted friends and family members taking care of my farm and would be doing it for about a season. I sure wasn't going to be able to house all of these people… but Kai could stay here, Lucy lived in Mineral Town not far away and so did all my friends but as for the rest of the family I couldn't fit Jack, Dina, Jacob, Zack and Linda (I was surprised to know she actually was sticking around…) How was this going to work
And thank goddess Ruby walked in….
"Kate, are you awake?" She asked quietly
"Barely…" I muttered being bored can really tire a person out.
"Well… I know a lot of your family will be staying here while you recover so if you want I have two open rooms…"
"Really?! 'Cause that's just what I need!" I cheered. "Do you have three open?"
"No only two…"
Dang, that leaves me on room short… unless, my heart began to race, unless me and Kai slept in the same bed… Yeah sure we were dating and had known each other forever but still it would be EXTREMELY awkward.
"Ok… I'll send them over later. Thank you sooo much Ruby"
"Of course" and she scuttled away.
I threw my head back and sighed… being a cripple was so boring
FINALLY everyone came back (but my friends who had other stuff to do) and despite them all only having one job to do they all looked exhausted.
"Dina, you and Jack get to stay at Ruby's inn… You and Linda too, Zack" I told them "You can go get settled whenever"
"Cool…" Dina murmured
"Something wrong?" I asked
"I kind of just realized all our stuff back home…" She sighed
"That sucks…" Lucy laughed
"Ruby has a phone you could borrow" Kai informed them
"What about me… I have no one…"
I tried to think of some one who was Jacobs size and wouldn't mind lending him some clothes… sadly Jacob's a tall guy… taller then all the others in the Valley.
"Not even a friend?" Zack asked looking at him somewhat shocked
"I'll check…" And Jacob left with the group of siblings excluding Lucy.
"How'd it go?" I asked Lucy curious on to how well the family would be running a farm again.
"Not bad… I'll defiantly be watching them for a while though"
"They looked ready to faint" I joked and looked at Kai who was chilling out next to me, on the couch
"Meet your new bed" Lucy laughed
"What do you mean?" He asked
I had completely forgotten about the couch "Oh Yeah, the couch is a pullout… you can sleep here" I told him
"Your boyfriend doesn't even get a bed…?" He teased
"Fine I'll sleep on the pullout…" I sighed completely predicting his next sentence
"No! I'll sleep on the couch…" Of course I laughed and Lucy got a little giggled out it.
I felt kind stupid forgetting about a pullout couch that has been here forever. On the other hand, Kai was right… even though he was joking he does deserve a bed.
"Do you want to rest?" Lucy asked me
I just stared at her "I've rested ALL day… I'm EXTREMELY bored"
"-But Elli said"
"I know what Elli said! But I HATE laying around and being a lazy ass! I want to do stuff" I whined
"Maybe after this week…" Kai suggested "We can head down to the beach or something…"
"The first time you've EVER experienced the cold and you're actually going to talk me out?" I was shocked it would be winter by the time the week was over, freezing cold with snow on the ground, and Kai who's last name might as well be Summer was going to that me out for a walk…
"There's a first for everything" He shrugged
"You're going to need some winter clothes" Lucy noticed "If Jacob can't get anyone to bring him some clothes. You can come with us to get some…"
"And if Jacob gets someone?" I asked
"Jacob won't get anyone… if he could then he should have a girlfriend" Lucy said speaking her in her own piece of logic.
I only shook my head then rested it on my good arm "I'm so bored… can we at least go walk around the farm… Wait… Tess… where's her body?" I asked
Lucy ran over to a bag that I had brought home filled with gifts from my friends and family
"Here…" Lucy mumbled handing me an urn
Her ashes… I thought "Let's go… I know exactly where they should go"
And with the help of Kai I managed to wobble outside and to… the spot.
"Here…" I sighed looking at the urn held tightly in my arms
"It happened here didn't it…?" Kai muttered
I nodded my head and opened the top and watched as the ashes were blown away in the wind.
"I'll miss her" I squeaked when my voice cracked as tears began to trickle down my face.
And I stood with the two people I loved crying…
The End for good…
No I'm just kidding, but I hope the new conflict has become clear… Yes when Darkfire suggested this chapter she originally had Scarlet die but I didn't want the preggie horse to die! So we made it Tess… she probably won't be mentioned anymore because despite her being a completely fictitious character (no even based off of a real dog) it makes me want to cry when I think about her death. (Talk about putting yourself in the story's point of view) well hope everyone enjoyed this chapter as you have all the others. Everyone announce the cookie they want in a review!
~harvestgrl