Hey everyone! Wow I can't believe it's summer already! School is out for me and I couldn't be any happier about that! Good news, I got all B's on my final grades, especially the math grade; I still have absolutely no idea how I pulled that off but I did! Yays! Now that school is out, I can finally focus on writing more of the story! I'm sorry that it's taken me awhile to post, you see I write all of the story down in a notebook and then I type and edit them before I publish. You didn't think that I typed all of that in one go…that would be insane for me XD. Anyways I really worked hard on this one so that I could start the summer off on a really good chapter, trust me, it's a good one if I don't say myself. Lol

On my random funny notes that I post sometimes, lols, this upcoming Friday and Saturday I'm going to be going to an anime convention for the first time! I'm sooooo excited! I get to meet the voices from Black Butler, Full Metal Alchemist, Ouran High School Host Club, and many others (for those of you who know anime! XD) It's gonna be sooo cool! Also on another note, I've recently gotten into Doctor Who and I'd have to say that I'm slowly becoming a Whovian (for those of you who don't know what that is, it's a HUGE fan of Doctor Who). Anyways, I've been watching that while I write and it's pretty awesome! I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to try it! I love it! However, I'm just found out that the actor who plays the current Doctor is retiring after the 50th anniversary special and the Christmas special… :'( Now I'm sad…but hopefully they'll find someone good to fill the role of the Doctor. It's a great show and I hope that it continues to entertain all of the awesome fans out there. XD

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Anyways, I really hope that you all enjoy this new chapter! To make all of you Gill fans happy, he makes a P.O.V. appearance! Yays! I bet a lot of you guys were missing his sissy prissy attitude. Well don't be sad any longer, he is here! XD Sorry I couldn't resist. Please review or message me! Enjoy!

NOTE: I do not own Harvest Moon, I only own my OC Ayame. Also this story was originally called 'I'm Stuck Between a Hyperactive Prankster and a Pompous Rich Boy, Great' I had to shorten the title to fit. Sorry.

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~ Gill's P.O.V. ~

"Gill." Elli called from outside of my office.

"Yes?" I asked, not bothering to look up from my work.

"The ferry boats have returned to the docks." She explained as she appeared in the doorway, out of the corner of my eye.

"Are they in one piece?"

"Well I couldn't really see them from the window. Someone would have to go down to the docks to see them."

I looked up from the documents I was working on. "Oh, well I guess I'll go down there and see them for myself. I can always get back to these forms later."

Elli put her hands up, stopping me from leaving the office. "Oh no, you don't have to do it. You're already buried in paperwork as it is. Why don't I run down there and check for you. That way you can finish your work before you go home; it would be good for you to get it over and done with before Ayame comes into work tomorrow."

I raised an eyebrow. "You wouldn't be wanting to get out of here early, now would you?"

Elli stiffened and began tilting her head from side to side. "Eh…no."

I sighed. "You can't hide a lie from me Elli; I know you all too well."

She huffed a sigh. "I'm sorry."

I went back to my paperwork. "I suppose I can let it slide this time. You've been working really hard today and since my father's not here to say anything, I guess it's okay for you to go home for the day. Maybe you can call that boyfriend of yours up; see what he's doing with himself lately."

She giggled. "So what, are you concerned about my love life now?"

'There's that whole 'concern' thing again. Why does everyone think I'm concerned about something?'

"No, I'm just suggesting that you should check in on your boyfriend. At least I'm hoping that he's your boyfriend."

"Yes, he is my boyfriend. He even said that he would love to come and visit the island. He even mentioned that he would like to meet you as well."

"Well I can say that I am looking forward to that then."

She laughed again. "Good to hear. Well, I'll be taking off here and I'll go look at the ships for you. I'll just come back up here when I'm done."

I waved my hand as I looked back up at her. "No no, it's fine. You can just call the house and leave a message on the answering machine; I can always get to it tomorrow. Just go on and go enjoy something at the Sundae Inn; you can tell them to put it on my tab, it's on me tonight."

She looked taken aback. "Oh, wow. Thank you Gill. Has something interesting happened to you recently?"

I shook my head. "No not lately, I just thought that it would be nice to give you a little break."

"Oh, okay. Thank you." She started to walk away but then she stopped herself, turning back around to look at me. "You know, maybe not today, but some day something will happen for you."

I raised an eyebrow. "How do you mean?"

She smiled softly as she leaned against the doorway. "One of these days something good will come to you and it will change your life. It might be a person or it might be something else, but whatever it is, it should make you a different person. It may change your whole outlook on life and hopefully you will be happy in the end."

I stared at her in surprise.

Elli has never spoke something that wise before.

She shook her head. "Well that's what my father used to tell me and he was right. I met a man who changed my entire life for me and I hope that my life will continue to change for the better for me." She met my eyes. "Who knows, maybe you'll meet that girl who will change yours."

I cleared my throat and looked back down at my paperwork. "Yes, thank you Elli for your wise words."

She laughed softly. "Anytime Gill. I'll see you tomorrow." She spun on her heel and left my office.

In the distance I could hear the Town Hall doors open and shut.

I let out a sigh and relaxed in my chair.

Today just seemed to drag by very slowly. I came into work at 7:00 AM and I started working immediately. The clock read 6:45 PM now; only fifteen minutes left until closing time.

My father left the island on business this morning and left me and Elli in charge of Town Hall for the next few days. Now normally I would be more than happy to run Town Hall for my father, it would give me the perfect chance to prove my perseverance and determination to become the mayor to him. However, for the first time ever, I'm actually bored. I can't believe that I'm admitting that I'm bored with my job; I NEVER complain about that.

Something must be seriously wrong.

I groaned heavily as I dragged a hand down my face. 'What's wrong with me?'

My body felt exhausted, my brain felt empty, and my eyes were sore. I couldn't concentrate in this room.

I've always been in this office. My father gave it to me about four years ago for my birthday and I have been used to it ever since. Unfortunately, at this moment I couldn't stand it in here anymore.

Even though I could hear my own breathing, I felt like I was suffocating. I began to tug on my shirt collar, wishing it wasn't so hot in here. I had even turned on the air conditioning to make it cooler; but it still felt hot in here.

Also the silence was driving me insane. Every squeal of my office chair and paper shuffle had me at the edge of my seat. I had to hear something other than the usual office sounds that surrounded me on a daily basis.

I leaned back and tilted my head back against the chair to stare at the ceiling; which was cracking by the way. Hmm…I might have to repair that later.

I could always put some music on; but then again, it's very distracting for me when I'm working.

No, I need something else.

Ayame can be pretty distracting to listen to, but lately it sort of fades into the natural background of sounds. Even though I've complained about her bother me all the time, it's actually kind of comforting to have someone around me. It's been a long time since I've had someone to hang around with and I guess Ayame fits that role right now; a new friend in my life.

Hmmm…now that's something that I haven't said in a long time; I actually have a friend.

My thoughts began to wander back to the other day when I offered Ayame a job in Town Hall. I still couldn't believe she actually said yes. Also for the fact that she had a talent in organizing and planning. It's the side that I never expected to see her. She was always so energetic, loud, and she was so talkative; probably the complete opposite of the kind of person I would hire.

But…I felt like I needed a change in my life.

Maybe she was right; I need to stop being a grouch and I need to take her advice.

Who knows, maybe I'll meet someone who shares the same interests as me. I wonder when that will happen?

In the distance I heard the door reopen. "Helloooooooo! Anyone here?" a voice called out.

I stood up from my desk and walked out into the main lobby. "Yes? Can I help you?" I asked the figure entering the building.

I stopped in my tracks to see that the figure was none other than Ayame; except she looked a little different. Her short shoulder length was no longer straight, now it was bouncy and curly. She wore a bright yellow shirt and a pair of light orange shorts that matched her boots.

"Oh good, someone's here." She spoke as she closed the door behind her. "It looked like a ghost town in here." She strolled up to the front desk.

"So I take it your little 'journey' went well?" I questioned, wondering how that little pirate ship party was.

She shrugged her shoulders. "Well I can't complain, the captain was extremely nice and it was smooth sailing the whole way. So yeah it was good." She responded as she rested her arms on the counter.

"Did you see Elli on your way here?"

She raised an eyebrow. "You mean the girl in the really long blue frilly dress with short brown hair?"

I nodded slowly. "Yes."

'She knows who Elli is, why is she asking me?'

"Oh, then yeah. She was on her way to look at some ferry boats. She told me to come and talk to you…Gill…I think."

It was my turn to raise a brow. "You think?"

"Well that's your name isn't it? I mean she said that you were the only one up here."

"Yes, that's true. But you aren't calling me Gilly like you usually do Ayame." She was acting really weird today; weirder than normal.

Her face contorted in confusion. "Ayame?"

I sighed. "What, do you want a nickname now since you gave me a nickname?"

She pondered for a moment and then gave me a sly smirk. "You can call me anything you want Blondie."

My eyes widened slightly. 'Where was this coming from? Ayame never talked like that to me. Maybe she's testing me. After all, she did say that she was going to teach me how to talk to girls. This may be a test; guess I'd better play along. Well here goes nothing.'

"Well what would you like me to call you?"

She propped her elbows up on the desk, resting her head on her hands. "Call me Cutie, Blondie." She purred.

'Cutie'? Interesting choice, but it's not my pick of names.

"Okay Cutie, I…um…I really like your hair style. It's very…b-beautiful."

And that was no lie; I really liked her hair like this.

She blushed as she brushed a strand behind her ear. "Oh thanks." Then she sized me up from my shoes to my head. "You don't look so bad yourself, Blondie. You look really handsome." She said with a wink.

My face began to feel warm. 'Wow, she's really good at this. Hope I'm doing good too.'

"So Blondie, are you supposed to be the mayor here?"

I blinked at her. "What?"

"Are you the mayor here?"

"Are you seriously asking me that or are you pulling my leg?" I asked, slightly offended.

She put up her hands defensively. "No no no, there's no leg pulling. I'm just asking a question. I'm sorry if I insulted you."

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. 'Stop acting like yourself, you're acting like a jerk again. Think nice, positive thoughts. You're trying to woo a girl, not scare her away with your nasty attitude.'

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you like that. It's been a slow day here."

She glanced around the room. "Hmm…seems like that. I hate those kinds of days; but hey, we all have to face them sometimes."

I nodded along with her.

Her eyes met mine again. "So are you really the mayor or are you gonna just yell again?"

I sighed. "No, my father is really the mayor. I'm sort of an 'assistant mayor' in training. But someday, I hope that I can become the mayor of the island."

She smiled. "Well despite that attitude of yours, I can definitely see you becoming the mayor."

At that split second I almost smiled, but it's still not the right time to do it.

'However, I think this conversation test is going over pretty smoothly. Hmm…maybe I should try asking her out now; she hasn't been frightened off yet.'

I cleared my throat. "Oh thank you. So um…I was wondering…"

"Yeah?"

"Would you…uh…like to…g-go out…on a date…with me?"

Her eyes widened in surprise. "Seriously?"

I nodded in reply.

A smile appeared on her face. "Wow, sure. I'd love to go out with you sometime." She responded as she twirled a strand of hair around her finger.

'Huh, that was a little easier than I thought. Maybe I can charm a girl into falling in love with me. At least I got this part accomplished. Maybe when I meet another girl I can try asking her out for real.'

She laughed softly. "Wow, what a welcome for me. I've only been here for a few minutes and a really hot guy asks me out. Ha! I definitely think I'm gonna like it here."

My cheeks felt even warmer than before. 'Hot? She thinks I'm hot? I wasn't expecting a compliment like that.' Suddenly I backed up my thought process. 'Wait a minute, did she just say 'welcome'?

"Um…what do you mean?" I asked her.

She blushed as she rubbed the back of her neck. "Well I just got here and I think that you're really cute and-"

"No no, I mean…what did you mean by you just got here. You're acting as if you're brand new here and this is your first time on Waffle Island."

She looked at me confusingly. "It is."

My stomach dropped. "W-what?"

"I'm new to the island. I'm the new resident that was coming in today."

My breath caught in my throat. 'This wasn't Ayame? Oh my goodness, I just asked a complete stranger out on a date!'

"Oh my…I'm so sorry. I thought that you were…someone else. Please forgive me."

'She probably thinks I'm a creeper or some pervert who flirts with complete strangers. Oh my, how am I going to explain this to her?'

She stared at me for a little bit and then she suddenly burst out laughing.

I raised a brow at her action. "What's so funny?"

She wiped away a stray tear from her eye. "I'm sorry. This whole situation is just so funny."

"How is it funny?'

"Because you mistook me for Ayame. Well I can't say that this is the first time that this has happened. People always get us mixed up." She laughed.

"How do you know Ayame?"

She smiled at me. "She's my sister."

My eyes widened. "You're Ayame's sister?"

She nodded in response. "Twin sister, to be exact."

"Twins?"

"Yep! Born on the same day and both the same age. Well, Ayame was born three minutes earlier than me; so technically, she's the oldest."

I was stunned. "Wow, I didn't know Ayame had a twin."

Even though I looked at her island profile a few times, I never saw that her younger was her twin.

Her sister crossed her arms. "Huh, I'm surprised that she didn't even mention me. I mean surely her boyfriend would know that she has a twin."

My eyebrows rose up. "Boyfriend?"

"Yeah, my sister told me that she had a boyfriend and since you tired to take me out on a date, it seems that you must be him."

I shook my head almost frantically. "Oh no, I'm not Ayame's boyfriend; I'm just a friend of hers."

She nodded her head, trying to take it all in. "Oh okay. So do you like my sister then? I mean do you like her so much that you would be willing to break up her and her boyfriend so you can go out with her instead?"

I stared at her like she grew a second head. "What? No of course not! I'm not interested in her that way."

She laughed at me. "I'm just kidding! I watch stuff like Days of Our Lives all the time; you know, soap operas and stuff like that. Ayame and I have a soft spot for it."

"I was never a big fan for soap operas."

She shrugged. "Eh, it's okay. You're a guy, so I understand where you're coming from."

I nodded slowly. 'Well at least she understands that part.'

She smiled at me. "I'm just curious, why did you try to ask me out?"

I rubbed the back of my head. "Um…well…oh my…how am I going to explain this? I-I was just practicing."

"Practicing? Practicing what?"

I avoided her eyes, embarrassed of her reaction. "A-asking a girl out."

There was a small silence.

"You've never been out with a girl? Man, I thought you've been out on a lot of dates; you look experienced in the dating field."

I met her caramel colored eyes. "I do?"

She nodded with a huge grin on her face. "Of course, I mean a guy who has blonde hair and blue eye should have girls lining up for him. I mean, you're a good looking guy."

I stared at her, letting her comment catch up with my mind. "Really? Um…wow, thank you."

That's a first.

"You're welcome." Then she glanced around the room. "So umm…where do I sign the entrance papers?"

I shook myself out of my daze. "Oh, yes. I'll go get them." I spun on my heel and went into my office.

As I searched through the mess of papers on my desk I began to try and recall what just happened. 'She's Ayame's sister? How did I not guess that? She looks almost exactly like her.' I exhaled. 'Well at least she wasn't creeped out when I tried asking her out. But she seemed to go along with it. Maybe…just maybe.' I shook my head. 'No, don't think about that right now. She just got here and you can't just scare her off that quickly. Give it a few days and then maybe you can try again.'

After giving myself a little pep talk I finally found the paperwork. I picked them up and went back into the lobby where Ayame's sister was bouncing on her heels. "I found them." I told her.

She ceased her bouncing. "Oh, good to hear."

I lay them out on the desk and handed her a pen. "Just sign your name here." I instructed as I pointed to the first document.

She scribbled it down across the line.

I showed her the second one. "And here."

She did the same on this one.

Then I gave her the last one. "And this one here."

She smiled as she signed the last one. "Done."

I took them back and placed them into a manila folder. "Thank you…um…" I paused.

'Oh no, I don't even know what her name is. I highly doubt that 'Cutie' is her real name.'

She held out her hand to me. "Emiko."

I grabbed her hand and shook it. "Emiko, nice to meet you."

'I guess those kinds of names run in the family.'

She drew her hand back. "Thanks, it's nice to meet you too…Gill, right?"

"Yes."

She pumped her fist. "Got it!"

'Yep, she's definitely Ayame's sister.'

"So where am I going to be living at exactly?"

"Well we are putting the finishing touches on your house at the moment. I'm sorry, but it move in until tomorrow. However, I've already booked you a room at the Sundae Inn; it's a lovely place to stay at."

She smiled. "I'll take your word for it; but do you mind if I stop at my sister's place real quick? I wanna let her know that I'm here."

"Oh sure, do you know where she lives?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "Not really."

I glanced up at the clock to see that it was just about seven; almost time to shut down the office.

"Well, I can show you where she lives as soon as I'm done closing up the office."

"Seriously? Wow, that would be great! Thank you!"

"You're welcome." I responded as I began clearing up all of the paperwork around the office. "You know Ayame didn't mention to anyone that you were coming here. She must have wanted it to be a surprise."

She laughed. "Oh, it's gonna be a surprise alright. Not just for everyone on the island, but for my sister too."

I stared at her. "You mean, your sister doesn't know that you're here?"

She shook her head. "She doesn't even know that I'm moving here." She giggled. "Boy is she gonna be surprised!"

My eyes widened. 'Oh my, this is going to be one interesting reunion."

~ End of Gill's P.O.V. ~

"Yo ho! Yo ho! A pirate's life for me!" Luke sang as we walked across the path to my house.

I was clinging onto his neck as Luke carried me on his back. "We're blah blah de blah blah de blah! And blah blah de blah!" I tried to sing, obviously not knowing the lyrics.

Luke laughed at my attempt. "No! It's not like that! We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot."

"Drink up me hearties, yo ho!" i shouted out and began to laugh hysterically.

"Ha ha! Are you drunk or something?"

"Pfft, no! Of course not! Unless you count icing."

"Well I can definitely agree on that! There was soooo much cake and icing!"

I brushed out some leftover cake in his head. "Yeah, you've still got some on you. Were you planning on saving it for later?"

He snorted. "Oh yeah, I was saving it for tonight. I thought that you'd like cake for dinner." He said as he walked across the foot bridge.

"Ha! Sounds like a great idea, but I think I'm done with cake for awhile. That cake fight was enough cake and icing for a loooong time."

Luke laughed. "Yeah that has to be the best fight ever!"

I smirked. "Better than the spaghetti fight and the mud fight?"

He nodded as we finally arrived at my house. "Yeah it was."

He let me stand on the ground again as he waited for me to unlock the door.

Reluctantly, I pulled the key out of the top of my dress and saw Luke raise a brow.

"You kept it-"

"Yeah, I know. I couldn't keep it anywhere else." I cut him off as I put the key in the door to unlock it.

After it was unlocked, I pushed the door open and we walked inside. "So back to the best food fights, how would you rank them?"

Luke shut the door behind him as he began to ponder. "Well, third place would be that spaghetti fight we had back in the spring."

I nodded, slightly blushing as I recalled Luke licking the sauce off of my cheek.

"Then of course the cake fight today wins first place because it was so epic. Am I right?"

I giggled. "Yeah, of course; but you missed one more fight. What about the mud fight?"

Luke smiled as he moved closer to me and placed his hands on my shoulders. "That fight actually comes in a very close second. It comes that close because not only it fun, but it was the the moment when we found out how we felt about each other. If that little mud fight never existed, then we probably wouldn't be together like this right now. I'm glad that happened, because if it didn't, then I wouldn't have gotten to date the most…amazing, beautiful, and hilarious girl I've ever met. Like I said in my that speech I made on the pirate ship, I love you."

I felt tears well up in my eyes as I pulled Luke to me and hugged him tightly. "Aw Luke, why do you always have to be so sweet and cheesy with your speeches?"

He laughed. "Because that's who I am; the hyperactive romantic who says cheesy stuff."

I leaned back so I could stare into his amber colored eyes. "Yeah and that's just the way I like it." I responded with a smile.

Luke smiled back as he leaned down, brushing his lips against mine.

I kissed him back, knowing that I was so happy to be with me. Everything felt amazing when we were together; I couldn't be any happier.

Luke pulled away and smiled. "Do you mind if I use the shower?"

I looked at him quizzically. "Why do you always have to ruin the moment with an odd comment?"

He shrugged. "I'm not trying to ruin the moment; I'm just tired of smelling the overbearing fragrance of cake and icing."

I had to laugh at that. He was right, it was a little overwhelming.

"So do you mind?"

I giggled and then nodded my head towards the bathroom. "Go ahead."

He smiled and pecked my lips. "Thanks babe." He responded as he walked towards the bathroom, grabbing his duffel bag on the way. As he gripped the doorknob he looked over his shoulder, giving me a sheepish smile. "I smell like I just robbed a bakery."

I burst out laughing. "Does that mean I'm an accomplice?"

He opened the door, stepping inside and then leaned his head out. "Oh yes, the incredibly sexy accomplice who gets the job done by stealing all of the world's pastries." He announced dramatically and then shut the door behind him.

I bit down on my lower lip as I began to picture that mental image in my head. 'Ayame, the sexy bakery robber. Huh, I guess that could be a good name for me.' I thought as I walked over to the kitchen sink. I grabbed a dishtowel from the cabinet and then wet it under the faucet. Since Luke called dibs on the bathroom I guess I'll just have to use the sink for now. I untangled the tiara from my messy hair and set it on the counter. Taking the wet rag in my hand, I began to wash off all of the cake residue.

I still can't believe it all worked out. Everyone was perfect with their characters and the kids seemed to be very interested in the whole thing; especially Chloe. I can still picture that brave expression on her face when she declined Captain Cook's offer. She definitely could have been an excellent pirate. She'll never forget this day. This will probably be the best birthday that she will ever have.

Man, it would be awesome to do all of this again. Well, I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Who knows, maybe Gill will actually come to the next one.

A sudden knock at the door broke me out of my thoughts.

I threw the dishrag back into the sink and ran to the door, tripping over my heels the whole way. I grumbled at myself and kicked them across the room, causing them to hit the wall. "Ha! Take that deathtraps!" I yelled at them.

After yelling at my poor defenseless shoes, I unlocked the door and came face to face with Gill's ice blue eyes.

"Oh hey Mr. No-Show, what's up?"

He slightly glared. "Mr. No-Show?"

"Oh don't give me that. You didn't show up at Chloe's party and you know it."

He groaned. "I'm sorry I didn't come. I had a lot to-"

"Yeah yeah, I know you were busy; we all know that you're always busy. It's the same excuse every time."

He raised a brow. "Are you done?"

I shook my head. "No, you're lazy, boring, and you smell bad." I responded, trying to be serious but ended up snickering at him.

He rolled his eyes. "Oh course, make fun of the person who didn't come to the party; go ahead, I deserve it."

I smiled. "Nah, I'm done. If you were busy then you were busy. However, next time, please try to make it."

He sighed. "Yes, I'll try to come next time."

"Good, because you missed out on the food fight of the century. It was the best day ever."

Gill scanned my dress where there were still clumps of cake all over it. "Uh…I can see that."

I giggled at his expression.

Then he cleared his throat. "Anyways, the reason I stopped by is because I just received some…interesting news."

I leaned against the door frame. "Interesting news? What kind of interesting news?"

He looked down at his shoes quickly and then met my gaze again. "We…uh…we have a new resident on the island."

My eyes widened. "Seriously? That's great! Are they here now? Where are they?"

He looked hesitant. "She…is actually here, right now."

My face contorted in confusion. "She's here? As in outside of my house? Why would she come to-"

"Hey sis!" a figure yelled out as they jumped out from beside the doorway.

My mouth dropped open and my breath caught in my throat as I stared at the excited expression of my younger sister. "E-Emiko?" I choked out.

She beamed at me. "The one and only!"

"W-what are you doing here?!"

"I just wanted to see where my big sister has been living for the past few months."

I was completely in shock and awe. My sister was here. Here! As in here on Waffle Island!

"Why didn't you tell me that you were coming?"

She shrugged. "I don't know, I guess I just wanted it to be a surprise." She opened her arms. "Now, do I get a hug from my sis or not?"

Managing to shake off the shocked expression on my face, I lunged into my sister's awaiting arms, hugging her tightly. "I've missed you Em." I whispered.

She sighed. "I've missed you too sis."

Tears began to prick my eyes. I was just so happy to see her.

"Hey Ayame, have you seen my pants? I can't find them in my duffel bag." Luke asked as he came out into the main room.

I let go of Emiko to see Luke come out of the bathroom in just a t-shirt and his boxers. His boxers?!

"Luke! What are you doing?!"

He shrugged. "Looking for my pants, what does it look like I'm doing?"

Covering my embarrassed face, I shook my head mournfully. 'Oh Luke.'

Luke looked at Gill. "Ah why is he here?" he groaned.

Gill rolled his eyes. "I'm here to see Ayame."

"You're always here to see Ayame. Why can't you go bother someone else, like Luna."

Gill stiffened at the mention of her name.

Well I mean who wouldn't? The girl was as big as a pain as Selena was.

"I…I don't get along so well with…Luna. I'm not…a big 'fan' of her."

Luke snorted. "Well she's a big fan of you."

Ha! No doubt about that.

I sighed out loud. "Luke, will you please go put some pants on? We have guests here."

"I'm looking for them. Didn't I just tell you that?"

Emiko laughed. "Wow, now this is pretty entertaining."

I groaned. "I'm sorry about him, this is…a regular thing that he does."

I wish I was lying, but I wasn't. Luke would always lose something when he would stay at my house. Last week he lost his bandanna. The other day he lost his ax. And pretty frequently, he lost his pants. This would probably be the eighth time this month.

Luke stared at Emiko. "Uh…Ayame…why is there a girl that looks like you standing there? Am I in the 'Twilight Zone'?"

Emiko snickered as she began singing the theme song from 'The Twilight Zone'.

I shook my head. "No Luke, we're still on Waffle Island. This is my sister, Emiko."

Luke's eyes grew about the size of dinner plates. "Your sister? Holy crap! She looks just like you."

Emiko laughed. "Of course! I'm her twin."

Luke looked at me, still in shock. "Twins? Ayame, you didn't tell me that you and you sister were twins."

Emiko looked at me with her hands on her hips. "Huh, I feel insulted Sis. You didn't tell your friends that you had a twin who is beautiful, smart, and talented."

I rolled my eyes. 'Typical Emiko, always trying to brag.'

"I told them that you existed, I just forgot to mention that we're twins."

She frowned at me. "I'm still not happy that you didn't tell them the twin part."

Luke laughed as he walked over to us. "Ah, so what if she forgot? The important thing is that we know now and that we get to meet you finally."

Emiko dropped the frown and replaced it with that sly smile that she has worn for years; the smile I of course grew up with. "Oh okay, I guess I can let it slip for now. So who is this…interesting guy?" she asked.

"Emiko, this is my boyfriend, Luke."

Luke held out his hand. "Nice to meet you, Emiko."

She shook his hand. "It's nice to finally meet the guy who stole away my big sister's heart." She said as she shook his hand.

"And it's nice to finally meet the infamous sister of Ayame. You might think that she hasn't told me about you, but she's told me just about everything else about you guys."

Emiko glanced over at me. "Oh she has, hasn't she? What kind of stuff has she said?"

'Please don't say anything embarrassing. Please please please don't say anything embarrassing.' I prayed to myself.

Luke tapped his chin as he began to ponder. "Well she told me about the time where she fell into the pond at the park because she had that bee buzzing around her head. Then you had to fish her out of the water."

My face fell at the mention of that day; that was soooo embarrassing. There in fact was a bee involved, and me, the person who is afraid of bees, freaked out and fell into the pond that was smack dab in the middle of the local park. I can still picture everyone who was there, laughing hysterically. Emiko had to pull me out of the pond because I kept slipping and falling back into the water.

Emiko burst out laughing. "Oh my gosh! That was hilarious! Remember your face Ayame?"

"Yes Em, I remember." I groaned under my breath.

Luke laughed. "Yeah, that reminds me of the time where Ayame and I got into that huge water fight at the Spring Flower Festival."

She smirked. "Oh really? Please, do tell."

As the two of them continued to try and make my life miserable, I looked over at Gill, who still stood in the doorway awkwardly.

I smiled at him as I walked over to him. "So I take it that you've met my sister already?"

He looked down at his shoes. "Yes…I did. I can definitely tell that she is your sister."

I giggled. "Yep, we act almost alike, but we are the complete opposite when you get to know her more."

He nodded as he continued to avoid eye contact with me.

"Something wrong?" I asked as I leaned down, trying to catch his gaze. "Did she say something to you?"

"No, it's more of what I said to her." He answered quietly.

I put my hands on my hips and I straightened up. "Did you insult my sister? Cause if you did-"

His head shot up. "No! No! At least…I don't think I did. I think…I think I really embarrassed her, as well as myself."

"Well what did you say?"

"I um…" he murmured the rest of his response, incoherently.

"What?"

He tried to say it again, a little louder this time; however, it was still hard to understand.

"Gill, you're gonna have to speak up; I still can't hear you."

His ice blue eyes met mine. "I…accidentally asked your sister out."

I stared at him, stunned in shock. "You what?"

He growled under his breath. "I accidentally asked your sister out on a date."

I shook my head, trying to process what he just said. "Well…what do you mean by 'accidentally'?"

He tried to look down at his shoes again. "I thought she was…" he trailed off.

I rotated my wrist, trying to help him finish the sentence. "What? Beautiful? Funny? Cute?"

He exhaled. "You."

My breath caught in my throat and my heart skipped a beat. "W-what?"

'What is up with this? Gill was trying to ask me out? Where did this suddenly come from?'

"Gill…what…what do you mean by that?"

He took a deep breath. "Well…I thought it was you, except you were dressed differently. So I assumed that you were trying to test me on how to ask a girl out."

I arched my eyebrows. "A test on asking a girl out?"

He hesitated. "Yes…I thought that you were pretending to be someone else so that I could practice asking a girl out."

"Seriously?"

He let out a groan. "I know, I know. It sounds completely strange, but when you said that you were going to help me out…I assumed…well…that."

I nodded, slowly understanding what he was getting at. "Huh, why didn't I think of that? That's not a bad idea; I wish my sister hadn't beat me to it first." I laughed. "So what was her answer when you asked?"

He sighed. "She said 'yes'."

I stopped laughing. "She said yes?"

He nodded.

I was completely speechless. My sister actually said 'yes' to Gill.

"Wow, I wasn't really expecting that."

"Neither was I, but I don't think that she meant it."

"Why would you say that?"

He shrugged. "I think she caught onto my game after I said your name; she thought that I was trying to ask you out."

My eyebrows rose. "Really?"

He nodded once again before he let out a sigh. "Also she thought that I was concocting an evil plot to split you and Luke up so that I could be with you instead."

I had to burst out laughing at that. "Yep, she's thinking of soap opera plots; we love watching 'Days of Our Lives' together."

"Yes, she did mention your love for soap operas. I told her that I'm not a big fan of them."

I giggled. "Oh come on, you should give it a chance; it's not that bad."

He crossed his arms. "I'll take it into consideration." Then he began glancing around the room. "So anyways, how was your trip? Was the party a success?"

I grinned at him. "Yeah, Chloe went absolutely nuts when she was brought on board; she looked like Christmas had come early for her. She and the other kids played their part and the whole act ended on a very positive note. Overall, it was a big success."

Gill nodded along. "Good to hear then. I'm glad that it ended on a good note for you. Was anything damaged?"

I shook my head. "Nope, we were really careful to not damage anything; that's why we used water balloons for the cannon balls."

At least he doesn't look mad at that; he actually looks intrigued.

"That's a pretty interesting idea; a fun and safe way to make it look like a war between rival ships. I'd have to say that I'm impressed."

I smiled at his comment. "Thanks Gill, that's really nice of you to say."

He's getting better with his attitude lately. I feel like I'm helping him to become a better person every day. Hopefully some day, I'll be able to turn him into the gentleman who can become the mayor of this island and also I can help him find really sweet girl that he can find love with.

"Oh that reminds me, what time should I come into work tomorrow? I mean, it's my first day tomorrow."

Gill pondered for a moment. "Well, I would say that you can come in around…eh…7:30 AM. That way you can get there around the same time as Elli, she can fill you in on some of your duties."

"Sounds good to me." I responded.

Then I looked over at Luke and my sister, who were still talking to one another. 'Oh boy, I wonder what embarrassing story he's telling her about now?'

I wasn't able to figure out what story Luke was telling her but I could tell that it was one where I completely embarrassed myself, since my sister was laughing her head off.

"Ha! I almost forgot about that! That was soooo funny!"

I sighed out loud. "Ar you guys done making fun of me now?"

Luke snickered. "For now."

I rolled my eyes. 'Perfect.'

Gill cleared his throat. "Well I'm glad that this new resident welcoming is going smoothly."

My face contorted in confusion. "New resident welcoming?" Then I glance back at Emiko and Luke. "What are you talking about?"

Emiko smiled brightly. "I'm moving to Waffle Island! I'm the new girl in town!"

My mouth dropped for the second time today. "What?!"

"Surprise!"

Luke's grin grew wider. "Wow! Another resident on the island and it's Ayame's sister! Welcome to the island!"

"Thanks!" Then she looked over at me, who still slightly gaping open in surprise.

Not only was my sister here, but she was moving to Waffle Island. Wow, talk about an eventful day for me.

"Ayame?"

I quickly snapped back into reality. "Huh?"

She walked towards me with a sad expression. "Are you upset that I moved here without telling you?"

I shook my head frantically before she could start crying. "No! Of course not! I'm just…still shocked that you're here and now you're moving here."

She gave me a soft smile. "So you're not mad?"

I smiled back. "No, I'm really glad that you're here." I responded as I pulled her into a hug.

She hugged back. "Thanks Sis." When she pulled back she looked up at me with her big brown eyes. "Well I guess I'd better go check in at that Sundae Inn back in town. I'm gonna stay there while they put the finishing touches on my house."

My face fell a little. "Oh, okay."

'It seemed like she got here and now she's already leaving. Well I guess we can always talk tomorrow.'

Emiko seemed to notice my expression. "Unless you wanna have a little movie party like we used to back home; that way we can try and catch up with each other. That is, if it's okay with you."

I smiled again. "Of course it's okay!" Then I looked over at Gill. "Is it okay if she stays here for a little bit? I don't want Jake and Colleen to be upset if she doesn't check in right away."

Gill placed his hands behind his back. "Oh, I'm sure they won't mind, I'll go inform them and then she can check in later. Her luggage is already there."

Emiko smiled at him. "Thanks Blondie!"

Gill's face grew slightly red as he avoided eye contact, looking down at his shoes again.

'Man, those shoes must be pretty interesting to look at.'

"Uh…yes, you're welcome." He stuttered.

'I guess he's probably still embarrassed about earlier. I might have to ask Em about that.'

He cleared his throat again. "Well, I guess I'll leave you girls to your little movie party." His eyes met mine. "I will see you tomorrow at work then."

I nodded in reply. "Yeah, see you later Boss."

Gill didn't respond to the nickname. Instead, he opened the door and left without another word.

Luke sighed in relief. "Finally, he's gone. So anyways, what's next on the agenda?"

I shifted my eyes towards him. He was still in his boxers. "Well first, I'd think that you should find your pants."

He looked down. "Oh yeah, heh, sorry about that. But seriously Ayame, have you seen my pants?"

I sighed in frustration as I walked over to my bed and held up Luke's brown work pants. "Are these them?"

Luke rubbed the back of his neck. "Oh yeah, what do you know; right where I left them." He laughed as he took them back. "Thanks Babe." He started stepping into them. "So what happens now that I've fond my missing pants?"

I stared at him. 'Did he not just hear what I just told Gill?'

"Uh…Luke…" I glanced over at Emiko and then back at him, hoping that he would get the message.

"What? I see your sister is right there?"

'Ugh, he's so clueless. How should I say this without insulting him.'

"Um Luke, is there any chance that we can have a movie party tonight?"

He smiled at me. "Of course we can. What are we watching?"

I sighed while my sister giggled softly. "Uh…Luke…I mean can Emiko and I have a movie party?"

His face finally showed realization. "Oh oh, I get it. I'm sorry I'm so stupid."

I shook my head. "No no, you're not stupid Luke."

"A little clueless, but not stupid." Emiko chimed in.

My mouth slightly opened in shock and then I elbowed her in the side. "Emiko." I hissed.

Luke crossed his arms. "Hey! I resent that!"

She snickered. "I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. When I see an opportunity like that I just pounce on it."

Luke relaxed himself. "Yeah, I guess I do the same thing sometimes. I'll let it slide this time." He responded with a laugh.

I mentally sighed in relief. 'At least he isn't affected by her witty comments.'

Luke clapped his hands together. "Well I'd better leave now so you two girls can have your movie party."

Emiko and I smiled at each other.

Luke began gathering his belongings and then stuffed them into his duffel bag.

I walked over to him to help as I grabbed his pirate gear, kissing his cheek while handing them to him. "Sorry we can't have dinner tonight."

He shrugged. "It's alright. You haven't seen your sister in a long time and I know that you've missed her. We can always go out tomorrow night. Heck, I see you about ever single day now." He replied with a smile. That smile that always won me over.

I returned it. "Thanks Luke."

After he was all packed up I walked him to door.

He smiled down at me as I pulled open the door for him. "Thank you again for the awesome day. You did an amazing job with Chloe's birthday party."

I blushed as I brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. "Thanks, it was a lot of work but I couldn't have done it without you."

Luke laughed. "Aw, you're just saying that. You're just happy that you got to kiss a really tough and dangerous pirate."

I giggled at him. "Oh yes, because that is exactly what I've always wanted to do."

"Ha! Yeah, and I've always wanted to kiss a princess."

I shot him a flirtatious smile. "Oh really now? Wanna have another one Matie?"

He smirked back. "Yes, Your Highness."

He leaned down and crushed his lips into mine. His lips moved against mine, leaving mini sparks in it's wake. 'Man, I don't think I'll ever get tired of that.'

"Oh man, get a room you two." Emiko groaned in the background.

Luke pulled away and looked over at her annoyed expression. "Well we would, but you're kind of in it." He joked.

I slapped his arm. "Shut it!"

He laughed at me. "Sorry Babe, but like she said, when you see an opportunity like that you have to pounce."

Emiko smirked. "Darn right."

I rolled my eyes. "Goodbye Luke." I said as I tired to push him out the door.

He grabbed onto the frame, trying to stay inside of the house. "Oh come on Ayame, I'm sorry. I was just kidding."

I pushed against him, trying to get him to let go. "Too late, you already said it and you're out of here."

"Aw come on!" he pouted. "At least give me one more kiss before I go."

I stopped pushing him. "Oh, okay I guess."

He let go of the door frame and stood up straight.

I smirked. "Pucker up Big Boy."

Luke puckered his lips at me.

I grabbed the door and then slammed it shut, leaving him outside.

"Hey! That's not fair!" he shouted through the door.

"You snooze, you lose. You can apologize tomorrow." I laughed.

"You're mean!"

"But you love me anyway!"

There was a silence on the other side. He must have gave up and left already.

I turned around to face my sister.

She smirked. "Don't you think that you were a little tough on him?"

I waved my hand nonchalantly. "Nah, he's fine. We do this kind of stuff all the time to each other. He'll forgive me. He's just being himself right now."

She giggled. "I can see that."

I sighed as I rested my hands on my hips and looked around the room. "So what do you wanna do first?"

Well that's all for now. What did you think of that? Weren't expecting Ayame's sister to make an appearance were you? What do you think is going to happen now that Emiko is here? Good? Bad? You tell me…I wanna hear your thoughts on her arrival. Say whatever you'd like. Also sorry if there were any mistakes in grammar in this...I was rushing through the editing process so I could get it out before I left for the Anime convention...if you see anything, please message me!

I really hope that you liked the new chapter! I'm gonna try and work on the newest one as much as I can this summer to get it out soon. I'm gonna start the next chapter soon in my notebook and I'm gonna try to get it done as soon as possible. Also I'm gonna be going on a lot of vacations this summer as well as watching Doctor Who on Netflix lols. Please review and message me! I love hearing your thoughts on the story! Thanks everyone! Have a great summer!