Stardew Valley Fanfiction:

'The Farmer Witch'

Chapter 24:

She fell asleep thinking about ways to make the house homier for them both.

By morning she felt a lot better about everything. She had decided that this was all for the best. She was pretty sure she would make a better housemate than Sebastian's previous ones, and she hoped that he and his family could grow closer emotionally now that they had some distance physically.

She assumed Sebastian would be sleeping in late like he usually did, so quietly, she made her morning coffee and grabbed some food. She left some coffee in the pot and kept it on the warm setting so Sebastian would have some for later. She even left a tiny note for him on the counter:

'Morning Roomie!

I'm off in the mines. Left some coffee for you. Help yourself to anything in the fridge.

Alice

P.S. – I'll be back early, around 10. Let's talk furniture then, k?'

She left the note on the kitchen table and headed off with her pickaxe. She walked to the bus stop and took the minecart up to the mines. She was thankful for the carts working, because otherwise she'd have to walk right past the Carpenter's shop to get to the mines and that would have been a little awkward….

She was trying to practice her combat magic. Recently she'd been trying to help the Adventurer's Guild clear out the monsters in the mines. Today she was going to get rid of as many slimes as she could. She had enchanted a ring using some iridium she'd fished up. Now the band of purple metal would illuminate her path and also help locate treasure more easily. Placing it on her finger, she started her climb down into the mines.

Three hours later, she climbed out – covered in slime juice and smelling terrible. She had found many a floor of the mines that were totally infested with the creatures… Too bad the things exploded upon death, splashing her with sticky juice over and over again.

She returned home and immediately climbed into the shower. She wasn't even sure if Sebastian was up yet, but she didn't want him to see her this messy anyway. After a quick wash, she wrapped up in her bathrobe and headed to the kitchen. She was starving and as she started whipping together some food for herself, she was greeted by Sebastian coming down the stairs.

"Hey, how were the mines?" He asked, sounding a lot more cheerful this morning.

"Gross. I had to wash off about seven layers of slime from my hair. Might have to burn my shoes. How has your morning been?" She flipped the pancakes over in the pan. Breakfast for lunch was one of her favs.

"Fine. Thanks for the coffee." He smiled at her. "I've only been up for about an hour."

"That's still pretty early for you~" She teased.

"Yeah, yeah, but I have a lot to do. But first, you wanted to talk furniture?" He sounded a bit apprehensive, perhaps because he thought Alice was referring to buying from his mother.

"Well we need some, don't you think? You don't have any, and I barely have anything worth keeping long term." She slid the cakes onto a plate, handing them to the man. "I was thinking of going into the city to shop, for obvious reasons. We could order some furniture to be delivered or rent a truck to bring it back or something."

He took the plate, thanking her. Clearly, he hadn't gotten around to making food for himself yet. "Yeah, that sounds great. I still have to stop by Sam's to finish my project on his internet, but if I left now I could probably be finished in an hour or two. Evening trip into the city?" He suggested.

"Bus or bike?" She asked while working on her own pancakes now.

He laughed. "You'd be willing to take my bike up?"

She shrugged. "My Master drives a bike too. I've been on them before. I mean, I can't DRIVE them, but I've ridden them before."

This seemed to surprise the man. "Your warlock training drives… a motorcycle?" He sounded unconvinced.

"Why not? Magical folk can drive motorcycles too if they want!" She answered indignantly.

"I guess so. Just seems weird." Apparently, he found that funny.

Alice rolled her eyes. "So racist~"

Sebastian snorted. "I didn't mean it like that!"

Alice waved him off. "I know, I know. I'm teasing you, moron."

They finished their 'breakfast' and Sebastian headed out to Sam's place. He explained that a lot of his projects were saved online and he could access them on Sam's computer. When Alice had asked him if Sam and Abigail knew about last night, Sebastian said he'd texted them before bed but wasn't sure if the messages had gone through.

"Probably not." Alice admitted. "I only get phone calls from my Master out here and that's only because his phone is enchanted. I don't have the power to keep enchantments like that up, so I can't call out unless I'm near Gus' or someone's house in town."

So Sebastian left to go see Sam, promising to explain to their friends what had happened while he was in town. Alice stayed home, needing a break after so much combat in the mines. She got dressed into some casual clothes and took a short nap in her room. She woke up only when she heard Sebastian return, the front door opening and closing in the room next door.

Little late posting today. My sleep schedule is all off right now. I haven't slept well since my accident in December, and it's only getting worse :( At least I have games and writing to keep me busy~ - Mystical Jelly