Stardew Valley Fanfiction:
'The Farmer Witch'
Chapter 51:
It was a few hours later when Alice finally exited the submarine. It was getting late and she wanted to head back home with her bag full of exotic sea creatures. She started making her way through the market, searching for her warlocks. After walking around the docks for a while, she spotted Damon, Sebastian, Sam, and Shane up on the shore, sitting on rocks and chatting up a group of (of course) mermaids. No doubt performers from the show they had attended.
Alice frowned, giving a huff and travelling up the beach towards the group. Even from a distance, Shane seemed pretty drunk – he was laughing a little too loudly and had his arm around a pretty blonde mermaid gal. The mermaid didn't seem to mind though and it looked like she was flirting with the man. But that was nothing compared to the group of mermaids surrounding Damon. Four different women were hanging on his every word, smiling and laughing with the warlock and trying to all get his attention at once. Alice wasn't surprised. It probably wasn't every day that the merfolk got to see a powerful magic user come into town. Despite her master being an introvert and a bit socially awkward at times, Alice knew that any sensible mermaid would want to bag herself a catch like him. That was probably why he was getting so much attention from the girls. Damon was completely red in the face, trying to talk to four girls at once. He looked like he had bitten off more than he could chew, so to speak.
At least Sebastian was smart enough to ignore the girls for the most part, trying instead to just have a conversation with Sam and Abigail, who had met up with the boys on the beach at some point prior to Alice's arrival. Abigail was glowering at Sam though, even as Sebastian tried to keep up a conversation. Sam too had a mermaid flirting with him heavily. The red-headed fish girl was leaning against him as the group sat on the rocks. She probably had to though, since she had no legs to keep herself up on her own.
Alice approached the group, giving Damon a judgmental look before turning her attention to Sebastian. "Having fun?" She asked darkly.
"No." Sebastian responded quickly, earning himself a chuckle from Alice.
The witch went to sit between him and Abigail. "Seems like you guys kept yourself busy. Ready to go home?"
The man nodded hastily, seeming eager to get out of this situation. Alice felt a little better knowing that at least her boyfriend didn't seem interested in ogling the pretty mermaid girls. She stood up, taking Sebastian's hand in her own. "Bye Sam." She stated without looking at him.
He didn't seem to hear her over Shane's boisterous laughter. Or perhaps he was just too distracted. Either way, Alice turned to Damon. "Coming?" She asked coldly.
"Yes!" Damon tried to stand, but multiple sets of hands grabbed for him and forced him to sit back down. The girls didn't seem willing to let him go just yet. Flustered and embarrassed, Damon tried to excuse himself a second time, but he was shot down again with disappointed looks from the mermaids and protesting. He looked to Alice pleadingly for some assistance.
The witch rolled her eyes and pulled Sebastian away towards the town. Damon had gotten himself into that mess and he could get himself out of it too~
She heard her master calling out to them behind her as they walked away. A guilty looking Sebastian kept peeking over his shoulder at his father getting left behind, but he didn't dare say anything to the witch about it. He seemed to understand that he was very close to losing her good graces after attending the Mermaid show with his friend.
They made their way home through the cold, Alice huddling close to Sebastian for warmth and Sebastian putting his arm around her to share it. They dropped off the exotic fish in Alice's fish pond before heading inside.
"Did you buy everything you wanted?" She inquired.
Sebastian nodded. "Yeah, but they will have a fresh stock tomorrow. The Nightmarket always has different things for sale each night of the event. It's how they keep people coming back."
"Ah, I guess that makes sense. Wanna stop by again tomorrow then?"
He nodded.
"Going to attend the Mermaid show again tomorrow?"
He shook his head.
"Good boy."
She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before heading to her room.
She had stayed awake reading for a while to make sure her master got home safely. Poor Damon dragged himself back onto the farm a few hours later, looking exhausted. Serves him right, Alice thought. What sort of father attends a frisky mermaid how with their son?
Soon after the warlock's return to the farm, the witch shut off her light and went to bed.
Trying to update regularly! Here's another chapter for everyone, let me know what you think! Reviews/Comments are always great! - Mystical Jelly
