A Flower In The Rain

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A/N

I Have a few Stardew Valley Stories I have been meaning to share for a while.
Sorry I have been gone so long. College keeps me busy as does my job on the weekend.
I have about 3 weeks off (with the exception of weekends when I work)
SO here's hoping, along with new stories, that I can finally update some on going ones too~ ;)

Thank you for your patience~
Akarii Rose

The Flowers were starting to come up nicely. Albeit being just little sprouts. Hana tended to the botanical care while Willow worked to clear the brush and clear the trees. Progress was being made, little by little. There was a clear path now for foraging, a natural gift of Hana's. And they were making a little money from the items they placed in the shipping box. Mayor Lewis would gather around early morning and collect what was gathered, leaving a small compensation behind. They were settling in, and getting to know a few of the new faces that passed them by on the way to the Market. But they were still pretty fresh faces themselves.

"Say, Hana...we've got a lot of work done here." said Willow, "Maybe we should take a break and stroll around town tonight, what do you think?"

"...Okay." the girl responded softly. Hana was still as awkward as ever...but she was trying.

And Willow appreciated the effort.

After tending to the garden for the day the two girls wandered around Pelican Town. It wasn't a very big place. It was more Scenic than anything.

"Not a whole lot to do around here, huh?" asked Willow, scratching at her freckled cheeks."

"...It's a small town, Willow." hana said softly, "There really isn't much to do..."

They paused short as a blur rolled by them, startling them both. A blonde gentleman was skateboarding by.

"Sorry about that!" he called back, "WOAH!" Immediately he hopped on an approaching Garden ledge and grinded across it as it hit his pather and flipped forward, "Ow..." he groaned.

"Hahaha~ Wicked Wipe out!" called Willow with a cheeky grin.

"Willow!" Hana hissed, blushing as she tried to avoid human contact as much as possible while the blonde glanced back and a light chuckling was heard from a gentleman in a black hoody. Hana jumped. She didn't even see him there. He came off as invisible as she was trying to be...with little luck.

"Wow, real support you are, Sebastion." the blonde sighed.

"Well...she's not wrong." the boy responded back, brushing his fringe to the side as the blonde rolled his eyes and kick flipped his board into his arm before approaching them.

"Noo don't come over here-!" Hana sighed, "Great, he's coming over here."

"Hey...so you think you can do better then?" the blonde asked as he walked up to Willow.

"Sam!" the one called Sebastian called out, "Don't just walk up to girls on the street-" he said as he moved to follow his friend out.

"Great...now HE'S coming too!" Hana huffed. She really didn't want to deal with people as she tried to hide herself behind Willow.

"Oh, lighten up!" Willow hissed back before returning her attention to the boy called Sam.

"Yeah, I bet I could!" she smirked.

Hana sighed and placed her face in her palm.

"Heh." Sebastian snickered at Willow's response ad shot a loot toward Hana that said I feel your pain.

The ginger gave a half smile in gratitude before averting her gaze once again.

"Oh really!?" laughed Sam, "All right, put your money where your mouth is then!" he said as he playfully shoved the board toward the purple haired girl, "Show me what you got~!" he grinned.

"Fine." Willow smirked as she graciously accepted the skateboard and prepared for her ride. It was a swift motion from a distance. She came in hot and hopped the ledge, sliding across smoothly to a solid land then twirled a 360 to her halt before hopping off and catching the board in her hand.

"Okay, holy crap!" Willow laughed, "I haven't done that in ages!" she laughed harder, "...And I will probably NEVER do that again!"

"Pff...Shit, man..." Sebastian chuckled as he took in the gaped jaw expression of his friend's face.

"Holy...what the hell!?" the blonde cried out and the dark haired man in the hoody only laughed harder.

"My name is Willow..." she said as she handed the skateboard back to Sam, "And the girl over there, is Hana."

"...Hi." Hana said curtly. She didn't want to speak but Willow always had this way of putting her on the spot.

"Ah...Hi!" the blonde laughed, "Well...My name's Sam." he stated, "And over there is my buddy Sebastian."

"...Hey."

Willow snickered. Personality wise, those two seemed like birds of a feather. She and Sam exchanged a glance and each snorted to themselves.
"We just moved in to Hana's grandpa's old place in the woods." said Willow.

"Oh yeah? That old Cabin in the woods, huh?" Sam blinked.

"Cool." said Sebastian.

Sam rolled his eyes, seeming annoyed at Sebastian's lack of contribution to the conversation, with his one word replies.

"That's the one." Willow chuckled as she glanced at Hana whose responses were no longer than the gentleman before her.

"So what are you ladies up to around here?" asked Sam as he leaned back trying to carry the conversation further.

"Actually, we had just finished up our work for the day and were looking to take a breather." said Willow, "What is there to do for fun around here?" she asked.

"It's a small town." said Sebastian, "There really isn't much of anything to do."

"...Huh. Funny." Willow blinked, "You know Hana said pretty much the exact same thing..."

"Well she's right." Sebastian said curtly.

"Oh stop it Sebastian!" Sam huffed, "That's not entirely true anyway." he stated, "The Saloon can be a pretty cool place to hang."

"..A Bar?" Hana said with a question in her tone.

"It's not just a bar!" said Sam, "They serve good food there too!" he stated, "There's a couple of arcade games, a vending machine, and a Pool Table." he stated, "In fact Sebastian and I play pool there all the time, you're welcome to join us tonight if you like-"

"What!?" Sebastian blinked.

"Come on, Seb!" said Sam, "Wouldn't you like a new challenge?"

The black haired male stared a while silently. He shifted his dark eyed gaze to Willow. And To Hana. Then back to Sam. And he sighed.

"...I guess." he said.

"Great!" Same beamed as he returned back to the girls before him, "What do you ladies say? You up for the challenge?"

"Sounds great!" Willow beamed, "What do you think? Hana?"

The ginger haired girl stared Willow down in silence. She showed no immediate emotion. She glanced at Same who smiled at her before glancing back to Willow, finally responding...

"...Okay." she said softly.

"Awesome!" said Willow, "So I guess we'll see you tonight!"

To Be Continued