Romance is Everywhere
Chapter Four- Love Again?
Ever since Chasse's great search, life was complicated. Chasse took this all very seriously. She climbed to the church belfry every afternoon from lunch until four o' clock and spied on everyone with her binoculars.
"Chasse, don't you think you should let me handle this?" Jean asked one day as Chasse climbed the wall.
"Yeah, but I'm gonna help you!" she yelled from the top.
"Okay, whatever!" Jean walked off laughing.
"JEAAAAN!" Ramona cried, barreling towards her.
"Whoa, hey Ramona! What's wrong?"
"I'M IN LOVE!"
"That's nice!" Jean didn't know what else to say. "With who?"
"Randy Sallow."
Jean had seen Randy from time to time in the library. He was sort of cute, with messy black hair and shiny green eyes.
"Really?"
"Yep, we have a date for tonight."
"That's nice!"
"Yeah, well, I've gotta go, see you later Jean!" She ran off, skipping with every other step.
Must be the air. Jean thought, laughing. Kyoka and Anna were hanging out by the pond, so she stopped by.
"WHAT'S UP?!" she yelled in their ears.
"WHOA! Hey Jean!" Anna said. She looked a bit frustrated.
"Hey..." Kyoka said dreamily.
"To answer your question, Kyoka's got a crush on someone." Anna folded her arms.
"Really? WHO?!" Jean sat on a rock and puts her hands on her knees. Kyoka sighed dreamily again.
"My brooootherrrrrrr!" Anna wailed.
"FRANKY?"
"Yes! Him!"
Jean burst out laughing. But Kyoka looked dead serious. Anna looked distressed.
"It's true!" she cried. "Kyoka loves my brother! And...and...my brother loves Kyoka! IT'S GOING TO BE HORRIBLE!"
"I PROMISE we won't bug you, Anna!" Kyoka said.
"Yeah, but still..."
"Okay, guys, this isn't really my place to say. So...um...goodbye?" Jean just walked off as Anna and Kyoka continued to argue.
"JE-" Elyssa started to say.
"PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE IN LOVE TOO!" Jean threw herself down on the bench near the square. "AND IF YOU ARE, GO FIND ANNA AND KYOKA!"
"...I'm not."
"THANK YOU SO MUCH! SO SO MUCH!"
"...I just got everything moved into my house, that's all!" She looked very proud of herself.
"That's nice Leezul. I really have get home. I've been talking to lovesick people all day. 'Bye!" She walked off leaving Elyssa to wallow in her glory.
When she got home, she saw Samson sitting on a large rock by the entrance. He smiled at her.
"Hey Jean," he said.
"Heysa Samson!" she said cheerfully, glad to be home. "Why the long face?"
"I'm bored. Nothing to do."
"Hmm...want to go to the lake?" Jean didn't know where that came from, but Samson looked happy.
"Sure!" he said. So they walked off.
Nothing much happened there. They talked about Franky and Kyoka. Franky had obviously told Samson all about his burning passion for Ky.
"It's tough watching your best friend fall in love," Samson said. "I mean, it feels like yesterday we were nine years old, racing each other to the top of the mountain and building sail boats for the pond."
"Yeah..." Jean hadn't known Kyoka that long, but it was still pretty much the same.
The night flew by as they talked. Samson walked her home.
"Well, m'lady, it's been a pleasure!" he said.
"Yes kind sir, it has been!" They laughed, and, totally out of nowhere, Jean leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Then she walked inside and went to bed, leaving Samson to stand there, amazed.
"Love isn't so bad," she said to herself. "But still..." Before she could finish her sentence, she fell asleep.
Chapter Four- Love Again?
Ever since Chasse's great search, life was complicated. Chasse took this all very seriously. She climbed to the church belfry every afternoon from lunch until four o' clock and spied on everyone with her binoculars.
"Chasse, don't you think you should let me handle this?" Jean asked one day as Chasse climbed the wall.
"Yeah, but I'm gonna help you!" she yelled from the top.
"Okay, whatever!" Jean walked off laughing.
"JEAAAAN!" Ramona cried, barreling towards her.
"Whoa, hey Ramona! What's wrong?"
"I'M IN LOVE!"
"That's nice!" Jean didn't know what else to say. "With who?"
"Randy Sallow."
Jean had seen Randy from time to time in the library. He was sort of cute, with messy black hair and shiny green eyes.
"Really?"
"Yep, we have a date for tonight."
"That's nice!"
"Yeah, well, I've gotta go, see you later Jean!" She ran off, skipping with every other step.
Must be the air. Jean thought, laughing. Kyoka and Anna were hanging out by the pond, so she stopped by.
"WHAT'S UP?!" she yelled in their ears.
"WHOA! Hey Jean!" Anna said. She looked a bit frustrated.
"Hey..." Kyoka said dreamily.
"To answer your question, Kyoka's got a crush on someone." Anna folded her arms.
"Really? WHO?!" Jean sat on a rock and puts her hands on her knees. Kyoka sighed dreamily again.
"My brooootherrrrrrr!" Anna wailed.
"FRANKY?"
"Yes! Him!"
Jean burst out laughing. But Kyoka looked dead serious. Anna looked distressed.
"It's true!" she cried. "Kyoka loves my brother! And...and...my brother loves Kyoka! IT'S GOING TO BE HORRIBLE!"
"I PROMISE we won't bug you, Anna!" Kyoka said.
"Yeah, but still..."
"Okay, guys, this isn't really my place to say. So...um...goodbye?" Jean just walked off as Anna and Kyoka continued to argue.
"JE-" Elyssa started to say.
"PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE IN LOVE TOO!" Jean threw herself down on the bench near the square. "AND IF YOU ARE, GO FIND ANNA AND KYOKA!"
"...I'm not."
"THANK YOU SO MUCH! SO SO MUCH!"
"...I just got everything moved into my house, that's all!" She looked very proud of herself.
"That's nice Leezul. I really have get home. I've been talking to lovesick people all day. 'Bye!" She walked off leaving Elyssa to wallow in her glory.
When she got home, she saw Samson sitting on a large rock by the entrance. He smiled at her.
"Hey Jean," he said.
"Heysa Samson!" she said cheerfully, glad to be home. "Why the long face?"
"I'm bored. Nothing to do."
"Hmm...want to go to the lake?" Jean didn't know where that came from, but Samson looked happy.
"Sure!" he said. So they walked off.
Nothing much happened there. They talked about Franky and Kyoka. Franky had obviously told Samson all about his burning passion for Ky.
"It's tough watching your best friend fall in love," Samson said. "I mean, it feels like yesterday we were nine years old, racing each other to the top of the mountain and building sail boats for the pond."
"Yeah..." Jean hadn't known Kyoka that long, but it was still pretty much the same.
The night flew by as they talked. Samson walked her home.
"Well, m'lady, it's been a pleasure!" he said.
"Yes kind sir, it has been!" They laughed, and, totally out of nowhere, Jean leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Then she walked inside and went to bed, leaving Samson to stand there, amazed.
"Love isn't so bad," she said to herself. "But still..." Before she could finish her sentence, she fell asleep.