anime26angel: Hiya! Here's chapter 6, Jack's p.o.v.......to all of my
reviews: ARIGATO!!!! And to all lawyers: *ahem* I do not own harvest moon,
natsume does (grabs pitchfork and points at zombie lawyers) so back off!
(zombies go back underground) *sigh* on with the fic!
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Chapter 6
I turned my gaze from Elli, and quickly opened the door. Sitting at the table, screaming her head off, Popuri was in immeasurable pain. Elli ran inside, letting my coat fall at her feet, and went to her suffering friend.
She spoke to her gently, in a voice no higher than a whisper. "How far apart?"
Popuri winced slightly. "A few minutes apart." She gave a yelp that caught everyone's attention in the room.
Oh God, she's in labor.
"Here? Now?" Kai held her hand so as to calm her, but got his hand crushed instead. Soon, Rick came over, and the two of them began arguing on what to do next.
"Her water's broken, Jack, I need to use your bed!" Elli said, as water began seeping onto the wooden floor.
"She's going to have the baby here?!" Rick stared incredulously, pausing from his argument with Kai.
"Karen, Ann, Elli, Mary, get Popuri into the other room and get her comfortable. Gray, Cliff, please wipe the floor. Rick, Kai, calm down and grab whatever Popuri might need. Jack, find some clean linens and give them to Ann. Everyone else, I think it's best if you all went home." Doc said calmly as he and the 4 women walked into the bedroom.
Most of the partygoers decided to leave, and asked to know about the baby the following morning. I told Gray where the mop was, as Kai and Rick rushed out the door. I opened the linen closet, grabbed a few sheets and went into my bedroom. There, I saw Ann and Karen trying to calm the distressed Popuri, wincing in pain and red in the face. Doc and Elli were preparing to deliver the baby. Barley, Ellen and the kids, walked out of the bedroom, telling me that they were going home.
As I gave the sheets to Ann, she tried to kick me out of the bedroom. While she was pushing me out, I was able to snatch a small package that was sitting on the top of my dresser. With the slamming of the door, I tried to remember what were the contents of the package.
A few minutes later, I remembered it was a music box. I had found it amongst Grandpa's possessions when I first moved in. It was broken, probably due to rust or the passing of time. I had sent it to Saibara's to have him and Gray fix it. When I picked it up at the Blacksmith's shop, Saibara told me it was a wedding present for my Grandma from Grandpa. Before I lifted the lid, I immediately knew what song it would play. As I walked back to the farm, I listened to the music box chime softly, whispers in the moonlight. I set it on top of my dresser, listening to its melody while trying to remember the little girl I promised so long ago.
When Winter came around, I decided to give the music box to Karen. Then I decided to give her a little ballerina figurine that I found amongst Grandpa's possessions. It must have been Grandma's since she used to be a ballerina before she married Grandpa. As Christmas Day, drew nearer and nearer, I had bought presents for everyone except Elli. I had decided to give the music box to her.
The slam of the door interrupted my thoughts, as Rick and Kai came running through the door with the items for Popuri and Lilia in tow. Kai and Rick ran into the bedroom, but were immediately kicked out. Lilia took the items from the men, and calmly walked into the bedroom. Gray and Cliff were already getting started on cleaning the remnants of the party. I began to wash dishes, while Rick and Kai began pacing the outside of the bedroom.
4 hours had passed, and we were already finished cleaning the house. Before they put a hole in the floor from pacing, Ann told Kai and Rick that it would take a while before the baby would be born. Now, they decided to chew their fingers off.
It would be quite some time before I could give Elli her present or even see her for that matter. She almost kissed me. I almost kissed her. I almost cheated on Karen. If Karen hadn't opened the door, I might have, no, I would have kissed her.
There's no point in denying it, is there?
I'm in love with her.
I'm in love with Elli.
The bedroom door opened, and revealed a tired Karen. She walked over to where I was sitting, and kissed me, feeling a dull spark that burned out ages ago. "Is this for me?" Pointing at the present for Elli.
I shook my head, and began walking towards the small Christmas tree in the corner of the room. I picked up a present wrapped in purple tissue paper, and handed it to Karen. She tore away the paper, and cried in delight at the sight of the ballerina.
"It's so cute!" She said, giving me a kiss on the cheek. I could see Rick tighten his fists, taking a break from biting his fingernails.
"Karen, we need to talk." I said solemnly. Her eyes were filled with worry, wondering what was the matter. I asked her to sit down at the table, wondering how was I going to say this to her. "Um....Karen. You're a really great person. You're nice, pretty, and you have a really great personality. But-"
She gave a little sob, her eyes turning moist. "You want to break up with me? Why? Don't you love me?"
"I do, but only as a friend. It's just that I'm in love with-"
"Elli, right?" My face began turning as red as a ripe tomato. Seeing my reaction, she smiled sadly. "Knew it. I had a feeling you had fallen for her. I noticed the way you'd look at her, when you're around her, or whenever I'd mentioned her name, your face would light up, like a little boy on his birthday. Your eyes were filled with such a warm glow that I've only seen when Elli was the subject. And today, when I saw her almost kiss- "
"You saw?"
Before I could go on, Karen cut me off with a wave of her hand. "Yeah. I guess I knew it was over between us, when I saw the disappointment on your face when she backed away from you. But I still didn't want to believe it. I still thought that you still loved me, like the way that I love you. So I pretended that I didn't see anything, but the truth was she tried to kiss you and you wanted to kiss her back. You wanted to kiss her." Tears spilled from her eyes, as I encircled my arms around her.
"I'm sorry." I whispered as she buried her head in my chest. She looked up, and smiled sadly as I unwrapped my arms around her. "You're not going to chuck the ballerina at my face, are you?"
She gave a slight giggle, picking up the ballerina and holding it close to her. "No, it's too pretty for me to throw it at someone's head." She grabbed her coat and walked towards the door. She sighed, as she touched my cheek fondly. "It was fun while it lasted. You better tell Elli soon, or I will chuck it at your head." She prepared to aim the figurine at my head, but put it in her purse instead. Giving me a peck on the check, she walked out the door, disappearing into the darkness.
I go over to Rick, and punched him on the arm. "Hey."
"Hey. What happened with you and Karen?" I remembered that Rick was Karen's best friend, and was still very much in love with her.
"We broke up."
"Oh, that's too bad." He said softly trying to hide the smirk on his face.
"Why don't you walk her home? It's late and you should be able to catch up with her." Pulling Rick to his feet, I grabbed his coat and pushed him out the door.
"Jack?"
"Yeah?" I asked, as I was about to close the door.
"Tell me if it's a boy or girl."
"Sure."
I watched him disappear into the darkness, following after Karen. Soon enough, Kai, Gray and Cliff asked what happened, and I loved seeing their jaws drop when I told them I broke up with Karen. Well, Kai's and Gray's. Cliff was the first to realize that I loved Elli instead of Karen. Before Gray and Kai could have the chance to attack me with questions about my love life, Cliff changed the subject by asking what Kai and Popuri were going to name the baby.
We were sitting by the bedroom door, waiting for the baby to come. When Kai told us that he and Popuri hadn't decided yet, we started making up names for the baby. All of us finally agreed that if it were a boy he would be named Kyle and if it were a girl she would be named Sydney. I looked at the clock that hung in the room that read 2 a.m., the quietly ticking away of the seconds lulling me to sleep.
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anime26angel: Yay! I finished!!! Review, review, review!!! Or I won't post the next chapter! : p```
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Chapter 6
I turned my gaze from Elli, and quickly opened the door. Sitting at the table, screaming her head off, Popuri was in immeasurable pain. Elli ran inside, letting my coat fall at her feet, and went to her suffering friend.
She spoke to her gently, in a voice no higher than a whisper. "How far apart?"
Popuri winced slightly. "A few minutes apart." She gave a yelp that caught everyone's attention in the room.
Oh God, she's in labor.
"Here? Now?" Kai held her hand so as to calm her, but got his hand crushed instead. Soon, Rick came over, and the two of them began arguing on what to do next.
"Her water's broken, Jack, I need to use your bed!" Elli said, as water began seeping onto the wooden floor.
"She's going to have the baby here?!" Rick stared incredulously, pausing from his argument with Kai.
"Karen, Ann, Elli, Mary, get Popuri into the other room and get her comfortable. Gray, Cliff, please wipe the floor. Rick, Kai, calm down and grab whatever Popuri might need. Jack, find some clean linens and give them to Ann. Everyone else, I think it's best if you all went home." Doc said calmly as he and the 4 women walked into the bedroom.
Most of the partygoers decided to leave, and asked to know about the baby the following morning. I told Gray where the mop was, as Kai and Rick rushed out the door. I opened the linen closet, grabbed a few sheets and went into my bedroom. There, I saw Ann and Karen trying to calm the distressed Popuri, wincing in pain and red in the face. Doc and Elli were preparing to deliver the baby. Barley, Ellen and the kids, walked out of the bedroom, telling me that they were going home.
As I gave the sheets to Ann, she tried to kick me out of the bedroom. While she was pushing me out, I was able to snatch a small package that was sitting on the top of my dresser. With the slamming of the door, I tried to remember what were the contents of the package.
A few minutes later, I remembered it was a music box. I had found it amongst Grandpa's possessions when I first moved in. It was broken, probably due to rust or the passing of time. I had sent it to Saibara's to have him and Gray fix it. When I picked it up at the Blacksmith's shop, Saibara told me it was a wedding present for my Grandma from Grandpa. Before I lifted the lid, I immediately knew what song it would play. As I walked back to the farm, I listened to the music box chime softly, whispers in the moonlight. I set it on top of my dresser, listening to its melody while trying to remember the little girl I promised so long ago.
When Winter came around, I decided to give the music box to Karen. Then I decided to give her a little ballerina figurine that I found amongst Grandpa's possessions. It must have been Grandma's since she used to be a ballerina before she married Grandpa. As Christmas Day, drew nearer and nearer, I had bought presents for everyone except Elli. I had decided to give the music box to her.
The slam of the door interrupted my thoughts, as Rick and Kai came running through the door with the items for Popuri and Lilia in tow. Kai and Rick ran into the bedroom, but were immediately kicked out. Lilia took the items from the men, and calmly walked into the bedroom. Gray and Cliff were already getting started on cleaning the remnants of the party. I began to wash dishes, while Rick and Kai began pacing the outside of the bedroom.
4 hours had passed, and we were already finished cleaning the house. Before they put a hole in the floor from pacing, Ann told Kai and Rick that it would take a while before the baby would be born. Now, they decided to chew their fingers off.
It would be quite some time before I could give Elli her present or even see her for that matter. She almost kissed me. I almost kissed her. I almost cheated on Karen. If Karen hadn't opened the door, I might have, no, I would have kissed her.
There's no point in denying it, is there?
I'm in love with her.
I'm in love with Elli.
The bedroom door opened, and revealed a tired Karen. She walked over to where I was sitting, and kissed me, feeling a dull spark that burned out ages ago. "Is this for me?" Pointing at the present for Elli.
I shook my head, and began walking towards the small Christmas tree in the corner of the room. I picked up a present wrapped in purple tissue paper, and handed it to Karen. She tore away the paper, and cried in delight at the sight of the ballerina.
"It's so cute!" She said, giving me a kiss on the cheek. I could see Rick tighten his fists, taking a break from biting his fingernails.
"Karen, we need to talk." I said solemnly. Her eyes were filled with worry, wondering what was the matter. I asked her to sit down at the table, wondering how was I going to say this to her. "Um....Karen. You're a really great person. You're nice, pretty, and you have a really great personality. But-"
She gave a little sob, her eyes turning moist. "You want to break up with me? Why? Don't you love me?"
"I do, but only as a friend. It's just that I'm in love with-"
"Elli, right?" My face began turning as red as a ripe tomato. Seeing my reaction, she smiled sadly. "Knew it. I had a feeling you had fallen for her. I noticed the way you'd look at her, when you're around her, or whenever I'd mentioned her name, your face would light up, like a little boy on his birthday. Your eyes were filled with such a warm glow that I've only seen when Elli was the subject. And today, when I saw her almost kiss- "
"You saw?"
Before I could go on, Karen cut me off with a wave of her hand. "Yeah. I guess I knew it was over between us, when I saw the disappointment on your face when she backed away from you. But I still didn't want to believe it. I still thought that you still loved me, like the way that I love you. So I pretended that I didn't see anything, but the truth was she tried to kiss you and you wanted to kiss her back. You wanted to kiss her." Tears spilled from her eyes, as I encircled my arms around her.
"I'm sorry." I whispered as she buried her head in my chest. She looked up, and smiled sadly as I unwrapped my arms around her. "You're not going to chuck the ballerina at my face, are you?"
She gave a slight giggle, picking up the ballerina and holding it close to her. "No, it's too pretty for me to throw it at someone's head." She grabbed her coat and walked towards the door. She sighed, as she touched my cheek fondly. "It was fun while it lasted. You better tell Elli soon, or I will chuck it at your head." She prepared to aim the figurine at my head, but put it in her purse instead. Giving me a peck on the check, she walked out the door, disappearing into the darkness.
I go over to Rick, and punched him on the arm. "Hey."
"Hey. What happened with you and Karen?" I remembered that Rick was Karen's best friend, and was still very much in love with her.
"We broke up."
"Oh, that's too bad." He said softly trying to hide the smirk on his face.
"Why don't you walk her home? It's late and you should be able to catch up with her." Pulling Rick to his feet, I grabbed his coat and pushed him out the door.
"Jack?"
"Yeah?" I asked, as I was about to close the door.
"Tell me if it's a boy or girl."
"Sure."
I watched him disappear into the darkness, following after Karen. Soon enough, Kai, Gray and Cliff asked what happened, and I loved seeing their jaws drop when I told them I broke up with Karen. Well, Kai's and Gray's. Cliff was the first to realize that I loved Elli instead of Karen. Before Gray and Kai could have the chance to attack me with questions about my love life, Cliff changed the subject by asking what Kai and Popuri were going to name the baby.
We were sitting by the bedroom door, waiting for the baby to come. When Kai told us that he and Popuri hadn't decided yet, we started making up names for the baby. All of us finally agreed that if it were a boy he would be named Kyle and if it were a girl she would be named Sydney. I looked at the clock that hung in the room that read 2 a.m., the quietly ticking away of the seconds lulling me to sleep.
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anime26angel: Yay! I finished!!! Review, review, review!!! Or I won't post the next chapter! : p```