The Story Of A Girl
Nayru: (talking on phone) I understand, Seda-sama. Oh, of course, sir, I understand! Yes, sir,
immediately, sir! (hangs up phone) Sweet lord...
Xiao: What was that all about?
Nayru: They need you on a mission. I have to baby-sit your little sister, Ran-Ran, for a
week. You better get packing. As soon as we close some business with several authors you owe,
in case you don't return...
Xiao: Yes'm. Let me just put in a disclaimer.
DISCLAIMER: All I own is a copy of Harvest Moon, and a muse, sometimes...
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Chapter 3
The War of True Hearts! No need for a Lover!
It has been half a season since Rae arrived in Rose Village. She is acquainted with most
of the townspeople. She's even doing well in money! There's only one problem: Boys! Six all on
her trail! And now she has to make a choice that could affect her life forever.
"Rae!" The Mayor was at her gate, and looking overjoyed. "I have excellent news!"
She brushed her moppy blonde hair out of her eyes. "Yeah, Mayor?"
"You've been selected! As this year's Flower Goddess!" He smiled. Rae shrugged.
"Meaning?" Cliff came in at that moment. He hid, upon hearing what was happening.
"Meaning you dance with the King, if you like, but really, it means you wear a special
gown and everyone admires you! Sound fun or what?"
Cliff sighed with sadness. "Oh Rae, if only you knew..." He had danced with the Goddess
once before. It had only led to heartbreak.
An hour later, the Mayor went to speak to Cliff. "You know, you can't keep hiding from
her forever, I want you to tell her tonight." Cliff looked at the shorter man.
"What if she doesn't trust me after I tell her, and I'm left alone again? What if she
forces me out? I'll have nowhere to go. I'll have to leave!"
"What is best for her. That is what you must focus on, Cliff. Not you. Now go to her."
Rae looked up as Cliff walked in. "Heya, Cliffy." She noiced the down look on his face.
"What happened? That Ann girl bugging you again?"
"No. I need to talk to you."
``````````````````````````````````````Cliff's past'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Cliff had been raised by his dad on the ranch. His mother had left when he was very
little. His father had then died of cancer when Cliff was eight. But that wasn't the worst part.
At the age of fifteen, Cliff had fallen in love with Ann. She won as the Goddess, and
wanted to dance with her very badly. He did, but then...
He was forced out of the village, upon finding Ann no longer loved him. He had lived the
life of a criminal, and was hiding from the authorities.
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Rae gasped as he finished his tale of lost love, and sadness. "But, Cliff, why didn't you
tell me before?"
"I couldn't bear to se our relationship ruined before it even started. I know that it's
over now. Rae... goodbye!" He ran out.
"Oh, Rae, you can't be thinking of just moping in here the entire festival!" Mary cried.
"They need a Goddess, you're the one they picked." Karen stated. "Hell, I even voted for
you, since we can't vote for ourselves."
Popuri sympathized with Rae. "Rae, it's okay. There are many other men there. Just
because the one you wanted to dance with isn't there, doesn't mean no others want to dance with
you."
Ann... Ann didn't care about Rae. "I'll take her place!"
The other girls glared at her. "NO!"
Rae kept on crying. "I'll go out there, but I can't be happy dancing with that old man. I
suppose... I suppose he did what he had to do. I can forgive him for that." The girls walked out.
To Rae's surprise, the man waiting to dance with her was...!
"CLIFF!" She ran up and hugged him right around the neck. He smiled at her.
"Didn't I mention I couldn't stay away from you for long? I'll always come back!"
"Promise?"
"Promise." And the couples began to dance.
After a long night of dancing, partying, and drinking, Cliff took his lady to the
mountaintop. He took out two bottles, and some cakes. "To my greatest existing friend, Rae. May
you live long, and prosper!" They drank.
Rae looked at the handsome man before her. "This wouldn't be a date, would it?"
"I suppose it would." He smiled, and they kissed. AGAIN.
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Xiao: I hope they'll let me come back. I was almost used to your insanity, and your
friends, and your evil twin brother who always steals the TV!
Nayru: I was almost used to your tail.
Xiao: I guess this might be our last preview together? Next chapter, Nayru will try to
cope without a properly trained muse!
Nayru: Silas will make a comeback!
Xiao: Rae's first animal!
Nayru: And Kai has a talk with Cliff!
Ran-Ran: And we finally have a talk with Rae!
Nayru and Xiao: *groan*
Ran-Ran: See ya next time! Peace with the little kitties, everyone!
Nayru: (talking on phone) I understand, Seda-sama. Oh, of course, sir, I understand! Yes, sir,
immediately, sir! (hangs up phone) Sweet lord...
Xiao: What was that all about?
Nayru: They need you on a mission. I have to baby-sit your little sister, Ran-Ran, for a
week. You better get packing. As soon as we close some business with several authors you owe,
in case you don't return...
Xiao: Yes'm. Let me just put in a disclaimer.
DISCLAIMER: All I own is a copy of Harvest Moon, and a muse, sometimes...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 3
The War of True Hearts! No need for a Lover!
It has been half a season since Rae arrived in Rose Village. She is acquainted with most
of the townspeople. She's even doing well in money! There's only one problem: Boys! Six all on
her trail! And now she has to make a choice that could affect her life forever.
"Rae!" The Mayor was at her gate, and looking overjoyed. "I have excellent news!"
She brushed her moppy blonde hair out of her eyes. "Yeah, Mayor?"
"You've been selected! As this year's Flower Goddess!" He smiled. Rae shrugged.
"Meaning?" Cliff came in at that moment. He hid, upon hearing what was happening.
"Meaning you dance with the King, if you like, but really, it means you wear a special
gown and everyone admires you! Sound fun or what?"
Cliff sighed with sadness. "Oh Rae, if only you knew..." He had danced with the Goddess
once before. It had only led to heartbreak.
An hour later, the Mayor went to speak to Cliff. "You know, you can't keep hiding from
her forever, I want you to tell her tonight." Cliff looked at the shorter man.
"What if she doesn't trust me after I tell her, and I'm left alone again? What if she
forces me out? I'll have nowhere to go. I'll have to leave!"
"What is best for her. That is what you must focus on, Cliff. Not you. Now go to her."
Rae looked up as Cliff walked in. "Heya, Cliffy." She noiced the down look on his face.
"What happened? That Ann girl bugging you again?"
"No. I need to talk to you."
``````````````````````````````````````Cliff's past'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Cliff had been raised by his dad on the ranch. His mother had left when he was very
little. His father had then died of cancer when Cliff was eight. But that wasn't the worst part.
At the age of fifteen, Cliff had fallen in love with Ann. She won as the Goddess, and
wanted to dance with her very badly. He did, but then...
He was forced out of the village, upon finding Ann no longer loved him. He had lived the
life of a criminal, and was hiding from the authorities.
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Rae gasped as he finished his tale of lost love, and sadness. "But, Cliff, why didn't you
tell me before?"
"I couldn't bear to se our relationship ruined before it even started. I know that it's
over now. Rae... goodbye!" He ran out.
"Oh, Rae, you can't be thinking of just moping in here the entire festival!" Mary cried.
"They need a Goddess, you're the one they picked." Karen stated. "Hell, I even voted for
you, since we can't vote for ourselves."
Popuri sympathized with Rae. "Rae, it's okay. There are many other men there. Just
because the one you wanted to dance with isn't there, doesn't mean no others want to dance with
you."
Ann... Ann didn't care about Rae. "I'll take her place!"
The other girls glared at her. "NO!"
Rae kept on crying. "I'll go out there, but I can't be happy dancing with that old man. I
suppose... I suppose he did what he had to do. I can forgive him for that." The girls walked out.
To Rae's surprise, the man waiting to dance with her was...!
"CLIFF!" She ran up and hugged him right around the neck. He smiled at her.
"Didn't I mention I couldn't stay away from you for long? I'll always come back!"
"Promise?"
"Promise." And the couples began to dance.
After a long night of dancing, partying, and drinking, Cliff took his lady to the
mountaintop. He took out two bottles, and some cakes. "To my greatest existing friend, Rae. May
you live long, and prosper!" They drank.
Rae looked at the handsome man before her. "This wouldn't be a date, would it?"
"I suppose it would." He smiled, and they kissed. AGAIN.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Xiao: I hope they'll let me come back. I was almost used to your insanity, and your
friends, and your evil twin brother who always steals the TV!
Nayru: I was almost used to your tail.
Xiao: I guess this might be our last preview together? Next chapter, Nayru will try to
cope without a properly trained muse!
Nayru: Silas will make a comeback!
Xiao: Rae's first animal!
Nayru: And Kai has a talk with Cliff!
Ran-Ran: And we finally have a talk with Rae!
Nayru and Xiao: *groan*
Ran-Ran: See ya next time! Peace with the little kitties, everyone!