RuRu: HOWDEE! Sorry I updated a little slow, but I was busy with other
things! But, now you get to read the third CHAPPIE! YAYNESS! BTW, Zeo, I
appreciate the idea, it's a great idea, but I already have plans for the
fiancé! Which by the way go into effect this chapter!!!!!!!!
Chichiri: Yay! No da!
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Disclaimer: I don't own HMAWL! I would love to though! ^-^
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Chapter 3
Some People are Only Alive because it's Illegal to Kill Them (Long Chappie name eh?)
Summer DAY 4
Sunny, with few clouds gathering in the evening, then a slight chance of rain towards midnight.
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Jack leaned back, his head flooding with memories. Celia and him had spent a lot of time together even before they got together. He thought back to when she showed him her favorite spot, the spring. She was trying to show him that the Harvest Goddess dwelled in the spring, but he supposed she leaned to far over the spring, lost her balance, and fell in. She went under for a moment, him of course ready to jump in after her, but she came up coughing.
He chuckled, he remembered her face, it was a mixture of "I can't believe I just did that" and complete embarrassment. She later told him she was completely mortified, because she had made a fool of herself in front of him. He had calmly reassured her that he didn't think she was a fool.
They had spent some time apart during the first few days of summer, not surprising, it had to have shocked her....his confession and all. He sighed and rose up, it was still really early, about 5:35 AM. He stood up and walked out the door, he could eat later. He took care of the animals that weren't asleep, and then put what products he could in the shipping bin.
He took the last bottle of milk and shut the bin securely. He had burned about 30 minutes, wow. He opened the door to see Takakura come in, he nodded and took the products to town to be sold. Jack went out after Takakura left and saw that the sun was just now rising. He stood there a moment then began walking towards the town. He saw Chris, and then Hugh, Chris being on her way to work and Hugh doing his morning "run". Jack couldn't see how he could call it a run, he could walk and beat Hugh.
He wasn't concerned with that at the moment though. He began walking towards the mansion that Lumina lived in, guessing she'd be awake by now. He was just about to turn the corner when....
BAM!
He braced himself, so as not to fall down, the other person did however. He rushed over to them and extended his hand.
"I'm so sorry, I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention. Are you hurt?" He asked the other person in a slightly nervous voice.
"No, I'm fine." The person said lifting their head up to reveal that they, were in fact, a girl.
She had short red hair and small blue eyes, she appeared not to hurt. Jack still had his hand extended, but she stood up and brushed herself off.
"Uh, my names Jack," He said, moving his hand to the "handshake" position.
"....Nami, I'm a traveler." She said in a bored tone.
They shook hands and she bid him farewell, she was WAY to quiet. She didn't seem to want to talk to him at all. He continued on his way to the mansion, wondering how Lumina would react when he told her about him and Celia. He decided not to, she seemed pretty fond of him, he might hurt her feelings and he certainly didn't want to do that.
He knocked on the door and entered, the sounds of piano notes filling his ears. Lumina was playing, he smiled and walked over to her. She was absorbed in the song, and didn't notice he was there. He leaned over her shoulder, watching her hit the piano keys without making a single mistake. She jumped a bit when she noticed he was there, and jerked around. She twisted the stool around on accident as well, making her lose her balance and fall forward. Jack reached out and caught her, so she wouldn't hit the hard floor headfirst.
"Th-Thanks." She said catching her breath.
"Sorry about scaring you." He said with a smile, sitting down beside her now.
"No, it wasn't your fault. I should have been paying closer attention." Lumina said looking at him, blushing a tad.
"Okay, whatever you say." Jack said shrugging.
"Hey, I finished my morning practice, want to take another walk with me? I need to go to Vesta's Farm and pick up some vegetables for dinner tonight." Lumina asked him hopefully.
Jack sat there pondering it for a moment, should he go see Celia, maybe she wanted her space. He then looked at Lumina's happy face, he didn't want to disappoint her. Besides, he'd have to see Celia again anyway.
"Sure." He said standing up and helping her up as well.
They walked to the farm slowly, he guessed she wasn't in a hurry to get there. She went on about the weather, and other things. She was remarkably intelligent for her young age. She stopped by the Inner Inn to see Tim and Ruby for a moment. Then they again made their way towards the farm.
"Did I ever tell you what happened to my parents?" Lumina asked looking at the ground sadly now.
Jack had been wondering where they were.
"No, I don't think you did." He replied looking at her saddened face.
She raised her head up to reveal a sad smile.
"They passed away when I was really little, so I had to live with my Grandma and Sebastian." She said now smiling.
"....I see." He said looking at her with a frown.
They crossed the bridge to then see Vesta and Marlin in the fields, working on their veggies. Lumina walked over to the fence and asked for vegetables and Jack volunteered to go around and get them. He got to the hill that separated the to buildings, to run into Celia.
There was no awkward moment of silence, he just smiled nervously at her. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck tightly.
"Hey, I missed you!" She said, her hug tightening, an unspoken way of saying "hug me back".
He happily complied with the term, and put his arms around her waist loosely as she had drawn away. She had her hands limply around his neck now.
"Why haven't you been around?" He asked smiling at her.
"I've been....away." She said sadly.
"You ok?" He asked her, noticing her tone.
"Yeah, now that I get to see you!" She said kissing him on the cheek.
Jack blushed a little.
"I'm happy to see you too." He said releasing her and then turned his gaze to see a pissed off Marlin.
"Here are the vegetables Lumina wanted." Marlin said shoving them in Jack's arms roughly, so he could break them apart.
"Thanks." Jack said smiling still.
He guessed Marlin tried to make the load heavy, and it probably would have been if he was still as weak as he had been the first day he came. He told Celia he'd stop by again later that day and visit her again, then went back to Lumina....if Lumina had still been there.
Jack looked around to try and find her, but he couldn't find her. He guessed she had gone back to the mansion, so he started on his way there. He arrived to find Lumina playing on the piano again. He set the veggies down and walked over to her.
"Hey, why'd you take off like that?" He asked.
She stopped abruptly, having the piano cast out many unbalanced notes. (You know the CLONK you hear?)
She began shaking, as if crying, which she was.
"When were you going to tell me?"
"Tell you what?" Jack said, oblivious to the obvious fact.
She whipped around, revealing a very hurt face, as well as tears streaming down it.
"THAT YOU AND CELIA WERE TOGETHER?!" She exclaimed angrily.
"Huh....?" His said quietly.
She stood up and rushed up to her room. Jack stood there, stunned.
He lowered his head and raised it back up again, "....Shit."
He walked out slowly, walking down the hill slowly, walking through town slowly, and up to his farm slowly. He cut though the farm and reached the spring, again, slowly. He plopped down on the ground, he knew he screwed up. He looked at the dark water, he thought about how happy he had been a little while ago, having seen Celia again. Then having hurt Lumina's feelings. He laid back looking up at the sky, or what he could see through the trees. He then saw a familiar face stick out over him, Celia.
"Hey there, you ok?" She asked frowning.
He raised up, "Yeah...."
Celia looked at him doubtfully.
"....No."
"Thought so."
"I forgot tell Lumina about us. She's pissed now, and I think she hates me." He said with an odd look on his face.
"Nah, she doesn't hate you, it's impossible to hate you." She said sitting down beside him and wrapping her arms around his left arm.
Jack smirked and looked down at her, she had leaned against his shoulder and closed her eyes. He let her stay there, she seemed pretty tired to him. She slumped a little and he changed positions. He got behind her and let her lean against his chest. He then wondered about where she had gone too. She said been "away", but where? He let out a sigh and looked up at the sky again.
"Mmm...." Celia mumbled in her sleep.
Jack looked down at her, she seemed peaceful. There was a moment of silence, then Jack heard an unfamiliar voice.
Jack whipped around and saw a strange person he had never seen before.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing with my fiancé!?"
END PART 1 OF CHAPTER 3
RuRu: YAYNESS! End PART 1!! There are a lot of parts! Yayness! Well, only two....but that's ok! o
Chichiri: Uh, are you ok? No da!
RuRu: Yeah, I'm ok, but I've decided that I'm going to post previews of the next chapter! YAY!
Preview: Jack meets her fiancé, but why the hell does she have a fiancé!?!? He is not to pleased about that!
Chichiri: Yay! No da!
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Disclaimer: I don't own HMAWL! I would love to though! ^-^
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Chapter 3
Some People are Only Alive because it's Illegal to Kill Them (Long Chappie name eh?)
Summer DAY 4
Sunny, with few clouds gathering in the evening, then a slight chance of rain towards midnight.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Jack leaned back, his head flooding with memories. Celia and him had spent a lot of time together even before they got together. He thought back to when she showed him her favorite spot, the spring. She was trying to show him that the Harvest Goddess dwelled in the spring, but he supposed she leaned to far over the spring, lost her balance, and fell in. She went under for a moment, him of course ready to jump in after her, but she came up coughing.
He chuckled, he remembered her face, it was a mixture of "I can't believe I just did that" and complete embarrassment. She later told him she was completely mortified, because she had made a fool of herself in front of him. He had calmly reassured her that he didn't think she was a fool.
They had spent some time apart during the first few days of summer, not surprising, it had to have shocked her....his confession and all. He sighed and rose up, it was still really early, about 5:35 AM. He stood up and walked out the door, he could eat later. He took care of the animals that weren't asleep, and then put what products he could in the shipping bin.
He took the last bottle of milk and shut the bin securely. He had burned about 30 minutes, wow. He opened the door to see Takakura come in, he nodded and took the products to town to be sold. Jack went out after Takakura left and saw that the sun was just now rising. He stood there a moment then began walking towards the town. He saw Chris, and then Hugh, Chris being on her way to work and Hugh doing his morning "run". Jack couldn't see how he could call it a run, he could walk and beat Hugh.
He wasn't concerned with that at the moment though. He began walking towards the mansion that Lumina lived in, guessing she'd be awake by now. He was just about to turn the corner when....
BAM!
He braced himself, so as not to fall down, the other person did however. He rushed over to them and extended his hand.
"I'm so sorry, I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention. Are you hurt?" He asked the other person in a slightly nervous voice.
"No, I'm fine." The person said lifting their head up to reveal that they, were in fact, a girl.
She had short red hair and small blue eyes, she appeared not to hurt. Jack still had his hand extended, but she stood up and brushed herself off.
"Uh, my names Jack," He said, moving his hand to the "handshake" position.
"....Nami, I'm a traveler." She said in a bored tone.
They shook hands and she bid him farewell, she was WAY to quiet. She didn't seem to want to talk to him at all. He continued on his way to the mansion, wondering how Lumina would react when he told her about him and Celia. He decided not to, she seemed pretty fond of him, he might hurt her feelings and he certainly didn't want to do that.
He knocked on the door and entered, the sounds of piano notes filling his ears. Lumina was playing, he smiled and walked over to her. She was absorbed in the song, and didn't notice he was there. He leaned over her shoulder, watching her hit the piano keys without making a single mistake. She jumped a bit when she noticed he was there, and jerked around. She twisted the stool around on accident as well, making her lose her balance and fall forward. Jack reached out and caught her, so she wouldn't hit the hard floor headfirst.
"Th-Thanks." She said catching her breath.
"Sorry about scaring you." He said with a smile, sitting down beside her now.
"No, it wasn't your fault. I should have been paying closer attention." Lumina said looking at him, blushing a tad.
"Okay, whatever you say." Jack said shrugging.
"Hey, I finished my morning practice, want to take another walk with me? I need to go to Vesta's Farm and pick up some vegetables for dinner tonight." Lumina asked him hopefully.
Jack sat there pondering it for a moment, should he go see Celia, maybe she wanted her space. He then looked at Lumina's happy face, he didn't want to disappoint her. Besides, he'd have to see Celia again anyway.
"Sure." He said standing up and helping her up as well.
They walked to the farm slowly, he guessed she wasn't in a hurry to get there. She went on about the weather, and other things. She was remarkably intelligent for her young age. She stopped by the Inner Inn to see Tim and Ruby for a moment. Then they again made their way towards the farm.
"Did I ever tell you what happened to my parents?" Lumina asked looking at the ground sadly now.
Jack had been wondering where they were.
"No, I don't think you did." He replied looking at her saddened face.
She raised her head up to reveal a sad smile.
"They passed away when I was really little, so I had to live with my Grandma and Sebastian." She said now smiling.
"....I see." He said looking at her with a frown.
They crossed the bridge to then see Vesta and Marlin in the fields, working on their veggies. Lumina walked over to the fence and asked for vegetables and Jack volunteered to go around and get them. He got to the hill that separated the to buildings, to run into Celia.
There was no awkward moment of silence, he just smiled nervously at her. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck tightly.
"Hey, I missed you!" She said, her hug tightening, an unspoken way of saying "hug me back".
He happily complied with the term, and put his arms around her waist loosely as she had drawn away. She had her hands limply around his neck now.
"Why haven't you been around?" He asked smiling at her.
"I've been....away." She said sadly.
"You ok?" He asked her, noticing her tone.
"Yeah, now that I get to see you!" She said kissing him on the cheek.
Jack blushed a little.
"I'm happy to see you too." He said releasing her and then turned his gaze to see a pissed off Marlin.
"Here are the vegetables Lumina wanted." Marlin said shoving them in Jack's arms roughly, so he could break them apart.
"Thanks." Jack said smiling still.
He guessed Marlin tried to make the load heavy, and it probably would have been if he was still as weak as he had been the first day he came. He told Celia he'd stop by again later that day and visit her again, then went back to Lumina....if Lumina had still been there.
Jack looked around to try and find her, but he couldn't find her. He guessed she had gone back to the mansion, so he started on his way there. He arrived to find Lumina playing on the piano again. He set the veggies down and walked over to her.
"Hey, why'd you take off like that?" He asked.
She stopped abruptly, having the piano cast out many unbalanced notes. (You know the CLONK you hear?)
She began shaking, as if crying, which she was.
"When were you going to tell me?"
"Tell you what?" Jack said, oblivious to the obvious fact.
She whipped around, revealing a very hurt face, as well as tears streaming down it.
"THAT YOU AND CELIA WERE TOGETHER?!" She exclaimed angrily.
"Huh....?" His said quietly.
She stood up and rushed up to her room. Jack stood there, stunned.
He lowered his head and raised it back up again, "....Shit."
He walked out slowly, walking down the hill slowly, walking through town slowly, and up to his farm slowly. He cut though the farm and reached the spring, again, slowly. He plopped down on the ground, he knew he screwed up. He looked at the dark water, he thought about how happy he had been a little while ago, having seen Celia again. Then having hurt Lumina's feelings. He laid back looking up at the sky, or what he could see through the trees. He then saw a familiar face stick out over him, Celia.
"Hey there, you ok?" She asked frowning.
He raised up, "Yeah...."
Celia looked at him doubtfully.
"....No."
"Thought so."
"I forgot tell Lumina about us. She's pissed now, and I think she hates me." He said with an odd look on his face.
"Nah, she doesn't hate you, it's impossible to hate you." She said sitting down beside him and wrapping her arms around his left arm.
Jack smirked and looked down at her, she had leaned against his shoulder and closed her eyes. He let her stay there, she seemed pretty tired to him. She slumped a little and he changed positions. He got behind her and let her lean against his chest. He then wondered about where she had gone too. She said been "away", but where? He let out a sigh and looked up at the sky again.
"Mmm...." Celia mumbled in her sleep.
Jack looked down at her, she seemed peaceful. There was a moment of silence, then Jack heard an unfamiliar voice.
Jack whipped around and saw a strange person he had never seen before.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing with my fiancé!?"
END PART 1 OF CHAPTER 3
RuRu: YAYNESS! End PART 1!! There are a lot of parts! Yayness! Well, only two....but that's ok! o
Chichiri: Uh, are you ok? No da!
RuRu: Yeah, I'm ok, but I've decided that I'm going to post previews of the next chapter! YAY!
Preview: Jack meets her fiancé, but why the hell does she have a fiancé!?!? He is not to pleased about that!