RuRu: HOWDEE! Well time to update! Chapter 3! WHEE! Anyhoo, thanks so much
for the reviews, I appreciate it! I do like Karen, she's one of my
favorites. I just think Ann is a bitch and really annoying! I'll try and
update as fast as I can.
Chichiri: She goes everywhere and never has time to write! No da!
RuRu: What Chichiri said.
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Disclaimer: I don't own HM64, nor do I own Natsume, if memory serves me right that was founded by Chris Natsume.
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Chapter 3
The First....
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Dear Diary,
Yesterday had started out as one of the best days of my life, but it soon turned to the worst day of my life. I mean, what kind of barbaric person could destroy such-wait a second....Karen. I bet she was behind that, her AND Ann! I know they are! Oh my gosh! Do they even realize how much this will cost to replace all the destroyed, and stolen property?
Jack said he would assist in the cleaning, which is probably for the best, seeing as how it will be hard to lift up the shelves by myself. I am very happy he volunteered, maybe Harris will stop by too; we need all the help we can get. I also got a letter the other day, a confession....someone in this village is....in love with me. I don't quite understand it all, but I have a feeling that I want it to be from Jack. Though I doubt that is the case.
I wrote Harris a letter a few minutes ago, thanking him for helping me out all those times. I never really thanked him, and I'm still a little to shy to do it in person. He told me this morning I was a person who wrote very....properly. That I should think of becoming a writer, in all honesty I looked up half the words I wrote in that letter in the dictionary. Anyway, I need to go to the library and begin the cleanup, Harris also relayed a message from Jack that he would arrive around 9 AM, it's....8: 24 right now. Better get going....
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Maria placed her diary in the same place as she had been placing it all these years. She stood up and walked out of her room, shutting the door securely behind her. He walked over to her mother to find her reading a thick book, with a torn hardback cover.
"What happened to it?" Maria asked her.
"Its an extremely old book, its been in our family for generations." The mother replied in her soft voice.
"If you want I could repair it for you...." Maria offered.
"Thank you dear, but no. Some things are better left alone, besides old things are something you treasure. My uncle accidentally ripped this book when he was 17, he was going to repair it, but he decided that this is another small part of our family history. It seems rather silly, but this is something to remember him by." Her mother said laying the book in her lap.
Maria was often confused by her mother; she was constantly talking in circles. She understood her this time though. She bid her farewell and made her way to the library, looking around it for anything suspicious. She found nothing, and made her way in the library. She began picking up the tore papers and ripped up books. She looked at the destruction and frowned.
She also noticed that a shelve hadn't been completely knocked over and was leaning on another one. She figured even she could move it at that angle, and she grabbed on to it....or attempted to anyway. As soon a she touched it wobbled and sent off a chain reaction that moved the one below it, and that one made the one next to it to fall right towards Maria.
Now these shelves weren't light and they could cause serious damage to someone. Maria shielded herself and braced for the impact, but instead felt someone grab her around her waist and pull her towards them. She shuddered as she felt the shelve hit the floor with a deafening thud.
"You ok?" She heard a familiar voice state, with a trace of nervousness in the tone.
"Y-yeah, thanks Jack." She said gripping his shirt, still a little stunned.
He let out a sigh of relief, but still held her around her tiny waist. She loosened her grip on his shirt and blushed a little realizing what he was doing. She then surveyed the larger mess she had caused.
"Opps...." She said, her frown deepening.
"It's ok, it shouldn't take all that long to clean it up...." Jack said in an unsure tone.
Maria sighed and leaned up against Jack without realizing it. Her blush turned redder and she looked down. Jack smiled at her reaction and released her. Maria was a tad saddened by his action, but said nothing. She began picking up the books again and placing them to the side. Jack picked the shelves up and moved them so Maria could retrieve the books and papers from under them. After many hours the place was cleaned up, but very few books were still intact.
Jack looked at Maria's sad expression and walked over to her.
"This is going to take so much money to replace all the books...." She said, her eyes beginning to tear up.
Jack wrapped her arms around her and gave her a reassuring hug. Maria didn't argue and cried "on his shoulder" so to speak. After a few moments his hold loosened and he looked at her, she had calmed down and was now just sniffling. He smiled and her, which she returned with a very weak smile.
"Come on, we'll get some more books later. Let's go for a walk or something." He said patting her on the shoulder, trying his best to comfort her.
"Thanks, but I need to figure something out right now...." She replied.
"....Well how about tonight then?" He asked.
She thought to herself for a moment, and then nodded her head.
"Good, I'll be back by your house around 8 ok?" He said nearing the door.
"....Ok." She said smiling a little now.
He went out the door and back towards his farm. Maria stood there for a moment then walked towards the bakery, she needed to speak to Elli about this. Her watch read, 2:57, they had been working longer then she thought. She walked in the bakery to find Elli standing there next to the tea guy, or that's what Maria called him. The few times she had spoke with him were all about TEA. She found him REALLY annoying.
"Hey Maria!" Elli exclaimed happily, rushing over to her.
"Hello," Maria replied smiling.
"Its good to see you, hey listen, you want to eat lunch here? With me?" Elli asked.
"That sounds good." Maria said in agreement.
Elli quickly prepared their lunches and they took a seat in the small yard, Elli's grandmother inside napping.
"Thanks for the lunch Elli, but I need to ask you something." Maria said, trying to find out about what had happened in the library.
"Sure, go ahead." Elli said folding her hands in her lap.
Maria explained what had happened to the library the night before, watching Elli's expression continue to change.
"That's horrible! I had no idea!" Elli stated looking down in.
"Yes it is, Jack and I were cleaning all this morning." Maria said.
"Well, if I hear anything at all I'll be sure and tell you." Elli said collecting the empty plates.
"Thank you Elli...." Maria replied, happy to have another person on her side.
Maria and Elli washed the dishes and talked for a while about what had been happening to them....what they both thought of Jack. Maria left out some of what had happened to her and Jack.
"Wow! It's 6:30 already! Time sure does fly!" Elli said looking at her clock.
"Well, I'll try and stop by again tomorrow ok?" Maria said.
Elli looked at her in amazement, apparently Maria wasn't as shy as she had been.
"That sounds great, I look forward to it." Elli said, smiling brightly.
Maria said her goodbyes to Elli and her Grandmother....and tea guy. She then made her way back to her house, excited that Jack would be there in an hour or so. She made sure that the library was locked on her way by and entered her house. Her father was at the table going over the plans for the upcoming festivals, and her mother was still reading.
"Hey there honey." Her father said looking up from the papers.
"Hey Dad." She said hugging him.
The Mayor was shocked at first, but returned the hug. Maria released him and went to her room, noticing the time was now 7:20. She had made those goodbyes a little to long. She unbraided her hair and brushed it....braiding it again. She looked at her clothing and decided she was dressed fine. She then returned to the room her parents where in. They were still doing what they had been 10 minutes ago. Maria took a seat and waited....and waited....then at about 8:05 there was a knock at the door.
Maria walked over to the door to find it was Jack. He said hello to her parents and told them they were just going for a walk. They nodded and said goodbye.
"Sorry I was a little late." He said shutting the door behind them.
"Only five minutes, no big deal." She said, smiling at him in the dark....wait.
She looked around, it was VERY dark. He sensed her fear and grabbed her hand, holding it loosely. Maria didn't blush, just intertwined their fingers. She looked ahead of them and noticed they were headed to the 4-way split.
"Where are we going?" She asked, looking up at him.
"The beach." He said leading her in that direction.
"The b-beach?!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah....why?" He asked looking down at her.
"I don't like being near it at night." She said looking down sadly.
"Don't worry, look we're already here." He said, and they were.
Maria held on to his arm tightly, even though they were far away from the water. He chuckled and pulled her in front of him. She leaned back against his chest, frightened. He placed his hands on her shoulders and began moving closer to the water. They stopped a few feet away.
"Please can we go somewhere else...." She begged, clamping her eyes shut.
He bent down and whispered softly in her ear, "Don't worry, I won't let you fall in."
She blushed and he turned her around, she blinked a few times. He slowly moved closer to her face, her blush deepened even further knowing what was about to happen. She didn't pull away though, but moved closer to him as well. She felt his lips cover hers and her knees grew weak, but she knew he wouldn't let her fall.
After a few moments they pulled away from each other.
"I love you Maria." He said, giving her a warm smile.
She smiled and again didn't blush, "I love you too Jack."
END OF CHAPTER 3
RuRu: Yay, I like this chapter, but he didn't make a comment on her contacts, because I think it fits better in what's gonna happen in the next chapter. I hope you liked this chapter!
Chichiri: More characters need to come in! No da!
RuRu: Oh you mean like a pissed off Harris, and few a few other pissed people, and Cliff? I like Cliff, he's nifty!
Chichiri: ..... (no, no da!)
RuRu: *hugs Chichiri* I love you though!
Cheers to the fans of Harvest Moon! PEACE!
Chichiri: She goes everywhere and never has time to write! No da!
RuRu: What Chichiri said.
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Disclaimer: I don't own HM64, nor do I own Natsume, if memory serves me right that was founded by Chris Natsume.
~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 3
The First....
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dear Diary,
Yesterday had started out as one of the best days of my life, but it soon turned to the worst day of my life. I mean, what kind of barbaric person could destroy such-wait a second....Karen. I bet she was behind that, her AND Ann! I know they are! Oh my gosh! Do they even realize how much this will cost to replace all the destroyed, and stolen property?
Jack said he would assist in the cleaning, which is probably for the best, seeing as how it will be hard to lift up the shelves by myself. I am very happy he volunteered, maybe Harris will stop by too; we need all the help we can get. I also got a letter the other day, a confession....someone in this village is....in love with me. I don't quite understand it all, but I have a feeling that I want it to be from Jack. Though I doubt that is the case.
I wrote Harris a letter a few minutes ago, thanking him for helping me out all those times. I never really thanked him, and I'm still a little to shy to do it in person. He told me this morning I was a person who wrote very....properly. That I should think of becoming a writer, in all honesty I looked up half the words I wrote in that letter in the dictionary. Anyway, I need to go to the library and begin the cleanup, Harris also relayed a message from Jack that he would arrive around 9 AM, it's....8: 24 right now. Better get going....
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Maria placed her diary in the same place as she had been placing it all these years. She stood up and walked out of her room, shutting the door securely behind her. He walked over to her mother to find her reading a thick book, with a torn hardback cover.
"What happened to it?" Maria asked her.
"Its an extremely old book, its been in our family for generations." The mother replied in her soft voice.
"If you want I could repair it for you...." Maria offered.
"Thank you dear, but no. Some things are better left alone, besides old things are something you treasure. My uncle accidentally ripped this book when he was 17, he was going to repair it, but he decided that this is another small part of our family history. It seems rather silly, but this is something to remember him by." Her mother said laying the book in her lap.
Maria was often confused by her mother; she was constantly talking in circles. She understood her this time though. She bid her farewell and made her way to the library, looking around it for anything suspicious. She found nothing, and made her way in the library. She began picking up the tore papers and ripped up books. She looked at the destruction and frowned.
She also noticed that a shelve hadn't been completely knocked over and was leaning on another one. She figured even she could move it at that angle, and she grabbed on to it....or attempted to anyway. As soon a she touched it wobbled and sent off a chain reaction that moved the one below it, and that one made the one next to it to fall right towards Maria.
Now these shelves weren't light and they could cause serious damage to someone. Maria shielded herself and braced for the impact, but instead felt someone grab her around her waist and pull her towards them. She shuddered as she felt the shelve hit the floor with a deafening thud.
"You ok?" She heard a familiar voice state, with a trace of nervousness in the tone.
"Y-yeah, thanks Jack." She said gripping his shirt, still a little stunned.
He let out a sigh of relief, but still held her around her tiny waist. She loosened her grip on his shirt and blushed a little realizing what he was doing. She then surveyed the larger mess she had caused.
"Opps...." She said, her frown deepening.
"It's ok, it shouldn't take all that long to clean it up...." Jack said in an unsure tone.
Maria sighed and leaned up against Jack without realizing it. Her blush turned redder and she looked down. Jack smiled at her reaction and released her. Maria was a tad saddened by his action, but said nothing. She began picking up the books again and placing them to the side. Jack picked the shelves up and moved them so Maria could retrieve the books and papers from under them. After many hours the place was cleaned up, but very few books were still intact.
Jack looked at Maria's sad expression and walked over to her.
"This is going to take so much money to replace all the books...." She said, her eyes beginning to tear up.
Jack wrapped her arms around her and gave her a reassuring hug. Maria didn't argue and cried "on his shoulder" so to speak. After a few moments his hold loosened and he looked at her, she had calmed down and was now just sniffling. He smiled and her, which she returned with a very weak smile.
"Come on, we'll get some more books later. Let's go for a walk or something." He said patting her on the shoulder, trying his best to comfort her.
"Thanks, but I need to figure something out right now...." She replied.
"....Well how about tonight then?" He asked.
She thought to herself for a moment, and then nodded her head.
"Good, I'll be back by your house around 8 ok?" He said nearing the door.
"....Ok." She said smiling a little now.
He went out the door and back towards his farm. Maria stood there for a moment then walked towards the bakery, she needed to speak to Elli about this. Her watch read, 2:57, they had been working longer then she thought. She walked in the bakery to find Elli standing there next to the tea guy, or that's what Maria called him. The few times she had spoke with him were all about TEA. She found him REALLY annoying.
"Hey Maria!" Elli exclaimed happily, rushing over to her.
"Hello," Maria replied smiling.
"Its good to see you, hey listen, you want to eat lunch here? With me?" Elli asked.
"That sounds good." Maria said in agreement.
Elli quickly prepared their lunches and they took a seat in the small yard, Elli's grandmother inside napping.
"Thanks for the lunch Elli, but I need to ask you something." Maria said, trying to find out about what had happened in the library.
"Sure, go ahead." Elli said folding her hands in her lap.
Maria explained what had happened to the library the night before, watching Elli's expression continue to change.
"That's horrible! I had no idea!" Elli stated looking down in.
"Yes it is, Jack and I were cleaning all this morning." Maria said.
"Well, if I hear anything at all I'll be sure and tell you." Elli said collecting the empty plates.
"Thank you Elli...." Maria replied, happy to have another person on her side.
Maria and Elli washed the dishes and talked for a while about what had been happening to them....what they both thought of Jack. Maria left out some of what had happened to her and Jack.
"Wow! It's 6:30 already! Time sure does fly!" Elli said looking at her clock.
"Well, I'll try and stop by again tomorrow ok?" Maria said.
Elli looked at her in amazement, apparently Maria wasn't as shy as she had been.
"That sounds great, I look forward to it." Elli said, smiling brightly.
Maria said her goodbyes to Elli and her Grandmother....and tea guy. She then made her way back to her house, excited that Jack would be there in an hour or so. She made sure that the library was locked on her way by and entered her house. Her father was at the table going over the plans for the upcoming festivals, and her mother was still reading.
"Hey there honey." Her father said looking up from the papers.
"Hey Dad." She said hugging him.
The Mayor was shocked at first, but returned the hug. Maria released him and went to her room, noticing the time was now 7:20. She had made those goodbyes a little to long. She unbraided her hair and brushed it....braiding it again. She looked at her clothing and decided she was dressed fine. She then returned to the room her parents where in. They were still doing what they had been 10 minutes ago. Maria took a seat and waited....and waited....then at about 8:05 there was a knock at the door.
Maria walked over to the door to find it was Jack. He said hello to her parents and told them they were just going for a walk. They nodded and said goodbye.
"Sorry I was a little late." He said shutting the door behind them.
"Only five minutes, no big deal." She said, smiling at him in the dark....wait.
She looked around, it was VERY dark. He sensed her fear and grabbed her hand, holding it loosely. Maria didn't blush, just intertwined their fingers. She looked ahead of them and noticed they were headed to the 4-way split.
"Where are we going?" She asked, looking up at him.
"The beach." He said leading her in that direction.
"The b-beach?!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah....why?" He asked looking down at her.
"I don't like being near it at night." She said looking down sadly.
"Don't worry, look we're already here." He said, and they were.
Maria held on to his arm tightly, even though they were far away from the water. He chuckled and pulled her in front of him. She leaned back against his chest, frightened. He placed his hands on her shoulders and began moving closer to the water. They stopped a few feet away.
"Please can we go somewhere else...." She begged, clamping her eyes shut.
He bent down and whispered softly in her ear, "Don't worry, I won't let you fall in."
She blushed and he turned her around, she blinked a few times. He slowly moved closer to her face, her blush deepened even further knowing what was about to happen. She didn't pull away though, but moved closer to him as well. She felt his lips cover hers and her knees grew weak, but she knew he wouldn't let her fall.
After a few moments they pulled away from each other.
"I love you Maria." He said, giving her a warm smile.
She smiled and again didn't blush, "I love you too Jack."
END OF CHAPTER 3
RuRu: Yay, I like this chapter, but he didn't make a comment on her contacts, because I think it fits better in what's gonna happen in the next chapter. I hope you liked this chapter!
Chichiri: More characters need to come in! No da!
RuRu: Oh you mean like a pissed off Harris, and few a few other pissed people, and Cliff? I like Cliff, he's nifty!
Chichiri: ..... (no, no da!)
RuRu: *hugs Chichiri* I love you though!
Cheers to the fans of Harvest Moon! PEACE!