RuRu: HOWDEE! Sorry it took so long to update this! I was doing a bunch of
projects and stuff. Well sorry for the wait and all, but I hope you will
enjoy the chapter.
Chichiri: She had English, Science, and Algebra I tests too! No da!
RuRu: -_- I hate math.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon 64, but I own my name RuRu. ^_~ (Thanks Nickknack)
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Against All Odds
By: RuRu
Chapter 4
What's this Feeling?
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Dear Diary,
Last night I experienced my first kiss, and Jack told me he loved me. I was so relieved he felt the way I did, but then I thought about it and now I'm not sure what the feeling is. It was a crush at first, a little feeling, but now when I'm around him it's hard to talk and I get weak in the knees. I start worrying more what he'll think of me and then....
Anyway, off that subject, I asked him when he walked me too my house if he had written the letter I'd received. He said no, and said he'd help me find out who did. I didn't care anymore who wrote the letter, I was happy Jack was with me....maybe I'm being selfish.
I'm worried about what's going to happen today, what Karen and Ann will think of this situation. They won't take it to well I'm sure, and I probably won't get off that easily. Oh well. Not my problem, I need to focus on the library incident anyway. Not to mention a festival is coming up soon, and I promised my mother I would help her. I better go, it's getting closer to noon and I need to start the day a little early.
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Maria went through her regular routine of placing her diary in the usual spot, then made her way out the door. She stopped to see her mother reading the same book again, only this time she looked like she was really reading it.
"Enjoying the book mother?" Maria asked, smiling her usual small smile.
"Yes, the first part wasn't as exciting, but now it's getting rather interesting." Her mother answered, looking up momentarily and then returning to her book.
Maria waved and went out the door. Her mother and father seemed to be drifting further apart, and her dad never coming home until 9 PM at night wasn't helping. She knew he was working; making the town a better place, but how much work did a small town need? She shook the thought from her head and continued walking towards her destination. She looked at the sign on the library she had posted.
"The library will be closed for repair and restock, please try again another time."
Maria smiled feebly, she still felt responsible. She knew the door was taken off the hinges and that it'd take a strong person to remove the large, heavy door, but that still didn't stop her from believing that Ann and Karen were the culprits. She sighed and continued on her way, she was stressing more and more over the situation.
"Hey Maria!" She heard a friendly, familiar voice call.
Elli.
"Good morning!" She called back to her, stopping and waiting for her.
"Good morning to you too. Where are you headed?" Elli said, joining her in the walk.
"Me? I'm going to...." Maria lowered her head and blushed, she felt nervous talking about their "relationship".
"....meet Jack?" Elli said, finishing her sentence with a knowing smile.
Maria hesitated, "....yes."
Elli giggled a little, and Maria looked at her with a confused look.
"What's so funny?" Maria asked.
"I knew it would happen...." Elli said with a smile, not even looking at Maria, but at the sky.
"Knew what would happen?" Maria asked, confused as ever.
"That you two would fall in love." Elli replied.
"In....love?" Maria asked, looking down again as she walked.
"Don't start that again." She heard another familiar voice say.
She looked up to see Jack standing in front of her, obviously tired from his work.
"Well, this isn't the way I was headed so I'll be seeing you two!" Elli said, continuing to the mountains.
"Eh...." Maria said, relived and scared a little at the same time.
"Where were you headed?" Jack asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Maria blushed slightly, "To see you...."
"Really now?" Jack asked, smiling at her shyness.
He grabbed her hand and they started towards his farm. When they arrived Maria noticed how much better shape it was in, the overrun field had been cleared away and had been replaced with crops and another field for the animals he'd purchased. Maria walked over to the small sheep that was at the fence. She bent down and smiled at it.
"Hello little one." Maria said, scratching it behind the ear.
"Is this one a he or a she?" Maria asked, still scratching behind it's ear.
"A she, and I'm glad you didn't call her an "it"." He replied, bending down to Maria's level, but still slightly taller than her.
"She's adorable." Maria said looking at the sheep and then at Jack with a warm smile.
"Hey, you got contacts." Jack said, in an "I-already-knew-that" voice.
"Yeah....a while back actually." Maria said shaking her head slightly.
"I'm waiting for my order, I bought some new ones." She said standing up now.
Jack brushed a piece of hair away from her face.
"Don't, you look better without them." He said, giving her a warm smile.
Maria blushed slightly, she thought again about the night before and then she looked down. She still didn't understand I what she was feeling was love. She grabbed Jack's hand and brought it away from her face. He looked at her, confused a little.
"I don't know what's happening....I know you told me you loved me and I said I loved you back. I think I meant what I was saying, but I've never been in love before so how would I know the feeling?" Maria stated sadly.
"The feeling of knowing you're in love?" Jack asked.
"Yes."
"Well," He wrapped his arms around her small waist, "to start, knowing that when you're with the person you aren't restless, you're at peace. Also knowing that you don't care who they were, just who they are now. Knowing that the more you see them, the more you need them with you when their gone. I don't know if that's the case for you....but I knew that's how I knew I was in love with you." He said giving her a loving smile.
She looked at him, shocked. That was how she felt, the more she saw him the more she needed to be around him; the constant longing.
"I understand now...." She said smiling at him.
"What's the feeling then?"
"I've come to realize that I do truly love you, I'm not confused anymore about it. I'm sorry about that." She said, giving him an "I'm sorry" smile.
He chuckled and reassured her it was all right, that nothing was wrong.
"Right, now, you look like you need some help. What can I do?" Maria said, pulling away and looking around.
"I think I've covered everything for now...." He said looking around as well to see if there was anything to be done.
There wasn't really.
"Let's see, 2:36 PM, wow, we've got the rest of the day." Jack said after looking at his watch.
"Well, okay...." Maria said thinking, then she heard a rumble.
"Where'd the sunny sky go?" She asked, looking up at the darkened sky.
"Who knows." Jack said brushing the first raindrop off his nose.
"I don't think it's going to matter." Maria said pointing up at the sky, pointing out the rain.
"Yeah, we better get inside then." He said, taking her towards his house, just as the rain was becoming heavy.
He led her in then said he'd be back in a few after he took the animals in and dried them off. Maria offered to help, but he said he'd rather her just stay inside. She nodded and took a seat on the couch in the corner of his room.
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RuRu: I don't care if there isn't a couch in his house, there is a lot of stuff in his house that isn't in the game and in this story. Sorry if you don't like it, but OH WELL!
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She looked out the window, barely able to see through all the rain coming down. She slumped in her seat, sighing heavily, there went her day. Jack joined her about 30 minutes later, soaked from head to toe. Maria giggled, got up and took off his hat.
"Please keep that silly hat off you head." She said, laughing now.
Jack rubbed his head in embarrassment, "Right. I'm going to change, I'll be right back."
Maria waited a few more minutes and Jack rejoined her wearing casual clothes. He wore blue jeans and a baggy blue shirt, and he looked much better, especially without that hat. He took a seat beside her and stretched, then slumped in his seat.
"Good posture." She joked.
"Thank you." He replied bowing his head, and closing his eyes.
Maria bent over and kissed him softly on the cheek, Jack smiled and pulled her closer to him. She smiled and realized she felt soooooo much more comfortable with him now. She and him had their little small kissing thing, while two pairs of eyes watched them with disgusted looks.
"She'll have to pay for taking him away." Ann said holding the umbrella above Karen and her.
"Seriously, who does that slut think she is." Karen said with a smug look.
"Well we'll just have to make sure this relationship doesn't go any further." Ann stated with an evil smile.
"Seriously, yesterday Kai hit on me, come on!" Karen said crossing her arms.
"Yeah, I don't want to have to settle with that Cliff guy, talk about annoying." Ann said, her and Karen now walking off.
"Well, if Maria thinks she can get away with this, she's dead wrong." Karen said, glaring back at the house.
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END CHAPTER 4
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RuRu: Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! What could they be planning?
Chichiri: -_- revenge. No da.
RuRu: I KNEW THAT! I'm the authoress! ::looks at the word "authoress"::
Chichiri: That's a word? No da!
RuRu: The spell checker says it is. 0.o
Chichiri: Right....COOL! No da!
Preview: Okay, Ann and Karen obviously are planning, a typhoon hits and Maria has to stay the night at Jack's house and then....something horrible happens! All this and more in Chapter 5 The Storm, The Evil Ones, and Magic Food!
Chichiri: She had English, Science, and Algebra I tests too! No da!
RuRu: -_- I hate math.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon 64, but I own my name RuRu. ^_~ (Thanks Nickknack)
~*~*~*~*~*~
Against All Odds
By: RuRu
Chapter 4
What's this Feeling?
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dear Diary,
Last night I experienced my first kiss, and Jack told me he loved me. I was so relieved he felt the way I did, but then I thought about it and now I'm not sure what the feeling is. It was a crush at first, a little feeling, but now when I'm around him it's hard to talk and I get weak in the knees. I start worrying more what he'll think of me and then....
Anyway, off that subject, I asked him when he walked me too my house if he had written the letter I'd received. He said no, and said he'd help me find out who did. I didn't care anymore who wrote the letter, I was happy Jack was with me....maybe I'm being selfish.
I'm worried about what's going to happen today, what Karen and Ann will think of this situation. They won't take it to well I'm sure, and I probably won't get off that easily. Oh well. Not my problem, I need to focus on the library incident anyway. Not to mention a festival is coming up soon, and I promised my mother I would help her. I better go, it's getting closer to noon and I need to start the day a little early.
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Maria went through her regular routine of placing her diary in the usual spot, then made her way out the door. She stopped to see her mother reading the same book again, only this time she looked like she was really reading it.
"Enjoying the book mother?" Maria asked, smiling her usual small smile.
"Yes, the first part wasn't as exciting, but now it's getting rather interesting." Her mother answered, looking up momentarily and then returning to her book.
Maria waved and went out the door. Her mother and father seemed to be drifting further apart, and her dad never coming home until 9 PM at night wasn't helping. She knew he was working; making the town a better place, but how much work did a small town need? She shook the thought from her head and continued walking towards her destination. She looked at the sign on the library she had posted.
"The library will be closed for repair and restock, please try again another time."
Maria smiled feebly, she still felt responsible. She knew the door was taken off the hinges and that it'd take a strong person to remove the large, heavy door, but that still didn't stop her from believing that Ann and Karen were the culprits. She sighed and continued on her way, she was stressing more and more over the situation.
"Hey Maria!" She heard a friendly, familiar voice call.
Elli.
"Good morning!" She called back to her, stopping and waiting for her.
"Good morning to you too. Where are you headed?" Elli said, joining her in the walk.
"Me? I'm going to...." Maria lowered her head and blushed, she felt nervous talking about their "relationship".
"....meet Jack?" Elli said, finishing her sentence with a knowing smile.
Maria hesitated, "....yes."
Elli giggled a little, and Maria looked at her with a confused look.
"What's so funny?" Maria asked.
"I knew it would happen...." Elli said with a smile, not even looking at Maria, but at the sky.
"Knew what would happen?" Maria asked, confused as ever.
"That you two would fall in love." Elli replied.
"In....love?" Maria asked, looking down again as she walked.
"Don't start that again." She heard another familiar voice say.
She looked up to see Jack standing in front of her, obviously tired from his work.
"Well, this isn't the way I was headed so I'll be seeing you two!" Elli said, continuing to the mountains.
"Eh...." Maria said, relived and scared a little at the same time.
"Where were you headed?" Jack asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Maria blushed slightly, "To see you...."
"Really now?" Jack asked, smiling at her shyness.
He grabbed her hand and they started towards his farm. When they arrived Maria noticed how much better shape it was in, the overrun field had been cleared away and had been replaced with crops and another field for the animals he'd purchased. Maria walked over to the small sheep that was at the fence. She bent down and smiled at it.
"Hello little one." Maria said, scratching it behind the ear.
"Is this one a he or a she?" Maria asked, still scratching behind it's ear.
"A she, and I'm glad you didn't call her an "it"." He replied, bending down to Maria's level, but still slightly taller than her.
"She's adorable." Maria said looking at the sheep and then at Jack with a warm smile.
"Hey, you got contacts." Jack said, in an "I-already-knew-that" voice.
"Yeah....a while back actually." Maria said shaking her head slightly.
"I'm waiting for my order, I bought some new ones." She said standing up now.
Jack brushed a piece of hair away from her face.
"Don't, you look better without them." He said, giving her a warm smile.
Maria blushed slightly, she thought again about the night before and then she looked down. She still didn't understand I what she was feeling was love. She grabbed Jack's hand and brought it away from her face. He looked at her, confused a little.
"I don't know what's happening....I know you told me you loved me and I said I loved you back. I think I meant what I was saying, but I've never been in love before so how would I know the feeling?" Maria stated sadly.
"The feeling of knowing you're in love?" Jack asked.
"Yes."
"Well," He wrapped his arms around her small waist, "to start, knowing that when you're with the person you aren't restless, you're at peace. Also knowing that you don't care who they were, just who they are now. Knowing that the more you see them, the more you need them with you when their gone. I don't know if that's the case for you....but I knew that's how I knew I was in love with you." He said giving her a loving smile.
She looked at him, shocked. That was how she felt, the more she saw him the more she needed to be around him; the constant longing.
"I understand now...." She said smiling at him.
"What's the feeling then?"
"I've come to realize that I do truly love you, I'm not confused anymore about it. I'm sorry about that." She said, giving him an "I'm sorry" smile.
He chuckled and reassured her it was all right, that nothing was wrong.
"Right, now, you look like you need some help. What can I do?" Maria said, pulling away and looking around.
"I think I've covered everything for now...." He said looking around as well to see if there was anything to be done.
There wasn't really.
"Let's see, 2:36 PM, wow, we've got the rest of the day." Jack said after looking at his watch.
"Well, okay...." Maria said thinking, then she heard a rumble.
"Where'd the sunny sky go?" She asked, looking up at the darkened sky.
"Who knows." Jack said brushing the first raindrop off his nose.
"I don't think it's going to matter." Maria said pointing up at the sky, pointing out the rain.
"Yeah, we better get inside then." He said, taking her towards his house, just as the rain was becoming heavy.
He led her in then said he'd be back in a few after he took the animals in and dried them off. Maria offered to help, but he said he'd rather her just stay inside. She nodded and took a seat on the couch in the corner of his room.
^@*&^@&^)@)@&
RuRu: I don't care if there isn't a couch in his house, there is a lot of stuff in his house that isn't in the game and in this story. Sorry if you don't like it, but OH WELL!
@*&^%@(#%(#%@^
She looked out the window, barely able to see through all the rain coming down. She slumped in her seat, sighing heavily, there went her day. Jack joined her about 30 minutes later, soaked from head to toe. Maria giggled, got up and took off his hat.
"Please keep that silly hat off you head." She said, laughing now.
Jack rubbed his head in embarrassment, "Right. I'm going to change, I'll be right back."
Maria waited a few more minutes and Jack rejoined her wearing casual clothes. He wore blue jeans and a baggy blue shirt, and he looked much better, especially without that hat. He took a seat beside her and stretched, then slumped in his seat.
"Good posture." She joked.
"Thank you." He replied bowing his head, and closing his eyes.
Maria bent over and kissed him softly on the cheek, Jack smiled and pulled her closer to him. She smiled and realized she felt soooooo much more comfortable with him now. She and him had their little small kissing thing, while two pairs of eyes watched them with disgusted looks.
"She'll have to pay for taking him away." Ann said holding the umbrella above Karen and her.
"Seriously, who does that slut think she is." Karen said with a smug look.
"Well we'll just have to make sure this relationship doesn't go any further." Ann stated with an evil smile.
"Seriously, yesterday Kai hit on me, come on!" Karen said crossing her arms.
"Yeah, I don't want to have to settle with that Cliff guy, talk about annoying." Ann said, her and Karen now walking off.
"Well, if Maria thinks she can get away with this, she's dead wrong." Karen said, glaring back at the house.
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END CHAPTER 4
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RuRu: Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! What could they be planning?
Chichiri: -_- revenge. No da.
RuRu: I KNEW THAT! I'm the authoress! ::looks at the word "authoress"::
Chichiri: That's a word? No da!
RuRu: The spell checker says it is. 0.o
Chichiri: Right....COOL! No da!
Preview: Okay, Ann and Karen obviously are planning, a typhoon hits and Maria has to stay the night at Jack's house and then....something horrible happens! All this and more in Chapter 5 The Storm, The Evil Ones, and Magic Food!