A/N: Old format is what I like... experiment done...

Disclaimer: I really hate doing this... blah, blah so there!

8th Day of spring

Ahh, summer is almost here and spring harvests are being collected. The vegetables and fruits in all of the gardens look great and Ruby can make her famous vegetable soups now. It was a good morning, if not for the fact it was raining. I glanced out my window and saw it was heavily coming down. That's okay; I wouldn't mind sleeping some more. I came home late last night.
"Good morning Nami!' a voice greeted me. I give up, I just give up. Neither rain nor snow nor heat seems to stop him; I might as well let him say hi. I just can't fight it anymore, he's too persistent!
"Hi," I said weakly, resting my more than annoyed personality to rest and pressing my head up against the coolness of the window, "What do you want?"
"Well, I came to say good morning. I brought you some more light pickles," he said and my ears perked up. Yes, I'm a sucker for cooked meals.
"Can I really have those?" I asked.
"Yep," he said and I relieved him of the dish and placed it on a nearby table.
"Anything else?" I asked.
"Oh yeah. Um... thanks for helping me out last night. I never had stone oils before. Was I really terrible?" he asked.
"No, not really," I replied, trying to be kind. I mean, he had thrown up twice last night before he reached his house, but he didn't seem to remember that and I was trying to forget. I wasn't going to be the one to bring it up later on.
"That's good. Listen... I don't have the ingredients just yet, but I promise I'll make you a special dish for thanks," Hatori said.
"That's cool. Well, I uh... I have to be going now... so..." I began.
"Okay, fine, bye!" he said and headed out the door. He was a nice guy...wait, did I just think that?

"So, did you see his house and everything?" Celia asked me. I was nibbling on the light pickles at the moment as Celia and I were chatting over the fence. I decided to go there to see how the watermelons were developing. They were one of my favorite fruits. My ultimate favorite fruit was a peach, but no one had bothered to plant a peach tree here.
"Well, I saw his cow and his house and that was about it!" I said.
"And he gave you those this morning?" she pressed.
"Want one?" I offered and she reached out her hand and nabbed one.
"Thanks, but... weren't you saying you hated him?" Celia asked.
"I do hate him; however, it seems I can't stop him from saying hi..." I began.
"And you like the gifts," she finished for me with a giggle.
"Don't you always talk about the wonderful flowers he gives you?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, yes..." she started but then she thought better of it, I think and moved on to a different subject, "So, do the vegetables and fruits look good today?"
"Yes, yes they do Celia. They look wonderful," I said and walked away slowly, "See you later Celia!" Geeze, Hatori was affecting everyone now, wasn't he?

TBC

A/N: Like it? Hate it? (Short?) Well, I like the shorter chapters and such, but they may vary... like should her hearts in her diary increase or Hatori screws up somehow. Oh, and to KALIO, he isn't gonna end up with Muffy. Think about it for a moment, isn't it told from Nami's Point of View and isn't Hatori going after her (being so persistent and all)? Yeah, just maybe he'll end up with Nami, if I'm in a good mood or something... Read and Review! If you feel the need to flame please keep it rated G-PG!

And to Zeo and the Harvest Sprites, I loved your review. You said, "First off, I would like to point out that I despise Nami. But I like your story. So keep writing it!" And that's pretty much the best review ever; it's really funny and actually really nice. Hate the character, not the story...I'm gonna go in a corner now and play my Pokemon Coliseum game, bye!