Angel Tears

Chap 4: That Girl

I had spent the rest of the day catching up with Marlin and Vesta. I meat a really sweet girl named Cilia and by the impression I got Marlin had a little crush on her. It was the cutest thing!

I now was sitting at home bored out of my mind as I thought of my day here At Forget Me Not Valley. Would dad be proud of me or would I be the discarded daughter that can't even keep her fish alive for a week! I puled the covers of my bed in closer, the warmth comforted me while the snowstorm was going on outside. Muffy had said that there were going to be a lot of little storms and then at the end of the month there was going to be a huge one and now I thought she was right! My side still flamed with pain but I had ignored it I didn't want to look weak… that was the last thing I wanted people to think of me. I was a determined person and Mom always said that it would be the death of me and now I knew why. I finally feel asleep after some tossing and turning.

I had a dream about getting married and having 2 children but it never would show who I was married to. It was like looking through fogged glasses but I was probably the happiest I had ever bin in my life. It almost scared me thinking about a serious relationship with a guy after I was beaten by my last boyfriend Harley so bad. He thought I was to week and then dumped me because I would cry after he hit me and I still hadn't told my mother about it. She just thought that we didn't get along. I didn't trust people much after that but I was getting better but I wasn't ready to let my guard down yet.

The next morning I was up and ready to get that dumb cow to appreciate me. The chores happened a lot quicker and smother today and I actually finished a half an hour quicker then yesterday.

(Marlins point of view)

Nellie… Why did it have to be Nellie? Even though she looked nothing like she use to old feelings started to come back. She use to be such a scrawny, homely thing and now she fits right in with the rest of the girls I use to know, but she still didn't act as bratty as they did. She was 1 years younger then me but yet some how we had meet and I almost took that as fate. I had fallen in love with Cilia but now that she was here and in reach Cilia didn't matter. She always had thought I was a good friend and I had always thought so much more of her. She was the goddess I had wanted sense I was 8 and when I had to leave her I still hoped she remembered the boy that loved her as a child. I was a man now and I thought of love in a much different way, she wasn't just a pretty face and nice girl now… she was the girl that I had wanted all my life the girl that I wanted to be all mine. She may have forgotten me but I had thought of her on and off my whole life. She was the only one that didn't turn me away the instant she knew about my sickness. She was the only none blood relative that knew about it and didn't freak when I told her and now seeing her again started to scare me. What about if the girl that was once my friend would turn on me? People change… but I was hoping Nellie hadn't. I decided to walk over to her house this morning and see if she needed help with her new farm life. I knew it was a big adjustment to make and I wanted to help in any way I could.

(Nellie's point of view)

I had just gotten done with that darn cow and I was ready to juts jump in the shower and stay there all day but then Marlin showed up.

"Hi Marlin! What are you doing here?" I said happy to see him but I really did need a bath.

"I was wondering if you needed any help? Its hard to get use to farm work."

"Don't be silly you shouldn't be doing that kind of stuff anyway! I have all of it done but thanks for your offer." I said happy that he was still the nice Marlin I knew. He had always seamed to look after me in school. He was like a big brother because he was 1 years older then me and he always made me feel secure and happy. He was the only friend I had back then, and I still thought of him as one of the nicest people I knew.

"So Nellie do you want to go and walk around town." Marlin asked not looking directly at me.

"I would but… I'm not exactly the cleanest person right now." I said brushing some hay out of my hair.

"You look fine and it will soon get really cold again so we need to enjoy days like this." I just nodded the air was so clean and pure after it snowed. The sun was out making it seam warmer.

"Fine but you have to promise you won't stay out to long in the cold then, I need to see the rest of the place anyway." I said throwing my arms in the air. "Let me change really quick and then we can go." I changed out of my dirty work clothes and combed most of the hay out of my hair. I felt kind of filthy still but Marlin wouldn't care.

"All right lets go." I said garbing his arm and pulling him out of the farm. "So how have you bin lately? Or do you not really want to tell me now… I understand if you don't we haven't see one another in a long time."

"No its ok I trust you Nellie but to tell you the truth I have bin doing awful lately… they say that whatever my illness is its affecting my physical condition the most and if they can't help it then I will just get weaker and weaker tell I die."

(Marlins point of view)

"Marlin that's awful! You will get better you just have to, your strong in my eyes." Nellie now looked concerned and maybe I shouldn't have told her. The expression in her eyes made me want to take the whole thing back but I thought I should just change the subject.

"Thanks Nellie but I'm ok for now but how about you? Why did you come here its not really the coolest place in the world?" Nellie now was looking at the ground and her long hair covered her face. "Nellie what's the matter?" I was now getting concerned when she actually started crying.

"I came here because I couldn't stay there. Not after… not after… my father… he was shoot… and killed." She said through tears and clinched teeth. I was shocked and put an arm around her.

"Nellie! That's horrible how did you find out? When did it happen?" She was trying to stop crying but more tears just came out harder. I knew she and her father were close and this was probably the worst thing that could ever happen to her.

"I was there… I saw it all… he saved me in a way and because he saved me I lost him forever… 2 boys that were sick of their lives went on a shooting spree. I came here to get away from the bad memories of that day." She said now looking at me. She put her head on my shoulder and cried right there on the bridge we were standing on. I felt uncomfortable at first but after giving her a little hug for comfort she started to stop crying slowly. I wanted to take away all the pain she was in. I felt like filling in the part of her that needed something but I knew I couldn't ever bring back her father and seeing her cry made me feel like I was completely useless in her life. She soon lifted her head and dried her face.

"I'm sorry Marlin my little melt down was a little childish but thanks for being such good friend." She said. I could feel the pain in her eyes when she looked at me the way she did just now. She was going through so much pain that I didn't even know she had. The happy girl that was once care free now walked a steeper, scarier path and I wanted to just lead her way through it to the light but I knew that this would take time.

"Its ok Nellie you can cry as much as you want, I know you and your dad were really close." She smiled and then garbed my hand.

"Lets see the rest of Forget Me Not Valley then! I'm better now and if you get a cold from being out here to long I'm going to feel so bad!"

"I'm going to be fine let's go." I said following her hand as she pulled me down the long path that lead to the villa. I knew her holding my hand like that didn't really mean anything more then friendship but when I saw her hand in mine I felt happy like maybe there was hope that someday she would see me the way I saw her.

"Rock! Are you listening to me?" The boy with short blond hairs mother named Ruby said as she started chopping some potatoes and other assorted vegetables. Rock wasn't listening. He was off in another world. All he had thought about for the past few months was Lumina now he was thinking about another girl. The girl with the beautiful figure, eyes, and hair that made Lumina look like a frog. She was darling and he wanted to impress her but he didn't know how, after that little miss hap with Lumina he didn't think she would ever look his way. She probably thought he was a morn or something. It had taken him hours to get all the plate pieces out of his hair without hurting himself and that made him despise Lumina even more. He had just made a joke! How did he know she would take it so hard! The other thing was Marlin, who had never talked to a girl in his life besides Cilia and now he was all over her like they were good buddies. Rock wanted her more then anything and nothing was going to stop him at this point.

"Sorry mom what did you say?" Rock said drearily, still looking out the window as the girl and Marlin passed by. Ruby sighed and repeated what she had said.

"Be home by 5 tonight were having company over." He gave his mom a thumbs up as a sign that he had at least herd what she had said, and Ruby had expected nothing more form Rock these days.

"Mom I'm going to go now." Rock said getting up form the table he was sitting at. He was going to go do some damage control and win over this girl's heart with his good looks and charm and before Ruby could answer he was gone and out the door.

"That boys going to be the death of me…" She said with a sigh and started to chop some more vegetables.

All right! Weeeeeeeeeeeee chapter 4! Now I need to work on Timber! Badly! I haven't even started the next chapter EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKK! But some how it will get done by the weekend… somehow… anyway thanks for my 4 reviews! You guys are super cool! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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