I don't own the lyrics to "Promise" by simple plan or harvest moon. If I did, there would be a character named after me!

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"Kai." Ann whispered. "What are you doing?" Kai blushed.

"You saved me." He mumbled. "Thanks."

"Well" Ann shrugged. "What else was I supposed to do, just leave you there to die?" Kai shook his head slowly.

"It was more than that." Kai picked up some sand. "You cared about me after the awful things I did."

"Well…" Ann thought. "I guess so." Kai smiled and piled the sand into a small hill shape.

"Ann…will you do me a favour?" Kai asked. Ann nodded. "Will you throw my gun into the water? As far as you can, so I'll never see it again?" Ann was confused.

"Why?" She asked.

"Because… I don't want to be tempted to finish the job." Ann nodded.

"Where is it?" Kai pointed to his summer shack.

"It's in the locked cupboard behind the counter. Just kick it a bit and it should open." Ann nodded again and walked to the shack. Ann walked in through the poorly painted door, glancing once more over to Kai, who was still sitting playing with the sand.

She stepped into the cruddy shack and noticed that there was a second floor that had been added on. Ann decided to explore it so she lightly jogged over to the stairs. She looked up and saw that a light was on. Ann ran up the stairs, noticing they were a lot newer than the Inn's stairs. Once she reached the top, she noticed that the walls were all painted black and the white beds had black quilts on them. One bed had something else in it too. It was a little girl.

"Hello?" Ann whispered to the brunette that was sleeping in the bed. The girl wouldn't wake, even when Ann poked her. "Hello? Little girl?" Ann yelped. "I'll ask Kai when I…get back out there." Ann muttered, noticing the source of light was coming from a lamp next to the little girl's bed.

Ann ran back down the stairs, slipping on the last one and landing on her backend. She got up, rubbed it and then walked over to the white painted counter. She went behind it and found the "locked" cupboard. She bent down and tried to open it with her hands. No good. She sat down, locked her legs against the wall and pushed. Still no luck. She sighed and stood up. She swung her leg back behind her and kicked the cupboard's door. She used so much force that the door fell off its hinges.

"Crud!" She yelped as she bent down and tried to fit the door back in place. She remembered Kai's words. "Just kick it A BIT". Ann sighed and grabbed the gun, giving up on fixing the cupboard. She walked out the door, closing it behind her.

Ann silently walked to the docks. Kai hadn't noticed that she had come out yet. She heard him singing to himself.

"Take my hand, take my hand. I promise. Take my hand…." Kai sweetly sung the song to himself. Ann shook her head. "Has he really changed?" Ann walked along the dock, holding the gun. Once she reached the end she began to think.

"Oh my gosh." She murmured. "I'm holding the weapon that hurt Cliff!" She threw the gun as far out in the water and as far away from her and the island as she could. It landed many, many feet away. The waves carried it farther after it splashed into the water. Kai heard the splash and turned to see Ann standing at the end of the dock, her hands at her sides, her hair being blown in her face by the wind, watching the waves.

"Wow. She looks beautiful." Kai whispered to himself as he stood. In her tank-top and baggy boy's pyjama pants, not many would say that. Kai walked over to the docks. He stood on the sand, not daring to step onto the wood.

"Thanks Ann." He called. Ann turned with tear streaked eyes. Kai smiled, not noticing her sad state at first. Then his smile turned to a worried frown.

"You…you tried to kill Cliff!" Ann sobbed and pushed past Kai as she ran back to the farm. Kai frowned sadly.

"I…I'm sorry Ann." Kai was disappointed in himself. "How would killing Cliff make Popuri love me?" He thought. He hung his head and walked to the end of the dock. He sat down and let his legs dangle in the water. "What have I done?"

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Ann burst through the door and forgot to close it behind her. She leaped onto the bed and covered her blotched face with a pillow. Jack followed soon after, shutting the door in his haste. He sprinted over to the bed side and knelt down.

"Ann?" Jack asked. "What's wrong?" Ann looked up from her pillow, than immediately shoved her nose back to the pillow.

"Cliff! And Kai! And the town! And the gun!" She screamed through the pillow. Jack was confused. He said nothing. "Why does everything have to be horrible?" Jack gently placed his hand on Ann's shaking shoulder. Ann was still surprisingly cold.

"Oh Ann." Jack comforted. Ann lifted her head and looked into Jack's brown eyes. Her own green ones could never compare to his beautiful, brown eyes. "What? You think his eyes are beautiful? NO. You love Cliff…even though he…broke your heart." She thought. Ann turned away from Jack's warm gaze and set her own on the brown wall. Jack seemed hurt.

"Sorry Jack." Ann apologized sincerely.

"Yes well…okay." Jack blushed when Ann turned to look at him again. Ann giggled and lifted herself up. She knelt on the floor beside him and they hugged tightly.

"You know what?" Ann commented in amidst their embrace. "I've never hugged Cliff… That's pretty sad." Jack laughed.

"Yea…it kind of is…" Jack said between chuckles. They both smiled and stood up. "So…want to tell me what happened?" Ann's smile turned back to a frown as she told Jack what happened on the beach.

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"Where did I go wrong?" Kai asked himself. "I wanted to help mend her heart. She's so beautiful…" Kai blushed at his comment. "I mean… Popuri, Cliff, the little boy, Elli, Thomas, Harris…the whole town hates me!" Kai numbered off the people on his fingers then gave up. "Ugh." Kai buried his face into his hands. "What have I done? Why did I think this would help me?" Kai brought his head up and stared out at the water. "I'm a criminal…I tried to kill Cliff! My obsession with Popuri drove me insane…He used to be my best friend…" Kai put his hands at his sides. "I don't want to move…I want to stay her …With Ann…beautiful Ann." Kai heard footsteps behind him.

"Beautiful Ann, huh?" A voice said. Kai didn't turn; afraid of whom the voice might belong to. Kai just nodded.

"Yes. I think she's beautiful." He confirmed.

"What about me?" The voice said. "You attempted to kill someone…all because of me." Kai's eyes enlarged. He stood up from the dock and turned.

"Popuri?" Kai was startled. "What are you doing here?" Popuri shrugged.

"Well…" Popuri started. "I came to tell you a little something." She stepped forward and poked Kai aggressively on the shoulder. She poked him hard and he stumbled into the water. Once he surfaced and stopped coughing, Popuri continued. "I wanted to tell you that…" Popuri leaned over the water. "Once you're gone; Cliff and I will be getting back together." Popuri grinned.

"How do you know I'm going to leave?" Kai challenged. "How do you know Cliff is going to wake up?" Popuri was calm.

"The boy has awoken already. Why shouldn't Cliff?" Popuri ventured to sit on the edge of the dock. She kicked water at Kai's bobbing head. He spat. "The villagers will drive you out or kill you if you don't leave in three days." She grinned evilly. "So shoot that tough guy." Popuri insulted as she stood.

"It would be better than trying to shoot a fat cow. She wouldn't be able to get out of the way fast enough." Kai shot back. Popuri stopped walking. Her hands clenched into fists as she turned. Her face was as red as a rose.

"What…did…you…say?" Popuri asked angrily through clenched teeth. "Did you just call me a…A FAT COW?" Popuri leaped into the water and started to beat Kai. Kai easily fended her off and swam with her to the shore. He grabbed her and slung her over his shoulder.

"Yes I did." Kai replied as they walked to his shack. Popuri shrieked but no one was around to hear her. He walked through the door, noticing it needed to be re-painted. Once he closed the door he dropped Popuri onto a wooden chair with no cushion.

"Ouch!" She yelped. She rubbed her backside in pain as Kai got out the duct-tape. "What are you doing!" Popuri shrieked as Kai taped her legs and arms to the chair. "AGH! KAI!"

"I'm making sure you don't run away while I try to apolo-…never mind." Kai explained as he finished off taping Popuri. "Okay." He said, putting the roll of tape onto the table in front of Popuri.

"Kai…" Popuri started to cry. Not loud, complaining crying but, Popuri was actually afraid. "Are you going to kill me?" Kai was shocked at the question. He knelt down next to Popuri and looked her in the eyes.

"No." He calmly stated. Popuri didn't stop crying though. She wasn't sobbing but the tears quickly ran down her cheeks. She was soaked to the bone and her clothes were all wet. Popuri started shivering and Kai felt compassion towards her. He looked at her eyes; she still refused to return the gaze. "Popuri…" He started. Popuri looked at him. "I'm sorry." Kai's own tears were forming. "I'm sorry for leaving you…and for trying to kill Cliff. And I'm sorry for making you afraid and hurting you. I'm sorry for taping you to this chair but I didn't know how else to get you to listen." Now Kai's tears were dripping down his own cheeks. "I'm sorry for scarring your heart. I'm so sorry Popuri. All I ever did was love you…but…I've got to let you go…" Kai turned away and started to sob.

Popuri's tears were still silently tapping against the hard-wood floor of the worn-down shack. She watched Kai cry. She hadn't ever seen him cry before. Popuri turned away. She couldn't take it. Popuri shuddered again.

"Kai…. I…." Popuri struggled with her words. She started to sob uncontrollably and Kai turned. He had a pocket knife in his hands. He cut Popuri free and hugged her. Popuri fell into his arms and they cried together. "It's been so long since I've cried." Popuri sobbed. "I never thought it could feel so good." She didn't hold back and she let her body release her heart's sadness. The result; a salty, teary dress and bloodshot eyes. She didn't mind…Kai thought they both needed a good cry.