Seasons

Chapter IV

That spring was spent trying to get used to things. It was the worst spring of my lifeI just couldn't catch on so quickly but I liked the money. It all seemed to pass rather quickly. By the beginning of the summerthere was just one thing that bothered me; does Nami have to loiter around every morning? "Nami…Is there some reason you're here every morning?" I said plainly being rude. I was making every effort to sound like I didn't want to talk to her. She smirked and walked away. She had been doing this since I met her and it was nerve-wrecking.

Oh well, I've got better things to worry about. I went to go look for Karen. Despite the fact that every time I saw her she tells me directly that she doesn't want to talk I did like seeing her annoyed knowing I'm the one who did it. Oddly enough I couldn't find her that day. "Hey Kai, have you seen Karen?" he shrugged, "Not since this morning. Her and her father got in another fight please make things any worse." He said going back to work.

I didn't take that advice. Before noon I was at the beach trying to get under her skin. "Get away from me you ass-wipe!" I smirked, "Come on, I'm being nice today. We should go somewhere. Wouldn't that be nice?" She walked away frustrated. I followed, "Well, there you have it. It doesn't make a difference whether I'm nice. You're a snob. She stopped and after bending over turned around and blew sand in my face. "That wasn't necessary." I grumbled.

I knew she was interested but not in a good way. She'd think of me more as a person to argue with than a potential boyfriend. Yes there are different ways of being interested in people. I didn't think Karen is the type to fall for a sap. I couldn't see where I was going until I walked right into Cliff. To be honest despite the fact that he came to check up on me frequently I never paid much attention to him.

"Jack, why are you bothering her? She is my cousin so I should say something in her defense. You're being an ass so do yourself a favor and get off her back." He said impatiently.

"I'm not being an ass, you saw it." I said knowing fully why he was stopping me and that I was in the wrong.

"You know she's upset so you decide after being an ass all this time you'll play nice when you're only doing it because you know she doesn't want to talk to you. Do I need to explain why she doesn't want to talk to you as well?" I nodded ignorantly. Cliff punched me and walked away. "If you're that stupid you couldn't possibly understand." He muttered.

What I couldn't understand was why he was so upset about it. I walked back to the farm ranting to myself about it. As soon as I got back Karli grabbed my arm and started dragging me to the field. "Karli, I have legs." I said pulling my hand back. "You're so lame." She said running to the field.

"I'm your father! Do you know what I would've gotten for a comment like that at your age?" Ignored or told to shut up most likely. Then again, I don't know how old she is. "You're not my dad, that's just gross!" she disputed.

Biologically I'm her cousin but legally I'm her father. I followed her into the field. "Look, it's Epona!" She said showing me a horse. "Okay Link, go save Hyrule or something, whatever you do, get lost!" She got into sniffle and whine mode, "But it's your Epona… Me and Takakura picked it out for you" She said sounding dejected.

There was a big sign over my head that said heel. "Sorry. I'm just a bit frustrated." I felt even worse after saying that. That was the excuse my dad always used. Actually he used the term 'stressed.'

"But…we should call her Epyon." Karli shrugged and wondered off. So this is what little girls spend money on. I shook my head. It's not even my birthday. Nami walked back in. I let out a loud sigh so she would know I didn't feel like dealing with her. "Hey, Jack…"

Oh great, she's talking to me, Why? "What?" I said trying to sound like I was busy. I quickly pulled out my brush and started brushing the fur until Epyon ran off leaving me behind. "I want to show you something."

I sighed loudly again, "Can't you see I'm busy, go bother someone else." She's not leaving…Why isn't she leaving? "So are you saying you can't work and talk at the same time? I thought you were cleaning cow shit not eating it. But then I suppose that would explain why half of the things you say are shit."

I walked into the tool shed. Aggravating woman! She had done it quite frequently. She couldn't just exchange greetings. Everything is a chance to argue with her! Like the Flower Festival recently.

She wasn't dressed up for it and when I asked why she said something like "Maybe you should be wearing one." I frowned, thinking about it. "Whatever it is I don't give so much as a damn now would you please excuse yourself from my farm?" She shrugged, "Suit yourself; you will be the one who comes to regret this decision." She said walking away. That evening I was too tired to write in my diary. Not that most of what I was doing could be called work.

"I need a drink."

End Chapter

Current season Summer

Amount of money 20,000 (Not catching on that well but too cheap to waste money)

Seasons are twenty days long.

I used to always name my horse Epona or Epyon.