Chapter 2- Until Summer
It has been a week since that tragic day. Lumina thought sadly, as she went to town to pick up an order for her grandmother. Up ahead, was the Black Farm, and Lumina wondered if she had the guts to pass it. Celia would probably be there, out in the fields with her dear Lou.
It still hurt. Lumina felt she had wasted three and a half seasons with him. But, Celia was his fiancée, over Lumina who he had "been killing time with".
Lumina stuck up her nose. She didn't care about him anymore. Well, at least she tried.
"Celia, dear, can I get you anything?" An all-too-familiar voice asked the farm girl.
"No, honey, I'm fine." Celia assured Lou. Lumina cringed; it was just her luck.
Lou rounded the corner, catching Lumina's eye. His jaw dropped. "Why, hello, Lumina," Lou immediately began sweet-talking her.
"I don't want to hear any of your explanations!" Lumina burst, and Lou looked shocked. His eyes narrowed.
"I wasn't going to offer you any." He replied coolly, and he pushed past her and continued down the road to Van's store.
"Lumina, that was very rude." Ruby reprimanded the girl.
"No, no, he was…"
"Lumina, you should apologize." Ruby told her.
"Lou was cheating on me with Celia!" Lumina yelled. Ruby blinked.
"That doesn't matter. You should still be civil." Ruby told her, and turned and walked away. Why did the Goddess want her to suffer?
Fuming, Lumina turned and stalked away. "Stupid Lou," She mumbled. "Stupid town,"
"You seem to agree with me." A voice muttered, and Lumina turned to see Nami, leaning against the tree by the bridge. "Only fools fall in love, especially with a loser like Lou."
Lumina wasn't sure if she should feel insulted or glad that she wasn't alone. "How did you know what happened?"
"From the horse's mouth," Nami replied, kicking a rock.
"Lou?"
"Yeah. He said you were all lovey-dovey on him, but he told you off but you wouldn't leave. He must think I'm stupid, or something. I saw the episode in the Inn the other week." Nami muttered, watching Lou as he walked by, swearing quietly.
"Nami?" Lumina started, "How long are you staying here? I know you travel?"
And when Nami looked at Lumina, she felt as if she were seeing Nami for the first time. Instead of seeing the cool, collected redhead, Lumina saw a young redhead woman, who hid her feelings from the world.
"I don't know." Nami answered honestly. Lumina was shocked to silence. "You…Lumina, I… Are… Oh forget it!" Nami snapped, standing up.
"What is it?" Lumina trusted her gut feeling enough to know there was something Nami wasn't telling her. But what could it be?
"Nothing." Nami replied harshly. She looked up, and groaned. "Get outta here. Thatstupid idiot's coming."
Startled, Lumina saw Lou headed in their direction, and she ducked behind the foliage a few yards back.
"So Nami…" Lou began, but Nami cut him off.
"What the hell do you want?" Nami replied nastily. Lou seemed startled.
"Have you seen Lumina? I wanted to apologize." Lou replied.
"No, you did not." Nami replied, teeth clenched. "You came to harass the poor girl, you lying dirty retard!"
"Why, Nami, are you jealous?" Lou teased.
"Me, jealous of aretard like you? Hell no." Nami replied.
"Leave her alone, Lou." Lumina stated, before she even realized what she was doing. "She doesn't want any part of this, nor do I. Leave us alone." Lumina told him bravely.
"Lumina, you've changed since I started to 'date' you. When I did, I could twist you around my pinkie finger. Now, you show more resolve than ever." Lou told her, watching Lumina fall to her knees. It had been a lie from the start.
"Leave her alone, Lou." Nami hissed. "Leave the girl alone!" Nami demanded, as Lou turned on his heel and left.
"Are you okay, Lumina?" Nami asked gently, and Lumina saw the young woman again, not the hotheaded Nami she was used to. "I hate that stupid Lou."
"Nami, I'm sorry, I need to go home." Lumina mumbled, fighting her tears. So every waking moment spent with him was a lie. Lumina knew she should have expected such, but there was a speck of hope in her heart that wanted to believe that Lou wasn't all that bad. She was crushed.
"Want me to walk you?" Nami inquired. Lumina shook her head.
"I need to be alone." Without biding Nami goodbye, Lumina hurried back to the Villa, without completing her chore from earlier.
A/N:Please R&R! KLS
