A Pain Worth Bearing:

Chapter Seven

WOW it's been SO LONG since I've last updated. I didn't have Internet for years so it was hard to update. Anyways I did promise that I wouldn't leave this story half-done and that I would finish it, so here is the next chapter. I AM going to finish this story and I hope some of my fans are still out there. SORRY GUYS I APOLOGIZE. Expect updates A LOT SOONER. Promise! Kay with that said… on to the reading!

Mentioned this before… RATED R for a reason, so if you don't like reading things like these… well simply exit this story my friend.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon or it's characters, only this story. Harvest Moon belongs to Natsume and all those other companies, NOT ME. On to the story!


" Are you ready to perform?"

" Yes."

" Good, just follow the yellow tape on the floor and you'll be on stage in no time. Good luck Miss Lumina."

" Thank you…"

Lumina walked on stage and closed her eyes as she ignored the audience's screams and cheers. She shook her head as she wondered WHY she still played for them. Oh yeah… her grandmother. Romana was in charge of her career and threatened Lumina if she didn't give her best performance. Of course, Lumina DID like playing the piano, it was her hobby. She never wanted to make a career out of it though. All she wanted ever since that treacherous day was to go back to Forget-Me-Not Valley, nothing more.

As she sat down she positioned her fingers on the white keys and took a deep breath. This was it! She HAD to give her best performance because these were the finals and whoever won got to take home a solid gold trophy to let everybody know you were the best in the world. That and some other prizes, but Romana wanted the trophy more so Lumina had to do her best to satisfy her.

It was time to start and Lumina began playing lightly at first, and then went faster and faster and lightly again. A brilliant rhythm that didn't let you stay excited to the fast parts or calm on the light parts. When she was done performing, she bowed and walked offstage as everybody clapped and whistled. In her mind, she knew she had won. Not to sound conceited or anything, but Lumina knew she had this contest won even before she entered it. It's because she knew how the judges were… they liked and praised contestants for being unique, not professional, so she had used this to her advantage. If you please the judge's tastes, you know you win.


" That was great! I'm so impressed." David said, smiling happily. " Oh we so have this won! Good job Miss Lumina."

" Thanks…"

" Romana and my uncle Sebastian are going to be SO proud! I can already envision you winning that trophy and crown, the queen of all pianists!"

" I'm glad you think so high of me."

" I'm just glad you were blessed with this talent. Not many young women can pull of what you just did."

" Where's my grandmother?" Lumina asked, changing the subject. Piano, piano, piano is all she ever heard these days! She was getting sick of it. " I hope she's not out spending my, I mean, HER money."

" She just went to go treat herself to a new purse, let her spoil herself." David said as he opened the door to let Lumina back into her stage room. " All you have to think about is winning. The judges are deciding now so cross your fingers okay?"

" David?" Lumina said as she retouched her eyeshadow. " Where am I going to perform next?"

" Let me check my schedule here…" he took out his glasses from his tuxedo-pocket and looked over some papers on a desk. " Hmmm… it says here that you'll be performing in…"

" Where now, huh?" Lumina sighed as she thought to herself. " I hope it's not across the country…"

" Hey!" David said in surprise. " You're going to be performing for a rich millionaire in Forget-Me-Not Valley! And it looks like a personal request too!"

" A personal request?" Lumina repeated, confused. " So somebody requested for me?"

" Yes they paid to see you play for them privately. It's one of those private requests that only rich folk can pull off."

" Who is it?"

" I don't know."

" So… so… I'll be going back to Forget-Me-Not Valley…?" Lumina mumbled, shocked.

" Yes."

" Oh my gosh…" She smiled as she fixed her hair. She thought about Jack and Rock, she was going to see them again! And Jack's son! Well… hopefully… IF they still lived there. And Kate… Lumina wondered if she ever got with Hugh or found somebody else to fall in love with…

" But I don't know… your grandma might not accept the request."

" But! But I have to go there! I want to go back and see my friends!"

" You're a pianist now, forget those poor losers! You're more important… you're a famous rich star Lumina, no need to be mingling with poor folk."

" DON'T call them that! They're important, I was poor once too you know?"

" ONCE, not now."


" So how did it go?"

" Here." Lumina gave Romana the trophy and secretly kept the crown that was given away as a bonus. " I won grand prize."

" What the hell is grand prize?"

" She surpassed first place." David explained. " I was happy too."

" Good job girl." Romana hugged the trophy and looked over at Lumina. " Keep this up and I might just let you have a vacation."

" Okay…"

" Where's her next stop at?" Romana asked as she lied on her personal couch, staring at her diamond rings. " Ohhh… life is just TOO good to be true…"

" Forget-Me-Not Valley."

" WHAT?" Romana shouted, almost falling off of her chair. " What did you say?"

" F-Forget-Me-Not Valley…" David mumbled, stepping away from Romana.

" Just who THE HELL would be rich enough to request Lumina? How much are they paying?"

" Five hundred thousand dollars."

" And who is it?"

" I don't know, its entitled 'rich man'."

" Well cancel it! She's NOT going!"

" What? But Grandma I really want to go!"

" NO!"

" Please? You can deduct this from my vacation! Oh please let me go! Please? Let this be a reward for winning first place all the time?"

" I said no!" Romana sat up and glared at Lumina harshly. " You want to see that boy again don't you?"

" N-no…"

" I can read you! Haha, but you can't ever see him again if you're dead right?"

" W-What?" Lumina gasped. " What are you-

" So help me if that's the reason you're going over there girl! I told you before if you don't do a good job… your life ends."

" Yes Grandma…" Lumina sighed.

" Are we going Miss Romana?" Sebastian asked.

" Ask this 'rich' person to triple his offer… and then we'll go…"

" Yes Miss Romana."


" I was really looking forward to seeing Rock again…"

Lumina threw her crown on her bed and untangled her bun, letting her long hair drop and stop right above her thighs. Unzipping her dress, she slipped into her pajamas and collapsed on the bed tired. Turning a bit, she grabbed her pillow and hugged it tightly.

" I wanted to show you what kind of a woman I became…" She whispered. " Show you what you wanted from a girl… now that I'm older… I have what you want.

" Miss Lumina?" Sebastian knocked on the door lightly and said, " Pack your things, we're going to Forget-Me-Not Valley first thing in the morning okay?"

" Uh, really? For real?"

" Yes, they tripled the offer."

" Yaaaay!" Lumina cheered, jumping on her bed. " Finally… back to Forget-Me-Not Valley."


NEXT DAY-

" We're going to stay at the mansion where we used to live. Everybody go back to the rooms you used to have!" Romana ordered as they unpacked. They had reached the mansion and since this was a different time zone, it was night. " I'm going to bed… and I expect all of you to do the same!"

" Yeah that flight made me sleepy…" David yawned. " The ferry too…"

Lumina ran back to her old room and looked around, it was in the same condition she had left it in except a little dustier. Throwing her luggage aside, she opened her window and started tying her bedsheets together to form a rope.

" I wanna go see what I missed!" She thought, hastening herself with the bedsheets. " Done!"

She threw the bedsheets out and slid down them instead of climbing down slowly and easily. Satisfied, she ran out of the mansion's lot and down the same hill she used to go to. Everything about Forget-Me-Not Valley was the same, except a couple more houses were built and the pavement looked a lot newer.

" I wonder where Rock is at?" Naturally thinking he was at the Hotel she headed towards there. " I can't believe Tim and Ruby still own this hotel… maybe if I go in as a customer… I can see him!"

" Welcome, what can I do for you?" Ruby smiled as she opened a notebook folder. " Do you have a reservation?"

" Umm… no not really." Lumina looked around and wondered what to say. " Do… do you own this hotel?"

" Why of course I do, hon." Ruby obviously didn't recognize her. " Why do you ask?"

" Just making conversation." She giggled nervously and asked, " You and your family right?"

" Yes, my son Rock will inherit everything one day. I recently got money to improve my hotel and it's now bigger and better."

" Your son? Does he work here?"

" No, and I don't know where that kid ran off to." She smiled. " He's always running around, such a handsome man he's turned into."

" Thanks, but I gotta go…" Lumina ran out of the hotel and sighed. So he wasn't there… " Where IS he at?"

" EXCUSE me!" Shouted a girl, pushing Lumina aside. " My boyfriend and me were walkin, can't you move?"

" I-I'm so sorry." Lumina apologized and walked the other way.

After looking EVERYWHERE for him… Lumina decided to give up. Rock wasn't found anywhere, not even at the bar. She didn't want to ask for him because she thought it would sound a little suspicious, so she walked over to the well that was next to the bar and took a seat on it.

" I wonder if he even still lives here?" She thought, taking a deep breath. " But if I do find him, then what? Its not like anything will change… and I'm sure he hasn't forgotten about the past either."

" Okay thanks! Bye!" said a young blonde-haired man that walked out of the bar. He looked over to his left and caught a glimpse of Lumina, her face buried in her hands. " Hey… are you okay Miss?"

" Hm?" Lumina sighed and said, " I'm fine…"

" I haven't seen you around here before, did you come on that ferry?"

" Yeah…"

" To visit a relative or something?" he didn't know WHY he was talking to her, but he was bored and didn't want to go home.

" No, it's just a temporary thing." Lumina wanted to know WHOM she was talking to, so she looked up and stood up to get a better look at the young guy. " He looks familiar…"

" ………" The young guy just stared at her and then shook his head when he realized that he had been staring for a long time. " I'm sorry! It's just that you look a lot like an old friend that I used to have."

" Lumina?" she mumbled.

" Huh? How did you know that?"

" Rock… it is you…" She smiled. " I… I was looking all over for you and…"

" Lumina?" He guessed as he bent down to look at her face more. " Wow you've changed a-

Lumina jumped up from the well and wrapped her arms around his neck. She started laughing out of happiness as she cuddled up against him. She couldn't believe she had found him! After all this time of dreaming and yearning… she had him here with her. In her arms.

" Whoa, what's going on?" Rock teased as he hugged her back.

" You don't know how badly I wanted this." She whispered. " This is all I need."

" I never thought you would grow up to look this sexy." He smiled.

She blushed as she looked to the side, her cheeks turning pink.

" I thought after you left on that ferry… you would never come back to me again. That you had disappeared from my life forever."

" I thought that too."

" And now that you're back Lumina, I don't want to lose you again." He embraced her again and didn't stop smiling. She returned his hug in a desperate matter; as if this was the last time they were to see each other again. She was better than he had pictured her to be with such a delicate body figure and the long soft hair made her look even more enticing.

" Rock?"

" Yeah?"

" I want to be yours forever." She whispered. " Just yours and nobody else. Make me yours tonight before somebody else tries to…"

" Lumina-

" Before I make another mistake… someone that isn't you…"

" Let's go."


Rock's door swung open as turned around to close and lock it. He and Lumina started kissing slowly and when they reached the bed their kisses were now fiery and desperate. She pushed him on the bed and she crawled on top of him, straddling his waist.

" Its not too late to stop now." Rock whispered as he sat up and kissed her neck.

" I didn't say anything." Lumina whispered back as she hugged his neck, making his kisses hard and deep on her neck.

" You might regret this."

" This was my idea." She started unbuttoning his shirt and ran her hands through his shoulders.

So Lumina had given him the green light, which meant she really wanted this. Rock wanted her to feel great because he assumed this must have been her first time, and knowing Lumina, she probably didn't know what exactly she was getting herself into…

" Rock?"

" Hm?"

" Am… am I your first?" she whispered, running her hands through his hair as she kissed the side of his jaw. " Have you done this with somebody else?"

He fell silent for a moment and then decided to tell her the truth. He wished it were his first time with her… but after being convinced that he would never see her again, was he supposed to have waited for her? Waited until the day she showed up? What if she never had showed up? Would that mean give up everything too?

" No…"

" That's okay." She smiled. " I didn't want you to wait for me anyways… but… I waited for you. I never stopped wanting to become yours, even if I had to run away next year."

" Why next year?"

" I would be turning eighteen, I'd be a legal adult. I was planning to come back here and try to get back what I lost."

" Lumina, you never lost me. I was hoping that one day you would come back to me… and you did, and now… you're going to be mine forever."

He pulled off her shirt and started kissing below her neckline and around her shoulders. He trailed his cold hands up her warm back as he applied pressure.

Lumina arched her back as she dug her nails into his shoulders. It felt really good, even though she had no clue about intimacy. She had pictured doing this with Rock many times in her mind, but now that she was actually doing this… it was different. It was much better than any of her fantasies. Her body felt hot and she was breathless. She also started feeling this sweet feeling down between her legs that she never experienced before.

" I want you." Lumina whispered as she took his shirt and pulled it off of him to get a better look at his body. When she looked down at him, she was very impressed. It was obvious he worked out because his chest was hard, his arms were strong, and that delicious six-pack turned out great.

Rock loved her frisky attitude, it was hot, but it was time to take it up a notch. He wanted to dominate her. Since this was her first time, he didn't want to disappoint her. This was all about Lumina now; he wanted to focus all on her. He grabbed her by the side of her arms and pinned her down on the bed as he crawled on top of her.

" How bad do you want me?" He smirked as he took one finger and trailed it down slowly from her chin, down to her chest, and down her stomach. He was teasing her with light touches, which seemed to be working, because her breathing got a little faster.

" Really…" She breathed as she tried to reach out for him, but he pushed her hands back down into the mattress. He wasn't letting her get what she wanted.

" Really what?" He asked as he touched down between her legs.

" I want you bad…" She gasped a she felt herself getting hotter and her skin more sensitive.

" I'm all yours." He lay on top of her and started unbuttoning her jeans desperately as he kissed her sweet mouth. He pulled off her jeans and she did the same to him. Rock reached behind her back and unclipped her bra as he gently took it off.

Lumina felt herself blush. She was almost completely naked and although she wanted this… she couldn't help but feel a bit… vulnerable. Her clothes, her body mask, were being stripped from her for the first time and it felt a bit weird, but it felt right.

Rock removed the rest of his clothes and pulled off the last remaining garment on Lumina, the last of what covered her beautiful young body. Her skin was creamy and glowy and was soft to the touch.

She felt her heart skip a beat as she felt her naked body against his, her legs shut tight from a bit of fear. She had no idea what she had just got herself into. Lumina had an IDEA of what sex was, but she never knew the actual process of it or what had to go in where.

Rock kissed her lips and she responded to it, but he broke the kiss and massaged her upper waist with his hands as he went down and kissed one of her breasts. Lumina arched her back and bit her lower lip as the sensation sent waves throughout her body. She ran her fingers through his hair as he leaned over to her other breast and trailed his mouth to the tip while making circular motions with his tongue. He slipped one of his hands down between her legs and rubbed her with his finger.

Lumina breathed heavier as everything he did felt better and better. She clenched the sheets hard, making her knuckle turn white. She was trying to hold in her breathing, but she felt herself moan as Rock moved his tongue in between her breasts. Rock looked back up at her and started kissing her neck again as he used one of his fingers to push inside her.

" No!" she cried as she squeezed her legs shut. " Stop! Stop it…"

" What's wrong?" He asked as he looked up at her worriedly. He wondered why she had started struggling against him. He wasn't being forceful or anything…

" It really hurts…" She cried as she slowly opened her eyes again.

" Do you want to stop?"

Lumina looked to the side and sighed. She was considering stopping because the pain sent waves throughout her body, and it hurt LIKE HELL. Did wanting to reach ultimate pleasure require suffering first?

" No…" She relaxed again and took a deep breath. " I don't want to stop…"

" I'm sorry… I didn't want to hurt you." Rock gave her a sorrowful look.

" You would never hurt me." She gave him a tired smile. " I trust you. Go ahead, I'll be okay."

" Are you sure?"

" Yes."

Rock tried once again, he took his middle finger and slowly pushed inside her. She latched onto him hard and when she blinked, tears dripped down her cheeks. He paused a bit and then started going inside again slower. When he got his finger inside her, he started pumping them in and out of her slowly and gently, because she was really delicate. This felt really good and Lumina responded by opening her legs bit by bit.

" Harder…" She mumbled.

Rock opened her legs more with his knee and instead of his finger, he used himself to slowly enter her. She was really tight and the feel of her innocence was heaven, but at a price. This was his pleasure, but her pain. He knew she was hurting by the look of pain on her face, but she was trying to hide it.

" You okay?"

" Mm-hm…" She nodded as she closed her eyes tightly.

Rock placed his hands on each side of her face and kissed her forehead gently. She opened her eyes and found brown eyes staring into hers…

" I… love you." He whispered.

" Huh-

" I needed to tell you that." He said as he placed a finger on her lips. He kissed her deeply and trailed his hands down her body, feeling everything that was her.

Lumina's legs were wrapped around his waist and he moved in and out of her slowly, then faster and faster. She started feeling spasms of pleasure run through her body as his moves got quicker and rougher. He touched one of her breasts as she grasped the bedsheets once more, her pleasure getting better and better.

"Rock… I… I'm going to…" She breathed as she closed her eyes. Her legs were getting weak, but Rock held on to them as she grasped onto the bedsheets. " Faster Rock… go deeper…"

He obeyed and moved faster as he listened to her sweet voice moan his name as she gasped from pleasure. He felt her walls getting tighter around him and knew she was going to cum.

"I… can't…" Lumina breathed as she felt herself cum, and soon after that Rock followed. He pulled out of her and collapsed next to her as they both tried catching their breaths. They looked at each other and smiled.

" That… was fun…" Rock smiled as he pulled her closer to him. " How was it?"

" I loved it." She smiled back as she wrapped her arms around him. " It was better than I had imagined it to be."

" I'm glad you enjoyed it."

Lumina rested her head on his chest and decided to take a small nap. She was tired and sweaty from everything that had just happened. She needed a while to recover so a nap sounded great. Especially here… with the boy her heart yearned for.

" Love…?" Lumina quietly mumbled as she looked up at his sleeping face. She remembered that he had told her he loved her. Did he mean it or was it just the heat of the moment? Was any of this real or were they caught up in some sort of fantasy? Years had passed… but did Rock really just pick up where they left off? According to her it didn't end well, especially with that fight on the beach. Doubts were forming in her mind again as she looked down at herself… her naked body…

" I… I just let him have me." She thought. " I gave myself to him… just like that."

She was starting to have her doubts again as she got up from the bed quickly, which had startled Rock.

" Lumina? What's wrong?"

" I… I can't do this! I'm sorry!" She got off the bed and grabbed her clothes that were on the floor. She dressed rapidly before Rock managed to get out of bed and ran out the door.

" Lumina! Wait!" Rock grabbed some of his clothes and dressed in his pants quickly before Lumina disappeared. What the hell just got into her? One minute they were fine and the next she's running from him. Was she regretting what she just did? But why? It was actually her idea to begin with.

" Man! That girl can be a hassle sometimes." Rock sighed as he laced up his shoes and ran out the hotel. He saw her running towards Jack's farm. He knew where she was going… and that was near the sprite's home, next to a small pond that supposedly had a goddess inside.

" What's with her?"


SapphireDemon: Hello everyone! Yes, yes, I know I haven't updated in like YEARS but here's the next chapter. I hope I still have my fans out there! I wasn't going to continue this story but when I re-read everything I DID promise I would finish it… and I'm not one to break promises. Where have I been? Well I haven't had internet in years, but I recently got it back and now I PROMISE PROMISE PROMISE I will update much sooner okay? Hope it's still worth reading. Thank you so much for reviewing everybody!

Next Chapter: Lumina and Rock make love but... what has gotten into Lumina? As her insecurities about herself start up again, she distances herself from Rock little by little. And who is this 'rich millionaire' that had Lumina brought back to Forget-Me-Not to play for him? Van and his son Chester seem to be lurking around... and to their surprise, they've spotted Lumina walking alone at night. What will happen? To find out, read the next chapter of A Pain Worth Bearing.