A/N: I am so sorry this took so long! I'm not gonna waste anymore time getting this chapter out though, but DO KNOW I'M SORRY. Have the chapter.

Chapter 7: Stardew Valley Fair

Carri screamed as she looked in the mirror. Her hair shined a bright violet. "WHAT THE HELL?!" She yelled, startling Addie who sat at her feet in the bathroom, as she ran her hand through the purple locks. Her hair color was a more vibrant color than Abigail's. Surely, Pierre's has hair dye. I know Abby doesn't shop at Joja. After tugging on her boots, the farmer made her way Abby's home. She was a girl on a mission, especially with the stardew valley fair being a day away.

The chime of the doorbell echoed softly through the store, however, Pierre was not at his counter. She glanced about for the store clerk, but instead of finding him, shouts poured from the home portion of the shop. "Yoba, sometimes I can't even believe you are my dad! Maybe I don't want to run your shop all the time. Maybe I want to have a life- MY LIFE. I'm sick of all this 'It's not ladylike' bullshit!"

"Abigail, a lady should not be spending time in a graveyard at night, and your obsession with the occult is getting out of hand! All I am saying is while you are under my roof, you follow my rules! Watching the store once in a while isn't going to kill you."

A door slamming caused Carri to jump and quickly move into the hair care aisle and busy herself looking through the shelves. "H-hey! Abby, can I get your help with something?" Her voice came out quiet and mouselike in the presence of her fuming friend.

Abigail's eyes locked with Carri's and her demeanor changed swiftly. Her tear stained cheeks were all the evidence that remained of her previous engagement with her father, as a smile spread across her features. "What the hell did you do to your hair? I mean, I'm flattered and all that you want your hair like mine, but-"

Desperation filled Carri's voice. "I know, will you pleeeease help me fix it?" She gripped her friend's arms. "Obviously, my previous attempt did not go as I wanted. I need my hair and makeup expert."

If there was one thing about Abby, she loved when her skills were praised. "Well, if you need an expert~" The punk girl waved her hand and fanned herself. "I guess I can't turn you away. Grab the box you want, and we will go to your place and give you a makeover. The dye is on me." With a wink, Abby left the store with Carrissa on her heels, box in hand.

After the girls had Carri's hair at a waiting stage of the dye process, the two sat in the living room of the farm house and played mario kart. After a few intense laps, conversation picked up. "I always hated the new rainbow road levels." Abby sighed as she leaned back on the couch. "So, back at the store, how much did you hear?" Carri began to argue that she didn't know what the girl was talking about, but before she could Abigail cut her off. "I heard the bell chime."

"Sorry… I didn't want to bring it up again, when you finally seemed to be in a good mood again." The farmer bit her lip. "For what it's worth, I don't think your interest in the occult is overboard." Of course you don't, Carri. Magic is real. Freaking wizards are real. Little forest spirit alien things are real. Who's to say Abby can't talk to the dead with her ouija board.

"That is a little weird coming from Miss Logic, but thanks." A shrill alarm and vibrations of Abby's phone, indicated it was time to wash out the dye. "Well, let's get you back to your raven-haired beauty shall we?" Please. Carri nodded and followed Abby back to her bathroom where they rinsed the remaining dye out of her hair. "What in Yoba's name? This can't be right, I used this stuff a million times. I know it works." Carri reached forward while still leaning over her tub, grabbing locks of her hair and pulling them toward her for inspection. Purple… Thanks, Wizard, I hate it. "Yoba, Carri, I'm sorry, there must be something wrong with the dye, though I can't imagine what. It full on looked black when it was setting… and even stained your tub a bit."

Releasing a breath she didn't realize she was holding, Carri sighed. "It's no big deal, Abs. Looks like we get to be twins for the festival tomorrow though." She threw her hands up in defeat. "Honestly, it doesn't look bad. It was just-" Fucking magic. "A shock? I guess."

"I'd say. How did you even manage to mess it up so badly?" If it hadn't been for Abby's laugh after that statement, Carrissa would have gone on the defensive.

"No idea." The purple haired farmer chuckled before throwing her control at Abby. "Ya know what, instead of going home tonight, why don't you stay over? We'll have a girls' night and play Mario Kart Double Dash or Sonic Adventure 2 all night?"

"I'm so down! We can go to the festival together tomorrow!" Abigail's excitement was as contagious as it came. The night passed with both girls playing and taking turns in different games until they got bored with each title. "Oh. My. YOBA. CARRI. You have a karaoke machine! Why haven't we been singing our lungs out?! What songs do you have!"

Oh no… A feverish blush crossed her cheeks. "Well, you see… it's mostly stuff I listened to in highschool. I bought a lot of songs I liked back then." As Abby booted up the software, Carri felt her heart sink. Let the judgement begin. Playlist after playlist of fallout boy, my chemical romance, three days grace, linkin park, paramore, simple plan, and so many others she listened to flooded her screen. Hastily, she shot up and blocked Abby's view of the television. "Are you truly prepared to go to hell with me before you tell a soul what's on here? Or that I sing at all?"

"Yeah, yeah, just move so we can start!" Taking in the music, Abby's grin became borderline Cheshire Cat-like. "We are gonna have a blast! I know most of this!"

Carri's alarm on her phone startled her as she smacked it off the arm of the couch. Her throat felt raw and sore from all the singing her and Abby had done at way too loud of a volume. I never would have been able to do that in the city without having police called over a noise complaint. I guess having a large plot of land away from everyone else can have its perks. She glanced over at the girl beside her. Abby slept with her head tilted back, snoring, her arm dangling off the couch, and her legs tossed over Carri's form.

"Abby, wake uuuuuuup. I have animals to feed before we get ready for the fair!"

Abby practically bounced with excitement as they approached the fair. "Have you ever been before? I just thought about that. This is your first actual year here."

Carri paused for a moment as she tried to remember actually spending any time in the valley as a child, but couldn't remember. "You'd think papa would have brought me here for a fair at least once, but I really don't remember if he ever did. So I think it's safe to say this will be my first time."

"Ahhhh~ there is so much to do with you! Between the funnel cakes and terrible food stalls, the games, the rides, oh- and I can't forget the fortune teller! I get mine told every year, and it's sometimes creepy how accurate she can be!"

"Fortune teller, huh? Maybe she can tell me how I will do on the farm."

"Or maaaaaybe she will tell you about looooove~" Abby glanced at the farmer and wiggled her eyebrows. "Hmmm, but who would your Pelican Town match be?" Carri could feel her face heating up as Abigail continued. "I know not Seb. You hate his guts. Maybe Harvey? Or Elliot? Or maaaaybe you have a thing for our own little sunshine boy~"

"Y-yeah right." Carri busied herself by tugging on her black, form fitting skirt. Even though she wore fishnet leggings beneath them, her skirt still rode slightly higher than she wanted. Equipped with a pair of Abby's combat boots, a blue tank and a black leather vest she felt more like a member of the band or maybe one of their fans. Her sunglasses she always had perched on top of her head were replaced with a single black rose pinned in her hair. I've never felt more like someone's doll in my life. Wearing all this makes me feel like I'm someone else entirely. Maybe I'm just in my farm clothes too often.

As they entered the town square, Carri's demeanor changed entirely. Her self-deprecating quickly faded into awe as the town center unfolded from the normal gossip corner to a beautifully set up world of wonder. Rides like ferris wheels, rocking ships that tilted, space crafts, slides, mirror houses and more were scattered about. Food vendors were set up around the attractions as well as game booths. The farmer's attention raced from one game to the next. Basketball games, a fishing tent, a strength test, a bi-colored wheel, and dart throwing games littered the area. "Abby! Where do we even start?!" Her excitement boiled over and her friend giggled before taking her arm and moving into a line for an unlimited ride stamp.

The two violet headed girls were sharing a funnel cake, when a friend approached them from behind. "Carri? What did you do to your hair?" Maru ran her fingers through the newly "dyed" hair. "Are you Abby's twin for today or something?"

The line of questioning resorted in a snort from Abby. "Let's just say, Carri had a dying experiment go wrong." She took a long sip of her drink before spotting Seb and Sam coming in from the north entrance. "Oh! The guys are here! Carri, you should meet up with us later, but get some time with Maru in too!" With a dismissive wave, she was off.

Carri turned to face Maru. "So wanna go for some rides?" Taking her last bite of funnel cake, she stood and trashed the plate.

Maru shook her head. "After eating that," she pointed at the funnel cake vendor with a grimace, "I'd give it some time before you hopped on a ride if you don't want to be sick, and honestly the rides aren't my thing. But if you want to play some games, I could give you company. Most of these are fixed, and I don't want you wasting too much money." The inventor gave her friend a smile and together they strolled towards the game booths.

Carrissa bit her lip as she chose the destination for her first dart. There were still plenty of balloons up which meant plenty of opportunities for prizes. Deciding for a cluster of balloons in the middle where she was sure to hit at least one balloon, she tossed her piece. "Better luck next time." The gamekeep said as he shook his head.

Maru placed her hand on Carri's shoulder. "This one is fixed. Put more power into your throw, also the ones towards the outer edges of the board are normally the bigger prizes. Most people go for the center to hope to hit one. If your trajectory is correct then-" the nurse paused while doing quick math and muttered some numbers. "Aim there and you should get it!"

Nodding, Carri aimed where Maru pointed and threw her dart with more power in the toss than before. Successfully, she popped the balloon and the worker moved to check the paper under the deflated balloon. "Large prize." He motioned to the wall to the left. "Pick any one item from this wall, or two small prizes from the lowest shelf." While Carri had her eye on the bear holding a guitar, she scanned the rest of the shelf and found a plush robot.

"The robot please." When the man awarded her with her chosen prize, she handed it over to her best friend, who she owed it to anyway for pointing out how to win. A smile spread across the other girl's face with a slight blush tinting her tan, sun kissed skin. A small mutter of thanks fell from Maru's lips before they moved to the next game.

A few games later, Maru parted ways with Carri, leaving her alone glancing for what to do next. If one thing was for certain, the fair was more fun with friends. She sighed as she looked at the beautiful sky as night began to fall. The colors from the rides shown radiantly in the dusk light. It wasn't hard to lose herself to her thoughts in the scene before her, until a pair of hands gripped her waist and startled her. Jumping half out of her skin, she turned prepared to swing at whoever grabbed her, but all aggression towards the offending hands faded when she saw the smiling blond. "Sam, you almost just got punched!"

"Sorry. Had to pull you back to earth before you flew away on me. That and Abby finally took a shift with Seb so I could sneak away and get some time with you." He glanced over her outfit and hair. "Is it weird that the purple looks good on you? Also I really dig the rocker chick look, and if Abby wasn't just joking about you having one hell of a singing voice, maybe you will sing some time for the band?" Carri felt her face flush. "Well, since Abs already fed you, wanna hit some rides?"

"I've been wanting to all day! Please!" Sam took her hand in his and laced their fingers as they walked towards the different rides. The two started on the "cyclone", a two person cart ride that went in a circle and had wave like motion. The ride conductor came to make sure everyone was fastened in and the music began as the ride started. It was loud with white flashing lights, and the gravity slid Carrissa until she was attached to Sam's right side. Despite her trying to move back to original position so she wouldn't crush him, the ride had other plans. "I'm sorry." Her response was mousy and almost lost in the loud music that thundered as the ride picked up speed.

Sam shook his head and placed an arm around Carrissa's shoulders, and grinned as he held the girl to him. "Don't be." She felt her heart hammered in her chest like a caged animal desperate to be free. Calm down, Carri. He's gonna feel your heart running a full marathon. Lucky for her though, if he did notice, he didn't say. As the ride slowed to a halt, they waited to be let out before heading to the next ride.

The Starship 3000. This ride in particular calmed her nerves as she boarded and realized there was not duo seating. Instead there were places you stood against a pad that moved up and down as the ship turned. "So-" Sam started. "This is your first fair here? How are you enjoying it so far?" They took their spots and waited for the ship to fill with more people.

"Honestly, I'm loving it. Me and Abby shared funnel cake, which can't be good for us in any way, but oh yoba, was it good. Then me and Maru played some games, but I still want to play more of them." And now, the rides with you. This is probably the best part.

"If you haven't had your fill of games yet, we can hit some up after we ride a few more things. Since Abby kidnapped Seb, we don't exactly have our grumpy pack mule here with us." Carrissa couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of Sebastian grumpily holding all of Abby and Sam's winnings while they went on all the rides the programmer wouldn't even think about getting on. "If he is good for anything at this festival, it's definitely his lack of wanting to do anything."

Once the ride started, the mechanics of the chairs began to pull the pads they leaned against rise up in clunky movements. Sam's rose first and Carri couldn't help but laugh as hers followed shortly after. Sam did his best to move his legs to where they were bent. The pressure on their bodies made it hard to move at all, but Carrissa tried to do the same as the ride picked up pace and kept them lifted in the air. Sam reached out and tapped his knuckles against her balled fist, before taking her hand in his once more. It was hard for the girl to breathe, but she couldn't pinpoint if it was the ride's pressure or Sam just being so damn cute all of a sudden. Either way, the public flirting lit a fire in her heart. He's not ashamed of the thought of us. He doesn't care if people see or not. Even though his affection was shown through just small gestures here and there, he wasn't afraid to do them. Maybe I shouldn't be either.

After a few more rides, Carrissa noticed a ferris wheel looking ride. After boarding the ride, and the conductor shutting the door to an enclosed chair she knew something was wrong. "Uh...Sam… this isn't a ferris wheel...is it?" Her color drained as the enclosed seat was now rocking.

"You thought this was a second ferris wheel?" He asked with a concern painted on his face. "No, this is more like...a flippy thing. It does the same overall movement as a ferris wheel, but each individual cart, flips and moves. Sometimes it flips on its own, but mostly we can control if it does. Like if you want it to do it more oft-"

"No- Please don't." She looked over at the conductor to ask to be let off, but they were already almost to the top. Her grip on the bar tightened until her knuckles were white.

"H-hey, it'll be alright." That was when the first flip happened. Sam reassuringly rubbed her back, but Carrissa refused to open her eyes. Trapped. It's so small here. I want to be somewhere else. Please anywhere but here. Another flip. "Carri?!" Sam grabbed her frosted fingers in his. Ice was freezing the handlebar where she gripped. A soft blue glow enveloped the two of them, and suddenly there was a yell from a woman in line for a different ride. The two were no longer on their ride, and instead had "cut" in front of a woman and child in line for bumper cars. Sam apologized to the furious woman, and pulled Carri away as blood trickled from her nose.

What is going on? Carrissa took in the setting surrounding them. They were just on the ride. I was panicking...and then- "Sam, are you okay? I-I didn't hurt you did I?" She looked him over looking for any injury she may have caused. While I have read a teleportation spell in a book Rasmodious owned, I never learned it. Let alone practiced it! To be able to do one, without meaning to-

"Am I okay? Are you?" He grabbed a napkin from one of the food vendor tables and wiped the blood from her face. "You're bleeding."

Carrissa nodded slightly. "I-" She glanced around them. "I think we should avoid rides for just a bit. Do you mind if we do some games? Or grab some pizza? As good as that funnel cake was, it was nowhere near a substitute for 'real' food."

"Yeah, we will take a break from that for a while. Maybe if you are feeling it later, we can do the actual ferris wheel. How about I show off my awesome muscles?" He flexed his arms and pointed to the strength test.

Carri let one arm hang down as she wrapped the other around herself. "Um, I hate to break it to you, but Maru said that one is super rigged and wont go over a certain point. That one can't be won."

"Well, maybe it is, but maybe a guy willing to use all his strength for a pretty girl, can beat it." He patted her head gently before pulling her over to the impossible machine. Before she could argue with him further, he paid the man running the game and took a large hammer into his hands. "This one's for you, Carri!" He yelled embarrassingly while swinging the Mallet over head down as hard as he could manage. The gauge shot up, and in one single blow knocked the bell. Carri and the game keep's eyes both widened. Alex, who had been trying at that game to impress Haley all day shot a glare at Sam who just shrugged in response. "So, my dear, pick a prize." He said as gestured to the wall.

She scanned the wall behind the machine. All the prizes were large, probably because people weren't supposed to be able to win this one. "Um…" That is when she saw it, the bear from before, but slightly larger than the other game. "The brown bear with the red guitar." She hugged Sam from behind and mumbled into his jacket. After being handed the plush, she took a deep breath and took Sam's hand in hers as they walked, one hand intertwined with his and the other arm holding her bear close to her. Both of the young adults faces were stained crimson as they approached people they knew.

The two continued playing games until a prize finally caught Sam's eye. "OH YOBA." He sped towards the wall lined with guitars. "NO WAY! NO WAY! WHY IS THAT HERE?!" Carri followed his gaze until her eyes locked on with his dream guitar. A Schecter Omen Seven String Guitar. It's white body looked more angelic than omen like, but Carri shrugged the thought away.

"My turn." The girl said as she stepped up to a shooting game. This one was by far rigged. You had so many loaded shots and had to take out the center of a paper target. It would take many shots to clear out the center so she couldn't afford to miss, and this particular game was more expensive to play, but with that prize. It was well worth the cost. Not to mention the amount of tickets she'd win would also let her afford a very valuable item she wanted to try and share with a certain person.

Carri held the gun, mumbled under her breath and breathed out deeply to steady herself before unloading the gun. After she was done firing, the older man running the booth went to check her target. He nodded as he inspected the paper. "Pick your prize. We have a sharp shooter in town."

Selecting Sam's guitar, she couldn't stop the giant grin that spread over her. She turned happily and handed it to him. "You better play something for me next time I'm over." She poked her tongue out at the boy before her. Sam however was lost staring at the guitar in his hands. The man from behind the counter gave them a case to put it in and the two headed off for much awaited pizza.

As they ate their slices, Abigail and a walking wall of plushies joined them. Sebastian huffed as he sat the objects on the table. Sam laughed heartily as he looked over at Abby. "Couldn't go easy on him this year? You might actually make him build muscle at this rate. Anyway, look what Carri contributed to our band!" He reached behind him and pulled the guitar out of the case gently. "We are gonna be soooo great."

"Hate to break it to you, but a change of guitar isn't gonna up your skill level." Sebastian teased.

Carri stayed silent throughout their exchange. Even though she was good friends with Sam and Abby, she still felt like an odd one out when Sebastian was there as well. She stood to dismiss herself, holding her bear close. "I'll see you guys in a bit. I have one more thing i have to do." I've got to change that if me and Sam are gonna- Carri mentally slapped herself. We aren't even dating… Why am I thinking like this?

When she finally reached her destination, she looked at the spinning wheel. Double or nothing. She took a deep breath and bet all her tickets. Based on me and Maru's theory...if I go green, I shouldn't fail. It's more likely. "Green!" She called as she spun the wheel as hard as she could. The hand spun until it finally slowed to a stop on her color of choice. The woman handed her the tickets and she went to the special ticket trade in stall. "One stardrop fruit, please." After placing the item in her bag, she weaved her way through some of the stalls, but instead of finding Sam, she found Abby.

"Carri! It's time for us to go to the fortune teller! There isn't much time left for the festival. So let's hurry!" Before the other violet haired girl could oppose, her ecstatic friend pulled her along. She was surprised to see the wizard leaving the booth as they approached.

"Evening young adept." Was all the mysterious man said as the girls entered the tent. I would have loved to talk to him had it not been for Abby being here.

"I'll go first!" Abby stated before going to the woman sitting before a crystal ball. Carri couldn't help but roll her eyes. Maybe the Wizard came to see if she was actually a fortune teller or a fraud. Either way, she wasn't getting out of it with how excited Abigail was. A few minutes passed and Abby returned looking like a melting pot of mixed emotions. Her excitement was long gone, and she almost looked as if she was going to cry. "Anyway! It's your turn! Let's see what you get!" She tried to return to her playful, happy state, but there were obvious cracks in her armour.

Carrissa sighed as she stepped into the tent. "Ah, yes… my crystal ball is swirling with visions of your future, young one. Would you care for me to read your fortune? If so it will be one hundred gold." The girl sighed as she handed over her gold. "Hmm...I see you lying on a cot...it looks like a hospital. Maru is there to keep you company while you recover. What a nice friend. Now I see you and Sam on the beach. You are crying, but not unhappy. Something important must be happening. The crystal ball has moved on… AH! You are in combat! A skeleton lunges for you! There is something dreadful bearing down on you in the dark, hopefully you will be ready to face it." She grimaced as she spoke that last part. "Oh- but what is this. I see… Your father. He seems sad. He's thinking about you and will be making his presence more potent in your upcoming events in life."

Carri stood abruptly from the chair she sat in, knocking the wooden stool over. "My father! What do you know about my father?! He's been absent since I was five! Why would he show up now? He can stay sad for all I care. He was a drunk, and he left." Hot tears boiled to the surface.

"Ah- the crystal ball has gone dim. That is all I can do for you, young one. Now keep in mind, the future's not set in stone! Whatever I told you today can still be changed, if you set your heart on it! Farewell."

"Yeah, yeah, you fake." She stormed out of the tent as tears fell freely.

Abby stood off to the side waiting for her. "I'm sorry… I take it you didn't care for your fortune either? I shouldn't have recommended this." She ran her fingers through her hair nervously. "Let's head back…"

Carri composed herself on the way back to the tables and chairs where Sebastian, Maru and Sam sat. "So-" She reached into her bag and pulled the wrapped fruit out. "I say let's end this night on better terms. They say this thing tastes amazing." Carri broke off each point of the star and handed it out around the table. Maru. Sam. Sebastian. Abigail. And herself. On three?" She asked the group. Everyone nodded and Sebastian gave her a questioning look. He doubted she wanted to share with him. "To new friends and old…" She glanced to Seb. "And to being the masters of our own futures." The whole group nodded and counted to three before taking a bite together.

"Holy shit!" Sam exclaimed. "It tastes like pizza!~ I could get behind this fruit."

"No, it doesn't, it tastes like chocolate cake!" Abigail chimed in.

"Uh- I don't know what is wrong with you guys. It tastes like sashimi." Seb added. Getting stared at by everyone at the table.

"Fish? Seriously? It tastes like kiwi. I like it." Carri shook her head at Sebastian. I don't know what kind of food you guys are eating...but at least it tastes like fruit to me. Maru looked down at the piece of fruit in her hand, staring at it with confusion. "Well, Maru? What is it like to you?"

The girl turned red as everyone's eyes were on her awaiting her answer. "U-um… you aren't gonna believe me when I say it, but it reminds me of cheesy cauliflower." Laughter erupted from the group around the table.

"Agree to disagree?" Carri offered and the group agreed.

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