Author's note: I didn't realize that people still wanted me to actually write this. It's been quite a few months since I've even thought about it. I decided that I am going to continue it. Please keep on reading, and reviewing. I won't continue unless I know there are still people out there who are interested. Thanks! :)
Chapter 6: Thanksgiving... in the Middle of Spring?!
It was another bright and sunny day in Mineral Village. Turns out the weather forecast was wrong for that week. Stupid weathermen. Jack got up extra early because he knew his crops would be ready to sell today. He scarfed down his breakfast and ran outside. Yep, all the crops were ready for picking.
He took his time, making sure each one was placed gently into the shipping bin. He didn't want to risk ruining one and making it not worth anything. He knew that every penny would count, especially on this farm.
A few hours later he was finally done. He knew he would get full value for everything he placed into the shipping bin. It was actually still early, and there wasn't anything else he could plant. He would have to wait until tomorrow to buy seeds.
"Time to go take a walk around town." Jack said to himself. He was starting to become accustomed to doing that, there really wasn't anyone else he could talk to, except maybe his dog.
Today the town seemed extremely quiet. As Jack approached Duke and Mana's house, he noticed the goofy looking red haired kid coming out of it. It was Rick, and he was carrying a bottle of wine.
"Hello Jack," he said with a smile and a wink, and continued on in the direction of... the supermarket.
Jack was now suspicious, so he quickened his pace to keep up with Rick. He turned down the street and kept just far enough away where they wouldn't be able to see him. Standing outside was Karen, almost as if she was waiting for Rick to arrive. To Jack, she was looking as beautiful as ever. She smiled brightly when Rick approached. He handed her the bottle of wine, and also a plate of cookies.
Karen threw her arms around Rick and gave him a long hug. Jack could feel the envy growing inside of him as he watched this pathetic scene. Rick was showering her with gifts. It made Jack feel sick. After a few minutes of talking Rick walked away and Karen went inside to put away her gifts.
Jack's face was red with anger. How could she like that red haired dork? She probably only likes him because he is always giving her stuff, Jack decided. He continued down the street and towards the Inn. He needed a cold one to calm his nerves.
"Water."
It was all that he could afford. Lucky enough, it was free. Ann's dad handed him a cold glass of water and Jack sat down and pouted by himself.
Just then, Ann burst into the house. "WHY I NEVER!!" She stopped yelling when she saw Jack. "Oh... Jack! What are you doing here so early?"
"A little depressed, that's all," Jack replied.
"Depressed?! You just got into town not that long ago."
"Why does Rick always give presents to Karen?"
Ann laughed. "Because he likes her, duh! Did you see him giving her gifts today?"
"Yeah I did." Jack replied.
"That's because today is the Girl's Thanksgiving Festival."
"The what?"
"The Girl's Thanksgiving Festival! Guys go around and give presents to their special ladies. Sounds cool huh?"
"What kind of presents?"
"Hmm..." Ann thought for a moment. "It's been a while since I've gotten anything, but I think the main gift is cookies. Yep, that's it. Cookies."
"Damn... I don't have a kitchen." Jack muttered to himself.
"What? Did you just say you don't have a kitchen? That's okay! I'll help you make cookies!"
"Huh? I didn't even ask..."
"Who said you had to ask? I love cooking!" Ann pulled Jack up and dragged him towards the back of the inn. "We have a big kitchen, so we can make lots of cookies."
"If you really want to..."
"Of course I do!"
They enter the kitchen and Jack looks around. It was huge. But of course it was, it was the kitchen for the Inn. Ann was running around getting all the ingredients ready and turning on the ovens.
"What were you yelling about when you first came back?" he asked her.
"Oh that? Well I was at the hot springs talking with Popuri and all she could talk about was how no one was going to give her any gifts today because Kai isn't in town during the spring. It gets annoying after a while. She doesn't even realize that some girls haven't gotten anything in years." She blushed sheepishly, and continued gathering the ingredients.
That's when Jack got an idea. "Hey Ann, I don't want to be rude, but I'd like to make 6 batches of cookies."
"Six?! Wow.. okay!"
They got to work making six batches of cookies. It took them a couple of hours to complete. When they were finally done...
"Thanks Ann. Here, this one is for you to keep."
"For me?!" she acted surprised.
"Yes, for you. I know it's kinda cheap because you helped me make them, but I think you should have it."
"Thank you Jack!" She gave him a quick hug. Then he picked up the other five plates of cookies and left the Inn.
His first stop was... the Poultry Farm. It would be a neat surprise for Popuri to get a present on Thanksgiving. He knocked on the door. It was opened by Popuri.
"Hello, oh! Hi Jack!"
Jack handed her a plate of cookies. "These are for you. Happy Thanksgiving."
"Oh thank you Jack! You're so nice!" Popuri was so excited that she shut the door in his face to go tell her mom and brother what she got. Jack wasn't angry, he just laughed and continued on his way.
His next stop was the library. Mary deserved a plate of cookies on Thanksgiving, even if he barely knew her. Maybe this would help to open her up a little. Jack walked into the library and set a plate of cookies down in front of Mary. She jumped up and almost fell onto the floor in surprise.
"O-oh! J-jack! Are these for me?"
"Of course they are Mary. It's Thanksgiving today, and I feel you deserve some cookies."
"They look wonderful. T-thank you Jack."
Jack's next stop was the clinic. He set down a plate of cookies on the desk that Elli was sitting at. She looked up, also surprised. "Hi Jack."
"I've got a plate of cookies here with your name on it."
Elli looked at the plate. "This doesn't have my name on it." She smiled, and blushed a little. "Thank you Jack!"
Jack's last stop was, of course, the supermarket. He had made 2 batches of cookies for Karen. That would be one more than Rick's. He walked in to see Karen walking around. Everytime he saw her she looked more and more beautiful. He couldn't help but stare.
"Can I help you?"
And he was pulled back to reality. Karen was standing in front of him now, with a scowl on her face. "I baked these for you." Jack stuttered, and handed her the two plates of cookies.
Karen just stood looking at them for a moment. All these cookies.... And to think, she doesn't even like them. Oh well, it was Thanksgiving after all.. "Thank you Jack!" she said as cheerfully as she could. "Thank you so much. I'll have to give you something on the guy's thanksgiving festival."
Jack just smiled, turned around, and left the store. "SCORE!" ;)
Chapter 6: Thanksgiving... in the Middle of Spring?!
It was another bright and sunny day in Mineral Village. Turns out the weather forecast was wrong for that week. Stupid weathermen. Jack got up extra early because he knew his crops would be ready to sell today. He scarfed down his breakfast and ran outside. Yep, all the crops were ready for picking.
He took his time, making sure each one was placed gently into the shipping bin. He didn't want to risk ruining one and making it not worth anything. He knew that every penny would count, especially on this farm.
A few hours later he was finally done. He knew he would get full value for everything he placed into the shipping bin. It was actually still early, and there wasn't anything else he could plant. He would have to wait until tomorrow to buy seeds.
"Time to go take a walk around town." Jack said to himself. He was starting to become accustomed to doing that, there really wasn't anyone else he could talk to, except maybe his dog.
Today the town seemed extremely quiet. As Jack approached Duke and Mana's house, he noticed the goofy looking red haired kid coming out of it. It was Rick, and he was carrying a bottle of wine.
"Hello Jack," he said with a smile and a wink, and continued on in the direction of... the supermarket.
Jack was now suspicious, so he quickened his pace to keep up with Rick. He turned down the street and kept just far enough away where they wouldn't be able to see him. Standing outside was Karen, almost as if she was waiting for Rick to arrive. To Jack, she was looking as beautiful as ever. She smiled brightly when Rick approached. He handed her the bottle of wine, and also a plate of cookies.
Karen threw her arms around Rick and gave him a long hug. Jack could feel the envy growing inside of him as he watched this pathetic scene. Rick was showering her with gifts. It made Jack feel sick. After a few minutes of talking Rick walked away and Karen went inside to put away her gifts.
Jack's face was red with anger. How could she like that red haired dork? She probably only likes him because he is always giving her stuff, Jack decided. He continued down the street and towards the Inn. He needed a cold one to calm his nerves.
"Water."
It was all that he could afford. Lucky enough, it was free. Ann's dad handed him a cold glass of water and Jack sat down and pouted by himself.
Just then, Ann burst into the house. "WHY I NEVER!!" She stopped yelling when she saw Jack. "Oh... Jack! What are you doing here so early?"
"A little depressed, that's all," Jack replied.
"Depressed?! You just got into town not that long ago."
"Why does Rick always give presents to Karen?"
Ann laughed. "Because he likes her, duh! Did you see him giving her gifts today?"
"Yeah I did." Jack replied.
"That's because today is the Girl's Thanksgiving Festival."
"The what?"
"The Girl's Thanksgiving Festival! Guys go around and give presents to their special ladies. Sounds cool huh?"
"What kind of presents?"
"Hmm..." Ann thought for a moment. "It's been a while since I've gotten anything, but I think the main gift is cookies. Yep, that's it. Cookies."
"Damn... I don't have a kitchen." Jack muttered to himself.
"What? Did you just say you don't have a kitchen? That's okay! I'll help you make cookies!"
"Huh? I didn't even ask..."
"Who said you had to ask? I love cooking!" Ann pulled Jack up and dragged him towards the back of the inn. "We have a big kitchen, so we can make lots of cookies."
"If you really want to..."
"Of course I do!"
They enter the kitchen and Jack looks around. It was huge. But of course it was, it was the kitchen for the Inn. Ann was running around getting all the ingredients ready and turning on the ovens.
"What were you yelling about when you first came back?" he asked her.
"Oh that? Well I was at the hot springs talking with Popuri and all she could talk about was how no one was going to give her any gifts today because Kai isn't in town during the spring. It gets annoying after a while. She doesn't even realize that some girls haven't gotten anything in years." She blushed sheepishly, and continued gathering the ingredients.
That's when Jack got an idea. "Hey Ann, I don't want to be rude, but I'd like to make 6 batches of cookies."
"Six?! Wow.. okay!"
They got to work making six batches of cookies. It took them a couple of hours to complete. When they were finally done...
"Thanks Ann. Here, this one is for you to keep."
"For me?!" she acted surprised.
"Yes, for you. I know it's kinda cheap because you helped me make them, but I think you should have it."
"Thank you Jack!" She gave him a quick hug. Then he picked up the other five plates of cookies and left the Inn.
His first stop was... the Poultry Farm. It would be a neat surprise for Popuri to get a present on Thanksgiving. He knocked on the door. It was opened by Popuri.
"Hello, oh! Hi Jack!"
Jack handed her a plate of cookies. "These are for you. Happy Thanksgiving."
"Oh thank you Jack! You're so nice!" Popuri was so excited that she shut the door in his face to go tell her mom and brother what she got. Jack wasn't angry, he just laughed and continued on his way.
His next stop was the library. Mary deserved a plate of cookies on Thanksgiving, even if he barely knew her. Maybe this would help to open her up a little. Jack walked into the library and set a plate of cookies down in front of Mary. She jumped up and almost fell onto the floor in surprise.
"O-oh! J-jack! Are these for me?"
"Of course they are Mary. It's Thanksgiving today, and I feel you deserve some cookies."
"They look wonderful. T-thank you Jack."
Jack's next stop was the clinic. He set down a plate of cookies on the desk that Elli was sitting at. She looked up, also surprised. "Hi Jack."
"I've got a plate of cookies here with your name on it."
Elli looked at the plate. "This doesn't have my name on it." She smiled, and blushed a little. "Thank you Jack!"
Jack's last stop was, of course, the supermarket. He had made 2 batches of cookies for Karen. That would be one more than Rick's. He walked in to see Karen walking around. Everytime he saw her she looked more and more beautiful. He couldn't help but stare.
"Can I help you?"
And he was pulled back to reality. Karen was standing in front of him now, with a scowl on her face. "I baked these for you." Jack stuttered, and handed her the two plates of cookies.
Karen just stood looking at them for a moment. All these cookies.... And to think, she doesn't even like them. Oh well, it was Thanksgiving after all.. "Thank you Jack!" she said as cheerfully as she could. "Thank you so much. I'll have to give you something on the guy's thanksgiving festival."
Jack just smiled, turned around, and left the store. "SCORE!" ;)