A/N: This is one of my longer chapters, things start to really heat up. They have gone to Sugar Town, which I've never actually played this game or BTN or Magical Melody or anything with these few characters in it. I kind of make it up as I go along, I think it turned out pretty good though. R&R!
Chapter 9: Arrival at last
It only took a few hours and I could see Sugar Town getting bigger. Jin stood next to me, "We'll head to the inn and get our room. We'll have a little bit of down time before we meet Alex and the others for lunch."
I grinned, "I'll follow you."
We headed to the inn. Jin blushed, "Um I hope you don't mind we share a room."
I giggled. "I'm just relieved to be away from Harmonica Town."
I changed into a skirt and into a nicer shirt and stared into the mirror trying to decide to put my hair up or leave it down. Jin stood behind me, "It doesn't matter how you look he'll always think you're beautiful."
I blushed, "Then let's go."
I followed Jin out of the room and to the lobby where Dr Alex was waiting. "Jin, Hikari!" He called to us. "You look great Hikari."
I hugged him, "Thanks Dr Alex and congrats."
"Please just Alex."
He nudged me and looked over my head. My heart started pounding; Dr. Trent was right behind me. I turned around, "Dr. Trent it's so good to see you again."
I stared at the ground as I blushed profusely. Before Trent spoke to me, a girl with light blue braided pigtailed hair came over to us. Alex put his arm around her, "Guys this is my fiancée, Gina."
"Hi nice to meet you." We all said almost unison.
"Gina these are my colleagues from the hospital, Dr Jin and Dr Trent."
"Hi." She said to them, bowing a little bit.
"And this one here is Hikari." We bowed a little to each other.
"Congratulations." I told her.
"Thanks." She smiled back at me.
"Sorry it took me so long."
I heard from behind me. I turned to see a girl with short brown hair standing next to Dr. Trent. "Guys this is my assistance from Mineral Town, Elli." Trent introduced to the group, "This is the happy couple, Alex and Gina, and my friends Jin and Hikari." My heart sunk, just a friend I was asking myself. I swallowed my pride and smiled on.
Gina locked her arm with mine, "Let's walk to the boat house. We are meeting my bridesmaid over there, her name is Dia. Alex has told me so much about you. It's a shame you didn't live here Hikari, we could've been the best of friends. I could've had another bridesmaid, after all Alex has Jin and Trent."
I felt like I was almost being dragged by Gina, this girl had strength. I looked back at Alex who was walking in-between Trent and Jin with Elli trailing behind. She stopped before we reached the boat house, "Oh what the heck!" She grabbed both my hands, "I know we just met Hikari but will you be my bride's maid?"
I was taken aback, "If you want, it'd be rude to decline."
She squealed with joy, "Did you bring something to wear to the wedding? What color is it? Oh it doesn't matter, I'm just so happy!"
"Dia!" She shouted as she walked into the boat house.
I stood there shocked, "What just happened?"
Alex laughed and walked in followed by Jin and Elli as Trent held the door open. I took a step to follow, and Trent grabbed my hand and let the door swing shut. I stared at Trent; I was falling hard for this man.
"Smile, she's not my date. Promise we'll talk." He opened the door and we walked in. Being on the ocean I expected the place to smell of fish and salt water, I was surprised.
"Hi I'm Lyla. My husband Louis and I own this restaurant. We have the best grape wine around, would you like to try some?"
"Lyla bring all us some wine." Alex told her.
"Coming right up Doctor."
We took our seats I ended up sitting next to Alex and Trent. Gina, Jin, and Elli sat across from us. I looked over the menu.
"I recommend this or this," Alex pointed out on the menu.
"Is this any good?" I asked.
"You can't go wrong here, Lyla is a wonderful cook." Gina said, "Louis isn't so bad either."
Dia walked up to the table with a boy, "This is my boyfriend Kurt."
They took their seats at the end next to Elli and Trent. After we ordered our food, Gina switched spots with Alex so she could talk to me. "So where are you from?"
"Jin and I are from Harmonica Town."
"Oh and what do you do there?"
"My dad owns a farm."
Elli coughed, "We have a girl right around your age that owns a farm all by herself at Mineral Town."
"Good for her." I said, "I have 2 older brothers and an older sister, who would take the farm before me."
Gina gasp, "What a large family, I'd love to have a brother or sister."
"You can borrow one of mine."
"So Jin, any ladies in your life?" Gina asked him. I looked over at him.
He blushed slightly, "Not really."
"What about you Hikari?" I blushed, what was I going to say with Trent sitting next to me?
I glanced over at Trent out of the corner of my eye, he was blushed slightly too. It was so hard not to say, 'I'm sitting next to my true love, I'm just waiting for him to confess it.'
"Oh it's okay to be shy about it." Gina giggled and elbowed me.
"So how did you guys meet?" Jin changed the subject.
A few hours later Jin, Trent, Elli, and I left.
"I can't believe we were there for that long. Now we're meeting at the beach for another celebration? These people sure know how to party." I said. We went back to the inn and before long Elli, Jin and I met and went down to the beach. Jin walked ahead.
"Karie right?" Elli asked me.
"No it's Hikari."
"Sorry I can't keep up with all of Trent's patients, I just remember the important ones."
"He's never talked about me before?" I asked.
"No never," She smiled, "I don't know who you think you are. But Trent and I are in love, after we get back he's going to propose to me. I don't need some snotty little pretender to get in the way of true love. Stay away from him, he's taken." She walked off.
I stood there trying to figure out what just happened.
"Eep!" I jumped when someone came up behind me and touched the small of my back. I twisted around and there was Trent behind me.
"Sorry didn't mean to scare you. What are you doing?"
"Oh I just got done having a lovely chat with your girlfriend."
"You're talking with yourself?" He wrapped his arms around me, "I've been dying to be alone with you."
"Why?"
"So I could do this." He leaned into me and kissed me passionately.
"Wait, are you calling me your girlfriend?"
"Am I?" I giggled, I kissed him again. He grabbed my hand, "They're all at the beach let's go."
Alex, Jin, and Elli were sitting on a big blanket. Gina, Dia, and Kurt were playing in the water. Trent elbowed me, "Race you to the water." He started running threw his shirt in the sand. I followed throwing my shorts and shirt into the sand near his. I jumped on his back knocking him into the water.
"They make such a great couple, don't they?" Alex asked Jin.
"Yeah this was a good idea."
"He's just messing with her!" Elli shouted, "After we leave he'll be mine."
She got up and stormed back to the inn. We splashed around the water for a bit and then the doctor side of Trent came out, "Too much salt water is bad for you."
I watched Trent sit next to Alex and Jin and I swam over to Gina and Dia. Alex looked over at Trent, "Hey Trent. Are you and Elli an item or are you and Hikari?"
"Neither why do you ask?"
"Seems that you made Elli mad when you went running into the water with Hikari." Alex said.
"Don't lead Hikari on," Jin interrupted, "That poor girl is going through enough without you around." They stared at Trent.
He buried his head in his hand, "I'll set things straight."
