Chapter 3 Work much?

I dont know if you guys read the orignal chapter but I changed it because I didnt like the direction it was going in :P So heres the new one! But dont worry it didnt change that much just the ending.

The town was alive with people moving in every direction. The sunlight poured over the rooftops and the wind was sweet with pie smells wafting from the Inn. There were leaves scattered on the ground and moving softly in the wind.

Raguna walked up the steps into town, slowly taking everything in. He leaned up against the large, wooden arch that was atop the steps. He saw Uzuki waving her naginata around hardly concentrating, which was odd.

He frowned at that and turned his direction to the inn. Eunice came walking out and hung the laundry on the lines to dry. She was smiling to herself and quite obliviously having fun.

'How boring,' he sighed, 'I very much dislike doing the laundry but she always has fun doing it for some reason. Maybe if I brought mine to her later she would do it for me?' He thought to himself.

He shrugged the thought off and waltzed up to Rosetta's store. Just as he was about to open the door Danny called out to him. "HEY! Wait Raguna!"

Raguna's hand was an inch away from the door handle. Danny came bursting out of his shop and had a extreme look of irritation on his face before stopping shy of Raguna. He bend down with his hands on his knees and was breathing hard.

He looked up at Raguna. "Wouldn't you rather buy something from my store?" Before Raguna could speak, Danny said "My stuff is way better than hers!" He had a look of desperation on him.

Raguna could barely contain himself. "Well Danny, I would buddy but all you have is turnip seeds and I bought fifty dollars worth of it yesterday." He said back and prided himself for not laughing as that would cause Danny to get even more upset.

Danny took a deep breath and raised himself upright. He looked Raguna square in the face and acted cool, which weirded him out. "It's cool, totally fine." He said and patted him on the his back once.

Again Raguna reached for the door but Danny turned him around and shook him. "You can't go in there! She's crazy! She-she lets bugs in her store!" He screamed loudly. Raguna couldn't take it anymore he started laughing.

Ever since Rosetta opened up her shop, Danny's store has gone under business. Because of he's crappy selection of wares and poorly organized store people soon realized the difference and stopped going to his. His only customer now is Eunice who still buys her chocolate bars there because of her small crush on him. Danny became so desperate as to ward off people going to her store.

He still held on to Raguna who was laughing hard and gave up. "DANNY!" Rosetta screamed through the open window. "STOP HARRASSING MY CUSTOMERS!" Danny stuck his tongue out to her and slowly backed up into his shop.

Once he stopped laughing he finally went into her shop. She was standing behind the counter now, hands on her hips. "Sorry about that Raguna, he just won't stop trying to make me look bad. Its driving me insane." She slammed her fingertips on the counter to emphasize her mood.

He smiled a crooked smile and looked at her softly giggling to himself. She blushed and laughed too at that crazy situation. After their laughter she straightened herself up and went over to the flowers and started clipping the dead petals off.

"So how've you been lately?" Raguna asked her first. She looked up from the flowers to gaze at him for a second before looking down. "Good I suppose, things are good at the store too. Well except for Danny being an ass."

Raguna smiled at her last comment. He looked around the store brightly light by the sunlight. He saw something that sparked his interest. An apple. Didn't Annette like apples? He did tell himself that he would get something for her.

"Hey Rosetta? What would you get someone who you've done something to that you shouldn't have?." He asked her in earnest. She seemed surprised by that question.

"Well I would get them something they liked." Raguna slumped into the chair next to the counter and sighed deeply. "Well duh, Rosetta." He rolled his eyes. She fumed and walked over to him.

"Who's it for? Is it for Mist?" She got a crazed twinkle in her eyes when she said her name. "Why are you buying something for Mist? What did you guys do?" She pointed a finger a him.

He looked at her funny, and gawked. 'Is she serious? This again!' "No Rosetta this isn't about Mist. I'm going to tell you this for the last time, I. DO. NOT. LIKE. MIST! GOD!" He said each word slowly so maybe it would register in her brain.

She fumed at this. "Well then who is it for then? If not Mist. You two have that freaky chemistry and all." She said and blushed. They were both leaning against the counter towards each other.

As they were talking, they didn't realized that Mist was outside listening in. She was standing right by the door watching their exchange.

Raguna stepped back a little and bent his head down. "Oh, my god if you must know its for Annette." She wasn't ready for that answer and was completely embarrassed. "Oh," was all she could say.

He turns around apon hearing the door slowly open and sees Mist standing there with her hand on the door and her face consrewed with hurt. She doesnt say anything and just stares at the both of them in shock. Raguna panics and wonders if she over heard him. "Mist I,"

She raises her hand in protest. "Did you mean it?" Rosetta's face loses all colour and she backs away. Raguna shuffles foward hands in his pocket. "Mean what?" He says stupidly. Mist raises her head to block the tears forming at her eyes. "I'm... not stupid Raguna. I over heard you."

Raguna rushes over to you and caresses her shoulder while she still allows him. "I didn't mean I didn't like you Mist, I just meant that I didnt see you in that way." Mist sniffs and looks over to Rosetta who's sitting in the back looking all pale. Rosetta looks at her in return. "I'm sorry I was just trying to find out who Raguna was buying something for. I guess I just got over zealous is all."

Mist holds Raguna and smiles at Rosetta. "Its okay, I guess. I just don't like it when I think people don't like me." Mist leans her head against Raguna's upper arm. "We'll always be friends right, Rosetta?" Her unknowing intentions making Rosetta jealous. Rosetta smiles back a snarl. "..Right Mist."

Mist lets go of him and walks over to give Rosetta a hug. "Great! So see you guys later!" She says once again her perky happy self. She leaves the shop and once out of range Raguna wipes his forehead. "Whoo, that coulda been bad." He shakes his head and laughs over to Rosetta, who scowls. "Its not funny. Even though I really dislike her sometimes, when I see her get that upset I try make her feel better but then I go back to disliking her and being jealous. It's really messed up, you know?."

She looks at Raguna heartfully who's attention is on a ladybug that just fell on the counter. "Who am I kidding. I'm talking to a wall." Raguna looks up and blushes. "I heard you Rosetta, dont make ME feel bad now. I just dont know what to say to that. You say she's your friend and you still act like this. If you really want to be her friend then just put all these silly, childish feelings away and be her friend. Everything will be better between you two when you do, trust me." He finishs by putting his hand on her shoulder and squeezing.

She looks up at him. "Your right Raguna, I understand. Its hard but I'll try for Mist and you. Thanks." She blushes and smiles at him. "You see Rosetta I'm not that heartless, I can help other peoples problems. Its just solving my own is the problem." He laughs a hearty laugh and goes to the door.

"Wait!"

He turns around and she walks out from behind the counter and gets an apple off the shelf. "About that thing with Annette, here." She hands him the apple. He reaches to get money but she shakes her head. "It's on the house. That should make up for anything you did, she just loves apples. That and milk." She smiles in earnest.

"Thanks Rosetta."

He leans in and kisses her on the cheek. She blushes for the forth time. "See ya later." Raguna walks out the door and heads to the left pocketing the apple.

So what did you think? I know people wanted me to start with other choices that I gave them but I had this in mind and just had to write it, sorry :) But I have something really good planned for the next chapter if you guys liked this one.