Wow, another update so soon? Well, I got a review which gave me a lot of new ideas...
and I just couldn't leave it on such a cliffhanger! So, here is Chapter 8 of Fateful Confrontation!

Don't forget, Verve is the nickname of the Harvest King!

I do not own Harvest Moon. Got it? You darn well better! We've been doing this for 8 chapters now! (Naruto Abridged reference there; I don't own that either.)

Mark was having a pretty good day. The sun was shining, Bo was hanging out with him as always, and Rose hadn't tried to sneak chilli powder into his lunch. (It wasn't too bad, but the time he had to spend on the toilet afterwards wasn't worth it.)
He was just finishing an art assessment when the fire bell began to ring.

"Weird, I didn't think Verve had Science today..." Bo pondered thoughtfully, looking out of the window. Everyone was running, screaming, out of the Science block.

"Verve doesn't have Science today. That's Rose's, Luke's and Vaughn's class."

Both watched the stampede for a moment, before walking calmly outside, where the teachers were frantically trying to get the students organised. Trying.

Mark scanned the crowd of people who had just escaped the burning Science block. Luke's blue hair was clearly visible... but where was Vaughn and Rose? Silver and red would stand out clearly, but Mark nor Bo could see any sign of the two.

"Do you thi-!" Bo began, but was cut off as an explosion sounded from the department.

The two watched with growing suprise as Vaughn barrelled out of the door, Rose in his arms.

After the staff finally managed to organise everything, the students were left to their own devices.

Mark and Bo had been planning to go to the library, but after seeing Luke and Verve glancing at the English department with rather evil grins, they quickly took a detour toward the field. At least, until they spotted a certain cowboy and rogue together;
then, with all the speed of ninjas, they ducked round the corner and continued to 'observe' from there.

From what they could see, Rose was waking up. Vaughn had looked almost relieved for a second, but that soon changed to suprise as Rose started yelling.

"Why did you... I could've..."

Both then seemed to fall silent. At this point, Mark pulled a video camera out of his pocket.

"What's that for?"

"Vaughn always pushes me around. If I had something to blackmail him with..."

"Oooooohhhhh."

Mark started recording, and held the camera toward Vaughn and Rose. At that exact moment, she kissed him.

Vaughn was clearly shocked, his wide eyes and red face visible even from a distance.
However, it appeared to the two observers that he finally returned it, smirking slightly.

"Eeeewwww!" Bo exclaimed, covering his eyes with his hands. Mark felt guilty for a few moments, then smiled as he had one of his 'brilliant' ideas.

"If I put this on Youtube..."

The next morning:

"MARK! WHAT IS THIS VIDEO?" Vaughn roared, pointing at a computer. On the screen was Youtube. Mark's account. And the video Vaughn was pointing at and referring to...

"Drat."

Let's just say Mark never tried to blackmail Vaughn again.

Just a short chapter this time, to finish the cliffhanger. This chapter also marks the comeback of Mark and Bo; you can expect to see them a lot more often. Next chapter will include a disasterous breakfast and some unexpected visitors!