Zelda woke up sleepily to the sound of the morning birds outside. The past few days had really tuckered out the normally energetic blonde. After leaving the wizards tower the two girls went back to the community center to read from the Junimo's book. Abigail was extremely thrilled when they were greeted by many Junimo's who slowly appeared around them. Zelda had found once she got used to the idea of spirits that they were actually quite cute creatures. Looking into the ancient book they were able to read the language as the strange symbols morphed into regular English letters in front of their eyes. The two spent days reading up on what appeared to be a list of items that the spirits presumably wanted. Many were actually fruits and vegetables that Zelda could grow on her farm so they would be relatively easy to get. Others however were hard to find, such as minerals that were found deep in the mine. After a full week of adventure led to the blond wanting to throw herself into bed, wishing nothing more than a long peaceful sleep.

Slowly rising from bed she let out a large yawn. Her morning chores felt very relaxing, today as she harvested many of her crops. It was nice to have something a little more normal in her life again. After finishing up she was about to go inside for a well earned glass of water when she heard someone's footsteps behind her.

"Morning Zelda!" She heard a cheery voice call.

Zelda turned to see that the voice belonged to Marnie.

"Morning Marnie. What's up?" Zelda said happily, waving at her neighbour.

"Well that would be this little guy." Marnie replied gesturing to a small ginger cat that Zelda hadn't noticed till now.

The cat walked up to Zelda letting out a small meow as she looked up at the blonde. The girl couldn't deny that her heart instantly melted at the sight.

"Awwwwn!" She cooed, as she bent down to stroke the small creature. "He's a cutie, what's his name?"

"I don't actually know." Marnie said chuckling at the girl's adorable reaction to the cat. "I found him outside today, No collar or anything. I think the poor things been abandoned by a passerbyer."

"That's awful, why would anybody want to get rid of such a sweetheart." Zelda responded as the cat rubbed against her purring.

"I don't know, but he seems to like this place." Marnie said gesturing to Zelda's property. "He kept leading me back here. I think he's become a bit attached." Marnie smiled as she watched the two. The two seemed to be getting along very well. "Do you want to keep him?"

"Really?" Zelda asked excitedly. She had never had a pet before but she loved animals.

"Why not? He likes you."

"Wow thanks Marnie!" The blonde said smiling brightly.

"He's going to need a name."

The girl thought for a moment before deciding on a name. "How about… Dex." She said proudly. "Short for Dexter." The newly named cat gave a small moew which made the girl giggle. " I think he likes it."

Marnie brought over a few supplies for Zelda's new friend including a food and water bowl, a large supply of cat food and a few cat toys. She also said that when Zelda started running low on food she could buy more at her ranch. After thanking Marnie for everything and making sure Dex was settled she set off, making sure to leave a window open in case Dex wanted to go outside.

Zelda planned on catching up with Leah she hadn't seen her in a while except for in passing. Not wanting to lose such an awesome friend Zelda was determined to spend more time with the artist. She enjoyed the sights as she walked, Stardew valley had began to enter autumn and the tree's were covered in beautiful reds and yellows. This must be a great time of year for Leah, she thought to herself. Walking up to her cabin Zelda felt a small amount of anxiety build up in her chest. Doing her best to ignore it she knocked on the small wooden door. Hearing a voice from inside to come in she opened the door and walked inside.

As she entered she could smell the faint scent of pine wood that came from with in. The place was exactly like Zelda remembered, although the bed had been made and some of the unfinished paintings had been worked on further. The blonde spotted the artist on the other end of the room, She was wearing her usual green top and jeans with thin brown overalls. She had paint on her hands and a little on her face which made Zelda think she had been painting recently. What caught her eye the most though was the fact she was on the phone in mid conversation. Zelda suddenly felt worried that she was intruding, but a small wave and smile from Leah told her she was welcome to come in. Zelda couldn't help but notice the smile disappeared when Leah's attention returned to the phone call.

"For the last time kal, I'm not moving back to the city! Please stop calling here." Leah said angrily into the phone before hanging up. Letting out a tired Sigh she turned back towards Zelda. "Sorry that you had to hear that."

"That's fine, who was that?" Zelda asked hoping her curiosity wasn't coming off as snooping.

"Just my ex boyfriend" Leah responded

Unknown to Leah, the words crushed Zelda like a large boulder. The Blonde felt as if someone had yanked her insides around violently and didn't bother to put them back in place. Deep down Zelda knew why she felt this way but she was scared to admit it.

"We had an apartment together in the city." Leah continued fetching two mugs from her kitchen "I used to work odd jobs in the day and paint at night. Kal kept wanting me to go back to school and get a job with money in it like a doctor. We used to fight about a lot of things and after a while I realized I wasn't really happy with where I was or who I was with, I decided to leave it all behind me and move here." There was a small pause as Leah thought back at her decisions sadly. "I don't know… Do you think I'm being selfish?" She asked.

"No I don't think so." Zelda said trying to be supportive. "You weren't happy, and by the sounds of it Kal wasn't really happy either. You have the right to chase your dreams Leah."

"Yea I guess you're right" Leah sighed "I do love it here. I just hate it when he calls me and tries to make me feel guilty for leaving."

"I don't know him so I can't say for certain but maybe he just needs to move on." Zelda said.

Leah smiled at the blonde "Do you want some coffee?" She asked gesturing to the two mugs she now held in her hands.

"No thanks, I'm not a fan of the taste." Zelda replied. The two took a seat a Leah's table after the artist poured herself a cup.

"You know you give great advice. Do you have your own hung up ex boyfriend?" Leah asked giggling.

"Uh… no, no boyfriends." She responded shyly.

"Realy? None?" Leah said surprised with a laugh, although she regretted her actions immediately when she saw how uncomfortable Zelda had become. "Hey that's ok... You're not the only girl in Stardew valley that hasn't been asked out yet." Leah said hoping to comfort the girl.

"No! It's not that." Zelda said quickly. "It's just that no guy has ever been… my type." She said carefully choosing each word.

"Well I'm sure there's someone out there for you." Leah said smiling softly at the blonde and taking a sip of her coffee.

"Yea... right…" Zelda said trying to fight the large smile that was creeping up her face as she watched Leah. "Somewhere."