Chapter 2: Explanations

Hey! Naty's back! It's been a busy week; I still have school, too! Grr… Dumb school… Anywho… You know, this story wouldn't have been here if I hadn't reviewed one of Angel's stories! Yep, it all started with one review, and then, about 80 messages later, VOILA! We have this story. Amazing, isn't it?

"The Harvest Goddess…?" I repeated.

"Yes. The Harvest Goddess. I am the one who controls the elements of the island." She said. Her teal colored eyes were mystifying... As if she were more powerful, more… higher ranked…

"But recently, the island has gone into trouble." The Goddess shook her head. "The Harvest God wants to destroy the land, and kill all the inhabitants."

"Harvest… God… destroy… kill… people?" I asked dumbly. I was still a little shocked that I was talking to… a Goddess… apparently…

"Yes, Angela. That's why you need to help us stop him."

"Wait, how did you know my name?" I asked.

The Goddess merely laughed. "The Harvest Goddess knows everything!"

"So? Will you help us?" Owen asked.

"I-I still don't understand… How did you find me?" I asked. There were too many questions, and not enough answers.

"The people born on this island", Kathy said, "all have some sort of power. They start to appear around the age of 25. But, since the island is in trouble, I think, the Goddess made the powers… appear faster? Am I right?"

The Goddess nodded. "Yes, Kathy, that is correct. I accelerated the arrival of your supernatural abilities so you could assist me."

"Oh… A-Alright… Uh… So… Wait, but I was abandoned as a child! How could I be born here?" I protested.

"Oh Angela, dear, you should know by now that anything is possible!" The Goddess smiled.

"That sounds like a cheesy line from a Disney movie…" I muttered.

Kathy laughed. "I agree. It does, Miss Goddess."

"That's not the point, Kathy, Angela." The Goddess shook her head.

Suddenly, there was a burst of smoke. A tall man appeared. He had a long orange tri-color braid for hair. He looked strict, and I automatically felt cautious at his arrival.

"Ignis." The Goddess hissed.

"Sephia. Nice to see you." The man replied.

"My pleasure."

Ignis looked us over carefully. He smirked. "So, this is supposed to be your army? There's very… few of them."

"Really? You think so? How many have you?" Sephia- apparently the Goddess' name – asked.

"I have four. One more then you have." Ignis gloated.

"That's nice." It didn't look like Sephia liked Ignis much. "Angela, Owen, Kathy? Would you please excuse us? We'd rather talk alone, and I'm sure you have better things to do then to sit around."

"B-But Miss Goddess! Can you please tell me-?"

"Later, Angela. Later." Sephia interrupted.

"Come on, Angela. We'd better leave." Kathy pulled me with her.

"You probably have a lot more to see." Owen suggested.

"O-Ok." I finally agreed, leaving the two superior figures alone to talk.

"I feel like a kid, who's been shooed away so the adults could talk…" I muttered.

"Hmm… Nice comparison." Owen complemented.

"Thanks. I'm talented."

"OWEN!" An old man yelled. "YOU HAVE TO WORK!"

Owen jabbed a thumb over his shoulder. "Gotta run! That's my grandpa, Ramsey. I'm his apprentice at the blacksmith's."

"Oh, alright then. Goodbye!" I waved.

"Come on, Angela! I'll show you the rest of this place!" Kathy said, as she dragged me behind her.

"Well, that's most of it!" Kathy said, as we walked slowly side by side.

We had already toured the Garmon Mine District, where I saw the Carpenters, the Blacksmiths (where we stayed a little longer because of Kathy), the General Shop, the Accessory Shop, and the Mine.

Then we went to Flute Fields, where I met Anissa at Marimba Farm, and Renee at Horn Ranch. I also caught a glimpse of Flute Fields, but we didn't go in. "It's like a never ending maze!" Kathy had said.

Now, we were at Harmonica Town, the main attraction.

"So, what have you seen so far of the town?" Kathy asked.

"I've seen the Ocarina Inn, and… the outside of buildings…" I responded, a little embarrassed.

"Wow, you've barely seen anything! Come on!" she yelled, as she dragged me to another building.

As she opened the door, a small bell jingled. "And this is the Sonata Tailoring!" Kathy announced.

"H-Hello, Kathy…" a shy girl said.

She reminded me of a blueberry; completely blue. Her hair was a dark blue, her eyes were a sapphire-color, and she had a mixed shade of blue clothes. Hm, I wonder what her favorite color is…?

"Hey, Candace! This is Angela; she's new." I held out my hand for Candace. She hesitated at first, but reluctantly shook it and gave me a small smile.

"I-It's nice to meet you, Angela." She said quietly.

"Same here!" I said a little louder.

"Th-This is Sonata Tailoring. We sell clothes."

"So I see…" I murmured. The store looked like a really nice place. The one thing that caught my interest was a special green section. It was practically calling my name!

I walked over to the special section, and went through the clothes. I stopped searching when I saw a beautiful green dress. It was short, something Tina and the other girls would love. The top part was pulled tightly together to the middle, forming a green rose. The hem was simple, ending in beaded strings. I held it against me. It looked my size…

"Oh my gosh, Angela, that dress is gorgeous! You should try it on!" Kathy said, suddenly appearing beside me.

"You really think so?" I asked. Kathy nodded enthusiastically. Candace examined me closer.

"The color complements your skin tone… And your shoulders and collarbones are perfect for strapless dresses… It would look nice on you!" Candace said.

"Hey, Candace, you didn't even stutter while saying all that!" I noticed.

Candace blushed a little. "O-Oh, yes… um… yes…"

I laughed quietly of how easily flustered she was. "I'll just go try on the dress…"

I came out of the small change room, and modeled around in front of my two new friends.

"So? What do you think?" I asked.

Kathy was gapping at me. Candace nodded her approval. "It makes your legs look longer. You look a little taller."

I looked down. "You think? Because I'm really short…"

Kathy finally came back to her senses. Well, sort of… She started shaking me, almost violently. "Buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it!" she yelled. "BUY IT!"

I bit my lip. "I-I don't have any money…" I muttered.

"Th-That's alright! We'll give it to you for free!" Candace offered. "C-Consider this as a welcoming present!"

I smiled with gratitude. "Thanks so much, Candace!" I could tell we'd be getting along.

Suddenly, the door opened, and a girl that didn't look much younger then me walked in. Her hair was done up in some type of curly pink twin pigtails. She had piercing blue eyes, that screamed mean.

"Oh great…" Kathy muttered. "You again…"

"I was just about to say the same thing."

"Who are you?" I asked. The pink-haired girl glared at me.

"My name's Luna. And you're the new girl, I'm guessing? Not that I really care."

"My name's Angela. Not that you probably care, I just think you'd rather insult me by calling me by my name, instead of saying 'that girl'."

"Um… A-Angela?" Candace said nervously. "L-Luna's my sister…"

I looked from Candace, to Luna, and back again. They were so… different from each other, both in appearance, and personality.

"Oh… Oops…"

Luna glared at me once more, before stomping into another room, but before she slammed the door, she said, "By the way, 'Angela'? I made that dress you're wearing."

That evil… thing… made this beautiful green dress? That was… actually really impressive.

"You've got a lot of talent." I said. Luna smirked a little, and closed the door.

"I-I'm sorry about her…" Candace shrugged. "She… has a bit of a temper."

I smiled. "That's alright. I understand!"

"She still doesn't have the right to be mean like that. I still don't like her." Kathy said, frowning. "No offence to you, Candace."

As we exited the building, a middle-aged man came out of a building beside the Sonata Tailoring.

"Katherine! You're late again! The bar's already open! And who's that you're with?" he yelled.

Kathy gave me a sorry face. "Angela, this is my dad, Hayden. Dad, this is Angela. She's new here."

Hayden smiled. "Well, nice to meet ya, little missy. Katherine and I work over there," he pointed at the building, "at the Brass Bar."

Kathy sighed. "For the last time, Dad, it's Kathy, not Katherine. And the reason I'm late is just because I was showing Angela around." I waved nervously.

Hayden shook his head. "Alright, I suppose that's Ok, but I need you back now. The bar is getting a bit more crowded, and Owen's been asking where his favorite waitress is."

Kathy's face brightened up a bit. I smirked at her, and she flushed, seeing my expression. "I-It's not like… like I like him, or something, I-I, well… he… gets drunk a lot, and… says stuff like that…" she stuttered, as she sped into the bar.

I shook my head as I watched the door close to the Brass Bar.

Hayden laughed. "It's the only way I can convince her to work." I laughed along with him. "So, care to join us? We don't really open until later, when everyone's, and I mean EVERYONE is here. It's a good way to meet people."

"Oh, um…" I shrugged. "Sure, why not? But, if you don't mind, I want to get familiar with the town first, OK?"

Hayden nods. "Alright. Don't come back too late, though. We close at 1:00am."

I'd better come back earlier then one in the morning!

"Alright, goodbye Hayden! See you later!" I waved.

Once I had officially finished touring the town, I decided it was about time I went to the Brass Bar.

I opened the big lime green door.

The room looked welcoming enough; there were a few wooden tables (most likely built by the Island's Carpenters), along with chairs, of course. There was some smooth jazz music playing, and although I'm not too big of a fan of jazz, I had to admit the music was soothing. True to Hayden's word, the place was pretty packed, although he had definitely over exaggerated when he said the whole town would be there. The people were cheery, and acted like they were all best friends. Which, now that I think about it, they probably all were…

"Angela! You're finally here!" I heard Kathy yell.

The room went quiet. Everyone was staring at me. I blushed a little, and started fiddling with the hem of my green shirt. Why did Kathy have to be so loud all the time?

Kathy ran up and wrapped her arm around me. "Everybody, I'm sure most of you have already met Angela here." She said, addressing the crowd staring at me.

"Hell yeah!" I heard Luke yell.

"He's had a few drinks already…" Kathy whispered. She turned back to the public. "Anyway, she's the new girl here, so you guys better be nice to her! Or else… Or else…" Kathy scanned the room for something threatening. Her lips formed a smirk as she found a solution.

"You all better be nice to her, or else I'll have Owen beat you all up!" she yelled, finally.

"Hell yeah!" Luke yelled again. "Lemme at up!"

"Did you hear me Luke?" Kathy asked. "I said I'll have Owen beat you up."

"Wh- Owen?" Luke shouted back, sounding rather alarmed. "Hell no!"

We all laughed.

"Come on, Angela!" Kathy called, as she walked back to the bar counter.

I followed after her. There, leaning against the counter, was Hayden, cleaning a martini glass. "Glad to see you could make it!" he said.

"Me too! Seems like a really nice place."

"It is." Hayden agreed. "I love working here."

Kathy sighed. "OK, Angela, time to stop talking to this ol' fart. There are real people here! As in, people that aren't two years away from their funeral!"

I glanced at Hayden with raised brows.

"Don't worry." He shrugged. "I'm used to it."

I kind of felt a little bad for Hayden. His own daughter said stuff like that to him… I barely even had family.

"OK, Angie, this is Julius! Remember him? He works at the Accessory Shop!" I snapped back to reality at Kathy's voice.

Beside her was some guy… (girl, maybe?) with purple hair, and ruby red eyes. Oh, yeah, I remember him now. The cross-dresser…

"Hi, Angelina!" he said. I looked up to him, a confused expression on my face.

"Um, my name's Angela, not… not Angelina." I told him.

He shrugged. "Angela… I find it's too… boring. Ew. But Angelina, on the other hand, now that is chic!"

I all of a sudden felt a little self-conscious. "Th-Thank you?"

"Um…" I tried to find an excuse to get away. "I'm… thirsty! Yes, really thirsty. Kathy, are you coming with me to get a drink? I'm sure you're very thirsty too."

But Kathy was totally oblivious to my goal. "Actually, I think I'll stay- OW!" she squealed, as I stomped on her foot. "Yes, I'm actually pretty thirsty. See ya later, Julius!"

We walked quickly away.

"Ow!" Kathy complained. "You didn't have to stomp on my foot! Besides…" she looked back to Julius, "he's single…!"

Oh Goddess… "Actually, Kathy, I was thinking of someone less… feminine. Maybe someone like… Owen?"

Kathy froze. "What?"

I stifled a laugh. "Yeah… I mean, he's good looking, he seems nice, he has a lot of muscle, oh, and did I mention he was good looking?"

Kathy gapped at me. "N-No! You don't want to date him! He… he… No!"

I smirked. "I knew you liked him."

Kathy blushed. "You're cruel…"

I sat down at one of the bar stools, and faced the counter. Hayden was gone doing… who knows what. That's when I noticed, in the back, where the kitchen was…

"Maya?"

She looked my way. "Oh, Angela! Hi!" she ran up to the counter, but seemed to remember something. She turned back around. "Chaaaaaaaase!" she called out. "Come heeeeeeeeeere!"

From there, everything seemed to roll out in slow motion. A man came out from the kitchen area, wiping his hands on a dish towel. He had peach colored hair, which was pulled back by three hairpins.

His violet colored eyes met my dull brown ones. He smiled, and stood beside Maya. I tried as hard as I could not to gap at him.

He held his hand out to me. "Hey. I'm Chase."

I shook his hand, still unable to get my eyes off him. "A-Angela." I stuttered.

Kathy was watching this exchange with great interest. Her green eyes glimmered with mischievousness.

"Chase, Angela is the one I was telling you about!" Maya chirped. They were talking about me?

"Oh, so you were the one who needed a job?" Oh… that's what they were talking about me for…

"Y-Yes. Preferably something… easy. I'm not really the smartest. Or the most talented for that matter." I said.

Chase smirked. "I'm sure you're good at something, city girl." I blushed a little at the nickname. "I'm sure you're smart enough to wait tables, no?"

I smiled a little. "I sure hope so…"

"So you can get her the job?" Maya asked. "That's great!"

"I know I'm great." Chase shrugged teasingly. "I think that deserves a little reward…" He tapped his cheek, and Maya rose on her tippy toes and kissed him.

Oh… Taken…

I tried not to look too disappointed. Besides, I just met him!

Chase nodded. "You'll have to ask Hayden when you can start work."

"Okay, sure thing!"

Kathy was grinning. "Alright, Angela, time to… come with me, now… We have to… talk…" she said mischievously, as she dragged me away from them.

"Okay, so admit it, you've got the hots for him, don't you?" she half said, half chanted.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about." I said quickly.

"I saw the way you looked at him. You definitely have a bit of a liking for him." Kathy smiled.

I pushed my bangs behind my ear. "He's taken. That's fine with me."

Kathy sighed, and shook her head. "Angela… You're so difficult sometimes… Why don't you just admit it already?"

"Because. He's already taken, and I don't care."

Kathy sighed. "Fine. Be that way!" she was about to drag me somewhere, but then decided something else. "I know… let's have a DRINK-OFF!"

She stared at me expectantly.

"What? A drink-off?" Luke exclaimed, coming from nowhere.

"Yo, sweet!" Owen fist pumped the air. "I'm bettin' my money on Kathy. You know, she beat me once!"

"Yeah, but I was sober before we started!" Kathy yelled out, and the crowd that had formed around us laughed.

"I'll have a few drinks…" I said. The crowd cheered, and I laughed. "I'll have a few drinks, but I'm not having a drink off!"

It was silent for a second. "Boo!" Luke jeered, and soon, everyone else joined in. I laughed.

"Sorry!"

Kathy stuck out her tongue. "You suck."

"Whatever."

Later on, after maybe a dozen more drinks, and a lot more socializing, I was ready to go back 'home'. Kathy decided to come with me. "I wanna see your room!" she had said. So I let her come with me.

She walked with me into the inn. I waved a quick hi to Jake, Colleen and Yolanda, and walked over to my room. I retrieved my room key, then unlocked and opened the door.

"Hm. Nice room." Kathy said.

"Uh, thanks." I muttered. It was pretty empty of possessions; I didn't have many memories from the city. I didn't have any family, either. All I brought with me was just some clothes, and money.

We both sat on the inn. Oh yes, there was one other thing I brought with me: a brown, velvet teddy bear I got from my mother before she… well, before she disappeared.

"You sure you're alright?" Kathy asked.

"Kathy, I've just met the guy a few hours ago. I'm not that heartbroken."

She laughed. "No, I mean, are you sure you didn't drink too much?"

Oh. Oops... "So… about this whole Goddess thing, or whatever… do you know what my power is? Maybe?" I asked, trying to change the subject. I was actually really curious of this all; it seemed like something you'd only read in stories.

"Honestly, I don't know my own power myself." Kathy admitted, looking a little embarrassed. "I've already asked the Goddess."

"Huh.", was my only reply.

Phew! Finally done! Sorry for slow updates; I'm moving on Friday, so… Well, depends when I post this, it could be "this Friday", or "last Friday"… Cue Rebecca Black… ANYWAY, to make things clear, I'll be moving Friday, June 24th, 2011. There you go. By the way, I felt like mentioning that THIS IS MY LONGEST CHAPTER YET! Yay! Over 3050 words!

Edit: So you may have noticed that I changed the ending. I didn't like it, is all. Anyway, a lot of you have been asking about the next chapter. And I've told you that I don't know when it'll be out. I haven't heard much from Angel, so until she comes back, this story will be on… well, hold, I guess. That is, until I hear back from Angel. Please be patient!

Anyway, reviews are appreciated!