Whahahah! Part 3 Begins!!! (I had lots of fun writing this chapter, as you probably can tell) It does start off a little slow but it gets good near the end, (at least I hope so…) Anyways, please review!! (please, please, please)

This means WAR!

Initiating the First Attack

Akari woke from a pleasant dream to the annoying chirps of her alarm clock. She swung her hand about wildly searching for the offensive device to no avail. She sighed sleepily and opened her eyes slowly. Why was she on the floor…? She pulled herself haphazardly to her feet using her bedside table for support and slapped her alarm clock causing it choke mid chirp. She yawned and stretched from the tips of her fingers to the tips of her toes, which unfortunately created a muscle spasm in her foot that made her double over in pain. She rubbed her foot desperately biting back screams.

Once the pain had disappeared she stood again and examined herself in the mirror. Boy was she glad she had chopped her hair off before coming here. Last week it had come to her mid back and always seemed to get in the way… She rather liked her new spunky cropped haircut that made her round face look narrower and her brown eyes look bigger. But even with this new hair style she still looked painfully plain, ordinary, and uninteresting. Its probably a good thing that she came to a small town, the people here couldn't help but notice her.

She shrugged at her reflection, giving up on it. She quickly searched for a pair of shorts and a green top before tying a red bandana around her head that made her look slightly boyish. She remembered what Gill said about her being manly looking and quickly took the bandana off. She frowned in the mirror at herself for a second and decided she didn't give a crap about what Gill thought and so she slid it back over her head. She then buckled her side pouch on her hip and slipped her feet into her tall tan hiking boots. Now she was ready to begin.

The ground outside was covered in puddles from a late night shower and the sun peeked over the hillside making the dew on the trees sparkle.

What a beautiful day……for an attack!

She laughed to herself with an evil grin. Then she scanned her farm for what needed to be done. Well, everything needed to be done…but she decided to start with clearing the field, which was the obvious choice.

Pulling weeds was harder than she had expected, the stubborn brutes kept refusing to come out of the ground! She vaguely remembered the mayor telling her something about how to make pulling weeds easier….what was it…? Oh a sickle! She scrambled over and grabbed it, experimented on how to swing it before she started slicing and dicing. What felt like an eternity later she looked up from her work to see she had finished the weeding and now needed to chop and smash the remaining debris. She did so but decided to not clear the entire field.

Now she needed some seeds to plant….

She searched in her hip pouch for the strawberry seeds she had been given yesterday and whipped them out with a "woo-cha!" and happily planted them in the soft soil. She sprinkled a little water on them from her watering can then stepped back, hands on hips, admiring her work. It looked…better…but she still had a long way to go if she was going to make this farm thrive.

She gathered her tools, placing them back where they belonged, and looked at her clock.

...WOW! I'm early!

Not having anything better to do, she decided to go to the bar.

She meandered down the streets joyfully humming and waving to every staring boy, frowning girl, and space cadet adult. She even waved to the mayor who waved back a little too vigorously and pointed behind him dramatically at his son. She glared at Gill.

"Oh, just you wait…" she said under her breath as she forced a smile and waved to him. He was undeniably shocked at her courtesy and instantly became hostile by "accidentally" crushing her foot as she walked past. She bent to pick up a pebble off the ground and chucked it at him, hitting him square in the back, then hid behind a tree. He spun around with a snarl searching for her for a moment before he continued on his way in a huff.

She chuckled as she skipped down the road.

The little bell on the door tinkled overhead as she entered. Chihaya was on the other side of the room handing a piece of chocolate cake to a short girl with blondish hair. She was shamelessly flirting with him, and she frowned a little when he turned to the door and waved to Akari.

"Hey, your early, I wont be off for a bit. Go ahead and sit down."

This made the blond girl spit flames.

"Alright" Akari replied, plopping herself in a chair. A moment later he came over and placed a glass of milk and a piece of chocolate cake in front of her that was just like the other girls'.

"It's on the house." he said with a smile.

"Wow, thanks!" she exclaimed, practically feeling the hole the other girl was burning through her head.

"No problem."

The other girl's voice came out high and shrill as she said, "Come here, Chi-chi, I need a refill." She twirled an empty glass in the air that a second ago was full. He obliged with a roll of his eyes to Akari.

Chi-chi?

"Have you met Akari, Mai?" he asked the blond girl.

"Akari, huh? You must be the new farm girl…" Mai said.

Akari nodded with her fork sticking out of her mouth.

"…You must get dirty…"

Dirty?

Akari looked down at herself. She had dirt under her finger nails and all over her shirt and shorts. She shrugged as if to say oh well, but really she wanted to through that frilly pink girl in a mud puddle.

Chihaya mumbled something and tried to escape into the kitchen but was caught as Mai grabbed the strings of his apron.

"Oh, Chi-chi, why don't you stay and talk with me?"

Akari gagged.

"Sorry, Mai, I have to work still." He said leaning away from her as she tried to curl her arms around his waist.

"Oh, after work then? Come on we can go for a walk or whatever you want to do…"

He smiled nervously, blushed, and said, "Actually, I kind of have a date with Akari after work…"

Akari had been drinking her milk absentmindedly and had gulped it down too fast when he said those words. She now sputtered and coughed, unable to regain her breath.

"Oh really?" Mai hissed. "Then I'll be leaving. I'd hate to stop you from having some alone time!" She stood quickly and paid for her food before stomping out the door.

"Thanks! Come again!" Chihaya waved clueless as the door slammed. "Was she upset about something…?" He asked Akari as he sat down at her table.

"Well, duh!" She barked, then seeing his face fall she softened her voice. "She likes you, Chi-chi!"

"Oh…is that why she gave me that silly nickname…?"

"Yup!"

"Oh…I suppose I shouldn't have told her that we were going on a date then, huh…"

"Yup! And its not a date."

"Its not?"

"Nope, it is a top secret mission!"

"Ogre hunting is top secret?"

"Of course it is!" She exclaimed throwing her arms in the air. "If we told everybody we were ogre hunting Gill, then everyone would want to come!"

He nodded his head. This makes sense…

"Its just us," she continued excitedly, "we are partners in crime! Like Bonnie and Clyde! And Jack and Jill who went up that darn hill!"

"Like Romeo and Juliet!?" He said jokingly.

"…not so much that one…" She said smiling slightly. "I don't know about you, but I don't want to die young…"

He laughed.

"So what's the plan!?" He said getting all excited like a puppy.

Oh no! I forgot to think of something!!!!!!! Hurry, hurry! Whip up a good idea!

"Well…." she began while desperately raking her brain. Come on! Come on!

And then she had it.

It was as if the Gods had placed the idea in her head and set it on a silver pedestal. It was beautiful. Perfect. Incredibly the greatest scheme she had ever come up with, and the quickest too. The pieces of the puzzle fit together perfectly!

Her face lit up when the idea had dawned on her, simply killing poor Chihaya.

"Tell me, tell me, what is it!?" he begged.

"Oh-ho…it's good."

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Gill left Town Hall late. The sun had set and he had worked without break all day. His stomach now growled reminding him that food was necessary for human beings, so he decided to stop by at the restaurant on his way home for a quick bite.

I hope they have Tomato Omelets…. he thought, with a dreamy look on his face.

And then all of a sudden he stopped as another thought floated into his mind.

SHE might be there…

He spun on his heel and decided to go straight home instead.

Gill walked robotically down the streets he knew so well, his mind still on his work, not paying attention to anything or anybody. That would explain why, when suddenly strange things started to happen, Gill was completely oblivious to it.

The dark shadows of the trees blended in with the dark shadows of the night. A gust of wind howled ominously and tugged at his clothes. He subconsciously hugged the books he was carrying tighter to his chest. All he could hear was the crunch of his loafers on the graveled road. But wait….there were too many crunches for just his two feet… He stopped and the sound continued for a second before it stopped as well.

I'm being followed!!

He continued, walking a bit quicker this time, but kept stopping to prove that he wasn't just scaring himself. And every time he stopped he heard the extra footsteps.

After a while he got annoyed by it and so he turned around and yelled into the night, "Is there somebody there!? If there is, you better stop messing around with me or I'll have your head!"

No response.

He sighed and turned around, walking even quicker this time.

Now there were rustles in the bushes!

He spun around to see a flash of white disappear into the trees.

"Ha! I saw you! You might as well give up now, I know who you are!" he lied.

Again, no response.

He huffed and cursed under his breath, but was glad when he saw his house in the distance.

"Giiiiiiillllllll…." A low disembodied voice called.

Gill froze.

"Giiiiiilllll……..Giiiiiiilllllllllllll!"

He turned around slowly, chills tickling down his spine, to see a tall white figure fluttering above the ground about twenty feet away.

"W-what!?" he squeaked.

"Giiiiiillll…..I am the Harvest Spirit…."

"H-harvest Spirit!? I-I-I didn't know there was one!"

"There is, and I am HE….Giiiiiilllll, you have displeased me and my brothers…"

"I-I'm sorry?" he gasped out.

"It's toooooooo late for you to apologizzzzzzzzzzzzze…"

"O-Ok, then what do I have to do?"

"You have to…. (long pause) …diiiiiiiieeeeee….."

Needless to say, Gill high tailed it out of there with the Harvest Spirit calling after him a ghostly, "Yoooouuu caaaaan't hiiiiiiiideeeee."

He ran faster than he ever thought he could, nearly flying down the road; dead certain that the Harvest Spirit was right behind him.

When suddenly a glowing goblin leapt out of the bushes with a hungry wicked gin curling its lips. Its eyes burned with fire and it laughed a rough throaty laugh.

"Oh, what a pretty little boy!" It growled. "Good enough to eat I bet!"

He shrieked as it lunged at him, missing him by a hair. And then he ran for dear life.

"We'll get you!" hissed the goblin, "It's only a matter of time…"

He ran even faster, (if that was possible), his heart beating wildly, sweat pouring down his face, fear making him stumble and shake. He had never been so scared in his life! The beasts behind him were chuckling and snorting in fits, as if….as if…

Wait…

He turned around.

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Chihaya and Akari were dying with laughter.

Chihaya ripped the sheet off his head and used it to wipe the tears from his pouring eyes while Akari switched her flashlight off and held her aching sides. Her own tears washing away the mud she has caked on her face.

"Tha-that was bet-better than I imagined!" she exclaimed through fits of laughter.

"Di-did you see his face!?!?!?" Chihaya bellowed.

"HA-HA! How could I not!? Di-did you hear his scream!?"

"The whole world heard his scream!!!"

They leaned on each other laughing hysterically. Whenever one would try to regain composure the other would make them laugh again.

"Oh my-eh-eh-HAHAHA-oh my- TEHEHEH!!!"

"What's so funny?" A cold voice asked.

"Geh!?" they said simultaneously. The laughter suddenly choked in their throats, turning to fear as they stared up at……..

THE OGRE!!!!!

I realize Chihaya and Akari act kind of childish in this chapter….but everyone does sometimes! Lest just say they are crazy teenagers looking for kicks, and not in their twenties….haha! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it! Remember to Review and to vote on the poll on my page! THANKS!!