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So, lol. Sorry for the LATE update. Just sorta lazy I guess... BUT, here I am! :D I was busy looking for ideas on the next chapter and I'm debating whether to start a new story for HM or not... Oh, well... I want to start a new story, but... I don't think I can cope with it...*sigh* Anyhoos! Review and tell me what you think? :D
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Disclaimer: I do NOT own Harvest Moon in anyway. If you think that I really own HM, them all the Yo' Mamas that people talk about will be directed at your mum. Okay okay. On with the story.
I devoted my time looking around the valley for Puss. I searched around Lumina's mansion, the beach, Inner Inn, and I even took a torch to look for Puss in the dried up well beside the bar, just in case she was there. I was so nervous at that time, my torch almost fell in. I remembered hoping to find her there, and hoping NOT to as well. If Puss was inside the well, I will be absolutely elated to see her, but... chances of her surviving a two story drop was unlikely. So, I was relieved to see that Puss wasn't lying at the bottom of the well, in a heap of broken bones and torn flesh. But this also means that the search for Puss was still on too.
Bite's mind seem to be wandering a lot. He seemed to just stare into space and wandering around the farm like it was foreign land. He seemed to depend on Will a lot more. I figured that it was due to the fact Puss was gone. Everybody missed her. I still do spend time with the villagers, though less often. Not everybody knew about Puss' incident except for Skye, Lumina, Celia and gang. I avoided the waterfall as much as possible. Well, because I have to walk past Vesta's farm and see her there, probably cursing me for not thanking her and saying goodbye or giving her an explanation before running off. You never know how crazy Vesta could get.
I marked the places I have searched on the map. I sighed. The remaining areas were the waterfall and Vesta's farm. I circled the two areas with my pen. I should give her an explanation got running off with her spare key. I looked up from the map and I rested my head on the Harvest Sprites' tree, twirling the pen around my fingers. If I hadn't "incidentally" hammered on my teleport stone, I would have started to search the waterfall area.
The soil in the Harvest Sprites' area was really good. I can't ignore the chances of growing better crops. The sun rays filtered from the leaves above. I looked at the ray of sunlight that rested on my palm. I clenched and unclenched my fist, trying to catch the ray of sunlight. I pursed my lips. I'm thinking of returning the key to Vesta, and give something that they would like, to thank them for helping me when I'm fainted. I closed my eyes, debating in my mind if I should return her the key. Her spare key! I suddenly remembered and I rummaged my bag. The key wasn't there.
"The key, the key..." I murmured, digging into the depths of my rucksack. I frowned when my fingers emerged with nothing but dirt and other whatnot. I chewed on my lips, and checked the time. 2pm. I swung myself on the saddle and guided Will to the way home to check if the key are mixed with my items.
I flung my door open and rushed into the pile of clothes at the corner of the house. I remembered wearing a blue outfit. Light blue... I think... I dug into the chest, casually flinging the shirts over my shoulder if they weren't the same color as the one that I was wearing. I found the shirt at the bottom of the chest. I dug it up and held it in front of me. Yup. It's this one, all right. I slipped my hands into the front pocket, but the key wasn't there. I searched the side pockets, and found the key at the left one. Thank god. I took the key and, careful not to trample over the clean clothes that are strewn over the floor, made my way to the door. I pushed the wooden door and mounted Will, making my way towards Vesta's farm.
I was galloping towards Vesta's farm when my confidence crumbled. What was I THINKING? Vesta can be very motherly but she also can be a murderer when she wants to. I was thinking of backing out. To speak the truth, afraid of Vesta's wrath...Well, probably because she's THAT crazy when it comes to... not repaying her when she helped you. No no no no... I'm here for Puss' sake. And for Puss' sake, I shall grit my teeth and get it over and done with.
"Well... We are here already, huh?" I smoothed Will's mane. Will replied with a nod of his head.
I got off Will, took his reign and lead him towards Vesta's farm. I took in a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"Hello?" I knocked again. There wasn't any answer. " Vesta? Vesta, are you in there?"
I heard the opening of her house door. I turned my head to see Celia emerging wearing a pink apron and there was flour all over the place; on her hair, on the apron, on the doorknob too. She did seemed surprised to see me.
"Jill?" She squinted against the harsh sunlight. "Come on in!"
I tied Will to one of the posts surrounding the house and ruffled his thick mane. "I'll be back soon, buddy."
Celia held the door for me. I got in and she closed the door behind her. I was shocked to see the usually cleaned house in a huge mess; with flour caking on every single item in the house like dust, the tap water running and the boiling pots with its contents overflowing and the item in the oven starting to expand like it's threatening to blow up any second. The kitchen looked like a crime scene. I looked at Celia. She looked a little embarrassed but otherwise, okay.
"Aren't you... going to do something about that?" I asked her, pointing at the mess. The item in the oven made a "pop" sound. I jumped at the sound. I'm starting to think that Vesta is ill treating Celia by making her clean up after them.
"Hm? No! That's dinner!" She laughed, rushing past me and towards the kitchen counter. She chopped a few carrots and dumped it into the pot. The pot bubbled even more as I watch the carrots sink into the abyss.
Dinner? I can't believe it. Celia is actually even more dangerous than Vesta. Sorry, Vesta, for accusing you.
"You can stay for dinner," Celia kindly offered. She took a spoon and tasted the contents in the pot.
"I-It's okay," I raised my eyebrows as I saw Celia put the spoon into her mouth. " I'm here for Vesta, is she home?"
"Oh, you're here at the wrong timing," she placed the spoon into the sink and turned off the running tap. " It's a Monday, remember? She doesn't do work on Mondays. She's off with Marlin shopping at either Lution Vale* or at Mineral Town."
"Oh, I completely forgot."
"So," Celia chirped. "I'm doing the dinner for every Monday and you're here to help me!"
I widened my eyes. Since when?
It turned out that Celia's cooking isn't as bad as it looks. No wonder Celia's the champion when it comes to the cooking contests. It's just that Vesta doesn't know what happens to her house when Celia's cooking. Celia made me promise her to keep to myself about this. Her ways of cooking, I mean.
The dishes of today were salad for the starting dish, porridge and cream puffs for dessert.
"Didn't Vesta say that she was slimming down?" I asked Celia. Celia was laying the dishes on the table while I was washing the pans.
"Yes, she did," Celia replied, arranging the utensils. " This is very simple compared to what I used to do last time."
"What did she eat when she wasn't on a diet?" I frowned. I couldn't even whip up this feast. Let alone eat it.
"I got this recipes from the Mineral Town chefs, from Ruby and Nami," Celia was finished with arranging the utensils. She walked to the library and she fished a book out. The cover page looked torn and tattered. " Nami used to travel and she bought a recipe book for Ruby but Ruby never got to use it. The ingredients can't be found here, and if the ingredients are shipped, it would be very costly. So Vesta took it from her and gave it to me in case if I can find the ingredients and cook it for her."
"I collected some old town recipes from cafe houses and clipped them here," Celia showed me the pages. "The cafe houses were demolished to make way for new shopping malls, but I managed to visit them before they were pulled down. But Vesta wants to throw this book away. She can't stop herself from looking at the faded pictures and imagining how this food will taste like. She will imagine,get hungry and in the end, eat more." Celia laughed and looked at me.
"Do you want this book, Jill?" Celia asked me. " This book is informative, but it isn't useful to us. Maybe... you can absorb the knowledge in here? I'm giving this book to you, so here!"
She shoved the book to me and I received it from her. It weights lighter than it looks. I grazed the cover page and hugged the book to my chest. "Thank you, Celia."
"No problemo!" She laid her hand on my shoulder and smiled.
"Oh, I almost forgot," I placed the book on the table and fished the key from my pocket. Celia looked at me in puzzlement. "Your spare key. I was meaning to return it to you, but I was afraid of Vesta's wrath, so I came looking for her today."
I handed it over to Celia. " Return it for me, okay?"
Celia nodded. I looked at the sky outside, and glanced at the wall clock. Oh, dear, it's already 5.
"Well, I'd better get going before Vesta comes back," I said, slinging my backpack over my shoulders. I took the recipe book and I waved a goodbye at Celia. "Nice cooking with you, kitchen disaster!"
Celia laughed and waved back. "Indeed, wide-eyes-and-jumping-eyebrows!"
I laughed and shut the door. I walked over to Will and untied the knot, and placed the book in the side pocket, and hurried off to the waterfall.
I reached the waterfall and began the search for Puss. I called out her name, and searched for any black fur, anything that reassembles Puss. No luck. Even Will joined in my search. Will searched at the fronds, trees and the bushes while I looked over in the grass, near the mines. My search continued to stretch until 9. By then, Will and I were totally exhausted. But Will continued to look in higher grounds, as his neck was longer. I sat on the grass, sighing. Was Puss really lost to us forever? When I was to call off our search, Will neighed. His nostrils flared and he beckoned me with his head to come over.
Elated, I bounced over to Will and looked at what he found. Will moved over to reveal the black tufts of fur on the crevice. There were a line of blood splattered on the ground, and there were fur attached to it. I bent down to feel the soft fur. I recognized that it was similar to Puss'. I grasped the fur to my chest and felt the first wave of tears at the corner of my eyes. Puss...
"Puss!" I wailed. I wept and thought of Puss and wept even harder. I flung myself onto Will and cried into his mane.
Just then, I heard a crunch on the opposite bank. I felt Will's mane bristle. I looked up to where I heard the sound and a solid figure stood there. Murrey. I felt anger boiling in my stomach. So much anger I felt like shooting fire from my eyes and kill Murrey on the spot. I loathed him for what he did to me. I loathed him for what he did to Puss.
His stare bore into me and I forced myself to hold his gaze. He held his head high and laughed. Slowly, a giggle, then roaring. His gaze never left mine, but his laughter swelled. He suddenly stopped, and stared intensely. Goosebumps rose all over my skin, but I wasn't afraid. I was ready to fight for what I love. Then it suddenly dawned on me, that this was only the beginning of more terrors to come.
Woo... So... how did you guys like that? Um... I hope I didn't end it too abruptly. :OO Reviews are always appreciated!
*Lution Vale: Yes, yes, I know, I know. I created this "town" so I apologize if you're confused halfway reading the story. I figured that they can't keep going to Mineral Town. It'll be too boring for them, so I created a new one.
So it's like,
/ Lution Vale
/
Forget-Me-NotValley_Skye's house _/
\
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\Mineral Town
Sth like that.
This chapter's YO MAMA
Yo mama is so bald, when she braids her hair, they look like stitches.