Title: Lovely Discovery

Pairing Owen x Angela (Kathy x MYSTERY PERSON)

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to the Harvest Moon franchise. Please only credit me for the fanfiction itself.

Rating: T

Author's Note: Sorry it's been so long! I just started college and, of course, finals are going on. I have my last the day that I'm writing this, so I'll be done soon!

Anyway, enjoy this bonus chapter. I told you'd I'd take care of sweet little Kathy. I really like her, actually.

-START-

"One buckwheat cocktail, one grape cocktail, two blueberry cocktails and two cheese risottos," Kathy said with a lethargic as she lowered the silver tray of food and drink onto the dining table. The three diners were none other than Owen, Angela and a famished Luke. All the food was for the carpenter and the cocktails were to be shared between the youthful couple.

"Thanks Kathy!" they all cheered at once, giving her a generous tip before they even started eating. The blond barmaid barely managed a nod before her downcast gaze returned.

"You're welcome," she muttered in a lackluster fashion, turning to leave. "Enjoy."

Owen had only taken one small sip of his drink when he noticed how sad his friend seemed to be. Granted, it was pretty late at night and the bar was packed full of drunken men, but that had never put a damper on Kathy's spirits before. She was always cheerful and upbeat no matter how dense the flow of customers was. Night after night, she served up each drink with a laugh and a grin. The very apparent sadness made Owen concerned. He briefly excused himself from the table and got up.

As Kathy headed back to the kitchen, the miner caught her hand and stopped her.

"Owen?" she asked, blinking in perplexity. The look of confusion quickly faded into one of annoyance. "Please let go of me. I have a lot of work to do."

She tugged at her hand, but Owen's iron grip was notoriously hard to break away from. Kathy knew that she would not escape unless she feed Owen's curiosity. With a sigh of surrender, she looked up at him and asked flatly, "What do you want, Owen?"

Her tone had more bite than he was used to. It was enough to make him release her wrist. Even though he had loosed his grip, she stayed put, hand planted firmly on her hip. Owen crossed his wide arms and eyed her suspiciously, not liking how differently she was acting.

"I want to know that's wrong," Owen said compassionately, "You've been one of my best friends since I came here to live with gramps after my parents died. You can tell me anything. It was true when we were kids, and it's still true now! I'm worried about you. Clearly something has you feeling down, so why haven't you told me?"

Her face colored lightly in response to his words. "It's nothing."

"If it's nothing, then why can't you look me in the eye?"

The waitress saw their conversation was attracting a bit of attention and pulled him out of the way so they could talk by the piano. Everyone looking in that direction was distracted by Selena's fluid dancing. She pulled him close and gave the man a bitter look. He was always so stubborn, even as an adult. The blond quickly checked over her shoulder before speaking to him, just to make sure nobody could hear her.

"It's just…I feel alone."

He lifted his brows and let his arms fall to his sides. That was an answer he hadn't expected from the fiery Kathy.

"Alone? But you have your dad, and Selena, and me!"

"Not that kind of alone," she stammered, her entire face a shade of bright red. "It's true that I have a lot of friends who love me. And I love you guys too, so much. But…it's just that…"

Owen leaned in closer so he could make out her incoherent mumbling.

"It's just that…Luke as Selena, You have Angela…and I don't have anyone," she muttered, her emerald eyes looking down at the floor as she spoke. It was clearly a subject that was very embarrassing for her to talk about, especially in front of her childhood friend who just happened to be a male and, also, a man she'd secretly had a crush on until just recently. Although she no longer liked him in a romantic sense, it was still difficult to converse with his about such a delicate subject matter. Owen was a lot like Luke in that he was sensitive, but tended to overlook sensitive matters when it came to timidity. He was a bold personality after all.

Kathy's theory on Owen was confirmed when he blinked his eyes and said blatantly, "So, you want a boyfriend?"

A lot of people turned their heads to stare at the twosome in the corner of the bar, including Angela. Luke was too busy eating to notice. Kathy clamped her mouth over Owen's mouth and laughed off the comment until all the onlookers had lost interest and went back to drinking their cocktails. Angela was the only one still staring at the couple, her head tilted awkwardly.

Kathy was hoping she wouldn't come over, but since Owen was with her, Angela was sure to want to help in any way she could. It didn't help matters that Owen waved the farmer girl over to the piano to chat. At first, she thought it was simply because Owen figured Angela would be of more help than he could. After all, he wasn't a girl. Perhaps she should have brought the topic up with one of her female friends before the miner had caught her so off-guard.

"Hello Kathy!" Angela said cheerfully, waving to the woman enthusiastically. "Is something wrong."

Said woman opened her mouth to speak only to be cut off but a blunt Owen.

"Hey, Angela, do you know any single guys?" he said just as loudly as he had before, causing Kathy to small her food tray against his face to keep his quiet. Thankfully, the roar of intoxicated men combined with the cheers from Selena's dancing drowned out his words that time and didn't draw any unwanted attention.

Angela giggled and gave Kathy a wide smile. "Are you looking for someone to go out with? That's so cool! Good for you!"

"Don't say it like that," she said sadly as she removed her fray from the front of Owen's sore face. "T-That makes me sound pathetic and desperate!"

All the men in town already had girlfriends, except the Wizard who lived over the clinic, but he gave off a weird aura and preferred to be alone. That was fine with Kathy, considering they weren't very close. Other than him, every man in the town was either too young or too old. It was discouraging and made her feel alone and, dare she say it, unattractive.

When Kathy's self-esteem was damaged, it was serious business. It was a rarity and Angela could tell just by looking at the woman's face that she was in need of a good companion.

"Well…I don't know any single guys living in town at the moment, but my brother Kevin is coming to town soon! My cousins Kasey and Molly will also be coming for a huge family reunion. I know they'd like to meet the people in town, including you!"

"Kasey and Kevin?" Kathy asked, cocking her head slightly as Angela spoke. "I didn't know you had such a big family, Angela."

That comment made the farmer girl blush and insist otherwise. She explained her brother Kevin was interested in starting his own farm and was visiting for a few days to see if he could get some pointers on farming. If he liked it, he would buy one of the open houses in town. Molly and Kasey were simply coming for a visit, but both were also looking forward to moving into their own places. The three of them would be in Harmonica town for a few days and, due to a lack of space in Angela's house, only Kevin would be staying at her home. Kasey and Molly would be boarding at the inn, which was right above the bar. "I know they would both like you! I could introduce you to them as soon as they get here," Angela said as she took Kathy's hand, "And if they really like you, maybe that will be what makes them stay."

The flirtatious wink Angela added at the end of her sentence made Kathy blush and Owen roar with laughter.

"Would you really be okay with doing that?"

"Of course!" Angela said, playfully poking the tip of Kathy's nose. "So, I'll see you at my house in three days, okay? You can make that, right?"

Emerald eyes glittered with glee as Kathy nodded her head anxiously. "Y-Yes I can. Thank you!"

XOXOXOXOXO

While waiting for Kathy and her family members to arrive on her farm, Angela was enjoying the simplistic farming life she'd missed for seven solid days. It was a wondrous thing not having to worry about going outside or finishing her chores now that the fumes were out of her system. Even better, she and Owen could see each other as much as they wanted to without consequence.

Next to not having to worry about being embarrassed by her idiot behavior, walking inside her house to see her new boyfriend casually sleeping on her couch was the most amazing feeling in the world. Angela silently put away her tools and slowly crept up on him from behind. She extended her fingers and prepared to surprise him and tickle him. Simply the thought of making Owen laugh all while touching him made her giggle crazily. Just before she reached her destination, a certain fairy popped up behind her and declared in his loud voice, "Angela, Angela! Did you remember to order more animal feed? You're running low!"

Angela screamed from surprise and toppled on top of the sleeping Owen, their lips locked in a kiss right as he awoke from his slumber.

There was a silence as dense as granite.

Finn's tiny hands flew to his mouth as he gasped and soared behind the television to hide. It was partially because of fear, but mostly because he wanted to watch and see what would happen next.

Angela slowly sat up and looked at Owen's shocked face with a look of embarrassment and coy glee.

"S-Sorry," she muttered, attempting to stand again, "I just tripped. I'll get up."

Owen seized her hand and pulled her body atop his again, smirking at how she squirmed and gasped in shock at his romantic action. It made her all the more adorable to him. "Well, now. Aren't you in a feisty mood this evening? How cute, although I don't think we'd have time to do much before your family shows up…"

As Owen lifted his mouth to slowly trace her collarbone with his tongue, Angela almost squealed loud enough for the whole town to hear her cries. "I-It's not what you think!"

A knock at the door disrupted the couple. It must have been Kathy, considering the lack of peppy chatter from outside her door. The farmer scrambled to her feet and Owen grumbled in disappointment, vowing silently to take his revenge at another date.

Smoothing her hair and straightening her clothes, Angela opened the door to see Kathy before her, looking more self-conscious than usual. Her knees were knocking and her shoulders were drawn tightly against her body, as if she wanted to shrink inside her skin. "Am I early?"

"They should be here any minute," Angela reassured, inviting the barmaid inside to sit and relax.

"What happened to your collarbone?"

"I fell," Angela said seamlessly, smiling to keep herself from blushing idiotically. The miner smirked from afar and got up to get Kathy a drink. The blonde made her way inside and sat down on the coach. Owen got her a cocktail from Angela's aging pot and offered it to her. Seeing Kathy give him a smile had him feel useful. It wasn't often she was depressed, and as her best friend, cheering her up made him happy.

She had barely started to drink before a knock at the door disturbed them. Kathy almost spilled her drink in surprise. The farmer looked out the peek hole in her door and yipped in glee.

"Oh! They're here!"

-END-

Next chapter coming soon! So, who will win Kathy's heart in the end? Only time will tell!

Stay tuned for more! R&R, and as always, thank you so much for everything guys! :D