Okay, chapter six is finally up! Thanks to Farm-Story for the review on chapter five! I think I've gotten a few reviews from you now! And I really appreciate it! I hope more people will read and review on my story. I'll put up my other Harvest Moon story as soon as I finish chapter one. This story is my main priority and I'm trying to put up a chapter every night. Once I've put up a new chapter to this story I work on my other one. Anyways, I hope you like this chapter!
Cliff's Illness
My eyes slowly flutter open and I see Gray staring at me with tear filled eyes. It's obvious he's been crying for quite some time because there are tear stains on his cheeks. "Cliff?" Gray seems to have just noticed I woke up. "Where am I?" I ask slowly. My throat feels dry and it's hard to talk. "You at the Clinic," Gray says softly and brushes my bangs out of my eyes. "Weren't we just in the farm house?" I ask curiously. "No, that was almost a week ago," Gray says softly and my eyes go wide. "You fainted a few minutes before Gotz was able to get rid of the roof without the whole thing collapsing around us. We brought you back to the Clinic but Doctor Trent couldn't do anything until you woke up… I should probably go get him…" Gray mutters and gets up. "Why were you crying? Did something happen while I was sleeping?" I ask worriedly. Gray just looks at me like I'm stupid and I realize he was crying because of me. "Oh…" I say softly and Gray just looks away and then heads off to find Doctor Trent.
A few minutes later Doctor Trent and Elli come in to look at me. "Are you alright, Cliff?" Elli asks nervously. "Yeah, fine," I mutter. "No headaches? Nausea? Anything?" Doctor Trent asks curiously. "Nope," I lie. Gray had just come back in and glared at me. "Liar," he muttered angrily. I flinch and stare at him nervously. Why was he so angry? And how could he tell that I was lying? "Well, even if you aren't lying you need to stay here for another day or so…" Doctor Trent mutters and looks down at his clipboard. "I'm going to have to do some tests on you to make sure you're okay."
Doctor Trent did many tests on me over the next few hours. Mental tests to make sure my mind hadn't tried to shut down in any way, blood tests for some reason I wasn't sure of, and some physical tests to make sure I was still healthy. After he was done he left me alone with Gray. "I hope you're okay," Gray says softly and looks at me with worried eyes. "I'm sure I'm fine," I lie and look down at my hands. I know Doctor Trent will find out the truth, but I don't want Gray to find out. Gray seemed worried about me enough without having to know about… He shook his head and lay down. "Why don't you think you're going to be alright?" Gray asks softly. "What are you talking 'bout, I know I'm fine," I mutter unhappily and try not to look him in the eyes. I know that if I make eye contact he'll be able to tell that I'm lying.
Doctor Trent comes back into the room with a grave expression on his face. Gray looks at him in alarm. "What's wrong with him?" Gray asks worriedly. I shake my head at Doctor Trent, my eyes wide. Gray can't see this though because he's staring at Doctor Trent intently. "Uh, nothing," Doctor Trent says and coughs nervously. Gray glared at him and then looked at me. I could tell he knew I was the reason Doctor Trent wasn't telling him anything. "Fine then, I'll leave. If you decide that you want to tell me I'll come back," Gray huffed and stormed out of the clinic.
After Doctor Trent and I had discussed what was happening with me he left me alone. The next few days Gray refused to visit me and I was eventually released from the Clinic. After taking a nice long bath and getting on some clean clothes at my room in the Inn (Gray was at work still) I lay down on my bed. "I'm so glad to be out of that Clinic; Elli and the Doctor flirt WAY too much…" I mutter to myself and stare out the window.
A half hour later Gray walks in and stares at me in shock for a moment. "Hey," I say softly and smile at him. Gray runs over and hugs me tightly. "How come you're out of the clinic?" he asks worriedly. I know that he knows that something is seriously wrong with me. "Doctor Trent said I could leave," I say and shrug. "Why? Are you better?" Gray asks hopefully. I know that I can't lie to him, though I really want to. I don't want to see him upset. "No, I'm not. He says that there isn't anything he can do. If I get better I get better, if not…" I trail off and avoid looking him in the eyes. Gray hugs me tighter and I curl up in his arms, resting my head on his chest.
We stay like that for a while, just cuddling in silence. I feel so safe in his arms, like nothing can happen to me. I can tell that Gray cares about me, but in what way? Does he just think of me as a friend? A brother? Or… something more? I hope it's the latter one, but I'm not sure. So I decide to take a chance. "I love you, Gray…" I say softly, my words slightly muffled because my face is pressed against his chest. I feel Gray stiffen in surprise and then he holds me close and kisses my forehead. "I love you too," he says softly and I look into his eyes and know it's true.
I move so that our faces are close together before I kiss him softly, my eyes closing as our lips touch. Gray seems to hesitate at first before kissing me back passionately. I wrap my arms loosely around his neck and he puts his arms around my waist. Our bodies are pressed together and I can hear his heart beating in rhythm to mine.
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Two hours later there is a knock at the door. Gray and I had been making out and cuddling the whole time and seem startled as we come back to reality. "What?" Gray calls to the door angrily. He seems very upset that we were interrupted and I put my hand on his arm comfortingly. "I heard that Cliff was back," Ann says as she opens the door and walks in. She seems surprised to see us curled up on my bed together, but then smiles. "Aww, have you two finally hooked up?" she asks teasingly and my face goes bright red. Gray blushes slightly as well and he looks so adorable. "Anyways, you've seen Cliff. Now leave," Gray says gruffly and glares at her. "Well sorry to interrupt you two but I'm not leaving that quickly! Everyone else wants to see him as well, we were all so worried about you Cliffy," Ann says and crosses her arms.
Ann drags Gray and me downstairs where most of Mineral Town is waiting. A big sign is hanging from the ceiling that says Welcome Back Cliff and I laugh. "Sorry, we couldn't get a better poster," Ann says sheepishly. "It's okay; it's the thought that counts," I say and hug her before a bunch of the girls come over and give me hugs as well. The guys give me half-hugs and pats on the back. "Are you feeling better, Cliff?" Gotz asks worriedly. "Yeah, I feel fine," I say and smile at him. I actually do feel okay today, so it's not a lie.
Doug had made a cake and given out drinks to everyone. We partied until midnight and then everyone headed home. "'Night," Ann says sleepily and heads to her room and Doug gives us a nod goodnight as well. Gray takes my hand and leads me upstairs to our bedroom and I follow him happily. I haven't had too much time with my new boyfriend because of the party and all. When we get to our bedroom we strip down to our boxers to get ready for bed as always (though it was a bit more embarrassing since we now know that we like each other).
I was about to head to my bed for the night when Gray pulls me into his arms and drags me to his bed. I stutter and protest and he pulls me into his bed and under the covers. "I don't want to sleep alone," he mutters and kisses the back of my neck. I blush a bright red and curl up against him. Gray starts to kiss my neck and face and down my chest as I grow more and more embarrassed. "I love you, Cliff," he says softly before moving his lips up to my own lips. "I love you too," I say softly after we break the kiss and then lean in for another.
End of chapter six.
Aww, Gray and Cliff have finally gotten together. How kawaii! Anyways, this story isn't going to have the actual seriously intimate nude scenes but it will imply them. I can't write those things, sorry! Anyways, chapter seven should be up some time tomorow night (my time, don't know if it'll be up during the night for all the readers!). Look forward to it!