A/N: Hi, I'm back. You didn't think you had to wait two more months, did you? Happy Easter! And this one involves Easter egg hunting! Yay! So, I think it can also be titled Easter. Or Egg. Or whatever.

chocobo86: Thanks! But I've never played MM so yeah...I don't know the characters, but I'll do research and try...

tajikistan9696: Ah thanks! And Gray x Mary...I actually like it better too...

White Rose Phantom: Because of an inevitable lack of a GameCube, I have never played MM. But like I said, I'll do research!

Red on a rose: Hi again! I know, Mary's an awesome friend. Guess what? Julius/Angie is next!

lilacbird: I have NO experience with same-sex pairings, but thanks, I took your advice to heart, went to an Easter party, and this idea was born. Yay for Clelli! Thanks a lot!

LupinandHarry: Well, I guess that's the result of writer's block and "HOMG I NEED TO UPDAAAAATE!" So, yeah. But thanks for the compliment!

Anyway, this is YURI, girl/girl, femslash, or whatever you want to call it. The was "requested" by lilacbird, whose other request of Juli/Luke I WILL do (or try to). And, meh, this is my first shot at yuri, so Iamsosorryifthissucked, m'kay?

Chapter Title: Enough (E)

Pairing: Claire x Elli

Disclaimer: Do I really look like I own Harvest Moon? ^.^

"So why can't we?"

Mayor Thomas shook his head for the nth time. "Because, Claire," he replied, stressing the blonde's name, "Easter is not a commonly celebrated holiday in Mineral Town. And egg hunting?!" he practically exploded. "Claire! Do I look like an imbecile to you?"

Said blonde rolled her eyes. "Mister Mayor," she shot back, "With all due respect, Easter egg hunting is not for imbeciles, and don't you think it's a good idea to introduce new customs to Mineral Town! Come on! You've been celebrating Beach Day for what – twenty-five years?"

"Thirty!" Ellen's voice came from the other side of the room.

"See?!" Claire wailed.

"I think it's a good idea, Thomas," Ellen's voice sounded again. "Stu and May will love it, I'm sure. And I'll bet a week's worth of knitting you agree with me." She laughed. "You're just too stubborn to admit it, aren't you?"

Claire giggled.

The Mayor suddenly began to be very interested in the floor and started to feel beads of sweat forming on his brow. He was not having a good day. He knew it was a bad idea to visit Ellen today but no…"Fine!" he cried. "We'll have the Easter egg hunt, but just that. Happy?" he growled at the farmer.

She laughed.

*

Elli hummed quietly to herself as she slipped a forest green Easter egg into one of the Clinic's potted plants, and a navy blue one under the sofa. She waved at Claire who was trying to hide one in Trent's box marked "Personal Items: DO NOT TOUCH." Claire waved back at her friend.

Claire was smart to introduce egg hunting to Mineral Town, Elli mused. It's actually a really great idea. But then again, Claire always came up with great ideas. And as chairpersons to this idea, that meant Elli and Claire got to hide the eggs. But she was only chairperson because she was the farmer's best friend. But she wished that Claire could be something more.

Elli knew that she was the pinnacle for niceness in Mineral Town. "Elli," they would say, "You're so nice, you know that? You're sweet, kind, helpful, smart, innocent, strong, you're pretty, Elli! And your cooking is heaven. The Doc's lucky to have you as an assistant."

Yeah. She knew the town thought of her as practically perfect. And she knew they meant no harm. But as she looked over at the blonde, who was fumbling with Trent's private box, she knew they were wrong.

She is my sin.

She wasn't perfect. How she felt for Claire was proof of that.

It's wrong, her conscience screamed. Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong. Bad. Bad bad bad bad bad. She's off-limits. She has Gray. She's a girl!

But she couldn't help it. Claire. Claire Claire Claire Claire Claire. The pretty, petite blonde was more than a best friend to the nurse. She depended on Claire. Strong, pretty Claire didn't have to hide behind a façade of innocence like Elli did. Elli valued Claire above all else. She loved Claire.

And right there and then, Elli wished; she wished that it was her conscience that was wrong.

*

Claire straightened her corn-colored hair once again and turned to face Elli. "We should start now," she whispered. "Do I look all right?"

Elli smiled. "You look pretty, Claire." That was a lie. Claire wasn't pretty. She was perfectly lovely. But she couldn't tell her. She just couldn't.

So she just stood there and held Claire's hand (and loved every minute of it) and watched as all of the young people scattered off to look for eggs. Stu triumphantly saw a pink egg before May did and waved it in her face, and Cliff surprised everyone by yelling "Hooray!" when he uncovered an Easter egg in the trash can.

Popuri and Rick are really good at this, Elli thought, watching the siblings scoop egg after egg into their half-filled baskets. It's at times like this when being a chicken farmer comes in handy. And everyone else looks like they're having fun, too. She couldn't help but giggle, and she knew Claire was looking at her. Blushing furiously, she forced herself to look at her and grin. She grinned back.

*

Elli was sure Karen (who came in dead last) wasn't happy about losing to Rick (who won) in egg hunting as the two walked home hand in hand after the hunt with Karen screaming at him about "cheating." She smiled as she saw Rick surrender and kiss Karen on the cheek, and then her smile disappeared and sadness took its place: She and Claire could never be like that. They were friends. She was Claire's best friend, and Claire didn't see her as anything more than that.

"ELLI!"

She turned around. "Claire!" she greeted.

"Elli!" The blonde rushed towards her and threw her arms around the brunette. Already Elli could feel her face heating up as she hugged back. "Elli, it was fantastic! Our Easter egg hunt was a huge success!" Claire cried happily. "Oh, Elli, I couldn't have done it without you!"

Elli smiled, rubbing her cheek as if it would make the blush go away. "Thanks, Claire," she replied sweetly, "But it was all your idea."

Claire grinned childishly. "That's what I like about you, Elli," she said, giving Elli a peck on the cheek before pulling away to go comfort a crying May. "You're a great friend."

Yeah, they were friends.

And maybe, Elli thought, just maybe that was enough.

For now.

A/N: Well, at least now I can't say I've never tried to write yuri. :D So even though this isn't the best story in the book, at least I tried, so yeah, I'm happy.

R&R! See you next chapter!