//Authors Note: I haven't been writing lately!! (sorry :D) And if I don't update, Shinoyami is going to do bad things to me D: So, ill take a break from the uber old game final fantasy 7 (best-est-est-est game of ALL TIME. RAWR. BUY IT. PLAY IT. LOVE IT!! 3 now.) and dedicate (did I spell that right? .__.) this chapter to Shinoyami herself for all these wonderfulll comentttz!!
Disclaimer: © Natsume for characters/ game/ all that good stuff
© Serenity to me :D (yess I get to copyright a character!) :End Authors Note//
Chapter 18
Difficulties
Serenity smiled and punched Jamie in the shoulder. "Way to go big brother!" She winked at him. This oddly made me blush.
"Wait, wait. This is your little sister?!" My face shifted into a what the hell? expression. I stared at Serenity then Jamie. Well, there was a similarity… I wanted to ask why she was here, but it sounded sort of rude. "W-Wa-Wait, what?" My eyes were un focused.
"I'm Jamie's little sister!! I'm only 17." She stared at Jamie. "Unlike this oldie!" Jamie snickered. "Come on, I'm only 24," he responded. Serenity smiled at me.
"Wait, you said she should be 20 by now, Jamie," I said, confused. Serenity stared at Jamie with daggers. She obviously was having fun being young. Her blackish purple hair was still messy, and she had eyebrow length uneven bangs that looked kind of stylish. Jamie smirked.
"Jamie has age issues. He can't even remember my birthday most of the time!" shouted Serenity. Jamie shook his head and then spoke, "Serenity, why are you wearing a bath robe?"
"Well, if I'm going to take a shower tonight why not be comfortable until then?! Duh, Jamie!" She stuck out her tongue and smiled at me again.
"So, Jasmine, when's your birthday?!" She was a hyper little thing. When I glanced at her, she had one hand in the other, jumping up and down for my response.
"Summer first," I said to her and smiled. "When's yours?" I asked.
"Winter 27th," she shouted into Jamie's ear. "Remember that!!" She smirked – she looked SO much like Jamie when she did that, it made me confused for a second. "Well, Jasmine, I'm sure we'll be good friends." She said, and smiled at me, then Jamie. Jamie shot an irritated glance back at her.
"Bye Serenity." He said. She responded, shocked, "Oh, right, you two need your time aloneee, hehe." She pranced away smiling and shut the door. I swear I saw her little head peeking through the window, though.
"She's a handful." Jamie said simply, and smiled. That smile was so… rare. Jamie almost never smiled. Usually, he'd smirk or laugh sarcastically. This smile was just happy. I could tell he loved his sister a lot. His smile made me smile, and it made me happy. "I guess it's worth it though, she's a lot of fun." He paused, and it seemed like he was deciphering whether or not to say something, "just like someone I know." Then it was a smile for me. My heart did a little flippy thingy and I had to shake it off.
"So… what's the story, is she moving in?" I asked curiously, changing the subject before my face turned too red.
"Well… she just finished high school. She skipped a grade, freshman year, and doesn't know where to go yet. I told her she should try out farming since she liked animals so much, so she's going to try it out here to see if she likes it." I nodded. Now it made perfect sense. I was sure that Serenity would be much easier to get along with than Jamie. Now why was that… Serenity was so hyper and happy, and Jamie was so… Jamie.
"Your sister seems very… happy." I said, trying to figure out the words. I laughed. "Are you sure, you two are related?"
"Ha. Ha." Said Jamie, "You really need a haircut," he said, staring at my messy hair. "You should let Serenity give you a trim, I hear she's quite the stylist." I'd always wanted to do something to my hair, but I'd never known how, so this was good news for me.
"Alright!" I said, happily. "I'll be sure to ask her." I looked down at my pink watch and it was already 9:00. "Jeez, Jamie, sorry!" I said, "It's late, I've gotta go." I turned around but, something was holding on to me. I looked over and Jamie's hand was holding mine. He looked like he wanted to say something, but he kept a straight face.
"Ummm. Yeah?" I asked, walking back to him blushing. He didn't let go of my hand.
"So, tomorrow is the moon festival. I usually don't go. But, I thought it would be … fun. So, do you want to go with me? …" he paused, "There's no one else to ask." Guilt started flowing through me.
You can't go with Jamie! You already said you'd go with Blue… But.. Well maybe… If… Just this once… Yes! … No… Maybe? Uh… Well…
"S…Suree, I'll go with you." I managed to say, in hardly a whisper.
"Thanks." Said Jamie, and he stared into my eyes. I blinked, and looked away.
"Well, I.. umm. I have to go. UH. YEAH. BYE." I didn't realize my voice kept getting louder with anxiety. I took a step towards my ranch, and Jamie let go of my hand.
My head hung towards the ground as I walked back home. I did a very bad thing. VERY BAD. Bad Jasmine. I thought to myself. Just who should I go with?! Maybe Blue… he did ask me first. But… I've been friends with Jamie for a long time, and well I think I might just… love him. But then again, Blue's so shy and I'll probably crush his self esteem if I dump him now… Damn…
I walked with my head down for a while, then I checked on my watch. 11:00?! What?! It doesn't take that long to walk home… I looked up at my surroundings and I was… lost. Trees were everywhere, and I couldn't tell if I was still in town or not. There were no lights, just blackness. I guess I'd gotten lost while I was walking… Damn! I kicked a branch which hit a tree and cracked with a loud BOOM. I sat on a tree stump, wondering what to do next… That's when the fear came in.
I heard a rustle in the bushes, and looked up. "Who's there?" I asked. It wasn't a person.
//Authors Note: Gosh, that was a boring chapter O___o sorry people. Hope you like the chapter, Shinoyami, because Serenity was based off you! (next chapter will be EXCiTiNG!!! YAY. :End Authors Note//
