Disclaimer: I do not own the Harvest Moon series or any of the characters mentioned in this story. All original characters and lines belong to Natsume Games and other respectable parties. This story is purely for entertainment purposes and not to be sold anywhere.

This is a work of fiction, any similarity or likeness to any events or persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

A/N: Another chapter up! This time…let's pair the girl with another girl and see what happens. Ann/Cliff has been requested and will be fulfilled next. Still taking request so please review below!

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Harvest 1XX+2: Ann/Elli - Misunderstanding

"Elli!"

"Eep!" Elli squeaked as I, admittedly, caught Elli with her back towards me. It was lunchtime and while she's no stranger to the Inn, it was definitely odd that she decided to eat lunch here.

"See anything you like?" I asked as I stood over her shoulder.

"N-Nothing yet." She stuttered as she arced a bit away from me as she continued to flip through the menu. Again, it was odd she was acting so shy. I expect this kind of behavior from Mary, not her. I leaned my face towards the menu to get a better idea of what she was looking for.

"Oh! Might I suggest the pasta? We just finished the homemade sauce to it's as fresh as it's going to be. It'll put warmth in your belly, not that you need it since you're always emitting warm, happy-"

"Ok, that's it! I can't take it!" Elli said as she launched herself out of her chair and hid behind another chair on the opposite side of the table.

"W-what's with that outburst for?" I asked as Elli looked away.

"You…confuse me."

"I CONFUSE YOU?" I yelled, not sure if she knew what the word 'confuse' means.

"Every time you're near, you keep insisting to being so close to me."

"That's because we've know each other since preschool." I said to her, trying to walk to her. She kept her distance, rotating in the same direction so she we stay parallel to each other.

"And you always grab my hand and pull me wherever you go."

"That's because you walk too slow and there's only so much I can take before I start to get irritated." I said, now accelerating my pace. She, too, accelerated her pace to keep her distance.

"And this one time, you t-took my glass of water and drank out of it…" She said, a blush clearly visible on her face.

"It was the Goddess festival! You know how hot it can get after all that dancing with all those flowers hanging on your neck!" At this point, we were now running around the table. Thank the Goddess that my dad or other patrons were not there at the moment or this could have been a crazy scene to see.

"You're friendly only towards me not to mention that you dress like a boy and act before you think…"

"Oh, so now you wanna pick a fight, huh Elli?" I said, now annoyed by her words. It all didn't add up. "What are you trying to say?!"

"What I'm trying to say is…" Elli stopped. I instinctively stopped as well as Elli looked at me square in the eyes, a faint blush on her face.

"I…I don't mind. F-for you, Ann. I don't mind."

I was dumbstruck. I was clearing missing something. I went back into the chat log in my mind and began to scroll through the conversation we just had in that ten minute frame. Suddenly, it hit me like a ton of bricks. "OH! ….oooh…oh." I concluded as I looked at Elli, who was now the one approaching me. Suddenly, the tables have turned. I was now the one running around trying to get away from Elli. "Elli wait."

"I don't mind Ann. In fact, I'm flattered."

"Elli, listen to what I have to say."

"I have been thinking at night, wondering what other people might say about it."

"Elli, what we have here is a simple case of miscommunication. I don't think you know what was really going on here." I said, now pulling out chairs to make the circle of the table a bit bigger, buying me some time.

"I even went to confession and ask Pastor Carter what he thought about it."

"You went to confession?!" I said, more annoyed than surprised.

"He said 'as long a love is pure…there are no boundaries.'" Elli said as I accidentally stumbled over a chair that I pulled out. I landed on my back with a loud thud. I slowly opened my eyes to see Elli, hovering over me and slowly coming closer to my face.

"You confuse me Ann. I know what I'm feeling is conflicted, but because of you and your actions, I think I can finally come to what my heart truly wants."

"I don't think you understood my 'actions' at all!" I yelled but her face was not close to mine and I could feel my vision start to blur.

"Ann…I love you…" I heard her whisper to me.

I felt a powerful surge rush into by body as I sat up, panting hard. Expecting to bump Elli right off my body, I felt no resistance. In fact, the ground I was laying on was a lot softer than what I imagine the Inn floor would be. It was then I realize that I just woke up from a bad dream.

"Oh…oh goddess. Oh thank you." I said, plopping down on my bed and started to laugh. "I think I need to see the Doctor for that one…"

Later

"Hmm…complaining of odd dreams? Maybe it's from all the stress. But I'll have Elli give you an examination. Just wait a minute..." The Doctor said as he left the waiting room. Elli soon showed up, holding a clipboard close to her chest.

Our eyes met.

I saw her blush.

And then she lifted the clipboard to hide her face.

That's when I starting pinching and slapping myself as hard as I could so I can wake up.

The End…for now!