Just to let you know, I still have A LOT planned for this story. I'm not close to being finished. I might have to make a seqeaul though. I'll just have to wait and see.

I didn't have school today since it was a snow day :) I went outside and when I came back in, my hair was literally frozen :O

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon or any of its characters.

Floor Skating

I sat there in the jungle amongst the ruined net, watching the hut. No one ever came out. The sun began to sink beneath the trees, but I didn't care. I stared fiercely at the small house which Vaughn had walked into.

Stupid... my whole life was stupid. I'm in love with a cowboy who turned into a crazy native. My life is NOT normal.

I groaned and fell back onto the hard ground. It would just be easier to fall asleep and never wake up... That would get rid of all my troubles, and I'd stop causing people close to me pain.

This is all because of that stupid sign. If I hadn't been so curious, I never would have gone into Bella's house and fallen into a coma for two stinking years.

I screamed angrily into the trees. I waved my arms in the air like I was possessed. It probably looked like I was having a seizure, so I wasn't exactly surprised when Vaughn, Shea, and some old guy came rushing out of the hut.

"Chelsea?" Vaughn said, raising an eyebrow. He was leaning over me, along with the two other natives.

"What?" I scoffed, as if what I was doing was normal.

"WHAT are you doing?" he demanded.

I sat up and slapped him hard across the face.

"Ow!" he screamed, clasping his hands to his cheek. I stuck my tongue out at him like a child and got up. As I was dusting myself off, Vaughn lunged at me angrily.

He brought me to the ground and pinned my arms to the dirt.

"What was that about?" he screamed.

I just squinted my eyes and stared at him.

We both glared at each other for a few minutes, while Shea and that old guy watched us like we were crazy.

"Please come back..." I eventually whispered.

Vaughn rolled away from me and lay on the ground, staring up at the tree tops.

"Why should I?" he asked me.

I looked at him. "I already told you," I said. "Everyone thinks you're dead. You've been gone for two years; disappeared without a trace. It's time to go back. This isn't you... You're not a native who lives in the jungle; you're a cranky, anti-social cowboy... who I love."

Vaughn looked at me. "Last time I checked, you hated me." He said.

"I never hated you," I said. "Sure, I disliked you, but never hated you. Would I think about hurling myself off a cliff for someone who I hated?"

Vaughn continued staring at me. "That's why you were at the bottom if that cliff?" he whispered. "Because you thought I was dead?"

I nodded softly, hugging my knees to my chest. "It just didn't seem fair..." I told him. "I didn't realize how much I cared about you until I thought you were gone."

Vaughn still looked at me, blinking those gorgeous purple eyes of his. I couldn't help but stare back at him. Before both of us knew what we were doing, Vaughn was leaning in closer and closer to me, until our lips met.

This kiss was so much better than the one from my dream. For one, it was actually real. Or at least I hope it was...

We stayed in that same position, kissing, for at least a minute before Vaughn pulled away.

"You're right," he said. "I don't belong here... I belong in the real world, with you."

He smiled slightly, and I smiled back at him. We both got up off the dirty ground and cleaned ourselves off. Vaughn went over to Shea and the old man, and began speaking to them in their native tongue.

After a few minutes, both Shea and the old man nodded. Vaughn said a few more sentences to them, and then ran back to me. I couldn't believe he was giving up the life he had led for two years so willingly. He actually seemed a bit enthusiastic about the whole thing.

He cleaned the paint off his face and chest, and ran back into the hut. I stood, leaning against a banana tree, watching the hut. A few minutes later, he re-emerged wearing his shirt, vest, and hat. They were all tattered and moth-eaten, but what could you expect from having them lying around in the middle of a jungle?

Vaughn said good-bye to Shea and the man, and then we were on our way. We knew the villagers would be surprised to see us, since they all thought I was still in a coma and Vaughn was dead.

We both took deep breaths as we crossed the bridge into East Town.

The first person to see us was Lanna. She was wandering around in front of her house, as usual.

She just pointed at us, her mouth opening and closing like a fish.

"Y-You... You're supposed to be dead!" she stuttered, pointing at Vaughn. "A-And you're s-supposed to be in a coma!" she pointed at me. "Oh my God, are you ghosts? Oh, my God, oh my God, OH MY GOD!"

"Lanna, calm down!" I said, resting my hands on her shoulders. "We're not ghosts. We're both very much alive and well."

Lanna stared at us both for a few minutes. Vaughn and I both stood there, watching her watch us. Suddenly, she let out a blood curdling scream and ran off screaming, "Mirabelle! Mirabelle! Oh my God! MIRA-BELLE!"

Vaughn and I looked at each other, and then ran off after Lanna. People began crowded out of their houses to see what Lanna was screaming about. Their eyes grew huge when they saw Vaughn and me running after her.

We reached the Animal Shop out of breath and tired. Lanna burst through the door, still screaming.

Vaughn and I ran in after her, and crashed into the couch. Again. Except last time, it was a dream.

Mirabelle screamed and ran out from behind the counter.

"Vaughn..." Lanna gasped. "Chelsea... Here... NOW!"

"What?" Mirabelle asked. She, somehow, hadn't noticed Vaughn and I come skating in on our feet and crashing into her couch.

Lanna, breathing heavily, pointed to the couch where Vaughn and I were trying, unsuccessfully, to get up. Mirabelle's eyes grew wide and her face went white. She screamed, and ran over to us.

"Vaughn...?" she whispered, and held her nephew's face in her hands. Tears were now streaming down her face. "You're alive? Oh my Goddess, I thought you were dead!" she hugged him tight, and he started coughing and choking.

Ok, this was turning out very much like my dream. Vaughn and I crashing into the couch, Mirabelle suffocating Vaughn...

Mirabelle let go of her nephew and looked at me. "You woke up from your coma?" she asked me.

I nodded.

"When?" Mirabelle asked. "They never called us."

"Yesterday," I told her, looking at the floor.

"Yesterday?" Mirabelle screamed. "And you're already out of the hospital?"

Yeah, bad idea... The world around me was starting to blur and spin around. I blinked my eyes trying to clear it and said, "Uh... I kind of left on my own..." I mutter. I could feel my body swaying from side to side.

"Chelsea?" Mirabelle asked. She dropped Vaughn back onto the couch and ran over to me. "Are you ok? You look dizzy. Chelsea?"

I started blinking again. My head was pounding madly and I felt sick to my stomach. Now I know why they didn't want me to go to Julia's room... My legs started feeling weak and it felt like my head was spinning around.

"Chelsea?" Mirabelle grabbed my head in her hands like she had with Vaughn. Vaughn was leaning over his aunt's shoulders looking at me.

I couldn't see them anymore. The whole world was spinning and blurry. I think Lanna was looking at me too, because I could faintly see long blonde hair and brown eyes.

The world started darkening slowly. Oh, no... Was I blacking out again? Ok, I REALLY need to stop doing that.

The last thing I heard was Vaughn saying my name. But his voice sounded really deep and dragged out. I fell hard against the floor. I could feel a sting on pain run through my skull, and then nothing.

Again.

Me: *shakes head* Oh, Chelsea... You're so accident prone... Hello and welcome to Ruins Talk Show! Our guest today is Lanna! Sorry if she's already been here; I lost track of everyone.

Lanna: Hello!

Me: So, do you like the role you played in this chapter?

Lanna: Yeah, except I seemed a little hyperactive.

Me: Well, you do like sugar, right?

Lanna: *nods*

Me: Maybe you had sugar before you saw Chelsea and Vaughn!

Lanna: Ok.

Me: Do you like the story?

Lanna: Yep.

Me: Ok. Well... that's all for today, people! Don't forget to review!

Lanna: Bye!