"MAYA!"

Bursting through the doors of the Ocarina Inn, Angela stormed over to one of the tables and threw herself down into the accompanying chair, ignoring the confused (And some rather worried) looks coming from the other customers.

"Wow Angela, you like, nearly totally destroyed our door! What's wrong?"

"...I-I really need some ice cream, quickly!"

"You got it!"

Coming back a few moments later, Maya brought with her the requested ice cream...practically half the store room's worth. Having a best friend like Maya had its perks, and Angela realised this long ago. The girl always knew when she was upset, and would comfort her in their mutually loved way-ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream.

Sitting down opposite her, Maya leant on the table as she watched Angela scarf down the ice cream, averaging something like 12 spoonfuls a minute. The event went on for several further minutes after that, until finally Angela started to slow her pace down, and Maya found her chance to throw the inevitable question at her.

"So, what's wrong Ange?"

"It's Gill!" slamming her soon into the bowl, Angela stood up, her chair scraping back with a load 'squeak' as if to emphasise her anger.

"Oh oh! What's he done? Has he been being mean again? If so I can help, I've started to know how to stop Chase-"

"No!" Cutting her off abruptly, the flustered farmer looked at the waitress with sad eyes. "He won't even come near me to be mean! That's the problem, he...he stopped visiting me, Maya, and I don't know why!"

"Oh, Ange!"

Ring

The gentle melody of the doors bell caught the two's attention, and who else would it be to walk in, apart from the man in question himself.

Maya, being the ever-so-subtle-girl- which she is, bounded straight up to him with the most sickly sweet smile which you could possible imagine.

"Hey Giiiiill!~ Whatcha in here for today then huh? Maybe you could join Angela and me for a while!"

"No, I just need Lunch before I go back to the town hall."

And with that, the aspiring Mayor went up to the counters and received his (apparently pre-booked) order, and as quick as he entered, he left again, only sparing one simple nod and glance at Angela as he did so.

"SEE!"

"Calm down Ange! I'm sure that there's a reason. Lemme come see you tonight after I get off work kays? We can talk more then!"

"Okay..." mumbling sadly as she stuffed one more spoonful of ice cream into her mouth, Angela slapped some money down on the counter, and meekly flapped one hand as a response to Maya's energetic wave goodbye.

Xxxxxxxxxxxx

"Angelaaaaa!~"

Opening her door , Angela stepped outside to join her friend in the cool spring breeze.

"So" Maya began, entering her 'serious mode'. "Let's try and think of-what the HELL is that?"

"Huh? What's what?"

"That." Pointing a pale finger towards the culprit, Angela followed her gaze, her eyes landing upon a slump of clothes, topped off with what appeared to be an old sack, adorned with one of the most frightening faces which a human being could draw.

Frightening because it was terrible, not genuinely frightening.

"My scarecrow? Those damn sparrows were having away with my seeds still, so I thought that I would put an end to it!"

It started off with a giggle, which soon became a fully-fledged from- the- bottom- of- your- lungs laugh, which eventually caused Maya to double up out of amusement

"What...what's so funny?"

"Oh...Ange...I think, I think I may have found the reason why Gill hasn't been visiting you lately!"

"Re..really? Go on!"

"When did you put that 'scarecrow' up?" recovering, Maya air quoted scarecrow for emphasis.

"Last Tuesday, why?"

"And when did Gill stop visiting?"

"Last Tue...oh... you have GOT to be kidding me."

"Nope...I think that he's-"

"Scared off the scarecrow?" finishing the sentence for her, Angela just looked at her best friend before doubling up in stitches herself.

Gill was scared of the scarecrow.

The irony was just too much for the girls to take.