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Chapter 1

Two Reasons To Come Back

"We will reach our destination. Please get your bags in your respective cabins." The captain said through the intercom. Claire heard the message and decided to go to her cabin. Claire passed by the deck while she was walking. Suddenly, Claire stopped and closed her eyes as she inhaled the sea breeze that crashed gently upon her face.

She then remembered the things that happened in Mineral Town when she was still a kid. She played with the horse, she fed the chickens, and watered the crops. She all have done this with her grandfather. Oh, how she loved helping him.

But all at once, all the good memories vanished from her imagination and were replaced with horror. She remembered the reason why she came back. It was because her grandfather have died. If she only knew she wouldn't have gone to the city.

She tried to stop her tears but it was too late. She quickly pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her tears away.

She noticed that the boat stopped. She remembered to get her things from cabin. She ran as fast to her cabin and got everything. She walked over the captain. As she approached him, she was surprised to see Zack in a captain suit. "Hi Zack, I didn't know you were the captain" Claire said and at the same time smiled at him. "Haha. Actually the captain had a headache and told me he couldn't steer so he asked me if I would. And I said yes. He was there though to guide me. He was just fatigued" Zack blurted out. "Oh, I see. Okay I should be going now. Bye!" Claire said.

Claire checked her things at the lobby and found that she didn't leave anything behind and thanked some of the employees that she passed by as she walked.

As she stepped out of the boat, suddenly, out of the blue, she found herself being hugged from her back tightly. She knew who was hugging her and it made her blush so much. She found it awkward though didn't waste any moment. She enjoyed every second of her being hugged. "Welcome back, Claire I missed you so much." A low and masculine voice said.

She blushed as she remembered another reason why she came back.

A/N: Please review :D Everything will be appreciated, even criticisms. And if you ever see mistakes in grammar or spelling or stuff please feel free to point it out. This is my first fanfic so please be patient with what I did XD