Boom, Chapter 10 is here ;) Hope you enjoy, and thank you for reviewing :) Love you guys reading my story. Not much happens but next one should be interesting :D Disclaimer – I don't own Harvest Moon or any of its characters x
Chapter 10 – Chelsea's P.O.V
The wind raped my hair as I fought against the breeze to reach the mines, bloody hell the wind up here. Luckily it died down as I entered the little cave entrance. I attempted to rescue my hair but to no avail. Ah who gives a shit it's only Tuesday after all. It's not as if anyone's gonna see me down here. I looked around the dark cave, it was cold and the ceiling was dripping some kind of liquid. Wasn't too keen to find out what it was either. I placed down my backpack and took out my hoe from it before beginning to hack away at the ground. Soon enough I found a whole and I quickly hopped down through it. I turned towards the nearest rock and began to hammer it. A hand suddenly grabbed my shoulder and I screamed before turned around, hitting someone to the floor with my hammer. I dropped it in shock and stood back to see a blond haired boy sitting on the floor holding his head.
"Oh god I'm so sorry. You crept up on me" I said frantically kneeling down next to the guy. He blinked a few times before chuckling.
"No, no I'm sorry I shouldn't have scared you" He smiled, his green eyes looking into mine. He held out his hand towards me. "I'm Mark by the way"
"I'm Chelsea" I replied taking his hand and shaking it. He smiled at me showing a row of straight white teeth. I helped him up off the ground as he battered himself down. I smiled sheepishly.
"Erm … What are you doing down here?" I asked cocking my head to the side to look at him. He blushed and smiled at me.
"Long story" He smiled at me sheepishly while running his hand through his bleach blond hair. I looked at him inquisitively before raising an eyebrow.
"Well …" He coughed embarrassed "… I was looking for a pink ruby" He admitted blushing. I smiled at him while his eyes wandered around the room.
"Oh aye? Why do you need a pink diamond then?" I asked smiling. He blushed a deeper shade of red and I suddenly felt I was invading his privacy. I smiled cringing slightly that I'd made everything a hell of a lot awkward. He then sighed giving in.
"I want to give it to Sabrina" He smiled running his hand through his hair again. My eyes widened as I stared at him. He shifted uncomfortably under my gaze but never withdrew his smile. Then my smile widened.
"Hey you want help finding one?" I asked feeling guilty about hitting him with my hammer. His face lit up as I asked. This was going to be good. Maybe Sabrina would become more confident going out with Mark. I smiled to myself at my master plan of getting Sabrina a date.
"Yes please" He smiled at me. I nodded and began to search each rock to find a pink diamond.
"GOT ONE" I yelled over to mark as I battled my way out of a large group of rocks. His head popped up and he ran over to me. I placed the pink diamond carefully into his palm; he then put it safely into his backpack. He held out his hand to help me over the rocks before we both collapsed onto the floor. I looked over at Mark. He had dust in his hair and a few tears in his pants while my hair was a total mess and I had a couple scratches on my arms. Bloody hell that was hard work.
"Thank you so much for your help Chelsea" He smiled as he ruffled his hair to get the dust out. I smiled weakly back at him.
"No problem" I replied brushing myself down. It took us 234 floors to find that pink diamond; I think we're even now I smirked to myself before standing up and stretching. A few bones clicked but it felt a hell of a lot better after.
"Dude we better get going" I smiled down at Mark who was staring out into space. He nodded before shaking his head as he came back to the real world. I laughed.
"Yep I'm starved" He complained as his stomach growled famished. I rolled my eyes as we began ascending the stairs to the entrance.
It took a full hour just to climb those damn stairs and by the time we were at the top I was knackered. Luckily I had managed to get a few of my own gems to ship off as well so today wasn't a total loss. I walked with Mark to the café and ordered myself a sandwich which was greatly needed. I sat down at a table by myself while Mark went over to join Nathan and Alisa at the back table.
I had finished half of my egg and cress sandwich when Denny walked in and ordered some food from the counter. He looked around the room as Madelyn made his dinner and caught sight of me. I smiled at him cheekily as he came over and sat down next to me.
"Heya beautiful, how's your day been?" He asked looking at my sexy messed up hair. I nodded.
"Yep it's been alright I guess" Smiling at him as I took another bite of my sandwich. He took his bandana off and ruffled his curly brown hair in a really cute way. I stared into his deep chocolate eyes as Madelyn brought over a steamed fish dish. Somehow they seemed less interesting than Vaughn's. You could read Denny through his eyes. Like when I first met him, I knew he was a sweet and funny guy but a terrible flirt and his eyes expressed his personality to a T, but with Vaughn. His amethyst eyes. They were full of mystery. I still hadn't worked out him yet, he held up barriers to stop people reading him and his cold attitude stopped people from trying. But that's what drew me in about him, the cold attitude and complete lack of social skills. I smiled to myself.
"So what ya been up to then?" He asked eating half of his fish in just one bite. I rolled my eyes at him and laughed.
"Wrestling tigers, doing a bit of bear boxing. You know that kind of stuff" I said while eating more of my sandwich. I peeked up at him and laughed. Bless him he looked worried.
"I was just mining Denny" I rolled my eyes and looked back at him. He joined in with my laughing and wiped away a laughter tear.
"You better be careful when you're out there Chels. It's not safe on your own" He smiled at me before finishing off his fish. I decided not to tell him about Mark being there after the incident with Vaughn. I just continued to smile and finished my sandwich.
After paying for my lunch I headed over to Sabrina's mansion to say hello. I knocked on the large front door softly as I was afraid I might interrupt Regis with his work. Sure enough there was a shout from inside saying "come in". There was no way Sabrina could be that loud so I could only presume it was Regis. He looked up from his desk and smiled at me.
"Young Chelsea" He smiled as he walked around the table to come and meet me. "It's so good to meet you again. You're a good influence in my little girl, yes." He grinned while taking my hand in his. Vampire, Vampire, Vampire, Vampire, Vampire. Where the fuck is a crucifix when you need one? I smiled weakly in return.
"Yes well Sabrina is a good influence on me too" I replied smiley. Too smiley. Way too smiley. He didn't seem to pay attention anyway. He dropped my hand and returned to his desk.
"Sabrina is in the Library" He added before picking up his pen and returning to his work. I walked quickly towards the library. Shopping list for next time I visit Sabrina: Garlic. I noticed Sabrina sat in the middle of all the shelves cross legged with her face attached to a book. I smiled while patting her on the shoulder, she jumped at my touch and her glasses fell of her face. It was like déjà vu with me and Mark.
"Oh Heya C…Chelsea" She stuttered while placing her glasses back onto her face. I smiled apologetic as she placed the book back onto the shelf.
"So …" I smiled at her expectantly. She looked at me confused. "How's a certain someone *wink* doing?" I asked attempting to raise my eyebrow like Vaughn but only ended up widening one of my eyes while the other squinted. She looked around and lowered her voice.
"Come with m…me" She whispered as she took my wrist and led me upstairs, past Regis, into her room. She shut the door quietly behind her and sat elegantly on her four-poster bed. I smiled waiting for an answer. She looked at me and sighed.
"C…Chelsea?" She asked pushing up her glasses with her finger again.
"Yeah?" I asked cocking my head to the side innocently. She smoothed a crease on her dress before looking back up at me. I looked into her purple eyes trying to send her telepathic messages about Mark. Clearly it wasn't getting through.
"I n…need to t…tell y…you…" I interrupted her before she could continue.
"Remember just breath in, then breath out, then talk" I smiled at her. She smiled back and did what I said before restarting her sentence.
"I need to tell you something" She said, breathing out her stutters. I smiled at her accomplishment before nodding at her to continue.
"I have a crush on s...someone" She blushed. Only tripping up a little on her 'S'. I widened my eyes and pretended I was shocked. I was doing a pretty good job as well. She nodded and fumbled with the hem of her dress.
"I've known them for a long time" She breathed in deeply and let it out again. "And I don't know what I should do about it" She finished looking pretty proud of her accomplishment yet still worried about something playing on her mind.
"Who is it?" I asked smiling reassuringly. She looked into my eyes and shook her head. I looked at her confused.
"Can I tell you later on?" She asked studying my reaction. I nodded and smiled at her. She relaxed a bit and hopped down off the bed. I watched her walk over to her desk and take a piece of paper from it. She scribbled down something before handing it to me.
"It's my number" She smiled as she breathed in again. "Call me if you ever w…want to hang out" She blushed looking down. I nodded and got up off chair.
"Yeah I'll call ya" I smiled at her. She walked me to the door where I said goodbye before heading back to my house.
I gazed around at the scenery of the little island while I walked. It was so tranquil here, there were birds singing in the distance and the wind rustled through the breeze. It was so different than the city. The only birds I ever saw were pigeons and the sound of car exhausts polluted the air. I smiled as the memory was distant and far away. I concentrated on the birds songs as I walked along the path.
"CHELSEAAA" A voice broke my silence. I opened my eyes to see Julia run frantically towards me with her arms in the air. I embraced myself for impact as she collided with me and sent me to the floor. She looked up at me blushing.
"Guess what, guess what, guess what?" She said a million miles an hour. I giggled and pushed her off of me.
"The wanted are coming to sing you a private concert?" I asked sarcastically knowing they were her all-time favourite group.
"Even better" She gleamed. I was shocked. There was nothing that Julia would have loved more than that.
"What then?" I asked curiously. She pushed herself up so she was sitting crossed legged in front of me before letting out a scream.
"Elliot asked me to the Sprout Island dance" She squealed. I rolled my eyes before heaving myself off the ground.
"That was needed to tackle me why?" I asked jokingly. She squealed again and jumped up next to me before linking her arm into mine. I shook my head smiling as she guided me towards her house.
"This calls for a girly sleepover" She giggled as we entered her house. We greeted Mirabelle at the counter before Julia whisked me away into the lounge.
"So were gonna have pop-corn, movies, sleeping bags and magazines." She said excitedly while counting everything on her fingers.
"We're gonna have to invite Natalie and Lanna of course and we can all gossip about stuff" She squealed once again. I cringed at Lana's name as it would be really awkward but decided I could always just ignore her.
"What about Sabrina?" I asked wondering why her name had been missed off. She looked at me oddly and shrugged.
"Yeah Sabrina can come if she wants. She's a bit quiet though don't you think?" She asked as she picked up a cookie from the plate in the middle of the table. I shook my head in disagreement.
"Not really she's a really nice girl" I replied putting my foot on the empty space next to me where Vaughn usually sat. Julia nodded not really listening before carrying on planning.
"So you free tomorrow then?" She asked looking at me, her little sparkling blue eyes searching my face for a sign.
"Fine" I rolled my eyes giving in. She squealed and jumped onto me. I groaned under her weight but she just laughed. She got up to get her phone and started frantically tapping away inviting people to join her celebrate. I rolled my eyes before pulling out my own phone which apparently was 'outdated' according to Julia, and typed in Sabrina's number before pressing call.
"Hello?" A quiet voice asked from the other end of the line.
"Yes is that Sabrina?" I asked already knowing it was, just wanted to make sure.
"Yes" She replied without stuttering.
"Hey its Chelsea here, you wanna come to a sleepover?" I smiled down the phone.
Woo girly sleepover! Again I hoped you enjoyed chapter 10 and I love hearing what you think :) Stay tuned I'll have the next one posted shortly x