Here is Chapter 14 finally :) Sorry for the wait, I've not been feeling that well x Hope you enjoy and thanks for the reviews :D Disclaimer – I do not own Harvest Moon or any of its Characters x
Chapter 14 – Chelsea's P.O.V
"Julia get off me" I yelled pulling free from her grasp and running out of my house into the cool air. She stood at the door and looked at me. I was wearing a towel wrapped around my body and hand half of my hair curled with a small burn on my cheek.
"What are you doing?" She asked raising an eyebrow. I scowled at her as she motioned for me to come in; I stood my ground and folded my arms.
"Saving myself from being burned alive that's what" I replied staring at her. She shook her head before laughing.
"My hand slipped, I promise it won't happen again" She replied giving the best puppy dog expression ever. I rolled my eyes and inched closer. As soon as I was in radius she grabbed my hand and pulled me back onto the chair in the centre of the room. It was like a frickin electric chair. She pulled another piece of hair from my head and curled it, being extremely careful.
She had already dragged me along into the city for a day trip to buy our dance dresses which I didn't really give a flying fuck about. It was only Denny after all. In the end she managed to persuade me to buy this strapless deep blue dress that had a flowing hem which brushed the floor elegantly. Julia meanwhile had managed to get her hands on her dream, very expensive, dress. It was dark red and stopped at her knee. There were little roses flowing everywhere along the seams and was held up by two little golden straps. She screamed all the time we were there. And it was bloody expensive!
"Et fini" She smiled stepping back from my head. The curls bounced off my shoulders and flowed down my back, it actually looked pretty nice. I looked up at Julia who already had a hell of a lot of makeup spread over her face and her hair was in a little bun with a few stray hairs at the side of her face. Her dress was lay on my bed next to my blue on and was in a protective cover.
"Just got to do your makeup and then its dress time" She squealed pulling out a stick of mascara and eyeliner. I sighed and gave up my face to her. I didn't like the way she smiled as she smeared foundation onto my face. My mind trailed away from the cement being caked onto my face and began thinking about the dance. Denny told me to wait for him outside the diner in the letter he'd left outside my door. It had a rose attached and little hearts were drawn all over the corners. I smiled as I looked at it resting on my bed side cabinet. He's so sweet.
15 minutes later Julia announced that she was finished and ran over to get my dress. She placed it in my arms and pointed towards the bathroom door for me to put it on. I rolled my eyes and slowly walked over to my bathroom. I took off the towel and placed the silky material over my head. It clung to my body and flowed gracefully to the ground. I smiled to myself in the mirror before heading back out into the main room.
"Julia does this look alrig…" My jaw dropped as I looked at Julia. She looked like a flaming supermodel. My face fell as I looked like a hippo standing next to her. She giggled and before walking over to me.
"How do I look?" She asked twirling round. I slowly closed my mouth and nodded.
"Julia if I weren't straight I'd have you" I winked nudging her. She giggled again before picking up her makeup bag and purse.
"I've got to go but I'll see you at the dance" She winked heading out of the door. I nodded and shouted goodbye before sitting on the sofa, careful not to crease my dress. This was going to be a long night.
Vaughn's P.O.V –
Julia walked through the door wearing some sparkly red dress and carrying a black plastic wallet. I rolled my eyes and focused back on the documentary that really wasn't that interesting. She sat down next to me and grinned. I didn't shift my gaze as I really didn't want to talk to her when she was excited. It took way too much effort.
"Vaughnie" She squealed. I pulled my hat down and relaxed into the chair. I'm not going to talk to you. She huffed before throwing the plastic sleeve onto my lap. I looked up at her.
"What?" I asked with the same monotone voice. She eyed the sleeve and winked. I looked down at my lap and slowly unzipped in. Jumping up I dropped it onto the floor.
"No fucking way" I said. She rolled her eyes and picked it back up off the floor.
"Dude you are coming to the dance and you will enjoy it" She said commandingly offering me the sleeve again. I folded my arms refusing to take it. Her face flicked from excited to angry as she shoved me against the wall.
"Vaughn. You will wear this and come to the dance tonight. Mum needs some time off from looking after you all the time" She said jabbing her finger into my chest. I grabbed the sleeve and stormed off into my room. Slamming the door I threw the sleeve to the floor and sat on my bed looking at it. No fucking way am I going to some stupid pathetic dance and dancing like a Nancy.
"Vaughn?" A soft voice asked. Mirabelle was stood outside my door.
"Yeah?" I replied in a much cooler tone. I couldn't be mad at Mirabelle she was as close to a mother as I'd ever had.
"Do it for Chelsea" She said. I could hear her walk off as the tiny sound of her footsteps grew fainter. Do it for Chelsea? Is that all? I lay down on my bed and stared up at the ceiling. What the hell is wrong with me? I got up and undid the zip all the way to reveal a black suit. I sighed and began to undo my black shirt. What the fuck am I doing? I stripped down and put on the suit Julia had got for me. Turning around to look in the mirror I placed my hat onto my head. Would it kill me if I didn't wear my hat for one night? I placed it on the end of my bed and turned back to the mirror. My hair was messed up and I did not suit this suit one bit. I sighed before attaching the black tie that was resting on the sleeve. At least she knew what colour to get. I rolled my eyes and sat down onto the chair before running my hand through my hair, not done that in a long time. Julia was loving this, every single minute.
Chelsea's P.O.V –
And that is it for today's news. Tune in next time with me, Thomas to hear all the new updates.
I sighed and turned off the radio. It was only 4:40PM and I still had nearly one and a half hours till I had to meet Denny. Waking into the kitchen I heard Bump and Hunter follow me. They sat staring up at me begging for scraps.
"What do my little fatties want?" I asked in a baby voice. It's weird how people talk to their pets like that. I bet if they could reply it would be something like 'what the fuck woman just give me the food'. I laughed, throwing down some ham for them to eat. I bet Hunter would be head of the cat mafia and Bump would be the annoying little brother tattling of everyone. Rolling my eyes I picked Bump up and went to sit on my bed. He curled up and nestled his head on my shoulder. I love cats, their so cute. Maybe I should just ditch everything and get a dozen cats to keep me company. I wouldn't have to deal with Vaughn or Denny or even Julia, no matter how much I loved her she still got under my skin sometimes. And then there's Lanna. BITCH ALERT. Damn that girl was annoying. Just because I was dating her 'one true love' doesn't mean she had to be so bitchy. And it wasn't just me either, she resented Julia for being friends with me and for Sabrina, well she thought she was a 'stuck up snob' which is really unfair. You don't get to choose who your parents are. My phone beeped bringing me out of my little daze. I reached over to my bedside table to receive it.
"You have one voice message. Press 1 to hear the message. Press 2 to delete the messa…" I pressed one quickly before it could continue in that stupid monotone voice.
"Message received today at 3:45PM"
"Hey Chels it's just me" Jill's voice came from the other end of the phone. I suddenly began to well up.
"Just checking you're alright and hope the farm is treating you well. Sorry I haven't rang often, been a bit busy. Hope the farm is going well and you'd better behave yourself at this Party thing you're going to. I've got big news … Skye proposed! And I expect you to be chief bridesmaid. It's in Summer sometime and I'll ring you again when we have the date. Hope you're enjoying life as a farmer and give Mirabelle and Julia my best. Love you, never forget that" The line went dead. I quickly blinked away the tears as I didn't want to ruin my mascara … never thought I'd say that. I knew Skye would have popped the question sooner or later. Anyone could see they were madly in love with each other, I wish I felt like that. At night I would watch them stare adoringly into each other's eyes on end while I sat there making gagging sounds. It didn't feel that way with Denny. He was just … chocolate. It's addictive and delicious but too much makes you sick. And Denny made me feel like that, strange. Buy yay I get to be bridesmaid, maybe I could invite Denny so he could finally meet her. I giggled at the thought of Skye in a tux, he never suited formal clothes and I'd always thought of him to be sort of camp in a non-camp way. He had a pretty bad history as well, never went into much detail but I picked out that he used to be into stealing stuff. Not anything of much value, usually pretty items. But Jill soon found him lurking around our apartment one night and took him in. She had a heart of gold Jill and never thought bad of anybody. She took me in when I was just 5, around the time mum died. A bubble rose in my throat but I quickly swallowed it before I started crying again. It was all in the past anyway, no point dwelling on it. I pictured their wedding, the spotlight dance, the cake, so romantic. Then it dawned on me. Skye looked like an older version of Vaughn. The way his hair shone in the sun, but Skye could pass it off as looking normal as he had green eyes but Vaughn. His amethyst eyes made him even more beautiful. He was so mysterious and unreadable that he intrigued me. Something about him drew me in towards him, like a strange force which I was unable to stop. I reached for my phone and started firing back a reply.
Hey Jill,
OMG cant believe he proposed and of course I will be bridesmaid. Sorry I missed ur call, was getting ready :P Love it here on the farm and I have a new cow called Bells. Bit moody but she takes after one of my mates so its fine … I guess. Yeh Ill ring again soon when I have some free time but life is pretty hectic around here. U should cum down and visit sometime, I no Mirabelle wuld love tht. Hope ur having a gd time wiv Skye and everythings going well. Give him a hug frm me + tell him hed better treat u like a diamond or hell have me to deal with ;) hehe could I bring a +1 to the wedding? I have some1 in mind ;) Hope to hear frm u soon. Love u and miss u so much.
– Chels x
I pressed the send button and threw the phone onto the covers before rested my on the backboard. It was already 5:20. It would probably take me a half an hour if I walked slowly so I place Bump down onto my pillow and got up. Doing a quick sweep around my house I left and locked the door behind me. The cool air nipped at my skin as I shivered. I couldn't be arsed unlocking the door again so I just left without a jacket, maybe I could steel Denny's when we get there. I passed Julia's house where there were mumbled noises coming from inside.
"Julia!" I heard a muffled yell, I guess that's Vaughn. I rolled my eyes and continued to head towards the Diner. It was growing darker with every step I took. Forty minutes later I arrived. I panicked thinking I was late but was relieved when I saw that Denny wasn't there yet. I took up a little space where I was nearly completely sheltered from the cold breeze. A few people walked past me and into the diner. The door opened and a nice wave of heat hit my face. An unfamiliar upbeat song filled the air momentarily before the door slammed shut leaving me in the dark waiting again.
So next Chapter will be the dance :D Of course nothing will go wrong will it? ;) Hehe thank you again for reading and I hoped you enjoyed. Please tell me what you think because I love reading your opinions :) Until next time, ciao x
