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Chapter 2- The Mining District

(Coryn's POV)

An annoying alarm that made a stupid rooster noise woke me up the next morning. I blinked and rubbed the sleep out of the eyes. There was only a faint amount of light coming through the small windows, but it lighted up the one-room cottage a bit.

"It's so EARLY." I groaned. Then I forced myself to get up and get dressed. I then trudged outside and headed towards my little plot of farmland. I had to start making a scheduled day for myself. I plowed, I planted the little amount of seeds I brought with me, and some from the townsfolk, watered the seeds, and harvested some crops that people had planted for me to help me get started. It was all hard work. I finished at about nine o' clock; I had worked for three hours. I was getting hungry, so went inside to make myself a nice little lunch of fresh strawberries and toast. I have to say, the strawberries were freakin' fantastic. Just then, I heard a loud knock on my door.

"Coryn? Are you home?" It sounded like…. Mayor Hamilton. I groaned a little too loudly, and immediately hoped he didn't hear. He had bored my butt off yesterday though- talking on and on about the festivals in the different seasons, the people, the stores, and etc. and now he must be back for… Round 2! (Dun dun DUNNNN) But he is very dull. I opened the door.

"Hey, Mr. Mayor. Whattya need?" I asked, trying to sound enthusiastic.

"Well, I was just coming to tell you that today you should go and see the Garmon Mines District. There's still a ton of people you've yet to meet! Just use the map I gave you, and you should get there just fine." He said.

"Ok Mr. Hamilton. I'll go. See you later." I said quickly, and then I shut the door in his face. I heard him sigh quite loudly. Then I heard him walk slowly away. I peeked outside to make sure he was gone, and then left for the Garmon Mines District.

I had just walked into the district when someone came barreling in my direction.

"LOOK OUTTTTT!" A guy's voice shouted. Then he slammed into me, knocking us both down onto the hard dirt ground.

I opened my eyes and saw large amber eyes staring down at me. The guy blushed a little at our position, and I did too. But then his mouth widened into a very dazzling, wide smile and he laughed a light, contagious laugh.

"I'm so sorry!" he said as he got off me and held out his hand to help me up.

"I shouldn't have been going so fast, but there was this bear chasing me, and…." He smiled. "You're Coryn, right? I heard you would come soon. I'm Luke, the amazing!" he said, flexing his muscles and smiling widely.

I laughed and smiled a little. "Nice to meet you." I said. Then I looked at him. He had blue-black hair covered with a flamed bandana, large amber, almost yellow eyes and dramatic eyebrows. He was also pretty muscular. Luke let go of my hand and went to pick up a rather large and heavy-looking axe.

"I was cutting some wood earlier when this bear appeared out of goddess-knows where." He said, scraping the dirt off his axe and smiling. I laughed, and Luke's smile widened.

"I work at the carpenter's. He's my dad. Why don't you come over and hang for a bit?" he asked.

"Okay! I'd love to." I replied. Luke took my hand and ran with me to the carpenter's shop. I'd be lying if I said I didn't blush a little bit. He let go of my hand as he pushed open the wooden door, and I immediately caught the smell of freshly cut wood. There were piles upon piles of it lying against a wall and a large pile was burning in a wood stove in the far corner of the room. I then spotted a man standing next to a table, sanding a piece of wood. His hair was a lighter blue-black, but even so I could tell it was Luke's dad.

"Hey, dad! Guess what? I got chased by a bear again today…." He started saying as he sat on a counter.

"LUKE! What the hell did you do to provoke it this time?!" (How many times had this happened before?) Luke's dad sighed angrily and his bushy mustache quivered.

"I'm not paying for the medical bill if you end up getting your face ripped off." Luke's father said, still clearly pissed off. Luke rolled his eyes and chuckled a little under his breath. "Yeah, Yeah, I get it." He said, trying to hide his amused expression.

"And get your BUTT OFF THAT COUNTER FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME!" Luke's dad suddenly yelled. Luke quickly slid off the counter, his boots landing with a thud on the floor.

"Well, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted," Luke said sarcastically, making a pointed glance at his dad, who was grunting something intelligible, "After being chased I ran into the new rancher here." Luke said.

"Literally…" I muttered.

"Ah, hello miss. Sorry for losing my temper in front of you. You can call me Dale." He said apologetically.

"It's fine, really." I said. "It's really wonderful to meet you, and my name's Coryn." I looked at the time then and saw it was already twelve.

"Sorry, but I have to get going now. There are still lots of people to meet!" I said as I walked towards the door.

"Are you sure you have to go?" Luke asked.

"Yeah, sorry." I said, a little sadly.

"Alright, well, I hope I'll see you around soon Coryn. Maybe we can hang sometime." Luke smiled. I smiled back and as I stepped out the door, I replied, "Kay."

I began walking around the district, and met some pretty interesting people. There was that guy from the accessories store, who wore jewelry and a dress-like robe thing. He also had long purple hair…? His name was Julius I think. Then I had met a super muscular, hot guy named Owen. He had reddish spiky hair. But, he really wasn't my type. He was a little too perfect. I met pretty much everyone else, but like in Harmonica Town, all the names/faces blurred together again.

My mind was still swirling from all the names and faces I had to try and remember as I lied in my lumpy bed at home. Coincidentally, my mind kept always going back to either Luke or Chase. My father had told me that if I was planning on staying here, I needed to fall in love and start a family within a year or I would be going back to the stupid city. I think Chase and Luke were my top contenders so far, but I couldn't decide which one of them I liked more. They were just so contrasting in their personalities. Chase was a little rude and cold towards some people (like me) but deep down I had a feeling he had a soft side. He can also cook really well, according to what I've heard (And he's pretty hot). Then there was Luke, who was so open and funny and optimistic, but a little too energetic and air-headed (But he's also hot). I guess I would have to just get to know them both better before I made my decision. It was only my second day here so far. I had a long way to go.

I had the feeling this was going to be a fun year.


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