HIYA PEOPLE! HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPTER. OMAGERSH, I'M GETTING SO EXCITED FOR CHRISTMAS. JUST MADE A GINGERBREAD HOUSE WITH MY FAMILY, AND IT WAS REALLY FUN. WE HAD TO BUILD IT TWICE THOUGH, CUZ AFTER THE ROOF CAME OFF, THE WALLS CAME OFF AND- YEAH. IT WAS SAD. BUT NOW IT LOOKS ALL PRETTY. AND A NICE FIRE IS IN THE FIREPLACE. AND CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS PLAYING. I'M ALL IN THE CHRISTMAS MOOD NOW! :))

BTW, I JUST REALIZED THAT I HAVEN'T DONE ANY DISCLAIMERS YET. HEHE. YEAH. SO, I GUESS I DON'T OWN HARVEST MOON. SADLY, I DO NOT OWN CHASE. I WISH I DID. LOL :P


Chapter 5- Stinging Jealousy

(Chase's POV)

I have to say, I didn't think I'd ever felt this miserable in my whole life. The feeling of misery started on the third day of summer, four weeks since Coryn, a girl who I realized I had a major crush on, moved to Castanet. Meeting her had made my life more exciting and worthwhile again. I just wished I could be with her more. I wanted to hear her soft, twinkling voice and look into her emerald eyes.

It had been almost four weeks since Kathy had told me to ask Coryn out on a date. I still hadn't worked up enough courage though. Talking to her and not ending up sounding rude would be really difficult.

I decided on that day, the third day of summer, that it was finally the day I'd ask Coryn out on a date, or at least talk to her. But, when I got to her house that afternoon, she was already gone.

"Crap." I muttered, angry that I hadn't come earlier. I spent the next few hours moping around my house.

It was when I went to work when my day went from crappy to deeply, seriously crappy. First off, Kathy kept bugging me like she did just about every day about asking Coryn out. It took forever to finally shut her up. She was so annoying, just like Maya. I cooked my butt off to keep my mind off of things then. It worked up until about five thirty, when the bell on the door jingled and I glanced behind me and saw the beautiful Coryn…with the airhead, Luke. My heart felt like it dropped to my stomach. Were they on a date?

"Are you ok, Chase?" Kathy asked me after she had taken their orders. I didn't look at her as I spoke.

"Sure, of course. Why do you ask?" I replied, trying to sound nonchalant.

"Oh, I dunno!" Kathy exclaimed sarcastically. "It's just, I thought seeing your major crush sitting with a cutie like Luke, possibly on a date, might bother you a little."

I grunted, my cheeks getting all hot as I tried to concentrate on my baking and not on her annoying voice.

"Whatever. Its not like its my business or anything. She can date whoever the heck she wants, I don't care one bit." I said. Kathy definitely didn't believe me, but she sighed exasperatedly and walked away to serve another table.

I lied to her. It really bothered me seeing those two together. I wished fervently that I could be in Luke's position. Able to easily ask a beautiful girl out, having her immediately say yes, and being able to look at her angelic face as he sat across from her. Eating with her. Talking to her.

I was so jealous I thought I would explode. What would Coryn think if I started fighting with Luke over her, though? She'd probably think I was an even bigger idiot than she had previously thought.

Even though I tried not to mind them and concentrate on my job, I found that I just couldn't. I kept catching myself staring at her from time to time. She was so close to me physically, yet so far away emotionally. And when she looked at me and saw me staring that first time, she looked so confused. I quickly turned away, blushing profusely. What was wrong with me?

When they finally left, I felt so relieved, but so empty and lonely. If only I had asked her on a date earlier. I would have been the one she listened and talked to, held hands with on the way home. If only I had had more courage. If only she was mine, and I was hers.

I was such a coward.


AWWW, POOR CHASE. HE NEEDS A HUG. HAHA, THANKS FOR READING! NEXT CHAPTER SHOULD BE UP SOON!