Hey yo, hey yo! FacelessDoll here! I gotta say, I update my chapter as soon possible whenever our broadband has internet. I gotta say about the previous chapter, it was pretty lewd of me, so I am very sorry. But that was only the beginning. I'M REALLY SORRY IF MY BRAIN IS REALLY LEWD! T^T My brain cells must be dead because of this. EHEM! Here's drumroll please *Drumroll* Chapter 9!

DISCLAIMER: Harvest Moon and all things that are associated with it are all owned by NATSUME, You must be seriously drunk and high if it was owned by another human being.

I just stared in space. I already tended my farm choruses and I'm just sitting on the grass, by my house. As the events of what happened last night rolled on my head like a movie on big screen. . .

I love you, Alice. . .

Please, be mine just this night. . .

I'll make sure to give you pleasure. . .

NOOOOOOO! I blushed in embarrassment, covered my face with both of my hands, and rolled around on the grass from left to right over and over. This cannot be happening?! How should I answer to Allen's confession? If only mom was here. . . I sulked. Out of nowhere, I felt this immense head ache and I felt my body heating up. It must be the sun's ray because it's almost summer. . . Or is it because of last nights. . . AAAAHHHHHH! Alice! You have to stop thinking about that! I franticly started to roll around again.

"What are you doing? The sun's heat getting into your head or something?" A voice suddenly spoke out of nowhere. I lifted my hands from my face and looked up, it was Neil.

"Oh! Uh, hi Neil! I was uh. . ." I can't think of any reason to cover what I was doing.

"It's okay; I only came by to check on your animals. I'll just run along, sorry for being nosy." He started walking away.

"Wait!" As I sat up, I suddenly felt dizzy and in a split second, I fell down. "Ohmm.. . ." My headache became a burden.

"Alice!" Neil ran up to where I was, and he helped me sat up, "You alright?" He asked with concern on his voice.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I said as I tried staying awake.

"Well, if you ever feel sick, just give me a call and I'll round up the animals this afternoon, got it?"

"Yes. . ."

"If you ever pass out in the fields again, sorry, but I won't help you like last time." He grunted. The memory of Neil helping me back then when I first came here has been recalled by my brain. "Don't worry; I won't do that ever again." I gave him a reassuring smile.

". . . You better be." He frowned at me. He stood up, patted the grass from his pants, and walked to the outside the farm. "Well, see ya later." He waved.

"Yeah, see you." I gave him a smile.

I tried standing up, I wobbled a bit, but in the end, I manage to keep it together. I put my hand on my forehead, and said to myself, "It's a good thing he didn't seem to notice that I have it. . . It must've come from yesterday's rain when I was under it." I walked towards the barn, and realized that I don't have enough food left for Milky. "I should probably go to Neil's. . . AFTER it has completely disappeared." I continued doing my farm work even though I was sick.

Neil's POV

I was cleaning the shop, but I can't help think about Alice. Is she gonna be alright? I should probably go there and—What am I thinking?! It's not like I'll take care of her or anything. But before I should be bothered by that, there is something that has been bothering me since this morning when I opened my shop. "Specifically, how long do you intend to stay and stare like a dork there?" I glared at Rod where he was lying down on his back on the sofa, and he was staring in space as if I wasn't there.

"Are you even listening?" I crossed my arms.

"H-huh? Yeah! Uh. . . What were you asking just now?" He looked at me, puzzled.

"Sigh, nothing." I leaned on a wall. "So, what happened on the picnic anyway?" I asked.

"Why'd you ask?"

"I-It's not like I'm worried if something happened or anything!" I said an excuse, and turned my head to hide my flushed cheeks.

"Well, what happened was—"He stopped. After 5 seconds, his face turned red, and he seems sweating bullets.

"Whoa, you alright, man?" I was puzzled.

"S-S-Sorry Neil! But remembering what happened makes my head woozy, so I have to tell it to you another time!" He waved his arms frantically in all directions.

As if I don't know what happened! Well, yeah, I really don't know, but he shouldn't keep it on his on brain what she wore that day. . . Thinking about it makes my heart ache. . . But why?

Suddenly, Rod chuckled. "What are you chuckling about?" I asked. I was annoyed.

"Nothing~" He hummed. What seriously happened to this guy after he was with her? Is this really Rod, or some doppelganger?

"Hey Neil, can I ask you something?" He looks at me with a smile.

"What?"

"Well. . . What would you if you ever fallen in love?"

"Ignore it." I answered with a flat tone.

"What?! You didn't even have given it a thought!"

"If I didn't have given it a thought, then why did I have an answer?"

"I—uh. . ." He can't think of answer to my question. Then suddenly, an image of Alice smiling appeared on my mind. I suddenly changed my answer to his question.

"Sigh, I'll probably show her hints if we're just friend -" I suddenly remembered that she was a bit naïve. "—if she notices it, that is."

"Really?" He asked, surprisingly.

"That is, if it ever happens to me."

". . . Then I should probably show her how I feel by doing it on my own accord. And maybe, she'll accept love and we'll be together." He face suddenly went to another shade of red. "WAAAHHH! This is making me excited! I'll be going somewhere now, Neil! See ya!" He quickly dashed off.

"Thank God he was now gone." I looked at the clock and walked over to the counter. Time to continue my job. But I get the feeling of Rod doing something stupid or crazy. As long as it doesn't involve me, I'm fine. . . But if it was Alice. . . I don't know what I'll do. Why am I so concern anyway with her these past few days? Maybe this is the feeling of. . . liking someone a lot? In short. . . love? To hell with that!

The door suddenly swung open. Why, in all times, did this person come in the wrong time?

Alice's POV

I went inside and saw Neil behind the counter. He was red all of a sudden and covered his mouth with his right arm. "Neil, are you okay?" I asked in concern.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine! I-it's just the heat." He answered still covering his mouth.

"Okay then. . ."

"What can I do for you anyway?"

"Well, I need some food for Milky, I checked the barn a while ago, and it seems I'm low." I weakly smiled.

"Oh, then let me just go and grab it. Are you alright? You seem pale." He looked at me with his cold, yet gentle and worried eyes.

"Y-Yeah, I'm okay! I-I just ran here, heheh." I averted my eyes because I know I lied.

". . .Okay then. By the way, have you seen someone else running?"

"Huh? No, I didn't. Sorry." Was someone here just now?

"Never mind then." He started to find the item I was looking for.

I began to think about Allen's confession, it really have been bothering me. My heart aches whenever I think about it. . . Does he really love me that much? I saw Neil making his way here. I avoided that thought, but then suddenly my head ache started to hurt, I became dizzy and I lost my balance a bit.

"You okay?" I felt two hands holding my shoulders. I turned my head and it was Neil.

"Yeah. Just didn't pull myself together." I smiled weakly.

"Well you should start doing it."

I started to stare to space again.

"Alice!"

". . . Huh? Sorry I didn't catch what you said, Neil."

"That's it; I'm helping you to round up the animals in your farm. And no whining!" He frowned.

"Okay, here's your food, girl" Neil placed food in Milky's fodder, and she happily ate it. I was just sitting by a haystack since Neil told me not to move. "I'm gonna round up the chickens. Don't you even dare move from that spot." He glared.

"Y-Yes." I answered in fear.

He exited the barn and made his way to the fields. "Achoo!" I covered my mouth and sniffed my cold. I noticed that Milky was on her way where I was sitting. I petted her on the head and she nuzzled into my hand. "I'm okay Milky; I just caught a wee bit cold." She went behind me and mooed. I smiled and leaned on her soft fur, I felt drowsy just when I felt my head on to her soft fur. "Maybe a couple of minutes won't hurt, won't it?" As I was about to go to sleep, Neil suddenly came back.

"Alice! Your face is really red!" He ran over. He put a hand on my forehead and he should me a concern face. "I thought so; you have fever this whole time, right?"

"Neil. . . Please don't worry about me. . . I'll be fine. . ." I coughed.

"Tch. Well, I'll just have to do it then." I was taken by surprise when he lifted me up bridal style and he started walking towards my house. I tried struggling "N-Neil, please let go! I could take care of myself!"

"Shut it." He said with an irritated tone. "Until you get better, I'll just have to take care of you."

"But it's not your fault or anything-"

"I was the first to notice so it, and no one else." He flatly answered and stopped on his tracks. "So please, just rely on me just this once, Alice." He stared at me with such a serious face and eyes full of determination. It made my heart race.

"O. . .okay. . . But don't go telling anyone else I have a fever! I don't want anyone to worry me."

"Whatever." He showed me small smile. I return it back with a smile. I began to become drowsy.

"Just got to sleep if you're tired." He started walking again.

"Okay then. . ." I placed my head on to his chest and I could hear his heart beat really fast. But it just made me more in peace that Neil was in presence and I was with me. He may be cold, but he has his way of showing his care to others. I then fell into a deep sleep.

Ahhh! Finally finished! It took me 2 or 3 days just to make this because I was stuck in some parts. A lot. Comments, suggestions and other things that are in the same term with them are welcome! See ya guys in the next update!