Aria stood outside of Robins and there by the lake she saw Sebastian. He was smoking a cigarette. She walked over to him and stood beside him. "So what did you get my mom to do?" He asked.

"I having her build me quite a few things I'm having her build a shed so I can put my mixer and things in there I plan on making it air conditioned too so once its built you guys wanna practice in there you are more than welcome to use it." She told him.

Sebastian took a puff of his cigarette and exhaled before nodding. "So whats with the bruises?" He asked. Aria looked at him in shock. How did he see them? She made very sure to cover them up well. "I dont know what you mean." She said.

Sebastian turned towards her and grabbed her hand pointing at the faint marks on her arm. "You cant fool me Aria." He said. Aria looked down before getting her arm free "I cant tell you. I'm sorry I must be going." She said before running off.

Sebastian watched her go with the puppy in her arms. If it was one thing he couldnt stand. it was men beating on women. He would wait til she was comfortable to tell him. Until then he wouldnt question her about it anymore. He stared at the lake and continued smoking.

Aria stopped running to catch her breath. She put down Dusty who was squirming in her arms. 'That was close.' She thought. She could still feel his touch on her arm. He didnt grab it roughly it was gentle.

She would Tell him when she was ready but until then she would avoid that question at all cost. She straightened herself up and walked back to her farm. She let Dusty off the leash and put her back in the house. Aria was determined to get this land straightened up.

Aria began removing more rocks and stumps storing them in the pile by the house. She wasnt used to this much physical labor. She was sore but there was no use complaining about it. She decided to do some exploring after bit. Lewis told her about the mine up the lake. She would check that out as well as gathering salmonberries. Spring was the season where they could be found.

A couple hours went by as Aria stood on her porch looking over the field. She was quite impressed with the turnout. All she needed to do was clear out the weeds. Aria took off to the mountain area to look around.

She wondered if Sebastian was still out there by the lake but to her luck he wasn't. She walked up to the mine and was about to enter it when a voice stopped her. "I wouldnt go in there without a weapon if I were you." Aria looked around and found a man with an eye patch.

"Whys that?" She asked as the man approached. There are monsters in the mines." He told her. Aria nodded before the man handed her a sword. "This will do ya for now. Be careful the further you go the more dangerous it gets." He said. Aria nodded "Thank you. The names Aria by the way." She told him. The man nodded "the names Marlon. Now happy hunting." He said taking his leave.

Aria watched him disappear before she faced the opening of the mine. Taking a deep breath she entered it. It was dark and damp bit she was still able to see where she was going. She was hitting the rocks she four d with her pickaxe. She found a couple of emeralds and some geodes at that. She would have to ask clint if he could process them so she could see what she got from them.

She went a couple more floors down gather copper ore defeating slimes along the way. They scared her when she first saw them, but now she knew they had to be dealt with on account her life would be in danger if she didn't. She then began to hear her stomach start growling. Aria giggled sheepishly before she left the mine to run home real quick.

When she had got home she quickly got in the shower to wash off. She wasnt about to go out dirty and sweaty. Drying herself off she checked her arms noticing the bruises were starting to disappear. Aria was glad about that. This meant she didnt have to worry about putting makeup on her arms anymore. She quickly covered them up and got dressed. Dusty was following her around trying to play with her.

Aria giggled before letting Dusty outside to do her business. Only to bring her back in when she was done. Aria locked up her house and began walking into town to the saloon. As soon as she walked in the door she was greeted by Gus and Emily. "Good eveing Aria." Emily said to her. Aria smiled as she took a seat at the counter. "Good evening Emily, Gus." She said back.

Emily took out a pen and paper "So what will you be having to eat my dear?" Emily asked. Aria looked at the menu "I'll have the sashimi and a salad with ranch dressing." She replied. Emily nodded as she wrote her order down.

"You like sashimi too?" Gus asked chuckling. Aria nodded "yes but then there's a lot of foods I like to eat I'm not a picky person." She giggled out. Gus gave her a cup of water as she waited for her food. She made small talk with Emily as people started to pile in.

There she met Shane, and Alex. Alex was too cocky for her. She couldnt see them being really compatible friend wise. And shane, well he was too she was a little depressed but not like this guy. She stayed a little bit longer talking with Pam Lewis and Marnie. They always had interesting stories to tell. She thought there was something going on between Lewis and Marnie on account they would cast each other loving looks. Aria so my thought it was sweet.