Harvest Moon: Lanna's Intermezzo

[Juxapose]

Okay, I know I have a lot of work on my shoulders, but with the release of Harvest Moon: Island of happiness coming soon, I thought I should make a Fanfic about it. I call it:

Harvest Moon: Lanna's Intermezzo

STORY:

Lanna Songstress is a Pop idol who came to the island to write the lyrics to her next album. But without much inspiration, she cannot write properly. In the island, she has many fans which distract her from time to time. Her biggest fan is a farmer called mark who has been trying to get her to go out with him for about 2 years. Will Mark be able to give her the inspiration she needs to make some music? Or is he just standing in her way?

CHARACTERS

Lanna Songstress (Aka Lily)

A pop idol who was sent to the island to write some new music for her new album. But she has little to no luck with any new lyrics. She has already been living in the island for 2 years, and the fans are getting restless.
In this fanfic, Lanna is a bit conceited, bossy, and ill tempered. But when she needs something she can act coy and cute. She has a strong love for fish, and sweets.

Mark

One of the many farmers of the island, and a loyal fan of Lanna. Since she moved into the island, he always dreamed of going on a single date with her. Mark is very shy, and is very good at cooking fish (which he uses to approach Lanna).

Chelsea

A new farmer who arrives in the island shortly after the fanfic starts. Since she is new to the farming business, Mark helps her out with farming, and they become close friends.

NOTES

I am well aware that Lanna's personality will be quite off character as compared to the game. But the reason I made her that way is because I felt that this is the way she should be like. She's an idol, so she should be harder to approach and date than the game portrays her to be. So throught the fanfic, she will often have a sharp tongue and act spoiled or conceited. She will change her attitude in the end, but not by much.

HISTORY

Originally, this fanfic was supposed to be a sequel to my Harvest Moon: DS fanfic, Harvest Moon: DejaVu. But that project was scrapped, and now it is redone as a stand alone storyline. Most of the characters are still used with the exception of Natalie, Witch Princess, and Siba which were removed. In fact, this fanfic is MUCH shorter than the original draft, and the chapters are smaller than my normal fanfics which makes it easier to read.

CONTENT

This fanfic will have approximately 6 chapters, but that may change if I wish to add more content, so this is a relatively short fanfic.

This fanfic is planned to be released on the day Island of Happiness is released, but do not be surprised if it's a day or two late.

[May]

Oooh, I've never read an IoH FF, I'm excited!

[Pickle]

I forget if I've had...

If there are any about here, then I have.

[Juxapose]

Harvest Moon 4-ever fanfics Proudly Presents:

Harvest Moon: Lanna's Intermezzo

Chapter 1

Lanna, Mark, and Chelsea

Lost in the middle of the Pacific ocean, there is a small island recently discovered. This island is now home to about 100 people who decided to live a fresh new life in this strange and distant land. The ones who discovered this island is Mark, the lonely drifter, and a small family that got stranded in the island years ago. Although they had every right to leave the island and return to their old homes, they decided to stay and live in the island instead. Mark is a farmer who brings in the mayor profits of the island, and the family that arrived with him decided to run a shipping business.

After years of hard work, the island known as Sunny Island became a famous land where people can start over new lives. Many settlers brought their families along with them, and started many businesses of their own. Many of the settlers are farmers, ranchers, and miners who were inspired by Mark's hard work to develop an inhabited island into a grand and peaceful village.

Our story begins in Summer where Mark wakes up in the morning. He gets up from his bed and stretches his arms to greet the sunny day. Just as predicted, no rain or drizzle. It's going to be a wonderful sunny day working with his crops and animals. The first thing he does in the morning is go to the bathroom and checks himself. His blond hair is messy like always from the tossing and turning while he slept the night before. Nothing a comb and some warm water cannot fix.

He takes some water in his hands and splashes it on his face. He may feel a bit groggy from the sudden wake, but he finds no redness behind his green eyes, so there is no need to worry. He is healthy enough to work the day without worries.

After a quick shower, he heads back to the bedroom where he has his clothing set up for the day. Like most farmers, he wears a pair of overall pants over a white shirt, a bandanna around his neck so prevent dirt from getting into his shirt, red and black gloves, and heavy black boots. But just for a taste of fashion, he wears a brown leather jacket over his shirt, and a blue hat turned backwards. He keeps a puff of blond hair popping out of the opening of the hat for good measure.

He takes another look in the mirror before he heads out. After a second careful inspection, he balls up his fist and cheers himself for luck. This is his usual normal morning routine to tackle the day without worries or regrets. He is now ready to care for his farm, and help the village develop a little bit more with the help of his many friends that settled into Sunny Island.

The first thing he works on are the animals. He lets his cows and sheep out to the sunny pasture so they can feed on fresh moist grass. As they are grazing, Mark takes a moment to pet and milk the cows or sheer the sheep if he could. As he is passing through them, he speaks to them giving compliments on their development. Somehow, the cows and sheep can understand Mark clearly, and respond to his words of kindness.

The next place Mark handles are the chickens. Like the cows, he lets the chickens out into a special pen he divided away from the cows so that they can peck for worms in peace. As they are outside, Mark picks the eggs one by one as quietly and quickly as he possibly can. He then leaves some feed in the bins for the chickens so that they can eat later.

Now that the animals have been taken care of, Mark begins to focus on the crops in the farm. Unlike the animals, this is the most time consuming and tiring part of his job. But even so, he still happily works as hard as he could for the sake of the village. First, he tackles the Summer crops that grow in his field. Some of the corn is ripe, so he picks them and readies them for shipping. He does save some of the corn for cooking. After picking any other harvests, he waters the plants using a watering can equipped with some wonderful stones.

Wonderful stones are rare magical crystals that increase the effectiveness of the tools that he owns. Without them, there is no way that he could have developed such a large farm without spending the whole day on it. It is not sure where they come from, but there is a villager in the island that finds them, and sells them to the farmers in the island.

He also owns a greenhouse in his ranch that he uses for growing Fall crops all year long. The reason he chose to grow Fall crops is because he needs to harvest plenty of yams for a specific person who lives in the island. After picking and watering the crops in the greenhouse, he moves his attention outside to the mushroom racks and the rice paddies.

By now, his farm work is done. He checks his watch and sees that it's now noon. There is another thing he usually does as a daily routine. He runs back into his home, and rushes into the kitchen. At this point, he needs to rush if he wants to arrive at his special place at the right time.

He goes into the freezer, and pulls out a fish he had caught the night before. After a couple of years living alone in the island, he has learned how to cook quite well. His main specialty is cooking fish and yam recipes which he learned from a friend who owns a diner in the island. It takes him about an hour and a half to cook his famous fried fish over rice with yam pudding. A very tasty and nutritious lunch for fish and sweet lovers.

After packing and wrapping the lunch he prepared, he rushes out of the farm, straight into the village. At exactly 2:00pm, a beautiful young girl roams the village to get a bit of exercise. This girl is Lanna Songstress, a famous pop idol who settled into the island about 2 years ago. Ever since she came to the island, Mark made a habit of bringing her some lunch every day at 2:00pm. He knows that her favorite food is fish and yam pudding, so he became quite good at making her favorite meal.

As he watches her walking around the village, he can't help but to admire her beauty. Her shimmering golden hair that reflects the light like a golden fleece flows down below her waist. She has very light creamy skin tone that is completely flawless. Her large round chocolate brown eyes hive her a sweet look to her when she smiles. Lanna typically wears a green dress decorated with black frills and a single rose under her neck. A green and frilly hair barret with two red ribbons rests on her head gives her an added cute charm.

This girl who is world famous for her singing and dancing is the girl that Mark admires the most. He is aware that he is just an ordinary farmer, and she is a pop idol. He feels that any form of a serious relationship is impossible between them. But he does wish that he can go on a single date with her, even if it's just once, he'll be happy.

Gathering all of his courage, he approaches Lanna with the lunch in his arms. No matter how many times he has done this in the past, he still gets butterflies in his stomach whenever he approaches her. He walks up slowly and says, “Umm. . . Hi Lanna.”

She turns around to find the nervous and shy farmer behind her. She then gives him a gentle smile and responds, “Hi Mark! What can I do for you today?”

“Well. . . You see. . . Umm. . .” are the only words that come out of his mouth. Even though he has done this so many times already, just being around this stunning beauty leaves him speechless. After taking a deep breath, he pulls out his gift and says, “I made you some lunch today! I hope you'll accept it. . .”

Just like every day, Lanna accepts his gift with a smile and says, “Thank you Mark. Your fish and yam pudding lunches are always the best!”

Hearing her compliment makes him feel happy and proud. The next thing he tries is something he does often, but not on a daily basis. He is embarrassed to ask such a question, especially to a famous idol like Lanna Songstress, but he always finds the courage to do so. So he asks, “Say Lanna, I have the rest of the afternoon off. So I was wondering if maybe we can go on a date today if possible?”

Lanna smiles for him as she says, “Aww, how sweet. But I'm so sorry, I have a lot of work to do today, so I can't. But thanks again for the lunch, I look forward to it.”

“I understand. . .” said Mark as he takes a deep breath.

Then they said their goodbyes and parted ways. And so starts another one of Mark's daily routines. After seeing Lanna, he heads over to Luke's diner to have a meal. After cooking for Lanna, Mark has no energy left to cook something for himself, so he feels quite happy that there is a diner in the island he can go to. But like many days, he carries a disappointed look on his face. He sits on his usual seat close to the counter, and rests his sad face on the table waiting to be served.

Moments later, Luke comes out of the back to take Mark's order. So he asks, “So Mark, what'll you'll have today?”

“The usual. . .” answered Mark in a sad tone.

Luke sighs and says, “Let me guess, that Lanna girl turned you down again. Am I right?”

“Oh, leave me alone.” said Mark leering back at Luke. “What do you know about it anyways?”

“Well, I know that you've been trying to get that girl to date you for about two years already.” Mark sighs again, just about everyone in the village already knows that Mark is the only person in the village stubborn enough to keep asking the same girl out for so long. Luke then places his hand on Mark's shoulder and says, “Listen to me friend. I think it's about time you let this fantasy of dating an idol go. Maybe if you're rich and famous, then I can see you having a fair chance with her. But lets be realistic here.”

Mark knows that he's right, but giving up on that dream was something that he was not willing to do so easily. So he looks away across the room so that he could get his mind off the topic. But as he looks away, he notices something interesting in the diner.

Sitting across the room, he sees a very attractive girl he has never seen before. A young girl about his age sits on a table enjoying a casual meal by herself. She has medium long honey brown hair that reaches to her shoulders, and sapphire blue eyes that bring out contrasting beauty. Unlike most girl in the island, this new girl is wearing semi-tomboyish clothing with a yellow shirt, blue jean shorts, red work boots, and an orange jacket. Another interesting feature is the orange-red bandanna she wears on her head.

Curious to know more about her, Mark points at the girl and asks Luke, “Hey, who is that girl sitting over there?”

“Oh her?” said Luke looking into the direction Mark is pointing at. “I think her name is Chelsea, she's new to the island. I think she arrived yesterday to start a farm of her own.”

“A farm? By herself? Wow, that's impressive!”

Luke grinned and said, “Why don't you go over there and talk to her? I'm pretty sure you two can talk about a lot of things, like farming and stuff.”

Mark sighs and lays his head on the table again while saying, “There is no way I can do that. After all, I have no luck with women, I'm sure she wouldn't want to talk to someone like me.”

“Suit yourself.” said Luke as he walks back to the kitchen to prepare Mark's food.

Without his noticing, the young girl named Chelsea had already started walking towards him. She stops next to him, and hopes that he'll notice her soon. After a moment, Mark looks up, and sees Chelsea standing next to him. This sudden shock causes him to jump up nervously out of his seat.

Chelsea smiles cheerfully and says, “Hi there. Are you Mark, one of the founders of the island?” Mark nods, but doesn't say a word. He is too shocked to believe that she actually is talking to him. Before he could do anything else, she takes his hand, and shakes it while saying, ”Wow, I can't believe I am meeting THE Mark. I'm like your biggest fan!”

“Me?” asked Mark in a nervous tone. “You're my fan? But I'm just a farmer, not a famous guy.”

“But I read all about all of your accomplishments. You, with the help of a small family, took an inhabited island, and turned it into a new home for people who seek a better life. Doing something like this is not something anyone can do!”

Mark's face turns red in embarrassment. He had no idea that someone had written something about his accomplishments in the island. Chelsea then continues, “Because you've inspired me so much, I decided to come here, and start a farm of my own! It's not an easy job, but remembering how hard you had to work to get this island going will be the inspiration I need to keep working.”

“I see, that's so great.” said Mark casually. Chelsea may be quite energetic, but Mark feels that this girl is someone he can get along with very well. “So, how is your farm doing? It must be a lot of work for just one person.”

Chelsea sighs and says, “It is a lot of work. I just started yesterday, but it's a lot more to handle than I ever thought. The digging, planting, and watering drains so much energy!”

“Well, you know. . . I do have a lot of experience with farming. I could help you out on my free time, and give you advice?”

“You you mean you'll become my farming coach?” asked Chelsea. Mark nods happily, and she jumps for joy yelling, “Thank you so much! I knew that you were a nice guy!”

And so they parted ways as new friends. Chelsea told Mark how to get to her farm before they left the diner, and told him that he could visit at any time. What sort of new relationship will Mark and Chelsea develop?

End of Chapter 1.

[Juxapose]

You know what? I might just write another fanfic dealig with IoH after I complete this one. This time, it'll be a MarkXPopuri fic. Just for good measure. I'll also look into a MarkXAlisa Fanfic, just because I like her so much.

[zero]

I'll help out with ideas. I'm full of em.

[Butterscotch]

Mark comes off as a bit stalkerish. In the actual game, if you gave her her favorite food everyday for two years, she'd be in love with you. I kind of like the fact that what works in the game doesn't work in real life, but you'd think after two years, he'd get the hint and move on.

Mark and Chealsea already have seem cute together though

[Juxapose]

Chapter 2

Lanna Gets Angry

A new day has come on Sunny Island. Mark wakes up in the morning as bright as the color of his hair. Without wasting any time, he starts his usual morning routine, and goes off to work in his ranch. There are less things to do that day, so Mark heads to the kitchen to get started on lunch a little earlier than normal.

In the kitchen, he makes his famous fried fish over rice and yam pudding like he usually does every day. But as he is about to place the cover on the boxed lunch, he stops to think for a moment. His friend Luke from the diner has told him to give up on Lanna the day before. As he remember the 2 years of rejection, he feels that maybe he has a point.

But even though he has decided to give up on Lanna, the fact remains that he still made lunch. He thought about eating it himself, but he came up with a better plan instead. Since he got his work done early, he feels that it may be a good idea to pay a visit to Chelsea's farm.

He packs the lunch in his backpack, then leaves his ranch, and heads to Chelsea's farm. According to the directions Chelsea gave to Mark the day before, her farm is located north of the Jungle area. It's quite a far walk, but he has more than enough time to get there before it gets late.

After getting past the Jungle area, Mark arrives at Chelsea's farm. Unlike his ranch, Chelsea only has a small house big enough for a single person to live in, but no other buildings. Just a large empty lot of fertile land good for growing crops. Her land is surrounded by huge mountains, so he can tell by the terrain that she will have no problems dealing with wild dogs or other wild animals.

Inside the farm, Mark finds Chelsea tilling the dirt to plant seeds. He can easily tell by the sweat on her forehead and the blazing sun that she is tired. The look on her face brings back memories of how he started in the farm. The Summer days were too hot, and the Winter days were too cold. Only the Spring and Fall were the only days that are not too rough.

After watching her for a minute, he decides that it was time to let her know that he has arrived. He walks in and waves while greeting, “Hey Chelsea! You need a hand?”

Chelsea looks up and finds Mark walking at her. She wipes the sweat off her face and pretends that she is not tired from the work. “Hi Mark! I wasn't expecting you.”

Mark stops in the field, and takes a look at the work Chelsea has done so far. Since Chelsea has just started, he isn't surprised that not much has grown yet. Many of the tilled dirt plots didn't have any seeds in them, and those that did still need a lot of work.

“I had some extra time from my ranch, so I thought I'd give you a hand with yours. I hope you don't mind.” said Mark in a bashful manner.

“Really?!” said Chelsea shocked that Mark would help her with the work. She then looks down and continues, “But there's so much to do, I couldn't possibly ask you to help me do so much work.”

Mark smiles, then pulls out his tools and says, “Don't worry about it! I'm glad to help!”

“Really? . . . Well, okay! You can help if you like!” responded Chelsea happy to get some help in her farm.

“So, what do you want me to do?” asked Mark.

“Well. . .” Chelsea then pulls out several bags of corn seeds from her rucksack and says, “You can water the onion seeds that already I planted, and I'll plant these seeds.”

“No, you can't plant those seeds now!” warned Mark.

“Why not?”

“Because it's already so late in Summer. If you plant them now, you won't have enough time for a single harvest. You should save them for next year.”

“Oh, you have a point.” said Chelsea as she puts the seeds back in her rucksack. “Thanks for the advice, you're pretty good at this sort of thing.”

Mark's face turns red as he says, “Well, you know. I did make a similar mistake a while ago. I grew some eggplants in the end of Fall, and I didn't get any crops from them.”

Chelsea laughs and they continue to work together in the farm. Since Mark has so much experience in crops, he explained to Chelsea that the crops only need a certain amount of sunlight and water to grow healthy. Too much water or sunlight might damage the crops, or the crops may wilt and die. Chelsea had no idea that raising crops needed a certain technique, so she is glad that she has a friend like Mark to teach her.

Meanwhile in the village, Lanna walks around the village to get some air and exercise. But as the time passes, she grows frustrated as she waits for Mark. She checks the time, and notices that it's already 2:15pm.

“He's late!” Lanna said to herself. “Where is he? He always comes here at 2 o' clock to deliver my lunch, now he's not coming?”

She only waits a few more minutes before she grows tired of waiting. She then decides to go to the Diner to have some lunch instead of waiting. In order to get to the diner, Lanna passes in front of the Cafe. As she passes it, the sweet smell of cakes, cookies, and pies lures her closer to the Cafe. She peeks into the window, and her eyes glow with excitement as she sees the other customers eating on all sorts of sweets that she loves so much.

Both her empty stomach and her love for sweets draw her towards the entrance of the Cafe. But before she touches the door handle, she stops herself, and takes a step back. “Wait, what am I doing?” she asked herself. “I am a famous pop idol! I cannot be tempted with such high calorie sweets. I have a figure to maintain, my fans would be so disappointed with me if I gained weight!”

But even as she tells herself that, the constant sweet smell coming from the Cafe continues to temp her to have a piece of cake. The pressure between the delicious sweets, and her job as a pop idol drives her mad. She has no other choice but to use her will power, and run away as fast as possible back to her own house.

Back at her house, she tries to catch her breath from running off so fast. But running only makes her feel even hungrier than before. So she takes a seat on the front steps and says to herself, “Honestly, why do I have to deal with this anyway? When I was on tour, I always had someone bringing me lunch every day. Now that I'm living here by myself, I've always had Mark who brought me food every day. Not once have I gotten food for myself.”

She then stands up and starts to pout. She then grows angry and continues to say to herself “Where is that guy anyway! It's already thirty minutes past two, and I still haven't seen him yet!”

Frustrated from waiting for so long, she then starts to march towards Mark's ranch as she says, “Fine then, if he won't come to me, then I'll have to go to him and give him a piece of my mind! How dare he call himself a fan of mine!”

She arrives at the ranch quickly, but she doesn't find him there. There is no answer at his door, she doesn't find him at the barn or coop, and he is not at the river where he fishes every day. This makes her feel even more frustrated than before. She's losing her patience, and she is only getting hungrier.

Since he is not at his ranch, she checks the other place that she knows he visits frequently. Doing her best to avoid the Cafe, she heads into the Diner to see if he's in there. After a quick scan, she doesn't find him there either. At this point, Lanna is very annoyed with Mark. She is so angry, that everyone else in the diner can see the angry aura around her. Rather than greeting her, they steer clear away from the unhappy Idol as she walks towards Luke.

Luke is busy counting the money he has earned from the lunch rush hour. It's already 4:00pm, dinner is about to start, and Lanna is hungry and very angry. Because he is so busy, he doesn't notice Lanna approach him. She then slams her palm on the table gaining Luke's attention, but at the same time scaring the wits out of him.

“Where is he!” yelled Lanna.

“Um, who are you talking about?” responded Luke.

“Mark! That's who! I would like to have a word with him!” answered Lanna.

Surprised to see her come to the Diner looking for Mark, he answered, “I'm sorry, but Mark is not here right now.”

“I can see that he's not here!!” she yelled slamming her hands on the table repeatedly. “What I want to know is where he is right now!!”

“Well, I'm sorry, but I really don't know where he is.” he answered almost fearing that she's going to strangle him. Just then, he remembers the conversation he overheard between Mark and Chelsea the afternoon before. He then tells Lanna, “It may be possible that Mark is at Chelsea's farm though.”

“Chelsea? Who is that?” asked Lanna curiously.

“Chelsea is a girl who just arrived a few days ago. She started her own farm up north of the Jungle area. She met Mark yesterday, and I overheard that he was interested in becoming her coach. He was so excited about it, he even forgot to eat lunch yesterday.”

Lanna places her hand on her chin, and thinks for a moment. Knowing Mark's personality, she could see him doing something like that. But she feels that being a coach is no excuse for leaving her hungry. After thanking Luke for the information, she leaves the diner, and heads to Chelsea's farm.

At the farm, Mark and Chelsea has just finished the work for the day. All the onion seeds has been properly planted in a good formation, and all the seeds have been watered. It is now finally time to have something to eat. So they sit together on a large boulder, and Chelsea pulls out a rice ball from her rucksack.

Mark notices her meal and asks, “Is that all your having to eat? Just a rice ball?”

Chelsea looks at her rice ball and admits, “Well, I am a bit tight on money right now. I spent most of my money on buying this farm. The rest on seeds, tools, and whatever I can buy for food. Since I can't go to Luke's Diner every day, this is all I can eat until I can get a few harvests in.”

“Even so, you still need to eat something a bit better than just a rice ball.” At that moment, Mark had an idea. He remembers the meal he has prepared earlier, and feels that it may be a good idea to share it with her.

At that moment, Lanna has just arrived at the farm. A big sign that says, “Chelsea's Farm” is nailed to a fence post near the entrance. Glad that she found the place, she takes a look inside and sees Mark. But she hides behind the sign as soon as she notices that he is not alone. She peeks from behind the sign, and sees Chelsea sitting with him.

Curious to know what is going on between them, she stays hidden behind the sign. She watches Mark carefully and says to herself, “I wonder what is Mark reaching for in his rucksack?”

Just then, Mark pulls out his boxed lunch and says, “Hey Chelsea. I made an extra lunch. If you like fish, you can have it.”

“Are you sure it's okay? You haven't had anything to eat yet.”

He then hands her the boxed lunch and says, “It's fine. I always eat later anyway, so just enjoy.”

Since he insisted, Chelsea accepts his boxed lunch, and opens it to see what's inside. Lanna's eyes pops open, and her jaw drops as soon as she sees that the lunch Mark has given Chelsea is the same exact lunch Mark usually gives her.

“That. . . That. . . That's mine!!” she stutters to herself as she watches Chelsea take the first bite of the lunch.

“Wow! It's so good!” yelled Chelsea. “Did you really make this lunch yourself!?”

Mark scratches the back of his head in a shy manner as he admits, “Well, I did have years of experience making lunch.”

Chelsea continues to eat as she says, “Wow! I can eat this every single day!”

“Is that so?” asked Mark. “Well, if you like. . . I can make lunch for you every day.”

“Really? But You've done so much for me already. I couldn't ask you to do that for me.” answered Chelsea.

“It's fine.” reassured Mark. “I do it all the time, so there's no need to worry.”

Chelsea takes a deep breath and blushes. “Thanks Mark. That will help me out a lot.”

Lanna sighs, and leaves the farm without saying anything to Mark. Seeing that she cannot get a free meal from Mark, she returns home empty handed. As soon as she arrives home, she realizes that she is still hungry. She is in no mood to go to the Diner or do any work, so she heads to her refrigerator where she pulls out some leftovers from yesterday's lunch. She then takes her lunch, and sits on her desk of half written pages.

In the middle of her meal, she puts her food down and crosses her arms. Even though it is her favorite food, eating yesterday's leftovers is something she is not used to, especially since Mark always bring her a fresh meal every day. Even though she is hungry, she is too frustrated and disappointed to eat.

“Honestly, why do I have to put up with cold food?” she asked herself. “I am Lanna Songstress, a pop idol. And as a pop idol, I deserve a fresh meal every single day!”

She then takes a deep breath and looks out the window. She then continues to speak to herself, “That girl, Chelsea. I guess she must be Mark's type. After all, he did choose to give her that lunch, and not me. But I still would like to know what's her deal anyway. I mean, I understand that she's new and she needs help and everything, but she can't even afford her own meals."

Out of frustration, she throws away the remains of the cold leftovers. After thinking for a moment, she concludes, “I get it now. Luke says that Chelsea has just recently arrived in the island. So she's just pretending to act cute and innocent to take advantage of Mark. That's not fair, I was in the island first, so I should be the one who is allowed to take advantage of Mark!”

Rather than sitting still, she pushes off the pile of papers off the desk, and grabs a fresh page to come up with a plan. It takes her a while to come up with an idea on how to get Mark to start making her daily lunches again. Later that night, she finished writing her plans, and she'll start putting them into effect tomorrow.

To be continued.

[zero]

That's some twisted logic right there Lanna

[rachel]

I think Lanna is jelous... ;D

[butterflyflutterby]

Oooo! A plan! Yeah!

[reikai]

Very nice story you have here. I want to read the rest, lol.

[Akane]

Argh. I keep trying to read your stories, 'cause you just have so much of them. Then I get to the bolded convos, and can't read it. >_<

But I'm mental, so whatever. Everyone else can read them fine, so just ignore me. But I kinda want to know why you do it.

[Juxapose]

Whenever I read stories, I get lost and confused because sometimes I cannot see the quotation marks. So I end up reading the same sentence like 10 times before I fully understand the line. I just assumed that everyone has the same problem, so I made it easier to destinguish between a spoken line and narration.

However, this is not the first time someone has a problem with it. I should just stop doing it.

[Butterscotch]

I have mixed feelings on the bolded text; it does make it easier to tell when it's dialouge, but I always think everyone is yelling ^^;

I haven't read ch. 2 yet; I just printed it out now to read later. I'll comment then