Sugar and Spice

Karen Elizabeth Anderson Student at Harvest Academy

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Sunny Days | Karen & Cliff

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Cliff opens an eye to stare at his cousin, he never could understand why would hanging around someone as lame as him would be a good time. But each to their own, he supposes. He blinks the eye shut as she plays with his fringe. “I don’t got much plans to do, either. Just lazing about in the sun sounds pleasant though.” A small breeze blew between the two, as the flowers and dandelions nearby swayed in the tall, tall, grass. The school probably needs to do their gardening duties soon. “Hope I won’t bore ya.”

Karen laughed a little at the suggestion she would get bored hanging around him, tugging lightly at his hair in admonishment. No matter how often she made time for him, she had never managed to convince Cliff that he wasn’t a burden on her. Even if they were different people though, she adored her cousin.

“You need to stop that you know: looking down on yourself ain’t gonna get you nowhere,” she said, smoothing the hair out of his face now that she was done fiddling with it. She knew she was the only person who got away with touching him so casually, though she wished that would change: Cliff really needed more people he wasn’t perpetually nervous around. “If you were boring, would I really still hang around?”

She leaned over him slightly to pick one of the flowers springing up from the long grass, tucking it behind his ear. She was tempted to pick more and make a daisy chain like they used to when they were young, looking at how many flowers were growing in the grassy area. It was definitely due to be mowed, though she would be sad to see it cut back to its usual boring, uniform length. It was too unnatural like that.

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Break Time | Open

Karen groaned and let her head fall against the desk with a thud, hair falling around her face. With the tests coming up she was trying to be a good student and study, but it was a lot easier said than done. It probably didn’t help that the only classes she was actually good at were choir and cheer. They generally didn’t involve traditional tests though, which definitely added to it. After a few moments he pushed herself up again and her hair back into a messy ponytail, glaring at her textbook the whole time. She turned her attention to the rest of the library, looking around for anything that might be a suitable distraction. Sure, she had only been there ten minutes, but there was no way in hell she could keep this up. Studying was hard.

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Sunny Days | Karen & Cliff

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Cliff was lying in the grass, enjoying the sunshine rays dancing on his face. As much as he loved the winter, the summer had it’s benefits. The skies were clearer for one, but it was nice to see how the clouds up there would change and make shapes throughout the day. He really didn’t go out to do much, and for once, he was free for the day. It was a love hate relationship with those, free days. For one, you could do just about nothing….and for another, you could do just about…nothing. Cliff pondered if he should be fishing or studying, but for this time- he chooses to spend it doing nothing. A familiar voice chimes in his ear. It’s his cousin. “Oh hey. “ He greets her back, watching her plop right over beside him. She’s always so feisty and spirited, to Cliff- Karen was like a flame. He shrugs to her question. “I unno, nothing much I guess. What ‘bout you?”

Karen reached out to tap his forehead playfully, leaning her weight back on the other hand. Cliff looked content enough in the grass at least, so she was glad he didn’t look unhappy. She knew he wasn’t a huge fan of the city anyway, so it was good there were grassy areas to hang out at least.

“Got no plans. Was gonna leave and find something to do, but hanging with you sounds fun,” she answered, fingers wandering to play with Cliff’s fringe. He had such nice hair, though she was sure he would blush if she said anything about it.

He was such a shy person, ever since she could remember. Even when they were kids he had, had a rough time talking to people, especially girls. He had apparently even thought she was a boy for a little while somehow, though she still didn’t quite get how. She worried about him though, since the shyness hadn’t gone away with age at all, and he didn’t seem to have many friends. Certainly none that she ever saw him hanging out with.

He was alone too often for her to just brush it off as being an introvert either.

“It’s a nice day, right? So we can just hang and enjoy the sun for a bit.”

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Smokin’ Hot | Open

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Hmm? Well, this was kind of entertaining, watching the stranger nearby fumble about. Aurelia had been kneeling down a bit of a ways away from the door, mostly because she didn’t want strangers bumming smokes off of her, but she almost regretted not being close enough to intervene. Well, really, shewas close enough, but the amount of effort required to walk those ten steps was too much just to play the card of generosity. Not when she could mind her own business with her own smoke and solitude.

Darn, the thought was almost verbalized as Aurelia realized the stranger was looking around for assistance. Well, at this point, it was already obvious Aurelia wasn’t moving to act. Still, she could play this to her advantage, although it wouldn’t have been quite as good a play as if she had actually gotten her lazy bum up and gone over to help out.

“Even that cute mug of yours won’t light a thing.” Well, she was pretty hot. Still, considering Aurelia’s last encounter with an attractive stranger, she wasn’t holding out any hopes. Besides, if she didn’t have energy to stand up, why would she bother worrying about social expectations? Exhaling slowly, she held out her own lighter, dangling it in the air in a ‘come and get it’ gesture. Here’s hoping this person was good conversation, at least.

The sight of the pink haired girl was incredibly welcome and Karen smiled at her as their eyes met, glad she at least wasn’t trying to avoid being noticed. She was cute too, which was always a bonus when it came to meeting new people. She couldn’t help a small laugh at the comment, smiling more as she closed the few steps between them and accepted the lighter.

“Nah, even I’m not that hot. You come pretty close, but lighters are probably more reliable.” She seated herself beside the girl, the cigarette back between her lips and her hand cupped around the end as she quickly lit it. She passed the lighter back when she was done - the last thing she wanted to do was accidentally pocket it - and let her head fall back against the wall.  “I’m Karen, by the way,” she introduced herself after a drag, feeling better for the nicotine in her system. It was testing periods where she was always glad she had taken up smoking: she wasn’t sure she would get through them in one piece otherwise. Especially now she was in her last year. “Thanks for the light.”

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Smokin’ Hot | Open

Karen dug through her bag as she stepped behind the English building, making a small sound of triumph as she found what she was looking for. She retrieved the pack of cigarettes and pulled one out quickly, holding it between her lips as she returned to searching. Her expression tugged into a frown as she looked through the various pockets of her bag, even patting down the pockets of her shorts just in case.

She lost her lighter. Again.

“Shit,” she muttered, doing one more futile look through her bag before simply accepting her fate and slumping back against the wall. This was just typical. And she really didn’t want to go all the way back to her dorm and then back just for that.

Maybe she could bum a light from somebody. She looked up again, twirling the unlit smoke between his fingers as she scanned the ‘smoking area’. There had to be somebody she could ask.

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Sunny Days | Karen & Cliff

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Saturdays were undoubtedly Karen’s favourite day of the week when they weren’t taken up by detention. It was the one day of the week where she was completely free and didn’t have to worry about getting up for school the next day. Not that she managed to sleep in on Sundays either, but it was still a hell of a lot better than classes. Even work was better.

As it was, she had the day completely to herself for once. No work and no detention (and homework that could wait until later) and she would be damned if she spent it inside. She was leaving the dorms, determined to get off school grounds and find something to do, when she spotted her cousin seated outside on the grass. She quickly changed her course, heading to the grassy area instead of just going to jump the fence at the side of the school so she could get out quicker.

It was nice to see him outside and not just holed up in his dorm room, but it was still worrying that he was on his own again. She never saw him with anyone much.

“Cliff, hey!” she called in greeting as she approached, not hesitating to flop herself down beside him once she was close enough. She spent Sunday mornings with him - church an all that - but it wouldn’t hurt to hang out with him for a bit today too. It was certainly better than knowing her cousin was spending his Saturday by himself. “What’re you up to?”

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Harvest Moon Characters: Karen

“This is my new dish! Try it out!”

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