Disclaimer: I own nothing in this chapter and probably for the rest of this fanfic so there! All the characters from Harvest Moon and Harvest Moon is owned by Natsume.

2nd of Spring

Aunty Ruby gave this to me. She told me, I was too quiet and if I can't speak with my mouth to talk with a pen.

Sooooo.....What do you write in here? Well I suppose I better start off with who I am like I'm writing a story.

I'm Nami. I have red hair and I'm not much of a people person. I travel a lot, but lately I been feeling a kind of reluctance to travel.

You know, I've never really thought of what it would be like to settle down for a long time.

I guess it's because I'm always travelling until I came here. Forget-Me-Not Valley.

This place is different. I've travelled all around the world but this place is.....different is really all I can say to explain it. The locals here are so friendly you soon forget that you're not from here. They welcome you with arms wide open. And the scenery here is so beautiful and the colours so vibrant. The very air seems to be alive, rich with smells. I guess that's what draws me to this place.

Well, I have to stop writing or I'll be late to help Celia.

I stretched back in my chair cracking my knuckles. Holding the diary to me as I searched for a hiding place for it in my room. My room was pretty simple and small as I lived in the Inner Inn. Ah ha! I found the perfect spot! There's a false bottom in one of my drawers. It'll be safe there.

I glanced at the clock. 7:30! Already! Oh boy I better get moving.

Quickly, I left the Inn and rushed to Vesta's Farm.

I noticed him walking towards me but I didn't really see him until we crashed into each other. We both had a double KO and knocked each other off our feet the only difference between us was that the boy was carrying luggage, equipment for farming and had his arms full of seeds. We were both on the ground when, falling from the sky, was his seeds. One by one they fell onto his head like some corny cartoon. I couldn't help myself. I burst into laughter and the boy soon joined me, I couldn't stop laughing and everytime we slowed down, we would look at each other and start laughing again. Pretty soon we were gasping for air.

'I'm Jesse.' the boy gasped. He was wearing a blue farmer's outfit with a blue cap on top of his brown hair. He wore an air of easy confidence like a cloak and had a charming smile.

' Oh. I'm Nami. Sorry, I wasn't looking at where I was going.'

I was helping gather all of his stuff when a shadow appeared on the ground in front of us. ' Well. You guys are getting along well which unusual since Nami doesn't bond with people often.'

I looked up; it was Celia wearing a smile on her face. She giggled, 'Just kidding! So you must be Jesse our new rival! Welcome to Forget-Me-Not Valley!'

So he's the new farmer huh? Well if he's thinking of competing against Vesta then he's in for a rude awakening. Almost no one can hope to best Vesta with her vegetables. Well, maybe I'll drop in later to give the rookie a few tips with his shipping.

' Well, see you around Nami!' Jesse waved and gave me a smile before heading in the direction I came. I watched him walk away for a little while and when I turned around to find Celia giving me an eyebrow raised look.

'What?'

Celia shook her head ' Nothing, nothing, nothing.' She turned away from me with a secretive smile on her face.

'WHAT!?'

'Nothing,' she said innocently,' you were late so I came up here to check if you were coming. Sooooo....... that guy was cute huh?'

I just stared at her until she looked away 'Jokes, jokes. You need to let not to take things so seriously.'

I'm not that serious am I?

The rest of the day was spent helping out in any little way I could as you see I'm not much of I farmer as I never learned, instead I help out with the shipping. I don't often work with them but if they ask for some extra help I don't mind. Sometimes it's nice working.

Before we knew it, it was getting dark and time for me to go home.

'Time to sell some seeds!' exclaimed Vesta. I secretly think the reason why she loves the shop so much is because she gets to chat with the people who drop by.

I waved goodbye to everyone and headed back home. I was reaching the bridge when it started raining. Aw, crap now I'm going to catch a cold! I started sprinting for the Inner Inn. I burst through the doors fully soaked despite my best efforts to try to stay dry.

'Hey Nami can you watch the Inn. I have to go out for a minute but I'll be back soon!' cried out Aunt Ruby as she pushed past me and out the door.

I glanced at the clock, 6:00pm. I'd better start dinner then. I walked into the kitchen dragging a muddy, wet trail after me. In the kitchen I started making gratin, my favourite.

I had just put it in the oven when there was a 'ding!'. A costumer huh?

DING!DING!DING!DING!DING!DING!DING!DING!DING!DING!DING!

'ALRIGHT!!! I'M COMING!' I yelled as I exited the kitchen.

It was Jesse.

'Oh, hi Jesse. Are you here to stay a night?'

'Yep! Here to stay a night!'

That, startled a chuckle from me. 'But you already live here in the Valley!'

'Why are you looking after the Inn tonight Nami? Do you work for Ruby?'

'No but I don't mind looking after the Inn even though there aren't very many costumers. I'm indebted to Ruby after all; she's done so much for me. She's a bit like a mother to me now. Well, come visit me when you can I live upstairs.'

He smiled, ' Okay, well cya around!'

He walked away, leaving the Inn feeling more lonely then it was before. How does he make me smile so much?

'Ding'! Dinner was ready.

Heya, I'm back!

Today was busy. I think tomorrow I'll go to the beach and hey maybe I'll even drop by the new kid's farm.

Oh, I forgot to mention there's a new boy in town. His name's Jesse and he's going to be Vesta's rival. Good luck with that.

Well better turn in for the night if I want to get up at a decent hour.

Jesse's POV ~

(This is when he's walking away from the Inn)

I shut the door behind me and caught the smell of.....gratin? Is that her favourite dish? Maybe I'll make that for her when I get a kitchen. I smiled and strolled back to my new home wracking my brains for the recipe for gratin.