Happy Holidays! I would say Merry Christmas, but I don't know for sure if all my readers celebrate Christmas, and I don't want to seem insensitive and…
Ok, How about Happy Shut the Fuck Up? You know? From The Nerd?
...Hoo boy, not a great start...Well, My present to all you readers is a brand new FanFic!
Yes, I've been playing Harvest Moon: Animal Parade, and I love it. And so, Naturally, with everything I kinda get into and fanboy over, I make a FanFic.
Anyway, Happy Holidays, hope you have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever you celebrate.
Enjoy.
Hello. My name is Hiroku, or Hiro for short.
I stand 6'3", have very dirty blonde hair, and I own a farm on the peaceful Mainland of Castanet.
Well, at least things weren't peaceful around here at first But with my little friend Finn, and help from the Harvest Goddess herself, we brought this land back to normal!
I pretty much just manage my farm and animals these days. Not much to see when you save the land.
Everything has been going very smoothly lately. Crops growing, animals happy, everything is just fine.
Anyway, introductions aside, How about we go on with this little love story, am I right?
It was a rather quiet, peaceful Spring day on the mainland of Castanet. A slight breeze, the sun shining, and the citizens, ever so happy.
Well, at least not for one.
In the middle of the mainland, was a little farm and very plentiful farm at that.
Turnips, potatoes, and wheat growing in a little plot of farmland.
A small house could be seen, with the sun shining on the front.
Inside the house, was a very average house. Oven, cutting board, everything a basic house needed in Castanet.
To the right was a bed, with a rather large lump under the covers.
We can see a small young man wrapped in the blankets, snoring in his sleep.
"No….I need that ore…" The young man said in his sleep.
In that moment, there was a knocking sound, presumably from his front door.
He awoken, and wiped the drool from his face. He rose, popped his neck, and stood out of bed.
"Come on, Its sunday...I could sleep in a bit more, Hamilton…" the young man murmured as he approached the door.
He opened the door to a young woman with short brown hair, with long strands in front of her ears. She wore a yellow dress, with pockets and a plaid red skirt stitched along the bottom.
"Morning, Sleepy~!" The woman chirped, smiling, her hands behind her.
"A-Ah, Renee? What are you doing here?" The young man asked.
The girl kept her smile, as she rose an eyebrow and crossed her arms.
"Come on Hiro, I said I would help you with your farming job today." Renee chirped.
Hiro tilted his head.
"Doesn't Your father need you on the ranch?" He asked.
Renee giggled. "I already did my chores, and I wanted to keep my promise from yesterday."
Hiro scratched his head. "W-Well, if you really want to…"
(This is Renee. She's the daughter of the owners of a neighboring ranch. I met her when I first came to Castanet, when I was still a bit green on this kind of stuff. She's a very good friend, but lately, I've been feeling my feelings have been a bit complicated…)
Renee poked Hiro's face. "I told you I would, and I'm going to~!" she giggled.
Hiro sighed, and smiled at Renee. "Well, I've got to feed my birds first. Want to help?"
"I came to help anyway!" Renee chirped, as she followed Hiro into his home.
He stood at the door, putting on his boots and gloves.
He looked over at Renee, who smiled brightly at him. He turned red, as he looked away, red as a beet.
(I guess, "Head over Heels", would be a good guess?)
"W-Well, lets get to the coop. The chickens must be hungry." Hiro said, walking out the door, with Renee following after.
They walked into the Coop, to have all the chickens and birds huddle around Hiro.
"W-Wow, you girls must be hungry!" Hiro said, surprised at the mosh pit of chickens he was experiencing.
Renee giggled, as she walked over and picked up a handful of seed and tossed it on the ground.
Hiro followed after, as he picked up more seed as he crouched down to the chickens level, held it the them, allowing them to eat it out of his hands.
"Wow, your birds really like you! Mine don't even go near me…" Renee pouted.
"Well, I give them the upmost care. Right, girls?" Hiro asked.
The chickens all then bawked at the same time, and surrounded Hiro more.
"Think you can gather the eggs while I keep the girls busy?" Hiro asked Renee.
She nodded, as she picked up each individual egg, inspecting them.
"They all look top quality!" She said, inspecting an egg.
Hiro chuckled. "Well, happy birds make the best eggs."
Renee giggled, as she placed the eggs in the shipment bin in the right corner.
After all the chickens were fed and petted, the two left the coop and walked into the barn.
"Morning, ladies! How we feeling today?" Hiro said to his two cows and horse.
They all proceded to moo and neigh in happiness, as the two laughed.
Hiro then grabbed some fodder, and fed each of his animals.
"How ya doing, Bessie?" He asked one of his cows.
The cow named Bessie then mooed lovingly, as she nudged Hiro's arm.
He brushed each of his animals, and used the milker he got from Renee's farm to milk his cows.
"Even the milk is quality…" Renee said, holding the container of milk.
"I take good care of my animals. They are like family to me." He said, as he pet Bessie's head.
Renee giggled. "That a good mentality for a farmer. People could learn from you." Renee said, smiling.
Hiro went red from flattery. "W-Well, Your family seems much more successful than me.." Hiro said, scratching his head.
Renee smiled. "Well, all hearts are different."
Hiro smiled. "Yeah. I guess." He then walked out of the barn, with Renee following after.
They walked out to his plot of soil he was growing his crops on. He kneeled over his wheat, inspected it, and smiled.
"Looks like the wheat is good to go!" He said, smiling at Renee.
She in return smiled back, and walked over to Hiro.
Little did he know, when he stood up and turned around, he had accidentaly collided with Renee, making them both fall to the ground.
They both opened their eyes to see Renee straddling Hiro. They both turned beet red, as Renee quickly stood up.
"S-Sorry…" She said, looking away.
Hiro stood up, and dusted himself off.
"I-Its alright, I-It was my fault anyway…" He said, smiling.
They then looked at eachother, and laughed a bit.
After a few moments of picking wheat from Hiro's fields and watering the still growing crops, the sun was starting to set.
"Wow. Time went by fast." Hiro said, holding his hoe over his shoulder.
"Yeah, it is…" Renee said, looking a bit down.
Hiro looked over at Renee, and sctractched his cheek.
"H-Hey…" He said.
Renee looked at him.
"You...er...Want me to...Walk you home?" Hiro asked, turning pink.
Renee then smilled brightly. "Yes, that would be nice." She said, a bit pink herself.
Hiro then chukled, as he put away his hoe, and they started down the left path down Hiro's home.
They walked on for a few minutes, talking amoungst eachother.
"H-Hey…" Hiro asked.
"Hm?" Renee replied.
"T-T-Thanks for helping out today...I'm sure I'll get a lot from your help." He said, smiling.
Renee smiled back. "Absolutely no problem."
Hiro chuckled to himself. He then looked at Renee, examining her.
Her hair was fashioned so cutely that he couldn't look away from it for one second. Her smiling face made his heart skip a beat.
Yes, you could say he was head over heels in love with her.
The Flower Festival is coming up...maybe I can ask her out then…
"Hiro?"
He snapped to reality.
"O-Oh, er, yeah?" he asked.
"You alright? You kinda spaced out there." Renee said, a bit of worry on her face.
"N-No, just….thinking about the upcoming festival…" Hiro lied.
Renee giggled. "Yeah, I'm excited for it too...I love watching all the flowers bloom…" She said, looking out into the fields.
Hiro scratched his cheek.
"W-Well….maybe you could-"
"Hey!"
The two looked over and saw Renee's parents in front of their home, both smiling and waving.
They walked on and stopped in front of her parents.
"Hey, Hiro, hows Will turning out for you?" Renee's father asked, mentioning Hiro's horse.
"He acted like a tough guy at first, but hes a teddybear." Hiro replied.
Renee's father then laughed. "Yeah, I could imagine that."
In that moment, Hiro's stomach growled.
"H-Heh...Hard work can make a guy hungry, huh?" Hiro laughed nervously.
"Oh, Cain, perhaps we could offer Hiro dinner tonight?" Renee's mother asked.
"O-Oh, well, I don't want to imply…" Hiro asked, ignoring his growling stomach.
Cain then chuckled. "Nonsense. You can't live on only the crops you grow, you know."
Hiro sighed. "W-Well…".
Renee's mother then grabbed Hiro's hand, dragging him inside their home. "You're enjoying a meal with us, no question about it. Now come on in, and wash your hands." her mother said, sternly.
Cain laughed, as he followed his wife.
"Looks like shes got ya good, Hiro." He said.
Renee couldn't help but sigh and smile, as she followed after.
A few moments pass, as Renee's family and Hiro were sitting at their dinner table, all talking.
"Yeah, I remember last month when you first got her. For some reason, you got here in the Winter time, so growing crops and caring for animals was hard." Cain said to Hiro.
Hiro chuckled. "Yeah, I nearly got frostbite just picking flowers to get by…" he said, laughing back.
"Well, at least your ranch is doing well. Crops, animals, and you all seem happy." Renee giggled.
Hiro went a bit pink. "Y-Yeah...like that one time you helped me get Will out of the forest." He said. "I owe you a lot for that."
Renee smiled, looking over at Hiro.
In that moment, Renee's mother came through the door to the kitchen, with several plates in her hands.
"Eat up! I made extras!" She said.
Everyone then nodded, as they all dug in into the food.
After a rather filling meal, Hiro was outside Renee's house's door, talking with her.
"Wow...The sky is clear tonight…." Hiro said, looking up.
"Yeah, it is…" Renee replied, looking to the star-lit sky as well.
Hiro then turned around, and walked towards the nearest hill.
"H-Hey, where are you going?" Renee asked.
"I'm gonna watch the stars. You can join me if you like." Hiro said, pointing at the hill parrallel to Renee's home.
She then smiled, as he followed after Hiro.
He laid on his back in the grass, supporting his head with his hands. Renee then joined by laying down next to him, but resting her hands on her abdomen.
"The clear night sky is always so beautiful…" Renee said, looking to the sky.
Hiro turned his head towards Renee and looked at her, lost in his own world.
Man, shes gorgeous…
"Hey, Hiro?"
Hiro then snapped to reality, and shook his head.
"Y-Yeah?" He asked.
She then tunred her head towards Hiro.
"You're a very good friend of mine...so…" she started.
Hiro then sat up.
"Do….do you think I could tell you something important tomorrow? After work?" She asked.
Hiro then tunred beet red.
Important? Me? C-Could this be a confession? Or maybe she wants to ask me to the Flower Festival? Man, I don't know, but I'm happy!
"O-Oh, Of course. You can tell me anything…" Hiro said, scratching his head.
Renee then smiled. "Good" she nodded.
"I-In return…" Hiro started.
Renee looked over to Hiro, puzzled.
"Could….I...tell you something...in return?" He asked.
She giggled, as she nodded.
He then went pink, as he scratched his cheek in embarrasment.
He then laid back onto the grass, enjoying the night sky.
He was walking down the same path he walked from, as he was lost in his star-struck thoughts.
"Wow, Maybe I could confess to her tomorow! This is great!" He sang to himself as he skipped down the path.
He walked on until he reached his home, which was incased with moonlight,in which he entered his home, still dazed.
He walked over to his bed, and sat on it, looking out the window.
Maybe we could go to the festival together…
He then turned pink, as he laid down and wrapped himself with his blanket.
Yeah….That sounds fun…
His mind flashed to Renee's smiling face as he drifted off into sleep.
And there you have it! I wanted to keep this one a tad short, but I at least wanted to make you interested.
If this does well, I will update as I go on.
Thank you for your time, and I will see you in the net chapter.
