(( ok, I'm really sorry. My grammar sucks big time. Please don't sue me. this is only the first chapter, and I apologize for it being rather short. I'm already working on the second one.))

The taxi lurched, giving one final blow of the engine, before creaking to a stop. The greasy man leaned back over his seat, his cigarette practically falling out of his mouth.

"This is the place" he gestured out the window.

Jane gave him a weak, and extremely fake smile. "ummmm…thanks for coming all this way" she said timidly.

"No big deal, I've travelled farther."

She nodded, and grabbed her small suitcase. She had only packed the necessities. Cloths, some money, and her favourite photo of her family on vacation. She suspected she should have packed more, but unlike most girls, she didn't find it necessary to haul five suitcases around everywhere.

She handed the taxi driver a wad of bills, and stepped out onto the coble stone path. The car sped away quickly, leaving only her, and the surrounding wild life.

She set down her suitcase, and started to look for civilization. Everything was still, and annoyingly quiet. Where was everyone??

Almost on queue, an extremely chubby moustached man seemed to appear out of the bushes. He gave her a toothy smile.

"Hello! You must be Ms. Jane" he held out his hand, she shook it awkwardly. "I am Theodore, the mayor, welcome to Flower bud Village!" it was a cute name for a town; she had to admit. She smiled back at him. "Come on, we better get going. A lot to see and not much time to do it." He gestured for him to follow. She nodded, and started following the plump man down a small path.

She bit her lip nervously; she had never been good at remembering here way around. She kept her eyes fixed on the direction they where going, the last thing she wanted was to get lost.

"Your house is by the ocean, I picked the property myself. It's quite a bit of a walk across town, but you look young and fit, it shouldn't be a problem." She nodded again, realizing she hadn't said a word to him yet. Though there was really no need to, he seemed to blabber enough for the both of them.

She gazed at the surrounding. It was obvious that this was quite a secluded village. Farms and houses dotted the paths, but there really wasn't any big businesses or companies. She smiled to herself. It was exactly the kind of place she always wanted to live.

"HEY" a girls voice rang through the silence. Thomas stopped abruptly, causing Jane to run into him with sudden force.

"Thomas, is this the new girl?" a brown head bobbed out from the path. she was smiling happily. "Of course she is, what else would she be here for. Hi! I'm Ellen, I work at the blue sky ranch. I'm so happy where finally getting someone new here, it's been so long!" She stopped and took a deep breath before continuing. "Ok, so, I hope you can stop by and see me really soon, I actually have something I want to give you. Well, you can have it you want it. But I'm sure you will. I mean, I heard there was a new farmer coming, and I kind of thought it would be a great gift!"

Jane stood quite confused. What was it with these people and they're continuous talking? "Umm… I… I" she stammered, unsure of what to say.

"Ellen, I'm sure you and Jane will be able to talk soon enough. But… I think we might need to give her a bit of time, she seems a bit anxious at the moment."

Jane smiled weakly, and gave a small sigh "its ok, I'm sure I can visit soon. Umm…Ellen, right? Where is your ranch?"

Ellen squealed happily and pointed to a brown building just off the path. How had she not noticed that?

Ellen waved happily, and disappeared back off the path. Jane smiled, and looked back to the exhausted mayor.

"I'm sorry. Ellen can get a bit… excited. But were almost at your house, we should get going."

The mayor led her around the rest of the town, giving her the grand tour of the surrounding area. It was all interesting, but she really wanted to just get to her farm.

"Tada! This is it!" after at least another hour of walking; Thomas had finally led her to a small property off the path. It was a pretty nice house, she had to admit. It looked sturdy enough. But the yard…

"I was actually planning to fix the outside up a little bit," he said, chuckling nervously. "But you know, bad back."

She raised an eyebrow, but decided it wasn't worth an argument. She was tough; a couple of weeds shouldn't be too much of a problem. "Umm… thank you for showing me here" she smiled thankfully. "I'd never be able to find my way around without your help"

He shrugged off the compliment, and started to head off down the path.

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The door opened with a creak. Well, the inside of the house was decent. It was… cozy. But still, probably half the size of her old apartment in New York. She plopped her suitcase down, and headed over to the tiny bed in the corner and plopped down. . She smiled to herself. She decided she liked it here so far. Even the mayor and his annoying blabbering. It was small, and it would probably be boring. But it was also exactly the kind of place she had always wanted to live.

((Ok, first chapter done! I know Ellen's not really that bubbly, or talkative in the game. And I'm sorry to tell the harvest goddess/sprites aren't in the story. Though I will try to incorporate Jamie in some how.))