Disclaimer- I do not own Harvest Moon or any of its characters.
Horray for my first story in a long time!
Prologue
Jill/Mana's POV
I opened my amethyst eyes to the early morning light filtering through my window. A beautiful shade of indigo made my small, dull house actually look sort of pretty. A good omen for the day. Another day as a farmer. I groggily rolled out of bed, getting dressed and glancing at my calendar. Spring 10. Today was also my birthday. Seventeen... it seemed like time had just been dropped into a river, following its steady, smooth current downstream.
As I walked outdoors, I breathed in the crisp, yet sweet scent of morning air. I started to water all of my crops, thinking to myself. I had only started out as a farmer a few days ago on the second, but I already had about half of my field covered in crops like turnips and strawberries. "Things are looking good." I said to myself. Let it be known that I talk to myself a lot.
It was about three by the time I had finished watering. I fed my four chickens, wiping sweat from my brow as I walked back outside. It was a good time to go visit my friends. I ran off towards the beach, where Rock always liked to be. I had known him a few days before I moved here, after my father died and my mother told me she thought it was best if I started a life on my own...
I shook off the memories, barely realizing that I was already at the beach. Since when did I get here? I blinked. I have got to stop spacing out while walking. Rock waved to me from near the empty stand.
"Hey, Mana!" He called. I smiled and walked over to him. He was always so nice to me. We talked for about an hour, and then I left to go see Lumina. She was a few years younger than me, but she was still nice. Usually I would think that rich people would be snobby. Stereotype, I know. She seemed worried, though, when I came to her house. Her fingers weren't gliding over the piano keys in a graceful way. They were fumbling and she seemed to be distracted by something, but still brightened up when I came in.
"Oh, Mana! You came at a good time." Lumina murmured.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Well, you see, my birthday is on the 29. And my grandmother wants to make a cake for me, but she wants only the finest eggs. And I know you have chickens and that you're the best farmer around, I was wondering if you would be willing to give her a few eggs? She will pay you for it."
"Sure. I'll come by tomorrow with some." I smiled and walked out of the door. So tomorrow I had to drop off some eggs. Boring job, right? Boy, was I wrong.
Yeah, I know the prologue isn't that good, but it gets more exciting, I promise. Next chapter Skye comes in! Squee! See ya peoples later!
