Hello there readers! I hope you enjoy "Accidently in Love". I came up with the story in my mind as I listened to the song with the same title by Counting Crows. I original was going to do NeilxMC, but being able to change the MC appearance in the game made it strange to have a set look for the charatcer in the story. Anyway, I do love this pairing much more than NeilxMC.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon in anyway at all. Damn.
The streetlights came on as a girl sat on a stoop, carelessly letting snow fall on her. People walked by used to the girl sitting there daily, but unsure why. They thought she was homeless at first, yet her clothes were too nice for that to be true. Maybe she enjoyed the cold night air? Then why was she frowning?
Another girl joined her on the stoop. She held the snow-covered girl close giving off a motherly presence.
"Felicity you cannot keep hiding outside in this weather. I finally come back from ballet school and I barely see you."
"Sorry Elizabeth, I do not mean avoid you. I am having a fight with Mom and Dad again. Oh, you would not understand," Felicity sighed.
"What is wrong? Wait, wait, I know what this is about. You want to join ballet as well. You kn-"
"That is not it!"
Felicity moved away from her older sister's embrace, suddenly angry at her older sister. Elizabeth took no offence. She merely smiled to herself, as she reached into her coat pocket to pull out an envelope. "Felicity, this is for you. It is from Soseki."
The younger sister set her amethyst eyes on the envelope eagerly. Soseki was Elizabeth's boyfriend from the country. The country! The one place Felicity wanted to be and the reason she had become defiant to her parents. They couldn't comprehend their daughters desire to be in such a slow pace, uncivilized environment. How could they when they were so successful here.
Felicity opened the envelope to find a train ticket and a brochure saying "Welcome to Echo Village" on the top. Her hands began to shake in excitement and she looked up at her sister with tears in her eyes. "How did you two know?"
"Mom called me a month ago. She went off about you being disobedient recently and I asked her what was wrong with you. All you talked about was the country, read about was the country, and listened to was country. You did not want to live in the city, get a job in the city, or god forbid you start a family in the city," Elizabeth said, while she mimicked her mother's voice, "So I told her why not let her live in the country."
"But she still will not let me live there."
"No, she will. Dad will too. They wanted me to talk to you first and show you Soseki's offer. However, mom and I struck a deal ourselves. She is waiting to talk to you inside."
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniels sat opposite of their two daughters in the living room with the lit fireplace between them. The fire created shadows on Mrs. Daniels's sharp facial features reminding Felicity of the gargoyles sitting on top of their apartment. Her mother's honey colored hair, similar to Felicity's was held back in a tight bun. A style Mrs. Daniels once used when she was a ballerina. Elizabeth was more like Mr. Daniels; both had dark chocolate brown hair and eyes. They were the peacemakers of the family, always calm and smoking.
"Felicity your mother and I have agreed to let you go to the country."
"Thank you. I am-"
"But," Mrs. Daniels interrupted, "you have to accomplish three things for me in a year if you wish to stay there. Understood?"
Felicity nodded her head and squeezed the envelope gently in her hands. Mrs. Daniels straightened herself up and began, "First, you need to get a job"
'Ok, I can do that,' Felicity thought.
"Second, I would like for you to learn how to cook."
'Ugh, I don't think I can do that'
"Third, you most get married. I have never seen anyone in my family twenty and still single before."
"Mom, married in a year?"
"Do you want to go to the country?"
"Yes," Felicity cried out, not caring for self-control at the moment.
Mrs. Daniels held back tears and amethyst met amethyst as she whispered, "Then pack your bags dear."
Felicity's hair is so pretty! I wonder if someone actually has that hair color in real life without it being dyed. If they do I am jealous =O I have always wanted to write a prelude...To be continued in Chapter 1. Please R&R fellas. =D