Disclaimer: "Harvest Moon" and all related games are property of producer "Victor Interactive Software" and all recognised distributers, including my version of the games distributed by "Natsume". All game content is not my own and this non-profit fan fiction is merely my rendition of the game "Harvest Moon – Friends of Mineral Town"


Prologue

A summer breeze drifted gently through the valley carrying scents of flowers, harvest and a hint of sea air to Mineral Town, an enchanting village that lay humbly by the ocean. Children smiled and ran through the town playing games of "Hide and Seek" or "Cops and Robbers"; whatever had taken their fancy that day. The townsfolk themselves smiled as they witnessed this act of joy and innocence, taking them back to childhood memories of growing up in this sanctuary they called home. Home was where the heart is after all and now their hearts could be seen in the eyes of their offspring and all was well.

A dog barked in the far corner of the sleepy town and another child, not unlike those who were playing in the streets was laughing as he chased a golden puppy through a disused field. An elderly gentleman, whose wrinkles had more than settled, laughed as he set about collecting the vegetables he had grown under the summer sun. There was nothing like the site of a happy child playing in the farm which had not enjoyed visitors for a while unless he counted the man who came to collect his produce daily.
He didn't know why this child was here, nor where he had come from but the boy had knocked on his door ever so politely and asked if he could play with his dog. Of course he had said yes and the boy's company had been more than welcome. The boy said his name was Jack and his parents where in the town somewhere, and would "come find me when they're not being boring any more". Jack was clearly lost so the gentleman had sent a message to the farm down the road with news of this foundling and hoped they would contact his parents soon. Well not too soon, for the meantime the gentleman was happy offering his home to the child and memories glazed through his mind; his wife, his children, all gone now and he was alone.

"Jack! Jack, oh Jack where have you been!?" A voice called from the gates and the gentleman turned around to see a woman running towards the boy with a man, clearly her husband following suit with a stern expression on his face.
The woman embraced the boy who mumbled something about how 'he was having fun on the farm with the doggy and the man' but the mother just kept repeating herself as scared mothers do about how naughty it was to run away and how scared mummy and daddy had been.

The husband approached the elderly gentleman and offered out a hand which he took politely.

"Thank you for looking after our boy, he has a mischievous tendency to run away" the father gratefully mentioned.

"My pleasure sir," sighed the gentleman "I rather enjoyed his company."

"We are from the city you see," continued the father, "He has never seen the country before and you know how exited children can get when they see new scenery."

The elderly gentleman nodded and the couple began to make their apologies. The cicada's started chirping and it was time for goodbyes to be made. The gentleman thanked Jack for his company and offered to visit again soon. All three members of the family smiled, thanked the gentleman and soon they were gone.
Resting quietly on a crate which was situated near his small home, the man mused of the day that had preceded. It was a nice break from the monotony that was his daily work and he looked at the dusty road which led away from the farm. He shuffled slowly towards the door and entered his home, shutting the door on his again-lonely world.

Authors Note: This is my first fanfiction in a long time, so please take pity on me. Trolling will not be permitted. Please comment fairly on this prologue so I can get some creative feedback. The rest of this fanfiction will not be in story style, more diary style as in the game the character "Writes in his diary" at the end of the day and I would like to stay true to this.

I have also made a few slight alterations to the opening story of the game, to play around with the character's emotions and to make the story my own.

Thankyou.