Diary of a Farmer
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harvest moon characters.
Author's notes: Hey everybody this is my fist Harvest Moon fic so don't be too hard on me, ok. Well here it goes.
Prologue
Jack stared out the window of the car watching the city fade into the horizon. The trees became more plentiful as they drove on , the pavement became rougher and rougher until the road was nothing but gravel. The car turned onto a narrow road which lead to Mineral Town. Mineral town was in a quaint little place in the middle of a small valley. Only about 40 people lived in Mineral town the last time Jack had visited but he doubted the population had changed.
Jack's father stopped the car in front of his now late father's farm house. We're here Jack's father announced as he put the car in park. Jack got out car straitening his black suit. The trees had grown, he noticed as he looked around. The once well kept beautiful farm that was his grandfathers now looked nothing like the farm Jack remembered from hid childhood. The red paint on the large barn was so chipped the barn was no longer red. The fertile fields that once had been covered with green leaves and colorful crops were now covered with weeds, sticks, and stones. The sight of the farms run down condition made Jack want to cry. The tears welled up in his eyes and his throat burned as he tried to hold them back.
Jack's mother a tall slender soft eyed women placed her hand on her son's shoulder. "Are you alright Jack?" she said softly. Jack nodded and wiped his eyes. How silly it must look for someone his age to be crying.
A short round mustached man in a tall red hat came through the gate and went over to Jack's father. "You must be the old farmer's family, I'm the mayor of Mineral Town, My name is Thomas." The man extended his hand a Jack's father took it. "Yes we are, I'm his son, James." James pointed to his family. "My wife Rose, and our son Jack." "I'm terribly sorry for your loss." Thomas said sincerely "He was a very kind man and a hard worker. We found his will among his possessions. Its seems he willed the farm to your son, Jack."
Both Jack and his parents were shocked by his grandfather's strange decision. "The will said." continued Thomas "That upon his death the farm belongs to Jack." "I hate to say this but we're going to have to sell the farm." said James sadly. We all live in the city and couldn't take care of it; farming is a full time job." "And Jack still lives with us." Rose added. There she goes again, thought Jack. His mother always rubbed in the fact he was twenty two and still living with his parents. It was because they didn't trust him, they had protecting him from failure all his life; they were always making sure he didn't make any mistakes, always making decisions for him. Jack didn't know why, but at that moment he decided his parent's wouldn't make his decisions anymore.
"We don't have to sell the farm." Jack said suddenly "I'll take care of it." His parents paused for a moment. His mother frowned slightly and put her hand on his shoulder. "Jack, darling, I know you liked playing on the farm when you were young but, a farm is a lot of work. You've never worked a day in your life." Jack brushed his mothers hand away. "Mayor Thomas, can't I stay?" said Jack. Thomas looked Jack in the eye and shook his head. "I don't think it's a good idea, your mother's right." Jack was tired of his parents being right all the time, always telling him what was best for him. Jack's throat was burning again but he wasn't going to cry, not this time. "It's my farm now, I want to do this." Jack said determinedly "We'll talk to the Mayor about it, alright?" said James. Jack nodded and his parents and Thomas entered the small little farm house to discuss the matter.
Jack stayed outside. He sat down in the grass next to the old garden where the flowers had long since died and stared into the clouds. It was about half an hour before they emerged from the house. Jack had fallen asleep and was lying peacefully in the grass. His mother bent down and shook him gently. Jack slowly rose to his feet rubbing his eyes. "We're going to let you stay." James said. Jack's eyes widened and he smiled. "Really." He said in disbelief. "There are a few conditions." Said Thomas "First, you have to fix up the farm and return it to its former state and raise healthy crops and livestock and…" Rose interrupted "I want you to get married." This last statement shocked Jack quite a bit. "I want you make a good life for yourself and get married." "How long do I have to do all this?" Jack asked. "Two years." Said James "If you haven't fixed up the farm and gotten married at the end of two years your coming back to the city with us."
Jack nodded. "Alright." "Good." said James. "Let's go home and pack you're things."
Authors notes: Well what do you think so far. The story's going to focus on Jack's relationship with the girls. Any suggestions? Comments? Let me know. Thanks for reading. I hope to update real soon.