So I decided to write my own Harvest Moon life. Usually, I would play til I get married. Yeah, that's the only reason I would play through it. Pathetic, huh? Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy it!


H.A.R.V.E.S.T Farm

Somewhere out in the Harvest Moon Universe is a little town called Olfa. In that town, a new life starts for our protagonist. However, little does he know that not everything in Harvest Moon is easy and cheatable like a video game. No, he'll find that building this new life is as hard as the real world, and filled with much more.

Spring 2: The day After New Year's

Part 1

The Sun had just risen over the mountains, and it's light shined all over Olfa. Everything slowly woke up from its slumber: chickens shook their feathers, townspeople opened their window sheets, and the nature around them seemed to come to life. The only one that wasn't aware of this vibrant day was a new resident of the town. He was a young man, 15 years of age, and a farmer of the town. He did not choose the life of a farmer; it was forced onto him. After his parents died, he and his little sister were forced to live with their grandfather. Unfortunately, news did not reach to them that their grandfather was indeed dead already, for 2 years now. Pitying the two orphans, the mayor decided to give them their grandfather's land, and also promised them a peaceful life. The farm was named H.A.R.V.E.S.T by their grandfather, and they accepted it hesitantly. Now it was the next day, and their new life will start here. "Oh…" the boy mumbled in his sleep. "What is that light…?" He shielded his eyes from the Sun and turned on his other side. Suddenly, his sister kicked the door open.

"Wake up, Chase!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.

"What!" Chase asked, falling out of his bed. He landed on the floor, face first. His sister pouted and crossed her arms.

"You were supposed to wake up!" she said in a stuck-up attitude. "FIVE MINUTES AGO!" Chase picked himself up and sat on his knees.

"I'm sorry…?" His sister started shaking to suppress her anger.

"You're sorry, huh?" She turned towards him and yelled, "IF YOU'RE SORRY, THEN GO AND TAKE CARE OF THE FARM NOW!" Chase flinched at the sound of her voice. The yell was so loud it scared the birds nearby and forced them to fly away from the front yard. Then she looked at him with a disgusted face, walked out of his room, and slammed the door behind her. Chase rubbed the back of his head and stood up.

"Sheesh, Lily," he said to himself. Opening his drawer, Chase found his usual work clothes inside: a regular gray shirt, blue jeans, and a gray jacket. He took them all out and put them on. 'Too bad I don't know the first thing about farming,' he thought to himself. A little note seen at the side of his eye caught his interest. He grabbed it while putting on his gray shirt. He read the contents of the note to himself. "Go to Ring Farm on the South side of town. They'll teach you the basics of farming." Chase felt anxiety fill up inside him. 'The mayor gave this to me yesterday. But...that mayor. Can he be trusted?' chase looked back to the other day. When he first met the mayor, he seemed to be troubled by something. The mayor was fidgeting back and forth will going over his notes, and talked quickly as well. He finished his introduction of himself, the town, and their situation in less than five minutes. Then he zoomed away towards the town, losing one of his shoes as a result. Chase smiled to himself as he remembered the event. 'Well, it's my only lead.' He finished changing clothes and looked at himself in the reflection of the window. Chase was born with auburn eyes and brown hair, but as he grew older, he dyed his bangs black. He straightened his hair so that it was flat and the bangs would come across part of his forehead, just the way he liked it. Then he walked into the kitchen. His sister Lily was busy frying up some eggs, but there was some toast on the table.

"Oliver from the super market was generous enough to give us some eggs for free!" Lily shouted cheerfully. "He's so kind, and handsome too!"

"Yeah, yeah."

"And he's only 3 years older than me! I know we're meant to be!" She clapped her hands together and stared at the ceiling. The spatula was still in her hand, but she didn't seem to notice at all. Chase watched his sister, unsure if he should be disgusted or not.

'Oliver's the same age as me. That's just…weird.' He grabbed two loafs of toast and clamped two sunny-side-up eggs between them. Then he ran out the door. 'She's lost in her fantasies. Now…' He looked around his new farm. There were three fields that were about 5 squares by 6 squares, each at different parts of the farm. One field was situated on the left side of the house, near the unused corn mill. Another field was right next to the pathway leading to the town, but the field was hilly as well as downhill, so the land there wasn't as fertile. The final field was in a funny place for a field to be: in the middle of the farm. However, this field was made for growing grass, and somehow, grass still survived on the field. Inside, a large, old cow was grazing in the morning sun. Chase walked to the cow and patted the side of its body. "Hey, Remu," he said quietly. "You were here when my grandfather was working this farm, huh?" The cow mooed once, as if answering him. Chase laughed. "You're the only animal left from back then. I won't let you whittle away as well, don't worry."

"Oh, I see that you at least know the very basics of basics to taking care of animals," commented an unfamiliar voice. Chase looked over at the new voice. The owner was a boy taller than he was, and perhaps more charming. The boy held himself in high regard, as if saying "You better respect me" with both of his hands in his pockets. He seemed to be slightly older than Chase, but he acted much older. His blue eyes looked at him with superiority and his black hair covered the back of his neck. However, his clothes were still a plain white T-shirt and blue overalls. The boy flipped his hair and closed his eyes. "Well, you're still a total novice at this. You're pretty stupid, aren't you?" Chase decided that he didn't like him.

"And who are you?"

"Hmph! Me?" He looked down at Chase and smiled. "The name's Benjamin Hillstone. I'm from Ring Farm, and we came here to pick you up, since you were taking so long…"

"We?" Chase asked.

"Yeah." He jerked his thumb behind him. "My sister, Kaitlyn, came along." Chase looked over Benjamin's shoulder. A silhouette of a person a little far off was walking up the hill. The shade from the trees blocked his view, so he couldn't see clearly. Suddenly, sunlight poured from the trees, and a girl appeared from the shadows. She was short, and wore a straw beige hat. She wore a light blue dress that came to her ankles, and it shined in the light. But what shined the most were her soft blue eyes, which seemed to melt away Chase's earlier anxiety. When she made it to the top, she smiled at the joy of it. A breeze blew by, for her long brown hair seemed to wave at him. She noticed Chase, and turned her smile towards him.

"Hello," she greeted in a pleasant voice.

"H-hey," Chase returned.

"My name's Kaitlyn. Nice to meet you." Chase stepped out of the field and stood up straight.

"I-I'm Chase. It's very nice to see you." Benjamin glared at the both of them.

"Alright, enough with the introductions," he said, walking towards the city. "Let's get going!"

"Oh," Kaitlyn said, turning towards Benjamin. "Wait, Ben!" He ignored his sister and strolled down the hill. "Oh, geez…" She looked back at Chase and smiled again. "Well, shall we?" Chase couldn't hide his excitement with Kaitlyn smiling at him.

"Sure!" They began walking side by side, and Chase realized that his new life was going to be an interesting one.