By Dragon Luver
A Harvest Moon Original
Morning slowly rose over the mountains in the valley. The sun's rays sparkled through the window of the house. In one of the bedrooms, a boy laid there asleep, his hand hanging off the bed in a tired fashion. A blue alarm clock rang off beside the bed, the boy picking it up and tossing it out the open window, landing with a thud on the ground. After not getting up for five minutes, the door slowly opened, revealing a blonde-haired woman, easily noticed as Muffy. Spotting the boy still asleep, Muffy glared, walking over to the bed.
" Bry! Get up right now!" Muffy screamed, but Bry made no movements, ignoring her completely.
" Fine. I'll get you up." She smirked, stepping next to the bed, taking off one of her heels, and taking it into her hand. Holding it over Bry's back, she slammed it into his back, the heel digging into Bry's flesh. A scream rang out, causing the animals to rear in fright. Bry then fell to the ground with a crash, landing right on his head, eyes watering. Muffy grinned, placing her heel back on.
" You had to do that?!" Bry protested, eyes still watering as he slowly picked himself up.
" Well, you're too lazy to get yourself up, making me have to!" Muffy answered, placing her hands on her hips. "And where's your alarm clock?" she asked, seeing nothing on the bedside table.
" My clock? Oh, well, it's kinda…outside." Bry stuttered.
" And why?" Muffy growled.
" I don't know."
Muffy glaed at him coldly,"Well, get dressed and ready and come to the kitchen for breakfast." Walking towards the door, she closed it behind her.
Bry rolled his eyes, changing into his regular clothes, combing his hair, brushing his teeth, and going into the kitchen. His father, Brian, was sitting at the table, Muffy cooking eggs and flipping pancakes with ease. Brian looked up, smiling.
" Hey Bry. Have a good sleep?"
"Yeah, before Mom almost stabbed me in the back with her heel." Bry answered, sitting down at the table.
" Well, I had to do it. Bry is too lazy to get up on his own!" Muffy retorted, putting the pancakes onto a plate. She sighed before continuing," Well, let's just have breakfast now." Said Muffy, as she brought the plates to the table.
" No thanks. I'm not hungry." Bry said, getting up and going outside.
" Teenagers these days." Brian said, leaning back in his chair," I remember when I was fifteen."
" Just shut up and eat Brian." Muffy ordered.
Bry walked along the trail, looking towards the farm he lived on across from Vesta's. His parents owned a farm as well, along with Vesta, and Jack, who was married to Nami, making there three farms (Work with me here; you'll see why). Walking by the Inn, he spotted Van, trying to stuff a pool floatie into a suitcase.
" Hey Van." Said Bry, walking over to him.
" Hello Bry." Replied Van, still trying to stuff the Orca floatie into the suitcase.
" What are you doing?" Bry asked, watching amusingly.
" I'm just trying to stuff this pool floatie into my suitcase. I'm going on a vacation to my brother's house. He's an athlete you know."
" Really?" asked Bry, laughing under his breath. Why don't you just stay here and invite your brother? We have a beach."
" It's too cold."
" It's summer."
" Yeah. Well, I have to get this floatie into the suitcase."
" Why don't you just sit on it and deflate it?" Bry snickered.
" Hmmm. That's a good idea Bry." Stated Van, sitting on the floatie, which immeadiately deflated. "Wow, it worked! Thanks Bry!" said Van, putting the deflated, if not broken, floatie into the suitcase, buckling it up and picking it up.
" No problem. You need a floatie?" asked Bry.
" No. Of course not. It's for my…err…nephew. Yeah, my nephew. Well, gotta go, bye!" yelled Van, who was already across the bridge and still running.
After Van had left far enough for him to not hear, Bry burst out into laughter. After about five minutes, Bry shut up, wiping the tears from his face after crying from laughter. Looking around, he walked towards Jack's farm, where his best friend lived.
He spotted his friend in the pasture, talking to a horse. Bry silently hid in the bushes, trying not to laugh," I wonder what Miro is trying to do." Bry asked himself under his breath.
Miro, Jack and Nami's son, was standing by his father's horse, Greaser. " Come on boy." Miro said, holding a saddle in his hands. Greaser snorted, turning away and grazing. " Come on Greaser. You need some exersise. You're getting fat."
Greaser turned his dial, flaring his nostrils, and stood beside Miro. Right when Miro put the saddle on his back, Greaser kicked him right in the stomach, sending him flying into the duck pond.
Bry burst out laughing, Miro turning his head towards the bush. Grabbing a good-sized rock, he chucked it at the bush, resulting in Bry falling from the bush and landing face first on the ground, twitching. He now had a rather large bump on his head, his eyes watering.
" I told you not to spy on my Bry!" Miro yelled, getting up and wringing out his soaking wet clothes.
Bry lifted up his head, trying to push himself up," I just came over to help you with Greaser."
Greaser's ears perked up as he heard his name, looking over to Bry. Giving a short neigh, he trotted over to the fence.
" Aww look. He likes me." Cooed Bry, walking over to Greaser. Bry jumped the fence, grabbed the saddle off the grassy pasture, and put on the bridle, saddle, and halter. Mounting the stallion, he rode him over to the duck pond. " Told you he likes me." Teased Bry.
Greaser then reared, and shotdown, bucking, bry flew off of Greaser, and landed in the duck pond, Miro laughing," Yeah, he sure does!" Miro grabbed a carrot, giving it to Greaser as he slowly as he slowly mounted him. Greaser rolled his head up, seeing Miro, and followed the commands given to him. " He's probably too bored to deal with us anymore." Said Miro as Bry got up.
" Yeah, probably." Bry agreed. Trying to wring out his clothes. " I'll go get Jeromaru and we can go riding." Running over to his farm, Miro followed on horseback.
Jeromaru stood standing in the pasture, grazing. He lifted his dial as Bry approached, meeting him at the fence. Bry jumped the fence, grabbing the saddle and everything, and putting it on, Jeromaru ignoring him. Mounting Jeromaru. Bry jumped the fence, meeting Miro on Greaser. " Let's get going!" Riding along, they rode around the valley, jumping logs by the ocean, feeding the horses, and just plain having fun. After about four hours, they met back at the farms, helping each other groom the horses. After about an hour, both were finished and out at pasture. Bry and Miro sat up on the fence, exhausted.
" Well, that was fun." Said Bry," And I'm dry now."
" Me too." Agreed Miro, standing on the fence and putting out both arms for balance.
Bry looked up at Miro," You're going to fall you know."
" Am not. I've been practicing for a while now." Miro protested.
" Okay then." Bry replied, smirking as he looked over to a large brown bull named Cinna. Cinna looked up from grazing, nodded, and walked over to Miro. Lowering his head to match up with Miro's knees, he charged, his horns smashing into Miro's legs. Miro then fell forward, landing face first on the ground.
" Told you." Said Bry, looking down at him. He then patted Cinna," Good boy." Cinna mooed happily, walking back over to graze.
" Oww." Said Miro, slowly getting up, he glared at Cinna," What's with your bull Bry?!" Miro asked angrily.
" He's just being protective of me. We've been friends since I was a toddler." Bry said.
" Well…" Miro started, dusting himself off and looking at the sun," It's late, about 5:00 pm. We better head home. See ya." Said Miro, heading home.
Bry nodded, watching as Miro walked home. He yawned, moving slowly towards his home, and opening the door. Muffy and Brian were playing Monopoly on the floor, the gameboard spread out on the rug. Muffy rolled the two dice, rolling a two and a three, she landed on Boardwalk.
" Yes!" she cried," I will buy Boardwalk for 500$." Handing over a 500$ bill in Monopoly money to the bank box, she grabbed the card with Boardwalk on it, looking it over.
" Good job dear." Said Brian, looking at his own properties spread out in front of him. He then spotted Bry, biting his lip as he tried not to laugh. " What? Adults can play Monopoly."
Muffy yawned," I've basically beaten Brian. He's no challenge."
Brian rolled his eyes," In your dreams. I'm a master at Monopoly."
Bry stared," Well, I'll just go into the kitchen now. Seea ya." Walking past his parents having an argument over Monopoly, he walked into the kitchen, looking in the fridge. Grabbing some ice cream, he dumped the rest of the vanilla ice cream into a bowl, and grabbed a bottle of chocolate syrup, squirting about half of it on the ice cream. He then grabbed a cherry, topping it off. Grabbing a spoon, he moved into the living room, where his parents were still playing Monopoly. Bry then sat in front of the TV, watching the news.
" Hey Bry, don't forget that you have to give all the animals a bath tomorrow." Brian said, not even bothering to lift his head from the gameboard.
Bry turned around, staring with the spoon in his mouth," Mrphhm?"