Welcome to my first Harvest Moon story.
A multi-chapter one at that too! Let's just hope I actually have the motivation to write it all.
This story is a CliffxGray, therefore it is a BOYxBOY relationship. If you do not like this, then click the back button immediately.
I hope you enjoy this story, and please review if you have the time.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon, or else there would have been an option for yaoi/yuri ,marriage in EVERY Harvest Moon game.
"Oh no, I'm done for!" I thought, distraught, as I felt the abnormal empty space in THAT pocket of my jacket. I slumped onto the forest floor, just behind Gotz's house, and held my head in my hands, wincing as I grabbed my long brown hair a little too tightly.
"How could I have lost my diary?" I said out loud to myself, miserably. "If anybody finds it, my secret might be spread around town!"
I knew I shouldn't have kept a diary. It was just asking for trouble! If Elli hadn't suggested I keep a diary to write my feelings in when I collapsed due to stress that one winter, this would never have happened. Terror struck me as I thought of what Gray would say if he found out. He'd never speak to me again! Tears filled my eyes as I thought of how terrible my life would be without Gray. Since I came to Mineral Town just over a year ago, Gray has been my roommate.
At first, we never spoke, due to the fact that we both have rather shy personalities. Then the innkeeper's rather loud daughter, Ann started coming up to visit us more often than usual, and we started talking to each other because of her. We found a lot of common ground with each other, just interests such as music, favourite television programs and etcetera. We soon became inseparable, and the town started treating us as if we were twins – we were never just Gray or just Cliff, it was Cliff and Gray, because we are barely ever apart, besides when Gray has to go to work, of course. This whole platonic relationship ended when Gray and I were walking back upstairs after having a meal at the bar, and I tripped over the top step of the stairs, twisting my ankle badly in the process. Being the not-so-manly guy I am, I burst into tears, and Gray, alarmed, scooped me up bridal style and carried me into our room, laying me down on the sofa and tending to my sore ankle, before giving me a bear hug and telling me I was going to be fine and that I could give the waterworks a run for their money. It was then I fell in love with him. When he then sat next to me to watch TV, I spent the whole time watching him, and thinking about how handsome he was without his hat covering his bright blue eyes. I blushed when I realized how cute he looked with messy hat hair, and then I shook my head, trying to rid myself of the thoughts. Gray then looked at me oddly, and my eyes widened, and I started to stutter.
"Cat got your tongue?" he asked, smirking, before turning his head back to the TV.
I snapped out of my daydream after that, and looked at the watch on my wrist, before jumping up with a start.
"Eight o'clock! Gray's going to be wondering where I am!" I shouted to nobody in particular, startling a few birds out of the surrounding trees. I dashed out of the forest, making a vow to myself to forget about my diary for today. Besides, I have all day to look for it tomorrow, don't I? I sprinted towards the in, saying a quick hello to a rather irritated looking Popuri and her brother Rick as they walked past. I burst through the doors of the inn, making the people in there jump and turn around at the sudden intrusion.
"Cliff, there you are! Gray and I were wondering where you'd gotten to then! Hurry, the food's starting to go cold!" cried Ann, as I trudged, panting, over to the table that I usually at my tea at with Gray, Ann and occasionally, Ann's best friend Popuri.
"Cliff, where were you?" Gray asked in his gruff, deep voice.
"O-oh ... uh ... I lost t-track of time, you see ... the stars were ... uh ... real pretty, yeah! I was stargazing, that's where I was!" I stuttered, avoiding eye contact with Gray or Ann.
"Right..." said Gray, sceptically, giving me a strange look. I blushed, and decided to change the topic, to avoid either of them enquiring further.
"Ann, how come Popuri's not eating with us tonight?" I asked, "I saw her walking home with Rick, but she looked really irritated"
"She was going to eat with us, but then Rick came in and started arguing with her, so she got really mad and stormed back home" explained Ann.
"Figures," I said, rolling my eyes. That was a pretty much weekly occurrence in Mineral Town, and nobody even batted an eyelid any more.
Tea was rather awkward, as I only gave single word answers to anything Gray asked me, so in the end, Ann just did all the talking for us. Soon enough, the inn closed for the night, so we all trudged upstairs to bed. Normally, Gray and I watch TV before bed, but when he closed the door to our room behind him, I turned to him and told him that I was too tired and that I was going to bed, and rushed off before he could even get a word in. I had my second shower of the day, before going to bed, avoiding eye contact with Gray as I passed him on the way to my bed. I climbed into the cold, hard bed, feeling paranoid about the loss of my diary. I also had a feeling that Gray was watching me, probably because of my strange behaviour tonight. After a couple of hours, the room went silent and dark as Gray switched off the TV, and I tensed up as I heard Gray walk towards my bed instead of his own. I pretended to be asleep in case he asked me any questions I didn't want to answer. It must have convinced him that I was asleep, because, to my surprise, he bent down, stroked my hair softly, and thank Goddess that it was dark, because I turned beet red. Gray whispered in my ear:
"I don't know what was up with you tonight, buddy, but I WILL find out"
A/N. So how was it? Bad? Awful? Decent?
I don't find myself to be a particularly good story-writer - I get great images and scenes in my head, but I have very lousy wording. I would have chosen to draw this as a doujinshi IF I had a scanner, or IF I wasn't absolutely awful at digital art.
I would appreciate it greatly if you told me what you think of the story. Bear in mind I am not a consistent writer, and I have the attention span of a gnat, so don't be surprised if I don't update for a while after the next three or so chapters.