Fallen Feather: Asuka (O.C.) grew bored of her bland city life and moved to a place more, rural. Mineral Town seemed nice enough. The farm was damned to hell, though. But it was nothing a little elbow grease and a long weekend couldn't fix, right? Wrong. Relationships grow with more than one man. But one almost does the unthinkable. Later, Saibara develops a habit that could cost Asuka dearly. Can the man she loves save her? Or is she screwed for life? (H.M.: More Friends of Mineral Town) Rated M for language and suggestive themes.

Hi peoples! I hope you like my story. I'm not very good at summaries. Or beginning chapters for that matter. w Bear with me okay? I promise this will be a good one. Sooner or later. XD Oh yeah, I'm Livi. Just so you know.

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Chapter 1: Beginnings

Spring, Day 2.

Taking a glance around at her new home, Asuka found it: despicable. The entire thing was dilapidated and run down. There was no life anywhere. The chicken coop looked like a tsunami ran it over. The barn was okay for the exterior, but inside was horrible! A tornado blew through it a million years ago. And the house just sucked. No, it didn't just suck, it sucked major ass. AND the fields were full of weeds, rocks, and tree stumps. This was not the place the ad said it would be. No, not at all.

FLASHBACK

Asuka had lived in an apartment in downtown Flower Bud Village. Never knew why they kept the name of 'Village' when Flower Bud was a bustling, growing city. Her once nice apartment suited her refined tastes. For a woman of 20, it was just fine.

Early one morning, Asuka saw an ad in the paper that read: Home with acres for sale! Would make a great summer home, farm, or ranch. Call MT Real Estate for more information. A week later she was on a plane to her new home. She had sold her apartment and quit her job for a new life. One a little bit more, rural.

END FLASHBACK

So, here she was. A tall, red headed woman standing on this farm looking like a total fucking idiot.

"Excuse me miss, but this is private property. I was going to advise you to leave, but you look lost. Can I help you?" I hate tourists. Hate, hate, hate.

"Um, yea, you can. I recently purchased this land and-"

"Ah! You must be Asuka! I'm the Mayor of this town. I was just informed of your arrival…"

Asuka was giving him a blank stare. Lovely. A short, fat man in red as a mayor. That's real reassuring.

"Haha. Not the place you expected it to be now is it?" She doesn't look like much of the farmer type. She's taller than me. 5'4, maybe 5'5. Beautiful red hair down to the middle of her back. With startling green eyes. She looks like a secretary. Bland gray skirt suit. Just great.

"No, it's not. It needs a lot of work. I have nothing better to do anyway."

"I'm sorry it's in such a poor state. It's previous owner died a while back and no one has been taking care of it since. Why don't I show you around town? Get more accustomed with your new neighbors."

"That's fine. Can I get into something more comfortable first? These heals are killing me."

"Haha. It's okay with me."

A few colorful words and 20 minutes later, Asuka emerges from her new home. Instead of her uncomfortably constricting business suit, she was in something more fitting. Now she was in a light brown, loose hugging tank top with slightly baggy dark blue jeans.

Now she looks more like a farmer. The Mayor thought. That suits her well.

"Now shall we start your tour of this fine town?"

"Yes, let's get moving."

Mineral Town was a quaint little village. Of course, it was tiny as hell, but Asuka mainly liked it. First, the mayor took her up to the library, where her tour started. There she met Basil, Anna, and their daughter Mary. Mary worked at the library. She looks my age. I have a feeling I might be there often. Or maybe not. I dunno.

Next-door was a small home where Ellen and Stu lived. The "Mum of the Town," as the mayor called her. On the other side of that building was the Supermarket. Jeff, Sasha, and their daughter Karen lived and worked there.

Asuka quickly discovered not to piss off Karen. A customer dropped something that broke and she proceeded to cuss their poor head off.

The Clinic was drab. It was a typical hospital. cold, quiet, and eerie. Luckily Elli and the Doctor weren't as bad. What kind of mom names their kid Doctor? Kinda odd if you ask me.

The Church was after the Clinic. Asuka met Carter outside. He was watering the plants that grew near the gravestones. Carter seemed like a nice guy, but she didn't like his perpetual smile….

The Mayor pointed out the way to the beach. He warned Asuka about a guy named Won. He said to be careful with the stuff he sells. It's all questionable.

Doug and Ann were extremely inviting people. The owned the Bar and Hotel thing. Not quite sure what it is entirely… Sweet. I can get alcohol here. And next door too it seems.

Duke and Manna owned and operated the Winery next door. They asked Asuka if she wanted to work there. Too bad that farm looks like it needs too much work to allow for another job. Damn, I just passed up free wine. Grrs.

Barley and his granddaughter May lived on Yodel farm. They sold Cows and Sheep. They might come in handy later. I'm gonna need some livestock at some point. Barley acts like an old dumbfuck.

Poultry Farm was next in line. Lillia, Popuri, and Rick owned that business dealing in none other than: Chickens. They were all normal people. Except Popuri. She seemed a little out of it all the time. Maybe she's high or something…

Last but not least was the Blacksmith. Looks like a boring building.

Knock knock knock

"Whadda ya want? I'm busy." Came an old, gruff voice.

"It's just Thomas. I'm giving our new neighbor a tour. May we come in?"

"Yeah, sure. Door's open!"

As the mayor and Asuka walked in, the first two things she noticed are: Jesus, it's dark in here………Holy shit, it's hot in here, too! What the hell! Haven't they ever heard of A.C.?

"Good morning Saibara. I would like you to meet Asuka. She's taking over Ol' Mikes farm."

"Nice to meet you, sir." Asuka said while shaking his hand. "But may I ask why it's so freaking hot in here?

Whippersnapper for Mikes farm. Figures. I hate city people. "Well, young lady, I'm a blacksmith and it's my job to make it hotter than hell in here. The furnace has got to work somehow. And running A.C. is just too expensive for this little business. I was fixing Ricks' rake. Boy broke it pretty bad on something…stupid chickens…GRAY! Come 'ere!"

Asuka could hear that someone was in the back of the shop. It didn't mean anything until now.

"Yeah, what'cha want Gram-" My God, she's beautiful!

"Meet the girl who is taking over Mikes' farm. Asuka, this is my grandson, Gray."

"Hi, Gray." Hey sexy.

"H-hi, Asuka" Gray said as he reached out his hand while he was walking towards her.

Clunk crash

"Gray! Watch what your doin'! Those welding tools sit there everyday ya know."

Gray, enroute to shake Asuka's hand, bumped into a pile of tools, knocking them and himself over.

"Need some help?" Asuka asked. Aww, he's so shy it's…kinda cute.

"Um….well….uh..I'm fine." Gray stated while finally fixing the pile he had managed to knock over. "Welcome to the Boonies."

"Thanks." Asuka said just now being able to shake his hand.

"Uh, I gotta….go fix something for…Mary! Yeah, so… see you later!." Gray put out on his way back into the back of the shop.

"He's not very good with new people," Saibara said as he watched Gray's retreating back. "Let alone women. Anyway, if you ever need any help with your tools, come bug us. I'm always willing to turn on the furnace and make it hotter than hell to fix it for you."

"Hahaha. Thanks for the offer. I'm sure at some point I'll break something." Aw, poor Gray. Just embarrassed the hell out of himself. Hehe, so cute.

"We better get going. Asuka has a lot to do with her new farm, don'tcha?" The Mayor asked as he patted her back. Rather roughly.

Oof "Yea, I do Mayor Thomas." Damn. Almost forgot about that dump. That field is going to take forever

(A.N. A warn out laptop, an overused Linkin Park CD, and 1,602 words later I have finished my first chapter! WoOt! I hope y'all liked it. This is my first HM fic so give me a break, okay? Flames are okay, but please don't put just: "god u suk. dont rigt anymor." Tell me why I suck, okay? Thank you!)

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