A/N: Hello everyone! Smurf2005 here with a brand new Harvest Moon fan fic! I got this idea when I was reading Jacey21's fic, Letters to Nobody. I wanted her to use it for her story, but she said that I would be much better at it, and told me to use the title, since she is thinking of changing the name of hers. Please go read it, it's really good! This story is going to be a little different from what I normally write. I don't want to say anything right now, since I don't want to ruin it for you. So, please read the authors note at the bottom. Also, there is no dialog in this chapter, but there will be some in later chapters. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon. It is owned by its respective owners.

Letters to Nobody

Chapter One

She was staring off into space. Not saying anything and not doing anything. Her ranch was falling into disrepair and all she did was lie in bed, with a hollow, dead look in her eyes. Julia had started to come up to the ranch to take care of the animals, and Mark was coming to take care of the rice that she had started to grow. They were growing increasingly worried about Chelsea. She wouldn't leave the house and they didn't know if she was eating, as they couldn't get into the house.

She had been locked in the house for a few weeks now, not answering the door when they knocked, she wouldn't even answer the phone when people would call. And top it all off, Vaughn was nowhere to be seen. He had disappeared three months ago, which was probably what made Chelsea go over the edge.

Chelsea was lying on her bed, curled in a little ball, staring at the wall. She rarely got up from her bed. She only got up to eat a small rice ball once a day and to use the bathroom. She hadn't showered in a few weeks, and that was because she didn't have the energy to do it. She had also noticed that the knocks and calls were becoming less frequent. She didn't care though. She didn't want to talk to anyone or see anyone. Well, maybe except Vaughn. But, she wasn't sure how she would be able to act around him.

After all, he was the one that got her pregnant and then left when he found out. Chelsea and Vaughn had been dating for a couple years when they first had sex. Chelsea was still a virgin, but Vaughn wasn't. She could tell, even though she had never had sex before. All it took was that one night, before she got pregnant. When she found out, she was so excited. She ran to the meadow where she was to meet Vaughn and saw him waiting for her.

When she told Vaughn, she expected him to be happy and maybe even suggest they get married, but he just kind of pushed her away and left in a hurry. Chelsea was confused, and she chased after him. She kept trying to get him to talk to her, but he wouldn't say anything to her. Finally, after she bugged him enough times, he turned on her and said that they were through and that he didn't want to see her again. That was on a Thursday. The next day, Vaughn was gone.

Chelsea had gone about her business as usual, acting the same as always, and waited for Vaughn to show up on Wednesday. But, he never showed up. Instead a new guy showed up on the island in place of Vaughn. When Chelsea asked him where Vaughn was, he told her that Vaughn had asked to be transferred to another island; that he didn't want to work in Sunshine Island anymore. After that, Chelsea became more withdrawn, and the happiness and sunshine she seemed to radiate slowly dissipated.

Julia found out that Chelsea was pregnant from Vaughn, and when she knew that Chelsea wasn't seeing a doctor, she called Dr. Trent out to take a look at her. Dr. Trent had advised her to take care of herself and the baby. But, a month after she found out she was pregnant, she tried to kill herself. Julia found her hanging from the rafters in her home. Luckily, Julia was able to save Chelsea, but the baby had died. Chelsea told Julia that she wanted to die with the baby that she made with Vaughn, and she wanted to inflict some pain on Vaughn, so he knew how she was feeling.

That's when Chelsea stopped talking. She never said another word. No matter what the others said to her. Dr. Trent said that the trauma she had gone through blocked that part of her mind. All Chelsea could do was sit around and stare blankly at the wall. Julia, Lanna, Natalie, Lily and Sabrina all came over and tried to get Chelsea to talk again. But, they could never get her to talk. They couldn't even get her to smile.

Sabrina and Lily gave up pretty quickly, but Natalie, Lanna and Julia stayed by Chelsea's side. They wanted to help her as much as possible. Lanna and Denny started to catch fish for Chelsea and Pierre and Natalie would cook it. Julia had started taking care of Chelsea's livestock and Mark was tending the plants that Chelsea had planted before she lost everything.

Every once in a while, Chelsea would leave her house and see what the others were up to around her farm. But, even she stopped doing that. Her dog, Kyo, would sit in front of her door and whine. She never opened the door. Every morning, her dog would lie in front of the door and wait for her.

The food Natalie and Pierre cooked for Chelsea started to pile up by the door, but they were sure she was still alive and eating. The lights were on in her house, and they even saw smoke waft up from the chimney. And sometimes, even some of the food would be missing, but they never saw her emerge from her house. She didn't want to be seen by anyone.

The summer season was in full swing when Chelsea started to stir. Three months had passed since she had last seen Vaughn, and two months had passed since she lost the baby. She sat up in bed, her brown hair matted and the smell of body odor greeted her nose. She wasn't sure what day it was, but judging by the heat in the house, it was the middle of summer.

She looked over at her desk, where there was a picture of her and Vaughn in happier days. She got up slowly, and walked over to the picture. Her eyes flooded with tears and she cried for the first time in days. After she calmed down, she sat down at her desk and put pen to paper and wrote a letter.

A/N: Well, what did you think? The next chapters will be the letters that Chelsea is obviously going to write, and there will be dialog. I don't know how many chapters there will be, and I am still deciding if I want the story to be happy or not. The letters in this story will be related to this chapter. This chapter is almost like a foreshadowing type of thing. I do hope you continue to support. Please read and review. I accept constructive criticism, but please, no flames!