The Remembered Newcomer
(A Rune Factor Frontier Fanfiction)
Mist: Oh! You're doing a Rune Factory fanfiction now?
Raguna: Seems she is...
Mist: Fun!
Me: Oh, before I start... I've asked Raguna and Mist to help me out with the disclaimer for this chapter!
Mist: Yep! And it sounds like fun. I like watching you work. 3
Me: Uh... Thanks?
Raguna: Anyway, the disclaimer, please?
Me: Oh. Right. I don't own Rune Factory Frontier. The only things in this story I do own are some general plot alterations that I made for my own convenience (as usual) and Flutter.
Raguna: Who is Flutter?
Me: Oh, don't worry, you'll find out. Let's start... Now!
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Sunlight was dim that morning, though that fact was likely due to the earliness it was into that spring day. Spring had started not even a week ago, and so the fields in front of Raguna's farm were filled with sprouting crops. A girl had walked in front of the house while he was still asleep, staring at the fields for a moment. "I wish I could farm like that... It looks fun..."
Blue hair flew in the morning breeze, reaching far in front of the girl's face. Pale green eyes stared at the fields longingly. "To farm and live along-side monsters... That would be a blessing."
Suddenly, there was a thud. Her vision was beginning to go blank as she choked, seemingly on thin air. A small bit of red liquid came out of her mouth as she coughed horribly. Soon enough, she collapsed, a small bit of blood on the ground under her as well as her clothes.
When Raguna woke up, he left his house after making a quick breakfast for himself to get ready for the new day. Opening the door, his eyes widened awkwardly. "Who is this girl? And why is she unconscious?" Without any other thought besides his confusion, he picked her up and brought her to the church, where Lara worked as both a Sister and a Nurse. "Lara! Hurry!"
An hour later, the girl's eyes looked around a bit as they opened slowly. Raguna, who had waited by the infirmary bed for her to wake, smiled warmly. "Morning."
"Um, good morning..." The girl shot into a sitting position, not willing to look at the man near her. A fear of the male species kept the girl from being able to even look at them. However, that didn't keep her from looking around the rest of the room. "Where am I?"
"The infirmary in the church... I found you collapsed in front of my house this morning and brought you here to make sure you were okay."
"Oh... That explains it... The last thing I remember was coming into the village to visit my sister, but then I got distracted on the way because I'd seen a really nice field that was flourishing very well... I guess I sort of got lost in thought because of how much I envied whoever owned it."
"You really like my field that much?"
"Oh! Er, that is... I really like the idea of helping plants grow. Though it'd be even more fun if I could do it while playing with monsters. It's just a strange dream of mine, that's all."
"To be honest, I didn't know much about plants at first. My friend helped me learn by giving me a book on turnips... I have some monsters in my monster barn. If you're ever up for a visit, you can come play with them if you want." Suddenly, the girl's mind changed course in thought process. She looked at him for once, eyes wide with pure curiosity.
"Would that really be okay?"
"Why would I have said it if it weren't? I'm sure the monsters would enjoy it too." He laughed kindly. "Oh... I should probably introduce myself. My name's Raguna... I own the field you were staring at this morning. I'm a... Well, I don't actually know how to explain my occupation."
"My name is Flutter. I'm going to be moving into the village soon, with my sister's help. I came her upon my sister's request."
"Who is your sister? I can tell her that you're alright if you want... I know where everyone lives, so..."
"Mist?"
"Wait, what? Mist is your sister?"
"Yes... I'm sure she's worried about me. I was supposed to get here yesterday... If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you please go to her and let her know that I'm safe? Oh, and also... When you do, please ask her to give you one of the pies I sent her recently as a token of my thanks. I don't have any with me right now, or I'd give it to you myself."
"Oh... I don't need anything, really. Anyway, I'll go tell Mist you're safe and resting here. Don't push yourself, okay? I'll come back to check on you in a couple hours."
"That shouldn't be necessary..."
"I know, but I want to be safe about it. Anyway, see you later." The man ran off before she could respond.
"That man is interesting... He's already clearly different then anyone I've met before."
