The Harvest Goddess

Summary: We all know the Goddess the beautiful green hair woman who gets sent to another world in the game. But how did her story start out?

Sleeping Beauty

Jack sighed as he stared into his fields, his body sweating. At last the place look like a proper farm. He had never farm before through he had watch his pa slave away on it for the old farmer. Now that his pa and the old man passed away the farm had been given to Jack and he had to look after it. As his pa had grew to his last days the farm had weaken leaving him with a lot of work.

"Hey, looks good."

Jack turned to smile at Takakura. He was the neighbour here and was Jack's friend. They had grown up in this countryside valley and knew each other like the back of their hands.

"Yep, I've finally made something out of it. And cause a back ache."

Takakura laughed, "I already guess that as you look like a hunchback."

"Gee, thanks so much to the compliment. And you look like you've turn into a zombie."

"Meh, couldn't sleep last night."

"Well get some sleep now before I ask you to work your ass of."

They grinned and Takakura went into his house yawning. Jack waited, counting. He had only reach 10 when loud snores could be heard.

Jack laughed as he swung of his rucksack and headed to town, leaving it in the stables. There were hardly any thieves around and if they were they wouldn't be interested in a hoe, a watering can, a hammer and some seeds. His axe was getting prepared by mineral town's blacksmith.

"Afternoon, Jack."

"Afternoon, Ruby." Jack grinned as he faced the girl. She was a beautiful girl, just a year younger than him. She had shoulder length hair and wore yellow to show of her dark skin. Ruby was Jack's friend and to him more.

"How's the farm?"

"Great! I've just clean of the mess so it knows looks like a proper farm."

Ruby laughed, "I'm glad. You've been working so hard, you missed Tim leaving."

Jack grinned became forced as he apologised. Tim had been his friend until he married Ruby. He had still been his friend but Jack couldn't help but despise him. He supposed Ruby and Tim had been sweethearts for so long but he never thought Tim had the guts to marry her.

"He still is travelling?"

"Yeah." Ruby sighed sadly, "I don't know why he had to go. We've just finish getting the inn sorted and he had to go."

"Workaholic." Jack shrugged. He hoped that Ruby would start to hate him as he left.

"Could say the same thing about you! What is it with all these men? Even little Griffin wants to help his pa in the bar."

Jack laughed. Griffin was 10 now and was already settling in the life of bartending. In the early hours his dad would let work until it got to the point trouble makers came and Griffin had to go upstairs.

"Let's hope not every child will be like that."

"Lets."

Ruby grinned and went back to the inn. Jack watched her. Such a hardworking woman. He whistled his favourite tune and walk to the pond.

The pond was nothing special. Some people believe Harvest Gods and Goddess lived in it but Jack didn't see how. It had nothing to make it stand out, no sparkle or any kind of magic. He knew that a witch live by Rommana's mansion and had a five year old girl, he had seen them when he went to visit Rommana and Lucy, but he didn't find them that special. He was hardly aware that the witch shouldn't even be spoken to; to him she was a fun person who happens to possess magic. He didn't really mind magic; he just didn't see why everyone made a fuss.

He looked at the pond. Nothing seemed so special about it. And he doubted gods would want to spend they time in water all the time.

Suddenly he saw something. At the edge of the water, laid a five year old girl. She floated in the water almost as she had been washed ashore, yet it was pond so she couldn't have.

Her skin was an ivory white, a faint tinge of colour to her cheeks. She wore a blue flimsy top and a skirt that Jack thought shouldn't really be on a girl so young, yet it suited her. Her hair, tied into bunches was blonde. She look beautiful even through she was only five.

Jack quickly rushed to the girl side to check to see if she was breathing. He couldn't help to think it sounded like rustling leaves but he concentrated on the girl's health. Had she been thrown into the pond and left? What kind of monster would do that?

Scratching his head, Jack decided to take her the Dr Hardly. He picked the girl up, awkwardly at first but as the girl nestled herself in his arms it grew natural.

Little did he knew, she wasn't just a girl.