Prologue: This is where we Say Goodbye.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Harvest Moon.
It is in the early morning where it is still dark. The streets are dimly lighted. The waves hit the shore gently in its own rhythm. The lazy night came to an end when the sun peek through the horizon, slowly rising. A young man walked towards the dock with a backpack, ready for his journey. He dons a blue cap which hides most of his short blond hair, a pair of blue overalls over a white shirt, with a brown jacket and a pair of black boots. His most captivating feature is his emerald green eyes, which sparkles in the light. When he got to the dock, he turned to take one last look at the village he grew up in, trying to commit every detail to his memory. He doesn't know when he will be back, or if he will ever come back. He had just lost his grandfather, the only family he had left. Now it is time to move on.
He turns back towards the dock to head towards the fishing boat in which he had arranged with the village's fisherman who would take him to a port. That was when he heard a voice calling his name frantically. He turned and saw that his childhood friend was running towards him trying to catch up. He waited for her as she arrived.
"Chelsea..." The young man said in a brotherly voice, "Why are you up so early?"
The girl Chelsea is in her teens. She is panting, her hands on her knees and her head down trying to catch her breath. She has long brown hair which was messy from sleep and was wearing what looks like pyjamas and was barefooted, needless to say, it look like she just woke up and saw him leaving the farm. She took a moment before looking up to meet the young man's green eyes with her sapphire blue ones. Her face lined with worry.
"Mark, where are you going?"
He sighed and braced himself for what was coming and answered, "I'm going to the city to start my life over."
"What! Why? You can't leave, you have a life here, and a good one!" Chelsea exclaimed.
"Chelsea... I have nothing left here, my grandfather was the only family I had left, and he's gone now." He explained calmly. "It does not feel right being here and running the farm without him. Besides, it was his dying wish that I go to the city to make a better life for myself."
"So you plan to leave without telling your best friend where you are going," she accused.
"It's cause I know this is how you would react Chelsea. Chelsea, you're a great friend and I've known you since forever, you're like a little sister to me, but this is something I have to figure out on my own."
When she looked down casted he added, "I will call you as soon as I get there. Keep you updated."
"Promise?"
"Yep, promise."
Mark then hugged her, before saying. "Well this is goodbye then, I shouldn't keep Joe waiting." He said referring to the fisherman who was watching the scene silently. Then teased, "Besides, someone here needs to go get changed and start on her farm."
"Well, whose fault is that?"
They both burst out laughing.
"Goodbye Mark, make sure you call or I'll disown you so you wouldn't be my 'big brother' anymore! Let alone my best friend!"
"Haha, don't worry I will. Wouldn't want that to happen."
Mark then sat foot on to the boat began to leave. Chelsea stood there and watched till she no longer see the boat across the ocean.
"Till we see each other again," Chelsea whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek, the wind blowing on her face. She turned and slowly walked back home.
Authors Note: Thanks for taking your time to read this. This is the first fanfiction I'm writing so any comments would be great. One of the reasons I'm writing this is of course, I'm a big fan of Harvest Moon "Hurray!" though the main reason would be to improve my writing skills and since English isn't my first language I don't mind critiques on spelling, grammar and even use of punctuation, just be constructive
Let me know if the formatting is okay, if it is difficult to read and if I would need to space out the text more.