Newest fanfiction! I'm so excited to be writing again! My story about Vaughn and Chelsea went up in smoke but this one's going to go pretty well, I think. I hope all my amazing reviewers will stick around for my newest fic about Sora, Pierre's little sister, who takes over the farm and finds love with. . . who else but my favorite cowboy?! But trust me, there is going to be plenty of different guys so stick around and find out who Sora will be with in Fly Like a Bird.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon. I don't nor ever will claim rights to it! :)
Prologue
Spring 1
"Sex: Female. Name: Sora. Age: 17. Birthday: Winter 5. Race: White. Hair: Honey blond. Chin-length. Streaked with. . . red. Eyes: Red. . . contacts, maybe?"
The dude in the sailor suit who stood prattling on about my personal information was blocking my path to freedom. I stared up at him, as I usually did considering my tiny height of four-eight, and glared as menacingly as I could.
"Can you please let me through, sir? I gave my personal info and here's my ticket." I waved the tiny blue ticket stub under his nose.
"Ms. Sora, sweetie, did you fill this out without your mom's help? It says you're seventeen. You're what? six or seven?" I sighed. My older brother Pierre told me he had this problem all the time. The solution? Pop out your i.d. and jam down the questioner's throat.
"Dude, let me sound it out so you can make sense of it: I. AM. SEVENTEEN. I was born in 1991, big guy. Let. Me. Through."
I didn't want to sound mean but this is how I've always had do it. This is the way I've had to do it since fifth grade when I got my last growth spurt.
I yanked at the hot pink bandanna Mom plopped on my head as I headed out the door that morning. Black and silver stars covered every inch of it. . . it was perfect for me. I think mom was happy with my decision to not work in the family business of being a gourmet. I mean, everybody in my family's done it. I think she's proud I decided to be different. She hugged me tight and told me to take care of myself. She said she knew I'd be great at- well, whatever I was going to do.
"Alright, mam. I didn't mean to offend. Go on ahead." He said after I flashed my idea at him. He scratched his head and gave me an awkward half-smile.
I bounded up the port onto my boat. I knew I was going to love boat travel. . .
I hated boat travel. I hated it with the white, hot burning passion that only someone who knows how to hate can hate.
"W-why," I stuttered in the urge not blow chunks all over the deck, "is it so rough?"
"Well," said the ship captain, who was looking a little green himself, "I think it's going to storm."
I stood on my tip toes to look over the edge of the railing where he stood, his hands braced against the metal. Black clouds rolled and lighting flashed in the distance. The sea that had looked so calm this morning was now tremulous and rough. I was nearly thrown off the rail as the ship tossed voilently. Oh, really, Captain Oblivious?
"ALL HANDS ON DECK!" He shouted suddenly and the storm was upon us. I wanted to cry out as I was rolled across the deck against a cabin wall. I smacked it hard and felt my breath get knocked out of me violently.
"Oof!" I sighed as the air flew out of my lungs. Suddenly, though, I was up again, this time flying in the opposite direction. Over the railing. Into the water.
For a second, it was a wild free fall where my scream was drowned out by a particularly loud blast of thunder. I hurtled through the air cannon ball style. And then as I broke the water's surface, I was sure I was going to die. Black water pressed against me; pushing me down, down, down.
Just when I thought I was going to choke, though, I exploded through the roof of water above my head, dragging air into my lungs loudly. Lightning lit up the sky and I saw it. A tiny lump on the top of the water, in the distance. An island. . .
A sliver of hope broke my exhausted trance.
I realized the storm was dragging me towards the island. The waters that could kill me could save me. I began to swim as the water pushed me. . .
I think I'm going to update soon. . . or not. Whenever. But if you guys like it and review I will add on faster. Maybe tonight?