This was stirring around in my mind for a bit. I needed to set it loose. I know i have other stories, and I promise to work on them. But please, read and review this and enjoy.
This is my first Harvest Moon fic.
Chapter 1- Newest life, no love.
It was barely a warm Spring day on the previously abandoned ranch on Castanet Island.
"I can't believe that mayor tricked me into thinking that this ranch was free! What a friggin jerk!" A young girl said, walking up the beaten path way towards the surprisingly more beaten house. The girl, wearing a orange tank top and blue jean skirt, had a pretty face, perfectly framed by her short, brown, slightly messy bob. As young as she looked, the girl named Molly had actually just turned 20.
"Well, here we are, home sweet home." She said to herself. Well, so it would seem to the normal, human eye. In magical reality, Molly was actually speaking to an orange harvest sprite, named Finn.
"Well, look at it this way, at least it wasn't $20,000, like that house in the town. There isn't even land for you to plant on, a barn, a coop, and worst of all, there's no bed!" Molly shuddered at the end of his sentence.
"Finn, I'm afraid to sleep on the bed in his house. You don't know who did what on it. I can't wait to start making money." She said, slightly not looking forward towards her future.
Molly had originally lived on a ranch in Mineral Town, with her extremely large family. Everyday life there was boring, until 2 years ago, during the Winter before her 19th birthday. It would have been an understatement to say that Molly was quite fond of Dr. Trent, the Only Doctor in Mineral Town. He was 5 years older than her, but that didn't stop them from having feelings for each other. After spending time around the clinic during the day, Molly would easily sneak out of her house to spend the night with Trent, their actions unspeakable. After 4 town 'rumors,' 3 months together, 2 'scares,' and 1 of the best nights of the greatest passion, Trent broke up with her on Fall 6, the night before her 19th birthday. He claimed that it was the fact that their relationship was distracting him from his duty. Molly left that night for Forget Me Not Valley. But Trent's excuse was proved a lie when, after gone for only a month, Molly received a wedding invitation from her sister Claire. The groom? None other than Dr. Trent. It was for the best though, seeing as how Claire was closer in age and prettier. But hey, Molly had one thing on Claire. She banged him first.
Life in Forget Me Not Valley was a bit better. She had moved in with her sister Jill, and her brother in law, Cliff. Molly remembered when Cliff and her sister had been going out. Cliff was always shy, especially around girls, yet he always talked to Molly. At one point, Molly swore that if Cliff and her sister would ever break up, she'd go after him. But that never happened. Molly was happy for them, though. They were the cutest, perfect couple, and their life was soon improving with the impending birth of their first child. Molly took over the ranch work for her sister. Doing all his work took her mind off of Trent and boys in general. She didn't need them. However, one late night while walking home from Carter's and Flora's scandalous work tent by the mine, Molly stopped dead in her tracks. She tried to move, but her brain was sending useless signals. Only able to move her eyes, Molly soon noticed a figure with silver hair that shined in the moonlight, slowly stalking towards her.
"Hello, my dear." was all she heard before he carried her away.
The next morning, Molly had woken up in her bed. She remembered all that happened to her, but wasn't upset or afraid. Although what happened to her wasn't consensual, she wouldn't exactly call it rape. The young girl remembered that the mysterious man's spell had been lifted once he had started to kiss her. She had many opportunities to escape him because he wasn't forceful. Instead, she decided to go with the flow and return the pleasure he was giving her.
Next to her nightstand was a note that said "If you enjoyed last night, meet me again. Same time, same place. Love, Phantom Skye." She recalled that there was some unknown man stealing from the local villagers. But she didn't care, because she had found a new man.
Molly had again met with Skye that night, and kept meeting him for an entire week and a half.
But one night, he didn't show. Molly went home that night, and the next morning was awoken with a huge surprise. Her sister Jill pulled her out of bed, and brought her into town. There, in the middle of the walkway, was Mayor Thomas and his son, Harris, next to a handcuffed Skye.
"That's the man who stole my..." 5 town girls shouted at the same time when they had saw the suspect, all blushing profusely.
Molly was disgusted. Skye had made it look like he was a thief when in reality, the only things he stole was the innocence of young girls.
Each of the 5 girls went up and slapped the perverted thief across the face.
Molly walked up to him and stated bluntly, "My other brother in law had already taken me."
Then she punched him in the face.
"That was for standing me up last night."
She then packed her things and left for Verdure Island.
Life on Verdure Island was good. All the men there were married. There, she lived with her sister Chelsea, who had just married the sexy, rough animal trader named Vaughn. After breaking his hard shell when they were younger, Molly had dated Vaughn. Molly was 15 and Vaughn was 17. The two had fallen in love with each other, and had planned on eloping. The day before they were going to run away, Vaughn received a letter from his Aunt Mirabelle that a newly discovered island was in need of an animal trader for the new rancher. Unable to take Molly, because coincidentally, her sister was the rancher and would have sent her home, Vaughn left, telling Molly that he would always love her first.
Vaughn and Molly would stare at each other, and for the first month, never said anything to each other. One day, Chelsea had told them that she was going onto the mainland to buy things that she couldn't get on the island and wouldn't be back for 2 days.
While in the barn, milking the last cow, Molly was greeted by a warm, gloved hand on her shoulder.
Her eyes met his, seeing a familiar, tender look that once belonged only to her. His hand moved from her shoulder, and cupped her face, rubbing his thumb in a straight up and down motion on her cheek. "I've missed you." He said in a soft whisper. "I-I've missed you." She stuttered, feeling his love once again. He came down to her level, and gave her a passionate kiss, preventing her from saying anything further. They knew it was wrong, but they continued, expressing their love for each other on the barn floor. Day had turned to night, and instead of getting up, they stayed in each others arms.
The next day, Vaughn told Molly that he wanted to leave with her, and that this time, nothing would stop them. Before they were going to leave, they came together once more. But, in a blind moment of passion, Molly heard Vaughn call her "Chelsea."
Vaughn later went out to tend to the animals before leaving with his one, true love.
When he came back in, there was no trace of Molly anywhere. All that was left of her was a note saying
"My Dearest Vaughn,
I have always loved you and still do, but we aren't meant to be. I know that you still love me, but right now, your heart lies with and belongs to my sister. Please don't come after me, it will only cause pain. Give Chelsea my love, and know that you will always reside in my heart.
Love,
Molly"
Inside the note was a blue feather pin that Vaughn had given to Molly when they were younger.
He clenched the pin in his hand, pulled it to his heart, and let a small tear trickle down his face.
She was right. He loved Chelsea. But...he loved her as well.
On the ferry to Castanet, she met Finn, who told her some long boring story about how the island sucked and how she was supposed to fix it. She had no choice but to agree with him, seeing as how he looked like he was having an epileptic seizure when she was about to say no.
So here she was, ready to start a new. 'I just hope I can stay here for longer than a year.' She thought to herself. 'And never ever love a guy.'
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