Hey there =D
This will be my first Long-fic so I hope you'll enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.
I'd like to thank Miss Rouge Apple for giving me the courrage to put this up.
I don't know when I'll update to chapter two so you'll just have to wait HOWEVER I have some spare time on Thursday afternoons and Wednesdays so you should expect an update at least one per week.
This fic is a Eve X Cliff (With Eve being actually Claire but I prefer the name Eve.)
It will have a mix of multiple genres : Romantic, Humoristic, Dramatic, ...
Don't like, don't read.
I don't own Harvest Moon HOWEVER I do own the games that I have bought =D
Now, on with the show !
Chapter 1 : How we met…
"Hey, Eve, wake up !"
I heard a loud voice shout in my ear which made me jump from a wonderful dream. I panicked looking around me until me eyes fell onto a huge pack of muscles named Zack.
"Did you have to shout in my ear? You scared the living hell out of me." I said pouting. "It was either that or the bucket of iced water in your face, I chose the most appropriate." He replied, nonchalantly.
I just stared at him. Zack was one of my dad's friends. Oh, geez… I forgot to introduce myself. My name's Eve, newly 18 (yay !), but still with a child's attitude… or so my dad says… and my friends… and… well everyone really (-_-')… Anyways, he sent me to mineral town, where my grandma used to live. He says that the open air and working a bit will help me grow up and bla bla bla bla. So here I am, on a boat to Mineral Town, waiting four hours until I arrive, sitting next to the pile of muscles who almost made me loose my hearing capabilities. I don't really know what I'll find there in Mineral Town… I bet it's full of those people that talk funny and are always covered in dirt (Ewww…). I'd rather stay in the city with my friends, my life and my technology. My dad said that Mineral Town was in the country side so I guessed they didn't know what electricity was either. What kind of dump did he make me go to now? Back to reality…
"What do you want?" I asked him. He just looked at me for a while then said, "Nothing."
WHHAAATT? HE JUST WAKED ME UP FOR NOTHING ?! I'LL KILL HIM !
"Oh wait, now I remember ; we'll arrive soon. You ought to prepare your things right now."
He left really quickly after saying that. I didn't have a chance to thank him. Well… I guess that I shouldn't anyway after what he just did.
After a few minutes of sailing (and emptying my stomach into the ocean), we arrived in mineral town. It was dark, so I couldn't tell what was waiting for me out there. It was 7PM, we were in the middle of Winter, and the snow had covered most of the beach.
"So, I'll leave you to it then. Make yourself at home here in our lovely town. You might want to visit the mayor first though. See ya later." He left before I could remind him that I've never been here before and that I wouldn't know who or what the mayor might be. And… one last thing… I… I'm scared of the dark… I know, it's stupid but I can't help it ! I guess I'll just have to face my fear then. I travelled around the beach trying to figure out where I could leave to town. I finally fell upon a small stack of stairs. That led to some huge sort of plaza. This must be the square where they would hold festivals of some kind. The wind blew down the back of my coat and made me shiver. I just didn't know where to go. In addition to that, my heart was starting to beat really fast. I started feeling a little nervous, until I heard a twig snap. Then I was just flipping out.
"Who's there?" I called out. No reply. I tried to ignore it. I saw a bench not far from me so I went to sit down. My heart was pounding in my chest. I could hear my heartbeat fasten as I heard someone, or something came closer t and closer. The noise of the crushing snow made me panic more and more as it came closer and closer.
"Who are you?! What do you want from me?!" I yelled. I couldn't help it. I started crying as I tried to hide myself in my coat. "Need a hand?"
I jumped. Someone was there ! Someone was here ! A killer? Help ! Help !! Wait… What? Did someone come to help me?
I looked up and saw a boy with a blue cap and a brown coat. He was handsome (Total hottie).He looked tired and slightly angry as if he had been working all day. "Oh, h-hello…" I managed to say.
"Let me guess… you're new in town and you don't know where to go, is that it?"
BINGO ! "Uh, y-yes…" I said ashamed somewhat.
"Geez, why does this always happen to me and not someone else…" I heard him say under his breath. I now know that I hadn't suffered potential damage thanks to Zack. "Alright, come with me ; I'll get you to the Inn."
The inn is huge ! Look at that ! They have a bloody restaurant down here ! WITH ELECTRITITY PLUGS ! This must be for rich guys or something. I guess I had the wrong image of 'Country town' in my mind. The hottie that helped me came through the door and yelled : "ANN ! GOT A GUEST FOR YA ! YOU OWN ME A FREE DINNER NOW !" A girl replied from the kitchen at the back : "AGAIN ?! HOW MANY MORE ARE YOU GOING TO BRING GRAY?!"
The boy went for the stairs, probably to go to his room.
"Thanks Gray." I called. He turned around, somewhat surprised the his face went red so he tried to cover it up with his hat before muttering : "N-No problem…"
"How cute", I thought. A brightly dressed red headed girl came out from behind the bar towards me skipping happily. "Hey there. I'm Ann. Welcome to Mineral Town. Here for a room?"
"Uh, w-well, no…" Then a thought came back to me… The darkness outside… I didn't want to have to travel at night like that. "… Actually… Yeah, a room for the night please."
"No prob." She answered. She seemed to be the very informal kind of girl. The way she was dressed seemed like she was a farmer or something close to that.
"ANN !" A loud male voice yelled from the kitchen. "You forgot to give Gray and Cliff their dinner ! Get them their plates while it's still hot !"
"Oh crap…" she murmured. She looked away for a second then looked back at me expectantly, as if she had an idea. "Hey, would you mind getting them their plates for me? I'll pay for your room in exchange. Deal?"
What can I say? "Deal. However, in which room are they in?"
She hurried into the kitchen to get the plates then came back and said, while handing them to me : "There's only two rooms in this Inn. You'll be staying in the girl's room while the other boys are in the boy's room."
She scurried back to the bar counter and started writing something down on a notepad before going back to the kitchen. I just went up the stairs. There was a long hallway on the first floor. The second must've been the attic since it was sealed. There were two doors on one side of the wall at around 10 meters away from each other. Don't tell me… I looked inside the rooms. THEY WERE AS BIG AS THE BAR ! There were four beds in the room, a door that led to the bathroom and one that led to the toilettes. They were mere guesses but I was usually right about that sort of stuff. On one bed was Mr. Handsome Gray, lying down on his bed, his hat over his head. On another bed sat a young guy who was reading a book. He seemed upset… Really cute. I knocked on the door since they didn't seem to notice me.
"H-hey… U-um… Bought you dinner…" I didn't know what to say really. All this new stuff was kind of intimidating. New people, new places,… all at once, it's really strange.
The Gray got up from his bed, putting the cap back on his head. "Oh, it's you. Did Ann give you a job at the Inn or something?" I just looked at him. "Just kidding. Cliff, get your plate before it get cold. And say hi to… wait… what's your name?" Cliff looked up from his book, his head was bright red. Can you even call this blushing?
"I'm Eve."
"Right. Cliff, say hello to Eve." We both looked at Cliff who just tried to cover up his face. "Don't worry about him Eve, he's just shy. Really, really shy." Gray took both plates and placed them on a table that was in the middle of the room. We heard a mumble come from Cliff : "T-T-Thanks…".
What's up with Cliff?
"No problem. I'll see you guys tomorrow, right? Bye." I skipped happily towards my room. It felt nice here. I really thought this place was going to be hell. I can't believe how nice these people are. This sure isn't like the city where everyone lives only for himself.
Later on, Ann came up with my dinner. She offered to have dinner with me to get to know each other. I accepted of course. So I spent most of the evening telling her about myself and she informed me about this town. The dinner was DE-LI-CIOUS. I never thought such tastes existed. It was so simple : pasta with a special spaghetti sauce and chicken breast. So nice ! I was so used to fast-foods and things like that.
Anywho, I went to bed at around ten thirty. I wasn't really tired since I had been sleeping on the boat on the way here, so I just thought of thing to do tomorrow before I fell asleep on a soft, comfortable bed.
Things couldn't have been better than this really. Except for Zack maybe… Gray is so nice. And Cliff… well… that guy is a mystery… I like to solve puzzles. Let's see that tomorrow then…
So? How was the first chapter? If you liked or want to say something, just give me a little review. Thanks =D
I hope I'll be seeing you next chapter.