Me:Claire, would you like to do the disclaimer?
Claire: HikariLi-Sama does not and cannot own Harvest Moon. If she did, She'd be famious, rich, and yet to meantion that Cliff would be a real person.
Me: Thank you, Claire. Here's your first chapter!
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A blonde haired girl looked up at her father, her blue eyes shining. "Daddy, Might I ride the pony?" The man smiled lightly. "No, no. You're too small Cherry-pie." His long light brown hair covered his eyes, as he put the little girl on his shoulders. "Listen, I wont be around much longer, and I wont always be there to protect you. But one day, you'll wind up on a farm, and You'll fall in love and you'll have a family,"
He looked almost sad when he said this, that the little girl wanted to cry. "L-listen, C-Claire, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you want to cry!" he then placed the girl on the ground again. "Go on inside and see if Mommy's finished cooking yet, okay?"
Claire looked up and nodded, wiping her eyes. "Yes daddy!" She squeaked happily and ran to the door with her stubby little feet. "Mama!" The girl opened the door and blinked. "Mama? Don't sleep while you're cooking, it's not right!" the girl ran up and shook her mother, before tears fell down her cheek. "DADDY! DADDY COME QUICK MOMMY WONT WAKE UP!"
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The woman's eyes flew wide, as sweat fell down her face. This was the fifth nightmare this week… No, not a Nightmare, a memory. Claire sighed, and sat up, she was staring at her clock, as she blinked the sleep from her eyes.
It was the same thing every night. Wake up, eat, get dressed, work, come home, read the paper, eat, get dressed, go to bed. It was a boring life for her, she wanted something more fun… She wanted… Well, she didn't know.
Claire got out of bed and stumbled to the mirror so she could put her hair up, she was tired of this job. She had lost her parents by the age of six and left the farm. Once she turned 18, the foster home kicked her out.
She sighed and looked in the mirror, her eyes full of sleep. "Maybe I should get a cup of Coffee," she yawned, poring herself a glass.
Just as soon as she left the door, she remembered something her dad had said. 'Listen, I wont be around much longer, and I wont always be there to protect you. But one day, you'll wind up on a farm, and You'll fall in love and you'll have a family' She then gasped. "A farm?"
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Later that evening, Claire sighed and walked into her house and went to the paper. "WHOO HOO!" she exclaimed happily, as she found and add for a farm. She ran off to her phone and quickly called the number.
"Yes, This is Claire Moon, I'm calling about your add in the paper for the Farm. Yes, I would like to live at the farm. No, I don't mind working on a farm. Yes, I love Animals. Sure, I don't mind. Thanks."
She then hung up and smiled, backing her bags and getting ready for tomorrow. For tomorrow, she'll be moving to Mineral Town.
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Before the sun rose, Claire grabbed her bag and put of a hat and locked the house up and turned in her keys, before walking off to the harbor. "Bye-Bye Claire! We'll miss you!" Cried a few of the Town's kids, or some of the people she grew up with. "Good-bye you guys, have fun living here!" she called before finding her room on the boat.
"Oh, excuse me," she smiled lightly at the guy across the room from her. He had bright blue eyes, with a reddish-brown hair color. The guy looked up, blinking dumfound at her, before looking back down at his feet. He seemed upset about something, and being the caring person she is, she had to see if she could help.
"Are you alright? Did something happen? Is someone pressuring you for money?!" Her Sapphire eyes shined with worry. The guy only shook his head. He seemed really shy.
Claire blinked. "Are you sure?" she asked, before he nodded again. "A-alright, if you say so," she sighed, before sitting on the bed she'd be using. To her, it seemed weird to be sharing a room with a guy, but it's almost like he wasn't there, though she knew he would stare at he every now-and-then.
As soon as the boat arrived to Mineral Town, Claire jumped off her bed, grabbed her suitcase, and ran out the door, down the beach, past the church --After waving to the pastor-- past the hospital, past the supermarket, past a house, past another house, and down a pathway before passing a winery, and then a chicken farm, before coming to the farm, a look of shock and disappointment clung to her face.
"This… This isn't the farm I dreamt of… It's…"
"It's not what you thought it would be like was it?" a man spoke up from behind her. "I'm Thomas, The Mayor of this town. I would also like to tell you I saw you Running past my house, so I came to see what the fuss was about."
Claire blinked sadly. "O-oh. Yes, I came to live at the farm…" She then looked at the field and frowned. "It's not exactly what I had hoped it would be." Thomas smiled lightly. "A lot of people came in hopes to see a beautiful farm, and wind up seeing this. But, I'm sure if you work at it, You'll make it like it used to be."
Claire blinked angrily. "B-but… Oh alright." She had thought about taking out her hammer and pound the Mayor with it, but changed her mind. "Sure, I'll take care of this farm!" she exclaimed, raising her fist in the air excitedly. Thomas smiled. "Yes, that's good. You go rest up, and you can talk to everyone tomorrow," he then left with a wave.
Claire sighed, lowering her sapphire gaze, and walking to the door, as a small puppy ran toward her. The poor puppy looked hungry. "Aww, You poor thing…" Claire dug into her knapsack and got out a sandwich, giving it to the puppy while her stomach growled. "Eat up," she smiled weakly.
The puppy finished eating, and it was really late. The dog was much too scared to stay out by itself, so Claire offered to let it on her house. "C'mon pup, let's go."
The puppy happily ran in the house and curled up by the bed. Claire was too tired to complain about the house, so she crawled into bed and fell asleep.
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Me: Well, how'd you like it? R&R. If you care to, you can read my other story or something. Peace!