Hey guys, my name is RobotPanda57. This is the very first time I put up a story on this account. I used to have another account called ultimatemonkey32, but I hardly use that one anymore. Anyways, this story is based off of Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar. It's been a long time since I actually posted up a fanfiction because I've been super busy with college. Anyways, please keep the reviews clean of any profanity, flame, or any other bad stuff. Reviews like that will be thrown into the eternal pit of doom! More chapters will be up soon! Keep on reading!

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UPDATE: I had to re-upload this story because I forgot to add Angelo in there. The reason why I forgot is well, to be honest, Angelo is about as prominent in the game as a black shirt in a dark cave. Honestly, the guy is pretty much invisible to me and is easily forgettable in my opinion. He's always the one person I forget to talk to whenever I play the game. Sorry about that, just my opinion.

Chapter 1: The Windmill Village

Somewhere in a far away land lies a village several miles away from Mineral Town. This village is called Zephyr Town. The townspeople named it that because of the huge amounts of wind that they have. One morning, the townspeople are expecting a new arrival coming to their quiet, little village. A young, upcoming farmer named Kite has just arrived to the windy village. He had brown hair with chocolate eyes that matched. He wore a dark vest with a red, long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans and boots. On his head sat a dark, blue hat with a white feather stuck on the side. He let out a breath of relief.

"Finally… it took me days just to get here by foot…"

He adjusted his hat and looked up at the sign with a determined smile. Before he walked in, he was greeted by a large, hulking man wearing a top hat. He was a massive behemoth wearing a tight, white dress shirt with a green vest that looks like it barely fits him. He wore black pants, brown boots, a red belt, and a red undershirt with a brooch attached to the collar. He also had a large, yellow beard and wore tiny glasses that sat on top of the bridge of his nose. He approached Kite with booming laughter and shouted in a voice that shook the mountains around the village yelling "WELCOME TO ZEPHYR TOWN!" Kite nearly fell to the ground as he shouted and laughed.

"Y-you must be Mayor Felix…"

"CORRECT! HAHAHA!... Welcome to Zephyr Town! We've been expecting you!"

Felix gave Kite a hand and pulled him up off of the ground. As Kite dusted himself off, the muscular mayor gave him a hard pat on the back, nearly bruising Kite. Kite rubbed his back while the mayor gave him a hard look.

"So tell me, Kite… What brings you to our village?"

"You see, I moved away from my old town to try and start off fresh. I wanted to try and start out with nothing like the guy who came to my old town."

Felix's eyes gleamed and gave a huge grin.

"I see! WELL THEN! Let me give you the tour!"

He left with Kite into the village and started showing him around town. He showed him the shop, the café, and the windmills that generate the city's power. Before the tour ended, he showed Kite one more thing. They walked across the bridge and passed the hotel along the way, only to find a small secluded area with tables draped over with cloth.

"And this here is the bazaar! It is the one thing that keeps this village alive and well!"

Kite looked around and scratched the back of his head while frowning. As he looked, he noticed that there were only two or three people walking around the area.

"If this place is alive and well, then I'm afraid on what this place would look like on the slow days. A cemetery has more life than this."

The bazaar was a ghost town. The only things that were passing through were the fallen leaves being carried by the wind on the cobblestone pavement. Felix let out a disappointing sigh and lowered his head.

"Unfortunately, our bazaar hasn't been doing so well lately… Ever since the last farmer left the village, less and less people have started to come by…"

Kite gave him a confused look.

"How come not a lot of people come around to the bazaar anymore?"

"Ever since the last farmer left, the people thought that the bazaar was uninteresting… Almost nothing caught their eye and eventually, they dispersed…"

Felix wiped his glasses and placed his hand on Kite's shoulder, which nearly made Kite shake and lose his balance.

"…and that's where YOU come in!"

"Me? But, what can I do?"

"You can take his place! It's up to you to bring this bazaar back to what it once was!"

Kite suddenly felt a huge weight drop on him. He doesn't know the first thing about running a stand at the bazaar. Felix stared right into his eyes and flashed a smile.

"Please Kite! You are the town's only hope of bringing it back to its lively self. It would do them a lot of good."

Kite looked towards the ground, thinking about the responsibilities that he will have if he took up this offer. He then looked back at Felix and smiled.

"I'll do it! I'll make sure to bring this town back up to its prime!"

Felix gave out a laugh so loud that it echoed through the mountains.

"HAAAHAHAHAHAHA! EXCELLENT! I'm glad you will take up my offer!"

After they left the bazaar, Felix showed Kite up to where he would be staying. They arrive onto a small house at the top of a hill. The house wasn't large, but it wasn't small either. Felix showed him around the house and inside the house were a small kitchen, a storage room, bathroom, and a door to the barn. After a couple of minutes talking and showing around, Felix gave Kite his tools and bid him a good night. The next morning, Kite got out of bed and decided to go around town and meet some of the townsfolk before he starts working. As he went outside, he felt a strong wind blow past through him. He grabbed his hat and kept it on his head as much as possible.

"There's a lot of wind around here… is it gonna be like this every day?"

He walked down the hill and came across a man wearing glasses and a large black robe. He had medium, dark hair and wore a large turban on his head. The man did not smile and Kite felt a tense energy coming from him. The man sees Kite approach him and smirked.

"You must be the new farmer. Kite right?"

Kite had his hands behind his head and looked away a bit.

"Yeah, I just decided to look around the town for a bit. By the way, shouldn't it be common courtesy to introduce yourself first or is this just you?"

The man pushed his glasses against the bridge of his nose and gave Kite another smirk.

"My name's Lloyd. By the way, shouldn't you be working or is this just you?"

Kite felt a bit insulted after hearing his words and gave him stern look.

"Who the hell does this guy think he is? Telling me off on what to do…"

Before Kite could say anything, Lloyd walked away without looking back.

"Instead of idling around, you should start on your farm. We all have to work hard for the bazaar you know."

After that comment, Kite couldn't help but feel a growing annoyance towards this guy.

"What's this guy's deal? What gave him the right to lecture me like that? Geez… first day out on the town and already I got someone under my skin…"

He walked into town and closed his eyes, still ticked off about what Lloyd said. As Kite stormed off into town, he accidently bumped into a redheaded girl, who fell to the ground. Kite opened his eyes and looked in front of him. The girl wore a long, blue dress and a bonnet to match. She had long, wavy, red hair and was busy rubbing her bottom after a hard fall. Kite reached down and held out his hand.

"I'm so sorry, are you alright?"

The girl smiled.

"I'm fine, thank you for asking."

Kite pulled the girl back up on her feet as the girl dusted herself off.

"You must be the new farmer that we've all heard about correct?"

"Um, yeah… I was just walking into town…"

Kite blushed.

"She's pretty cute…"

The girl smiled and held her hand out.

"My name is Sherry; my father is the mayor of this town."

This gave Kite a huge shock. He froze up and sweat started dripping down his neck.

"T-th-this g-girl is that hulk of a man's d-d-d-d-d-daughter?"

"Is something wrong?"

"S-s-so… you're Felix's daughter…"

She smiled and nodded as Kite turned around suddenly and smiled sheepishly.

"I-I'm sorry w-we couldn't t-talk m-mo-more… We'll s-s-s-see ea-each oth-ther ag-g-g-gain soon a-a-a-alr-r-r-right?"

Kite walked away in an awkward position, stuttering and twitching with every movement. Sherry giggled as he went the other direction. Afterwards, Kite had met almost everyone in town. He met Joan and her granddaughter, Marian, at the café. He also met Raul at the store and next-door-neighbors, Wilbur the carpenter and Isaac the Windmiller, along with their wives, Claire and Nellie respectively and met their children, Kevin, who is Wilbur's and Claire's son, and Cindy and Lauren, Isaac's and Nellie's twin daughters. He met with Ivan and Dirk, brothers who are both complete opposites of each other one being a serious-minded tutor and the other is a fun-loving employee of the café. He met Stuart and Ethel running the hotel along with their maid, Daisy and Freya, a career-minded independent woman who doesn't look too bad either. And lastly, he met Angelo, an upcoming artist who is always looking for inspiration. Kite pretty much met just about everyone… well… just about. Eventually, Kite stumbled upon a house next to Raul's store. Sherry appeared behind Kite without him noticing.

"Have you met them yet?"

Kite fell back in shock.

"S-S-Sherry! You startled me!"

"You should really get to know Claude and Antoinette. They get a bit lonely at times considering that there's only two of them that live in that house. You should go talk to them."

Kite went up to the door and knocked. The door opened and a man appeared at the doorstep. He had blue hair and a small blue mustache and beard. Everything about him was blue: his suit and his pants. The only things that weren't blue were the dress shirt, shoes, and eyes. He almost had a stern look on his face that made Kite somewhat nervous. Suddenly, the man's stern look turned into a gentle smile.

"Hello, you must be the new farmer that we've heard so much about. My name is Claude."

Claude took Kite's hand and shook it firmly. Kite's head was spinning from the quick personality change.

"Uh… yeah… My name is Kite."

"Well it's very nice to meet you Kite. Please come in."

Kite looked back at Sherry who nudged him along. Inside, Claude has sat Kite down onto the sofa.

"We've heard so much about you. We heard that you are taking over for the old farmer that left town a while ago."

"That's about right sir."

"So then tell me. What are you goals for being here in this town?"

"Well, I moved out of my old town and wanted to start over from scratch like this one farmer in my town before me. I really wanna be a successful farmer like him and I wanna make sure that the bazaar is running like it was supposed to."

Claude chuckled.

"That's a very big goal for someone who just came here. Well, I want you to know that you're very welcome here anytime you'd like. You know, I have a daughter about your age as well. Would you like to meet her?"

"That sounds nice sir, but I have a tight schedule to keep-"

"Oh no worries, it will be just for a quick second. Antoinette! Come down here!"

No response. The living room was dead quiet.

"Hmm… It seems that my daughter does not want to come down. Would you please come up there and get her? She's most likely in her room."

"If she's busy, then maybe another time would be nice."

"No no, it's fine you can go up there and introduce yourself to her. Anyway, I must get ready for work."

As Claude leaves, Kite slowly went up to Antoinette's bedroom door. As he opened the door slowly, he sees a young woman. She had striking crimson eyes and short blue hair with a ribbon on one side. She wore a white and blue dress with frills and blue stockings with white shoes. She looked elegant. Kite's knees suddenly got weak.

"Wow… she's really pretty…"

Kite walked up to her once Antoinette turned around. She gave out a quiet sigh just stared at him. She didn't even crack a smile. Kite's face went from red hot to cold in a matter of seconds. Her eyes were like daggers to him.

"Why do I get the feeling that this is not gonna be good…"

Antoinette huffed.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

"…what a rude girl…"

"If you don't have anything to say, then just leave."

"Uh… I'm Kite, the new farmer in town."

"Oh… you're that newcomer. I'm Antoinette. What do you want with me?"

"N-nothing! Your dad told me to introduce myself to you that's all!"

Antoinette sighed and turned away.

"Well, whatever business you have here is done. You can go now."

All of a sudden, Kite got defensive.

"W-where do you get off talking like that?"

"You're still here? *sigh* Look, you introduced yourself and met me now leave. I swear you're like a dog."

Kite couldn't help but feel angry and annoyed. It seems that this elegant young lady is not so elegant after all. This made Kite wonder if he's going to meet her often like this and shudders at that fact.

"This girl makes Lloyd look like a saint…"