Hey guys! So this is my other story! It based from the Harvest Moon: Animal Parade. And I'm not abandoning Vaughn and Chelsea's fanfict, I'm still working on that as well. So don't worry! I'll be posting the next chapter of that fanfict, but for now enjoy this brandnew fanfict!

The reason I'm moving to the country was because I had enough of the city. I was working as waitress, but the paycheck was not as worth as how tiring the job is. I don't mind hardworking, but the owner should give me a better payment, since I'm the one who kept the customers happy and aslo the only waitress in the diner. A few days ago, I told the owner a.k.a my boss to raise my salary, but he just told me that what I received was good enough. That was the last straw, so I told the boss I quit on the spot and left the diner. I just hope that he would have as many customers as when I stayed there.

It's been a couple of days since than, and here I am in my flat. The only thing that was worse than knowing I would never received a raise was that when I realized I don't have a job. I was at loose end right now. I was reading the newspaper when I saw the advertisement about a farm in this place called The Castanet. I called the retailer and told them I'm interested with it. To my surprise I could get the farm for around 5000G and I already got a house, a coop and a barn. I always wanted to try my hands on farming, so I thought why not? I took note for which boat I need to take. And I could leave right away since my only possession is my clothing. The whole small flat already furnished when I rent it, so I could leave it behind.

I started to pack my clothes in my only big luggage and looked around the flat once more. Tomorrow I would say goodbye to this rotten life I had so far. I still need to contact my aunt, the only family I had, that I'm going to relocate to the country. She would be glad that I would leave that waitress job, though she's going to be sad since I would be harder to visit. But I know she would be proud of me that I took this chance to start my life afresh. I walked to the phone, and dial my aunt numbers. I waited until my aunt answers it.

"Hey, Auntie. This is Hikari." I said.

"Hikari, dear. It's so nice of you to call me."

"I hope I didn't bother you or anything."

"Of course not dear."

"Well, anyway, I wanted to tell you that I'm moving out of town. I'm going to check this farm I found in the newspaper's advertisement. And I have good feeling about it."

"You're moving out from town? What happened to your job?"

I sighed, knowing that I wouldn't be able to avoid this question. "I quit. The boss refused to raise my salary. And I had enough of him." I said with a shudder. I could hear my aunt chuckles and said, "Well good for you my dear. I know you see some sense when it comes to that place. I hope that the farm work out well." My aunt said.

"I hope so too. Anyway, I'm going heading for the bed now. I'll call you or send you letter when I settled in the farm." I told my aunt.

"Alright sweetie. Just promise that if it didn't turn out as you hope, you contact me right away."

"Will do, Auntie. Goodnight." I said. My aunt answered it before we cut off the called. I change to my PJ and head to bed ready for tomorrow to happen.

I took the 9 am boat and was glad that I didn't miss it. I was so excited to see the country, though I hope that the place is not a complete bull like most places that got advertise in the paper. I stay out on the dock, too restless and excited to stay put inside. I like the smell of the sea, and I especially like the smell of the salt in the air. I wonder how the country looks like. At first, I thought the place a small island; it surprised me when I saw that it was bigger than I thought.

The ship arrived on time and I get down to the shore, with my luggage. I smiled at the captain, because I really appreciate his help. I look around because when I call the retailer he said that there would be someone that's going to pick me up and brought me to the town. To be honest it wad reckless of me to leave the town without any back up plan. But I couldn't care less about what happen there anymore. I had enough with the city life and the life-style and I wanted some changes. Major change, in fact. I looked around a little bit more when I found my name written in a paper. The paper was hold by a quite muscularly man and he's about in the middle of forty or so. At least, I know the name of the man that supposedly picks me up. I walked towards him and looked at him hesitantly for a moment than clear my throat. "Cain?" I asked.

"You must be Hikari. Yes, I'm Cain." The man said heartily.

"Yes, I'm Hikari. Thank you for picking me up!" I said excitedly. The man smiled politely at me and looked at my luggage. Before, I know it; he hauled the thing up and put it into his carriage. My eyes bulged at the fodder, or hay I'm not quite sure, carriage he used, but than I remembered it is the countryside. "Well, hop on lady! We have at least a good two hours journey ahead of us." Cain said as he hopped onto the front of the carriage and took the rein. I hurriedly hop onto the back and sat down carefully. I felt I was sitting on something and than I heard that loud yet squeaky voice.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Get off me human!"

I jerked and moved a little bit and suddenly something fly away from down there and now it's floating in front of me. "Geez, human!"

"Y-you.. Y-you.." I whispered, and I couldn't form any other words, because I awfully surprised at what I was seeing.

The flying thing looked at me with a little surprise but than dance around in the air with joy suddenly. "You can see me! Finally a human that can see me! I finally found the person that could help the Harvest Goddess!"

Harvest Goddess?! Help?! My god, I must be dreaming!

After a very mind numbing explanation from that little creature that turned out to be the Harvest Sprite named Finn, I managed to calm myself a little bit. It still is felt overwhelming and unbelievable but it's true, the harvest sprite does exist. I sighed and start leaning to the hay behind me, I didn't know how long we already been traveling, but since I was so busy listening to something beyond normal people comprehend, I thought it might had been for a while.

"So... Hikari, tell me... Why do you want to stay in here?" Cain suddenly asked me.

I thought about it for a moment, but there's only one reason why. "Well, I had difficulty in the city. The life style is just isn't for me. I thought moving away from it and start afresh is good for me. I also have wanted to try my hands on farming anyway."

"I see. Well, it's pretty rare for young people to want to farm these days y'know? It surprised me when the mayor told me a young lady wanted to take her hands on the land."

So the retailer was the mayor, I didn't know that. "Oh yeah, if you don't mind asking when is your birthday? We like to celebrate this kind of things."

Kinda creepy but that's okay I guess. He seems nice enough. "Fall 18th." I answered. It's just early in Spring now, around the 3rd, this year I'll be turning 20 and I couldn't believe it. "Any particular food you like, girly?"

"Eggs and cheese." I answered fast.

"Egg and cheese heh? Hearty meal that one." Cain commented. I smiled at his comment since I was not that prototypical type of girls who would flails and wails when they eat too much calories and stuffs. I always thought that hard work mean hearty meal. I know I could survive the long hours of working in the Diner if I didn't eat properly.

Finn, had enough being ignored I guess, started to talk again. "You will help the Harvest Goddess right? I mean when you arrived we should check right away to the goddess, and..."

I ignored him again for now because that's all he said since he found out I could see him. Talking about the Harvest Goddess, I mean. "Stop ignoring me!" Was the last thing I heard when I finally fallen asleep.

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