This is my first fic, so contrary to what most might say: Lay on the constructive criticism! Just no flames. Dx Cause those are just rude.
Read to Me
Luciana Evans.
Luciana Evans, known as 'Lucy' to her friends, is the happiest person you'll ever meet, if you ever have the pleasure to meet her. If two people were having a fight and she walked in the door, smiling, they'd forget all about and began to immerse in a conversation with her. If there was an angry mob and she smiled at them while walking down the street, they'd put down their pitchforks and torches and start talking about world peace with each other. If she walked into s church while a pastor and a shy, young, extremely cute, traveler were talking, they would immediately stop and look.
And that, my dear readers, was a complete and total exaggeration; Except maybe the last one, but you'll find out about that one later.
The place where this "Lucy Evans" currently resided was a small town on the coast, known as "Mineral Town", to most. Where her story really starts, is the autumn of her second year, Autumn 2, to be exact.
"Mary, I have those books to be returned!" A chipper voice said amongst the 'ding' of the Library door bell. "Here they are, and you know, that one on Fertilizer was really good, I think I might actually buy some of the stuff for once, after reading that!" She rambled, while Mary looked at more important things.
"Lucy." Mary cut her off, "Have you been getting enough sleep?" She asked, an already stern, 'pre-lecture' expression on her face. "Why yes, of course, Mary, darling, why?" Lucy said, but seeing Mary's 'Yeah-right' look on her face, Lucy stifled a nervous laugh and said, "Well…, being a farmer's busy work!" She tried to explain.
Mary's look was turning from 'Pre-lecture' to full on 'lecture', and so Lucy began to panic. "Um, well… I only have time to read on Holidays and days with bad weather, so I do all of my reading at night!" She pleaded, giving her very own 'Please-don't-lecture-me-Mary-I'll-be-a-good-girl-promise!' look.
Mary placed her hands on her hips, the ultimate sign of her on-coming lectures, and so Lucy braced herself only to be met with the sound of an oh-so-familiar sound; The dinging of the doorbell.
Turning her head to the door, Lucy grinned, "Boy, oh, boy, Gray! Am I ever glad to see you!" She said, looking like a joker with that grin of hers. Gray raised an eyebrow at the farmer as she slid past him, and out the door, calling out a fast, "Bye, Mary, I'll see you tomorrow!" Mary began to protest, "But, Lucy, the library's not op-" Only to be cut off with the sound of the door closing behind Lucy. "The library's not open tomorrow." She mumbled, left behind.
Smiling as she walked, Lucy brushed her hands off, as to say, 'All in a day's work.'
As she strode to her next location, which was just a couple doors down. "Sasha, Karen, Jeff! Are you in?" Lucy called, walking into the Supermarket, nearly skipping, with her Wedge cut blonde hair swinging behind her.
True, her hair had been long when she first came to Mineral Town, a year and a half ago, but she had found it to not only get in the way when it came to farming, but also made her sweat like a pig in the heat of Summer.
Due to that, last fall was when she decided to let Popuri finally do her hair; Something she did quite well; of course, she must have been good at it, since it looked a lot like she did her own partial perms.
But, anyway, when Lucy walked into the Supermarket, she was only met with two of the three. 'Sasha must have already gone to gossip…'She thought, after finding the woman missing. "Hi, guys." She greeted, giving them a two-fingered salute.
Karen return Lucy's wave with a wink and a two-fingered salute. "Your usual, I suppose?" She asked, already heading over the seed counter.
"Mhmm!" Lucy nodded, grinning. "Yes, please!" She said, bounding over to Jeff, reaching into her pockets. "920 G." 1 Jeff calculated; Grinning, Lucy pulled the money out, sliding it on the counter. "Most excellent!" She exclaimed, pumping a fist in the air and grabbing the seeds.
Placing the seeds in her rucksack, waving good-bye to Jeff, and Karen, and exiting the building, she began her trek again, this time heading for the Beach; Just a short stop before heading home.
But, on the way to the beach, Lucy realized something was there, that she had never paid much attention to; The Church. Someplace she had only ever been in once, last year, for some festival.
Lucy had never thought of it much, but this time around… It seemed like it was calling to her, and Lucy did love talking on the phone, so she answered.
Opening the door, she found two figures, she couldn't see them that well in the light, immersed in a deep conversation. The two heads immediately turned to her in surprise.
"Lucy, how wonderful to see you, here." Carter, the pastor greeted. "Have you met Cliff?" He asked, motioning to the figure beside him.
At that moment, Lucy's world seemed to have shifted, and her stomach was on a trampoline. Shaking her head, she turned her attention more attuned to the young mans.
"Hi… I'm Lucy." She mumbled, not only a light pink dusting her face, but her heart began to beat faster with every step she took towards him.
"Cliff." He murmured, in a way that Lucy thought was absolutely adorable.
She needed to… Needed to know more about him, so she blurted out the first thing that came to mind, "I need to go. Bye." She rambled, fast, before turning and bolting out the door, leaving both men confused.
'Yeah… I need to go… Need to go find Mary!'
1 Haha. No lying, 920 G. I checked. But, feel free to challenge that claim, because it was from HM: DS Cute! D This is my first Harvest Moon fic, so please review!