Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this story except the idea, Kira, Rosa, and some other mysterious character.

REMEMBERANCE Prologue

Jack yawned and crawled out of bed, awakening to the smell of frying fish. He walked outside to find his Grandpa cooking some trout over a cook fire.

"Morning Jackie Boy! The fisherman stopped by with this for us. Yum!" Grandpa grinned and ruffled the sleepy seven year-old's hair.

Jack wrinkled his nose. " It smells funny Grandpa!"

Grandpa chuckled. "Fish usually does. Now eat up, because we have some visitors coming. And guess what? One of them is a playmate for you!"

"Really?! Another kid to play with?! Wow, thanks Grandpa." Jack wolfed down his fish and ran inside to clean up. He couldn't believe his luck. Kids were hard to come by in Flower Bud Village. The only kid Jack saw in his summers with Grandpa was a pretty little girl who lived up at the vineyard. Jack wasn't too crazy about girls but once when he was really bored he got up the courage to ask her to play. She yelled at him to, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" and since then he hadn't spoken to her.

"Jack!" called Grandpa, "They're here!"

Jack grinned and ran outside. When he reached Grandpa though, his smile disappeared. There was a very large woman smiling down at him, with a young GIRL at her feet. Jack stood behind Grandpa's leg and peered at his new playmate.

"Son, this is Mrs. Graham and her niece Kira."

Jack stared at her. Kira was a small girl with hair that was a soft violet colour. She wore it up in pigtails tied with light sea jade green ribbons that were the exact colour of her eyes. She stared back at him, chewing noisily on something, and fidgeting slightly. Jack noticed approvingly that she didn't wear a dress like most girls he knew. Kira wore shorts and a blouse, but she still was a girl and Jack didn't want to play with a girl.

Grandpa looked down at Jack and gave him a little push forwards. "Say hello Jack."

"'Lo" muttered Jack looking down at his shoes.

Mrs. Graham nudged Kira slightly, but she remained where she was, staring at Jack. Mrs. Graham bent down. "Kira please say hi to Jack."

Kira stepped forwards and blew a very large pink bubble from her gum. She let it pop and then stood still as if she was satisfied by her response.

Grandpa and Mrs. Graham roared with laughter, but Jack couldn't see what was so funny. When Grandpa calmed down he opened his mouth to speak. " Well now that you're acquainted we'll leave you two to play." He turned to Mrs. Graham, "Care for a cup of tea Rosa?" she nodded and the two walked arm in arm in the house.

Jack stood there looking horrified at this creature he was expected to play with. She stared back with an expressionless face. He turned and walked towards a tree leaving her behind. Except she followed him. When Jack saw that he sighed.

"Look," he told her firmly "I know I'm supposed to play with you but I don't want to play with a girl."

She stared at him, and reached into her pocket. She pulled out a gum wrapper and spit her gum into it, wrapped it up and stuck it in her pocket. "No one asked me if I wanted to play with a boy!"

"Then go play with a girl! I know one that lives up at the grape farm! Go play with her!" Jack yelled.

"I already did! She was boring! All she wanted to do was go to the beach and dance! She wouldn't play bank-robbers or climb trees or…"
Jack cut her off. "Girls can't climb trees!"

"Yes they can!!!!"

"No they can't! All girls do is play house and sing and girly stuff like that"

Kira glared at him. "I can so climb a tree! I'll prove it!" She walked over to the tree and scrambled up it going higher then Jack ever had. Kira looked smugly down at him and stuck out her tongue. "Told you so!!"

Jack grinned. Maybe this girl wasn't so bad. "Okay so you can climb trees, but I bet you can't be a good pirate! Argh matey!" Jack called and ran off to board his imaginary ship.

Kira climbed down and dashed after him yelling, "Walk the plank, Walk the plank!"

In the mountains someone smiled.

You like? In case you haven't guessed it's based in a Harvest Moon for N64 setting. I can't wait to write the rest! Please review!