A Valentine's Day Tribute! Well this story is about mainly about Claire and her thanksgiving days in mineral town. The story will contain 8 chapters, 4 spring thanksgivings and 4 winter thanksgivings.

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Claire's POV

"What's spring thanksgiving?"

"It's the day where boys give girls chocolate, girls who they like of course," Karen handed me a bag of turnip seed. I nodded in understandment.

"Ah, count me out. I just arrived here 2 weeks ago. I hardly know any of the guys here. Except for my brother, who's now in Forget-Me-Not Valley anyway," I chuckled a bit.

"Well then make sure you have one on winter thanksgiving!" Karen chuckled.

"Another thanksgiving? How many thanksgiving are there in here?"

"Just two. The spring one and the winter one."

"What's the difference?"

"Well, in winter thanksgiving, it's girls who give chocolate to boys."

"Oh, right..."

"So make sure you fall in love before winter thanksgiving!" I blushed at Karen's comment.

"Karen!"

"Sorry!" she laughed a bit.

As i waited for Karen, my first friend in here, to stop laughing, i could feel the flushing in my face had gone.

"So, got any?" I asked.

"What any?"

"Chocolates, Karen."

"Ah... w-Well yes."

"How many?" I looked around to see any.

"It doesn't matter. It's not that much," Karen backed away. I could see her feeling uncomfortable. Sweet Karen, i knew that she was a pretty girl. A girl like her would at least get five chocolates. But she wasn't telling me because i could tell that she wasn't a show-off person, especially to a person like me who didn't get any.

But, she did make me a little uncomfortable with the falling-in-love thing earlier. I probably could play a bit, I thought.

"Come on Karen, you can tell meeeeeee."

"It won't make any difference, yes?"

"Yes but i shall know!"

"Why?"

"Because i said so!"

"Come on come on come on come on!" I begged her childishly.

"Fine! I got five." Bingo.

"Wow!" I pretended to not see it coming "Who are these madly-in-love guys?" I elbowed her, completely teasing her.

"They're from other village," I saw Karen's face flushed. The revenge had been avenged!

"Rick?"

"W-Well, he gave me one."

I laughed. I laughed at her nervous feeling. I laughed at the fact that it was me who was like that 5 minutes ago. I laughed at the fact it was Karen who laughed hysterically 5 minutes ago. I laughed at the fact that we just exchanged places.

"Why won't these boys get it? I don't like chocolate, i'd much prefer wine. And stop laughing, Claire!"

After I stopped laughing, I said goodbye to Karen and left the supermarket. I walked back towards my farm.

As I walked down the path in front of the library, I bumped into someone. It was Gray.

Our first meeting wasn't so great. How? Well, he shoved me. Hard. A big guy like him should have known that my power had probably nothing on him. And what's more irritating was that he never said sorry. He gradually continue to piss me off. Goddess, how much i hated his guts.

I spotted a box of chocolate hidden beneath his fingers. It was probably for Mary. No, it was for Mary. Otherwise, why would he be here? He tilted his head to see me. I continue walking. I could see his face blushed a little. I smirked.

"Ann forced me to it!" He shouted at me. I didn't even talk and he yelled at me. Only goddess knew how annoying this guy could be.

I continue walking, ignoring him, still smirking. And he was still panicking. Goddess, how i enjoyed every second of this.

"This is just a thank you chocolate! She gave me one back at last year's winter thanksgiving!"

I walked down silently. All i did was smirking, well evil-ly, and he had told me this much. I didn't even say a word to him. I didn't even ask what he was doing or anything for that matters.

I continue walking back towards my farm. I had not got my job of the day done yet. I didn't have any seeds so I went out to buy some. Now that i had bought it, i'm getting it done!

After i got my job done, i hurried to the bathroom and cleaned myself from the dirt that clung to me. I decided to take a walk to the beach. Relaxing myself after an exhausting day. Besides, Karen is usually there, and I liked hanging out with her.

On my way to the beach, i bumped once again into Gray. What a coincidence!

I walked past him, completely ignoring him. The only thing i knew, if one of us dared to open our mouth then the third world war was about to come.

"You pissed me off," I could hear him snapping, at me! Prepare yourself because the war was about to come!

"Yeah you did" I snapped back.

"I said, you pissed me off!" He raised his voice.

"I pissed you off? What did i do to piss you off?"

"Don't act all innocent, you knew what happened earlier this day!"

"Care to explain the details of what i did?" I dared him.

"You-you smirked at me!"

"So?" Hah, look at him. Couldn't even come up with something good if he really wanted to accuse me.

"You're irritating!"

"Well look who's talking! It's the guy who shoved me down to the floor on first meeting! It's the guy who continually being rude at me!"

"How dare you! You don't even say sorry because of what happened earlier!"

"Like you ever said one!" I yelled, screamed at him. My head was about to explode. If it was, then i would want my head to hit him in the face like a bazooka.

It was true. He didn't say sorry, and i didn't think he would care to do so. That day, i went to the blacksmith to introduce myself. Nicely. But what he did was totally irritating. I had not even known him before! I had not done anything to him if he really hated me that much. After that event, he continue being rude at me. There was one time when i went mining and couldn't mine anything because it was practically my first time, he insulted me. I was about to throw my hammer at him when i realized i didn't have enough money to pay for his funeral. Wait, why didn't I just kill him? And let his body be rotten and eaten by microorganisms.

"Goddess! How irritating you are! That's why you don't get any chocolates for thanksgiving!"

Ouch. That hurt.

I knew that it was true, but why did he have to point it out in front of my face? Besides, i'm new here, give me a break!

I could feel my eyes watering. I could feel that i was about to burst into tears.

Don't cry Claire! Don't! Not in front of this pathetic guy!

But it was too late, my tears were dropping and i couldn't hold it back. I wiped my tears with my hands and took a deep breath to calm myself down.

I regretted myself for crying, but as for now, there was nothing that i could do. Let him see how much a jerk he could be.

"Y-you done this to every girl you first knew?" My voice was shaking, i tried my hardest to look strong.

He was left speechless. He had a dumb look on his face. Well he always had! Stupid guy, should have thought before doing something huh?

I walked past him, pushing him out of my way, towards my farm. For all I cared, I didn't care if he fell down to the ground. I decided to go home.

I hate thanksgiving.

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I'm sorry if there were any major grammar errors, still working on it :/

Next chapter will be up soon, hopefully ;)

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon. Harvest moon belongs to Marvelous