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Hello! I am Marli Silver, and I am a huge fan of Harvest Moon. This is my first fanfic on the topic and Id like to eplain a few things before I get started. I wanted to make the story a bit more realistic. I know nothing on the timelines between the games so frankly *waves hand, discarding the timeline between games* I wont be dealing with them. This story is set in the Sunshine Islands game. In my story I made Chelsea the child of my DS Cute game. Chelsea is the daughter of Jill (the brown haired Player) and Griffin. Also, I made Vaughn the nephew of Mirabelle. Another thing I made Sunshine Island named Solar Island to add to the realisticness of the place, making Sunshine Island the Islands , Pardon the grammar...no one is perfect~ yada yada...
Without Further hesitation I shall begin ^^!
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Chapter One: High Prices
"3000 Gs?...But yesterday it was 2000." I blinked at my new freind Mirabelle. I had moved to Solar Island only a month ago from my home in For-Get-Me-Not Valley, and Mirabelle was one of the first people I had met here. She ran the animal store and was an honest buisness woman. She always cut people who were down on their luck some slack, and always put the animals well beings first. Mirabelle bent her head down to look at the price tag, her eyes squinting in such away that made her crows feet on her pudgey face deepen.
"Why, indeed it is! Well I guess that is indeed the price now. I hope you understand Chelsea." I scratched my head, my mind realing in confusion. Mirabelle had known I was comeing in today to pay her for the milker, which she had told me was 2000 G. Why had she suddenly jerked up the price? Mirabelle clapped her cheek lightly, her kind eyes examining me carefully.
"I dont suppose you have the other 1000G today do you dear?" She said softly, Julia who had overheard her mother and I poked her head out form behind the doorway that connected the store to thier home. Julia looked at her mother with the smae confused look as I did before interpreting some strange message from her mother that I didnt understand as I shook my head. Looking down at my gloved hands I felt Mirabelle place a gentle pudgy hand on my shoulder.
"Its still early this Sunday Morning! Still plenty of time to earn that last bit of money. Ill hold onto the milker for you and you can drop by tomarrow and pay me then." she said as my eyes drifted outside. Looking, I saw the sun resting on the well outside her door. It was around noon, and if I was going to make it to the shipping bin with anying of use i had better start moving. I smiled softly giving Mirabelle a weak nod before heading out of the store. Looking up at the sun again, hiding my eyes with my gloved hand, I sighed. Hopefully my cow my mother had given me before I left would be ok without another milking. Marmi, was sure to be onry again today, as she had been since last friday when the milker broke. Shaking my head I head out to the feilds to scavage for herbs I could sell.
-time break-
Breathing in a sigh of releif, as I emtied the contents of my rucksack into the shipping bin I grinned. I had made it just in time as Taro made his way out of his house to get the shipping. Looking into the bin he patted me on the back.
"Another fine day of work Chels. Keep it up, and youre sure to be a fine rancher like your mother Jill was." He chuckled as his son Elliot started towards us with the cart that took the shipping. I smiled at them both happily as I bid them both farwell before running up the path toward home. I was tired and sweaty, and probally didnt smell all too pleasant.
"Chelsea!" A voice called, throwing me so off guard as I stumbled over my feet and fell face first into the dirt. I coughed and wheezed as the dust flung its way into my lungs. Hands scrambled, pulling me to my feet as I looked up bewildered. I froze, as I was met with Will whose eyes were full of concern.
"Im sorry if I frightened you my lady..." He began as I franticly combed my fingers through my tangled heap of hair, feeling my face flush. Will was the wealthy cousin to Sabrina. The only daughter of the man who owned all of Islands many mines. Julia had once told Lana and I that he was even rumored to be a prince.
"N-no...Its ok, Im just clumsy..." I laughed nervously as my frantic hair combing knocked my bandana off my head. Will smoothly picked it up and handed it back to me, letting his fingers brush against mine making me flush further.
"W-was there somthing you were needing from me? Milk...Eggs..." He smiled and shook his head. His blue eyes twinkling in the setting sun.
"Yes, but nothing like that. I was only owndering if youd like to possibly join me for a picknick this Wednesday." I gasped momentarily. He cocked his head with a gentle expression and I nodded wordlessly.
"Is that a yes then?" and I nodded again.
"Yes. Yes Id happily do that, I will be there." I beamed squeezing the bandana in my hands in excitement. He laughed softly before turning away.
"Ill pick you up around noon Wednesday then." He added before carefully leaving me alone in my own little bubble of joy. I spun on my heel with a silent squeel of delight before pausing to watch him go. I watched him as he made his way to the east bridge when he suddenly stopped. A tall figure had apeared on the bridge, also halted. I squinted, placing my hand over my eyes to catch a better glimps of the person. Denny rarely came into town, and it was too lean to be Gannon. The figure was a man, being far too tall to be a woman and I hardly doubted it was Regis. Judging by the two mens reactions, they knew each other somehow but seeing Wills rigid stance I knew it wasnt on freindly terms. Taking a step forward, ready to ask Will if he was ok, the two let each other pass and I stopped. I turned, knowing that Will was fine, and not wanting the dark figure to see me staring. With a nagging urge to look back I began my walk home to rest for the night.
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OK! So that is Chapter one! I do hope you all liked it :3 And chapter two is already in the process!
