Chapter 1

Writers note: This is my first fan fiction so I hope you like it! The lead female character is my character on New Beginning. She has long white hair and red eyes.

I was strolling through a forest, on a cool spring day, trying to find a town that I've never been to. Still remembering my father's words, "Yukiko, I'm giving you my farm from before I met your mother and moved here, and your 18 already so it's time to leave the nest and make a living on your own…" I was very happy to hear that, you see I was fired at my last job and my boyfriend dumped me, so I'm glad to be leaving the city and out to the country side.

All of the sudden I saw a Man passed out, I rushed to his side, but I heard something. "Yukiko! Help this man, give him you water" I was curious of the voice but it didn't matter right now. I grabbed my water bottle and let him drink it. He got up slowly but he seemed alright so I wasn't too worried. He looked at me with his dull black eyes and said "David?" That was my father's name; do I really look like him?

I answered "No I'm his daughter Yukiko"

"Oh I'm sorry; you look so much like him! Any ways, I'm Dunhill; did your father ever mention me?"

"No I'm sorry, he never did…"

"Oh well, me and him were buddies back in the day, but that's in the past, let me take you to Echo Village"

Echo Village… I wonder what it will be like...

We arrived at echo village there was very few houses, so that's why it's called Echo Village. When we got closer to the couple of houses we saw an older man and what looks to be his son leaving. They were talking to an older lady and a woman who looked to be in her 30s, saying their goodbyes, and left. Dunhill looked at me and said "That was Hossan and his son Niko, their Inn was getting no business, so they had to move, but maybe someday they will come back…"

We walked up to the two women that just finished waving goodbye to the people who just left. Dunhill managed to say "This is Yukiko; she'll be starting up a ranch on her father's old grounds."

"Oh how wonderful!" said the elderly lady. "I'm Hanna!" said with her sweet frail voice.

The woman next to her had a cheery smile and introduced herself to. "I'm Emma; I ship any Items you want to sell!"

"Cool!" I said too enthusiastically. "I hope to ship a lot of items!"

"I hope you do too!" Emma said

After we finished the small chat, Dunhill took me to my new home. It was a bit run down but fixable. Dunhill soon left to take care of the town, while I stayed at the ranch. "Since I'm outside it's time to get the weeds and rocks out of my way!" After I was done weeding and gathering rocks I went to Hanna's shop to buy some seeds. I entered her store and she welcomed me with a smile and I returned that smile back.

"Welcome to the general store, what can I get you?"

"Two packets of turnip seeds please." Since I only have enough money to fill one plot with seeds.

I gave her the gold and she gave me the seeds. I walked back to my ranch with new seeds. I tilt the plot, planted the seeds, and watered them.

It's only 1:00 pm so I went to gather in the woods to make a little extra gold. Walking around I gathered some useful stuff and junk but it will make money.

I'm returning home now and walking in the nice cool breeze that felt good on my skin and flowed through my hair. When I got home I jumped into the bath since there was dirt and soot all over me. I got out with only a towel covering me; I walked over to the closet and dropped my towel, my body that was damp from the bath was shown. I slipped into my tank top and shorts because it was hot and wearing less was the only way to keep cool. I went into a deep sleep hearing a little voice call out my name. "Yukiko, you did well saving that man, we'll meet someday, so don't stress out about who I am. Goodnight!"