{Hi Everyone! This is my first Harvest Moon Fanfic, but I am planning on writing more soon! Ivan is my favorite character in Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar for the Nintendo DS. He's so cute! Don't you agree?

I first came up with the idea for this while listening to Mine by Taylor Swift (a pretty decent song, if I do say so myself). It just occurred to me as I was listening to the lyrics that Ivan is always standing by the riverbank on sunny evenings... and part of the lyrics to "Mine" are:

Do you remember we were sitting there, by the water

You put your arm around me, for the first time.

and I thought, "Wow, I must write a fanfic about this. It suits Ivan perfectly, I think. That's just my opinion.

So, this just had to be done. I hope you enjoy it! ~Tenriia}

At first, what kept me going when I thought the move to Zephyr town was too tough was Ivan. All I would need to do to convince myself to stay was think of that bright spring day when I had my first real conversation with him… standing by the windmill on the riverbank, staring out into the current as if it were stealing time away. I watched him from across the river, wishing I could get the courage to join him. After a short time, his gentle blue eyes found mine, and I blushed with embarrassment, hoping he didn't realize I'd been staring.

"Good evening," His rich voice melted through the silence of the fading day, and I quickly walked over to him, not wanting the moment to pass.

"Hi," I said, rather shyly, "What are you doing out by the river today?"

"Oh, I was just watching the fish." He explained. I could not get over his voice. I had been nervous, but with every word he spoke I began to feel more calm and at ease. "I've been reading a lot about fish, so I wanted to observe some." He continued.

"You read? Oh, I love to read!" I exclaimed, happy to know that someone in this town shared the same interest as me.

Ivan smiled, an amazing smile that made the faint blush on my cheeks burn even brighter. I turned away quickly, which did nothing to conceal my embarrassment.

"Are you interested in fish?" He asked.

"Yeah!" I exclaimed. I loved watching them shine in the water… and how they seemed to swim almost effortlessly, as though the water was as thin as air.

"Oh really? That's great." Ivan smiled again, this time letting a short laugh escape his lips. He must have been laughing at my haste in answering the question. I began to wonder if I was being overly excited. I blushed even harder due to that fact, but also because his laugh was the cutest laugh I had ever heard in my entire life.

"There's an amazing variety of fish in this river. I'll bet it'd be a great spot to do some fishing." Ivan said. So we sat by the river, talking about things that right now I can't even recall. I was just happy to be near him.