So yeah I got this idea after listening Iron and Wine's album 'The creek drank the cradle' like a million times. And I want to write two or three separate one shots on three of the songs on the album. they may use different couples they may not but yeah so far I don't have any definite couples well accept this one of course :3

Okay so I'm posting this one and the next one at around the same time, I just need to finish off the other one and then the final one should either be done a little time after that OR tomorrow! okay, thanks!

I don't own Harvest Moon or Iron and Wine songs!

So I hope you enjoy it and you should listen to these songs they are amazing:3!

Promise What You Will

Chapter 1: Promise What You Will

Gray's P.O.V

'Lately she don't care
for a warmer breeze'

She smiled happily as she danced around the field doing her daily chorus I liked to watch her from the window of our small house. the house was sometimes a bit too small but we managed, it was after all just the two of us.

Red and orange leaves blew from the trees covering the ground in a ray of colours. I wondered how she could still go out without her coat.

I missed the summer and that warm breeze, the heat of the suns rays on my skin. But Claire didn't care for summer this year, she complained it was too hot. I wondered why.

She was never bothered by summer.

'Or shade around the base
of the maple trees'

But even when she complained about the heat and I invited her to come and sit with me under the trees she never wanted to either. It saddened me to think that she didn't want to sit with me, but she later told me that she had too much to do rather than sit under a tree all day.

The next day I helped out with her farm work and we went on a walk up the mountain for a afternoon walk. It was unlikely for us to go during summer, we always went in spring, or in winter.

'Spring was on the mountain we climbed upon
stopped to see how high and how far we'd gone'

"Wow! Look Gray we've almost climbed the full mountain and it's only five o'clock! We'll be able to see the sunset tonight!" Claire's eyes gleamed at me as we continued walking, it made me happy to know she was glad we had done so much in this amount of time. Usually we only got up there by seven and it would be a little to late to watch the good bits.

The surroundings were always pretty this time of year, cherry blossom all over the ground and in the trees. It was a mix of pink and green, as the summer buds started to bloom. Soon it would become hot and everything would be a vibrant green. I wasn't sure which I preferred but honestly I wouldn't want to trek up here in the sweltering heat.

'I said, 'love is waiting and better days'
she smiled and placed a kiss on my waiting face'

We sat down together at the top of the mountain and watched as the sun slowly made it's way down to the horizon. The sky deepened in colour and as the edge of the sun touched the edge of the sky it flared out oranges and reds across the sky. "Red sky at night, Shepard's delight" my granddad would always say to me.

"I wish we could sit here forever" Claire said sighing and resting her head on my shoulder.

I smiled "Love is waiting, and better days to come." I said. Where did that come from? That must be one of the only romantic lines I've ever said. Not that Claire seemed to mind.

"That's such a cute thing to say, Gray" She smiled and kissed my cheek lightly.

I blushed and pulled my hat down.

'Promise what you will something good for me
time will take it all and it will, you'll see'

Now though Claire and I are in waiting for something promising. A baby. She had said that to me when I proposed that I better promise something good for her and we should have a good life together.

Of course I agreed. I told her that, in time I will and you'll see.

That was one of the best moments of my life.

I'll promise what I will and it will, you'll see.

Not so sure about the ending but I'm pretty confident with it. I hope you like it and the next one will be called 'Weary Memory'

wipe-your-tears xx