Hi! This my first story so it might be a little bit pathetic, though I hope you like it.
I do not own Harvest Moon, though that would be cool!
Fire In My Heart
Chapter One – A Fresh Start
The morning sun shines down on my back, giving me heat.
Apache, my grey pony, plods along at a steady pace while I sit on his back, patting him on his neck occasionally. Birds are flying above us, the monkeys climb the trees beside us, rabbits search for food in the bushes…
Everyone seems to be happy… Everyone except me.
I remember that disastrous day, the day all my friends died… The day all the houses in my village were burned to a crisp… The day I lost everything.
I need a fresh start, a new beginning. I need to make new friends and forget my past…
That would be much easier if I didn't have fire coursing through my veins. Much, much easi- AGHHH!
Apache spooks at something I can't see and freaks out, bucking me off before I can even scream. I try to get up but body won't seem to let me.
My vision starts to blur and my lasts words are… 'That wretched horse…'
The fire surrounds me, burning up the entire town. Most of the villagers are dead or trying to run from their death, which always catches up with them. Someone runs past and I open my mouth to yell their name but smoke enters my lungs making me wretch. After the fire takes down its last target, it turns to me, burning its way closer.
I try to run, but the fire catches up, covering my body in a matter of seconds. I wait for the pain to hit me, but it doesn't instead I feel… empty inside.
This must be what it is like to die.
I close my eyes, waiting, hoping its quick, hoping it's not painful…
Nothing…
Nothing…?
Huh?
I open my eyes and the flames seem to drift slowly towards me… Into me? As I look down, I notice that the large gash I had on my arm is slowly disappearing… Slowly disappearing as the fire is sucked into it.
Why? The fire… Flowing into my blood, making my veins go red, make me feel warm inside…
But I fight against the warmth…
'Why can't with the others!? Let me die, let me be free!'
No answer…
'This isn't right! I can't live like this!'
I don't bother brushing the tears off my cheeks, there's no one left to see them…
'WHY? AGHH!'
I scream, and burry my head in my hands…
'Are you okay?'
Huh…
'Are you hurt?'
I open my eyes…
Before me stand two middle aged people… One a man, one a girl…
'Wh-Wh-What happened?'
They only look at each other and then shake their heads.
