Hello~!
This is my first large contribution to the Harvest Moon fandom, yay~! I hope you all enjoy it. I got this idea the other night (last night actually XP) and it wouldn't leave. The main girls' personalities are based on me (Angela) and my twin sister (Molly). I really hope you guys like it~! :D
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harvest Moon. If I did, Selena would never even go near Luke. Although she's an okay character. And Cam might be in WAY more games, along with Luke and Allen. And Will! :3 Okay, I'll shut up, enjoy the story. ;P
The moon was shining brightly, causing a girl to only need one light glowing in her quaint home. Molly finished filing her nails and opened her chic laptop with a sigh. The young woman was quite tech-savvy, especially for the quaint little island of Castanet. She turned on her Skype and waited for the birthday call she was expecting from her loving parents. Lucky for the rather impatient soul, the message was not long in coming. A soft beeping stirred the quiet of the cozy house in Flute Fields, and Molly was quick to answer. "Hello?"
"Ah, Mollykins, it's so good to see you!" Her mother gushed, sounding on the verge of tears.
"Uh, it's just through a webcam. And you talk to me all the time." The brunette retorted, not rudely, but in a tone rather lacking of interest.
"Hey, be nice to your mother." Molly's father chided gently, a smile settled on his features.
"Yes sir…" Molly trailed off, the words making her feel like a nine year old.
"It's fine, Mollykins! So, how does it feel to be twenty-one?!" Lillian, for that was indeed the name of Molly's mother, asked excitedly.
Molly shrugged, "well, I don't get in trouble for going to the bar after like seven…" She smiled sheepishly.
"Ah, I never would have thought you'd get in trouble for going there - at least not when that guy, hmm, what was his name… oh yeah! Chase was there." Ash grinned teasingly at his beloved daughter.
"Dad!" Molly squealed in protest, trying in vain to hide her blush.
"Haha, I knew you had a thing for him!" Her father cackled triumphantly, and Lillian shoved him lightly with her shoulder.
"Ash, please! Don't be so childish," the woman smiled in spite of herself. Even after all those years… well, that was why she married him, wasn't it?
Ash laughed and nodded, "alright, fine. I've become ruled by women, jeezz." He winked, his gray eyes sparkling.
Molly giggled at her parents. She really loved them, and they dearly loved her. We've never had any secrets, she thought, a satisfied feeling filling her to the core.
"Now dear," Lillian began, and Molly felt that wonderful feeling slowly escape her body at her mother's tone. "There's something… we'd like to tell you."
The girl looked worriedly between her parent's faces on the screen on her computer, "huh, what is it?!"
Ash bit his lip. "Well… we decided we wouldn't tell you until your twenty-first birthday, so…" He trailed off, and Molly felt her temper flare.
"For Heaven's sakes, Dad, tell me!" She glared demandingly at the screen, and Ash shrank back under her gaze, pulling off his plaid hat and wringing it nervously.
"You tell her!" He told his wife, who just rolled her eyes and turned to the webcam to face her daughter.
"You have a twin, dearest."
Molly blinked at the screen uncomprehendingly for a moment. "I have a what?!" She practically screamed.
Lillian sighed, "you have a twin. Did I have to say it twice?"
Molly let the information sink in as she gaped at the image of her parents. "Wha… are you kidding?! Nice joke there!" She grinned fakely, hoping her mother would laugh and tell her that yes, it was a joke.
Lillian merely shook her head, "no, I'm not. We… we had you separated at birth. We could only afford one child, and… we wanted both of you to be cared for. And so, we gave your sister up for adoption."
Molly felt faint, and leaned back in her chair. "And… you never told me…?"
Ash shook his head, "let's be honest here - if we'd told you, wouldn't you have wanted to meet her? And been unhappy?"
Molly glared at her lap angrily. "But… I mean… w-what is she like?"
Lillian smiled, "she's… a character. We just met her this afternoon. Her parents told her, and… she wanted to meet us. Although to be honest, she is quite happy in her own family."
Molly nodded, "oh, I see…"
"However, I hear that she's been planning to start up a farm… in Castanet." Ash grinned and his daughter gasped.
"No way, really?!" She giggled and bounced up and down, "and she didn't know I existed?!"
"Really! And now that she knows you live there, she's even more excited. She'll be there, to take over some apparently ransack farm… tomorrow!" Lillian grinned, and Molly nodded.
"O-Okay, it's Sunday, my day off at Sonata Tailoring, so… I'll meet her at the boat! Thanks, Mom, Dad! I should get some rest… but goodnight! Please tell Uncle Phillip and Aunt Laney I said hi. Ooh, and Auntie Cheryl." The girl smiled, and her parents nodded in affirmation.
"Will do, Molls. We'll talk to you soon!" Ash waved and Lillian blew a kiss as the connection was severed, and Molly wandered off to the bathroom to brush her teeth, pondering. I have a twin…
A breath of fresh sea air. The creak of a ship. The crashing of waves. The squawking of gulls. The petite brunette couldn't hold herself in anymore.
"WOOHOO! I'm going to get a farm! I have a sister! EEK!" She screamed and danced around on the unsteady boat, pumping her fists in the air. "Life is good~!"
A deep voice brought her back to the present, and the young woman turned to look at the captain of the ship. "Oi there, Miss Angela, you're going to hurt yourself. Mind your step and don't fall overboard!"
Angela giggled sheepishly, "ack, sorry Mr. Pascal, sir!" She saluted and leaned on the rail again, the wind buffeting her long green blouse and whipping her dark hair in the wind. I finally get to meet her… well, it's about time! I mean, I've known about her for… twenty-six hours, five minutes and I have no idea how many seconds! It's about time!
Molly stood on the wharf, putting her hands protectively over her auburn bob. "Why is it so windy today?" The fashionista complained, turning her head to look at her best friend.
Luna shrugged, "why are you asking me?! I'm out here getting ruined too, so just stop whining. I sure hope this twin of yours is worth it," she grumbled, fluffing her now limp pink pigtails.
Molly nodded, "yeah. I'm still not sure about the idea of having a sister, though. What if she's totally weird?"
Luna rolled her baby blue orbs, "oh please. She can't be THAT weird."
Molly smiled at the slightly shorter girl, "thanks Luni."
Luna waved her hand, "it's no problem. I just hope that stupid boat gets here soon…" she mumbled, squinting at the ship on the horizon.
"I have a feeling it's not gonna be that soon…" Molly chuckled as she watched the boat appear to not make any progress. "But I'll wait it out. You can go inside if you want."
Her best friend scoffed, "oh please, and leave you and your outfit to suffer alone? No way. I'm staying." She crossed her arms, and Molly giggled playfully, crossing her arms as well as she responded sarcastically.
"Oh, FINE then."
Luna laughed, and the pair chatted as they waited for the ship to come in.
The boat groaned as the gangplank lowered, and Molly looked up at the deck of the ship. A young woman stood there, looking too delicate to be a farmer, despite her freckles. She… actually looked incredibly like Molly, but her hair and eyes were a cooler shade of brown, with no red to be seen. And she styled her hair differently.
The girl on the boat squealed and ran down the ramp, stopping excitedly in front of Molly. "Are… are you Molly Greenburg?"
Molly nodded slowly, "yeah, that's me."
She barely got to finish before the sentence before she was crushed in a tight hug.
"Uhm, personal space please?" She asked almost rudely, and the other girl extracted herself, apologizing.
"Sorry, sorry! It's just… I've been waiting twenty-seven hours and fourteen minutes to meet you~!" She giggled.
Molly raised an eyebrow, "hmm, you kept track? . . .Impressive. Who are you, anyway?"
The other gasped, "oh! I forgot to introduce my awesome self, silly me!" She took a sweeping bow and said grandly, "I am Angela Silvers, daughter of Vaughn and Chelsea Silvers. Well, adoptive. I always knew I was adopted, but hey, I love them SOOO much anyway~!" She smiled at her twin.
Molly couldn't help but smile at her and held out her hand, "well then, I hope we'll become good friends."
Angela blinked at the hand waiting in front of her before deadpanning at Molly. "Seriously? You're gonna make me shake your hand?"
Molly rolled her eyes, "what else do you expect me to make you do?"
Angela pouted, "I want to give you a hug…"
Molly shook her head emphatically, "uh-huh. No way, you already did that thank you very much. Another time." The girl had become quite wary of Angela's tight hugs.
The other girl huffed, "fine, if you insist." And with that, she shook Molly's hand.
Said young woman cringed at the forceful gesture. It's like getting a Luke handshake…
Angela released Molly's throbbing hand and smiled at Luna, seeming to notice her for the first time. "Oh, hello~!"
The seamstress smiled, "hi."
Molly chuckled, "Angela, this is Luna, my best friend."
Angela grinned, "howdy~!"
Luna smiled, obviously approving of the new girl's wardrobe, "nice to meet you. Welcome to Castanet!"
Angela's face was nearly split in half by her grin. "Thanksies~! So, do you guys happen to know where my farm is?"
Molly nodded, "yeah, it''s over towards Flute Fields. Right now we're in Harmonica Town, and it's about half-way. It's the old Turnway farm. C'mon, we'll show you!"
Angela nodded, "okay, sounds go- WAIT!"
Molly flinched at her outburst. "What the… what was that for?!"
The girl didn't seem to be paying attention as she ran around in circles, "I haven't gotten my luggage from the ship yet!"
Molly facepalmed and sighed, "you can just go get it now. Pascal is still around, and the gangplank is still down. See?" She grabbed Angela's shoulders and forcefully spun the now dizzy girl around to get a view of the boat, unchanged from when she had exited it.
"Whoa… I see~! Why are there so many…?" Angela asked slowly, and Luna groaned.
"You're dizzy, silly! Just wait for a moment."
The brown haired farmer-to-be blinked for almost three minutes before gasped, "OH! I see it now~! Be right back, girlies~!" And with that, she dashed back onto the ship.
Luna and Molly stood in silence for a moment.
"Well, apparently she can be that weird."
"Shut up, Luni."
Well, what did you think? I hope it was okay. Please leave a review on your way out, I'd love to know what you thought, good or bad~! But no flames, please. ^^ See you~!
~Swaggy-chan