Hey people this is my first try at a Harvest Moon fanfic. Please R&R. Send my happy reviews, send me burning reviews. I can always make marshmallows to make myself feel better. Any way this is a Kurt/Joe fanfic, an idea I got while playing the game. Oh and I decided the main Characters name is George giggles and the town is called Flower, and No this isn't told/written from George's point of view.

Summery: Kurt loves someone. Someone he doesn't think he's good enough to be with. Someone he thinks is too perfect for him. What happens when that person is Joe? Kurt/J Some K/Katie L/J

Rated: PG-13 to be safe

Not Good Enough

Chapter 1: A talk, A thought, A dance

It was a usual day in Flower Town. The birds chirping and people doing their everyday chores. Everyone's thoughts, though not purposely, on how to save the village they had all come to love. Gina was at the supermarket, Wallace was setting up the café and Katie was still sleeping.

But as usual the carpenter and his apprentices were up early. It wasn't there day off so they were busy. Well, at least as busy as it ever got. No one really needed them to build anything. Everyone thought they'd have to move in almost a year's time. It was spring, now. And they'd have to move in the winter, unless they weren't going to build over the town anymore.

Kurt was hacking at a large piece of wood while Joe worked on sawing some board. Woody watched over their work, taking a couple steps every few minutes. Stopping them if he saw something go wrong. "Grandpa!" A girl with golden hair yelled as she came running up to him. "What is it Gwen, can't you see we're working?" Woody asked her, trying to act angry at her. They both knew that the three of them hadn't had much work after the announcement of possibly moving away.

"I was walking back from the lake and the café's roof gave in." She told him in a rush. "Wallace and Katie are fine, but they told me to come and get you to see how much damage there is, and how much a repair will cost. The rainy season isn't far off and they want it fixed soon." Gwen told him, this time remaining calm.

She started walking down toward the café motioning for her Grandfather to follow. "You boys keep working; I'll come get you if I need your help." He told them as he followed Gwen down the path. The moment Woody was out of sight Joe stopped working.

"What are you doing?" Kurt said, watching Joe as he walked over to the side of Woody's house and sat down. "I'm gonna take a break while he's gone." Joe said with a yawn. "He could take away your apprenticeship you know." Kurt told him, hoping to make him work again. He didn't want Joe to leave; he'd never be able to talk to Joe again. At least that's what he thought.

"Who cares? There's nothing in Carpentry for me anyway. All I want to do is fish anyway." Joe said just before falling asleep. Kurt flinched at what he said. Nothing in Carpentry for him… what about me? Don't I mean anything to him? Kurt asked himself as he looked over at Joe.

Joe looked wonderful while he slept. His soft brown hair falling into his face, making him look like even more of an angel. Kurt stopped himself from looking at Joe and started working. He couldn't think like that, especially when Joe would never, and I repeat ever, be his.

Kurt finally put his axe down by the stump he used to cut firewood off of and walked up to his garden. He loved his garden. It was his own little place to relax. A place he would love to share with Joe… He grew flowers that weren't very rare at all. Unlike Dia who would only have the best, he wanted only the most ordinary. They were nice and simple. Not unlike him. Though no one would ever know that. Most people thought he hated them, because he didn't talk much or was somewhat rude to them.

But it wasn't that way with Joe. Joe talked to him all the time. And even if it didn't seem like it Kurt was always listening. He could remember almost every word, Joe had said to him. How the shadowing lit his face, how relaxed and full of laughter his voice had sounded, how his eyes glittered, how wonderful he was all together.

There I go again… Kurt thought to himself darkly. Joe could never… would never like me. At least never in the way I like him. Maybe like is too weak a word… love fits better. But how could I ever ask him to love me… I'm so imperfect, so hated. He's so perfect, and loved. I could never have him as my own… the deeper Kurt went into his thoughts the sadder he became. So sad he didn't even notice someone walk over to him.

George had come by, the shop as he usually did. Probably on his way to the café. "What do you want?" Kurt asked him. He had never been exactly friendly with him, and George had just ruined his time in dream world which made him even grumpier. Kurt turned to look at the person he had thought on, just to find Joe awake, looking at him.

Joe turned his head quickly to the side, as if he didn't want Kurt to know he had looked at him. He probably just wanted to know why I had been rude to George… Kurt thought to himself. Not even giving himself the option of thinking that maybe, Joe liked him.

George just smiled and took out a tomato, which he then offered to Kurt. Joe had turned again and was looking to see what was going one, though Kurt didn't notice him this time. Kurt blushed and said "Thanks… I really like tomatoes." Kurt didn't understand why he was blushing at first. Three reasons probably.

One he was embarrassed about being rude to George and caught by Joe. Two he was just really thankful. Three George was the only one who ever gave him home grown tomatoes for free. Kurt took the tomato and put it in his pocket.

George then walked over to Joe. Instead of talking to him first George gave him a wonderful cooked fish dish. "Wow this is great! I can't believe you can make something like this, you're incredible." Joe exclaimed taking the food from him.

Kurt glared holes into George's back. Though George didn't mean to, he made Kurt mad at him every time he gave Joe fish. Especially cooked fish. Kurt had gone out late at night to catch fish. After he had gotten a few, he asked Wallace for some time in his kitchen. Kurt cooked a great Saluted Tomatoes, but he always ended up burning the fish.

Kurt secretly worked in the bar late at night, he knew Joe always went there, so, he had gotten a job there. He cooked most of the things for free as long as Wallace and Katie never told a soul he was there. And true to their word they'd never told anyone.

Though late at night while Kurt was cleaning up tables, well after the closing hour, Katie would sneak out of her room to talk to him. Wallace went to bed right after the bar closed, so Katie came racing down the moment she heard him snoring.

She always talked to Kurt. And when I say always I mean always. Almost non-stop for two hours. But Kurt didn't mind much, after a while he didn't mind at all but started looking forward to their late night chats. After a while he even started talking back to her. And soon enough they were pretty good friends. Though he had never told her anything about what he felt for Joe.

George had walked away by now and was going to talk to Katie. They were playing on trying to make a cake to save the farm. So they talked everyday and sometimes Katie force feed him one of her cakes. Kurt and tried a few and almost fainted from pain. Turns out she had mixed the rat poison and salt again… Kurt was sick for almost a week.

"Helloooo, anybody home?" Asked a voice laughing as a hand was waved in front of his face. Kurt blinked and shook his head. He was about ready to kill whoever tried that but, it turned out to be Joe. And Kurt had never been able to hurt Joe. Kurt's face suddenly turned red when he realized he and Joe were only about a foot away from each other and their faces even closer.

So close… Kurt thought feeling more blood running to his face. His cheeks looking more like his favorite food by the moment. (His favorite food is tomatoes for those of you who don't know.) He's so close. All I'd have to do is take one step closer and our lips would touch. Those wonderfully full lips.

Kurt was knocked out of his thoughts by Joe laughing at him. "Off in dream world again?" Joe said still laughing. "Come on we have to get back to work, I bet Woody's on his way back now." Joe walked over to his saw and began sawing the board again.

Kurt then walked over and picked up his axe and began hacking at the chunk of wood again. "You boys can have the rest of the day off." Woody called as he walked over just a couple of minutes later. "I fixed their roof right up, just needed a patch anyway." Woody said with a another laugh. "Here's some money go buy yourselves something nice." Woody told them as he walked away.

"He must have made a bunch off of that roof." Joe said simply smiling after the old carpenter. Kurt just shrugged, in reply. Not like it really mattered to him. Joe dropped the axe and began walking toward the café. "I'm going fishing. See ya later." He said with a laugh and a wave. Kurt watched him until he couldn't see him anymore and put his axe away.

"Kurt!" Called a voice coming from the direction Joe had been going. "Hey, Kurt guess what!" Katie yelled to him. Then she slowed down and walked up to his garden. Kurt sighed and walked over. "What?" He asked her not really interested. "Well you know how people here are mostly single?" She asked him with a smile knowing he didn't have any idea what the answer was.

"Well since this place will be gone soon my Grandpa Wallace is going to hold a dance, by the lake and you have to have a date to go! I promised I'd go around and tell everyone! And I was really hoping you'd help." She told him with that, 'please! I'll pay you back' look on her face. "Fine…" he said as they started walking around the town.

At 5 they finished telling everyone about the dance they started walking to the café. "You know you should of told everyone earlier… they only have a day to get a date for the dance." Kurt commented to her. Katie smiled and then said "Well I've known for about a week, but I kept forgetting to tell people about it…" Wallace had decided on Friday for the dance and today just happened to be Thursday.

Kurt just smiled at her. He loved how she could be so native and innocent at the same time. "What? What's so funny?" She whined to him. This just caused Kurt to laugh. No one thought Kurt could laugh, but he could. He just… didn't.

Meanwhile in the Carpenter Shop Joe was border then ever. It was boring around here night ever since Kurt got a job. He said he went to help with Brownie Farm. Though Joe didn't really believe him. That's when he heard Katie's voice from the path. Maybe she can talk to me for a while… He thought as he looked out the window.

But what he saw blew him away. Kurt was walking with her. Kurt was laughing with her. Kurt never laughed, not even with him. Katie then grabbed Kurt's arm and held on to it. He looked down at her and said something. Joe wasn't sure what he said but, he didn't see Kurt pushing her away either.

She giggled and then whispered something into his ear. And Kurt smiled and nodded. He said something to her which made her smile grow even more. She snuggled her head into his arm and closed her eyes. Then they disappeared from the path.

Joe felt himself feel a little jealous after what he just saw. Kurt had only opened up to him before. But now… it was different. He was with Katie. Joe shook his head and walked toward the café. He needed to get his mind off things.

When Joe got there Bob and Woody were already drinking some 'rum' as they called it. Beer in everyone else's eyes. Woody was laughing with Bob. "Hey Joe, why don't you come join us." Bob said with a laugh. "Who you taking to the dance?" Woody asked Bob and Joe. "I'm taking the wonderful Martha. I've been meaning to get together with her for ages. Just never had the right opportunity." Woody told them with a life. "Well…" Bob said with a blush. "I'm taking Gina. She's so sweet, to everyone and so gentle. Who wouldn't like her?" Bob asked with his head down.

Woody laughed and then turned to Joe. "Who you taking?" Woody asked with a smile. "I didn't even hear about it…" Joe said confusion in his eyes. He was usually first to know everything. "Well Katie and Kurt came around and told everyone… you can find a date tomorrow I'm sure." Bob said with sympathy. Everyone figured Joe would know first. Kurt was his best friend for goodness sake.

"Kurt… and… Katie…" He said his eyes growing big as he looked at the two other men at the table. "Yep, those two have been seeing a lot of each other lately." "I heard that Katie's gonna ask Kurt to the dance." "Well I heard Kurt's gonna ask Katie to the dance." This started a fight between Woody and Bob over who was gonna ask who.

"Who's Gwen going with?" Joe asked trying to make them stop fighting. "George." Woody replied. "And I'm happy, I mean who else would go perfect with my granddaughter. Most certainly not this idiot." "I'm not!" "Are too!"

Joe was watching them for a couple of minutes before Wallace interfered. "You know I heard that Parsley and Dia are going together." "Really who's going with Lyla?" Bob asked. "No idea, I don't think anyone's asked her yet. Joe you should ask her." Woody commented off handedly.

"Who's going with Louis and Ronald then?" Joe asked simply. "And what about Wallace?" Wallace smiled and then said "I'm running the thing, I don't need to find someone. My soul mates waiting for me by the pearly gates." He said sadly, his eyes going glossing. "Ron and Lou are going to watch Tim for me." Bob put in. Ronald, Louis, and Bob had been good friends for a long time so it wasn't surprising that they were watching Bob's brother.

"Speaking of which I gotta get home now, it's already eleven." Bob said standing up and leaving. "Same here, see ya tomorrow Joe." Woody said following Bob out the door. "I'll have some of the Saluted Tomatoes and some Nut Wine." Joe was quietly. He wasn't feeling all to good.

"Coming right up." Wallace said as he turned at went into the Kitchen. Joe laid his head down on the table. And shut his eyes. He wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. He just found out that his best friend forgot him. And to some sixteen year old no less.

He heard some voices from the kitchen. They sounded like they were fighting about something. Joe's head shot up Wait they… I didn't know they had a cook…. Joe thought to himself as the doors opened and Wallace walked out with his food and drink.

Joe smiled and ate the food before him. At first he ate the tomatoes slowly. Then he began eating them so fast it hurt Wallace's eyes to watch him. "Did you change the tomatoes or something?" Joe asked him. "This is the best dish I've ever had here." Joe said now smiling. "Well, see ya around Wallace." Joe said walking out humming a show tune.

Wallace smiled as Kurt walked out from the back. "You sure did make him happy." Kurt just shrugged pretending it didn't matter. "Well, I'm going to bed now. See you tomorrow at the dance." Wallace said as he slowly walked to bed.

In only a few seconds loud snoring was heard from his room upstairs. Kurt was just washing off one of the tables when Katie came running down the hall at top speed. She jumped over the counter and hugged Kurt the moment she was close enough. "Kurt… c-c-can you turn the light up?" She whispered shaking.

"Sure." Kurt said as he walked over and turned up the light. "Thanks." She told him with a smile as she began helping him put everything away. Kurt had found out earlier that night that Katie was afraid of the dark. Very afraid of the dark, on the way back to the café she had to hang on to his arm she was so scared.

"So Kurt… Have you gotten a date to the dance yet?" Katie asked quietly as she finished cleaning the dishes. "No, I haven't really thought about it…" He told her truthfully as he finished cleaning and hung up his apron. Katie then smiled and turned to him. "Kurt… would you go to the dance with me then?" Katie closed her eyes praying he said yes.

Kurt stopped dead and started to think. Well, I have been trying to find a way to keep my mind off of Joe. Since there's no way we can ever be together, I might as well try to be with someone else right? Right?!? "Sure." Kurt said with a smile as he began walking toward the door.

"Kurt!" She called running over to him. "I can't wait…" She told him as she jumped up and gave him a kiss on the check. She then turned bright red and ran off, hoping he wasn't mad at her. Kurt smiled and then left the café. He locked the doors then went home. Hoping to get a good nights rest, for the dance tomorrow.

End of Chapter One

Next time: The Dance had begun! What happens when Joe goes to ask Lyla to the dance? What happens when Kurt sees Joe at the dance. What happens when Tim has too much cake? Next time in: Not Good Enough

Hey! I hope you liked the story! There will be more chapter and I'll try to update as much as I can. Reviews… especially nice ones… make me type even faster. Though I do have a lot of sports and school. I try to get it in around that stuff though…

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Reioko