I'm seriously obsessed with Harvest Moon games, and in Grand Bazaar I managed to get Ivan on red heart level, so I thought of making up something for him, with a small glimpse on other romances I intend to make for two other guys I like, Lloyd and Amir. I don't know how it will turn out, it is merely an idea I have to blame plot bunnies for, so no flames please. Also, in my story, the farmers are a family, not a single person, and they're OCs working for the game's hero (thought I'd give him some help). Feel free to tell me which one of the bachelorettes (minus Antoinette) you want me to pair the game's hero up with (I might even start playing the bachelorette's route to be more specific in heart events). Oh, and, should I call him Hansel, or Oliver (these are fan-made names I found in wiki) ?
DISCLAIMER: If I owned Ushi no Tane x9 I would make sure the guys would look a bit older - not that they're not cute the way they are, I'm just saying ...
... showing me your smile.
Five am. Oh, Goddess, really? Who was awake in such an ungodly hour? !
Giving out a sleepy groan of complaint, Ivan limped out of his warm bed and literally dragged himself to his house's door. He silently thanked the intruder for at least being patient and not continuously banging on the blasted door or ringing the bell.
Opening the door, on that fated morning, though, was clearly the best time in his whole life. He nearly shielded his eyes at the brightness of the so-called "intruder's" smile. He also had to pinch himself to ensure he wasn't still sleeping.
A girl with blue hair that reached her waist and crimson eyes smiled at him. She was dressed in comfortable capri jeans and a tank top over her shirt. He also noticed she wasnt wearing heels, like town women did, but flat ballet shoes.
Who was this?
"Oh, my" she brought a hand to her mouth in a genuine and rather feminine sign of shock. Her voice was soothing, and her smile returned as she went on "Please forgive me. I tend to forget that not all people get up as early as I do. "
He made an attempt to tell her that he, too, was an early bird, when he realized two things. One, even he didn't wake up that early. And two, he was shirtless!
Blushing, he again sent a silent thanks to the girl for being discrete enough as to not stare or point it out.
A thump stopped his train of thought, as another girl emerged from ... Dirk's bedroom? !
The unfamiliar female had unruly, spiky purple hair and golden eyes. As she was trying to walk and put on her shoes at the same time, she tripped and landed on the floor again.
The bluenette chuckled, and, just then, Dirk came out of his bedroom, clad only his boxers!
"Oi, Asenka, you forgot your jacket. " he mumbled, still half-asleep, tossing said jacket to the clumsy girl - who nearly lost the chance of catching it. Unphased by his lack of clothes, he noticed the other girl at the door and gave a sheepish grin as he waved "Hey, Ehuang. "
"Good morning to you, too, Dirk. " she smiled shaking her head. Then, she turned to Asenka "Sweetie, I think you have to run as fast as you can back home. Nesrin started practising with her katana on some trees. Hurry before she changes targets. "
Asenka paled and rushed off, tripping a couple of times before finally disappearing from sight. Ehuang turned to leave as well,once again sending an apologetic smile to both brothers for whatever mess Asenka might have caused. Her blue hair swayed as she slowly walked away.
Closing the door, and now fully awake and shocked, Ivan sent his brother a glare. Dirk cringed.
"One" the older brother started "how many times do I have to tell you not to bring your playthings home? Two, you could have at least gotten dressed, there was a lady at our door! And three, seriously, Dirk, isn't Antoinette enough? You have to play with girls out of Zephyr Town as well? ! "
The younger brother gritted his teeth, for once offended at his brother's words "Hey! Asenka isn't a plaything! Don't you dare talk about my best friend like that! "
"Best ...friend? " Ivan was now officially confused.
"Mmhmmm" Dirk rolled his eyes. "I told you, Antooinette is the one and only. "
"But she came out of your bedrrom dressing herself in the hallway! "
"Of course, you block head! She slept here last night! She has trouble with her crush on Lloyd, and I have trouble with Antoinette. We were cheering each other up and then it got really late. Also, Ehuang is cool, she would never scowl, disapprove, scold or whatever, no matter how undressed I was. And they're not strangers. I told you there was a family who are the new farmers here. In fact, Ehuang is the one leaving all those mints at our door every day. Something to make your day since you work so hard or something ... "
He strided back to his room, leaving a bewildered Ivan behind. So those mints wrapped with a single blue ribbon he found every morning at his doorstep were from her? Somehow, he could picture her as a person to do that.
He smiled, a strange warmth spreading in him at the thought of it. If only she could send him a smile of hers every day, too. He decided to pay some visits to Inferno Farm to make sure of that ...