Disclaimer: This isn't actually my story. It's my sister's. Rated T to be safe. Enjoy!

Oh, and of course, Harvest Moon does not belong to me but to Natsume, and so the characters depicted in the story are not mine, yadda yadda yadda.

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Jack got out of the bird shed. He had just fed all his animals and was now off to bed. The past few days had really been tough for him. Many stormy nights had passed and many of his sheds had collapsed. Forget-Me-Not-Valley was, surely enough, quite a strange place. He had just moved from Mineral Town and was not yet used to his new home.

Jack shut the door behind him. He took out all his tools from his rucksack and placed them in his brown tool chest. At least there are some nice people here, he thought. I've only lived here for two seasons and already I have many friends. He then lay in bed. And shut his eyes.

The next morning, he got up and made his bed. Still tired from the previous day, he turned on the TV. The news these days had not been that interesting. He went to his fridge and pulled out some apple pie. Then something caught his eye. A young lady lying in the tall grass. Her blond, curly hair flowed in harmony with the wind. She had the most beautiful figure. Her long red dress complemented her blue jacket, as well as her body shape. But to him, her most beautiful feature was her beautiful green eyes.

He put on his farming clothes and turned off the television. He was hoping to start a conversation with her. He shut the door behind him and realized that she hadn't noticed his arrival. He then slowly approached her and noticed that next to her was a small plate with some purple curry rice.

" Hello ma'am," he said to her.

She looked behind her to see him. She then smiled and stood up.

" Why hello there. Um, well I heard that there was a newcomer and... Well, I decided to welcome you. Uh, here is a dish that I made for you. My name is Muffy and I work at the Blue Bar next door. May I ask your name?"

" I'm Jack. Thank you for the dish. It was a pleasure to meet you."

" Well, if you ever need any help, I'm sure either me or Griffin can do something to help."

" Who is Griffin?" he asked curiously.

" Oh he's my friend. We both work at the Bar," she said cheerfully.

" Well, I'd better go. My working hours are about to start. See you around, Jack."

And with that, the beautiful so called Muffy left.

Jack stood right where he was. He had some sort of tingle up his spine. She sure was pretty, he thought.

He stepped into his animal shed and put fodder on the ground. He then started milking his cow. He often talked to his animals as he took care of them. It always made him feel like they understood what he was saying. He tried to focus on his work but the images of Muffy always seemed to flood his mind. Her smile, her clothes, her face and of course, her gorgeous eyes. He stared on and on into his dreams, when suddenly he realized the bottle of milk had overflowed.

" Darn! Ugh, that was good milk wasted," he said angrily.

He got up and closed the jug of milk with one of the corks on the floor next to him. He got out of the shed, without closing the door, and fetched a mop from the tool shed next to his house. When he reentered the barn, he started cleaning up his mess of milk.

Once he was done caring for all his livestock, he proceeded to the care of his chickens and ducks. As he pet all his poultry, he thought about what to do for the rest of the day once he had finished caring for his animals. I might as well say hi to all my neighbors, he thought.

After having picked up all the eggs and having put them in the shipping bin, he walked up to the water hole to fill his watering can.

"I better go take care of all my plants before I go off anywhere."

When he was finally done with all his chores, he set off for the main town. With his horse, Gallop, underneath him, he spoke to all the shopkeepers, trying to find good deals. The shopkeepers, such as Van, Vesta, Kai and others that he wasn't acquainted with, were all quite nice to him. It had seemed to Jack that they had also become quite close to him. Then, after a hard day of work, at precisely five o' clock, he entered the blue bar, where Muffy had told him she worked. The aura in the bar was quite nice. The smell of liqueur wafted around. A few people that he didn't know were sitting at the counter. On the counter were a couple of drinks with labels on the bottles. The labels both had the words "moo milk" in capital letters. He then heard a door open and shut. He turned his head to where the sounds seemed to come from.

That's when he saw a young man. Maybe he was around twenty-five years old. The man had stubble and his hair was a dark brown shade. He was smiling at all the people in the bar, as if he was a close friend to all of them. His eyes were black and his clothes made him look like a cowboy. In his hands was a white guitar.

Then he heard a voice coming from the back of the bar, behind the counter.

" Hey! Jack, over here!" He recognized the sweet voice at once.

" Oh, hi Muffy. Um, well I decided to come here to see you," he said in a loud voice. He had to speak loudly due to the all noise the customers were making.

" I want to introduce you to my best friend Griffin!"

He followed where her finger was pointing, only to find out that Griffin was the man with the guitar.

" Well hello there! Yur sure are a handsome fellow!" said the so-called Griffin. "Muffy's told me some good stuff 'bout you."

Jack was quite aware that everyone had been distracted, and that they now all had their eyes on him.

" Hey Griffin! Who's this new guy? Never seen him before," said one of the men. The man who spoke was a short, old gentleman, who seemed to be in a bad mood. Another person, standing next to him, looked exactly alike, except that he looked quite cheerful.

" I think he's a friend of Muffy's, Kassey," replied Griffin.

Jack looked around and smiled uncomfortably. He wasn't so sure who these people were, so he introduced himself, hoping they would do the same.

" I'm Jack. I work on a farm next door. Maybe you've heard of Hill Farms? ...N-no? Well, not many people have," he said awkwardly.

" Nice to meet you Jack. My name is Gustafa. I live in a yurt about a mile from here. I wish you good luck with your farm," said a man with a long beard and green clothes. He seemed to be quite ugly with his glassy eyes and flower in his hat.

" I guess I might as well introduce myself, too," said a young man with curly, black hair. " I'm Marlin. I'm married to Celia, and we live at Vesta's Farm."

Actually, come to think of it I have seen this man before, thought Jack.

" You probably already know my brother's name, Kassey. My name is Patrick. Nice to meet you. Take good care of them animals you got," said the man that looked identical to Kassey.

Once all the guys had finally finished talking about him, and had finally turned around and continued their conversation, Jack went up to Muffy and spoke.

" Um, now that I'm here, I guess I could help out," he said shyly.

" Oh, how kind of you to ask. Well, let me see what you can do."

She took out one of the notebooks from the shelf and flipped through the pages.

" Let me see... Hmm... Oh yes! I suppose you could go to Nami's hotel room at The Inner Inn across the street and give her this bucket of wild grapes."

" Um... Nami?" he said, in reply.

" Oh, if you don't know her than just take this picture with you, so that you can recognize her."

He looked at the picture. The edge was half torn, showing that it was quite dated. Nami had red hair. It was pretty short. Her clothes were not fit for a woman, but she was remotely pretty. She would be a perfect match for Gustafa, he thought. After all, they're both ugly.

" Thanks. I mean for the picture. It really helps. Well, I guess I better go if I want to make it there soon."

He was soon out of the Bar. I think I will end up good friends with Muffy, he thought. She's a really nice person.

He saddled his horse, Gallop, and was soon off to The Inner Inn. He crossed the road and trotted about a block away. He then spotted a huge building with many windows. It was so big it looked like a mansion. The outer walls were gold and the trim was red.

" Looks like this is it," he said to himself.

He dismounted Gallop and leaded him into the horse shed. After that, he entered the beautiful hotel. Inside, he could sense that everyone had enjoyed their stays. He spotted the checkout counter and walked up to it.

" Hello, sir. How many nights would you like to stay?" said a middle-aged woman with short black hair.

" I'm not here to stay, but can you help me out with finding someone?"

" Of course, sir. Who is it that you are looking for?"

" A girl named Nami. Maybe you know her?"

" Oh of course! In fact, she works here."

" Oh, well May I please see her?"

" Just follow me."

They both went up the stairs and turned left at an archway. The hallway was filled with paintings. It looked very classy. On each side of the hallway were many doors with room numbers written on them. Finally, they came to the "employees" room. He entered, and when he looked back, the woman had already left. The room was quite cramped. It was like the lounges at the airport, nothing like what was outside. He then saw what looked like Nami.

Jack coughed and Nami turned to face him.

" Can I help you?" she said in a smug voice, " This room is only for the employees."

" But I just wanted to deliver this package to you," he said in a defensive tone. He had not expected her to be so moody.

" It doesn't make any difference. If you want to give me something, you knock and ask me to go somewhere where you can go. Did you not see the sign on the door that said "employees"?!"

Jack was surprised at how mean she was. He had never in his entire life (including when he lived in Mineral Town) met someone so annoying.

" I'm sorry. I'll... be more careful," he finally responded.

" Oh, fine. But next time, watch out."

They both got out of the room and went downstairs to the lobby. He then saw the woman, back at the counter.

Nami ran straight to her and Jack, being a little confused fallowed.

" Hey Ruby, this boy went into the "employees room" without permission." She said to her.

" Oh, don't worry, Nami. I told him he could. Nami this is Jack. He came to deliver something to you from The Blue Bar," said the woman that apparently went by the name Ruby.

" Um, Nami, Muffy told me to give you this." He showed her the bucket and she took it.

" Tell her I said thanks. I love grapes. Nice to meet, you I guess."

She then went back up the stairs, with the bucket of wild grapes in hand, and disappeared.

" Is she always that mean?" he then asked Ruby once Nami had left.

" No. Only to people she's not close with. If you warm up to her, than you'll know she's for keeps," she replied while smiling.

"Well, thanks. It was a pleasure to meet you, Ruby. Tell Nami the same."

He got out of the inn and mounted his horse. He then went to The Blue Bar, to tell Muffy that he did what she had asked him to do.

When he reentered the bar, all of the men had already left. Muffy was behind the counter, cleaning the goblets, and refilling the bottles with more of the drink. He stepped up until she finally noticed that he was present.

" I did what you asked. She said that she loved grapes and that she was thankful," he said.

" Oh, thank you so much. You are the sweetest person I've ever met."

" It was nothing. So... It's getting late. It's already seven o' clock. I hope you have a good night sleep."

" Oh... Okay. Bye."

He closed the door after him. He got on to Gallop and went back to his farm. He once again, put all the bird feed and fodder on the floors of the sheds.

" What a day," he said aloud.

Jack entered his house. He did as he had done the previous night, and he slept.