Hey guys, I decided that I would write my first chapter story and I've had this idea for a while and thought I'd write it for you guys.

Before I wrote this story, I was debating whether to do Cam or Chase from Harvest Moon. I decided on Cam because I don't know much about Chase even though I have played the game, I just thought Cam would fit the story better. And plus Chase will make a later appearance in the story.

I hope you guys like it ^^

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns, characters, or game but Natsume (Or whatever it's called) does. I wish I did but I would seriously mess it up if I did.

Another Note- Cam and Lillian have 2 children. I know you can only have one, so don't rant about it.

This is from Lillian's POV

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It was a normal fall morning; the rain was pounding against the windowsill of the house and thunder cracked through the air. Cecilia, my oldest daughter, was in the barnyard petting the sheep and taking care of the cows, my younger son, Ryu, was sitting in his high chair fussing over how his food somehow hadn't reached his plate yet. It was around 8:30 am and Cam still wasn't up yet, this wasn't normal for him. He was usually up a lot earlier than I was in the morning, he had to open his store in at least an hour so I went back to our bedroom and opened the door.

"Cam?" I asked to the dark room before my eyes. There was no answer.
"Cam, it's time to get up." I said opening the door and turned on the lights. Cam was face down on a pillow, blankets scattered all over the bed his body sprawled across the bed. I laughed at this. I crept over to the bedside and shook his shoulder. "Cam it's time to get up, you need to open shop soon."
A muffled groan came from under the pillow. He got up and stretched out his arms. He stared at me with those green eyes of his, something about them didn't seem right. Normally, his eyes were bright, wide and awake but today, it wasn't the same. His eyes just looked drawn out and faded he just looked tired.

"I'll let you get dressed," I said closing the door behind me.

I walked back to the kitchen to go feed Ryu who was now getting teary eyed with hunger. I grabbed some baby food out of the cabinet opened it and tried to feed it to him. Of course Ryu was a fussy little baby and refused to eat anything I gave him. He started crying, I sighed angrily, "You wouldn't be so hungry if you just ate you're food." I muttered under my breath once again attempting to feed the baby his food.

I could see Cam walk out in my preferable vision, "Tell Cecilia, I said good morning when you see her." He said in a muffled tone.
"Will do. " I said as I kept attempting to feed the baby. Soon I gave up, and left a bowl of mushed apples on his highchair table thing. I made some coffee for myself and watched Ryu stare at his food with a quizzical expression. Nothing seemed right about Cam, he wouldn't eat, and he was getting up late and his eyes… I don't think I can handle looking into those eyes again. I normally brushed it off and said he was just tired after a long day, just fatigue I kept telling myself. It's been two months, and all I say that it's fatigue; I don't think fatigue lasts two months. I stared at Ryu again who was now shoving his food in his face all the crushed apples were more on his face then in his mouth. I put my coffee mug down, and went over to the phone.

I dialed Ayame's number and waited. Her voice suddenly came into the line.

"Hello?" her voice chimed.
"Hey Ayame, it's me Lillian-"
"Ah, Lillian! How's your farm? How are the children? I hope they're doing well." She said quite happily. I sighed.
"The children are fine," I said glancing over at Ryu who was rubbing apple sauce all over his face.
"Well that's a relief; I hope you're doing well." Am I ever going to say what the problem is or is she just going to keep stalling?
"I'm doing all right; I just wanted to talk to you about something-"
"Sure what is it?" she chimed.
"Well it's about Cam," I started I took a deep breath. "I'm really worried about him."
I could see her staring at me even over the phone. "Well what's been going on?" she inquires.
"This may sound stupid, but I've just noticed that Cam… He seems a little… Different." I said.
"Well Lillian how is he different?" she asked.
"He wakes up later than I do, he won't eat a thing and he just everyday he looks exhausted." I said sounding a bit like a mother, whose child is sick with something weird. I already knew what she was about to say.
"Well Lillian it just sounds like he's suffering from fatigue, there's nothing to worry-"
"IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS!" I said sounding like a damsel in distress. "IT'S NOT FATIGUE, IF IT WAS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW." I yelled I was on the verge of waterfalls. This wasn't fatigue, I hate hearing it's 'just fatigue'.
"Lillian calm down," she said calmly. "If you're that worried, please come see me tomorrow." She said with a light tone.
"Thank you Ayame." I said taking a deep breath.
"No problem Lillian, just don't worry too much about it all right?" she said. "I won't." I said as I hung up the phone.

I stared around the house, the pictures that were hung up on the wall. Our wedding day, our first dance together, Cecilia's birth, her first steps, our family with Ryu now added, I laughed at Cecilia's face when Ryu was born a face that said 'I'm-going-to-make-life-VERY-hard-for-you', the final picture always made chills go up my spine it was a picture of Cam and myself our first kiss, I remember Ash took that picture while he was spying on us through a bush. I smiled at the line of pictures laid out on the wall. I took a sip of coffee and placed it on the table; I sat down and resumed my attempt to feed the still hungry baby.

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A few hours later and a few shirt changes later, I finally fed the fussy baby and put him to bed. Cecilia was at the table coloring a picture of what I assumed to be a cow of some sort. I was busy making dinner for everyone. Just when I was finished washing my hands the door creaked open and I heard Cam's voice:

"Ash, I already told you I can walk on my own two feet. I'm fine." I heard him say, his voice was a mixture of frustration and exhaustion.

I wiped my hands on my apron and turned around to face the door. The door creaked open a bit more to reveal the two figures of Ash and Cam. From what I could see, Ash had Cam's arm over his shoulder and using his other arm to position Cam. Cam looked exhausted and his face just automatically said, 'If I had the strength, I would kill you right now'. "What happened?" I asked staring at the two men in the door. "Well, Cam here- Mmmph!" Ash's words were quickly cut off by Cam's free hand. I stared at them, this was certainly weird. "Cecilia," I said "Why don't you go play with your brother I just have to talk with them." I said motioning Cecilia out of the room. Once she walked out of the room, I crossed my arms over my chest. I then spoke up, "What happened, really?" I asked staring directly at Cam who still had his hand covering Ash's mouth. Cam looked at me with those eyes of his. They still were faded, drawn-out a lifeless green. "Lillian, nothing happened Ash just thought I couldn't walk on my own two feet is all." I wasn't buying it, something wasn't right about this, and nothing was. Ash then managed to rip Cam's hand off his mouth; he took a deep breath and then spoke. "Cam was at work and he started looking pale, well paler than usual, I asked him what was wrong and he said nothing he just didn't get a good enough sleep that night. So we continued to talk with each other and he still really looked sick, like he could barely stand up-" "I could stand up just fine!" Cam intercepted. "Cam let him finish." I said staring at Ash for him to continue. "As I was saying, he could barely stand up and started to become you know unresponsive. He wouldn't respond to my questions not even a nod it was as if he could barely hear me, and then he grabbed the table as if something like a sword went through his chest and he fainted!" Ash said staring at me.

A chill went up my spine as if ice went down my back. "You fainted?!-" "Lillian, it was nothing this is only the 3rd time it's happened-" "3rd time?! You mean you didn't tell me about this when it happened the first time around? How can that be nothing, if it happened 3 times?!" I said exasperatedly. I can't believe he didn't say anything to me about this. "Lillian I know you're mad but I can make it up to you-" "How can you?" I said "Cam I have been worried about you for the past two months because you barely eat-" "I'm not hungry, Lillian I told you that." "You wake up a lot later than I do-" "I lose track of time Lillian you know that." "How can you lose track of time when it's been two months; how can you be 'not hungry' for two months?! Huh?!" I said. I was just getting frustrated and angry at him. "And now you tell that you've fainted three times and not tell me! What happened to, I'll never keep anything from you? What happened, to what you said in your vows?!" Cam stared at the floor I could tell I hit his point, that spot that could weaken him. "Lillian I-I know You've been worried about me all the times I went into the bathroom and didn't come out for a while, when I didn't eat anything, when I woke up late and exhausted just from a simple day at work. I know… I know you've just been worried sick about me. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want you to worry even more about me. I hate that look on your face when you just get so worried." He said staring at me you could tell he was worried. I stared at him with a mixed emotions. "Ash," I said softly. "Thank you for helping Cam home. Can you please just go home?" Ash nodded and let go of Cam. The moment he let go Cam fell to the ground his legs had failed. I pulled him back up and helped him to his feet I brought him into a hug. His body stiffened for a moment and then he wrapped his arms me. I felt like I wanted to start crying, but I couldn't bring any tears to my eyes.

I walked him to bed and helped him change. I felt like a mother helping her child get dressed as a toddler, when I removed his shirt a chill went straight up my spine. He was way too thin. Cam had always been very thin, but this was worse. You could probably see most of his ribcage; I slipped a sweatshirt on him and put some pants on him that was difficult because they just kept falling down. After failing to get his pants up after about 15 times; I tucked him in bed and turned the light off. I shut the door behind me and sighed. I slid against the door and just sat there on the floor, not knowing what to do next or what to think right now.

At that moment I tucked my head against my arms and the tears started to roll down my cheeks. I didn't know why I was crying, I didn't know if I was scared or not, I didn't know what to do now. Seeing him look so…so… horrible and sickly, just made me think of thoughts I really didn't want to think about. What if he died? I just couldn't shake that thought of death out of my head. I got up; I knew I just needed to talk to someone, anyone who would listen. I wiped the tears from my eyes and walked out of the house.

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I knocked on the door of Howard's Café, just hoping someone would answer. No answer. I knocked again, Someone please answer… I prayed. There was still no answer. After that I gave up and went to walk back home when I heard a voice:

"Lillian? Is that you?"

It was Howard, Laney's father. I turned around to find him standing in the doorway holding a lit candle into the darkness. "What are you doing out this late at night? Shouldn't you be home?" He asked. I gripped my shirt tightly. I managed to squeak out something.

"I can't go back there…" I said softly. Howard looked at me with a concerned look on his face. He welcomed me in and he blew the candle out. He made me some warm milk and sat down across from me looking at me with a pitied look. "Now why can't you go back there?" he asked. I stared down at the table, and gripped the cup of milk tightly. "Is Cam hurting you? Because if he is I can set him straight-" "It's not that Howard… It's… um… about Cam." I said. Howard looked at me, still very concerned hanging on my every word. "He… um…" I started. I felt tears sting my eyes. "He's just… acting different…" I said. "He isn't eating…. He looks pallid and sickly…" I said I was really about to start crying at that moment. My shoulders tensed up, "He keeps dropping pound by pound everyday… and he… he…" Then I couldn't hold it anymore. I started sobbing, hot salty tears rolling down my cheeks my shoulders shook. Howard placed his hand on my shoulder, trying to comfort me. "He… he just…" I said in between sobs. "Looks so… so…" I really didn't want to say what I was about to say. "Dead!" I yelled. I cried even louder into my arms. Howard rubbed my shoulder comfortingly, "Oh Lillian…" he said. "I've never seen you so upset. You should have come to me earlier…" he said as he took a sip of his hot milk. "I'm… just so scared, Howard. I'm honestly afraid... I don't want to him to die." I said choking up.

I could see Howards shocked face. "Lillian… Look at me." He said. I lifted my head and dried my eyes with the back of my sleeves like a small child with a cold. "I know you're really worried about him, I know it's very scary to someone you love look so sick and helpless, but if the Harvest Goddess wanted leave you alone in this world she wouldn't have gave you the strength to reunite the two towns together, if anyone wanted you alone in this world they would have done it a long time ago. I know you're scared, worried and you don't know how to feel but always remember in your toughest moments, people are there to help you. Even if you killed someone, someone will be there to forgive you, to help you and learn ways to help solve the problem." After Howard finished I let his words set in my head. After a while, I spoke up my voice was choked back. "But what if Cam does... you know."

Howard sighed, "When the time comes Lillian, you'll know…"