Hello there! This is the part where I introduce myself and stuff. Hi! I've been quite a fan of Rune Factory from when I first played 1 and have been quite hooked into it.

Rune Factory 4 was by far my favorite and I am still currently playing it. So I thought to myself, why not write a fanfiction about it? Could be some fun! Which I ended up doing.

Now this is my first fanfic is an outrageously long time. I'm beyond rusty and I know it.

I was a bit hooked onto Doug for his pretty dark backstory and adorable personality. (Not sure if he or Leon have the darkest backstory... Then again Arthur's was pretty dark too.) So back to Doug... I thought to myself. He never got much closure for what happened to his family or the events involving his "betrayal" quite like Leon or Arthur would in their marriage proposals. So I decided to be the little jerk I am and do a fanfic about it. I mean I had my doubts he'd be perfectly fine despite all that happened.

As Rune Factory is famous for pairings and such. I won't say which ones I am doing off the bat. You'll just have to follow along to find out what I'll be doing pairing wise. If there is going to be much of it at all.

This is going to be rated M in a later chapter. (A.k.a probably soon.) Due to Blood/Injuries/etc things of that type. Smut MIGHT possibly appear in another chapter. I don't know. This might even be a short series! I don't know yet. So come along!

Let us get going!

Ch.1 Theletter.

It had been three weeks since Ventuswill's return and things were finally settling down in Selphia. A time of peace brought wind of good fortune to the town as crops and flowers grew better and fish became more common in the rivers and lake. Everyone was returning to their normal lives without worry about the Sechs or monsters. Yet for one member of the town, a lingering feeling of guilt haunted them, guilt over that they were one of causes for Ventuswill's disappearance… Not that anyone actually KNEW about the guilt. It was well hidden most of the time behind a easy-going and enthusiastic personality.

Blue eyes opened as a hand rose to block out the sun's rays that shone through the glass of the window near his bed. Once a few seconds had passed, they soon looked over to the clock to see it was about 6:50 am. Too early… He thought to himself as he slowly sat up on his bed. Hand once again was raised to run through red hair before the male got up to stretch as he tried to prepare himself for the new day. I guess it wouldn't hurt to fix up the shop early so Granny doesn't have to. With his caretaker's age, he'd feel guilty for passing up an opportunity to help her.

With a small yawn he went over to change out of his pajamas to his usual clothing. After to doing so he made sure to slip out of his room and slowly open the door next to his to check on the old female sleeping in there. Everything seemed to check out and he soon quietly made his way to the stairs and went down them while trying to be as quiet as possible so he would not disturb the sleeping woman. Once he had arrived on the ground floor, he caught sight of something under the door. A small piece of paper was what had been slipped under there. It seemed like some kind of note or letter. An eyebrow was raised as he walked to the door and got onto his knees to pick it up. There wasn't any hesitation in opening it to see what was written on it.

Doug,

We have serious matters to discus. Please meet me at the entrance to Maya Road.

It is important that we talk about this in private okay? Don't tell anyone about it.

Also make sure to arrive there by 18:00. Just so no one is out there to eavesdrop.

Please don't be late.

He found it strange that the letter addressed to him had no signature. Doug had no idea who had left him this letter or what they wanted… It ended up leaving him in confusion. It could make sense that the author of the letter wanted to hide their identity but he couldn't help but find this slightly fishy. Just who would write him this letter? For what reason did they want to see him? All he seemed to end up with is more unanswered questions and a bit of frustration. I'll have to find out then… I guess… He thought to himself as he shoved the letter in his pocket. It ended up proving difficult to get his mind off it once he had set up shop and begun the work day.

After opening hours he found himself constantly trying to piece together who had sent him that mysterious letter. He had even begun to go down a list of the members in town to find out possible people who would have left such a letter. However, in a town like Selphia, not many people would hide things. Most people would tell someone when they wanted to see them instead of sending letters in secret like this. Especially without saying a thing about why they were going to meet. So it became an even more frustrating task in figuring out who it was.

What if it's one of the guardians? What if they're going to talk to me about what happened back then with Ventuswill?

The thought caused a frown to form on his face as he sat behind the cashier's desk. He hadn't even noticed Blossom had gone out for a daily stroll. Doug's mind was too focused on trying to figure out who wrote that letter. Amber and Dylas wouldn't be secretive or sneaky like this. It just wasn't in those two's natures to do something like this… But Dolce and Leon… Doug could see those two doing something like sending a letter in secret. Though Leon would've made it obvious if he was mad at Doug for what happened and wouldn't hide his name like this… So it seemed possible the author was Dolce. She and Doug weren't all that close and she was close with Ventuswill. Yet Dolce and Pico never treated him differently than everyone else. He didn't get any "special" treatment from them or anyone. It couldn't have been her right? The young male found himself back to square one only to be caught off guard by a familiar female voice he knew too well.

"Doug? Are you okay there?" The owner of the voice was a female with light green hair and soft green eyes. Immediately snapping his attention to Frey, he gave a false smile and nodded. Hopefully she wouldn't notice anything was wrong.

"Yeah. I was just thinking. Umm… What can I get for you?" He asked as a concerned expression remained on her face. It made him feel guilty for lying but he couldn't tell her. This was supposed to be a secret meeting right? "Hey. It wasn't anything bad. I was just trying to figure something out okay?" A sigh escaped the female as it seemed she was going to take it for now. "Now were you here for something?"

"I wanted to buy 18 strawberry seeds." She responded with that expression of concern never seeming to fade on her face. That's right… It was spring now. It was the spring of Frey and Lest's third year being here since they had fallen out of the sky. So much had happened since they had come… He'd never forget any of those events that happened during that time. Returning back to the subject of the strawberry seeds, he quickly went to go get them. After the transaction had finished, she turned to leave, not before stopping at the door and looking back at the redhead.

"Hey Doug… If anything is troubling you… Remember everyone in town is here for you okay?" Doug paused for a few seconds before nodding. Despite knowing there were people who cared about him, there was a lingering feeling of guilt that caused him to wonder if people secretly hated him for the loss of Ventuswill for a while or for him being a traitor in technical terms. At least, he felt like he was a traitor. Those were the reasons he didn't want to ever discus what happened back then with anyone. It was better to let go of the past right? Then why couldn't he let go of it?

The day seemed to go by dreadfully slow until the clock finally hit 16:00 and it was slowly approaching sunset, the time he had to meet the mysterious author of the letter. Remembering the letter he had found that morning, he asked the just returning Blossom if he could go out for a while. Getting a curious look before one of approval, he immediately headed out the door. Doug's mind had been so wrapped in worry and confusion; he hadn't even noticed the letter had fallen out and was been left behind at the door. He was finally going to put these upsetting thoughts to rest and found out who the author was... And he wasn't going to let anything really stop him.

As he headed to the outskirts of town, his mind had become so focused on other matters involving the letter, that he second slip up of the day. His body ended up colliding with another's, causing the young male to stumble back a step or two. "Sorry." He mumbled before seeing a familiar light blue haired male… The one he saw as his "rival".

"Hey! You need to watch where you're going!" Dylas snapped as he seemed irritated that Doug had bumped into him. The duo was famous for being at each other's throats. So the irritation could be something to expect when the two met. However, Doug did not get angry or anything of the sort in response unlike what he would usually do. A false smile came onto his face. A forced smile Dylas immediately saw through.

"Look I'm sorry okay? I have somewhere I need to be and don't have time to argue with you." Before another word could leave Dylas' mouth, Doug had rushed passed him, leaving the former guardian behind and completely confused. It seemed the younger had failed to hide something was troubling him in this case. Yet he didn't let anything stop him now. He was off to Maya Road to meet the author of the mysterious letter and to settle his worries and doubts about the letter once and for all.

Well there's our first chapter. Sorry it doesn't seem like much. Then again this is an introduction chapter to get us started right?

Hopefully the next chapter is more action packed than this one. ^^;

I don't know WHEN I'll upload it but hopefully it will be soon!