Chapter 1: Beginning of a New Life

I walked into the dimly lit town as the sun quietly rose into the sky. There was word that Flower Bud Village was searching for a farmer to move in, and me having almost no money went willingly. There was no family to say goodbye to so goodbyes were nothing. No friends to wish me good luck in my new life, so no having to write back. My ratty apartment had scarcely anything that was mine, so nothing to bring along as a memory. It was as if I had never existed to begin with. Sometimes, it would've been better that way.

'Stop talking like that! That's the reason you moved here!'

"Hey you there! Are you the one that applied for the Exciting Ranch Plan?" Mayor Theodore shouted, running towards me. I nodded slightly as he smiled a creepily big smile.

"Excellent! Now as you previously selected you wanted the Ocean View plot correct?" Again I nodded. "It's a fairly big lot, but the soil quality isn't as good. I'm sure you are well aware of this already so let me take you there."

We walked silently into the semi lit town, watching the animals slowly arise from their nightly slumber. I myself was a night owl, but recently dreams of a goddess living here plagued my dreams. She told me about how people of her land had forgotten what it was like to love and was turned to stone by such hatred. It was sad, but her helpers Arthur, Billy, and Carlos reassured me she could be resurrected by collecting 'notes'. These 'notes' supposedly were going to bring her back through the power of love, but that was very unlikely.

"Well, here is your house Miss Jinx. Please make sure to introduce yourself around town and get aquatinted with your neighbors. I must be on my way now." Mayor Thomas ran quickly away, leaving me in front of a run down wooden house. It was pretty cramped, but seeing as I was to live alone, this size would have to do.

"Hey you!" A voice shouted harshly, causing me to slightly jump out of my skin. I turned slightly to see a boy a lil taller than me, glaring at me through the brim of his cowboy hat. His semi long violet hair hung by his shoulders, giving him the appearance of a ranch worker.

"I don't know why you moved here, but I will save her not you!" He growled, pointing an accusing finger at me. My hand swiped it out of my face, giving him anything but an emotional face.

"I don't care if your the king of england. This is a group effort and if you don't want to help then I'll do it myself. I have been all my life," I mumbled the last part to myself. He 'humped' and then stalked away, most likely to prove he's got it under control. I looked at my run down house again before opening the door, allowing the sun beams to light the small room.

It had a small kitchen with a mini fridge with a few things to start off with. A make shift bed laid in the other side of the room next to a tool chest. A small wooden table filled the center of the room with two dining chairs. Overall, it was small enough for one person to live here. I kicked off my shoes, walking to the bed and laying down gently onto the down feather mattress. Within seconds, I was out cold.

I woke up to a silent rapping on my front door. My chocolate eyes scanned the room to see my digital clock read six o' clock.

"Who the hell is up this early?" I grumbled, walking towards the door while rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. The door opened slightly to reveal a short brunette standing in the doorway with a puppy on her heals. She wore a simple yellow dress with an apron and her aurora seemed to shine with happiness around her.

"Hi there! You must be Jinx the new rancher! Welcome to Flower Bud Village!" She said enthusiastically, bowing her head in respect. "I'm Ellen! Me along with my father Hank, brother Blue, and helper Bob we all run the Blue Sky Ranch." I nodded, making a mental note to visit for some animals.

"Anyway, I'm here because of this lil guy right here." She picked him up as he yelped happily, sliming her face. His almost dark chocolate eyes shinned at me as a big dog grin came to his face. He barked from Ellen's hands, struggling to get out. I chuckled, holding my hands out for the puppy as he gracefully jumped into my awaiting arms.

"He was born on our farm but we can't keep him. Would you like to?" She giggled slightly as the dog began to slime my face.

"Sure!" I said enthusiastically. The dog barked happily, slimming me even more if it was possible. I pulled him away slightly to speak. "How about Avery? Do you like your name Avery?" Avery barked again, throwing himself into my face for another round of licking.

Ellen stayed to chat for a little bit before returning home. Avery was running recklessly around the yard, chasing squirrels within the land. I began de-weeding my lawn so crops can grow soon. The sun shinned brightly in the mid spring day, a slight breeze hitting every now and then. Beads of sweat slowly poured down my skin due to the tedious non stop work. I was so consumed into my work that I hadn't heard the shouts of protests and barking.

"Avery! What's wrong boy?" I shouted, dusting my hands off onto my overalls. He happily turned around, wagging his tail next to the tree he was barking at. I ran over, glancing up in the tree to see two boys sitting up there with fear clearly in their eyes. They both had brown hair and eyes, but one had a star blue bandana while the other wore more of an army color attire. The army boy gave off a cold isolated feeling while the other gave a warm bubbly feeling.

"Call off your dog will ya?" The army boy said, clinging desperately to the tree branch he was perched on. The star boy nodded, clinging to his side of the tree. I picked the happy Avery up, watching as both boys visibly relaxed only to tense by an elderly voice shouting.

"Kurt! Joe! I sent you guys out for wood not to goof off!" The elderly looking man ran up to the tree to see both of the boys holding on to dear life. He sighed before turning to me.

"So sorry about this Jinx. I'm Woody the carpenter right across the road." He pointed to the wooden building with various materials sprawled around it. "These are my apprentices and grandsons Kurt and Joe who as you can see are stuck in your tree for some unknown reason." He pointed to the army guy first and then the star guy before sighing.

"I have no idea either. Avery just wanted to play with them." I shrugged, showing him the orange and white puppy in my arms. Woody smiled then scowled as Kurt and Joe jumped from the tree branch.

"You boys owe this nice woman an apology for trespassing on her property." He scolded them. Joe sheepishly rubbed the back of his head with a guilty smile on his face.

"We just wanted to see the new farmer grandpa." Kurt glared at him. "Ok maybe I wanted to meet the new farmer and Kurt tried pulling me away before we got caught, but her dog caught us." He gently petted Avery's head.

"Sorry Jinx." Joe bowed, elbowing Kurt in the side. He snapped out of his trance, quickly trying to hide his shock.

"Yeah sorry." He mumbled, heading towards the shop. Woody and Joe sighed, waving before leaving after him. I shrugged, spinning around slightly to see a wisp of violet hair walking behind a rock. Avery jumped out of my arms, laying on the grass to absorb the sun. My bare feet silently walked across the newly weeded grass towards the rock where the hair was slightly sticking out.

"I'll save you Harvest Goddess, just you wait." I heard the man mumble. I carefully peaked my head around the corner to see the cowboy man leaning against the rock, silently looking out to the ocean as its waves crashed against the shore.

I spoke no words as I soundlessly joined next to him, gazing out to nature. He quickly turned around, a slight blush forming on his glaring face.

"What did you hear?" He hissed. I shrugged my shoulders, my eyes never leaving the ocean. He scoffed, growling again.

"You need to mind your own business newbie." My hand quickly placed itself on his mouth, causing angry protests against it.

"You know," I mumbled, taking my gaze off the ocean to look into his eyes. "If you weren't so grumpy all the time, you could actually enjoy your life." My hand retracted itself, moving so my body was now facing his. My other hand stuck itself out, awaiting a greeting.

"Lets start over. Hi, I'm Jinx the new rancher of this town." The boy grunted, twisting his head away from my gaze.

"Jamie." He grumbled before walking down the coast, leaving my hand still outstretched. I felt a little flutter of life arise in my heart as he said his name. With a new goal in tact, I walk back onto the far to finish my work.

(Blue's PoV)

I walked down the dusted path towards the Carpenters, kicking the dirt along the path. Jamie stormed past me, shooting a glare while bumping shoulders. I merely glared at his retreating back, continuing on my path. That's when my heart stopped. A girl sat in her field, playing around with a little beagle puppy. Her brunette hair flowed easily around her figure, sprawling itself out as she laid on the floor. Her chocolate eyes seemed to glow slightly as the sun shined its reflective beams on her amazing pale body.

The mayor had mentioned a new farmer was moving in. Could this be her?

Her laughter filled the air, causing my heart to speed up. It sounded like wind chimes dancing across the spring breeze.

"Oh, hi there." I gulped as her eyes gazed into my own. She was now rolled over so all her weight went to her stomach and breasts which stuck out slightly from her shirt.

"Yo," I replied coldly, tilting my head down so my gaze was no longer on the brunette beauty.

"You wouldn't happen to be Ellen's brother Blue would you?" My eyes snapped up with a slight shock in them. She lightly chuckled.

"You guys look somewhat alike, although it doesn't show." The girl fiddled with a small strand of her hair. "I'm Jinx, nice to finally meet you Blue." I merely nodded, not trusting my voice. Jinx continued to stare before laying her head down on her arms, closing her eyes slightly.

"This weather's making me sleepy. I'm not use to the warm weather. Where I was from, it was always cold and you needed to stay on your feet if you wanted to survive." She stifled a yawn, burying herself deeper into her folded arms. Within seconds, her silent breathing was washed along in the wind. She looked so...peaceful, like a fragile doll that could break in any minute.

I heard an irritated sigh behind me. I quickly turned around to see a pissed of Jamie, leaning against a tree staring at Jinx. Something rose in me, filling me to the core with rage. I growled at Jamie, getting his attention on me. Jamie finally noticing my presents growled back at me before stalking off to some unknown destination. I just walked over, picking the sleeping Jinx up and walking into her house.