Hello everybody! This is my first fanfic set in Forget-Me-Not Valley. I hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon

Rose Quartz

Chapter 1

Jill's 21st Birthday

Phantom Skye looked at his stolen watch. It was 8 o'clock pm. No doubt in two hours Jill Farrell would be waiting for him near the road that joins Forget-Me-Not Valley to the town where he lives. Every night, as long as the weather was nice, she'd wait there at 10 o'clock pm, sometimes with a delicious gift of curry that she made herself. Skye wasn't surprised that she had fallen for him. After all, he was the good looking, smooth talking and charming thief. She seemed appalled at first at the fact that he stole for a living, but after a year she didn't seem to mind so much. He was charming, and she was drawn to him like a moth is drawn to light.

What had surprised Skye was that he had fallen for her. He had met many girls during his life, many much prettier than the simple farm girl, yet he fell in love with her. Was it that she was such a fantastic cook, or that she was always waiting for him? Or was it fate that had brought them together? Skye didn't know. All he knew was that he really enjoyed meeting Jill every nice night.

But today was different. Today was Jill's 21st birthday, and the first birthday that Skye was actually able to celebrate. For the past to years, it had snowed on Jill's birthday, and he was unable to go out to meet her. That was one of the downsides of having a birthday in winter.

When Skye woke up that morning to see the sun streaming through his small window, he was overjoyed. Finally, he could wish Jill a happy birthday on her actual birthday. All throughout the day he kept checking through his window, expecting to see snow falling on the sky, just to ruin his day, but, thankfully, it didn't.

Skye looked around his room of stolen items. He had to give Jill the perfect present. But what was the perfect present?

Skye practically turned the room of stolen items upside down; emptying every drawer and cupboard until everything was lying on the floor. There were gems, jewellery, perfume, skin lotion, sun block and facial packs. Skye moved the facial packs out of the way. He needed those to keep his skin perfect.

He picked up various items, studied them, and then placed them back on the floor. Nothing seemed good enough. With a sigh, he began putting the items away.

He was placing the jewellery back into a box when a pale pink diamond caught his attention. He took it out of the pile, putting everything else back into the box. It was a rose quartz pendant on a simple silver chain. Rose quartz symbolised love. It was perfect! And it would look absolutely stunning on her.

Skye thought back to when he had stolen the necklace. He couldn't remember. Never mind. He thought with a smile. It will be a great birthday present.

Skye glanced at his watch. It was 9 o'clock already. He needed to leave at about half-past nine to get to the road by ten. That gave him just enough time to find a nice sparkly box to put the necklace in. Then he pulled out a piece of paper and wrote, in his perfect handwriting:

Dear Jill,

Happy twenty-first birthday! No matter how old you get, you still remain a beautiful maiden.

Sincerely,

Phantom Skye

Satisfied with his present, Skye left his house and headed towards the road where he was to meet Jill. He kept to the shadows. This town knew him all too well for his thieving, and he'd be locked up for sure if he was caught.

Once he was on the road connecting his town to Forget-Me-Not Valley, Skye relaxed. Forget-Me-Not Valley didn't have any police officers, so there was no way he could be caught there. Then again, you'd be very lucky to catch someone like Skye.

Jill was standing at the end of the road, back to Skye, staring up at the full moon. Skye looked up, and could see why Jill appeared hypnotised. It was very rare to see the moon in winter, let alone as beautiful as this.

Quietly, Skye crept up behind Jill and extended his neck so his head was next to her ear.

"Happy birthday," he whispered, expecting Jill to jump a mile in surprise.

Jill didn't flinch a bit. She was used to being crept upon by the Phantom now.

"Hey, Skye," she said. "Moon's nice tonight, huh?"

Skye nodded in agreement. "It makes your beauty stand out."

Jill rolled her eyes. "Wow," she said sarcastically. "I've never heard that one before."

Skye chuckled, and handed her the sparkly box. "Happy birthday."

Jill's eyes lit up, and she eagerly took the box from Skye's hands. She read the note, smiling, and then carefully opened the box, so as to not break it.

"Wow," she gasped. "Skye, it's…it's beautiful. Where did you get it?"

Skye shrugged.

"Skye," she sighed. "Where'd you steal it from this time?"

Skye put on a fake look of shock. "Why Jill, do you think that everything I own has been stolen?"

Jill rolled her eyes. Skye chuckled.

"Well," he said. "I probably did steal it, but it was too long ago for me to remember."

Jill shrugged. She had gotten used to the fact that everything Skye gave her was stolen, and she didn't feel quite so guilty about it anymore.

Jill handed Skye the necklace, and turned around, pulling her hair out of the way. Skye put the necklace around her neck carefully, and she turned back around. Skye was right; the necklace did look stunning on her. He looked at the pendant, standing out against the white on her t-shirt. Had he been looking into her eyes at that moment, he may have seen them flash the same colour as the pendant.

"I love you, Skye," she said strongly. Skye was taken aback. It was obvious that she liked him, but he never expected her to say it, and definitely not as strong and certain as she did.

"I love you with all my heart," she repeated.

Skye chuckled. "But isn't it wrong for an innocent maiden like yourself to be in love with a thief like me?"

"Nope," said Jill. "I'm allowed to love a thief." And with that she wrapped her arms around him and pressed her lips against his. Skye was the one to break the kiss after a couple of minutes. He chuckled again.

"Now, now, fair maiden. We wouldn't want you to be caught making out with a thief now, would we?"

"I don't care!" said Jill loudly, leaning in for another kiss. Skye stepped back.

"I must go, Jill," he said. Jill's bottom lip quivered.

"Kiss me again?"

Skye bent down to her height and pecked her lightly on the lips, before turning back towards the town.

"Don't leave me!" cried Jill, chasing after him. She got half way down the road when Jackie the sprite appeared.

"The road's dangerous at night, so I can't let you pass," he said.

"NO!" said Jill, pushing past the sprite. Sparkles of gold jumped off Jackie's fingertips as he teleported himself and Jill back to her house."

"Huh?" said Jill. She looked around. A moment ago she had been running down the road out of Forget-Me-Not Valley, and now she was inside her house.

"It's late, Jill," said Jackie. "Go to sleep."

"No!" sobbed Jill. "I want Skye!"

"Jill," repeated Jackie. "It's time for bed. You can see Skye tomorrow."

"I want Skye," repeated Jill.

"Skye will be in bed too. Go to sleep."

Reluctantly, Jill climbed into her bed. She reached for the clip behind her neck, and took off the necklace. What Skye didn't see, Jackie did. Jill's eyes flashed a pale pink. Jackie's brow creased, but he disregarded the thought, deciding he must have imagined it. With some small, gold sparkles, he teleported back to his place on the road out of the valley.

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