Glad to see some people are liking my story at the moment xD
Ekoaleko: Thanks! Oh, ya, Tuck's just kind of happy to be living something his father always dreamed and such xD He's going to be very...erm...interesting o.o And for describing, I was just trying to get everyone introduced that first chapter in case someone hasn't played the game and the characters will be better as this goes on...o.0 And don't worry...some things will be kind of sad xD (I loveh that smiley!!! -pokes-)
Littlebellbunny: Thanks much!! Ya, me too. Tuck's married Celia and I've had a kid...I have another game going on too, and I forgot the name of that character...Hycu I think...well, he'll be marrying Muffy some time D I've always liked Muffy and Celia, but Celia the most xD (-pokes smiley again-)
Anyways, I might change some names and stuff in this story, but just of the animals and such...either because I can't remember them or I just spelled them wrong...(Marcy is spelled Marci in my game, so opps xD) I might also just not have the Harvest Sprites. I get them all mixed up and stuff. If I do have them, I'll just have them appear every once and while to help Tuck occasionally kind of like in the game. He might not meet them for a bit, though...
On with the story!!!
Chatper Two: Life Beginning
Tuck woke up to the loud beeping of his alarm and jumped slightly, looking around worriedly at his surroundings. It took him a few moments to remember that he now lived in Forget-Me-Not Valley and he sighed, falling back in his pillow. After staring at the ceiling for quite a few moments, he hopped out of bed and pulled on his clothes.
Turning and heading for the door, he tripped over Arnold, not remembering he had a dog. He turned and stared as Arnold looked up and blinked lazily at him. Getting used to this place could take a while.
He sighed and shook his head, opening the door and plunging out into the crisp, morning air. Arnold followed along behind him, barking excitedly as they headed towards the barn. Pushing his way in, Marcy looked up, mooing loudly, munching on some fodder(A/N: I called it hay in the first chapter...my bad) before swollowing it and moving towards the back door that led into the pasture.
Tuck shrugged and headed towards the feed barrel and pulled out a thing of fodder, placing it in Marcy's bin for when she was put inside again. He headed after her and she moved out of the way to let him open the doors. They creaked open and the cow padded out quickly, her hooves striking the ground loudly.
Tuck followed her again, Arnold running around in circles at his heels. "Stop it Arnold," he scolded, bending down and petting the puppy to calm him. Thinking, he decided he should started trainning the dog. After having Arnold do a few moves, Tuck grinned and trotted over to Marcy again.
Stroking her, he talked to her soothingly, feeling this rather odd. "Hey, Marcy. How was your sleep? Good? Are you ready for life on the farm?" Tuck began to question her, blushing slightly from embarressment although he was the only one around. Marcy nodded her head slightly and began to munch on the grass.
"This'll take as much getting used to for you as it will for me," he muttered and Arnold seemed to bark in agreement as he curled up at Marcy's hooves.
After much milking and producing three jugs, Tuck examined it and realized it was just normal quality. Marcy would need lots of love and attention for a high quality and that's what Tuck needed for profits. He looked up as Takakura made his way outside. The old man went through the barn and was soon out in the pasture by Tuck. Light spilled over the green blades and Takakura watched the ground thoughtfully as Tuck watched him.
"You can go put those in the bin and I'll take it to town and bring back the money it makes," Takakura finally stated.
"What?"
"The milk. The grey building, remember? You'll find a cooler for the milk and eggs when you have some. I'll take that bin to town and sell them," the old man stated.
"Oh, ya, right, thanks." Tuck stated, feeling embarressed all over again.
"And you might need to find a wife soon. Your father always wanted this to be a family based farm," Takakura added before turning away. The old man vanished back in the barn and Tuck stared at the doors, slightly dissapointed.
His father. Yesterday he was so excited to be doing this for him, but today he realized it would be harder than it looked. All he had right now was Takakura to help him, too. Maybe he could go visit Vesta and ask for her, Celia, or Marlin's advice occasionally too. Crossing his arms, he shook his head, feeling rather pathetic.
Deciding on getting seeds, he put the milk away and made some breakfast, remembering how he had skipped it that morning. Eating quickly he looked at the clock, wondering what time Vesta was usually up by. It was 8:00 now and he had woken at seven. He rubbed his eyes, feeling sleepy all of a sudden and deciding to go cheak anyways.
He reached the farm and padded up to one of the small buildings. He knocked. Knocked again. Nothing. He cheaked the door, surprised to find it opened. Peering in, he frowned, finding it the storage room for the crops they must be shipping off.
"If you're looking for me, Marlin, or Celia, we live in the other building," Vesta grunted from behind Tuck.
Slamming the door shut and whirling around, Tuck stared wide-eyed at Vesta, who seemed rather angry. He was realived when she broke into that huge grin of hers and laughed. Shaking his head in relief, he smiled up at Vesta. "Sorry about that, Vesta. I wasn't sure which building was your house. Good morning by the way."
"No problem. And good mornin', Tuck. Sleep good last night? Good. Anyways, the best things to plant in Spring are Tomato, Watermelon, and any fruit tree. You can't also plant strawberries and ptotatoes, but make sure you plant them early or they'll go bad in the summer heat coming," Vesta mused, and Tuck made quick mental notes. "So what can I get for you?"
Tuck pulled out the money he brought along and ordered five Watermelon plants, two peach trees, and three strawberry bags. Placing them in his knapsack, he thanked Vesta, smiling gratefully. He jumped as Marlin and Celia came out and blushed, not noticing how much he looked like an over-ripe tomato. Noticing a flower behind his foot, he plucked it quickly and held it behind his back, twirling the stem. "Good morning, Marlin. Celia."
Marlin grunted a hello, narrowing his eyes slightly before turning. Tuck frowned, realizing he might have some trouble getting along with Marlin.
"Oh, hello, Tuck. How's the farm going?" Celia asked. Vesta nodded, apparently having forgotton about asking him.
"Great. Soon it might be prospering business," he stated, holding out the flower to Celia. She gasped, apparently surprised that he had another flower for her. He spied Marlin frowning through the corner of his eye.
"Oh, my, are you going to make a hobby out of this?" Celia asked, eyes sparkling as she laughed slightly.
"Maybe, maybe not," Tuck shrugged. "Keep it, though. I'll see you around!"
He turned and was off. Before heading back to the farm, he ran by the Inner Inn to see if anyone was awake. He found Ruby cooking and stayed for a small bite to eat before waving goodbye, trotting back out. Heading back up to the farm, he planted the seeds, feeling rather exhasted from the heavy hoe and reminded himself to get a smaller, better one, that wasn't made for Takakura when he had the chance. Sprinkling the water over them, he decided to hum to help make the time go by. Unfortunatly, he was humming 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.'
"You always this cheerful in the morning?" a girl with deep red hair asked, crossing her arms and frowning.
"I don't remember giving you an invatation," Tuck stated, frowning slightly as he turned to her, but shrugged and finished watering. When he turned back, the girl was heading back up the path towards the waterfall. He grunted softly, wondering why she had come wandering onto his farm in the first place. Spotting Takakura, he padded behind and prodded the old man like he was meant to be poked. "Who was that girl?"
"I think her name's Nami. She's the one that lives at the Inner Inn," Takakura replied.
"Oh."
Around 7:00 PM, Tuck decided to head to the bar, having been watching Marcy and the plants all day, wanting to see how well they could do if he went away for a bit. The plants would be fine for a few hours and Marcy hardly needed any help. She just needed some loving every once and awhile.
Milking Marcy one last time and dropping the jugs off in the bin, Tuck stared down the hill away from the barn. Turning, he trotted past the Inner Inn and slowly approached the small building. The sun's rays were slowly beginning to fade and die and the sky was filling with arays of pink, orange, red, and yellow. Tuck bathed in the light, loving the warm, salty smelling air before pushing into the Bar.
"Oh, Tuck. Welcome to the Blue Bar," he was instantly greeted by Muffy and jumped slightly. The girl was was giggling slightly, working behind the counter as some men chatted at the bar. He couldn't help thinking she looked slightly like a Barbie Doll. They were toys that had been in the city.
Tuck walked up to her and she turned, pointing at each in turn. "Kasey and his brother Patrick. They're Firework makers. That's Nami, and the old man in the corner is Galen." Tuck opened his mouth, feeling rather embarressed that it was that obvious he didn't know everyone's names. Patrick and Kasey turned, waving slighty as their grey moustaches twitched.
"Don't get us mixed up," Kasey grunted. "We're not that much alike," Patrick put in.
Tuck nodded and examined them to see if he could find the difference. He noticed the patch on their aprons was different and grinned slightly at his accomplishment before turning back to Muffy.
"And that's Griffin," she added, pointing to the man behind the counter, who was cleaning some glasses. "He'll take your order, but I will too, so don't be shy!"
Tuck couldn't help noticing Muffy had warmed up to him rather quickly and he grinned, but decided to talk to Nami and see what was up with her. He strode over to her, trying to look normal, but looking rather silly instead.
"So, you're Nami?"
The girl stared at him before hiccuping. Great, she was drunk. "Ya, got a -hic- problem? -hic- With that?" she droaned and Tuck shook his head, sighing irritably before looking at the old man, Galen. He looked a bit dazed and decided now might not be the time to talk to him either.
Turning, he spotted Griffin. "Hello. You must be Griffin. I'm Tuck. I run the farm up the hill," he greeted, holding out his hand.
Griffing shook it, nodding polietly, saying, "Great to meet ya. The Blue Bar is a great place to just sit back and relax and have a good time. Enjoy yourself. Can I get you anything?" he asked, showing Tuck the menu.
Ordering something rather cheap, Tuck chatted with Muffy for a bit, and occasionally exchanged some rather strange things with Kasey and Patrick. He drank the stuff, wooting in surprise as it tasted rather delisious and a whole lot better than city stuff. He laughed some at times and stood puzzled a lot, but he knew it was because he was new to the town. After bidding Patrick, Kasey, and Muffy goodbye, he started back towards the farm, needing to put Marcy in and water the crops one more time.
After this, he quickly headed inside, leaving some food out for Arnold and eating some himself as the dog curled himself up in his new dog-house. Sitting on his bed in silence, he examined the journal, diary thing that Takakura had given him to record what had happened today and to write down the stats of things like profits, growing friendship with his animals, and other things. He stared at it, pencil in hand, unsure of what to do first.
He did his friendship thing first and added one heart next to Marcy and two next to Arnold. Wondering if he should do it with the people in town, he decided against it because there were so many people. He stared at the page again and decided to write an entry about the day and then head off to bed.
Guess this first day went rather well. I took care of Marcy and she seems pretty happy with what I did. I got some crops that will hopefully grow very well. I'm going to need to buy some fertilizer soon for my grass to make fodder for Marcy. As I get better at this farm business, I'll probably start trying to make my crops as good as Vesta's. Hers must be amazing.
Speaking of Vesta, I met Celia again today. Takacuraa(Sp?) thinks I should find a wife soon so I better start keeping track of all these girls. So far I know of Calia, who is very sweet from what I know and a good farm girl. Then there's Muffy and Nami. I like talking to Muffy. I went to the Blue Bar today and chatted with her. She might be good, but so could Celia. I have no clue about Nami. That girl might be a mystery to me.
I have a new home, a new life, a new pet, and a cow P.
This'll be interesting.
Good? Bad? Great? Terrible? No flames, but suggestions. I love them all gratefully, people .
If you have a question, don't be afraid to ask. I have a habit of leaving out things because I know the answer to them, but I don't seem to remember others don't, so that's sometimes a problem.
-Deyoxis