After a couple of days on writing this I finally finished xD I'm currently very sick so I'm not much up to writing so this isn't going to be the best chapter. I didn't pay much attention to my writing or description, but bear with me!! I hope this gets better as I continue. Ugh.. sorry for my short chapters!!

Chapter 1.

Beep-beep-beep! Beep-beep-beep!

"I hate that alarm; I really need to change it." Claire pressed her head to the pillow, unenthusiastic to get up. The obnoxious beeping grew louder so she finally lifted her self from the comfort of her bed, crossed the room of her rather cramped home and pressed the off switch on her alarm clock, deliberately placed away from her bed so she would have to get up to turn it off.

She gave one last glanced back at her bed, longing to crawl beneath the dark-red bedspread and fall back into sleep. She sighed, and walked to a small coffee maker and flipped the switch on it, starting a loud, blender-like noise while grinding the coffee beans. As she waited for her coffee she walked to a calendar pinned up next to her bed and crossed of spring 30th. "It's almost summer." She told herself silently. "I better go to the supermarket and pick up some new seeds." A shrill "ding!" notified that her drink is ready. She sighed once more and began to get ready for the day.

"Claire! Are you here?" Popuri, one of Claire's best friends in town, yelled while nearly skipping through the entrance of the farm.

"Yeah, I'm in the field." She yelled back, wiping some dirt from her hands on to her jean overalls. A storm had hit a few weeks back, taking a terrible toll on Claire's farm. "Something up?"

Popuri smiled deeply. "It's almost summer!" She squealed blissfully. The blonde raised her eyebrow.

"Yeah. I'm guessing you like summer?" It was the new farmer's first year in Mineral Town so she didn't know much about the seasons. "I guess there must be some great festivals in summer."

Popuri nodded. "I love summer!" She emphasized. Claire noticed thick pink spreading across her cheeks.

This is your first summer here, right? Then you haven't met him."

"Eh, him? Haven't I met everyone?" Claire looked at her questioningly.

"Nope!" She giggled. "Not everyone." She paused a little awkwardly.

"But that really isn't the reason I came here. Would you like to go the Goddess Pond with me and Ann?"

Claire smiled. "Oh, I'd really love to, but the fields are a mess." "I'd really like to ask the Goddess about my wish though…" She thought. "Oh… I'm acting like a child. She told me to be patient." Claire shook her head.

"I'm sorry. I can't."

Popuri frowned. "Alright. Just promise to visit me at the poultry farm as soon as you get the chance." She smiled again sticking her tongue out childishly at Claire.

"I will, I will." Popuri looked up at the taller girl in front of her.

"Good, I'll see you later!" She said walking past her and turning to wave, like a child to their mother.

"Bye, Popuri." Claire said waving back at her.

"Welcome! Oh—Hey, Claire!" Karen smiled as her friend walked through the door.

"Good afternoon, Karen." Claire walked to the small table holding all the seeds. "Have the summer seeds come in yet?"

"Yeah, I can't believe spring is almost over already." She tossed a lock of light-brown hair over her shoulder in her haughty way. "Is everything alright in your farm?"

"Yeah, thanks to you!" Claire smiled. She remembered when she barely started the farm she was dirt poor and could hardly afford any seeds. Karen was kind enough to give away some freebies as long as she promised not to tell her father. Karen smiled back at her.

"I'm glad. So what can I get for you?"

Claire though for a second. "I'm not sure. What seeds do you have?"

"Oh, the seeds for summer are onions, corn, tomatoes, and pumpkins… I think." She looked through the seeds momentarily. "Ah, and pineapples."

"Pineapples?" Claire smiled incredulously. "That's a strange crop."

Karen shook her head. "Actually it's a really good crop. The seeds are expensive but pineapples are in high demand."

"Okay… I guess I'll take 2 bags or corn seeds, 2 bags of tomato seeds, and 2 bags of pineapple seeds."

"You got it! That'll be 3,000G."

Claire sighed, utterly defeated. It was nearly 6 o'clock now; it had taken nearly all day just to clear the fields. She cursed under her breath and took a handkerchief she always had in her pocket and wiped her brow. "I'll plant my seeds tomorrow. I'm too tired to do it now." She muttered to herself. "What about Popuri? I promised to visit her." She reminded herself.

…

"She'll get over it."

Claire collapsed on to her bed not even bothering to change into night clothes. Even though she desperately wanted to fall asleep her clouded mind refused to shut up. Usual worries such as how much feed for the cows she had left or how much money she had left in her wallet wouldn't stop harassing her. Eventually she drifted into a restless, dreamless sleep.

Beep-beep-beep! Beep-Beep-bee-!

Claire smashed her hand onto the little annoyance. She knew she needed to get up but something in her refused to awake. She crawled back into her bed and fell right back asleep.

Claire awoke once again with a start. "I fell back asleep!" She threw her bedspread oh her body and jumped to her feet. She looked at the clock. 11'o clock, great. She grabbed a new pair of jean overalls and an orange button-up shirt and quickly changed. "Perfect, just perfect." She mumbled. Claire hated sleeping in. The day already seemed cramped as it is, and losing time is always such a nuisance. She walked to the kitchen, grabbed a piece of bread and put it in the oven then grabbed a peach onigiri from the refrigerator. She hastily ate her breakfast, opened the door and…

BAM!

The door hit something hard. Surprised, Claire looked around to see a young man, about her age, very tan and dreadfully handsome.

"Uh…Hi." The man said with embarrassment. "I came by to introduce myself…"

"Oh, perfect, just perfect." Claire repeated in her mind.

"I hate awkward introductions."