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So this is now in the past. And this is Gill's memories, please enjoy..

So here is chapter 2!

Disclaimer: I don not own Harvest Moon!

Chapter 2: A New Farmer

I sat in the town hall flicking through files for this new farmer, she was arriving tomorrow, I think. I didn't understand why my father had chose a girl to run the farm. Why not choose someone a lot stronger, like a man? I wasn't saying that all women were weak but by the look of her picture she looked like the average city girl, weak and fimble. She wouldn't last two days.

I finished off the paper work on the new farmer and put them in the filing cabinet with the rest of the villagers, filing her in her correct alphabetical spot. As I flicked through one caught my eye and I pulled it out to have a look. It was Luna's. My new girlfriend. I opened her file to see a picture of her. The picture looked fairly new, but I guessed Luna didn't want her profile picture to be an old one, she was very into her appearance.

Luna was very into fashion and liked to keep her looks up to date. She was very much of a girly girl who liked to dress up in floral, pink dresses, who goes around skipping and singing all day. Honestly I don't know where she gets all of the energy. At first Luna annoyed me very much and I couldn't stand her. She still annoys me but I guess we are meant to be as everyone else on the island is already paired up, I don't want to be alone. Luna had also been crushing on me for many years and I didn't want to spoil my chance at maybe my only chance at love. I don't think I am in love with Luna but I do enjoy the company.

I put her profile back in the cabinet and closed it shut. My work was done for the day so I went outside. Spring is a nice season, one of my favorite seasons. Not too cold yet not too hot. I walked past the photography shop and went along the path by the rock face. I kept walking until I reached the farm. I looked around, it is a dump. The wooden house was rotting and the roof had two huge holes in it. The field was filled with weed and trash, the barns were as as bad as the house. Rotting and broken. When the farmer comes tomorrow she will want to leave as soon as possible and I wouldn't blame her, who would want to live here?

My father could of at least cleaned it up a bit before she came, or got Dale and his stupid apprentice Luke to clean it up. I was sure that the last farmer had died and we have been looking for someone to take up the farm for the past seven or eight years. I couldn't remember exactly how long this place had been abandoned, but it had been a long time. Many farmers had come and gone over those years but all had left without even attempting to clean it up, even everyone on Castanet Island ignored the place.

I sighed and continued to walk up to flute fields. It was quiet up there and I could sit and read without being disturbed. I sat in the middle of a field and pulled out a book from my pocket. A lot of people thought I was weird for always carrying around books but as long as I enjoyed them, it didn't matter to me.

My father always said that I would damage my eyes by the amount of reading I would do everyday but really if I had to every wear glasses or contacts it wouldn't bother me either, as long as I would be able to read.

And soon enough I was away, in my own world. A world filled by my imagination, about what possibly could happen in the end of what I was reading and that's what I loved about every book I read, they could take me away, away from this world and into my own. Maybe even into the authors.

But my time in my other world was cut short. As Luna had found me reading, alone, and not spending time with her. "GILLY!" She yelled. I sighed sometimes I wondered why I said yes to her. But then I remembered that even if I weren't going out with her, she would still harass me like this. So there was no difference, only now I had to kiss her. "Gilly! Why are you sitting here reading stupid books and NOT spending time with your lovely girlfriend, me?" Luna said crossing her arms and pouting in such a dramatic way I couldn't help but roll my eyes.

I placed my book marker in between the pages I was reading and shut it carefully, I stood up putting the book back in my pocket. I looked down at her and watched as she shifted, now uncomfortable with the fact that I was taller giving myself a little more power over the situation.

I smiled at her before saying as softly as I could "First, my name is Gill, not 'Gilly'. Second if you remember we are going out tonight, together. So I wanted to spend a little time alone before we have our night out."

Luna scrunched up her face and breathed heavily. "Fine, I'll see you tonight!" She stomped off across the field and down the path.

I sighed again and sat back down onto the grass, pulling out my book and resuming to where I was. And before I knew it I was back again in my world, filling my head with what the book had to offer.

The next day I was standing on the docks waiting for the boat with our new farmer on. Everyone on the island was there. We all stood there watching as the boat came into view just on the horizon. "Look! I can see the boat!" Hamilton, otherwise known as my father, shouted.

Everyone started buzzing with excitement talking about what the girl would be like. Luna squeezed my hand "What do you think she'll be like?" She asked me. I looked down and shrugged.

"Not sure." Was all I said.

"I think she'll be like everyone in the city. Snobby and rude" she stuck out her tongue in disgust. Luna was always like that ever since she went to the city once, she had only went for the day but said that everyone was very rude, since then she never went back.

The boat got closer and closer and with every passing minute you could feel everybody getting more anxious, more excited. But for me every passing minute just seemed longer and longer and with every minute I wasted was just another minute added onto my days work.

Finally the boat set at the docks and everyone was silent, the only thing to be heard was the crashing of the waves. The horn blew, indicating its arrival and a small figure stepped forward looking over the rails. She looked down to see everyone staring up at her making her jump back and out of view, a couple of people giggled quietly.

"I wonder why she is hiding, if I were her I'd be taking in all the attention. I get none around here! Maybe I should move to sunshine islands, I'd get some there and I've heard about this really cute guy there called Vaughn!" Luna whispered to me, sometimes I think she completely forgets about us.

"Luna, if you remember we're dating so I'd appreciate if you kept that to yourself. Plus we've already been over this, Cain knows the farmer there and she is married to Vaughn and according to Cain they also have children." Luna glanced at me briefly before shrugging, as if that made a difference.

A girl, who I assumed was the farmer, walked slowly from the boat and down onto the dock she stopped in front of where the villagers were with a suitcase and a large bag in her hands. She stared blankly at us all, probably taking it all in.

The girl was probably around average height with a small frame. She had short, straight brown hair and heavy bangs that framed her face, her eyes were big and bold and matched the colour of her hair. She was wearing a yellow t-shirt and a orange crop top over it, a short red skirt that fell about mid-thigh with large pockets on either side of her hips. On her feet she wore light brown, knee high, boots and a pair of white gloves covered her hands, I assumed to work in. In my opinion she did not seem like the type to be wanting to start a farm.

My father stepped out in front of everyone and opened his arms wide "Welcome to Castanet Island!" He exclaimed. Everyone cheered and crowded in to meet the newcomer of the island. I stood back from everyone not wanting to be in the middle of the herd.

I thought about running for it and ditching all of this but I wasn't in the mood for being scolded by my father so I waited for my turn. When someone had greeted themselves they went back to their job or back home and one by one people left, empting the docks little by little.

When everyone had said hello my father asked me to escort the farmer to her new home. We walked in silence off the dock and up towards the main town. "Do you want me to get a bag?" I asked politely.

She shook her head "No thanks, I'm good. The names Hikari by the way." She said cheerily.

"Gill" I said simply. She nodded.

"I'm sorry if I forget your name, it's just so many names at once y'know?" She said as we walked past the town hall. I didn't say anything but nodded in agreement. "You don't say alot"

I rolled my eyes. I got that all the time, off everyone. People just didn't understand I wasn't very talkative but that was my problem not there's. Its not like it really mattered anyway why must we talk all of the time? Can people just shut up for a minute or must they constantly talk? Out of nowhere I snapped "What has that got to do with you?" But as soon as I said it I bit my lip. How could I be so rude?

Hikari looked at me from the corner of her eye "Just saying, jeez.." We continued to walk in silence all the way up to the farm.

"This is it." I said when we finally reached it.

Hikari looked at me in disbelief. "You can't be serious?" I shrugged. "This is a joke, right? This is the worst farm I've ever seen! How can I live here? How can I do anything for that matter!"

I shrugged again. "Well I better leave. I need to do my work." And with that I took off down the path. I knew she was staring after me, I could feel her eyes burning holes in my back. For a moment I did feel sorry for her and almost turned back to apologise, almost. There's nothing I could do about it my place is in the Town Hall, not a farm.

"So that's it? You're leaving me with this pile of crap? Well thanks a lot!" She yelled. But I continued walking. It wasn't my problem.

Or so I thought..

Done! I hope you're happy! It's one in the morning and I have school tomorrow. Oh well it was so worth it! If I die of exhaustion I don't care but you might..

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