Okay this may be my shortest chapter yet but who cares? Claire finally sees her farm and oh boy is she gonna need some help! I hope you all like this and thank you so much to Kiyohara Shi for reviewing! I really would like for more reviews. :]

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Claire giggled as she walked out of the poultry farm and skipped happily to her own farm. She got there and looked around.

"What?" she yelled looking around at the barren waste land. The soil was full of weeds and stones and branches and tree stumps. The barn, chicken coop and stable were run down horribly. Doors hung loosely on their hinges and the chipping paint looked nice compared to the pale brown color the three places had established from the sun and rain. She looked at what seemed to be her house. It didn't look as bad as the rest but it wasn't great either. She turned around and found a short stout man in front of her.

"Oh!" was all Claire could say.

"Hello Claire, I'm Mayor Thomas."

"Hello Mayor Thomas!" she replied less than happy.

"So what do you think of the farm?" he asked with hope written all over his face.

"Uhm I think there's a mistake, the ad said 'ready to till soil and perfect living conditions'" she told him. "This can't possibly be my farm."

"Well it is a little run down but its still in fine living conditions."

"I can't stay here!" Claire yelled now frustrated.

"Well then if you have to go back…"

"I can't go back! I quit my job, sold my apartment and spent all my money to some here!"

"A lot of people have come here and just decided to turn around and leave. You're our only visitor in years."

"But…" Claire started to protest but looked around. All the building needed was a little tidying up and some paint here and there. "Well okay fine."

"You're staying?" the Mayor looked up. "Alright! I'll just have you sign some papers tomorrow but you can stay here now. If you absolutely can't sleep here there's an Inn just north of here."

"Okay thanks."

"No, thank you Claire, and welcome to Mineral Town!" Mayor Thomas said with a tip of his hat and scurried off.

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