Today is (one of) my best friend's b-day, and her favorite HM pairing is EvexRay so this is dedicated to her. Also, this is dedicated to Starlight Amethyst, because she always reviews my fics and she suggested this pairing, so…yea! And I thought I was going to write a MarkxChelsea drabble today, but then I remembered it was my friends b-day (I had a brain blank and thought today was the 23rd…don't ask!), so I wrote this! Read on! And thanks for reviewing!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon.

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Ray was a fisherman. And a good one, at that – unlike some men, not to mention any names. He made a living out of selling fish, almost never coming across hard times.

Except in Winter.

Ponds froze over, lakes became blocks of ice, rivers barely moved – this was Winter for Ray, a barren landscape of broken dreams.

That also resulted in him becoming a broke, almost-homeless guy.

But, even if he was broke, he still needed to eat. And, on Christmas Eve, the smell of food wafted out from the bar he so commonly visited and drew him in.

That was it. He needed to eat.

He ran to the building, burst through the doors, heading straight towards the counter, where Eve stood, semi-shocked.

"Hi Ray." She smiled as he doubled over the counter, panting but managing to retain his appetite.

"I need…food."

"Ok. What do you want?" She asked, attempting to hand him a menu, only to have it rejected.

Quickly, he pulled $5 out of his pocket, shoving it into her hands, "Whatever this can buy me."

Carefully, Eve counted the money, hunched over the crumpled up dollars and change, before lifting up her head to face him, a slightly worried expression across her flawless features, "A glass of water."

"A glass of water? That's all this can buy me?!" He shot up, saddened to no end, like a puppy that was just yelled at.

"Yea." She nodded, quietly chuckling at his exasperated expression, which was priceless.

"Oh, c'mon. It's the holiday season! Don't leave a poor fisherman out in the cold! Can't I have a meal on the house?"

She pointed at a sign that was plastered beside her, which read, 'I don't care if it is the holiday season. I'm sure you're a nice person, but, either way, NO FREE MEALS.'

Obviously, it was created courtesy of Duke.

The brunette sighed before beginning his journey to the door. Sure, it seems like a short distance – but, walking that far when you're hungry was considerably difficult. In Ray's world, it felt like climbing Mount Everest.

"Wait!" Eve cried, suddenly overcome with pity for the attractive fisherman, "That sign doesn't say that I can't buy you a meal."

"Really?" He turned slowly, staring at the waitress as if she was an angel, "You'd do that for me?"

"Sure." She shrugged, returning to the counter.

"It's a Christmas miracle! A meal! A meal!" But, before he finished the end of his cheer, Ray realized there must be a catch, "What do you want in exchange?"

"Nothing." She came out of the kitchen, holding a platter of delectable foods, "Just talk to me."

He threw his arms around her neck, laughing and crying as if she had just told him she had made a miracle occur in his life, "I love you Eve! You are awesome!" After he unlatched his arms from around her, he dug into the delicacies ravenously while explaining his life story to the blonde.

And she just listened. For her, it was one of the nicest things a person had ever done for her. They sat down and talked to her, like she was a person, and told her interesting tales.

She didn't care if he was just there because she bought him the food.

All she cared about was if he would come back tomorrow night.

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There it is! Sorry if it's not that good/short…anyway, tomorrow's pairing is MarkxChelsea, and then AkarixGill (actually, it was originally going to be DanxAlex, but I got a lot of requests for AkarixGill so I needed to write it. Plus, I've always wanted to try and write that couple soo….) PLEASE REVIEW!