WANTED: ELLIOT
Yeah, yeah, disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon or any of their characters, Natsume and Toybox does.
Author's Notes: Jake was what I called my farmer so
his name will be Jake, okay? And in
this game his wife is Elli and his son's name is Elliot, Okie? And you know, this is my first ever ficcy
that I ever posted, so if you want to flame, don't flame too hard, please?
_
"Huh? Elli?" I woke up groggy and grumpy.
"Darling, Elliot is gone!" my wife's frantic yell
startled me.
"ELLIOT?" I bolted up straight, my son is gone!
"I woke up this morning and the crib was empty and
the door ajar!" Elli shouted.
"I'll go ask Cocoa and SpeedY!"
I leapt out of bed, since Elliot had delighted in the thought that he could
walk, he's been strutting all over the place, cooing and crooning at the world
surrounding him. Cocoa was my dog and
SpeedY was my horse and it may seem pointless to ask them
but still, it's worth a try right?
"Cocoa, have you seen Elliot?" I petted the loyal
dog's head. He barked and shook his
head.
"SpeedY, have you?" I
queried, but the horse snorted and shook his head.
I darted into the barn, thinking that Elliot's
fondness for animals might've led him in here. I brushed Serene, Samar, Gellie, Rollin, Millie, Spirit, Rayne, and Cowe's
backs and fed them before continuing my search.
I tore into the chicken coop, and found nothing but
chickens and eggs there. The six
chickens clucked irritably at me as I reached under them to collect their eggs
(please note that this is in winter, therefore animals have to kept
inside). I fed them also before
resuming the hunt.
"Elliot?" finally, the most dreaded conclusion
reached me: Elliot must've wandered into the village!
I dashed outside, and scoped the Green Ranch out.
"Ann!" I shouted to the ranch owner's daughter.
"Yeah?" she was swinging a pail of oats for
Cliffgard, her horse.
"Have you
seen Elliot?" I asked, breathless.
"No, your son's missing? That's really bad news, I'll ask Gray." Ann ran to the barn,
where her older brother, Gray, hung out.
"Nope, Gray said he never seen any little kids
around here." Ann came back with devastating news.
I thanked her anyway, and ran into their dad's shop
to ask.
"No," was the reply.
Slowly discouraged, I decided to try the beach.
There I found not Elliot but Karen. "What's up?" she grinned.
"Elliot's missing," I said exasperated.
"Huh? Oh
no! I'll ask Kai and grr—Dad." No doubt
Karen had been in another fight with her father.
"Thanks, I'll be at Moon Mountain if you have any
news," I raced for the Moon Mountain.
"Hi, have you gone fishing yet?" the fisherman
waved from his tent. I gave a quick nod
and ran to the Crafts Shop.
"Nah," the boss replied after I asked if they've
seen Elliot.
Panic-stricken, I accidentally bumped into
Popuri.
"Oh hello," she said, annoyed; she had been
studying a flower intently.
"Have you seen Elliot?"
"That runt?" Popuri giggled, she was fond of
Elliot, though she hated to admit it, "No. But you can my husband."
"I've already asked Gray, but thanks anyway," I sighed,
whirled around, and nearly collided with Karen.
"Dad and Kai didn't see him, sorry," Karen panted
and spun away to the vineyard her family's keeping again. Kai is a worker her family hired and seems
to like "miss Karen".
"I'll go check in the Flower Bud Village," I
decided.
"See ya," Popuri returned to the flower (yes I know
flowers don't grow in the winter but ah well).
"Hello," Harris the postman greeted me.
"ELLIOT! HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?" I nearly screamed.
"Jake, calm down! Elliot's missing? Hmm…" Harris
rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "go ask my wife and see if she can help."
"Sure," I answered and ran for the library where
Harris's wife, Maria, worked.
"Welcome," Maria looked up from the book she was
reading.
"Have you seen Elliot?" I wheezed.
"Elliot? Oh
my, he's missing? But no, I haven't
seen him, sorry." Maria apologized, and returned to reading.
I thanked her anyway, and decided to ask the Mayor
and his wife.
"No," "Sorry, no," were the answers.
Discouraged, I went to the midwife and repeated the
question.
"No, but you might try the drugstore," the midwife
shook her head.
I thanked her, and ran to the drugstore.
"No but would you like some high-grade vitamins?"
the potion shop dealer offered.
I shook my head no and ran to the bakery.
"Elli's son? Oh my," the bakery master looked worried.
I sighed, and tried the florist shop.
"No I'm sorry Jake," Lilia smiled sadly.
I heaved a sigh, and ran to the church.
"Hey brother," Kent and Stu greeted me.
"Hello," May smiled and continued counting, "One two
three four five seven eight nine ten…huh—?"
"No I'm sorry," the pastor sighed, "I really hope
you find him soon, let's pray."
I reached Rick's shop, and he was
selling—nothing.
"Elliot? I
don't believe I've seen him." Rick shook his head sadly.
So I tried the Souvenir shop, but it was closed,
for it was getting dark.
Finally I went to the bar to relieve me of all the
stress today had caused.
"Jake! Just
in time! Your son is here!" the bar
owner said.
"Elliot!" I cried blissfully.
"Papa," Elliot crooned.
I coddled him in my arms and said, "Mommy's worried
sick over you!"
"Momma?" Elliot cooed.
I nodded, and asked the bar owner, "Where'd you
find him?"
"Don't know, a lady brought him here yesterday."
"A lady???" I stared at my son.
"Yeah, tall, blonde, and young." The bar owner
shrugged.
"Karen?" I asked.
"No," the bar owner said.
"Then who…?" I asked myself as I walked home,
cuddling Elliot in my arms.
"Elliot!" Elli, whose eyes were puffy and rimmed
with red, cried delightfully.
"Where was he?" Elli kissed Elliot's forehead.
"In the bar."
"How'd he get there?"
"No idea,"
"Hmm…" Elli put the sleeping Elliot in his crib.
"Well, good night," I snuggled into bed.
Elli giggled and slept also.
Author's Notes: the Y
thing I got from the capital Y in Webdings, in case anyone wants to know. And now, ta-dah! Everyone's most Frequently Asked Question! Who is the woman??? I'm working on that also…email me at DigimonGoddess@aol.com to suggest who
the lady is…include age (has to be young), personality, relationships (with any
other Harvest Moon characters), hair color, eye color, and other important
info. Thanks! Anime*Angel
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