My Harvest Moon Story

Part 2: The Romance

By: Deion Terrence Michael Simmons

Flashback

..."What the hell is going on?" I scream. Adrenaline is savagely pumping through my veins.

The kissing couple turns around to the source of anger. I see Karen's green eyes light up in surprise of being caught in her act.

"I'm so sorry Ethan!" Karen pleaded with me. But it had no effect on me what so ever.

"Listen Ethan! Karen wants to be with me not you so just leave us alone before you get in trouble!" Rick yells at me in a haughty tone. I'm just like one step away from punching his lights out.

"Is this true Karen?" I ask her hoping that she says no but she doesn't and she nods her head.

"Why would you do that to me Karen? I cared about you!" Karen starts weeping.

"Quit yelling at her!" Rick yells and runs over to me and clocks me in the jaw. A surge of pain runs through my body but I calm down. I touch my jaw and my mouth, noticing that my lip was bleeding. I decide to be the better person.

"You know Rick? That one was free but I see that I'm the better person here. Bye Karen, I don't want to talk to you ever again!" I say and walk away from the greenhouse. I don't bother looking back because I can hear what's going on, faintly though.

"Karen that was completely wrong! I can't believe you did that! I'm not your friend any more!" I hear Ann yell, then she runs up to catch up with me.

"You're a bitch Karen! I never liked you anyways!" Elli screams and runs to take the children home.

Ann and I walk in silence to my farm. Why she's walking with me? I really don't know but I don't ask any questions. We climb the stairs and I open the door for her.

We walk into my house, which smell like fresh apples and we ascend the stairs and go into my bedroom. I walk into the bathroom and open the white medicine cabinet. I pull out the clear bottle of alcohol and some cotton swabs to clean the cut. Ann walks into the bathroom before I clean the bruise on my face.

"Are you okay Ethan?" She asks full of concern. I can see it in her eyes because they droop and her voice lowers.

"I'm fine, just a little shocked" I tell her. Then, I soak up the cotton ball in alcohol and start to apply it to the cut. Ann snatches it away. She washes her hands in the sink.

"Let me do it!" She says and she applies it to my face. I wince in pain but it only hurts for a few seconds. Ann pulls out the peroxide and does the same thing as she did with the alcohol. Then she takes a small Band-aid and puts it over the bruise.

"Does it feel better now?" She asks as she puts the supplies back in the cabinet.

"Actually it does, thanks a lot Ann, I really appreciate all that you've done." I tell her.

"Oh it's ok I don't mine." She says blushing. I smile at her as we stand in the bathroom looking at each other.

"Would you like some tea?" I ask her.

"Yes please!" Ann tells me.

We walk down the staircase and into the kitchen. I walk to the cupboard and pull out some Relaxation Tea bags and a brass teakettle. I then walk over to the faucet and fill it up with some water and but it on an aisle on the stove.

"Why aren't you friends with Karen anymore?" I ask Ann.

"Well, this isn't the first time a thing like this has happened, last year; a boy named Brad came to work at the inn. They dated each other but he caught her kissing Rick. That night he left back for the city. This time, I decided that enough is enough and ended our friendship." She says and then nods her head in agreement with herself. I nod too.

"That was nice of you Ann. You're such a sweet girl." I tell her.

She turns bright red. "It's not easy!" She jokes and then starts to laugh, I start to laugh too.

"Few!" The kettle whistles. I turn around to see steam billowing out of the kettle. I walk over to it and take out some ceramic cups and saucers. I dip the tea bags into the steaming water.

"Do you like honey and lemon in your tea Ann?" I ask while I take out some for myself.

"Yes that's the only way I drink it!" She shrieks...

Chapter One

"Cockle doodle do!" Chestnut wails. I quickly get up and go to the quest room where Ann was snoring soundly. Last night, after we had tea she fell asleep and I brought her up to the guestroom and tucked her in. I called Doug, her father and told him the situation. He wasn't mad and for some reason he was quite happy. Why he was happy? I really don't know but I didn't pay much attention to it. I decide to let her rest until she wakes up.

I walk down the stairs and make pancakes with pears. I eat the delicious meal and make and a plate while I'm still up. I hear footsteps descending the stairs and approaching the kitchen. Ann walks in and rubs her eyes.

"Good morning Ann! Did you sleep all right?" I ask her.

"Yeah." She says and then sits down and looks at the plate of steaming food in front of her. She smells the food and a smile creeps up to her face along with a blush.

"Wow, thanks!" She cries referring to the food. She grabs the fork and starts eating. She eats so delicately! She carefully holds the knife and fork gently cutting the pancakes into squares. Then, she slowly drenches it with the soft pears and the syrup. She eats it.

"Yummy! This is awesome Ethan! Where did you learn how to cook like this?" She asks.

"My mom she was a chef so I learned from her!" I say.

"Oh I see!"

"Would you like some juice?" I ask her.

"Sure!" She says. I get up from the hair and take out some glasses and pour some orange juice into it. We quickly drink it and I go upstairs to put on some work clothes. I slip on some rugged jeans and a blue t-shirt. I comb my brown hair and give it back that spiky look that I seem to like.

I walk back down the stairs and I see Ann waiting patiently for me.

"Are you going home Ann?" I ask her.

"No I'm going to stay here and help you out for awhile." She tells me.

"Okay well will you come out and help me with the animals?" I ask her.

"Sure!" We walk out the house and onto the green pasture. I go to Genevieve and brush her. Then, I milk her. Ann brushes Annie and clips her wool that had fully grown in today. I walk to the pentagonal henhouse to see the eggs have hatched!

"Ann, come quick!" Ann rushes over to the henhouse.

"Wow, Chestnut's babies hatched!" She says. I count out two chicks and decide to give them names. I name the yellow chick, Sunny, and the yellow and brown chick, Cinnamon. Well actually Ann named Sunny and I named Cinnamon.

After that, we feed them some chicken feed and we walk to the field to collect the cucumbers and cabbage. I decide to keep a few of the crops and put them in the shipping bin.

"Hey Ann, want me to take you to get your horse and ride around?" I ask her.

"Sure!" We mount Belle and ride to the Blossom Ranch.

***

Ethan and I walk into our house, I see Dad sitting with Gray watching TV. He turns around and smiles.

"Hi Dad! I just came in to change and get Calypso!" I tell him. Calypso is one of our prized stallions. He's a Black Beauty with a white diamond on his forehead.

"All right. Just be back home before it gets to late!" He tells me and giggles with Gray.

I run up the stairs wondering what was up with them and why they were laughing. Those guys are nuts! I jump into the shower and put on some jeans and a baby tee. I comb my hair and braid it, and then I coil it into a bun with a strand hanging out. After that, I rush downstairs and wave goodbye to Gray and Dad.

I see Ethan looking at the three horses we had.

"Aren't they beautiful?" I ask him staring at Calypso, who was my first colt. I grew up with him since I was seventeen, now I'm twenty-one and I still love him.

"Yeah!" Ethan says.

I run over to Calypso and start brushing him, after he glistens I mount him and walk over to Belle and Ethan.

"Ready?" I ask.

"Yeah let's go on my farm, I still haven't explored all the land!"

"Okay!" I say agreeably and we trot down the cobblestone roads to get to his farm. We see Kayla doing the same thing.

"Hey Kayla!" We both say,