Chapter 3: Finishing up.
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Harvest Moon. maybe except the
game. I bought that, so there. Anyway things Harvest Moon and related to
are owned by Natsume.
Grade: PG-ish
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Rune had been sitting at the table for a few minutes before a young waitress emerged from a room and began to stand at the balcony. Rune tipped back in his chair and put his hand over his face.
"This is one crazy mess I got myself into..." Rune remarked out loud to himself.
The young waitress walked down the stairs and over heard what Rune said. She had just finished bringing some food up to Cliff, a tenant who resides in the Inn. He was still rubbing his face for a few minutes while the waitress walked up to him. She gently placed her circular tray on his hand. It took Rune a few minutes to register what happened and he then, promptly, fell backwards onto the ground. The waitress couldn't help but giggle.
"I guess that'll teach me not to lean back in my chair. Funny, I guess my second grade teacher was right." Rune stated as he stood up and dusted his pants off.
The girl giggled, "I guess so. You must be Rune, right? Gray came in earlier and said something about you."
"Yeah that's me. May I ask of your name?" Rune asked.
"My names Ann," she answered.
Cliff walked over to the balcony and was watching the conversation that Ann and Rune were having. He was a little angry at Rune for talking to Ann, but he quickly got over it. He overheard them talk about him and Rune looked up at the balcony and noticed Cliff standing there. Ann said something and then disappeared into the back, all the while Rune began walking up the stairs and approaching Cliff.
"Hi there, my name's." Rune said before being interrupted.
"Rune. Yeah I know. You're making quite a stir in this little town. My name is Cliff, the wanderer." Cliff said.
"Well then Cliff, the wanderer, I'm glad I met you." Rune stated as he began to walk down the stairs.
Cliff turned around and was about to walk away, except he had one more thing to say.
"Oh, and Rune, stay away from Ann. She's mine." Cliff stated.
"Don't worry about that." Rune remarked.
Cliff and Rune gave a half smile before walking away from each other. Cliff thought very highly of Rune, regardless of his cold front. Over time, Cliff decided, that he would become friendlier to Rune.
Rune was walking down the stairs and heading for the door. The bartender gave him a stare of approval before smiling and waving him off.
Rune walked out the door and noticed it was getting dark. He was going to do more exploring in the area called "Mother's Hill". Ann had told is to him in their conversation. He walked around the corner by the library and saw Saibara standing outside.
"Saibara!" Rune called out to him.
"Ah. Rune, just the person I was looking for. I have your sword here and was just about to return it." Saibara said.
"What happened to three days?" Rune asked.
"Call it a product of inspired work. I was rummaging through some things of mine and I found a letter from your grandfather addressed to you." Saibara said as he handed over the sword and the letter.
"I guess he had some sense that I was going to take over his ranch. Alright, thanks for rushing the sword." Rune said as he walked off.
Rune walked to his ranch and put his things in his house. He fed the dog and left, again, to Mother's Hill. By the hot spring he found a small little plant on the ground, a cherry blossom. He took the cherry blossom and threw it into the waterfall. A beautiful maiden appeared in the water. Rune rubbed his eyes a few times to make sure he wasn't dreaming or hallucinating.
The maiden stared at him for a few seconds before speaking, "Hello, young man. Are you the one who put the cherry blossom into the water?"
"Umm.. Ye. yeah. You just appeared out of the water? Who are you?" Rune asked with a confused look on his face.
"I am the Harvest Goddess. I thank you for offering the cherry blossom to me. I will grant something you desire." Said the Harvest Goddess.
"I really don't want anything at the current moment. Wait! I would like to know something. I would like to know what kind of impression I made on the villagers." Rune said.
"Okay" said the Harvest Goddess.
A line of water spun around the Harvest Goddess as a jewel on her palm lit up and a yellow light appeared.
"Amazing." Rune muttered as the whole process took place.
The lights and swirls of water stopped and the Harvest Goddess looked at Rune again.
"It seems that everyone thinks very well of you, except for one person." The Harvest Goddess said before being interrupted.
"Who?!" Rune asked with a harsh tone in is voice.
"The young female nurse, Elly, thinks very poor of you to be exact." The Goddess said.
"Thank you, ma'am." Rune said with disappointment in his voice as he walked away.
"Come back and see me again." The Goddess said before returning to the water.
Rune slowly walked up the path leading to Mother's Hill. His thoughts dawned on the villagers, or should I say, villager who thought lowly of him. There was only one person who thought really badly of him, and that was Elly. She was the only one. He was thinking that maybe if he talked to her they could clear up any misunderstandings.
By the time he was done thinking that he had already made it to bridge leading up to the summit area. His pride was based off of what others thought of him. He, of course, knew this was a downfall as well. He continued walking up the hill and stopped when he saw the silhouette of a person.
"I'm sorry; I didn't think anyone was up here. I'll leave." Rune said.
"No, its okay, you can stay. I don't mind. Sometimes it's nice to have someone to talk to. Even if that person is you." The person said.
The voice sounded faintly familiar. Rune immediately knew that the person was a female; he just didn't know who the person was. So he walked over to her and sat down.
"Thank you." He said as he looked at the girl. And, ironically, it was the person he didn't want to see the most, Elly.
"So how do you like the town?" Elly asked Rune.
"I like it a lot here. It has the nice little feeling, like the one that makes you think that everyone knows everyone personally." Rune replied.
"You know, not everyone likes you. " Elly said with a kind of happy look on her face.
"I know. You being one of those people." Rune said.
Elly remained silent and looked at Rune for a few seconds.
"What makes you think you can run a ranch, city boy?" Elly asked with a stern tone.
"In all actuality nothing makes me think I can run a ranch. However, if I have the will to try, then I will succeed." Rune replied.
"Spoken like a true failure." Elly said while standing up and beginning to walk away.
"Hey wait a second." Rune said as he grabbed her arm.
Elly tried to force her arm out of his hand and ultimately failed. She lowered her head and looked at the ground. Rune advanced towards her and then let go of her arm.
"Rune, you'll never be like Kalance. So just give up and go home. You had no right to." Elly said before her tears cut her off.
"I had no right to do what?" Rune softly asked.
"You had no right to come here. You don't even remember any of us!" Elly yelled.
Elly threw a punch at Rune. Rune stepped back to dodge the blow, but instead lost his footing and fell down. However, as he was falling he grabbed Elly, who then fell on top of him.
"Umm. I'm sorry I didn't mean to." Rune said.
A man who heard yelling ran up to see the problem. By the time he got there all he saw was the two people on the ground. He walked up and saw one of the people was Elly.
"Young man! I suggest you cease your actions and stand up," Said the man who was shrouded by darkness, "Elly, please come with me I will walk you home."
Both Elly and Rune stood up and Elly began to walk over to the man.
"Doctor, I." Elly said before she was interrupted.
"Elly, its okay. I understand." Said the Doctor.
The Doctor embraced Elly softly and then looked at Rune.
"Young man, I don't understand what your problem is. Taking advantage of a young woman like that, exactly what were you thinking?" The Doctor asked.
"I wasn't doing anything. You were taking what you saw out of context. I simply tripped and grabbed her arm instinctively." Run replied.
"Elly, I believe that you should go home now. Feel free to take the day off tomorrow." The Doctor said.
Elly nodded and then walked off.
A few minutes passed while Rune and the Doctor looked at each other. The tension increased and both men could fell that if they both stayed a fight would break out. The Doctor took the initiative and turned around to walk away.
"Wait, sir. I don't think that you seem to understand what happened here." Rune said.
"I know what happened here. You, the new townsmen from the city, were trying to take advantage of a townsperson like Elly. To fulfill some desire of yours, whatever may it be." The Doctor said as he walked off, "And one more thing, stay away from Elly."
Rune stood there, silent. He wondered what effect this would have one the townspeople, and their opinions of him. Rune rubbed the back of his head and walked home. He realized that he may feel something for Elly. A strong will to be friends or maybe something even more. He however turned a blind eye to his own feelings.
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Rune had been sitting at the table for a few minutes before a young waitress emerged from a room and began to stand at the balcony. Rune tipped back in his chair and put his hand over his face.
"This is one crazy mess I got myself into..." Rune remarked out loud to himself.
The young waitress walked down the stairs and over heard what Rune said. She had just finished bringing some food up to Cliff, a tenant who resides in the Inn. He was still rubbing his face for a few minutes while the waitress walked up to him. She gently placed her circular tray on his hand. It took Rune a few minutes to register what happened and he then, promptly, fell backwards onto the ground. The waitress couldn't help but giggle.
"I guess that'll teach me not to lean back in my chair. Funny, I guess my second grade teacher was right." Rune stated as he stood up and dusted his pants off.
The girl giggled, "I guess so. You must be Rune, right? Gray came in earlier and said something about you."
"Yeah that's me. May I ask of your name?" Rune asked.
"My names Ann," she answered.
Cliff walked over to the balcony and was watching the conversation that Ann and Rune were having. He was a little angry at Rune for talking to Ann, but he quickly got over it. He overheard them talk about him and Rune looked up at the balcony and noticed Cliff standing there. Ann said something and then disappeared into the back, all the while Rune began walking up the stairs and approaching Cliff.
"Hi there, my name's." Rune said before being interrupted.
"Rune. Yeah I know. You're making quite a stir in this little town. My name is Cliff, the wanderer." Cliff said.
"Well then Cliff, the wanderer, I'm glad I met you." Rune stated as he began to walk down the stairs.
Cliff turned around and was about to walk away, except he had one more thing to say.
"Oh, and Rune, stay away from Ann. She's mine." Cliff stated.
"Don't worry about that." Rune remarked.
Cliff and Rune gave a half smile before walking away from each other. Cliff thought very highly of Rune, regardless of his cold front. Over time, Cliff decided, that he would become friendlier to Rune.
Rune was walking down the stairs and heading for the door. The bartender gave him a stare of approval before smiling and waving him off.
Rune walked out the door and noticed it was getting dark. He was going to do more exploring in the area called "Mother's Hill". Ann had told is to him in their conversation. He walked around the corner by the library and saw Saibara standing outside.
"Saibara!" Rune called out to him.
"Ah. Rune, just the person I was looking for. I have your sword here and was just about to return it." Saibara said.
"What happened to three days?" Rune asked.
"Call it a product of inspired work. I was rummaging through some things of mine and I found a letter from your grandfather addressed to you." Saibara said as he handed over the sword and the letter.
"I guess he had some sense that I was going to take over his ranch. Alright, thanks for rushing the sword." Rune said as he walked off.
Rune walked to his ranch and put his things in his house. He fed the dog and left, again, to Mother's Hill. By the hot spring he found a small little plant on the ground, a cherry blossom. He took the cherry blossom and threw it into the waterfall. A beautiful maiden appeared in the water. Rune rubbed his eyes a few times to make sure he wasn't dreaming or hallucinating.
The maiden stared at him for a few seconds before speaking, "Hello, young man. Are you the one who put the cherry blossom into the water?"
"Umm.. Ye. yeah. You just appeared out of the water? Who are you?" Rune asked with a confused look on his face.
"I am the Harvest Goddess. I thank you for offering the cherry blossom to me. I will grant something you desire." Said the Harvest Goddess.
"I really don't want anything at the current moment. Wait! I would like to know something. I would like to know what kind of impression I made on the villagers." Rune said.
"Okay" said the Harvest Goddess.
A line of water spun around the Harvest Goddess as a jewel on her palm lit up and a yellow light appeared.
"Amazing." Rune muttered as the whole process took place.
The lights and swirls of water stopped and the Harvest Goddess looked at Rune again.
"It seems that everyone thinks very well of you, except for one person." The Harvest Goddess said before being interrupted.
"Who?!" Rune asked with a harsh tone in is voice.
"The young female nurse, Elly, thinks very poor of you to be exact." The Goddess said.
"Thank you, ma'am." Rune said with disappointment in his voice as he walked away.
"Come back and see me again." The Goddess said before returning to the water.
Rune slowly walked up the path leading to Mother's Hill. His thoughts dawned on the villagers, or should I say, villager who thought lowly of him. There was only one person who thought really badly of him, and that was Elly. She was the only one. He was thinking that maybe if he talked to her they could clear up any misunderstandings.
By the time he was done thinking that he had already made it to bridge leading up to the summit area. His pride was based off of what others thought of him. He, of course, knew this was a downfall as well. He continued walking up the hill and stopped when he saw the silhouette of a person.
"I'm sorry; I didn't think anyone was up here. I'll leave." Rune said.
"No, its okay, you can stay. I don't mind. Sometimes it's nice to have someone to talk to. Even if that person is you." The person said.
The voice sounded faintly familiar. Rune immediately knew that the person was a female; he just didn't know who the person was. So he walked over to her and sat down.
"Thank you." He said as he looked at the girl. And, ironically, it was the person he didn't want to see the most, Elly.
"So how do you like the town?" Elly asked Rune.
"I like it a lot here. It has the nice little feeling, like the one that makes you think that everyone knows everyone personally." Rune replied.
"You know, not everyone likes you. " Elly said with a kind of happy look on her face.
"I know. You being one of those people." Rune said.
Elly remained silent and looked at Rune for a few seconds.
"What makes you think you can run a ranch, city boy?" Elly asked with a stern tone.
"In all actuality nothing makes me think I can run a ranch. However, if I have the will to try, then I will succeed." Rune replied.
"Spoken like a true failure." Elly said while standing up and beginning to walk away.
"Hey wait a second." Rune said as he grabbed her arm.
Elly tried to force her arm out of his hand and ultimately failed. She lowered her head and looked at the ground. Rune advanced towards her and then let go of her arm.
"Rune, you'll never be like Kalance. So just give up and go home. You had no right to." Elly said before her tears cut her off.
"I had no right to do what?" Rune softly asked.
"You had no right to come here. You don't even remember any of us!" Elly yelled.
Elly threw a punch at Rune. Rune stepped back to dodge the blow, but instead lost his footing and fell down. However, as he was falling he grabbed Elly, who then fell on top of him.
"Umm. I'm sorry I didn't mean to." Rune said.
A man who heard yelling ran up to see the problem. By the time he got there all he saw was the two people on the ground. He walked up and saw one of the people was Elly.
"Young man! I suggest you cease your actions and stand up," Said the man who was shrouded by darkness, "Elly, please come with me I will walk you home."
Both Elly and Rune stood up and Elly began to walk over to the man.
"Doctor, I." Elly said before she was interrupted.
"Elly, its okay. I understand." Said the Doctor.
The Doctor embraced Elly softly and then looked at Rune.
"Young man, I don't understand what your problem is. Taking advantage of a young woman like that, exactly what were you thinking?" The Doctor asked.
"I wasn't doing anything. You were taking what you saw out of context. I simply tripped and grabbed her arm instinctively." Run replied.
"Elly, I believe that you should go home now. Feel free to take the day off tomorrow." The Doctor said.
Elly nodded and then walked off.
A few minutes passed while Rune and the Doctor looked at each other. The tension increased and both men could fell that if they both stayed a fight would break out. The Doctor took the initiative and turned around to walk away.
"Wait, sir. I don't think that you seem to understand what happened here." Rune said.
"I know what happened here. You, the new townsmen from the city, were trying to take advantage of a townsperson like Elly. To fulfill some desire of yours, whatever may it be." The Doctor said as he walked off, "And one more thing, stay away from Elly."
Rune stood there, silent. He wondered what effect this would have one the townspeople, and their opinions of him. Rune rubbed the back of his head and walked home. He realized that he may feel something for Elly. A strong will to be friends or maybe something even more. He however turned a blind eye to his own feelings.
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