anime26angel: here's another chapter, Elli's p.o.v., and for the
bazillionth time,
I don't own harvest moon but I do have the games.
Chapter 3
I hear the slamming of the door, and the sound of the snow being crushed underfoot.
I peer through the branches and the thick cloak of night, seeing the outline of a man staring into the darkness. As I looked closely, I noticed that he was wearing a black trench coat and a blue cap with an orange rim. Jack.
"Elli, where are you?"
I want to answer him, but I keep my mouth shut.
With the silence of the night as his reply, he sighs and gazes into the darkness once more with his mind lost in thought. He walks towards the apple tree, the snowflakes piling on top of his hat. As he came closer, he paused 3 feet from the trunk of my hiding spot. He turned his gaze upward, and for a brief second, I thought he saw me hidden amongst the numerous tree branches. Only when I looked upward in his direction, I realized what he was looking at.
The moon, oh the accursed moon.
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It was Fall 13th, and it was the day of the Moon-Viewing Festival. I was planning to ask Jack to watch the moon with me, and possibly tell him how I felt. Grandma had asked me to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients to make moon dumplings and cakes. When I entered the supermarket, I saw Jack talking to Karen. I figured it was my chance to ask him to attend the Moon-Viewing Festival with me.
As I walked towards them, I saw Jack turn towards me. His gaze lingered on me for a second, turned back to Karen and said one word,
"Sure."
I stopped, wondering what just happened. Karen gave a radiant smile, and said rather loudly, to meet her at the beach at 6. That's when the pieces fell into place.
Karen had asked Jack to watch the moon with her, and he said yes.
I'll be watching the moon alone this year.
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They've been dating ever since.
I can't believe I forgot about that. I can't believe I forgot that Jack had a crush on Karen. Oh wow, silly me. And I really thought he'd go to the Moon-Viewing Festival with me? I guess he would have if I asked before Karen did. But we'd probably go as friends, nothing more. I guess that's all I am to him. Just a friend.
I wanted us to be more than just friends.
I still do.
But how can I compare myself to Karen? She's prettier than I am, funny, nice, has a friendly disposition, has the body of a model, and did I already mention she's really pretty?
No wonder Jack had a crush on her. She's perfect. It's like choosing between a rose and a weed.
I remember the day we first met. It was the first day of spring and it was still snowing. I was on my way to work when I saw him. He was walking, no more like dragging himself into town.
Poor thing, sneezing and coughing up a storm. He looked like he could use a day of rest. More like a week actually. He was quite tall, 5'11 or 6 ft, and rather cute in his weakened state. He was carrying quite an armful of luggage, letting me know he was going to be in town for a while.
I ran up to him, hoping to help him towards his destination, when he suddenly collapsed under me. Thank God that the clinic was nearby, cause dragging a 6 ft man and a ton of luggage is never easy. I dragged him a couple of feet and kicked the clinic door open. I managed to make my way inside. Lucky for me, Doc came out of his office. Realizing my dilemma, he helped me drag Jack into one of the patient rooms.
When he regained consciousness, he asked to speak with Mayor Thomas. He pulled out a heavily creased piece of paper from the front pocket of his damp overalls. I took it, and I was able to decipher the smudged writing caused by the snow. It was a letter from Mayor Thomas. He wrote that Jack's ojíisan, Jake Parish, had died. In his will, he had left the Shukaku Tsukí Farm to Jack. If he wanted to claim the farm, Jack had to come to Mineral Town by Spring 1st. Seeing the seal and signature of the mayor, I called him up right away.
Mayor Thomas came over, and told Jack of the expectations he had to fulfill in order to be accepted as the owner of the Shukaku Tsukí Farm and a member of the town. He had to restore the farm to its former glory and be able to get along with the townspeople.
Jack was prepared to go over to the farm, but Doc informed him that he had pneumonia. Jack needed to stay in the clinic for two weeks in order to recuperate. Thus, preventing him from working on his farm, or being able to go anywhere.
So in the next two weeks, I nursed him back to health. I remembered we watched an anime called Love Hina. During one of the episodes, Stu and May brought in a little puppy that was found on Jack's farm. He had the ability to fly and so he was named Tama-chan, after the flying turtle on Love Hina.
As the new person in town, Jack was frequently visited by the members of the town. Some came more often than others. Such as Karen, Ann, Popuri, and Mary. I supposed they were smitten by the tall, dark-haired stranger that came to our town. They weren't the only ones though. I was struck by a disease known to make your heart drop to the pit of your stomach, send a tingling sensation all over your body, your head spin, and able to turn your legs into jello. A disease only known as love.
I had fallen. Head over heels, over the moon, and any other term you could think of. I fell in love with Jack.
He could always bring a smile to my face, no matter how lousy my day was going. He has an infallible optimism. He's able to see the bright side to every situation. He's smart, funny, and a really nice guy.
He's also cute. Working on the farm did his body wonders, cause taking one look at his tall, muscular frame, could make any woman's jaw drop. He has an adorable boyish face, and a mop of brown hair hidden beneath his trademark blue and orange cap. He has chocolate brown eyes that could melt my heart in mere seconds.
When the two weeks were up, he frequently visited me. On my free time, I'd help him with some of his farm chores. We'd go fishing, take strolls up Mother's Hill, watch over Stu and May, hang out with our friends, help out with whatever was needed to be done, or do just about anything.
I don't see him as often as I used to, now that he's with Karen. As I look down, I see him still staring at the silver orb in the sky. He's closing his eyes. He's opening his mouth and, he's singing? Wait, I know this song.
I used to sing this, when I was a little girl! I remember when I was little, I climbed up the branches of a tree, this tree. I ran away from home, because I was afraid my parents would punish me for breaking a vase. I ran to Jake's farm, climbed up the apple tree and hid in its branches. In order to pass time, I stared at the clouds and sang a lullaby that my mom sang to me at night. Unknown to me at the time, there was a little boy that was sleeping underneath the tree. Also unknown to me at the time, the branch I was sitting on was breaking.
When it finally broke, I was tumbling to earth. Fortunately for me I fell on the boy underneath the tree, cushioning my fall. Unfortunately for him, he was unconscious for a good 10 minutes.
When the swirlies disappeared from his eyes, I apologized for falling on him. He accepted my apology. We played tag, and we made our way into the forest. We crossed over the waterfall and ran up Mother's Hill. We watched the sunset and ran back to the farm. There I found my parents, worried to death and ready to give the scolding of my life. Thankfully, Jake interfered and said I was playing with, with, with? It's been so long, I can't seem to remember his name. Anyways, we continued to play with each other until he had to leave. On the day of his departure, he promised that he'd come and visit me someday. I haven't seen him since.
To this day, I still wonder about that little boy. I wonder if he still remembers the promise he made to me. I begin to sing along with Jack, but only to be silenced by the sickening crack of the branch I was sitting on, causing me to fall towards the earth.
I don't own harvest moon but I do have the games.
Chapter 3
I hear the slamming of the door, and the sound of the snow being crushed underfoot.
I peer through the branches and the thick cloak of night, seeing the outline of a man staring into the darkness. As I looked closely, I noticed that he was wearing a black trench coat and a blue cap with an orange rim. Jack.
"Elli, where are you?"
I want to answer him, but I keep my mouth shut.
With the silence of the night as his reply, he sighs and gazes into the darkness once more with his mind lost in thought. He walks towards the apple tree, the snowflakes piling on top of his hat. As he came closer, he paused 3 feet from the trunk of my hiding spot. He turned his gaze upward, and for a brief second, I thought he saw me hidden amongst the numerous tree branches. Only when I looked upward in his direction, I realized what he was looking at.
The moon, oh the accursed moon.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was Fall 13th, and it was the day of the Moon-Viewing Festival. I was planning to ask Jack to watch the moon with me, and possibly tell him how I felt. Grandma had asked me to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients to make moon dumplings and cakes. When I entered the supermarket, I saw Jack talking to Karen. I figured it was my chance to ask him to attend the Moon-Viewing Festival with me.
As I walked towards them, I saw Jack turn towards me. His gaze lingered on me for a second, turned back to Karen and said one word,
"Sure."
I stopped, wondering what just happened. Karen gave a radiant smile, and said rather loudly, to meet her at the beach at 6. That's when the pieces fell into place.
Karen had asked Jack to watch the moon with her, and he said yes.
I'll be watching the moon alone this year.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They've been dating ever since.
I can't believe I forgot about that. I can't believe I forgot that Jack had a crush on Karen. Oh wow, silly me. And I really thought he'd go to the Moon-Viewing Festival with me? I guess he would have if I asked before Karen did. But we'd probably go as friends, nothing more. I guess that's all I am to him. Just a friend.
I wanted us to be more than just friends.
I still do.
But how can I compare myself to Karen? She's prettier than I am, funny, nice, has a friendly disposition, has the body of a model, and did I already mention she's really pretty?
No wonder Jack had a crush on her. She's perfect. It's like choosing between a rose and a weed.
I remember the day we first met. It was the first day of spring and it was still snowing. I was on my way to work when I saw him. He was walking, no more like dragging himself into town.
Poor thing, sneezing and coughing up a storm. He looked like he could use a day of rest. More like a week actually. He was quite tall, 5'11 or 6 ft, and rather cute in his weakened state. He was carrying quite an armful of luggage, letting me know he was going to be in town for a while.
I ran up to him, hoping to help him towards his destination, when he suddenly collapsed under me. Thank God that the clinic was nearby, cause dragging a 6 ft man and a ton of luggage is never easy. I dragged him a couple of feet and kicked the clinic door open. I managed to make my way inside. Lucky for me, Doc came out of his office. Realizing my dilemma, he helped me drag Jack into one of the patient rooms.
When he regained consciousness, he asked to speak with Mayor Thomas. He pulled out a heavily creased piece of paper from the front pocket of his damp overalls. I took it, and I was able to decipher the smudged writing caused by the snow. It was a letter from Mayor Thomas. He wrote that Jack's ojíisan, Jake Parish, had died. In his will, he had left the Shukaku Tsukí Farm to Jack. If he wanted to claim the farm, Jack had to come to Mineral Town by Spring 1st. Seeing the seal and signature of the mayor, I called him up right away.
Mayor Thomas came over, and told Jack of the expectations he had to fulfill in order to be accepted as the owner of the Shukaku Tsukí Farm and a member of the town. He had to restore the farm to its former glory and be able to get along with the townspeople.
Jack was prepared to go over to the farm, but Doc informed him that he had pneumonia. Jack needed to stay in the clinic for two weeks in order to recuperate. Thus, preventing him from working on his farm, or being able to go anywhere.
So in the next two weeks, I nursed him back to health. I remembered we watched an anime called Love Hina. During one of the episodes, Stu and May brought in a little puppy that was found on Jack's farm. He had the ability to fly and so he was named Tama-chan, after the flying turtle on Love Hina.
As the new person in town, Jack was frequently visited by the members of the town. Some came more often than others. Such as Karen, Ann, Popuri, and Mary. I supposed they were smitten by the tall, dark-haired stranger that came to our town. They weren't the only ones though. I was struck by a disease known to make your heart drop to the pit of your stomach, send a tingling sensation all over your body, your head spin, and able to turn your legs into jello. A disease only known as love.
I had fallen. Head over heels, over the moon, and any other term you could think of. I fell in love with Jack.
He could always bring a smile to my face, no matter how lousy my day was going. He has an infallible optimism. He's able to see the bright side to every situation. He's smart, funny, and a really nice guy.
He's also cute. Working on the farm did his body wonders, cause taking one look at his tall, muscular frame, could make any woman's jaw drop. He has an adorable boyish face, and a mop of brown hair hidden beneath his trademark blue and orange cap. He has chocolate brown eyes that could melt my heart in mere seconds.
When the two weeks were up, he frequently visited me. On my free time, I'd help him with some of his farm chores. We'd go fishing, take strolls up Mother's Hill, watch over Stu and May, hang out with our friends, help out with whatever was needed to be done, or do just about anything.
I don't see him as often as I used to, now that he's with Karen. As I look down, I see him still staring at the silver orb in the sky. He's closing his eyes. He's opening his mouth and, he's singing? Wait, I know this song.
I used to sing this, when I was a little girl! I remember when I was little, I climbed up the branches of a tree, this tree. I ran away from home, because I was afraid my parents would punish me for breaking a vase. I ran to Jake's farm, climbed up the apple tree and hid in its branches. In order to pass time, I stared at the clouds and sang a lullaby that my mom sang to me at night. Unknown to me at the time, there was a little boy that was sleeping underneath the tree. Also unknown to me at the time, the branch I was sitting on was breaking.
When it finally broke, I was tumbling to earth. Fortunately for me I fell on the boy underneath the tree, cushioning my fall. Unfortunately for him, he was unconscious for a good 10 minutes.
When the swirlies disappeared from his eyes, I apologized for falling on him. He accepted my apology. We played tag, and we made our way into the forest. We crossed over the waterfall and ran up Mother's Hill. We watched the sunset and ran back to the farm. There I found my parents, worried to death and ready to give the scolding of my life. Thankfully, Jake interfered and said I was playing with, with, with? It's been so long, I can't seem to remember his name. Anyways, we continued to play with each other until he had to leave. On the day of his departure, he promised that he'd come and visit me someday. I haven't seen him since.
To this day, I still wonder about that little boy. I wonder if he still remembers the promise he made to me. I begin to sing along with Jack, but only to be silenced by the sickening crack of the branch I was sitting on, causing me to fall towards the earth.