anime26angel: hey everyone! Here's chapter 10! And no I don't own harvest
moon, natsume does! So there! Elli's p.o.v. K...*ahem* I don't own natsume
and the song the little girl sings in the beginning of harvest moon btn
that goes, na na na na na na na na na na, and so on! I just made up the
title and lyric to the song so don't sue! On with the fic!
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Chapter 10
With the last of the blue paper gone, I was surprised to see what Jack gave me for Christmas. It was a small music box. It was made out of inlaid wood and embossed on the lid was a single white rose in full bloom. It was tan with a brown rim on the square lid. I wound it up, and as I lifted the lid, I gasped at hearing the first few notes of the melody it played. It was the song Jack was singing when I was in the tree! It was the song I sang, when I ran away from my parents and hid in the tree! It was the song I taught the boy I met so many years ago. The one who made the promise to return to Mineral Town, and to me.
Suddenly, as if the melody was a key to my aged memories, I remembered the song. I remembered the words to, Whispers in the moonlight. And I began to sing, a bit shakily, as the words flew into my mind.
"As the moonlight filters between the trees,"
"And the light of the stars shining down on us."
Almost immediately, Jack began singing along, as if he too had forgotten the song long ago and had just remembered.
"Here we stand face to face here in the dark,"
"In the moonlight, I whisper love to you."
I was the first to speak. "Whispers in the moonlight. I haven't heard that in years. How? Where did you get this?"
"I found it, amongst Grandpa's remaining possessions. I had it fixed and I wanted to give it to you for Christmas." Sounding like a little boy who did something wrong, he mumbled, "Do you like it?"
"Of course I do! It's beautiful! Thank you." I leaned towards him, giving him a kiss. But one question stood in my mind. "How did you know the words to, Whispers in the moonlight?"
"A little girl taught me. A little girl I met when I was 8 or 9 years old." I quietly stared at him, prepared to listen to his story.
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A little boy was visiting his grandfather's farm. One hot summer day, he decided to take a nap underneath an apple tree. He was awaked to the singing of a little girl.
"As the moonlight filters between the trees..."
"That's pretty." The little boy thought to himself. "I wonder if angels sound like that."
Before the little girl could finish her song, she was silenced by the crack of the branch underneath her, as gravity pulled her to earth. She landed with a thud, sitting on top of the little boy, who broke her fall.
When he woke up, he was face to face with the little girl. "Am I in heaven? Cause you look like an angel." The little girl blushed, not used to hearing flattering compliments, especially coming from an 8 year old boy.
"No, you're not in heaven and I'm not an angel."
"But you fell from the sky."
"Only because the branch I was sitting on broke and I fell on you."
"But you sound like one. I heard you sing in the tree!" The little girl went silent, as she turned a beet red. "Hey, what were you doing in that tree?"
"Umm....I was running away."
"Why?"
"Because I my parents were going to get mad at me."
"Why?"
"Because I broke a vase."
"Why?"
"Because I was running and I knocked into the vase, causing it to fall down and break."
"Why?"
"Can you stop saying why?"
"Why?"
"ARGH!"
"Ok. Umm...are you ever going back?"
"Where?"
"Home!"
"I don't know."
"But who will give you cookies?"
"Umm..."
"Where will you live?"
"Umm..."
"I know! You can stay with me and Grandpa!"
"Who's your grandpa?"
"He owns this farm!" He said filled with pride.
"Jake? Your grandpa's Jake?"
"Yep. He's busy right now, feeding the cows, so we'll ask him later if you can stay with us, ok?"
"Sure."
"But on one condition."
"What's that?"
"Can you teach me that song you were singing?"
"Sure, but first, tag! You're it!" The little girl yelled as she ran towards the forest.
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"So to make a long story short, she taught me the song, and we ended up playing with each other for the rest of the summer. And when I had to go- "
"You promised her that you would come back to Mineral Town, and see her again."
"Yeah. Wait...how did you know that?"
"Because I was that little girl, Jack" I smiled brightly, just realizing that Jack was the little boy I met so many years ago.
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"C'mon Sonny, we have to go or we'll miss the boat." Said a man, in overalls and a cap covering hair the color of steel. The boat gave another whistle, announcing for all passengers to get on board. "C'mon Jack."
"In a minute Grandpa, I want to say goodbye to Elli!" As he spoke, a small blue blur tackled Jack, engulfing him in a bear hug.
"Jack! Why do you have to leave?" Said a little Elli, on the verge of breaking into tears.
"I have to go home, my family misses me." He replied, wrapping his arms around Elli's waist.
"But I don't want you to leave! I want you to stay here with me!" Jack felt hot tears dampened his shirt.
"Hey, don't cry. Tell ya what, when I grow older, I come back to visit ok?"
"Really?" She sniffled. "Y-y-you promise?"
"Yep! And better yet, I'll come back and we'll be together forever!"
"Really?" Elli's eyes glistened brightly.
"Yeah! I'll come back real soon!" Jack gave Elli one last hug. As he and Grandpa were walking towards the boat, Jack could hear Elli yell,
"Remember! You promised!"
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"It was you?" Jack stared in disbelief, as I nodded energetically.
Without warning, he swept me in his arms and swung me around! "It was you!" He yelled. "I'm so dense! God, why didn't I see it? It was you all along! You're my promised girl! You! You! You!" he laughed, while we spun around the fields. The world came into focus when we stopped at the apple tree. The thing that started it all! "God, it was the person that was in front of me all along! You!"
"I can't believe it either." I replied. "I can't believe it took me so long to realize that you were the little boy who promised to come back to me. And you did! You came back!" I began planting kisses all over his face. I was so happy! Jack loved me and he was the little boy who promised to be with me forever. Forever. I smiled at the thought, as I nestled my head onto his shoulder.
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anime26angel: aww..if u want the next chapter....review, review! Oh yeah and I forgot, Elli is 22 in this fic. K bye!
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Chapter 10
With the last of the blue paper gone, I was surprised to see what Jack gave me for Christmas. It was a small music box. It was made out of inlaid wood and embossed on the lid was a single white rose in full bloom. It was tan with a brown rim on the square lid. I wound it up, and as I lifted the lid, I gasped at hearing the first few notes of the melody it played. It was the song Jack was singing when I was in the tree! It was the song I sang, when I ran away from my parents and hid in the tree! It was the song I taught the boy I met so many years ago. The one who made the promise to return to Mineral Town, and to me.
Suddenly, as if the melody was a key to my aged memories, I remembered the song. I remembered the words to, Whispers in the moonlight. And I began to sing, a bit shakily, as the words flew into my mind.
"As the moonlight filters between the trees,"
"And the light of the stars shining down on us."
Almost immediately, Jack began singing along, as if he too had forgotten the song long ago and had just remembered.
"Here we stand face to face here in the dark,"
"In the moonlight, I whisper love to you."
I was the first to speak. "Whispers in the moonlight. I haven't heard that in years. How? Where did you get this?"
"I found it, amongst Grandpa's remaining possessions. I had it fixed and I wanted to give it to you for Christmas." Sounding like a little boy who did something wrong, he mumbled, "Do you like it?"
"Of course I do! It's beautiful! Thank you." I leaned towards him, giving him a kiss. But one question stood in my mind. "How did you know the words to, Whispers in the moonlight?"
"A little girl taught me. A little girl I met when I was 8 or 9 years old." I quietly stared at him, prepared to listen to his story.
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A little boy was visiting his grandfather's farm. One hot summer day, he decided to take a nap underneath an apple tree. He was awaked to the singing of a little girl.
"As the moonlight filters between the trees..."
"That's pretty." The little boy thought to himself. "I wonder if angels sound like that."
Before the little girl could finish her song, she was silenced by the crack of the branch underneath her, as gravity pulled her to earth. She landed with a thud, sitting on top of the little boy, who broke her fall.
When he woke up, he was face to face with the little girl. "Am I in heaven? Cause you look like an angel." The little girl blushed, not used to hearing flattering compliments, especially coming from an 8 year old boy.
"No, you're not in heaven and I'm not an angel."
"But you fell from the sky."
"Only because the branch I was sitting on broke and I fell on you."
"But you sound like one. I heard you sing in the tree!" The little girl went silent, as she turned a beet red. "Hey, what were you doing in that tree?"
"Umm....I was running away."
"Why?"
"Because I my parents were going to get mad at me."
"Why?"
"Because I broke a vase."
"Why?"
"Because I was running and I knocked into the vase, causing it to fall down and break."
"Why?"
"Can you stop saying why?"
"Why?"
"ARGH!"
"Ok. Umm...are you ever going back?"
"Where?"
"Home!"
"I don't know."
"But who will give you cookies?"
"Umm..."
"Where will you live?"
"Umm..."
"I know! You can stay with me and Grandpa!"
"Who's your grandpa?"
"He owns this farm!" He said filled with pride.
"Jake? Your grandpa's Jake?"
"Yep. He's busy right now, feeding the cows, so we'll ask him later if you can stay with us, ok?"
"Sure."
"But on one condition."
"What's that?"
"Can you teach me that song you were singing?"
"Sure, but first, tag! You're it!" The little girl yelled as she ran towards the forest.
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"So to make a long story short, she taught me the song, and we ended up playing with each other for the rest of the summer. And when I had to go- "
"You promised her that you would come back to Mineral Town, and see her again."
"Yeah. Wait...how did you know that?"
"Because I was that little girl, Jack" I smiled brightly, just realizing that Jack was the little boy I met so many years ago.
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"C'mon Sonny, we have to go or we'll miss the boat." Said a man, in overalls and a cap covering hair the color of steel. The boat gave another whistle, announcing for all passengers to get on board. "C'mon Jack."
"In a minute Grandpa, I want to say goodbye to Elli!" As he spoke, a small blue blur tackled Jack, engulfing him in a bear hug.
"Jack! Why do you have to leave?" Said a little Elli, on the verge of breaking into tears.
"I have to go home, my family misses me." He replied, wrapping his arms around Elli's waist.
"But I don't want you to leave! I want you to stay here with me!" Jack felt hot tears dampened his shirt.
"Hey, don't cry. Tell ya what, when I grow older, I come back to visit ok?"
"Really?" She sniffled. "Y-y-you promise?"
"Yep! And better yet, I'll come back and we'll be together forever!"
"Really?" Elli's eyes glistened brightly.
"Yeah! I'll come back real soon!" Jack gave Elli one last hug. As he and Grandpa were walking towards the boat, Jack could hear Elli yell,
"Remember! You promised!"
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"It was you?" Jack stared in disbelief, as I nodded energetically.
Without warning, he swept me in his arms and swung me around! "It was you!" He yelled. "I'm so dense! God, why didn't I see it? It was you all along! You're my promised girl! You! You! You!" he laughed, while we spun around the fields. The world came into focus when we stopped at the apple tree. The thing that started it all! "God, it was the person that was in front of me all along! You!"
"I can't believe it either." I replied. "I can't believe it took me so long to realize that you were the little boy who promised to come back to me. And you did! You came back!" I began planting kisses all over his face. I was so happy! Jack loved me and he was the little boy who promised to be with me forever. Forever. I smiled at the thought, as I nestled my head onto his shoulder.
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anime26angel: aww..if u want the next chapter....review, review! Oh yeah and I forgot, Elli is 22 in this fic. K bye!