Disclaimer: *see chapter 1*
Authors Note: I found out at the Harvest Moon website that the guy's name is Jack and he's 21 years old...which I call him Jake and say he's 20 years old, so hey! I was pretty close, right? lol ...Hey, he doesn't look like a Jack...he looks like a Jake ^^;;
The alarm went off and Jake groaned and pulled his covers over his head. The books he had gotten from the library the day before lay scattered on his bed, his night stand, and the floor surrounding them. He had been up until the wee hours of the morning reading them all.
Reluctantly he dragged himself out of bed and got dressed. "Today's a day for working, Sammy!" he said as he looked over at the old dog. "I vaguely remember you now...but I still don't remember what your real name is."
Sammy wagged his tail and ventured over to the door.
"You're anxious to see me collapse, aren't you?" he asked as he opened the door and headed outside.
The sun was stilled hidden behind the trees surrounding the farm and the air was cool. Memories of when he was a little boy came back to him, and he could almost see the dead field full of plants and flowers again. But that vision quickly faded, and Jake sighed and sauntered over to the field of weeds.
"Alright, let's see..." He searched through his rucksack and pulled out a scythe. "This'll work for the weeds...it's better than pulling them all.." He worked non-stop until the afternoon, slicing weeds, cutting and carrying wood, and smashing boulders. Finally he stopped to rest and sat down on a large boulder that was still in tact.
"This is more work than I planned on." he said as he took his cap off and ran his hand over his damp hair. "I whish grandpa had a shower...maybe there's a spring or something in the mountain I could use." He replaced his cap and walked out of the field, stopping to talk to Ikurus.
"He boy, you're looking good today." he said as he stroked the horse's mane. "Grow up big and strong, okay?"
The horse made a noise of excitememnt and seemed to almost be smiling.
"Heh, good horsie." He made sure Sammy had food, then left the farm and ventured into the mountain. Spotting a small pond off to his right, he jogged over and looked down at the clear water within. He paused for a second to remove his cap, then dropped to his knees and stuck his head under the water. Wen he brought his head back up, he noticed and old fishing woman sitting on the bank adjacent to him.
"Hello..." he said, his shaggy brown hair falling over his eyes.
"You're going to scare away all the fish, you know.." said the woman with a smirk.
"Sorry.." he said, replacing his cap and standing back up. "You fish, huh? ..I used to fish with my grandpa."
"It's very relaxing." said the woman. "And good to eat, too."
Jake walked over to her. "I take it you fish quite a bit?"
She nodded her head toward the fisherman's tent that was behind them. "That's my tent. I have a home a ways into the mountain, but during spring and summer I spend most of my time here." She glanced at his rucksack. "Do you have a rod in that thing? Or don't you fish anymore?"
He shook his head. "I really don't fish anymore. It was something my grandpa and I did..many years ago.."
"Oh come on now!" she exclaimed, handing him a fishing rod. "You're not THAT old...fish with me...do you remember how?"
Jake laughed a bit. "I should remember. It's like riding a bike, right? You never forget."
"I wouldn't know, I've never rode one." she answered, smirking again.
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And hour later Jake headed home, with a couple fish for him and one for Sammy to eat that night. But as he walked past the road that lead to the vineyard, he couldn't help but overhear yelling.
"What's going on up there?" he asked to himself. Slowly he made his way up the road and towards the entrance to the vineyard.
A beautiful young woman came stomping through the archway. "You're such a terrible father! You should let me have my way!"
Her father stomped out right on her heals. "Don't be so selfish, Karen! ..What an undutiful daughter!"
The girl rolled her eyes and brushed past Jake. He watched her go in awe. Her light brown hair, her bright green eyes, her attitude...he would've followed her if her big burly father wasn't standing right behind him.
He turned to look at the man, who gave him a 'don't talk to me' look and stomped back into their house. Jake continued into the vineyard. It seemed vaguely familiar. The big white house to his right, the smaller storage like building to his left. Straight ahead of him was a small piece of land covered with small trees, and tending those trees he saw a young Asian man.
"Hello!" Jake called to him as he sauntered over.
The man looked over his shoulder. "Oh, hello!" he replied with a grin. "My name is Kai...can I help you?"
"I'm Jake." he said, shaking Kai's hand. "I'm running the farm down the road now."
"I"m sorry...I don't leave the vineyard much.." said Kai as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"That's okay." said Jake. "So um..what was all the yelling about? If you don't mind my asking.."
"Oh..the girl who just left is Miss Karen. She always threatens to leave and they argue."
Jake nodded a bit in thought. "Karen...hm.."
Kai raised and eyebrow. "I have more work to do. Could you excuse me?"
"Oh, sure.." answered Jake, snapping out of it. "I have move work to do also. I was just taking a break to fish and heard the fight...I'll see you later, Kai! It was nice meeting you!"
"It was nice meeting you too, Jake!" said Kai, grinning again.
Jake went back to his farm and continued to work, and when evening fell he took some wood he had chopped that day and made a small fire to cook his fish on. Sammy had followed him over there, so he went and got Ikurus and led him to a nearby pile of rocks he could tie him to.
"Well boys.." he said, as he sat by the fire. "We got a lot accomplished today. Tomorrow, we start planting."
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I think that one was a bit longer than the rest...hope you liked it though ^_^
Authors Note: I found out at the Harvest Moon website that the guy's name is Jack and he's 21 years old...which I call him Jake and say he's 20 years old, so hey! I was pretty close, right? lol ...Hey, he doesn't look like a Jack...he looks like a Jake ^^;;
The alarm went off and Jake groaned and pulled his covers over his head. The books he had gotten from the library the day before lay scattered on his bed, his night stand, and the floor surrounding them. He had been up until the wee hours of the morning reading them all.
Reluctantly he dragged himself out of bed and got dressed. "Today's a day for working, Sammy!" he said as he looked over at the old dog. "I vaguely remember you now...but I still don't remember what your real name is."
Sammy wagged his tail and ventured over to the door.
"You're anxious to see me collapse, aren't you?" he asked as he opened the door and headed outside.
The sun was stilled hidden behind the trees surrounding the farm and the air was cool. Memories of when he was a little boy came back to him, and he could almost see the dead field full of plants and flowers again. But that vision quickly faded, and Jake sighed and sauntered over to the field of weeds.
"Alright, let's see..." He searched through his rucksack and pulled out a scythe. "This'll work for the weeds...it's better than pulling them all.." He worked non-stop until the afternoon, slicing weeds, cutting and carrying wood, and smashing boulders. Finally he stopped to rest and sat down on a large boulder that was still in tact.
"This is more work than I planned on." he said as he took his cap off and ran his hand over his damp hair. "I whish grandpa had a shower...maybe there's a spring or something in the mountain I could use." He replaced his cap and walked out of the field, stopping to talk to Ikurus.
"He boy, you're looking good today." he said as he stroked the horse's mane. "Grow up big and strong, okay?"
The horse made a noise of excitememnt and seemed to almost be smiling.
"Heh, good horsie." He made sure Sammy had food, then left the farm and ventured into the mountain. Spotting a small pond off to his right, he jogged over and looked down at the clear water within. He paused for a second to remove his cap, then dropped to his knees and stuck his head under the water. Wen he brought his head back up, he noticed and old fishing woman sitting on the bank adjacent to him.
"Hello..." he said, his shaggy brown hair falling over his eyes.
"You're going to scare away all the fish, you know.." said the woman with a smirk.
"Sorry.." he said, replacing his cap and standing back up. "You fish, huh? ..I used to fish with my grandpa."
"It's very relaxing." said the woman. "And good to eat, too."
Jake walked over to her. "I take it you fish quite a bit?"
She nodded her head toward the fisherman's tent that was behind them. "That's my tent. I have a home a ways into the mountain, but during spring and summer I spend most of my time here." She glanced at his rucksack. "Do you have a rod in that thing? Or don't you fish anymore?"
He shook his head. "I really don't fish anymore. It was something my grandpa and I did..many years ago.."
"Oh come on now!" she exclaimed, handing him a fishing rod. "You're not THAT old...fish with me...do you remember how?"
Jake laughed a bit. "I should remember. It's like riding a bike, right? You never forget."
"I wouldn't know, I've never rode one." she answered, smirking again.
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And hour later Jake headed home, with a couple fish for him and one for Sammy to eat that night. But as he walked past the road that lead to the vineyard, he couldn't help but overhear yelling.
"What's going on up there?" he asked to himself. Slowly he made his way up the road and towards the entrance to the vineyard.
A beautiful young woman came stomping through the archway. "You're such a terrible father! You should let me have my way!"
Her father stomped out right on her heals. "Don't be so selfish, Karen! ..What an undutiful daughter!"
The girl rolled her eyes and brushed past Jake. He watched her go in awe. Her light brown hair, her bright green eyes, her attitude...he would've followed her if her big burly father wasn't standing right behind him.
He turned to look at the man, who gave him a 'don't talk to me' look and stomped back into their house. Jake continued into the vineyard. It seemed vaguely familiar. The big white house to his right, the smaller storage like building to his left. Straight ahead of him was a small piece of land covered with small trees, and tending those trees he saw a young Asian man.
"Hello!" Jake called to him as he sauntered over.
The man looked over his shoulder. "Oh, hello!" he replied with a grin. "My name is Kai...can I help you?"
"I'm Jake." he said, shaking Kai's hand. "I'm running the farm down the road now."
"I"m sorry...I don't leave the vineyard much.." said Kai as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"That's okay." said Jake. "So um..what was all the yelling about? If you don't mind my asking.."
"Oh..the girl who just left is Miss Karen. She always threatens to leave and they argue."
Jake nodded a bit in thought. "Karen...hm.."
Kai raised and eyebrow. "I have more work to do. Could you excuse me?"
"Oh, sure.." answered Jake, snapping out of it. "I have move work to do also. I was just taking a break to fish and heard the fight...I'll see you later, Kai! It was nice meeting you!"
"It was nice meeting you too, Jake!" said Kai, grinning again.
Jake went back to his farm and continued to work, and when evening fell he took some wood he had chopped that day and made a small fire to cook his fish on. Sammy had followed him over there, so he went and got Ikurus and led him to a nearby pile of rocks he could tie him to.
"Well boys.." he said, as he sat by the fire. "We got a lot accomplished today. Tomorrow, we start planting."
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I think that one was a bit longer than the rest...hope you liked it though ^_^