Harvest Moon
Missing You
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Author's Time: This is it! The final chapter! Of all the years that I've been writing, I'll never get use to the feeling of finishing up a great fic. But sadly, I think that is might be the last Harvest Moon fic that I'll write for ff.n. But I'm not sure yet. But anywho! Enjoy the last chapter and I hope all of your waiting will pay off in this last chapter! I'll see you all around...maybe, and don't stop writing!
~Belldandy'sKeiichi
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I don't own Harvest Moon...
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Jack picked up the last letter that was lying on the table and he had a lot of questions about it. He already received all the letters from all the girls...but then why was there another letter? Who's it from? And why did they write it? Of course, in order to answer these questions, he quickly opened it.
Chapter 6: The Final Letter
To his surprise, the letter wasn't that long. In fact, it was barley three sentences long...and it was from Mayor Thomas.
Jack,
I need to see you before you leave today. I have something for you.
Mayor Thomas
Jack looked back at the letter and raised an eyebrow.
"Man...I wonder what he would want..." He said, getting his stuff and started to head towards the mayor's house. In no time at all, he was already in from of his door, knocking.
"Ah! Jack! Come on in." Thomas said to him as Jack walked into his home. This wasn't the first time he was here. He would have come over just to talk or to get information about festivals.
"So what do you want Mayor?" Jack asked him, taking a seat.
"Well, there are a couple of things that I want to give you before you leave." He said, opening his cabinet. He took out an old book and a tan piece of paper. "Take a look at these Jack." He said, placing the two items next to him on the table. Jack looked at them.
"Um...not to be mean or anything...but what are they?" He asked, picking up the book.
"Heh, well, the thing that you hold in your hands now was your grandpa's diary." Mayor Thomas laughed.
"No way...this was my grandfather's diary?" He said, carefully opening it.
"Yup! When he died, he left all of his personal belongings to me, including the diary. I was planning to give it to you next year, but since you're leaving, I might as well give it to you now. He said as Jack flipped through the old pages.
"Wow, he won the swimming festival also...and won the cow festival as well..." He read, discovering his grandfather's past. "And here is a diary entry when I first came to Mineral Village."
"Heh, I see you found the page that I wanted to talk about..." He said, looking at him. Jack looked back at the mayor, confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, do you remember what you did when you were on your grandpa's farm Jack? Like what you did while you were here?" Mayor Thomas said, trying to jog Jack's memory. He thought about it.
"I remember playing on his farm and chasing chickens around...and...a girl..." He said, suddenly stopping. "I remember meeting a girl when I first came here. Although I can't remember her face, I remember playing on mother hill with her and singing a song together. And then, when I had to leave, I promised her that I'll return...but now...years after...I still haven't found her."
"Heh, well, I got good news for you..." He said, picking up the worn out piece of paper and dropping it on his lap. "This letter was from that little girl."
"Really?" He said, picking it up quickly.
"That's right, that letter was meant to be sent to you. It's just that you're grandpa forgot to mail it...but hey, it's yours now. Do whatever you want with it. O, and keep the diary also. I know it means more to you than it will for me." He said to him. Jack was about to open the letter when he realized that he was going to miss is boat.
"O geez! I got to get to the pier and fast!" He said, grabbing the letter and the diary.
"Jack! One more thing!" The mayor called. He turned around and looked at him straight in the eyes. "If you ever plan to come back to Mineral Village, give me a call ahead of time." He said to Jack. Jack nodded his head and quickly ran to the beach.
**
And so, Jack's boat slowly departed from the pier. Everyone was at the beach and they were all waving good-bye to the farmer and his dog. Jack looked back at the beach, waving back as he saw Karen and Mary throwing confetti and Ann and Elli both were waving back, calling out to him. Sadly, Popuri wasn't in sight, and he started to regret not stopping by her house to say good-bye to her.
As the boat continued to move farther and farther away from Mineral Village, he began to remember all the good times he had back then. And each of these memories brought a tear to his eye. But he knew that one day he'll return to Mineral Village and reclaim the farm once more. So with that in mind, he went back to his seat and sat down. He reached into his rucksack and pulled out the five letters that the girls have sent him and he re-read them as the boat journeyed back to the city. As he reached the end of the last letter, he remembered about the other letter that the mayor gave him. So be pulled it out and carefully opened it. To his surprise, it was still legible and so, he started reading it from the top...
Dear Jack,
Hi Jack. Remember me? I'm the little girl that you played with when we were up the mountain. So when are you coming back? You know, ever since you left, I've been waiting everyday for you to return. And I'm not going to forget about the promise we made together. But...I'm beginning to lose hope...thinking that you might not come back...but I do hope that you are still coming back, I want to see your face again, play with you again, and to get to know you better...but, it's been so long...and I might forget about you. But I don't want to forget you. You helped me become more comfortable in Mineral Village, helping me to adapt to the customs and the people in the village. Plus whenever I'm around you, I know that my day is going to be a day to remember, no matter what happens. So...I'll be awaiting your return Jack, even if I have to wait forever...
Love...
But before he could read the name of the sender, the fog horn was sounded and Jack looked up. There, he could see the buildings and the dock. He let out a sigh and silently packed up his things.
**
2 Years later at the Inn...
"Happy New Year! Should Auld Acquaintance beeee forgot! And....something something...la la la!" Kai, Cliff, Rick, and Gray sang as they continued to drink. In the far corner of the room, Karen, Mary, Elli, Ann, and Popuri were sitting at a lone table, talking to each other.
"Man...it's been two years since Jack left..." Ann said, letting out a sigh.
"Do you think he'll be coming back?" Mary asked them.
"Of course he will...he as to..." Popuri said, taking a sip of her glass of water.
"Yeah...Jack wouldn't be the kind of guy that would blow people off..." Karen reasoned with them as her took a good gulp out of her wine glass.
"But...it's been so...so..." Elli started but was interrupted by Popuri.
"Boring?"
"Yeah..." She said, letting out a sigh. The girls sat there in silence, ignoring the guys drinking their butts off.
"O come on you guys, it's new year's. Let's cheer up shall we? I mean, Jack wouldn't want us to be like this!" Ann said, motivating them.
"Yeah...that's right...come on...cheers!" Karen called for a toast.
"Cheers!" They called, tapping glasses. A few minutes later, that old telephone rang and Doug picked it up.
"Hello? O...hold on..." He said, signaling for the Mayor. He came over and was handed the receiver.
"Hello? Ah...Hello there...uh huh....uh huh....ok...I'll call you back...I have something for you...a special surprise." He said, hanging up. The girls looked at the mayor. He was hiding something...
**
Spring 3rd
It was a sunny day. The birds were out and there was a pleasant breeze in the air. Around the corner, a figure was walking up mother hill, carrying a backpack with him. He was wearing blue overalls and his hair and eyes were a messy chocolate brown color. He stopped for a moment and took a long, good look at the scenery that was in front of him. Even thought he felt like a newcomer and didn't belong, he felt like he was home all along.
"The Mayor told me that someone was going to meet me here..." He said, looking at the note he received from the mayor.
"Be at Mother Hill by twelve noon today, you'll be reunited with your 'lost love'."
~Mayor
He looked back up and then back to his watch. It was twelve fifteen and yet, he was the only one on the mountain. Was this some cruel, sick joke that the mayor played on him. Was it just a set up? He thought about it. Does the mayor really know who the little girl was? These questions raced through his head until a familiar voice called out to him.
"O my god...Jack!? Is that you?" the voice called.
Jack turned around to see Ann standing about 10 feet away, taken away by his sudden presence. He smiled at her and slowly nodded his head. Ann rushed up to him and gave him hug while he hugged her back.
"It's been so long...and I've missed you so much!" She said, beginning to cry as he held her in his arms.
"Ann...There's something I've been meaning to tell you..." Jack started. They broke the hug and looked at each other.
"Um...what is it?" She asked him.
"Er...um...I'm..." He choked, but then was interrupted by Ann.
"O! You must be hungry! Come on! There's plenty of food at the Inn!" She said, grabbing his hand and quickly walking down mother hill. Jack sighed. He knew that he is reunited with his childhood friend...but it seems that she doesn't remember him at all. It would seems that she did eventually forget about him and the promise they made...or at least that's what he thought until Ann started humming a familiar tune, a tune that he knew back when we was a kid. So, Jack started to hum it also...and they suddenly stopped. Ann turned around and looked into Jack's eyes in awe.
"Wow, I didn't know you knew that song..."
The End
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Yes...I'm a big Jack/Ann fan. Well! Anywho! That's it! Thanks for reading! Hope the ending was ok for all of you guys and I'd appreciate it if you would review also. So thanks again, good-bye, hopefully I would see you guys in the near future!
Missing You
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Author's Time: This is it! The final chapter! Of all the years that I've been writing, I'll never get use to the feeling of finishing up a great fic. But sadly, I think that is might be the last Harvest Moon fic that I'll write for ff.n. But I'm not sure yet. But anywho! Enjoy the last chapter and I hope all of your waiting will pay off in this last chapter! I'll see you all around...maybe, and don't stop writing!
~Belldandy'sKeiichi
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I don't own Harvest Moon...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jack picked up the last letter that was lying on the table and he had a lot of questions about it. He already received all the letters from all the girls...but then why was there another letter? Who's it from? And why did they write it? Of course, in order to answer these questions, he quickly opened it.
Chapter 6: The Final Letter
To his surprise, the letter wasn't that long. In fact, it was barley three sentences long...and it was from Mayor Thomas.
Jack,
I need to see you before you leave today. I have something for you.
Mayor Thomas
Jack looked back at the letter and raised an eyebrow.
"Man...I wonder what he would want..." He said, getting his stuff and started to head towards the mayor's house. In no time at all, he was already in from of his door, knocking.
"Ah! Jack! Come on in." Thomas said to him as Jack walked into his home. This wasn't the first time he was here. He would have come over just to talk or to get information about festivals.
"So what do you want Mayor?" Jack asked him, taking a seat.
"Well, there are a couple of things that I want to give you before you leave." He said, opening his cabinet. He took out an old book and a tan piece of paper. "Take a look at these Jack." He said, placing the two items next to him on the table. Jack looked at them.
"Um...not to be mean or anything...but what are they?" He asked, picking up the book.
"Heh, well, the thing that you hold in your hands now was your grandpa's diary." Mayor Thomas laughed.
"No way...this was my grandfather's diary?" He said, carefully opening it.
"Yup! When he died, he left all of his personal belongings to me, including the diary. I was planning to give it to you next year, but since you're leaving, I might as well give it to you now. He said as Jack flipped through the old pages.
"Wow, he won the swimming festival also...and won the cow festival as well..." He read, discovering his grandfather's past. "And here is a diary entry when I first came to Mineral Village."
"Heh, I see you found the page that I wanted to talk about..." He said, looking at him. Jack looked back at the mayor, confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, do you remember what you did when you were on your grandpa's farm Jack? Like what you did while you were here?" Mayor Thomas said, trying to jog Jack's memory. He thought about it.
"I remember playing on his farm and chasing chickens around...and...a girl..." He said, suddenly stopping. "I remember meeting a girl when I first came here. Although I can't remember her face, I remember playing on mother hill with her and singing a song together. And then, when I had to leave, I promised her that I'll return...but now...years after...I still haven't found her."
"Heh, well, I got good news for you..." He said, picking up the worn out piece of paper and dropping it on his lap. "This letter was from that little girl."
"Really?" He said, picking it up quickly.
"That's right, that letter was meant to be sent to you. It's just that you're grandpa forgot to mail it...but hey, it's yours now. Do whatever you want with it. O, and keep the diary also. I know it means more to you than it will for me." He said to him. Jack was about to open the letter when he realized that he was going to miss is boat.
"O geez! I got to get to the pier and fast!" He said, grabbing the letter and the diary.
"Jack! One more thing!" The mayor called. He turned around and looked at him straight in the eyes. "If you ever plan to come back to Mineral Village, give me a call ahead of time." He said to Jack. Jack nodded his head and quickly ran to the beach.
**
And so, Jack's boat slowly departed from the pier. Everyone was at the beach and they were all waving good-bye to the farmer and his dog. Jack looked back at the beach, waving back as he saw Karen and Mary throwing confetti and Ann and Elli both were waving back, calling out to him. Sadly, Popuri wasn't in sight, and he started to regret not stopping by her house to say good-bye to her.
As the boat continued to move farther and farther away from Mineral Village, he began to remember all the good times he had back then. And each of these memories brought a tear to his eye. But he knew that one day he'll return to Mineral Village and reclaim the farm once more. So with that in mind, he went back to his seat and sat down. He reached into his rucksack and pulled out the five letters that the girls have sent him and he re-read them as the boat journeyed back to the city. As he reached the end of the last letter, he remembered about the other letter that the mayor gave him. So be pulled it out and carefully opened it. To his surprise, it was still legible and so, he started reading it from the top...
Dear Jack,
Hi Jack. Remember me? I'm the little girl that you played with when we were up the mountain. So when are you coming back? You know, ever since you left, I've been waiting everyday for you to return. And I'm not going to forget about the promise we made together. But...I'm beginning to lose hope...thinking that you might not come back...but I do hope that you are still coming back, I want to see your face again, play with you again, and to get to know you better...but, it's been so long...and I might forget about you. But I don't want to forget you. You helped me become more comfortable in Mineral Village, helping me to adapt to the customs and the people in the village. Plus whenever I'm around you, I know that my day is going to be a day to remember, no matter what happens. So...I'll be awaiting your return Jack, even if I have to wait forever...
Love...
But before he could read the name of the sender, the fog horn was sounded and Jack looked up. There, he could see the buildings and the dock. He let out a sigh and silently packed up his things.
**
2 Years later at the Inn...
"Happy New Year! Should Auld Acquaintance beeee forgot! And....something something...la la la!" Kai, Cliff, Rick, and Gray sang as they continued to drink. In the far corner of the room, Karen, Mary, Elli, Ann, and Popuri were sitting at a lone table, talking to each other.
"Man...it's been two years since Jack left..." Ann said, letting out a sigh.
"Do you think he'll be coming back?" Mary asked them.
"Of course he will...he as to..." Popuri said, taking a sip of her glass of water.
"Yeah...Jack wouldn't be the kind of guy that would blow people off..." Karen reasoned with them as her took a good gulp out of her wine glass.
"But...it's been so...so..." Elli started but was interrupted by Popuri.
"Boring?"
"Yeah..." She said, letting out a sigh. The girls sat there in silence, ignoring the guys drinking their butts off.
"O come on you guys, it's new year's. Let's cheer up shall we? I mean, Jack wouldn't want us to be like this!" Ann said, motivating them.
"Yeah...that's right...come on...cheers!" Karen called for a toast.
"Cheers!" They called, tapping glasses. A few minutes later, that old telephone rang and Doug picked it up.
"Hello? O...hold on..." He said, signaling for the Mayor. He came over and was handed the receiver.
"Hello? Ah...Hello there...uh huh....uh huh....ok...I'll call you back...I have something for you...a special surprise." He said, hanging up. The girls looked at the mayor. He was hiding something...
**
Spring 3rd
It was a sunny day. The birds were out and there was a pleasant breeze in the air. Around the corner, a figure was walking up mother hill, carrying a backpack with him. He was wearing blue overalls and his hair and eyes were a messy chocolate brown color. He stopped for a moment and took a long, good look at the scenery that was in front of him. Even thought he felt like a newcomer and didn't belong, he felt like he was home all along.
"The Mayor told me that someone was going to meet me here..." He said, looking at the note he received from the mayor.
"Be at Mother Hill by twelve noon today, you'll be reunited with your 'lost love'."
~Mayor
He looked back up and then back to his watch. It was twelve fifteen and yet, he was the only one on the mountain. Was this some cruel, sick joke that the mayor played on him. Was it just a set up? He thought about it. Does the mayor really know who the little girl was? These questions raced through his head until a familiar voice called out to him.
"O my god...Jack!? Is that you?" the voice called.
Jack turned around to see Ann standing about 10 feet away, taken away by his sudden presence. He smiled at her and slowly nodded his head. Ann rushed up to him and gave him hug while he hugged her back.
"It's been so long...and I've missed you so much!" She said, beginning to cry as he held her in his arms.
"Ann...There's something I've been meaning to tell you..." Jack started. They broke the hug and looked at each other.
"Um...what is it?" She asked him.
"Er...um...I'm..." He choked, but then was interrupted by Ann.
"O! You must be hungry! Come on! There's plenty of food at the Inn!" She said, grabbing his hand and quickly walking down mother hill. Jack sighed. He knew that he is reunited with his childhood friend...but it seems that she doesn't remember him at all. It would seems that she did eventually forget about him and the promise they made...or at least that's what he thought until Ann started humming a familiar tune, a tune that he knew back when we was a kid. So, Jack started to hum it also...and they suddenly stopped. Ann turned around and looked into Jack's eyes in awe.
"Wow, I didn't know you knew that song..."
The End
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Yes...I'm a big Jack/Ann fan. Well! Anywho! That's it! Thanks for reading! Hope the ending was ok for all of you guys and I'd appreciate it if you would review also. So thanks again, good-bye, hopefully I would see you guys in the near future!