Disclaimer: I don't own or pretend to own HMFG or any of it's characters. In fact, I don't even own Jenn (Better known as Jill to most Harvest Mooners). She is the main character of Harvest Moon For Girl, and all I did was give her a name. I don't own the song, lyrics, melody, or anything else that has to do with 'Melodies of Life'. Please don't sue me. :P

UPDATE~ This update is just to go over some errors in my story. I have gone back and hopefully changed some typos, and maybe add / subtract a paragraph or so. As far as storyline goes though, I've changed nothing. If you see anymore mistakes, please tell me. It'd also be nice if you could tell me where the mistake is, or what it is, that way I can fix it faster. This story has roughly 17,000 plus words in it, and shifting though it to find 1 mistake can be a hassle.

Prolouge

Jenn sighed heavily. She leaned against the rail and looked over the side of the Cruise Ship. In the background of the ship, people were slow dancing in a Masquerade Ball. A popular song, "Melodies of Life" was being sung. It had been played over several times that day. Jenn hated things like this. She wasn't a princess, and didn't want to be treated like one. Jenn liked activity, and things that could challenge her, like sports. She wasn't into the whole 'damsel getting swept off her feet' deal.

"The waves are getting more violent," she said as the boat began to rock slightly.

She looked back into the crowd and saw her parents chatting gaily with her father's boss. Why the heck did she have to come on this trip again? Oh yeah, it was to meet to the boss' son who happened to be obnoxious and overweight. To put it straight, he was a spoiled mama's boy. Though his parents were really nice, he had the personality of a wet moose's hind end, and matching IQ. She was tired of trying to please her parents, and sometimes she wish she could run away. At 21 years old, she was tired of being her parent's doll.

"Alone for a while, I've been searching through the dark…For traces of the love you left, inside my lonely heart…"

"What a crappy song. Couldn't they have chosen anything better?" Jenn said out loud to herself.

"I agree."

"Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why…"

Jenn stayed in her laid back position and glanced at the stranger from the corner of her eye. He was just a bit taller than her by about 3-4 inches. Part of his face was hidden with a mask. She couldn't tell what color hair he had because it was dark, and though the party lights were pretty, they gave off little light to set a romantic mood. He also leaned against the side rail, looking out into the sea. Jenn noticed that he looked slightly guilty about something but dismissed the idea, and looked forward again.

"What's your excuse for being here?" Jenn said still in her same unwavering position.

Without turning around he pointed at a late-middle aged couple romantically dancing on the floor.

"My aunt and uncle thought it would be a good experience for me to come, so I ended up coming, despite protest. Can you believe it? 20 something years old and I'm still trying to please family," he said sarcastically.

"At least they aren't trying to play match-maker," Jenn replied while making hand gestures toward her family, the boss, and his pig of a son.

"We met, we laughed, we held on fast… And then we said good bye,"

The guy grimaced at the son. "You win," he said.

"I ALWAYS win," Jenn replied with a wry smile on her face. She stood up straight now and face forward towards the guy. "So, are you going to take that mask off, or do I have to keep guessing who this mystery man is?"

"And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told? Let ring out loud, 'til they unfold."

"We aren't supposed to take these things off until midnight; It's not my fault that this girl I'm talking to decided to bend the rules by not wearing one," he said sarcastically.

Jenn raised a brow.

"Ah, so we have a goody two shoes on our hands, do we? Do you always follow rules?" she asked.

"Always? No, but I didn't see any reason why I should this time."

"hmph." She spun around, tucking her arms behind her back. She noticed her parents looking at her, then going back to talking business. "Pfft, whatever," she muttered under her breath.

"In my dearest memories… I see you reaching out to me…"

"So," the guy started, "You want to come to a table with me and talk, or do I have to stay out here to keep company with you?"

Jenn was a bit reluctant, but she eventually decided to go with the guy. Hey, she was stuck here, so she might as well try to enjoy it, right? And if most company onboard was like this guy she was sure to enjoy it.

"….Where is this hunk of metal going to anyway?" Jenn asked.

"It's headed for North Sea Beach City, the resort town. There really isn't much around that place except far to south, a small town called Mineral Village. I'll be heading there as soon as this cruise is over. I have business I need to attend to there. In fact, I think we are passing it now," he said.

Jenn looked over to her side. In the far away distance she could see small flickers of light and a faint trace of land. Just then an announcement from the captain came overhead.

ALL PASSENGERS PLEASE REPORT TO YOUR CABINS AND BRACE YOURSELF. A LARGE STORM IS COMING AND WILL HIT US SOON. DO NOT HANG AROUND THE DECK OR NEAR THE RAILS.

"Just my luck…" Jenn started, but was soon cut off. "Miss I think this is serious, we should report to our rooms," the guy interjected. Jenn looked at him and nodded.

"Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call, out my name…"

'That blasted song is still playing?' she thought to herself. She got up and tried to leave. It was slightly disorganized as people rushed to their rooms. Jenn could already see that her folks had gone to their room. The strong waves had already started crashing against the side of the ship, and a sudden down pour of rain pelted the deck. She was about to go join her parents when she heard frantic voices call for help.

"Timmy where are you?" called out a woman. "Timmy? Timmy!!" she repeated.

"Mommy!" a little boy cried.

Jenn looked around and saw a little boy huddled on the ground, gripping to the railing as tight as possible, drenched in water. She ran over to him and gently consoled him. 'Everything would be alright soon', she repeated over and over. She picked him up, and ran over to his mother. Jenn handed the little boy over to her, and then guided them to a door leading inside. By now all people had left the deck except for them. The two had gone in and Jenn was just about to when a strong gush of wind blew door off and sent Jenn flying into the railing. She flipped over and was about to fall into the seas when something caught her. Jenn looked up.

"It's that guy…" she whispered faintly then went unconscious.

"Hang on!" he yelled.

As he was trying to pull Jenn back on deck, several waves had violently rocked the boat back and forth. Suddenly a giant 20ft wave came out of nowhere.

"Oh shit…" where his last words before both he and Jenn were swept off the boat and out into the deep blue ocean.

~ Sometime later ~

"Hey… hey girl! Are you ok?"

"mmm?"

Jenn was asleep, but she could hear a voice trying to talk to her. She tried to wake up but it was difficult.

"Well she is stirring a bit, so she must be ok. I can't stay here very long though…"

'That voice sounds familiar' Jenn thought, 'from a boat? He saved me…But who is he?'

With that the mysterious guy gently laid Jenn along the beach coast and left. It wasn't but a few minutes later that Jenn was being vigorously shook awake by someone else. Jenn awoke to the sight of a burley man.

"Hey are you alright?" he asked.

"um…I think so…" she replied.

"My goodness," said a well dressed man, "What have we hear? A young girl from the sea? She must have been shipwrecked. Thankfully you some how got washed up on our beach."

Jenn had a quick vision of the boat party then the storm.

"Where am I?" Jenn asked groggily.

"My dear," replied the well dressed man, "You are in Mineral Village."

'Mineral Village…' Jenn reiterated to herself softly.

*End Prologue.

Author's note: I used lyrics from the song "Melodies of Life" from FF9, not only to set the mood and background of the story, but also I've selected certain lyrics to go in specific place, for specific reasons. And I know I skipped over some of the song, but I like I said, SPECIFIC lyrics ~-^. BTW incase you couldn't tell, the lyrics are italicized. At the end of writing this, I could help but repeat the words 'A 3 hour tour…A 3 hour tour" over and over again from Gilligan's Island opening theme song. :D