- Harvest Moon, A Wonderful Life -
== A Changed Life ==
A/N: HOLY GOD!!! I forgot completely about this! Whats wrong with me!? Geez... I hope I don't do that again.
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- "Reflections" -
Seth was outside again at just about ten AM. Working on his crop field, he watched his crops grow.
"I'd like to have more crops here again... I'll just have to wait until I get more money... how could I tear myself apart like that?"
He shook his head. "It's better not to think about it... but with everybody reminding me, its kind hard."
---
"It almost felt like he changed back... like he was a happy person again..."
Celia was in town that morning, talking with Nami, Hardy, and Chris.
"You mean he didn't go into any outbursts of rage?" Nami asked.
"Interesting..." Hardy said, looking up at Seth's Farm. "This is a sign of improvement! This is good stuff... I must note on this!"
He ran off towards his house for a pencil and his notebook.
"I see Hardy likes he job enough right now," Chris sighed.
"Don't we all," Nami muttered. "Well, I must be off. I'm... hungry."
As Nami walked off, Chris looked at her watch. "Funny, I need to go too. It's just about time for me and Wally to go up the mountain..."
At that moment, Wally ran up. "Ah, Chris, already ready, I see. Hey, Celia."
Celia nodded her hello. "Hi."
Chris and Wally ran off towards the mountain, and Celia sighed. Just then, Hardy ran back up, holding his pencil and notebook.
"What the hell?" he said, looking around. "Where is everyone?"
"They all had to go somewhere," Celia explained.
"Odd," Hardy scratched his head. "Well, start over, how did he act?"
Celia sighed, then retold her story.
---
Later that afternoon, Seth walked into town for the Blue Bar again. He felt quite thirsty for some reason, and he couldn't put his finger on it.
As he opened the door, he saw Galen behind the counter. Gustafa was there again, along with Carter and Marlin.
"Back again, Seth?" Galen asked. "I assume you want what you had last time?"
"Fruit Punch? Sure," Seth popped a seat next to Gustafa.
"You know, Celia said today you were acting quite better," Marlin said, looking at Seth through his drink as he sipped it. "Hardy was all ears this morning."
"What did she say?" Seth asked.
"Well, for one thing, you didn't get all angry," Marlin said, "And you actually seemed... well... normal."
"You like before Muffy died?" Seth said, feeling his heart throb at the very mention. "Don't remind me... I guess you could say I'm feeling... a little better..."
"You can't stay like that forever, ya know," Galen muttered, cleaning a glass.
"I know that... people always tell me that," Seth muttered. "I suppose they're all right, of course."
"You're here to relax. Here, your drink's ready."
"They'll always be more ladies," Carter said, putting his empty glass on the counter. "Galen! Pop me another lemon drink, please! Whatever they're called."
Seth took a nice, long sip, and put his soon-emptied cup onto the counter. "Well, that was refreshing and all, but I'd best be off now. See you all later, I guess."
"See ya, Seth," Gustafa said.
"Bye then," Carter said through gulps of lemonade.
---
As Seth was walking back to his house, nighttime struck. He decided to go over to Hardy's and check on Takakura.
Hardy let him in quietly. "Don't make too much noise, he might have a strong headache. Excuse me, I need to go into town."
As Hardy left, Seth sat by Takakura's bed. "Taka?"
Takakura slowly opened his eyes. "Seth?"
Seth smiled. "The very one. How are you feeling?"
"I... kinda have a headache..."
"Thats a common problem," Seth said.
"Hows work on the farm?" Takakura asked, adjusting his head on his pillow.
"Not so great..." Seth said, looking down. "Only Fiona lives out of all of the cows. And I only have two chickens..."
"Buy some more," Takakura said. "Or hatch another one with a fertilized egg."
"I can't afford to take care of more yet," Seth said. "I'm trying to pull myself together, though. First I have to buy medicine for Fiona, though. She's sick."
"It sounds like life really sucks right now," Takakura said, cracking a smile.
Seth tried to pull one, too. "I know... it does."
"Well, I'm tired," Takakura said, shifting his position in the bed. "I need my sleep... good night, Seth."
"Good night, Takakura..."
Seth turned and let himself out. Just then, Hardy entered.
"Did you tell him?"
Takakura slowly shook his head.
"Why not?"
"I didn't want to worry him..."
"He is going to find out either way, when it already happens, or when you tell him. How can you not feel guilt after not telling him?"
"I know..." Takakura said, closing his eyes. "I'll tell him the next visit..."
"You'd best," Hardy said. "I want you to think about it, Takakura. Now, get some rest."
== A Changed Life ==
A/N: HOLY GOD!!! I forgot completely about this! Whats wrong with me!? Geez... I hope I don't do that again.
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- "Reflections" -
Seth was outside again at just about ten AM. Working on his crop field, he watched his crops grow.
"I'd like to have more crops here again... I'll just have to wait until I get more money... how could I tear myself apart like that?"
He shook his head. "It's better not to think about it... but with everybody reminding me, its kind hard."
---
"It almost felt like he changed back... like he was a happy person again..."
Celia was in town that morning, talking with Nami, Hardy, and Chris.
"You mean he didn't go into any outbursts of rage?" Nami asked.
"Interesting..." Hardy said, looking up at Seth's Farm. "This is a sign of improvement! This is good stuff... I must note on this!"
He ran off towards his house for a pencil and his notebook.
"I see Hardy likes he job enough right now," Chris sighed.
"Don't we all," Nami muttered. "Well, I must be off. I'm... hungry."
As Nami walked off, Chris looked at her watch. "Funny, I need to go too. It's just about time for me and Wally to go up the mountain..."
At that moment, Wally ran up. "Ah, Chris, already ready, I see. Hey, Celia."
Celia nodded her hello. "Hi."
Chris and Wally ran off towards the mountain, and Celia sighed. Just then, Hardy ran back up, holding his pencil and notebook.
"What the hell?" he said, looking around. "Where is everyone?"
"They all had to go somewhere," Celia explained.
"Odd," Hardy scratched his head. "Well, start over, how did he act?"
Celia sighed, then retold her story.
---
Later that afternoon, Seth walked into town for the Blue Bar again. He felt quite thirsty for some reason, and he couldn't put his finger on it.
As he opened the door, he saw Galen behind the counter. Gustafa was there again, along with Carter and Marlin.
"Back again, Seth?" Galen asked. "I assume you want what you had last time?"
"Fruit Punch? Sure," Seth popped a seat next to Gustafa.
"You know, Celia said today you were acting quite better," Marlin said, looking at Seth through his drink as he sipped it. "Hardy was all ears this morning."
"What did she say?" Seth asked.
"Well, for one thing, you didn't get all angry," Marlin said, "And you actually seemed... well... normal."
"You like before Muffy died?" Seth said, feeling his heart throb at the very mention. "Don't remind me... I guess you could say I'm feeling... a little better..."
"You can't stay like that forever, ya know," Galen muttered, cleaning a glass.
"I know that... people always tell me that," Seth muttered. "I suppose they're all right, of course."
"You're here to relax. Here, your drink's ready."
"They'll always be more ladies," Carter said, putting his empty glass on the counter. "Galen! Pop me another lemon drink, please! Whatever they're called."
Seth took a nice, long sip, and put his soon-emptied cup onto the counter. "Well, that was refreshing and all, but I'd best be off now. See you all later, I guess."
"See ya, Seth," Gustafa said.
"Bye then," Carter said through gulps of lemonade.
---
As Seth was walking back to his house, nighttime struck. He decided to go over to Hardy's and check on Takakura.
Hardy let him in quietly. "Don't make too much noise, he might have a strong headache. Excuse me, I need to go into town."
As Hardy left, Seth sat by Takakura's bed. "Taka?"
Takakura slowly opened his eyes. "Seth?"
Seth smiled. "The very one. How are you feeling?"
"I... kinda have a headache..."
"Thats a common problem," Seth said.
"Hows work on the farm?" Takakura asked, adjusting his head on his pillow.
"Not so great..." Seth said, looking down. "Only Fiona lives out of all of the cows. And I only have two chickens..."
"Buy some more," Takakura said. "Or hatch another one with a fertilized egg."
"I can't afford to take care of more yet," Seth said. "I'm trying to pull myself together, though. First I have to buy medicine for Fiona, though. She's sick."
"It sounds like life really sucks right now," Takakura said, cracking a smile.
Seth tried to pull one, too. "I know... it does."
"Well, I'm tired," Takakura said, shifting his position in the bed. "I need my sleep... good night, Seth."
"Good night, Takakura..."
Seth turned and let himself out. Just then, Hardy entered.
"Did you tell him?"
Takakura slowly shook his head.
"Why not?"
"I didn't want to worry him..."
"He is going to find out either way, when it already happens, or when you tell him. How can you not feel guilt after not telling him?"
"I know..." Takakura said, closing his eyes. "I'll tell him the next visit..."
"You'd best," Hardy said. "I want you to think about it, Takakura. Now, get some rest."