- Harvest Moon, A Wonderful Life -
== A Changed Life ==
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- "Fiona?" -
Seth yawned, rubbed his eyes, and shook his head until he was awake. He looked at his clock, trying to see through all the darkness.
"5:57? Damn! I actually woke up early..."
He strecthed, and got out of bed. Opening the door, he saw it was nice and cool.
"Hey... today oughta be nice."
Looking around, he decided to check on the animals. Walking over to the chicken coop, he took out a bag of chicken feed.
Slowly, he opened the door to find the two chickens asleep. Quietly he slipped some feed from his bag into the pile on the floor.
"Sleep well," he said, closing the door. A quiet cluck was heard afterwards.
Stepping over across the field, he saw Fiona in a sleeping stance, being gently quiet.
"Heh," he said, observing her. "She looks so peaceful."
He climbed over the fence and petter her. The brown cow didn't budge.
"Huh, heavy sleeper, huh?"
Seth climbed back over. Then he heard a whimper. "What?"
He looked back at Fiona. She was still sleeping.
"Hmmm..."
The whimper ringed in his ears again.
"Who's doing that?"
He looked down at the ground before him. It was his dog, Jake.
"Jake! You're back!" he said, picking the dog up and hugging him. "Whats this?"
He found a note in Jake's collar. He pulled it out, setting Jake onto the ground. He unfolded it, and read.
We found Jake around our crops after Muffy died. We figured we'd take care of Jake until you got better, and, so, you did, so... he's back.
Vesta
His heart wrenched as he folded the note back up and put it in his pocket. Did Vesta, Marlin, and Celia do all that for him?
"People do seriously care... what a jackass I've been."
---
Later that day, Seth was walking with Celia through town. They were talking about... stuff, basically.
"So Jake came home today," Seth was explaining. "And I found a note on his collar... did you, Vesta and Marlin seriously take care of him for me?"
"We figured you didn't want to have Jake's life taken," Celia said with a smile. "I personally fed him every day with those herbs that grow behind our house. He kept trying to get back to you, though, so we had to tie him up."
"Jesus, you've done so much for me... I don't know how I can thank you enough."
They stopped walking.
"Oh, it's nothing..." Celia said.
Seth turned away and saw the Blue Bar.
"You know, even though this is the place that did me in, I still like to go here once and a while. Galen makes great drinks."
"Does he?" Celia asked, her eyebrows raising. "I never did drink too much, though. What does he make?"
"Uh, let me think... lemondade, strawberry juice, fruit punch, and a neatorific drink he made just yesterday - Fruitberry Surprise."
Celia giggled. "Fruitberry surprise? That's an odd name. That stuff sounds refresing, though."
"It is, trust me," Seth said.
"Hey! Look who's back in town!"
They both turned to see Carter walking towards them.
"Seth! I haven't seen you in ages!" he said. They shook hands.
"Its good to be back, Carter," Seth said.
"So how is it goin' on the farm?"
"I'm making money..." Seth said. "Not much, though. At least not yet. Since Takakura died, I've been having to haul all my stuff up through the mountains to the city. Once RyuKeshu is in shape again, I can ride her up to get there faster. I feel great."
"Reshaping your life, huh?" Carter said. "It's good to know you're feelin' better, Seth. If ya ever need anything, just call my name."
"Thanks," Seth said.
---
Hardy sat alone in his office, writing on his clipboard.
It's been nearly two months since Muffy's death. Seth appears to have been in better conditions since Fiona got better. He's been taking the goods he got from the cow and his chickens by himself up to the big city. I'd say he's finally getting better. What did I tell ya? I was right.
But one thing still bothers me... it's about Fiona, the brown cow... she seemed pretty abnormal yesterday night. I've been thinking it's the medicine, but I hope I'm wrong.
There was a knock on his door. He quickly turned the clipboard upside down on the desk and stood.
"Come in!" he said.
The door opened. It was Seth.
"Why, Seth..." Hardy said. "I wasn't expecting you... need anything?"
"Not really," Seth said. "Look, I just want to thank you for all your support. You kept telling me I would get over it, and you were right. I'm sorry for doubting you."
"It's alright," Hardy said, dismissing it with a wave of his hand. "I've done such things with Galen, I'm used to that sort of thing."
"Well... okay, then," Seth said. "See ya around, doc."
He closed the door behind him. Hardy sighed, grabbed the clipboard, and continued his writing.
---
"I say it's about time he got better. I couldn't stand him moping around so much!"
Seth walked by and heard Samantha's remark as she conversed with Ruby.
"I feel great for the boy," Ruby said. "He's finally better..."
"Seth! Oh, man, Seth!"
Seth turned again. It was Rock.
"Man! Good to see ya, buddy!"
"Rock! How are ya?"
"Damn good! I heard you got better somehow!"
"Well, I figured, why be sad forever? I was gonna kill myself at one point..."
"Dude, that's lame."
"I know. Celia convinced me otherwise."
"Celia?"
"Yeah, she did a lot for me."
"So... any feelings for the pretty Celia?"
"What? Don't be... rediculous..."
Seth turned away. He had a feeling he might have never felt before... could it be he was falling for Celia?
"Uh, nevermind that," Rock said, seeing Seth's expression. "Come on, we need to catch up on things!"
They walked up the hill to Seth's farm.
"So, anyway, I heard Takakura died... sorry 'bout that... and- eh?"
They looked at the field. Fiona was still in her same sleeping stance, as though she hadn't moved at all.
"Whoa, I've never seen her sleep this late before," Seth said. He and Rock climbed over the fence and walked over to Fiona.
"Fiona?"
He poked her. She didn't move.
"Come on, now..."
"That's one heavy sleeper," Rock said, scratching his head.
"Wait a second... she isn't breathing..."
Rock's hand stopped moving through his hair. "What?"
"Rock, get Hardy. Now!"
Rock turned and ran, climbing over the fence as he reached it. Seth looked at the prone brown cow.
"Come on, Fiona, please don't be dead..."
== A Changed Life ==
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- "Fiona?" -
Seth yawned, rubbed his eyes, and shook his head until he was awake. He looked at his clock, trying to see through all the darkness.
"5:57? Damn! I actually woke up early..."
He strecthed, and got out of bed. Opening the door, he saw it was nice and cool.
"Hey... today oughta be nice."
Looking around, he decided to check on the animals. Walking over to the chicken coop, he took out a bag of chicken feed.
Slowly, he opened the door to find the two chickens asleep. Quietly he slipped some feed from his bag into the pile on the floor.
"Sleep well," he said, closing the door. A quiet cluck was heard afterwards.
Stepping over across the field, he saw Fiona in a sleeping stance, being gently quiet.
"Heh," he said, observing her. "She looks so peaceful."
He climbed over the fence and petter her. The brown cow didn't budge.
"Huh, heavy sleeper, huh?"
Seth climbed back over. Then he heard a whimper. "What?"
He looked back at Fiona. She was still sleeping.
"Hmmm..."
The whimper ringed in his ears again.
"Who's doing that?"
He looked down at the ground before him. It was his dog, Jake.
"Jake! You're back!" he said, picking the dog up and hugging him. "Whats this?"
He found a note in Jake's collar. He pulled it out, setting Jake onto the ground. He unfolded it, and read.
We found Jake around our crops after Muffy died. We figured we'd take care of Jake until you got better, and, so, you did, so... he's back.
Vesta
His heart wrenched as he folded the note back up and put it in his pocket. Did Vesta, Marlin, and Celia do all that for him?
"People do seriously care... what a jackass I've been."
---
Later that day, Seth was walking with Celia through town. They were talking about... stuff, basically.
"So Jake came home today," Seth was explaining. "And I found a note on his collar... did you, Vesta and Marlin seriously take care of him for me?"
"We figured you didn't want to have Jake's life taken," Celia said with a smile. "I personally fed him every day with those herbs that grow behind our house. He kept trying to get back to you, though, so we had to tie him up."
"Jesus, you've done so much for me... I don't know how I can thank you enough."
They stopped walking.
"Oh, it's nothing..." Celia said.
Seth turned away and saw the Blue Bar.
"You know, even though this is the place that did me in, I still like to go here once and a while. Galen makes great drinks."
"Does he?" Celia asked, her eyebrows raising. "I never did drink too much, though. What does he make?"
"Uh, let me think... lemondade, strawberry juice, fruit punch, and a neatorific drink he made just yesterday - Fruitberry Surprise."
Celia giggled. "Fruitberry surprise? That's an odd name. That stuff sounds refresing, though."
"It is, trust me," Seth said.
"Hey! Look who's back in town!"
They both turned to see Carter walking towards them.
"Seth! I haven't seen you in ages!" he said. They shook hands.
"Its good to be back, Carter," Seth said.
"So how is it goin' on the farm?"
"I'm making money..." Seth said. "Not much, though. At least not yet. Since Takakura died, I've been having to haul all my stuff up through the mountains to the city. Once RyuKeshu is in shape again, I can ride her up to get there faster. I feel great."
"Reshaping your life, huh?" Carter said. "It's good to know you're feelin' better, Seth. If ya ever need anything, just call my name."
"Thanks," Seth said.
---
Hardy sat alone in his office, writing on his clipboard.
It's been nearly two months since Muffy's death. Seth appears to have been in better conditions since Fiona got better. He's been taking the goods he got from the cow and his chickens by himself up to the big city. I'd say he's finally getting better. What did I tell ya? I was right.
But one thing still bothers me... it's about Fiona, the brown cow... she seemed pretty abnormal yesterday night. I've been thinking it's the medicine, but I hope I'm wrong.
There was a knock on his door. He quickly turned the clipboard upside down on the desk and stood.
"Come in!" he said.
The door opened. It was Seth.
"Why, Seth..." Hardy said. "I wasn't expecting you... need anything?"
"Not really," Seth said. "Look, I just want to thank you for all your support. You kept telling me I would get over it, and you were right. I'm sorry for doubting you."
"It's alright," Hardy said, dismissing it with a wave of his hand. "I've done such things with Galen, I'm used to that sort of thing."
"Well... okay, then," Seth said. "See ya around, doc."
He closed the door behind him. Hardy sighed, grabbed the clipboard, and continued his writing.
---
"I say it's about time he got better. I couldn't stand him moping around so much!"
Seth walked by and heard Samantha's remark as she conversed with Ruby.
"I feel great for the boy," Ruby said. "He's finally better..."
"Seth! Oh, man, Seth!"
Seth turned again. It was Rock.
"Man! Good to see ya, buddy!"
"Rock! How are ya?"
"Damn good! I heard you got better somehow!"
"Well, I figured, why be sad forever? I was gonna kill myself at one point..."
"Dude, that's lame."
"I know. Celia convinced me otherwise."
"Celia?"
"Yeah, she did a lot for me."
"So... any feelings for the pretty Celia?"
"What? Don't be... rediculous..."
Seth turned away. He had a feeling he might have never felt before... could it be he was falling for Celia?
"Uh, nevermind that," Rock said, seeing Seth's expression. "Come on, we need to catch up on things!"
They walked up the hill to Seth's farm.
"So, anyway, I heard Takakura died... sorry 'bout that... and- eh?"
They looked at the field. Fiona was still in her same sleeping stance, as though she hadn't moved at all.
"Whoa, I've never seen her sleep this late before," Seth said. He and Rock climbed over the fence and walked over to Fiona.
"Fiona?"
He poked her. She didn't move.
"Come on, now..."
"That's one heavy sleeper," Rock said, scratching his head.
"Wait a second... she isn't breathing..."
Rock's hand stopped moving through his hair. "What?"
"Rock, get Hardy. Now!"
Rock turned and ran, climbing over the fence as he reached it. Seth looked at the prone brown cow.
"Come on, Fiona, please don't be dead..."