RuRu: HOWDEE! I love Harvest Moon a Wonderful Life! Love it, love it, and love it. I am writing ANOTHER fic, yes, I like to work on a LOT of fics at once! Well this one is about Muffy and her hard past 2 years....yes all of you thought Griffin was nice....not in my story! I needed a sad beginning, but its not like I think the subject is funny. Because I don't, you might be confused, but all will clear up soon. BTW, this is in Muffy's POV for now.

Chichiri: Are you doing what supposedly "happened" to Yui, even if it really never did happen to Yui? No da!

RuRu: Yup.

Chichiri: Poor Muffy....No da.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon a Wonderful Life, but I do play the game nearly every day! I love that game.

AN: Jack ain't gonna come in until later, but he will come in! Chapter 2 to be exact!

Behind the Counter

Chapter 1 (There isn't a name for this chapter, I don't want to name it.)

Muffy's POV

He's there again, with that mask of happiness....he sickens me. I lay my head down, praying that this night lasts for a LONG time. I know what's going to happen after the bar closes, I know what goes on. I look up at the clock, 9:47.

Shit.

I bend down and try to sneak past to the door through the crowd of people. He spots me, of course.

"Hey there Muffy, where are you headed?" He asks sending me a what every one else would call a "happy" smile. It's not a happy smile, it's a "get- your-sorry-ass-back-over-here" smile.

I perk up and said, "I'm taking a walk."

"Aren't you gonna help me close? I need some help, then you can take a walk." He said frowning.

I bow my head in defeat, I know what will happen if I argue much longer, and I want to ignore that. He puts his arm around my shoulder and I flinch. He and a couple other people are laughing and having a great time. I smile nervously, and Nina sees my expression. She immediately sends me that "what's wrong?" look, and I just smile and shake my head. She hesitantly waves and takes her leave.

3 minutes left till closing.

Griffin makes some more drinks and then starts packing it up for the night. I help him SLOWLY and then when it's all put up he calmly moves everyone out. I watch him close and lock the door.

Here we go.

He walks over to me and slides his arm around my waist, I want to pull away so bad.

"Hey, I saw you trying to make your escape a few minutes ago, you and I both know that's a no, no." He whispered in my ear.

I feel my eyes swelling up with tears.

"You know what happens if you ever do try and leave...." He said pointing to the shotgun under the counter.

I swallow hard, clamp my eyes shut, and nod.

"Good." He said angrily and grabbed my arm roughly, dragging me to the other room.

I pray in my head softly, "God please help me...."

*****

I groggily wake up, I'm a mess. I feel wrong, all wrong. My clothes are torn and my hair is everywhere. He's been doing this for 2 years....2 long years. I stand up and peer over the loft to see him sleeping soundly.

Bastard.

Why does he put me in so much pain? I want to leave this place, but I know the consciences, he'll kill me without hesitation. I know he will. I walk over to my dresser and get another red dress and change out of my torn one. I'm surprised I still have a dress. I then walk over to my bed and sit down. Tears fill my already bloodshot eyes. I slide over and hit the pillow, crying my eyes out. I feel this way at least once EVERY week. I want all this to stop, I need it all to stop.

"You awake Muffy?" I hear him call.

"Y-yes...." I stutter and dry my eyes.

"Good, we're opening in a few minutes." He says abruptly and then walks out, slamming the door.

I walk over to my mirror and grab my brush, my hair is still a little curly. I brush it out, surprisingly it returns to its curly stage. I put my headband on and put a little more mascara on. Good enough.

I climb down the ladder and walk towards the door. I open it slowly to hear him whistling. He then looks over at the clock and then to me. He smirks evilly and walks up to me.

"Wow, amazing how fast you get ready." He said pulling away from the door and then shutting the door.

"Shut the hell up." I say grimacing.

He chuckles. He actually chuckles....

I shove past him and walk towards the door.

"Gonna take that walk now?" He asks me, making some drinks.

"Yes." I reply opening, then slamming the door shut.

END CHAPTER 1

RuRu: It's a short chapter, but oh well. The second chapter will be longer! YAYNESS!

Chichiri: poor Muffy....No da.

RuRu: *hugs Chichiri* It's ok.

Cheers to the fans of Harvest Moon. PEACE!