RuRu: Howdee! Yo! I am on a Harvest Moon spree....actually this time it's a
HM64 spree....oh well! ^-^ Well this fic is about Maria of HM64. In my
opinion she doesn't get the credit she deserves. In the fic all of them are
still a little younger. As the fic goes on they will probably move out of
their age, but for now lets just wait and see shall we?
Chichiri: We watched a Fushigi Yugi, video today! I was in one or two episodes and I was getting the life literally sucked out of me! Tomo is so mean! No da!
RuRu: Oh yeah, I plan on writing a hate fic against Tomo and Nakago for putting my little sweetie in pain! But that's another story! ^-^'
Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon 64 or any of the series, thank you.
Against All Odds
By: RuRu
Chapter One
The Start of it All
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Dear Diary,
It happened again, they followed me home, verbally harassing me. They always taunt me; I wish they wouldn't be so immature. Harris was there and stopped them, but that didn't help any, they just threatened to do it again tomorrow.
Ann was the start of it, don't they understand I've heard it all before! Dork, geek, four-eyes, bookworm, by now you'd think they'd stop saying such corny insults and grow up. Wishful thinking on my part I suppose.
Karen joined in the insulting, Elli was the only one to stand up for me besides Harris. Elli always had been so kind to me, she was the only one kind to me. Luckily tomorrow is the last day I go to that foul high school. They act like elementary school children, oh well, perhaps tomorrow they'll see the error of their ways and stop. Again, another wishful thought.
Maybe I should just quit, permanently. Not that I fancy the idea of suicide, but it has crossed my thoughts more then once in this lifetime. They'd all go away then, but I couldn't do that....I'd bring such pain to my family....wouldn't I?
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Maria stopped writing in the diary and placed it among different books to hide it. She stood up slowly and walked towards her living room. Her mother was standing there with a bright smile on her face, it looked too sweet; Maria grimaced at the sight of it. Her mother was a scary person despite what everyone else thought of her. She constantly had a smile on her face, to Maria that had to be unnatural.
Maria opened the door wand walked outside, a sunny afternoon greeted her for the second time that day. She looked around for any sight of Ann or Karen, neither of them could be seen. She walked towards the bakery to discuss all of this with Elli.
She walked there and peered in the window, there she saw Elli serving Ann and Karen cake. They were all laughing and having a wonderful time, then a few moments later the Florist's daughter joined them. Maria had never asked her name, even though they had lived in the same small village her whole life. She never really saw the need for it.
"Why don't we invite Maria you guys?" Elli said smiling at them.
"Her? No way! She's socially challenged, she'd never even speak a word the whole time she'd be here." Ann said, frowning.
Maria turned away from the scene, she had a lot to say to them. But the right words never seemed to come in time. She walked towards Moon Mountain, tears filling her eyes. She always tried to appear positive in school, never did her any good anyway. She found a dry spot by the river and took a seat.
"I'm tried of them trying me so badly...." She said wiping her eyes.
She watched the water streaming by her, suicide again crossed her mind. Never again would she have to be in this world, but what then? What would she do when she was gone? How would she affect people around her with her death? She stood up and walked toward the beach.
"Tomorrow night," She said crying still.
*****
That next day went remarkably smooth, Ann or Karen made no remarks. Maria actually enjoyed her last day. On her way home she saw many people gathering around the farm that belonged to an elder man, he was highly respected in the village. He had always been so kind to Maria, but she had never really talked with him, not long enough to catch his name anyway.
"Maria, do you remember the old man who lived here?" Her father said to her, startling her.
"Yes." She replied, her heart rate returning to normal.
"He passed away this morning, tomorrows the funeral, we'd you care to come?" Her father asked.
Maria nodded, doubting she'd be around to come anyway. She had her mind set, even if they weren't making rude comments today that didn't mean they wouldn't tomorrow.
"Thank you, yes, thank you."
Maria held her head up higher, there she saw a guy with a blue cap. His cap was turned backwards and a little of his brown hair was sticking out. His blue eyes caught her stare, and he smiled gently at her. Maria turned her head away and starting walking off, but the boy went after her.
"Excuse me Miss?" He said turning her around.
Maria blushed a little of embarrassment and gasped.
"Y-yes?" She stuttered.
"Could you show me the direction of the town square? I want to see where my grandfather's funeral will be held." He said to Maria with the same smile as he had on before.
Maria looked at him sadly, "I'm sorry about your loss."
"Think nothing of it, it wasn't your fault." He said, giving her a saddened look.
"In that direction," She said pointing past the flower shop.
"Um, would you mind showing me where?" He asked chuckling.
"Um, o-okay." She said, turning and immediately looking down at her feet.
She knew every crack, every rock on the ground, she had grown accustomed to staring at the ground as she walked. The boy looked at her oddly, but quickly looked up and ahead of them.
"My name's Jack, and I think I'm going to be staying at my grandpa's farm for a LONG time. You name is....?" Jack said, trying to make conversation between them.
"M-Maria...." She said blushing a little.
"Maria, that's a nice name." He said smiling still.
Maria's blush deepened, "Tha-Thank y-you very m-much."
They finally arrived at the town square and Maria walked him up the steps.
"This is it? Okay, thanks a lot for your help!" He said looking around.
Maria nodded quickly, "Do you need anything else?"
"Nope! Hope to see you around!" He said waving to her.
She nodded quickly again and took her leave. She sped to her house and sat down, her heart beating so fast so thought it would explode.
'He was the first guy near my age to ever speak to me....' She thought smiling a bit.
'He looked about my age....19, maybe a little older....curse me getting held back in Kindergarten.' She thought again.
She had been held back twice in kindergarten, supposedly she hadn't been socially prepared for the 1st grade. She had ignored that.
Elli and her where the same age, Elli just helped out at the school. Ann, Karen, and the daughter of the florist had been held back one year in the 6th grade and 8th grade for grades and conduct.
She stood up and walked toward the clock in the room, 6:46 PM. Soon she could make her way to the beach....for....
*****
Maria walked towards the beach seeing Jack outside, he saw her and waved. She merely jumped and walked faster towards the beach. She ran over towards the dock and stood there looking at the dark water. She had always been terrified of it, but tonight she didn't feel as scared. She looked up at the stars and closed her eyes.
'God, please forgive my actions. I am just so tired of this life, and I wish things had changed, but they aren't ever going to. Forgive my wrong actions, and I shall receive any punishment you sentence. Amen.' She said her prayer and jumped in.
She was shocked at how icy the water was and she released what little air she had. She then snapped back to reality and realized her terrible mistake. If she died then they won, hands down. She frantically kicked her legs to try and reach the surface, but to no avail. She never learned how to swim, and it was going to cost her greatly.
'GOD I'M SORRY! PLEASE HELP ME!' She screamed in her head, clamping her eyes shut.
Just then she felt arms wrap around her slim waist. She felt herself being pulled to the surface and she took a deep intake of air. She coughed a lot and then felt herself this time being carried to shore, afraid to open them, she still had her eyes closed.
"What where you thinking?" She heard a familiar voice say to her.
She slowly opened her eyes to see a blurry image of Jack, she had lost her glasses in the water.
"Jack?" She asked weakly.
"The last thing we need is two dead people in this village!" He exclaimed, holding her up to where she could sit.
"I'm-I'm sorry! I realized what I was doing after I jumped in and—"She cut off and began crying.
Jack sighed and lifted her up, "We need to get you home, so please stop crying."
Maria looked at his blurry face and nodded her head wobbly.
"Good," He said his happy tone returning.
*****
When they arrived at Maria's house she was able to walk and jack set her down gently. She smiled feebly at him, and he gave her a heavy sigh in return.
"Don't pull a stunt like that ever again, okay?"
"I won't." She said rubbing her puffy eyes.
"Okay, well go inside and get some rest, I'll see you again tomorrow." He said giving her a warm smile and turning away.
".............Thank you." She said smiling back at him.
He kept his back turned and merely raised his hand, signaling "Your welcome". Maria sighed and walked inside. She had had a weird day, an important person she "knew" passed away, she met his somewhat charming grandson, she had been saved by the somewhat charming grandson, and had fallen for the somewhat charming grandson.
END CHAPTER ONE
RuRu: Not to shabby, not to shabby at all, if I do say so myself. I always did like Maria, and for some reason she struck me as the person to think about such things as that. As for the whole grade thing, that was my imagination at work. Ann and Karen get and little meaner, so it doesn't look like she was about to kill herself for nothing. I think suicide is a very depressing and stupid way to run away from your problems. If anyone feels the need to do such a drastic move, please talk to someone, there's always someone who will want to help.
Cheers to the fans of Harvest Moon. PEACE!
Chichiri: We watched a Fushigi Yugi, video today! I was in one or two episodes and I was getting the life literally sucked out of me! Tomo is so mean! No da!
RuRu: Oh yeah, I plan on writing a hate fic against Tomo and Nakago for putting my little sweetie in pain! But that's another story! ^-^'
Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon 64 or any of the series, thank you.
Against All Odds
By: RuRu
Chapter One
The Start of it All
----*----*----*----
Dear Diary,
It happened again, they followed me home, verbally harassing me. They always taunt me; I wish they wouldn't be so immature. Harris was there and stopped them, but that didn't help any, they just threatened to do it again tomorrow.
Ann was the start of it, don't they understand I've heard it all before! Dork, geek, four-eyes, bookworm, by now you'd think they'd stop saying such corny insults and grow up. Wishful thinking on my part I suppose.
Karen joined in the insulting, Elli was the only one to stand up for me besides Harris. Elli always had been so kind to me, she was the only one kind to me. Luckily tomorrow is the last day I go to that foul high school. They act like elementary school children, oh well, perhaps tomorrow they'll see the error of their ways and stop. Again, another wishful thought.
Maybe I should just quit, permanently. Not that I fancy the idea of suicide, but it has crossed my thoughts more then once in this lifetime. They'd all go away then, but I couldn't do that....I'd bring such pain to my family....wouldn't I?
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Maria stopped writing in the diary and placed it among different books to hide it. She stood up slowly and walked towards her living room. Her mother was standing there with a bright smile on her face, it looked too sweet; Maria grimaced at the sight of it. Her mother was a scary person despite what everyone else thought of her. She constantly had a smile on her face, to Maria that had to be unnatural.
Maria opened the door wand walked outside, a sunny afternoon greeted her for the second time that day. She looked around for any sight of Ann or Karen, neither of them could be seen. She walked towards the bakery to discuss all of this with Elli.
She walked there and peered in the window, there she saw Elli serving Ann and Karen cake. They were all laughing and having a wonderful time, then a few moments later the Florist's daughter joined them. Maria had never asked her name, even though they had lived in the same small village her whole life. She never really saw the need for it.
"Why don't we invite Maria you guys?" Elli said smiling at them.
"Her? No way! She's socially challenged, she'd never even speak a word the whole time she'd be here." Ann said, frowning.
Maria turned away from the scene, she had a lot to say to them. But the right words never seemed to come in time. She walked towards Moon Mountain, tears filling her eyes. She always tried to appear positive in school, never did her any good anyway. She found a dry spot by the river and took a seat.
"I'm tried of them trying me so badly...." She said wiping her eyes.
She watched the water streaming by her, suicide again crossed her mind. Never again would she have to be in this world, but what then? What would she do when she was gone? How would she affect people around her with her death? She stood up and walked toward the beach.
"Tomorrow night," She said crying still.
*****
That next day went remarkably smooth, Ann or Karen made no remarks. Maria actually enjoyed her last day. On her way home she saw many people gathering around the farm that belonged to an elder man, he was highly respected in the village. He had always been so kind to Maria, but she had never really talked with him, not long enough to catch his name anyway.
"Maria, do you remember the old man who lived here?" Her father said to her, startling her.
"Yes." She replied, her heart rate returning to normal.
"He passed away this morning, tomorrows the funeral, we'd you care to come?" Her father asked.
Maria nodded, doubting she'd be around to come anyway. She had her mind set, even if they weren't making rude comments today that didn't mean they wouldn't tomorrow.
"Thank you, yes, thank you."
Maria held her head up higher, there she saw a guy with a blue cap. His cap was turned backwards and a little of his brown hair was sticking out. His blue eyes caught her stare, and he smiled gently at her. Maria turned her head away and starting walking off, but the boy went after her.
"Excuse me Miss?" He said turning her around.
Maria blushed a little of embarrassment and gasped.
"Y-yes?" She stuttered.
"Could you show me the direction of the town square? I want to see where my grandfather's funeral will be held." He said to Maria with the same smile as he had on before.
Maria looked at him sadly, "I'm sorry about your loss."
"Think nothing of it, it wasn't your fault." He said, giving her a saddened look.
"In that direction," She said pointing past the flower shop.
"Um, would you mind showing me where?" He asked chuckling.
"Um, o-okay." She said, turning and immediately looking down at her feet.
She knew every crack, every rock on the ground, she had grown accustomed to staring at the ground as she walked. The boy looked at her oddly, but quickly looked up and ahead of them.
"My name's Jack, and I think I'm going to be staying at my grandpa's farm for a LONG time. You name is....?" Jack said, trying to make conversation between them.
"M-Maria...." She said blushing a little.
"Maria, that's a nice name." He said smiling still.
Maria's blush deepened, "Tha-Thank y-you very m-much."
They finally arrived at the town square and Maria walked him up the steps.
"This is it? Okay, thanks a lot for your help!" He said looking around.
Maria nodded quickly, "Do you need anything else?"
"Nope! Hope to see you around!" He said waving to her.
She nodded quickly again and took her leave. She sped to her house and sat down, her heart beating so fast so thought it would explode.
'He was the first guy near my age to ever speak to me....' She thought smiling a bit.
'He looked about my age....19, maybe a little older....curse me getting held back in Kindergarten.' She thought again.
She had been held back twice in kindergarten, supposedly she hadn't been socially prepared for the 1st grade. She had ignored that.
Elli and her where the same age, Elli just helped out at the school. Ann, Karen, and the daughter of the florist had been held back one year in the 6th grade and 8th grade for grades and conduct.
She stood up and walked toward the clock in the room, 6:46 PM. Soon she could make her way to the beach....for....
*****
Maria walked towards the beach seeing Jack outside, he saw her and waved. She merely jumped and walked faster towards the beach. She ran over towards the dock and stood there looking at the dark water. She had always been terrified of it, but tonight she didn't feel as scared. She looked up at the stars and closed her eyes.
'God, please forgive my actions. I am just so tired of this life, and I wish things had changed, but they aren't ever going to. Forgive my wrong actions, and I shall receive any punishment you sentence. Amen.' She said her prayer and jumped in.
She was shocked at how icy the water was and she released what little air she had. She then snapped back to reality and realized her terrible mistake. If she died then they won, hands down. She frantically kicked her legs to try and reach the surface, but to no avail. She never learned how to swim, and it was going to cost her greatly.
'GOD I'M SORRY! PLEASE HELP ME!' She screamed in her head, clamping her eyes shut.
Just then she felt arms wrap around her slim waist. She felt herself being pulled to the surface and she took a deep intake of air. She coughed a lot and then felt herself this time being carried to shore, afraid to open them, she still had her eyes closed.
"What where you thinking?" She heard a familiar voice say to her.
She slowly opened her eyes to see a blurry image of Jack, she had lost her glasses in the water.
"Jack?" She asked weakly.
"The last thing we need is two dead people in this village!" He exclaimed, holding her up to where she could sit.
"I'm-I'm sorry! I realized what I was doing after I jumped in and—"She cut off and began crying.
Jack sighed and lifted her up, "We need to get you home, so please stop crying."
Maria looked at his blurry face and nodded her head wobbly.
"Good," He said his happy tone returning.
*****
When they arrived at Maria's house she was able to walk and jack set her down gently. She smiled feebly at him, and he gave her a heavy sigh in return.
"Don't pull a stunt like that ever again, okay?"
"I won't." She said rubbing her puffy eyes.
"Okay, well go inside and get some rest, I'll see you again tomorrow." He said giving her a warm smile and turning away.
".............Thank you." She said smiling back at him.
He kept his back turned and merely raised his hand, signaling "Your welcome". Maria sighed and walked inside. She had had a weird day, an important person she "knew" passed away, she met his somewhat charming grandson, she had been saved by the somewhat charming grandson, and had fallen for the somewhat charming grandson.
END CHAPTER ONE
RuRu: Not to shabby, not to shabby at all, if I do say so myself. I always did like Maria, and for some reason she struck me as the person to think about such things as that. As for the whole grade thing, that was my imagination at work. Ann and Karen get and little meaner, so it doesn't look like she was about to kill herself for nothing. I think suicide is a very depressing and stupid way to run away from your problems. If anyone feels the need to do such a drastic move, please talk to someone, there's always someone who will want to help.
Cheers to the fans of Harvest Moon. PEACE!