I hereby dedicate this story to RickyWolfe69 because he is lovely and he ish teh coolness and he is the first to review my story, and since he asked oh so nicely, I will continue writing this instead of throwing it out the window like I had originally planned to.

-Takes deep breath-

Yes. Well. Onwards, my friends.

Oh yeah, and before I forget, I DO NOT own Harvest Moon, and if you didn't already know that, then you are a doofus and probably don't have the intelligence level to read this story. Out, you scum! OUT!

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I feel so…icky. And yet, so accomplished. And even though there was sweat pouring down my back, I felt proud as I stared at the work I had finished. Yes, two corn seeds and one tomato seed was officially planted! You know, I shouldn't be this sweaty after that tiny bit of work but…it was harder than you think! Alright, alright. I'll admit it. I just didn't know how to use the tools. Happy now? Go on and laugh…who needs you anyways.

Haru proceeds with flicking off the audience.

Suddenly, someone important runs in and informs Haru that he isn't supposed to know about the live audience. He sweat drops and looks sheepishly at the camera, and we hear someone whisper, "Don't look at the camera, doofus!"

Forgetting his lines, Haru stares out at his pretty much bare fields

"Wasn't there something I was supposed to do…?"

Then it hits me.

"Eek! Arisa-san!" I squealed. "She's gonna kill me…"

Haru, the boy who is doomed, hastily asks for directions before running off towards the goddess spring. By the time I arrive, I'm panting and sweating even more, but I'm relieved to find the three colorful, kawaii elves staring at me and not the monster I was expecting.

"Haru, you're late, you idiot", Akito says, but Yuki pushes him out of the way and hands me a…flower.

"Here, throw this into the pond", he squeaked. "She'll come out…"

As I approached the pond, the three elves backed up as far as they possibly could…how suspicious! But, I threw the flower in anyways, hoping upon hope that Arisa-san would be so overjoyed at the offering that she would forget to kill me.

The flower floated on the surface for a bit before it was snatched underwater by what looked like…. gulp…a murderous shark. Suddenly, I noticed that the water was being disturbed, slowly at first, but getting quicker. A large mound was appearing out of it…looming over me, casting shadows…I want to scream, but nothing comes out as I open my mouth wide, and suddenly…

"YOU BASTARD YOU'RE LATE YOU THINK A MEASLY FLOWER IS GOING TO MAKE ME FORGET HOW DARE YOU I'M GOING TO—Aw…hey…don't cry. Stop. I can't stand the sight of men crying! Even if you are gay! And get off the ground…you're embarrassing me…you want someone to see you like that? C'mon now…"

Sniveling, I pick myself up off the ground and grab the handkerchief Daisuke-san was handing me. I make a point of being loud as I blow my nose, not caring that all my dignity just flew out the window.

"Um…now, what was I going to say?" The goddess pondered, tapping her chin with her forefinger. "Oh yes, the town." She put on her angry face again and glared at me. "Y'know, Haru-chan, I really don't want to leave my home."

"Haru-chan! Who gave you permission to call me that!" I demanded, interrupting her.

"Shut up! Anyways, this town is going to be destroyed soon to make room for a new Wal-Mart (man, I hate that store), and you're the only one who can stop them, damn it!" she huffed.

"Why can't you do it?"

"Because, you lame-brain, no one else can see me unless they make an offering, duh!"

"Wow, they're lucky…" I muttered.

"What was that? Hm…anyways…I want an idea by tomorrow."

"What! How'm I supposed to do that?"

"You're smart, you'll figure it out", Arisa said, smiling an obviously fake smile and shooing me out of the clearing. "See you tomorrow…DON'T BE LATE!"

And that was that…I guess. Man, is she scary…

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As I walked back to my farm, I noticed that it was getting late. I also noticed, unfortunately, that my stomach was growling louder than Arisa-san could yell. It was then that the aroma found my nose. It smelled like…mmm…hot dogs. My animal instincts kicked in and I found myself following the smell. It lead me all the way to…oh no.

Kurt's house.

Well, I'm guessing its Kurt's, because he was sitting there and it was right behind the building he was working at earlier. For a while, I hid behind the larger building, just watching him…

"Gosh…is he sexy…"

My mouth was watering, either from the smell of food or from Kurt himself. Either was completely natural. (Heh.)

Oh shit…he spotted me…

"What the hell are you doing over there?" He asked in a 'get the hell away from me tone'.

My stomach took that moment to growl really loudly.

He rolled his eyes and beckoned me over.

"You spent all your money on seeds, didn't you?"

I nodded, and he unwillingly handed me a hot dog.

"Whatever. Just eat it."

We sat in silence for a while…I noticed that Kurt was staring off into space, like he was deep in thought. Finally, he spoke.

"Have you ever heard of anything called an Azure Swallowtail?" He said, more to himself, really.

I shook my head, my mouth full of hot dog.

"Well…Old gramps over there…"He motioned towards the bigger building. "…He says he saw it once, up in the mountains. A big, blue butterfly…"

He must have seen my curious look, because he continued.

"Well, I just thought…maybe, if we could prove they exist here…this town might be preserved as a nature preservation…or something. You think I'm stupid, don't you?" He added, as he looked over to see my reaction.

"No, not at all", I said, finishing the last of the hot dog. "I think it's a great idea."

"Yeah, maybe", Kurt said, getting up. "Well, you're finished with your food…go on and get home."

I took this as a warning, and got up. Thinking about what he said, I walked home and went right to sleep, eager to tell Arisa-san of this plan, and giggling like a schoolgirl because I got to eat dinner with Kurt.

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End of Chapter 3! And it hasn't even been a week yet! Woo!

Yeh, school starts tomorrow, so I wont be able to write as often…Actually, that's a lie because I'll probably just write during school instead of paying attention! Yaay!

The hair cut lady cut my hair too short…-is depressed-…I'll need lots of reviews to lift my spirit…and curry flavored Thai noodles. I love the burning sensation I get in my mouth when eating curry!

Aki is weird.

Oh yes, and sorry for the change of view point thingys at the beginning…I never realize what I'm writing until I re-read it, and it just…sounded better that way. So sue me! Sheesh!