On my Own
Various Pairings
By Kaburu
Based off of Harvest Moon.
(I know a Chicken costs 1500 G in the GBA game, but shhh! Haha.)
- - - - Spring 8th (Thursday)- - - -
"Mmmphhh..." a tired mumbling was heard coming down slowly from the polished wooden stairs. Mafura smiled, putting down the cup she was cleaning for a while. She turned and saw her sleepy-eyed friend, bedhead included. She yawned widely, and sat down on one of the chairs.
"Ribon-chan!" Mafura giggled teasingly. "You never get up early!" Ribon lived at the Inn, as Mafura had given her a permenent room, free of charge.
Ribon cast her a reproachful glance. "I couldn't sleep anymore, no matter how hard I tried, okay?" She looked up at the clock on the wall. Its hands indictated that it was almost seven o' clock AM. Mafura leaned against the counter, pushing the wet cloth slightly out of the way.
"Tongari-kun's coming back the first day of summer," she said casually. Tongari was a talented musician, whom traveled around the world on foot, carefree. His companion was his solid red guitar, which he always strummed melodically. Ribon looked up, looking a bit more perky.
"Yes, I would hope so," she said. "Everyone's been missing him." So have I, she thought quietly.
"Mafura-chaaaan!" a deeper voice came from upstairs. Mafura sweat-dropped.
"Koushi-kun's probably having that nightmare where I take his last bag of sunflower seeds..." Mafura said, disgusted. "I'll go quiet him down before he wakes Kaburu-kun and Panda-kun. See you later, Ribon-chan..." She got up and after sighing heavily, went upstairs to shake her large friend out of his food-filled dreams.
- - - - 9:00 AM - - - -
Hamutaro sprinted out of bed (as he had overslept terribly), thudding his bare feet on the cool dirt outside. He bent over his sixteen small patches, disappointed at seeing only the same sight he saw yesterday. Nothing but a small lump of dirt on each square.
"You really expect them to grow that fast?" a blunt voice asked behind him. Hamutaro felt his face flush (as he was wearing his pajamas, still) and he spun around, aware of Brandy's "intruder barks". There stood a man a bit older than Hamutaro, his hair lighter than black (almost like gray), and brushed neatly. He was very proper (with his glasses pressed up the rim of his nose), as he was wearing a gray sweater vest, along with a yellow polo shirt. On top, a red bow was tied, and his pants were those "nerd" kinds: velvety and above the knees. His shoes were loafers. Whoa.
Brandy kept barking.
"Um...well..."
"Yes, it's kind of exciting, growing your first crops, eh?" he stared wistfully at the small squares, but snapped his gaze back to Hamutaro. "You're..."
"Hamutaro...I just moved here." Man, was it a pain to keep repeating that!
"Oh, well, I'm Megane. I own a Chicken Farm. If you want to buy one, I'll give you a discount," Megane looked at him beadily. Hamutaro thought for a couple of seconds. He had about 1500 gold left, so if a chicken costs 500...
"Megane-kun, I'm willing to buy a chicken from you."
"Really!" the tidy boy went into smooth-style. "Well, I'll open up the shop now. Come by after you water your...plants." He left.
- - - - 9:20 AM - - - -
Hamutaro entered the chicken shop/Megane's house interested. "Here. They're out back." Megane opened the back door, revealing dozens of squawking chickens. "What do you want? Nice? Naughty? Shy?"
"Um. Nice. I guess."
"Ookay. I know the perfect one!" Megane went out, then returned a few minutes later, carrying a pure white chicken in his arms. "Her name's June. She's a real sweetie."
"June?" Hamutaro took her in his own arms, and examined her. She was healthy and happy...perfect for Hamutaro. "Thanks, Megane-kun! She's great!" He dug out 500 gold, but Megane only took 450. He spent the discount money for somefodder (chicken food)."Bye, then!" he waved a little before leaving to his farm. June stayed silent on the way, and Hamutaro got her comfortably set up, along with an excited Brandy.
- - - - 3:00 PM - - - -
"Nii-san!" a small girl of around eight pushed open her brother's door. Her long hair was a silky brown, but her bangs were covered by the hood of her bright yellow poncho. Her eyes were the same color, and they were large, innocent, and shy. "Nii-san, Grandpa asks why you aren't at church today."
Noppo frowned, turning around. "Chibi-maru, tell Grandfather that I was busy, okay?" The small girl nodded, and before she flounced off, Noppo added, "And you shouldn't stay inside during a day like this. Go out and play with Kaburu-kun, or visit the other new girl..."
"Torahamu-chan!"
"Yeah, her. Or her brother. But either way, you should be outside."
"Fine." Chibi-maru turned and skipped away. "...follow your own instructions."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing!"
- - - - A/N: - - - -
No big plotline yet, but I decided to just stop there, and update in time for Halloween. ;D Thanks for the kind reviews.