Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon or any of the characters.

Chapter Seven

"Whew." Jack leaned up from planting the last plot of corn. Altogether, he had twelve plots, six of corn and six of tomatoes. It was a lot of work, but Jack had been planning to build a bigger home, one with a lot of animals and a terrace, along with the bath house and kitchen he already had. He was getting the terrace added onto his house in a week. And he was off to buy more feed for his six chickens.

"Hi Jack!" Cliff called, walking onto the farm and scooping up one of the puppies running around. Jake, Jack's dog, was the father of puppies, seven puppies, and Jack had decided to keep four of them. Not that anyone minded, because Jack was well known for having a lot of animals already. He even had a cow named Moo.

"Hey Cliff! You look like you are planning something special." Jack called, pulling off his blue hat and wiping his forehead on his shirt.

"You could say that," Cliff jogged up to him and pulled a blue feather out of his back pocket. "I plan to ask Ann to marry me tonight, with the fireworks going on above us." Jack laughed and patted his friend on the shoulder.

"Finally. Hope she says yes." Jack and Cliff joked around for a couple minutes, until Elle walked onto the farm with Ann.

"What's up guys?" Elle asked, walking over to Jack and kissing him on the cheek. Ann walked over to Cliff and slid her arm around his waist.

"Nothing much, what are you two girls up to?" Jack looked at his girlfriend. She had grown her hair a little longer, long enough to be tied back when it got really hot.

"We're going up to the mountain to pick herbs. We just wanted to drop by before hand." Elle said. Ann was smiling at Elle, and Cliff was turning different shades of red.

"Oh, by the way Jack. Drop by the bakery later, and we'll watch the fireworks together." Elle said, grabbing Ann and walking to the gate of the farm.

"Ok." Jack called, and Cliff smiled at Ann, waving a little bit. Jack and Cliff looked at each other strangely, then shrugged and walked to the stream near the mountain to do some fishing.

"I can't figure girls out." Jack said as he cast his line near the shaded area in the stream. Cliff just grunted his agreement as he tried to untangle his line, which was one really big knot.

When Jack arrived at the bakery not long after the sun set, he was surprised to see her waiting outside for him.

"What's up?" He asked, noticing the odd smile she had on her face. She just took his hand and led him inside, smiling at Jeff and her grandmother as she led him into the back room.

"Jack." Elle said, turning to him and kissing him softly. He was shocked for a minute, but soon relaxed into the kiss. They stayed that way for a while, neither one wanting to say anything to ruin the moment.

"Do you like me, Jack?" Elle whispered, and he pulled her close.

"That was an easy question. Of course I do, I love you." Jack kissed her cheek and held her to him.

"Then, will you bring me a blue feather?" Elle asked softly, and Jack smiled. He hadn't known that Elle was wanting to get married already. But it did make sense. They were always around each other and they already acted like they were married.

"Of course." Jack said. She smiled, and they walked into the yard near the bakery, watching the beautiful colors illuminating the sky. He looked at her, and watched as her eyes reflected all the bright colors.

Me: Ok, next chapter will be about how Jack buys the blue feather, I'm skipping ahead to two days before fall begins. Read and Review please!