Dream About Me: an HM64 fanfic
Chapter One: Jack
"Take care of it," Doug said. "I'll have Gray deliver your hen to the farm later."
"Thanks, Doug," Jack replied. "I have to run more errands, so just have him put the hen in the coop,ok?"
Doug smiled at the younger man, and followed Jack outside. Jack paused at the gate of the Green Ranch and waved goodbye, then hurried off to finish the errands he had spoken of. Doug looked over his property with a small smile on his face. The tall green grass rippled in the soft spring breeze, and Doug could hear the sounds of cattle and sheep. Farther off, he heard the sound of his son, Gray, chopping wood. Doug walked over to the side of the house and rung the large bell taht hung there. The sound echoed all over the ranch, given the right conditions, it was possible to hear the bell from Jack's ranch.
As the sounds faded, Doug's two children approached him. Ann came running, and her braided hair was dishevled. Gray came more slowly, and he was still carrying the axe.
"What's up, Dad?" Ann said breathlessly. Doug smiled at his daughter. She was the spitting image of her mother. He reached out one hand and smoothed back her hair.
"I need you to peel some potatoes for dinner," he said. Ann nodded and ran off. Doug turned to Gray. "Jack just bought a hen. Can you deliver one to him?"
Gray nodded and headed for the chicken coop. Doug frowned as he watched Gray walk off. Ann was cheerful, cute and friendly. He didn't worry about her much...But Gray on the other hand. Doug shook his head slowly and went back inside.
"You sure bought a lot of seeds!" Popuri giggled.
Jack grinned. "I know, but you have to spend money to make money, right?"
Popuri frowned, and tilted her head. It was clear that she didn't get it, and Jack decided to change the subject. "Thanks for helping me carry this stuff home," he said.
"No trouble at all!" Popuri smiled. "I enjoy walking in the country, and I like visiting your farm!"
By now, they had reached the entrance to Jack's Ranch. Popuri paused at the gateway and gazed around her. Acres of land, mostly un-used lay before her, and Popuri had no difficulty imagining all that land covered with flowers. "Oh, I wish I could have this much land to grow things on!" she excalimed wistfully.
Jack smiled. "Maybe someday...you will," he murmured. Popuri grinned back at him.
Neither of them noticed Gray, who was standing in the doorway of the chicken coop. Jack and Popuri headed inside, and when the coast was clear, Gray rushed home, his mind full of the scene he had witnessed.
