Making Friends

A few hours after his encounter with Muffy, Jack was out near the bridge. Night had fallen quickly, the stars sparkling like diamonds. Both of his legs dangled over the edge of the bridge while one arm propped him up and the other held his fishing rod. He was told that nighttime was the best time to fish, but now he was not so sure. He had been out here for little over an hour, his stomach growing increasingly hungrier by the minute.

"I see I'm not the only one up late," a voice said to his right. Surprised, he yelped and nearly let go of his pole. He fumbled for a bit then, once he made sure the pole was tight in his hand, turned to see who had disturbed him.

It was the short red head girl he had seen wondering around town. He hadn't exactly gotten to introduce himself yet, but Takakura had said her name was Nami.

He gave a chuckle, still trying to calm his frazzled nerves. "Well, thanks to you, I think I might be up for another hour or two." She didn't respond, but looked like she wanted to smile. "Want to sit with me," he asked, indicating the free space beside him. "The fishes hate me at the moment, so you wanna talk?"

Again, she didn't respond. Well, not verbally. She slowly lowered herself to the ground beside him, dangling her legs over the edge and using her arms for support. She tilted her head back and looked up at the stars.

Jack saw her looking and tilted his head back as well. "They're beautiful, aren't they?" She gave a slight nod. The silence thickened and Jack, getting a little uncomfortable, started talking again. "You know, back in the city, you could hardly see the stars. That's why I like it out here. Its so nice and fresh. I love working the farm as well, I'm glad my dad left it to me."

"Takakura has been helping you, so the farm must be making money, right," she suddenly asked, surprising Jack again. He hadn't expected her to say anything, she had been so quiet.

"Ah, I don't really keep up with it," he gave a sheepish grin. "Takakura seems better at doing that."

She let out a chuckle and stood to her feet. "I better be going, it's already midnight."

Jack didn't hear her though, a sudden tug on his pole had gotten his attention. Whatever was on the other side gave a sudden jerk and he almost lost his grip. It tugged again, trying to free itself from its impending doom. Jack, having no intent on letting dinner get away, started reeling it in. It thrashed a bit but it was too late, Jack already had him out of the water. He caught it by its fin and carefully unhooked it, standing up in the process. He turned towards Nami excitedly.

"What kind of fish is this?"

She wrinkled her nose. "It's a Colombo."

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Disclaimer: I dont own Harvest Moon: AWL

Ok, this is still a Jack/Muffy fic, but I'm not gonna leave the other villagers out. I am going to include the other villagers as best as I can, so bear with me. Sorry this chapter is so short. I'm trying to make the next one longer.