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Chapter 1

-Mineral Town-

Ann had just boarded off the boat that had taken her to this quiet little town called Mineral Town, where everyone was peaceful, and where everyone got along.

Ann remembered vividly of the memory of her mother passing away when Ann was only a few years younger then she was now. She remembered her father telling her that it was time for a change of lifestyle, meaning he didn't want to be around his dead wife's memory.

Ann of coarse, held protest after protest, but deep down, she really didn't want to sit at the same dining table her, her father, and her mother sat at every night, eating her mother's delicious cooking. Ann also didn't want to be sitting in her mother's favorite armchair when guests would come over, and there would be nowhere for her to sit.

Ann always favored her mother and father both equally, but had always felt more open with her mother, simply because it was a women to women thing. Ever since Ann's father took charge, Ann grew accustomed to wearing less girly things, such as overalls and white plain t-shirts.

Ann's father has never had to raise his voice to his daughter, say but one time, and that was because when Ann was a toddler, she had the mischievous tendancy to get finger paints all over everything, appliances, walls, furniture, you name it, it was blue or green by the time Ann was finished with it.

Now, Ann had her small suitcase in hand which contained some clothing, her brush, her toothbrush and some toothpaste, and a picture of her mother that her father had given to her for her birthday last year.

Ann's father had a red beard with matching red hair, and he had the brightest green eyes in all of Texas. Ann got her hair from both her parents, it was a little brown, like her mother's, and it also had a little carrot color to it, like her father's. Of coarse, she does have her father's temper and they are both completely stubborn.

Ann and her father walked down the dock and were greeted by a short looking man with a slightly brimmed red hat, and a man who looked slightly younger and had big muscles."I heard there was going to be some newcomers, hello, my name is Thomas, I'm the mayor of this small town," Mayor Thomas smiled, shaking the hand of Ann's father.

"Mighty nice to meet you Mayor, my name is Doug, and this is my beautiful daughter Ann," Doug replied. Ann shook the Mayor's hand, then shook the muscular looking man"My name is Zack, I work with a friend of mine in this little shack right here," Zack introduced, nodding towards a humble looking shack, in the one window, you could see a chinese looking man watching out of it, curling his mustache"His name is Won," Zack added.

Doug shook his hand, nodded once, and smiled, still carrying his suitcase."Well, I think it's time I took you to your new home, you can, of coarse, arrange it however you'd like," Mayor Thomas smiled, walking towards the Rose Square as Zack went inside his home. Doug followed Mayor Thomas. Ann sighed and followed her father reluctantly.

"This here is what we call Rose Square where all the festivals take place, well, most of them," Mayor Thomas smiled, continuing to walk up towards the shops and things."Next door to your new home is the Aja Winery, which is run by a couple, Manna and Duke," Mayor Thomas continued, stepping in front of the Winery.

Doug and Ann stepped behind the humble Mayor, breathing in the scent of flowers and other plants"Why, hello Basil, see you've returned for another peaceful Spring," The mayor said, turning to a tall man with a slightly wide brimmed green hat"Nothing says Spring like a beautiful ray of sunshine and the singing of trees Mr. Thomas," Basil smiled, his hands behind his back.

Ann smiled, she liked Basil for his cheery and joyful manner."This is my daughter Ann, and my name is Doug," Doug introduced, shaking hands with Basil"Please to meet you two, I'm Basil, you two must be the ones buying this place, hm?" Basil questioned, nodding towards the big building which was to become Ann's new home. Doug nodded.

"Well, I better get these two comfortable and rested before they get the grand tour of Mineral Town, they've had a trying day I imagine," Thomas piped up. Basil nodded and tipped his hat"I'll see you around." and with that, he left, along with the scent of plants and flowers.

Mayor Thomas beckoned them to follow him into their new home"This is where you will stay," Thomas smiled as they all walked inside the building."Wow, there's so much space," Doug said in complete awe. Ann nodded, looking around.

Mayor Thomas smirked slightly"I have taken it upon myself to ask the town if they could make a suggestion of what to do with this room, seeing that it has so much space," Thomas explained.

"What ideas have you gotten so far?" Doug questioned, still looking around the spacious room"One person suggested a dance studio, another suggested a movie store, but none of the ideas have fit to my liking, and now, because you will own this place, I will leave it to you to decide what to do with this room," Thomas explained.

Ann smiled gleefully at the idea of owning such a marvelous place."Now, it's time to show you our upstairs rooms, that's where we hold guests that have come into town," Thomas said, walking upstairs. Ann and Doug followed. There were two rooms, one had various beddings, the other had one bed, one table, and one night stand.

Ann looked down and on the floor was an ornage kitten with whitish sripes on her back. Ann smiled and picked her up"Look Dad, a kitten," she exclaimed, petting the purring creature.

Mayor Thomas smiled"That kitten has a tendancy to roam about the guests' rooms, everyone loves her, good thing too, she never leaves," Thomas said.

Doug smiled"Ann, why don't you give this kitten a name?" he suggested. Ann beamed."How about, Jersey?" she asked. Mayor Thomas and Doug laughed"Alright, sounds good," Doug replied.

"Now I'll go show you two the kitchen and your bedroom area," Thomas beamed, glad of a couple of new faces.

Doug and Ann followed Mayor Thomas down the stairs and into a back room that had a huge kitchen with shiny pots and pans, a new shiny stove, and a fully stocked fridge"When I heard you were coming, I took the liberty of having the fridge stocked for you," Thomas smiled, opening the fridge. Doug beamed.

The three of them then walked into a semi large room with a king sized bed, a night stand, a fairly sized dresser, and a plush carpet that looked brand new."This will be you room, Doug," Thomas explained, then walked into the room next to it.

It was just like Doug's room only the bed was queen sized and the dresser had a vanity mirror"I thought you could use the mirror, Ann," Thomas smiled. Ann nodded, petting Jersey, who jumped onto Ann's bed from her arms, and curled up into a ball, purring. Ann giggled.

Mayor Thomas smiled"Well, I'll let you two get refreshed and rested , tomorrow, me and a few people you might like, will give you the grand tour of the town, see you both tomorrow," Thomas said, and with that, left the building after Ann and Doug bidded him goodbye.

Doug smiled"There's so much space here, Mayor Thomas was right in thinking we should make this a public place," he said, walking to his own room, leaving Ann to unpack her things, she was also thinking of what to turn this large place into, of coarse, the upstairs would still be used to house guests, but what could the front room have in store.

Ann had just finished unpacking when a light bulb idea came to her. She ran to tell her father her plans"Dad!" she cried, knocking on his bedroom door."Yes Ann?" Doug replied, opening the door, he had just finished putting things away as well.

"We can turn this place into a restaurant for the town, they can have food, drink wine, and just relax!' Ann exclaimed in one breath"The upstairs could still be used as a place to hold guests of coarse!" Ann continued. Doug thought this over"You know what, that's a great idea, we could build a counter in front of the door to the kitchen for easy access, we can buy tables and chairs to put aroundalso, it's brilliant Ann!" Doug smiled, hugging her.

"I'll tell the Mayor tomorrow, tonight, your first assignment is naming this place," Doug continued.

Ann was overjoyed that her father liked her idea, and set out to the kitchen to cook their dinner, all the while thinking of a name for their new restaurant.

Once she finished making their dinner, meatloaf with green beans and mashed potatos, she put everything on two plates and walked to her father's opened door."Food's ready," she announced.

Doug was brushing what hair he had left when Ann came to give him his supper"Thanks hon, this looks delicious," he beamed, planting a kiss on his only daughter's head, taking his dinner plate."So, did you think of a name yet?" Doug asked, as Ann planted herself down beside her father on his bed, eating the delicious dinner she had made."I came up with a few, but I really like the name 'Doug's Inn'," Ann replied.

Doug smiled"It's perfect, I love it," he replied, he finished his dinner quickly, not realizing how hungry he was. Ann finished soon after that, then took both their plates to the kitchen to be washed later, along with the dishes she cooked with.

Doug came into the kitchen"How about, since you were a trooper today, I'll take it easy on you and do the dishes, hm?" he smiled.

Ann giggled, relieved"Alright, I'm gonna go change for bed," she replied, heading to her room. After she changed, she set her alarm clock to fit her father's watch that she borrowed, then put ut back on his night stand.

Ann loved her alarm clock, she'd had it since she could tell time. She espeicially loved it because it was a gift from her mother.

About fifteen minutes after Ann took her long hair out of its normal braid, and brushing it, plus her teeth in the bathroom her and her father shared, Doug came in to give Ann a goodnight kiss."See you in the morning, Ann," Doug smiled, turning her light out."Night Dad," Ann replied, laying her head down on the soft plush pillow.

The next morning, Ann had changed into her overalls and a blue shirt at about eight o'clock. She burshed out her hair and put it back in its long braid. She tiptoed past her father's room, knowing he usually slept in till at least eight thirty to nine.

Ann got a few pans down and started making breakfast. A few minutes later, Doug emerged from the smell of sausage links and to the sound of the toaster, plus, he was new to the surroundings.

"Morning Dad, sleep well?" Ann asked, fixing them both up a colorful looking plate of eggs, sausages, toast, and hash browns.

Doug nodded, sitting down at the table to eat with Ann."Looks goo, hon," Doug smiled, scarfing it down."Geez Dad, you act like I don't fee you,' Ann laughed, taking both of their empty plates to the sink, and then emptying the pans of grease into a container for later use.

Doug chuckled and went to his room to change and get ready, for when the Mayor came to give them a tour of the town at nine o'clock. Ann decided to do the dishes since she had an hour and a half of free time.

Once Ann finished the dishes and Doug was all freshened up, the door bell rang a million times a minute.

Ann followed her father to the front door, where the Mayor and tow girls who looked Ann's age stood."Hell Doug, hello Ann, this is Popuri." Thomas nodded to an innocent looking girl with bubblegum pink hair with a matching dress and a matching set of beautiful hopeful eyes."Hi Ann," Popuri giggled.

"And this is Karen." Thomas gestured to a more mature looking girl with long sandy blonde hair, green emerald eyes, with a pair of jean shorts and a white shirt on."Hey," Karen smiled.

"Hi guys," Ann smiled, as her and Doug walked outside to begin the tour of their new home, a home called Mineral Town.

A/N: I hope everyone likes this story, it's my first Harvest Moon fanfic, so I hope I did a good job, please R&R! .