Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon or Rune Factory. All characters belong to © Natsume Inc. These stories are merely made for entertainment purposes and should not be taken seriously.
A/N: This is Julia's P.O.V.
26. Tears
She tossed and turned in her bed, still unable to bring herself to go to sleep. Never mind that it was 4 in the morning or that she hadn't had a wink of sleep for the past few days. Her mind just simply didn't want to cooperate.
In a fit of anger, she cast the sheets off of her 10-year-old body, before throwing on a naval blue jacket and storming out of the bathhouse. She knew no one would be affected by her absence in the bathhouse, considering as how her parents died a few days ago.
She winced, trying valiantly to rid herself of the disturbing images that haunted her mind and thoughts, yet knowing that her attempts were futile. She knew she couldn't keep denying their deaths forever, yet it was still so hard for her to accept the fact that they were actually dead.
It was only when she stopped in front of the church that her mind started processing reality. She realized with a cold strike of fear that that meant no more waking up to the smell of breakfast in the morning, no more playing with her mother's jewelry and hoping fervently that she wouldn't get caught, and no more baking (or attempting to bake) cookies for her dad (who was a sucker for sweets).
Angry tears ran down her face as she silently cursed the night sky above her. In the back of her mind, she knew that it wasn't the upper beings faults, and it wasn't Dorothy's fathers fault either, who told her that it was just God's way of showing that it was time for them to move on. But whom else could she blame? Herself? No. She couldn't possibly handle that kind of pressure right now.
So she did what any other kid her age would do.
She cried.
A/N: Hasn't anyone ever wondered what happened to Julia's parents? Well, I'll describe what I think happened to them in another chapter some day. Not necessarily the next chapter, but maybe. Anyway, this is a oneshot, so there's no second chapter to it. Please R&R and point out any grammatical errors you happen to find!