Chapter 1: First Impressions

NOTE: This is Angel Takashiro, reporting for duty on chapter 1. Please, enjoy.

Being on the boat, it wasn't long before I arrived on the island. But, in the meantime, I ended up striking a conversation with the captain. His name was Pascal, if I remembered it correctly, but I couldn't even remember the conversation we had. It seemed somewhat pointless until I saw the island in the distance. It seemed homely enough, but it would have to do. It's better than being with my drunk friends and them telling me "You're spoiling our fun" or other constant reminders to "Let loose" and drink. Anything's probably better than that, right?

I was actually beginning to reconsider it when there was one guy glaring at me at the dock and the boat ported. Pascal let the anchor down and I watched it sink into the water, that guy on dock never taking his eyes off me. He had a white vest on top of a blue long-sleeved shirt and a purple tie tucked underneath. His outfit, along with his almost white hair, made me think of an old man. He looked really pissed too, like he didn't want to be there at all. Yep, he definitely screams "OLD MAN" material.

When I stepped of the boat with my brown leather suitcase in hand, I thanked Pascal and took my first step on the island. The port seemed small, and it felt even smaller with the guy staring at me still.

"Hey Grandpa...You gonna stare at me all day or are you gonna do something?" Now he looked at me, a flame started in his eyes.

"How dare you call me that! Do you even know who I am?" Those blue eyes looked me down, ready to kill.

"...A guy who is apparently wearing old man clothing and acts like a frustrated old man?" I held in a laugh; somehow, teasing this guy was worth it.

"I decide whether you live here or not!"

"I'm pretty sure that's the mayor's job...And I'm pretty sure an old geezer like you is too old to inherit it, no matter how long you've been here. Right?"

"I'm the mayor's son!" Oh no, this could be trouble. I'm probably on his 'People I will always hate' list. And I wanted to live here?

"Well, sorry about calling you an old gramps, then." I nervously rubbed the back of my head, his anger seemed to calm down a bit.I mean, there was still a HATE flame in his eyes, but it did go down a bit when I apologized.

"Hmph. You should be sorry. If it happens again, you probably won't be forgiven." He turned around, his back towards me. "My father told me someone was coming to live here, and he told me to show you around. Let's hurry it up; I've got a lot of paperwork I need to finish."

"Whatever you say...*cough* GRAMPS *cough*" He quickly turned around, that flame back in his eyes, and I just whistled, looking the other way.

"I have a name, you know. It's not gramps, stupid."

"I have a real name, too. It's not stupid, gramps"

"You tell me your name first." I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Why? Aren't you the one showing me around, Gramps? Isn't it only POLITE to introduce yourself first?"

"Polite isn't in my dictionary, at least not when I'm being called 'Gramps'"

"Fine, you stubborn ass. I'm Angela. I got a flyer about this place, and I was bored, so I decided to live here."

"I only asked for your name, stupid, not your reason to be here. By the way, the name's Gill." This guy is starting to push my buttons; I mean, how arrogant can one guy be? I guess, enough to act like an ass. I should be used to this by now, though; all men only wanted to be greedy and not be committed to women. He started to walk away from the dock, and I keep a good 5 feet away from him. If all citizens were like him, I might have to demand my money and go back to the island.

It actually was a good tour; the first place we visited was a store called Simon's Photos. I introduced myself and Simon was more than please to met me, but Gill wasn't feeling the same thing. He quickly showed me to every store, including the Town Hall, Choral Clinic, and The Orcarina Inn. He stopped at the Inn, leaving almost as fast as I meet him. I went inside, to be met with couple who looked at each other, contemplating about something it looked like.

"Um, excuse me..." I caught their attention with that, them both having smiles on their faces.

"Ah, hello there dear. Are you a guest?" The woman looked at me with a smile while I unintentionally knew it was a fake smile.

"Yes, I was wondering if I could have a room in the Inn...I'd like to stay here, if you don't mind."

"Of course not. We have a room. Jake, can you get Maya to show this woman to her nice room?" Jake nodded his head, as he left the room. "My name's Colleen. I run this Inn with my husband Jake and my daughter Maya. Now, you just want a room for yourself, right?"

"Yes, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like sharing a room with a guy right now..." Colleen let out a soft laugh, her eyes happier than they were earlier.

"Now, what's your name?"

"Angela."

"How would you like to pay for your room?"

"Cash, if you don't mind. How much is it?"

"It's 300G per night." Okay, so that gives me...about a month before I have to look for a job here. Shouldn't be too hard.

"Alright." I pull my small pink wallet out of my pocket at give her 300G. She gave me a small brown key, with a number tag on it that said '216'. "Umm...I want to stay here, so would it be okay if I made a payment to you at the end of every week?"

"Hmm...I suppose so. I'll charge you 600G a week, since you seem nice." She smiled and I took out 300G, now paying for this week. Now, I only have 2 weeks left to find a job...still plenty of time, but I still haven't really considered food into the factor yet...I'd need to find a job and fast.

"Thank you so much." I heard the back door open, and a girl with blond hair was now next to Jake. I assumed this was their daughter.

"Hey mom. Dad said you needed me for something?"

"Yes. Maya, this is Angela. She's a new resident here, and she needs to be shown to her room. It's room 216."

"Okay, Mom." She looked at me, acting like she'd never seen anyone other than her parents before. It made me a bit wary, but she seemed like a nice girl. so I ignored my first impressions. "I'm Maya! It's nice to meet someone knew. And your name is Angela?"

"Yes."

"Alright! It's a nice name. Anyway, let me show you to your room so you can put that suitcase down somewhere." She gave me a soft smile and began to blab as we got to my room. "What made you come to Harmonica town?"

"Saw a flyer. It looked like a nice place." That, and my flyer had the word HELP written on the back of it and I was sure someone was calling out to me...

"Really? Do you have a job to stay here?"

"No. I'm going to look for one." A job suggestion would be nice, you know.

"You don't look like you eat enough...did you get enough to eat at the other town?"

"Yeah, I had a big breakfast, so I'm okay right now." Do I look anorexic to you?

"So, did the Mayor show you around a bit?"

"No. His son, Gill, did." He was arrogant and couldn't wait to get away and rid of me. I'm pretty sure he didn't like me. Stupid Gramps.

"Oh, I see. So you probably didn't get to see much of anything."

"No, I didn't." You know, you could just offer to show me around...I'm pretty sure that's the nice thing to do, right?

"Well, if you need anything, you can ask me! Although, I usually just work here with my mom and dad. Actually, I think I have a spare map of the island in my room...Would you like it? I bet Gill didn't give you one."

"That would be nice, thank you." What would also be nice is a job...a job and another chance to call Gill "Gramps."

"Okay, looks like we're here." I gave here the key and she unlocked the door for me. The bed had red satin sheets, a tv, and a small bathroom. It seemed comfy enough. "I'll be back later with the map. In the meantime, please relax and enjoy your stay."

"Thanks, Maya." I sat in the room, looking at everything. I opened the window, looking at everything in sight before Maya knocked on my door. She handed me the map, giving me easy directions on anything and everything.

"Oh, Angela. If you're looking for a job, I know where you can get one." She smiled happily.

"Really? Where?"

"Well, It's at the Bar. I think they're looking for a waitress, and I can totally get you the job."

"Really?...You'd do that for me, even though we've only met today?"

"Of course! I have inside relations, so I can get you to work there if you do the right things, like do an interview."

"Thanks, Maya." One point for Maya!

"No problem! Oh, by the way, I recommend you stopping by the Church or the Garmon Mines district. Those are the two places that seem to be the most popular."

"Oh really? Then I may go over there now." I stuffed the map into one pocket of my jean pants and my key in the other.

"Geez, Gill really didn't take you anywhere, did he?"

"No, he really didn't." I sighed and Maya left my room, with me behind her. I walked to the church by myself, looking at it's beauty. It was a good recommendation for me to visit, but I suddenly felt chilled when a wind blew past me.

"Angela..." That voice! The same one I had heard that day in the city! But where was it coming from?

"Who's there? Where are you?" I turned around, only to met no one.

"Angela..." The wind blew in my face again, and I began to walk away from the church. Now, I was following the mysterious voice. It got louder and move distinguishable as I got closer to the Garmon Mine District. I say a small trail in front of me, trees on either side of it. Truth be told, I was slightly scared to step onto the path and follow it. But it was because of this voice that I am now here, this sense of familiarity is unknown to me. Against my conflicting thoughts, I take the first step and begin walking onto the path ahead of me. As I kept walking, I reached a pond with stone steps across it and two other people next to a big, dying tree. The two looked at me cautiously, as I was now facing them on the other side of the pond.

"Who are you?" The blond girl looked at me, trying to figure out exactly what I was.

"I'm a new resident here...I came here because I saw a flyer for this town, and I followed a voice here. I'm Angela." The other person, a red-headed man, now turned to face me.

"You heard a voice? A woman's voice?"

"Yes, a woman's voice." The blond and the redhead walked up to me, smiling.

"I'm Owen. Nice to meet you." I shook his hand when he offered it. The blond also offered her hand to me.

"I'm Kathy. Nice to meet you too, Angela. Good to know you'll be with us."

"Who's 'us'?" I tilted my head in confusion, only to find that a woman with long, blue hair and a blue dress.

"Angela...Please, help me." She had the exact same voice as the one I had heard that one night.

"Who are you?" I backed up, suffering from a mild case of shock.

"I'm the Harvest Goddess; it's a pleasure to meet you."

Chapter END

P-S; If you see the name Perry, it's actually a typo; it's supposed to say Pascal.