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The Domino Effect
0 ReviewsShe was an average city girl, until an argument with her boyfriend led to an argument with her parents, which led to a breakup, and it all ended up with her running away to her brother's farm.
The Domino Effect
Chapter 1
When the summer ended and fall began, he returned to the city as he always did. He didn't get along with his family so he left every summer. It seemed that the Beach House, his little restaurant in a distant town which I did not know the name of, was not doing well enough to live on all year long. Secretly I was relived, because that would mean Kai would always return at summer's end.
In the fall we would meet to catch up. I would tell him about what happened in the city, about the movies I watched during the summer, what videogames I played, an update from civilization. Kai would always say that "nothing ever happens in that small town" and talk about how "time moves slowly in that town". The town remained eternally nameless but I didn't care.
The seasons went by until spring was about to end. The two of us were at my family's apartment hanging out in my room, the door left open to avoid yelling from my parents.
Parents often took the parents' side without listening to any other point of view, and thus they didn't exactly like Kai since he didn't get along with his parents. If anything, it made me like him more.
My parents liked to pretend I had some sort of stupid attachment to them. I live with them out of necessity only, because I don't have the money to make it on my own just yet. Just wait 'till I find a decent job, I'll jet as soon as I save enough. I suppose their belief comes from an incident that happened two years ago when my brother bought a farm and moved to the country while I stayed in the city. I could have gone with him and the reason I stayed here was because of the city itself, definitely not because of my parents.
It was that time in my room that Kai told me he was leaving again. It came as no surprise, he would leave the next day and I knew it. He was visiting me to say goodbye until the summer ended. "Do you have to leave every summer?"
"You know I can't stand to live with my family all year long," yes I did know. I was in the same situation and it would get worse when he was gone. I would have no one to rant to who understood exactly where I was coming from and everything would just stay completely bottled up 'till summer's end.
"I know how that feels," and as the words escape my lips I feel a precense; the unwelcome precense of my overly dramatic mother. She yells, screams and rants and practically chases Kai away convince that he made me hate her when in fact it is because of him that I haven't run away to my brother's farm.
Ignoring my parents' complaints I forcefully push my mother and father out of the way and chase after Kai. I dash towards him and get in the elevator, the doors closing before my parents can reach us. We keep the elevator going up and down non-stop to have some time to talk in the enclosed space. "They really hate me don't they."
"Who cares," I huff. "I'm the only one who needs to like you right?"
"Right," if not for Kai I wouldn't put up with all of this.
"Hey Kai, were do you go all the time anyway? What's your business like? Maybe I can help out." It was an innocent offer really.
"Ah well..." He looks away, staring into one of the elevator doors.
"Kai," I call softly, wondering why he's stalling.
"It's boring, you wouldn't like it..." Kai mutters.
For some reason that really bothered me, "it can't be that bad if you go back every summer."
Kai takes a deep breath, "remember how we agreed that neither of us like secret, and that we'll be honest with each other?" I nod and feel as if he's about to drop a bomb on me. "Well, if you're thinking about running away to tag along to the Beach House I don't think that's such a good idea."
I simply stare at him. "Why?"
"It will be troublesome when you return. They'll think I'm an evil perverted kidnapper or something," Kai reasoned.
"Yeah you're right," I sounded more upset than I intended.
"Don't get mad, you're making it sound like I'm abandoning you," now Kai was getting upset too, because I was upset.
"It's not like you're helping me escape," the thought of Kai having another girl graced me mind. That's what people said and my parents repeated it like circus parrots.
"It's not like I have to," Kai sounds annoyed, well I'm annoyed too.
"It's not like you care," I growl in return.
"You're making it sounds more serious than it is," he takes no care of the elevator button and it finally stops at the first floor opening.
My father runs towards up and I slam my finger on the button again. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It's just that," Kai tries to find a way to word it but I'm growing impatient.
"Give it to me straight," I demand.
"Well, we're not that serious..." I feel like punching him and it takes every ounce of will power in me not to.
"Fine," I punch the elevator button for my floor and stop out, my mother wastes no time in grabbing my arm and trying to drag me to the apartment. I shake her off violently. "Don't touch me!"
She intensifies her melodrama and direct it full force at Kai. "I'm leaving..." he looks positively fed up.
I give my words no thought and out of spite I yell, "don't bother coming back!" Then I push my mother out of the way and lock myself in my room.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.
I named the farmer Natsume, which is the company that made Harvest Moon. I guess I got tired of him always being Jack. The narrator is his little sister, but even if her brother is a natural at farming, it won't be easy for the rebellious tech savvy city girl to adapt to life in Mineral Town.
Instead of an OC I was going to us Luna (that is what I named the farmer girl) but she is a natural farming and wouldn't fit if she has to struggle with it. But it won't be all drama; there will also be plenty of humor as the story goes along.
The pairings are Kai x OC, Farmer x Popuri, Gray x Mary, Ann x Cliff, Rick x Karen and Doctor x Elli.
Chapter 1
When the summer ended and fall began, he returned to the city as he always did. He didn't get along with his family so he left every summer. It seemed that the Beach House, his little restaurant in a distant town which I did not know the name of, was not doing well enough to live on all year long. Secretly I was relived, because that would mean Kai would always return at summer's end.
In the fall we would meet to catch up. I would tell him about what happened in the city, about the movies I watched during the summer, what videogames I played, an update from civilization. Kai would always say that "nothing ever happens in that small town" and talk about how "time moves slowly in that town". The town remained eternally nameless but I didn't care.
The seasons went by until spring was about to end. The two of us were at my family's apartment hanging out in my room, the door left open to avoid yelling from my parents.
Parents often took the parents' side without listening to any other point of view, and thus they didn't exactly like Kai since he didn't get along with his parents. If anything, it made me like him more.
My parents liked to pretend I had some sort of stupid attachment to them. I live with them out of necessity only, because I don't have the money to make it on my own just yet. Just wait 'till I find a decent job, I'll jet as soon as I save enough. I suppose their belief comes from an incident that happened two years ago when my brother bought a farm and moved to the country while I stayed in the city. I could have gone with him and the reason I stayed here was because of the city itself, definitely not because of my parents.
It was that time in my room that Kai told me he was leaving again. It came as no surprise, he would leave the next day and I knew it. He was visiting me to say goodbye until the summer ended. "Do you have to leave every summer?"
"You know I can't stand to live with my family all year long," yes I did know. I was in the same situation and it would get worse when he was gone. I would have no one to rant to who understood exactly where I was coming from and everything would just stay completely bottled up 'till summer's end.
"I know how that feels," and as the words escape my lips I feel a precense; the unwelcome precense of my overly dramatic mother. She yells, screams and rants and practically chases Kai away convince that he made me hate her when in fact it is because of him that I haven't run away to my brother's farm.
Ignoring my parents' complaints I forcefully push my mother and father out of the way and chase after Kai. I dash towards him and get in the elevator, the doors closing before my parents can reach us. We keep the elevator going up and down non-stop to have some time to talk in the enclosed space. "They really hate me don't they."
"Who cares," I huff. "I'm the only one who needs to like you right?"
"Right," if not for Kai I wouldn't put up with all of this.
"Hey Kai, were do you go all the time anyway? What's your business like? Maybe I can help out." It was an innocent offer really.
"Ah well..." He looks away, staring into one of the elevator doors.
"Kai," I call softly, wondering why he's stalling.
"It's boring, you wouldn't like it..." Kai mutters.
For some reason that really bothered me, "it can't be that bad if you go back every summer."
Kai takes a deep breath, "remember how we agreed that neither of us like secret, and that we'll be honest with each other?" I nod and feel as if he's about to drop a bomb on me. "Well, if you're thinking about running away to tag along to the Beach House I don't think that's such a good idea."
I simply stare at him. "Why?"
"It will be troublesome when you return. They'll think I'm an evil perverted kidnapper or something," Kai reasoned.
"Yeah you're right," I sounded more upset than I intended.
"Don't get mad, you're making it sound like I'm abandoning you," now Kai was getting upset too, because I was upset.
"It's not like you're helping me escape," the thought of Kai having another girl graced me mind. That's what people said and my parents repeated it like circus parrots.
"It's not like I have to," Kai sounds annoyed, well I'm annoyed too.
"It's not like you care," I growl in return.
"You're making it sounds more serious than it is," he takes no care of the elevator button and it finally stops at the first floor opening.
My father runs towards up and I slam my finger on the button again. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It's just that," Kai tries to find a way to word it but I'm growing impatient.
"Give it to me straight," I demand.
"Well, we're not that serious..." I feel like punching him and it takes every ounce of will power in me not to.
"Fine," I punch the elevator button for my floor and stop out, my mother wastes no time in grabbing my arm and trying to drag me to the apartment. I shake her off violently. "Don't touch me!"
She intensifies her melodrama and direct it full force at Kai. "I'm leaving..." he looks positively fed up.
I give my words no thought and out of spite I yell, "don't bother coming back!" Then I push my mother out of the way and lock myself in my room.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.
I named the farmer Natsume, which is the company that made Harvest Moon. I guess I got tired of him always being Jack. The narrator is his little sister, but even if her brother is a natural at farming, it won't be easy for the rebellious tech savvy city girl to adapt to life in Mineral Town.
Instead of an OC I was going to us Luna (that is what I named the farmer girl) but she is a natural farming and wouldn't fit if she has to struggle with it. But it won't be all drama; there will also be plenty of humor as the story goes along.
The pairings are Kai x OC, Farmer x Popuri, Gray x Mary, Ann x Cliff, Rick x Karen and Doctor x Elli.
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