Helloooo, it's Ed again! I wrote this whole story over the course of two days, then edited it in about one. It's quite cheesy, because that's what I'm best at writing (fail). I'll be posting one chapter a day except on weekends. Please review it!

*I do not own Harvest Moon...okay, I own AP and SI, but that's not quite the same thing...*

Part 1–The Accident

"Hi, Wizard!"

Wizard sighed as the ever-cheery Hikari strode beaming into his house. How can she be so annoying and so cute at the same time? I simultaneously want to kick her out and hug her... He kept his face as stony as ever, though, when he said, "Hello."

"I brought you another Fugue Mushroom!" she chirped, pulling the blue-and-pink mushroom out of her rucksack and handing it to him. He couldn't suppress a small smile as he took it. How could he, when he knew she went out of her way every day to search the Fugue Forest and find him one? The smile quickly dropped from his face at her next question. "Um...c-could you read Owen's heart for me?"

Wizard nodded and began to prep the crystal ball on the table in front of him. Ever since Hikari had helped him get it back, he'd read Owen's heart for her. He knew she was hopelessly in love with the boy, and for some reason that made him feel sad. But in the past couple of weeks, he'd made the discovery that Owen was starting to like Kathy, the girl who helped her dad Hayden run the bar in town. He never wanted to hurt poor, innocent Hikari, especially when she was always giving him things and coming to visit every day when no one else ever did, so he hadn't told her. Instead, he simply mumbled that he thought of her as a good friend and that a good gift for him would be a Coconut Cocktail.

"Wizard?" He looked up to see her looking at him with a somewhat concerned look on her face. "Are you okay?"

"Uh, yes..." he mumbled, flustered. "I'm going to read his heart now." He waved his hands a little to build up power, but just as the ball began to glow, she lunged across the table towards him.

Startled, he stumbled back as the spell went out of control and hit her full force in the stomach, sending her flying to the ceiling. Wizard ran to catch her and she fell into his arms. After getting her wind back, she grinned up at him. "Fancy meeting you here."

"Are you alright?" he asked, setting her back on her feet.

"I think so," she replied, steadying herself on the table. "No permanent damage."

"Then what were you thinking?!" he bellowed. "You put yourself in serious jeopardy there! If I hadn't gotten ahold of that spell when I did, you could have died! What in the world possessed you to do such a thing?!"

Hikari stood there with her mouth hanging open. Wizard was glaring and pointing at her, his chest heaving, winded after giving such a long, loud, and very uncharacteristic speech. Finally, she hung her head. "I-I'm sorry. I can't tell you."

Wizard sighed and straightened. "Fine. But I'm going to have to ask you to stay here for a few days."

Her head snapped up. "Here?! Why? What about my farm?"

"It's necessary. I need to keep an eye on you to make sure there aren't any side effects. Nosebleeds, headaches, dizziness, and so on. That sort of thing often happens when someone interferes with a spell."

"How long?"

"A week at least."

"At least?! What about my animals? And Ichigo, my cat? And my crops? And–"

"Or I could live with you," Wizard suggested. "If that would be easier." Please say no, he thought. I have the tools to take care of you here, not there! Please say no, please say no, please say no...wait. Alone...with her...for a week? Who cares where... He suddenly found himself changing his wish. Please say yes, please say yes, please say...

"Yes, that would be much easier!" she beamed. "You can come over tonight and stay as long as you like!" She headed for the door. "Bye!" she chirped, waving, before she skipped out.

The silver-haired man sank into a chair and rested his head in his hands. That girl drains so much of my energy...so why can't I wait until I see her again?