a/n: I don't own Golden Sun, or Golden Sun II, or any big video game companies, or a Nintendo DS. Kinsei and Kasei are my characters, when they do make their appearance.

Sorry for taking so long to update this! I lost the notebook ; Looking back, I'm kind of disappointed in the quality of this…I feel like I could have done better. I'm not going to change anything but mistakes, though, so the version you're reading is straight out the notebook! All that changed were the names of my OC's. Also, I wrote this on 19th June, 2003…just a little fyi - Not that you really were interested, but now you know! Oh, yeah, and this is a journal of Mia's starting one week after Alex left the lighthouse. Okay, that's all for info. Hope you like it.

Xifa

It's been a very long day, which surprises me none. Winter is sending us the bitterest of cold weather, and a terrible epidemic has spread throughout the quaint little town of Imil.

Every morning, after I've awaken and prepared to take on the day, I stand at the bottom of the Mercury Lighthouse and pray my apprentice, Alex, will return. I know it's hopeless. Wherever Alex went, he's not returning. He couldn't have picked a more inconvenient time to leave, though. After I finish praying for his safe return, I force myself to refrain from cursing him. I need Alex's help, now more than ever before.

After my typical morning routine, I made my way to Imil. I knew all the people there needing my healing powers, and though I was tired and didn't feel all that great myself, I knew I had to help them.

It was my duty as one of the last few living members of the Mercury Clan.

"Good morning, Mia."

"We're glad to see you, Mia."

"How are you today, Mia?"

I smiled at everyone's greetings, and wait patiently for someone to let me know who's sick and who's not.

As always, the sick outnumber the healthy. The healthy lead me around, having me stop at seemingly every home.

After making my rounds, I hardly have the energy to walk back to the Lighthouse. I stopped at the town's sanctum to rest and reassure the two children running the sanctum in place of their sick parents that they're doing a fine job.

I sat down on the cool marble floor, and leaned up against the wall, watching the brother and sister. Out of all the children in Imil, these are my favorites.

"Are you tired, Mia?" the sister asked.

"Just a little," I admitted.

"My head hurts…can you fix it, please?" she inquired politely.

I reached out for her, and she walked over to me. I closed my eyes and focused my energy. I looked into her eyes, my hands radiated with blue light, and I cast Ply on her, healing her with the power of the Mercury Clan.

Soon after, I walked back to the Lighthouse, which is where I'm at now. I hope this epidemic clears over soon, because I'm not sure how much more of this I can take.

But…when I healed the little girl, I looked up and saw a shadowy figure. I didn't think it was Alex, but I'm curious none the less.

My Djinni that helps me out when healing, Fizz, has now curled up in my lap and is snoring. I agree with him, so I sign my name tonight and pray to tomorrow see the blessed light rising over the eastern horizon…may I survive to see tomorrow.

Mia