She was a sweet girl. She never spoke out of turn in class, she always studied hard. She loved to take care of things, even as a small child. Everyone knew she'd make a career out of what she loved best. Nursing.

It was terrible what had happened to this girl when she had barley turned twelve. She wasn't yet living in Mineral Town when it happened.

Elli was a cheerful girl with long brown hair, swaying prettily past her back. Her large brown eyes always peered at you with love and admiration. It was impossible to say no to them. On her twelfth birthday, her mother was diagnosed with a terrible disease. Elli did all she could to support her mother, and younger brother, but in the end, her parents seemed to think that the sickness was to much for the young children to deal with. They were sent to go live with their grandmother Ellen in Mineral Town.

Elli remembered carrying her two year old brother into her grandmother's house that day. She remembered not saying much for about a week when she started being herself again. Ellen encouraged Elli to go and play with the other children in town. She was sad to see Elli spending all of her time trying to help she and Stu.

Elli agreed and walked outside, a cheerful grin spread across her face. She walked right and continued on her way until she stopped in front of the supermarket. Curious as she was, the girl walked inside, taking a look at all of the merchandise.

A pretty young blonde girl (She couldn't be much older than Elli) with green eyes casually walked up to Elli. "Hi. You must be that new chick, Elli. I live here. My mom and dad run the store." She was talking to Elli as if she'd known her forever.

"Oh. I'm Karen by the way." She flashed a glorious smile at Elli, who could not help but feel a little bit intimidated. She felt like a plane Jane in front of this girl, and wanted to leave before she felt completely worthless.

She did leave, minutes later, but not before smiling at Karen and wishing her well, like the good girl she was brought up to be. Elli continued walking until she faced a clinic. She excitedly ran in, wondering if they needed any nursing help. A middle aged couple worked here. A woman with dark brown hair and blue eyes stood at the desk, a serious expression in her eyes. A dark haired, dark eyed man sat at the examination desk, a very stern look on his face as well. She greeted them with a smile, and they smiled timidly back.

"Hello dear. Are you feeling sick?" asked the lady at the desk.

"Oh no. I'm fine. I just wanted to know if you needed any help. You know, with patients and stuff."

The lady chuckled, "You're sweet dear. Maybe in a few years, but I think we're fine how we are now. Why don't you talk to my son? I'm sure you'll like him. He's upstairs in his room. I think."

Elli hesitated briefly. Go inside a boy's room? In the end she agreed to be polite and slowly made her way up the stairs. She knocked sharply on the door. A few moments later a teenage boy opened it.

He looked to be about sixteen. He had messy black hair and dark piercing eyes. Elli's knees wobbled as she felt both intimidated and crush-struck at the sight of him.

"H-hi. I'm Elli. You're parents said I should meet you." She curtsied and smiled up at the handsome boy.

He looked down at her and blinked, not sure of what to say it seemed. "I'm Tim. I don't know what exactly they want me to say or do… so hello. I guess."

Elli was a bit taken aback by this. He guessed? This boy may be good looking, but apparently he didn't know much in the manners department. Elli frowned. She really didn't want to get to know this family anymore. They didn't seem too nice, or fun.

That all happened years ago. Elli was now going on her 20th birthday. She had cut her hair into a cute bob. Stu was turning 9. Everything was falling into place in town. Elli had made her circle of friends close through the years. Ann was just about her best friend in the world. Mary the librarian, didn't really know her much, but she was okay. Several of the people in the village became friends because of her job. She now worked as Doctor Tim's assistant. He had become a good friend and boss!

Supposedly a new female farmer had moved into the old run-down ranch. Elli didn't see her often, but she did make appearances at the clinic every so often.

It was late on Wednesday night, and Elli decided to go on a short walk after visiting her grandma. She took short steps as she walked. Short and slow as she made her way to Mother's Hill. A place she never did seem to visit much.

Being outside so late proved to be a bit more frightening then she had anticipated. Her pace began to quicken as she thought she heard noises behind her. Her heart began to race, and she soon broke into a run. A black shadow passed over her. With a screech, Elli fell to the floor after tripping over something. A rock, perhaps.

She looked up in fright, quickly glancing around her, checking for an intruder. When she saw no one, the frightened expression in her eyes began to soften. She held her ankle, which had swollen up. She sighed quietly and gently tried pulling herself to her feet. She stopped when she felt a cold shadow pass over her again. The hair on her neck seemed to stand on end. She turned around quickly and screamed. Then everything went black.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon, sadly.

Okay, that's a wrap to the prologue. Yes, I know it's short. I just wanted to show a bit of Elli's innocence. Chapters will get longer. Anyway, feel free to read and review. -