Okay, so this is the rewritten version (with the same plot, though), I changed spelling errors and added and took out some parts of the story. The whole story is overall the same, but I made it better to some degree. Enjoy! I also changed chapter 4, so if you want to read it, please do!


DISCLAIMER: I don't own Harvest Moon, or Marvelous, or Natsume. Oh, well...


Chapter One

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Hikari wasn't your average teenage girl, who was into all the fads, all the dos and don'ts for dates, and the make-up putting on.

She wasn't even into the whole bustling city picture. In fact, she never thought of herself as a 'city girl'. She felt more comfortable in the arms of the wind, with the firmness of a tree supporting her as she read a book or snoozed in the warm afternoon sun.

Somewhere in the more rural country area would be nice.

...

So how did she find herself on a mission to save the Goddess tree with the help of an orange harvest sprite, Finn? Making it right after being dropped off by Cain was a little to quick, after all. And it wasn't the best way to start a new life, at least for her. But the nice breeze and sunny, lazy day that she dreamed about numerously in the bleak cityscape made up for it.

Anything Hikari liked usually made up her day. It was one of those charming perks that made everyone just want to be friends with her, or at least make them interested in her.

Cain dropped her off in front of a small, shabby house and she stared at it, awed. It was one of the best things she had ever seen in her life. The personality, the charm, the aloof air it gave off....it just reminded Hikari of herself.

A bit scrappy, but it had been able to stay up, right? That's what counts, not how it looks, but if it's reliable and able. Loud coughing caught her attention, and she turned to the side, watching a stout man in an elegant ocean blue coat walk up the dirt path, cursing under his breath at the dirt clouds.

His height barely reached her nose, and she couldn't help but smile at him. "Hello!" Hikari said cheerfully.

"Ah, Hello, Miss...?" he said, making it sound more like a question than a statement. Checking his watch, he promptly straightening his coat out. "Hikari. My name's Hikari" The beaming brunette said. Her cheerful and bright demeanor must of rubbed off onto the man, because now, he was smiling.

"Well, then Miss Hikari! What a beautiful name! Ahem, I am the mayor, Hamilton."

"Thank-you, now, what did you want?" Hikari asked, looking up at the clear blue sky, starting to think how much the mayor's coat reminded her of the sky more than the ocean.

"Actually, I was just here to congratulate you, for purchasing such a grand farm." He said, chuckling. Hikari chuckled too, wrapped up in the moment of happiness.

Wait.

Purchase? Wasn't this for free?

"Ah, yes, I'm sorry to say, but, you need to buy this farm." He said, getting his serious face back. Hikari looked at him questionably. "Did I say that out loud...?" She asked him.

"Ah, yes, yes you did." Hamilton said, straightening his coat once again. "But, it's okay. It's only 5,000 gold, and you don't need to give it to me now, so it's okay!" He smiled again. Hikari frowned at him. But the frown slowly disappeared, turning into the happy smile she always wore.

"Well, I'll be off." the mayor said. He stopped and looked back. "You should meet the villagers here, they probably would be glad to meet you. And I'll always be at the town hall if you need me!" And with that, he walked away.

Hikari turned around facing her new house, opened the door and stepped in for the first time in amazement. Her very own home.

No apartment to share with some stuck up sisters.

No rooms to be messed up by drunken parents.

No smog clogged sky to look up every day and morning.

This was the life.

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Walking down the streets of Harmonica Town, Hikari admired the simplistic beauty of the scenery. She walked through the peaceful town and heard the unnatural stillness of it all. Weren't towns supposed to be bustling with activity and such?

"This is definitely not good, Jake." a pretty woman in her 30's said. Her clear blue eyes meloncholy as she talked to an elderly man with gray hair, presumably Jake.

"Yes, it definitely isn't Colleen. No one is coming, and we aren't making much money..." he trailed off as he saw me. "A new comer?" he asked himself and Hikari. Hikari nodded, smiling.

"Ah, come in, come in, dear!" Colleen said, a small smile on her face. Hikari came in and sat in front of their desk and they had small talk.

Learning that everything wasn't as nice as it seemed, Hikari slumped in her seat in shock, realising everything was not okay. The island wasn't doing well and not many people weren't coming. The fires became so weak it was hard to cook. And the crops were failing miserably.

"So...we really don't know what to do..." Colleen said, her tone dull. Then her eyes lit up. "You won't leave, won't you?"

Shocked, Hikari shook her head no vigorously.

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The sun was up in the sky, shining down on everyone below and Hikari had already met everyone, from the sweet Cathy, to the stuck-up Gil, to the shy Candace and the flamboyant Julius. Walking home for a break that she needed desperately, she felt someone tug on a strand of her hair.

"Huh?" she said, turning around, seeing no one behind her. She picked up her pace by a little bit and began to walk faster to her home, frightened.

"W-wait~~!!! Please~!" a small voice said, sounding like silver bells on a silent day. A tiny human-like creature appeared in front of her, making her stop abruptly and falling backwards.

"Ow...." Hikari groaned, rubbing the sore area .

"I-I'm so sorry!!!!" the small creature cried out, tugging on her sleeve in forgiveness.

"It's okay." Hikari said. She picked up the small thing and brought it up to her face. "What are you?" she asked. She began to poke at his sides, making him nervous.

"I..." the creature blushed slightly, floating out of her hand and tracing an imaginary circle with it's foot. "I am a harvest sprite! My name is Finn!" he finally said, puffing his chest out proudly.

Hikari laughed, because he was cute. "I am Hikari. Nice to meet you." as soon as she finished saying that, she got up and started to walk back home. "Goodbye, then, Finn."

"W-wait!!" the tiny orange harvest sprite cried out, trying to catch up with the girl.

"Hmmmm...?" Hikari said as she stopped, the poor sprite crashed into her back, crumpling to the floor. He recovered quickly, though, and got back up.

"You need to come with me!" Finn said, serious.

"Um..." Hikari murmured, being dragged by Finn to some unknown place.

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They had arrived to a glimmering pond with clear water that seemed to refect everything in a way that made people think differently of the object. Finn went up to the pond and called out to the Harvest Goddess. In less than a second after Finn had recited a few words, the pond twisted, mesmerizing the farmer and a shower of sparkles appeared over the small body of water.

A tall woman with flowing blue-green hair appeared from the pond string kindly at the startled brunette. wearing a loose and flowy blue gown that made the sky pale in comparison.

"Ah...you must be Hikari...am I correct?" Hikari nodded, astonished. Who was this beautiful lady that appeared from the pond? "I am the Harvest Goddess, and I have a request for you."

Hikari nodded again, still startled. "I need you to get the 5 bells that stand for the 5 different elements, fire, soil, water, wind, and heart and ring them all together, if not, then this land will die and be inhabitable. I have asked the 5 sprites that protect the bells to ring them, but they have become too weak, so I need you. They are around the island, but I do not know where they are at." Her large brass bracelets jingled as she spoke, and her aquamarine eyes darkening.

Again, Hikari nodded, ready to take on the challenge. If she helped Castanet, then everyone would be happy.

Hikari rushed home, seeing that it was already 9 o' clock and sat on her mattress, making a makeshift bed for Finn on her pillow.

"Why didn't any one else see you?" Hikari asked Finn, remembering when she passed by many of the villagers, which none of them noticed the orange sprite.

"Well...only those with a pure of heart can see us. You were the only one that could see me, so I had no other choice but to bring you to the goddess." Hikari nodded, bringing it all in. She fell back onto her pillow staring at the ceiling and daydreaming. Her eyes closed slowly, savoring the darkness.

"Time to go to sleep!" Finn pointed out. Hikari opened her eyes with a start."We have lots and lots of work tomorrow!!" She gave a small smile and turned off the light, curling.

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Some where, in Harmonica Town, there was a certain silver haired wizard with hetero chromatic eyes and a purple cloak, staring into a crystal ball and watching the new comer laugh and smile the whole time she was exploring town.

What a funny girl.


Okey, how was it?

Well, this is my first fanfic, please read and review!