Chapter One

*Knock knock*

Ugh, Jill thought. The brunette woke up to the loud knocks at the door. Who'd be at the door at SIX in the morning? Jill reluctantly moved away from her bed and walked towards the door while running her fingers through her tangles. Almost there, the person knocked again and Jill opened the door to find a short, stubby man dressed in red.

Jill yawned, "Uh, hello?"

"Good morning Jill! I'm Mayor Thomas, mayor of Mineral town." He said, almost sounded a little too rehearsed.

Okay? Jill thought.

"Well, erm—. Oh, that's right. Everyday around 5 o'clock, I'll come by and pick up whatever you throw in that shipping bin over there." He pointed to a box near another house. "Of course, you'll get paid for what you ship. But I don't pick up on holidays, I need to participate too you know." The tubby man chuckled. "If you need any help with the farm, just ask around, I'm sure towns people would love to give you some pointers." And the man began in the other direction, stopped and said, "Welcome to Forget-Me-Not Valley!" and left.

Jill yawned. She had the slightest clue at what he was talking about. Nevertheless she walked back into her shabby home and looked for her suitcases. A nightgown wasn't appropriate to leave her house, now was it? She rummaged through her belongings and decided on black capris, a white shirt, and a red thing she thought she would need for seeds, and such, which looked cute tied over her capris. Going through more of her stuff, she found a red scrunchie. She tied her hair, grabbed her rucksack and went on her way. She took a first glance at the farm, her farm. It was covered with weeds, stones, and branches. "Gotta get rid of these one at a time." Jill thought. She decided to close her eyes and walk towards the farm, and whichever one she stepped on first was the one she'll get rid of first. Probably not her brightest idea, but a little fun won't hurt. "Shit." Jill said as she tripped over a rock. At least she knew what to get rid of. "Revenge!" Jill thought as she looked through her house for a hammer. Breaking each stone one by one, she grew tired and decided to explore the town. She went along to the bathroom; make up bag in hand, to make herself look a little more decent. After applying a modest amount of makeup, she thought, "Where to first?" Looking around, she spotted a tall building. Going through the doors, she managed to figure out it was an inn.

Looking at her watch, which read 1:00, she heard someone say, "Hello! You must be the new farmer!"

Jill looked at the blonde, handsome boy to her right.

"What's your name?" he asked.

"Oh, hello. I'm Jill. What might yours be?" He's cute, she thought.

"I am the incredible Rock, but you could call me tonight." He winked.

Jill stared at him blankly, then laughed. "Nice to meet you." She finally said.

"Would you like me to show you around the valley, Jill?" He smiled.

"Thanks, I'd appreciate it." Jill blushed.

Rock led her out the door and began pointing buildings out, such as the Blue Bar, who lives in what houses, Romana's mansion, the twins' hut, Gustafa's yurt, Turtles Pond, Daryl's lab, Cody's place, Vesta's farm, the excavation site, the Goddess' pond, the old couple's house, and finally the beach. He beckoned Jill to the towel laid down by the water. Rock helped her down and sat next to her.

"What do you think?" Rock asked.

"Of what?" Jill questioned.

"Everything, the valley, the beach, the people." Thoughtfully, he added "…me?"

Jill giggled, "What about you?"

"Have you fallen in love with me yet? Every other girl has. I mean, just look at me." He gleamed his pearly whites.

Jill's expression dropped. Strike one for his ego.

"Uh, anyways. I should be going. You know, got that farm and stuff. See you."

"Bye Jill!" Rock called after, completely unaware that he did something wrong.

Jill slowed her pace after she exited the beach. Wow, cocky much. Jill looked at her watch, which read 9:30 pm. Time really flies in this town. Not knowing where else to go, she walked towards the bar, maybe she needed something to pick her up. Walking in, Muffy and Griffin looked at Jill and exchanged glances.

"Jill, right?" The blonde asked.

Jill nodded as she took a seat.

"Right, well. We have some sort of a problem. You see, we got a note from the Phantom Skye saying he wants a drink tonight." Griffin explained.

"What's wrong with that?" Jill asked.

"You don't know the Phantom?" Muffy questioned.

"Should I?"

"He's a thief!" Griffin hissed.

Jill's eyes widened. "Sounds like fun. When's he coming?"

She looked at the clock, "Soon, actually. An hour at the most."

Jill smiled at the bar, "Hook me up, Griffin."

The bartender chuckled and poured a drink, "This one's on the house."

A few drinks later; 10:30 pm.

"I smell…" Muffy sniffed, "curry? Mm, it smells really good!"

"You're right!" agreed Griffin.

Muffy left the bar to find out where the smell was coming from and Griffin followed out of curiosity. Jill had no care for the smell, it was just curry. Chris was probably making it next door anyways. Jill chugged the rest of her glass down and heard the door open.

"Griffin," Jill began, and twirled her chair in the opposite direction, only to meet the green eyes of a stranger. Shiny, silver hair, tall, pale skinned, gray animal printed long sleeve polo, purple skinny pants. "W-who are you?"

"Hello, beautiful maiden. I am the Phantom Skye." His eyes closed. "I wasn't expecting anyone in here, so-" Fiercely opening his eyes "CHICK BEAM FIRE!"

"W-what the hell?! Why can't I move, jerk?!"

"I'm sorry, it'll go away soon."

"Why are you a thief?"

"Why not?"

Jill glared. "Is it for fun?"

"Maybe it is. Maybe it's not."

"I want a straight answer."

"If I tell you, it'll take the mystery out of my character." He began helping himself behind the bar. "So, does a beautiful woman like you have a name?"

"Jill." She answered.

"Jill." He repeated with a grin. "Well Jill, if you can catch me someday, I'll tell you everything you want to know."

"I swear, I smelled curry from right here." Muffy's muffled voice was heard behind the door.

Skye turned to the door and realized it was time to go. "The stars tell me we'll see each other again. Farewell Jill."

Jill watched the Phantom exit the building, hoping that Muffy will spot him on his way out.

"Jill! I'm so sorry I left you alone, did the Phantom come?"

"Guess not" she thought. "Yeah, and he paralyzed me somehow."

"Oh my goddess! I'm so sorry! I feel terrible!" The blonde began tearing up.

"Uh, it's fine. It'll go away soon, he said so. Don't worry about it. And I don't think he took that much, just a bottle, I believe." Jill began moving a little. "See, it's going away" she said trying to cheer the blonde up.

The blonde showed a smile and began wiping her tears. "Do you want me to walk you home?"

Jill shook her head, "No thanks. I'm good. Thank you though. See you Muffy, Griffin."

"Byeeee!" Muffy called after.

Griffin waved and began looking for what the Phantom took.

"Skye, huh?"