I lounge on my couch after a long tired day; finally I was done with my chores. I had enough money to let me survive for the next two weeks here in Castanet. I do feel a little regret for not bringing in a lot of cash, to think that making money with no basic was easy. 'Tough luck ain't it Molly', I thought to myself.

Of course, a year and a half means a lot, spending time with the town people during the festivities. They were all kind and filled with warmth. Unlike back home, all the friends that I had were my older sister, Angela. Mother would have yelled at her for letting me go out easily but Angela told me it was my right to choose which path I desire, because it was my life, my fate, my destiny. She's an adorable supportive sister, although she can be a bit tomboy.

I heard a knock on my wooden door. I raised my head, searching for the wall clock and stared at the time. It was 10.00 am and I almost forgot I had to go lumbering with Luke. I rushed to the door, and opened it. There stood a blue haired guy with a fire bandana to settle his already messed-up hair. What I found attractive in this guy was his golden yellow eyes. I stared right through it and realized what I did, so I snapped right through and stammered.

'L…Luke, you are e..early.'

'Mornin' Molly, wow I sure do think you need to have a little bit of energy there.' The golden eyed boy motivates.

'I just finished my chores, of course I was tired.' I argued.

'It's okay Molls, if you don't want to come lumbering with me, I'll just go with Bo and…' he said with a sad tune and before he could finish, I interrupt him.

'Of course I want to come lumbering! Besides, I never knew when I need an upgrade right?' I cheered him up, at that time all I could hear in my head was 'you're overdoing it Molly,'

'Really?' his golden eyes shine

'Yeah, besides, I got nothing to do.'

'Great then, grab your axe and it's time to lumber, and this time let's yell 'TIMBER' together okay? It's not fun doing it alone,'

I nodded, smiling my earnest smile and grabbed my axe, ready to go to the Fugue Forest.

Luke and I walked down the path to the forest, as he was whistling. I on the other hand had a few calculations going on in my head. All I thought about was money for survival, how many trees would I need to chop down and still save the environment. You can't blame a girl who loves nature right? After all, Luke and I am pretty much the same person. We love nature.

As soon as we arrived at the gate which led into the deep forest, he took out his father, Dale's gate key and chucks it back into his big sized pockets. I had to admit I was pretty scared whenever we came here. It's like its haunted and I keep on getting goose bumps.

'Ready?' he grinned.

'Y..yes.' I stammered, not out of nervousness but out of scariness.

'It'll be fine, I'll be with you, and you don't have to be scared. I'll always get your back'.

I nodded, and went into the forest praying goddess please save us both, please guide us, don't let us get lost, and so on.

It was after hours of walking and lumbering, we had finally come to rest. While eating our lunchbox, Luke told me a lot of stories when he went lumbering alone. He heard so many stories about the witch princess and wanting to befriend her. Well I was already scared that time therefore I just fake a smile and hope that the witch princess is just a bluff and was not real.

We were laughing and joking in the middle of the maze forest, as the time passed by, it was time to go home.

'Oh no, it's already 4.00pm and we had so much fun lumbering.'

I just smiled and nodded. I wasn't really the type to talk so much compared to Luke but I was willing to be there for him and help him. Besides, I wasn't doing work for free.

'Hey let's go to The Brass bar. My treat.' said Luke

'Yeah, sure.'

He cleared up the area while I packed our lunchboxes, then I took my axe and placed it in my rucksack. He pushed the wheelbarrow filled with our lumber to the exit while I lead him in the front. We weren't lost thanks to the blue rope he tied around each tree when we passed through the forest. He said it was for emergencies. I was guessing maybe if he overworked at night so that he could find his way back home. Well maybe.

On the way to Garmon mines we head past my farmland, and into the mountains. I was a little worried when he had trouble pushing the wheelbarrow across the bridge but it seems to me that he's pretty much less worried about falling down. Well it came to my senses, he is an apprentice carpenter, of course doing works like these were nothing to him besides, he's been doing this every day.

'Almost..there,' he huffed and puffed.

'I'll push the wheelbarrow there,'

'I can't let a girl push these heavy things, besides, it won't make me look cool.' I smiled. It was one of his adorable smiles. I can't help but blush a little. Then in one single breath, he pushed the wheelbarrow while running up the pathway and arrived at the carpenter's house.

Outside the carpenter's, Bo was hammering a large piece of plank. He was focused until Luke barged to him with his loud voice.

'WE'RE BACK Bo,'

'Yes, yes I can see you, literally,'

Bo and Luke, well they're like brothers but they seem to argue a lot in a sense they would literally comment each other in a daunting sarcastic way but I know that deep down that they love each other.

'Hey Molly, aren't you listening?' Bo snapped me back to reality. Like I say, I was adored with the way Luke reacts, reminds me of…and then the familiar pain was shot in my chest. Derek.

'Hmm yeah,' I replied not willing to show my true emotions. Luke stared at me in a confused look. He has been the nicest guy I have met since I moved here and yes we're buddy buddies. I do adore him at times but going into that sort of a thing, was not going to happen, especially that tragedy occurred.

'We're going to the Brass bar,' I said, trying to change the subject before Luke starts to question my weird behavior and well to save the day from Bo and Luke arguing. 'Want to come and join us?'

'You're pretty nice, Molls, but to stuck with him.' Bo's eyes rolled over to Luke who was currently chasing over a blue butterfly. 'I'd rather finish my huge project, Dale's going to recommend me to a carpenter agency to the east.'

'That's amazing,' I complimented.

'AWEEEESSOMMMEE!' Luke exclaimed.

'Thank you, Luke. Now aren't you supposed to go?'

'Oh, yes, we have to go now, I hear the cocktail tonight is EXTREMELY AWESOME!'

I smiled and nodded. Luke and I bit our farewell, and left to Harmonica Town .

Author's Note:

I know some people wonder who the heck Derek would be, he is a non-harvest moon character that I just created. Don't worry, he won't play a big role, he will still be there in Molly's memory, I might make him appear here and there but I won't let him overpower chase. Rest assure fan girls