Hikari's POV:

"Hikari!" I hear a distant, yet familiar voice call my name. I can't see who it is... a girl? She has hair and eyes like mine, but she isn't me. She's someone else, someone I knew once. She's laughing next to someone now. A boy's voice is heard, but I can't make out what he's saying. They start walking away and I have the urge to run after them, but I can't move. I can't even call out to them. Then I wake up.

The room is quiet and I see the faint glow of Finn beside me on the pillow, still asleep. I kick the blanket off me and decide it's time to start another day.

Why did I have that dream again? I pondered. This would be the third time this week. I brushed out my hair and put my day clothes on. It was still dark outside due to it being in the middle of winter, but at least it looked like the snow had stopped falling.

By the time I sat down to eat breakfast- a fried egg and toast- Finn was flying around once more in between bites of his portion.

"So I figure today we should ask around about what the townspeople know about the bells." He said. I sighed. "I've tried asking, but no one's mentioned knowing about something like that." I eat the last piece of my toast. Finn frowns at me. "Oh c'mon Hikari, we still need to try! for the-"

"For the Harvest Princess I know I know..." My heart beat faster. It wasn't that I was against helping, I loved the island... well, so far. I had just moved in a few months ago, but how could I do such an enormous job? What if I failed? I felt sick at the thought of it.

"Say…" I began. "does the Harvest Princess ever, I don't know…communicate through dreams?" I ask. Finn shot up in front of my face and smiled a bit too eagerly.

"Has she appeared in your dreams?! Oh! That means she's still alright! She could still… "

I cut him off by lifting my hand.

"No, Finn, actually… I've been having this dream over and over about this girl I've never met, and yet it feels as though I have." Finn looks disappointed, but starts to regain his smile, once again eager to help in any way he can.

"Well, she has appeared in dreams before as a way of communication, but I don't know if she's responsible for a dream like that." He said.

I feel a twinge of disappointment but shrug it off. "Oh okay, I'm sure it's just a coincidence."

I wasn't.

I grab my rucksack and fasten it around my waist, then after checking to make sure everything I need is inside, I head for the front door. I open it and am instantly hit with the bright, Winter sunshine.

"Where will we start first Hikari?" Finn asked, excited.

"Well, we need to head to town…but, since it's closer we should go to Garmon Mine district to see if Julius has finally fixed my brooch…" My mind started to wander as I thought of all the things I needed to accomplish that day, as it often did when I started my day.

"Sounds fine to me, so long as we gather info at the same time." Finn said.

I sighed internally. "Sure, Finn." I just hope the people here don't think I'm crazy.

Being certain we would not find any new answers, I stepped out on the road and headed to Garmon Mine District.

Akari's POV:

My eyes fluttered open to the sight of the Inn's nightstand. The clock read 6am, still enough time to sleep a bit more I thought. But then the realization and sudden regret from all that had happened the night before hit me. It's awful that your mind insists on reminding you of such things as soon as you wake up, instead of just letting you sleep peacefully for a few minutes more. I tried shutting my eyes again, but it was pointless. Visions of him were already swirling in my head and there was no stopping it then. I pushed the blanket off myself and I slowly began to roll of the bed, but ended up unintentionally rolling off it literally. I landed on my back and awkwardly tried to get up, hoping no one heard downstairs.

I straightened up the bed as best I could. It was kind of Maya's family to let me stay here for free, so I was trying to be courteous. The previous night's events played out in my head over and over. I was here, in Castanet. The place I was certain I'd never return. I never thought I'd have a reason.

But I did, and I…do?

I wasn't sure about that last part yet.

I went directly from the boat, which docked late, and headed straight to Luke's house. I had to get it over with. I had to see him again. I blushed, and shook my head at the thought of that. It just wasn't possible. Things won't be the same again and I just needed to accept it. That night I finally saw him, after five years. I felt something I've never felt before and couldn't define. Fear? Regret? Both? He of course, didn't recognize me until we went inside, which was awkward, and left me uncertain of how he felt about me being there.

I stayed for dinner, which was just the two of us because Bo was out of town apparently, so it was filled with awkward polite conversation such as the weather. We never mentioned anything about the past, but the topic still lingered there. Then I left after we decided that I'd come back the next day to establish what needed to be done, work-wise. Then I began walking all the way to my old house.

It was a dump. A complete dump.

I felt guilty at the shape it was in, and how it was partly my fault.

The biggest kicker that night was, my house was not even empty, in fact there seemed to be a couple living inside it. I walked up towards the window where light shined and heard the voice of a woman talking to someone else inside. I had already endured too much embarrassment for one night so I opted out of knocking on the door, and fled to Maya's place instead. I insisted I'd pay for a room but Maya was not having it, so I gave in and finally got some sleep. And now I was waking up, starting the first day of this new chapter of my life.

I pulled on my favorite green sweater and brushed out my hair quickly. When I was decently presentable I slipped out of my room and headed downstairs.

TO BE CONTINUED.

Authors note: Wowee it's been so long since I've updated this… 2 years nearly.

A lot of things have happened between now and then, but I still had this story in my head and I still want to tell it. So here is a bit of a (short) continuation of the last chapter. This story will have different POV's, but for the most part just Akari's and Hikari's. (depending on the story arc.) I can't promise how many per chapter, but I hope you like the surprises I have in store for this story, that I am excited to tell.

Anyway! I hope you like this! * also a bit of a side note—I am calling Harvest Goddess the Harvest Princess because I think it fits better in my story the way I'm writing it plus some other stuff and YEAH! So please don't point that out to me or anything, I am aware of her real title, but because this is Fanfiction I wanted to put my own little spin on this story's universe.

~TheAnxiousStoryTelleR~