Wizard/Gale X Hikari. Chapter 7. ( - ).

Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest moon or its characters in any shape, way or form. I just love the game. Warning: Contents may consist of lemon/fluff so viewer discression is advised. Please comment and let me know if you enjoyed this. :D Thanks.

Hikari awoke early in the morning, a bright smile lit up her features. Today was Jin and Anissa's wedding. She got ready quickly, skipping breakfast and ran from her home with Fin - the Harvest sprite; in tow towards the church. Once there she joined the formation of people lingering in the Celesta Church Grounds and smiled happily. The Church doors pulled open, Perry their pastor waved everyone in and everyone took their seats. Hikari being one of them sat in the front row, her hands in her lap.

Jin stood upfront next to Perry who stood on a step, a book open in his hands. Sighing lightly Hikari listened as the music chimed in and glanced back towards the entrance. There stood Anissa, dressed in a long flowing white gown, long silver lace upon the trim as it gently swayed against the floor behind her. She held a lovely bouquet of white roses. A long vale shielded her eyes as she walked in a slow march to where Jin awaited. Hikari smiled and turned her attention to Jin, her heart stopping.

The look on his face was.. beautiful, admirable, priceless and Hikari swallowed hard, finding herself staring in awe. It was easy to tell he was completely in love with the girl who slowly moved down the isle towards him, his eyes never left her form. A look of longing came over Hikari and she frowned. Fin sat on her shoulder idly until he noticed Hikari's expression and gasped. Although, luckily no one could see him but her.

Continuing to watch, Anissa finally reached her husband to be, taking his hand gently within her own. They both turned then to face the pastor and he began. Hikari felt her heart thumping loudly in her ribs as she lowered her gaze to her folded hands within her lap.

The ceremony didn't last long, Hikari eventually found herself tossing flower petals with the rest of Jin and Anissa's family in the church grounds at the newly married couple and watched as they happily ran towards their awaiting boat to take them on their honey moon to Toucan Island. Hikari bid everyone else goodbye and headed home.

"What was that?" Fin demanded once they reached the town and Hikari winced. "Oh Fin.. it's not what you think it was.." She said shaking her head as the small sprite flew from her shoulder and cascaded about her head. "I just..." She began and sighed loudly feeling a knot in her stomach. Fin waited patiently with his tiny brows furrowed. "Sitting there made me wonder.. if I'll ever have that..."

Fin stared at her with a look of confusion. "You mean.. getting married?" He asked in wonder and Hikari nodded, then shook her head. "Well.. that.. but... someone who'll look at me like that.. with the most longing, needing, loving expression on their face. With that aura that surrounds them with utter happiness when they look at you.." She stated with a small blush. The small sprite remained quiet and fluttered behind her as they now neared their ranch.

"I wonder if the Wizard would ever look at me like that..." She trailed off and walked into her barn to finish her chores. She didn't speak another word, and neither did Fin...

After her chores were complete Hikari sighed and leaned against her shipping bin. What was she going to do now? She checked her clock. 15:00. "Hmm.. I wonder if the Wizard is back yet?" She asked herself out loud and looked to Fin who gave the smallest shrug he could. "We could go see, Hikari?" He asked knowing it would probably cheer his friend up. Hikari gave a nod and made the trek back towards town.

She reached the Wizard's door and knocked on it loudly. She pulled her hand away after a moment and frowned, waiting. There was no answer. She looked to Fin, a worried expression on her face and he winced. Trying again, she knocked and waited. Nothing. She tried the knob but it was locked. "He's probably not back yet Hikari.." Fin told her with a frown of his own. Hikari looked to him and gave a small nod and sulked off down the street towards home. What a depressing day...

Hikari found herself fishing at the ocean between her ranch and Flute Fields to kill time and sighed to herself. The fish didn't seem to be biting today. "Weird.." She told herself and Fin nodded asthey both inclined their heads to the sky. Large dark clouds were accumulating over-head and a frown reached Hikari's lips. "Rain..." She muttered and looked to the small winged Harvest Sprite who shook his head. "I-I don't think those are rain clouds.. Hikari.." She rose a brow and reeled her line in. "Oh? snow then?" She suggested and placed her rod back in her rucksack. "Maybe..." Hikari smiled lightly. "My little weather sprite.." She giggled faintly and shifted to walk across the sand back to the dirt road leading home. Fin laughed slightly and followed right behind her.

Once at the Ranch, Hikari put her animals back into their barns quickly and went inside her house. It was then that a loud rumbling noise emitted through the air and shook her home slightly. "Uh oh..." Hikari winced at the rolling thunder and shrugged on her pajamas's getting ready to call it a night...

That night the wind blew hard against Hikari's house and she found little sleep as the rain poured outside, clad with thunder and lightning. Sitting up in bed, she pulled the covers to her chest. "I hope my animals are okay..." She said out loud, worrying as always. She cast her gaze out her window, watching the trees wave back and forth in the strong wind and nearly bend back. Lightning flashed in the sky causing Hikari to shrink a little bit in cover. "Ah... I hate this.." She muttered and closed her eyes tightly.

Her thoughts of the Wizard were also constant throughout the night, wondering if he was thinking about her and if he was alright in this storm. Sighing to herself she lay back in the bed and tried to get back to sleep. Her mind finally succumbed to slumber and she slept evenly throughout the remainder of the night. Morning came and Hikari awoke to the wind still whistling outside. Climbing out of bed she changed and fixed herself a small breakfast before looking out her window. It didn't look good.. especially for her crops. The majority still stood but there were a few completely uprooted by the raging wind and rain and blown clear out of sight.

"Hikari.. you shouldn't go out in weather like this.." Fin told her with worry in his tone. Hikari glanced to the small Sprite. "What about my animals?" She asked and glanced back out the window. "They will have to survive the day without food, Hikari.. but you come first.. if something happens to you, then they may never get fed." He warned and Hikari gave a small nod, leaning her hand against the window pane that looked out front to her ranch. "I guess your right..."

The day passed slowly and the storm never let up, it still trilled with thunder and lightning and it didn't seem to grow less frequent. Hikari spent the day reading and making a large meal for Fin and her before going to bed early. She snuggled into the warm blankets and moved to turn out the lights when with a large flash of lightning the room became suddenly dark. Strange, her fingers hadn't touched the switch to her lamp.. She frowned and leaned over the bed to turn the lamp on and off but no light emitted from it. She gazed around her dark house. "Power must be out.." She groaned and let herself fall back against the bed. What a tragedy the past two days have been.

Hikari tried so hard to get to sleep again that night and found that when she finally did she was plagued with strange dreams. One consisting of the Mayor and his letter to her about having someone special in her life, and finding a blue feather and using it to propose. She tossed and turned with these short weird dreams and awoke for the final time and realized it was morning. The wind still blew wildly outside but it appeared to be bright in her home. Not because the lamp on her bedside table was finally on as it was before the power turned out, but because sunshine drew in through the curtains.

Hikari hopped out of bed quickly, dressed and ran for the front door to check on her animals. Fin followed just as quickly and to Hikari's surprise her animals were just fine. Not one of them sick, and they all appeared happy and content. Generally after a storm like that, animals would get stressed out or be in a bad mood, or at least sick. But they were all fine and in turn that made Hikari happy too. She fed each one of them and headed out of her barn to her plot where her once vast and full garden was growing and stared at the few stocks left behind. "All my hard work..." Hikari whined and leaned down to pluck the withered strawberry from her plant and frowned at it.

"I'm sorry.. I could only save a few..." A deep voice spoke catching Hikari off guard, she screamed and tossed the berry at the noise with her eyes shut tightly. "...." She opened her eyes after a few moments silence, Fin not making a single word himself and gasped. The Wizard stood in front of her, his hand held out with the withered strawberry within his palm. Hikari blushed and felt herself absentmindedly running into the Wizard's form, her arms wrapping securely around his middle. "Wizard!" She cried, her head meeting his collar-bone in a tight hug. They jostled in slight collision as the Wizard moved his own arms to embrace Hikari in return.

They stayed like this for a long moment before Hikari rose her head to meet the Wizard's gaze. "I'm so glad your alright..." She told him, pulling away slightly. He still held the wilted strawberry in his hand and gave a nod. "As I am you.. Hikari.." He blushed slightly and handed Hikari the strawberry. "Replant it, it will grow..." He told her and she smiled happily taking it and placing it in her rucksack for now. "You looked after my animals?" She questioned with a incline of her slender brow and watched the Wizard nod once more. "Yes.. I got back late last night and came to check on you..." He told her moving to unwrap himself from Hikari's hold and looked over the brunette girl. "It seems you went to bed early and I decided to help..."

He responded and moved to rub the back of his head.

"When I'm away from you, I feel unhappy..." He said quietly, in the same calm tone he always used. Hikari's heart thudded in her ears as she continued to stare up at the tanned complexioned man. He seemed slightly different, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Me too..." Hikari finally managed and moved a strand of her hair behind her ear. "Did you get done what you wanted to..?" She asked, still curious of what it was that the Wizard was doing the day previous. He seemed to pause and moved to pace slightly in Hikari's fields. "Yes.. and No.." The Wizard still seemed hesitant to talk about it. "Oh.." Hikari frowned and glanced down to the soil she stood in.

"Thank you.. for helping me.. I'm not sure what I would have done if my animals had gotten sick.." She explained and moved to pull out her watering can, moving to watering the few crops that were still here. "And you saved some of my crops too.. thank you.." She said again as the Wizard moved his way through the few cherry trees that lay on her plot. "Your welcome.." His calm tone trailed off as Hikari finished watering and weeding her garden and turned to look at the Wizard. "Would you like a tour?" She asked hopefully and met the Wizard's bi-colored gaze.

"I would love one..." His eyes seemed to squint slightly in a smile though it was unnoticeable by his mouth or other features. Moving forward Hikari took the Wizard by the hand and showed him pretty much everything she had done with the place and owned. He seemed to be interested enough not to leave yet as they both came to sit in her house at Hikari's kitchen table with a cup of coffee, each. It was now late in the evening, around 18:00. Sipping the warm liquid Hikari placed her cup down and stared across the table at the Wizard whom seemed to be enjoying his drink.

"So.. what did you think?" She asked, hopeful that he would be impressed by her work. He gave a nod, moving the brim of his cup from his lips. "I enjoyed your tour.. you've done so much with the land already.. its hard to find a compliment that would describe your work..." He told her and soon took another sip of the black coffee in his cup. Hikari brimmed with happiness and grinned. "Thank you!" She exclaimed and finished her hot drink carefully.

"Hikari.. your stars have gotten brighter..." He told her, and Hikari stared back at the Wizard confused. "My what..?" She frowned, her head slightly tilted to the side. Hikari watched as the Wizard chuckled slightly. "Your.. Birthday... is.. tomorrow...?" He concluded and Hikari gasped. "It's the 26th already?" She announced pushing herself up from the table to check the calendar. Sure enough, he was right. Blushing deeply she looked back over to the Wizard who had finished his drink and now stood next to her table. "I... got curious..." He admitted rubbing the back of his neck.

"Oh.. its alright. I guess you are right though, my birthday is tomorrow." Hikari continued to blush and made her way back over to the Wizard. Hikari watched as the Wizard gave a nod and reached into his rucksack and held out a shining watermelon. "I got this for you.. on my trip.." He concluded with Hikari staring at the Wizard stunned. "For me..? T-thank you!" She choked out and reached for the watermelon with a grin and tears welling up in her eyes.

Holding the watermelon now, she placed it in her own rucksack and leaped at the Wizard, her mouth moving to his quickly in a soft kiss. Her arms would find their way around his neck, holding herself closer to his form. He blushed a deep crimson as Hikari felt his arms wrap around her waist. Hikari closed her eyes, leaning into the kiss that they shared.

Their lips disconnected as the Wizard gently broke their romantic pose. Hikari smiled up to the Wizard as he retrieved his hands from her hips. "Your welcome.. Hikari.." He breathed, his complexion still red about his cheeks. He glanced to the door, hearing a loud knock coming from it. "Hikari!" A female voice cried loudly causing Hikari to jump back from being startled at the yell and shot a glance to the closed door. Who could it be at this hour..?

To be Continued...

Sorry for the lateness of the story guys and gals. I did promise to have a chapter out everyday until I had it finished but I've just got home from work and got my creative juices flowing and this is all I can manage. Thank you all for reading thus far! Those who leave comments to tell me how I've done or how much they enjoyed this are my biggest fans XD I made promises for more drama.. so here it comes ~