Harvest Moon: Lunar Eclipse Chapter 10: Eclipse of Light, a harvest moon fanfic

Pure Heart: Here we go, another chappie!!!

Harvest Moon:Lunar Eclipse

Eclipse of Light

"RORRYYYYY!!!" Cliff fell to his knees, tears steaming from his eyes as he lamented. He shook his head, crying for real now, Rory's last pain-filled words echoing in his mind. I'm beginning to think you're the only one who really cares about what I think!!! He sobbed harder, realizing he hadn't given her a chance to talk at all about what had happened…it was too late now, though. He wept openly, faintly aware of Rick next to him, sobbing as well.

A soft light pierced his eyes, making him look up. The Harvest Goddess floated over them, sitting on her cloud serenely. As everyone except Cliff and Rick stood, startled, she glared coldly at the two kneelers. "You have hurt two innocents without letting them talk about the truth. That is cruel and cold to the two children." Cliff began crying softly again.

"Notice me…take my hand…"

The soft strains of music met their ears, making Cliff's head shoot up so violently his neck cracked loudly. The cloud had opened to reveal Rory and Terry lying beside her, the small blonde head lying in her lap. "So I saved them, as it was not their time…" Rory, eyes closed, continued to sing to herself.

"Notice me, take my hand
Why are we strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me

Everytime I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you, baby…"

With a soft sigh, Rory stopped singing, and her head settled in the Goddess' lap. The lady traced the little face softly with her finger. "The kiss you came upon was their first. They have been slowly falling in love over the past few weeks, and they had just confessed it. Rory wanted that kiss, and Terry did as well." She sighed and played with Rory's hair. "Your mistakes could have cost you these two children-so you cannot have them back just yet. No, I think they will come with me and I will care for them. I bless their love and will support them." She sat taller, and the cloud wrapped around her, engulfing Terry, Rory…"Farewell for now, citizens."

"NOO!!" Cliff and Rick cried in unison, but too late!! The Goddess was wrapped in clouds and vanished, leaving them sitting on top of the mountain in the cool, clean air. The whole of Mineral Town, minus two children.

lunasollunasollunasollunasollunasol

With a shriek, Rory shot up, clutching her covers to her heart. She gasped, panting in the cool clean air of the outdoors. Where was she? Last thing she remembered, she and Terry were falling…Terry!!! She flicked her head side to side, and relaxed as she saw him next to her, starting to flicker into consciousness. She looked around.

They were in the waterfall pool clearing. Goddess Pool? Yes. She stood shakily, and realized she felt better than she normally did lately. In fact, she had just as much energy as she did before she contracted the Burning Heart disease! She danced a couple of steps, then went skipping around the clearing, giggling at the return of her energy. Terry sat up and stared at her. Then his face broke into a huge grin. How glad he was that his dearest friend looked so…healthy, so energetic! He'd missed that sparkle in her.

A clunking noise made the two kids turn towards the entrance. There was a shield in the entrance, blocking anyone from entering Goddess Pool, and at it, banging frantically, were the citizens, her father and Rick at the front. She frowned and turned her back-to see the Harvest Sprites all around her. She smiled as they edged toward her, looking a bit worried. "Heya, guys!!"

"Rory!!" Timid hugged her leg, followed by Bold and Chef. "I'm so happy you're awake!!"

"Will you play with us?" Bold questioned.

"What would you like to play?"

"Umm, well," Timid blushed. "We want you…to sing for us."

"Oh. Okay, what song?"

"The BumbleBee song?"

"Okay!!"

"YAY!!" The Harvest Sprites sat in a circle, Terry being dragged over by Hoggy to complete it. She took her place in the middle, and nodded to Timid. He made a motion with his tiny hand and music started. He flashed, and reappeared in an adorable bee costume and began flying around them happily like a bee, Rory smiling and giggling at him. Everyone outside and inside the clearing watched as Rory began to dance and happily sang;

"Sweet little bumble bee

I know what you want from me

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah

Sweet little bumble bee

More than just a fantasy

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah

My heart skips a beat

When you walk in the room

I go boom boom boom

You go zoom zoom zoom

You're my playboy, playtoy, lover, my friend

I wanna be with you until the end

I'd give my heart and my soul to you

To make you see it's true

I'm so confused baby can't you see

Please come rescue me

Sweet little bumble bee

I know what you want from me

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah

Sweet little bumble bee

More than just a fantasy

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah

I start to cry

When you walk out that door

You go bye bye bye

I go why why why

I'm so lonely and only waiting for you

O come back and tell me: I love you

I'd give my heart and my soul to you

To make you see it's true

I'm so confused baby can't you see

Please come rescue me

Sweet little bumble bee

I know what you want from me

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah

Sweet little bumble bee

More than just a fantasy

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah

Sweet little bumble bee

I know what you want from me

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah

Sweet little bumble bee

More than just a fantasy

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah

Dub-di-dub-i duh-dah-dah"

Rory collapsed onto her back, giggling, and the Sprites swarmed her. She giggled as they hugged and tickled her, lying on the slick grass happily. Then a shadow overtook her, and she opened her eyes. Terry was leaning over her, offering a hand. She grasped it, and he pulled her to her feet gently. Quite aware of the citizens watching, they steadily ignored them and began talking softly, their foreheads slightly touching as they whispered. "They're not leaving…"

"I know, Rory. What happened, anyway? All I remember is falling, grabbing your waist to try to protect you…how did we end up here?"

"Who kno-"

"Welcome, children."

They turned to find the Harvest Goddess right next to them. Rory stumbled back and just about fell, except for Terry slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her against him, making her blush and smile slightly. The Goddess smiled kindly at them. "You are awake and whole, I am pleased to say. You are wondering why you are even alive, I see. Well, I caught you as you fell. I completely support your love." They both turned bright red. "Oh yes. In fact, if you would kiss again, it would strengthen my charm on this field."

They looked at each other, then out at the citizens. They were all staring at them, and Rick looked about ready to explode at their current position. Rory pushed away and walked over to the shield, looking at the ground. Everyone watched her. Slowly, she brought her eyes up to meet her father's.

And splayed her hand across the shield, directly in front of her father's face. A clear as a bell "talk-to-the-hand".

She sassily turned her back on them again and skipped over to Terry, flipping her short hair. Hugging him, she smiled softly as he blushed again. "Terry, I don't care what my father does to me. I care about you. That's all that matters now." She looked up at the sky. "I know my own emotions, and I know who I want. And that…" she let Terry slip his arms around her and smiled. "…is you, Terry." She stood on tiptoes, and he leaned down. Their lips met in a sweet kiss again.

Ribbons, red as roses, burst from their embrace, whirling around the field. The citizens gasped as the lights dazzled them, and Rory smiled, pressing against Terry's chest. Then there was a loud cry from Cliff, and the girl and boy whirled to see the figure standing just inside the field. As he walked out towards them, she placed herself between him and Terry, the Sprites, and the Goddess. He stepped towards her slowly, and the adults gasped.

"Jeremiah Manzanas, I presume." Rory's words echoed the past, shocking the Goddess and Sprites. "You should not be here, considering you're long dead."

"Ahh," a soft voice, full of venom, breathed, "that's where you are wrong, little Rory Heinger. Your spell that is providing you with energy has given me a bridge back to the world of the living. You have awakened me, and I will finish the job I started nearly fifteen years ago-killing Sunleia."

"She's Sunny, not Sunleia! And you shut your mouth, mister!!" Rory was irate.

He laughed. "You are just as fiery as your mother. She thought she could stand against me, and nearly paid the price with her life and yours. You should hate her for abandoning you the way she has-"

"THAT'S YOUR FAULT!!!!" Rory lashed out at him, and he caught her wrist and twisted so his face was close to hers.

"Never. Attack. Me." He threw her to the ground, kicking her in the stomach. When Terry ran to intervene, Jeremiah's knife flashed, and he fell away, a torrent of blood leaking from his hip. The older man grinned. Then the blonde's foot sunk into his groin, and he sunk to the ground choking. She leapt up and yelled, "Follow me, Jeremiah, and you may just get more of that! Hurt anyone else, and I'll send you back to the afterlife so fast you'll see Satan before your body hits the ground!!" She shot out of the field, shattering the shield in one fluid jump and landing on her father's chest.

"Rory-"

"Daddy, help Terry! I have to save Momma-and stop Jerem!!" She took off again, her figure streamlined against the spring air. The citizens snatched up their children as Jeremiah shot past, roaring, "YOU'RE DEAD, BRAT!!!" Cliff was knocked to the ground as the blond shot after his granddaughter, both disappearing into the gloom. Rick ran to lift his son up, Karen attempting to stop the bleeding. The people followed-and gasped as they entered the field. Cliff sobbed at the sight before them.

Jeremiah held Sunny in his grasp, the unconscious lady limp in his large hand.

And Rory was on fire.

Her body burned, yet her clothes, hair, and skin remained pale and clean. Her chocolate eyes were wide in pain, and she grit her teeth to keep from screaming. Cliff couldn't move-his wife-his daughter-

"Rory!!" Terry flew across the field, and everyone watched. With no hesitation, he thrust himself into the flames, wrapping his slim arms around her waist. He screamed as the flames enveloped him and he felt the pain, and his words echoed through Sunny Day Farm. "I will not let Rory suffer alone!! No matter what, I'll be there for her!!" He stood firm as he burned beside his love. "I WILL NOT!!"

"NOOOO!!" Rory thrust him away, tears countering the fire around her. "I won't let you hurt anyone else!! First Momma, then Gray, Kai, Daddy…noooo!!!" She gripped her head in agony. "NO MORE FIRE!!!!!!!" She threw herself at Jeremiah, who dropped the limp woman to the ground. He gasped as her fist connected with his face, knocking him away from the pair and into the wall. He gasped again-and went limp.

Rory stood shakily, still on fire. She walked-well, stumbled-over to where the older blonde had collapsed on the hard packed ground. Falling to her knees, she pressed her hands to Sunny's forehead and cried out, "Saria! Ariana! Help me!"

Two ghostly figures whirled into existence beside her. One was a woman, long black hair shining behind her. The other was a teenager with a hairstyle just like Sunny's, only hers was jetty. Both women were clothed in simple dresses-the woman's pink, the teen's blue-and Terry realized that they were identical to the forest green dress Rory wore in his dreams. His legs gave out at that moment, and he collapsed in pain. Kaila shrieked and ran to his side, but his eyes remained focused on Rory.

Gotz gasped quietly, his intake barely discernable above the sound of Rory's flames. "Saria…Ariana…"

And Terry understood.

These two intangible figures were Gotz's family, the family that had been killed on the mountain so many years ago, when Rick had been just a little boy. The death of his family was what had destroyed Gotz's loving capability and made him so gruff. Sunny had been able to reopen his heart because-because why? His head hurt, and shadows pounded behind his violet eyes. So much he didn't know…so much he couldn't understand…

"Rory!! We're here, we're here!!" Saria-the teenager who died when she fell off Mother's Hill-grabbed Rory's shoulder. Her blue eyes sparkled in the flames' light. "Just hold on, Rory, everything will be okay!! I promise, everything will be okay…" She reached out to the older ghost. "Mama, we need help, fast!! Rory's slipping!!"

Slipping? What did slipping mean? Everything was moving too fast for Terry's hazy mind, too fast for his cloudy violet eyes. It was no longer liquid pumping fast from his veins, it was life. Life flowing out of him, staining the farmland and boulders around him crimson. He moved his hand to his side, gasping in pain as the sticky blood coated his hand and made his fingers slippery. Everything was so red, so, so red…

Red like blood. Red like the shirt Kai always wore. Red like the pin Timmy had found. Red like the herbs Liani had gathered. Red like Kaila's beloved flower necklace. Red like the berries that grew on the trees in fall. Red like the flowers Rory had worked so hard to grow when they were children. Red like the pain when she collapsed in his arms. Red like the bow on her treasured dog. Red like the comb of the chickens she chased. Red like pen she used to write her notes to the team. Red like the blanket Rory and Sunny had made Luné when he was little. Red like the hearts Rory had drawn on her Thanksgiving Day card for him (complete with cookies!!) Red like…like…

Red like death.

He was dying…

Everything around him began to dim. He could feel Kaila's hands on his face, Doctor pressing the cloth to his side in a vain attempt to stop the bleeding. His mother was there as well, stroking his hair and crying. The people he loved were coming to say goodbye…how touching…he tried to say something, tell them he loved them, but blood clogged his lungs and he choked, the liquid coming out of his mouth. Death would be easy to slip into…no more pain…no more light…

No…more…

Light.

Light was swirling around him, comforting him. He could feel it flow around him, cushioning him, lifting him into the air. Even in the darkness, he could see the light—pure, innocent light—flow to his waist. It wrapped around the gash in his hip, and he stiffened as heat flowed through his body. What the--?! Sound returned suddenly, and he could hear his name being called over and over by his aunt and uncle, his cousin. His friends were calling as well, their cries mingling with his grandma's and mother's. The light whirled faster, and he twitched. He heard his father crying over and over, "I'm sorry, I love you, I'm so sorry, I love you, forgive me, I'm so…" Why couldn't he answer them? A weight was crushing down on his chest, immovable, unbreakable.

Then he heard the voice he craved so desperately.

"Come back, Terry. Don't die, please!"

The heat gave way to a cool sense of peacefulness. She was here. She was still alive. He could save her if he went to her.

He opened his eyes.

Rory was sitting beside him, holding his hand and smiling at him. But…why was she so different? Her body shimmered and shone, as if she wasn't there...but she was, right? He reached out for her, hand shaking, and she took it, tears sparkling on her face. "Are you feeling okay, Terry?" He opened his mouth, but she gently pressed a finger to his lips. "Don't speak yet—you're still hurt." She pressed her hand against his hip, and it came away crimson. "You're not bleeding anymore. Doctor stopped it."

"Why…are you…all shimmery…"

Rory smiled, crying at the same time. "Because the spirits are loaning me energy to help you."

Terry shot up, opening his eyes fully. Eyes that were now clear violet and comprehending everything.

Sarai and Ariana stood behind Rory, each glittering. A stream of light went from each of their hearts into Rory, making her glitter and glow like the star she was. Light was glittering from around his hand in hers. Looking down, he realized he was shimmering as well, shining subtly underneath his tan glow. Unlike Rory, whose shine was almost dazzling. "What the-?!" He looked up at the girl he loved. "What's going on? Who are-!!" He looked up, shocked.

A brunette woman was standing on Rory's left, dressed in a white dress just like the other's dresses. Her long hair was pulled into a loose ponytail, and she seemed very quiet and kind. On her right was a woman in yellow with long braided jet-black hair. Both women were older, and they each rested a hand on Rory's shoulders, sending energy flowing into her body. But they seemed familiar…

"Ahh…"

Everyone looked at the point in space that the sound came from.

Sunny sat up slowly, holding her head in one hand. She seemed dazed, but quickly seemed to recover as she shook her head. Her long blonde hair whirled around her head, creating a golden halo, and Cliff gasped, shocked by the utter beauty of it. Sunny turned and faced the villagers. She blinked at her location and the crowd of everyone. Then she looked at her hands and flexed them, as if checking to see that they were actually there. Amazement crossed her face as she touched her face, her stomach, her arms. She was alive again.

Alive.

"Momma!!!" Luné came tearing out of the crowd, flying across the dirt to reach his mother, his brown hair blowing crazily behind him in the wind. Sunny knelt and opened her arms to him, tears coming to her eyes as he leapt into her arms. "Momma, I knew you'd wake up, I knew you'd be okay!! I just knew it!!" He was laughing happily, unaware of his mother's silent tears, only aware that she was here, awake at last. He patted her face gently. "I told Daddy that you'd be all bettaw!!"

Sunny released him gently and gracefully lifted herself to her feet. She swayed slightly, but her eyes searched the crowd, looking for faces. Two of them, to be precise. She scanned hungrily, desperate to find them.

And then he was there, holding her close to him as if he would never let her go. She buried her face in his chest, smiling and crying in delight as he stroked her hair and sobbed loudly in her ear. She squeezed him gently and reached up to play with his ponytail, hyperaware of every movement that he made as they reunited at last with one another. He hugged her tightly, and she reciprocated, her joy almost tangible all around her. She kissed every part of his face and neck that she could reach, not caring who saw as she trailed the fiery love up his neck and to his lips.

At last, they were whole again.

After a few moments, Sunny looked around, longing for one more person to complete her family. She smiled when she found her, though the smile was worried at how thin Rory was and how pale and breathless she seemed and how her body sparkled like diamonds. But when she saw the two women next to her, she gasped, riveted on the one in yellow. Reaching to Cliff for support, she whispered her first word in nearly a season—one that changed everything.

"Mother?"

lunasollunasollunasollunasol

Pure Heart: Soooo… ;-3 This is fun to write. I love Rory and Terry and Sunny and Cliff and…(lists about all of the characters) Anyways, please review. OR BOZO AND BAKA WILL ROAST YOUR SOUL AND THEN DEEP FRY IT WITH CHICKEN GUTS!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! Ehem, sorry, the evil me got out for a sec…But review, please.

Remember: I only own all my characters and the plotline. The song was Bumblebee by Bambee. Everything else is the property of the Taser-wielding Natsume lawyers!