"It feels good to fish again," Soseki stretched his arms, "It's nice to do this without worrying about catching a cold. Though, it's still a bit cold outside. But I'd rather not deal with the heat."

"Finally out of the clinic? I guess spring isn't as harsh on those old bones," I teased.

"I might be old, but I still got some spunk left in me." He smiled, "Looks like I'm eating good tonight. Could use some Eel rice bowl."

"Some rice does sound nice," I pulled out one last fish and put away my fishing rod. It felt nice to relax. The sun was a bit brighter than usual today. I might do some cooking today, "See ya."

I strolled up to the Harvest Goddess spring, taking my time. I was finished with my chores and wanted to spend the day relaxing. The animals were out today. The wild pig stopped running away from me like it used to. I fed a few of them before going up the slope. The water was a nice calm blue today. Maybe the Goddess was in a good mood today. I pulled out a fresh strawberry and tossed it into the pond.

"Dum-da-da-daa. Thank you for the strawberry, Alex. I love this. I see you're doing well. Have a good day." She didn't say very long, but I was used to it. I walked past the water to the area where above. I sat down and looked over the cliff. I could see a bunch of clouds in the sky today. Maybe it will rain soon.

I looked at the clouds and saw that the moon was visible again today. That's when my head starting to hurt. I winced in pain as I clenched my head. Why was I getting these headaches? I panted as my heartbeat grew loud in my ears. I got to my feet and slowly walked down, my skin tingling the whole time. When I got to the forest area, I saw Tina walking around.

"Hi, Alex! Whoa, are you ok? You don't look too good," She ran up to me and grabbed my arm.

"Head hurts. Gotta get to the clinic," I huffed.

She put my arm around her shoulder, "You seemed fine yesterday. Maybe you're working too hard?"

"I was fine earlier. I just started feeling pain. My skin feels like spiders are crawling on it."

"It'll be fine. I'll help you through this. Here we are."

Iroha was already inside. It seems like she was being scolded by Klaus. The doctor seemed irritated as usual and was speaking quickly. He looked up at us with an empathic expression, "Did you injure yourself too? I swear you young people are too reckless."

"No. I don't feel very good," I would have swayed if Tina wasn't holding onto me.

"You're good to go. And stop getting hurt. Now, Alex, what are your conditions?"

Iroha went to stand next to us. I was still in pain, but at least she would be ok. Blacksmithing must be hard if she keeps ending up in the clinic. She really does need to be more careful.

"My skin feels weird and tingly. I have a massive headache and my heart is beating harder than usual. I'm a little bit dizzy right now. Oh my! I'm not having heart problems am I?"

"Come here. I'll examine you now. You two leave."

"We'll be outside," Tina told me, "I hope you'll be fine."

I nodded as they left. I don't know why this was happening. I've been taking good care of my body. I have a lot of activities to keep me healthy and I eat three meals a day. I don't think that I'm working too hard. Klaus checked my heartbeat with his stethoscope. He wrote down a few notes onto a clipboard and put his hand over my wrist to check my pulse. He didn't ask me any questions, but I could see a curious look in his eyes.

"Ok it's done. There's nothing wrong with your heart. My advice would be to take this medicine. If it doesn't work, let me know immediately. You should not hesitate at all. Health is the most important part after all. Take two pills a day, one in the morning and at night."

"Thank you doctor," I popped one into my mouth and the ache started dying down. I waited a couple of seconds for the medicine to take full effect. When I was able to walk normally, I finally left the clinic. Tina and Iroha were talking quietly.

"There's nothing wrong with me, I don't think. My heart's going to be ok."

"Excellent. We have to warn you. We have to leave town tomorrow. Not leaving forever, but someone in my family is sick and wants me to bring one guest. They know Tina more than you," Iroha looked away, "I'm really sorry Alex."

"It's fine. I hope they will be ok."

"Thank you. Tina, we should start packing our stuff. Later Alex."

I waved to them half-heartedly. I hoped the pills would help me. I didn't like taking medicine, mostly because of taste.

"Hello Alex. What a nice season this is," Witch Princess was outside. I thought she mostly came out at night, but she must want to talk to me.

"Yep. I was missing the color green."

"I have a feeling that something's about to happen tomorrow," She looked up at the sky, "I should prepare for it. I don't want those mutts to eat all the mushrooms in the forest. But I'm getting ahead of myself. It looks like a good day to be reading. I should go pester that brat today. See you, Alex. Be careful. You don't know what roams in the woods at night."

It seemed like talking to the Witch Princess just made me more confused. What was going to happen tomorrow? Is it the reason that my friends were going to visit Iroha's family member that particular day? I decided to rest and get my mind off of it. When I got to my house, I remembered that I had things to put away. When I went to my storage shed, I noticed that the book seemed to be open. I could have sworn that I closed it. I saw the open page was written with a different color. Different pen maybe?

I pulled it out curious and decided to read it.

Spring 3

I haven't written in here for a while, huh. My fears came true. Lizzie, Kelly, and Peter are cursed as well. The evil Lady did this.

I don't know what I should do. I didn't want Lily to find out what I was. I thought I could hide it.

I was wrong. Now my poor children and wife have to suffer.

Spring 15

The weird lady's message confuses me. Find the red one. It's juice fills the pond?

I checked around the pool, but found nothing red.

I don't think it's a mushroom.

Spring 25

I haven't see the weird lady at all lately. Where did she go? She said she would help.

I can remember her violet eyes from when we last spoke. She wanted me to check around the town's farm.

I didn't usually speak to the person there. Helen's farm was nice, but I don't think she likes me. Or did she fear me?

Summer 15

The weird lady is gone. She even said she was going to help me! My headaches were finally gone, like she took them with her.

The evil lady seems to have gotten two new servants. I don't talk to them. They follow her every order. Poor slaves.

The last thing I ever heard weird lady say was, "Your children have around nineteen years before it hits."

How the hell am I going to explain this to Lily?

I wonder if the person who wrote this was going insane. I didn't know who any of the people Bo was describing where. He didn't really tell much about his family. All I knew was that he married the village doctor and didn't like the farmer. I wanted to know more, but that's when he stopped writing completely. I needed answers and fast. Putting it back into my storage box, I went to the one person who would know more about the town then me.

"Hello Alex. Do you need something from me?" Dunhill answered his door after a few knocks. His signature camera was at his side. It seemed to fit his olden style.

"Can I ask a question about this town? Like from when you were young?"

He winced, must be remembering something that happened to him in the past, but answered anyways, "Sure thing. I guess I can answer."

"Do you know about a man named Bo?"

"Bo? Not that I know of. I don't think I've ever seen anyone in town with that name."

"Oh ok. Sorry for wasting your time. I found a ring with that name carved with it," I lied, hoping he wouldn't get suspious.

"Must be old. Maybe it was from centuries ago? Good luck with work," He shut the door, and I went home.