Before I start… is anyone even reading these? I haven't had any comments in a long time and well, it's making me worried. I mean, are people reading but it's too sucky to say anything? Are people reading it and loving it, but just don't say? Or is no one besides myself reading this story? So please can you comment every now and then to let me know? Cause honestly, it's driving me nuts not knowing! (even if you dislike let me know so I can fix it!)


Chapter 12: Time to move on


Wizard looked over at his door as Hikari walked into his house with another small, real smile on her face. He felt his heart beat slightly faster as he watched her… he wondered if hers ever beat faster too.

"Hey Wizard!" Hikari said happily as she sat down on his chair. "How are you today?"

"Pretty good. How are you?"

"Not bad. I took all the animals over to the track today, except fluffy cause she pregnant, and raced them. It was fun. Luke rode Oreo and kept beating me… Akari wasn't feeling the best so she watched and Renee rode Flash."

"Akari is sick?"

Hikari shrugged, "We don't know. She won't see the doc and keeps insisting she just has a cold… which she probably does. How are you?"

"… fine… I am working on the chart…." Wizard looked at Hikari and gulped. It was now or never. "Actually tomorrow night the stars are supposed to be really clear, and there might even be a late summer metor shower." Wizard glanced out the window nervously.

"I was wondering… would you… would you want to go with me there? And maybe get dinner first at the Brass Bar?"

"Um… like a date?" Hikari asked. Wizard gulped. He and Hikari had done small thing before like star gazing and some days dinner, but not both at the same time or while there were shooting stars. He was nervous. 1 46 or 155 years old and he had never been on an actual date before.

"Yes… like a…date…."


Hikari stared at the wizard dumbfounded. He had asked her out? He had asked her out? She felt her cheeks grow warm and a felt herself fighting the urge to smile. He had asked her out…

' I… I want to go… 'she thought surprised, 'I honestly want to go… '

Hikari started to smile, and stopped. ' I want to go but… I still haven't told anyone about… can I ever forget that? Will I ever move on from him? would it be fair to Wizard if I dated him knowing i haven't fully moved on? How can I except to move on when I haven't even told Akari about what happened?'


Wizard waited patiently as Hikari sat there for a moment considering the idea. At one point she smiled then stopped, looking sad and confused. Wizard felt his heart start to sink but before it had gone down too far Hikari smiled again and looked up at him.

"Sure. It's sounds like fun!" She smiled at him happily. "I would love to Wizard!"

He smiled and felt his entire body relax. "Great… um… shall we meet at the bar at… 6?"

"Sounds good!" Hikari smiled at him before looking at the door. "I was only going to quickly stop in. I need to go get some cold medicine for Akari… I'll see you tomorrow Wizard."

"I'll see you… tomorrow…" He watched as Hikari walked out the door, as it closed behind her he felt his face break into a wide grin. He had never done this before, but he was looking forward to it. He sat down at his desk and picked up his quill. Tomorrow could not come fast enough.


Hikari walked back to Luke and Akari's bracing herself for what she had to do. If she was ever going to e happy she had to move past mark and onto something real. For he to move on… she was going to take Akari up on her offer to talk anytime… She needed to tell Akari about What had really happened between her and Mark.