"If only Wizard was here..." Hikari muttered aloud. "If only he was here."
"But I am here Hikari-chan." A voice behind her spoke. She turned around on the spot and look behind her but didn't see anything.
"Who said that?" She asked her voice a bit shaky.
"What wrong Hikari...Do you not remember my voice." It said sadly.
"Of-of course I know that voice. Its Wizards..." She looked into the night air. "Why can't I see you?" She asked.
It spoke again. "Because you do not need to see me in order to live"
Hikari looked confused. "What do you mean?"
"I must go Hikari-chan. Please remember that I am always with you even when were apart. I love you." Then the voice faded away leaving quietness all around her except for the soft chiping of crickets. She stood there for a minuet trying to let what just had happened sink in. Then she started home. Once she got there she went and sat on her bed.
She thought about what happened. The things he said. She felt tears come to her eyes. He was so close. So close yet she couldn't make him stay. Make him come back.
But he did say that he loved her. He had no idea how long she wanted to hear those words. She wanted to hear his whisper soft voice for so long...and now she had.
She started to cry. Half tears of happiness and half of sadness. She fell asleep just like that.
The next day Hikari was already up and awake out in her fields doing the day to day chores. Even though it was Spring, Hikari began saving money for Winter. Taking half of her days earnings and stashing it in her storage bin. Winter can be pretty rough, and she was usually low on money. This year she was going to change that.
Even though Wizard wasn't anywhere in a 100 mile radius of Hikari, heck probably not even on this island, she still felt happy. Cheerful. She felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from her shoulders just by talking to him. All was right with the world. For now.
Once everything was done that needed it, she decided to out to the forest and collect some lumber. She wanted to upgrade her house to a level three, so that when people came over, they would have a lot more room, instead of being uncomfortable and cramped. The day was pretty much gone by as she spent most of her time and energy getting this. In about the middle of the forest Hikari ran into Luke. They made the usual small talk. He asked how she was feeling, she said okay and thanked him. Then for a little while they chopped wood in the same area of the forest and shared stories and such.
As Hikari was about to cut down a huge oak tree, she saw something yellow shimmering from the middle branches. She hoisted herself up using her amazing upper body strenght and started to climb the tree. Luke was still down on the ground talking to himself thinking she was still there. She giggle and began searching for what she saw.
She soon found it hanging on a branch closest to the bark of the tree. It was a beehive. But there were no bees inside or outside of it. She took her axe and sliced it in half. Rich honey started to ooze out of it. She quickly got a jar out of her rucksack, and placed the gooey contents inside, then climbed down from the tree with a big leap. This startled Luke and he stared at her wondering how in the hell she did that.
Hikari just simply smiled and walked over to him handing him the jar of honey.
"You like this stuff don't you?"
He didn't answer he took the jar from her set it on the ground the proceeded to give her a life crunching hug.
"Yes Hikari! I love that stuff. Thank you, so much. Ah I'm so happy right now." Hikari smiled, glad to know that she had taken care of someone.
After that whole scenario, she bid Luke farewell and went home. Once again like last time the flag on her tin can of a mailbox was pointed in the air. She opened the small door and saw a package inside. She took it out and walked into her house.
She sat on her bed, and turned the package around in her hands trying to figure out what was inside. Then she saw writing. It read:
To Hikari,
With much love, from Wizard.
Then there was a little message beside it.
Our hearts grow stronger for each other,
As they beat as one. And they will, always and forever.
Hikari's hand shook as she looked at the package trying to find the return address but she had no such luck. Giving up on that idea, she started slowly opening the paper...
