The Gray Midnight Skye
Chapter 2
You Make It Sound Like We're Best Friends That Haven't Met In A Long Time
-Midnight's POV-
I woke up to the sound of Lumina's voice. "Mid… Your crops must be thirsty right now…" She said. I shot up. "I almost forgot about them!" I said. "I'll see you later, Mina!" I said as I left. I ran to my field and started watering my crops. Once I finished I went to my animal barn. "Hey Ritsu. How are you?" I asked my cow. "Moo!" she replied happily. I smiled. After I did all my work, I went into my house. I took a shower, got dressed and tied my hair up. I decided to rest at the Goddess Spring. The spring always calms me down. I'm going to stay there until night time. I sat by the edge, thinking about bringing back the Harvest Sprites. I brought back the blue Crop Watering Team, purple Stamina Healing Team, yellow Animal: Brushing & Petting Team, red Animal: Shipping & Feeding Team, green Crop Harvesting Team, 11 members of the orange Lumber and indigo Fishing Team, Team 8, Team 9 and Team 10. I saved the Harvest Goddess already but I need to save 2 more until I'm done saving. I think their names are Fen and Yacht… "Dear… Are you alright?" I heard. I looked up to see the Harvest Goddess. "Yes. I'm just thinking about saving the last two Harvest Sprites." I replied. She smiled. "You're very kind to help save the Harvest Sprites and I. Thank you and sorry for making you do all that work." She said. "You're welcome and it's okay. I wanted to save you all. I didn't want to be rude and reject it." I told her with a smile. She smiles back before she disappears. Time passes as I just think and stare at the Spring. I looked at my watch. "It's 11 already?" I asked myself. I heard footsteps coming. I turned to see Skye. "Heh heh… Hello again, Midnight." He said. "Hello Skye. What are you doing here?" I asked. He sat down beside me. "I like to come here. It takes away all of my troubles." He said, staring at the Spring. "You know… there's a rumour going on that a Goddess lives in this Spring… Some believes it… Some don't…" He said. "I believe it… I think the Goddess is a Harvest Goddess. She has a rival… The Witch Princess… She's the complete opposite of the Harvest Goddess. There was also a Harvest King. He and the Harvest Goddess fight a lot but one day, the Harvest King went too far and turned her into stone. Little elf like things called Harvest Sprites were with her that time too. The Harvest Sprites started making fun of him like calling him a 'baldy'. That was when the Harvest King got so mad that he made the Harvest Goddess and Harvest Sprites vanish to another world…" I said. "You know a lot…" He said. "It somehow became my dream as well…" I said. "How long have you been here?" He asked. "Since the afternoon when I finished my farm work. I like to think to myself so I always come here to think more clearly to myself." I replied. Skye laughed. "You make it sound like we've been best friends that haven't met in a long time even though we just met last night..." He said. I giggled. "I guess so..." I told him before I yawned. Skye chuckled. "Tired?" He asked. I nodded, accidentally placing my head on Skye's shoulder as I fell asleep.
-Skye's POV-
I know I've met a lot of girls but Midnight… She's somewhat different… She yawned. I chuckled. "Tired?" I asked her. She nodded before she placed her head on my shoulder. I looked over at her. She was sleeping. I smiled as I picked her up and walked towards her house. When I arrived, I opened the door, went to her room and placed her on her bed and pulled the blanket over her. I smiled at the sleeping girl. I bent over and kissed her forehead. When I pulled back, I saw her smiling. This girl is different from every other girl I have met. All the other girls just fall for me and my looks and let me get away from stealing. But when Midnight first saw me, she immediately stood up and asked me who I was, being protective of her and her friend, no matter what I looked like. She chased after me for the necklace as well. Sure, she stuttered and blushed when she told me to give it back but when we met today at the Spring, she talked to me like we knew each other for years. I'm confused about this girl… I always wonder what she thinks about. I looked at her one more time before I left.
-Midnight's POV-
When I woke up, I felt sweaty and sick. But I got up, changed and got to work anyways. After I finished, I felt really dizzy and I couldn't go on anymore. I felt like I was going to collapse. Sure enough, my fever got higher by the minute so I fell to the ground and lost my consciousness.
-Muffy's POV-
Hm… This is weird… Mid would usually come over on Wednesdays at 9. But she isn't here… She doesn't drink or anything but she visits to help. "I wonder why Midnight hasn't come..." I wondered out loud. "Maybe she still has work to do…" Griffin told me. "Yes but she always comes over on Wednesdays and it's past 9…" I said. "Maybe I'll go check on her…" I said before I left. I was getting worried. When I arrived at Mid's farm house and I knocked on her door. "Mid? Mid, Are you there?" I asked. …No respond… Maybe she's working on her farm. I looked around and saw Mid on the ground. I ran to her. "Mid!" I called. I felt her forehead. She has such a high fever! I brought her to her house and put her on her bed. I called Dr. Trent and a few minutes later, he came in with Eli. "What happened?" Dr. Trent asked. "I don't know, I came to visit her but I found her on her field collapsed. I think she was working while she had a fever." I told them. Eli placed her hand on Midnight's forehead and quickly pulled it back. "She has a really high fever! She shouldn't be working like this!" She said. After a while, Midnight started to wake up. Eli went up to her. "Why did you work? Even though you know you had a fever?" She asked her. "I… couldn't just leave my crops unwatered and my animals unfed. Otherwise I would be a bad farmer." She told them. "Yes but someone could've done it for you. Your also need to take care of yourself." Dr. Trent said. She nodded. "You need to get some rest, alright? We'll be back in the morning to check up on you." Eli said. "I'll help around the farm." I said. "Can you also have Nami with you? I taught her some farming and animal care." She told me. "Okay. I'll let her know." I told her as I was going to take my leave. "Muffy!" Mid called out. I looked at her. "Thanks… for helping me out…" She said. I smiled as I nodded.
-Midnight's POV-
I woke up at 9:50PM. Wow… I slept for a long time… I heard my door open then close. Maybe it's Nami? Or Muffy? Footsteps approached my bedroom as the door opened. I couldn't see their face. "You weren't at the Spring…" It said. Skye… He walked over to me and sat down on the stool beside my bed. Then he placed his hand on my forehead. "Your fever isn't really high right now but you should rest tomorrow." He said. I smiled. "Thank you… for worrying about me…" I said. He smiled back. "You know, Midnight… You're not like any other girl I've met. All the others just fall for me and ends up letting me go with the stolen things. But you… You didn't do that. No matter how I would've looked like, you would stand up protectively and ask who I was to make sure that I wouldn't harm you or anything…" He said. I was surprised. He smiled at me. "Here. I brought some medicine for you. They say that it will help you recover faster." He said as he gave me a small bottle of medicine. "Th-thank you…" I thanked. He nodded as he went out the room. I thought he left but he came back with a glass of water. I thanked him again. He told me that I should rest. I agreed then fell asleep. After a few more days, I got better. I saw Muffy and Nami coming over once again. "Ah… Shouldn't you be in bed, Mid?" Ami asked. "I feel better. It's okay now. You guys can go rest." I told them. "Thank you. But don't push yourself too much okay?" Muff said. "I got it." I told her with a smile. "Oh, yeah. And before I leave, your crops need to be harvested today." Ami told me. I smiled wider. "Thanks for your hard work." I told them. They nodded as they left. I harvested the crops and watered the ones that weren't ready yet. Then I went to take care of my animals. What's amazing is that Ritsu, my first cow I got, is pregnant! After brushing and feeding my other animals, I went to Ritsu. "Hey Ritsu. Are you feeling alright?" I asked. "Moo!" She replied. "Good. Follow me." I said. I lead her to the side of the barn. "Step on this then moo." I told her. She did what I told her to then the same moo was heard from my belt. It was something that I made. If any of my animals are sick or something, they would step on this and baa or moo or something. "If something's wrong, and I'm not here, tell me by stepping on this and moo, okay?" I told her. She nodded. "Okay. Now I'll just go take my walk around the valley okay?" I told her as I left.