Chapter 2

I rubbed my eyes until they burned like the sun and gazed again down at the little…yes…little people that stood and conversed in front of me and my not so new house. One was fat, the fattest little person I have ever seen wearing a yellow jacket and red pants that didn't even match, next to him was a much smaller person wearing all blue and the one next to him was skinny and the tallest and he wore the infamous Santa outfit, red. What is stranger than that is…the three of them had green hair and pointed elf like ears. Just talking away like I wasn't even standing there staring at all and ready to punt in fear that Santa's little helpers came to scold me for being rude to the shop keeper.

"No, no, that won't work…" The red dressed one said. The three of them danced in place like it was an expectation of them in order to live.

"But you said…" The yellow, fat one spoke but the blue, much smaller and the cutest one interrupted with waving arms.

"Isn't there a better idea?" The red and yellow midgets turned towards the smallest with their long ears twitching on each side of their heads. "Unless we find a way, we'll have to move away from here…" The blue sighed.

My face twisted with all sorts of emotions. Who would have thought the Keebler elves were real and were planning – only god knows what, in front of my house. Before they said anymore I had to interrupt. This was just too weird for me not to step in and make my big claim out of this whole situation.

"What the fuck are you?" I asked, my voice raspy and unsure.

I could hear the tiniest of gasps, the three of them running towards my untowed fields, far from me before turning their tiny little heads. They couldn't be any bigger than one of my hands.

"H-how can you see us?!" The red elf spoke. Shock was smudged all over that pale face with the green locks near both his tiny black eyes. Even if they acted spoke they were still dancing. Must be how the Keebler elves keep themselves from fading from all the little boys and girls in the world slowly forgetting about their not so scrumptious cookies.

"W-who are you?!" The yellow, obese one asked while wagging a chubby finger at me.

This was getting annoying. I stomped a foot to my side and crossed my arms against my chest, narrowing my eyes down at these little impostors. "Answer me first! You're the ones trespassing on private property."

They turned their beady little eyes at one another before the red one stepped in front of the other two with a weird, pleased smile, "We're the Harvest Sprites who live here and we're in real trouble if the forest and the lake disappear. We beg you! Stop them from building the theme park here!" He clapped his hands together, pleading with puppy-like eyes.

"You have to be kidding me." Was all I could mutter. First my grandfather and now imaginary, mythical…sprites, why is everyone coming to me for this again? All I ever did in my whole life was take care of my ill mom and I obviously didn't do a good enough job at that since she passed away.

The obese one dragged himself next to the red one, clapping his hands together just as the other had but his puppy eyes weren't as affective, "We need your help to protect this place."

I waited for the blue one to step forward just like the other two, expecting him to have another say on this whole ordeal but his big, round eyes were watching something in the sky with interest. I quickly glanced to make sure there wasn't anymore sprites that could have magically sprouted wings and were about to attack me, however, the smallest one was interested in a cloud that was slowly flying by. ADD, I thought. I averted my eyes to glance back down to the two pleading sprites.

"You don't even know me. For all you could know is that I could be an evil old man that rapes and eats little boys. You should be more careful about whose house you stand outside of." I raised a brow and gave a quick smirk to see if I could scare them off but they stayed exactly as they were. Pleading with their hands together in front of them with small puppy pouts. Really, really?!

I grumbled and released my folded arms, using both my hands to rub at my temples, "If I say yes what will I get out of this?" I questioned with a less than satisfied expression.

The red and yellow sprites began to jump in place, clapping their hands together with glee, the blue one returned to reality to do the same as the other two.

"Impressive! I'm absolutely so impressed! What an admirable young man!" An angelic woman's voice came from our side. I nearly fell over myself from fear. The voice came out of no where. I hadn't heard anyone walking towards us or even felt another presence.

There – next to me was a sight more shocking than the one I saw when I opened my door to find the voices. A woman with long purple hair in two buns trailing with braids down her sides hovering in a rainbow colored silk gown. Her eyes were bright and mystical just as deep in color as her hair. Leaves were hung in her purple locks just in front of her perfectly made buns and a purple star-like tattoo (As it seemed) was in the middle of her forward. Fluttering behind her were two fly-like wings. I was stunned and astonished that a creature so beautiful and odd at the same time could even exist.

Her petite purple lips grew into a smile much like the ones the sprites gave to me before, "Nice to meet you. I am the Harvest Goddess. I live at the Harvest Goddess Lake. What is your name?"

The three sprites ran to her side still dancing and jumping. I broke out of my shock because of them. I scratched the side of my head unsure of how to really answer to her. She came out of no where just like the sprites had and twisted, turned and shattered the reality I once new.

"Uh…uhm…My name is Heero…" I returned to my original composure. Standing straight and crossing my arms but my eyes weren't as narrow and disrespectful this time. If she is a goddess I don't want to piss her off.

She intertwined her fingers together and placed both hands just in front of her lips but not enough to actually touch the purple flesh. "So, my dear Heero. I have a few questions for you." She dropped her hands to her sides before continuing, "A puppy has been abandoned in the rain. What would you do?"

That question was weird and random. I never had a puppy, the only dogs I'd ever seen were the little toy dogs that rich old woman walked on thin pink leashes down the streets and most of those dogs looked like rats. I shrugged at her answer and gave her the most reasonable thing that could pop up in my head. "I suppose I'd have to take it home."

"Good, good. Someone has thrown trash on the ground. What would you do?"

These questions just get simpler and odder. It is like she knows I am from the city. "I see trash all the time but if it was in a place like this I assume trash on the ground is a sin so…I don't want to be beaten with a pitch fork. I'd pick it up and throw it away."

Her expression changed completely. From sweet and smiley to confused and stunned. Had none of these people heard of sarcasm? I'm going to have to change my personality completely in order to make sure I am still welcomed here or allowed to leave without missing a few limbs. The Harvest Goddess shook her head and her visage changed back to normal – all smiley and happy once again.

"A-alright. You've found someone else's money on the ground. What would you do?"

That's an easy one. What would anyone do if they found a wad of money on the ground? She didn't mention a wallet so there was clearly no ID of any sort. Anyone could come into the police office and put a claim on it. "I'd keep it." Logic, always think logic. That's what I thought until her face did a complete turn once again. "What?" I asked but she didn't answer.

The sprites all turned towards her with waving arms and over ecstatic attitudes, "What do you think? What do you think?" The three asked in unison. That broke the displeased look on her face.

"This is tough." Was all she muttered. She gripped her chin and raised her head towards the sky.

"Is he good? Is he bad?" The red sprite asked nervously.

She released her chin to replace her hand on her cheek, her displeased appearance returning. "Let's see…in a sense, you could say that he's the most human. I'm a little worried but we have no other choice."

Most human? "What's that supposed to mean? So what if I am human." I grumbled underneath my breath but they ignored me completely.

"Let's just ask him." Said the red sprite, which once again, brought the Harvest goddess out of her slump.

"So, please do us this favor. You have been brought to this land as the savior of this town. Yes, it is Fate that brought you here." She eyes narrowed, this sounded to familiar. Just like in the letter Grandpa had written to me. Those two must have known each other or something because this feels rehearsed. "Heero, could you give this farm a name?"

I turned towards my little house and then towards the barn. I was never good at names and a name for a farm seemed harder than naming a child but I glanced over my shoulder at her and gave her the only word that climbed out of my head. "Uke."