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~Wizard's POV~(Waiting for this one, right?)

"Bar...night?" I looked curiously at Angela.

"Right!"

"At the...Brass Bar?"

"Yep!"

"And you want me...to come?"

"Exactly!"

"No." I had no need to even think this answer through.

"Why not?" She pouted and I averted me eyes, lest I should be persuaded.

"It is too...reckless for me."

"Oh come on Wizard! Just a few drunks here and there! You don't have to drink. Kathy can make you some coffee or just give you food."

"It is not the drunkards...but that could cause...issues as well."

"Then what is it?"

I looked back at her and pondered on what to say. A little too long I suppose, because Angela waved a hand in front of my face after a moment.

"Hey. What's the matter? I got something on my face or what?" I blinked and she gave me the most care free smile in the world.

"Just come along, okay? It's better to keep an eye on Molly and I yourself. Not to mention this gives you a chance to be a bit more social!"

"I'm fine...how I am..."

"Of course you are! But you should try talking to more people. Don't spend all your time here! How often did you leave your house before I came along anyways?" She seemed concerned.

"Not very often...only late at night...where the stars shined very brightly. On occasion...I would go to the Inn...for my coffee grounds...and maybe a meal."

She now frowned at me.

"That's not healthy at all. You didn't even eat as often! You could starve to death in your house and who knows when someone would find you! No one would think nothing of it since you don't go out much!"

"They would know immediately...people come here often to have...their fortunes told..."

"Oh, that's right. Then you should know a huge amount of the villagers then!"

"True...but we don't...hold friendly conversations."

"Even so! That's enough to get a conversation going at least! Like, "Hi, my name is Wizard. You might know me as the fortune-teller!" And then. "Oh! My friend went to you the other day. It was xxxx, you remember don't you?" And then you say. "Yes! I remember xxxx coming in. They seem quite nice." And the other person. "Yes xxxx, is! You should come by later, say around 3, they'll be here and we can go out to lunch!" and you'll be like. "That's sounds good, my treat!" Which the person will respond. "That's so nice of you! Looking forward to it!". THE END!" Angela had been flailing her arms around and talking with a deep and high voice. It was very amusing.

"That seems...very unusual."

"You're right. Maybe if you stopped talking like that." She murmured.

"Like...what?"

"Like you're afraid to voice your thoughts or something! You sometimes stop in mid-sentence."

"Do you...hate it?"

"No! Of course not!"

"Then how...do you feel...about it?" Since I've met Angela I've been a little sneaky in my ways of gaining information. It was strictly for the use of obtaining knowledge on the rogue sprite. But I just recently started using it to clear things up for me that concerned her. I've more or less been using magic to make her speak her mind. It's very unlike me...

"I feel...that you're way of speaking is very mysterious, it gives you this... uniqueness. I love it actually, it seems refined." Angela never ceased to surprise me.

"I did not...expect that..."

She laughed nervously.

"It seems that I can't keep my thoughts to myself when I'm with you." I felt guilty when she said this. It was not of her own volition, but of mine that she told me how she felt.

"Angela...I-"

"But you know..." She cut me off.

"I don't think it's a bad thing. I've never really had a friend that I'd express everything to. I've only known you for what? A day? This is pretty impressive." She became serious and looked at her lap.

"And it's also...frightening for me to feel so concerned about you. To tell you the truth...I don't get so close to anyone because I'm afraid that if I get a best friend that I won't have time to listen to Molly anymore. Like she won't be the most important anymore and we'll drift apart. So I don't want to concern myself with others, that's why I just joke around with them, I'm never serious. But..." Her chocolate eyes met my own bi-colored hues.

"I don't feel less concerned about Molly. She's still important to me, and I'm realizing that's not going to change at all. So maybe it isn't bad to feel concerned over your health too."

'She honestly told me how she felt...' I thought.

She was concerned for me? I didn't know how to respond to that. So I just said what would make her the most happy at the moment.

"I'll go..."

~Chase's POV~

I cautiously eyed the floating speck of light that sat on my kitchen table. I was feeling tired and lazy from my nap and had decided to get some air and I get a bonk to the head from some magical creature for no reason! Wonderful way to wake up. Molly stared at the sprite and I wondered how I didn't see the thing earlier this morning.

"Was he with you this morning?" I decided to ask.

"No. He was with the Harvest Goddess. She calls him to her every so often but other than that, he lives with me and follows me everywhere." She smiled a little at the last part.

"Everywhere?" Molly must've got what I meant because she gave me a flustered look.

"All Harvest Sprites are innocent! That's why I don't mind Finn. He also knows how I feel about guys so he comforts me in my times of need." The little light floated over to Molly's side and snuggled into her neck.

She laughed and my heart leaped in my chest.

'Calm down. It's just a laugh.'

'A completely cute and alluring laugh.'

I groaned. It felt like I had a devil and an angel on my shoulder.

'You have to hide it!' - Angel Chase

'Flirt, tease, do something!' - Devil Chase

"Great...now I have two different opinions in my head." I muttered.

"What was that?"

"Nothing to concern yourself with." I told her.

"If you say so...but I really came by to see if you were okay. Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine if you don't count the ridiculously huge gash in my head." She flinched at my sarcastic remark.

"S-sorry. I really wanted to know if you felt good enough to come out tonight."

"Why?"

"Because. I really don't want to leave you alone."

"Are we becoming concerned for me?" I raised my eyebrow and stared at Molly.

I expected her to blush, or deny it profusely. I was certain she was going to bite her lip but instead she just looked at me.

"I am concerned about you." She said with the most worry stricken face.

'Too cute!' - Angel Chase

'Too cute!' - Devil Chase

That angel and devil really weren't helping my resolve.

"Chase, please!" She clasped he hand together helplessly and looked at me with puppy dog eyes.

'STRIKE!' - Angel Chase

'STRIKE!' - Devil Chase

Yeah...really not helping.

I looked at Molly and her pleading face and suddenly got a horribly selfish idea. Well...she was the one who didn't want to leave me alone, right? I was allowed to be selfish in my condition, wasn't I?

'Definitely' - Devil Chase

'Definitely' - Angel Chase

Where did my angel go? Oh well.

"Ah! It hurts." I clenched my head in mock pain.

"Wh-what's wrong? Your wound? Come here!" Molly pulled me to my bedroom and gently pushed me onto my bed.

"J-Jin said it needed to be elevated, right?" She lifted my head up and placed the other pillows strewn about on the bed underneath my head so it was elevated.

"Uh-uh...orange juice! Let me get you some orange juice! You like that a lot I remember."

I stopped feigning hurt for a moment. She remembered my favorite drink? I don't even talk a lot about myself and she knows my favorite drink? I smiled small, it felt nice that she remembered something as meager as that. I heard the sound of the mixer going and she hurried back in my room after a moment.

"I used only good oranges because I supposed the higher quality had been for a special dish. I hope you don't mind." I shook my head slowly and took a sip. It might've only been good oranges but to me, that orange juice was the most tastiest juice I had ever tasted in the world. Molly was scrambling about, talking about what she had to do next.

"Refreshing." I said contently and she stopped and turned to me.

"I'm glad...you think that." She said shyly.

The speck of light that was on her shoulder started to bounce around wildly.

"What's wrong Finn? The Harvest Goddess needs you?"

Molly nodded at what I guessed was the little creature talking.

"I'll be okay, Finn." Molly muttered, smiling nicely.

The speck of light followed Molly to the door and she opened it to let it out. It was on it's way out the door but it stopped suddenly, flew over to me and bonked me on the head again!

"Ow!" I complained.

"Finn!" Molly scolded and the speck of light flew out of the door.

"Oh, that sprite...are you okay?" She asked while shutting the door.

I rubbed my head and muttered yes. I decided to test out if she would stay or not.

"So. Aren't you supposed to be at the bar right now." She turned to me.

"Didn't I say that I wouldn't be leaving your side? I'll stay for as long as I feel necessary." She said, determined.

"You aren't afraid to be here alone with me?" I asked. She looked at me thoughtfully.

"To tell you the truth...I am. But you listened to my story, and you saved me, and comforted me. You just wouldn't do anything to hurt me at this point...would you?"

I felt guilty for faking my pain but chased the feeling away to give my answer.

"Of course I wouldn't! Hurting you is something I'm not capable of doing intentionally." Her face went red and she turned to the door to the kitchen.

"Oh...well I'm safe here then. And I'll feel better if you let me watch over you. I couldn't let you get hurt because of your involvement with me. It feels like it's my fault you're in this condition..."

"It's not!" Molly turned to me.

"It's not your fault! I saved you! And I was too stubborn to listen to you! I brought it upon myself, so don't penalize yourself for this!"

"Thank you, Chase, I feel a lot better now. Let me call up the bar and let them know I won't be coming in. And tell me what you want to eat too." I thought of what was on the menu.

"I'll have some Bouillabaisse." I decided was the only thing I had a taste for that night anyways.

"Bouillabaisse, coming up!" She said happily as the other person picked up.

"Hm? Hello, Hayden? Yeah can you get Kathy on the phone before she gets drunk?" She walked out of the bedroom, taking the phone with her.

I massaged my temples intently.

"Why'd did I do that?" I grumbled.

~Angela's POV~

"Hey!" I called to the two men that were sitting at the table by the far wall.

"Hey, Angela! How are you?" Calvin greeted me.

"I'm great, thanks." I glanced over to Wizard who was reluctant to come inside.

"I brought Wizard along! I hope that's okay." I said as I pulled Wizard inside and over to the two.

"The more the merrier!" Luke answered.

"That's convenient! I was meaning to talk to him today!" Calvin said.

"Oh, that's perfect!" I plopped Wizard down in a seat in front of Calvin and I sat diagonal to him in front of Luke.

"I'm sure you guys already know each other." Wizard nodded.

"Calvin...and Luke...if I remember correctly."

"That's right! We don't talk much but it's nice to finally see you out." Luke said.

"I was dragged here...against my will..." Wizard stated plainly.

Luke snickered and looked at me.

"Oh shush! You need to get out more!" I scolded him.

Wizard smiled at me and I realized he was just joking with me and rolled my eyes. I still laughed though.

"So, you're friends with Angela?" Luke asked.

"More like...acquaintances." Wizard explained.

"Don't be so coy Wizard! We're pretty much friends." I told them and Wizard blinked at me surprised.

"Right?" I urged him.

"If you...say so..."

"On a different note. I was meaning to ask you about those tomes you had. They looked interesting." Wizard's eyes sparkled.

'SUCCESS!' I thought.

"They are very ancient...they've been passed down...from past generations." Wizard replied.

"I suspected as much. Are they also in ancient writing?"

"Yes..."

"And you read it easily."

"I do." Now Calvin's eyes twinkled.

'Bar friends!' I sing-songed in my head.

"They seemed to have hit it off." Luke said happily.

"It's a total succes-where's my house slave?" I suddenly turned on Luke.

"I'm so sorry my dear master! I'll shall start on it tomorrow morning."

"Very well. And do remember to get me a barn and coop. I shall pay for it accordingly."

"Oh yeah, the barn and coop is free of charge. Since your sister has basically helped us out of our slump to where we're no longer in poverty, it's a gift! Think of it as a token of our appreciation!"

I smiled.

"Molly sure has made a great life for herself..."I murmured.

To think that she used to be the one living worse than me. If I went back, then I'd be in the worst condition out of us two.

"That's why you moved here though. To start a new life for yourself. No use looking at the past, the future starts now!" Luke gave an energetic smile.

"Luke...thanks." I said. Just then, Kathy came strolling up.

"Hey guys! Oh, is this a new addition to bar night?" She came close to Wizard and he turned away from her in shock.

"Hey, Kathy! There's this thing called "personal space." Give it to him." Luke shouted to her and she glared at him.

"Don't make me come over there Luke!" She turned back to Wizard.

"Sorry if I'm invading your space. I'm just happy to see you decided to come down to the bar!" Kathy took a seat next to him.

"Which reminds me, Luna said the price on luck fortunes has gone up, is that true?"

"I've never...asked for payment..."

"Haha, that's true. I guess it's more of a customer established price."

"Paying isn't...necessary."

"But I'd feel so bad asking for you to do something for me without returning the favor."

Wizard opened his mouth to protest but Kathy cut him off.

"Here in this town we help each other out! You should know this by now, Mr. Wizard."

He nodded and I laughed at his new title.

"How refined. Mr. Wizard, huh?"

"Wizard is fine...please." He told Kathy and glanced at me.

Calvin frowned at Kathy.

"You interrupted us just to ask about prices?"

"Uh-no. I meant to tell you that Molly isn't coming in today."

"Whaaaaat!" Luke and I chorused.

"I was looking forward to relaxing with my sister today." I grumbled.

"Did she say why?" Luke asked.

"Apparently, Chase's condition worsened a little so she's going to help him out for a while."

"My sister...is willing to stay in a room with a guy, alone? Are you sure she's not the one who's sick?"

"It is a little suspicious, isn't it? They've seemed to have gotten a little...closer lately." Kathy said. She and I looked at each other.

"You don't think...Chase and her are a thing...do you?" Luke said what was probably on everyone's minds.

I turned to Wizard.

"Do you think?" He shrugged.

"I don't...meddle in these...affairs."

"Ah, that's no fun! Why don't we all take a little trip to Chase's house?" Kathy suggested.

"What about your work?"

"I was gonna get drunk anyways. It's tradition! I'll just get Maya to take over my shift for tonight."

She bounced over to Hayden and I could hear every word she said.

"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaddy! I was wondering if I could go check on Chase!" She said, sweetly.

Hayden was overjoyed by his daughters childishness.

"Of course sweetie. I'll get someone else to serve. Colleen, do you think Maya could come by to fill in for Kathy?"

"Of course Hayden." Colleen replied happily from the kitchen. She then went to a phone to call the inn.

"Alright! All set!"

"You're a conniving little devil!" I told her.

"And what about Owen?" Kathy gave a blank stare at Calvin.

"I suddenly don't feel like going."

"Then don't suggest it!" I yelled at her.

"Touchy, touchy. Don't you want to check on your sister?"

I really did want to check on her.

"How did she sound over the phone?"

"She sounded perfectly normal. Why?"

"I'll just call every few hours or so then. If she doesn't answer then I'll go check on her."

'This could be good for her...'

Wizard glanced at me and I sighed, giving a small smile back.

'I just know this night is going to end up with me busting in on her.' I thought.

"So. Have you heard about the church?" Luke suddenly said.

~Molly's POV~

I started to work in his kitchen to make Bouillabaisse for dinner.

"I hope he has everything." I thought out loud.

I looked into his fridge and saw it was stocked pretty well with food of many varieties.

"That's good. He still has some Summer products. They've been preserved well too!" I said happily.

Then my eyes went wide. He might have had Oranges that were no lower than good but with all his other ingredients there was nothing less than shining!

"WOAH! He must have spent a lot to buy nothing but shining products!" I was thoroughly impressed.

"He seems to like goat milk a lot more than cow milk too...and duck eggs better than chicken eggs..." He only a few cow and chicken products. The rest I could easily recognize as goat and duck products.

I pulled out two shining tomatoes, two very fresh looking shining onions, a couple of clams and pulled out one of his many tuna.

"Even his fish items are some of the most expensive out there...I could make a fortune off of his fridge!" I swear that solid gold G's were flashing in my eyes but I pushed that impure thought of my head quickly. Chase wouldn't steal from me, not to mention, I'm not a thief!

I took the ingredients over to his cooking area to find that it was completely set up with some of the best cooking ware. It also matched his house interior...neat.

"Lets do this right!" Pulling my sleeves up, I washed my hands thoroughly and took a good sized knife into my hands.

I went to work, slicing the tomatoes and onions. I stood back a good amount so I wouldn't cry from the onion fumes. Tears don't make a dish taste good at all! I threw them in the pot which I had filled with thin fish soup for the stew base (Chase had it pre-made in his fridge for obvious stew base reasons). I steamed the clams for good measure before adding them in.

"An extra splash of flavor!" I grinned.

Before I went to work, gutting the huge tuna my eyes went wide.

"This is going to turn into a failed dish and quick if I don't find some red herbs!" I started to panic. I had already turned all my foraged red herbs into herb tea!

"Ummmm..." I decided to stick my head out the window to see if any stray herbs had grown anywhere when I looked down.

"Wow..." I murmured. Chase had a full set of herbs growing on his window ledge.

Green, blue, yellow, and red! The only one not there was purple, it only grew in Winter, Spring, and Summer.

They were well kept, I smiled at how diligently the herbs were cared for. Chase had quite the green thumb!

I neatly plucked two red herbs up and shut the window. Thankfully the dish was simmering lightly on the stove top.

I chopped the herbs into fine little bits and placed them into the pot with such elegance.

The fish was a little tricky, I was squeamish in having to chop the head off first, then the tail because I didn't fin the tail to look appetizing, but I held my composure as I went about cleaning it, slicing it up really well, it was so huge I didn't need but one fish. After that was done I place it in the pot and lit the stew simmer for a while. Adding a pinch of shining salt just for some extra flavor.

"Good seasoning." I decided, taking in the now simmering pot. I couldn't let it boil or the flavor would be gone.

I stirred ever so slightly and took his silver tasting spoon, that was curled at the top, to sample the dish.

"Perfect!" I exclaimed looking at the clock. It was 21:30 but it should be an okay time to eat dinner still.

I took the serving spoon and placed the stew into two bowls. The smell was intoxicating and my mouth watered as I place a spoon in each bowl. I examined the kitchen for a second and was happy that I had cleaned up as I had went along. It looked untouched besides the pot on the stove. I carefully took the bowls into Chase's room.

"Food's here." I announced shyly. I could enjoy my cooking for sure but Chase was a professional. It made me even more nervous than I already was from just being there.

He looked up.

"That took longer than expected." He raised an eyebrow.

"Sorry..." I muttered. He probably completed this dish perfectly in half the time. It had taken me 50 some minutes to do it completely right.

"It's fine." He replied smiling.

I handed him a bowl.

"It was convenient of you to put it in a serving bowl."

"Well...the pot was hot." I told him.

He closed his eyes and took a bite, tasting it thoughtfully before he widened his eyes in slight surprise.

"Wow. This is really delicious, it's a bit too salted, the clams are steamed so the texture is slightly different, but besides that, it's really good." I felt like my smile was a 4000 watt light bulb, ready to explode!

"Who replaced me at the bar? If you say Maya I might go into a coma due to shock." He laughed.

I cringed at Maya's name and then I looked at him thoughtfully.

"Chase, this didn't come from the bar. I made it." Chase stopped himself from taking another bite.

"Could you repeat that? I think I just heard you say that you made it." Chase laughed.

"I...did...make it." Looking down, I shifted from one foot to the other and looked up at him from my position. He looked shocked.

"I never knew you could cook this well!" Was all he could say.

"Well...cooked items that are really good cost a lot more than dishes that are just decent." I muttered, feeling my face heat up.

"Huh? So you would cook perfectly delicious dishes...and ship them? You've never cooked for yourself?"

"I have cooked for myself! It was just usually grilled fish and herb tea...I've tasted my dishes if that's what you're asking, but besides the special stew I make for Winter, this will be my first time actually eating my own dish."

He looked angry.

"If you don't eat on a regular basis you won't be able to work efficiently." Chase said.

"I've been working just fine up until now." I responded.

"Yeah! But what's going to happen when you get so hungry and fatigue comes over you and you encounter that thing that you call the "Rogue Sprite"? You can get yourself killed!"

"I'll be fine..." I answered quietly.

He sighed and looked at me casually.

"Or you can keep this up, pass out from hunger which is very possible, not get as much work done or sell as much as you'd want and eventually get to the point where you're only making 100 G a day." He said nonchalantly. I gasped.

"1-100 G a day! NOOOOO!" I teared up at the thought of it.

"H-hey. I was just trying to make a point! Don't cry!" Chase put his bowl down and rushed to me.

"I'm just worried that you'll pass out suddenly." I looked at him and sniffed.

"Wah?" I was confused on how to react. On one hand, he just said he was worried about me. On the other hand, he was really, really close right now.

"Wh-why are you biting your lip?" He asked.

"Sor-I mean...uh...oh...I don't know what I mean!" I whined.

"Pff-" Chase had turned his head to the side and I couldn't see his face.

"Chase what's-"

He started to laugh uncontrollably and hard.

"HEY! It's not funny! Don't laugh at me." I demanded but he only held his gut.

"Fine. You seem to be okay so I'll just leave you here!" I put my bowl down and turned to march out of his house but he stopped me.

"No-haha-please, wait. I'm sorry. I won't laugh anymore."

I looked at him skeptically.

"I mean it. And I am feeling much better thanks to your company. So let's sit in the kitchen and eat. Alright?" He grabbed his bowl and looked at me.

"I don't feel hungry..." I said, stubbornly.

"Oh yes you do." He placed my bowl in my hands and pushed me into the kitchen, making me take a seat.

"Okay, I'm hungry!" I agreed with him as he shoved my spoon in my hand.

We sat there eating for a while. I didn't pay any attention to Chase until I looked up and saw him staring intensely at me.

Startled, I blinked at him and started to stutter.

"W-what's wrong?"

He continued to stare at me with his violet eyes. They showed so much intimidating interest in them that I blushed from having them on me.

"Molly. I was thinking about this for a while now. It just suddenly came to me so I guess I was shocked by it." He scratched the back of his head and I listened to him intently.

"I didn't know what to do at first and when I thought I made my resolve, I pretty much ran down a completely different path. I might run into a dead-end here but I decided to tell you anyways...Molly, I-"

"HELP!" Chase's door slammed open and I looked behind me to see Angela panting heavily. A horror filled expression on her face.

Chase and I jumped up.

"Angela?"

"What happened!"

She held onto the door frame. She started to shake and I noticed the blood that covered her hands and part of her torso. Her lower lip started to tremble.

"Wizard is...Wizard is..."

Sorry for the long tail wait! I had stuff to do and it would've been uploaded yesterday if I didn't go to the Lil Wayne concert (WOOOT I love him, Far East Movement, Keri Hilson, Rick Ross, and Lloyd!)

Cliff hanger! I don't exactly know what I want to have happen to Wizard but anything is possible to have happened. Suggestions would be nice, I respect them no matter what! You can give suggestions for anything really. I need some ideas for bullets and such, I know what's going to happen near the end already but I need some things to inspire me to lead up to it.

~Please R&R~