Castanet was dark and silent. Usually, I went to bed at 18:00 on the dot, but tonight was different. I had something to do.

It was 2:00- my sprite, Finn, had me stay up until this ungodly hour in order to find the last bell. I had to ring it for the Harvest Goddess, and Perry had said something about a ghost in the church at this time.

As we reached the top of the steps, we walked into the grand church. At night, it was rather eerie. But before I could think to much, Perry was dashing towards me, screaming with fright.

"Ghost!" he cried. "Ghost in the church!"

"Per-" I started as he ran towards me. Before I could say what I wanted to, however, the frightened priest grabbed my shoulders, shaking me harshly.

"Molly! What are you doing here? Run! Go! The ghost is here!" Then, without any further delay, Perry was gone, slamming the great doors behind him. The church grounds were silent once again, filled with the echoes of Perry's cries.

"Wait... that's not an echo," Finn suddenly said, as if reading my thoughts. "Listen closer, Molly."

I remained quiet as I strained my ears. Sure enough, I could hear soft sobs, coming from inside the church.

"It's not really a ghost, is it?" I asked uncertainly.

"No," said Finn. "It's Edge!"

Quickly, he began to fly, with me running right on his heels. The two of us ran up the stairs to where the church bell sat, dark and dull.

And... purple!

"WAAAH!" sobbed a strong, unfamiliar voice. Suddenly, a small sprite dressed in purple tumbled out of the bell, sobbing loudly.

"Augh!" I said, covering my ears from the shrill sound. "What a crybaby!"

"Molly!" scolded Finn as Edge continued to bawl at my feet. "Edge, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"Be-because! Everyone used to make wishes at my shrine, and no one ever comes anymore! I'm so lonely that I can't ring my bell anymore!"

"Edge, please," I said as gently as I could over the sprites loud cries. "What can we do to make you ring your bell? This is very important."

"W-well..." Edge sniffled and squinted up at me with his beady eyes. "If you can ask ten of your friends what they wish for, and bring their wishes to the shrine, then maybe I can ring the bell for you."

"Friends? Must they be friends?" I asked nervously. Ever since I had moved and started my farm, I had had barely any time to speak with anyone in town.

"Of course! If you ask them for their wishes they'll think you're WEIRD if you're not their friend!" Edge cried.

"Hey! It's okay!" Finn flew beside Edge and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry! Molly can do it in no time."

Ugh. There he goes again, volunteering me for something I have no time for, I thought bitterly to myself.

The purple sprite sniffed and wiped his damp eyes. "O-okay. Thank you." And with that, he vanished.

Before Finn could say anything, I turned to look at him crossly. "Finn, seriously? It's going to take me forever to make friends! I have work to do, and a husband to support."

"Well, you have a talent for making time to do things," Finn said. "If anyone can do this, it's you. Besides, have you seen how busy all the townsfolk are around here?"

"Have you seen how much busier I am around here?" I shook my head.

"Molly, please. You're the only one who is diligent enough to get the job done. I know you can do it," Finn said encouragingly.

I was silent for a few moments as I pondered this. "Oh, alright," I finally said. "I'll do it."

"Yeah! That's the spirit!" The little sprite spun in the air with victory, and I couldn't help but smile with him. "Come on, let's go back home. You deserve some rest."

Then, together, we left the church and silently made our way back home.

Little did I know that this would be the beginning of a very complicated relationship with a man I hadn't yet encountered.

Hello readers!

So, I know that the prologue is a bit hasty, but I wanted to upload at least something before I went on vacation. If you're interested, please favorite/alert/review, and I promise that I'll keep writing as soon as I get back! Thanks :)