I can't believe I forgot to put this when I first uploaded this, but Rune Factory Frontier is not mine. I own none of it. Hope you guys enjoy! 3

A warm spring breeze scattered leaves across the grass that flew off the edge of the island and floated gently down to the land below. Leaning up against a nearby tree, Raguna breathed in the sweet scents of spring. The young man was covered in dirt, scratches and flecks of blood, his and not his own. His brown hair was a mess and his clothes were torn. Smiling, he stretched his sore muscles and laid back to rest his eyes. He had been hunting monsters all day and thought it was high time to take a break. His relaxation didn't last long.

Thinking fast, he quickly shot out his right arm and blocked an attack from a Silver Wolf, cringing as its teeth dug into his forearm. Bringing his other arm around, he grabbed the side of its head and bashed it against the tree, freeing his now wounded arm. The wolf let out a cry and stumbled to the side shaking its head. He quickly got up to his feet and took a defensive position. He swallowed hard as the wolf let out a low growl. He was unarmed and on top of that, had nowhere to run.

He glanced to his left and noticed he was close to the edge of Whale Island. He could feel the blood oozing from the bite. "Bastard…" Smirking he thought, "If I could just get it closer to the edge I could-" His thoughts were interrupted by a sharp pain in his torso. The wolf had shot forward and lunged at him, sinking its razor sharp claws into his stomach. Kicking it in the face, he fell to the ground and clutched at his side.

Blood filled his mouth and he let it spill forth in front of him. It pooled around his hands and stained his gloves. His vision was blurred and his head felt dizzy. The Silver Wolf crouched and prepared to attack again. Squeezing his eyes shut, he braced himself. He heard a loud growl and the scuff of shoes and what sounded like blood spilling onto the dirt, then it went quiet.

He opened his eyes to find that he was staring at the ground. He raised his head a little and saw sandals, and then legs. Looking up he noticed the slender figure that stood before him. "Kross..." The wolf was biting down on Kross' arm and blood was dripping onto the dirt. He glared at it and grabbed it by its throat, bringing its head to the ground and crushing its skull, breaking the earth around it as he did so. Raguna stared in astonishment as the raven haired man picked up the corpse and hurled it off the edge of the floating Island. "K...Kross, you-" A sharp pain shot through Raguna's body, cutting off his words and forcing him to cough up more of his body's life essence. Kross ran over to him as he collapsed and his world went black.

Raguna awoke in darkness. He couldn't see anything but he could hear what sounded like mumbling buzzing at the back of his skull. Confused, he tried to speak, but no words escaped him. Once he realized he could not speak nor see, he decided to listen.

Mist gripped the side of Raguna's hospital bed. "And when you wake up, I'm going to make you all sorts of your favorite foods, oh, but nothing with turnips, I know you dislike them..." She continued on, talking only to reassure herself till her hands trembled and her eyes began to tear up. Raguna began to regain control over his body and slowly opened his eyes to see Mist clutching his arm and softly crying.

"Mist... Your voice is so annoying…" She raised her head sharply and jerked it in Raguna's direction.

"RAGUNA!" She shot forward and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Mist…! Mist, that hurts! It hurts!" She let go of him and apologized, wiping the tears from her face. Raguna brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "Where am I?" he asked looking up at the ceiling.

She smiled sweetly. "You're in the church. You've been out for a week now." Raguna looked at his injured arm and then back at Mist. "Good thing Lara was able to fix you up. If Kross hadn't have found you and brought you here, you probably wouldn't have made it."

Raguna's eyes widened and he leaned forward. With anticipation in his voice he asked, "Kross...Is...Is he here? Is Kross here; can I see him?" Mist pointed and Raguna followed her finger. His gaze fell onto the raven haired man. He was asleep, his head resting face down on Raguna's hospital bed, holding onto Raguna's hand.

"He hasn't left your side once Raguna. Not since he brought you in here." Raguna looked at the sleeping man.

'He hasn't left my side...' He softly rubbed his thumb against his forehead.

"N-No don't! This is the first time he's gotten any sleep! You know what they say, let sleeping dogs lie." Raguna ignored the girl's warning and proceeded to wake the sleeping 'dog'.

Kross stirred and with a sleepy tone he said. "Mm, sorry..." He raised his head slowly. "I must have fallen asleep, I..." He stared at Raguna and for a moment, nothing happened.

Raguna stared back at him and gave a slight smile. "Raguna…!" Kross leapt out of his chair and wrapped his arms around the young farmer, hugging him close to his chest and burying his face in Raguna's hair. Raguna let out a muffled cry against Kross' chest. Kross let go of the younger man, instead moving to hold his hand. "I was so scared… I was afraid I didn't get there in time…" He buried his face in Raguna's hand and shook his head lightly. Raguna smiled warmly at the other man and ran a hand through his raven colored hair.

"S'okay… I'm fine now…"