A/N: I own nothing :)

Chapter 1-

Anna sat at her desk scrawling a letter,

"My dearest Laura,

I was so thrilled to get your letter, and to hear of your engagement. I am so glad that you are happy and well. I hope all is well with the family? I have news for you, I am moving back to Larkrise. I've had all the paris I can take. I miss everything about larkrise, especially the people. I will be there in a weeks time. I do hope to see the family and everyone that was there.

Sincerely,

Anna May Velaria

She mailed the letter the next morning, before beginning her daily routine. She dressed in a simple gown light blue and fitted. She hailed a carriage and headed her way to the salon where she worked. Paris had some of the latest hairstyle for woman. and Anna had the opportunity to work in the salon. She made fantastic money. Her parents had died 4 years ago, and left the small home in larkrise. For years she told herself to stay in the city, that city life was the only life for her. The life of wealth and enjoyment. She'd come to realize though that, she missed the simple joys of small town life. Which is why she was going back, She had bought her parents small house, she had begun packing and was leaving tomorrow morning. She missed Laura, and the town folk. There was one person she missed inparticular...Alf. When she left she had hardly said goodbye to him. It would be to painful...For the longest time she pushed those feelings, those thoughts aside.

"Annnnnnaaaaaaa" Marie chirped waltzing into the salon.

"Ah, Bonjour Marie." Anna hugged her friend, kissing both of her cheeks in the tradition.

"Zis is your last Day?" Marie asked looking at her friend.

"Yes, it is i'll miss you oh so much." anna smiled sweeping up her area now that the day was over.

"We will write eachother right?" The woman looked sad and hurt.

"Of course." Anna focused on sweeping up the mess from her last client.

Anna slept Fitfully that night, she kept thinking about Alf...had he changed at all? What was it going to be like going back? She knew it would be different than when she left, she left with nothing, and was coming back with everything anyone could ever want...would people treat her differently? How had the place changed...

The next morning she woke, and started the long journey back to larkrise...