Rover… DIE! Chapter 1
The Train.
MelodyKey swung her luggage happily at her side. She was finally old enough to go find a place of her own. She walked in to the train smiling. This will be an adventure, new and exciting places. New friends, and… she glanced around, as if someone somewhere on the train, or off the train, could read her mind. Maybe even a new family after a few years. She finished her thought just as she sat down. Just maybe…
And the best part was she had no humanly idea where she was going to go. She wanted to ride the train for as long as she could, and get off at a faraway stop in a nice city. Not a town, but a city. A city filled with people, lots of people, and of course animals. How bad she had always wanted to live in a big city. Her mom was the exact opposite though, of course. Her mom wanted to stay in a small town where you knew everyone, and everyone knew you, and that is why she had lived in Mikko Town for so long.
She looked out the window; her mother was crying and waving. She sighed. With a half smile, she waved at her mom, and mouthed, "I will visit, don't worry!" Phe, yeah right. She looked at the array of humans and animals standing in the station. MelodyKey noticed one purple cat was running for the train, and yelling, perhaps "Wait!" He caught up with the train and jumped on he began walking down the aisle, looking for a place to sit. MelodyKey noticed she was the only one with an empty seat. She gladly let him sit with her, but that was before she knew.
Before she knew who this purple cat was. He smiled and said, "Hi, I am Rover!" "Rover?" she asked skeptically he nodded, almost jumping in his seat. She arched an eyebrow, "Whatever," and leaned against the wall, closing her eyes. Maybe if she slept the trip would go faster.
"So anyway, what is your name?" He asked, just as she was falling asleep. She twitched, "I am MelodyKey," she said, trying not to be annoyed. "Do you like your name?" She looked at him and sighed, "I guess it is cool," "Yeah, it is a cool name for a boy!" "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!" She exploded, "I AM NOT A BOY!" Everyone on the train looked at her.
MelodyKey tried to ignore it. She leaned against the side of the train again. She wanted to just go to sleep, but that cat, he was still talking. She wasn't even paying attention anymore, but she thought she heard him talking about how he likes to put peanut butter on his pickles…
He didn't stop there either, and he was getting louder. She couldn't sleep with him sitting next to her. She finally sat up, you win this one cat. "So where are you going?" he asked. "I wouldn't tell you where I was going if someone had a gun to my head!" He frowned again, "You don't have to be rude. I will tell you where I am going. Right here, I live on this train!" he was already smiling again, "I meet all sorts of people, nice, mean," he looked at her, "And some people are really creeping, like once, I met this cat who didn't have a fa…" he was cut off by a speaker, "-schhh- Now arriving in Apple –schhh-"
Who names these cities, twelve year olds? MelodyKey thought, then she stood up and grabbed her bag. She was the first off the train.