Welcome to my SECOND Animal Crossing fanfic! This really isn't supposed to be humorous, like the other one I've done. But oh well. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Animal Crossing. I do own the game. Oh, and my name isn't Adam. I'll never use my real name in a story. * looks real mysterious *

Animal Crossing





Prologue


The train moved on. Steam billowed out of it furiously. The train was obviously going somewhere; but where?
Inside the train, many people were talking and laughing happily. Very few were by themselves. One of these people that were alone was a small boy. He was looking out of the window, his backpack on the space next to him. The country was rushing by outside of the train. The boy had moved out from his home just this morning. He was far too young, but his parents couldn't afford having him in the house. When they were sleeping, he had jumped through the window and ran to the Train Station, carrying only his backpack and 1,000 Bells. He had heard that Bells were like money in Busterna. Hopefully, him leaving would help his parents financially.
The boy suddenly heard someone clear their throat. He looked around quickly. A blue and white cat was standing near him, smiling.
Mind if I sit here? The cat asked, grinning. The boy looked at him and nodded. The cat frowned. Oh, you don't want me to sit here? That's okay; I'll go somewhere else.
The boy bit his lip and shook his head. He said. I don't mind! Please! Go ahead! Please!
The cat smiled and nodded. Okay. Thank you. As he got ready to sit down, he looked at the backpack and pointed. Ummm... I really...
The boy pushed his backpack to the ground. The blue and white cat sat down beside him.
After a few seconds of awkward silence, the cat cleared his throat and announced, My name is Rover.
The boy nodded, and then turned to look out the window again. Rover frowned and tapped him on the shoulder to make him look back over.
So... What's your name?
The boy sighed and stared at the ground. It's Adam.
Rover nodded as Adam looked up at him. Okay! Adam's a nice name!
Adam sighed and stared at the ground again. Rover gave him a quizzical look.
Oh, you don't like it?
Adam looked up and quickly shook his head. No! No... no, I do. I think it's pretty neat. I've just been thinking about other things...
Rover smiled. He wanted to ask about the other things but that would be a little mean. He would gradually get into it.
I like it! That's a great name for a boy! Rover answered. Adam smiled. Yeah, I like it. Thanks.
Rover scanned his memory for what a good question was to ask on a train. Suddenly, he knew. Adam, I heard you were going to... ummm... somewhere... where are you going?
Adam stared at the map pinned on the wall of the train, and pointed at a location. Rover raised an eyebrow.
Gracieville? My, are you sure? Because I thought that that's where only cats live... Of course, I was born there, but you are a human, so...
Adam shook his head and continued pointing. No, I'm going to Busterna.
Rover smiled. Oh! Busterna! Yeah, that really is a great place to live!... it's so cool! I love that place!
Adam smiled and stared at the map, and the small dot that was Busterna. Would he like it there? It seemed sort of small...
Do you know where you're going to live? Rover asked. Adam blinked. He hadn't really thought of that... where would he live in Busterna?
Ummm... I don't know... Adam muttered. Rover gasped.
You don't know? Wow... Oh well, you can just look and see... Rover stopped talking, his mind at work. He snapped his fingers and jumped off of his seat. Adam stared at him.
I am so stupid! Why didn't I think of this before? Rover asked himself aloud. Adam asked. Rover closed his eyes and grinned. I have a friend in Busterna who would gladly give you somewhere to live! Would you like that?
Adam closed his eyes and breathed deeply. Yes, I guess so.
Rover clapped his hands. Okay! Good! Be right back! The cat walked down the aisle, his tail wagging back and forth. When he came to a small room in the back of the train, he opened the door and went in. Rover picked up the telephone and dialed a number. The door wasn't all the way closed, so Adam could partially hear some of the conversation.
Hello? Nook? Is this you? Okay, good. What?... no... no, I don't. Thanks anyway. Well, I have a friend who doesn't know where he's going to live! What?... Yes, yes! Of course! He's going to Busterna!... What? No! It isn't a raccoon girl! I said he' about two times... What? Why?... sick! You are so sick! Okay, so anyway, would you mind giving him a house?... Yes... yes... no, I won't... no... no, I said I won't find you one... NO!!! I don't know... thanks for the offer... What?... Adam... Just moved... No, I don't need one... okay, good. You think you can get one?... Okay... Okay... Okay... Maybe... Okay... Yeah, okay, bye Nook! Okay, no! Bye! NO! I'll see you later!... I'm hanging up!
Rover walked out of the room, slightly red. Rover sat down beside Adam again, and waited a minute before talking.
My friend thought that you were a... never mind. Well, he says that he'll get you a house. Is that okay? Adam nodded. Good. Do you have any money? Adam nodded again. Rover smiled. Great! Oh, hey! We're at Busterna! Did I mention that I love this place?
Adam smiled and got up, reaching down to pick up his backpack. Once done, he said bye to Rover and hopped off the train.
Adam was greeted by a monkey. Hello, eek! The monkey said, closing the train door. Welcome to Busterna! Enjoy your stay, eek! The train slowly started to move on.
Adam turned away from the monkey and looked around. Many, many trees were in the area. A sign was down below the station. Everything was covered in white, sleek snow.
Adam had barely stepped off from the station when he heard a voice.
Hey, you! Yeah you! Over there! Hey!
Adam looked around to try and find who was speaking. Finally, he saw a raccoon in an apron running up to him, waving.
You must be Adam, correct? The raccoon asked. Adam nodded. The raccoon breathed a sigh of relief and caught his breath.
Okay. Good. I've been waiting for you. The raccoon said, waving his arms around. My name is Nook. Tom Nook. Everybody calls me Nook. I don't know why. They shook hands. Nook looked around, puffing out his chest.
Anyway, I run the only shop here in Busterna. It's a pretty good shop, according to me. But, my friend told me that you are looking for a house. Am I correct? Adam nodded. Nook laughed.
Hey, why don't you talk to me? Adam swallowed and replied, Yes, I'm looking for a house.
Nook nodded his head. Yes, yes. Okay, so... you want one? Please follow me.
He led Adam down an acre to an area with four houses, all looking just alike, except with different roof colors- red, green, yellow, and orange. A small machine was in front of each one. A large board with many papers on it was in the middle of everything. Adam looked around. Feel free to enter, Nook said. It's not like they have locks. He started cracking up. Adam waited for the laughter to stop, and it slowly did. Nook noticed him still standing there. He turned red, and yelled, Look! Go into the houses and pick out the one you want! I worked very hard on them all!
Adam didn't mean to cause trouble, so he quickly headed for the nearest house; the top right one- the one with a red roof.
Adam gasped when he was inside. It was ugly! It was about as big as a middle-sized closet, and the floor was Steel Flooring! The wall was also Steel Wallpaper. Two things were inside; an empty tape player, and an orange box with a red journal and pen on top.
Adam quickly left through the old door. Nook watched him as he went to the next house. It was exactly alike, except with a green roof and journal. It was the same with the other two; a yellow roof and journal, and an orange roof and journal.
Adam walked out of the final house. Nook walked up and said, So, have you decided yet? I have worked on them very hard, as you can tell. Adam sincerely doubted this, but he chose the one with a red roof, since it was his favorite color out of the bunch.
Nook nodded and smiled proudly. Yes, a fine pick. Very fine. I would live there, too, if I had to pick. Now we have to come to the subject of learning what your stuff is.
Nook pointed to the bulletin board in the middle of the acre. That is where you put notes for other people to read. The Notice Board. If you just want to chat with people, or you want to ask how to do something, put it up there. I, however, use it to alert people of what's happening recently.
Nook walked Adam over to the machine in front of his new house. That is a Gyroid. You do many things with it. You can have it store items for you... but only up to four! Any more, and your Gyroid would break down! You can also change the pattern of your door with any patterns you currently have... this Gyroid comes with four different patterns! Nook backed up from the Gyroid and pointed at it. Change the pattern of your door to a better one.
Adam replied, ready to get rid of the moldy door pattern. As Adam neared the Gyroid, it started to shake and dance. Adam backed away.
Don't worry. It's supposed to do that...
Adam nodded and said,
The Gyroid answered in a slow voice. Hello. What would you like to do?
Ummm... change the door pattern. Adam answered. The Gyroid hummed a little, and a few holographic images appeared around it. Adam whispered.
Pick one! The Gyroid said. Adam looked at them, and finally chose a brown and white one.
Adam touched it, and his hand went right through it. All of the other images disappeared, and the one Adam had chosen grew large. It suddenly appeared on the door!
That was neat! Adam whispered to himself. Nook nodded. Yes, it should of been. Oh, and don't worry about electricity; your Gyroid supplies it. Now, look here.
Nook was pointing at a blue mailbox by the house. This is where you receive messages. You usually will only receive them if you write and send some letters at the Post Office. Where is that? Oh, you'll find out soon.
Nook smiled. And then... your house. You can pick up items, put items in, change the wallpaper, floor... many things. But you'll find that out really soon.
Suddenly, the raccoon extended a hand. Now it comes to the sad subject of money. You owe me quite a bit, thanks to all of the goodies inside... and it comes to... 19,800 Bells!
Everything seemed to freeze as Adam realized how much money he actually had on him. He only had 1,000 Bells...
Adam gulped and took his backpack off of his shoulders and unzipped it. Laying inside was a bag full of the 1,000 bells... the bags were neat, because it shows how many Bells are inside of the bag. But this was bad at this moment, since Nook would know how much he actually had...
Adam muttered, handing him the bag of Bells. Nook nodded and put the bag inside his pocket, his hand still extended.
Adam looked down at the ground as he zipped his backpack back up, and threw it around his shoulders.
Nook frowned. That's it? Adam nodded. That's all you have?
Yes, I'm really sorry, Adam whispered. Nook looked up at the sky.
Why me! He whispered. Rover said he had money, and now... Nook turned to Adam. Are you kidding? You basically have no money! You're so short on cash, I can barely help but laugh! Ha ha ha!
I'll pay it off to you! Adam said, very serious. Nook stopped laughing and stared at him. I'm serious! I'll work at your store until I pay it off!
Tom Nook rubbed his chin. Yes, that could work. Yes, I need some help around the store.
Nook thought for a minute, and then smiled and nodded. Yes, okay. That's fine with me. You come to my store tomorrow morning, and I'll give you your first job. The store's name is Nook n' Go. Don't forget to come! Nook smiled and ran off.
Adam walked into his house, looking around. Not much to see inside of it right now, but soon... he would put much more inside of it when he got some more items. He soon left his house, and looked around outside.
He saw the Bulletin Board again, and so he decided to write something on it.
When Adam reached it, he saw many papers cluttering everything up. This is so messy... Adam muttered to himself as he tried to find a blank sheet of paper on the board, as he didn't have one. He searched through them and found a couple of blank sheets of paper. Grabbing the pen attached to the Bulletin Board, he got ready to write. Before he did, however, he read a few messages already on the board.

New Years Eve is now Officially Over! The New Year has arrived!
I have been very faithful at Nook n' Go,
serving your needs. And now, I just want to
thank you. Without you buying, my shop
wouldn't be surviving. Thank you!
Happy New Year! ~Tom Nook

Adam looked at a different message; one at the top.


Katrina the Fortune Teller! Soon to arrive in Busterna!

Katrina is soon coming
to Busterna! So, get
50 Bells ready for her
famous fortunetelling!

Rudolpho



Adam was enjoying reading these messages He soon came to another, this time from another villager.


FREE PITFALL IN ONE OF THE TWO ACRES

IF SOMEBODY FINDS A PITFALL
IN ONE OF THE 2 ACRES, THEN
KEEP IT! I BURIED IT THERE FOR
SOMEONE TO FIND!

Happy Hunting!
Fang


Adam smiled at this message. Fang, whoever that was, seemed friendly. He would like to meet him. After finishing Fang's message, Adam began to write a message down.


Hello everybody! I'm new here, and my name is Adam! I hope we can all be friends!
I'm working at Nook's store, and I live to the left and to the bottom of him! Please visit!
~Adam


Adam read his message over at least fifty times, and then set the pen back into the pen holding slot.
I hope they reply... Adam muttered, walking into his house.
Nothing much to do here... Adam mumbled, trying to find something to do. The tape player didn't have a tape, and no tape was laying around. The only thing Adam could think of would be to write in his journal.
Opening it up to the first page and grabbing the red pen, he began to write his very first entry.

When he was done, he closed it and put the pen on top of it. Adam yawned. He was tired, and it had been a long day. He needed some rest.
Walking into the middle of the floor, he laid down, curled into a ball, and closed his eyes, his head resting on his empty backpack.


-Entry 1-



January 3, 2003


 Hello! I just traveled to Busterna early this morning. I met Rover the cat on a train, and then I came to Busterna. Rover stayed on the train and didn't come with me. I wish he would have.
Well, when I got off, I was greeted by a monkey, and then Tom Nook. Nook showed me some terrible houses, but I got one of them... for 19,800 Bells! I only had 1,000 Bells, so I still owe 18,800. I'll pay him back by working at Nookington Nook in Goes his store for him.
I just posted a new message on the Bulletin Board, and I hope someone replies. I really want to be friends with everyone here. It seems like such a good place.
Well, I don't have much else to say... I just hope mom and dad get better in money without me. I would send them a letter, but I don't have any stationery. Oh well. I hope they do good without me.
Well, I better go to sleep. I'm pretty tired. G'night!


ADAM


Like it? I hope so. Well, the next chapter is still in process. It's called Jobs for Tom Nook' and if you liked this prologue, then you probably will like the next chapter. At least, I hope you will. Please Review. Thanks.