Don't Be Fooled
March 1st, 2001
Spring
It was a lovely morning, 8:46 AM, and the sun was shining brighter than ever. Not a cloud in the sky. The day couldn't be better, especially for two young friends, Samantha and Neil.
Samantha was a cute young girl, with light brown silky locks tied in high pigtails, tied by red ribbons. Her eyes were sea green, and a bit dim, her face was peachy and covered in freckles. She was quite short, standing at only 5 foot, and was as light as a feather.
Neil, on the other hand was a handsome young lad. His auburn hair was a bit long, and he flipped it often, making girls quite happy. His eyes, blue, like an evening sky, and usually half-shut. His skin was a bit darker than Samantha's peach complexion. He was quite tall and a perfect weight for his age.
And their personalities were ever so different.
Samantha was the shy, cute, and soft type of girl. She would always let anyone else go first, and was always the quietest of a group.
Neil, was a social butterfly, he was outgoing, friendly, and boastful. He was a bit bossy, but always a great friend to have around.
These two were best friends, and called each other partners, and today, they were going to move to a brand new town to start their business, but of course, they'd need to get used to the town first.
The duo was on a train, heading straight for their destination, New Leaf, a town that was quite far away from their homes in the city.
Samantha was enjoying the scenery outside of the train window, while Neil was sketching a picture of what the dream house would look like, until they heard a voice call out.
"Hey! You there!" said the voice.
Samantha jumped a bit, and Neil looked towards where the voice was, there stood a boy, tall for his age, his hair was dark blue, with white tips, and he was grinning happily, he was wearing an argyle sweater, chino pants, and loafers, he looked about…11?
Neil was puzzled, he looked back at Samantha, who shrugged, her face was just like his, puzzled and confused.
"Us?" asked Neil.
The boy nodded, "Yes!" he cooed. Unlike their faces, he looked chipper. He walked over, his smile still remained.
"Mind if I sit down over here?" said the boy, pointing to the seat right across from them.
Samantha looked at Neil, and then back at the boy, Neil, the boy, Neil, the boy, Neil, the boy.
"Okay, I guess, take a seat," said Neil, who tried to sound as polite as possible.
The boy smiled, and took his seat.
"Oh, by the way, I'm Rover. I know, weird name, I'll bet yours are much nicer. In fact, what are your names?" the boy asked.
"Well, I'm Neil, and this is Samantha, but she prefers Sammy, or Sam." Neil replied.
Rover nodded, and his smile grew.
"Oh, those are much better than Rover. Gee, what were my parents thinking?" Rover chuckled.
Neil smiled sheepishly, and looked over at Samantha, whom was biting at her fingernails.
"So, where are you two headed?" asked Rover.
"We're headed to a town called New Leaf," said Neil.
Rover's face lit up.
"I've heard of that town! It's quite nice! The people are…good neighbors…" Rover trailed off.
Neil was still confused, but he was speaking to an 11 year old boy, he still had quite a few years until he grew up. He chuckled.
"I'd really like to know how your life is going, so…you have a phone, right?" asked Rover.
Neil pulled out his Smartphone.
"Yes. We both do," replied Neil.
"Great! So, could we exchange phone numbers?" Rover questioned.
Neil looked back at Samantha, who was scratching the back of her head.
"Okay…" said Neil.
So they exchanged phone numbers, all while Rover kept having sudden looks on his face, anxious, then a smile, anxious, then a smile.
The train suddenly stopped.
"All off for New Leaf, I repeat, all off for New Leaf."
"Ah, would you look at that! It's your town! Have a nice life!" said Rover.
As Samantha walked behind Neil, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She quickly gasped and turned around, it was Rover.
"Miss, please call me if anything weird happens. I've heard some grim stuff about that town of yours. So, if things get to weird, I'll be sure to book you a train somewhere safe, okay?" said Rover, whose mood had immediately changed from happy-go-lucky to worry.
Samantha was scared, she was about ready to grab Neil right back on the train. But, this boy was young. He couldn't possibly know what he was doing.
"What do you mean by…grim stuff?" asked Samantha, her voice trembled.
Rover twiddled his thumbs, he took a deep breath.
"Well, I heard that people have mysteriously disappeared there…and-"
"Sam! Come on!" said Neil, who was now outside of the train.
"You better go, miss. He's waiting for you," said Rover, his voice was low and shallow.
Samantha immediately bounded off the train, and as soon as she got off, she grabbed Neil's hand.
Neil hadn't seen or heard any of their talk, and he was darn curious of what they were talking about.
"What took you so long?" questioned Neil.
Samantha didn't want Neil to know, he'd immediately assume that she was losing her mind.
"Oh, it was nothing you need to worry about. The kid was just pestering me," said Samantha, her voice nervous.
Neil made a suspicious look at her, but then chortled into laughter.
"Ah, kids. They're funny!" Neil hooted.
Samantha nervously laughed, and just went along with it.
"This is going to be awesome!" cried Neil.
P.S. All animals in the story are gijinkas, which is why I made Rover a human boy. But, he grows up as the story goes.
Well! That's the first chapter! I worked really hard and typed really fast! Hope you liked it! Reviews would be very much appreciated!