Hey guys! Now, I know I haven't been updating nearly as much as I should, but that's because I was working on this, and don't worry, I'm still doing those other stories. Enjoy and R&R!
Chapter 1: The Conversation
I'm Trent Smith. I'm fourteen years old, have brownish black curly hair, and brown eyes. Freckles dot my face and I'm an only child. There are benefits and problems with that. The benefits are limitless. Both my parents are lawyers, so they get lots of money when they win cases. And since they only have one child to take care of, they usually have excess money, which they use to buy me stuff with.
In fact, Mom and Dad bought me a new videogame for my xBox. It's called "Elf Riders." Even though I haven't played it yet, it looks like a really fun game. But the only problem is loneliness. Usually, my parents are working all day and don't have much time to spend with me when they're home anyway. But anyway, I've delayed you long enough. Let's get to the story part, shall we?
The story starts on the first day of summer. I opened my eyes sleepily and smiled, thinking, No more school! I'm so happy! I lay there for a few minutes just to make sure this was real. It was. So I sung my feet out from under the blankets and stood beside my bed, stretching. What I slept in was a plain white shirt and a pair of athletic shorts, but I didn't change; it was SUMMER!
Then I remembered I still hadn't played Elf Riders yet. Now was my chance! I bolted out of my room to the room that had my xBox in it, turned on the TV, and loaded the game into the disc drive. I grabbed a controller and began to play. After about twenty minutes, I was told to defeat a Level five dude named Meneldoor. I was already Level six. No big deal, right?
Wrong. I died within thirty seconds and had to start the level all over. After five more tries, I got off and began to walk down the stairs. Just before I turned the corner into the kitchen, I heard voices in it. They belonged to my parents. I stopped to eavesdrop. "Have you made the arrangements yet? My mom asked. "Yeah," Dad answered simply. "I've already called Ms. Williams and she's told me they'll be very happy here."
They? Who are they? I thought a moment. Then it hit me. Mom and Dad were getting me pets! i… I couldn't believe it! Hold on, Trent, I stopped myself. I needed to be sure. "Oh, yeah," Dad said. "She also said that with a kid as great as Trent to take care of the two, they'll be happy as can be." That only confirmed my thoughts. Just as I was about to enter casually, Mom's cell phone rang loudly. I nearly jumped.
After a moment, Mom said into the receiver, "Ok, we'll be there as soon as we can," and hung up. "Ms. Williams wants us to go ahead and pick them up. They're getting restless," she explained. Dad smiled with an enthusiastic statement: "Then let's head out! I'm sure Trent will love them." I heard the door open and close, and then the car engine started leaving me home alone. What to do? What to do while I wait? I wondered.
I began by doing a little art. First, I drew a woman eating an apple, just to start off simple, and then I drew a wolverine, which made things harder. It was harder because I don't draw fur that entirely well. My last drawing was of a boy and his dog, my mind accidentally wandering to what I was waiting for. So I put the drawings and art stuff to the side. Since I'm not too bad at singing or playing the guitar, I thought I might try multi-tasking them. So I began.
When I finished…well, let's just say that I'm not going to try that again. Suddenly, I heard the sound I had been waiting for almost an hour now: a car engine in our driveway. Immediately, I ran to the front window, and sure enough, the car was there, and something was in the backseat as well. I couldn't help giggling to myself. I was just so giddy with excitement! I saw them head towards the door and bolted downstairs.
I stood in the doorway of the kitchen as my mile-long grin twisted into a look of shock and horror. Mom and Dad opened the door and welcomed, not animals, but two little kids, into our house. "Surprise!" my parents said together.
And there's Chapter 1! Hope you guys like it. It's not like me to write one of those lovey dovey kind of stories, but this is just what I felt like doing for a few days, so I did. If you guys have any ideas for it, I'd love to hear them! Until next time, love pineapples and don't kiss a cactus!