"I'm not going to let my daughter live in that town of yours, much less alone!"
"Let the girl go already. Ya know she's not the 'small bulb in the garden' anymore. 'Sides, she won't be alone. Echo Town's changed since the time you brought her there for her fifth birthday. The villagers'll welcome her with open arms."
Now that I think about it, maybe I'm not cut out to do this at all... Rose thought as she remembered the argument her father and the mayor of Echo Town had a week ago. In the end, her father ended up finally letting her go and she had never been so happy and full of excitement.
But now that she was actually on her own, she was having mixed feelings.
I might recognize some of the villagers from before, but what if more have moved in? What'll they think of me? Questions came to mind as the redhead was reaching the exit of the forest and could now see the town's entrance.
Her sapphire blue eyes scanned the area. There were a couple of wild animals roaming around and minding their business, while some ran away as Rose walked past them.
"Oh!" She looked straight ahead and noticed she was just a few steps away from entering Echo Town.
"Now I just have to find Dunhill... Hopefully he's home." She told herself, getting out the map of the town.
As Rose walked, looking at the map instead of where she was going, she bumped into someone and fell back on her bottom, dropping the map onto the grass.
"Oops! S-sorry!" She apologized, looking up to see who she bumped into.
It was a young man with dark blonde hair and intimidating red eyes. He didn't seem too happy.
"Watch where you're going." He started with an annoyed tone and added, "...Idiot." He then walked away, not bothering to help Rose up or give her the map that lay in front of him.
So much for being welcome with open arms...
Just as she was about to reach for the map, a hand grabbed it. Thinking it was the same person from earlier, she became startled and slightly whimpered.
"I see you've become great friends with Neil." Rose heard a slight chuckle as another hand reached for hers, helping her up.
"T-thank you!" She looked up to see another young man and gave him a thankful smile.
He had lovely dark red hair and captivating dark blue eyes, along with glasses to complement them.
"Don't mention it." He returned the smile and then glanced at the map he held in his other hand.
"I take it you're new to town. Looking for someone?"
"Yeah." Rose started, dusting off her clothes. "I'm looking for Dunhill. He's going to show me around town." She explained as he handed her back the map.
"Oh, and about earlier. Neil...is that his name?"
"Yeah. I bet you've already got an impression of him. He's...pretty well-known around here." He explained with a smirk.
"Oh..."
"Seriously though, I can't believe that guy!" He crossed his arms and huffed."Not helping a woman that's fallen down, what kind of person is he?"
"Y-you saw that?" Rose asked, her eyes widening in shock.
"You caught my attention the second I saw you walk into town." He smiled.
"...Oh. I forgot to tell you, I'm—"
"Rose, right? I'm Allen, the hair stylist of town. Dunhill's been talking about you for seasons and he decides now to let you live here. You have no idea how much I've waited to actually meet you. Goddess." He added the last word in annoyance.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Allen!" She grinned."But...wow, how were you so sure I'm the person he's told you about?"
"I'm barely ever wrong. Besides, you perfectly fit his description." He reasoned.
"Wait, you're about to ask how he described you, right?" He smirked, placing his hands on his sides.
"H-how did you—"
"I have my ways. Okay, let's see...Clumsy redhead, check."
"Hey!" Rose growled.
"I'm just kidding!" Allen let out a laugh. I can tell we're going to be great friends already.
"What else...Oh, I better not continue. I'd just end up getting you angry. Besides, we've wasted enough time introducing ourselves, why don't I bring you over to Dunhill? Things'll actually get done that way."
"Alright, then." She nodded. "Show me the way!"
Rose looked around as they walked. She noticed a few villagers having chats, along with a few girls chatting excitedly with big grins on their faces.
"Well, here we are." Allen stated when he knocked on the door of a cabin they now stood in front of.
Eager to see Dunhill, Rose smiled and gave a slight giggle.
"You seem happy." The hair stylist raised an eyebrow at her sudden action.
"I'm just really excited to see Dunhill again!" She started. "And I want to meet everyone in town, too!"
The door creaked open to reveal an old man wearing a brown jacket, along with a matching cowboy hat.
"Oh, Rose! Nice to see ya again! Felix finally decided to let you live here, huh?" He asked with a welcoming grin.
Before Rose could speak, Allen decided to ask something that's been on his mind since Rose first brought up Dunhill.
"'Again'? Do you two know each other?"
"We've known each other for years! Her father and I were great friends when he used to work here in town." The old man explained.
"Yep! I'm here to take over the farm my father worked on." Rose added with a nod.
"A woman like you getting dirty taking care of plants and animals? Sounds interesting..."
"There's nothin' to worry about! 'Sides, Rose here's worked here as a helping hand for Felix before, isn't that right?"
"Yeah! I got to brush Betsy and everything! I think I can get used to working as a farmer and following Father's steps." She smiled with some confidence.
She watched as Allen whispered something to Dunhill.
"Good idea. I'm busy with some villagers an' all, so I'll let you show her around." The old man whispered back.
"Well, it's official." Allen started as he looked towards Rose."I'll be your tour guide for today."
I liked this beginning better than the beginning of the other story! What do you guys think so far? As always, reviews are highly appreciated and ideas are accepted! ^^