I was 7 years old when I met Leaf. I was just lounging around on the couch watching TV when my mom came up to me. "Red, I heard there's a little girl about your age moving in next door today! They'll probably be busy, but would you like to go over and meet them? It's been a while since anyone new moved in, hasn't it?" I glared at her, annoyed. "Mom? We are the most recent people to move into Pallet Town." I got up, turned off the tv and pulled on my hoodie. "Well, it beats sitting here all day." I walked outside, and, sure enough, a moving truck was parked outside the door and two grown-ups stood outside with a little girl. The girl moving in saw me and came running over. There was an perky bounce in her step and she practically radiated child-like innocence. She was wearing a bubblegum-pink cap sitting lopsided on her head, a powder-blue tank top, a tea rose shawl draped around her shoulders and stone-washed jeans cut just above her sunny yellow sneakers and pink and blue knee socks. She was fairly pale, gray-brown hair layered and curled into spikes at the ends and grey-green eyes. "Hi! I'm Leaf! I'm moving into that house over there! What's your name?" she asked me, as perky and open as if we've known each other all our lives. "I-uh-I'm Red. I live next door to you." I was seven. And I was in love with a girl I had just met. And would be for a long time.
So, waddya think? I'm working on the next few chapters, but I'm working on a lot of stuff, so hang tight and r&r!