STORY SYNOPSIS: Well this is it, a new start for a new character. For those of you who remember my last story, 'A Stolen Heart', Jenny had received a letter from her younger cousin, Ayame. Ayame wants to go out into the world to have an adventure and meet someone just like Jenny did. Now it's Ayame's turn to tell her story. Ayame is moving to Waffle Island, a small and tranquil island out in the middle of the ocean, to live her life out on her own and away from the busy city. But while she's there she ends up making friends with the hyperactive carpenter and the pompous Mayor's son. After time goes by both guys begin to realize that she's the girl of their dreams and both are falling in love with her. Ayame is torn between the two and can't decide. Who will she choose? The hyperactive prankster or the pompous rich boy? Well, you'll find out soon.

IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS CHAPTER HAS BEEN RE-EDITED! I felt that this chapter was missing a few things and some boring things that needed to be removed! So I hope that you all enjoy the newer version of this chapter! PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU ALL THINK OF THE REVERSION! Also, I will be re-editing other chapters as well, so keep your eyes open for any new revision I may publish.

Here's chapter one of my new story. I hope you all enjoy this story! Please review and message me; I really appreciate it! Enjoy!

NOTE: I do not own Harvest Moon, I only own my OC, Ayame. Also this story was originally called 'I'm Stuck Between a Hyperactive Prankster and a Pompous Rich Boy, Great' I had to shorten the title to fit. Sorry.

"'A wonderful life on wonderful Waffle Island awaits you. Come and experience a true rancher's paradise!'" I took a big breath, taking in the advertisement. "Wow that's some brochure." I concluded as I tucked the brochure back into my pocket.

I rested my arms against the side of the boat, leaning my head out so I could watch the water slosh against the bottom of the cruising ferry-boat.

'Waffle Island sounds good in the brochure but I wonder if it's good in real life; well I guess I'm gonna have to find that out for myself.'

I was the typical city girl; lived in a little apartment with my small family, went to the usual cafe and shops with my friends, and dealt with the loud and bustling traffic. Along with the fact that there were no guys interested in a girl like me; the nerdy brunette who loved to speak her mind and act random at every waking moment. Yep, that was my life in a nutshell.

I've lived in the city for way too long and I finally made my decision to move away from it as much as possible. Mom didn't really argue with me about that; she always hoped that I would go into the world and do something for myself.

I searched the brochures and catalogs for a new place to live for weeks; most of the places were just more apartments that weren't really that nice and they were located in a city; which is not what I needed again.

When I was about to give up and forget the whole idea, I finally came across the Waffle Island brochure. Funny name for an island, but I really liked it. A nice sunny island off the coast from the city and it was a small town filled with little houses along the beach. Now that's what I needed. A little house on the shore and with a small cozy town down the street. No more traffic, no more idiotic people; just the nice calm breeze and tranquil environment. Who knows, maybe the guys will be a lot friendlier there.

I always had a dream to try and become a farmer of some sort. I wanted to be a farmer like my cousin, Jenny. She moved back into her father's old farm a few years ago and got married to some thief in Forget-Me-Not-Valley. And trust me, I was shocked to hear about that sort of news. I want an adventure too.

So here I am, on a ferry-boat to Waffle Island; ready to start my life on my own.

My stomach was already churning at the thought. I was so nervous to see where I was going to be living and I was nervous about the city folk too. I hope they'll like me.

"Good morning Miss. Are you on your way to Waffle Island?" asked the captain of the ferry-boat.

I turned around and faced him. He looked to be in his mid-fifties and his voice had a slight Irish accent to it. Also he held a small brown pipe in his hand.

I smiled. "Yeah I am. Is it as nice as they describe in the brochure?"

"Why it's the best place to become a legendary rancher. Is that what you are going to do?"

I nodded my head in reply. "That's what I'm hoping to do."

"That's good to hear, Lass." He held out his hand. "The name's Captain Pascal. And you are?"

I shook his hand. "Ayame, sir."

"Well Miss Ayame, you're going to love it there. It's the best place to live!"

"That's what it says in the brochure. I hope it's all true."

He nodded in agreement. "The brochure is always correct about this island. Mayor Hamilton himself created that brochure! A fine mayor he is indeed."

"Well that's good to hear."

He looked out towards the front of the boat. "Come on Lass, I think we're almost there. You'll be able to see it just about now from the front. Trust me, it's a view you'll be dying to see." he said as he led me out to the very front of the little boat.

Off in the distance a little island appeared. As we drew closer the island grew larger and larger in our view.

As the clouds above us parted the sun's rays hit the island just right to show off its beauty. Nice green hills and deep blue oceans surrounding it. It looked so pretty even though we were a few miles away from it.

"There she is, Waffle Island." Pascal announced.

I smiled at my new home. "It's beautiful! I can't wait to get there already!" I could already feel my heart pounding with excitement as we grew near the island.

The Captain looked up at the sky. "It looks like beautiful weather to be coming in."

Suddenly all the happiness was shattered as a bolt of lightning erupted from the sky and it started pouring down rain.

My clothes started soaking through and my hair was being flattened down against my neck.

"Or so it was." Pascal responded.

Despite of what just occurred in the last few seconds, I couldn't help but laugh. "Yeah, sounds like you jinxed that one."

Pascal laughed at me. "It sounds like I have, Lass. Well we'd better head inside now; we don't want to get soaked now do we?"

"Too late." I giggled as we both headed back inside of the boat.

"Funny little Lass aren't you?" he joked.

Suddenly the boat shifted causing us to to lose our balance and then I felt something hard hit the back of my head. I collapsed on the floor, my head hitting the side of the ship and began to feel myself slipping into unconsciousness.

"Miss Ayame! Are you okay?" I heard Pascal yell before I blacked out.

I slowly opened my eyes to the bright light that shined directly into my face.

As my vision finally came clear, I found myself in a small bedroom. It was a tiny room with a dresser in the corner and a little side table next to my bed.

'Where am I?' I asked myself as I tried to sit up.

Before I could sit upright, a sharp pain shot through my head.

"Ow!" I yelled in pain as I held my head.

"Oh my gosh! Are you alright?" a voice asked.

I looked at the door to see a girl who looked about my age standing in the doorway. She had emerald-green eyes and long blonde hair pulled into a ponytail. She wore a blue jean blouse that showed her stomach and a short brown skirt. She looked a little bit like a cowgirl.

"Yeah, I think so. Why does my head hurt so much?"

She came over to my bed and sat at the end. "You hit your head on the boat when you were on your way here. Captain Pascal brought you here after you blacked out. The doctor saw you and checked on you to make sure that you were okay. You've been out since yesterday." the girl replied.

My eyebrows rose. 'I've been unconscious for a day? Sheesh...talk about an entrance.'

I looked around the room to try to take in my surroundings. "Where's here?"

"The Sundae Inn. It's a small Inn on Waffle Island. I'm Kathy by the way; I work here at the Bar." she replied with a huge smile.

I smiled back. "I'm Ayame."

'Well at least she's really nice.'

"It's nice to meet you. You must be the new resident here. We've all heard about you coming to live here. Everyone has been getting ready for your arrival."

I raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

She nodded. "Yeah, it's not very often that we get new residents here. As soon as Mayor Hamilton announced that you were coming, we've all been preparing our little town for you to come and see. Also I think the town has been working on your new house too."

My grin widened. "Aw, you guys didn't have to do all that for me."

"Well, we're the kind of town that loves to make everyone feel comfortable here on Waffle Island. I bet the islanders can't wait to meet you."

"I can't wait to meet them either."

"Well then what are we waiting for? Let's get you out of this bed and get you out there to meet everyone." She stood up from the bed. "Do you think you can stand?"

"I'll give it a try." I pulled the blankets back and swung my legs out. As my feet rested on the ground I managed to ignore the slight pain in my head and stood to my feet with no problems. "Mission accomplished!"

"All right it looks like you're in good shape. You haven't fallen over yet." She joked.

I laughed. "Yeah, I haven't died yet."

She laughed along with me. "Come on let's go downstairs." she said as she grabbed my hand and pulled me downstairs to the lobby of the Inn.

The lobby kind of reminded me of a lodge from an old movie. The lobby desk in the corner next to some potted plants, a little couch with a coffee table sitting in front of it, and a very large wooden door sat at the end of the stairs. Also a small café was connected to the lobby. A small restaurant with five small tables with four chairs around each and a little kitchen in the back of the room with a bar attached.

When we reached the bottom of the stairs a group of people stood there waiting for us.

'Wow, wasn't expecting this.'

A man with gray hair stepped forward. "Hello, you must be Ayame. How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine; my head still a little sore, but I'll live"

A woman with short orange hair smiled. "That's good to hear that you're recovering. Oh, I'm Colleen and this is my husband, Jake. We're the owners of the Sundae Inn." she said as she gestured to the gray-haired man.

A short plump woman stepped forward to shake my hand. "Hello dear, I'm Yolanda. I'm the chef here. I'm sorry to hear about your entrance here; being knocked out on the boat ride here and then having to spend your first day here in the doctor's office and then moved here to recover."

I shrugged my shoulders. "Ah, that's okay. I wasn't sure how to make my grand entrance here anyways. I'm just glad to finally be here and to meet all of you."

She laughed at me and nudged Jake with her elbow. "I like her already."

"Anyways, my wife and I run the hotel here. Our daughter, Maya, and my mother, Yolanda, work in the kitchen during the day. And we have a bar here that opens at 6:00 P.M." Jake explained.

"That's where I work!" said Kathy.

"And her father, Hayden, too; you'll meet him later." said Colleen.

Then Jake looked around the lobby. "Hey Kathy, where's Maya at?"

Kathy shrugged. "I don't know, you know her; always out there doing crazy-"

Suddenly the front door of the Inn flew open. A girl with short orange hair that had little braids on the sides ran inside. She wore a short frilly pink dress with an apron tied around her. "Daddy! Daddy! I've got some important-" she cut herself off as she stared at me with her big blue eyes.

"Hi! You must be the new girl in town! I'm Maya!" she squealed.

I waved at her and smiled. 'Wow, hyper much.'

Jake shook his head. "Maya, what were you trying to say just a second ago?"

She tapped her chin as she pondered and then gasped dramatically. "Oh I forgot! The mayor wants to see you outside, Ayame."

I looked at her confusingly. "Me?"

She nodded furiously. "Yeah, he needs to talk about your housing stuff and how he wanted to meet you right as soon as you woke up."

"Oh okay. Well I guess I'll see you all later. It was nice meeting all of you." I said as I made my way to the door.

Yolanda smiled. "You too, Dearie."

"Don't be a stranger; just stop on by for lunch." Colleen insisted.

Kathy gave me a wink. "And if you get bored before going to bed, you should stop in at our bar to see me!"

I smiled back at all of them. "Thank you, I'll be sure to remember that."

We all said our 'good byes' and then I finally stepped outside of the Inn.

"Wow." I awed quietly, staring at the new town I was going to be living in. It was a cute little town with shops all over the area. It looked like the kind of town that everyone knew everyone. Not one noisy car or angry pedestrian was around. All I could hear was the ocean and I could feel the nice calm breeze blow against my face.

'This place is perfect.'

"Miss Ayame!" a voice yelled, catching my attention.

I looked to my right to see a short plump man with gray hair running down the hill. He stopped beside me, heavily panting.

"Um...are you okay?" I asked the man.

He was able to give out a small chuckle. "Yes Miss, I'm just a little exhausted, but I'll live." Then he looked up at me. "You must be our new resident."

He straightened himself up when he finally caught his breath. "So you've decided to move to beautiful Waffle Town on Waffle Island. Is that correct?"

'Wow, he bounces back quick. What an odd man.' Despite my thought, I nodded my head in reply to his question.

"Splendid! Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Mayor Hamilton. And welcome to Waffle Town!" he announced as he gestured to the houses and atmosphere behind him.

My breath caught in my throat. 'Crap! This guy is the mayor?! Wow, good thing I didn't say that out loud before. I don't want to be kicked off the island before I even move in.'

"The residents are very grateful that you've decided to move here. We've been waiting for a young person, such as yourself, to move to our lovely island and bless us with your grace."

I nodded awkwardly. "Uh...thank you."

"So tell me Miss Ayame, why did you decide to move here?" he asked me with a smile.

I rested my hands on my waist. "Well, I've lived in the city for most of my life and I felt like I needed to get away from all that noisy place. So I found the island brochure and decided to move out here." I glanced around the town. "And I'd have to say, this place is just what I needed. Also I wanted to try to start a small farm out here too."

"Well you've picked the right place for that. Waffle Island is the perfect place for a farm and to start the adventure of a lifetime!"

My eyebrows rose at his comment. 'Well he sure likes to make a big impression.'

"Now then, we have a house that's ready for you but we've got a few finishing touches to make it, so why don't you go and explore the island. It could give you a good chance to meet the residents here."

I nodded. "Okay, I can do that."

"Good. Well then, I'll see you later. Good day to you Miss Ayame." said Mayor Hamilton as he waved and then walked away.

"Oh yeah, thanks Mayor Hamilton." I called to him.

As soon as he was out of view I sighed heavily.

"Sheesh...what an...odd guy. Oh well, it beats the crazy nutcases back home."

Then I took a glance at all of my surroundings. "So many places to go...but where to begin?"

I had a path on the right that went past a few houses, a path in front of me that went straight ahead to the beach, a path that led up the hill where the mayor came from, and then a set of stairs on my left behind the Sundae Inn that led up another hill.

'So many choices...so what's my strategy?' I pondered for a second and then came up with a plan. 'Ha! I'll just go old school for this.'

I pointed to on of the paths. "Eenie, meanie, miney, mo! Catch a tiger by the toe, if he hollers let him go! Eenie, meanie, miney, mo!" I shouted as my finger landed on the stairs that went up the hill. "Bingo!"

I didn't really care who heard me, they can all think I'm crazy for all I care. That's just how I am.

I ran up the stairs to come upon a giant building that had a sign saying 'Town Hall'. It looked really nice and prestigious compared to the Town Hall where I lived. Next to it stood a very tall clock tower. 'Now that's something that you don't see everyday. Cool!'

Then next to the clock tower was a very large tree that stood on a cliff. 'Hmm I wonder what the view is like up there?' I thought as I ran up to the tree. The tree had to tower at least 25 feet above my head. This tree had to be bigger than the one in the city park. I looked out past the tree at the ocean that went on for miles and miles into the horizon. It was an amazing view.

"Hmm...maybe I did make the right decision to move here." I whispered to myself.

"You there!" a voice boomed.

I spun around and saw a tall young man standing in front of Town Hall.

I pointed to myself. "Me?"

I could hear him sigh. "Yes, you. Come here!"

'Forceful much?'

"Well you could have asked nicely!" I shouted back as I walked over to him.

He had short blonde hair with a strand flipped up at the top of his head and had icy blue eyes that felt like they could pierce right through my soul. He wore a blue sweater vest and green and black stripped pants that cut off halfway down his legs.

He raised an eyebrow and flipped his short bangs out of his eyes as he scanned me from head to toe. "Hmm...I don't think I've seen you before."

"Oh, I'm new here; I just moved here today actually."

"Hmmm...oh yes my father mentioned you. He said that a new resident was to arrive this week."

I stared back at him. "Yeah, I'm her."

We stood there silently staring at each other.

He finally broke the silence. "So, do you have a name? Or are you just going to be known as 'the new girl'?"

I cocked a brow at him. "Ayame."

"Ayame." he tested. "Interesting name."

"And you are?"

He cleared his throat. "I'm Gill Hamilton."

My face contorted in confusion. "Hamilton? You mean like the mayor of the island?"

He rolled his eyes. "Yes of course. I'm his son."

'The mayor has a son? His father seemed so nice and friendly...but compared to this guy, this guy just seems cold. Maybe all he needs is a nice little greeting.'

"Well then it's nice to meet you, Gill." I said politely as I put my hand out for him to shake it.

He glanced at it. "Mmm...yes charmed." he said as he merely shook it.

I drew my hand back slowly. 'Okay…I can tell this guy is not a fan of me already.'

"So let me guess, you saw the brochure." he said dully.

I smiled and nodded my head. "You bet."

He scoffed. "That piece of junk. It was made twenty years ago. The town has changed a lot since then. It's looking pretty bad now since then too. Why would you believe some old boring brochure?" he said as he began walking towards Town Hall.

"Well, that 'boring brochure' brought me here."

"I'm sure it did."

I chased after him. "Excuse me? What did I do to you? I can already tell that you don't like me."

He turned around and shrugged. "I didn't say that I didn't like you."

"Well, if you do like me you have a strange way of showing it."

"Well I didn't say that I liked you either."

I raised an eyebrow. "Gee thanks. I can totally tell that you're going to be a big fan of me. If you're the mayor's son, shouldn't you be a little more appreciative and respectful to the new residents." I asked sarcastically.

He walked up to me. "I am appreciative and respectful to the new residents. It's just…" he paused, looking me up and down. "We haven't had any city people come here lately. And I can tell that you're one of those city girls."

"And what's wrong with city girls?"

"They come here with exciting dreams to live on a farm and then they end up moving within the week because it was too hard for them."

I raised a brow. "Well I can tell you now, I'm not like them. I'm really strong and I can handle everything myself. So I don't need you judging me like I'm some disease coming to the island like that."

He looked at me again and then sighed. "Okay, fine. I apologize for my rudeness, are you happy?"

I crossed my arms. "I guess…but I'm not accepting it fully."

"Half of forgiveness is better than nothing." he said as he began walking again to Town Hall once again.

"So why exactly is the Mayor's son so concerned about the town? You sound like you're the Mayor already."

He faced me again and then he looked out towards the ocean. "This place was once the greatest island in the ocean. But now the island has changed so much, we hardly get any people to live here anymore. When I become Mayor someday, I swear I'll make this place look better than before. I'll try to outdo what my father has done."

I cocked an eyebrow and put my hands on my waist. "Really? You're going to be the Mayor?"

He rolled his ice cold blue eyes at me. "Yes really. Why wouldn't I? I'm the most intelligent gentleman on the island. I'd make a magnificent mayor."

"Yeah, if you're the pompous rich boy type." I replied with a smirk.

Gill gasped. "How dare you! I'll have you know I'm not some pompous rich boy. I am an intelligent and diligent worker and I."

I turned around, laughing softly as I walked away. "Whatever Mr. Pompous, you keep telling yourself that, but no matter how much you say that, it only deepens the fact even more."

Gill gasped again. "Why you...humph!" he yelled and stormed off.

I laughed louder as I walked away. 'What a rude and arrogant guy. Ha! Looks like I'm gonna have to get used to that guy around here.'

For the next half hour I took a walk around the small town. I had met a couple who ran the General Store, who welcomed me to the island with a nice warm greeting. Then I met the town doctor, Jin, and his grandmother, Irene. They were also very nice to me and even gave me a few strict tips on how to stay healthy. I could get used to all of the friendly townsfolk around here.

After I left the clinic I made my way towards the path that led up past the Sundae Inn and up a very steep hill.

When I reached the top I saw a little farm sitting on the right and another path that led to a shop on the left. Deciding on which way to go, I decided to take the path towards the shop.

The shop looked old and rustic with a sign on the top saying 'Blacksmiths'.

'Wow, I guess they make their own products around here. They must make their own products right here.'

Right next to the shop was an entrance to a mine. I'd definitely have to check that out sometime, it could be fun.

CLANK!

'What was that?'

CLANK!

I walked around to the other side of the blacksmith's to find a big muscular guy smashing rocks with a hammer.

I stood behind him and watched in amazement.

One by one each rock was smashed into a thousand pieces. 'This guy was definitely strong.'

Then the guy set down his hammer and turned around, slightly jumping in surprise when he saw me. "Whoa! I didn't know anyone was behind me."

He was big and extremely muscular; I mean it. He had spiky orange hair and soft green eyes. He wore a black muscle shirt with the sleeves cut off so his big biceps could. 'Man this guy is ripped!'

"I-I'm sorry. I was just watching you smash all of those rocks. You're good."

He smiled. "Why thank you. I'm Owen." he said as he thrust out a gloved hand.

I shook it. "I'm Ayame. I'm new here."

"Oh so you're the new girl everyone's talking about. Nice to finally meet you." he said as he dropped my hand and looked at me. "Wow I don't mean to offend you or anything, but you're really skinny. No offense."

"None taken." I replied. "I've been known to be really skinny where I'm from."

He laughed. "Well maybe this will help you get some muscles." he said as he pulled out a huge hammer out from behind a pile of rocks. "You can have it, I've got plenty of hammers in the shop."

"Wow thanks." I said, taking the hammer from him.

"You're welcome. After you're used to using it maybe you can come mining with me in the Ganache Mines sometime."

"Sounds good to me." I replied as I put it into my rucksack.

"Great, oh I'd better get back to work or my uncle will kill me. I'll talk to you later okay?"

"Yeah, see ya."

With that Owen ran into the Blacksmith's.

'Well he seemed nice. Having him for a friend could be pretty awesome. I bet my friends wouldn't believe me when I said I met a guy with big muscles.' I laughed at the thought and made my way to another little shop a few feet away.

It was a Carpentry.

I went up to the front door and went inside.

A big man with bluish hair and a beard to match stood at the counter. "Oh hello there, you must be Ayame. The mayor mentioned that you arrived earlier. Welcome to my carpentry shop. I'm Dale."

I smiled. "It's nice to meet you Dale."

"Hey, you haven't by any chance seen a boy with blue hair have you?"

"Um...no."

'Blue hair? I've never seen anyone with blue hair; well maybe except for Dale...but blue hair wasn't really natural.'

Suddenly he gave me an angry expression. "Well if you do, tell him to get his butt back here." he said angrily.

I winced a little. 'Okay...that freaked me out a little.'

"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. You see, he's my son and he has the habit of putting off his chores. If you see him can you tell him to come back here?" he asked calmly.

"Sure, I'll keep an eye open. It was nice meeting you." I said as I went back outside.

"You too, see ya."

I closed the door behind me and let out of sigh. "Wow that was strange."

BOOM!

"Whoo! Adrenaline rush!" I heard someone yell.

I looked behind the shop and saw a big fenced in area on a hill. 'Wonder what's going on up there?' I thought as I walked up to the area.

It was a large fenced-in area with tall trees and giant boulders scattered all around the place. Near the entrance stood a small boy with sandy blonde hair and a white cloth tied around his head. He looked to be around my age.

As I grew closer he glanced over at me with soft green eyes and smiled. "Oh hi!"

I walked up to him and smiled back. "Hi."

He put out his hand. "I haven't seen you before. My name is Bo."

I shook his hand. "I'm Ayame."

"Nice to meet you. I'm an apprentice carpenter for Dale."

"Oh that's cool. Dale seems like a very strict boss."

"I'm guessing you met Dale already."

I nodded my head in reply. "He seemed a little angry about his son."

Bo sighed. "Let me guess he wants Luke to come home and do his chores, right?"

"Y-yeah he said his son. But who's Luke?"

Bo pursed his lips and pointed by the boulders. "That's...Luke."

There stood a tall figure with an ax. "HIA-YAHH!" he yelled as he swung the ax downward chopping a stump with excessive force.

KABOOM!

The stump exploded into a million pieces.

'Holy crap! What is it with the strong people around here?'

The the guy wiped his forehead and smiled as he stepped into the sunlight.

My mouth dropped.

He had messy dark blue hair with a fiery orange bandanna tied around his head. He had wild amber eyes that matched his vest. He also wore a white muscle shirt and jeans with holes through them. He kicked his brown hiking boots and brushed the sawdust off of his gloves.

"Wow." I awed.

"Yeah, he's a very skilled carpenter, but don't try to ever challenge him, you'll probably kill yourself." Bo explained.

Then Luke looked over at us and smiled a big white grin as he ran over. "Hey Bo did you see that? What should I call that move? The Quadra Chop or Ultra Mega Splitter?" he asked excitedly.

Bo shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know Luke. They both sound good."

Then Luke glanced at me. "Hey must be the new girl. The name's Luke, the legendary carpenter of Waffle Island and the leader of the Luke fan club." he said happily.

Bo looked stupidly at Luke. "Luke...there is no fan club for you."

Luke glowered at him. "Well there will be. Would you join it, Ayame?" he asked hopefully.

I smiled. "Uh sure."

Luke jumped into the air. "Yes!"

Well I could definitely tell that this guy was going to be a fun person to be around.

"So where are you from Ayame?" Luke asked.

"I'm from the city area right off the coast from here."

"A city girl? Wow, we haven't had someone from the city in a long time come here. That's so cool."

I smiled. "Well, you're the first person to say that it's cool that I'm from the city. Some guy was angry that I'm from the city. The Mayor's son…Gill I think his name was."

Luke rolled his eyes. "Oh you met Sissy Prissy Boy already."

I let out a snort. 'Well the nickname seems to fit him.'

I smirked. "I take it that you don't like him."

"Ha! He doesn't just 'not like him', he hates him." Bo emphasized.

Luke shrugged. "Hey, the dude is so full of himself and all he thinks about is becoming the next mayor of the island. He's nothing like his dad."

"Oh that reminds me, your dad told me that he wants you home, now." I said seriously.

Luke's face dropped.

"Oh boy, you're in trouble now Luke." Bo said tauntingly.

"Shut up Bo." Luke yelled.

I giggled. "You guys must be great buddies, I can tell."

Luke smiled. "You think so? Well actually we're cousins and we've been best friends for years too." Then he rubbed his chin. "You know, we could add you to our group. You seem really awesome."

"I seem awesome? I am awesome." I laughed, pointing to myself.

Luke and Bo laughed.

"You're alright." Luke said as he came over to me and put his arm around my shoulders. I could smell the sweat and sawdust radiating off of him as he pulled me closer to him. "You know, we should hang out sometime. We can go to the beach or we could go pig out at the Sundae Inn. There's so much to do around here. You'll have tons of fun."

I smiled. "Yeah, you bet. I can't wait to start exploring the island more."

He matched my smile. "Great!"

Then I looked down at my watch; it was almost seven. I still have to go meet up with the mayor about my house. I don't wanna have to sleep outside on the first night.

"Well I guess I'd better go. I've got to see the mayor about my house and I don't think I want to be around when your dad comes outside to get you." I said as I started walking away.

Luke sighed as I pulled away from him. "Yeah, it's better to run right now. He's raging angry."

Bo laughed. "Yeah, he's like a raging bull."

I laughed, picturing Dale like a bull. "Nice! Well, it was nice meeting you guys."

"It was nice meeting you too." said Bo.

"Yeah, I hope we'll get to hang out later." Luke said as he grinned.

I smiled back at them and started to walk away. "You bet! See ya!"

"Bye!" I heard them yell.

I walked back into town with a smile on my face. 'Looks like I've made some more new friends; I can definitely see myself hanging with those guys.'

As I neared town I saw Mayor Hamilton standing in the square.

"Ah, there you are Miss Ayame. Have you met everyone in the village?"

I nodded my head. "I've met some of the village but I can meet the rest later. Everyone has been so nice to me. I think I'm really going to love it here." I responded happily.

"That's good to hear; we're always very welcoming to our new residents. By the way, I've got some great news; your house if finally finished!" he announced.

My mouth dropped and my eyes widened. "No way! It's finished?" I said excitedly.

"Yes indeed, now if you'll just follow me, I'll show you where you'll be living."

Hamilton led me towards an area with a large grassy field behind the town.

"This is the Carmel Falls District. It's an open area for new houses to be built. You can build barns and other buildings in this area if you want, but you'll have to buy the land first." He laughed.

"I'll keep that in mind." I giggled. 'Guess I'll have to start saving up for that.'

"Oh that reminds me, did you meet my son, Gill?"

My face twisted slightly. "Y-yeah…I did."

Hamilton looked over at me. "Did he act rude to you at all?"

I didn't really want to rat him out like that. Especially when his dad was the man was the Mayor of where I was living now.

I rubbed the back of my neck, nervously. "Well…he did come off…a little different than most people did when they met me."

Hamilton sighed. "I apologize for my son's behavior; he's not much of a people person. He wants to be the Mayor after me and he's really good at organizing things, but it's just his people and conversation skills that are lacking."

I looked at him confusingly. "Really?"

"Oh, yes he may come off a little rude, but he's actually really nice when you get to know him. He just needs to find some friends. I'm afraid to say that nobody likes to warm up to him anymore. Gill doesn't really mind that he doesn't have anyone to talk to; it's just like I'm worried about him. It's like he's an outsider to the village; his own people."

I looked at him sadly. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear about that."

'Maybe I should have never been so sarcastic and mean to him like that.'

"Maybe you could try to get to know him sometime. He could use someone to talk to."

I smiled softly. "Yeah, I'll try to talk to him."

'If he's not gonna be such a jerk to me.'

Mayor Hamilton led me across a bridge to a small area with a little house out on a little island by the ocean.

"That's your house." Hamilton announced.

I smiled and ran to the house. It was a little white house with a red roof.

Hamilton handed me a small key and gestured to the door. "Go ahead and take a look inside."

I unlocked the door, opening it to the small humble abode. Inside there was a little bed in the corner by the window with a little bedside table sitting next to it. Adjacent to that was a small kitchen with a stove, a refrigerator, and a long counter that people could sit at. There was also a very tall bookshelf, a door leading to a tiny bathroom, and a table with chairs. The house was bigger than my older room back home but maybe a bit smaller than the usual apartment I shared with my family. At least this time, I would be the only one living here.

"It's so cute!" I squealed.

"Do you like it?" Hamilton asked from behind me.

I turned around to face him. "Like it? I absolutely love it. Thank you Mayor Hamilton."

He smiled back. "Oh you're welcome. I put your luggage in here when you arrived. Everything is all in order for you."

"Thanks."

He looked up at the pink sky. "Well it's getting late and I'd better get home to my son. And you're probably tired from the excitement today. So I wish you goodnight. Good-bye." he said as he walked away.

"Bye and thank you again." I said and went into my house.

I put all of my clothes into the dresser and began situating all of my things. Putting my book collection on the bookshelves, setting up picture frames, and even stacking the refrigerator with my personal snacks that I brought along with me.

When I was finally finished I changed into my pj's and turned out all of the lights in the house except for the bedside lamp, that gave off a soft illumination that lit up the room. The bed felt so nice and warm as I slid into it slowly, taking in the softness of the sheets.

As I lay back against the pillows I giggled and sighed.

Today was probably one of the best days of my life.

I've met so many people today that I already like and I can already guarantee that I'll become really close with a few of them.

Kathy seems cool; maybe she'll be my best friend here.

There's that Owen guy, he seemed like a really nice guy; the sort of big teddy bear sort. I could see me hanging out with him.

Then there's Bo and Luke who are totally awesome; especially Luke. I can definitely tell that we are going to be great friends.

And then there's Gill…I'm not sure what to think of him. He acted like such a jerk towards me, but maybe there's more to him than what I might think. He actually might be nice in some weird way. Maybe I'll try talking to him sometime.

Anyways, this is has all been the beginning of my adventure. And hopefully this adventure will get better and better every day that I live here. So far for my first day, I love this place. This is where my adventure is!

This is the start of my new life on Waffle Island.

Well how was that? A good start? I hope so. I hoped you all liked it. Please review and message me with any thoughts, concerns, ideas. I love them all! Thanks everyone!