Animal World

A/N: Hi everyone! This is my first songfic, and my first Animal Crossing fic, so please don't hate! It's based on a song I heard on Youtube, Animal World, by Tuthy, and this plot just came to me all of a sudden. So... Enjoy!

I stood in my room, surveying it with a tear in my eye. I was going to live here anymore. My first floor room, my bedroom. I pulled the covers up on my Gracie bed and straightened out the duvet. Then I checked my chest of drawers and Ranch wardrobe where empty, for the fifth and final time. Then I moved over to my computer, to log out of my e-mails, then off the computer entirley. When I had learnt there was a house empty in my best friends village, Liverpoo, I'd literally jumped at the chance. I mean, who wouldn't? To live in the same town as your best friend... It would be wonderful! But now, as I look back at all the things I'm going to leave behind, I can't help but feel sad. I was about to click 'sign off', when a new e-mail popped up on my screen, from Kabuki, the forever grumpy cat. It was titled 'Stupid Chain Letters'. I laughed, and opened it. None of the animals knew I was leaving, apart from Tortimer and Pelly, but they would never tell anyone.

Kate,

Stupid chain letters! Jitters and Nook sent this to me this morning, and I'll never hear the end of it unless I send it to you three: Kate, Truffle, Amelia. Just be glad you only have to send it to three people.

There was once a girl who had gotten onto a train. She was meant to go home from her new village, but she was caught in a train robbery. She was shot. Now she haunts places, singing of the town she had to get back to.
Click on This link to listen to her song!
You have to send this to three people, otherwize, when you get on a train... You will never arrive at it's destination! Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Stupid, right? Yes.

Kabuki

I chuckled at the antics of my fellow animals, and sent it quickly to Sable and Mable, and with a smile, back to Kabuki. He'd be annoyed at me, but I didn't care. Then I went to click the back button, when I got curious. What was this song the girl sang? I clicked on the link and it brought me to a Youtube page. The video was entitled 'Animal World'. A semi-slow song started, played on an acustic guitar, then a melodic voice began to sing.

"I packed my bags and I,
Got on a train and set off to Ildua," Sang the voice. On-screen some text wrote (My town) and I laughed. My town. We humans always thought of it as our town. We were so possessive, and we don't even own the town! The animals do! As the person, Tuthy, said, it was an 'Animal World'.

"This crazy cat sat infront of me,
Asked my name and where I was a-headin'" I smiled, misty-eyed, remembering the blue cat with red eyes that had gotten Nook to give me this house. I owed him sooo much.

"He smelt of tuna and cheap colonge,
Left for a second, I saw him use the phone,
He said he'd phoned up a friend for me,
He has connections, found me a place to sleep!" I grinned, remembering Nook, and the house he'd given me. How small it had been... Now, now it was huge.

"It's an Animal World that I chose to live in,
These folks are crazy but I can forgive them!" I laughed, remembering the argument Vesta and Peanut's argument last week about a banana... Yep, they were all definatly crazy.

"This dude named Copper he looks out for me,
He runs the lost and found and gets me stuff for free!" I grinned- Copper was so gullible. He could probably remembering me say I wish I had a Lucky Kitty, and the next day, when I said it was mine in the lost and found, he didn't even bat an eyelid and gave it to me. No questions asked.

"This guy named Tom has had me working hard!
Running errands and cleaning up his yard!" I shook my head at the jobs Nook had wanted me to do- they had been horrible...

"Moneys tight but it'll do for now!
I've got to pay off my mortgage somehow!" I remembered the outfits I wore, to save on money to pay off the never ending mortgages Nook threw at me.

"Maybe I'll do some favours here and there,
Return a hankerchief or pick up a teddy bear," I laughed at that job Kabuki had once given me- to find his toothbrush. Upon asking him where he'd left it, he'd replied, 'Somewhere around the town hall'. I spent two days trying to find it, before he found it in his house. He'd given me a table for spending the time... I smiled.

"Sometimes I wonder if I made a mistake,
He said thanks much, but it's just take take take!" I frowned. Was I making the right choice, leaving? Was everyone going to have a nice life when I was gone? Or were they going to miss me?

"It's an Animal World that I chose to live in,
These folks are crazy but I can forgive them,
Now again comes Crazy Redd,
His wear's are counterfiet but I'm so glad we met!" I chuckled at the thought of the first time I'd fallen for Redd's tricks- that beautiful bed he'd had... Broke the first time I ever used it, and Nook wouldn't buy it from me. I glanced over at the chest of drawers... It was still in there!

"I've not had enough yet...
I've not had enough yet...
I've not had enough yet...
So I'll just play, play, play!
Play, play, play!" I burst out laughing. I couldn't help it- there were so many memories I could remember about everyone, everyone who came, and went... Those who were now just customary constalations I made to make them all remembered... Now, I would be one of them. I burst out crying. I don't wanna be remembered as just a star in the sky! I was more than that! I was one of the towns longest residents! I was a person who would stick with them through thick and thin... Yet here I was, leaving them...

"I've been in Ildua almost a year,
I'm really used to living here," I smiled through my tears, thinking about the anniversary the animals had thrown for me. Even Kabuki had stayed there for a while, despite parties not being his thing. They were so nice... Would I like it if they leaved? NO! So... Why was I leaving...?

"Paid off my mortgage now I'm free to roam,
I can go fishing, I can decorate my home!" I grinned, looking around my house. Was I really going to say goodbye to all the hard work I put into this house?

"I'm watching turnip stocks grow and grow,
Bang on a secret rock and watch the money flow,
I dig up fossils for museum shelves!
The little bugs around here can't catch themselves!" A scuttle made me look back at the tarantula I'd caught. She was packed into her travel case, and I knew she didn't like it. Her home was here... Was I really going to just pack her up and ship her to an entirley different habitat?

"It's an Animal World that I chose to live in,
These folks are crazy but I can forgive them,
Satuday, it's been too long,
I chat with Slider, and then he sings me a song!" I grinned at my picture of Slider beside me computer. How had I forgotten to pack that up? Slider was one of the greatest animals I knew, and he'd be coming to Liverpoo every Satuday, even though it'd be upsetting his routine. Was I really going to let him do that? The song repeated that for a minute, before singing the theme tune to our town. I broke down sobbing. I'm not that heartless. I'm not going to be able to do this... There was a knock at my door. I turned, ran downstairs and opened it. Pelly stood there, tapping her foot slightly.

"Your train has arrived to Liverpoo." She informed me. "Are you ready to go?" I smiled, and Pelly noticed the dry tears on my face. "Are you okay?"

"I'm not going, Pelly." I told her.

"Oh!" She looked shocked. "Was it that chain e-mail going around? Trust me, it's a bunch of baloney."

"No, it's not that." I shook my head. "I've decided to stay here."

"Oh... Well okay... I'll go inform the station then, they can let someone else go on." Pelly nodded, and I walked back inside. I looked at my tatantlula.

"We have a lot of unpacking to do, Tara." I told her, grinning. I opened her cage and placed her back into her little home. "Let's go."

A/N: There we are.

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