I am lonely, pathetic, and I hold on to things for too long.
The idyllic landscape rolled past as the train jolted and groaned on it's tracks. Clear specks of white splattered against the dark blue sky, a beautiful landscape unfurling before me. But I paid it no notice. Instead, I pinched the leafy-coloured fabric idly, the bumps and minute openings suddenly of interest to me. The baggage supported by a metal pipe shelf threatened to fall and land dangerously close to me, every bump jerking me to awareness. I craned my neck back and watched the heavy suitcases and designer bags haphazardly tilt towards the edge of the iron rack. Although I knew the luggage would never drop due to the curve of the shelving, I still had a certain degree of anxiety. I tugged on my hazel pigtails and smoothed out my overalls, hoping that would take my mind off the boulders above.
A familiar sing-song tune played over the intercom as the train slowed to a halt. A monkey foolishly grinned at the ticket station. "WELCOME TO THE CITY," The ivory loudspeaker blared. "PLEASE DON'T FORGET YOUR BAGGAGE! HAVE A GOOD DAY." A few animals and humans left, and a few animals and humans came on. Blue cat. Red cat. Red rabbit. Straw hat-wearing human. Another red rabbit. Another cat. But not the cat I was looking for. I switched my focus to my small woven rucksack, which contained my hobbies and other necessities. On the front of the knapsack was a felt cutout of a greyish cat with two darker stripes slashing the sides of her head. That was a friend that I no longer had.
"NEXT STOP: LOPWOOD." The loudspeaker mounted on the wall blared once again, and the tune played again. It would soon be the tenth and last time I would have to hear it. The metal train doors began to slide shut, the sign above flashing red to signal warning to anyone who would be stupid enough to stand near it.
"WAIT!" A medium-sized figure jammed his foot in the gap of the door, causing it to reopen. Another blue cat. Another cat I knew. Another wrong cat. Rover.
He grinned sheepishly as he waddled aboard the train. His narrow, crimson pupils darted left and right as he adjusted his iconic diamond patterned sweater. Curious ears twitched as he eyed the seat from across me. It was clear where he wanted to sit.
"Hello again, Alice!" The blue cat smiled as he propped himself on the fabric covered seat. "I knew you'd be back. Moving again?"
"Yeah," I looked down at the seat, the fabric once again becoming my focus of attention. "I'm still waiting."
Rover slanted his eyebrows upward and a frown began to form on his face. He was going to do it again. Every time I did something like this, he always tried to talk me out of the cycle.
"Don't you think enough is enough?" Rover knitted his paws together. Was that even possible?
"I'll do it over and over if it means she'll be there," I leaned forward to show the blue cat my serious (or as serious as I could look) face. "She has the answers I need."
I sat back with a satisfied look pasted on my face as Rover merely sighed and shrugged, clearly falling out of routine. We sat like that for a bit. The fabric was very absorbing to both of us now.
"We're nearing your stop." Rover awkwardly broke the silence. Sure enough, he was right. I stared out the window and saw a faint green light in the distance, a sign a town was near. The train began to decelerate the usual rhythm of bumps, and the loudspeaker rang out it's annoying tune. I stood up from the seat and gave Rover one disdainful last look as I swung my bag on to my shoulder.
"WELCOME TO: LOPWOOD!" The sign above the door flashed red as the train slowed to a halt. "PLEASE DON'T FORGET YOUR BAGGAGE! HAVE A GOOD DAY."
My physical baggage was small. My mental baggage was huge. I gripped the railing near the door as they slowly slide open, and stepped off, letting the fresh air engulf my being.
I am lonely, pathetic, and I hold on to things for too long. But I will meet you again some day. And when that day comes...
wheee an animal crossing fanfiction
Anyway, hello! This isn't my first fanfiction on this site, but this is my first fanfiction in this fanbase! When I play Animal Crossing, sometimes I like to get ideas of my villager's backstories. Where did they come from? Why did they move? Basically, this is one of the plot bunnies I get. I hope you enjoy what I have to tell!
