Disclaimer: If I owned Animal Crossing, I'd get sued for influencing little children with the never ending yaoi, though there is none in this story... But, no, I don't Animal Crossing: City Folk (or any Animal Crossing for that matter). =P
Note: Mainly based on City Folk! There will not be yaoi. And I named the town in this story after the city I live in… couldn't think of anything else, and it's a cute name. My friend Recia convinced me to write this, hence, her favorite character, Punchy. And many more of her ideas she encouraged me to use… Which also contributes to the part that many, if not all, of the non-villagers' ages are tinkered with (especially Nook's- he's only twenty-three in this-good heavens *dies*). Oh, and, for some reason I can see Blathers with a tiny British accent. After all, he does say "Simply smashing!"
The sound of footsteps on snow could be heard a few feet away. The creator of the noise was a young cat. His black and white fur was messy, but only looked the part. He walked in silence until he came to the bus stop. There were numerous rumors that a new girl would move into the quaint little town that day. He decided to get up extra early to be the first one to meet her. He glanced to the left and squinted. In the distance, a big, yellow, square-like vehicle slowly made its way to its destination. He smiled and watched the bus come closer, closer, and then finally come to a stop. The bright yellow bus caused the cat to squint. After a moment, the door slid open and a petite young girl stepped into view. Her light blue hair stuck out in two low ponytails from underneath her hat. Her shoes tapped lightly as she came down the steps. When she reached the bottom she turned around and waved to the bus driver.
"Good bye. Nice meeting you!" She said with an English accent. She turned around, still smiling, and noticed the small cat. "Oh, hello. I'm Luna." Her British accent was light, but it gave the girl a sophisticated tone. She seemed like a friendly, likable person.
"Hi, I'm Punchy!" The cat cried happily. He could tell that they would become good friends very quickly."Welcome to-"
"Welcome to Brentwood!" Another voice interrupted. The voice was one familiar to Punchy. They both turned around to find a gray elephant. He was wearing a huge smile on his face. Just the person Punchy thought it would be. "I'm Dizzy, uh, not to get confused with the verb!"
"It's an adjective." Punchy replied with an annoyed tone in his voice. He tried not acting too bothered by the elephant, but couldn't help being a little annoyed. The elephant just shrugged.
"Well, I wasn't expecting a welcoming committee. A pleasure to meet you both," said Luna. She smiled kindly and gave a slight nod. It seemed as if her sweetness could be sensed a mile away.
"We'd love to show you around, but it'd be better idea to check in with the Town Hall first. And, you know, pick your house." Punchy explained. All the while Dizzy nodded eagerly. It was a good idea to know where you live before going around and goofing off. "Then you can meet us at the fountain and we'll give you the grand tour!" Ah, the grand tour. The tour in which they spend the whole day learning more or less useful stuff and an equal amount of useless stuff. It was always a fun tour though. Very exciting, well, the city part was at least.
"Yup! We'll even take the bus and show you the city!" Dizzy chimed in. Yup the city. A nice little shopping area not far from Brentwood. Dizzy's eyes were full of anticipation. He smiled happily imagining they fun they would have. It seemed too long to wait for to get her house.
"How kind! I'll meet you there then." She replied. Punchy and Dizzy stepped aside and let her through. She walked a little while and stopped to look at her map. She nodded and continued in the direction to Town Hall. Once the two animals were sure she knew the way they began a conversation-or more like an argument.
"Dizzy! It was my turn to say 'Welcome to Brentwood'! You did it last time!" Punchy growled.
"It was? I did? Oops, haha, sorry," Dizzy said while rubbing the back of his head in a nervous manner. Punchy rolled his eyes. Dizzy was always the forgetful type. No matter how many times he tries to remember, he will never get it right. "You want to go see Lukas?" The elephant asked finally. They hadn't seen Lukas since yesterday and that was too long ago. Punchy looked at the elephant and responded by nodding. The two walked over to the two story house not far away. Lukas lived in that house, the fancy two story next to the gate. He had just moved into Brentwood a few weeks ago and he already got himself rich. How he did it- no one knew. He was just talented that way.
Punchy and Dizzy were barely ten feet away when the boy came out of his house with his fishing rod. His brown hair hardly swayed from the breeze. He took notice of the two animals and, without a word, turned on his heel and made his way back into his home. Just when he was about to shut the door Punchy yelled out, "Don't you act like you don't see us!" The boy froze like a mannequin in Gracie Grace and then lowered his head. He stepped out of his warm house once again and walked over to the two. The boy, to most people, would seem like a mute. But that's not it at all. It's not that he doesn't want to, or doesn't try to talk. It's that he's not really given the chance to. Whenever he opens his mouth, someone else speaks up (so instead, most of the time, he shows what he's thinking with body language and expressions).
Lukas opened his mouth to greet them and it happened again. "The new girl arrived. She's really nice." Punchy inferred. Lukas smiled and nodded, encouraging him to go on. He got used to being cut off, so it didn't really bother him anymore. "We're going ta show her around later, want to come?" He asked. Lukas put his chin in his fist and looked up, his way of saying, 'Let me think about it for a sec,' then he looked at Punchy and nodded. He would be happy to. After all it was a chance at getting to know someone new.
"Okay great!" Dizzy spoke. Then, he came up with the greatest idea- one that he knew they all would like. "While we're waiting let's go bug Nook!" He cried in a mischievous manner.
"Okay," Lukas and Punchy said in unison. Annoying the hell out of Nook was their daily thing. The three enjoyed pestering the young salesman- it was always a way to liven things up. So, they made there way to the left of the town where the store, Nook n' Go, was located. They passed Stinky who was on his way to the river to catch some fish. They waved and Stinky waved back, smiling. Ahead, they could see the store so they walked a little faster. When they strolled into the store, Punchy immediately spoke up. "Nooky I'm HOOOOOME!" He decided to say. This caused some giggle fits from the others- including from Merry who was in the store at the time. The salesman looked up in disbelief from behind the counter. When he saw them he looked up at the ceiling and lipped, 'Why!?' and then proceeded to slam his head on the hard, cold, counter.
"Don't feel free to look around. If you have questions please hesitate to ask," the raccoon spoke, his voice slightly muffled. The three friends laughed and of course, didn't hesitate. They went up to the raccoon and started a conversation.
"So Nook, what's up?" Lukas said, surprised at the fact that he didn't get cut off. He looked up and said, "It looks like the ceiling," he explained nodding, "From my point of vie-"
"Is there a spotlight item today? I have a bit of extra cash I want to spend," Dizzy asked. Dizzy didn't really notice he had just interrupted his friend. No one ever notices. It was just another normal thing to do in the small town. Cut off the quiet guy.
Nooks eyes lit up at the words "extra" and "cash" (especially "cash"). He lifted his head from the counter and spoke in his normal voice, which always seemed to sound like he was advertising for whatever it was you were buying, "Why, yes actually. It's a White King only 8,000 bells. Quite a bargain, hm?"
"Oh…I don't have 8,000." Dizzy said disappointingly. He was hoping he could get something with 1,405 bells- which was all he had in his pockets.
"No White King for you then," Nook said sourly, his bored expression taking over his face yet again. His eye lids moved to the middle of his eyes making him look sleepy.
"But I really want it!" Dizzy complained. He couldn't wait until tomorrow- it wouldn't be there anymore. He had to have it. The feeling of need and want forced into his soul and he knew exactly where he would put it in his house. It would cause perfect harmony with his furniture.
"What, do you expect for me to give it to you free?" Nook said sarcastically. He looked even more bored at that point, if it was even possible.
"Oh, would you?!" Dizzy cried with glee. For some strange reason, he actually believed he would get it for free. It was a nice thought though.
Nook made a face that said, 'does he seriously think that!? What's wrong with this kid?' "Pfft, uh, no!" He said as if it was obvious, which it was. Dizzy's happiness disappeared and he pouted. Nook rolled his eyes and rested his chin in his hands again. Then he realized he had to be somewhere. "Okay everybody out of the store; I need to see someone about a house."
"Oh, that's Luna!" Punchy explained remembering Nook was the landlord of all the houses. Merry walked over to them with a curious look on her face.
"Luna?" Lukas, Nook and Merry asked in sync. They looked at each other in amusement and then turned to Punchy and Dizzy.
"Yes, she's the new girl. She's really nice," said Dizzy. Nook nodded and escorted everyone out of his store. Outside, he locked the door and left in the direction of the first house, where Luna would be. It's a wonder how Nook knows exactly where a person is... It's kind of creepy too.
"Well, now we wait by the fountain for Luna. The tour will be awesome." Punchy stated. He smiled and the three walked to the fountain near the middle of town. The fountain was added a few days ago thanks to Lukas. It was beautiful and was a nice place to sit and enjoy the sound of water swooshing rapidly. Well, it was a nice place, unless you had to go to the bathroom. On their way they passed a tree that had 'Jay + Merry 4ever' carved on to it. Cute, thought Punchy, I didn't know they were together… Once they got to the fountain, they took a seat around it and waited. The gray brick that made up the wall of the fountain was cold and slightly damp from the mist.
A few minuets passed that seemed like hours and the three were still waiting. Punchy yawned getting tired of all this waiting. "Where is she?" Then it hit him. "Oh no. Nook wouldn't."
"Wouldn't what?" Dizzy asked. "Oh wait, you mean the part-time job thing?" Punchy nodded. Lukas slapped his forehead with his hand. His way of saying 'Man, I hated that!' or 'idiot!' Right now it was probably the first one.
"That's not fair. We have to do something! W-whoa!" Punchy said, trying to stand up, but instead he lost his balance and tumbled backward into the fountain. Being a cat, he hated water so he quickly recovered and, as fast as he could, he jumped out of the cold, dreaded liquid. Lukas and Dizzy started to crack up laughing. Punchy's fur was soaking and dripping. His ears were flopped downward and his shocked expression made it priceless. He turned around to start yelling at his friends when Luna came up to them, tired and ready to relax.
"Hey guys! Whoa, what happened to you?" She said staring at Punchy. She had a grin on her face as if she was trying not to laugh. Punchy grabbed his arms and started shivering. Boy, that water was cold. "We should get him a towel of some sort, shouldn't we?" She spoke, her British accent sounding thicker than before.
"Ah, he'll be fine," Lukas stated, receiving a glare from a certain, unlucky kitty. "I'm Lukas, nice to meet you, Luna."
"It's a pleasure. So, are we going to start this tour thing?" Luna asked kindly. Lukas and Dizzy nodded and they traveled to the first stop. Punchy was happy with this stop for it was the Able Sisters, where he could get a warm, dry shirt. They walked in and Punchy immediately went to the shirts. He decided to take the Number One Shirt. It was the only good one there at the time and it made him 'Number One'. Luna said hello to the two porcupines that owned and ran the store. One of them, Sable, was really quiet. Once Punchy was all set and ready with his new shirt they walked out of the store and over to the museum. There Luna was explained about the exhibits by an owl named Blathers. He had a small English accent himself. He and Luna got along quickly, she loved dinosaur fossils and art and so did he. Once Blathers and Luna were finished, they went into the Roost, the coffee shop. Ah, nice, boiling hot coffee.
"This is where they sell coffee. It's the best coffee ever." Dizzy said. Luna smiled and nodded. She didn't have any bells, though, so she couldn't try it for herself.
The Town Gate was next. It was a beautiful gate. Big and cabin-like. Cooper and Booker were really nice. Luna found out about a Lost and Found and that she could change the flag which, truthfully, needed some changing.
"I'm assuming you've already been to Nook's. So now, the moment we've all been waiting for!" Punchy cried excitedly. "The city! C'mon we have to take the bus." They walked out of the Town Gate and to the bus stop. There, the bus waited patiently. They hoped on the yellow vehicle and were surprised to see someone they all knew. "Rover!" Punchy said and ran over to sit next to the blue and white cat.
"'Ello Rover," said Luna. Lukas nodded cheerfully. Dizzy just waved- he didn't know Rover that well. He's just seen him once, and that's it.
"Hey, nice to see you again, Luna! Oh, Lukas! Haven't seen you in forever," stated Rover as the bus started moving. Lukas nodded and smiled widely. "So, what are guys up to? Going to the city?" Rover was a cute cat with equally cute red eyes. He was very friendly and liked to meet new people, which is why he's a traveler.
"Yup! We're giving Luna the grand tour." Punchy said. He smiled and tilted his head slightly. Rover laughed happily.
"Going to the city for the first time is always fun, Luna," explained Rover. "It's a nice city, lots of interesting buildings to go into and visit." This was true. There was Gracie Grace, Shampoodle, the Auction House, Happy Room Academy HQ, the Marquee, and others, too.
"Is that so? I can't wait then." Luna admitted. She truly couldn't; she was hoping they would arrive quickly.
"Ah, and you mustn't wait any longer, ya wee sea cucumber. The city be right ahead." Kapp'n said. And he was right. Up ahead the stores of the city could be seen. Luna smiled, it looked wonderful.
"Will I see you again, sometime soon?" Punchy asked Rover. Rover smiled.
"Maybe, maybe not. I come and go, you know that!" Rover said. Punchy pouted. "Don't worry, you will. Whether it'll be soon or not- I can't say." At that the bus slowed down to a stop.
Note: I'll end it here for now. It's a good place to stop. Oh and the Jay and Merry thing? Yeah, random, just plain random. Might be a bigger thing later on. Well I hope y'all enjoyed the first chapter! R&R please!
