Violets and Sunflowers

· Six year-old Violetta Curreri never wanted to move to Moscow where her father's new job was. She worried about how she would make new friends and leave the life she had in Naples. But all those worries and doubts change when she meets Ivan Braginski. Warning: foreign language, mild vulgar language, (maybe not so sure yet)

*Author Note: When Russia saw my update, he was really mad. (Considering I came up with the idea of Missing Ice while I was in my cell.) He came down to my cell and took away my computer for what felt like hours and returned it to me. I opened it checking my baby and he blocked all my other stories and many of my favorite websites. He told me to publish the first two chapter then he would give me my freedom on my computer.

The first couple chapter establish Violetta and her family adapting Russian life. Ivan does not come in until chapter four, so don't be mad at me if Ivan is not part of the chapter. It's for reader to know my OC characters. Any ideas or review are gracious. (I already have ideas, but new adventures to add-on to the story would be wonderful.) So with three months in the making I present Violets and Sunflowers. (Yes I know the chapter is short)*

Leaving Home

"Why do we have to leave Naples to go to Moscow?" complains Violetta as she packs her bags into the car. It was a nice early autumn morning and Violetta wanted to play and be with her friends for one last time rather than packing the car. "I don't even know Russian. How am I going to make friends when I have no idea what they are saying?"

"We have to move the Moscow because your father's promotion has him working there." her mother explains to her as she puts her younger twin sibling's sister, Fiamma and brother, Fiorenzo belongings into the car. "Besides you are young, you will able to adapt to the language in no time!"

"Ma per quanto riguarda la nonna e il nonno(1)? I can stay with them!" her brown eyes brighten at the thought of living with her nonna and nonno.

'I'm afraid not Violet, dear, Papà, Fiamma, Fiorenzo, and I would miss you too much if we were to leave you here in Naples, and your father's promotion is such a big one that we can all benefit from it. Do you understand?" her mother tells her hoping she will make the right choice to come with them.

Violetta gives a nod with a few tears swelling from her violet eyes she then finally says "Are we ever going to come back visit them?"

"Oh sì caro 2, we will come back for Holidays and maybe we'll send them tickets to visit us in Russia." She responds hugging her oldest daughter. "Now help me putt the twins in the car so we can get there on time, remember it is a long drive." Then Violetta runs towards the house and her mother yells, "Check your bed for a present from your father from Russia."

She then runs up the stairs to look for her present rather than helping her mother with the twins. Well there is one up side to moving away is that I am with going to be with Papà again. He had to take the job right away and left before us to find a house to live in. And now three months later he has found us a place and invited us to move here. She finally gets to the room and finds the package on the bed. She first opens the letter that says:

My dear Violette, I am so happy that you are finally coming to Moscow to live with me. I know that this maybe scary to you at first, but do not worry, you will adapt as well as I have now. I think this will help you, listen to it while you drive to Russia. You will gain a few things before you arrive. I cannot wait to see you.

~Papà

Violette then opens the package to find a Russian-Italian Rosetta stone translation textbook and CD with the pronunciations. Oh Graize Papà! She thentakes her CD player that was still on her bed and her new presents, and then walks down the stairs to get her siblings so they can start their new journey.

1. Ma per quanto riguarda la nonna e il nonno: But what about Grandma and Grandpa?

2. Oh sì caro: Oh yes dear