The Introductory

The day was shining brightly and the sky was a clear blue, no clouds in sight and it was a perfect day for the spring. The ocean was calm and the air felt so smooth as it blew against Akari's short, light-brown hair. She was going overseas to start out a new life at a new town, hopefully that her life would change in any particular way. She believed that the city she had lived in was too much for her, so much smoke that leaked out of the sewers. It was very noisy, the parts of her trying to make it through her job was chaotic - don't forget to mention the transportation. She wants to take it easy, hopefully have a relaxing day by the beach with nothing to fear or worry about. As Akari looked through the pamphlet she found from a local market by her own town, she thought that Waffle Town would be just the place for her to stay.

Her life was good, but it was going to get better. "Land Ho!" Pascal shouted in joy. "There's the town, up ahead! Are you ready, Ms. Akari?" Pascal was sailing the ship to head towards the shore. He took the time to get himself on the intercom and promote Waffle Town being not too far from where they are. She nodded discretely and applauded the pilot for making it safely to the Town. This is going to be something new, Akari thought as she smiled. She stood by the front end of the ship, waiting excitedly to arrive and meet the townspeople. Up ahead there was a guy waiting for them to rest up on the shore, he waved as they were pulling up closer. She blushed a little and waved back, only to figure out that he were calling out 'Pascal! hey! Welcome Home!' - she stood there embarrassed.

"Oh! that's Ozzie! Friend of mine. Real good gentlemen, if you ask me." They pulled up and shortly enough, they were ready to get off the ship. Pascal came down to open the gates and move down to the docks, but before he went at it, he turned over to talk to Akari for one last time before they went their separate ways. "Welcome to Waffle Town! Not much of how it used to be, but still a peaceful town."

"Wow! It's gorgeous! What do you mean about 'how it used to be' though? Something happen?" Akari asked.

"Nothing bad, after all. It's a small town, yet we do have some pretty good people living here. I'm sure they would love to meet a new face. It's been awhile since we had visitors-let alone people moving in to our homestead. In the meantime, let me introduce you to one of my great friends of Waffle Town, Ozzie. He works with me down by the Market we own called 'On The Hook.' You should stop by sometime when you feel like buying some fish or looking for a part-time job."

"Thanks! I'll look forward to it, Captain!" Akari smiled. "I'm sure I'll do just fine here in this town."

"Hey, Pascal! Bring down the steps! You can't stay up there forever, right?" Ozzie shouted out.

"I'll bring them down in a minute, Ozzie!" Pascal cleared his throat and reached out his hand for a shake. Akari gladly reached out her own and shook the man's hand. "It's been a pleasure sailing with you, Captain. May we meet again!" she chuckled a bit and so did Pascal. After their small chit chat, they have finally gotten down to the docks and Akari happily introduced herself to Ozzie, another folk from this lovely town. He kindly greeted back and introduced himself, as well. They both talked about the ideal living of Waffle Town and what their market usually sells and what they bring to the townspeople. Akari seemed very amused before she grew tired of standing in one place for an hour or two or three. Finally, Pascal thought it was time to take her to the Sundae Inn and get herself ready for tomorrow.

It was late, the sun was setting and the area was as quiet as it could be. "Welcome! Welcome to the Sundae Inn! My name is Colleen, one of the owners for this Inn!"

"Hello, there. I'm Jake, Colleen's husband, it's a pleasure to meet you, Akari."

"The pleasure is all mine," Akari smiled. It didn't take long till they escorted her to a seat and gave her a proper meal before she was given a room. She thought that everyone was so friendly, she can actually get used to it, here. The meal was great, the hospitality was amazing, and the town itself seemed like paradise. After finishing her meal, all her positive thoughts about this Town just got better when he walked in the room.

"Toby! What a pleasure for you to join us. Are you planning to eat lunch with us, today?" Jake welcomed. Toby smiled and waved a hand in greeting, he didn't seem like he was going to stay-bummer. His smile was so charming, it could leave a lot of women to admire.

"No thanks. I heard there is someone new here, though. Pascal and Ozzie asked me to introduce myself instead of laying around all day," he laughed.

WHAT? - knowing that Akari is mentioned to their conversations got her anxious. She didn't want to meet him NOW, this seemed too embarrassing. She looked at herself, she is a complete mess! No wonder why people gave her an uncertain look of how she at her ribs. How did sauce get on her elbows?

"Oh, she's over there finishing up her meal," Colleen turned and faced at Akari with a grin. Toby turned after then smiled, dazzling with sparkles bristling around his face. Akari was already cleaning her face and elbows to make herself look decent, but she knew he was still too dazzling to even look in the eye. She looked away then stared back down at her meal, completely gone from her plate. Hearing footsteps coming closer to her table, she stiffly stood still till she heard a, "Hey, are you the newcomer?" from the man.

She clenched her hands together underneath the table, turning completely red. Suddenly realizing her stomach turned to an aching pain, she couldn't move all-together to give him a proper greeting.

Oh... Oh, no. "Hello? Are you okay?" Toby asks, concerned. Akari bit her lip, trying to calm down and raising her head to smile.

"Hello, it's nice to meet you, I'm..." TWIST. Her hand clenched on her stomach. Cramps. "I'm Akari," she spoke softly with a weary grin. Toby only laughed nervously to her response, then nodding his head and greeting himself, again. "I'm... sorry for this, but, um..." Akari only spoke in a whispered tone, trying to interrupt Toby as he mentioned how great the island was. She was trying to hold in her food, asking herself if all this pain is actually because of this guy. But no. Something was in that meal.

Toby stopped once more, leaning in to this young girls personal space and reached out to see what was wrong. His dazzling appearance was too much for Akari-she could barely see from his dashing light that dazzled upon her. Pressure added on till she finally couldn't make it anymore. The food that she recently devoured came back for vengeance, and looking for a way out from a dark hell hole called intestines.

She turned green, and her hand tried to cover her mouth, it was then that people started to panic. Toby had a face of fear, he wasn't sure what he could do. Akari jumped out of her seat and ran in circles to find the restroom, but none seemed to be fully visible-or even existent at the moment. She was mumbling and refused to chug it back in her throat, people told her to go outside or find a trash-but it was too late. Toby, the man that was perfect, got in between of the door and Akari.. getting Akari to bump to him-head first-then exploding all over his pants and feet.

Silence. Uh oh.

********** Thank you all for reading my very first chapter of Toby and Akari! Please take note that the characters do not belong to me, neither does the game or anything else. Please give credit to the developers and creators! Thanks!

I plan to make a good series between Toby and Akari, I would be more than happy to add in a few twists to it, as well! Please stick around, the adventure awaits!