As promised, here is the first chapter of All I Want. Some of you might have read it as AIWFC drabble series in my blog previously, but I had revised and modified it to make it flow better. So please enjoy this. :)
Note: Before you proceed, I need to remind you that this is (sort of) a prequel to All I Want for Christmas (AIWFC). It attempts to fill in the gap in the span of time after Albert&Candy's unexpected reunion leading up to the events that happen in AIWFC. So to be able to fully enjoy this new series, I would strongly recommend you to read AIWFC first (at least the first two chapters that have been revised).
Disclaimer: I don't own Candy Candy manga and all the characters in it, but the talented Kyoko Mizuki does. This fic is a product of my own twisted imagination and inspired by Mizuki's masterpiece. If any of the plots, specific scenes, or dialogues appears to be similar to that from another fic or story, it is purely unintentional and coincidental. 'Great minds think alike', after all.
The characterization in the fic is based on the Manga and not the Anime.
Shout out to my readers who have followed this series in my blog: Lezti, Keilan, Minda, CKati, Marylou, Reeka, Janja Oak, Chihmei, wayan narung, CandyFan, MK, albertcraze, GracieS, rui, Milady, Francia, and everyone else.
All I Want
By forever
After I Met Her
She has only changed slightly. No, that isn't true—she actually hasn't changed at all, not as far as I can remember of her features. Fair skin, long golden curls that hang to below her shoulders, and a sunny smile that can still make my heart skip. Yes, she is still the same Candy all right. Although, she does appear more mature, more lovely. After all, she is a woman now, no longer the young rambunctious girl I befriended a while back.
And her eyes... They are still as expressive and captivating as back in the day, when she walked into the small pet shop in the Chicago suburb—a beautiful pair of emerald gems that sparkled with the brightness of a brilliant north star that I couldn't stop myself from taking the first step to approach her.
A firm nudge on the side of my upper arm jostles me out of my musing instantly.
I whip my head to the side and notice George leaning toward me. "William—I think Adam wants your opinion on the proposal. He's waiting for you to say something."
I can only stare dumbly at George because for the life of me I have no idea what he was talking about.
George lets out a brief ironic chuckle and whispers, "If I didn't know any better, I would say that you just missed the entire presentation by Adam about The Sanderson's Project."
The Sanderson's Proposal, of course. The reason why we are having the impromptu late afternoon meeting in the first place.
But... George is right—I had not captured a single item discussed in the meeting.
Bringing my focus to the front, I immediately come face-to-face with my young subordinate, Adam Levine, who is wearing a nervous smile on his face, his big brown eyes shining with expectation.
I train myself to remain calm and don the best polite smile I can muster.
Candy... What have you done to me?
Only two days have passed since that fateful night on Christmas Eve, the night I stepped into Lizzie's bedroom, expecting to see my daughter sleeping soundly but ended up finding someone I thought I would never have the chance to see again in my entire life. My surprised reunion with Candy. A night of awkward conversation and shallow smiles. Yet that was all it took for Candy to slip back into my life and for me to lose my head, as her face has haunted me day and night ever since that Christmas Eve.
To Be Continued
Author's Remark:
I hope you like the first part of All I Want. While AIWFC is solely told from Candy's POV, All I Want is almost exclusively from Albert's.
Unlike a typical multi-chaptered story, this one is written as a collection of interconnected ficlets, which means the prose can be concise with brief expositions and less ornate details, that at times it may read choppy.
As always, many hugs and kisses for taking the time to read this story (and all the faves, follows, and kudos). And I can't thank you enough for all the comments you took the time to write and post.
PS - Don't fret. I haven't forgotten about Awakening. Ch 5 will be posted by early next week as scheduled. I plan to continue writing both series in parallel. I might have to modify the update schedule. We'll see. But for now both will be updated weekly.
Till next time
-forever-