CHAPTER 1:
THE TRUTH
Yes! I'm finally on the boat! On my way to Waffle Island to see my brother Axel! I haven't seen him since he left the house 5 years ago…things have really changed since then. I wonder how he's holding up. Well I guess I'll find out soon enough! Just as I was beginning to come out of my daze a guy in a sailor suit starts staring at me strangely. He looked like he was in his early 50's and hadn't shaved in a REALLY long time."Miss...Miss?" asked the Sailor.
" Umm…yes?"
"Are you ok? I was asking you a question but you didn't respond." said the Sailor.
" Yeah. I was just thinking about how AWESOME IT'S GONNA BE ON WAFFLE ISLAND! Anyway, what did you want to ask me..um…
" The names Pascal."
" Oh. Pascal. By the way I'm Akari."
" Nice to meet you Akari. And my question was why are you interested in going to Waffle Island? I heard things have gotten bad down there."
"I want to go there because I'm going to see my brother Axel. He invited me to live with him on Waffle Island.
"Hmm….Oh Axel! You mean the farmer boy that moved here 5 years ago?"
"Yep."
" He's really a nice guy. But I never heard him once talk about having a sister."
WHAT? Axel has been on this island for 5 YEARS AND HE DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT ME! Not once! HOW RUUUDDDDEEEE IS THAT? AXEL'S GOING TO GET A NICE "WELCOME" FROM ME WHEN I GET THERE! But I better not mention anything to Pascal. There might be a reason why my brother didn't talk about me…even though I don't know what reason that could be.
"Oh…..well that's ok! Maybe he got so busy in farm work that he forgot to mention me! Oh well!
DING DONG DING!
"Well looks like we're getting close to the island. I should go back to the wheel now."
"Oh ok."
10 long anxious minutes later
"Everyone can now depart from the boat."
"Pascal, the only one on the boat is me."
"Yeah I know. But I've always wanted to say that."
Anyway…..I got off the boat and all of the sudden someone grabbed me and pushed me over to the right of on the hook.
"Um who are you and what are you doing? Let go of my wrist this instant!"
That's when it hit me. It was me Brother Axel!
"Axel what are you doing?"
But he said nothing. Leading me now through the caramel district.
"Axel why are you doing this?"
Still no response.
"ANSWER ME RIGHT NOW!"
After I said that he unlocked the door and lead me inside. And FINALLY let go of my wrist.
"AXEL! WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR! I COME TO SEE YOU ON THIS ISLAND, I JUST GET OFF THE BOAT AND THEN YOU GRAB MY WRIST NOT TELLING ME ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON!"
"Akari I'm sorry but I forgot to mention something to you and if someone saw you…."
"WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN IF SOMEONE WHERE TO SEE ME? YOU ACT LIKE YOUR ASHAMED TO BE SEEN WITH YOUR OWN SISTER!"
"Akari please give me a second to explain!"
"…."
" The reason I did all of that was because as you were coming down here I forgot to tell you the most important town tradition. The rule on Waffle Island is if you become a farmer on this part of the island you can only have males live on the farm."
"So what are you trying to say?"
Was she even listening to what I was saying? Surely she knows what I'm hinting at right? But then again…..Akari has a reputation of not understanding things right away…..and sometimes at all.
"Akari…what I'm saying is you have to pretend to be a guy while you're here."
"But I'm not visiting, I'm staying! You said so yourself in the letter!"
"….Akari that's the tradition around here. And the penalty for breaking that particular rule is….death."
"Why would the mayor be so cruel? That's a dumb rule and I really don't care if he finds out because he's NOT going to kill me."
"But Akari, if you met the mayor I think you would be scared of him too."
"WHAT? Axel I thought nothing scared you!"
"That was until I met Hamilton…"
"His name is Hamilton? What kind of excuse for a name is that?"
"I'll show him to you soon. He's usually busy at the town hall though."
"Hey what time is it? I'm getting kinda hungry."
"SHOOT! I'm late for my job at the Sundae Inn!"
"You work at an ice cream shop?"
"No! Anyway I've got to go, are you gonna come?"
"…Sure why not?"
Little did I know what I was getting myself into.
