Samantha walked down the path towards home, it was about 4 in the afternoon, and the world around her looked beautiful…

The first day of spring was tomorrow, and she couldn't wait. Spring was her favorite season, well, besides the allergies.

She took a deep breath, and began to see her house come into view.

Neil's voice could be heard from inside the house, he was humming.

Inside, Neil was seen at their stove, cooking up something for dinner. He heard Samantha giggle, and he turned around, "What's so funny? I was lonely without you, you've been gone for nearly 5 hours, woman!"

"Oh, sorry…the whole thing went much better…" Samantha said, facing the ceiling.

Neil chuckled, and looked back at Samantha. "Anything creepy or weird happen?"

Penelope immediately came to mind, her odd faces, her odd behavior…"Well…you know that blonde girl with the huge bow on her head?"

"Yep, her name's Penelope."

"Um…she made a lot of creepy expressions, and acted quiet and strange during the whole time I was there."

"Hm. Maybe she's just shy. Maybe she's paranoid about this whole town thing, too." Neil said, focusing back on the meal he was cooking, it was his best soup meal, he'd made it since Samantha had been worrying to bits earlier, and wanted to cheer her up.

An awkward silence came across the room, and lasted about 30 seconds.

Samantha broke the silence by asking Neil, "So…what'd you decide to get Axel?"

"Gah, I was worried about that. Turns out the place that those two Nook twins own is a total dump. They only had two items, which didn't appeal to Axel at all. The damn place was also infested with spiders, cobwebs, and mothballs!" Neil shouted, the place had truly disappointed him. "But, in the end, I just pulled out 40 bucks from the ATM, 20 for me to give him, and 20 for you to give him."

Right at the moment, Neil reached into his wallet and handed her 20 dollars.

Samantha didn't know what to do at the moment. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head. Maybe if she researched the kidnappings and this town in general, she can form her own opinion…

She glanced at her computer, and gulped. She had been frightened about this whole thing…but, she went ahead and did it anyway.

She hesitantly shifted her fingers to type… New Leaf Kidnappings…

Enter…

News reports flashed before her eyes about the kidnappings of people…she went farther…

The most recent kidnapping was in 1974, a whole family…

The family had consisted of a mother, Ernestine Douglas, two daughters, Anita and Melanie, and a baby boy named Roy.

On the morning of December 1st, 1974, a family of 4 had been kidnapped, a 29-year-old mother and her 3 children were found missing. Nobody had known why they'd been kidnapped, or who did it. The mother's boyfriend was devastated and killed himself 6 months after she went missing. No evidence has still been found of the kidnapping yet…and nobody knows if they're still alive.

Samantha immediately shut off the computer. That was enough. She couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor family…

1 hour later…

Samantha felt sickly as she stirred her spoon around the soup. She'd only taken a few bites, unlike Neil, who ate like a pig, eating quickly and sloppily.

"You gonna eat that? I made it for you, ya know." Neil said, not minding his manners, his mouth being partly full as he said the words.

Samantha thought for a moment, and then muttered, "The last kidnapping was a family in 1974…"

Neil nodded, and slurped another spoonful.

"Yup," he said, not as cheerful and jolly as he was before, "a shame the family got kidnapped, and a shame for the spouse, as well." He continued, "But, hey, the kidnapping was years ago, its unlikely that there will be any others soon. So keep your head held high, Sam."

Samantha smiled, Neil was the best friend anyone could ever have, despite how sloppy he may have been acting at the time. She began eating normally.

March 23rd, 2001, the day of Axel's birthday…

The duo walked to Axel's house, each holding a fancy black case, which was filled with 20 dollars.

"Excited?" asked Neil, glancing at Samantha.

Samantha nodded, she'd felt happier, she was misunderstanding the young man, maybe he was nice…Suddenly, him muttering June 1st came to mind again, she gulped.

"What's the matter?" Neil asked, it was probably about the town again.

Samantha hesitated for a moment, then muttered, "Remember him muttering June 1st?"

Neil snapped his fingers, "That was the only part I was suspicious of. My best explanation is that he's also scared of this whole Evil Town thing."

The two eventually came up to his door, Neil took a deep breath, and knocked on the door.

The door opened in a jiffy. Axel grinned at the two, "Hey! Ya guys made it! Come on in!"

Samantha noticed something right away, his carpet had changed, a lot. It wasn't an ugly green anymore, it was now a more of a fun yellow color, his whole house changed actually. His house used to have many instruments, and many plants, it set off a tropical feel. But now, it was totally different, he had a huge ping pong table, and a radio playing a rather cheerful song, he also had a model of a space shuttle, and even a few posters of the beloved series, Star Wars. She liked it much more.

"Your house looks different," said Samantha.

"Yeah! It looks better, doesn't it?" Axel boasted, striking a pose.

Alfonso was on the sofa, chewing a large wad of bubblegum. He gave a wave to the pair. ''I honestly didn't think he'd ever redecorate his house. He's always a big slob.''

Axel rolled his eyes, and clapped, "So! Who's ready to get this party started?" He set off his signature smile.

Neil let off a loud whoop, and Samantha's lips curved upwards, forming a tender smile.

Meanwhile…

Samantha walked down the hall, towards Axel's bathroom, until she caught a scent, it smelt wretched. The smell lead to a closet nearby the bathroom, she was tempted to open it, but she didn't want to be caught snooping…Axel wasn't nearby, what harm could it cause?