OH MY GOSH I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING SO LONG I WAS WORKING ON SOME FAMILY ISSUES AS WELL AS MY OVER THE GARDEN WALL STORY! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE STICK AROUND FOR THE END! I HAVE SOME NEWS TO SHARE!
"EMA~!"
I was tackled by the young girl, her arms squeezing me from behind, she let go then jumped in front of me. I smiled in response, and said, "Do you like the house, Miko?"
She nodded enthusiastically. After everything that had happened with her dad, it's no wonder she went off to live with her brother. Yani had explained that after they lost their dad to the coma, their mum slowly became less and less functional, spending every hour with the siblings' dad. Miko had already been back and forth with Yani and her mum, constantly jumping from house to house, job to job, trying to support their dysfunctional parents and pay for the hospital bills. Now they at least had one less thing to worry about. Perhaps two.
The brothers had offered countless jobs to their new roommate.
"You can't stay Chi's bodyguard forever," Louis explained, and Tsubaki laughed.
"Ema is a capable young woman to not need a bodyguard. Besides," the triplet added, "If she needs help from anyone, it'd be from me."
He shot a wink in my direction, knowing I could hear them on the balcony while I set the table. My face exploded red with colour, and I turned back to the new arrangement, two mismatched chairs thrown into the mix. I smiled, loving how the family was slowly growing, no matter way you looked at it.
"CHIIIIIIIIIIII!"
Out of nowhere, I turned and spotted a squirrel leaping in the air towards my head. Miko spun around and gasped as I reached out my hand and caught the little creature.
Her face was pale, her eyes wide and her pupils merely black pinpoints.
Juli and I both stared at her as she raised a shaking hand and mumbled, "T-The thing... ta-talks..."
The three of us sat in silence for a minute before Juli and I burst into laughter.
Her face immediately reddened, and she angrily stomped her foot down, commanding to know what was so funny. I smiled at her and said, "Of course he does. But only you, me, and my friend Louis can understand Juli here."
She gradually returned to normal, healthy colour, then began to bombard me with questions, much like she had done when we had first met.
How long have you had him? Since when did he talk? Does he eat squirrel food? So which one of these boys is it that you like?
I shrugged, as we had migrated to the front steps of the building. The sun was just beginning to set on the second day of the reunion and welcoming, and I smiled at how complete life suddenly seemed now. But it was also time for me to begin to give answers. I was nervous, yet relieved at the same time. I wonder how this will all turn out, I thought. The three of us sat in silence as we watched the last shimmering rays of sunlight dip behind the buildings in the calm September skyline.
Juli: Snowfuzz~ why is it so short?! And after so long of WAITING
Me: Ahaha... I'm sorry Juli, I-
Juli: And who's this Miko chick? Why does she know Chi?!
Me: Juli, she's literally from Chapter 11. She's not that new...
HEY GUYS
So I've recently began working on my other fic, Return to the Unknown and I have this thing that's going on that I think I may want to begin with you guys. Drum roll puhlease... {drumrolls enthusiastically begin} {confetti and fireworks and unicorns everywhere} I WILL BEGIN TAKING REQUESTS! BUT only when holidays are coming up. Then the following week shall be FAN WEEK! This means you can
-send in Thanksgiving, Christmas (sorry Hannukah and Kwanza and other religions, I just went with Christmas), and New Years fanfic requests
-send in general ideas for Fan Weeks that will begin on the following dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 7, Dec. 14-Dec. 20, and Jan. 4-Jan. 10 (There's no specific pattern to the weeks, I just decided to randomly set a week either before or after the holiday. And hell, why not? They're all really close.)
These three weeks and 3 special chapters are all for YOU GUYS, the FANS!
I hope you're having a spectacular life, and feel free to spam me with PRIVATE MESSAGES AND E-MAILS. If you write a review with suggestions, I will try my best to include your idea, BUT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE OR VERIFY THINGS WITH YOU.
I love you all, and have a happy holiday season!
~Snowfuzz~
P.S. You can find my e-mail in my Bio section. Don't hesitate to shoot me an e-mail! And sorry again for the super late update TTnTT
