Disclaimer: *see first chapter*
Jake' alarm went off at six in the morning. Tiredly he shut it off and sat up. There was a box full of donuts sitting on the table, and he ate those, throwing one to Sammy also. "Eat up, boy! We have our work cut out for us."
"Hey Jake! Are you awake?!" yelled a voice from outside.
Jake walked over and opened the door. "Hello mayor..."
The mayor smiled. "Welcome to Flower Bud Village! ...Would you like me to show you around?"
He thought for a second. "I don't think so...hopefully I can still remember from when I was younger."
"Okay then.." said the mayor. "If you need anything, just ask me or the villagers and we'll do our best to help you out! ...And speaking of helping out, I promised to help with the housework today...see you later Jake!"
Jake watched the mayor leave with a slight chuckle. "That guy cracks me up." He picked Sammy up. "Come on, boy. Let's go meet my new neighbors."
They left the farm and headed left toward a sign that read "Green Ranch". "Hmm...another ranch, huh?" Jake said to himself as he headed through the archway and looked around. There was a small house-like building to his right, and what looked like a store to his left, probably for farm supplies. Jake headed inside.
"Hello!" the red-haired ranch owner said from behind the counter. "Grab anything you want to buy, or do you have a question for me?"
"Well, nothing right now." he answered. "I"m Jake...I'm running the Avery Farm now."
"Oh, so you're inheriting the farm?" The ranch owner laughed a bit. "Sorry for laughing, but you've seen the place...good luck to you!"
"Thanks.." said Jake. He opened the door for Sammy to go out.
"Hey kid!" the owner yelled. "You can't run a farm with the wrong state of mind. Remember that."
He smiled a bit and nodded. "I will." He and Sammy left and headed through the gate into the field. "Hey, a horse...what's your name, fella?"
Just then a red haired girl came up to him. "Cliff is hard to please...do you like horses?" Jake nodded. "Oh...you do?!" she asked excitedly. "You seem like a nice guy.." she said, sizing him up a bit. "Stay right here." She wandered off and came back a moment later with an angry looking man, maybe a year or two older than Jake was. "How about HIM, brother?" she asked.
The man stared at Jake for quite some time. "I don't think so." he finally said, walking away.
The girl gave a frustrated sigh. She looked at Jake. "Sorry...my brother's a social disaster. The truth is, we'd like to give you Cliff here's brother to enter in the local horse race.
The ranch owner came out again, leading a small brown horse. "Do you think you can do it? If you think you're responsible enough, we'll let you have the pony."
"Sure I am!" Jake said in excitement. "I won't let you down, sir."
"Okay then." said the ranch owner. "I'll take him to your farm now..."
"Thank you!" said the girl with a smile. "What will you name him?"
Jake thought for a moment. "Ikurus." he decided.
"That's a good name." She grinned. "Please take good care of him, and I'll drop by the farm sometimes to see how you're doing. I'm Ann, by the way."
"I'm Jake...I'm taking over my grandfather's farm." he said, shaking her hand.
"Jake huh? You really think you can get the farm going again? You have a lot of spirit!" She fixed her hair a bit. "My family owns the ranch...me, my father, and my brother, Gray." She pointed towards the 'social disaster'. "If you ever need help with animals, this is the place to come!"
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." said Jake. He watched the ranch owner turn down the road towards the farm. Sammy was following close behind him. "I guess I'm on my own meeting the rest of the villagers...see you later, Ann!"
"Bye Jake, and good luck!"
He waved and headed down the road to Flower Bud Village.
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I'm working on the next chapter right now, if you want to review and let me know what you think so far, go ahead! ...Just don't get really nasty for no reason ^_~
Jake' alarm went off at six in the morning. Tiredly he shut it off and sat up. There was a box full of donuts sitting on the table, and he ate those, throwing one to Sammy also. "Eat up, boy! We have our work cut out for us."
"Hey Jake! Are you awake?!" yelled a voice from outside.
Jake walked over and opened the door. "Hello mayor..."
The mayor smiled. "Welcome to Flower Bud Village! ...Would you like me to show you around?"
He thought for a second. "I don't think so...hopefully I can still remember from when I was younger."
"Okay then.." said the mayor. "If you need anything, just ask me or the villagers and we'll do our best to help you out! ...And speaking of helping out, I promised to help with the housework today...see you later Jake!"
Jake watched the mayor leave with a slight chuckle. "That guy cracks me up." He picked Sammy up. "Come on, boy. Let's go meet my new neighbors."
They left the farm and headed left toward a sign that read "Green Ranch". "Hmm...another ranch, huh?" Jake said to himself as he headed through the archway and looked around. There was a small house-like building to his right, and what looked like a store to his left, probably for farm supplies. Jake headed inside.
"Hello!" the red-haired ranch owner said from behind the counter. "Grab anything you want to buy, or do you have a question for me?"
"Well, nothing right now." he answered. "I"m Jake...I'm running the Avery Farm now."
"Oh, so you're inheriting the farm?" The ranch owner laughed a bit. "Sorry for laughing, but you've seen the place...good luck to you!"
"Thanks.." said Jake. He opened the door for Sammy to go out.
"Hey kid!" the owner yelled. "You can't run a farm with the wrong state of mind. Remember that."
He smiled a bit and nodded. "I will." He and Sammy left and headed through the gate into the field. "Hey, a horse...what's your name, fella?"
Just then a red haired girl came up to him. "Cliff is hard to please...do you like horses?" Jake nodded. "Oh...you do?!" she asked excitedly. "You seem like a nice guy.." she said, sizing him up a bit. "Stay right here." She wandered off and came back a moment later with an angry looking man, maybe a year or two older than Jake was. "How about HIM, brother?" she asked.
The man stared at Jake for quite some time. "I don't think so." he finally said, walking away.
The girl gave a frustrated sigh. She looked at Jake. "Sorry...my brother's a social disaster. The truth is, we'd like to give you Cliff here's brother to enter in the local horse race.
The ranch owner came out again, leading a small brown horse. "Do you think you can do it? If you think you're responsible enough, we'll let you have the pony."
"Sure I am!" Jake said in excitement. "I won't let you down, sir."
"Okay then." said the ranch owner. "I'll take him to your farm now..."
"Thank you!" said the girl with a smile. "What will you name him?"
Jake thought for a moment. "Ikurus." he decided.
"That's a good name." She grinned. "Please take good care of him, and I'll drop by the farm sometimes to see how you're doing. I'm Ann, by the way."
"I'm Jake...I'm taking over my grandfather's farm." he said, shaking her hand.
"Jake huh? You really think you can get the farm going again? You have a lot of spirit!" She fixed her hair a bit. "My family owns the ranch...me, my father, and my brother, Gray." She pointed towards the 'social disaster'. "If you ever need help with animals, this is the place to come!"
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." said Jake. He watched the ranch owner turn down the road towards the farm. Sammy was following close behind him. "I guess I'm on my own meeting the rest of the villagers...see you later, Ann!"
"Bye Jake, and good luck!"
He waved and headed down the road to Flower Bud Village.
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I'm working on the next chapter right now, if you want to review and let me know what you think so far, go ahead! ...Just don't get really nasty for no reason ^_~