Hey! This is my first story so PLEASE be nice! I'm trying to get better with my writing and this story is one of my personal favorites that I've wrote.
"But momma, he's a city boy!" Allison Kroust (1) fussed. Her family was hosting an exchange student from Europe.
She lives in Mobile, Alabama and the boy is coming from London, England. So he wouldn't be country. Allison had been raised to dislike people from the city by her father and grandfather. So she wasn't happy about this.
"Ali, he's going to be coming tomorrow. Oh, would you mind picking him up? But you are to welcome him into our home. Think about it, he's thousands of miles from his home. Just be nice." Allison's mother pleaded with her daughter. She didn't mind city people too much because she was raised in Virginia.
"You want me to pick him up? In Birmingham?" Ali asked in disbelief. She had never been allowed to drive to Montgomery alone, but her mother was asking her to drive to Birmingham.
"Yes, I trust you to drive your papa's truck too." Mrs. Kroust did trust her daughter. She was very responsible. Ali did every single one of her chores every day. "You can take care of 16 horses without help, I didn't think you would need help driving. But if you want me to get your father too…" She was cut off by Ali.
"Don't worry, I'll go!" She was so excited.
The next day Ali got up at 4. She knew she had to get an early start to get all of her morning chores done and get all they way to Birmingham before 10. The student's plane would be landing at 10:30.
After 2 hours of driving, Ali got to the airport. She hadn't run into much traffic. Which was a really an accomplishment. It was now 10:15. It had taken her 4 hours just to finish feeding and watering her horses.
She waited nervously as the passengers exited the plane. A boy walked up to her.
"Hello, I'm Ryou Bakura." A sweet looking boy said in a British accent.
"Umm…I'm Allison Kroust. And welcome to Alabama." Ali had said that in her most southern accent.
"And what part of Alabama are we in?" Ryou asked.
"We're in Birmingham. But I live in Mobile." Ali was having fun with her accent.(2)
On the ride back Ali was asking Ryou about himself. But he was busy looking at the beautiful landscaping. "So tell me about yourself, Ryou."
"Oh, I was born in France. I moved to London when I was 5. I've been to Paris, China, and I lived in Japan for 2 years. And you can call me Bakura." Bakura was staring at the rows of cotton. (3)
"You've been all over Europe then. I've been all around the southern states. Oh, you can call me Ali. My momma only calls me Allison when she's mad at me." Both of them laughed at that.
The rest of the ride was quiet. Bakura's eyes got big when he saw Ali's home. It was a big farmhouse with at least 80 acres of pasture and 50 acres of woods. And Ali knew it all like the back of her hand. He was wondering how he would keep from getting lost.
"Wow. You live out here?" Bakura asked.
"Yep. All my life." Ali said proudly.
They walked into the door which led to the kitchen.
"Momma! I'm back!" Ali hollered through the house. "I need to take care of my babies!"
Her mother came running into the kitchen. "Okay, Ali. You go. I'll handle things here." When she said that Ali ran out the door.
"Oh, I'm Caroline Kroust. Ali's mother." Mrs. Kroust said wiping her hands on her apron.
"I'm Bakura." Bakura said politely.
"You can put you're bags there in the den, Hun." She turned and hollered up the stairs, "Justin! Come here!"
A tall muscular boy wearing boots ran down the stairs. "Whatcha need, momma?" (4)
Mrs. Kroust introduced both of the boys. "Would you take him to the ring? And I'm sure Ali needs some help with the horses. Especially Desperado."
"She has mentioned that he had been acting up lately." Justin agreed. "Follow me." He said as he walked out the door.
1- No, Ali is not the country singer Allison Kroust. I just liked that name for her.
2- Ali is saying everything in this hick-southern accent. She's making fun of Bakrua in her own way.
3- I don't really know all about Bakura's background, so I've made this up. But don't worry Yugi and someone else will be comming soon! And I should not have toldyou that...badme!
4-And yes, Justin is ment to intimidate Bakura, because Justin is a hunk of a cowboy. Drools
Okay, I hope you like the first chapter of my story! Review and tell me if I should make the chapters longer or shorter! All of this is new to me so I need some advice!