Ok so the dashes didn't appear last time :( It made things look messy and unprofessional. How awful.
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Pierreshottie-- Ah ha ha ... not THAT Joel Tara... ...Carrot top ;)
Whinnie-- Thank you D That made me happy
En Gen Nero-- Ah yes. The name is from Fruits Basket (The Tohru is a girl in the story), but THAT Tohru is not the Tohru in the story. I just used the name because the person is based slightly on my friend and she is a clutz. Much like Tohru. Plus my friend is a tomboy and Tohru IS usually a boys name like you noticed.
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Typewriter -- Chapter One
First Day on the Job
Tohru was walking aimlessly around trying to find the little shack called Nook's Cranny where she was supposed to be working. "Ok so there was a map near the station... but where is the station? If only I could remember where the shop is!" she yelled out loud. She punched a tree out of frustration and out tumbled a young guy with purple hair. Wearing a faded pair of jeans with a studded belt and a pink flowered shirt.
"OW! Now how did I fall out of the tree?" He looked around him in a confused way until his eyes fell upon Tohru. "Oh you must be the new villager I heard about!" he jumped out and took her hand shaking it roughly. "Hey there, I am Bob. You are?" Tohru replied slightly shocked, "Uh I am Tohru. Are you seriously a guy? What is with the shirt?" He laughed at her comment. "Last time I checked I was a guy! And I have no other shirt."
Now it was Tohru's turn to be confused. "No other shirt? Well now I know what my first ever present to someone will be once I pay off my house. A better shirt for you." Bob nodded "That would be nice" He smiled and waved, "Well I gotta go, see y..." "WAIT!" Tohru interrupted. "Can you help me find Nook's Cranny first? I... am kinda lost." Bob just laughed at her again. "Lost? Well I guess I will just have to show you the way then! Can't leave you wandering around by yourself!" With that, he took her hand and started pulling her along, still chuckling to himself.
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Joel sat on a branch of a tree near the chatting Tohru and Bob. 'Hmm... Low patience... and what's this? Her name is Tohru? Odd name for a girl.' He though to himself typing new things he found out about her from the conversation he was hearing. He heard he ask Bob for help finding her way. 'No sense of direction either... That is just great.'
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Bob waved her off and Tohru and turned around to head back to what he was supposed to be doing. 'Such an odd girl she is. Now what was I supposed to be doing?' As he walked he walked into something solid causing him to fall backwards. "Huh? What..." He looked up and saw that he had bumped into Hana. "Ah hello Hana-San! What do you want?" Hana looked down at him sitting on the grass, "I am waiting for the thing you are supposed to give me. Is it ready?" Bob though for a moment then seemed to understand what she wanted. "Ah right! That I still have to print out! Come with me, I will get it for you." She nodded and helped him up. Bob led her to his house where after he found his key, ran inside and punched a few keys on his computer. He handed Hana the document that was printed out.
"Here you go! Nice and detailed, just like you wanted!" She looked through it and nodded, waving and leaving his house going about her own way. After she shut the door Bob slid down in the chair in front of his computer. "Phew... good thing I finished that last night.. I don't wanna know how much she would have yelled at me if I didn't..."
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"So Hana,... Did you get that report from Bob?"
"Yep, here it is." She handed Joel the several sheets of paper that Bob had printed for her. "Yes... Everything seems to be in order here. Now I just need to put it all into my computer. Eventually it should be finished. Won't everyone be surprised. Expecially that Tohru." Hana nodded. "Maybe. By the way have you even met her yet?" Joel shook his head. "There is no need to meet her yet. Who need her finding out about our project."
"Well yes. But I thought maybe we should seem friendly. If she never sees her neighbors she may start to panic. I know I would find it strange."
"Hmm..."
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"Yes, Yes, Good, Good, Your Uniform seems to be in order." A middle aged man wearing a plain brown shirt with a blue apron told her. This man, whose name was Tom Nook was her new employer. 'Great my boss likes to repeat things he says... I hope he doesn't do that too often..."
"Well now we can start paying off the rest of your house wonderful yes! Yes it is! Well I figure about 100 bells per task you finish is fair don't you?" He nodded in agreement to himself while Tohru tried to keep herself from falling over. 'Only 100 bell a task? this is going to take FOREVER! I only have 1,000 paid off so far...' she though to herself while Nook continued. "Yes well first things first. I would like you to plant some flowers around my shop. Make it look nicer. And mind you it is up to you where you put them. Return when you are done!"
Tohru nodded and bowed politely before she walked out, lugging with her the bag of flowers she was handed. Went she went outside she stood there surveying the area around the shop deciding where to plant the flowers and trees. 'Oh boy... This place is going to need a whole lot more than flowers and trees to make it look nice.' She thought to herself looking at the dirty area around the shop with sparing grass. "Well I better get to work..." She said pulling a flower out and using a small shovel she was lended and began planting,
sometime later-
Tohru stood up, dusting dirt off of her and looked at her work. "Hmm not too bad time to find out what my next job is... Unfortunately" She picked up the bag and scoop and headed into the small shop. "Mr. Nook! Mr. Nook? Hello... I am finished!" She looked around her still not seeing Nook. She called his name a few more times until she saw one of the pots next to her shake. She jumped a bit but then peered curiously into the pot. "MR. NOOK!" She shouted seeing his feet sticking up. She pulled him out quickly.
"Mr. Nook how did you get in there?" He brushed off the dust in his hair as he spoke, "One of my young sons ran in here and knocked me backwards. Then he left me stuck in that pot and ran back to the train." Tohru nodded and then proceeded to tell him that she had finished her job.
"Ah yes very good. Well it is almost closing time so you are free to head home. I shall see you tomorrow Tohru-Chan!" Tohru bowed and then left the shop heading home to sleep on her cold stone floor. Which she did not realize until that night, just how uncomfortable sleeping on the floor was.
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END OF CHAPTER ONE
Ok Ok Sorry it is so short! I wanted this chapter to be much longer but I was worried it would take to long so it ended up being really short. But I put my Whoooole heart into it and that is what counts! Right? Also I put this thing through a program to check it that hopefully fixed the spelling.
Ok well as soon as this chapter gets posted up then I will start writing the next, and hopefully longer chapter! Please review and tell me what you think!
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