Disclaimer: No I don't own Animal Crossing. And I never will.

Ahhh long time... sorry about that. Summer reading for high school (Five books... and I am only done with one ;-;), laziness and a whole bunch of other things. A bad memory being a factor. ) It is like really really early right now... (1:41 a.m.) And now... presents for my two reviewers. :) -throws egg toys at them- Uh... sorry if those hit you.. -sheepish grin- Well now what all two or three reviewers have been waiting for... -drumroll- CHAPTER THREE! start.

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Chapter 3 -- Next task... Unsupervised ..?

Tohru's House-9am

Tohru looked up at the clock and saw that it was nine am. "Ack! I'm late! And it is only my second day of work! Nook's gonna KILL me!" she slammed her song book and threw it across the floor grabbing her uniform and throwing it on. Her hair barley combed and hat lopsided. She ran out of her house not even bothering to lock the door. 'Nothing worth stealing in there anyway.' she thought to herself as she ran. She skidded into the shop six minutes after nine. Tohru bowed low and said mid bow, "Sorry sorry Mr. Nook! I got distracted! Please don't cut my pay!" When she stood up from the bow she looked in shock. Nook was pacing back and forth in the shop obviously not paying attention. "Er... Mr. Nook? Is something wrong?" Nook looked up slightly shocked. "Huh? What? Oh Tohru-chan it's just you. I am sorry but I have to leave the shop today. So you just make sure to meet all the villagers and then you can have the day off."

Tohru looked slightly worried, "Yes sir..." Nook heard the sound of the ticket booth at the station opening and a new person going in. "Ah they are opening! I am sorry Tohru-chan, but I must go now. Here take the extra set of keys and lock up for me ok? See you tomorrow!" With that he left, throwing the keys at her feet. Tohru stood there looking confused after the fast rush. She bent over to pick up the keys and noticed a letter lieing on the ground. "Mr. Nook must have dropped this when he ran out.." she said picking up the letter leaving the keys on the ground. "It may be wrong to look but maybe it will explain where he is going." She unfolded the note and gasped. It said in big childish letters;

daddy mommy is gone!

she hasen't been home all day and didn't pick us up from school!

you have to come home!

She felt like crying reading it. 'Oh those poor kids... and poor Mr. Nook! No wonder he rushed so much! I hope they find her.' Tohru picked up the keys and shutting off the lights locked up the shop. "Hmmm so for my task I have to meet all the villagers... Now where was that map again?"

Tohru wandered around for a good ten minutes before she finally found the map by the police station. (Why didn't she just go to the train station?) She felt like striking a victory pose but decided against it since Copper was already looking at her oddly. 'Hmmm which people do I have to see. The only on I know on here is Bob... Well lets start with Emerald! She lives only a couple of acres away from here...

She made her way over to Emerals's house in the early fall morning light. When she got there she saw a girl with short hair and green highlights standing looking up into a tree in front of her house wearing a plain shirt with a frog on it and a pair of plain jeans. Tohru walked over to her slowly and said, "Excuse me, but would you happen to be Emerald?" The girl jumped and looked over at her a little shocked. When she saw Tohru she exclaimed, "Why yes I am. You are the new girl here aren't you!" Tohru nodded quickly. "Er... Could I ask you why you were looking up into that tree?" Emerald laughed slightly. "I bought a welcoming present and intended to give it to you when you came by to meet me. And I had tied a nice looking baloon to it... but I sort of let go and it flew up and got stuck in the tree. I can't get it down." Tohru smiled. "Well I manged to know Bob out of the tree the other day so maybe I can get the present out." She walked over to the tree and punched it like she had the previous day. The present shook loose and Tohru was able to grab it. Emerald smiled. "Yay you managed to get it! Well I am sorry but I have to go run some errands! You make sure to take that present home and come to see me again soon!" She ran off before Tohru got to say anything more.

"Odd girl... well I better go home and see what this is."

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Ahhh sorry about the terrible shortness and overall horrible-ness of this chapter. But I am working on another story and I really wanted to get this up before I neglect it and it get put off until AFTER I come back from vaction in August... Well I would like to get at least 3 reviews before I post up the next chapter so... see you then!

-- Rose 7/28 2:20 a.m.