I'm sorry the chapters are so short. This was originally posted on a message board, and the chapters are restricted to the maximum length of a post, 4096 characters. I didn't feel like re-arranging the chapters, so this is how it is. I hope you enjoy it, everyone at the board sure did.
Chapter 1: Of Feathers and Apples
"Is today the day?" Jack thought out loud. He was sitting at his living room table, fiddling with a blue feather. Should he propose to his latest love today? Jack didn't know if he could muster up the courage. He had been turned down so many times before and wasn't sure if he could take another rejection.
Every time he thought he was finally going to get married to the girl of his dreams, he got crushed. Karen only liked him as a friend. Popuri thought he was pulling a prank. Ann was in love with Cliff. Elli considered Jack to be like her son. There was only one more girl left in town who might even possibly consider marrying him.
"Would Mary even consider marrying me?" Maybe, just maybe she might, but he couldn't wait much longer. The other day, Jack happened to stumble across Grey with his own blue feather. He had it held out in front of him, and was about to enter into the library when he got cold feet and quickly ran away. This was his only chance of living a happy life. It was a race between him and Grey. Who would be first to muster up the courage to propose?
"I'm not going to be left alone, I will propose to Mary, and she will accept! I will not let Grey get the best of me! I will not be alone for the rest of my life!" Jack jumped up, blue feather in hand, and ran to the door. He flung open the door and heard a loud thud. "Oh, um, hi there Won. Sorry about that."
Won glared at Jack "No problem, I only have one life to give in my humble position of door to door salesman."
"I said I was sorry! Is there anything I can do for you, I'm in a hurry."
"Yes." Won pulled an apple out of his pocket, "Would you like to buy one of my apples? They aren't any ordinary apples. This one is a---"
"---Yeah sure whatever" Jack didn't have time for this. "How much is it?"
"For a very special apple like this, 500g is a steal."
"Fine, I'll take it." Jack grabbed the apple out of Won's hand and stuffed a wad of cash back at him. "Keep the change!" Jack said as he ran off.
"Uh, thanks! I didn't think anyone, wait a sec, there is a 5000g bill in here, and look, a 1000g, and another, and another. I'll just treat that as a tip." Won smile smugly as he walked back to his shop with a slight swagger in his step.