Who names these cities, twelve year olds? MelodyKey thought, then she stood up and grabbed her bag. She was the first off the train.
Rover… DIE! Chapter 2
Apple… Where the Pears are Grown?
MelodyKey knew she couldn't get back on the train, not if that cat lived on it. Why does the cat live on a train? She would have to stay here for awhile, but that would be okay, right? I mean, it will have thousands of people, and she was the only one leaving the train because everyone knew the city was to busy to go there to visit. Yeah…I am convinced, she thought to herself sarcastically. She sighed, and noticed a pear tree along the dirt path she was walking on. She picked a pear off the tree, wiped it on her shirt and took a bite. She didn't like pears that much, okay, she hated pears, but she hadn't eaten all day, and she wasn't about to pass up free food, no matter how gross it might taste.
As she continued to walk, she saw more and more pear trees. She had yet to see one apple anywhere. In fact, she hadn't see anything but pears in this town yet. She didn't think much of it, and continued her way.
She noticed a small wooden building. A cheap white sign stood proudly on the roof. "Nooks' Cranny" it said in wobbly hand writing. She guessed it was a store. It didn't help her trying to picture this as a city. She decided walk in; maybe someone could help her find a hotel. –Ding- A bell rang as the door opened. A friendly looking raccoon walked up to her. "Hello, may I help you?" He asked. "Yeah, I was wondering where I could find a hotel, or a motel, or even a B and B," she said, hopefully. "Yeah… umm, well, Apple never gets many visitors, so no one ever bothered opening one up, but someone might let you stay with them. There is a family over in acre B-three that might let you stay with them, and the animals here are very kind," MelodyKey thought she also heard him add, "Well, most of them anyway," but she wasn't sure. She nodded, "Or if you are planning a long stay, you could always buy a house," the raccoon said.
"Sorry, this isn't a permanent stay, I am moving to a city soon," "Of course you are, no one wants to live in Apple," he sighed, "Well, I can loan you a map so you can find your way around," he walked to a desk and opened a drawer. He pulled out a rolled up paper and handed it to her, "Here you go, and if you need to buy anything, remember to come back here," he smiled, "Tom Nook has the best prices in all of Apple," "So, you are Tom Nook?" she asked, "Yes, I am, I moved to Apple in…" She cut him off, "Kay, I will come back if I need something," she walked out hurriedly, not wanting to listen to a story.
She unfurled the map and scanned the layout of the town. She grimaced, she counted fifteen houses. I don't know if I could stand another trip with Rover though, she weighed it out in her mind, Rover, or tiny town, Rover, tiny town. Tiny town, she finally decided. She kept walking.
She walked by several houses, each marked with a name and an acre number. B-4, she noted, and turned right on the path. She walked for a while, listening to the wind rushing past her ears, and maybe a river running somewhere behind her. She smiled, closing her eyes, letting the sounds fill her ears. This all ended when she heard a horrible chopping sound.
She opened her eyes and saw in front of her, a tiger in a blue shirt chopping at a pear tree. "What are you doing?" she asked. "Chopping this tree down," "Yes, I noticed, why?" "I want the pears," "Can't you just pick them?" there was a silence, "I could…" more silence, "Hi, I am Tybalt! Who are you?" she had told Rover her name, and he called her a boy, "Um…" "Did you forget your name? I do that all the time," he picked the pears off the tree and stuck them in his pocket, "Well… okay, I will see you later then…" MelodyKey said, walking off. She remembered that there were four houses in acre four, two of which people lived in. She wanted to go to the one with the light blue roof; she pulled her map out to be sure. Yes, blue, blue has the family.
She saw the tall house and stepped onto the porch. She lifted her hand to knock on the door, but halted. Would this family find it odd that she was just walking up to there house and asking if she could stay with them? MelodyKey paused to think about if she should knock, her hand frozen an inch away from the door. While she was pondering, the door opened, and a young girl, no older than fourteen, was standing in front of her, "Oh, hi! Umm, did you need something?" She asked. The girl had two pink ponytails, similar to MelodyKey's red ones, and wore a peach dress with a big white flower on it. Her socks were bright orange, and her shoes were clean white. MelodyKey smiled, pulled up her strength, and asked, "I need a place to stay for a few nights, do you think you could ask your parents if I could stay here?" she put her hands behind her back. The girl gave her a curious look, "I guess I could ask…" she turned around and went back inside. A tall woman, about forty, came to the door. "What is your name?" she asked sharply, "I am MelodyKey Moore," she said. "Hmm… how old are you?" "I am twenty," "You are short," the woman commented, "But I guess you could stay here for a night or two," she didn't smile, but showed MelodyKey in. "This is my daughter Twinkle," she said, gesturing at the pink-haired girl. "You shall stay here from seven in the evening to seven in the morning. If you are here a minute longer you shall not be allowed back," Sheesh, someone got up on the wrong side of the bed, MelodyKey thought, then she asked, "Do you have a spare room I will be staying in, or will I be sleeping on a couch, or what?"
"We do not have a spare room, but I will not have you sleeping on MY couch," She said impatiently, "You will sleep on the floor," Okay, I will go try next door now, She thought about saying that, but didn't, "I have to get to work now, you need to be back at seven," The lady walked away, nose in the air. MelodyKey stepped out of the house, "Twinkle, weren't you going somewhere?" "Oh, right, I forgot," She came out of the house, "Sorry 'bout Mom, she is…" Twinkle tried to think of a word, Insane, MelodyKey thought, "Insane," Twinkle said, laughing. MelodyKey laughed to, "Haha, I was thinking of saying that," "Hahaha,"