Note: So, we left off when they arrived at the city, right? Yeah, okay good. Another of my friends favorite characters comes in. I don't know if I'll make him important to the plot. Not much else to say except: enjoy!
The four, Luna, Lukas, Dizzy, and Punchy, made their way to the front of the bus. The door opened and they walked down the steps. Punchy looked back and waved at Rover. Rover smiled and waved back, not really noticing the sad look in Punchy's eyes. The chance that he'd see Rover again was very low. Punchy turned back around when the bus left and pushed the thought away. Too bad someone didn't let him…
"What was that about?" Luna asked.
"What was what about?" Punchy responded trying to act confused. Lukas laughed.
"Stop pretending, you know what she means. And, Luna, it's just that Rover is like the sibling Punchy never had. He's like is older brothe-"
"Yeah exactly," Dizzy added. "So anyway, where do we go first?"
It was a clear, beautiful day in the city, no clouds were in sight. The light blue sky reflected on the big fountain's water making it glisten. Luna looked around and immediately knew where see wanted to go. "Gracie Grace," said Luna.
"Why the hell not?" Lukas said shrugging. He wasn't really a fan of Gracie Grace, but he didn't mind going. So they walked past the fountain and to the over-priced-junk-store, as Punchy calls it. The automatic doors slid open and they waltzed in, trying to act as if they actually had the money to buy something there. When they entered, Luna was amazed at the wonderfully beautiful clothing and furniture. The furniture was red and golden, as if it once belonged to a king and his queen. The clothes were many pretty colors and looked very fashionable. Luna smiled with delight. "Don't get your hopes up," whispered Lukas to Luna. "The cheapest thing here cost, like, 7,000. And when you do buy something it's not even worth your hard earned bel-"
"They, like never have anything new." Dizzy explained to the still dazed Luna. Lukas made an annoyed expression at Dizzy, but got over it quickly. He almost never gets to say that much anyway. Luna then realized what Lukas had said.
"7,000 bells!" Luna screamed. This caused all the animals in the store to stare at her. "Oh gosh," said Luna her English accent clearly visible (well, not visible really) to everyone who didn't already know she had one. "I said that really loudly, didn't I?" Punchy put his paw on her shoulder and nodded in a fake-sympathetic way. Luna looked at him and gave a fake smile. See? They're friends already.
"I say we should back away slowly," informed Lukas noticing the animals were still staring at them weirdly. And they did just that. They slowly took a step back, turned on their heels and walked out, knowing that everyone in the store were still staring at them. "Well that ended beautifully," Lukas spoke, once outside, imitating Luna's accent. Luna shot a death glare at him that could pierce through metal. Lukas reacted by covering his eyes in a way of saying, 'My eyes, they burn!' Luna, Punchy, and Dizzy cracked up at that. "Uh, let's go to the Auction House next," said Lukas while rubbing his eyes. "We can see if anything cool is up for biddi-"
"Yeah, let's go!" Punchy cried happily. He loved the auction house. It was the perfect place to go to get used stuff, and who doesn't love used stuff?
"Hope there's something good I can get with 1,405 bells. Wait is it a bidding day?" Dizzy asked. Lukas put a finger on his chin and then nodded, smiling. Translation: "From what I remember, yes!" Dizzy gave a relieved sigh. "That's good; I'll finally be able to get something. Oh, hey is that Kicks? Cause, I could use a good shoe shine." They all glanced down at their own shoes and nodded (yes, I know most of them don't have shoes. Work with me here!).
"That's him alright. He shines shoes," Punchy said to Luna. "He's really nice. I really don't know much about him, though."
"Yup, which is weird because he knows everyone," said Lukas. Punchy did know a lot of people, but 'everyone' was probably exaggerating...maybe.
Just then, a blue squirrel came up from behind Punchy and said, "Hiya," causing Punchy to jump five feet in the air- or at least it seemed like that. Cats can jump high, you know.
"Holy shmoly!" Punchy turned around and his expression changed when he saw who it was. It was an ol' friend of his. "Fil, dude, hey what's up?" Punchy asked.
"Hey Punch. I didn't expect to see you today!" The squirrel said. His bright blue fur was enough to have you shield your eyes.
"My point exactly, he knows EVERYONE!" Lukas said. Luna and Lukas, then, gave Punchy a look that said, "Aren't you going to introduce us?"
"Guys, this is Filbert, my best bud." Punchy explained. At that, Dizzy made face. It was a face of betrayal and anger.
"I thought I was your best bud!" Dizzy whined. He pouted and crossed his arms. Then, Lukas made the same face. This was beginning to be a problem.
"I thought I was your bes-" was all Lukas was allowed to say. Remember, he never gets to say much.
"Dizzy, you're my best pal and Lukas, you're my best friend, and Filbert is my best bud." Then, just for the fun of it, Luna did the same. After all, she felt left out and wanted to get herself in.
"Uh, what about me?" Luna asked trying not to laugh. Punchy took a few seconds to think that through.
"You're my girl best friend." Punchy replied finally. "And anyway, Fily, this is Lukas, Dizzy, and the new girl, Luna."
"Why am I always addressed as 'the new girl'," asked Luna. Everyone she met had been calling her that a lot. It was starting to get irritating. She did have a name after all.
"Well, I could be because you are th-" Lukas responded, or half-responded.
"Well I better be going, gotta catch a bus. See ya'll later!" Filbert waved and everyone waved back. Once he left, the four had forgotten what they were doing. They all looked around trying to remember.
"Oh yeah! Kicks!" Dizzy shouted, just a little too loudly for this got the attention of the young skunk. He looked up at them with curious eyes. They returned the look, but with a little more 'uh…' in it.
"Way to go dumb nut. Now what?" Punchy whispered. The skunk raised an eyebrow probably meaning, 'What?' Punchy glared at Dizzy and walked over to Kicks. "Hey, Kicks!"
Kicks smiled. "Hello, would you like a shoe shine?" He said with a Brooklyn accent. Luna pushed Punchy aside and nodded. Kicks stood up and signaled Luna to sit on the steps. The shoe shine was rather quick. Luna's shoes shone brightly. "Your shoes only needed a little buffin' so that one's on the house."
"Well, thank you. I think I'm starting to like this place!" Luna said happily.
Note: I know I stopped it short, but whatever. I like this chapter. =) Hope you enjoyed it!
