WOAH! This one is longer than the prologue! ;A;

Chapter 2 already! Hoorah! Yay! Wee- Okay, that's enough celebrating. I need sleep. If you need me, I'll be in dreamland. *walks away*

*pops head back in* Oh, before I forget, swearing and suggestive themes in this chapter. GOODNIGHT~

Lammy started to sob. She didn't want to die like this, especially after she just got out of that damn town. She felt the cold blade and the strong grip release her from Shifty's hold and was replaced by Lifty's. "Aww doll, don't cry…" he said sympathetically as he wiped her tears with his thumb. Lammy thought he was being genuinely sincere and almost calmed down, until he leaned in and whispered "I'll be gentle. …Maybe." he snickered.

Shifty opened her compartment door and Lifty started leading her toward it. 'No, this cannot be happening! I refuse to let this happen!' she started kicking and screaming, flailing her arms and thrashing about wildly. Lifty had a hard time holding her back, struggling to keep his grip on her. "Hey! Stop screaming!" he snapped at her. "Shut her up! He might hear us!"

Just as Shifty finished his sentence, the train car door opened. The twins froze in place as they stared at the blue haired man wearing a red mask around his eyes. "Shit…" Shifty muttered.

Lifty dropped Lammy and started to make a run for the door on the other side of the corridor, but the man was fast. With inhuman speed, he blocked the twins' way and tripped them, causing them to clumsily stumble on the ground. The man pulled out handcuffs and handcuffed them both to each other, keeping a tight grip on their chains.

He then looked at Lammy with a proud smile. "Are you okay? They didn't hurt you did they?" Lammy was speechless. One minute she was about to be raped, the next, she was saved by a strange man who clearly wasn't normal by any means.

There was a long moment of silence before the man spoke up again. "Hey, can't you speak?" he asked curiously. Lammy shook herself out of her trance and looked at him. "Yes, I'm sorry. I'm just-" "Confused?" he cut her off. He smiled warmly and held out his hand. "My name is Splendid, the town hero." Lammy hesitated for a moment before shaking his hand. "My name is Lammy, uh… Average girl?" she joked. Splendid laughed. "Hello Lammy, average girl! Where are you heading to?" Lammy couldn't help but smile at his positive attitude. I'm going to Happy Tree Town." She saw his eyes lit up when she mentioned the name "Happy Tree Town." "That's where I live! I was here undercover to catch these two baddies." He motioned to the twins who flicked him off. Lammy looked back at them and remembered.

"Oh! My wallet!" she pointed at Lifty accusingly. "He has my wallet!" Lifty scoffed like he was offended. "What? I didn't steal anything!" he retorted. "Well, that's an obvious lie. Cough it up now." Splendid demanded. Lifty glared at him spitefully. "Make me shit face." Splendid shrugged and picked him up by the ankle, hanging him upside down and started to shake him. Lifty screamed as all the money, pieces of jewelry, and coins started falling out of his pockets. Splendid didn't stop until Lammy's wallet fell out of his back pocket. After that, he dropped him on the floor. Lifty's face paled and looked as if he was going to puke, which he did. Shifty groaned in disgust as he turned away from his brother and his mess. "Come on, he already threw up twice on this damn train ride!" "Shut the fuck up Shifty. You know I have motion sickness." Lifty responded sickly. 'That was actually pretty funny' Lammy thought to herself.

Splendid grabbed the wallet and gave it back to her. "Thank you so much." She smiled sincerely at him and placed it back in her purse. "It's what a hero does." He puffed out his chest and put his hands on his hips proudly. Lammy couldn't help but giggle, while the twins just groaned and rolled their eyes.

After a while of talking, they finally got to the station at 9:23Pm. Splendid got out of the compartment, dragging the twins by their handcuffs. He led Lammy to the exit and helped her off the train. Looking at the town, Lammy grew nervous again. She forgot about all her worries when she was talking to Splendid on the train, now that she's here every little problem she forgot came rushing back to her head along with worries and doubts. 'What if I can't get a job? What if I lose all my money to some other criminal? What if I moved into a bad neighborhood? What if-'

Her thoughts silenced all at once when she felt a firm, comforting hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Splendid smiling at her. "Don't be afraid, everyone here loves new people. They'll be delighted to meet you." Lammy forgot about the people. Even more worries bubbled up in her mind which made her cringe. Splendid was about to calm her down until he heard a loud 'clank' behind him.

He turned and saw the twins had somehow cut through the metal and escaped. Lammy noticed as well and started shaking. Splendid needed to go chase after them, but knew he couldn't leave Lammy alone. He looked around and found Petunia inside the train station building. "Petunia, I need your help!" he called out to her.

Petunia turned around and walked towards them. She had long dark blue hair that had a light blue stripe extend from her bangs, to the back of her hair, all tied up in a high ponytail with a flower clip centered perfectly on top of her head. Lammy couldn't help but notice that everything about her was absolutely perfect. She had no hairs sticking out from her ponytail, her clothes were very neat and she held a perfect stance in front of them. 'She must really care about her looks…' Lammy thought to herself.

"You needed something Splendid?" she questioned with a smile. "Yes, you see, this is Lammy." He gestured to Lammy. "She's new in town and needs help finding her house. Do you mind doing it for me? The twins-" "Say no more. I got this." She spoke firmly. Splendid chucked. "Thanks Petunia!" Just as he was about to fly off, Petunia spoke up once more.

"Splendid?"

"Hmm?"

"Shove glass down Shifty's throat for me."

Lammy was taken aback by the request. She sounded serious… Splendid only laughed and flew off. Lammy looked at Petunia and saw she was now smiling happily. 'Petunia must really hate Shifty…' she thought. She then remembered the twins talking about a girl back home that Shifty apparently had a crush on. Taking one more look at Petunia, she can clearly see why he did.

"What's wrong?" she finally asked, snapping Lammy out of her thoughts. "Oh, um… You must really hate Shifty if you wanted Splendid to kill him…" Petunia just shrugged. "He stole my car and wrecked it. Plus, it's not like death is permanent in this town." Lammy's lavender colored eyes widened. 'What the heck is she saying?!' "I don't understand…" she muttered. Petunia then realized what she was saying and gasped. "Oh! I'm so sorry if I scared you!" Petunia frowned sadly when she saw the look of horror on Lammy's face. There was a long moment of silence between the two, making Lammy more uncomfortable. After what seemed like years, Petunia finally said, "Let me show you to your house…"

Lammy sat in the passenger's seat next to Petunia in her car. The car was obviously new and the inside was perfectly clean and well kept. Lammy was quite impressed with the way Petunia kept everything so neat and tidy, but she couldn't get over what she said back at the train station. "Where's your house?" Petunia spoke in a monotonous tone. "918 Pine Street…" Lammy responded. Petunia turned on the car and started to drive to their destination.

There was a pause of silence before Lammy finally gathered enough courage to ask, "What did you mean by 'death isn't permanent in this town.'?" Petunia hesitated. "When you move into Happy Tree Town and stay here without dying for more than three weeks, you can't die." Lammy held her breath. "Forever…?" Petunia shook her head, keeping her attention to the road. "If you live here you will, but if you're out of town for more than a week it goes away..." She knew so much about this. Then it hit her. "How do you know about this? You didn't kill people just to see how this worked did you?!" Petunia frowned at her accusation. "No, we only know from experience. When a person named Nutty moved into Happy Tree Town, he was killed 3 weeks after and he came back to life at the hospital." The light in her eyes dimmed in sorrow as she continued. "We had a man named Handy move in one day and he died on his 1st week… He didn't come back…" Lammy saw that she was on the verge of tears and instantly regretted opening her mouth. "I- I'm so sorry. I didn't know…" Petunia quickly wiped the tears from her face. "No… It's okay… He's in a better place now."

Lammy stayed silent for the entire car ride, repeating the story Petunia told her in her head. The car finally pulled up at a white two story house with a white fence surrounding the perimeter of it. She smiled as she climbed out of the car and stood in the front yard, admiring her new home. Petunia stepped out of her car and stood next to her.

"Um, couldn't help but notice you didn't come with any furniture or clothes…" She said sheepishly. Lammy had completely forgotten. She hit her forehead with her palm. Petunia chuckled "If you need a place to sleep, then you're welcome to come to my house." Surprised, Lammy blurted out without even thinking. "No! It's alright! I wouldn't want to burden you." Petunia shook her head. "It's no burden at all. We had a bad start and I want to make it up to you. You're a really nice person and I'd like to get to know you better so we can be friends." Lammy was touched. No one has ever openly expressed their gesture of friendship like she did. "Thank you so much Petunia." Petunia smiled happily. "Okay, in the morning we're getting you to the furniture store, after that, if we have enough time and money, we'll go pick out new clothes for you. How does that sound?" Lammy nodded. "Alright, to my house we go!" she cheered as she climbed back into her car, Lammy soon following after.

The next day, Lammy was quite surprised how much fun it was to shop for furniture with Petunia. She had a great eye for color coordination and which furniture would be better for what room. Clothe shopping was a breeze since Lammy already knew what she was interested in. She had a great time with the blue haired woman, who was now her best friend. Being around Petunia, she can openly express herself and they both liked the same things like winter weather and their love for certain shows on television. Even if it was only a day, they were both acting like life-long friends when they got back to Lammy's house.

It was already dark outside by the time the men finished putting the new furniture where they belonged. Lammy and Petunia were exhausted from walking and helping out with the moving. Petunia surveyed the room and nodded in approval. "Nice! It looks nice!" she turned to her friend. Lammy fell on the couch and let out a sigh. "It's great! Ugh, but I'm so tired…" Petunia giggled and patted her head. "I'll leave you to get cozy in your new home. Hey, we're still going out to eat tomorrow right?" "Yeah, I can't wait to meet your friend Giggles. She sounds like fun!" "She is! You two are going to get along so well, I just know it!" Petunia waved and walked out the door.

Lammy sighed once more, but this time in content. This is her new beginning, her new life. She's got her house and her wardrobe made, and made new friends. She giggled as she thought about the fun times ahead her and the great future she's bound to have.

Outside her window was a tall man hiding behind a tree beside her house, watching her celebrate merrily. "How cute…" the figure muttered while spinning his cane with his free hand as he put his other hand in his coat pocket. "It's been a while since I've seen you smile…" He frowned as he saw her bounce out of the living room and up the stairs. He leaned against the tree and glanced up at the night sky with his shining violet eyes. Seeing a light turn on upstairs, he stepped out of the shade of the tree and started walking around the perimeter of the house, stopping when he saw movement through the window.

Lammy had just finished getting dressed into her new pajamas before she saw something move outside her window. She cautiously walked over to it, tiptoeing and staying low. When she reached the window, she slowly peeked out the window. Her eyes widened and she took a step back from the window. She shuddered as the man stared back at her and smiled.

No, she knew exactly who this was. There was no doubt about it. The man she was staring at had dark green hair, wore black formal attire with a top hat on, and deep purple eyes that he didn't have before. 'Mr. Pickles…'

As if reading her mind, he mouthed back to her. "I've come back for you, princess."

Hey, if anyone has a suggestion of who should be the person in the love triangle, please let me know because I'm really not picky about ships with her.

I only have a few exceptions. I will not accept Flippy, Lifty, Shifty or Splendid to be part of the love triangle.

Also, I will not take any bisexual pairings. I have nothing against it, I'd just rather not write it. Please understand.

Thank you and have a wonderful day!