To Zeldalover2020: I'll try my best to make this story similar to the other, along with a couple of new events, so don't worry! It makes me really glad that you were entertained with it!^^

"What do you think of Dunhill so far?" Allen asked as they walked on the path.

"He's really nice!" Rose started. "He told me he was with my dad when I was born, so I'm guessing they were best friends or something like that."

Allen nodded. "Speaking of best friends, mine's the first resident I'm going to show you to." He stated.

"Really? That sounds great! What's he like?" Rose asked excitedly.

"You'll have to wait until you meet him." Allen started. "It wouldn't be fair to spoil everything before you even see him, now would it?" He ended with a chuckle.

The path they were walking on led to a cottage. It had a blue roof and door and there were also two flowerpots leaning against the wall.

"This house seems different from the rest." Rose started. "It's barely been painted."

Allen knocked on the door and it opened right away.

"Oh, hey Allen!"

Rose looked to see a blonde young man wearing a yellow vest and a white shirt underneath. His jeans were rolled up around his knees and on his head were black goggles laying on top of his slightly spiky hair. His eyes were a sapphire blue.

"I'm Rod! It's nice meeting ya, Rose!" He introduced himself with a grin."I almost forgot to tell you, I run the pet shop right in the plaza from Monday to Thursday and 10:00AM to 6:00PM. I also sell horses!" He explained.

It was now evening.

So far, Rose had received welcome gifts from some of the villagers of town.

Emma the shipper had given her some crops, Rebecca the architect gave her a couple of blueprints, Clement the restaurant owner gave her some recipes, and Michelle the magician showed her a few magic tricks.

"Wow, did you see those chicks coming from her hat?" Rose asked in excitement after the two had left Clement's restaurant. "They were so cute, too! I can't wait 'till I actually get one!"

"If I were you, I'd wait. For a long time." Allen stated, some exaggeration in his voice.

"What, why? Don't you like chicks?"

"It's not that. I'm talking about the person who sells the chicks, or just about every animal in town, too. Neil works as the animal dealer here." He explained.

"Oh, he does..." She muttered with a defeated tone.

"Don't worry, though. You'll...eventually get used to him." Allen tried to assure her, but even he was doubtful.

Now that I know her, I don't think she'll get used to Neil's personality at all...

Rose only nodded as they walked to the last house on Allen's so-called 'tour'.

He knocked on the door and it opened to reveal Iroha, the blacksmith in town.

She had long, shiny black hair pulled up into a long ponytail and onyx eyes.

"Hello, Allen." She greeted the hair stylist and then turned towards Rose.

"Oh, who might you be? Could you be the new farmer Dunhill has talked about?"

"Yeah, that's me!" Rose started with a grin."I'm Rose. It's nice to meet you!"

"I am Iroha. It is very nice to meet you as well." She smiled back, until her eyes widened.

"Please wait here. I have to check something inside." She then rushed back into the house.

Allen and Rose waited for a moment, when Iroha came back outside.

"I made a gift for you earlier, Rose, but it isn't complete yet. I thought it would have been done by now. My apologies." She bowed in apology.

"Oh, it's alright! Don't worry about it." The farmer reassured her."I wasn't expecting any more gifts than what I got from the other villagers."

"I guess you're right." She started with a smile."It would be a burden for you to carry so many things. It would be better to give you my gift later."

"Well, it was nice to meet you, Iroha!" Rose said when it was starting to get dark out.

"See you tomorrow, Rose." Iroha waved.

As the two walked, Allen noticed Rose constantly peering over at Neil's house.

Tell me she's not planning on introducing herself to him...

"I could take you to Neil, that is, if it wasn't enough when you bumped into him earlier." He told her.

"Oh, that's where he lives?" She asked in surprise."I just thought the house looked really nice." She added with a smile."It's my favorite color, too!"

"You like the color red?"

"Mm-hmm!" Rose nodded.

That's one thing we've got in common. Allen thought with a slight smile.

"Um...Do you mind if maybe I can introduce myself to Neil?" She asked, giving him a hopeful look.

The moment Rose mentioned Neil, Allen's smile disappeared.

"Last but not least...Hold on, let me rephrase that. Last and least..." Allen chuckled as he led Rose to Neil's house.

He was about to knock on Neil's door, when the door suddenly opened and Neil stood outside of his house.

Allen didn't seem to notice and knocked on Neil's forehead.

"What're you doing?!" He growled, slapping Allen's hand away.

"Hey, that's even better than what I meant to do!" Allen chuckled and Rose giggled as she covered her mouth.

Neil noticed her and scowled. "Oh, it's you." He stated coldly.

"H-hi, Neil!" She regained her composure and gave him a smile.

"Rose here wanted to say hi. Why don't you introduce yourself to her a bit more, oh I don't know, properly?" Allen asked, his voice slightly rising at the last word as he crossed his arms.

"If she already knows my name, we're already introduced." He growled.

He then sighed when Allen kept his pose and hadn't moved at all.

"Ugh, fine. I'm Neil, the animal dealer in town. Happy?"

"Very."

"I probably don't even have to tell you this, since the other villagers already knew, but I'm here to work as a farmer." Rose started.

"That means I'll be seeing you often." Neil summed up.

"Yep!" She nodded with a smile.

"Anyway, I'm busy." He stated after a moment. The animal dealer then closed the door and walked away.

"...Is he usually this way...?" Rose asked, curious.

"I can't say otherwise. There's no day he acts differently." Allen sighed, crossing his arms.

Looks like he needs a friend... She thought with a worried expression.

Allen led Rose to the farm she was going to work on and they were now on the doorstep of her house.

"Thank you so much for showing me around town, Allen!" She gave him a thankful smile.

"My pleasure. It turns out that before you came to town, Dunhill actually bothered to let Neil show you around." He started. "The second Tina told me, I objected and told Dunhill it would be better for me to do it. Besides, Neil wouldn't be as nice to you as I'm being, now would he?" He smirked as he adjusted his hands on his sides.

"I really appreciate it, then. I should do something to thank you." Rose grinned.

"I'll think up something." Allen gave her a warm smile.

Good news! My 3DS somehow fixed up by itself! Remember when I said that the circle pad wasn't working right and it made my character in the game move weird? I don't know exactly what I was thinking while I was screwing around with the cover of the circle pad this morning, but it just goes to show that screwing with something can fix something, too! Now I can play A New Beginning again! SQUEEEEE! Also, some of you might notice that most of this chapter also has some parts of the other story! As always, reviews are highly appreciated and ideas are accepted! ^^