Chapter 1- the letter
4 years passed and lee still thought of him. She, rabbit and duckling were walking home from the supermarket after buying more mint chip ice cream so lee could cope with her loss. "I miss pino!" cried lee as they walked through the door. "He'll be back eventually" said duckling as she sat down in the chair. Lee sat at the table. "How do you know?" asked lee as she looked at her with tears in her eyes. "Because he said it" said duckling as she held her hand. "It's been a year since he left" she said as she looked at a photo of him. Rabbit sat by duckling. "Actually, you mean four years" he said. "Whatever!" she yelled. "SHUT UP!" yelled Duckling slapped him. "OWWWWWW!" whined rabbit as he rubbed his arm. "I didn't even hit you that hard!" said duckling rolling her eyes. "Guy's, Id wish he'd come home" said lee. She then started to cry hysterically. "Maybe we can try to FaceTime him or something" Duckling said as she rubbed her back in comfort.
Rabbit as usual went through all of the mail but one caught his eye. "Lee! You got mail" he said. "Who's it from?" asked lee. Duckling looked at the address but it was hard to make out. "It's Italian" she said. Lee bolted her head up and took it. "It's from pino!" she said as she opened the letter. "It says, dear lee, I understand your 21st birthday is coming up...I miss you deeply and I can't believe I'm going to miss your birthday again...So I got you 2 gifts. One, this first one comes in a box... And 2, this second present...I can't tell you details but, its being sent over by boat. Also, please give the small enclosed envelope to duckling and rabbit and you must not tell her what's inside. As always, I love you. With love, Pinocchio: You're boyfriend" she read as she cried a bit.
Rabbit took the other envelope for him and duckling and read it. He started to freak out. "OMG! DUCKLING!" he yelled. "What?" she asked. "Yeah what!" asked lee curious as she looked at the hyperventilating rabbit. "Lee, will you excuse us for a minute?" asked rabbit as she pulled duckling into her bedroom. "What the heck?" asked duckling as she got out of his grasp. Rabbit started reading aloud quietly so lee couldn't hear. "Dear rabbit and duckling, hey! I wonder how you two are doing...Anyway, this note is very important and you must never tell lee or I will tickle you guys severely…I am on my way to surprise lee for her 21st birthday! That was the second present I was talking about...anyway, I will be arriving in 2 days because there is a ball I heard in duloc to celebrate Farquad being destroyed. It's on lee's birthday and to make it more special, I'm bringing with me a huge surprise. As in huge I mean small and as in small i mean 2 words...marriage proposal! I can't wait to see you guys and lee soon! See you then...Pinocchio" he read with excitement and a smile on his face that somehow freaked out duckling. "What's going on in there?" asked lee as she waited. "Yea we're fine. We're just doing stuff" duckling yelled back as she looked at the letter and smiled. Lee's wish, was about to come true.