Chelsea's P.O.V.

The next day, I woke to find Julia's bed empty. I glanced at the clock, it was 9AM. So 6AM was only a rule yesterday? I rolled over, falling off of the bed in the process. Cursing under my breath, I got up from the floor and went into the bathroom to "freshen up".

I wish my hair was blonde, I thought whilst staring into the mirror. I'm convinced that if my hair had been blonde, I wouldn't have so many problems. Everyone else in the family was blonde. Everyone but me. I shut my sapphire eyes, took a breath, and left the bathroom.

When I walked out, both the living room and kitchen were empty. Quickly, I ate a piece of toast then headed outside to investigate. No one was outside, nor were they answering their doors. My life is about to turn into a horror movie, isn't it?

I cautiously stepped over to Kirk's boat to check Meadow Island, the only place I hadn't gone to yet.

"Where to next, Chelsea?" Kirk asked with a grin.

"Meadow Island, please." At least Kirk is here. Of course, that could mean he's the one who's mass murdered the whole of Sunshine Islands. Damn, I should have become a news reporter. "Boatman Mass Murders all residents of the Sunshine Islands" would be quite the story.

"Here we are!"

"Oh, thanks Kirk."

I hopped onto the dock and... there everyone was.

"Chelsea! There you are! You're late, we almost started without you!" Mirabelle exclaimed scoldingly.

There I am? Tell a person when the whole stretch of islands is gonna disappear. But, of course, I couldn't argue with Mirabelle so I said, "Sorry, but, what's going on?"

"She didn't tell you? It's the sheep festival." Julia explained.

"Oh my, I'm so sorry, dear. I must have forgotten." Mirabelle apologized.

"It's fine." I said, and strode towards Natalie. "Hey, Nat, what's up?"

"Nothing. I think its stupid that everyone has to be here. I hate standing around like an idiot until everyone is here." she looked at me with accusation in her eyes.

"Hey, I was left to fend for myself in an empty town." I whined. Natalie rolled her eyes and laughed

"You had Kirk."

"Hehe yeah." I giggled.

Her eyes widened, "Woah, is there something going between you and Kirk I should know about?"

"Wha? Haha, nooo."

"Then why the giggle?"

"I may have considered him mass murdering everyone as an option as to where you all had gone."

"That's nice" she stated.

"Where's Vaughn?"

"It's Wednesday, he's only here Monday and Tuesday."

"Hm" I pouted unwittingly.

"Can you survive? I noticed you following him around yesterday."

I just smiled at her, and the festival began.

I decided to walk back with Taro, because I hadn't really spoken to him since arriving on the island.

"What did you think of the winning sheep, little missy?" he prompted.

"She was adorable, really soft wool. It made me want to raise my own livestock, that would be cool." I said, before stopping in front of his house.

His face lightened up at my last sentence. I'm surprised I didn't see a lightbulb over his head. "Well, there's an old abandoned farm just north of here. It needs a little fixing up, but I'm sure you can handle it. What do you say?"

Me, a farmer? I did grow up on a farm, but never paid much attention. "I'd love to try, but I'm pretty low on gold right now. I'm not positive I'll be able to afford tools, much less buying the place."

He shook his head, "It's free, missy. I'm sure the profit a farm would bring to the island would make up for it. And, I have plenty of old tools you can have. Of course, you'll have to pay to rebuild the barn and chicken coop, and things like that. The field just needs to be cleaned up and you'll be growing crops in no time!"

"Oh my gosh, I'll definitely take it! Thanks so much Taro!" His generosity appalled me.

"Don't mention it, little missy. Let's go to it now and I'll teach you how to use the tools."

I nodded and smiled. Please stop calling me little missy.

I looked the farm over. "A little" fixing up was a huge understatement. The fields are a jungle, I'm shocked the house is intact.

"Here it is, little missy!" I cringed at Taro's chosen nickname for me. " Now, the tools you'll need are a hoe, watering can, and sickle."

After an hour of little missys and farming lectures, Taro left and I had a chance to finally explore the little house. It has a twin-size bed with green plaid blankets in the upper left corner, a phone, a table with some books on it, a trashcan, outdated calendar, and one round table in the middle of the room. The house's pretty cool for a starter home, but it'll need expanding.

First, to tackle the jungle outside.

Sorry it's been so long since the last update! I've been kinda busy. Thanks for 8 reviews and 175 views, though! One thing I forgot to mention, all the islands are already raised in this.

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