Chapter 1-5: The holiday's are here

The Kimura Legacy Generation 1

    Since it was Halloween Day and she was in an excellent mood, Tori decided it was about time she carved those pumpkins she'd gotten from the fall festival. It would definitely help to make her little shack more cheerful, at least from the outside anyway.

    She didn't get quite the design she had hoped for the first one but the second one turned out great! She didn't have enough money for a pumpkin carving kit, so she'd just done it freestyle. Good thing she was at least a passing artist or who knows what they would've ended up looking like.

    She put the finished results outside her house right along side her brand new bike. Her new bike was a much needed purchase. She'd be able to get where she wanted to go without having to walk or take an expensive cab. Plus, already being the athletic type it would serve as her daily workout as well.

    Despite the chill in the air, winter was obviously on it's way, her garden had actually started to come along very nicely. She spent some time that night, while waiting for trick-or-treaters, tending to her garden. She couldn't wait until her produce was ready for harvest.

    She couldn't believe the dedication of some of these trick-or-treaters, it was starting to snow outside and they were still out scouring the town for candy! She only got a couple of them but it was fun handing out candy anyway. They probably thought her house was too much of an eyesore to come knock on the door!

    She woke up the next day to snow blanketing the ground. Good god the seasons come on fast in this town. It seems like it went from fall to full blown in winter in one day! Tori decided to build a snowman to celebrate the coming of winter and to cheer up the outside of her house a little. (Where the hell did she get the materials to build a snowman anyway?) The snow made the town look absolutely gorgeous! I wonder what the roads will be like

    Tori's next job was from some precocious little brat. She apparently wasn't happy about the way her room was decorated and was miffed her parents wouldn't do anything about it. Tori was happy to oblige the little girl (as long as she got paid) and went right to work. The little girl wanted everything decorated with unicorns and rainbows ( **barf**) but what the client wanted the client got. At least she was extremely happy with the results. When it came time to pay the little girl pulled out this ginormous wad of cash and shoved it into Tori's hands and then whispered "This is just between us got it? This job is on a need to know basis and my parents definitely DON'T need to know" Tori was a little skeptical about where the little girl had actually gotten the money, but hey she was poor and the little girl had given her almost $900! She certainly wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

    She rode home that night on her bike (apparently the roads weren't too bad if you could ride your bike on them) extremely excited. With the money she had saved up and the giant wad of cash she'd gotten from the little girl (she still thought that was a tad weird) she'd be able to renovate her shack and add some much needed appliances, like you know, a stove and such.

    She was actually able to afford to expand her shack, add a counter and a stove, as well as afford a book shelf. Also her bathroom was in it's own separate little room now, thank god. No more nasty toilet smell when she was trying to go to sleep. 

    She even felt festive enough to hang up some christmas light on her shack. At least it looked a little more festive now. (of course it was still a complete and total eyesore) She went to sleep that night dreaming of new found wealth, at least relative to what she'd become accustomed to heh.



Chapter 1-6 

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Chapter 1-4: Finding Love

The Kimura Legacy Generation 1

    She had the next day off and it had warmed up a bit so she decided to check out the local festival. She loved playing sports so she went right to the soccer goal and practiced kicking some balls in. She worked up quite a sweat but she didn't mind. The air still had a bit of a chill to it, despite having warmed up and it went a long way to cooling her off.

    She went to the little arcade they had sent up in the center of the festival grounds next. She shot some hoops for awhile, and even managed to get the high score.

    As she was in the middle of a second round of hoops, a man walked up behind her and started giving her tips. "Don't twist your wrist so much as the ball is leaving your hand, your shot will be much more accurate that way"

"Hah, thanks" she turned back to her game and rolled her eyes. It was obvious he was trying to flirt with her because she hadn't missed a shot yet. After she was done with the round she turned back to him "You do realize I played basketball all through out high school. I don't really need any tips, but since they're coming from someone so cute I guess I'll let it pass, but just this once.

"Heh, thanks. How generous of you" the man replied with a cocky grin on his face. "I'm Shawn by the way, Shawn Taylor. I know most of the people on this island but I haven't seen you around. You visiting?"

"Nope," Tori replied "Just moved here from Twinbrook. I needed a change and this place seemed like the right fit. Well, since you've introduced yourself it would be rude of me not to return the favor. I'm Tori Kimura. Local architect at your service."

    They ended up talking there in the arcade until after dark. Turns out they had a lot in common. They both loved sports and he was even a professional trainer. No wonder he was giving her tips, it was kind of his job, something that came naturally to him. They traded flirts back and forth and ended up exchanging numbers. This guy was totally hot and she couldn't wait to see him again!"

    The next day was extremely chilly. She dressed for the weather and then went to the festival hoping she would run into Shawn again. She looked up and down the festival grounds but didn't see him. While she was there though, she decided to pick up a pumpkin for carving. Halloween was just around the corner after all and she really wanted to feel like a part of the community. Carving a pumpkin and displaying it in front of her home felt like just the thing to do.

    She even decided to try her hand at bobbing for apples. She wasn't very good and came in last place, but it was extremely fun nonetheless. Just as the contest was finishing she got a phone call. Hoping it was Shawn, she answered excitedly. Turns out it was only another job offering. She was a tad disappointed but glad she was getting more work.

    She went to the clients house in high spirits. Her client wanted Tori to redecorate her bedroom. She did just that, and thought she did an excellent job, but her client had other ideas. Apparently she had "cluttered up the place quite a bit". Are you kidding me!? she thought to herself  It's not like I made the place look like some sort of hoarders home. You can get around just fine in here. She accepted the criticism with grace though and thanked her client for the chance to redecorate her home. Well, that job had completely blown the wind out of her sails. It had started pouring rain while she was in her clients home and it took her about 2 seconds to get completely soaked after she left. She hailed a cab, and got another phone call right before she got in. She picked it up with a dejected tone. "Hello?" she asked, not bothering to look who was calling her first.

"Um, Tori? This is Shawn, is everything alright? You sound kind of bummed"

Suddenly Tori's day brightened considerably. "Oh, sorry just a bad day at work. Anyway what's up?"

"Well, I was hoping you'd come over. I'd really like to see you again."

This was exactly what she needed to cheer her up. "Yeah, just give me your address and I'll come by after I go home and change."

"Great, see you then" Shawn replied and then hung up the phone.

    She had gone home to dry off and change, but she was dripping wet again by the time she got there anyway. She knocked on his door feeling a tad bit anxious. She really liked this guy and didn't want to screw things up. Despite her being completely soaked he greeted her with a hug and invited her inside. They ended up talking and flirting again for quite a bit. He was obviously as in to her as she was in to him.

   They shared their first kiss right there in his living room, with her dripping water on his floor. It was magical. She could see herself spending the rest of her life with this man.

    He asked her if she wanted to stay the night and without even thinking about it she said yes. Things were moving awfully fast between her and Shawn, but she didn't care. She was in love and first love is always the sweetest. He even cooked dinner for them both. Granted it was only mac and cheese (total bachelor's chow) but she didn't mind, it was awfully sweet and caring of him to make dinner for her.

    After all that they were both extremely exhausted. They decided to retire to the bedroom, they didn't end up getting much sleep however. They made love twice that night and ended up falling asleep in each others arms. Tori glanced at Shawn just before she drifted to sleep and knew she was the luckiest woman alive.


 Chapter 1-5

Chapter 1-3: Working Woman

The Kimura Legacy Generation 1

    The sun rose on Eltham's Drift and woke Tori from her slumber. She started her first day of work today and she wanted to make a good impression, it was just as well that she woke up at the ass crack of dawn. 

    She made her way to the local gym so she could at least shower before she started her day. Wouldn't want her clients holding their noses while they told her what they wanted done in their homes. 

    Her first client of the day was Gina Springfield, she just wanted Tori to spruce up the house a little bit with some new furniture. Tori made sure to get to know her client before starting on the renovations. She wanted to make sure she made a good impression on her first client.

    She gave her a new couch and since Gina said she spent a large amount of her time working she gave her a desk and new computer. Gina ended up absolutely loving the renovations, her first client was an absolute success. She had one other job for the day and was so excited she could hardly wait. Her next client wanted a new laundry room. She took her time selecting the best appliances she could get for her money and when she revealed the new room her client was ecstatic! Both her first jobs were complete and utter successes! 

    With the money from her first two jobs she was able to expand her little shack and add a sink and a shower. She was finally going to be able to shower at home and even sleep inside. There was just enough room left over for her to lay her sleeping bag on the floor. Just in time too because fall was just around the corner and it was going to get chilly very soon.

    Before retiring for the day she decided to visit the local community garden to pick some produce she could then plant on her lot. Growing her own produce was going to save her a lot of money and at the moment every penny counted. When she got there she couldn't believe how big the place was. The garden's were obviously well tended by the community and she couldn't wait to get home and taste some of that fresh produce.

    She woke up the next morning to a chill in the air. Looks like fall had finally descended on Eltham's Drift. She decided to use the time she had before work to plant some of the seeds she'd acquired at the local garden. She would have to wait until the spring to see any fruits from her garden but it was well worth the wait. The produce she had tasted the night before was simply delicious.

    Another day of work went well and she was able to trade in her sleeping bag for an actual bed. Thank god because she didn't know how much longer she could stand sleeping on the ground. Her little shack was finally starting to feel somewhat like an actual home.

Chapter 1-4

Chapter 1-2: Starting Out

The Kimura Legacy: Generation 1

    Tori had the entire rest of the day ahead of her so she decided to do some exploring. She found the cutest little park right down the street from city hall. This entire town is just gorgeous she thought to herself. While exploring the park she found a public easel. No time like the present to get started on her painting skills. Plus, she could even hang up some of her own art in her clients houses!

    She spent hours painting, her only thoughts were that of her brush on the canvas. Her final results however were uh, well lets just say some 5 year old's could do a better job... God, I really suck at this hopefully with more practice I'll get better, there's no way I'd put this piece of crap in any of my clients homes. After her little painting fiasco she decided to visit the local town festival to lift her spirits a bit.

    The day was getting really hot so the first thing she did was go to the snow cone stand. "What flavor?" the concession stand worker asked simply.

Tori winked at him companionably "Hmmm, surprise me"

The worker gave a grin. "Now that's my kind of girl. Name's Joey, you new in town doll?"

"Well Joey, that depends on if you're flirting with me or not"

Joey let out a laugh "Doll, if you need to ask I guess you'll never know"

"Guess not" Tori grinned "My names Tori by the way, thanks for the cone Joey, see ya around."

    After she was finished with her cone, she amused herself by watching the local hot dog eating contest. The amount of food some of these people could stuff in their mouths was incredible. No way in hell would she be able to stuff that many hot dogs down her throat. The winner turned out to be the little brunette girl, which surprised her even more. Wouldn't want to be that kids parents when she got home.

    After that Tori needed to cool off again, so she brought out her inner child and had fun on the slip and slide. She couldn't remember the last time she'd had this much fun. It was definitely a great idea to come to the summer festival. She played on the slip and slide until dusk and then went home tired but happy. What an amazing first day in Eltham's Drift.

    Her stomach was starting to growl by the time she got home, so thank god that her tiny shack had come equipped with a toilet and a small fridge. She had some bread and jam and then decided to call it a night. 

    She unrolled her sleeping bag and slept her first night under the stars. The tiny little shack wasn't even big enough for her to sleep inside it. She drifted off thinking of her new start and her new job. Who knew what tomorrow would bring.



Chapter 1-3 

Chapter 1-1: Destiny

The Kimura Legacy

         I've decided to try my hand at the Random Legacy Challenge. For a bit more of a challenge I decided to start out my legacy with the starting funds from the original Legacy Challenge. This is the story of Tori Kimura and her family. In case you're wondering which world I'm using, it's called Eltham's Drift (with some editing by me) and was created by neuroticrobotic over at Garden of Shadows. Hope you enjoy the story ~.^

      This is Tori Kimura. She's recently moved to Eltham's Drift to forge her own path and discover her destiny. When she was growing up all she ever wanted to be was a world famous architect, specializing in renovations. She has come here to discover that dream, and hopefully make a life for herself and future generations of her would-be family. In her free time she loves to sculpt and to paint however she isn't that great at either one of them yet. She hopes to become exceptional with a lot of practice. She firmly believes that you can get done whatever you set your mind to if you work hard enough. She's a very charismatic person who is quick to make friends and never walks away from a fight. Look out Eltham's Drift because you have one heck of a whilwind coming.

   This is the quaint little island town of Eltham's Drift. Tori Kimura as come here from Twinbrook to make a fresh start for herself. Growing up in Twinbrook she was used to small towns, but she had never lived on an island before. According to the tourism catalogue's she had browsed, despite being on an island Eltham's Drift was actually quite lively and it seemed like the perfect fit.

    First things first, she needed to find somewhere to live. She searched around town and found this gorgeous plot of land. It was enormous, perfect for expanding and it also sported a little shack on it already. She'd be able to expand and show off her architectural prowess at the same time! It would cost her all of the money she had left but, hey it was worth it. She didn't mind "roughing" it for a little while. The only problem was the shack looked suspiciously like an old outhouse, she put it out of her mind however and focused on her future renovation plans.

    Now that she had found a place to live, or at least a place to camp out for the time being, she needed to find a job. She went to the local library hoping to find some job listings on the 'net but she came up dry. There's got to be an architect job in this town, maybe they'll have more job postings down at city hall, she thought to herself.

    After stopping to ask directions from the librarian, she made her way down to city hall. First stop, information desk. She walked right up to kind looking elderly woman and said "Excuse me, my name's Tori and I'm kind of new in town. I'm looking for a job and came up dry on the internet, City Hall doesn't happen to post local job openings does it?"

"Well dearie, you've come to the right place. Most people here in town prefer to list job openings here with us instead of on the internet, us being a small town and all. Were you looking for anything in particular?"

"I just finished my degree in architectural design and was hoping you had something in that field." Tori replied

"Hmmm, let me look here" the elderly woman shuffled some papers around "Aha! here we are, looks like there is an opening in the architect field. Doesn't pay very much to start out with I'm afraid though."

"That doesn't matter," Tori said excitedly "being an architect is my dream. I'll take it!"

So she stayed at City Hall to fill out some paperwork for her new job as an architectural designer. Hopefully she was able to impress most of the town populace and get promoted soon. She needed as much money as she could to improve her living situation. As she was leaving she turned back to the woman and asked "Hey, one more thing if you don't mind, do you happen to have a map of the city?"

"Certainly dear, here you are." said the lady as she handed Tori a map "See you around town, dear. Don't forget your new job starts at 8am tomorrow. The locals will call you to let you know what they need done in their homes. Oh, and welcome to Eltham's Drift"

Chapter 1-2

   

The Misadventures of Unfortunate Anna (Ch. 3)

Chapter 3: Loveless Finds Love

Anna was so content the next day she decided to stay in bed most of the day and read. She had never before found someone who made her feel so special and so beautiful. She couldn't let this love slip from her fingers. She had to do something fast, that's when she got a brilliant idea. She would propose! Sure they had only spent one night together but Anna knew Cyrus was the one.

She got dressed and prepared herself for her sudden proposal. She'd use her fathers ring that she'd inherited after he passed away. She found Cyrus in the kitchen but when she got there she noticed the ring on his finger. It couldn't be! He's married?! But Cyrus was supposed to be her one and only true love.

She decided to confront him right then and there. "I can't believe you! You're married, and you decided to string me along. What was this to you, some sort of one night stand?"

"Whoa Anna, what are you talking about?"

"What am I talking about?! The ring on your finger you jackass! You're married, I can't believe I was so stupid, to think that the first person who has shown any interest in me at all was actually who he seemed to be."

"Anna, I'm not married" Cyrus said gently "at least, not anymore. This ring was from my first marriage, but Olivia passed away nearly 2 years ago. I've just worn the ring for so long, I didn't think to take it off before I came to see you. I'm so sorry if I gave you the impression that I was married. Believe me, the only thing on my mind last night was you. I love you for exactly who you are.

"You're not married!? And you say you love me!? Well in that case. . .

"Will you marry me?"

Cyrus said yes of course. They decided not to wait and said their vows right there on the spot. Today, is the first day of the rest of their lives.

They sealed their union with a kiss and then retired to the bedroom. ~.^ (Let's hope this results in bebbehs!!)