Need for a hiatus

My laptop has a graphics card that cannot in any way be replaced/upgraded/removed/etc.
The graphics card's memory has been maxed out because it is not meant for gaming in any way apparently, and since I can't get a new card for my laptop...or play the sims because the requirements are no longer met...I need a new laptop...which means I need to save money. Which has brought me to list all my old DS games and my brother's DS (with his permission...) on Ebay. So if you need DS stuff...you know where to go. I don't know when I will have the money for a new laptop, but until then, this will be on a hiatus :(

Chapter Four~ The Rest Of That Night's Occurances~

Note: Sorry for such a long wait! I finally solved my problems with my game!

Now, I guess I may have left a few things that happened the night before I left. We actually did not head straight for bed, something more special had happened. Here, is the rest of the story of that night.

We were about to head back inside, but then Aleppo brought me out to the garden.  He told me that he wanted to stargaze with me, while surrounded by sweet smelling flowers.

We stargazed for a bit, pointing out constellations to each other.

 

Then, Aleppo had proclaimed “Look, a shooting star! Over there!” and pointed to somewhere  in the vast, open sky.

I had scanned the sky for what he had seen, when he then whispered in my ear, “Made you look! Although, I have a little something for you…close your eyes.”

 I did as he said, and shut my eyes.

“Okay, now…open your eyes” He spoke. I did as he asked. Standing in front of me with a wide grin on his face, holding out a bouquet of gorgeous yellow flowers.

“Oh my! These are beautiful! You are too sweet!” I giggled. I have an amazing man, don’t I?

“Well, you are a special girl, and special girls deserve beautiful flowers” He always knew how to make me blush.

 

We sat back down on the cobblestone in the garden. He started to talk again.

“Well, I have some good news. My grandmother apparently left me her convertible in her will, but I was too young, so it stayed with my mother. So we get that, now. And from my mother….we got a house. I’ve never heard of this place until now, but it’s ours now I guess. And I’ve decided that the funeral should be held there. So, I can leave with you.”

Wow, that was definitely a lot of great news! All I could do was run up and embrace him as tight as I could.

“Oh” Aleppo spoke “One more thing…” He then got down on one knee....

I looked at him, with a puzzled look. It wasn’t long until I realized what he was doing.

 

He then revealed a velvet black box, and opened it. Inside was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever laid my eyes on, a ring.

I gasped, my hands flying to my face in excitement.

  

"Oh my berry!” I was jumping like a madwoman, crazy with joy.

 

He then held the ring out towards me, and spoke softly “Snowflake, I’ve known you since we were four years old, little toddlers. And I must say, my mother becoming a maid was the best thing ever, because it led me to you. We fell in love after realizing what effect we had in each other’s lives. And now, I ask, will you take my mother’s wedding ring, and slide it on your hand and be my wife?”

“Of course, Aleppo! I love you so so so much!” I exclaimed.

He slid the finger onto my finger, it shone as the sun was beginning its journey to the sky.

We kissed passionately, it was the best kiss we have ever shared.

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After that had happened, we headed back inside for some rest.

When the sun finally reached the horizon’s crest, we got into the convertible that Aleppo had inherited.
“This is the convertible?” I questioned.
   

“Well, my grandmother didn’t live in the times where we had fancy cars, you know” he joked.

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Sorry....

Sorry for no updates for such a long time...school was busy with finals, today was our last day of school.
My launcher problems appear to have been solved, i have successfully recreated all of the characters, and have gotten the pose player to show up in my game. But my game has a horrible lag issue, it takes so long to take pics, let alone design the lots i need to decorate/furnish! So a chapter will hopefully be up soon.

Here's a pic of some random berries fighting each other!

Chapter 3~Just You And Me

 Note From The Author: My game got messed up recently and I lost my color skins, I was unable to re-download/find Aleppo's skintone. This is why his skin is darker than it used to be. If you know where I can find his old skintone, please tell me :)

Today was my last day before I was to run away. I would have Aleppo go with me, but he has to arrange his mother's funeral and meet with the bank to see what he inherits. We both woke up bright and early in the morning, so we would have more time.
First, we met in my room, still the same old gray walls. But it was bearable with him in the room. I had decided that I wanted to dress all fancy today, since we may not see each other for a while. I wore a lace dress, he wore a yellow suit.

I couldn’t wait to start our day together. I was so excited! 

We held each other for a minute before we left.

“You look beautiful in that dress, Snow.” Aleppo always knew how to make my heart flutter!

“And you look so handsome in that suit.” I said, smiling.

We kissed each other, though it was quick, we had to leave before my sister woke up! My parents were all ready gone, probably at some fancy place with their snobby friends, or something.

“You ready to go, Snow?” Aleppo asked.

“Yes, let’s get going, just be quiet so we don’t wake my sister.” I cautioned.

Our first destination, was a cherry tree orchard. Aleppo said it was where his mother brought him as a child before she became our maid. We kissed once more, I could practically feel the energy flowing through us when we kissed there.

Next destination, was the beach. I always favored this spot, as it was always quiet here. All the other people in town preferred the Silver Crest beach on the other side of town.

“I like your hair like this, you know. It makes your face look even more beautiful.” He complimented. Like I had said he knew how to make my heart flutter!

We stood out in front of the ocean. The waves washing only a few feet away. I never realized that a beach could be so…calm. There were no more sugargulls overhead. And no more sugarcrab that used to pinch people’s feet whenever they did come here. It felt like pure serenity.

High tide must’ve come in right then, as water all of a sudden engulfed my legs, which made me jump.

“Oops…hehe” I giggled at my clumsiness.

 We shared another kiss, I was beginning to get good at this, I think.

“Snow, I’m glad that I met you, I always knew you were special. I love you, Snow.”

“Aw, I love you too, Aleppo.” I was breathless. He loved me! He really did love me! He even said it himself.

We kissed again, I think he was an amazing kisser, at least from my experience with him.

                             And again…

                              And again…

      

Berry, I sure was lucky to have him! I kept replaying the moment where we first said that three letter phrase to each other in my mind. It was like a song stuck in my head, except it wasn’t annoying at all…

We had walked back to my house, but before we got there, Aleppo stopped and reached for my hands.

“Remember, I’ll never stop looking for you when you leave. I wish I could go with you, but I also love my mother too much to not give her a funeral and such…”

“It’s ok, I would’ve liked to go to her funeral, but it’s going to be after ‘my wedding’…I’ll wait for you, I only have eyes for you..,” I spoke, the last few words a whisper.

“Same with me, only eyes for you.” He spoke. My heart once again, was set aflutter. It seemed to do that whenever he spoke, now.

As we slipped back into my room, he touched my cheek. It tickled, making me giggle like a giddy school girl.

We held each other close, and gazed into the other’s eyes. This was my colorful life. With our day of just us ending, we saddened at the thought of not knowing where the other was and if they were all right.

  Here are some cutesy shots of Snowflake!

 

Chapter 2~All Goods Things Come To An End 

“Hey Aleppo. What brings you into the garden?”
“You, I guess.” He said shyly, smiling.
Aleppo and I were growing closer, and I think we both were possibly developing feelings for each other. 

As day bore into night, we left the comfort of the bench. Standing in the garden, Aleppo grabbed my hands and held them for a while. I looked in his eyes, and he looked into mine. I think he felt the same indescribable feeling I had felt as I looked in his. 

 As we were gazing at each other’s eyes, Aleppo’s mom, Golde, was getting into the pool for a late night swim. 

 

 

Aleppo and I embraced each other, but something caught my eye before I could get too comfy in his warm embrace. 

 

“Aleppo! Your mom, I think she is drowning!” I screeched.

“Mooooommm!” He screamed as he ran over.
I felt a tear hit my cheek, just as Golde started to tire.
When Aleppo dove into the pool, I held my breath. She can’t die. Not if I was to run away. Who would be with Aleppo? 

Aleppo dragged her out of the pool and tried to do CPR. I tried to call 911, but there was no service. But it was too late. And just like that, Golde was gone. Aleppo watched as she faded away. I couldn’t bear to see him so stricken with grief. Aleppo was heartbroken. My mother and sister were only crying for his mother because they had no one to cook for them or do their laundry for them. 

I started to play my guitar that Aleppo gave me for my birthday last year. I tried to cheer him up, he asked if he could take a go at the guitar. I handed it over. 

He must have been very upset to be able to be so angry while being in the presence of music. I was afraid he’d break it, so I politely asked for it back.

Now came the difficult part, he realized that she really was gone and that he would never see her again. I let him cry on my shoulder. He needed all the love and support he could get.
“There, there. Aleppo, it’s going to be okay.” I told that she was in a better place than being the maid and chef that was filled with horrible people like my mother, father, and sister. 

“I just can’t believe she is gone. Her life was so short.Why must all good things come to an end?” He sobbed.
That was true, she was only fifty and could’ve lived for twice that age. 

“Young man, now that your mom is dead, you can no longer stay here. You will be kicked out when you turn eighteen, in the mean while you can take your mother’s job.” My father spat at him. Aleppo’s mother just died, and now they’re kicking him out? That was just low. Even for my family.

“I can’t believe how so many bad things can happen in just a few months. First you have an arranged marriage, my mom died, now I have nowhere to live.” He was visibly shaken from the whole experience.

I took his hands and swung them around a bit. It made him smile a bit. But the grief was too strong for him to keep smiling.

“I have some more bad news, my mother informed me earlier that the wedding is actually going to be in a week, which means I have to leave the day after tomorrow.” I explained.
“Then we need to spend the rest of today and all of tomorrow together.” He smiled. 

“Starting with this…” He said softly. 

He kissed me right there in the garden. I must say that was amazing!
It was my first kiss ever! I was glad it was with him.

Before this beautiful night ended we cuddled on the bench in the garden. Tomorrow was going to be the best day of my life, I just knew it.