《Everyone is my friend》 Chapter 1 - Start of the Very First Chapter! Chapter 1 - Start of the Very First Chapter! I am currently focusing my eyes on the very object that is approximately 20 - 30 cm away from me. The object is unusually bizarre and I had no way of knowing what it would be. Not to my knowledge anyways. That object is laying on the floor, seemingly asleep while having a contented face clearly shown from its appearance. No, I should not call it an object. That is a living thing. That is a... bird? Yes, it''s a bird. But it''s all red and fiery. I have no idea which species that bird belongs to due to my disinterest to birds or mostly to everything in general. However, even so, I truly feel that this bird is particularly strange. A red fiery bird might have been fine and all, but there were strange black patterns like a tattoo imprinted around the bird''s bodies, particularly it''s wings. I am truly curious of the weird tattoos as I do not think any birds have that kind of stuff at its wings'' portion. I decided to move my head and look around my surroundings to get a grasp on the situation. I am currently sitting on a bench within a park that I have been frequenting most of the time, particularly during the past 2 years. I looked up towards the sky and my view was filled with a complete blue scenery with portions of white clouds floating about in the sky. I admire the scenery as I let out a gentle sigh at the beautiful blue sky while planting my hands up to the sky, trying to touch those clouds with my very own hands. Such thoughts were obviously impossible, however, I did it even so due to the temptation I had within me. I grasped upon nothing as I reached out my hands, grabbing air as I closed my hands. A few seconds later, I slowly placed my hands down and looked back at the bird. It was still sleeping, with a bubble appearing from its nose and a number of ''Z''s showing up above its head. I move my head to the left and scanned the area with grasses and trees. There, I noticed a wooden stick which I found would be incredibly useful for times like this. It was laid there with a wide amount of leaves under it. It should have fallen from the tree above and was dropped there along with the leaves. I took it without reserve and hit the ground slightly with the stick, trying to remove the leaves that were stuck to the stick. The leaves came off easily, along with some amount of dust and dirt that were stuck to the wooden stick. I raised my arm to have it be placed at eye level before focusing on the stick. The wooden stick is thin and long but comparably sturdy enough for a person to use it as a prop, or a cane to walk. It seems to be useful for elderlies to rely on the stick for walking without worrying about the stick breaking. I nod my head as I was satisfied with the stick that was held in my hands, smiling happily at the tool I had obtained. I glanced back towards the bird. Yes. It was still asleep. I move my feet slowly, one at a time. Moving at a slow speed but with steady footsteps, ensuring that there is no sound emitted from careless missteps. No. Wait a minute. Before I started moving another step forward, I looked back down the ground in front of me. Whenever a person is trying to be careful, they would step on ''something'' without realizing and emit a sound to the surroundings.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. As I looked towards the ground, I grimaced as I realized that there were some twigs and branches laying in front of my path. Fortunately, I had noticed it sooner or I would had stepped on it unknowingly. Hehe, I can now avoid any sounds now since I can plan on my own steps carefully. I continue onwards with steady steps before arriving at the obstacle course (twigs and branches). Seriously. Why is there no one clearing the park''s walking road? This is a park road for people to walk by, so what''s with this amount of twigs and branches all over the place? It''s as though no one had bothered to clear the area from the overall surroundings. Then again, this could be called environmental or natural littering produced by mother nature, so not many people would really notice it since they would usually step it unconsciously without a second thought. Normally, I would not have been bothered with it, or even noticed it in the first place since it''s something natural you would find in a park. But not right now. Right now would be bad to step on them. I move my feet upwards in the air, trying to land a spotless ground with no objects laying on the floor. I smiled to myself as I found the spot to lay my feet on, placing some strength into my leg while planting into the spotless ground while trying to be accurate. However, it was as though luck was trying to be mean to me, there was a sudden wind blowing towards me. The twigs that originally lay still, came towards my feet''s landing spot and my face was filled with complete astonishment. I could not stop my feet anymore as my leg was not listening to my brain properly due to the strength that was placed on my feet. I could not halt the kinetic energy from my leg in time, having no other choice but to have the feet be landed on the now not ''spotless'' ground, filled with twigs. *Crunch* The sound was emitted from the feet that had stepped onto the twigs. My face had grown pale as I slowly try to calm myself down. I shakingly moved my head at a slow speed and looked up ahead at the bird. It was... still asleep. Haaaa... That was nerve wrecking. I let out a deep sigh of relief and looked towards the sky. ''Why are you being so mean to me, Wind!!'' I shouted loudly within my mind as I looked towards nothingness, but decided to target the sky as a form of a short release on venting my thoughts. I pouted a little bit, especially with that unlucky situation I was in earlier. Just how bad of a luck was it to have the wind time it exactly when I was trying to step down? I grumbled for just awhile longer and this time around decided to walk in a more casual way while trying my best to conceal my footstep sounds. Thankfully, though, I managed to reach my destination, the bird. I did some spinning motions with the wooden stick in a flashy manner before making a sudden stop, with the end facing towards the bird. I gulped to myself as I prepared for the outcome I have been expecting for, trying to embrace myself for the inevitable. ''Alright then, here I go!'' With the intention of giving a slight poke to the bird that was currently sleeping, I tried to ready myself for the ''soon-to-be-woken'' bird. --------------------- [New Writers out there reading my series if you have discord, Please visit:https://discord.gg/UvEg9cE Let''s help each other out and chat on our stories!] Chapter 2 - Details are important! Chapter 2 - Details are important!
Author''s Note: Chapter 2 and 3 were written and had been completed since three weeks ago. Haven''t touch this series since. Just thought I will releasethe chapters up since it has been completed. Not like anyone''s gonna read it but I just thought why not? Oh and also before I forget, let me copy-paste down the following: The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. [New Writers out there reading my series if you have discord, Please visit:https://discord.gg/UvEg9cE Let''s help each other out and chat on our stories!] Chapter 3 - The Third Chapter Chapter3 - The Third Chapter My eyes were focused solely on the very bird right in front of me. I am filled with uncertainty as few droplets of sweat flowed down my cheek. I am gripping the wooden stick with a certain amount of firmness, ensuring that I am wielding the tool properly on my hand. I calmed my heart down and did some deep breaths as I continue looking at the sleeping bird. The bird is ordinary in size, just like any normal looking bird you see in a bird. Just... that color... and that tattoo. My head is thinking of many different birds but none of them for the bird I am looking at. Even those birds I have seen in a Bird Encyclopedia when I was a kid; looking at the many birds shown in the book, there was a thick volume of pages with many birds but even so, I still can''t remember even seeing that bird in the book. I admit I don''t have a good memory and it doesn''t give a good example, but I feel that I should have come across some birds that were unusually striking that gave a lasting impression to others and would have noticed it. Especially this very bird. But it''s not there in the book. Oh, but even if I have seen some of those weird birds in the book, I did not really check their names so I won''t be able to know the birds'' names, though. But it doesn''t really matter for now since this bird is not even related to the encyclopedia itself. It''s really weird to see something unknown. Can I really test my luck and try to involve myself with this bird? I hope it''s not dangerous. Why shouldn''t I just run away instead? Will there even be a benefit in doing something like this? My legs are just simply standing still and fixed to the ground, not even having the urge to run away. I hope this means that my instinct is telling me that is is no need to run away. No wait, think properly. Do you really want to do this? Ugh. I can''t help it! My curiosity is overwhelming my own sense of security. Furthermore, such a small bird couldn''t possibly hurt me, right? Yup yup. That is definitely the case. I should think positively. I nodded my head several times as I continually try to convince myself on having the resolve in going through the entire process I had in mind.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. I managed to calm myself as I continue looking at the bird. Now that I look closely at this bird, it looks really cute. Although with the black tattoos and a red body giving off a much cooler and stylish appearance, the bird still gives a small bit of cuteness due to the portable and small size for such a bizarre and weird bird. The fiery red feathers and strange tattoos don''t seem to fit the small size its current body entails. The more I look at it, the cuter I find it to be. For some reason, in my eyes, there were some strange sparklers around the bird making the ''awe'' factor even bigger. So awesome! I wonder if I can keep it as a pet? Now that I think about it, I don''t even have a pet before. Some of my friends did mention that raising a pet is not easy which I think is definitely true. After all, there are many problems arising as you look after your pet such as feeding and its own potty training. I understand all that and will go the extra mile to give that bird my whole love towards it. Thankfully, there doesn''t seem to be a tag of some sort around one of its legs. I hope that there is no owner to the bird and chances are that this bird is from the wild. It''s also a part of my curiousness, but I wonder just how much the bird costs if I were to sell it to a bird collector. Of course, if it''s actually from the wild and I was to have that bird, I will never sell it. But I''m still curious just what are the amount of money would be needed for the bird. The higher the costs, the higher I will raise the bird with preciousness. The only thing I would worry most would be my family. Would they accept me having a pet? I think they would be fine with me having one as long as I look after it properly so it should be okay I guess. I might not be a perfect owner but I will give it my all to raise a pet! My eyes were now clear with determination as I looked at the bird with the impression of a controlling ownership towards the bird. Thinking that to myself, I shout loudly in my mind ''You are mine, birdy!'' -------------------- Author''s Note: Chapter 2 and 3 were written and had been completed since three weeks ago. Haven''t touch this series since. Just thought I will releasethe chapters up since it has been completed. Not like anyone''s gonna read it but I just thought why not? Oh and also before I forget, let me copy-paste down the following: [New Writers out there reading my series if you have discord, Please visit:https://discord.gg/UvEg9cE Let''s help each other out and chat on our stories!]