A new life... Well I decided to try my hand at a story thread of mine own. I started a new neighborhood last night, I was getting sick of my old ones. Melanie looked around the dorm room with her hands on her hips. Well Ian, were here. We finally have moved out of that god forsaken orphanage and were on our own. Ian put his arm around his twin sisters shoulders. Yes, thank good for those scholarships we both got, come on, lets claim our rooms before anyone else arrives, looks like we are the first ones here and the dorm isnt very big! Im only counting 5 rooms. Melanie and Ian DeFoy took rooms next to each other. It only took them each about 20 minutes to unpack everything as the only things they had with them were a few changes of clothing. Ian met Melanie back out in the main lobby as the other students started arriving. Melanie looked cautiously at the other students and then turned back to Ian. What do you say we head to the student union and register for classes? Im not quite ready to face our roommates yet. Ian nodded, as he watched a girl in a blue sundress lug her suitcase across the floor to one of the rooms followed by a panicking mother and a bored father. Yeah, I dont want to get in everyones way. Ian and Melanie walked the two blocks to the student union where many different tables were set up representing all the majors that were available. Melanie made a bee-line to the art departments table and stuck up a conversation with the professor about the program. Ian headed towards the economics table. Even though they were twins, they were far from alike. Melanie was a little shyer and reserved, but very creative. Ian could barely draw a stick figure but he could solve almost any math problem thrown his way. Ian was also the more outgoing of the two, but much more serious than his day-dreaming sister. Together they were the perfect balance. They were orphaned very young, much too young to even remember their parents. The nurses at the orphanage in couldnt tell them a whole lot about their family, except that the mother and father died in a car accident several weeks after they were born. Their grandparents raised them until they were about two. Grandpa DeFoy passed away two months before their second birthday of a stroke, and Grandma DeFoy, who was never very strong on her own, followed several weeks later of a broken heart. Having no living relatives the DeFoy twins were then placed in an orphanage where they grew up into very independent teens who were too mature for their age. They had never been separated and had never been apart from each other for more than 48 hours when Melanie went on a school field trip overnight for the art club to visit one of the major art galleries several cities over. Ian came up behind Melanie as she was finishing the paperwork for declaring an art major. Hey he said as he tapped her shoulder, what do you think about seeing if we can get a job over there at Reginas Coffee and Caf. It looks pretty popular and I bet we could make some decent tips. Melanie looked up towards Reginas as she finished signing the paperwork. She turned in the same direction as Ian and nodded. Sounds good, maybe then by the time were sophomores we can afford to move out of the dorms and rent one of those cute houses we passed when we arrived. I really dont think I want to spend my entire college career sharing one bathroom with other students. Weve been doing that since we were two! Ian laughed and started walking towards Reginas Caf. I agree, so lets see what we can find and try to get out of the dorms. The twins entered the caf and it was packed. The barista and the bar tender looked exhausted. Ian sought out the owner Regina and managed to score them both a job, Melanie took over for the barista who had already worked an 8 hour shift and Ian took over the bar. They worked hard for the next several hours and as they were walking home after close they counted that they had earned a good $150.00 including the tips between the two of them. Ian dug around in the dorm cafeteria and found a pickle jar that was empty. They put their tips in the jar and vowed to save all the money they could for moving out. The first two semesters flew by and both the twins made it on the deans list with a 4.0 average. As they gathered together after their final at the end of freshman year they counted their money. They had earned $4,568.00! The house they wanted to rent came furnished and it was only $3,600.00 for the rest of the 3 years, all they had to pay was the utilities each semester. They made up their mind right away, they were moving.
Thank you. I write a little in my spare time, but this is my first try at a sims story thread, other than the ones in my head! lol. The twins are both family sims, Mel has the want of 6 grandchildren, and Ian to graduate 3 kids. Not to bad. The town they will be moving into is completely empty right now, I haven't even built a single house yet, and the college has one dorm, one house, and one community lot: Regina's Coffee and Cafe. Downtown is empty as well. I'm starting from scratch, so it should be fun. I'll try to post some pictures tonight once I get home and update. Unfortunately I'm going out of town Friday 10/14-10/23 with no access to my sims! That's going to be hard. I'll have to leave you all with a cliff hanger on Thursday! mwah ha ha ha ha...
It's a custom neighborhood - so are you going to get Mel and Ian there by packaging the family? It's just I heard sometimes it ain't good for the game. :S
No, I made the neighborhood, but didn't add any buildings or anything, I designated a downtown and a university for the neighboorhood and just went strait to the university. I try not to mess with any of the games basics, I don't want to screw anything up. The only hack/object that I even have right now is the insiminator, and I don't use it often. The only downloads I have is just from sims I've downloaded from the official website. I'm not too adventurous. I'm scared I'll blow up my computer. I really do need to get the college clock though! That is one hack I'd be willing to attempt to download.
That's good to know, I'll have to go check it out. I'll be adding more pictures once I get them taken, but as of right now, here is the loading screen for Melanie and Ian DeFoy.
The new house was perfect. It had two bedrooms, both big enough for double beds instead of those crummy little twin beds the dorm provided them with. The kitchen had an out of date fridge and stove, but the landlord promised them that those were going to be updated by their second semester sophomore year. He also said he was planning on updating the bathroom, maybe putting in a tub/shower combination instead of the shower stall that was in there currently. Ian graciously gave his sister the bigger bedroom, besides; it was already painted a mauve/rose color that honestly he just didnt think would work right for his room. He took the room that was a nice robins egg blue, which happened to be the same color as his bedspread. Melanie was standing in the living room, right after setting up her painting easel in the corner where the light was best. Besides the easel there was also a long plaid futon, a small TV, and a card table with two chairs. Melanie turned and smiled at Ian. Well, this is it! We finally have our own house! No more being woken up at 3am because that god-forsaken woman Kitty feels the need to start dancing in the lounge. No more sharing a bathroom with everyone else, thank God. Ian grinned, Yeah, youre right, now you just have to share it with me! Ian looked down at his watch, hey, arent you going to be late for class? Melanie jumped up and grabbed her backpack. Yes I am! She paused at the door. You know what we need to get? A bookcase! And with that she ran down the street to class. Ian smiled and shook his head, going back to his room to finish unpacking. The next day Melanie dragged Ian out shopping, where they bought an old bookcase, and a 50s style table and chairs. They also purchased a new desk in the hopes that after the end of the semester with the money they earned they would be able to purchase a computer and a desk chair. Melanie also managed to convince Ian that they needed to buy a full length mirror. It will help you practice those speeches for class she said. So with packages in tow they took the taxi home and got everything set up. Melanie sat down on the old futon and looked around smiling. Ian came back in after dragging the old card table and folding chairs out to the curb, for the donation van to pick up tomorrow, and plopped down next to her. Well, were all settled in, now what do you want to do? Melanie grinned at her brother. I say we go down to Reginas and see if we can find ourselves some dates!"
The twins continued to get good grades throughout their college career. Melanie and Ian both had several dates as well. Ian was the first to experience the dating world. He had just gotten off work at Reginas and decided to relax out back where a local band was playing. Melanie still had another hour before she got off work and Ian always waited around for her. He was standing watching the band when this cute co-ed came up and starting dancing next to him. She had two dark braids and a big smile on her face as she danced shamelessly to the music. Ian couldnt help but smile; this was a girl like him, not afraid of anyone else watching their every movement. He tapped her shoulder and extended his hand to her. Hi, Im Ian! I havent seen you around here before. Im one of the bartenders here. Whats your name? Kari, Kari Tsang. I just started school this year. I cant make up my mind what major I want to study, what are you studying? Economics, I hope to enter the business world once Im done with school and maybe become a CEO one day! I know, big dreams, but who knows. Ian smiled and put his hands in his pockets rocking back and forth to the music as he talked with Kari. Karis eyes seemed to light up when he talked of wanting to be a CEOIan wondered if she was a money sim. They continued to talk for the next half an hour, pausing only to clap between the songs. Ian looked at his watch and realized that Melanie was going to get off work in ten minutes. Listen Kari, my sister Melanie is the Barista here and she gets off work soon, so Ive got to get going.I was wondering if, Ian nervously looked down at Karis toes, if you maybe wanted to go out this Friday. I was thinking dinner here at Reginas? Kari grinned and nodded. Id like that; shall we say 5:30? I can just meet you here if you want. Ian looked up from the ground, surprised that she said yes. Okay! Ill meet you here at 5:30 then! Have a good night!
Ians date with Kari went pretty good, it wasnt a dream date by all means, but it was a great date. They ate dinner and then went back to the house where they watched a movie together and talked for several hours. The next day Kari had left a single rose on the porch and Ian smiled as he put it on his nightstand. Melanie looked up at him with one eyebrow up as he walked into the living room. Welldo you ever planning on telling your sister about how your date went? It must have gone somewhat good to get a rose from her. Ian sat down next to her, Yeah, it was a great date, but wellI dont knowall she seems to talk about is money and her dream house and car and everything she wants to buy in the futureI just dont think were compatible enough. Im thinking we should just be friends, but how am I supposed to tell her that? Melanie leaned back and pondered for a couple of seconds. Well, just tell her. Its not like you two have entered into a relationship yet. Did you even kiss her at all? Ian shook his head no. Then just tell her that you didnt feel a whole lot of chemistry between you two but that youd like to be friends with her. Shell understand, just dont lead her on. Ian took Melanies advice and told Kari he wasnt interested in her romantically. She took it amazingly well, which Ian found out later it was because she had met someone else in her own dorm that came from a very rich family, where Ian was only a poor orphan. He went on another date several weeks later with a very attractive girl named Laura Bar, and just like her last name, she liked to party. He had met her while bartending at Reginas. She spent her money frivolously and even surprised Ian one day by leaving a huge potted fern on his doorstep. She had aspirations of becoming the life of every party she went to. She sure wasnt the girl for Ian as he was hoping to start a family one day. Then Ian met Lila. Lila Thayer, the name just rolled off his tongue. She was a beautiful blonde who was born and raised on a small farm just outside of Villa Heights, the town adjacent to Villa Springs State University. She even wore a cowboy hat all the time when Ian first met her. He ran into her one day when he was grocery shopping, and by ran into, I do mean literally. He turned the aisle and Lila ran right into him, knocking several apples out of her basket she was carrying and her hat right off her head. Oh! Im so sorry Miss, here let me get those for you. Ian looked up and stared right into the prettiest blue eyes he had ever seen. Are you okay? I wasnt watching where I was going. Oh, Im just fine, dont worry about me, it was my fault anyway, I was rushing to get out of here, just not a fan of the grocery store. Names Lila Thayer. She helped Ian pick up the apples as she spoke and then sat her hat back on her head before extending her free hand to Ian. Ian shook her hand, putting the last apple back into her grocery basket. Im Ian DeFoy; Im not a fan of grocery shopping either. Im done shopping and was just about to check out, thank goodness. Are you a student here? Ive never seen you around before. Oh no, just visiting one of my old friends here in town. I volunteered to make her a good old fashioned apple pie since she doesnt get any home cooking in the college cafeterias. You wouldnt guess it, but Im actually a Commander for the sim military. I know I dont look like a commander, but I couldnt afford to go to college as much as I wanted to. I just crave knowledge. I grew up on a farm and I wanted to explore the world before I settled down with a family, it was the only way I could do it. Its been wonderful, but Im starting to get sick of it. Im thinking of switching careers and hopefully settling down in Villa Heights in the next few yearsIm sorry, Im rambling; I tend to do that. I actually need to check out as well, why dont we head up there together? Ian was almost speechless, here was this beautiful woman, she admitted she could cook, and she was hoping to settle down in the next few years! Ian was almost jumping out of his skin; Lila was exactly the type of woman he had been searching for. They walked to the checkout line together and Ian told Lila all about his studies, for once someone actually seemed interested in what he had to say about his classes as well. Even Melanie zoned out when he talked about his classes. Lila seemed to understand everything and even asked relative questions. By the time they were out of the store Ian felt like he had known Lila for awhile. Lila, I just wanted to say that Im happy that I ran into you, literally! I was wondering if you wanted to continue our conversation later. I think youd like my twin sister as well, would you like to come over to our place for dinner tomorrow at say6:00? Lila grinned and hoisted her shopping bag on her hip a little higher. Id love to Ian! How do I get to your place?
Ian smiled and gave her directions and they parted ways. Ian ran into the house where Melanie had fallen asleep on the couch. He put the groceries on the table and started jumping up and down on the couch. Melanie! Wake up! I met the most wonderful girl! Melanie groaned in her sleep as she was roused by the couch moving up and down from Ians jumps. This was definitely not like Ian! She had never heard him so excited. She opened up one eye and looked up at him. She wasnt really the happiest person when she was woken up, but obviously Ian wasnt in the right state of mind! Melanie sat up and looked at Ian. What? Who? Huh? She shook her head a little trying to clear up the grogginess of sleep and glanced back up to Ian. Now whats going on? Ian laughed and let himself fall back into a sitting position on the couch. Her name is Lila, and shes coming over for dinner tomorrow night. Youre going to like her, I think youll both get along fabulously. Oh, and Mel, she is so beautiful, I cant even describe her. Okay, I can Ian giggled like a young school boy and continued. She has blonde hair, which she was wearing in two braids, and this cute white cowboy hat. Her eyes are a beautiful turquoise blue, and her smile is so perfect. Shes little like you, nice trim waist, probably because shes a commander in the Sims military, crazy huh! She was raised on a farm just outside of Villa Heights, but shes visiting a friend here in Villa Springs who is attending the U. She loves to cook and wants to settle down in the next two years or so. Shes just wonderful Mel! I cant wait to see her tomorrow. Melanie smiled and stood up. Thats wonderful Ian; I hope shes better than that last girl you dated, Laurawhats her name. God I didnt like her. But Im happy for you, Im excited to meet her, Ill even make my famous pork chops for tomorrow nightthat is if Im invited. Ian jumped up and swooped his sister into a hug. Of course you are. Thats why I invited her over here instead of out, I want you to meet her. Anyway, enough about me, how was your meeting with Professor Johnson Landchild last night? Melanie groaned and sat back down exhaustedly. Oh, you dont even want to know. He thought we were going on a date, not meeting to discuss my term paper. I got along with it alright though, and it didnt turn out too bad. He is the youngest and most definitely the most attractive professor we have on campus, but it doesnt feel right to meI mean, hes my professor! This morning I woke up and he had left me a single rose outside, which was sweet. I just got off the phone with him before I took a nap and I told him I didnt feel comfortable dating one of my superiors at school. He took it okay; I think he likes to date most of his studentskind of creepy if you ask me. And besides, I still have that date with Jihoon Phillips, from my art history class, on Saturday, so hopefully that will go okay. Im not sure if Im too interested in him either though. Melanie sighed. The dating game is getting kind of old. Were almost juniors and I havent even kissed a guy yet! Ian sat back down by Melanie. Dont worry sis, one day it will happen. In the meantime while we wait, how about we go look at computerswe really need to purchase one. Im sick of going down to the library just to write my papers, just let me put the groceries away quickly and then we can go. I do have couple of pictures to go along with this post that I will be adding tonight. I just can't wait to post the updates till I'm home!
The dinner the next night went wonderful. One could say that it truly was a dream date. Lila had spent the day getting ready with her friend and had a new hairdo to show off. She wasnt wearing her normal cowboy hat for a date with a hot guy like Ian! Ian proposed a toast during the meal to both Melanie for her great cooking and to Lila for meeting new friends. Ian started to get a little worried about half-way through the dinner when Lila started talking about her co-worker Garrett. His worries quickly eased though when Lila started telling Melanie that she thought that Mel and Garrett would hit it off. Melanie seemed somewhat interested but brushed it out of her thoughts as she had a date with Jihoon coming up. Melanie and Lila sure seemed to be getting along fabulously though! Ian was pleased. After dinner Melanie went to study in her room and Ian and Lila sat on the couch talking. Ian eventually worked up the nerve to make a move and cuddled on the couch with Lila for a little while. At the end of the night he gave her a kiss goodnight and dreamingly walked back into his room where he laid awake for several hours day-dreaming of his night with Lila and what the future might have in store for them. He continued to see Lila almost daily and then when she had to leave to go back to base he talked on the phone with her several times a day. Luckily she had leave coming up and was planning on spending the entire week with Ian and Melanie. Even Melanie fell for Lila and they quickly became best friends. Melanie also went on her date with Jihoon. It was a great date, Melanie and Jihoon hit it off, and he seemed to flatter her all night. He had surprised her with a single rose, so Melanie kept it on her nightstand as her relationship with Jihoon developed. She did like him, but Jihoon seemed like he was pressuring her to go farther than she really wanted to. Melanie hadnt even kissed a guy yet, and it seemed as if Jihoon was trying to already pressure her into woohooing. She couldnt put her finger on it, but there was just something else other than the pressure that she didnt like about Jihoon, the chemistry just didnt seem to be there. She finally decided to call things off with him before she did something with him that she might regret later. The next day she was mopping around in her pajamas when Lila called. Hey Mel, whats up? Ohnot a whole lot, I finally broke up with Jihoon last nightit just wasnt right. Melanie sat down at the kitchen table as she talked to her best friend. I told you that from the beginning, right when you told me all about him. Listen, this could work out good. My friend Garrett; who I told you about; well he has leave the same time as I do. He is planning on going home to visit his family, but his plane doesnt leave until Tuesday. I was wondering if it would be okay if he came for that first night? Im serious when I say that you two would be perfect together, come on, what do you say? Melanie smiled, Lila had been talking about this Garrett Pederson for quite some time now, and she had to admit, he did sound like a good match. Okay Lila, you win. Ill trust you, but you better be right. I cant really get mad at you if youre not right since youre dating Ian and all. What time do you two think youll be arriving? Melanie and Lila talked for a few more minutes and then Melanie passed the phone to her brother so the lovebirds could chat. She went back into her room and relaxed on the bed wondering what the next few days would bring.
Great story, keep posting! We have characters with the same names! Your Laura...whatever her name is, and my Laura Bones! I got the inspiration from my RL classmate, Laura...whatever her name is, LOL.
That's funny, Laura Bar was the NPC's character's name, Ian went on a date with her, but she annoyed me. Then I matched him up with Lila and things are going great right away. 3 lightening bolts! Anyway, here are some pictures, one with Ian jumping on the couch when he told Mel about Lila, next, the two of them talking on the couch about Lila. Melanie hugging Ian, and then another with the three of them at dinner when Ian toasted to them. I also included a good picture of what Lila looks like, she's attractive for a NPC! I was happy.
She is pretty for an NPC, like Dagmar, the newspaper girl. I think everyone immediately took advantage of her for their bachelor sims.
Ian ran to the door and swooped Lila up into his arms, causing her to drop her bags while she laughed with glee. He then bent her down and kissed her while Melanie made a face in the background from where she was lounging on the couch. Lila was wearing that silly cowboy hat again. Oh come on you two, its only been 3 weeks since you last saw each otherget a room already! Ian grinned evilly, We just might do that! He grabbed Lilas hand as tried to bring her towards his bedroom. Lila laughed and stopped him, going to give Melanie a hug. Let me at least say hello first, and introduce Garrett! She stepped aside and introduced Garrett to Ian and then Melanie. Melanie could have sworn that her heart stopped when they shook hands. He was the most gorgeous man she had ever seen. He also had blue eyes like Lila, but his were a deep ocean blue behind the sunglasses he was wearing, and he had short dark hair as well. He was built very nice, obviously he took those workouts at the base seriously. Melanie suddenly felt her shyness overcome her and managed to mumble out a soft hello. Garrett smiled at her and looked back at Ian and Lila who obviously were craving some alone time. Well Melanie, how about we leave these two alone for a while and let them getahemreacquainted with each other. Would you mind showing me around campus for the next hour? Ian piped up, make that three hours at least, will you? He grinned and goosed Lila who immediately turned a bright shade of pink. Melanie slapped her forehead in embarrassment. Umm, yeah, lets get out of here Garrett, Ill take you down to Reginas and we can catch dinner there. Iantake it easy on the girl. Melanie winked at her brother and walked out of the house with Garrett. Garrett luckily was very talkative and quickly put Melanie at ease. As she showed him around the small but growing campus, they talked about her classes and major, and his job. He had grown up in the downtown area of Pleasantville but was happy to get out of the city life. He talked about how he really enjoyed being in smaller towns more than the city. Mel smiled at this as it was exactly how she felt. She told him of the small town nearby, Villa Heights. It was mostly undeveloped land so far. Ian and Melanie had decided that they were going to move there once they were done with college in Villa Springs. Garrett sounded very intrigued with the town and declared that he was going to have to check out that area. He had a little bit of money put away and was hoping to build a small house off base. Melanie and Garrett ate dinner at Reginas, both having the special of the night; fried chicken. After they were done with dinner they walked over the park across the street and played chess for a while, listening to the band in the square play country music. Garrett looked up at Melanie through his sunglasses. Lila was right, this woman was amazing. They had clicked immediately, and it seemed like the chemistry between the two of them were causing sparks between them. A slow country song started and Garrett suddenly spoke up, interrupting Melanie as she was talking about her most recent art project. Melanie, would you like to dance with me? Melanie was speechless for a minute and then smiled as her cheeks flushed a little. Yes, Id love to. Garrett stood up and extended his hand to her. She took his and as he led her towards the bandstand she noticed that no-one else was dancing. OhGarrett, no one else is dancingwell look silly. Dont worry about it, I dont think you look silly. In fact, I think you look beautiful. Melanie flushed again as Ian pulled her close to her and started a slow dance. She looked up into his eyes and forgot about everyone else at the park; now this was something special. It was soon dark out and Melanie and Garrett walked home holding hands. On the porch Garrett stopped Melanie and turned her towards him, holding both her hands. Before we go inside Melanie, I just wanted to tell you that Ive had a wonderful night with you. I meant it when I said that you were beautiful, and I really hope that we can spend much more time together, other than just my trip here for this weekend. I hope I can be honest when I say that Ive never met anyone as sweet and wonderful as you. Melanie thought she was going to faint. This was the kind of stuff movies were made of! She smiled and was going to say something back to him when Garrett leaned in and silenced her with a kiss, her first kiss. After the initial shock, Melanie closed her eyes and enjoyed every little second of it, letting out a big sigh of contentment when he pulled back. She had never been happier than she was right now. Little did Melanie know, but Jihoon had just walked onto her block and stood back watching it allwith one thought racing through his mindno one would take his Melanie away from himno one. And there is my cliffhanger that I promised I would leave you all with before I left...10 days before I get back to update! Mwah hahahaha....I know, evil...
