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Introduction:
Hi, everyone. This is me, Kyla Johnson! Very flattering picture, I know! My traits are: Family-Oriented, Nurturing, Friendly, Vegetarian, and Genius! I'm a Pisces, and my favorite color is lavender! My favorite food is pancakes, and my favorite music is pop! A little bit about me? Well, I'm the outcast of my family. Why I was chosen as the heiress? I have no clue. Maybe it's because I have had the same boyfriend all through high school, and my parents wanted a guaranteed future.
Speaking of my boyfriend of four years, here is Joshua Saans! His traits are: Family-Oriented, Nurturing, Perfectionist, Workaholic, and Brave! He is a Cancer, and his favorite color is blue. His favorite food is fruit parfait, and his favorite music is pop, as well! He was bullied a lot in high school, as was I. We spent a lot of time volunteering together in the school's library. We were each other's only friends. My family pretty much disowned me, and he was a foster child.
So, when I was chosen for this Legacy, I was...shocked. My family held a huge meeting for this moment, and I pretty much toned out and practiced the face I'd make when one of my gorgeous sisters won. I also mentally prepared myself for the fights between them. They were both so confident they'd get chosen. One was prom queen, and the other was Valedictorian. Then there was me, B student, not involved in anything...well other than Joshua that is. I just wanted the meeting to be over, so we could go on with our plan in moving out of Starlight Shores, and into an almost unknown town, Sunset Valley. Well, long story short, at the 'necklace ceremony' when my mom placed it around my neck, I couldn't believe what was happening. I called Joshua, and we decided to keep to our plan. We would just take this legacy to Sunset Valley. And here we are, in the present.
We barely had enough money for four unpainted walls, a small wooden table with smaller wooden chairs, a bed with loose springs, a fridge with a dim light bulb that smelled...weird to put it nicely, a toilet that I wasn't sure would hold up for a day, and a sink that had water spraying everywhere. I started to wonder if it was the best idea to move here, after all. It wasn't too late to go back, was it? I was about to talk to Joshua about this idea, but I saw him marvelling at all of the work he had done in building our little shack. "One day, it will be beautiful"
He noticed my gaze, and turned towards me. He must have seen the indecisive look on my face. "Hey, it will all work out perfect." he soothed, "I promise. How about we take a trip to the beach?" I was about to protest. My beach memories weren't the best. From the childhood years, getting sand thrown at me, the small crystal grains always cutting my tender skin, to the teenage years, my sisters, older and stronger than me, forcing me under water. I felt my breathing get heavy and I started gasping for air. I could taste the salty water and feel it suffocating me. But then, I remembered. "Of course," I sighed, relived. I wasn't in Starlight Shores anymore.
The beach was fantastic. No sharp sand cutting me. No suffocating salt water. My perspective of everything was changing here. The sand was now soft and warm between my toes and under my feet. The ocean was now relaxing, with the warm waves crashing onto the shore, and the smell of the salt wafting into the air. I smiled. My life, although it may not seem like it, was at it's best. Joshua noticed I was in deep thought. He grabbed my hands, and lightly swung them. I shyly looked up into his emerald green eyes. They were looking back into mine, soft and loving.
He smiled, a small bit, and pulled me into his arms and kissed me. I felt a huge rush of color come to my face, and even pulled away a little bit. I had never kissed anyone in public, nor had he. I felt our lips separate, and wanted nothing more than to kiss him, again. I looked around, embarrassed. I saw him do the same, but surprisingly enough, no one was even paying attention to our moment. I looked back at him, and feeling a rush of courage, pulled him into me. Our lips smacked together, and we laughed. This whole being in public together thing was new to us, but personally, I kind of liked it. It's like we were showing the world that we loved each other.
We broke apart, after what seemed like forever. His eyes, looking into mine, seemed nervous, now. The beach was so silent, I could see and almost even hear my legacy necklace sparkling in his eyes. I was so overwhelmed by everything that was happening, and I couldn't even believe what happened next.
"Kyla, will you marry me?"
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