Tom Nookie

Knocking Doors

You wake up to the sound of chirping birds outside your window. The nooklings are snuggled up in your arms while Nook slept beside you, his head resting on your lap. You were all so tired last night you passed out on the couch. 

You hear a loud knock on the door. 

Your POV 

Who can be at the door this early in the morning?... I would go get it, but Nook and the kids are asleep. I don't want to wake them up, they look so cozy. 

The knock gets louder and louder, eventually waking Nook. He groggily wakes up, quickly covering his mouth with his paw. "Oh dear me! Ms. Y/n! I was ever so tired and fell asleep on you! Oh no, I've drooled all over you!" he hurriedly brushes my lap off.

"Haha, don't worry about it. We were all so tired last night!" I chuckle. He scratches the back of his head sheepishly. 

The knocks turn into loud pounding. "I will get it for you," Nook answers the door.  I peek from the side of the couch to see who it is. I, "Ms. Mayor!!! There is a strange-looking man in town and-and" Broccolo waves his short hands all over. "Wait, you are not the mayor... Mr. Tom Nook!? What are you doing at Ms. Y/n's house?" 

Nook stretches his shirt's collar with his finger nervously. I quickly budge in, "Oh, hey Broccolo!" I say, smiling. 

"Ms. Mayor? Why is Mr. Nook here so early, shouldn't he be at 'Nook's homes'? Wait, did you two have a sleepover!? Aw, why didn't you invite me! You know I love sleeping." Broccolo crosses his arms. 

"Err- Uh, yeah. You weren't home so I couldn't invite you." You twiddle your fingers. 

"Fine, you are forgiven. Anyways, as I was saying- There is a big scary man outside Ms. Y/n, help!!!" Broccolo runs inside the house. You blink in confusion, "Scary... Man...?" You look around but there was no one there. "Yes! He is going about town and asking for you. I was going to tell him where you live but he was so mean I was scared to tell him, so I said I didn't know." he explains. 

"That must be Pierce... Ugh." I facepalm. 

"Pierce?" Broccolo looks up at me. "Don't worry about it, I'll go talk to him. You just stay a safe distance from him, okay?" I pat him on the head. "Okay! He has been stomping on flowers and ruining the town, you should really check it out. Anyways, I'm off to tell everyone about your sleepover, bye-bye!" Broccolo skips away. 

I wave at him, "Bye-By- WAIT... NO! BROCCOLO! Come back here!!! Don't tell anyone about this!" I yell. Nook slouches, "We have enough rumors as it is..." he sighs. 

Looking closely, you start to notice flowers squished on the pavement. Creating a path of destruction further into the town. "Aw, carp! My flowers!" I raise a damaged stem to my face, it was a blue rose. That darn Pierce... "We should go get him, I don't want him to ruin the tulip garden you planted for me." I nod. 

We follow the path of dead flowers along the sidewalk. Eventually finding Pierce strumming around town angrily, "How do you not know where your mayor lives!?" he clenches his fist at a villager. 

"Is there a problem?" I cross my arms. He turns his head in my direction, his blond hair looks rather gray, and can hardly keep his eyes open... "YOU!" he paces toward me. Nook suddenly gets in the way. Pierce stops and scowls, then begins to laugh. 

"Well, well, well... If it isn't Tom Nook the raccoon. I've heard a lot about you. About how you are obsessed with the mayor. It's clear in the way you act and it's pathetic. But what is even more so, is how insecure you are! Is it because you've been lonely for years? Or because you aren't confident in your looks? Maybe both? Ahaha! It's so funny, it's sad." Pierce cackles.