Field of Dreams (open)

He didn't know why he was at the market. His father had told him to sell one of the lambs, but Johnny had grown attached to it so he couldn't bring himself to sell it.

Cradling the lamb in his arms, Johnny meandered through the crowd, trying his best not to run into anyone. His height was a slight advantage, but not much. He was frequently elbowed in the collarbone as he headed towards a less populated area where there were benches. The shepherd boy let out a sigh of relief, looking down at the lamb as it peered at its surroundings curiously.

"Curious, aren't you, little fellow?"

He murmured to the lamb, causing it to look up at him. He took one of his hands and rubbed the animal's head before looking around once more. There were benches, but only one had a spot unoccupied, although a girl was already sitting there. 'Ah, well...' He thought, heading over and sitting down at the other end of the bench, setting the lamb in his lap.

The little lamb rested its head on Johnny's leg, closing its eyes momentarily until its head was stroked. The lamb then raised its head, looking up at the girl's hand and sniffed it before nuzzling it.

Johnny looked over at the girl as she spoke, looking back at the lamb.

"His name is Thunder."

The shepherd boy answered hesitantly, feeling nervous around the girl.

"He's, uh.... he's very friendly..."



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"I bet he will.... he was the biggest one of his flock, too. My Ma and Pa wanted me to sell him, but I'm thinking about just not even trying to sell him. I love him too much."

Johnny said, stroking the lamb's leg with his finger. He was startled as to how much he was opening up to her since he hardly even knew her. Maybe she was a possible friend? He didn't know, but obviously she had an interest in Thunder.

"Unless you'd like to buy Thunder....?"

He turned his brown eyes to look over at her, though he could hardly look at her eyes for a moment before looking back away nervously. Thunder lowered down a little, sneezed, and shook his head so that his long, soft ears flopped over his head as he did so.

"My name's Johnny."

He answered, looking in her direction with a small, timid smile.

Johnny was a bit saddened by the fact that she couldn't buy the lamb, but at the same time he was happy. Thunder still belonged to him, and soon he would be able to return to the flock with all the other little lambs, able to play and not have a care in the world as he grew up.

"Well, it's certainly nice to meet you, Senalia."

He said, giving a respectful nod towards the girl.

"I'm a shepherd. I'm usually with my flock in a field, though we move around a lot. My mother's a weaver, too, though I don't usually talk to her 'cause I'm out watching the sheep. I don't usually get lonely, only 'cause I know the sheep by heart; I know what each of 'em likes, dislikes, who they like, don't like, and their eating habits. I'm not very creative with their names, though...."

The boy shrugged, stroking Thunder gently as he laid his head on the boy's lap, closing his eyes.

"Then I guess I'm glad I could help, Senalia...."

His reply was timid, along with the small smile he gave as he briefly looked up at her.

Johnny shook his head. Because he had spent most of his life just with sheep, he wasn't very good at holding, or starting, a conversation. All the sheep would do was just continue eating and play around with each other -- but now that someone was actually replying, he didn't quite know how to continue.

"Sheep are the same way, not answering and all."

He replied, softly stroking Thunder's head. He looked up just in time to see a stranger knocking her pastry onto the ground. The boy watched the other person leave snickering, which made him narrow his eyes.

"That wasn't nice... not at all...."

Holding onto Thunder with one hand, Johnny reached into his pocket with the other and took out a few coins. It was all he had with him at the moment, but he thought that he should give the coins to Senalia so she could get another pastry.

"Clumsy? That fella seemed a bit more like a jerk, if you ask me..."

Of course, he was hesitant and quiet when he voiced his opinion about the stranger, though he handed his coins to her without a second thought.

Johnny slowly nodded, taking his coins back and putting them into his pocket.

"You know, you're very nice, I'm glad I've met you, Johnny. You should come to the Fields by my house sometime. It's very nice there. I think you'd like it."

The shepherd boy felt his cheeks burning, causing him to look away, grinning sheepishly. He couldn't remember anyone telling him that they were glad to have met him.... as awkward as it was, he really didn't mind it. In fact, he really liked it.

"I'm sure that the sheep would like a new field to play in..... unless, of course, you wouldn't like it if I brought my sheep...."

The boy turned to look back at her, trying to overcome his embarrassment from before.

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"I'd be glad if you brought your sheep!"

The boy gave a sincere smile as he heard her reply. Finally, somewhere good to take his sheep and to also get away from his family. Not that he wasn't already away from them enough, he just wanted to get further away. Johnny watched as she pet the little lamb.

"I'd really like the company. Just name the day and it's settled. As I'm sure you can tell, I'm not the most popular person here, so I don't have many visitors. It'd be good to have a change."

"Would.... would today be alright? I don't want you to feel like I'm rushin', or anythin'.... it's just that I think the sheep would really enjoy going somewhere new. And I know the feelin' about not havin' any visitors. I don't get very many either..."