Ichigo had fallen asleep on the couch waiting for a letter from Aoyama whom was in America right now. Her parents were in Egypt because of her father's job. She was alone and she hated every minute of it. Ichigo was woken up by the mail slot opening. She jumped up and ran to the door coming to a screeching halt before she hit said door. She picked up the four letters she'd received. The first one said 'To Ichigo from Aoyama' in sloppy hand-writing. That was funny Aoyama's hand-writing was usually very neat and in different colors. She carefully opened the letter as not to rip the envelope.

Momomiya-San,

My parents and I are permanently moving to America because of my father's job transfer. I think I'd be best if we saw other people.

Remember to love again,

Aoyama

A tear slid down her cheek. How was she supposed to love again when her heart was torn in two? When everything around her seemed to fade into the background? When her love had stopped loving her? She collapsed right there in front of the door sobbing. The phone rang minutes later pulling her from her mourning. She answered the phone in a trance…which was soon broken.

"Konichi-wa this is Ichigo speaking" she droned into the phone her eyes fixed on her candy colored calendar.

"Ichigo get your ass over here you were supposed to be at work five minutes ago!" Yelled an angry Ryou, causing Ichigo to temporarily lose hearing in her right ear.

"Nya! Be there in a minute!" screamed Ichigo slamming the phone back on the receiver. Before leaving she brushed her hair letting it flow over her shoulders and part of her back. It felt nice so she left it that way and headed to the café. Leaving three of the four letters unread and on the table. 'Why didn't I take the bus?' thought Ichigo groaning as she pushed on through the pouring rain. She reached the café and pushed open the door, her hair dripping and panting heavily. Several costumers stared at her in disgust. After a quick breather Ichigo burst into the changing room. Minutes later she was serving costumers with a fake smile and sickly sweet attitude.

"Ichigo table five is still waiting for napkins!" called Mint from her usual tea spot. Ichigo stomped over there vein throbbing.

"Mint?" asked Ichigo kindly. Too Kindly.

"Yes?" Asked Mint in her usual 'I'm better than you' tone of voice.

"Did you know you have a stain on your uniform?" she asked pointing to Mint's apron. Mint looked down. Ichigo took this as an opportunity to flick her nose. Mint and Ichigo were having a heated argument in the back of the room now.

"Who do you think will win Na no da?" Pudding asked her fishy friend Lettuce.

"Honestly I don't care as long as it ends soon…" she sighed pushing her glasses up. 'The sooner we finish the dishes the sooner we can leave' thought Lettuce. Pudding and her-self were elbow deep in dish soap and dirty water.

"Mint Onee-Chan lost Na no da!" announced Pudding. Lettuce sighed in relief.

"Ichigo-San can you help me put these away?" she asked gesturing to the mass of now clean dishes. Ichigo nodded. 'Anything but be in the same room as Mint right now' she thought stacking square plates up inside the right cupboard. After their shifts the mews departed and left for home. Ichigo arrived home only to be greeted by loneliness. She groaned and untied the wretched bell from her neck tossing it into the rubbish can. She walked into the kitchen and pulled the milk carton out of the fridge not even bothering to use a cup. As she left the kitchen she decided to look through the rest of her mail. The second one was a phone bill. The third one was a postcard from Egypt. She sighed and looked at the last letter. It had a strange crest on the front. She curiously opened the letter putting down the milk carton.

Dear Miss Ichigo,

You have been accepted at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry! A list of spell books is enclosed in the envelope with your schedule. A friend and I will meet you at the park at three o'clock tomorrow evening,

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore.

What kind of sick joke was this? It was obviously written by someone English and was later translated into Japanese. She looked at the envelope again turning it over to read the emerald green writing. It read,

To Miss Ichigo 23rd Gorudo Lane, the old couch.

How the hell did they know she'd been sleeping on the couch? The phone rang and Ichigo answered it.

"Moshi Moshi!" she said.

"Ichigo did you get a letter telling you exactly where you slept and told you to meet them at three o'clock?" asked a nervous Lettuce.

"Yes why?" asked Ichigo now slightly worried.

"Well Pudding and I got one each and we've called around to the other Mews but none of them had received them except for Mint" rambled Lettuce. Ichigo understood. If it had been only her self, Pudding, and Lettuce she would've blamed the aliens.

"Well why don't we meet this Albus guy and his friend eh? And show them who's boss!" said Ichigo. The girls came to an agreement. They would meet this Albus guy and they would be prepared for anything! Well almost anything…

"Pai!" yelled Kish floating towards his older comrade. Pai rolled his eyes. They hadn't been on Earth for more than three days and Kish was already bored.

"Pai…" whined another voice. Tart. He sighed and turned around to face them.

"Yes?" he asked monotonically. Kish held up three letters.

"We have human mail!" exclaimed Kish happily. Pai sighed and opened his letter first.

Dear Pai,

I am pleased to tell you, you have been accepted at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. A list of spell books is enclosed in the envelope with your schedule. A friend and I will meet you at the park at three o'clock tomorrow evening,

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

Pai smiled. A human school? He would learn from a human's point of view? How entertaining. 'Challenge accepted' he thought turning the letter over to read the green writing. It read,

To Mr. Pai the shuttle destiny, captain's courters

Pai raised his eyebrows. 'These people were very well informed'. Kish was the second to read his letter.

Dear Kisshu,

Congratulations, you have been accepted at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. A list of spell books is enclosed in the envelope with your schedule. A friend and I will meet you at the park at three o'clock tomorrow evening,

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

Kish's eyebrows furrowed. 'What the fuck? The first part sounded like a baby shower card! Maybe…just maybe Pai would let them go'. Kish flipped over the envelope to read the emerald writing. This letter read,

To Mr. Kisshu the shuttle destiny, first-mate's courters

How the hell did these people know where he slept? He looked around cautiously as if expecting some random person to appear and yell 'boo!' Tart gulped and opened his letter.

Dear Taruto,

You have here by been accepted at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. A list of spell books is enclosed in the envelope with your schedule. A friend and I will meet you at the park at three o'clock tomorrow evening,

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

Tart turned over the envelope like his brothers had. He read the green writing. It said,

To Mr. Taruto the shuttle destiny, the crew's courters

"What the fudge?" asked Tart. Kish had the same look on his face now too.

"Prepare we are going to meet these people to see about us going to a human school" explained Pai smiling at his brothers. Their eyes widened in shock but they complied.

Tomorrow morning…

Beep…beep…beep…beep…beep…beep…be-crunch! Ichigo smashed her alarm clock. It was only three o'clock.

"Damn it! I have to get ready!" she exclaimed hurrying to get dressed. She shoved her Mew pendant in her pocket along with her cellular phone. Masha tweeted happily coming up to nuzzle Ichigo's cheek.

"Masha loves Ichigo! Masha does!" repeated the small robot before being converted into a cellular phone charm. Ichigo dashed out the door and to the park where she was supposed to meet Lettuce, Pudding, and Mint.

"Finally!" said Mint snobbishly. Ichigo sat down next to them.

"Hi Ichigo Onee-Chan Na no da!" said Pudding jumping up and down where she sat. Three figures materialized in front of them.

"Hey look I found Albus" said Kish rolling his eyes. The four girls looked confused.

"So you're not Albus?" asked Lettuce. It was the aliens' turn to be confused. Two figures rounded the corner. One was considerably larger than the other. The smaller old man started talking in a language they didn't understand.

"Nani?" asked Ichigo. The man pulled out a strange stick and muttered something under his breath. Then he started to speak again this time they could understand him.

"Hello my name is Albus Dumbledore head-master at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry and this is my dear friend Hagrid the games-keeper" said Albus.

"'Ello there!" said Hagid waving at them. Pudding smiled.

"Would Mr. Professor Dumbledore and Mr. Hagrid sir like a lemon drop Na no da?" she asked holding out two pieces of candy for them.

"Why thank-you my dear these are my favorite candies" said Dumbledore smiling at Pudding and ruffling her hair. Lettuce smiled at the scene.

"Thank-ya there Litt'el one but I'm good" said Hagrid smiling at Pudding. Dumbledore seemed to remember something.

"Ah yes…tomorrow you will meet Hagrid here so he can help you find everything on your list for school, also be packed for you will be spending one day at the Leaky Cauldron, I will explain everything when you arrive at Hogwarts" he said smiling at them before the two men disappeared.

"What the hell was that about?" said Lettuce. All eyes widened and stared at her. "What? I'm not aloud to say hell? If so I'm leaving." She said crossing her arms. Mint and Ichigo smiled latching onto their fish friend.

"We're finally getting to you!" they exclaimed still hugging her.

"Gah… get of you bakas!" said Lettuce struggling. The two girls let go and beamed at her. The aliens and monkey Mew stared at the scene in confusion.

"What the-" Started Kish before Pai's hand covered his mouth.

"Watch your language around children Kish" he scolded removing his hand. Kish glared at him.

"Whatever you say brother-hen" said Kish now smirking at the aggravated Pai.

"Well we better get packing Na no da!" said Pudding grabbing Lettuce's hand and pulling her toward their house. [Lettuce is staying with Pudding to help take care of her siblings]

"Well I got to go too see yah!" said Mint waving as she left. It started to rain. Ichigo smiled ignoring the aliens. She took off her sneakers and socks. Then she started to run through random puddles that had accumulated amazingly fast. She smiled a real smile for once as she spun around in the rain. She tripped on a rock almost landing on her bum. She was saved by…her instincts. She heard laughing somewhere to her right. She looked over her shoulder. Tart and Kish were splashing around in puddles too. She looked at Pai whom had a toad on his head. Kish tripped and landed head first in a mud puddle. She burst out laughing and went to put her shoes and socks back on. She only found her shoes. One of her socks was hopping away with an angry Tart chasing it. She sighed and slipped on her shoes. She ran to the bus station hopping she could catch a bus home. No such luck.

"Damn it! I should have left when the others did" she growled under her breath as she stomped on through the rain avoiding cars and various animals some unrecognizable to what species they were. She shivered wishing she had brought a coat. She sneezed.

"Time for a short cut" she hissed running into the alley that lead to her street. The only problem with that being it was a dead end. She sneezed again pounding on the wall willing it to break. The rain was starting to hurt.

"Does Koneko-Chan need help?" asked the familiar voice of Kish. Ichigo's eyes widened and she turned to face him. She shook her head. She wasn't about to admit she was weak to anyone. Plus she didn't need him knowing no one was home at her house. "Are you sure?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"Yes" she snapped crossing her arms. Kish snickered.

"You're lying" he said confidently. Ichigo was mad. "Well if you aren't lying prove it" he continued knowing she couldn't get out.

"Fine!" she said scaling the alley wall with ease. "Ha! I told you so!" she said. Kish just smirked.

"Now get down the other side" he said floating over to her. Ichigo frowned. She looked over to the other side. 'Damn this wall was pretty high up' her eyes widened and she froze. Kish smelled victory from where he floated. "Does Neko-Chan want help?" he asked offering a hand to her. She didn't move. Kish of course took this as a yes and teleported with her to her front stoop. She blinked. Then she shivered. It felt like a bucket of ice water had been poured down her back. She was on her front step? She heard someone chuckle. She turned.

"Kish I was perfectly fine!" she yelled at him red in the face. He just chuckled and waved teleporting away. "I can't believe I'm going to have to go to school with him…" she grumbled letting herself into the house. 'I think I'll pack after I take a nice hot bath' She walked to her bathroom and turned on the water. While waiting for the tub to fill she picked out her pajamas. When she re-entered the bathroom she turned off the water, undressed, and climbed in enjoying the warmth the water was giving her. When she got out she slipped on her red pajamas and grabbed a suitcase. She packed socks, under garments, pajamas, sweat pants, jeans, T-shirts, etc… Satisfied with her handy packing job she zipped up the bag and curled up on her bed and fell asleep.

To Be Continued….