Konichiwa Japan!!

by MilkeyWay

A/N: Okay, I ain't a Jap. But anywayz, just R + R!!

Disclaimer: Do not own Harry Potter characters. I do have my own characters in this story. 'Aunt Libbian Riglepuff and Alexander Riblepuff'. All others belong to J.K Rowling. See, now do not sue me!!!
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"Hermione is pregnant." Molly Weasley blurted out to her only daughter Ginny.

Ginny's jaw opened, astonished. Ron is going to be a father?

"She's been eight months pregnant, sweetie, and Ron never told us until last night on the phone." Arthur added. Molly broke into a river of tears.

Emotions spread through Ginny's mind. How exciting that Ginny's going to be an Aunt. She imagined a little child calling her "Auntie Virginia!". The vision popped as soon as she figured out Hermione was still going to college, and Ron was working at the ministry. Having a child only at the age of eighteen is a hard task. They're not even married. Ginny thought. She can feel her nose stinging, her heart beating rapidly. A tear suddenly spilled from her eye, she couldn't tell if it was a tear of happiness or sadness.

Ginny embraced her mother who was trembling from fear. "Oh, Ginny, he and Hermione can't have a child. They're still children too." Molly sobbed.

Arthur cleared his throat. "We must remember, dear. They're eighteen years old. They've just reached adulthood." He put a hand on Molly's shoulder.

knock, knock

Somebody was knocking on the door. Molly scrambled to her feet. "Ginny, get the door." She ordered and hurriedly ran to the bathroom. Ginny obeyed and walked calmly to the door. What's her mother's problem?

A man appeared. He looked around in his mid-twenties. Though, his clothes were patched with dirt, ragged jeans torn at the knee and the honey colored hair curled untidily. His big blue eyes peered down at Ginny and a sly smile lingered on his lips. He cleared his throat. "Ah, you must be Ginny Weasley. Daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley?" Ginny just stared back with her green eyes.

"Yeah, that's me." She finally said in a bored voice. She didn't mean to sound rude, but this man seemed like he knew her, but she didn't recognize him one bit. A nervous look was plastered on her face. She had no idea what this man wanted. "Can I help you?" She spoke once again. This time slowly and carefully.

His right eyebrow arched in suspicion. "Thanx for your kindness,but, I'm here to help you." His words shot Ginny's mind. This guy doesn't even seem to know how to help himself! There was an awkward silence after. She subconsciously twirled her long auburn strands.

"What do you mean help me? I'm not mentally troubled---" At that time she can feel her mother behind her.

"Alex! It's a pleasure to see you!" Molly spoke with her mood completely different than several minutes ago.

The man now Alex cleared his throat. "Ah, Auntie Molly! Long time no see. You're daughter has grown into such a lady." He once smiled again at Ginny Weasley.

"Yes she has. Ginny, this is Alex. You're father's cousins son. You two are going to be sticking with each other for the summer."

"What do you mean?" Ginny jumped.

"I was going to tell you last night. You're going to Japan to stay with your Aunt Libby. It's only for the summer! You know her right? Ron and Hermione are moving in today. We don't have enough room for 12 people you know." She cheerfully announced.

"What? And you couldn't tell me earlier?! Why can't Ron and Hermione live on their own!!?" The girl of seventeen glared at her mother. Then back at George who sighed deeply.

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"Japan? Cool, I think you're lucky. Aunt Libby is really interesting. Don't worry you won't be miserable I've been there once, around your age. She sticks to the house all day, but she's fun once you get to know her." Percy handed Ginny her luggage.

Ginny took her luggage. It weighed her down causing her arm to ache. "What else did you pack in here besides my clothes?"

"Just some books. In case you get bored." He shrugged.

Ginny groaned. "I can keep myself entertained." Then she sighed, "Well, thanx. I'm gonna miss you."

Percy out stretched his arms and hugged Ginny. "Your seventeen, get a boyfriend while your away, kay?"

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Ginny opened the door to Alex's car. Wrappers, CDS, and more junk covered the surface. The radio was missing from it's space and even more junk surfaced her chair. "Wait, lemme clean that." Alex swept off the items off the seat. Ginny uncomfortably took her seat, accidently stepping on some stuff. Alex politely closed her door. She gazed out the window, where there she saw her house. It was a small, dull brown house that looked like a cottage. She couldn't believe how fifth-class looking it was. Her mother, father, Percy and the twins stood in a row in front of the house waving giddily at Ginny. Ginny stared boredly back at them not bothering to wave. That's when Alex started to drive away and Ginny faced forward not looking back at her unmissed family.

Neither Alex or Ginny talked during the trip to London International Airport. (A/N: It's a made up airport just to let ya know) Alex drove at 70MPH. The window was halfway open and broken, letting the summer air burst in and blow cruelly in Ginny's face. Sun rays streamed in from high above the traveling car straining her eyes. Her hair blissfully wailed with the wind. The silence was a bit disturbing. But the two remained in deep thoughts. Cars sped by, and that's what kept Ginny to amusement, otherwise, counting the trees or gazing at the farmland. She occasionally squirmed her legs around, trying to free herself from the items crowding around her legs. After an hour and half she became use to it.

After three hours on the trip Alex attempted a conversation. "You haven't even asked me how I know you, where I come from or anything like that. You're not a very sociable person, are you?" He said irritably.

Ginny sighed. "I don't want to know." She said cooly.

"Fine." He muttered.

The sky turned into a taint orange, letting the sun look like a magnificent ball of fire. Finally, they reached London International Airport, and Alex parked into a parking spot, with still the same tension between the two when they just first met.

"Uncle Arthur is such a nice man. It's a wonder why his daughter is such a spoiled brat." Alex sneered.

Ginny felt anger boiling up in her blood. He didn't understand what it's like to be sent far away from her family, for a whole summer, in a country she's never been. Even spontaneously, like the way her family did. "You don't understand!!" She raged.

"What, you really wanted to stick to your family with all the problems going on. Uncle Arthur told me he trusts his instincts. Keeping you there wouldn't be right he told me. Plus your family isn't filled with money. They have to support Ron and his girlfriend." He lectured in a very adult like way.

The girl was still raged. Her cheeks were flushed red as red as her hair. "Whatever. Let's get this summer going then." Were the only words that came out of her mouth. Really, she just wanted to smack him hard across the face. But she can never do such a thing.

They got out of the car. Ginny grabbed her luggage. It felt heavier than ever. "You'll like it in Japan. Mum is a very extraordinary lady." Alex said. He now had a smile on his face. Ginny forced to smile back at her cousin. His hair fell messily over his face. Ginny despised the way his hair was. Just then something slipped out of her bag and hit the ground. It happened to be one thing a wizard's treasure.

Alex picked it up. His eyes darted down at it and inspected it. "Aren't you a little too old to play magic tricks?" He handed back the long black stick to Ginny. She looked back with confusion.

iHe's....a muggle?/i

"You're..a muggle?" Ginny asked.

The two blue orb looking eyes spelled out confusion. "Excuse me? What's a muggle?"

Ginny felt like a fool now. "Nothing." And Alex seemed to forget all.

The airport was bustling with noise. It seemed bigger than Hogwarts. Ginny has never been at an airport before. Since, there was a such thing called Portkeys in the wizardy world, but it concludes her father is the only one who is a Wizard out of his family. She never knew her grandparents were muggles. But she's heard of airplanes before. As a little child she read muggle books herself. They're quite interesting in her eyes.

Alex and Ginny walked side by side. She felt tiny compared to Alex who was three heads taller than her. Unknown muggles gibbered as they kept walking. A girl around fifteen cried in her mothers arms. Ginny peered enviously at them. She wished she would feel that way with her own mother.

"Sit there. Let me just verify our trip." Alex commanded. He pointed to an empty blue chair. Other chairs closely around her chair were crowded with people. Her eyes lost sight when she saw she had to sit next to all those people that she didn't know. She timidly walked over with her bag weighing on her shoulder. Nobody seemed to notice her when she took a seat, that's when she felt calmer. The seat was quite comfortable. The cushion soothed her rear and she relaxed. She's never felt anything like it before.

"I spy with my eye, a red-headed Weasel." A person said next to her. She looked to her right. There sat a familiar guy, green evil eyes, his blonde hair slicked back tidily unlike Alex's. A smile lit across his face chuckling at Ginny. He continued to grin at her, his eyes obviously mocking her.

"Ferret-boy??" Ginny said in an-almost-about-to-laugh-voice. The smile wiped off his face. Ginny giggled. She's never been so close to him. "I hope you know this place are for muggles. What are you doing around here?" She said in a mocking voice.

Malfoy sank in his seat. "None of your business Weasel." He turned away. Alex became visible walking toward Ginny. "Alright Ginny. Two tickets, ready for Japan?" He asked.

"Yea, really excited." Ginny muttered.

Alex picked up her luggage and they started to walk again. She didn't bother to look back at Malfoy. His green mournful eyes remained in Ginny's mind. She pondered why he was at an airport!

From a distance, Draco's green eyes almost observantly watching Ginny. "Hah, nice looking boyfriend you got there, Weasel." He muttered sarcastically. "Is that the best you can get?"
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"I'm not seated next to you." Alex told Ginny. "I'm going to be five rows behind you." He sighed.

"Why?" Ginny asked.

"That's the way airport people are." He shrugged. They went up to a lady who was uniformed in a blue blouse and skirt. There wasn't a single wrinkle in it. Badges spread across her blazer (that was covering her blouse). She stood straight as a stick and was both taller than Ginny and Alex. Her eyes peered down at them. "Ticket and passport." She demanded. Alex did all the work and handed Ginny and his passport and tickets to the lady.

"Alexander Rigglepuff?" The lady asked with a stricken face. She darted her eyes over at Alex. "You're passport is a day expired."

"What?" Alex shrieked.

"Sorry, can't let you through." The lady said.

Alex narrowed his blue eyes at the lady. "Can't you accept a day of expiration? I promise I'll renew it soon. It's important. I have to get my cousin to my mum and-"

"Shut up, or I'll call security. Your cousin is going, but you're staying until you renew this passport." Alex glared at the lady. "But...." The lady held up something that looked like a walkie talkie with a red button in the center. "See this button? This calls security."

Alex groaned. "Fine!" He yelled. He turned to Ginny. "Ginny, I'm going to call my brother to pick you up at the airport." Ginny just stared back with mournful eyes. "Okay." She whispered.
"Bye." He handed her the heavy luggage and she felt like falling through the ground.

The lady cleared her throat. "We have a line here, kids. Move it." Alex glared once more at the lady who only looked back with her cool eyes. Then he walked away and Ginny hustled through the walkway to the plane. She felt tears about to spill out. Alex was left behind and she's afraid she will get lost once she reaches Japan.
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Ginny was escorted to her seat. The scent of rubber went up her nostrils. She felt really foreign and crowded on the airplane. It was awfully noisy too. An old woman breathed loudly behind her, a little child rocked his seat back and forth in front of her. A seat remained empty next to her. She wondered who would be sitting next to her for the next twenty-eight hours.
Just then a man looking eighteen or nineteen, with pale blonde hair took a seat. Ginny's stomach dropped.


A/N: Yes, you know who it is!! Reviews are the only way I'll write another chapter. PLEASE R+R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!