Yes... it's chapter 3. Bizz still doesn't have any reviews, but Bizz has let some non users on her msn read it. This fanfic is lonely... But Bizz won't give up! And Bizz still knows where you live!! But yes... Things might be a little boring right now, but they do get good, really. And I had trouble figuring out the genre for this thing... it does get romantic later on, and kind of awkward. XD YAY FOR AWKWARDNESS. But yes. Bizz is very happy at the moment. Weee. But nowz, ONWARD TO CHAPTER 3!

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Chapter 3- The Arcade

That morning, Natsumi took a shower again and dressed. She liked being clean, which was a kind of obvious characteristic about her personality. The PiX tried taking a shower as well, even though she wasn't used to showers on the human world yet. Natsumi had showed her how, and she did seem familiar with it, but the main problem was how little she was. It was her outfit, too, since Natsumi couldn't find a different outfit that the PiX could wear, so she had quickly and gently washed the PiX's purple outfit and dried it with her hair drier. Afterwards, they went into the kitchen to get some cereal, and Natsumi noticed a note on the fridge. Taking it off, she read it:

"Natsumi,

I came home at 11pm last night. I noticed you were already asleep, so I said good night to you while you were muttering something in your sleep about riding on birds or something. It is 6am, and I am leaving again right now. Sorry, but you know, I have a buisness and everything to attend to. If you are going to go out today, remember to take your vitamins as always. Well, I don't know when I will be back tonight, but I love you, Natsumi.

-Mom"

Natsumi smiled, and also sighed in relief that her mom didn't notice the sleeping PiX under her bed. She folded the note and put it in her purse for good luck and safekeeping. She checked the clock on her cell phone and noticed that it was already 9:15am, so she and the PiX ate pretty quickly. Natsumi had to take vitamins every day to keep her weak immune system in check- she tended to get sick a lot, and this is something she had mentioned to PiX the day before. After taking them, she grabbed her purse and cell phone and, before leaving, noticed that her things on the floor had been picked up. "Whoops," She muttered to herself, "Sorry, mom."

She didn't have much trouble finding the clothes store, which was a surprise to her. The PiX was back on Natsumi's shoulders, looking around at random passerby. She would wave at cars that passed by on the roads, and a little girl in the backseat of one of the cars even waved back. It was a pretty bright and sunny morning, something both the PiX and Natsumi enjoyed. The two waited paitently for about 10 minutes when they then saw Emi and four others walking towards them. Natsumi waved, and Emi waved back. When they all met together, Emi started introducing her friends to Natsumi. One of them had brown hair and a goatee, and looked only a couple of years older than Emi. "First of all, this is Rage," Emi said, "He's... my boyfriend." She blushed a little bit. PiX blinked in curiosity, and Emi continued, gestering to a girl who looked right about Emi's age, and had long, dark blue hair. In a way, she almost looked a little shy. "This is Alice," Emi said, and then she gestered to a girl who seemed a little younger than Emi in a way, but was really close. She had blonde hair that was tied into two pigtails, and they reached down to a little below her shoulders. "This is Yuni, and the boy next to her," She then gestered to a boy who was taller and looked older than Yuni, "This is her boyfriend, Akira. Yeah, I know I kinda brought a crowd, but I wanted you to have lots of new friends here!" She offered a friendly smile, and Natsumi returned it. They all said their greetings, and then Alice said, "To the arcade, then?"

Emi nodded. "Yeah, let's go."

Along the way, PiX tapped Natsumi shoulder. "Natsumi?"

"Yes?" Natsumi answered.

"What is love here on Earth like?" PiX asked, and quietly, so no one would hear.

"What do you mean?"

"PiX just wanted to ask."

"Well," Natsumi began, "It starts when you have feelings for someone. If it's the right person, those feelings grow, and you fall in love with them. This usually ends in a ceremony called a marriage ceremony."

"Oh. That sounds like PiX's planet, except the ceremony is just called a love ceremony,"

"Okay. But why bring it up all of a sudden?"

"Well..." PiX said, "Emi just made PiX curious, that's all."

Natsumi giggled a bit. "Violet, you are just so cute."

As they all reached the arcade, it was obvious what they were going to do. Natsumi always didn't do so well when it came to playing DDR in front of people, since she was really shy, so she just watched at first. She watched PiX try to play with Alice, and PiX was already pretty good, since she could already do standard on certain songs and get Bs. Next were Akira and Yuni, and both of them got As on heavy. Then, it was Rage and Emi. Emi got As on heavy, but Rage got AAs. Before long, it was Natsumi's turn. All of them, even PiX, attempted to get her to play, and eventually they succeeded, as Natsumi got up to play with PiX. They did heavy, even though PiX wasn't exactly the best at it yet. PiX got a C, but Natsumi got an AA. Alice asked her how she got as good as Rage, and Natsumi only replied, "I did this a lot at my old town. It's nothing too big."

Later, they all got lunch at a nearby restaurant. Natsumi insisted that she pay for her own lunch, since she had money and all, even though she hadn't found a job at this new city yet. In her old town, she used to do paper routes and sometimes babysit for her neighbors. She remembered one time when one of the kids she was babysitting somehow got into the bathroom and accidentally locked the door. She had attempted many times and used many methods before she finally got the door open by using a hair pin to get the door unlocked. The kid was unharmed, which was a relief to Natsumi.

After they were all done eating, Emi said, "Well, I think it's time for me to go. What about you guys?"

"I think I'll just go back home then," Alice replied, "I have a few things I have to do later on, anyway."

"Yeah, same with me," Yuni said, "I'll see you guys later, maybe. It was nice meeting you though, Natsumi."

Natsumi smiled. "It was nice meeting you too, Yuni."

Rage laughed a bit. "You're sure good at gathering us together, Emi."

Emi laughed as well. "It was the least I could do for the new girl."

"Well, you did good, Emi. And she's really good at DDR, too."

"I told you, it's nothing!" Natsumi said, her shyness slightly showing a bit.

After they all said their goodbyes, Natsumi returned to her house with PiX. Later on, after dinner, Natsumi's mom returned home. The PiX hid in the closet as Natsumi always instructed her to do, and Natsumi and her mom conversed a bit.

"Hey," Her mom said, "How are you doing today?"

"Oh, fine," Natsumi replied, "Played DDR with some new friends today."

"Oh really? So, you're already making friends?

"Yeah, I ran into a girl at a clothes store near here and we talked a bit. She introduced me to some of her friends today."

"Oh. What are their names?" Her mom asked.

"Well, Emi was the one I met first, and then she introduced me to Alice, Yuni, Akira, and her boyfriend, Rage. Akira seemed kind of quiet, though, but otherwise, they're pretty cool."

"Oh, I see. Well, at least you're having some kind of fun here." Her mom checked her watch, noticed it was 7:30pm, and then said, "Sorry, but I have to go again. I'm really sorry for this, you know. I'll try to be home more on the weekends so we can talk more. Okay?"

"Okay," Natsumi replied. "Bye, mom."

Natsumi's mom hugged her daughter, Natsumi hugging back. Her mom then left the house again, and Natsumi went into her room. "Okay, Violet, you can come out now!"

The little voice came out of the closet, "Yay, PiX was getting kind of lonely in here!" And then the door opened, the PiX coming out.

The night went on, and Natsumi started to feel strangely achy. Paying no mind to it, she and the PiX went to bed at 11pm this time.

-End of chapter 3-