~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 1. An Invitation~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

Me: Yes yes yes! I finally start my story (^_^) ~ (^_^) MWAHAHAHAHAHA

Baron: Congrats!

Haru: Yay for you!

Toto: Nicely done!

Muta: Who cares?

Toto: Be more considerate! (Attacks Muta with claws)

Muta (Roles eyes): Owwwwww! Okay okay, fine!

Me: On with the show!

The Baron turned on the lights in his room. It was 10:00 p.m. at night. As he sat on his bead, he picked up his diary from the nearby desk and his pencil. He thought about what Haru has told him and began to write...

"6/12 Dear Diary..."

ooOoo

King Diablos looked into the swirling orb in front of him as he watch the girl and her black cat, while sounding pleased with himself, said, "Very well, Kurai. Everything will go according to my plan."

The shadowed cat in the back of the gloomy room smirked to himself as he whispered to himself, "Yes, indeed, yes. It will go according to my plan." Then he walked out of the room.

ooOoo

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Haru roll in her bed and groaned.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Haru's hand slammed down on the stop button as she rolled over to check the time. It was 7:20 in the morning. Then she rolled back over. Then she gasped and said to herself, " Holy cow! I set the alarm 20 minute late! I'm gonna be late for school!"

Haru jumped out of bed and started changing. She threw on her school uniform and tied her hair together. Then she looked at her windowsill. She saw her cat Kuro on there as usual. Kuro was a male cat with pitch-black fur as well as one purple eye and one golden eye.

Haru had found him in an alley of the crossroads a year ago, and her mom let her keep her. She already knows that he is a talking cat originally from the cat kingdom, but wandered out of the kingdom, and nearly starved if Haru hadn't found him. He greet her with the usual purr, but he also said, "Well aren't you in rush," in an amused and in his normal mid-pitched voice.

As Haru dashed to the bathroom to brush her teeth, she yelled back, "Well you'd be in a rush if you're about to be late for school!" Kuro hesitated but decided at last not to tell her that today was the first day of summer break since school ended. He decided to watch what would happen and ran after her with a mischievous smile.

After Haru brushed her teeth at top speed, she ran downstairs with Kuro at her heel, only to find her mom sipping some freshly brewed English tea and eating toast. Her mom said, " Good morning, Haru, there's toast in the toaster if you want-" but before she could finish, Haru had already ran into the kitchen to the toaster and stuck one slice in her mouth, while throwing the other one to the cat. Then she ran to the door.

As Haru opened the door, her mom asked her, "Haru dear, why are your rushing outside so early?" As she ran down a set of stairs, she yelled into the house, " I have 5 minutes and I am going to be late for school!" Kuro followed Haru down the stairs, but not so quickly. Then Haru's mother call, "But today is the first day of summer break, remember? You don't have school!"

Haru almost reached the end of the long stair case. But at these word, she quick stop, but then, because of the stop force, she lost her balance and went tumbling down the rest of the stairs. Crash! She landed on her back, and her back was painfully aching. "Owwwwwwww...", she said as she rubbed her back. Then she face-palmed herself. How could she have been such an idiot? It was summer break, and she was still thinking about going to school. Next year she would be going to eleventh grade ( oh yeah forgot to mention last time in the cats return she was a freshman in high school :3).

A bit later Kuro joined the sitting Haru and the bottom of the staircase looking at he with a half amused, half worried look (and trust me, that was one hard look for me to put up!) and he stared at her. Then Haru got up, dusted herself and , started to go up. When she got home, she close the door and went into her room. Kuro followed the suit and jumped onto the bed.

As she reset the clock to an earlier time, she thought and thought about the Baron and her other friends. She really missed them ever since they when on the adventure with the cat king about a year ago. She wondered if they missed her and what sort of clients they've been having. As she thought, Kuro gave Haru a questionable look. Kuro asked quietly(ya and quietly and probably unbelievable that I asked quietly but yeah XD) , " Are you thinking about the Baron, Muta, Toto, and your other friends?" ( Oh ya Haru has told me, Kuro, about the adventure with the cat king before =D).

Haru looked surprised and spluttered, "H-how did you know that I miss them?", but Kuro just jumped off the bed, stretch, and went into the living room. Just then her mom called, " Haru, honey, do you mind picking up the mail, I'm a bit busy with my work?" Haru jumped of the bed and said, "No problem mom!" Then she step out of her room.

"Careful!" her mother said as she quickly moved the little quilting piece away from the danger of Haru foot. "Oops I'm so sorry!", said Haru as she carefully avoided the quilting pieces like as like she was hopping barefoot on hot coal, which looking like some weird mix between the cha cha, tap dancing, and gunong style (did I spell that wrong? Sorry but I'ma cat and cat don't surf the web too much. Btw don't distract me cuz I'm trying very hard this moment to focus hard to screw up my face cuz I'm trying not to laugh (O~O) … *shakes slightly with mirth* MUST RESIST TEMPTATION TO LAUGH TO DEATH)

When Haru managed to leap across the maze of quilting, Kuro was already there with the mail keys in his mouth. Haru whispered her thanks to the cat as they both went downstairs to pick up the mail.

When they their, they saw what a looked like a long brownish log who seemed to be trying to stuff something into Haru's house's mailbox. While Kuro stayed at the steps near the front gates, Haru went up to that furry, brownish log. Haru picked up the log and pulled.

All of the sudden as if the log unglue, Haru and the log can flying backward (at this point I start shaking with giggles) onto the grass. Haru began to look at the log,it had paws, a tail, and a brownish body when Haru started to realize in horror that it was no log, it actually was …

"Hello, once again we meet, Miss Haru", Natoru looked up and said with a smile at the withdrawing horrified Haru. (I start shaking uncontrollably) Natoru said, "I was sent here to give you an-" but before he could finish, Haru already had him by his fur and was shaken like crazy. Haru yell as she shook Natoru," Natoru you are one idiotic cat you stupid catnapper, you nitwit, you-"

(Sorry couldn't resist it!) . All of a sudden, as if someone accidentally set off a bomb, there was an explosion of what sounded like a mix between a cat screaming and a VERY bad, VERY out of tune clarinet player (and when I mean VERY bad, I mean it sounded like if your friend who loves opera who has a bad voice attempting a high note, then you know what I mean (glass breaks)) behind Haru. Both Nature and Haru covered their ears and looked behind her only to find Kuro, back to the grass, shaking with mirth, and trying to gasp for air between gales of laughter.

Haru, instead of dealing with Natoru fist, she had to put a hand over Kuro's mouth and calm him ( I still randomly explode into laughter when I think of this thought HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA *dies of laughter* \(X~X)/ ) down first. When that was settle, she decide to continue to shake Natoru. But Natoru, who looked a bit green after the shake, quickly put both hands, I mean paws, up to show that he surrender to Haru and quickly said, "His Majesty King Lune asked me to give you this invitation.(*gives invitation to Haru*) I'll get going then!" then quickly made a portal and jumped into it before Haru could react.

Haru picked up the spilled mail, tuck the invitation into her pocket, and, with Kuro, re-climbed the stairs to her mom's house. "Here's the mail, mom. Here, I'll stack them on the kitchen counter," "Watch out, some of it is wet, I just washed some lettuce," "Don't worry, I found a dry place right here." After that, she and Kuro went into her room to observe the invitation.

The first thing they noticed is that there was a red wax seal with a crown and with fish symbols around the waist of the crown ("That's gotta be the royal cat seal," said Kuro). Then, with care, she opened the mail and pulled out a card, with beautiful cats drawn all over it, including ones holding fish. Then she opened it and read it aloud so softly so that only she and Kuro could here:

"Hello, my dear friend Haru! Yuki has just has he first litter of 3 kittens. We want to celebrate with you and your friends. I have already sent mails to them all, but I wanted Natoru to personally send it to you. It starts tomorrow. Check with your mom. It will take a month since we will be sailing the great seas to visit the sage of CatStar, a mystic palace only the most kind-hearted can enter to be granted a wish. Please join us tomorrow! I will sent Kaze, a trustworthy cat-driver, to bring your over! I will expect you will be at the Cat Bureau! P.S. You don't need to bring anything, just yourself! Sincerely, King Lune and Queen Yuki." (Kaze means wind in japanese because Kaze rides like the wind.)

"You know what, Kuro. That sounds great!" Haru exclaimed. "Oh I can barely wait to see those newborn kittens. They must be soooooooo cute!". Let's first check with mom, okay? "Sure" was the reply that Kuro gave (man I was really tired and pretty much zoning out. X3 ).

Haru ran to the kitchen to find that her mom was making some congee for dinner. Haru asked with a very excited tone," Mom! Mom! Hiromi is going to take me on a 1-month trip. Can i go?" "Sure why not. When do you leave?" "Tomorrow!" "Wow then you better pack!" "Oh well (hehe hesitation from Haru), she says that she has all the stuff and I don't need to pack!" Oh very well then ( with still a suspicious tone though. ('_' ) )." "hey mom, can I go outside for a bit?" "Okay, just come back in time for dinner!" "Okay" (Me: Wow wow wow what a long talk -_- *totally zones out* Haru: LISTEN KURO Me: *falls out of chair* zzzzzzzzzzz Haru: -_- *sweat drop*)

Haru happily went skipping to the Cat Bureau with Kuro at her heel.

The Baron close his notebook, lied down on his back and stared outside, with many though in circulating his mind. Thirty minutes passed. The Baron was still awake. He decided he better get up and write some more in his diary.

Me: So thats it folks whaddayathink?

Haru: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ (-_- ) zzz…

Muta: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ….

Hiromi: ZZZZZZZZZZZ what? *Blinks sleepily*

Baron: … I think Toto and I were the only ones in the whole studio who didn't fall asleep

Me: *Pokes Toto* Toto? Toto?

Baron: Whoops cross that. I guess Toto pretended to be awake by being gargoyle mode and sleeping

Me: … yeah I sleepz too ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ (-_-) zzz

Baron: *sighs* 😪 R&R please

END OF CHAPTER ONE