[ROSIE'S PIC ABOVE]

"I'll miss you!" Rosie cried and ran up to me. She's 3 years old and i think she's the cutest girl in the world.

"I'll miss you too." I hugged her back while she wailed.

Mum: "We'll look after her honey."

"I know...thanks mum." I gave my mum a goodbye hug.

I was wearing a wig and make-up to cover my actual appearance.

Rosie: "Your hair looks messy!"

"I know." I chuckled.

Dad: "You deserve a vacation, after everything you've been through; it's the least you deserve." He sighed.

"Thanks dad." i smiled awkwardly. *My dad doesn't usually talk to me.

"Now Rosie, be a good girl and don't annoy them too much ok?" i laughed.

Rosie: "Hehe...ok!"

"Bye everyone!" i waved as i got onto the plane to Japan.

Mum/Dad: "Bye Claire!"

[TIME SKIP]

I arrived in Japan and set off to look for Black Ship. As soon as i arrived, i was greeted by a man who looked like in his late 20s.

"Umm hi...are you Johji?"

Jo: "Yep! Are you Éclair?"

"Huh?"

Jo: "Haha! Don't mind me; i'm just an old man attempting some humour!"

"You don't look that old..."

Jo: "Aw thanks!" he laughed. "You look shy." He nudged me joking.

"That's cuz i am." I replied without hesitation.

Jo: "Ok then! I'll take your stuff upstairs!"

"Really? Thank you." I gave a soft smile and he blushed.

*Usually i prefer doing things myself and not relying on other people, but truth is: i'm a weakling.

I couldn't even open the door on the way in.

Speaking of which, i heard the bell ring which meant customers came in.

Jo: "Oh! Can you take their orders? I'll be right back!" he gave me a mini notepad and pen.

"Oh...okayyy....."

I slowly peeked behind the kitchen door to see 5 boys standing there chatting. *I don't like being around boys.

What do i do? Come on Claire! It's not like they're gonna bite....or are they? Ugh, i'm going and stop talking to myself.

"Can i take your order?" i asked with an emotionless voice as i avoided eye-contact.

"Err actually we usually just come here to talk."

"Are you new?"

"Umm kind of." I said without looking up.

"Shy one aren't you?"

*Sigh* "If you're not ordering anything..." i walked back to the kitchen just in time to see Johji come.

Jo: "Have you met them?"

"Who?"

Jo: "The guys."

"Um i would rather not." I shot back.

Jo: "Come on!"

"No really-"

Despite my arguing, he still dragged me over to them. And this time i actually looked at them. They looked familiar.

"You look familiar." One of the boys said.

"It's Claire!" another shouted.

"How did you know?"

"I'm Haruki. That's Ryu, Tak, Richy, and Ichigo." He pointed at each one. "Remember us?"

"OHHHH YEAH! Oh my God you've gotten so skinny! You need to start eating!"

Haru: "Haha!"

Ryu: "You were just so shy a minute ago!"

"But you're all my brothers!"

Ichy: "Claire? God you've gotten UGLY!"

"I guess it takes one to know one." I snapped back. "Wait a minute! Strawberry Shortcake! I remember you!"

Ichy: "?!"

Ryu: "HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Bob the Builder!? You've gone scary!"

Ryu: "?!"

Tak: "Pffft HAHAHA BOB THE BUILDER! ~CAN WE FIX IT?-"

"Big duck!"

Tak: "Little duck."

Richy: "Oooh! What's my nickname?"

"Who are you? Are you...Richy..?"

Richy: "Yeah!"

"Ohh....hehe...."

Richy: "...?" he waited for my answer.

"Goldilocks."

Ichy: "I always knew you were a girl!"

Richy: "Shut up Strawberry Shortcake!"

Ichy: "What did you say?!"

They carried on arguing so i just left them.

"I never had a nickname for Haru..."

Tak: "That's because he doesn't need one."

"What about Flora?"

Haru: "Flora?!"

"You know...because you sell flowers...."

Jo: "You're pretty good at this nicknaming thing!"

"You would be..."

Tak: "The Grandpa."

Haru: "The Joker."

Ryu: "Da man!"

"The DON!"

Ryu: "What?!"

Tak: "Why does HE get the cool nickname?!"

Ryu: "At least YOU didn't get Bob the Builder!"

Meanwhile Richy and Ichy were still arguing.

Richy: "I challenge you to a staring competition!"

Ichy: "You're on!"

They stared at each other with their eyes open for about 15 seconds when i interrupted them.

"~Gazing into each other eyeesss~"

Richy/Ichy: "?!"

Everyone else: "AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Jo: "Okay okay! It's time to get back to work!"

Ryu: "I can't believe my little sister is back!"

Richy: "Big sister to me actually."

"Haha okay my siblings!" i said in a fake posh accent.

Tak: "We're practically your brothers so you can come with any one of us."

Haru: "May, why don't you come with me to my shop?"

"Um-"

Ichy: "Hey ugly, come to my shop instead. You can do the work." He smirked.

Haru: "Ichigo! That's really-"

"Since when did shortcake here get such a big mouth?"

Ichy: "HEY-"

Ryu: "Help me at my store man, i need it!"

Richy: "You guys are so selfish! She should come and listen to my beautiful piano!"

"I'll visit all your shops. I'll spend like 10 minutes on each one. At the end i'll help Jo...cuz you know. I live here now."

Tak: "By the way: that's paedophilia."

"I'm 17, not a kid!"

Tak: "So you admit-"

Richy: "COME ONNNN!"

Jo: "Whose shop are you going to first Claire?"

Richy: "Or house!"