Ichigo took in a deep breath which triggered her brain.
"Shoot! Uhm...I might...but uh..."she paused, not knowing how to finish.

Casey looked down at her, confused, "What is it?"

After the discussion of bringing Macy was over and done with, she directed them back to her house to pack. She walked him up to her house, then up to her room. She walked to the bed and pulled out to large pink suitcases. "Okay, can you empty out the three bottom drawers, not the top two. If I catch you in those your dead, be right back." she said as she walked into the bathroom. She grabbed her toothbrush, her make-up, and a few other things. She slumped back into the room and threw them in the smaller suitcase.

When they reached her house at last, Casey followed her in and up to her room- what was her room. He laugh when told what drawers to stay out of, having a good feeling he knew what was in them. He did as he was told though, not wanting to see them in particular. He took everything out of the bottom drawer by the time she was back, and he had refolded what he'd messed up and put it in one of the suitcases. He moved onto the second and then third, same method, "You've got a helluva lotta stuff." he told her, working his way through the third. "Where's the dog?"

"I know, she's probably sleeping." she said as she helped pack. "MAAACY!" she shouted with an echo. Soon, a pretty large, and very red for a Golden Retriever happily bounced into the room and on to Ichigo's lap "She thinks she's a lap dog." she said as she pet her and said hello to her.

Casey laughed, "Most big dogs think they are. She looks like she has Irish Setter hair though, is she a mixed breed?" he asked, finishing up on what was in the final drawer he was allowed to touch, "Oh, and is there anything else you want me to do?"

Ichigo checked Macy's teeth and pet her afterwards. "Could you run to the bathroom, and next to the toilet is a little green bag, be a dear and get it for me while I clean out the last two drawers?" she said with a wink as she shoved Macy off her and stood up.

Casey nodded, biting his lip a bit in understanding;- she wanted privacy. He ran down the stairs, looking to see if there was actually a bag or if she was just telling him to get lost. Heading into the bathroom, he looked around where she told him, taking his time, even after he found it. He slowly climbed the stairs, loudly, to warn her he was coming back up, "I think I found it.."

By that time, Ichigo was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed reading a magazine. "Alright, bring it up here then." she said as she laughed a little bit. She threw the magazine on the floor and started writing a note to her mom.

Casey laughed, "Just making sure I wasn't going to walk in on you with bras and undies everywhere, in which case I'd be thrown down the stairs." he laughed, walking into the room and holding the green bag out to her. "Now what?" he asked, waiting to see what else she needed him to do.

Ichigo laughed a little bit and tucked the bag in a pocket of one suitcase. She picked up her suitcases and walked them downstairs. "Nothing, I got it."

Casey watched as she got everything on her own and he followed her, "So, what's left, just grab Macy and get out of here?" he asked, looking around the house. He was getting a little nervous about the situation, but wasn't showing it; he had to wonder how bad her mother really was for Ichigo to want to leave so suddenly. Then again, she could have been planning this for months, and it wasn't like Casey would know. He shrugged it off as he looked around for the dog and back to Ichigo, waiting for an answer.

Ichigo wanted to barf, she was so nervous. She just nodded and put the note on the coffee table. The police would probably come looking for her, if she cared enough. She grabbed Macy's treat jar and her food and put them in a bag. "Three bags. Is that okay?" she asked.

Casey laughed, "Well, it's not like you're moving out or anything." he said sarcastically. He walked closer to the door, stopping to grab a bag, and opened the door an inch, so the dog wouldn't run off without them, since she didn't have a leash on. "Are YOU ready?" he asked, challengingly.

Ichigo took a deep breath and nodded slowly. She grabbed a leash hanging from the door and clipped it on Macy's collar. "We are ready." she said.

Casey rolled his eyes and opened the door all the way. He pulled his keys from his pocket and hit the remote starter buttons to unlock the door and walked up and stuck the bag in his hand on the backseat. He turned to see if he was needed to do anything else, and said, "Macy can go in the back. I just hope she doesn't get too excited because the seats are leather and expensive to fix." he smiled a little, though completely serious.

Ichigo nodded and set her suitcases in the backseat. "She can just sit on my suitcases, I don't want to have to pay for that." she said.

Casey laughed, opening the driver seat door, "I wouldn't make you pay." he said, watching to make sure everything went in alright. Secretly, he was also waiting for a crazy drunk woman to chase them with a clever yelling 'gimme back my daughter!', but no one was in sight. Surely the neighbors would see, and Casey wondered if they would give up his license plate number, or if they would keep their silence.

He waited for Ichigo and Macy to get in so they could be on their way. In the mean time, he texted his parents "On my way. Bringing my surprise."

((Haha))

Ichigo shoved Macy in the back and sat in the passenger seat as she took deep breaths. "You ready?"

((What, "haha"?))

Casey looked up at her once she got in and he shoved his phone in his pocket, "Of course, so long as you are." he said starting the car, "And you said you were, so let's go meet the parents." he said, pulling out of the driveway and towards his house. It wasn't long before they were there, and he pulled into the three car garage, in his area. He looked to her before opening the door, "It might be better for you and Macy to stay in the hall right when you get in the door. I'll talk them down first and then I'll call you in when introductions are safe." he said with a smile, joking.

((Gimme back my daughter! sorry my posts are so short, i have fake nails))

Ichigo, taking it seriously, just nodded and took out her bags, following Casey to the door.

((Oh! Lol. I forgot about that and didn't think to look when you said "haha"))

"Grab Macy, just keep her quiet, leave your things on the floor." he said, opening the door. His plan went South real quick when his father was there facing the two teenagers, "Uh, hey, Dad." he laughed nervously.

Wearing his usual house clothes of a band t-shirt and jeans, Casey's father had messy dirty blonde hair, which looked like it hadn't been combed. Looking with his blue eyes over Casey's shoulder, who was two steps below, his father saw Ichigo and Macy and her bags. He looked down at Casey, "Is this the surprise?"

"Dad, she's got no where else to go and-" he started before his Dad gave them the beckoning finger wag. CAsey turned to Ichigo and told her, "Time to meet mum.Follow me, the cat's out of the bag now. But you can leave your bags over here." he said, grabbing what he could and bringing them in the house. He put them by the door to leave them were He walked through the hall and into the first doorway, which was the living room. His mother was on the couch, her dark hair, like Casey's, pulled up in a tight bun, her gray eyes hidden behind thick rimmed glasses. She had gotten out of work since she was wearing a very stylish black business suit. Quite the contrast to his father. His mother looked up at them when the three, and Macy, entered the white-and-beige-themed room, her eyes roaming over each of the humans, then the dog that was in tote. A moment later, it was hard to tell whether she wanted to smile or growl.

"Hey, Mom." he smiled cutely.

His mother smiled at Ichigo, but looked to her son, "Casey, who is this lovely young lady with the dog?" she asked, which was cue for Casey to explain. His father moved from behind Casey closer to the couch where the mother sat.

"This is Ichigo, and her dog Macy, who have had a pretty terrible time with her mother, which I'll leave her to explain, but let's just say her mother isn't winning 'mother of the year'. She was going to run away and quit school and work full time so she could live with her uncle, but I offered to see if it was okay with you that she live here..." he explained quickly, looking to Ichigo, "Would you like to add anything?" he asked.

Ichigo slowly walked behind Casey and his father. She felt her legs shaking and her hands sweating, almost dropping her bags as they walked in. She looked at Casey's mother, quite a pretty woman. She attempted a fake cough to break the silence when his mother checked them over, but nothing squeaked out. When it was her turn to explain, she took in a sharp breath. "My mother hardly cares for me, she hasn't been home in weeks. She's probably living with a new boyfriend who's just with her....'womanly features', and will leave her after about a month. She's only home for periods of about 2 days, three if I'm lucky, and leaves me a note and a few hundred dollars while I'm at school. I work for a living, I feed myself and Macy, I buy myself clothes and most of the time, pay the bills, and somehow manage to get a 4.0 average in school. I would have lived with my uncle temporarily, but despite all of the crap I've put him through lately, he offered to see if it would be okay with you." she said quietly.

Casey looked at Ichigo as she spoke, sympathy evident in his eyes. He wasn't the only one giving her that look either- his father was, and though his mother had a very business-like look on her face, it was also showing in hers. Looking to his mother Casey tried to diffuse the intense emotions going on in the room, "Well, now that she's told you everything..." he said, waiting for his parents to look at him. When they complied moments later, he continued, "She needs somewhere to go, and with her grades, I think she should stay in school rather than working full time and dropping out. Ichigo could have that here. We could be a real-fake-family." he smiled.

His father- Kyle- laughed at Casey's joke. On the other hand, his mother- Alicia- did not laugh, but only looked at her son, thinking. After a moment, she looked to Ichigo, "Well, Ichigo, it would be lovely to have you here, but I would like to know how long you're planning to stay. Not that time matters much, so long as you uphold the stipulations we set. How long do you think you'll be here?" she asked in a gentle, motherly voice.

"Only for a few weeks, at the most 2 months. I know I'm asking a lot, but I just need a place to stay, a pick-me-up, if you will." Ichigo said as she looked down at Macy.