A/N: Okay, I suddenly got a new idea. It's weird but I HAD to write this one down and publish it. I'm afraid if I wait too long, the idea will be gone soon enough. Don't worry, this won't take many chapters and I've thought about it quite well. Hope you people enjoy this story! :D

Letter

"An ordinary yet happy-go-lucky new letter carrier has been told to send a special letter to an unknown mysterious someone. The receiver never showed the face and for the very first time, the new letter carrier made the receiver came out of the lair."

Alternate Universe • Itty-bitty Angst • Romance • OOC-ness

"So, how's the job search? You got a new job?" The concerned look could visibly see from the blonde haired girl.

Sighing, the other girl slumped down on the passenger seat. "I got one." She was being quite sarcastic with that tone. This isn't what Tainaka Ritsu 0pictured her plan and dream about. Things don't always goes the way we wanted, unless she don't want to believe in that. She wants to make it herself that she could make everything come true, with hard work of course. "A letter carrier. Postman."

"It's better than nothing, right?"

"Yeah, start from the bottom, like you said. However, don't you think it's… I don't know, odd. I wanna make a band and perform at Budokan, shouldn't I start it with something related to band? A letter carrier… it's ridiculous, Mugi…"

"You can't start a band without the member, remember?" Mugi patted the back of her dear friend's shoulder, trying to encourage her. She's one truly good friend, who is wise and only by miracle she'd rather stay and keep Ritsu company until she's sure enough that the brunette could take everything by herself. No, it's not like she don't believe in Ritsu, it's just the brunette sometimes being careless. "Be grateful for everything, Ricchan." Mugi knows Ritsu's big dream to create a band and make it big. If she wants it, Mugi could easily make it happen just with a single order.

Surprisingly, Ritsu refused the offer. She's been counting on her friend for too much already and this time, she want to try it herself and see if the luck is on her side. Ritsu only needs Mugi to keep her under the line. "I know… Well, today I started the work already and I'm dead tired…You have cakes and tea as usual?" Of course, she needs Mugi to recharge her energy with cakes and tea. She's an expert, Ritsu had made the statement clear.

"Surely as usual."

A windy yet snowy day. It's good, than a stormy day. Today should be a good day, unlike the previous day.

If she recalls the first day she do this work, if it's not Mugi who keep encouraging her to stay and survive, she could've been quit from this job and suicide. A crazy wild dog was almost eating her and a psycho old woman tried to kill her just because she's two seconds late for the letter. It was a tough day, harsh even and good thing that she became too tired and was overslept at Mugi's house; she doesn't have any more strength to blabbers off about the day. The blonde-haired girl don't mind it, she knew it's not an easy job.

Today, just start from today, she prayed and wished something would change for the better in her life. "Oi, Tainaka! The boss called you in the office! Urgent!" In addition, right after she prayed, something comes up.

Oh great, the good day is about to get ruin. Joy. Ritsu rolled her eyes and sighed in annoyance. The last time the boss called her, she almost didn't get her first salary. "Alright." With that simply said, she walked and knocked on the boss' door three times. The boss said 'come inside' and she walked inside. Before she takes a seat, she asked, "You called me?"

"Yes. Take a seat, Tainaka." The boss opened his bag and pulled out a letter.

Ritsu's brain quickly said, What now? Was I fired? She was nervous as the boss extends his hand with the letter and gave it to Ritsu. "Uh… For me?"

"No. Of course it's not for you, baka." Ritsu flinched at the insult; she muttered something and pressed it down with a sigh. "That letter is a special letter. You have to deliver that letter to this address." He handed another paper with an address written on it. Ritsu raised an eyebrow at this and started to get a little curious with this so-called special letter. "Listen, you have to make sure this was definitely delivered to the receiver and whatever the receiver says, just do it."

"Who's the receiver?"

"This receiver is our priority and this is a special order, it doesn't matter who the receiver is. The usual mail carrier is sick and hospitalized; I need to find the replacement in no time. Now, I don't want no more questions, just go and do your work." Ritsu was frowning and didn't move an inch from the seat. Perhaps, she's getting a little too comfortable here, which pissed the boss' off. "Oi! I said get out of my office, baka!"

Ritsu clenched her fist in anger, but she suppressed it again. It's not worth it. "Okay, I'm going now." She walked outside and once the door closed, she muttered, "He should stop calling me stupid."

Here she is, in front of the big mansion, which written on the address she got from her boss. The house is big, it's a mansion and she knew she'll get a big tip, knowing how rich the receiver is. She stares one last time at the special letter, wondering why the receiver uses the ordinary service to send a very special letter.

I bet this is a love-letter. It must be it. She shouldn't even care about it, but it's hard to ignore the curiosity. Ritsu sighed and got off from her motorcycle, the door is open but there's no one she could see. This is like a big mansion without anyone living in it. "Excuse me! Anyone's home! ? Hello! Excuse me!" She got no answer, and then she frowns at the letter again. This needs to be delivering to the receiver. She doesn't want to get another trouble for sure. "I'm here to bring a letter!"

Still, none.

Well, the door is open. Should I get inside? Well, I don't have much time! Seriously! With all her might, she straightens herself up, then pumped up her fist. "I'm going inside." She was careful, taking the first step, a second step and the-

"What are you doing?" She tripped by her own feet and cursed softly.

Ritsu looks to her surrounding; she swore she heard a girl's voice. That's probably the receiver, she quickly got up and get out of the house. "Well, sorry to barge inside. I uh… I'm here to deliver a letter…" She still has her eyes wandering everywhere to find the receiver, but there's still no one around.

"It's the usual spot."

"Where? Well, can you just go here? Therefore, I can give you the letter straightly. Seriously, this is… ridiculous."

"You're a new postman?"

"Yea, sorta… So will come out anytime soon?"

"No. Put the letter on the doorstep, take the one I put there and you can leave."

"Gee, whatever…" She bent down and put the letter on the doorstep, just like the receiver said via intercom. Unfortunately, there's no letter she could take nearby the doorstep. "There's no letter around here. Not in your doorstep, I mean. You sure you put it here? I don't see anything, really."

"It's there, I put it on my doorstep. The letter is on my doorstep."

"You know what? Why don't you just go here and see it yourself? It's not there, my dear receiver~"

"Search for it."

"What? This is your house, why should I-"

"Did your boss tell you that you have to do everything I said?"

Ritsu cursed under her breath. "I'm searching." She's getting really pissed off by this job and plus this weird receiver who won't show herself. The brunette has no other choice but to go look for the letter, it doesn't take that long when she found it on the bushes. She let out another sigh of annoyance, remembering she spent too much time just to deliver this one special letter. "Good news, I got the letter. Listen, next time, put something heavy so the letter won't flow away from the usual spot."

Again, no answer. The receiver might be off the microphone just like when she came.

A wild dog, psycho old lady and a weird girl. What's next? An air-headed person who's a master guitarist? She surprisingly waited for another two minutes and still, there's no respond from the intercom. Well, nothing more to do here. She could've been fell asleep. Whatever. Ritsu was just a few steps away from the door and is about to go outside the gate when the intercom spoke again.

"What's your name?"

She stopped by instinct and walked back to the front door. "Oh, so you want to know my name? You wanna know me? Well, get out and face me. It's always more interesting to talk face-to-face, so why don't you just come out here and talk?"

"No. You better leave now."

"Ah, right, of course you won't come out. You're afraid of me? Yeah, you should, cuz you know what? I'm crazy. I truly am a crazy letter carrier."

"Why you consider yourself as crazy?"

"Because I'm talking to myself up until now." It was a rather sarcastic tone. "I'm crazy and still am talking to no one in particular." She was about to go and ignore the receiver, she doesn't have any more time either.

"Hahaha."

Ritsu once again stopped her steps and turned back. The receiver just laughed at her. "Oh, so now you're laughing? I never knew you could laugh." It was the last thing she said as she walks back to her motorcycle and smirked in amusement. She drove her motorcycle to all the places where she should take letters and deliver letters, she decided to deliver the mysterious girl's letter at the very last list, and so she wouldn't get complain if she take a lot more time.

Awkwardly, she was quite curious with the letter.

"Weird mysterious girl." She muttered before got off the motorcycle.

Ritsu's standing in front of the other house. The house who's address written on the mysterious girl's letter. It was late and she should just deliver this and go home. It surely sounds like a great plan. She wished this one house would surely have someone who will receive the letter, unlike the mysterious girl. She hasn't reach the front door to knock when a guy approached her. The man wore an outfit that looks like a butler; he might be the receiver of the letter though.

"Are you the new postman?"

"Yea, I'm new." Ritsu sighed in relief. He must be here to receive this letter! Without any further thoughts, she pulled out the letter and handed it to the guy. "This letter must be for you, so yeah, take it."

"Ah, no, this is surely not directed to me. I'm just a butler in this mansion and my master is the one who should receive this letter. He's not home now, so I will keep it until he comes back." The letter carrier raised her eyebrow in confusion. She had found out that the mysterious receiver is a weird girl and that receiver sent a letter for this butler's master. The only thing crossed Ritsu's mind is that she's right about this guy being a butler and the letter really is a love-letter.

Then again, why should she give a care? "So uh… your master is the weird girl's boyfriend?" There's no other reason, than her curiosity.

"Excuse me, but who's 'the weird girl' you mentioned just now?"

"Ah, she's the sender of this letter. You know, I've been pretty curious if she and your master are boyfriend and girlfriend. So, does it true? They're a couple?"

"Yes, they're a couple."

"That explains it… Well, half of it… So how long they've been doing this?"

"Do you have the assignment letter?"

"Eh? Uh… no… no, I don't… Why? What for?"

"The assignment letter that tells you to ask so many questions. I thought you're here to deliver letter."

"Yes, I am. Well, you got the letter and I will leave now."

"Wait," The butler grabbed something in his pocket and pulled it out. It was another letter. "Here's the reply letter."

The- what? Reply? Ritsu couldn't believe how ridiculous these people are. A reply letter and now she had to take the letter and deliver it back to the mysterious girl's house. "Seriously, don't they have cell phones or maybe internet? They're talking using letters. This is weird and so old-fashioned! I can't believe there are still people who talk to each other using letters. Moreover, the fact that both of their houses are not that far from each other made me wonder, why not just go to each other's' houses? Sheeze~"

"All you have to do is just deliver the letter."

The letter carrier sighed in defeat. He was right; all she has to do is just deliver letters. "Give me the letter." The butler handed it to Ritsu and she remembered something else to say. "Tell your master, there's a facility called 'email' nowadays and it's an electronic mail service to send letters to each other without have to bother waiting. It's easier, trust me."

"I will inform it to him."

A/N: Hold on! Don't be panic! I know I still have other unfinished stories, but this is an idea that I got all in a sudden. OH! One more thing, I need a BETA! ASAP! Someone who could fix mistakes in my stories, because I'm not so good at writing. So yeah, I hope you guys could help me on this one. Just simply PM me! :D

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