I'm on summer break so i've been writing like a crazy person.

There's been a lack of Mickey and Minnie stories as of late. And i love those two so darn much i've been writing a lot about them and i mean A LOT. So i've decided to post a story about how they rose to fame, their early relationship, and how things all started. In this story you will find short and sometimes not short chapters about their life. I've tried to keep this as in canon with real life as possible with actual cartoons and actual years that things happened. On top of prior knowledge (and i already know a lot about Disney in itself), i did a lot of research into this.

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN DISNEY, ANY CARTOON REFERENCES USED, ANY REAL PEOPLE USED, OR SONGS.

Female Co-Star

Mickey was in the cartoons studio in make up reading over his script. He was excited. It was his first cartoon. He couldn't help but feel a bit nervous though. It wasn't his first time in the studio. He'd often been in here with his father for years, but never as an actor before. Surrounded by people with expectations for Walt's 16 year old son and the mocking eyes of his older brother Oswald expecting him to not mess up. Talk about pressure.

The title at the top of his script was "Plane Crazy". As he scrolled through it there were hardly any real lines. The year was 1928; cartoons with words were pretty much unheard of.

At this point he didn't know that this would be the cartoon that would begin his launch him into stardom, lead him into a long career and make his legendary cartoons, and make the name Mickey Mouse a household name. Right now, all he knew was that his father had offered him a cartoon role that he was at this point, despite how nervous he was, pretty excited about and he had yet to meet his female co-star.

Walt came over to him. "How are you doing?" he asked.

"Impatient," Mickey replied closing the script and putting it on the table next to him. "When am I going to get to meet her?"

Walt chuckled. "She just came in. I think you'll like her."

Mickey got up and followed Walt to the studio door out to the hallway. Outside the studio the first thing his eyes met was a beautiful mouse in a pink skirt with a pink bow sitting between her ears. He couldn't take his eyes off her. As they walked towards her his legs felt like jelly. She turned around and met his eyes. Her eyes were a beautiful sky blue color. She flashed a bright smile that lit up her whole face. He felt like he'd faint.

Mickey was snapped out of his day dream when Walt spoke.

"Mickey, this is Minnie Mouse. Minnie, Mickey Mouse."

The girl held out her gloved hand to him. "Nice to meet you Mickey."

Even her voice was adorable. It rang out like bells chiming in the morning. He remembered how to think and shook her hand which was much smaller than his. "Nice to meet you too Minnie."

"Alright you two, let's get inside and start this cartoon."

Walt led them back into the studio. Mickey and Minnie walked next to each other. He looked over at her. Her cheeks were rosy like her bow. She blinked and her long eyelashes covered her eyes. He wasn't paying attention to where he was going and he tripped over his own foot and fell on his face. He looked up at her nervously with his face burning. How could he have made a fool of himself in front of her so soon?

Instead of laughing she bent down next to him. "Are you okay?"

He nodded. "Yeah, I-I'm okay."

She took his arms and helped him up but then he ended up slipping again. She giggled then helped him up again. "Come on."

They went back to the studio and after getting into make up they began filming the cartoon. Once the director said action, all of his nervousness melted away. It wasn't as hard as he thought it would be. Acting came easily to Mickey. And even then he had that charming personality that captivated everyone in the room.

After filming was over for the day he went over to Minnie who was getting her things preparing to leave. She was going to be his female co-star, why not get to know her a bit? He smoothed his hair and stood up straight focusing on where he was putting his feet so he wouldn't fall again and make a fool of himself.

"Hey Minnie," he said.

"Hi," she said.

"You were great today."

"Thanks Mickey. So were you."

"You're a natural though. Have you done cartoons before?"

She shook her head. "No. You have though, haven't you?"

"Nope."

"Really? Well, I guess if you had I would have seen you somewhere before." They walked outside together. It was really windy. It blew her bow off. "Oh my god!" She reached for it and it slipped out of her hand and blew away. They both chased after it and Mickey jumped over a bench and caught it but fell onto the concrete.

He sat up when she came over to him and handed it to her. "Here you go"

"Thank you," she said putting it back on. She helped him up. "You fall down a lot, don't you?"

He blushed. "Not really…just today."

She giggled and he laughed a bit too. She saw the bus come. "I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Bye."

The next cartoon they did was "Steamboat Willie". Walt went out on a limb on this one and did it with sound and with dialogue which was very rare at this point in time. Because of it, it made the cartoon very popular and Mickey and Minnie were nationally famous from it getting their faces plastered everywhere, advertising their cartoons in every magazine and newspapers.

She never thought she'd be in this place just like that. She was just a 15 year old girl from a small town in Georgia with big dreams and too small chances. She'd been a musician and artist all her life and knew something more was out there for her. When she found an ad for Walt Disney looking for a female mouse to play in his cartoons she made a jump for it. It took a lot to wear her parents down, but eventually they let her go to L.A for the audition.

When she got there she was up against a lot of pretty girls from L.A and New York who'd been taking acting classes all of their lives and had that charisma that a Hollywood director would want. She thought she wouldn't stand a chance, but when the audition was over Walt told her personally that she was perfect for the role. He hadn't been looking for some prissy rich girl, but someone down to earth and relatable and she was the one. Now she was in L.A making cartoons during the turning point of cartoon history.

She couldn't feel any more grateful or honored to be where she was now working with such amazing people.

Each time they were on set together, Mickey grew more and more mesmerizing to her. From the first time he said hi to her she was intrigued by him. He was unlike so many other guys she'd met. Not rude and overbearing. Instead he was very kind to her, introducing her to all of his friends and talking to her and making her feel welcome. He could be clumsy at times but he had a charming side that she just couldn't resist. His smile crept into her dreams at night. And he never failed to make her laugh.

She liked him. At first she'd had no intention of liking him. She'd simply come here to live her dreams and get an acting job but instead she was falling in love with her co-star. In one cartoon they'd recently done they had to kiss. It wasn't a real kiss, it was simply acting, but god did she love it. She knew she was letting her affection for him grow too much. She was 15 years old; way too young for something like this to ever work out. Who's to say he even liked her anyway?

She was unaware that Mickey returned her affection. Everything about her attracted him to her. Her sparkling blue eyes, the smile she always wore, her angelic voice, her adorable laugh, and her sweet personality. He wanted to be with her but was afraid to ask. In the 4 months that they'd known each other he found himself becoming more and more attracted to her.

One day, she was leaving the studio for the evening and he met up with her and walked to the door with her. "Bye Mickey," she said as they got outside.

"Do you want to go out with me?" he blurted out.

She looked back at him in surprise. She'd been waiting for him to say that for so long but she never thought that he would. She hoped she wasn't hearing things. "You mean like…on a date?"

He nodded. "Well, yeah," he suddenly felt stupid for asking. Why would he even think she would want to go out with him of all people in the first place? "I mean…unless you're busy. If you are well…it's okay, I guess…"

She gave him a reassuring smile realizing he thought she was going to say no. She put her finger over his lips to stop him. "I would love to go on a date with you."

His face lit up. "Really? Wow, um, great! I'll pick you up tomorrow. We can go out to dinner."

"Sounds great."

I've always imagined Mickey and Minnie being fairly young when they began their careers. As i've mention, Mickey is 16 and Minnie is 15. Oswald is about 18 or 19. He and Mickey are half brothers both adopted by Walt. Oswald was in cartoons several years before Mickey. However, in 1928, his Walt lost ownership of him to Charles Mintz. In the context of this story seeing as how they're all real actors, Walt lost Oswald's contract and while he still hangs arond the Disney studio, he no longer makes cartoons for them.

A lot of people think Steamboat Willie was the first cartoon. Plane Crazy was made first earlier that year but it was a silent cartoon. Steamboat Willie was made next as the first sound cartoon. After the success of Steamboat Willie, Plane Crazy was released after several other cartoons with sound added.