A/N: I know it's not very good to write two different stories at once, but ah, this has been in my head for a while. :) Also, this takes place after Mint becomes a mime, but she's premitted to talk out of costume now. ;D
I do not own HTF or related characters, but I DO own Mint and Aashka. :)
She'd been walking all day and wanted to rest, but she couldn't. Not since the police were tracking her. I can't give in... I just can't...
Looking ahead, the young wolf saw a sign, which read;
-NING: Y- -E -T T- -N-R HA-Y T-EE T-WN! -N A- - -LE- -O- -T -O - -E-L-!
There was a red substance covering most parts of the sign, so she couldn't read it all, but she saw the word 'town' and immdiately thought 'danger,' but it also meant somewhere safe. She quickly started running towards the town.
As she started running, it started raining and the red substance started 'melting' from the sign.
WARNING: YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER HAPPY TREE TOWN! TURN AROUND NOW UNLESS YOU WANT TO DIE REPEATEDLY!
"What the? Who's this?" A mint-green-and-blue cat asked herself as she stared down at a snow-white wolf.
The wolf looked up at her. Her pupils were dilated, but icy-blue iris was still a little visible.
Her eyes... they're so different from everyone elses.
The wolf stared at her for a few seconds, then quickly stood up and backed up slightly. She wore a blue sweatshirt and blue-jean capris, and her hair was pulled into a half pony-tail. "S-stay away from me!" she exclaimed.
The cat stepped forward. "Who... who are you?"
The wolf stared at her for a few seconds. "M-my name is Aashka..."
"Oh, you have an Alaskan name?"
"Y-yes... how did you know?"
The cat smiled. "I studied names and the languages they come from in my senior year."
Aashka was genuinely surprised. "But you can't be more than 14!"
"Physically. You've never heard of Happy Tree Town, have you?" Aashka shook her head. "Well, I've been here for three years or so now, and I'll tell you this; you don't have to take safety precautions or anything. You never age either. Oh, and I'm Minuit, but everyone just calls me Mint." Mint said with a smile. "Anyway, here in Happy Tree Town, you never age or die. I'm supposed to be 17, but physically I'm 14." Mint laughed slightly. "You yourself can't be much more than 15."
"I-I'm not... I am 15 though..."
"Hey, do you mind if I just call you Ash? Aashka is pretty hard to remember, if you ask me." Aashka nodded slightly. "Great!
They started walking back. "Blessing, eh? Cool name. I dunno if you know or not, but my name translates to Midnight."
Aashka(we'll continue to call her Aashka here, kay?) looked at Mint. "Why did your parents name you Minuit then? You look nothing like midnight..."
"I used to," she said simply, but decided not to explain. Looking closer, Aashka noticed a scar on Mint's cheek.
"What happened to your face?"
Mint looked a little surprised that she pointed it out. She put her hand up to her face. "Oh, it's nothing to worry about..." she mumbled. "So, do you have any siblings?" Mint asked, obviously trying to change the subject.
"Oh yes, there's my sister Aaleahya, then there's my other sister Aarthi, and my twin sister, Aaliyah, then there's my brother, Aakershan, and his twin sister, Aanjay."
"That's a big family. And that last one you named... that was Native American instead of Alaskan?"
"Yes. Our family is odd, I'll tell you that. You see, my mother is half Alaskan, Half Native American, so she only thought it fair to name at least one child for her Native American heritage."
"I see."
They were both silent for a minute. "So do you have any siblings?"
"One. Her name is Soleil."
"Oh really?"
"Yes."
"... What's 'Soleil' mean?"
"Sunshine."
"Oh, just like Aaleahya?"
"Yep..." Mint glanced over at her. "And why is your brother's name 'Attraction?' What's the point of giving someone a name like that?"
"My mother named him that. He's actually younger than Abena, but he's still going to be the leader when he's old enough. And my mother wanted to name him something different, something special, because she knew that he would be her last child."
"She died?"
"Right after Aakershan and Aanjay were born. She was deathly ill. About five days later, my father died because he refused to eat from depression. My Uncle Abhijat, which is both Alaskan and Native American, has been in rule for a while. He's been tracking me down for quite a while now, because he chose who I was to mate with without my consent first, so I ran off. Then he got the police involved." Silence followed.
"Mint? Who's that?" a yellow rabbit seemed to appear from nowhere.
"Oh, hi Cuddles." Mint smiled. "This is Aashka, but we can just call her Ash."
"Hello, Miss." Cuddles said, smiling brightly."
"Hello there..." Aashka said quietly, slightly taking a step back."
"You need not be afraid of Cuddles, he won't hurt you." Mint said with a smile. "Come on, you gotta meet some of the people here!" Mint checked her watch real quick like. "But first, I gotta go get ready..."
"Ready for what?"
"Cuddles, you tell her while I go and get ready." Mint quickly ran off.
"Mint's a mime, and our friend Mime, who has been teaching her the 'art' of being a mime, would be pretty angry if she were late." Cuddles said with a sheepish laugh. "C'mon, let's go!" He grabbed Aashka's wrist and pulled her along.
"But I..."
...don't want to...
-To Be Continued-
Pretty short, I know, but yea... I ran out of ideas. And NO, I do NOT know Alaskan or Native American either xD In fact, I had to look those names up. XD
Anyway, tell me what you think. :)