Hello fellow miners! EastCoastGamer13 here, coming at you with a fresh new story. This is my first Minecraft fanfic to be published, so bare with me here.

(Disclaimer: I do not own Minecraft or Mojang. If i did gravel would be GONE! )

Enjoy!

My Best Friend is a Creeper

Chapter One: First Encounter.

Before I can even begin to tell you the crazy events that led up to where I am now, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ace. Age: 19. Species: Human. Occupation: Adventurer.

Now that that's over with, let me begin at the cave. It was late afternoon, and my daily excavation had been a total bust. What the heck was 4 pieces of coal supposed to do for Notch's sake?! I checked my clock. It was getting late, so I retraced my steps, wanting to get out of the cave fast so I wasn't monster bait. However, on my way out, I red-orange glow caught my eye. Four iron ores lay in the stone next to me. I made a snap decision. Can't have too much iron. I took out my diamond pickaxe, which was in serious need of repairing, and then swung hard. The ore broke instantly. I smiled as I put in my backpack (inventory). Just as I was about to leave, I saw the iron I just mined was covering a hole of some sort. I made a bigger space for me to fit in and climbed inside. It was a large room made entirely of pure cobblestone. It definitely wasn't natural; someone had to have emptied out the space. I turned and saw a double chest standing the opposite side of the room. SCORE! I rushed over and flung it open, only to reveal the biggest disappointment of all time. It was a load of basic materials I could've found in my backyard if I wanted to. There was some redstone, but I stayed away from that; I wasn't exactly a redstone kind of guy. Finally, I looked to the other side of the chest, where there was a vial filled with a green liquid and a book. I opened the book and skimmed through the pages. It was mostly scribbles, as far as I could see, but I bet an Iron Golem that it had a lot to do with the liquid it was next to. I stuffed the book in my jacket pocket, hoping to read it later. I was about to take the other supplies and head out, when I heard the one sound you did NOT want to hear in the depths of a cave: Hssssss! I turned around to see a creeper walking towards me, that same face of terror etched on its face. I weighed my options: I had left my backpack on the other side of the room, leaving only the bottle I had in my hand as my only weapon. I glanced at the bottle; maybe it was a Potion of Strength. I didn't have time to examine it, so I said a quick prayer, put the bottle to my lips, and drank the entire thing. I expected to feel rejuvenated, ready to throw the creeper into the wall; instead I immediately collapsed to the ground, feeling unconsciousness roll over me. The last thing I remember seeing was the creeper standing over me. The only thing was that it seemed to be…. Smiling?

As I slowly regained consciousness, my eyes opened to reveal that I was back in my own house. I scanned my living room; everything seemed in place, that is, until I saw someone standing over my furnace, watching something cook like it was no problem at all.

She looked around my age and just a tad bit shorter than I was. She had light auburn hair that fell towards the middle of her back. She had an athletic build, with a tight bottom and pert breasts. That wasn't the part that surprised me. It was her clothing! She wore green hiking shorts that stopped mid-thigh, along with matching above the knee socks and brown boots. She also had on matching gloves and a hoodie on. That hoodie! It was dark green and tight fitting, emphasizing her well formed body. On the back and on the top was the face of… no way… a creeper! I was still in a haze, so I rubbed my eyes one last time, hoping to get rid of the dream I was having. But she was still there, peering into furnace like she wasn't sure how to use it.

"Holy crap" I whispered to myself.

Apparently I said it a bit too loud, because she turned to me and smiled. It looked familiar to some extent.
"Mornin' Sleepyhead," she said with a cheery attitude. In her hand was a plate full of food. She walked on over and put it on the coffee table in front of me. Steak, bread, eggs, and a potato filled the plate, with a glass of milk on the side. While I was starving, my curiosity won the battle.

"How long was I out?"

"About a day or so," the girl said as she sat down at the chair across from me. "After you passed out in that cave, I took you back to your house and I've been here ever since."

"Wait you were in that cave?!"

"Sure I was. I was walking towards you to say hi, put you KO'd by the time I got to you. Sad, really."

I started to put the pieces together. The creeper getup, the smile, her being in the cave…

"Y-You're the creeper that was in the cave!"

She nodded like I had just figured out the meaning of life.

I was still quite confused, "But, you're human. How can you be-"

She started to giggle. "Cause, silly; I'm a hybrid."

My eyes got wide. "Hybrid?!"

"Yup. Half-mob, half-human" She extended her hand out. "My name's Crepa. Nice to meet you!"

I stared at her, shocked in silence. Half-mob? That meant someone had to have… I shoved the thought out of my mind. I wanted to keep my appetite, thank you.

Crepa must've seen the look on my face, because she began to reach into her jacket and pulled a book out. "Maybe this will help you. It fell out of your pocket when we left.

I grabbed the book and read the cover. It read The Study of Half-Mobs by some guy named Gamechap. I stared at the red cover in wonder, and then it all clicked. It was that potion! Before, I had seen Crepa has an average creeper, but after the potion, she transformed into a full on human. The potion had given me the ability to see half mobs in their true form! I looked up from the book, but Crepa was gone. I quickly got up and burst out the door, only to see Crepa already walking into the horizon. I couldn't believe I was doing this, but I raced after her, catching her just before she disappeared into the growing nighttime. She turned and said, "What's wrong?"

I was breathing hard, my mind racing. While one part of my mind told me I was crazy, my moral code began to kick in. I couldn't just let her go out into the wilderness like that, not after she helped me like she did. I looked up and saw the sun setting quick. Finally, I said, "I can't believe I'm saying this, but Crepa, would you like to stay here for a while?"

She was deathly silent for a second, and I thought I had said something wrong. Then, a huge smile grew on her face. She squealed and brought me into a huge hug, crushing the air out of my lungs.

"Yes! I promise sir, I'll be the best roommate you've ever had!"

"Yeah, I'm sure of that…" I breathed as I tried to release from her death grip. Finally she let go and sprinted back up to my house yelling all the way. I sighed as I put a hand through my hair. Dear Notch, what had I gotten myself into?