MoonSparrow: Hello! This is my first fanfic so take it easy guys.
Mint: Hey, could I do the disclaimer?
MoonSparrow: Um, sure. Wait, where'd you come from?
Mint: The door was open.
MoonSparrow: It had three locks on it. Plus, the i.d. scanner was on.
Mint: You underestimate me. I may be dainty but I . . . you'll see.
MoonSparrow: . . . . .
Mint: Besides, everyone's at my house. You owe me!
Mint: MoonSparrow does not own Tokyo Mew Mew or any of the TMM characters.
MoonSparrow: Smooth . . . thanks.
It was a stormy night in Tokyo. Mint was relaxing in her living room watching her favorite show when a storm watch alert interrupted the program.
" Severe thunderstorms have been reported in Tokyo. It is advised for all to stay indoors until the storm has passed over." The reporter stated. " Now back to the program."
Mint was just about to lay back down, when there was a small knock at the door. Minutes passed and another knock came. It was the third knock that made Mint realize that no one was gonna answer the door so she decided to do so herself. As she neared the door she heard the slight sound of teeth chattering coming from the other side. She swung open the door to find Ichigo and Masaya shivering on her front step.
"C, could we come in, n. P, please?" Ichigo asked politely.
Mint was about to ask why when she saw the amount of rain coming down. "Yeah, sure, come in."
" T, thank y, you." Ichigo stuttered.
They came in, took off their shoes, and put them over on a rug. Masaya was gawking at how big this place was. Ichigo bowed and said, " A, arigato. It was really cold out there"
"Why're you two here, anyway?" Mint asked
"Well," Ichigo started, "Aoyma kun and I were taking a walk through the park when it started pouring." She shivered, " Your house was the closest so, we decided to see if we could come in away from the rain"
Mint nodded. "Okay, well you can stay until the storm goes away and it is safe for you to walk home"
" Arigato, Mint!" with that Ichigo hugged Mint in thanks.
Mint pushed Ichigo off of herself. " Yeah whatever. There's a fire going in the living room. " She led them into the living room. She pointed to a chair and said, "If you want it, there's a blanket on that chair."
"Arigato again, Mint. You sure are being nice tonight." Ichigo said as she and Masaya walked to the fireplace. Masaya draped the blanket over Ichigo and then snuggled next to her.
A few minutes passed when there was another small knock, followed by two more knocks, each one louder than the last.
"Who could it be this time?" Mint thought out loud.
She opened the door to see Lettuce, Ryou, and Keiichiro standing there. Lettuce immediately bowed and said, "A, arigato, Mint san."
"What are you thanking me for?" Mint asked
" F, for opening the door, I g, guess." Lettuce said, stuttering slightly.
Ryou finally spoke up, "Mint, could we come in please?"
"Sure, because what's three more?" Mint said with a twinge of annoyance in her voice. She led them inside and they too removed their shoes and put them on the rug.
"Wait," Ryou began, sounding a little confused, " what do you mean 'three more'?"
Mint pointed her thumb towards the living room. "See for your self."
They stepped around the corner to see Ichigo and Masaya snuggling by the fire.
"Ichigo san! Aoyma kun! Konichiwa!" Lettuce said with excitement in her voice.
"Konichiwa, Lettuce! Konichiwa, Ryou and Keiichiro." Ichigo called to them
"What brings you three here tonight?" Masaya asked.
"Well, the K-man and I were at the café," Ryou began, "and just as we were going to put up the chairs and such, Lettuce came in. She offered to help, so we spent a good 25 minutes picking up and stuff." Ryou paused a moment. Then he continued, "A little later, while we were all enjoying some treats, we heard a storm watch alert. Then, the power turned off. We found that the storm had done it, so rather then stay in a dark café, we decided to come up here and see if we could, " Ryou was cut off by Mint saying
" Come in away from the rain, right? I know that's what those two said." She pointed at the "love birds" Mint said, " Go ahead. There are blankets and a fire over there, in the basket by the fireplace."
Ryou scowled a little at Masaya. Luckily, Lettuce was there to pull him away.
Mint lied back down on the couch and pulled her own blanket up over her shoulders. She reached over to the small nightstand next to her to grab her glass of kid's champagne. She took a sip and then elegantly set the glass back down.
It wasn't until she heard three quick knocks on the door that Mint realized she had been sleeping. She "rolled" off the couch and kind of shuffled to the door. Mint opened the door and,
" ONEE-CHAN!" Pudding lunged onto Mint, toppling her over.
" Uhg, Konichiwa, mmn Pudding." Mint said while grunting from having the weight of Pudding on her.
" Is something wrong with onee-chan?" Pudding asked, sounding innocent.
"No, nothing's, ung, wrong. Could you please get off of me Pudding?" Mint grunted again.
" Oh, sorry onee-chan!" Pudding said as she jumped up and off of Mint.
" Ugg. Arigato, Pudding." Mint said, she gasped from having a Pudding removed from her.
Pudding did the same as the others with her shoes and then looked at the ceiling. "Wow, onee-chan! Your house is really big!" she said. Pudding was right. Mint's was really very large.
"Why don't you join us, Pudding?" Mint said, motioning her hands toward the living room.
"Us? Is everyone else here too?" Pudding asked, her smile giving it away that she was excited and hopeful.
"Almost everyone." Mint replied.
Pudding practically bounded into the next room. "Konichiwa, everyone! Pudding is happy to see you all!" Pudding "announced"
"Konichiwa, Pudding!" everyone said almost in unison
"Pudding was out in the park by the fountain, trying to earn some tips "Pudding began," but it started to rain on Pudding Though, Pudding didn't give up but less and less people showed up and Pudding started to slip and was getting cold and soaked. So, Pudding decided to come to see onee-chan and," Pudding was cut off by, none other than, Mint.
" And see if you could come in away from the rain? Yep I know." Mint sounded annoyed again. "Blankets are in that basket," Mint pointed to the basket, " and towels are in that bathroom on the shelves." Mind said, now pointing to the bathroom.
Pudding grabbed a towel and Lettuce gave her a blanket.
Mint was staring at everyone and she felt a small tap on her shoulder. She quickly turned around and saw Keiichiro standing there.
" You know, everyone is bound to get hungry at some point." He smiled "Anything in mind?"
"Arigato, Keiichiro." Mint said. She thought for a moment before saying, " Now that you mention it yeah, as long as you don't tell anyone that I recommended it."
" Haven't you heard of cook to customer confidentiality?" Keiichiro smiled a friendly smile again.
Mint giggled. Then she went on her tiptoes and whispered into Keiichiro's ear, "Pizza, please. Pepperoni and plain"
"You got it, ma'am." Keiichiro said. Then they both laughed quietly
Mint heard Pudding and Lettuce giggling. Then, she smiled. Mint thought it was nice to see her friends so happy. Mint then glanced at the clock to see that it was 5:oo p.m. Good timing, Keiichiro, Mint thought.
Ding Dong. Knock, knock, knock.
"How many people are coming to my house tonight?" Mint said quietly to her self. She opened the door, " O, onee-chan? What are you doing here?" Mint sounded very surprised.
" It's raining out there, I was walking by and your house was close." Zakuro said calmly. She too put away her shoes.
" Blankets are in the basket by Ichigo. Towels are in the bathroom on the shelf. Pudding can show you where they are." Mint said still a little shocked.
"Thanks. Is everyone here?" Zakuro asked.
"Pretty much." Mint replied. Mint just stood there a minute. She could hear everyone greet Zakuro. Mint smiled and thought "Wow, everyone's at my house. Even onee-chan! Maybe tonight won't be so bad after all." With that she turned around and went to join all her friends in the living room.
MoonSparrow: Well, that was pretty good for a first chapter in a first fanfic, right? Oh and Mint you can be sweet and kind. Awwww
Mint: Yeah…hey! Still I don't think you captured my full beauty.
MoonSparrow: Uhh, Mint
Mint: I mean the key to a good story is to capture one's character's full potential.
MoonSparrow: Mint (pokes Mint)
Mint: How do you expect to succeed if you don't,
MoonSparrow: Mint, go sit in the corner!
Mint: But, I
MoonSparrow: Now!
(Mint goes and sits in the corner)
MoonSparrow: Thank you all for reading this. I'll try to get the rest up soon. Anyway, please review and thanks!
MoonSparrow: (announcer's voice) Thank you for reading the first chapter of One Rainy Night: the storm. And be with us for chapter 2: Why are they here?
