Okay, so just a little note: This is a series of one-shots and short stories that are not really connected (unless I want to connect them). No plot, just these two being adorable. I'll have a few friendship shorts and a few where they're in a relationship. As for the time, I'm putting this after the series.

Enjoy the show!

Maggie/Nenene shorts, number 1: Writer's Block

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"Ah, DAMMIT!" Nenene screamed in frustration.

She sat on her couch in a tank top, shorts and barefoot. In front of her, her laptop screen was blank. The flashing cursor was taunting her just as much as the blank document on her screen. She wanted so desperately to write something. She had something to say, but exactly what it was, she wasn't sure.

She wanted to write about the British Library Incident (as the press is calling it now) but it was so hard to find the right words to describe what just happened. On top of that, it's not just her editor, but the government would not allow her to actually write about the British Library Incident. How can you cover something with so impact up like that?

Really, she was suffering from a writer's worst enemy: Herself. She had so many ideas but all of them were fucking stupid.

"ARRRGH!" she screamed. "I need some coffee."

"Um, ma'am?" she glanced over at one Maggie Mui, who was poking out from her cupboard (she still lived there?) with her usual look; sort of a quiet, blank expression. "What's wrong?"

"I have writer's block," said Nenene.

"Oh," Maggie said. That's it? She doesn't have anything else to say?

"I would write something, but since your sisters aren't here I can't think of anything," she continued. "And Yomiko and Nancy are still out there in the world." Who knows what else those two are doing.

"Sorry," said Maggie.

"What the hell are you apologizing for?" Nenene asked.

"… Nothing," said Maggie.

A scoff erupted from Nenene's mouth and she flopped backwards on the couch. Then she saw, from her upside-down vantage point, the Paper Master walking past her towards the kitchen. "Where are you going?" she asked.

"You wanted some coffee," said Maggie. Nenene thought for a moment and shrugged, deciding it was a good idea.

"Black, two sugars," she said.

"Okay," Maggie said as she went straight for the coffee maker.

Nenene had to admit that having Maggie around was a little more relaxing. It wasn't her fault she had to betray her at the Library, so she'd forgiven the Paper Master. But she brought some continuity after Yomiko and everyone else left. Plus, she was a good person to talk to. Her quiet nature made her a great listener.

Of course, she could be a little too blunt sometimes. That was her nature.

"Here you go," Maggie said when she handed her the coffee.

"Thanks," said Nenene. She took a sip and stared back at the screen. Her mouth scrunched up and she scratched her head in confusion.

That was when she felt an arm wrapping her shoulder. She quickly looked to see a very flustered Maggie, who instantly noticed that the woman she was guarding was looking at her funny. "SORRY, MA'AM!" she said, quickly retracting her arm.

"Put the arm back," said Nenene. "NOW." Maggie did as she was told. But now it was a little more… relaxing for both. "Thank you, Maggie."

"What are you thinking about?" asked Maggie.

"I wanted to write about the Library Incident," said Nenene. "But I can't even write about that."

"What about Paper Masters?" Maggie asked. It was a simple question that Maggie didn't really think about; an innocent question out of curiosity.

But for Nenene, it was a revelation.

"That's it!" she said. In the heat of the moment, she gave Maggie a light peck on the cheek that made the Paper Master blush ten shades of red. Nenene did not notice, but she had already begun writing. "My editor never said anything about Paper Masters," she said. "That was genius." She began to write and her laptop showed a couple words:

"Maggie Readman had a special ability: she could manipulate paper."

"Maggie Readman?" Maggie asked, blushing again.

"It's just a working name," said Nenene. "I might have to change it. But I think it'll work."

Maggie blushed a deep shade of red again. But she smiled when she thought about it. "Thanks, Ma'am."

"No, thank you, Maggie," said Nenene. Maggie could only smile and pulled Nenene closer while the authoress pounded out a draft first chapter of her book.

"Can I read it?" she asked, "When it's done?"

"Of course!" said Nenene. "You'll be my first editor." Maggie just about died.

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End

Okay, so I'm going to make this clear: I don't really write shipping fics, but dammit, there isn't enough of these two! And you know what they say about being unable to find stuff you like? Well, this is my contribution. I hope I kept these two in character, though.

So tell me what you think! The reviews are right down there!