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Chapter One- Reunion
Pudding's POV:
It's been four years since I've seen any of my friends. After we beat all the aliens and lost our powers, I moved to China with my dad. I occasionally wrote to them, but I haven't seen them.
I was sitting on the plane right now. I didn't tell any of them that I was coming. It was a surprise.
"Although I miss my friends, there's one person I miss much more. Someone I will never see again. My beloved Tart. He's on his planet now and he won't come back." I thought to myself.
I had been on the plane for five hours. The sky was dark and all the other passengers were asleep. But I was filled with too much excitement and happiness to sleep.
"Please buckle your seat belts, we're about to land." The pilots voice came over the intercom.
I could feel my stomach flipping around inside of me. I could feel as the plan slanted and landed. As soon as the pilot said, I jumped out of my seat and ran for the exit.
I walked through the long tunnel. Finally I came to the end and was standing in a large room filled with people. Everyone getting off the plan was being greeted by their families. I started to wish that I had told my friends I was coming so they would be waiting for me there. To give me a big hug and all of us would be really happy. But there were two people I told and they promised to be waiting for me.
I searched around and it wasn't long before I saw a sign that said, 'Pudding Fon' on it. I ran over to the two men standing there.
"Keiichiro Onii-Chan! Ryou Onii-Chan!" I yelled as I gave them each a hug.
"Konichiwa, Pudding. How was your flight." Keiichiro asked.
"It was very exhausting na no da. I couldn't sleep at all I'm just so happy to be here. I can't wait to see the girls tomorrow na no da!" I said in excitement.
"You're looking very lovely. You've grown up so much since the last time I saw you." Keiichiro said.
"Thank you." I blushed a little. Keiichiro had that effect on girls.
"Well, the cars waiting outside. Where are you staying tonight?" Ryou asked.
"I didn't think about that na no da. My dad did give me a lot of money for my trip maybe I could get a hotel room." I said.
"There's an extra bedroom at the café. Why don't we let her stay there Ryou?" Keiichiro asked.
"That's a good idea. Come on shorty, let's go." Ryou said.
I smiled as we walked towards the exit.
The last thing I remember is falling asleep in the back seat of the car.
I opened my eyes to see four pink walls. I sat up and looked around.
"I must be in the café na no da." I said to myself.
I got up and put on some fresh cloths. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." I said.
The door opened and Keiichiro was standing there.
"Ohayou Pudding." He said.
"Ohayou." I said back.
"The girls are here. They think it's just a regular work day so they don't have any idea that you're here."
"Yay! I'm so excited na no da! I'll be down in a minute, I just need to brush my hair na no da."
He nodded then left the room.
I pulled an elastic band out of my hair and long golden locks fell to my shoulders.
I had grown my hair out since I left. I grabbed an orange hairbrush and pulled it through my hair. I looked in the mirror when I finished and smiled.
Then I ran out the door. When I got to the stairs, I took a deep breath then slowly walked down them.
I heard a crash.
"Lettuce! Not again!" I heard Mint yell.
"Gomen Nasi! Gomen Nasi!" Lettuce said.
"Mint! Why do you even show up if you're not going to do anything?" Ichigo yelled.
"It's time for my tea." Mint said.
I laughed quietly at the same old fights I had heard four years ago.
I reached the last few stairs then stepped into the room. The four of them were so busy with work, they didn't notice. I couldn't blame them; after all they weren't expecting a surprise visit.
Then I got an idea. I tried my hardest to blend into the crowd. I sat down at a table and picked up a menu.
Ryou noticed what I was doing and I heard him and Keiichiro laugh. Lettuce came over to my table and smiled.
"Welcome to café Mew mew! Can I take your order!" she asked in a cheerful voice.
"Um, let me see, I'll have a chocolate pudding cake please." I said, emphasizing on pudding.
"Anything else?" she asked.
"Yes na no da. I'll also have the sweet vanilla tea." That was my favorite tea that I drank everyday before I moved.
"Coming right up." She walked away towards the kitchen.
Ryou walked over and sat across from me.
"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll realize at some point." He said.
"I hope so. But this is pretty fun na no da." I said with a smile.
Lettuce walked back over to my table and set down a cup of tea and a plate with a peace of cake on it.
"Shirogane-San what are you doing?" Lettuce asked.
"I'm talking to an old friend." He said.
"Don't worry Lettuce Onee-Chan, I could never love him like you do na no da." I said.
She started blushing.
"Wait a minute. You just called me Onee-Chan. The only person I've ever heard say na no da is Pudding. And the only people who know about my secret are Mint, Ichigo, Zakuro, and Pudding. So how did you…?" her voice trailed off.
Her eyes opened wide and she starred at me in disbelief.
Then she screamed very loud and gave me a huge hug.
The other three girls came running over to see what had made Lettuce scream.
"Lettuce! What's wrong!" Ichigo asked.
"It's Pudding! It's Pudding!" she shrieked.
"What!" The three of them yelled at the same time.
Lettuce let go and stepped to the side. I smiled and waved.
They all screamed and gave me a hug as well.
Costumers were starring at us.
"Pudding! You're back!" Mint screamed.
"When did you get here?" Zakuro asked.
"Last night. It was too late to see any of you last night so I had to wait till today na no da." I said.
"Your hair! It's so long! You're so tall! You're so grown up! And you're so… developed!" Ichigo yelled.
My face turned red from the last thing she said.
"She means, you're not the little girl we knew four years ago." Zakuro said with a smile.
I sighed and looked at the ground.
"What's wrong Pudding?" Lettuce asked.
"Nothing really. I'm happy to be back and I'm happy to see all of you na no da. It's just… Tart. I can't stop thinking about him. I haven't been able to stop ever since I last saw him na no da." I said.
"Poor Pudding! She's love sick!" Ichigo yelled giving me another hug.
"What! Not so loud na no da!" I yelled.
I could hear a few costumers laugh at my embarrassment.
"Well, I guess we should tell her." Mint said.
"No, we should show her. I think she'd like that more." Lettuce said with a smile.
"Lets go now!" Ichigo yelled.
"Don't forget you are still working." Ryou said.
"Please let us have the rest of the day off. Pudding just got back and I think we all want to spend the day with her. Besides, there's someone dying to see her." Zakuro said.
"Huh? There is na no da?" I asked.
"Lets go!" Ichigo yelled.
Lettuce and Mint grabbed my wrists and pulled me out the front door.
"Where are we going na no da?" I asked.
"Oh yeah. I almost forgot." Mint let go of my arm and tied a blindfold over my eyes.
"Eh! What's this for na no da!" I asked.
"It's a surprise." Lettuce said.
Mint grabbed my wrist again and they continued to lead me.
"I can't see na no da!" I yelled.
"Don't worry. We won't let you run into anything." Lettuce assured me.
"Right. That's Lettuce's job to run into things." Zakuro said.
All of us laughed even Lettuce.
"Okay! We're here!" Ichigo yelled.
"We are! Then take off this stupid blindfold na no da!" I yelled.
"The same as always." I heard a guys voice say.
"Huh? Who's there na no da?" I asked.
"It's someone you'll be very happy to see." Lettuce said.
"Well I can't see anything na no da." I said.
"Oh right." Mint said.
They let go of my arms and I reached up and untied my blindfold. I lowered it and shook my head so my hair would fall freely again. Then I looked up at the person who stood before me.
My whole body froze and my heart stopped. I couldn't breath. I was too shocked.
"Pudding-Chan? Are you okay?" Lettuce asked.
I nodded stiffly.
The guy that stood in front of me laughed.
"She's older and looks different, but she's still the same old Pudding." He said.
I still couldn't move.
"Come on Pudding! Pull it together! Stop freaking out! Come on! Move! Move!" I thought to myself.
I took a deep breath then I could feel my body loosen up. Before I had time to think about how to react. I jumped forward and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Taru-Taru!" I screamed.
He laughed and hugged me back.
"How many times do I have to tell you? Stop calling me Taru-Taru." He said.
We released each other and I smiled at him.
"Pudding! Come on! We have to hurry!" Lettuce yelled.
Mint grabbed my wrist again and they pulled me down the street. I looked back over my shoulder at Tart. He was smiling and waving.
I sighed and turned back so I could see where I was going.
We stopped and they all turned to face me.
"Why did you guys pull me away na no do?" I asked.
"Sorry, but we're just so happy that you're back that we want to do all the things we used to do together." Ichigo said.
"Everything? How will that work na no da? We used to fight aliens all the time." I said.
"That's not the only thing we did." Mint said.
"Ms. Fujiwara! Ms. Fujiwara! You were supposed to be at the photo shoot an hour ago!" A woman said as she walked over to us.
"I'm taking the day off. An old friend is back in town and I want to spend the day with her." Zakuro said.
"Out of the question! You have the day off tomorrow, do it then! The photographer is only free today!"
"Fine. I'm sorry Pudding. I'll see you tomorrow okay?" she asked.
"I understand. It's okay it is your job na no da. I'll see you then, we'll all spend the day together then." I said.
She gave me a hug and walked towards the black limo.
"Well the four of us can still have fun." Mint said.
"Ms. Aizawa! You have a dance class today! Your teacher has called eight times already!" a maid yelled.
"Count me out too." Mint said then she walked towards her own limo.
"Well there are still three of us." Lettuce said.
"Ichigo!" We all turned to see a boy running towards us.
"Aoyama-Kun!" Ichigo yelled.
He looked at me and smiled.
"Konichiwa Pudding-Chan. I didn't know you were back." He said.
"Konichiwa Aoyama Onii-Chan." I said smiling back.
"Why are you here Aoyama-San?" Lettuce asked.
"Ichigo and me have date." He said.
"Haha. I forgot." She said with a worried smile.
"Don't worry Ichigo Onee-Chan na no da. We already have plans for tomorrow so you can go with Aoyama Onii-Chan today." I said.
"I'm so sorry Pudding-Chan! I promise I won't be late tomorrow!" she yelled as she walked off with Masaya.
"Looks like it's just the two of us." Lettuce said with a smile.
"Lettuce-Chan, would you please come back to the café? We need at least one of you there and it looks like the others have run off." Ryou said as he waked over.
"Shirogane-San! Of course, I will. Gomen Nasi Pudding-Chan. I guess we'll all just have to reschedule." Lettuce said.
"It's okay Lettuce Onee-Chan. I'll see you tomorrow na no da." I said as the two of them walked off.
I sighed.
"Well I guess I'm alone today na no da." I said.
Then I perked up. I turned and ran back in the direction we had come from. When I got back to the park, he was gone. I looked everywhere but couldn't find him.
"I might as well give up. Maybe I could go shopping na no da." I said to myself.
I was shocked when I felt someone wrap their arms around me from behind. I screamed and tried to get free but it was no use. I turned my head to see who was there…
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Well there's the first chapter! I hope everyone liked it na no da! Sorry if that's kinda a cliffhanger, but it should be pretty obvious who it is. If you don't know, I guess you'll have to wait until the next chapter.
Pudding Fon