Mickey and Minnie are finally in a relationship. What will happen now?
Flowers
Minnie came to the studio the next day more excited than she should have been. She had made herself look extra nice that day and wore her favorite perfume for him. But when she got to the studio, he was nowhere to be found. She would see him later on set, but she really wanted to see him now. She needed assurance that the most blissful night of her life was real and that kiss, that amazing kiss, had been real.
She went into her dressing room and when she turned on the light, the first thing she saw was a huge bouquet of red and pink roses on the vanity table. She gasped when she saw it. It didn't take a genius to guess who it was from. She dropped her bag and went and sniffed them and felt the soft petals. She noticed a note attached to them written on pink paper. She picked it up and unfolded it.
Last night was a lot of fun Min. You're the sweetest girl I've ever met. You've made me crazy for you. I hope you like the flowers.
Xoxo
A bright smile lit her face as she read it over and over again. She was the sweetest girl he'd ever met. He was crazy for her. She hugged the note to her chest and sighed happily. She quickly got ready for shooting to see him as fast as possible.
They went out to lunch that day, and the day after that. They went on many dates and shared many kisses. Minnie found many love notes in her dressing rooms and love poems (although Mickey's poetry was pretty bad, but she thought the attempt was sweet). She started leaving notes in his dressing room as well. Her dressing room was becoming a little crowded and had a strong floral scent to it. She was running out of space to put the vases.
They tried to keep their relationship private at first. But they didn't realize just how obvious they were making it. The affection in their eyes when they looked at each other was obvious, it was hard to not show it when she scene didn't call for it. The kisses they shared on screen were no longer acting. They were definitely real, and everyone could see it. There was barely a moment when they weren't next to each other. Walt obviously knew; he knew everything. Oswald knew, and didn't waste time teasing both of them about it. Besides those two and Oswald's girlfriend Ortencia, Mickey and Minnie honestly thought no one else knew about their relationship, but really it was all over the rapidly growing Disney Studio that they were a couple.
Eventually they did find out that everyone knew about their relationship, thanks to Oswald making it clear to them.
At this point, Mickey and Minnie weren't aware of how vicious paparazzi could be. They were just rising to their fame. They'd been making cartoons for only a little less than a year. Sure occasionally they'd see a picture of themselves somewhere but right now, they barely paid any attention to it. And of course it had never occurred to them that the whole nation would soon know about their relationship of screen.
One afternoon, Mickey and Minnie were sitting in the studio lounge on the couch with a plate of cheese. Minnie was reading over the script, Mickey had his arm around her shoulders and walked his fingers up her arm singing "Minnie's Yoo-Hoo" to her. It had been his attempt to write a song for her, and although it would get better over the years, currently his poetry was really bad. So he had a little help from Walt and they'd made it into a song and he sang it in their last cartoon. Now it was their theme song.
"I'm the guy they call little Mickey Mouse, Got a sweetie down in the chicken house, Neither fat nor skinny, She's the horse's whinny, She's my little Minnie Mouse."
Minnie giggled and kissed him. She loved that song so much.
Suddenly the door opened and Oswald and Ortencia walked in. "Isn't that cute?" Oswald said sarcastically.
Ortencia elbowed him. "You said you wouldn't make fun of them, Ozzy."
"I'm not making fun of them 'Tensh."
"How come you never wrote a song for Ortencia?" Mickey said.
"I did," Oswald said. "It's just a little too um…inappropriate to put on TV. Anyway, I'm about to leave but I thought you might want to see this." He tossed them a magazine.
Minnie caught it and there was a picture of her and Mickey on the front page. "Mickey and Minnie Mouse: Officially Dating!" the headline said. "Oh my god," she said.
Mickey turned to the article and there were paparazzi pictures of them on dinner dates and walking down the sidewalk with smoothies and having a picnic in the park and kissing. They thought they had been completely alone all of that time! "'Mickey and Minnie are a couple on and off screen'…'Minnie's Yoo-Hoo confirms'…This is crazy!"
"Welcome to the world of famous people," Oswald said. He put his arm around Ortencia and they went for the door. "Come on 'Tensh. I'll buy you a latte."
"So now what?" Minnie said. "Are they going to be following us around making more of these?"
Mickey shrugged. "Who cares? They're not gonna keep us locked inside to get away from them. It doesn't matter." He looked at the picture again. "You look good in those pictures."
She kissed him. "You're so sweet."
"Minnie's Yoo-Hoo" is the most adorable song ever! It first appeared in 1929 in the episode "Mickey's Follies" and became his theme song. And it was written (in real life) by Walt Disney and Carl Stalling. And it's just so darn CUTE!
I love how Mickey and Oswald are kind of the exact opposite of each other. Mickey is nice and adorably optimistic and happy (most of the time) and Oswald is cynical and sarcastic and has a darker sense of humor. They love each other (for now anyway).
