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Summary: Mint's sleepover. YAY!

Lil Fairy Aerie'z in Lov- Thanks fot the review! You're the first one, so now I post! Woot!

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"How do you know?" Kishuu teased.

"Yeah, did you use one of them?"

Pai shook his head. "I didn't need to." He said with a smirk.

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MINT'S HOUSE

"Mint-chan, do you really think it's necessary for you to throw a big slumber party?" Baya asked, even though she was helping the young lorikeet girl pull out sleeping bags in her room.

Mint nodded. "Yes...Ichigo-San was really in love with him." She explained, before hearing the bark of her dog, and the opening of a gate. She smiled at Baya, and ran down the staircase. That was a lie. She was selfishly throwing this party because she was lonely. Ichigo and Masaya were just an excuse.

"Welcome!" She called down to them. Keiichiro, dressed in all black pajama's, Zakuro in a purple night gown, Purin in an oversize nightshirt, Ryou in the same pajama's as Keiichiro except red, Ichigo in a matching pink strawberry top and shorts, and Retasu in a more conversative green form of Ichigo's outfit. Then Mint realized she wasn't wearing her pajama's. Ryou did too.

"Mint, you're the hostess, and you're not even in your pajama's?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at her.

"Well, Shirogane-San, not everyone is present." She answered politely. It was true. Shirayuki Berii, her boyfriend Meguro, and all three aliens weren't there yet.

"Fine." was his very short answer. This was going to be a long night...

Everyone went upstairs, and Mint slipped into the bathroom to change into her sky blue frilly lacey pajama's. She vaguely wondered if she should just wear the plaid ones...The came a crash from downstairs, and Ichigo screamed.

"Ichigo, honey, I'm HERE!" Kisshu announce, flying up the stairs while Pai put the door back on the hinges. Taruto managed to beat Kisshu to the room, but Mint was standing in the door way. She let Taruto through, but stopped Kisshu.

"How dare you break down my door!" She fumed, even though Pai had righted it. Mint shook her finger in Kisshu's direction angrily. "A simple knock would've sufficed!"

"Sorry, Mint..." Kisshu said sheepishly. Mint's lips were turned down in a very stern frown.

"I don't care how much you want to see Ichigo!" Everyone was looking at the door now, and Pai was floating over. "You do not break anything in my house! Do you understand!"

Pai placed a hand on her shoulder, and she shrugged it off, giving him a scowl. Ryou got up, and went oevr to them.

"Don't touch her." He growled, suddenly feeling very protective. Pai gave him a funny look, then went to sit with the others. Ryou turned to Mint as Kisshu followed him.

"Uh...Thanks, Shirogane-San." She said awkwardly. They were completely alone in the hall way.

"It was nothing." He took a good look at her, and then asked, "Why'd that make you so angry?"

"Oh...My parents and ni-sama aren't home, so I have to make sure the house isn't destroyed." She replied, leaning back against the wall, and crossing one leg in front of the other. The lace edges on the shorts were scratching at her thighs...Annoying. She definetly should've worn the plaid ones.

Ryou blinked at her in surprise. "No one's home but you?" He leaned against the wall beside her.

"Uh, yes." Wait, wrong! "I mean, no, Baya's here too." She corrected. Her deep blue eyes roved to the floor. It wasn't like her to fumble with words around her boss...Not like her at all. She was acting like Retasu.

MEANWHILE, IN THE OTHER ROOM...

"Shhhh, be quiet Purin!" Ichigo hissed. Kisshu bopped her over the head with one of his stick things. Purin sniffled, and started to whine at Taruto.

"Tar-Tar, Kisshu-Kun is being mean!" She sobbed.

"Kisshu...Why'd you have to do that!" Taruto, in turn, whined at his commander.

"Would you all just shut up?" Zakuro snapped. Keiichiro nodded, and took her hand. She didn't draw it away. Retasu blushed.

"Oh...Kawaii..." Retasu said softly, wondering if Mint and Ryou were doing something similar. She looked at the door, as everyone else was. Mint and Ryou were just talking.

BUT BACK TO MINT AND RYOU...

"That's it? Just you and the old woman?" Ryou clarified. Maybe she was as lonely as he was. He doubted it.

Mint nodded. "Yes. My ni-sama's never home anymore..." She bit her lip. She was not going to cry. Not in front of Shirogane-Sama. A few tears slipped past her lashes anyway. She turned, heading down the stairs. "Please excuse me." She said softly.

She was as lonely as he was, Shirogane decided right then. He followed her down the stairs, but she didn't even look back at him. She kept walking, and then dashing, down the stairs as she became aware of his presence. It was natural; it was her party, she didn't want anyone to see her cry. The door slammed behind her, Ryou wrenched it open, and ran after her. He couldn't see her...He hoped she wasn't doing something stupid...

Then he heard her voice; she wasn't far. He crept towards it.

"Mickey...I hate crying." She was talking to her dog, thinking she had lost Shirogane Ryou. He was just standing behind a tree. "It's just not fair...Everyone has someone. Ichigo's got Aoyama, well, Kisshu now." That one surprised Ryou. His eyes widened in shock, no one had told him that Aoyama Masaya wasn't with Ichigo anymore. But, he barely cared. "Retasu's got her parents, Purin's got siblings that are always around, and Berii's got Meguro..." Her voice was soft and sad, broken by tears. Ryou's heart was going out to her. "Even Zakuro nee-sama's got Akasaka-Sama and her fans." Her sobs grew, and Ryou couldn't stand it anymore. He walked out from his hiding spot, and to her.

She was sitting next to the little dog on the back lawn. Ryou ignored her look of shock, her mouth opened in a little 'o'. Before she could say a word, he took a seat beside her, pulling her into a tight embrace.

"Mint...Don't cry." She continued to sob and sniffle, clutching his shirt tightly. "Onegai. Stop." The dog began to bark.

THE OTHERS...(Eeeek...Not the movie. Meaning people still in Mint's room.)

"Hey...is that a dog...?" Taruto asked, prying himself from Purin.

"Yeah. Mint owns a dog." Pai responded, being the guy who knows everything about Mint. Everyone gave him a mirror of the funny look he'd given Ryou earlier.

"How do you know Mint-San well enough to drop honorifics, huh?" Ichigo asked defensively.

"We don't use 'honorifics' on my planet, you stupid cat." Kisshu stood up, ready to defend Ichigo.

"Hey! Don't you dare---"

"Uh...I think...You...you g-guys should come s-see this..." Retasu stammered, standing on the balcony. Her cheeks were deepened with a blush. Zakuro and Keiichiro got up, and looked.

"Hey, go Ryou." Keiichiro said with a broad smile.

"That's not funny..." Zakuro snapped. Keiichiro wrapped an arm around her waist. "Neither is that." He leaned forward and kissed her softly.

"Hey! That's gross!" Purin screamed, throwing a pillow at them, and using waaaaay too many exclamation points.

"Yeah!" Taruto agreed. Pai rolled his eyes, and Berii giggled, before pulling Meguro into a kiss. They had arrived while Mint was outside. (A/N Woot!)

OUTSIDE...

"Ryou...Why're you..." Mint finally asked.

"Just stop crying, alright?" His hold on her loosened, and she began to hug him back. "Um...Mint-San..."

"Mint-Chan. You can call me Mint-Chan..." She replied, hugging him tight. He blinked at her, and began to blush...

"Mint-Chan, then..." He started again. "Are you really that lonely?" Mint was practically sitting in his lap now, and he didn't seem to mind at all.

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"Shhhh! You'll make them see us!" Ichigo whined. Zakuro and Kisshu both grabbed Purin, and dragged her to Mint's closet, locking her inside.

"Calm down honey." Kisshu soothed, clinging to her arm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Yes." She replied, her voice louder.

"Oh..." His voice was soft now. Should he tell her...that he was just as lonely as she? And that he was starting to like her as well?

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A/N Mwahaahahaaha! Cliffie! I rock...I need more reviewers.