1Hi! This came really late didn't it…Yeah, I STILL have to get everybody to open the Christmas presents, and it's like…Febuary….heh…This chapter'll be short, sorry about that! But with the magic of spacing, it'll look LONG! Yay!
Chapter Eight: Opening Presents with Pai
Surprisingly enough, all of Pudding's special ramen finished between the mews, the aliens, Chiuna and Erinu, and everyone else.
"That was a great celebration." said Aoyama, picking up Eclaire's pot. "I'm afraid I have to go now. It was fun seeing all of you! Thanks so much for everything!"
"Aw, Eclaire says she loves you na no da!" said Pudding.
Aoyama smiled at Eclaire, and then exited Pudding's house. Everyone waved.
"Let's open presents now!" said Ichigo excitedly. She jumped around and started to dance.
Everyone huddled near the Christmas tree. "Who's first?" asked Lettuce.
"I think you should go, Zakuro onee-sama!" said Mint.
"No…maybe Shirogane-san." said Zakuro, looking at Shirogane. Their eyes met, although there really wasn't any expression.
"I'll go! I'll go!" said Ichigo excitedly.
"No, na no da! Pai oniichan should!" said Pudding.
"Oniichan?" asked Pai.
"Yes, Pai should go!" said Lettuce, looking at Pai and blushing.
"Fine." Pai glanced at the stack of presents and took a deep breath. He reached out for one.
"That one's from me!" said Ichigo happily. The present was wrapped in pink wrapping paper, and the ribbon was a dark red.
Pai opened it to reveal…sardines.
"Thank you…Mew Ichigo." he said. "I refuse to comment on it."
Ichigo took that as a compliment and grinned.
The next present Pai opened was from Chiuna. It was a mallet. "Ah…that is…useful." he said.
Chiuna beamed. "I didn't even know who you were! I just brought extra presents!"
"Thank you for sharing…" said Pai.
Then…from Erin. It was a salt shaker.
"I figured you'd like salt as much as I do! It can go on anything!" said Erin.
"Even chocolate?" asked Pai, drooling.
"He really likes desserts now." Kisshu whispered to Lettuce. Lettuce squeaked, and grabbed her present from the stack.
"I'll be right back!" she said, and ran out the door.
The next present was from Zakuro.
"You got me…a dress." said Pai.
"Of course! I have extras, that I couldn't use for slipcovers for chairs. They're much too girly. The chairs complain sometimes." said Zakuro.
Akasaka got Pai a cupcake, and somehow managed to wrap it. Shirogane got Pai a golden comb, which apparently was made of sapphire and painted in a golden color. Mint got Pai a napkin, and Taruto got Pai a basket. Pudding gave him a frying pan, and Masha gave a sewing machine.
Kisshu's present was the best. Pai actually reacted to Kisshu.
"Open mine, Pai! Open mine! Open mine! Open mine! Open mine!" chanted Kisshu.
"OKAY, I'LL OPEN YOURS!" yelled Pai, annoyed.
"Hey, did you know that if you add an 'n' to your name, it becomes 'pain'?" asked Kisshu. (author's note: I just did that in a typo, it is so AWESOME!)
"Amazing." said Pai, as he unwrapped Kisshu's present. Then his eyes popped out.
"Y-you got me…you got…I can't believe…" Pai was speechless.
"That's a cool present, na no da!" said Pudding.
"It's a…tombstone." said Mint.
"Pai's name is engraved on it. For some reason it says, A.K.A. Sardon Cyniclon." said Zakuro.
"Pai is a secret agent, na no da! He has another identity!" said Pudding excitedly.
"Hush, Pudding…No one's supposed to know!" said Pai, trying to quiet her down.
"I'm sorry Pai…but it's not everyday that an Oniichan becomes a secret agent na no da." said Pudding.
"Where's Lettuce? She has the last present for Pai." said Ichigo.
Suddenly, Lettuce slammed the door back as she entered the room. "I have…PAI'S PRESENT!" she said triumphantly.
Everyone clapped.
Lettuce panted as she delivered the present. "Oh yeah, I got this one from the cashier at the ice-cream place. She says that you're hot."
Pai opened the thing from the ice-cream cashier. He looked positively happy when he saw what he got. "A- a giftcard for ice-cream!" he exclaimed.
"I thought you were over ice-cream." said Taruto.
"I was…but you know…you have to use gift cards before they expire…" said Pai.
"That gift card is evil na no da!" said Pudding, grabbing the gift card. She put it into her mouth and swallowed.
"Why did you do that?" asked Pai.
"The ice-cream cashier person is a minor character na no da! You can't fraternize with minor characters na no da! Even if you are a secret agent!" said Pudding.
"Tsk…we learn something new about Pai every day." said Ichigo.
"Oh no, look at the time…" said Chiuna sadly, looking at her watch.
"Yeah…we have to go…" said Erinu.
"We only brought presents for Pai anyway." said Chiuna.
"Even though we said we got extra…" said Erinu.
"Basically, we were lying…" said Chiuna.
"That, and Chiuna's not a Mew." said Erinu.
"WHATT?" yelled Ichigo. Then she wiped a tear from her eyes. "I…I trusted you…and you…you…"
"BYE!" Chiuna and Erinu ran out of Pudding's house.
"Well, open Lettuce's present now!" said Zakuro.
Lettuce blushed. Pai took her present from her, and started to unwrap slowly.
…slowly…
…slowly….
…he was halfway there….
Three-quarters…..
….you can almost tell what it is….
….almost….
….seven-eigths there…
Pai successfully unwrapped Lettuce's present after a lot of suspense. It was…
A whole package!
The box was filled with things fresh from the supermarket.
A pack of cookies was thrown in it, and so were some brownies. There were a few bags of chips, and even an envelope. There was an ice-cream cake and a dozen doughnuts.
"Thank you, Mew Lettuce!" said Pai, grinning at her.
"I still think my present was better…" mumbled Kisshu. Pai hit him with the frying pan given from Pudding.
"Ow…" said Kisshu. There was a purple bump on his head.
Then Pai gathered all his presents in a sack. He teleported to the alter-dimension, put the sack away, and then came back.
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"NOOO! MY OTHER HALF IS MARRIED! I CAN'T GO ON!" Deep Blue yelled.
Deep Blue is a schizophrenic. It has issues. One part of it is now married…to a bonsai plant.
"Oh well…at least Eclaire's cute." said Deep Blue.
Then Deep Blue heard Pai dump his Christmas presents in the alter-dimension, and so it moved to new crisises.
"NOO! PAI IS MORE POPULAR THAN ME!" It yelled. "I DIDN'T GET ANY PRESENTS! I ALWAYS THOUGHT PAI WAS ANTI-SOCIAL!"
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"So who's next?" asked Ichigo.
"Let's play rock paper scissors na no da! You can't play, Pai oniichan, because you already unwrapped your presents." said Pudding.
(By the way, Pudding's siblings were…away. They went somewhere. Um….they went on a picnic. Yeah, that's it!)
Next chapter:
Everyone left plays rock paper scissors to choose who unwraps presents next.