And…here's the next one! I have to get all the presents opened up you know…then afterwards, I actually have to get the Mew Aqua deal in, and then marry off Deep Blue and let the aliens take over the world and ban hurting chairs…and there's basically the whole plot, yay!
Please review if you want me to do a Valentine's Day chapter, which I could probably squeeze in sometime…
Chapter Nine: Opening Presents…Part Two
"Pai oniichan, you have to be the judge na no da!" said Pudding.
Pai nodded. "The rock-paper-scissors tournament will be divided into sections. All the Mews, besides Ichigo, will face off against each other. Then Ichigo, Kisshu, Akasaka, and Shirogane will go. Whoever wins from each section will battle each other. Then, the winner plays against Masha."
"Masha? But Masha doesn't even have hands!" protested Mint.
"Is there something wrong with that?" asked Zakuro.
"N-no, Zakuro onee-sama!" said Mint hurriedly.
"Round One…Mew Mint vs. Mew Zakuro." said Pai.
Mint chose rock, Zakuro chose scissors.
"I win!" said Mint happily.
"Round Two…Mew Mint vs. Mew Lettuce." said Pai.
Lettuce chose scissors, and Mint did as well.
"Do it again." said Pai.
Lettuce…paper. Mint…scissors.
"I win again!" sqealed Mint.
"Round Three…Mew Mint vs. Mew Pudding." said Pai.
Pudding….rock. Mint…paper.
"You're just lucky, na no da…" said Pudding sadly.
"The first section's winner is Mew Mint. Now it's time for the second section." said Pai formally. "Round Four…Akasaka vs Shirogane."
Akasaka…rock. Shirogane…scissors.
"Akasaka wins the fourth round. Round Five…Akasaka vs. Kisshu." said Pai.
Akasaka…scissors. Kisshu…rock.
"I win! I win! I win! In your face, um…what's your name again?" Kisshu blanked out.
"Akasaka Keiichiro." said Akasaka, smiling kindly.
"Round Six…Kisshu vs. Ichigo." said Pai.
"Maybe I should go easy on you, Kitten." said Kisshu.
"No, show her what you're made of, Kisshu oniichan na no da!" said Pudding.
Kisshu…scissors. Ichigo…paper.
"Aww…I wanted to win…" whined Ichigo.
"Sorry Kitten, it happens. I am THE master of this game!" said Kisshu.
"Winner of the second section is Kisshu. Round Seven…First Division Winner, Mew Mint, vs. Second Division Winner Kisshu." announced Pai.
"I'm definitely winning this one!" said Mint, grinning.
"No way…if I didn't let Kitten win, what makes you think you'll win?" asked Kisshu.
"Begin!" said Pai impatiently.
Mint…paper. Kisshu…paper.
"Again!" said Pai.
Kisshu…rock. Mint…rock.
"Again!" said Pai.
Mint…scissors. Kisshu…rock.
"Kisshu is the winner! Now Kisshu must battle Masha, the champion!" said Pai.
"You're going to lose, Masha…" said Kisshu confidently.
"No way! No way!" said Masha.
Masha…scissors. Kisshu…paper.
"NOOO!" Kisshu yelled dramatically.
Ichigo had tears in her eyes. She was rooting for Kisshu.
"And Masha is the next to open presents! After Masha finishes that, Masha gets to pick the next person!" concluded Pai.
"I guess Masha really is the champion…I'm glad I didn't face it! I would've been so nervous!" said Mint.
"Yeah." agreed Zakuro.
Everyone huddled around the Christmas tree again, but this time it was Masha in the front.
"Masha will open Ichigo's present first! Masha will" Ichigo slapped it.
"Hurry up will you?" said Ichigo rudely.
"You should really take better care of your…Masha, Kitten." reprimanded Kisshu.
Ichigo stuck a tongue out at him.
Masha opened Ichigo's present first. It was a single strand of yarn. "Thank you Ichigo-sama, thank you Ichigo-sama!" said Masha. Ichigo punched it.
"You should've called me Ichigo-sama before, but you forgot!" said Ichigo.
Masha had tears streaming down its eyes.
Then it opened Lettuce's present. It was a carrot.
Shirogane gave it a match.
Akasaka gave it some gasoline.
Pai gave it a complicated book on heart surgery. As soon as Masha got it, it glanced at Ichigo evilly.
Mint gave Masha a sleeping bag that was Ichigo's size.
Pudding gave Masha a piece of paper.
Taruto gave Masha a fork.
Kisshu gave Masha a stapler.
"Oh yeah, Deep Blue really liked you." said Kisshu.
"It gave you a present too." said Taruto, handing Masha a box.
"Yes, another present! Another present!" exclaimed Masha. Masha opened the box. Inside the box was wrapping paper.
"It's beautiful! It's beautiful!" said Masha. Ichigo punched it again.
"Masha, you didn't say that about my present!" said Ichigo.
"Sorry Ichigo-sama, sorry…" said Masha.
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"I believe that Masha is my long-lost brother!" exclaimed Deep Blue, holding up a picture of Masha.
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Masha gathered up all of its presents into a sack as well.
"Who's going next, Masha?" asked Shirogane.
"I'll go next, Masha." said Ichigo, glaring at it.
"Mew Lettuce will go next, Mew Lettuce!" said Masha.
Mew Lettuce beamed.
Next chapter:
Lettuce opens her presents.