A/N: Oh wow! On my two stories I posted yesterday, I got 25 messages, 2 of them being PMs, 10 being reviews, and all the rest being favs and alerts. :'D I didn't think I was that good at writing. ^^ THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! :'D
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Mint walked through the hallway, up the stairs, and wandered back into her old room. The walls were navy blue, the carpet was dark green. She looked around. There was her miniature karaoke machine, and there was her axle with an old childish painting that her father would of called good. I never was much of an artist... She thought to herself. She continued looking around. There was her bed, always big enough so that when her friends slept over, they could all sleep on the bed. The sheets were a pastel-pink color, and the pillow white. There were old toys scattered across the floor. Sky-blue curtains hung at the wondows, and a mahogany-colored dresser was beside her bed. She flipped the light on and realized that the purple light bulb she'd gotten from her father a very long time ago was still in. They'd left it just as she had left it. I never realized just how tacky and mismatched my room was... she thought.
"Minuit! Minuit, dear," a feminine voice spoke. Mint cringed slightly. She turned and looked at the brown cat who was smiling brightly at her. "Minuit, dear, could you please show YOUR guests to the guest rooms?"
The cat who spoke was a brown cat with green eyes. Last time Mint had seen her, she had wore glasses, but she must have gotten contacts. She wore a small tight pink V-neck shirt that showed a lot of cleavage-which really disturbed Mint- and a small white mini-skirt that, Mint was sure, was the reason she got what she wanted. Mint scowled. She had never liked the woman. She hated even thinking of her as 'mother.'
How did my father fall in love with such a woman? she asked herself. She nodded coldly before running downstairs back to where her friends were.
Mrs. Bayard's smile dropped. She scowled around at the room. "Soon enough, I'll get rid of that freaky girl once and for all." She smirked. "He'll be so proud of me..." Then she turned around and walked down the hall, her head held high and a fake smile plastered on her face.
Unfortunately for her, there was someone hiding in the shadows...
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Mint looked around at her friends and realized someone was missing. Mime... Why am I not surprised? she thought to herself. She sighed inaudibly and looked around. Just then, Mime came running down the stairs with an alarmed look on his face. Mint looked a little surprised as he was pointing upstairs and jumping up and down a little. Does he need to use the bathroom? No... What, is he trying to sign 'danger?' Mint couldn't make out his meaning, but she was as sure as she was sure her name was Minuit that he was signaling 'danger.'
"Oh, hello, kiddies." Mrs. Bayard came down the stairs and smiled sickeningly-sweet at them. Mime's arms immediately fell to his side as he watched Mint's step mother curiously.
No, not curiously... suspiciously. Mint thought to herself.
"Hello, Amanda." Audric came over and put his arms around his wife. Mint couldn't help but make a face. "Minuit, don't make faces like that, it's not polite."
Mint always found it odd the way her whole family had French names, but her step-mother, who she didn't actually consider family, had an American name.
"Kids, how about you go to the park?" Amanda suggested.
We're not kids! Mint exclaimed in her mind. She almost growled slightly, but restrained herself from doing so, and turned around and walked away.
The other four looked at each other before shrugging and running after Mint.
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"I can't believe she called us kids." Cuddles complained. Mint shrugged, but stared down at the lake. It had been the lake her, Soleil, her mother, and her father had always gone to to camp during the summer. Mint was leaning against a tree.
"Minuit! Minuit, is that you?!" A voice suddenly shouted. Mint turned and was startled as a familiar white arctic fox tackled her to the ground.
Briand! Mint quickly pushed him off and stood up. Briand jumped to his feet, grinning.
"Adora, Minuit is back! Adora, c'mere, Midnight's back!"
A younger, smaller arctic fox came up. "Briand, you know you shouldn't of tack-MINUIT!" The little fox's eyes lit up when she saw Minuit, and she ran to her and huged her.
That was when another arctic fox came out of nowhere. "Brind, can you get Babette away from Minuit?" She, Adora, was the only one not to tackle Mint. "Hey, Minuit, who're they? Your friends?"
Mint nodded.
"Why don't you talk?" Babette asked. Adora elbowed her.
"Babette, don't be so rude. I find it obvious that she's a mime, considering the clothes." Adora smiled. "So, who are you all?" She aske, turning to Cuddles.
"I'm Cuddles, this is Petunia, this is Giggles, and this is Mime." Cuddles answered, gesturing to them each in term. "Oh, and we all simply refer to Minuit as Mint, so don't get confused." He said with a small smile.
"So what's it like being a mime?" Briand asked Mime and Mint. "How is it? Is it fun? Is it tiring? Is it-"
But he was cut off as the ground suddenly started shaking in an earthquake that only they could actually feel.
Just ten minutes ago, in another dimension...
"We got the one you're looking for, now give Soleil here!" Audric Bayard shouted.
"Not until you hand the young sorceress over to me, at all costs. Kill her friends if you have to, just give me the damn sorceress!"
"We'll give her over when you give Soleil back." Amanda said simply. She smirked. "Besides, I could always just kill her for you..."
"I don't want her dead! I have other plans for her!" The Sorcerer spat. "Amanda, you know very well what plans I have for her."
Amanda sighed. "Yes, Master."
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"W-what's going on?!" Giggles shouted fearfully.
"I don't know!" Adora exclaimed. She fell backward, onto her brother, but Babette fell over on a tree root, which probably hurt her.
Giggles stumbled and fell against Cuddles, and Petunia quickly dropped to her knees beside them. Mime quickly grabbed Mint's wrist, as though she were about to disappear. But the thing is, she did. They all did.
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"W-where are we?" Petunia asked, standing up and looking around at the dark, black room.
"You're in my dimension." A voice boomed out. Giggles and Petunia screamed and backed away.
Mint immediately jumped to her feet-she didn't remember falling or being pulled down though- and pulled her wrist out of Mime's grasp.
What do you want?! She exclaimed in her mind. At first they all thought she spoke aloud, though, because they all heard her. But then they noticed that she hadn't shown any sign of speaking, and that they didn't hear her with their ears, but they heard her with their mind!
The voice laughed, and a shape appeared. I was just wondering if your friends knew the truth about you.
I don't know what you're talking about!
Have you shown them what happens when you're in pain?
Mint couldn't help but stumble backwards slightly, but then she regained her posture. I've had no reason to be in pain, ya moron!
Mint? What's he talking about? That was Cuddles' thoughts.
Mint shook her head.
Tell me, Minuit, don't you want Soleil back? Don't you think maybe she wants to come home?
Suddenly, there was the shout of a young child. "Minuit! Save me!" Mint stared at him in horror. "Minuit, please help meeee! They're hurting meeee! I need you, Minuit, help me please!!!"
Tell me, Minuit, doesn't that just bring back a flood of memories? the Sorcerer laughed cruelly.
Shut up! Mint exclaimed in her mind. This is all a dream! When I wake up, you'll be gone forever! Just leave me and my friends ALONE!
Everything started fading away, as though what she just said was true. Minuit, I'll NEVER be gone forever, and you know it... Then the voice was gone.
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They all woke up and looked at each other, then all turned to Mint.
Mint just decided to play innocent and ignorant and look at them curiously.
"W-was that a dream?" Giggles asked quietly.
"Must have been." Cuddles said, trying to comfort Giggles. "Must have been..."
They all nodded in agreement, but none of them truely believed it.
Mint turned away from the others. They're suspicious now, I know they are...
--To be Continued--
A/N: Another short chappie, and I'm thinking this story may be short, depending on how long I feel like dragging it out. :) and OMG they finally know about the sorcerer! And OMG Audric and Amanda are WORKING for the sorcerer! OMG! I wonder if her friends will betray her once they figure out that as long as they're with Mint, they're in danger... Well, I already know the answer, but you all have to read and find out. :)
Hope you all enjoyed!