A/N: Merry Christmas to all of you and may God rest ye merry, gentlemen. This is a small Jeena fic I wrote for my dearest friend Meara (Yeahjusttrash here on FF). Love you, Mear! Hope you like this!

Pairing: Meena X Johnny


"So let me get this straight… you turned 21 three months ago and you never drank a sip of alcohol," Ash half-asks, stupefied. Meena just shrugs. "Dude. And… you're not curious about how it tastes or anything."

"No. I mean… yeah, of course I am, I remember being super eager to become an adult and toast with a drink or something in my family's Christmas parties, but now, I think I just lost interest," the elephant finally mutters, a bit of embarrassment in her voice.

Meena internally curses at herself. She knew that letting Ash, the only member of the "teen group" who drank and actually enjoyed alcohol, find out she had the age to drink but chose not to wasn't a good idea, but a Never Have I Ever game is a serious game, and Meena had just wanted to catch a lot of people in a single round.

"Alright, I can't believe I'm saying this, but…" the porcupine sighs, but her tone and facial expression soon turn mischievous as she completes, "girls' night out!"

"What?!"

"Come on! You're an adult who's not living your adulthood to the fullest! I'd give half my quills to be in your position!"

"Ash, there's a lot more to being an adult than drinking," Meena states.

"Yeah, yeah, like you suddenly become a respectable citizen and all that."

"That's–"

"But the fun part of being an adult is that you can actually buy alcohol and no one can stop you!"

"There's actually more–"

"And you haven't had a legal drink in three months? I'm not an adult and I can't go three months without alcohol!"

"Your liver appreciates it," the elephant ironizes.

"You know what I mean."

"Ash, seriously, you don't have to go out of your way. I'll drink sooner or later, I mean… Christmas is almost there and–"

"Another month?!" The porcupine almost shouts. "No way. We're going tonight if you're free!"

"Well… I'm not free today," Meena lies. "I… uh… I have… a date! Yeah, and we're going to the movies."

Ash eyes her intentionally for a moment before smirking. "No, you don't."

"Yes, I do!"

"What's his name?"

"It's..." the elephant blurts out before she can think. "Johnny!" Ash freezes. Meena's eyes double in size when she realizes what she just said. "No, Ash, it's not–"

"I KNEW IT! MOON OWES ME $20!" Ash cheers.

"Ash, don't–"

"Hey, I'll help the two of you out, trust me, it's easier when you're drunk!" the porcupine says, already moving towards the door. Ash grins, "don't you worry 'bout a thing!" She then leaves, laughing.

Oh for crying out loud… Meena thinks, pinching her trunk. What have I done?


A few hours later, the three teens are stuffed inside of Johnny's truck. Well, Meena and Johnny are, as Ash didn't fit in the cabin and voluntarily chose to go in the hood, not before giving Meena a cheeky wink. The elephant had just rolled her eyes as she got into the vehicle.

"So… we're goin' on a 'girls' night out with Johnny', is that how Ash defined?" Johnny asks, almost uncomfortable.

Meena sighs. "I'm sorry, okay? Ash just wouldn't leave me alone about going out tonight and I didn't know where to run to."

He grins, letting out an amused laugh. "Hah. It's alright."

"Your dad's not gonna… mind it, tho… will him? Because I can ask my mom to call me and tell me to go home."

"Nah, he won't. He keeps telling me I should go out more often… I just didn't expect it'd be so short notice."

"Yeah, me neither," Meena agrees. "But then… Ash happened."

Johnny laughs. "Then Ash happened," he repeats.

For a good five minutes, the car falls in complete silence, in except for the clanking of quills coming from the hood. Johnny just taps the wheel to whatever melody's inside his head while Meena uncomfortably taps her fingers and moves in her seat. Johnny then clears his throat, and as he's about to turn the radio on, Meena speaks up.

"How's your song going?" she asks.

"Sorry?"

"The song you handpicked for Mr Moon's event."

"Oh, that! Heh… it's going very well. It's a bit of a tough song to play in the piano but I'm getting there. How's yours?"

"Very well! I'm gonna lean towards something more gospel… uh, Amazing Grace. I love it," she states.

"The Andrea Bocellion song?" Meena nods. Johnny then makes a half-surprised, half-amused expression. "My Every Little Thing She Does is Magic won't stand a chance!"

"Oh my, are you really singing that?" He nods, smiling. "It's one of my favorite songs!"

"Heh, then you're gonna love it. I just got to change the lyrics a bit, because… ya know, sexual connotation," he says, awkwardly.

Meena gives a shy, embarrassed laugh before covering her face with her ears a bit. Silence hovers over the pair for another moment before she speaks up. "Do you think you could… give a little taste?"

"Of what, my song?"

"Y-yeah. I-I mean, if you want to, yeah. It'd be nice."

"Well, a'ight." Johnny clears his throat before humming out the first chords and tapping to the beat in the steering wheel. "Hm, hmm, though I've tried before to tell her, of the feelings I have for her in my heart…" Suddenly, Meena realizes. Was… was he… bashful? "Every time that I come near her, I just lose my nerve as I've done from the start… every little thing she does is magic, every thing she do just moves me on, even though my life before was tragic, now I know my love for her goes on..." he stretches the last word, as per the song. Oh, yeah. He was bashful. He was definitely singing for someone.

When Johnny's done, he bows his head to the side and Meena can't help but clap. "That was great!"

"Oh… thanks, Meen'."

She just smiles at him for a moment before suddenly feeling embarrassed. "Were you… thinking about someone when you sang?" He turns to look at her, making her immediately cower. "I usually do, when I'm singing something so heartfelt."

Johnny ponders over his answer. Tell her, tell her not… "Well… y-yeah. I was thinking of someone. Just this very nice girl that I know… you know?"

Tell her not.

"H-huh. Lucky girl."

"H-heh, I guess," he nervously chuckles.


"Didn't I tell you this was awesome?!" Ash inquires, almost rhetorically, as loud as the background music.

"This hurts my ears!" Meena replies.

"Mine too! You sure this is the place?!" Johnny asks.

"Hey, this is one of the best pubs in town! Good ol' live music and alcohol!" the porcupine sing-songs, as the music finally gets a little calmer.

Thank Pete, Meena mutters.

"Alright, you two, I'm gonna order the three of us our first rounds, and I'll be right back! Chat between you while I'm gone!" She pokes Meena's side as she moves away.

"Uh, Ash?" Johnny speaks up.

"Yeah?"

"I don't drink."

Ash stops for a moment before moving again. "Tonight you do!"

"But I'm not of age–"

"I'll be right back!"

"Don't try, it's not gonna work," Meena exasperatedly states.

"Seems that way. Well… I suppose we can throw it away when she's not looking," the gorilla jests, elbowing her side.

Meena laughs. "Like she ever will."

"Point," he says, lightly tapping the table. "So."

The elephant turns turns to him. "So..?"

"Wanna bet which Coldplayers' song the band's gonna play next? My two cents go on Paradise."

Meena turns to look at the band. "I don't know… Clocks would be a nice follow up, too."

"It's a bet," Johnny states, chuckling. "Loser has to drink whatever Ash's getting us."

"I know I'll probably regret it… but okay, it's a deal," she says, extending her paw. They shake hands.

"Back!" Ash says, laying three drinks on the table as the song's about to end. "First rounds, for the three of us!"

"Let's just wait another thirty seconds, please," Johnny says, a smirk forming on his face as he eyes Meena.

The elephant looks to both her sides before covering her face a little, but smiles back nonetheless.

Soon, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall ends, just as the first few chords to Paradise start playing. Johnny celebrates, while Meena just sighs.

"Yes!"

"A bet's a bet," she lightly chuckles before picking up her glass and toasting. "Cheers."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, making bets without me? You two are way ahead of my fuse!" Ash comments, laughing, before lifting her glass. "Cheers!"

"Cheers," the gorilla says, clinking their glasses. As Ash's vision is blinded by her glass, he quickly pours his drink on the ground, mentally apologizing to whoever would have to clean that up.

"Alright, Johnny, downing them like a pro!" Ash exclaims. She then turns her attention to Meena, who lays an almost full glass on the table. "I know you can do better than that, Meen," she comments.

"I'm sorry, I'm just not used to it," she replies, a bit embarrassed.

Sensing that, Johnny instinctively reaches for her paw under the table, and the elephant almost jumps as she looks at him. He just rewards her with a kind smile and a whisper of 'that's no a reason to be ashamed.' Meena can't help but return with a small, shy grin. Ash just looks at the pair for a moment before finishing her glass.

"Alright, you two. I'm just gonna," she then starts backing up from the table, all the while speaking in a hinting voice. "Go outside for a moment, catch some air. I'll be right back!"

"Wanna bet on how many drinks she had before bringing these to us?"

"You think she's already drunk?" Meena inquires.

"Clearly. Speech visibly slurred, faulty steps, she's pickled all right," he comments with a soundly laugh.

"Already? The girl is fast," Meena chuckles. "So… what do we do now?"

"Just talk and enjoy the music, I guess," he casually says, leaning back in his chair. "So how are things coming along in your degree?"

"Oh, it's coming around good! I have this awesome teacher named Hannah, she's a total sweetheart and keeps on giving me advice on how to improve my singing skills. Even gave me a few tips on songwriting, too."

Johnny lets out a soundly laugh before clinking their glasses. "Like your singing can get any better, Meen'." The elephant can feel herself blush deeply, so she covers her face with her ears. He quickly picks up with that, raising his hands defensively. "Oh my god, Meen', I didn't really mean for it to sound bad, I'm sorry!"

"What? No, no, no! It… it didn't sound bad, it just..." she puts on a tense smile, "it caught me a bit off guard."

"H-heh. It did, now?" he asks, scratching the back of his head.

"Yeah, it did. But really, it was actually really..." she can feel herself getting bashful. "Sweet. It was really sweet, Johnny."

"Heh. T-thanks, Meen'."

Moments pass between the duo, the vocals to Viva La Vida serving as the perfect awkward background. Unbeknownst to them, they're staring at each other straight in the eyes. They can't really tell who's the first one to lean in, but soon, Meena realizes what they're about to do, and her eyes almost triple in size. She retreats a bit.

"U-uh..."

Johnny soon comes out of the trance, sitting back in his chair. "U-uh… sorry, I just… I thought we'd–" He's unable to finish the phrase, as Meena pulls him in for a small, shy, gentle kiss.

As they emerge from the kiss, Johnny's stunned. He can't form a word, all he can do is stare ahead at the elephant he's been crushing on for months now and whom he had just kissed. It was like someone erased his mind.

"Sooo..." Meena risks, cowering a bit in fear of rejection and just the plain thought of never ending awkwardness.

"So… uh… wow, that's all I have to say, just… did we..?"

"Yep."

"It was quick."

"Yep."

"But kind."

"Yep."

"And I… I liked it. D-did you like it?" he asks, unsure, leaning a bit forward in the table.

"I… yeah, I… I liked it, too."

"So perhaps we could… do it again?"

Meena can swear she's going to explode sometime soon if she blushes any redder. "Y-yeah. We… we can do it again."

With that, both lean in again, this time in a more relaxed manner. The second their lips touch feels like a bunch of fireworks are exploding around them, only to be dulled by this one moment. Now, the kiss lasts a little bit longer, both animals lingering in the soft feeling of each other's mouths. At due time, Johnny parts his lips lightly, then Meena does it, and their tongues briefly dance in a passionate embrace before both animals come up for air.

"Ah… that was good," Johnny comments.

"Y-yeah," Meena replies, most of her blush gone. She gives him a kind smile. "So, is this our... first date?"

Johnny laughs, nodding. "Yeah, Meen'. It's our first date."


Meena walks into the bathroom, smiling at nothing like she's a teenager again. She can feel all bubbly inside as she washes her face and tries to clean the stain of soda that is now in her shirt.

"Psst."

She turns to look. As she sees nothing, she turns back to the mirror.

"Psst. Meen'. Up here."

She looks at the cabins, only to find Ash climbing up one of its doors.

"Ash? What happened to you?"

"Man… it. Was. AWESOME!" the rocker belts out, startling the elephant. "Okay, outside I found this band that was about to perform, got on stage, sang a couple songs, then came back out here to drink a little more and I ended joining one of those punk bathroom gangs!"

"Punk… bathroom gangs," Meena repeats, suspicious.

"Yeah! You know, those edgy teens in high school that hide in the bathroom and wear tons of goth makeup. So yeah, and at some point I went to the bathroom and I guess I slept there or something," she continues, looking back at the cabin. "It totally rocked!"

"And you're totally drunk, Ash," Meena says, with a responsible adult tone. "It's time to go home."

"Alright, mom." The elephant rolls her eyes as she helps her friend walk. "Ah, I almost forgot about you and Johnny. How did things go?"

Meena pauses for a moment. "You know what, Ash? I think you're right. A sip of alcohol does make it easier."


A/N: ALRIIIGHT! If you like it, please review it :D