More Than a Fan...
Note: If you don't like this pairing, then don't read this fanfic,
unless you're curious. If you read it, please send me feedback, it'd be
much appriciated if you would tell me how to improve it, too (remember,
I haven't seen all of the anime episodes, just the mangas). I think I
made Minto too much of a drama-queen and Zakuro too naive. Oh well, I
hope you like it! MintoxZakuro!
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I quickly told my maids to pack my bags. Everyone seemed happy that this
day had come, especialy me. I was so excited, giggling every once in a
while because of a little event that happened the previous day...
"I'm so bored!" I, Minto Aizawa, said. I used to be a half-bird super
hero and part-time cafe waitress. Being a hero was fun, but that was
over now, and, even though I did nothing but sip on a cup of tea the
whole time, I missed working at Cafe Mew Mew. It wasn't the pretty wings
I missed or my cute outfit or even my fame. For once in my life, I
wanted something that couldn't be bought. Nothing that could be handed
to me so easily, nothing that could be obtained without moving a muscle,
and it was nothing that I'd think was simple. The reason I missed those
things were all to see one person everyday. I missed that person so
much, I would cry until I couldn't cry anymore.
"Why did you have to go...?" I asked sadly, not expecting an answer, but
someone replied, "go where?" I was shocked! I remembered that voice,
that tone, the heavenly sound of the person I'd missed for so long.
"O-onee-sama? Zakuro onee-sama!" I shouted as I ran towards Zakuro
Fujiwara, and huged her so tightly. I was crying and sniffling, even
though I tried my hardest to hold my tears back. "Minto?" said Zakuro
onee-sama, then I said, "yes?" "I... I want to know if you want to go to
America with me tommarow. I know it's on short notice, but I'm modeling
and I'd realy like for you to come." I couldn't believe it! My heart
leaped with joy! I cried harder, then said, "thank you so much, Zakuro
onee-sama! I'd love to come with you!"
Having one fourth of my wardrobe coming along with me on my week-long
trip, I waited for Zakuro onee-sama's limo to drive by. Five minutes
later, a long car stopped infront of my mansion. Eventualy, all of my
bags fit into the trunk of the limo. I said good bye to everyone, hugged
Miki, and went into the vehicle.
Blushing at the thought of being with her, I was very excited about
going to America with someone I'd liked for a long time. "Onee-sama~!" I
said outloud, thinking about being with her the whole time. "Nani,
Minto?" Zakuro onee-sama replied. "Um, just thinking, onee-sama! I'm
sorry..." "It's okay, Minto. What're you thinking about?"
I blushed, then said, "nothing, realy." Zakuro said, "alright, then,"
and looked out of the window. I became a bit sad, as I thought, I can't
tell her... she wouldn't realy care if I did. I realy want to tell you,
but I can't... I love you, Zakuro onee-sama! Oh, is this how Ichigo
feels everytime she's around Aoyama-kun? I blushed a little more as I
looked at Zakuro onee-sama's saphire eyes in the reflection of her
window. I guess she noticed me staring at her, because she turned around
to look at me, but I emediatly ripped my eyes away from her.
It was realy quiet. To break the silence, I asked, "um, Zakuro
onee-sama? When are we getting to the airport?" Zakuro onee-sama didn't
say anything. "O-onee-sama, I asked--" "--oh, I'm sorry Minto, I was
thinking... we'll get there in a half-hour," Zakuro onee-sama told me,
looking at her watch.
I wanted to ask what she was thinking about. I wanted her to answer
'you, of course!' I wanted to say the samething to her, but no. I didn't
say a thing.
The limo came to a sharp curve to the right. I was on the right side of
the limo, causing me to suddenly lean to the left, falling onto Zakuro
onee-sama. I quickly pushed myself away from her, look out of my widow,
and blushed. That was so embarassing! "I-I'm sorry, Zakuro onee-sama! I
swear, I didn't mean to!" I said, but for some reason, I started to cry
a little. No!, I thought, Don't cry, Minto! It's okay now! It was a
total accident! Don't cry!
I tried wipe my tears from my eyes before Zakuro onee-sama suspected
something, but she asked, "are you alright, Minto? You're acting a
little strange right now, are you sure you want to go with me?"
I rubbed my eyes before turning to Zakuro onee-sama. "Yes, Zakuro
onee-sama. I want to come with you. I'd go anywhere as long as you're
there. I missed you so much... I'm sorry for crying now." I couldn't
beleive I said that, but I kinda didn't care. No one else was listening,
since the driver has a glass window behind him. Just me and Zakuro
onee-sama... alone for the ride. "What are you realy telling me, Minto?"
"I'm saying... I, um, wanted to be with you," I blushed as I said that.
"I missed you, too, Minto. I'm glad we're going together." "Realy,
Zakuro onee-sama?," I said, "you realy mean it?" She nodded, then I
smiled and thought happy thoughts until we got to the airport.
When we got there, we went to our airplane. Five more minutes before we
were going in the sky. I was nervous, I've never been in an airplane
before! What if we crash? I thought to myself, what if we fly too high?
What if there's a bomb on the plane? What if-- "Minto, you've never been
on a plane before, have you?" "Yes, um, no, uh, I haven't been on one.
Zakuro onee-sama, are you sure it's safe?" I asked nervously. "It's
alright. It's very rare that a plane would crash. Come on, Minto,"
Zakuro onee-sama lead me towards the airplane. Of course, with her body
guard people not too far away from us.
We got to our seats in first-class. I was still worried, but as long as
I was with Zakuro onee-sama, I felt safe. I hugged her arm for comfort,
hoping she wouldn't mind. I felt relaxed, as if I could fall asleep
right there and then, but I didn't want to miss looking at Zakuro
onee-sama's face. I looked up at her, she was smiling at me, then put
the arm I wasn't hugging around me. My heart was pounding so hard and
fast, I was blushing, and I said to her "Zakuro onee-sama...?" "Yes,
Minto?" "I... I-I, um, nevermind." I sighed. I was too content to be
saying anything. I was still blushing, then I hugged her arm tighter.
"Hey, Minto. May I ask you something?" Zakuro onee-sama asked me.
"Sure." "May I call you Minto-chan?" My heart was beating faster than
the other time! "I-if I may call you Zakuro," it sounded weird, but if
she wants to, she may call me Minto-chan. "Alright, Minto-chan." My face
was beet red! I thought I was going to have a heart-attack! She, the
famous model Zakuro Fujiwara, was calling me Minto-chan! I smiled and
giggled a little, totaly aware that Zakuro onee-sama, who I call Zakuro
now, was listening to me. I was hugging her, not just her arm, but all
across her.
Zakuro, still hugging me, rested her cheek on top of my head. I was so
happy, I felt a tear from my eye falling onto the seat I was sitting on.
It made a small noise as it hit the seat, but then the plane was
vibrating. "Zakuro, are we going now?" I asked her. "Yes, Minto-chan,
it's time." I guess someone was watching us, because when I felt
something warm on the back of my neck, I turned around. There were guys
every where! Eeeeewwww! Panting and drooling! "Zakuro," I whispered to
her, "how long are they gonna stand here?" "I'll give an autograph to
the first person who leaves me alone!" she yelled to everyone, asuring
me they'd fall for it. Emediatly, they went to their seats at the same
time. "Looks like you have a lot to sign, huh, Zakuro?" I felt her cheek
rubbing up and down on my head.
As the plane was moving, I became worried again. I hugged Zakuro
tighter, closed my eyes, and tried to think of happy things. She hugged
my tighter, too. After about a minute, the plane left the ground. Zakuro
took her head off of mine, then patted my hair. She felt the parts of my
hair that were rolled-up like yarn balls. "We'll be there in two hours,
Minto-chan," she told me, then she looked out of her window. "Oh, I
almost forgot, I bought you something," she pulled a little box out of
her pocket and handed it to me, "it's not much, but I did think of you."
I pulled the purple ribbons off, then opened it. Inside was a necklace
chain with a beautiful aqua-blue stone in the middle. "Do you like it,
Minto-chan?" "Yes, Zakuro, thank you so much! It's beautiful!" I said to
her, but the stone still wasn't nearly as beautiful as Zakuro's eyes.
"It's an opal. You were born in October, right? If you were, this is
your birthstone," she told me, "it's coming this week, right?" I
completly forgot about that! "You remembered! Oh, thank you!" She put it
around my neck as I hugged her. She also took the two ribbons, then tied
them in my hair. "That's better!" Zakuro said in satisfaction, then
hugged me again.
A few, almost silent, minutes later, Zakuro said to me, "Minto-chan?"
"Yes, Zakuro?" I replied. "May I ask you something, again?" "Sure!" She
whispered in my ear, "has anyone ever told you 'I love you', outside of
your family?"
This question caught me completly off guard! Yet, I didn't hesitate to
answer, "no, Zakuro. Why do you ask?" She continued, "have you ever said
'I love you' to anyone outside of your family?" I answered, "no,
Zakuro." I was nervous. What if she tells me? I thought. "Is there
anyone you'd like to say that to?" she asked me. "Yes." "Who is it? A
boy at school?" she asked, then I answered, quietly, "no." "Who is it,
then?" she responded. "Why do you want to know?" I asked back.
"I was just curious and it was quiet," she said to me, "I hope I--"
"--you," I said quickly and quietly. She let go of me, then said, "I
couldn't here you Minto-chan. What'd you say?" I blushed, I totaly
didn't mean to say it, but since she already heard, "I said you,
Zakuro." I guess she was surprised at my answer, but, on the other hand,
it wasn't much of a surprise. Looking back at everything, she probably
got the hint a while ago.
"Listen, Minto-chan, a lot of fans say that," she told me. "But, Zakuro!
I love you! I really love you! So much, I've been crying for the past
month because I haven't seen you for a while! And I've been acting
strange around you, because I was afraid you would reject me!" I started
to cry, "please believe me, Zakuro! It's true! I've even written twenty
pages of notebook paper that says so!" I tried to hug her, but she
pushed me away, gentily.
"Minto... you didn't have to say that in public." I looked around.
Everyone was looking at us. I embarassed myself! I thought, this'll be
in the newspaper tommarow! Or on the news! Everyone'd make fun of me, or
ignore me! But... what about Zakuro? Everyone'd hate her, too! I cried
and said, "I'm sorry, Zakuro! I'm so sorry! I--" "--look at me,
Minto-chan," Zakuro said. "When we get off of this airplane, we'll talk
more about that. Right now, let's enjoy the ride." She put her head on
mine, again, as I calmed down.
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