Peppermint Bark and an Atlas

By korovee

“CAN YOU DECIDE ALREADY?” Rin sighed angrily, trying to calm down as Aeri starred in wonder at the small coffee shop’s menu. Aeri frowned, and scratched her cheek thoughtfully. “I can’t decide between an iced white chocolate mocha and a creamsicle smoothie…”

“Just decide so we can go and buy the new Tsubasa manga!!” Rin growled, plopping down on the nearby couch. She fumbled around in her enormous multi-pocket backpack and threw Aerie her wallet. “Buy one of each and we’ll share!”

Aeri beamed. “Okay- Wow! I hadn’t thought of that!”

Rin grumbled lowly and rolled her eyes. “Whatever, as long as you don’t decide against it later, I’ll be fi- AHHHH!”

“What?” Aeri looked over sharply. A swirly purple blob was slowly falling to the ground. With a large boom, it broke open, leaving behind a fan girls wildest dreams.

“Where are we….”Syaoran looked around and froze upon seeing Rin’s wild eyed gaze. “Um…”

“Oh, just ignore her, she’s in momentary shock. She’ll come out of it in a few minutes.” Aeri grinned and happily grabbed her iced mocha. “This should be fun though. It’s been awhile since we’ve had an adventure, and it’s been boring ever since summer started. “

The gang just stared at the two teens in bewilderment. No one had ever acted this strangely to their arrival, and they had gone to many places so far….

Mokona spoke up first. “What’s that?” It bounced over to the table, staring up at Aeri’s drink. “That, Mokona, is coffee.”

Then she grinned devilishly. “Would you like some?”

She placed the drink on the table and returned her attention to the other four. They were still staring. “I suppose you need a place to stay?”

“…How did you know that?” Syaoran asked carefully. She seemed like the type of person who was nice, but held a secret plotting desire to tape quarters to the ground and other sorts of pranks of such…

“Um….”Aeri blinked and nervously said, “A women’s intuition?”

“Oh.”

Aeri grinned and made a small victory gesture. “Yes, they believed it!”

“Would you stop dancing and tell us where the hell we are?” Kurogane said loudly, bringing her back to earth.

She glared at him. “You did NOT just interrupt my dancing.”

“Is that…Fai?” Everyone look over at Rin, who seems to have just regained her senses.

“Rin? Rin-Rin, are you listening to me? Stay still, and don’t make any sudden movements. We don’t know if Kuro-woof will let you touch his boy-

Rin jumped over the table and tackled Fai to the floor. “FAIIIII!!” She screamed and nuzzled his furry coat.

“friend…” Aeri sighed and let her shoulders slump. “Oh well. It was bound to happen anyways.”

“Explain to me…”Began Kurogane in a strained tone, his hands creating tight fists. “Why you know our names…and called him my BOYFRIEND-“

Aeri pointed at Rin for an answer. Rin sighed. “It’s the fan girls, we’re guilty for your pain….BUT WE Looove it….”

Fai grinned at Kurogane’s angry glare. “Get. Off. Of. Him. Now.”

Rin stuck her tongue out at the dangerously mad ninja. “NO!” She growled and then, buried herself further into Fai’s fluffy coat.

“Just because she looks just like you Kuro-chu, doesn’t mean you have to get jealous. She’s just a kid.” Teased Fai, allowing Rin to cuddle up next to his side.

“I’M NOT JEALOUS!! AND SHE DOES NOT—“

Rin poked out of Fai’s coat and stared up at the ninja, causing him to flinch in surprise. “You were saying?”

She had the same tan, and same black hair. The only difference was that her eyes were brown. Kurogane blushed and scowled, trying not to reach out punch both of them. Rin grinned back and giggled. “Don’t worry Kuro-wan, Fai still loves you.”

“WHY ARE YOU ALL CALLING ME THESE DAMNED NAMES?!”

Sakura finally spoke, managing to gather the courage to speak. “Um, could you please tell us where we are, and how you know who we are?”

Aeri and Rin stared in shock at them. “You don’t know where you are?” said Aeri slowly.

The two brunettes shook their heads. Rin looked at Aeri in awe. “We have to take them to the airport.”

“Why?” Aeri frowned, crossing her arms across her chest. “I’m not going anywhere!”

“Ugh, WHAT IF THEIR FEATHER ISN”T IN THE NORTHWEST BISCUIT HEAD?! WHAT WILL THEY DO THEN?”

“Oh…I didn’t think of that.” Aeri stared at her iced mocha for a moment and gasped. “YOU PORK BUN, YOU DRANK ALL OF IT!!”

Mokona burped and giggled insanely. Rin grabbed Mokona by the ears and stuffed it in her backpack, ignoring the number of disbelieving looks she was receiving from Syaoran and Sakura. Kurogane looked pleased actually….

“Trust me. You do NOT want to be near this thing when it starts its hyper acts-“

Mokona burst out into a loud fit of giggling, and there were a number of sounds coming from the backpack. They decided then, that Mokona should never have coffee.

This just might be the TRC groups longest adventure yet…

Poor Syaoran. He'll have to try and shield Sakura from their crazy ways. Fai may have a new acclompice. Mokona has a new addiction, Aeri has her iced mocha and Kurogane has nothing. NEXT UP IS THE AIRPORT!!

Rin: Me.

Aeri: ArgentLuvzCaffeine, my authoress partner in crime XD;

Argent. CALL ME I LOST YOUR PHONE NUMBER, OR AT LEAST MESSAGE ME ON MY ACCOUNT! sobs