You have no idea how long this took to upload. I have to type on my iPod, and there were so many issues when I first uploaded it...
Anyway, I'm posting this on my grandmother's computer. I'm really excited for this story. I have a few chapters typed up, but those will wait for a bit. In this chapter, we meet the Ikisatashi twins, Aka and Ichiro, children of Ichigo and Kisshu. Enjoy!
Chapter 1
Red- the color of courage and love
I woke up to the sun shining brightly in my eyes, despite my efforts to keep the curtains closed the previous night. My cat, Haru, sat, flicking his tail, on the windowsill. "Stupid cat…" I mumbled. He gave me a look and I stuck my younger out at him. He jumped down in turn, and looked up at me from the floor expectantly.
My name is Aka Sakuranbo Ikisatashi, 15 years old. Today's my first day of spring break. As of right now, my life's pretty average. I live with my mom, dad, and my moron brother that I'm ashamed to say is my twin. We're nothing alike though, I can assure you of that.
I sat up in bed, rubbing my eyes and looking at the clock. Nine AM. "You couldn't let me sleep?" I mumbled out to Haru, who mewed in reply. I groaned and stood up. After opening the door and letting him out, I looked in the mirror. My black-cherry-colored hair was in a messy tangle, and there were bags under my gold eyes. I didn't have to go to work until one, but I didn't think I'd be able to go back to sleep. Instead, I attempted to brush out my hair and tied it up into twintails. I splashed a bit of cold water on my face as well. Then, I took out a pair of casual clothes- a loose navy blue robot shirt and jean shorts with a pair of converse. I paused before exiting my room to look at the photo of two kids on my dresser- both rather adorable, the same young age. The boy had black hair that stuck up in all directions and gray eyes that were full of life. The girl had short red hair and gold eyes. The boy had his arm around the the girl, and both were grinning. I smiled at the picture- Hiro Suzuki and I.
Hiro was my best friend when we were kids. He was the one that stuck up for me when I got my braces, and stayed my friend when I skipped a grade. He was an orphan, and he was adopted when we were seven. I still kept in touch with him, though. That was, at least, until recently, when he hadn't been responding to my letters. I kept sending them, though, hoping that he'd one day get them. Laughing a bit as I remembered my childhood, I walked out the door. My brother was already at work- he was working all day. His door was open, allowing me to see his disgusting room. It was a mess. Meanwhile, mine was near spotless right across the hall. I snorted and continued to the kitchen. Both of my parents would be working all day as well, so I was alone in the house to my own devices for a while. I poured a bowl of cereal and plopped down on the couch to watch some anime. Soul Eater, Sailor Moon, or Special A? I decided on a little Sailor Moon for the morning, and began to watch some of the older episodes. Haru sat on the arm of the chair, staring at me. He was waiting for me to pet him. I glared and gave him what he wanted, fur sliding off with every stroke. The floor soon became covered in black and white cat hair. It was a good thing, for multiple reasons, that none of my family was allergic to cats.
After a few episodes, I yawned. Two more hours, thirty minutes. I decided to play Smash Bros, but I soon grew bored with that as well. Two hours. Comic books? One hour, thirty minutes. I'd nearly run out of things to do, so I turned on some Babymetal and took an unnecessary shower, as I'd taken one the previous night. One hour. Dried my hair. Thirty minutes. I packed my wallet, phone, hairbrush, and several other things into my bag before going to work, taking my time getting there. I was tired, definitely. Then again, when was I not?
I walked into the café, changing into my uniform- a cute red maid-like dress- before getting to work. I heard a crash from the kitchen.
"Oops, desu~!" I heard the culprit giggle. My cousin, Kiiro Ikisatashi. It would be a long day.
My brother and I walked home in silence. Honestly, my brother and I didn't get along very well except on special occasions. This wasn't one of them, and the quiet atmosphere was normal for us.
When we arrived at home, our father was cooking and my mother was doing the dishes. Our father was a great cook, but our mother? Not so much. "Hey you two! How was work?" our mother asked. We shrugged in unison. It's rather amusing- although we don't really get along, my brother and I think a lot alike- but that's the only thing we have in common. It's not uncommon to blurt out the same answer to a question in unison, either.
"It was alright. Just the usual," we said. She dried her hands off with a dish towel and looked at us with a serious expression, as did my father.
"We got a call from Ryou just after you two left the café. There's been some… suspicious activity going on," my mother began. I gulped. I had a feeling this day was coming, but it still was a shock.
"You both know about the Mew Project," my father continued, "and that your mother was Mew Ichigo." My mother looked down a bit. "We think it's time that you activated your genes," he finished. I was speechless. "Aka," he said, and I looked into his eyes. "This is your Mew pendant, made when you were born." My mother handed me a small, gold object with a red design on it.
"When you're in trouble, hold it to your lips. You'll know what to say," my mother explained with a wink. This was all very exciting, but terrifying as well. What if I couldn't transform right, or I didn't inherit my mother's genes? Really, my brother was the only one to show any resemblance to a cat. I think my mother noticed my worry. "Hey, you'll be fine. I promise." I then noticed that the design on the pendant was the same as the one on my right hand. My brother had the same on his left, but his was slightly darker. He usually covered it up at school because of the heart in the middle. If we were to hold hands, it would make a full shape.
"Now, Ichiro, your genes are already activated. However, I do want to teach you how to summon weapons. Come with me." My brother and father left, leaving my mother and I alone. I stared at the pendant, and my mother embraced me.
"Aw, sweetie… I know you'll be fine. Ryou has everything under control," she grinned. She then released me, and I sighed. After taking one more look at her, I went upstairs to my room, changing into pajamas and letting my hair down. I peered out my window, where it was surprisingly quiet for 9:00 PM in the summer. Regardless, I climbed on my windowsill, then hoisted myself up onto the roof. The weather was beautiful. I ran a hand through my hair as I sat, looking up at the sky. Sitting back, I closed my eyes. I was quite disturbed, however, when I heard a noise not too far away. When I saw the red glowing eyes, I panicked. Mom told us that there was suspicious activity, but right now? I swung down into my room and grabbed my pendant. I didn't want to transform yet, though as I thought about that, the beast came into view. It was at the end of the street, and sure enough, there was an alien right above it. I jumped out of my window, still confused and unsure of what to do. The creature was headed the other direction, but it was my job, as a Mew Mew, to stop it. Taking a deep breath, I remembered my mother's instructions.
Pulling the pendant to my lips, I shouted, "Mew Mew Red, metamorphosis!" She was right- the name just came to me. It was weird… I didn't really feel my transformation, but I was instead watching it from a third person perspective. My hair was the first thing to change color, from a dark red to a much brighter and vibrant shade. It grew to my waist, and tied itself into one large ponytail. My eyes turned from gold to a deep shade of red. Then, my clothes begun to change. First, a red tube tube top with dark red lining on the top and bottom. Below the article was a skirt the same color as my hair and top, with the dark lining on just the top. On my forearms and below my knees, bandage-like bands wrapped around, the color of the lining- I recognized these from pictures of my father's own uniform in battle. My boots were similar to his as well, though they were the same red as my hair. I then gained puffed, detached sleeves and a garter on my right leg, all sticking to the same color scheme. They matched the choker collar I donned soon after. Finally, out came my black cat ears and tail- on the tail was a cute dark red bow with a bell in the center. To finish up the transformation, I said what would soon be my signature catchphrase: "As long as someone needs my help, I'll fight with all it takes, nya~!"
When I had control of my body again, I grinned. It worked. I felt confidence well up inside, and I may or may not have jumped in excitement. "Hey, stupid!" I heard above me. I looked up in curiosity. "Are you gonna kill this thing or do I have to for you, Aka-baka?" I scowled. Ichiro.
"Sh-shut up!" I shouted back, running toward the creature. The alien saw me, and I stopped. He was adorable. My age, but still adorable. He had short black hair that looked neatly placed and large, round, red eyes. He wore a collared black sleeveless shirt thing with red lining and loose fitting gray shorts with red ribbons hanging off. He had the same ribbon things on his arms and legs as I, though his were gray. The most odd thing however, was that he had solid black converse. On his right cheek was a large 02 in computer-looking font. It
looked extremely out of place for an alien. I think the cutest part was the gap between his two front teeth and his pointed ears. I internally squealed, but externally held my ground.
"Aren't you an interesting one?" he mumbled. He sounded awfully familiar.
"That I am," I replied, grinning and crossing my arms. This could be fun. I was a superhero AND I was fighting a cute guy? Yes, please. He was eye candy, yes, but I wouldn't forget about Hiro. The alien scoffed at me. I then noticed the orb of energy he had in his hand, and honestly, it was pretty scary. My mother didn't explain my weapon.
I was in trouble.
"Take her down," he commanded the chimera. It appeared to be part rat, and it swung its tail at me.
"Seriously? Rats? I hate rats!" I exclaimed, jumping over the tail. Thanks for the reflex gene, mom. I hoped my weapon name would just come to me, but I just kept dodging attacks.
"Seriously?" the boy commented. "Shadow orb," he said lazily. Shadow? Was that his name? He threw the ball of energy at me, and I dodged once more. It was a lousy attack; he didn't really think he'd miss.
Then, I had an epiphany. "Red fireblade!" I called, finally summoning my weapon. It was nothing but a tiny silver dagger, the mew heart-and-burst at the section that the hilt meets the blade. The hilt was red, the grip itself being a darker shade. "How am I supposed to-" when I twirled it, it extended. "Cool!" I glared at the chimera anima. "Ribbon Red Firestorm!" I shouted, calling my attack. I swung the sword down, and a shower of red, fiery orbs began to rain from the sky. "YES!" I cheered. The orbs hit the chimera, though appeared to be just energy, without fire. It worked all the same, though. The anima began to shrink, and the boy only looked down in what appeared to be amusement.
"Well done," he said as a squishy orb-like object flew from the now normal rat. "My name is Onyx, by the way, Mew Red. I don't doubt that we'll meet again soon." With that, he teleported out of my sight. I didn't really know what to do after that, but I DID see some of our neighbors peering through their blinds and slowly opening their doors.
"Uh…"
"Hey, stupid!" I heard a familiar voice hiss. It was coming from the woods on the left side of the street.
"Ichiro?"
"You idiot! Don't attract attention over here! Follow me." I did as my brother instructed and darted into the woods, where he met me and dragged me along.
"Hey! You can slow down now!" I growled. My brother stopped.
"Can you transform back?" he asked. I shuffled my feet and looked at my now shrunken weapon.
"Eh… Heh heh…" He rolled his eyes and led me in a direction I wasn't familiar with. "Um… where are we going?"
"The café. Mom and Dad said they'd meet us there." I nodded in understanding and followed him, surprised that he knew the way. Then again, dad used to say something about some aliens having special abilities, and one was a way of knowing exactly where you were going. Maybe that's what Ichiro got? I wasn't sure, but before long, we were at Café Mew Mew. My brother checked to make sure I could cross the park to get to the café, and I sprinted. It was closed, but the doors were unlocked. My mother was waiting at the top of the stairs to the basement for us. She laughed a bit at me.
"What?"
"To detransform, just think about going back." I did as she instructed, and I was back in my pajamas. I sighed at the feeling of being in comfortable clothes. We headed downstairs, where my father and Ryou were sitting at one of the large computers.
"Minto's taking care of Dai, Purin and Taruto were informed about Kiiro and Midori, Mizu should be back in a few days, and Murasaki, well, that's another story," we heard Mr. Shirogane sigh. My father was the first of the two to notice our presence.
"Hey, good job," he smiled. I grinned in return. Ryou turned to face me.
"That was an easy battle, no? You got lucky tonight," he said. Wow. Maybe I didn't do as well as I thought I did. "Regardless, you're the leader of the new team. Sensing a pattern here, I think we all know the name of the group."
"Color Mew Mew?" Ichiro questioned. I slapped him in the back of the head.
"No, moron. Tokyo Rainbow Mew," I groaned, rolling my eyes at him.
"That is, if you want to," my father explained. Without hesitation, I nodded.
I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
~Alien Extra~
"I found the first, sir," a gentle voice spoke from a kneeling position.
"Hm, so it seems. The daughter of Mew Strawberry and that worthless alien trash. Tell me, was she strong?"
"It didn't seem so. She seemed inexperienced, but I think she could be a potential threat in time."
"I see. You'll just have to uncover the others before that happens, then."
"Yes, Deep Blue-sama."
"Oh, and as a bit of incentive… I'll allow you to see that precious little girl of yours once you find all of the Mews. Understood?"
"U-understood, sir! Thank you!"
"Go now. You're wasting my time, 02."
"Sorry, sir."
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