well this is not my first mewmew fic so i can't ask you to go easy on me but i hope you like it and please definately tell me what you think because i enjoy reveiws who doesn't? so here's the first chapter

Ichigo grabbed the silver tray filled with pasteries and cakes, put a bright smile on her face and walked towards one of the tables in cafe mewmew.

"here you go, enjoy"

Her red hair hung loosly around her face under large pink eyes and long lashes. The traditional uniform hung onto her slender frame.Puffing out with lace, feathered boas and ribbons.

That's basically how it went for her, serve, take orders and work hard till her face was flushed and sweat beaded down her cheeks. As for the other fellow workers...

Ichigo grabbed a broom " you' know you could help me mint!"

"after my after noon tea"

i should have known...the traditional response...

Zakuro was no where to be seen and rarely showed up being usually in a model agency at the time. Lettuce was trying to help, being her clumsy self and pudding--

"pudding stop performing for the customers!" ichigo yelled over her shoulder.

Then She checked her watch, it was almost time for to leave, and for her payday.

Ichigo bounded over to her boss, who was sitting in one of the cafe's cushion chair's and leaning in towards a lap-top computer. She gazed at it's fancy interior, there was no way she could buy one of those...

boy Ryou most be really rich and to think he won't raise my pay!

She didn't bother trying to inch it up a notch however, she knew she wouldn't get anywhere..

"Hey Ryou" she chirruped.

"huh" he looked up in suprise, his vivid blue eye's staring into her's, under his shaggy blonde hair. He was, ichigo thought, handsome but in a way that she would never date...to high-class...to supeior...

"hey baka"

to annoying.

"would you stop calling me that! it's ichigo!" she fumed.

"well your in a happy mood"

Not getting his sacrastic response she brightened "well you see i'm meeting mayisai---"

"I don't need to know your plans baka because i don't care" Ryou said turning back to the computer with a fake yawn.

Ichigo's face flushed " I didn't come here to talk to you anyway! i came for my pay, it's time for me to leave"

"really?" he arched an eyebrow and glanced at his watch " guess time passes fast when i'm watching you making a clumsy fool of yourself, she was about to interrupt but he wouldn't let her only raising a finger to her lips, whoa, let me finish what i was going to say..."

He fished with his unoccupied hand into his back pocket for his wallet, Ichigo was frozen the finger on her lip had kinda shocked her.

"here, he said finally, here's your money for the day and also...here's a little extra since it is your birthday tommorow and I'm in a generous mood, Ichigo looked up suprised for the second time by his weird behavior.

Watching her expression ryou said "geez you must think that i'm a really awful guy not to give you a birthday present and also take the day off tommorow and enjoy..."

"Ryou! thankyou!" She jumped up without thinking and giving him a bone-crushing hug.

"aw-your-chockin--me" he gritted. "your definately a macho chick"

But she was to happy to be insulted by his insult.

"anyway..., Ryou said when she finally let go of her, rubbing his shoulder, i was wondering...erm..."

Ichigo looked at him a puzzled expression on her face.

just say it...ask her...the worst she can say is no...it's not that i like her...i'm just doing it for her birthday...it's not a date...besides she hasn't even said yes yet...

No Ryou was to proud to admit to himself that he felt even a ittie bit attracted to her.

besides there's no way i'd be able to compete with the perfect boyfriend mayasai, i'd just get in the way...

And that was why he acted sometimes cruel...he didn't want to get close...but not only that, he grinned at the thought, it's so much more fun to tease her and make her mad...

my strawberry..

where did that come from...

Shaking his head, he realized he had zoned out right in front of her

damn me i'm a moron

"i was -er--well i have a extra ticket for the stage acrobatics performance story of the--er--little mermaid--and i thought since i heard you kinda liked that show--

heard. you mean earvs dropped

"if you would like to come see it tommorow?"

She was silent pondering

"by myself?"she said finally.

He almost collasped, sometimes she was to clueless, "no with me you dummy!" he said idignately.

"oh"

and he had been afraid she had known more about his feelings...now it felt laughable...

He looked at her affectionaltly hiding it behind an expressionless face as he watched her own brighten

the smile that makes me so happy

"oh, i'd love to see the little mermaid with you! it's my absolute favorite!--oh wait..., she trailed off, i forgot...i-i was planning on meeting maysai for my birthday...we were going to the movies..." She looked down.

Ryou felt his insides go cold but forced himself to speak, luckly his voice sounded normal,

"oh no problem...i'll just get one of the--the other mewmews to go with me" he said lieing between his tongue

absolutely no way...

"i just thought y'know--being--being--your birthday i would ask you first..."
He was rambling, he should stop...

Suddenly a ringtone rang, he recongnized the tone it was ichigo's...

saved by the bell...

Ichigo yeeped jumping up and putting her hand in her purse rummaging from her cell.

"oh come on where are you" a little frown creased her beautiful brow and faded as she found it.

"sucess" she whispered to him and flipped open the phone.

"hello? ichigo speaking?" she said.

There was a pause and then a giggle " hi maysai"

He felt a sinking feeling but couldn't get himself to leave listening to her half of the conversation...

"you want to meet? today? but oh--i dunno..."

She paused again, biting her lip...

"well if it's really important i can probably drop by for fifteen minutes and then go home for dinner, i'm sure mom won't mind, will it only take fifteen minutes?"

She nodded twirling her hair

"why can't you just tell me on the phone then?" she said curiously.

again she waited

"well then i guess i'll see ya in a little bit, the cafe shop right?"

He probably agreed for she chirruped

"bye.well see ya soon."

She shut off the cell, thinking, then remembered Ryou and looked up

"it was maysai, she said stating the obvious.

"so what's up?" Ryou questioned.

"I dunno...he wouldn't tell me...he said it had to be in person..., ichigo smiled, i thought at first it might be my birthday present but i'm seeing him tommorow so it wouldn't really make sense. would it? "

She countinued and he decided to let her finish,

"he sounded kinda strange but i couldn't tell him that...maybe's he got a cold" she confided to him.

Finally Ryou cleared his throat, he wanted to get out of there, out of her sappy talking of maysai, look ichigo--how many times do i have to tell you i don't care about your love-life...so go do whatever...and i'm not your friend but you boss" he ended it in regret.

She was silent " well...i always considered you my friend..., she paused, and--and i always will no matter what! and i'm really sorry about tommorow...i'm sure lettuce will want to go she's crazy about you!"

Ryou blushed, uncomfortable, well yea..." he had never thought of lettuce like that...the only person he did...was

"ichigo, it's fine...you better go to maysai you don't want to be late" he said with a smile.

"well...alright...bye ryou, bye everyone!" She grabbed her backpack and decided to change at home, she didn't have time right now,

anyway the uniform is cute!

Then as she stepped out of the cafe she suddenly thought about Ryou

his smile...his smile was so sad...

She stopped, should she go back?

should i see what's wrong?

Ichigo growled to herself and jumped back into cafe mewmew. There were her friends working, but Ryou..Ryou was no where to be seen, disappeared...

probably in his room...

She glanced at her watch, "ekk i gotta go"

Ichigo ran all the way to the cafe that Maysai had mentioned.