Authors note: I have a feeling that all of you will like this story. It's rather mind wrangling by the fact that there is another Mew Mew that is unheard of, and it's a wonderful twist. This is a Romance/Drama/Adventure/Humor story, so basically more chapters to the Tokyo Mew Mew manga. Hopefully you guys will like what I have done with it. I assure you that this will be, by far, one of the best Tokyo Mew Mew stories on here. I might have to explain a few things first though. Okay: the TMM group stopped fighting because the aliens (Pi, Kish, Tart etc.) were destroyed, Masaya still doesn't know that Ichigo is Mew Ichigo, Masaya have made their promise and have gotten "married", and one year has passed. So, if you like, begin reading the first chapter!
Chapter One: Angel's ReignIt was a beautiful morning in Tokyo, Japan. The sun was beaming down beautifully in the baby blue sky, the robins perched happily in their tree singing a perky little tune, the children outside playing ball, the trees of Tokyo swerving side to side by the surpassing wind…
And the young Ichigo Momomiya sleeping soundlessly on her bed on a Saturday morning.
She was sprawled out recklessly in her pale silk sheets, her dark pink hair tangled as it lay sloppily onto her pink pillow. Her normally shining eyes were closed and showed no emotion whatsoever. With one off dangling almost-lifelessly off of her futon, and the other by her head on the pillow, it looked as if the poor teenager fell asleep during a game of Twister.
Her eyes snapped open at the sound of the telephone, as she quickly shot up out of her discomforting position, and darted to the other side of the room to the phone receiver. Almost falling after noticing that her foot was sleep, she grabbed the phone and struck the ground almost immediately after she picked up the line.
" Moshi Moshi." she spoke sleepily into the white phone, half talking- half yawning.
" Hi Ichigo-sama!" a familiar voice echoed into the phone, their voice full with happiness.
" Masaya-sama!" she said with joy as she grinned largely, " What's up?"
" Well… I wanted to know if you wanted to go to the Sakura Tree exhibit with me this morning." Masaya said to her happily, anxiously waiting for her answer.
Wow, she thought, It's been a long while since Masaya and I have done something together. And the trees just grew back this year, too!
" Sure!" she replied as her face began to turn a slight shade of red, as she fell soundlessly onto her back with a huge smile, "I'd love to go!"
"Great!" he said, sighing with joy as he lean back on his wall with a grin; his dark hair covering his shining eyes, " See you there at 10:30?" he asked.
Ichigo looked at the clock.
9:57am.
She had time.
" Sure! Seeya then, Masaya-sama!" she said proudly, knowing she was finally going to go on another date with Masaya.
" Alright. Seeya there!" he said joyously then hung up just after Ichigo did.
Ichigo hurriedly got ready for the date. She tore off her PJ's and put on her best outfit: her best blue jeans and a pale pink tank top, her cat bell necklace – which she already was wearing, and her brown shoes. She brushed her hair out straight and pulled it back into her normal hairstyle, then ran happily out of her house to go see Masaya at the Sakura Tree exhibit.
She watched her back constantly of Ryou, hoping that he wouldn't pop out of nowhere and kidnap her for another assignment for the Mew Mew's. She wanted everything tog o right today, today was her day. Today was Saturday. No school. No bedtimes. No fighting crime. Just… Saturday.
She walked past her school, the café, and Mint's mansion; knowing she wouldn't have to enter either of them the rest of the day. Saturday means no school, complete freedom to be with friends and stay up late. Saturday's are normally Café Mew Mew's slow working days, so she doesn't have a shift today. And as for Mint mansion, she didn't have to go and fulfill her every wish like most of the time. Today she got to go see Masaya; her boyfriend.
Yeah; it was all good.
Ichigo smiled to herself as she walked pass them all, reaching a small streams with a stone bridge hovering it over it silently. The Sakura trees were standing high beyond the moving waters, the pale-pink petals falling to the ground slowly as if there were in a waltz with the whispering wind. Slowly she walked over the bridge, and found herself searching for Masaya throughout the exhibit, but she didn't see him anywhere near.
She sighed and lent sloppily onto the nearby tree, her back against the bark of the tree, one leg slightly lifted as her knee bent, and the other taking all the pressure standing stiff. She closed her eyes and pictured him in her mind, plain as day…
He was tall and tan, a beautiful soft face that made her dare to dream. He had short black hair; his ebony bangs floating perfectly over his caramel eyes that were shaped as if almonds. His teeth were pearl white, and they shone blissfully every time he looked at her. He always wore casual attire, t-shirts and jeans. She loved him the way he is; she always had.
" Ichigo-sama!" A voice yelled.
Ichigo opened her eyes to see Masaya running from a distance up to her at the tall, lanky Sakura Tree. As soon as she got there she stood up off of the tree, and stared him over. He was smiling; just as she pictured.
She couldn't help but smile.
" Ichigo-sama?" he said, his voice soft and caring, " Are you alright?"
" What?" she said in surprise, " Oh, yeah! I'm fine!" she replied to the boy sheepishly.
He chuckled. " You looked so surprised… I didn't mean to scare you." He replied.
" You didn't scare me at all, Aoyama-kun. I'm just very happy to see you." She spoke smoothly to him, and yet she felt so awkward telling him this.
He looked at her with a large smile, " I'm glad to see you as well, Ichigo." His eyes went down to her neck, spotting her cat bell he gave her.
She smiled brighter, ringing the bell with her index finger.
" I cant believe your still wearing that thing…" he said, " I gave it to you a year ago… longer than that… I think." He said with a smile, a laugh in his voice.
" I never take it off," she said full of emotion, " It reminds me of you every time I hear it jingle."
He smiled again; she loved his smile, " I'm glad," he said as he stared deep in her eyes causing her to look away from the awkwardness, " because every time it rings, it reminds me of you as well," he admitted, " and every time I see you wearing it, it makes be proud to know that you appreciate me that much…"
" I love you, Aoyama-kun," she said wishfully; her eyes closed. " I couldn't appreciate you any more."
And then there was silence.
Ichigo looked up at the tree as she stood next to him, hand and hand.
" They're beautiful this year aren't they, Aoyama-kun?" she said happily as she gawked in awe at the Cherry-blossoms.
" They are… it's a shame they didn't get a chance to bloom last year," he said with a frustrated sigh, " Do you remember?"
" How could I forget?" she said, and meant it.
Last year, around this time, there was a Sakura Tree exhibit. It was a horribly day for her, for Masaya had invited her to go and see it with him. Sadly, this is the same year she became a Tokyo Mew Mew member. Kish had her in near death, and the trees has burnt in return for her life being spared. She felt horrible. That same day Aoyama-kun had almost found out she was Mew Ichigo, the leader of the Tokyo Mew Mews.
" Too bad…" he said, " I really wanted you to see them with me last year. But I am very happy they've bloomed well this year. They're just perfect for our date."
" They are…" she said, then looked over at him.
Masaya reached up and picked one of the small pale-pink flower bunches off of the tan branch, and inhaled it's scent in his lungs. Ichigo was looking at him in admiration to his expression, which was happiness. He then turned to her, the flower delicately in his hand, and put the flower gently in her hair.
"There…" Masaya said with a smile as his hands slipped away from her hair and down to his side again, " Now my Sakura-Angel is complete."
" T-Thank you, Masaya-kun…" she said, her cheeks flushed with a deep red, staring at her feet in embarrassment.
His hand suddenly found its way to her jawbone, lifting it up gently with his fingertips, "No need to thank me."
Their.
Faces.
Were.
Closer.
" Masaya I-"
The feeling struck her as if her heart was dripping with warm, sweet caramel. As soon as this happened, she felt something; a spark. The next thing she knew, he was pulling her closer and her eyes were closed. Her hands slid up to his chest, and his hands to her waist, pulling her closer. She honestly couldn't believe it.
She was kissing him.
Their lips parted seconds later, and she stepped away while her face glew with happiness and a deep shade of red. She bit her lip nervously, trying to recall what had just happened. He, Masaya, was also blushing; his eyes narrow with happiness and a bit of shock.
" So, hentai!" She teased, " This is what you had in mind when you invited me here?"
He blushed even more and stared down at his feet sheepishly, " Well… Uh… actually… I wanted to know if you wanted to come over to my house today… to… study … and … yeah…"
Masaya looked up to see Ichigo wasn't there, and his huge smile slowly faded. She left him there alone in the park. Abandoned. Again. He sighed and stood there in shock for a few seconds, wondering why she would leave.
What did I do wrong?, he thought, Was… it… the kiss? Did I freak her out too much? Woah! Wait… if she would have ran away, I would have heard her bell…
He looked down at where she was once standing, and stared at it for a while. He was both hurt, and guilty. There, on the ground, was a red ribbon, with the golden cat bell attached. He bent down and picked it up, hearing the small jingle noise at it moved around in his palm. The clasped it in his hand and slowly walked off, making sure that he didn't hear it ring.
there, above where she was standing was Ichigo stuck onto Ryou Shirogane in a Sakura Tree branch. His hand clasped over her mouth so she wouldn't talk, and her body pressed against his so she couldn't move.
" SHIROGANE!!!!!!!" Ichigo screamed at the top of her lungs after she watched Masaya walk off in pain, " YOU BAKA!!!!!!!"
" What?" the blonde beauty said with a playful smile, " I need you at work."
" AND THIS IS YOUR WAY OF ASKING?!?!" Ichigo screamed at the handsome teenager, pushing herself out of his arms, falling unexpectedly off of the branch and onto the ground.
" Well… yes." He said with a smile, falling back as his upper body hung off of the branch; his legs wrapped around the branch as he hung upside down above her.
" I finally get a chance to go into Aoyama-kun's house, and you kidnap me as if I were still a super hero!" she yelled, jumping off of the ground and back onto her feet, brushing the dirt off of her dress.
" Sorry," he said with a smile, " I just had to interrupt, I mean, after the kiss it was kinda getting a little sappy."
" YOU SPYED ON US!?!?!" she screamed.
" Spying is such a strong word, its more like falling upon a rather odd momen-"
She turned around and tried to slap him, but failed as he fell off of the branch and onto Ichigo in surprise.
" I may be a spy," Ryou admitted, "But at least I'm not a two-timer!"
" OH, PLEASE!" Ichigo yelled, " Just get off of me!"
" You know, this reminds me of the time-"
"NOW!"
Ryou got off of her with a smile on his beautiful face; his eyes shining like two sapphires, " Just get to work, neko." He said with a smile, " You know I was kidding."
" Kidding my a-"
" Ichigo, do you want to get paid?"
" Yes, Shirogane-hiten."
" Then get to the café and work. I need you there."
Work was, nonetheless, evil.
Ichigo tossed her uniform onto Café Mew Mew's floor, and walked to the door.
" Ja ne, Shirogane-kun." She said to him, awaiting a reply.
" Get going." He yelled.
Some goodbye, Ichigo thought.
She walked out of the heart-shaped door in the café and automatically knew what was wrong after just three steps. Her bell was missing.
" My bell!" she gasped, " I have to go get it! It must have fallen off when Shirogane-hiten kidnapped me!"
She ran in fear of loosing it and felt horrible and guilty that if it had broken, she wouldn't be Masaya's favorite neko any longer. She ran quickly through the sunset, running over the small stone bridge as she ran into the exhibit of the Sakura Trees. She ran, as tears struck down her face, to the exact same tree they stood at when they kissed.
" Please be here," she prayed, " Please…"
"Oh, Masaya-sama!" a girls voice spoke, " Thank you sooo much for bringing me here at the exhibit again. I had a blast at your house, too."
"What?" Ichigo said in pain, hiding behind the tree as she spyed.
The girl was clinging onto Masaya's arm; and he didn't seem to care. She had long blonde hair with red tips, and brown eyes with pale blue eye shadow. She had a long pair of blue jeans on, and a black shirt with red him that lined out the word, "Love". She was about Masaya's age, and she was beautiful… but she didn't recognize her from school.
" No problem, Akiyo." He said to her with bliss, " You deserve to see this place." He said to her, guiding her to the spot where Ichigo and Masaya were earlier. "This is the place."
" Yes, and it's beautiful." Akiyo said, hugging his arm again as they both smiled, " the sunset, and the trees, the horizon," she started and then looked up at him, " and you."
" Yes, thank you," Masaya said, " It's been such a while since you've watched a sunset like this with me."
" Yeah," she said, " About three months since I was here in Tokyo last, right?"
" Yeah, I think that's right," he said, " I've missed you being here."
"Watcha doing?" Ryou said to Ichigo, suddenly appearing behind her.
" Shhhhhh!!!" Ichigo said, "Be quiet!"
" And you call me a spy… at least I'm not a freaking stalk-" Ryou took a look, " Is that your boyfriend? Masaya?"
"Yes… now be quiet!" Ichigo said.
" Did you hear something?" Masaya asked Akiyo.
" Nope…" she replied, then looked back at the sunset, " I cant thank you enough, Aoyama-sama."
" Well, hey, you're with me now, okay?" he assured her, " you don't need to worry about being hurt anymore."
" This is getting good," Ryou whispered to Ichigo.
This isn't happening… it cant be… he… he loves me! I know he does!!
Ichigo turned away and ran off with tears burning down her cheeks. Ryou followed after her, knowing that this was going to be rather tough. Ichigo then seeped to her knees after crossing the bridge, weeping hard and –oddly- silently.
"Ichigo-chan…" Ryou said, " I'm sorry to say this to you…"
" Go away…"
" Ichigo, …Masaya… he's been cheating on you."
" Naw, really?!"
He bent down to her and held her close, letting her cry in his arms; Ryou's eyes on the verge of crying for her.
"It's alright…" he said, " Don't worry."
And then, as if it were planned, a raindrop fell. And then another. And another. More. Soon enough, it was pouring, and the three of them sat there; crying… each of them for their own different reasons.
Ichigo cried because Masaya didn't love her.
Ryou cried because he did.
And the heaven's… they cried because both of them had a broken heart. And sadly, it would stay that way.
Author's note: I think this chapter went by really really well. But, hopefully, you liked reading it just as much as I did writing it. The next chapter will be up rather soon, and it will be called "Shattered Dreams". Just a little jump into your mind to what might happen. Anyway, please R&R! It means a ton to me! Please please please R&R! no matter if it's 1 sentence to 100 paragraphs. Tell me what you liked, what you didn't like, what I need more in the story, and what I might need to change. - MewKitsune27