A Note from ME! Heya! This is the first chapter of my first Fan Fiction. Basically, this is a few weeks after the last Manga (Not the Anime) of TMM. Aoyama (Boo, Hiss!) has gone back to England. Berry and her Boyfriend have gone on holiday in America. (Please, someone tell me what his name is! It's completely blown from my mind. If you don't I'll either just refer to him as 'Berry's Boyfriend' or not add him at all. This is a shame, because I REALLY LIKE HIM!) And Ryou, Keichro and the Remaining Mew Mew's have gone to investigate claims of… A Giant Mole?

Oh, and I don't own TMM, otherwise, at the end, Masaya would of died a horrible, painful death, Mint would start doing some work, Pudding would of started going out with 'Taru-Taru', Lettuce would of gone out with Pai, Zakuro would of gone out with Keichro, and Ichigo would of gone out with either Kisshu or Ryou.

Oh, and this is a redo, because I checked through my other one, and I decided that there was somethings I wanted to change, so I deleted the first version.

Fighting Alongside Lovers

Chapter 1

An Unexpected Romance

Ichigo sprinted towards the door, but before she could reach it, she was thrown across the room by a shock-wave sent by the huge mole in the centre of the hall. Bruised and bleeding, she scrambled to her feet.

"Whoever said cats always landed on their feet obviously never watched one fight a giant mole." She muttered, whipping the blood away from the corner of her mouth. She heard a hollow crashing from behind her, and turned to see Ryou banging on the shatter-proof glass which took up one wall of the room. He tried shouting something, but the sound-proof glass was coupled by the inhuman shrieks of an enormous bat.

"What?" She mouthed.

On the other side of the glass, Ryou sighed with exasperation. Looking around, he shouted to Keiichiro.

"Is there a speaker in the room?" He yelled, glancing at the tall, long-haired scientist.

"Not that we know of, and we've got blueprints of this place. We know everything there is to know."

Ryou sighed. "Why is it that it's always Ichigo in these life-threatening situations?"

"Who would you prefer?"

"Well, Zakuro and Lettuce both know sign language, so not being able to hear them would be no problem. Mint can fly, and I don't think Pudding actually NEEDS to touch the ground, so neither of them would be worried about shockwaves. However, Ichigo doesn't even know one letter of sign language, she is decidedly stuck to the ground, and, to top that off, she has the most sensitive hearing out of all of the Mew Mew's."

And, he thought, I would never be able to forgive myself if she dies. Not now. Not so soon after the Deep Blue thing.

"Of all the times for Aoyama to be in England!" He said, exasperated. "And, if Berry wasn't on holiday, we might be able to figure out at least what she is saying."

Then, he noticed a small hole near the ground, almost the perfect size for a small cat. To be more exact, a small, grey cat, with a green cloth tied around his neck…

"Zakuro!" He shouted.

"Yes?" Said the tall model, appearing next to him from out of nowhere. Ryou tried not to jump.

"I need you to use your whip to make shock waves. Try to focus them towards that wall!" He turned to the glass, and used the flat of his palms to bang against the thick glass again. Ichigo turned, dodging out of the way from the bat as it swooped down in an attempt to attack her again. Ryou pointed towards the small hole in the corner of the wall, and Ichigo glanced at it. She looked at it, staring for a few seconds, until she realised what he wanted her to do. She nodded, and held her hand out. Her heart-shaped bell appeared from nowhere, and she gripped it tightly. Looking at Zakuro, they both nodded.

"Zakuro Spear!" Zakuro yelled, flicking the long whip, hitting the ground, and throwing everyone off balance. At the same time, Ichigo let out a burst of pure energy, hitting the wall. The combined forces of their attacks widened the hole, just slightly.

The other Mew Mews seemed a bit disappointed, but Ryou grinned.

"Yes!" Instantly, he transformed into the handsome grey cat, Alto. He squeezed through the hole, and, on the other side, changed again. He landed on his hands and knees. Pushing himself onto his feet, he rushed to Ichigo. She turned, and smiled.

"Nice of you to join me!" She said. Ryou grabbed her shoulders.

"Ichigo, we've placed Bombs in here. Now, they won't go off until we activate them, but we can't do that until everyone's out of this room." They both threw themselves to the ground to avoid the large black bat again.

"The only way to get out is through the hole I came through. All three doors are jammed."

Ichigo looked at the hole, looked at Ryou again and said:

"I'll only get through if I'm a Cat… and I can only turn into a cat if I'm-"

Ryou interrupted her. Pulling her close, he kissed her full on the lips.

Ichigo opened her eyes, and looked at her hands. They had turned into small, black paws.

"Oh, great." She purred. "Now how am I going to turn back?"

"I can easily arrange that," Said a recently changed Ryou, grinning. "But first, I need to get you out of here! Come on!"

They dashed across the hall, jumping over the great mole's tail.

"As if that Mole wasn't big enough before!" Ichigo mewed, as they finally reached the Hole.

"Ladies first." Ryou said, and pushed her through. She crawled through, and, as soon as she got through to the other side, she was picked up by a now giant Pudding. An even bigger Keichro pulled the little grey Ryou through the hole, and set him on the floor. Ryou changed, and somehow managed to stop himself from falling. He crossed the room, and pressed a series of buttons on Keichro's laptop.

"There. The bomb will go off in three minutes. Now," He said, scooping Ichigo out of Pudding's arms. "Shall we run?"

They got out of the large, castle-like mansion just in time. An enormous explosion ripped through the house, destroying it completely.

"Um…" Ichigo mewed. Ryou, the only one who could understand her, looked down.

"Can someone change me back? I've had enough of big for one day." Ryou grinned, and lifted the black cat up to look at him.

"Let's go home first, shall we? I don't think it'll go down well if a Cat turns into a girl here. And I've got a feeling we've out-stayed our welcome. Let's get out of here before we're sued.

Back in Café Mew Mew, Ryou said goodbye to the other Mew Mew's, and headed up to his room. Sleeping on the bed, Cat-Ichigo looked the most peaceful she had ever looked. Regretfully, Ryou shook her slightly to wake her up.

"I would have changed you back, but you were asleep, and I didn't want a sleeping girl in my arms" He explained.

Ichigo felt her lift up off the bed, and looked at Ryou.

Why do I feel all tingly? She wondered. It can't be because I actually LIKE Ryou, can It? As she was lifted towards him, she closed her eyes, and as Ryou kissed her and she started to change back, she pulled him closer to her. Ryou opened his eyes in shock as she started to kiss him back. He briefly pulled back, looking at her. Ichigo opened her eyes, and blushed.

"What?" She asked, still blushing.

"Have I ever told you how beautiful you are?" He asked.

Ichigo, slightly taken aback, shock her head. Ryou just grinned, and kissed her again.

Later, when Keiichiro came up, and knocked on Ryou's door, he didn't get a response. Slowly, he opened the door. One glance told him all he needed to know, and he smiled, pleasantly. Ryou was sitting on the bed, his head leaning on the wall, his slow breathing the only clue that he was still alive. On his lap, her strawberry shaded hair spilling across her face, her hand rested delicately on his knee, Ichigo slept with a blissful smile playing on her face. Coming into the room, Keiichiro crossed to Ryou's airing cupboard, and pulled out two blankets. Carefully lifting Ichigo's head, he covered Ryou with one, and laid the other across Ichigo. Then, going, downstairs, he called Ichigo's parents and explained the Ichigo was at a "Job sleepover" with the other waitresses of Café Mew Mew, in order to be ready for an expected rush tomorrow.

A Note from ME! Aw, how sweet! I put them together a bit earlier then I planed, but oh well! Please review! I've already written the next chapter, but there's no point putting it up if no-ones reading these!

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