TMM

"What do you mean you don't love me anymore?" I whimpered. Somehow I knew something like this would happen but I didn't expect it so soon. "You can't just fall out of love with someone!"

"You can," he replied almost sad. "And I did."

"But you told me you loved me," I thought back to the last battle we had shared. The one where he had been transformed into Deep Blue and almost destroyed everything. "You told me on the ship, you loved me"

"I know," he admitted looking sheepish. "I just needed you to do something to save the world; it seemed the right thing to do. I also found it cool being with a Mew Mew." I couldn't listen to his words; I tried to block them out.

"So you've lied to me for five years?!" I practically yelled. I stormed out making sure I slammed the door to let him know my discontent. Knowing all that happened I expected more. I let a single tear slide its path down my cheek. Who would have thought Tokyo's 'perfect' couple were so far from it. I guess I realised a few months ago that something was up. Not just with Masaya but myself also.

I dangled my self over my balcony stretching my arms out in a very feline manner. Of course almost five years had passed since the events with Deep Blue, and I still hadn't given up my job of saving the world. For a while I thought I might have done, when I lost my power but it turned out only to be the Mew Aqua's effect and returned within a week.

I laughed despite myself; the sun was beginning to set. I couldn't remember much of what had happened during the end of the fight. I remember Masaya's kiss, so sincere and gentle on my lips when I came round. There had been no signs of the aliens, no sign of their ship. I was told later by the others that Kisshu and Taruto had survived. I was glad that they had. This got my thought process onto Kisshu; he never did manage to give me his final kiss, or a proper farewell.

I frowned in the dying light, something moved inside of me – an emotion surfacing towards him. Regret. Regret for not being able to see him one last time. I still felt his first kiss burning on my mouth. I denied anything but disdain towards it, a lie, it had moved me. I liked his dangerous, no good attitude.

I shook my head, giggling to myself. I shouldn't be thinking these thoughts about him. On the other hand Masaya had become increasingly distant towards me. An uneasy feeling built inside of me. I realised at that moment that I didn't actually love him as much as I thought I had. My thoughts drifted back to Kish and his laid back attitude to everything. His dangerous presence had always increased my heartbeat and managed to make me fight my emotions. However I still needed Masaya, not out of love but out of habit. I realised now that while our love had died, it was the amount of time we had spent together that was like a drug habit. His company was what I craved.

Kish, his signature grin flashing across my memory, it had been too long and it would be longer still because I knew he wasn't coming back. Shifting into a cat, with the help of Ryou I had managed to bring that part of my power under control, I jumped across from the balcony to the tree and climbed down. There I began my usual route to the park; this being my daily habit.

That memory brought the shock back to me as I realised I wasn't upset about Masaya's loss of love for me. I was empty, but he couldn't fill it. The one person who could was the one person who would never come back to do so. His planet was probably beautiful again and he would be interested in helping it rather than thinking of me. The pathetic pink Mew he left behind.

Now of course I was much tougher. I'd lost my girlish innocence, and had seen too many battles to be scared of much. Now I trained once a week on using my powers and in hand to hand combat. My hair had not grown that much longer and my face had only matured, so bunches still looked okay. Which was good, I need to keep my hair out of my face whenever I wanted to concentrate. I still had trouble with my tail and ears popping out, it was the only thing I couldn't seem to get the hang of.

I made my way over to the Café Mew Mew in hope of a comforting from my friends. It was still closed and I was early. Better prepare myself anyway.

"Hey," I peeped around the door. "Anyone here?" Stupid question, there was always someone here. Ryou rounded the corner.

"You're early," he said. "For once." He added amusedly. Trust him to be his usual self. I'd recently found a good way of irritating him though, the key was in making him feel uncomfortable.

"Aww Ryou," I said in the smushiest tone I could. "It's ok to act that way, you know if you ever need a shoulder to cough cry on." I giggled as he squirmed.

"Cut it out," he scowled. It started when I caught him crying over a photo and I had never truly forgiven him for kissing me and turning me into a cat when I told him I pitied him.

I went to the changing room and put on my uniform ready to start my shift.


On a far off planet leaning over a rail and admiring his handiwork, Kish smiled at the paradise his world had become.

Seeing the way everyone had become so happy took his mind off of other things. Things here still weren't complete but that would take more time. However there had been a major improvement in the past five years. He smiled again yet it didn't reach his eyes, they shone a dull amber and their usual sparkle had disappeared, it had been happening more often lately and he been thinking of her more and more.

Shaking himself for being stupid he floated up and teleported himself back to his home. He had lived alone for the past two years unable to communicate with his family and friends as well as he used to. He also didn't like them seeing him when he was in a depressed mood. He knew she was fine – he often communicated with Taruto who after a year had returned to his friend and beloved Pudding.

He would have done so as well had he not known it better to let Ichigo get on with her life. She had Aoyama-kun and she loved him. It always hurt knowing she had chosen Aoyama-kun over him, but he would be happy as long as she was always happy.

Sitting on his bed he wondered what life might have been like if she had chosen him. He knew he would certainly have been a lot happier. He was sure that she had however forgotten all about him. Blinking back the tears that came with the night, he curled himself up and tried to sleep. He hadn't put on much weight on these last few years and was now taller and lankier than ever. Yet his face still had that boyish charm it had been from when he last saw her, his hair was the same too, she had commented on it once, when she had been thinking out loud again, he had been spying on her. He thought about how she might have changed over the years that had gone. Although he couldn't imagine her any other way, with her cute black ears and tail, she had always been so paranoid about.

Now he had awakened his curiosity, he wondered if it would be that harmful to go back and 'check' up on her. He wouldn't approach her, just admire from a distance and see how she was getting on.

"Tomorrow," he thought. "Tomorrow I shall talk to Pai about this"

The sun poured sluggishly through his window and he rolled over and toppled to the floor. Sitting up straight with a blanket half over his face and a disorientated look, it took him a few minutes and a fair degree of mumbling 'I'm not asleep' to realize he was on his own and that there was no one there to catch him in that embarrassing state. He laughed foolishly to himself and prepared to go see Pai.

Pai was doing his job as early as it was, and Kish wondered if he actually ever slept.

"Yo," he called. "Pai?" Pai answered without looking up from his work.

"Yes."

"I was wondering do we need to go back to Earth for um anything?" He ran his hand through his hair in mock embarrassment.

"We do not," Pai said and looked up, as if knowing the reason already for Kish's question. "You want to go see her? Is that a good idea?"

"No, I mean, I just wanna check up on her. To, you know, make sure she's ok and all." Kish sighed, his chest constricted again and he tried not to let it show. Pai stared at him for a while.

"Well why are you still standing there?"

"Huh?!"

"We need more … um … carrots so off you go." Pai tried to look as convincing as possible and Kish cottoned on.

"Oh right, yeah, carrots … on the job." He gave him a thankful nod and Pai smiled in return. If this visit helped his friend improve his mood he was willing to gain a few extra carrots.

With everything packed up and ready to go Kish teleported himself back to his house for one last thing. Hidden under his bed was a little blue box tied with black ribbon – just incase he met her.

"That's it," he thought. Teleporting back to the ship, he nodded one last time at Pai as he stepped on board. With everything set he shot off towards the blue and green planet known as Earth.

"Right Koneko-chan here I come!" He said.