Note: I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew!
Sighing softly, a redhead wiped down a table, her body still mostly lost in thought. She seemed like a ghost almost.
"Ichigo, Ichigo, Ichigo?" A girl with short blue hair prodded her shoulder with one finger.
"Ichigo Onee-chan hasn't been the same since Aoyama left for his studies." Pudding noted.
"C'mon Ichigo, he's only going to be gone a year." Minto reassured.
"Wahhhhh!" Ichigo cried, "one year, one year!? But I couldn't possibly spend one year without Aoyama-Kun."
"He's only been gone a week."
"A week!? It feels like forever!"
"Calm down Ichigo," Zakuro spoke, "He'll be back before you know it."
"I guess you're right," Ichigo sighed.
It had been a year since they had defeated Deep Blue, they had kept Cafe Mew Mew up and running since then. Today was one of their slower days, which left plenty of time for thinking.
"What are you thinking of Pudding?" Lettuce asked.
"Pudding's wondering how Taru-Taru and the others are doing." Everyone was silent, they had all been secretly wondering how they HAD been doing, whether their planet had been saved, or if they were even alive.
"I'm sure they're fine Pudding," Zakuro reassured.
"I'm going to go get some air," Ichigo stated blatantly, strolling slowly towards the door, exiting, she went around back. She stood, eyes closed, deep in thought.
Those thoughts were interrupted by a pair of arms wrapping around her waist.
"Hey!" Ichigo struggled.
"Hi, Koneko-Chan."
"K-Kisshu!?"