Hi! This is my first Mew Mew fanfic so feedback and constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated. I hope you like it. This is just going to be the prologue and chapter one should be up soon! This is written as though A la mode never happened so none of that will be included. Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew or Mew Mew Power!
-C.C.
*Four months after the defeat of Deep Blue and the departure of the Cyniclons.
Ichigo ran a brush quickly through her hair, the flash of pink still startling her. Though she hadn't been in her mew form since the battle, a pink streak had permanently taken residence in her hair. Everyone at school had thought it was a fashion statement and admired it, wishing they had one of their own. However, Ichigo knew what it really was. A reminder of all she had lost, like a badge of honor on a war hero's chest. And though no one knew, Ichigo didn't count that day as a complete victory. She had lost. She had lost so much. Ichigo had finally been forced to choose between her human life and her non-human life. For what no one knew was that Ichigo had been given an offer.
*Flashback*
After Deep Blue had been defeated, Kisshu had pulled her aside, battle scarred and worn.
"Ichigo, I know you don't hate me but I can also see that you do truly love Masaya. But after this he won't be the same. He won't understand what you are, what you can be. Come to my planet with me. Help me to restore it. You would be honored and loved, you could have everything you ever wanted. You could have me." Kish's voice cracked on the last part, even he knew what a long shot his plea was. But Dren had guessed correctly. Ichigo didn't hate him, in fact, over the time they had spent fighting and bantering, Ichigo had grown fond of him. Maybe she even liked him. Ichigo was part cat and mostly human, and that human side would not let her turn her back on everything that was home for an alien creature.
"You may not believe this, but I want to. I really do. But I can't. I can't leave my teammates, my family and my friends….I can't leave Masaya. I don't know what I feel for you yet but I know what I feel for him. And I know that I can't give that up." Ichigo hung her head, a tear managing to escape and rush down her cheek. Ichigo's fingers lifter her chin, forcing her to make eye contact with him. "Be happy my kitten." He whispered before vanishing, leaving Ichigo with a surprisingly large, Kish shaped hole in her heart. As Masaya wrapped his arms around her, she couldn't help but wonder what a different set of not-quite human arms would feel like instead.
*Flashback over*
Even after all this time, Kish's words were still etched in Ichigo's brain. Worse, they were coming true. Masaya had changed, and not for the better.