Upon checking the power on the alien spaceship one Saturday morning, Pai came to discover that the electricity had, for the most part, disappeared.

Pai, still in his pajamas, ignored the problem and went back to bed.

"Pai! Wake up already! The power's gone out!" yelled Kisshu, from outside Pai's bedroom door. Pai swore at the green haired alien, and rolled over in his bed. The alarm clock read 9:00, and he swore at that too.

After a few minutes, it became apparent that Kisshu wasn't going to stop banging on the door, and Pai sleepily got up. Taking his time getting dressed, he finally opened the door to find Kisshu and Taruto trying to ram it down.

"What do you want?" the oldest alien asked, looking annoyed.

"The power's gone out, and now we can't eat breakfast," complained Kisshu. Taruto agreed, nodding furiously.

"Well, the power generator on earth probably disconnected. Maybe someone should go reconnect it."

After a few minutes, Pai gave an exasperated sigh. "Fine then, I'll do it." The other aliens clapped.

Teleporting into downtown Tokyo, Pai surveyed the area, looking for the alien generator. Oil and garbage littered the street, and all the buildings were covered in graffiti. Pai floated up to a cracked window and peered through it, trying to remember where he'd put the generator. Torn furniture lined the walls of the building, but no generator.

Searching a couple deserted alleyways, Pai finally gave up and tried to check his wrist communicator's radar. No such luck, as the power was still out. Readying to teleport again, Pai was stopped by a cry behind him.

Pai turned around to find a figure had klutzily fallen at his feet. Covered in groceries, it took him a minute to figure out who the green-haired girl was. Apologizing profusely, the girl stopped when she recognized Pai.

Lettuce Midorikawa.

Pai stepped back, holding his arms up defensively. Large, red fans appeared in his closed fists.

"W-wait! I don't want to fight you!" said Lettuce, covering her face.

Pai glared at her suspiciously, but put the fans down. "What are you doing here?"

"I wasn't following you, really! I was just buying groceries, and took a shortcut. But then I tripped on a can, and. . ." Lettuce sighed defeatedly. "Please don't hurt me, Pai-san."

Pai turned away, embarassed for some reason. He flinched as he felt himself blush. "Nevermind, I've got somewhere to go anyway." Pai got ready to teleport, and the air around him wavered. Just as his image faded, though, he stopped and fell to the ground.

"What the-!" Pai exclaimed in surprise, falling against the sidewalk. He knew this was bad. Very bad. Since his computer wasn't working, he was unable to contact the other aliens and ask them for help. And since he couldn't fly or teleport, it was going to be very hard to find a place to stay. And only one person knew about this-

Pai and Lettuce sat in akward silence for a few minutes, waiting for the other to say something. When no one did, Pai finally spoke up.

"Well, this is incredibly akward. I know it's unusual to ask a favor of the enemy, but I need to ask you something."

Lettuce's green eyes sparkled. "Yes, Pai-san?"

"Do you know of any place I could stay for several days?"

Lettuce lapsed into a silence, her face holding a thoughtful expression. "Well, I don't think Shirogane-san would let you stay at the cafe, and hotels probably don't rent to aliens, so. . ." She blushed, which really wasn't uncommon for her. "My parents are away for a while, so I suppose you could stay at my house in the meantime."

Pai fell into a choking fit.

After recovering, he finally agreed, and helped Lettuce pick up her groceries. He followed her up the deserted street, and turned left.

"Um, wrong way, Pai-san."

"Oh, I knew that."

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Hi! A lot of people might know me as eeveepuff, and this is the first fic I've ever posted online, and I'm really proud of it. PxL is probably my favorite TMM pairing ever x3 I've written up four chapters so far, and I'll post em' soon. Reviews are love

Tokyo Mew Mew©Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida