Sarah: Hi! This is my first Tokyo Mew Mew FanFiction and I hope you enjoy it!

Age ranges: between 18-22 years old

Couples are as follows:

Ryo and Ichigo

Keiichiro and Lettuce

Pudding and Taruto

(I'll let you know the other pairings in future chapters)

"Ryo… I… I…" Ichigo stared up at the blonde haired boy's face. Tears streamed down her face as she turned away. She began to run but Ryo took her arm.

"What is it?" Ryo looked down at the trembling girl with concerned eyes. Ichigo gasped, he was actually being kind.

"I love you, Ryo," Ichigo whispered. Ryo could not speak. Wasn't this what he had always hoped for? Then why couldn't he move? Ichigo let out a choked sob and turned to walk away.

"Wait, Ichigo!" Ryo pulled her back into him. "Don't you want to hear me say 'I love you to'?" Ichigo looked up and smiled. She started to laugh. They both held each other in the embrace; it seemed to be an eternity to short.

Ichigo and Ryo have been together for two years since that day. With Deep Blue destroyed, everyone could live peacefully without fighting. Café Mew Mew is still open for business and was expanded so everyone could live there. Keiichiro and Lettuce have been married for a few months. Mint comes and goes between her mansion and the café. Zakuro uses the café as an escape from the press but is now on a movie shoot in America. Pudding is now living on her own because her siblings are old enough to take care of themselves. And Ichigo and Ryo are extremely happy to be in each other's company.

It was a crisp autumn morning and everyone was just waking up. Through the heart shaped windows of Café Mew Mew you could see the bronze colored leaves being whisked through the air by the breeze. The serenity of morning was interrupted by some surprising news.

"WAHH! Lettuce you're going to have a baby?!" Ichigo screamed in shock at the embarrassed Lettuce sitting in one of the Café chairs.

"Uhm yes, I'm 10 weeks pregnant," Lettuce said a faint blush rising to her cheeks.

"Oooh… That means Keiichiro-oniichan is going to be a daddy!" Pudding shouted in delight.

"Yes, I am so excited. It seems impossible for me to wait seven more months," Keiichiro said smiling.

"Lettuce, congratulations I am so happy for you," Mint said sipping her tea.

"I know I'm so ecstatic! I even designed a new doll for my baby to sleep with," Lettuce pulled out the drawing of an enlarged Mew Mew pendant.

"Aww! So kawaii!" Ichigo said jumping up and down. The drawing was exactly like a Mew Mew pendant, down the markings. Ichigo shut her eyes and recalled the memories of Tokyo Mew Mew and fighting the aliens. She sighed and whispered her thanks into Lettuce's ear. Without any words Lettuce quietly understood.

"Ichigo please act your age and settle down," Mint scolded in annoyance. Ichigo stuck her tongue out and continued to gawk at the cute drawing.

"You know Ichigo, Mint has a point. You are extremely immature," Ryo said coming into the dining area of the café.

"Look whose talking!" Ichigo retaliated. Ryo came up behind her and snaked his arms around her waist.

"I'm looking right at her," he said softly resting his head on her shoulder. Ichigo sighed and melted into him.

"Oh Ryo, you're so—wait a second! You just did that so I wouldn't be mad!" Ichigo said in a heated manner.

"Well it worked didn't it?" Ryo said calmly.

"Well…" Ichigo bowed her head defeated. She heard the giggling of Pudding and Lettuce in the background.

"What are you laughing at?" Ichigo said slumping into a chair and laying her head down onto a table.

"Oh its nothing. Its just so hard to believe that you and Ryo have been going out so long but act the same as when you first met," Lettuce pointed out.

"That just shows how comfortable they are around each other," Keiichiro said with a smile on his face. "And you know what they say, it isn't easy to break one's old habits," he said giggling. Ryo sat in a chair next to Ichigo quietly steaming, but then stood up.

"Come Ichigo lets go for a walk," he said grabbing her hand and proceeded towards the door. Ichigo didn't budge.

"What makes you think I'm not still mad?" Ichigo said hotly. Ryo leaned down into her for a kiss but stopped three quarters of the way. Ichigo closed her eyes waiting the kiss. But Ryo had pulled away and was half way out the door.

"WAIT! You can't just lead me on like that! Come back here so I can give you a piece of my mind!" Ichigo said nearly jumping out the door.

"Ichigo, you really are simple," Ryo said smirking. The couple left the café. Ichigo's faint shouting could still be heard.

"I wonder how onee-sama is doing in America," Mint asked out loud to break the silence.

"Her movie should be finished soon. Then she can come back and stay with all of us!" Pudding said happily. Lettuce stood up from her seat.

"I'm hungry for cake. Would anyone else like some?" Lettuce said going into the kitchen.

"Now my dear I don't want you working yourself at all. Go back and sit down. I'll get us a snack. Keiichiro sat Lettuce down and went to the kitchen to retrieve some snacks. Mint sighed. "I wish I had someone to love," Mint sulked behind her teacup.

"Pudding wants a lover to," said the whining child.

"Oh really? I assumed you already had one," Mint said turning towards her. Pudding froze.

"Pudding doesn't understand," Pudding's face was turning a deep red and she kept fidgeting.

"Please Pudding, don't play dumb. I've seen you sneaking out with that alien. Oh what was his name? Hmm…. Taruto! You two go the park hand in hand and play almost every night. I've been watching you from my window," Mint said a devilish smirk creeping across her face.

"Uh-uhh, Taru-Taru, is uhm, only a friend," Pudding said in denial.

"Then why do you still have that pet name for him like you did when you were in grade school?" Mint pushed on.

"Gah! Oh fine but it still doesn't change the fact I want him to love me back!" Pudding yelled tears welling up in her eyes and a violent blush raged on her cheeks. Mint sighed again.

"Me too," Mint gazed into her dream world, trying to piece together who her dream guy would be.

"Mint, you don't want to rush love. Be patient, and he will come. Besides, the cake tastes sweeter after waiting for it to bake," Lettuce said winking at her friend.

"Lettuce, Keiichiro is rubbing off on you," Mint said shedding a small smile.

"Did someone say my name?" Keiichiro came back with a tray of cakes for everyone to eat. The three girls looked at each other and burst into simultaneous laughter. Keiichiro smiled back and everyone began to eat.

"Yummy. The cake tastes so good!" Pudding said still giggling.

Ryo slowly draped his arm across Ichigo's shoulders and pulled her closer to him. She started to blush.

"You know I'm still mad at you for earlier," Ichigo said trying not to get distracted by his charm again.

"Well what would I have to do so you won't be mad at me?" Ryo asked playing along.

"Hmm… Lets see… You would have to promise that I'm the only girl for you and…" while Ichigo was still thinking, Ryo stopped walking and turned her towards him. He leaned close and kissed her on the cheek.

"Ichigo," he whispered softly, "You will always be the girl for me, you have taken my heart," Ichigo's breathing was being cut short into gasps. Her heart was racing. Ryo brushed his lips up against hers barely and began to pull away.

"Uh-uh. You're not getting away this time," Ichigo said. She pulled her arms around his neck and pulled him back in. Their lips crashed into each other and the passion of the kiss was raised. Ryo stared in surprise and then relief.

"I- I think I can forgive you now," Ichigo said looking into Ryo's crystalline eyes. Then they resumed walking back to the café, arms laced around one another.