A/N: Hello everyone again! It's me, Moonlit-Kris again, back two years later (I'm sorry!) with a new Tokyo Mew Mew Fanfiction! In accordance to my usual genre, it's Kisshu x Ichigo (Kichigo!), but this time around… you have to be patient! It'll get there eventually… slowly, but surely!
Hopefully everyone understands the timeline – it's been three years since the Mew Project began and the series hasn't ended yet. Masaya knows he's the Blue Knight, but that's where everything else goes off track. Purin and Taruto are 13, Minto, Lettuce, Kisshu and Ichigo are 16 and Zakuro and Pai are 18 for the purpose of this story.
The girls were prepared for the biggest fight of their life. Everyone was pumped with adrenaline. Yet, what happens if they lost their final fight? What would happen on the last night on earth, when all is lost? Who would save the Earth then? (Eventually Kichigo)
The Last Night on Earth
Chapter One
Ichigo had a sinking feeling she was going to lose this battle. As much as she fought against it, she couldn't defy the lull of sleep hanging over her, weighing her eyelids down and relaxing her breathing. The enemy – her senior math teacher – lurked at the front of the classroom, expecting the tired students on that Friday afternoon to complete the questions on the board. Well, Ichigo wasn't having any of that. She finally resigned and put her head down, sleep overcoming her.
Miwa nudged Ichigo once, and Moe tried from the other side. This was a very usual occurrence with their friend, for reasons unbeknownst to them. It had all started three years ago, and their first intellectual assumption was that working at Café Mew Mew was tiring her out. Well, this was true, but it wasn't the only reason, yet Ichigo led them to believe so. Sighing, Miwa resigned to stamping on Ichigo's foot as Moe shook her shoulders. Finally, the red-headed girl arose from her slumber.
"Nya?" The sleepy strawberry-haired quickly came to her senses and looked around, sensing for danger. Of course, the only danger was the same math teacher from before she slept, and Ichigo grumbled as she relaxed a little bit. She was having a nice nap, after all.
"Don't go back to sleep Ichigo, sensei keeps looking over at you and eventually he'll get you!" Moe whispered urgently from Ichigo's left, Miwa nodding desperately to Ichigo's right. Sighing, Ichigo did her best to wake herself up.
Stupid cat genes, she mused. Why couldn't Shirogane infuse me with… oh I don't know, Albert Einstein genes instead? At least I'd make it through school easier… Regardless of her wishes, the fact was that she indeed was infused with the genes of the Iriomate Mountain Cat – and also gifted with magical powers that made her the leader of Tokyo Mew Mew. Ichigo Momomiya was Mew Ichigo – and had been for the past three years.
It all started that fateful first date with Aoyama Masaya – her current boyfriend. She had stumbled past Café Mew Mew and been hit by a light that infused her with the genes of the cat, and also her magic powers. It wasn't all good though – with it came the responsibility of protecting the earth. There were three aliens, who had appeared at separate times, who were trying to destroy and claim the Earth for their own purposes – to restore it to how it was when, thousands of years ago, their race walked and lived here.
All five of the Mews had been found within the past three years – well, technically within the first year. Minto, Lettuce, Purin and Zakuro had joined Ichigo in her fight, also being infused with rare DNA. Their fights were becoming more and more intense – save for being more and more dispersed. It made being a normal teenager a little bit easier for the girls, although none of them would wish being a Mew on any one else – three years of fighting, not knowing if you'll come out alive and if your family is okay took it's toll on all of the girls. They had matured far past their years, all in hope of saving the Earth.
Besides, the most annoying thing'd have to be that darned alien, Kisshu! Ichigo internally muttered, her mind no longer even half on the work at hand. Her math teacher had long given up on Ichigo and continued his monotonous lecture. The bell soon went and the students ran outside, glad that school was finally over.
That's right – school was over for summer break!
"Yes!!" Ichigo jeered, celebrating with Miwa and Moe as they walked to their lockers. She grinned largely – these holidays were going to be fantastic! She was staying home alone for the first two weeks of the holiday break as her parents took a 'well deserved holiday' that Ichigo was entitled to attend, but she came up with several faux excuses to get out of it – how could she tell her parents the Earth needed more than she needed a holiday?
Even that is not convincing… I need a holiday so bad! It wasn't her rostered shift, but Ichigo walked towards Café Mew Mew after bidding her friends farewell for the holidays. Masaya was going to meet her at the Café after he finished class – due to his extensive Kendo tournaments and trainings he was receiving tuition after school, even with his natural intelligence. Ichigo smiled softly to herself. Masaya was so sweet. He was smart, athletic, caring, and to top it off… the Blue Knight. But her knight in shining armour was not on her mind as she walked slowly towards work – that 'darned alien' Kisshu was.
It's been… two weeks now. I'm a bit worried… Ichigo furrowed her brows, trying to remember what had happened in the last battle. Ichigo had found more Mew Aqua and had saved Tokyo – yet again – from Chimera Anima roaming the city.
Pai was nowhere to be seen for the first part of the battle – he was underground, controlling the distribution of the Chimera. Taruto was above ground, keeping Purin and Lettuce preoccupied in his own quirky way. Taruto wrestled with Purin who tried to hug him and Lettuce tried to pull the two teenagers off each other, her mind racing between stopping them from killing one another (with hugs…?) and the attack on Tokyo. Ichigo, Minto and Zakuro were attacking the Chimera, and Kisshu appeared every now and again, tormenting them. Pai had successfully helped Lettuce in removing the two young enemies from one another, and were now locked in close combat. Zakuro had landed a good hit on his chest, making Kisshu falter back and onto Ichigo, which was not according to plan. As she (unsuccessfully) tried to remove herself from the close physical contact with the alien boy, Ichigo had found the Mew Aqua. She didn't have time to use it however – it was gone as both she and Kisshu reached for it. The Chimera disintegrated and the aliens were forced to retreat – but not before injuring both Minto and Purin badly.
That battle was only after a week of not appearing.
Ichigo didn't want to think about two weeks of no show would mean.
Of course, worrying about the next battle was only half her meaning. She was also worried about Kisshu.
We both absorbed Mew Aqua. I know I'm not affected badly by it, it powers me up and gives me the power to heal the Earth. If Kisshu absorbed it, who knows how powerful he could become – or how powerful he could make Deep Blue. She tried her hardest, but her next thought surfaced anyway. Besides…it could have hurt him.
She shook her head quickly, reaching her destination. She wasn't going to think about that, not now.