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It was a slow day at the cafe. The 8* mew mews were tending to the few customers there that day, unusual due to the fact that it was summer.

After work, they all talked about previous events that day. Ichigo said "While you were serving the customers, I managed to help Ryou** fix the sink. Turns out a bunch of disgusting stuff was clogging the drain."

Zakuro said "I had to go find a missing bag of flour that I couldn't find while checking inventory. As it turns out, someone left it in the lab for some reason." Keiichiro turned his head away in embarrassment. Zakuro said "Aw come on, you don't have to be embarrassed. I did something stupid once. I'll tell it to all of you right now."

The Year 2003

Zakuro was just packing up from working at the cafe. The fight against the aliens was hard enough on her, but combined with the pressures of work, she wondered how she remained mentally stable at times.

Then, at home, she received a phone call. She answered it and was greeted by her cousin's voice. Her cousin said "Zakuro! How's it goin'?" It was her cousin, Mitsuo, who came from Osaka. At the time, he had had a falling out with the Yakuza AND the Triads. He moved to Thailand 4 years back when he was 23.

Zakuro replied "Mitsuo? Is that you? It's going good. Why did you call?" He replied "I need some help. I need it bad. In Bangkok, I'm being harassed by this asshole from Sakai named Tamaki, whose street name is 'The Dragon of Sakai.' He tracked me down to my city. He wants me to give him something."

Zakuro said "What is it?" Zakuro heard what Tamaki wanted and shouted "HE WANTS 1,000,000 YEN?!" Mitsuo replied "Yep. That bastard wants to suck me dry of my money. If I don't pay up in a week, I'll be dead. So that's when I came to you. Can you PLEASE help me?!"

Zakuro said "Fine. I will. But I'm coming down there to help." Mitsuo replied "Great! I'll be sure to prepare my apartment for your arrival, cuz'. If you need a disguise, I can help you with that too." Zakuro replied "Good, 'cause with the way my career is, I'll need one to not attract too much attention."

3 days later

Zakuro disguised herself with a fake name and passport, even tying her hair in a ponytail. She had already visited the cafe, telling them of the predicament. They wished her the best of luck on her journey. Mint gave her a picture of the 5 of them together after a battle. Zakuro smiled and said goodbye.

After flying to Bangkok, she looked for and quickly found Mitsuo's apartment. She was greeted by him, who said "Zakuro! You're here! And you do look different. To an untrained eye, you don't look anything like the fashion model that many see you as." Zakuro said "Eheheh, so... When will we deal with this Tamaki creep bothering you?"

Mitsuo said "Well, his men have been sent down here alongside him, so be prepared to face some tough opposition. Did you bring the money?"

Zakuro said "Yeah I brought the money in this bag. It's right here in this bag. Make sure NO ONE takes it." Mitsuo said "You got it. This is my ticket to staying alive after all!"

2 hours later

Afterwards, Mitsuo and Zakuro walked along the streets. Mitsuo then said "Hey, what does your passport say about you?" Zakuro replied "It says my name is Maiha Nakano and I'm 20 years old." Mitsuo said "Great, because we might go to a bar later."

Zakuro said "What?! Ugh... This may be bad." Mitsuo said "Come on. You can easily pass for a 20 year old. Look at you. You're tall and have a womanly voice. If I didn't know you, I'd say the same thing."

Zakuro looked at him in annoyance and said "I guess." Mitsuo said "Well then, let's go to this bar I know in my neighborhood. It's pretty fun, I'll tell ya that."

They went to the bar after that.

The next morning

Zakuro woke up in her bed. She saw Mitsuo lying on the floor, still snoring. She yelled "Get up!" Mitsuo immediately woke up and said "Is it the year 2010 yet?"

Zakuro said "No, you idiot. It's still 2003. And I think we partied too hard at that bar." Mitsuo said "Why do you think that?"

Zakuro pointed to a TV with the local news on. It was talking about a riot that began at the bar they were at. Luckily, they were seen leaving it when shit hit the fan. Mitsuo said "Holy shit... That musta been crazy."

Then, Mitsuo stared at Zakuro and said "Uhh... Cuz'... You're..." Zakuro screamed and covered herself up with a blanket. She said "Pervert! Why didn't you tell me before?" Mitsuo said "I didn't notice until then, and I would NEVER knowingly be attracted to my own family members for that matter, not matter how stunning they may look. Anyways, we should go pay Tamaki today."

Zakuro grabbed a robe, tied it, and searched for the bag containing the money. After searching frantically for a few minutes, she said "Oh god no... Oh god no... Oh god no... We lost the bag!"

*There are 8 members in this continuity: The original 5, Berii, Ringo, and an OC.

**Honorifics will not be used in this story, and people will usually go by a first name basis.