Note: This is the sequel to my other fanfic 'The Thought of Him'. You probably want to read that one before reading this one, but you don't necssasarily have to, because it kind of explains itself... Anyways, please enjoy!

ONE

'I see you, but it's not so clear… I hear your voice… But, it's not true… I feel your touch, but it's cold to me… I smell your hair, but it's not fresh… Anymore… I feel your lips, but they're not moist anymore… I just wish you were here again… If only, I could see you once more… If I could only show you, how much I truly appreciate you… If only, if only… I could hold you one more time… I'd be happy; I'd feel alive again… I don't know how I could go on… not only me, but also the team. They can't work alone. I know I certainly can't… Why did you leave? Why did you choose to go, my Ichigo?' Ryo closed his brown journal, with a gold lock, and opened his drawer and put it in. He sat there in his chair a moment, reminiscing on forgotten memories and old times. It had been two years since Ichigo's death. Everyone was still trying to cope with his or her lives without her. The aliens have been attacking less and less, each of their attempts being more powerful than the last. Only Pai and Taruto were left. No one knew Kish's whereabouts. Frankly, no one else really cared…

"Ryo!" Keiichirou called from the computer room. He quickly got up, taking one last glimpse of the drawer, which concealed his journal. Keiichirou called his name once more. Ryo walked back up to his drawer and opened it. He pulled out an old picture. He smiled. His eyes twinkled at the sight.

"Ryo!" Keiichirou called again, impatiently.

"Coming!" Ryo just laid the picture on top of his computer desk and left. He ran downstairs into the computer room.

"Hai?" Ryo looked over Keiichirou's shoulder and to the computer.

"I think there might be a solution to all our problems." Keiichirou smiled a bit. Ryo knew exactly what he was talking about, as he stared at a blinking dot on the computer screen.

"No." Ryo stared at him, "That will not help."

"But, Ryo. We need-."

"No." he repeated standing firm, "I'm leaving…" Ryo left the room.

"Where?" Keiichirou called out.

"Where do you think?" Ryo grabbed his jacket from downstairs and headed out.

"Poor Shirogane-san…" Lettuce looked down at her shoes.

"He needs to learn it's over…" Mint spoke up, "Nothing will-."

"Mint-san." Zakuro called out, and glared at her. She bowed her head…

"Mew Mews!" Keiichirou called out.

"Nani?" they called back.

"I have a mission for you." He came out into the main room, "But you may not inform Ryo of any of this. At least, until it's taken care of…" the mews looked at each other in confusion, "Follow me…" they followed Keiichirou back into the other room.

Ryo was outside walking past the park. The breeze flipped his hair in the wind, and chilled his scalp. He stopped at an iron gate next to a newly blossoming tree. He took a quick look at his surroundings and continued through the gate. He closed his eyes picturing his last visit.

The day was somewhat gloom, the trees whistled in the wind… The birds sang their song of sadness, the cicadas chirped in anger. An owl's who-ing overpowered the other sounds… Ryo walked to the old, chipped stone in the middle of the field. Many bouquets of flowers were in front of the engraved stone. Ryo brought out a bouquet of special-made pink sunflowers.

"I know they're your favorite." He whispered, as if he were talking to someone. He laid them down beside the other flowers and glared up at the sky…

Ryo walked through the field to the same engraved stone and tried to put on a small smile. He knelt down beside the stone.

"I don't have flowers this time but… I just needed to see you again…" he glared down at the place where he had last left his flowers. The plastic wrapper in which they were held in, was half unwrapped and the flowers, dead. He frowned a little at the sight, "It's been six months…"

"Looks girls." Everyone glared over Keiichirou's shoulder at the screen, "You know what that is, don't you?" Everyone's mouths dropped at the sight.

"Are you serious? There's another?" Pudding smiled.

"Yes, to my belief. That's where you girls come in." he looked at them.

"Are you sure it's a good idea?" Zakuro put her hand on her hip.

"If we want to have a chance against the aliens and saving this earth, then yes." He watched the girls' faces and waited for an answer.

"Well, where do we have to go?" Mint finally said.

"The northern part of Tokyo…"

"Six months can be a long time… I hope I didn't disappoint you…" Ryo finally got tired of sitting on his knees and then sat cross-legged, "so how've you been? I bet that's a realistic question, huh?" he laughed a little. He smoothed his hand over the engraved writing on the stone, trying to remove some of the pollen and dirt. He smiled at seeing the name, and slowly took off his finger.

"I still haven't been able to comprehend the reason you left… You didn't say anything to me… at all. What am I suppose to think? I know, I know, it seems like I ask the same questions every time I'm here… Gomen-nasai… It's just, I don't understand… Why did you do it? I…" Ryo looked down. He stood up from the ground and dusted himself off…

"I loved you, Ichigo… I loved you…" he walked away from the grave stone and continued out of the field and back on the sidewalk, next to the dirty streets of Tokyo…

Ryo tried enjoying his walk back to the mew mew café. He tried to take in some fresh air, to get all the old thoughts out of his head; all the thoughts of her… He finally made it back to the café and walked in through the doors. It was empty. No customers, no girls. Ryo looked around suspiciously. He walked up to the kitchen and found Keiichirou. He leaned against the doorpost, watching him.

"Yes, Ryo?" he looked at him.

"Where are they?"

"Oh, I just sent them on a mission…" he continued icing his, newly made cake, through their conversation.

"What kind of mission?"

"Just a new lead on a mew aqua I got." It was unlike to Keiichirou to lie. Ryo stood up straight, and stopped leaning on the doorpost. He walked up to Keiichirou.

"When are they coming back?"

"Soon I hope." He smiled.

"Li desu yo." Ryo walked out of the kitchen and back to his room.

"How are we suppose to find anything in this crowd of people…" Pudding complained. Mint was walking with her arms crossed and her nose in the air. Zakuro was leading everyone at the time. Lettuce just followed behind everyone.

"Do we even have any idea, exactly, what we're looking for?" Mint asked.

"Well, how did we find everyone else?" Zakuro glared at her.

"Goody…" Mint said, sarcastically.

"Just keeping looking for anything suspicious…"

Yes, I hope the sequel is good so far! Please review! I need to know if it's good or not!