New Feelings Chapter 1:

Prologue

Before the Mew Project started, Shirogane Ryou was part of a project to turn one girl into a Cyniclon. Unlike the Mews, he kidnapped her, and turned her into a Cyniclon for a scientist who wanted a test subject. After the transformation was complete, however, Ryou's hatred for Cyniclons caused him to become very abusive toward the girl, whose name was Imamura Emiko.

Emiko was thirteen years old, and hated Ryou as much as he hated her. He kidnapped her and turned her into a science experiment, and she knew that if she ever got out, she would never forgive him.

One day, her parents came to the lab. They had found the location of their daughter, and come to rescue her. Unfortunately, Ryou was waiting for them. Emiko ran to where they were facing off, but she was too late. Right as she got there, Ryou pulled out a gun and shot both her parents to death. Emiko was in shock. When it snapped, her anger went out of control, and she blew up the lab, then teleported outside of the range of the explosion. Believing Ryou was dead, she thought about what to do next. That decision was made for her when Kisshu, the Cyinclon who was sent to Earth to take it over, offered to take her in in return for her help. When she tried to accept, however, she soon learned that as a result of shock, she was mute.

Kisshu took her in anyways, and started training her to use her powers. Soon after she had full control, and could speak using telepathy, the Mew Project began, as did the war.

Emiko noticed in fights that the only Mew who seemed to hate it was Mew Lettuce. Eventually she found out that Mew Lettuce thought they should form a truce, instead of fighting. She believed their races could get along if they tried.

Soon after all the Mews were found, Kisshu's adoptive brothers, Pai and Taruto, came to Earth to help. Emiko noticed in some battles, when Pai was there, that Mew Lettuce kept looking at him. This caused Emiko to wonder if Lettuce had a crush on Pai for some reason. She knew Kisshu had fallen for Ichigo, but she didn't think Pai returned Lettuce's feelings- if he even knew about them.

About a month after Mew Zakuro joined the team, the Cyniclons noticed something strange about Mew Ichigo. She had become much more violent, in particular toward Kisshu. The Cyniclons noticed her teammates sometimes edging away from her in battle, as if they too were somewhat freaked out by this sudden change.

After a battle in which Lettuce tried to stop Ichigo from hurting Kisshu too badly (and failed), Pai sent Emiko out to figure out the problem. Knowing she had the best chance of finding the problem out from Lettuce, Emiko set out to find her.

To her surprise, when she found Lettuce on a park bench, she was crying. Emiko hesitantly approached her, and Lettuce looked up. She started to get out her pendant, but Emiko held up her hands. Then she focused, and said telepathically, I don't want to fight.

Lettuce looked startled. "You don't?" she asked.

I want to know what's going on with Mew Ichigo, Emiko said.

"I don't know," Lettuce said. "It's like she suddenly turned evil. I'm sorry Kisshu got so badly hurt, I couldn't stop her. She used to be the one who said we shouldn't kill, but she's changed. It might be because her best friend was murdered, but I'm not sure."

Emiko was startled to hear that Lettuce was sorry that Kisshu got hurt, but continued. Why were you crying?

"Shirogane-san was yelling at me for telling Ichigo to stop the other day," Lettuce sighed. "I don't get why he hates the aliens so much."

That jerk is still alive? Emiko asked, shocked.

"You know him?" Lettuce asked, startled.

He's the one who turned me into a Cyniclon, Emiko said. Not to mention murdered my parents. That's why I can't speak aloud; he killed them in front of me and I lost my voice from shock. I thought blowing up the lab would kill him.

Lettuce looked shocked. "That's horrible!" she said. "I didn't know he was like that."

I think we need to find out why Ichigo is acting this way, Emiko said. It's possible he injected her with something else to make her hate the aliens. I wouldn't trust that guy.

"Let's go to Café Mew Mew, we need to find out the truth," Lettuce said. "It's closed today, but Shirogane and Akasaka-san live there."

Okay, Emiko said. She followed Lettuce as she ran to the Café. Once there, Lettuce took a key out of her purse, and unlocked the door. She went in, followed by Emiko, and shouted, "RYOU! We need to talk!"

They heard footsteps on the stairs, and Ryou came out- then stopped dead. "It can't be…." he whispered.

"Oh, so she was right," Lettuce said. "You do know her."

"Lettuce, WHY would you bring an alien here!?" Ryou asked, outraged.

"To find out the truth about you," Lettuce said. "She says you turned her into a Cyniclon and killed her parents. It's pretty obvious you know her. I want the truth, Ryou. I knew all along you hated the Cyniclons, but killing humans is unforgivable. And so is whatever you did to Ichigo-san."

"I didn't do anything to Ichigo, what gave you that idea?" Ryou asked.

"The fact that as soon as two new Cyniclons showed up, she started acting downright evil, and actually managing to hurt them," Lettuce said. "If you don't tell the truth, not only will I quit, I'll tell the other Mews you're a murderer, and that they shouldn't work for you. Though they probably shouldn't anyways."

"Y-you can't be serious," Ryou said. "Did Emiko brainwash you or something?"

"NO, I've hated the fighting from the start," Lettuce said. "Now tell the truth."

Ryou snarled and said, "Fine. Since you're probably quitting anyways, I killed Emiko's parents because they offered to take her back even though she's a Cyniclon. And you're right, I injected Ichigo with a serum that would make her hate the aliens enough to kill them, when I saw that both groups weren't getting anywhere."

"What's the antidote to the serum?" Lettuce asked.

"I'm not telling," Ryou said. "You'd just ruin all our chances for survival by curing Ichigo."

"You're evil, Ryou," Lettuce said, her eyes blazing. "And I'm calling all the Mews except Ichigo to tell them what you did. Emiko, let's go." She grabbed Emiko's arm and dragged her out of the Café, leaving Ryou steaming.

My first LettuceXPai fanfic! Don't worry, I'll continue the others as well. Review plz!