It's finally here! The first chapter of the sequel to Steal Your Heart! I'm going to admit, I was really considering not making a second story, but you guys really changed my mind. I want to thank you all so much for all of your support! I really hope you enjoy this story just as much as you enjoyed the first one. A huge thank you to Nilla Mew Mew, Hope Diamond, princessmiddleast, TheGirlWithTheOnyxRose, and KawaiiKoneko. You guys are the best and your reviews mean so much to me! Now... On with the story you have been waiting for!

Disclaimer: Tokyo Mew Mew does not belong to me. All characters, minus a few OCs, belong to their respective owners :)

One

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

The longer the alarm clock went on, the louder the beeping noise became. It finally became unbearable, and the older of the two boys in the room pulled himself out of bed. He shuffled over to the dresser where the clock sat, screaming at them to wake up, and he shut it off. Then he lumbered over to the second bed in the room and placed his hand on the smaller boy's shoulder. Gently, he began shaking the boy, trying to wake him up.

"Tart… Hey Tart… It's time to wake up." However, the small boy didn't stir. "Wake up you brat!" The older boy yelled, grabbing the kid by his arms and dragging him out of the bed. "Let's go! It's time for school!"

The smaller boy, Taruto, whimpered as he rubbed at his sore arms. "Aw… But Kish, I don't want to go to school. It's too early! Can't I just skip school today?" Taruto rubbed his sleep-heavy, amber eyes and looked up at the older boy. "Please…?"

"No," the green haired teen, Kisshu replied. "You can't afford to miss much school and you know it. So, unless you're dying, you're going to school. Now hurry up and get ready." Kisshu walked slowly to the bathroom and winced when he flipped on the light, which painfully pierced his eyes before he was ready. Mumbling a few swear words under his breath, he moved in front of the mirror and picked up the hairbrush that rested on the sink. He swiftly ran the brush through his dark green hair until it laid flat. Then he wrapped two sections of hair in the front of his head in brown bands.

He left the bathroom and walked back into the bedroom he shared with Taruto. The younger boy quickly ran out of the room and headed towards the bathroom. As he rushed past, he slammed into Kisshu's side. Normally, Kisshu would have scolded the boy, but he was much too tired to do anything but continue into the room and to his dresser. "Thank goodness it's finally Friday," he muttered as he pulled a crisp, white dress shirt out of one of the drawers. He groaned as he put on the stiff shirt and then reached into another drawer and removed a pair of navy blue pants.

Finally dressed in his school uniform, Kisshu glanced at the clock to see how much time he and Taruto still had before they had to leave. "Tart!" he called in the direction of the bathroom. "We have half an hour before we have to meet up with everyone. What's taking you so long?" Kisshu rifled through Taruto's drawers until he found the younger boy's uniform.

Taruto trudged out of the bathroom, still rubbing sleep from his eyes. "I don't like school," he grumbled. He took the clothes from Kisshu's hands with a mumbled thank you and began to get dressed. After he got his uniform on, he quickly ran a brush through his tangled brown hair and then pulled it up into two pony tails on top of his head. "Alright, I'm ready," he said. He grabbed his cherry red backpack off the desk the two of them shared and then handed Kisshu his larger, black one. The boys slipped on their shoes and walked out the door of their third floor apartment home.

The boys had plans to meet with their friends outside of the park they all passed on their way to school. Kisshu was trying walk briskly so that he wouldn't be late, but Tart was still sluggishly plodding behind him. Kisshu sighed. They were never going to get there in time if the small boy didn't walk a little faster. Kisshu was half tempted to reach down and grab Taruto's hand so that he could drag the boy along, but he didn't want to cause a fight, so he bit his lip to hold back an angry remark and just kept walking. When they finally reached the park, five other people were already standing there, waiting.

The first person was a boy with dark hair who was wearing the same uniform as Kisshu. He was holding a briefcase-styled book bag and staring at his watch. Kisshu was instantly filled with disdain for his fourteen year old classmate, but he managed to keep his feelings under control. Beside him was a girl with dark green hair pulled into braids and large, round glasses in front of her blue eyes. The girl was in a crouching position, making her face to face with the younger girl beside her. The ten year old, blonde child was being scolded for running around and dirtying her school uniform, however, she didn't appear to be listening. The fourth member of the group was a short, seventeen year old girl with light brown hair. She was laughing about something with another girl her age with jet black hair and glasses. Kisshu waved as he approached the group of friends. Everyone looked up and smiled at the newcomers. The small, blonde girl squealed with delight and ran over to Taruto, throwing her arms around him.

"Oh Taru-Taru!" Pudding cried out. "It's so good to see you! How are you this morning?" She beamed at her friend, who was developing a deep blush and was too tired to push her off of him.

"Good morning Kisshu!" Yuki Tora and Kinezumi said cheerfully as he approached them.

"Morning," Kisshu replied. He turned to Lettuce and Masaya. "Good morning Lettuce. Masaya."

Lettuce wished him a good morning and Masaya simply replied with a nod. "Where are the others?" Kisshu asked.

"Ichigo's running late, of course," Lettuce said with a giggle.

"So is Painappuru," Kinezumi added, rolling her eyes, but smiling anyway.

"Hey!" a voice from behind them rang out. "I'm here! I'm here!" They all turned to see Painappuru joining them. She was slightly out of breath, having run from her house, and began to smooth her long blonde hair. She smiled at her friends, her grin widening when her eyes landed on Kisshu. "Hey…" she said in a shy, sweet voice.

"Come here," he laughed, pulling her into a hug. Right before he let her go, he planted a small kiss on her lips and stroked her rosy cheek. "Good morning," he whispered, his breath tickling her skin.

"Sorry I'm late everyone!" Ichigo said loudly, making Painappuru jump and snap out of the trance she had seemed to have fallen into while staring into Kisshu's eyes. Ichigo received a kiss on the cheek from Masaya and a round of hellos from her friends. "Are we all ready to head over to school?" the red-head asked. Taruto groaned, but the rest of her friends nodded their heads. The group began walking away from the park and towards the school. Just as they were approaching the elementary school to drop off Taruto and Pudding, the air filled with screams. The group froze in their tracks and quickly looked around, trying to figure out what was going on and where the commotion was coming from.

"That sounded like it came from behind the school!" Masaya said, turning to Ichigo, concern filling his eyes.

"Let's go check it out!" Ichigo said, looking at her friends, who all nodded in agreement.

They rushed to the back of the school where, sure enough, children, parents, and faculty were all running around and shouting in terror. Kinezumi screeched as well, for amongst the screaming people was a giant bee and a giant spider. She rushed away from her friends, taking shelter behind a large tree.

"What's wrong with her?" Taruto asked, staring at her hiding spot.

Painappuru looked at Yuki Tora and back at the strange monsters that were wreaking havoc on the elementary school. "It's the spider," she said with a shudder. "Kinezumi is terrified of them."

"Well, she's going to have to get over it. These people need our help!" Ichigo said. She removed her Mew pendant from her pocket and brought it to her lips. "Mew Mew Strawberry… Metamorphosis!"

As much as they sympathized for Kinezumi about her fear, Yuki Tora and Painappuru knew that Ichigo was right. They were going to have to convince Kinezumi to fight with them.

"Mew Mew Painappuru… Metamorphosis!"

"Mew Mew Yuki Tora… Metamorphosis!"

"Mew Mew Pudding… Metamorphosis!"

"Mew Mew Lettuce… Metamorphosis!"

In flashes of pink, orange, silver, yellow, and green lights, the girls transformed into their super heroin forms. Ichigo's black ears twitched with irritation towards the creatures. Yuki Tora and Painappuru ran over to the tree where Kinezumi was hiding while Ichigo went over a plan with the others on how they could get rid of the creatures.

I'm really interested in what you have to say and what you think will happen. Also, suggestions are always welcome! Please, tell me what you think! The more reviews I get, the sooner I'll update! Thanks for reading!

Mew Painappuru