Cuxie: Yeah yeah. I know what you're thinking. "FINALLY!! Where the Hell has this girl been?!" And I'd like to take this opportunity to say, It's not my fault!
Ryou: Just get on with it before they kill you.
Cuxie: Ugh...kay. Roll Chappy!
A/N: This very first chapter of "Mew Mew MASH 2!" is dedicated to Misha12 as a, erm, very belated b-day present.
"RYOU!!" Ichigo yelled, cheerily for once as she hoped into the passanger seat of his car. The bell rang only seconds earlier, signaling the end of the school day. Naturally, Ichigo was the first one out the doors, but not by much. It seemed as though the whole school exploded with kids pouring out as if their lifes were in jeopardy. Ryou wouldn't have been surprised to see them jumping out the windows. "Heehee! Ryou!" Ichigo giggled and placed her arms around his neck, giving him a quick peck on the cheek.
"Whoa. Are you on a sugar high or something, Strawberry?" he laughed.
"Ryou, that was the best day of school EVER!!"
"Any particular reason?"
"It was the LAST day of school ever!" she yelled throwing her hands up.
"You sound like Pudding. So childish." he remarked flicking her on the nose. She only giggled.
"Think about it! No more waking up early in the morning. No more homework. No more rude, insensitive teachers. No more of The Baka! It's like a dream come true!" she said sighing dreamily. Ryou rolled his eyes.
"Yeah...I may not go to school anymore, but doesn't this happed EVERY year?"
"Of course."
"Then what's the big deal?" He asked, not taking his eyes off the road as a TastyCake truck pulled in front of them(don't ask me why a TastyCake truck).
"Well...I was thinking we could do something special this year. We have all summer." she mummered playing with the hem of her skirt. Ryou smirked and glanced over at her.
"Is that so? And would this 'special something' take place in my room? On my bed maybe?"
"NO!" Ichigo roared smacking him on the head. "YOU PERV!!"
"God! I was joking, Ichi. Don't have a heart attack." He chuckled.
"I swear you're even worse than Kish sometimes." she huffed, cooling herself off. She looked into the side mirror and saw her face was a brilliant crimson red. "When I said 'we' I meant everybody. Like maybe we could all go to the beach again, or just on a trip. Away from the usual routine."
"Oh." Ryou whispered, somewhat dissapointed." Ichigo noted this and laughed.
"Don't worry! I'll make some time for you too."
At the Cafe:
"Where the Hell are those two? We open in five." Mint snuffed, sipping her tea. Pudding swung by on her Tarzan rope with Tart right beside her screaming like a banshee.
"They probably got stuck in traffic." Lettuce reasoned.
"Or pulled over somewhere to make-out." Cherry giggled. Pudding turned hearing that and jumped off her rope, leaving Tart to swing alone.
"PUDDING!! HOW DO I STOP?!"
"You think so?" Pudding asked, looking up at Cherry and ignoring the cries for help from her somewhat-of-a-boyfriend. "Then they could be awhile, na no da." Cherry smiled and nodded like a commercial model. She walked over to the closet and got out a broom.
"I'm gonna go sweep the front steps and sidewalk." She said to no one in particular. About 4 months ago, after her stay at the cafe during a blizzard, Cherry had starting working with the other girls. After finding out her and Lettuce happened to go to the same school they become fast friends and she started coming to the cafe more often and Keichiiro finally offered her a job. Cherry's uniform was identical to the other's with a pale red color.
Ugh. If I could only stop the leaves from falling this would be one less thing to do. She thought glumly sweeping away the endless aray of leaves, only to have more fall in their place. It's hopeless. Futile. I waste of time and ener--
"Hi Cherry!" Ichigo greeted bouncing up the steps with Ryou close behind.
"Hey." he said in acknowledgement.
"Oh, you're here. You two really should try to be on time. We thought you two had run off together somewhere." Cherry laughed seeing Ichigo blush.
"It's not my fault. Strawberry's lazyness is contagious." Ryou muttered shoving both hands in his pocket and sauntering past the two girls.
"Lazyness?! I wasn't the one driving!" she retorted.
"It's not my fault there was a truck in the way."
"Oh nothing's ever YOUR fault!" She cried, throwing her hands up and following him inside. Cherry only shook her head as she watched the couple go in arguing for...what? The third time that week?
"ICHIGO!!" Mint roared. "Would you PLEASE get to work! I swear! All you do these days is stand around staring off into space."
"If she's not in Ryou's room." Kako added from her seat in the chair opposite Mint. "Ichigo will you please get to work so she'll shut-up?" she begged referring to Mint. "Honstly I can't get 5 minutes of peace without hearing her bitch off about something."
"Kako! Language." Ichigo said, slightly in shock.
"Mmm. Can you get me some milk?" Kako swished her tail and yawned, not noticing Ichigo's pissed expression.
"Yeah. And while you're at it, get me some more tea. This time with a touch of lemon." Mint waved her hand as if to dismiss her. Ichigo huffed and grabbed Kako from the seat.
"Nya?!" Kako squirmed in her arms as Ichigo took her into the kitchen. She set her on the floor and Kako glared up at her. "What was that?"
"You can have your milk in here. You've been spending too much time with Mint, and besides that we don't wanna freak out the customers." she strawberry-head winked, setting a saucer of milk in front of the irritated kitten.
"Whatever."
Keichiiro and Zakuro simutaneously emerged from the basement looking oddly guilty. Keichiiro was grinning and Zakuro looked a little flushed. Very unusual for her. Zakuro let go of his hand as they reached the top of the stairs, he looked disapointed. "Wouldn't want them getting any ideas." she whispered. He nodded and looked around at the girls working. Well...most of them. We'll excuse Mint.
"Where are Kish and Pai?" he asked to his equally inept girlfriend. She shrugged.
"No clue."
"Well lets hope they reappear by closing. Ryou's got an announcement."
"Really? About what?" she asked not as indifferently as usual. Keichiiro smiled slyly.
"It's a surprise."
Closing Time:
"We're done work finally!" Ichigo exclaimed overdramatically. She made a big show of sighing and slumping to the floor in exhaustion.
"Not yet." Keichiiro stated matter-of factly.
"NYA?! Whatcha mean 'Not yet'?! What's left to do?! NO ONE'S HERE!!"
"Calm down please Ichigo. Ryou just needs to speak to everyone downstairs. It's important."
"Oh I bet!" Ichigo yelled stomping here way down the stairs with everyone following closely behind. Mint sighed.
"Must she always be so rowdy?"
Cuxie: Yay! MASH is back in action!
Ichigo: What did Ryou want?
Ryou: Do you really think she's gonna tell you?
Cuxie: Hush up! I want to thank(again!)all the fabulous reviewies from MASH 1! And once again this chapter has been dedicated to Misha12! Happy very belated birthday!
Ryou: Love ya, babe!(french kisses M12)
Ichigo: Hmph! I bet you were just waiting for this chapter to end so you could get at her!
Cuxie: That sounded so wrong.XD Here's the deal guys: I update if you all review. Simple, ne?