Description: Tart is injured in an accident on Earth, so Kish and Pai return to Earth to watch over him. While this is going on; a new threat appears and attacks an area in Tokyo, the footage is terrifying. The girls are completely unprepared to fight this new threat, and
Pairings:
-Pai x Ichigo x Kish (triangle)
-Mint x Zakuro x Keiichiro (triangle)
-Ryou x Lettuce
-Tart x Purin
Rating: T for now.. violence and angst.
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The sound of screeching tires on wet asphalt sent a shock through her body. She froze where she was on the sidewalk with a sharp chill running up her spine. The young blond whirled around with wide eyes to the direction of the sound behind her. What she saw before her felt like it was happening in slow motion. A brief yelp came from the alien behind her- Purin inhaled sharply as the sickening crash of a body against steel sent Tart through the air. She didn't even have time to scream.
His body rolled over the hood and onto the windshield, cracking it in a spiderweb pattern- he continued over the top of the car and crumpled to the unforgiving asphalt behind the car. The tires squealed and the car fish-tailed out of control up onto the opposite sidewalk as the driver attempted to stop after realizing he had hit someone. It had been lightly raining on and off all night- making the asphalt slick for drivers.
Purin couldn't form any cohesive words as she instinctively darted towards Tart's still body. He was on his side, and blood was pooling around him quickly. A quick heartbeat in her chest fueled her adrenaline as she dove to her knees beside him, gasping and yelling for help. The young alien's hood fell back, unveiling his long pointed ears.
"Oh God, nooooo!"
Her shrill scream pierced the air as the driver ran over to the young couple. The man fell to his knees a few feet away, shaking and breathing heavily. He immediately dialed 911 on his cell and began explaining the accident in fragments to the dispatcher. Purin could vaguely hear the man behind her, but she wasn't even focused on him. All that mattered, was her great love in her arms.
Purin grabbed Tart by the shoulders and held him in her lap as she began to sob loudly. Her hands trembled as she cradled him- he was unresponsive. Blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth and his whole body was limp. Ther was blood coming from injuries she couldn't see, and it was more than she had ever seen before. She screamed incomprehensibly about him, shaking her head and crying until her voice cracked. The young mew buried her face in his neck and yelled into his ears- attempting to wake him. She couldn't tell if his pulse was still there, she couldn't stop shaking long enough to tell. Her heart felt like someone had a vice grip on it; all her muscles were tight and quivering as she clung to him.
Blaring sirens sounded like angels in the distance- the ambulance.
4 hours later…
Two familiar faces entered Tart's quiet hospital room- the young girl numbly looked up at them. Purin was seated in a chair pulled up beside the hospital bed. Her cheeks were stung red and her eyes had dark rings of exhaustion and anguish under them. The alien duo that entered the room were wearing human clothes, with dark hoodies to hide their pointed ears. The yellow eyed alien dove over to Tart's side,
"How could you do this to us?! You have to be careful Tart!"
It was an angry whisper, but the mew knew that Kish was just worried about his younger cousin. A taller, darker, alien stood at the foot of the bed, a slight look of concern playing his hard features. Those grey eyes glanced down at the sobbing monkey girl, she whimpered and bit her quivering lip. Pai pressed his lips hard together as if he were apologizing for the pain she was in. The girl noticed the minuscule change in his features and she briskly stood up and threw her arms around him. The tall alien was rigid for a moment, unfamiliar with such contact from someone else.
Kish was hunched over the bedside of the smaller alien, his eyes were locked on the young ones closed eyes. A stern hand rubbed through messy sienna colored hair as the older alien shook his head and mumbled to himself about how they should have been there. Tart's head was bandaged up, he had a brace on his right forearm, and a tight bandaging around his abdominal area. His breathing was slow and paced along with the beeping heart rate monitor in the room.
6 Hours later…
It was around 7am when Ichigo, Lettuce, and Ryou arrived at the Hospital. Ichigo had hopped on the first flight back from England, while Lettuce and Ryou immediately drove back from the coast once they caught wind of the accident. When the lead mew burst into the room, Purin was laying across a few chairs and her head was on Pai's lap, his head was leaned back and the two of them were dead asleep. Kish was sitting on the floor beside Pai's chair, asleep with his head on his knees.
Ichigo barging into the room woke everyone but Purin up. Ryou remained by the door as Lettuce and Ichigo ran to Tart's bedside. Ryou glanced over at the sleepy purple haired alien, the two locked eyes just for a moment.
"He gonna be okay?"
Ryou mouthed, trying not to start a fuss with the girls. The alien nodded slowly as Kish stood up, brushing himself off to look somewhat presentable for Ichigo. Pai cleared his throat and gave a strange look to the sleeping girl on his leg before explaining to the others,
"He broke his right wrist, punctured a lung, broke three ribs, dislocated his shoulder, and sustained some minor internal injuries on top of a concussion. That being said- he will recover."
Lettuce cooed in a concerned manner and the redhead beside her turned back towards Pai,
"Has we been awake once since the doctor let him sleep?"
"No, but he is at least stable."
The girl forced a sigh and shook her head, "How awful… he didn't deserve this."
Lettuce reached out and gently stroked Tart's hair as she blinked back tears- it always broke her heart to see her friends in pain. Beside her; Ichigo spoke again to the tall alien, softer this time:
"How is she?"
With a motion of her hand, Pai knew she was referring to the monkey girl using his thigh as a pillow. He responded without even glancing down,
"She is better now that she slept. She was rather…hysterical when we first arrived. The man responsible is being held at the police station for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol."
Ichigo visibly clenched her jaw and fists, "I can't believe someone could be so irresponsible."
…
The entire group remained at the Hospital, along with the new company of Keiichiro. The brunette man had been so kind as to bring food for the group, and they were moved into a private conference/waiting room to wait for Tart to wake up. One TV occupied the few of them that could stay awake. The stress made a few of the girls doze off. Ichigo was awake, she still couldn't believe that a drunk had hit Tart.
The conversation was sparse, it was hard to discuss day to day things while one of the group was so critically injured. Although no one out-right said it, it was odd to have the entire group back together. It had been about two years since the final battle with Deep Blue, and everyone sort of…drifted apart and moved on with their lives. Lettuce and Ryou had become an item and moved to the east coast together, she was in school while Ryou began managing a private security business. Ichigo had gone to England to be with Masaya, but things between the two of them were rocky and it wasn't easy for her to be so far from her family. Zakuro and Mint had gone to America together, the wolf girl was helping Mint get a jump start on her professional ballet career. Tart had decided to stay on Earth with Purin and help her take care of her siblings while she went through High School. Pai and Kish had left Earth, and only dropped by on occasion to see Tart. The only one left 'behind' was Keiichiro. The kind man still managed the Cafe and had hired some new girls to work there since Purin was the only one left; Tart reluctantly came around to help as well.
Despite the accident, it was good getting to see everyone again.
The room was still and cold, it was unwelcoming- just a small room for families to wait for their loved ones to regain consciousness. Keiichiro was sipping from a foam cup of coffee and engaging Ryou in petty conversation. The chef was trying hard to make the best of a bad situation. Purin was awake and twiddling her thumbs beside him, she strangely hadn't said a word.
A sudden news broadcast from the only TV in the room caused those that were awake to perk up. An attack on Tokyo.
The footage the news channel was playing was truly terrifying. Those awake and watching the broadcast fell silent and held their breath, Keiichiro wrung his hands together anxiously as the story unfolded. Around 8:30am a 'being' of some sort went on a rampage through a busy intersection in the city. The being looked as though it had somewhat of a human build, a long whip like tail, grey skin, and a decent length of deep red violet hair. The creature tossed cars aside easily and grabbed and threw businessmen aside into buildings and onto sidewalks. It was unimaginable, no one believed what they were seeing.
Ryou shook his head with is mouth hung open as they watched the graphic footage,
"What… What is that?"
Pai was dead silent, a plethora of thoughts rushed through his mind. The brunette man beside Pai chimed in,
"Do you know what that thing is?"
The violet haired alien was silent for a few tense moments, his eyes locked on the blurry images in front of him. A quick beating in his chest made the alien feel a twinge of fear, he did in fact know what this was.
"It-"
Before Pai could speak, the door to the conference room squeaked open and a nurse popped his head in and spoke with a phony cheer in his voice,
"Uhm… Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know your little cousin is awake and talking, he can have visitors now."
The interruption put the conversation on hold as the group woke up and made their way to Tart's hospital room. It was rushed, and everyone had something to say to the weak alien. Purin was immediately crying tears of joy as she grabbed his hand and put it on her cheek. Keiichiro kept asking about how he was feeling and if he had any pain- he was trying to bed down the horrible footage that was in the front of his mind from the news broadcast.
Although the lean blond man was glad to see Tart up, he yanked Pai aside and immediately brought up what they had just seen.
"What was that thing? It killed four people, and injured three more; I need to know what the hell it is and if we are going to have to take care of it."
A sigh escaped the stoic alien's chest as he glanced quickly to the side at the group distracted with Tart. He seemed very perturbed about the subject,
"The simple version? That looks like an old creation by our people… it was a new species. It's faster, stronger, and more equipped for fighting. Our geneticists created it many decades ago as a blueprint for a 'super soldier', and the experiments were frozen and put into our labs for storage until we found a stable planet to live on to finish the research. None of them were ready for combat because no testing was done…it seems someone got into the lab-"
"And let that thing out on Earth?! Why would they do that?"
It was obvious that Ryou was feeling the pressure now, that horrible thing was loose and needed to be dealt with. The alien narrowed his eyes slightly at the interruption, he continued with his explanation;
"There is a small rebellion, a group that wants to take over in the name of our fallen leader, Deep Blue. They are small, and our authorities have been pursuing them with no avail. They believe that Earth should have been ours as well, and that Master Deep Blue should not have been killed. They must have found a way into the lab… they're the only ones who I could imagine would do a thing like this. They want revenge on us…and on you as well."
The red haired mew turned back towards Pai and Ryou, she could tell by their expressions that something was very wrong. The two of them were not overly emotional, and they both seemed intense. The girl hadn't heard all of their conversation, but had heard the last sentence of what Pai had just said. She had been asleep in the other room and hadn't seen the broadcast yet. Since Tart was awake and Purin was distracted by him; Ichigo decided to join in on the conversation between the two guys.
"You guys look tense... What are you two talking about?"
Ryou cranked his head right at her, a frighteningly serious look played his face,
"Did you girls bring your pendants?"
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MewMid: It's been SO freaking long since I wrote for TMM… I've been an author for TMM for almost 8 years and just fell off the writing bandwagon for a while. Good to be back though! I know the pairings may be odd to some, but I'm so tired of doing the same old couples, I want to go out of the box a little.
Let me know how I'm doing so far, thanks! R and R!