Me: Hello! This is a side project along 'Night at the Cafe', so don't worry, I'm still writing it!

Pai: … Uhh, why did you bring me here?

Me: Gah! Pai! Why are you here- oh right... Please recite the disclaimer, like we practiced!

Pai: … DISCLAIMER: Wolfbane-Chan does NOT own Tokyo Mew Mew or any affiliates. She doesn't own Mia Ikumi, either.

Me: … Pai,OF COURSE I don't own Miss Ikumi! Its not possible to own people like that.

Pai: How am I supposed to know human-cultures?

Me: Ugh. Anyways, here are the ages of the characters:

Ichigo, Mint, Lettuce, Pai and Kisshu – 15
Pudding and Taruto – 12

Zakuro, Ryou and Keiichiro - 17

Now, ON WITH DA STORY!

It was exactly 1:08 P.M on a warm, autumn Thursday afternoon. Mint, Ichigo, Lettuce and Pudding were sitting in their class, varying from sleeping to actually paying attention to the lesson to simply daydreaming. Little did the girls know, this day would be a huge surprise!

~Lettuce, Ichigo and Mint's Class~

Mint stared intently at the blackboard as the teacher spoke, her eyes flickering with remaining sleepiness. Class had just started; the first class of the day, a very long day. She glanced over to her two other friends; Ichigo was sleeping quietly, snoring a bit and Lettuce was bust fixing her long braid. 'What a boring day! And its barely begun!' The blue-haired girl thought with a silent grumble. 'Ladies should not have to endure this kind of... cruelty!', but before she could finish her thoughts, the teacher, Mr. Yotosaki, raised his voice to gather the students attention.

"Alright, class!" He said in his gentle, brisk tone. "We're welcoming two new students this morning!" and at that, the two newcomers walked in. Ichigo's head snapped up, her eyes wide; as was Mint and Lettuce's! They just couldn't believe what they saw…

It looked like Kisshu and Pai, the aliens, except they had normal human ears!

'It can't be... No, no... Its not..' Lettuce was thinking anxiously.

'Oh my WORD! Are they... The aliens?' Mint thought, looking them over suspiciously.

'NOOOOOOOO! Oh... God.. Is it really them?' Ichigo's jaw dropped a little as she looked at the 'new students'.

"Ah, right on time." The teacher continued. "This is.. Kisshu and Pai Chung! Pai, please take a seat next to Lettuce, Kisshu, between Ichigo and Mint, please.".
Kisshu smirked quite smugly as he plopped down on his seat, while Pai slumped simply in his.

'I cannot believe this! Kisshu and Pai?' Mint thought, giving a subtle glare at the green-haired alien. 'I bet Taruto is in Puddings class... Ugh, even I have to give a little pity and sympathy to the midget!'.

~Pudding's Class~

"Children, I have an exciting announcement!" Pudding's teacher, Miss Sakura, said cheerfully. "We have a new student joining us today! Please welcome... Taruto Chung!". Pudding's heart skipped a beat when she said 'Taruto', but her burst of cheer faded when she thought 'Nah, can't be... Him..', but right after her thought, a brown haired boy walked into class with a charmingly stubborn expression that only the alien she knew could make. 'TARU-TARU!' The monkey Mew squealed silently.

"Taruto, please sit next to Miss Fong over there, 'kay?" Miss Sakura continued. The brunette boy gave a nod before obeying the teacher and taking a seat. As he approached, he gave his usual taunting smirk to Pudding, which only did its usual effect; Raise her curiosity and entice her happiness. She could hardly keep it in, and knew she couldn't talk until the end of class, but gave a murmur as the teacher began to speak, though it was quiet so no one else could hear. "Taru-Taru?" She whispered curiously.
"I told you not to call me that." He muttered back, a smile hidden in his mind as he heard the familiar nickname and turned his head to her. She loved the way his yellow eyes seemed to scorch through her, but it was quite odd... Something was different, making it uncomfortable for her. She couldn't put her finger on what it was, though it was obvious... Almost every girl in the class had they're eye on Taruto, some quite hungrily, some rather shyly, but all with the same thought; He was the new' heart-throb' of the class.

~Ichigo, Mint, Lettuce – LUNCHBREAK~

As soon as the bell rang, the three girls went hurriedly out of the classroom. Everyone was in a hurry to get first-in-line for lunch, so the hallway cleared swiftly. Mint looked at her friends, a knowing gleam in all their eyes. 'Time to wait for those aliens!' The bird Mew thought determinedly as the three stood patiently in the silent hall.

Kisshu and Pai finally left class, after the teacher. 'Perfect chance for confrontation!' Ichigo thought furiously, storming up to the two boys. "What in hell are you YOU two doing here?"

Kisshu and Pai stared blankly at them, then the normal cocky smirk appeared on the green-haired boys face. "Going to school, like normal people. Listen, we aren't back to cause trouble! We need to stay on earth, since we got a new mission to study earth. Our people found a new planet, completely empty, and want to know more about human cultures."

"School is the best opportunity to learn!" Lettuce agreed with an approving nod.

"Oh, FINE." Ichigo huffed. "BUT, we'll keep an eye on you. No trouble, got it?"

Pai and Kisshu nodded enthusiastically (A-N: Well, as enthusiastic as Pai can get xD).

"How about joining us for lunch?" Mint said suddenly. She surprised everyone, including herself, at her friendly request to the long-time, past enemies.

"Uh... Sure..?" Kisshu, for once, was speechless at this random streak of kindness from the usually stuck-up aristocratic girl.

They walked in silence to the cafeteria, but the quiet was broken as soon as Ichigo saw Masaya.

"Ah! Masaya-Kun, Wait up! Catch ya later, girls!" And the red-head bolted after her lover. Kish gave a dirty look and a slight growl at the object of her affection.

Mint looked over to the scowling alien, and couldn't help but laugh; At his 'obsession', his goofy expression, his general attitude toward Masaya. Lettuce smiled too, and Pai just hung back patiently and utterly silently. Then, Kish smiled.

"Hey." He said, the smirk coming back. Mint stopped her giggling at looked more seriously at the boy as he continued. "I made you smile, Mint! I don't think I've ever seen a genuine smile on your face.".

She stared, then giggled again. 'Wh-what has come over me?' She thought with a shake of her head as they began to walk again. Kish's stupid grin remained as he walked with his arms crossed masterfully, obviously proud of himself for making, in his opinion, the most stuck-up girl laugh. 'Maybe I'm getting the flu?' she concluded.

As they found a table and sat down, they chatted casually, musing themselves over assignments and talking about the basic school gossip to fill in the aliens. "Hey..." Lettuce suddenly piped up. "H-how come you ears...are human-looking?"

"Oh... thats easy!" Pai replied. "I built a cloaking device, like our teleporting ones. It makes us appear more 'human' looking.". Lettuce's eyes gave a twinkle of respect, and maybe even admiration, at that.

"Anyways," Kisshu resumed his conversation with Mint. "Tell me more about that Minako girl!"

"Oh, right! So then Ichirou Sakasaki went up to her, and said, 'How 'bout a date, cutie?'" She imitated a manlier voice, pretending to be this 'Ichirou Sakasaki' student. "And Minako just flips her blonde hair – which isn't the natural color, by the way- and says 'How about you pour some gazpacho down your pants', and he actually DID!". They all had a good laugh at the story, except Pai, whom was a little uncomfortable and had 'first-day jitters', but still gave a grunt of amusement.

Me: … Well? Did you like it?

Pai: **grumbles** Please rate and review.

Me: PAI, BE MORE FRIENDLY GRRRRR

Pai: Alright, okay... Please rate and review? (:

Me: Good job :D Next chapter coming up quick, and I haven't abandoned 'Night at the Cafe', so expect that updated fairly soon as well.