This is the first story I've put up in a while and I'm pretty excited about this story. Mainly because its just so amusing and fun to write ^ ^ This Chapter, or episode, is about half way through episode 1 so the first actual chapter will be kind of short, while chapter 2 will be longer ^ ^

Basically, the story is about a girl that gets transported into the world of Tokyo Mew Mew after she supposedly dies. She knows the storyline and the characters, but how she ended up there, she will never know. She joins Ichigo and the rest of the mews along with Ryou and Keiichiro on their journey to save the planet, and to find out what really happened to her.

The plot is pretty much the same as the original anime, but there are a few changes to episodes here and there and I tried not to change too much. And I also know that not many people will bother to read this, but hey, why not talk to myeslf for a few minutes? ;D

Now, with out any further delay, I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew, because if I did, Ichigo would have ended up with Ryou! Enjoy!

-AxA-

I couldn't move. I couldn't think. I couldn't do anything. I was rooted to the spot, staring straight ahead, just waiting for my doom. There was nothing I could do, and nothing anyone else could do. I was going to die. The bright headlights blinded me, but I couldn't bring my self to look away. The driver had just seen me, and it was too late to stop. There was no way out of this.

Just before it could hit me, I put my arms out in front of my face, in an attempt to shield it out of reflex, but that would do nothing to protect me. Nothing that could stop my impending doom. In the blink of an eye, my whole world came tumbling down. Though, I hadn't felt anything, I knew that my life was over. I could no longer see, feel or hear anything. I was just, surrounded by darkness. No where to go and no one to turn to. Just an empty void of nothingness.

My legs couldn't move and neither could my arms. It felt like they were chained to the ground and there was no way possible that I could get up. But, just as th darkness came, it went. Now, I could see an orangey red color behind my eye lids. But, that was strange. If I was dead, I shouldn't be seeing any color, should I..?

Opening my eyes, I saw a white ceiling. Was I in a hospital? I looked around, white walls and white bed sheets, but this was no hospital. I sat up and surprisingly there was no pain. Had it all been a dream...? The furniture in the room looked strangely familiar, but I just couldn't put my finger on it. Getting out of bed, I walked over to the window and opened the curtains, peering out at the scenery below. I was on the second story of the building and below was a beautiful park, filled with trees and people.

I turned back towards the room and noticed a suitcase sitting beside the closet. There were a few articles of clothing hanging out of it that I recognized to be my own.

Having no clue as to how I wound up here, I decided to leave the room to go take a look around. Once I opened the door, I was face to face with light green walls. There were half pillars every couple of meters. The floor was a semi-dark wood floor and a sky blue ceiling. I raised my eye brow.

'What kind of house is this...?' I asked myself.

Noticing that there were a few other doors in the hallway, I left mine ajar, so I would be able to find mine later. I walked down the hallway, just looking around at everything, with no particular destination in mind. At the end of the hallway there was a flight of stairs, which was probably the way to get the the first story. I descended the stairs and wound up in another hallway. As I continued to walk down the hall, I came across a door that was open just a crack. I opened it a little more so I could peek inside.

It was dark in the room, so making anything out was difficult. The only thing I could see, was the blinding light of computer monitors. In the blinding light, I could make out the silhouette of a boy sitting a chair. I could hear clicking noises, like someone tapping on a keyboard. Suddenly the boy turned his chair around to face the door. Before he could see me, I dashed and pressed my back against the wall next to the door.

"Keiichiro? Is that you?" I heard him ask.

Keiichiro...? That name sounded familiar. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I knew I had heard that name before. But, before I could figure it out, the door to the computer room opened and the boys head popped out and he turned his head in my direction.

"Oh, its you," He said, staring at me. "Its about time you got up. Its almost 12."

My eyes widened. I knew where I had heard that name before. Tokyo Mew Mew. Standing in front of me, was none other than Ryou Shirogane, owner of Cafe Mew Mew, and creator of the Mew Mews.

"Something wrong?" He asked with an eyebrow raised.

"N-nothing," I stuttered.

"You sure?" I nodded. "Did you get settled in yesterday?" I nodded, not totally understanding what he was talking about. "It may take some getting used to, but you'll learn to like it here. Though, soon it won't be as quiet." I raised an eyebrow. "I suppose I should explain. Why don't you go have some lunch and get dressed. Then we can talk."

Get dressed? I looked down and saw that I was in my pajamas. My eyes widened. I hadn't remembered to get dressed this morning. My mind had been so clouded and confused this morning, wondering where I was.

I ran back to my room, embarrassed for wandering around in just my pj's. I locked the door behind me and went over to my closet, opening it to reveal a few of my shirts hung up. Bending down, I lifted open my suitcase to see what was still in there. I grabbed a baggy sweater out of my suitcase and a white shirt from my closet. I grabbed a pair of skinny jeans and socks and quickly got dressed.

Once I was properly dressed, I left my room once more and walked down the hallway, hoping that this time, I'd be able to find the kitchen. It wasn't hard to find. I simply walked down the hallway the way I had before and down the stairs. Soon after, I found my way to the main part of the cafe. To the right was the cafe's kitchen behind western style doors.

Ryou was sitting at one of the tables by the wall. I walked over, but stood there, not daring to sit down across from him with out an invitation.

Ryou noticed my approaching figure and turned towards me. He gestured towards the seat in front of him and I graciously took a seat. As soon as I sat down, he passed me a cup of coffee and a plate with a piece of cake atop it.

"Its not much, but thats the best I can do for you until Keiichiro comes back. You remember Keiichiro from yesterday right?" I nodded in response as I took a bite of the cake. I had to say, that was some of the best cake I had eaten. "Unlike him, I'm not much of a cook."

I shook my head. "Its fine. Food is food."

"Well, since that matter is settled, I suppose I should get to explaining then?" He asked, watching me shovel the cake into my mouth.

I nodded, putting the last piece of cake in my mouth.

"Where should I begin...?" He asked himself. Ryou seemed to be lost in thought for a few secondsuntil he came up with his answer. "Well it all started years ago after my parents died. My father was a scientist. He had been conducting research on aliens that had lived here years ago. I would go into his research lab and read the files from time to time. He died one day in a house fire."

I knew right then that he wasn't telling me everything. Having watched Tokyo Mew Mew multiple times, I remembered when Keiichiro was explaining to Ichigo about Ryou's past. Ryou's parents had died when the Chimera Animal attacked and started the fire.

"So, Keiichiro and I came here, and built this cafe. The cafe itself is just a cover up. You see, my fathers research was about how to stop the aliens. And, the only way to stop them, is to infuse 5 girls with the DNA of Red Data animals. It will result in creating 5 super humans that can stop the aliens threat. But, we have yet to find anyone with compatible DNA."

"I see..." I muttered, looking down at my coffee.

"But thats where you come in." He added.

My head snapped up, eyebrow raised. "Just what do you mean by that?"

"Being a girl yourself, it'll be easier for you to approach other girls and find the 5 girls that are destined to be superheroes." He explained with a slight smirk on his face.

My eyes narrowed. Was he serious...?

"What? You can't expect to stay here with out paying for your room and board," He got up from the table and walked away, hands in pockets. "Oh," he turned around once he reached the entrance to the hallway. " starting tomorrow you'll be starting school. Keiichiro went to go get your uniform and he should be back anytime. But, once the first mew is found, you'll be starting to work as a waitress here as well. Don't worry it shouldn't be very busy. After all, this isn't a real cafe." He walked off down the hallway, probably back to the lab.

I sighed, placing my elbow on the table and placed my chin on the palm of my hand. He sure was a slave driver. Its no wonder Ichigo was always asking him for a raise. I looked back down at the coffee, not really in the mood to drink the bitter liquid.

After getting up from the table, I grabbed the cup and headed towards the kitchen to dump the drink into the sink. Just as I placed the cup in the sink, the front door of the cafe opened. In the doorway, stood Keiichiro with a box in hand. I stepped out of the kitchen cautiously.

"Ah, Akemi-san, did you have a nice sleep?" He asked, smiling in my direction.

I nodded, returning the smile. "Thats my uniform, right?" I asked him, pointing towards the box in his hands.

He nodded and opened the box, revealing the uniform. The uniform was the same is Ichigo's. That could only mean one thing. I was going to be attending Ichigo's school!

"How much did it cost...?" I asked him sheepishly, feeling bad that he had to go though the trouble of getting my uniform. Not to mention buying it for me.

"You don't have to worry about that," came a voice from behind me. I turned around to see Ryou standing there. "You'll work it off after about a month."

"Its that expensive!" My eyes widened in shock. How could a simple uniform be so costly?

"Well its not just the uniform you'll be paying off," Ryou further explained. I knew it. With him there's always some sort of catch. "There's also the matter of school supplies."

"Ryou, she shouldn't have to pay for the school supplies. I'll cover that for her," Keiichiro offered. I was really starting to like him. Sure I always liked him as a character, but his kindness has taken my liking for him to an all new level.

"Fine, you don't to pay for the school supplies, but you have to pay for the cell phone I bought you." He agreed. "Then it'll take you a month and a half to pay off your debts."

"Wait, what cellphone?" I asked, completely confused.

"Don't you remember? I gave it to you yesterday, right when you got here after Keiichiro came to get you," he inquired.

Came to get me? What exactly is going on here? I was so lost and confused. I hadn't the slightest idea how I got here, and here Ryou is saying that Keiichiro brought me. Just what happened? And why don't I remember?

"Oh, right!" I exclaimed, pretending that I knew exactly what he was talking about and where the cell phone was. "I left it up in my room!" Ryou and Keiichiro watched me run off to my room to go try and find the cellphone. As I was leaving, I could hear Keiichiro saying, "she sure is a strange one" and chuckling.

Once in my room, I began tearing it appart looking for the cellphone, only to realize that it was sitting on my desk the whole time, along with my old laptop. As I went to run back out the door and to the cafe, I tripped over some of my clothes and fell forwards. I sat up, eyes narrowed and glared at the cell phone.

"This is all your fault." I shoved it into the front pocket of my jeans and walked out of my room, to find Keiichiro walking towards me.

"Oh, Akemi-san, I was just coming to give this to you," Keiichiro handed me the box that contained my uniform. "You'll find your school supplies at the bottom of the box. Ryou and I will be in the lab, so if you need us, we'll be in there."

"Thanks Akasaka-san," I bowed to him respectfully and ended up going back into my room.

Going back in, I got a good look at my floor. My clothes littered the floor, seeing as I had thrown everything out of my suitcase in trying to find my cellphone. I sighed. It looked like I had a lot of cleaning to do today. Though, I suppose that I would have had to put the clothes away eventually.

Instead of cleaning though, I went back over to the window and looked outside at the park. People were out playing Frisbee, playing fetch with their dogs, taking walks. Hey, maybe I could take Ryou for a walk. I snickered at the thought of having Alto on a leash and walking him through the park for about 5 minutes before he turned back and I had Ryou on a leash. I scratched the back of my head at that awkward thought and continued to look out the window.

On the ground, I could see something Red, Yellow and Black rolling around on the grass like some kind of animal. My eyes widened. That was no animal. That was Ichigo! Today was the day that she would be infused with the DNA of the Iriomote Wild Cat. Any minute now, Ryou would press a button and there would be a mini earth quake. And speaking of which, the ground began to shake. I grabbed on to the window sill and in a matter of seconds it was over. I looked back out the window to see Ichigo laying on the ground, unconscious.

"You alright?" Keiichiro asked, opening the door to my room. I nodded and he continued on, "Oh, and Ryou wants to see you in the lab."

"Ah, alright" I nodded and followed Keiichiro out of my room and towards the lab.

Ryou was sitting there, cool and calm, just waiting for our arrival. I didn't know what this whole thing was about, but I was guessing he wanted to see me because they just located the first Mew. This is when my work would begin. Helping out at the cafe and hunting down the other Mews.

"That tremor you felt earlier, it wasn't any ordinary tremor." I raised my eyebrow, trying to act surprised. "We just found the first of the mew mews. That tremor happened because we infused her with the DNA of the Iriomote wild cat." Ryou put a picture of it up on the screen. "Now, your job is to locate her and bring her back here."

"But what if I can't get her here?" I asked, recalling how Ichigo was supposed to save Masaya from that Rat Chimera Animal. Ryou was supposed to get her to come to the cafe, along with Keiichiro. Changing the events of the story could change it all together. So, I suppose it was also my job to keep the story on track and make sure certain events happened, since me being here has already changed the story.

"Then call me and I'll do something about it." Ryou told me. He looked dead serious about the whole matter, and I couldn't blame him. The whole world's future depended on Ichigo and the rest of the mews, so we couldn't afford to mess this up.

"I understand." I nodded to Ryou and he held out his hand. I raised my eyebrow out him.

"Your cell phone." He instructed and I took it out of my pocket and handed it to him. Ryou then plugged it into the computer. "I'm putting some information about the first mew on here, along with her picture. It'll make it easier for you to find her."

I nodded. It wasn't like I needed it anyways. I knew what she looked like and I was going to be attending her school, so it wouldn't be hard to locate her.

He handed me back my cellphone. "Your first day of work starts tomorrow. So, don't mess up," he smirked and walked out of the lab with Keiichiro. I opened up my cellphone and found the picture of Ichigo. She looked so happy and care free, like she had no troubles what so ever. Little did she know that starting tomorrow, her life would never be the same.

-AxA-

And thus ends the prologue! Let me know what you think of the story and review, review, REVIEW! ;D