Drgnlady: Well here goes nothing, my first ever fan fiction!
Ichigo: It's about me, Nya!
Drgnlady: Yup, I love Tokyo Mew Mew J
Kisshu: If it's about Ichigo, why am I not in it?
Drgnlady: You are, you are, just be patient!
Kisshu: Do I get to kiss Ichigo? smiles hopefully
Drgnlady: Probably not, this is IchigoxRyou fan fiction : P
Kisshu: That's not fair, you said you liked me!
Ichigo: *gag*
Drgnlady: I know I did but I like Ryou too, if this goes well I'll write one with IchigoxKisshu for you!
Kisshu: *smiles*
Ichigo: Great…..
Drgnlady: Now then, where was I…. Oh yeah I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew or anything, I just couldn't leave the ending the way it was… ugh Masaya *shudder* This is my first fan fiction and I would appreciate any and all reviews. This is from Ichigo's POV.
Memories
Chapter 1
I woke screaming. The nightmares hadn't stopped coming, night after night they returned to haunt and torment me. "It can't be helped," I muttered to herself pulling myself from my tangled bed linens. And this is the way that I had started every day since the fight with Deep Blue, the fight with Aoyama-kun… I lazily started to get ready until I noticed the time, I was late again! They would never let go of this one, even after I had promised that I would never be late again… I ran down the stairs, and hurried through the front door speeding to the café.
"Look who finally decided to grace us with her presence", muttered Mint spying me trying unsuccessfully to sneak into the café.
"I could say the same Minto, drinking tea again, are we?" I replied.
"As always, Ichigo, I'm just testing it to make sure our customers get the very best." She said taking another sip.
Even though several years had passed between our first encounter on the street, Mint had retained some of her aristocratic ways. Although at times she seemed more open, it had gotten worse when Zakuro-san had left for her career. That had been a blow to all the Mews…
(Flashback 3 years ago)
"But Zakuro-san, you can't leave! What will happen if more chimera animals show up, what will we do?" Mint cried at her retreating idol.
"Minto, there hasn't been an attack for months now, I actually had to dust my pendant the other day… we haven't needed them, and that means I'm going to get my life back." She said, her back to the rest of the mews.
"But our marks! They are still there, Ryou told us that when this was over they would go away, doesn't that prove something to you? And I still turn into a cat anytime anyone kisses me, if our work was completed wouldn't that have stopped as well!" I shouted, hands balled into fists at my sides. "You can't leave us!" I yelled as I took a step towards her.
"You can still call me, 'if' anything happens, but I won't waste my time working here and putting my life on hold, I've already turned down jobs that would have taken me away before, I won't do it again." And with that she walked out, letting the door open in her wake.
(End of Flashback)
I quickly changed into my café uniform, unchanged in appearance. And walked out and started to straighten out the café, getting ready for the crowd that would be coming in shortly. Wiping tables and setting up chairs brought back another set of uncomfortable memories, ones that I had thought to have been buried in the rubble that had been my heart…
(Flashback 5 years ago)
Mayasa walked around the tables in the crowd of young star struck girls. I watched as every set of eyes followed him. Would I ever get used to that? It was bad enough at the kendo practice and matches. I watched as another group swooned at his 1,000 watt smile. Ugh why do they have to keep doing that! I was still somewhat amazed that he took me being a Mew Mew with such good graces. Just then he looked up at me and gave me a smile. He's so good for me, I thought as I smiled back.
(End flashback)
Suddenly a crash in the kitchen brought me out of my long thoughts. No point in going back to that. That part of my life was over, no use going back. I sighed as I walked back to the kitchen expecting Pudding to be the center of something, and as usual I was right.
"Pudding-san you know you shouldn't be ridding that ball in the kitchen there's no room in here for that!" Lettuce tried to calm the crying Pudding.
"But Pudding was trying her new best trick, na no da!" cried Pudding, "and Keiichiro and Ryou said I couldn't practice in the Café!!"
"But Pudding-san, that doesn't mean you can practice in the kitchen, it's even smaller than the café!", I said as I ran over to help with the clean up. "It's just good that you didn't drop any of the cakes for today!"
Just as they were finishing up with the clean up, Ryou walked in. "Good that your cleaning that up, make sure it's done before people start showing up!", he said looking at me.
"Don't you dare tell me what to do! We've all followed what you said down to the letter and look what it's gotten us, nothing! Zakuro-san left and there's no more reason to fight and yet we still can't be normal! I still change into a cat and we still have these marks, Nya! And what do you do about it! Nothing, that's what! The only reason I work here at all is because of Lettuce and Pudding and maybe Mint!" I said while watching his back.
"Well if that's the way you feel, just quit", he said turning around to look at me with his piercing blue eyes, "Or is there another reason you stay?"
"NYA!!!!" I said slapping at him. And stormed out to the front of the café.
"Your tail and ears are out again, probably should hide those!" He shouted at my back as I left.
He is so frustrating, I thought as I tried to calm myself down, the only real way to get rid of the all too conspicuous cat ears and tail with it's ribbon and bell. That bell, just like the one Aoyama-kun gave me, the one I threw away after he left.
(Flashback 4 years)
"Ichigo, I can't take this any more! When will this Mew Mew stuff be over? I can't kiss you, because every time I do you sprout fur!" He exclaimed, his face crimson in rage.
"Aoyama-kun, you can't say that, nya!"
"I can't do it and that's that, goodbye Ichigo." And he walked away.
(End flashback)
Luckily, or unluckily there wasn't many people who came to the café, lucky because I had so much on my mind, unlucky because that meant smaller tips. Not wanting to run into Ryou again I hurriedly changed and ran home.