Ember: Hey readers! You asked for it - well, AterUmbra asked for it - so here it is! This is a collaboration fic between myself and SonicXMinagirl. Are y'all excited or what?
Mina: Woo! This is gonna be fun. XD Mwahahahaha... I mean... Teehee?
Ember: Now, Mina. Let's not give too many spoilers. ;)
Mina: Okay, Okay... *sigh* Anyhoo, I hope you peoples like our creation! We spent hours shedding our blood, sweat and tears on it!
Ember: Especially the blood. Oh... the blood. *stares off fondly in memory*
Mina: And I was the one who had to clean it up... yay... T.T
Ember: Anyways, let's not dilly-dally. On with the story! Mina, will you please handle the disclaimer?
Mina: Sure! We don't own Tokyo Mew Mew, so don't sue us!
Ember: *snorts* Yes, please don't. This genre has enough Sues as it is.
"Ribbon!" Defender of justice, Mew Ichigo, leapt into the air. "Strawberry!" She held up her trusty Strawberry bell and made eye contact with all three of the Ikisatashi brothers and their giant Japanese Hornet Chimera. Her gaze lingered on Kisshu's so that she could shoot extra hate daggers at him. "Surprise!" Her bell shot out a powerful flurry of sparkles just as Pai commanded the Chimera to shoot acid at her.
The three Cyniclons yelled out in agony as the Chimera was destroyed. The now normal hornet angrily buzzed and flew over by Ichigo. "Ew! Go away!" The pink Mew squeezed her eyes shut and swatted at the acid shooting insect.
"Wait; don't kill it!"
Ichigo instantly calmed down when Masaya ran up and trapped the hornet in a jar. "Giant Japanese hornets kill quite a few humans each year. Intriguing isn't it? Seeing one in the winter though - That blows me away!"
"That's um… nice… I guess!" Ichigo said with a sheepish smile and looked around. The Cyniclons were gone. Or so she had thought. The cat Mew allowed herself to transform back into Momomiya Ichigo. She was so glad she had finally told Masaya her secret. It was like the weight on her shoulders had been lifted.
"Good job saving everyone, Ichigo." Masaya looked up from the angry insect and flashed his girlfriend a heart-melting smile.
"Aoyama-kun..." Ichigo looked down at the snow-covered ground.
Little did the couple know, they were being watched. Kisshu glared down at the two with burning jealousy. "We should go." He said, not wanting to vomit from the disgusting sight.
"Wait a moment." Pai held up a hand. The three brothers watched as Masaya leaned in to kiss Ichigo. Kisshu cringed, but then almost gasped when Ichigo seemingly vanished.
"What the-!?"
When the light from Ichigo's transformation cleared away, a small black cat stood in her place. Kisshu smirked to discover this secret, and he wasn't the only one to be interested. Pai whispered, "That's very useful information."
"Indeed," Kisshu replied quietly.
"Let's kidnap her and torture the old hag!" Taruto suggested.
"Not while there's a witness," Pai reprimanded.
Kisshu pulled out his sai. "I can kill the human boy."
"And leave evidence for the other four?" Pai responded. "No. We know her weakness, and we'll use it when the time is right. For now, we'll take our leave."
Then, Pai and Taruto teleported away. However, Kisshu remained a moment longer. His heart burned with jealousy when he saw Masaya kiss the cat. And then, Kisshu saw her turn back into Ichigo. He smirked. He was looking forward to their new plan. Following his brothers, he teleported back to their alternate dimension headquarters.
Ichigo blushed when Masaya began to laugh. "You really like doing that, don't you?" she asked shyly.
"I'll admit it's a little fun." Masaya took Ichigo's hand in the one that wasn't holding his jar. "Let's go back so your friends don't worry about you."
"Hai!" Ichigo nodded. With that the two lovers made their way back to the café and chatted about Japanese hornets and kitty-cats. Little did they know: there was a storm brewing!
Pai began the discussion. "If we can get rid of Mew Ichigo, then we have a significantly higher chance of winning this war. Kidnapping her is going to require a good plan. Of course, one of us will need to kiss her."
"I'll do it!" Kisshu eagerly volunteered.
Pai nodded while wondering if it were wise to encourage Kisshu's affections for the mew. But Pai didn't want to kiss her, and he could tell by the look on Taruto's face that the little alien didn't want to do it either, so Pai decided that there was no other choice. "Alright, Kissh-"
"Can I torture her?!" Taruto asked with enthusiasm.
Pai raised his eyebrows at the interruption, but nodded anyways. "Yes. We'll need to torture her to get information about the others' weaknesses."
"Yay!" Taruto cheered.
"I think I could enjoy 'torturing' her as well," Kisshu said with a smirk.
"Yeah! It's gonna be so fun!" Taruto grinned, not quite getting what the green haired alien meant by that.
"You bet it will." Kisshu licked his lips.
"Kisshu, I presume you know where Mew Ichigo lives, correct?" Pai asked. "I want her out of the way and taken care of before we continue with Deep Blue-sama's orders."
Kisshu nodded. "I'll do it tonight. It should be pretty simple."
"Can I help?" Taruto eagerly asked.
"No!" Both of the older brothers replied and vanished. The youngest alien pouted a bit for being left behind.
"Shirogane!" Ichigo whined. Her brown orbs were huge with disbelief. "I was fighting the aliens! That's why I left!"
Ryou frowned at her. "Akasaka and I were keeping tabs on the fight. You returned an hour after the Chimera was defeated."
"Well, that's because Aoyama-kun's bee escaped from its jar. It would have stung someone if we didn't catch it!"
Ryou laughed, causing Ichigo's blood to boil. "You expect me to believe that fairy tale? Now get to work."
Ichigo stuck her tongue out at Ryou's retreating figure and sadly sighed. Because she had been late returning to work, she had to stay afterwards and clean the café alone. The other girls were already on their way home. The redhead slumped and went off to find the broom. At this rate, she wouldn't be home until nine or later.
Kisshu and Pai hovered outside her bedroom window. Kisshu was annoyed that she wasn't there. "Where is she?" he growled.
"Patience," Pai admonished. "Remember: once she arrives, I will distract her furry companion. Without the robot's warning, she won't suspect you."
Ichigo scowled as she walked back home. She had been right. Cleaning the café had taken forever. At least Ryou had been nice enough to call her parents and tell them that she had to stay late so that they wouldn't have a cow. The red-head stomped up to her front door and dug around for her keys. She was so consumed with getting into the house and sleeping that she did not notice the two figures floating near her bedroom window, or Masha detaching from her cell-phone chain.
The tiny robot flew closer to inspect the dark shapes. Once he confirmed that they were indeed what he presumed, he tried to shout. "Alien! Ali-"
Pai grabbed the robot and nodded at Kisshu, vanishing to get rid of the noise. Kisshu eagerly waited for his kitten to come upstairs.
Ichigo was so busy mentally cursing Ryou that she didn't hear a thing. The house was dark. Her parents must have already gone to bed. With a quiet sigh, Ichigo trudged up the stairs. She was too tired to take a bath. She'd just have to wake up extra early to do it the next morning. The teenage girl didn't bother to turn on her bedroom lights. She just went over to her bed and flopped face first onto it. The soft blankies felt so comforting and inviting. Ichigo curled up into a ball and began to drift off.
Suddenly, Ichigo started as she felt a pair of arms wrap around her. "Hello, kitten," a voice whispered in her ear.
"Kissh- mmph!" He clamped his hand over her mouth to prevent her from calling for help. Her mind raced frantically. Why hadn't Masha alerted her? She squirmed around and managed to slip her hand into her pocket and grab her pendant. She brought out the golden object. But how to kiss it when her lips were covered? How could she shout her transformation phrase with his hand gripping her mouth? She licked his hand to get him to release her, but Kisshu giggled delightedly. She bit his hand, and Kisshu moaned in pleasure. Since she hadn't turned on her lights, the room was too dark to tell exactly where he was.
Kisshu, on the other hand, could see quite well. His normally slit pupils had dilated until they nearly filled his golden irises, and he saw as well as he would have in the daytime. He saw that Ichigo was clutching her pendant, so he straddled her. In his movement, his knee hit her hand and caused her to drop the pendant on the floor. Her eyes widened in alarm, and he couldn't help but admire her beauty. Then, leaning forward, he removed his hand from her mouth and planted a quick kiss on her lips. When he pulled away, Ichigo gasped in shock before she was surrounded by a pink light. When the light cleared, Ichigo had turned into a black cat. Kisshu picked her up before she could escape. She hissed and scratched him on the face, able to see clearly now with her feline eyes. "I'll be stealing you now, kitten," he said seductively, not punishing her for the scratch. He liked it when she was feisty!
'Omigoshwhyisthishappening?!' Ichigo screamed; it came out as loud cat cries. "Meooooow mrowwww?!" She was too busy having a kitty break-down to realize that, if she could get Kisshu to kiss her again, she could escape. 'Mom! Dad! Aruto! ANYBODY?!' she meow-screamed. Before she could make anymore pleas for help, Kisshu vanished.