Unwanted
It was painful, watching them.
They pair off easily, Meiko and Kaito, Rin and Len, Luka and Gakupo, Piko and Miki, Yuki and Kiyoteru, Lui and Ring. I'd thought, eventually, I wouldn't be alone.
But I still am.
I'd thought, at least, Aria was like me. She was quiet, stayed in the background. She was alone, too, so we bonded. We were close friends.
I tried to be happy when she told me about it. He'd asked her out, so she said yes. I'd tried not to be bitter when she was with him, and I hate to say that I actually encouraged her when she said she was considering breaking up with him. I hate to say that we both did, though I'm not sure Gumi had encouraged her for the same selfish, jealous reasons that I had. But, in the end, she'd broken it off with him.
I was happy, because now all three of us were alone now. I was the one who was most alone, though. Aria had experienced it now, and Gumi had experienced it so many times before. She'd boasted of the number of men she'd dated.
He didn't have to be a great guy. He doesn't have to be a great guy. He just needed to be someone.
There was Miku, too, but she wasn't around as often. Besides, at least she knew who she wanted, even if he could never be hers. She'd harbored feelings for Kaito for such a long time. She'd never said it outright to him, though, and she'd lost him. Still, he wasn't the first time she'd fallen in love.
Aria found someone new after a while. I couldn't understand what made her so much more desirable than I. It was romantic, too. He asked her during the nighttime fireworks on a beautiful vacation. So she found someone else.
There was Iroha, as well. She was consistently pursued by one she rejected always. Then she complained about no one wanting her. I could have killed her if she wasn't such a close friend. Instead, I tolerated it, only whining once in a while that at least she'd dated before.
I tried to put myself out there, once or twice, and made friends with boys, but no one would have ever guessed what happened there. Those two boys, they asked me to set them up. With each other. What's a girl to do?
My older brother found someone, too. A girl named Aoki. I liked her well enough, but the bitter resentment toward my brother's relationship made it hard to like her too much.
Tone's gone on dates, too, even if none turned out well enough for her to deem a relationship worthwhile, but at least someone's shown interest in her. Lily is stopped on the streets all the time, even if she has no interest in dating. Cul realized long ago that dating is less important to her than her schoolwork, so she's putting off dating until university. Yukari, Seeu, and Mayu have all gone through relationships, as well. It's only me. I'm the only one still by myself.
I'm still alone. Am I really so unwanted?
Author's Note: This is just something really old I found on my laptop, sprouting from my sympathy for how unloved Mew is. I figured I'd upload it for any fellow Mew lovers out there. Maybe someone will be inspired to write for her. Sorry it's so short, hope you enjoy anyway!