A/N: I wrote this when I was highly obsessed with Tokyo Mew Mew back a few years ago. I never got to enjoy the Japanese version till a year ago, -hangs head- so this whole story is written in the English version, obviously using the English names, etc. :) Enjoy!

Mew for Thought? Another New Member Joins the Team!

It was a beautiful and cold afternoon as Jade Sanders walked into Sharp Eyes, a store which sold weapons, particularly swords. She was a student at a local gym that specialized in using swords using the Japanese style of Bushido, which is an ancient form of the Samurai practice. Her master had finally told her she was allowed to use an actual metal sword, instead of the wooden sword they had been using for the last year. It was something Jade was looking forward to! Her eyes lit up as she was bombarded with thousands of swords from as small as a letter opener to as big as her father.

Her eyes befell a medium sized, samurai sword and she walked towards it. The sheath was made of a hard, black plastic with the sword sitting above it on a stand, shining in the light. She picked it up carefully and stared at herself in the mirror. She bent down in an attack position she had learned from her master; one leg out in front of her body as the other leg was bent down. In a swift motion she held the sword over her head then attacked the air, her long platinum white hair swaying from the quick motion. She smirked, knowing she could still attack with a metal sword, than looked at herself again in the mirror. She looked like a deadly maiden, with her skinny blue jeans, black and white converse and a black sleeveless shirt. She chuckled to herself, soaking in how adorably lethal she looked. But then, the weight of the sword finally sunk in and she lost her footing, falling forwards, dropping the sword.

"Ow!" She shouted. "Stupid sword…" She pouted as she stood up, dusting herself up. Then she practically slammed the sword down, feeling like a fool. It was a good thing no one had witnessed her fall, so she quickly left the scene and proceeded to a different part of the store.

A few minutes later, a young, blonde-haired man walked inside Sharp Eyes. His name was Elliot Grant and he was on a mission. He looked around the store, but saw nothing out of the ordinary. He put his hands in his pockets and sighed. This was going to be a long day.

Jade continued her shopping but remained sword-less. The prices were just too much for her budget right now; she would have to save up three month's salary to buy half of the swords in this place! She felt defeated and decided to head out. Maybe she could catch a late movie.

As she turned around, a very unwelcomed guest stared straight at her: a roach. Jade hated roaches with a passion and was just as scared of them too. She stopped dead in her tracks, using all of her will power not to scream. She took a deep breath and turned the other way; the roach would not follow her!

But it did. In fact, the roach seemed to have a fascination with Jade as it crawled towards her even after she turned around. She looked behind her back and saw that her slimy new friend was still stalking her and she hastened her pace. The roach continued to stalk her and this time, seemed to quicken its pace as well! Jade looked back again and saw the roach right on her tale.

"Go away, you stupid roach!" She yelled as she jogged in every direction she could find in order to get out of the store. What was up with this roach? It was a mere insect, why would it follow her? Jade continued to look back to see if the roach was still following her; it was. Instead of standing her ground and squishing it, her fears took the best of her and she ran towards the back of the store towards a section of bamboo sticks.

Jade was too scared and focused on the roach that she didn't notice the array of Bamboo Sticks and ran into them; she fell on the ground, dizzy, with all the bamboo sticks falling on her as well. The roach stopped as she was on the ground and then turned around, walking towards the exit.

A few people surrounded Jade to make sure she was okay, including Elliot. Luck seemed to have befallen him as he looked down at the girl he was looking for. While everyone was whispering about what to do, he took charge and quickly walked towards Jade. He picked up all the sticks that fell on her and tossed them to the side, than he lifted her head up to see if she was still conscious.

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked gently.

Jade's eyes slowly opened and she was staring at a heavenly being. His golden hair and deep, blue eyes slowly woke Jade up from her sudden hit on the head.

"You should really watch where you're going…" Elliot pointed out, his gentle embrace washing over Jade like a protective lovers' would.

"Huh?" She asked. The light from the ceiling was blaring right at her and it made her headache much worse. She shielded herself from the light with her right arm and brought it above her eyes.

Jade slowly lifted her head. "What happened?" She asked as she looked at the crowd gathering around her now.

"You tell me. You were running like something was after you and then hit these Bamboo sticks." Elliot said, still holding on to the back of Jade's neck.

Jade's memory was instantly coming back as she remembered that she was running from a stupid cockroach and then hit the sticks. Her face lit up with her embarrassment. "Oh…yeah. Uh…saw a cockroach, and ran away from it…" She didn't have enough time to come up with a witty comment and for that she had to tell the truth, no matter how idiotic it sounded.

"…You were running from a roach?" Elliot asked. Elliot wasn't sure how to react to her answer, especially with the information he was about to tell her. If she reacted this badly to a mere roach, how would she react to knowing the truth of who she really was? The crowd around them heard what Elliot said and laughed, then disbursed, glad to have been part of this comedic point in their lives.

Jade became even redder then before as the crowd left and laughed at her. Crawling in a dark cave didn't seem like such a bad idea to her right now.

"It was chasing me!" Jade yelled, folding her arms, still embarrassed and angry. How did this story even seem plausible?

"The roach was chasing you?" Elliot asked as Jade slowly stood up, dropping her arm.

Jade sighed. "Yeah…stupid thing seemed to like me or something because it wouldn't stop crawling towards me." Elliot looked at her, unsure of what to think.

"Look, believe me or not, but that's what happened. I'm leaving and stomping on every stupid insect I see."

"It was probably waiting till you were alone." Elliot replied, thinking deeply.

"Excuse me?" Jade asked, utterly confused at what this guy was talking about.

Elliot sighed. She, too, had no idea who she was and it was up to him to tell her. He walked towards her and grabbed her hand. "Come on." He ordered.

"Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing?" Jade asked as she was being dragged from the store, outside.