Arrested! Chapter 2:

First Night in Jail

Kisshu looked at Ichigo, and asked softly, "Koneko-chan?"

"What?" Ichigo asked gloomily.

"Are you okay?" Kisshu asked.

"No," Ichigo said sadly. "What would give you the idea that I'd be 'okay'?"

"Just asking," Kisshu said.

"Why?" Ichigo asked.

"Because I love and care about you," Kisshu said. "And because I would never use you."

"Really?" Ichigo asked.

"Really," Kisshu said, hugging her. She leaned against him, but didn't hug back. Then he heard her say telepathically, We shouldn't do anything that will cause them to separate us, so that means no kissing till we get out of here.

You WANT to kiss me? Kisshu asked.

No, but you want to kiss me all the time, Ichigo said. Kisshu's ears drooped, and to his surprise, Ichigo giggled a bit. Then she reached out and stroked one of his ears. It felt nice, and he leaned into her hand slightly. Ichigo giggled again, and kept stroking his ears. Kisshu eventually got sleepy, and Ichigo noticed. "Kisshu, why don't you go to sleep for a while," she suggested.

Kisshu nodded sleepily. Then he curled up on the bed next to Ichigo as she kept stroking his ears, and fell asleep.

Ichigo kept stroking Kisshu's ears for another hour or so, until the door opened again. Ichigo was calm from stroking Kisshu's ears, and the noise caused her cat features to come out. The man who came in looked at her and asked, "Why do you have a tail, and why is Kisshu asleep?"

"I have a tail because you startled me, and Kisshu's asleep because I was stroking his ears and he got sleepy," Ichigo said, turning slightly red. "What's up?"

"You've got a visitor," the man said.

"If it's Ryou, tell him he should go to hell rather than coming to see me," Ichigo said.

"It's not Ryou, but I'll keep that in mind if he does come here," the guy said dryly. He motioned to someone behind him, and to Ichigo's shock, Miwa came in.

"Miwa?" Ichigo asked.

"Yup," Miwa said. "My uncle is in the police force, and apparently he told all his friends I was a 'weapon of mass destruction', so when I told them who my uncle was, they got someone to bring me here. I couldn't bring Moe, so I'll tell her anything you want me to next time I see her."

"Thanks," Ichigo said gloomily. "How's it going?"

"Everyone's still brainwashed," Miwa said grimly. "We found out Ryou's sole reason for brainwashing Pai and Taruto was to get them to kill Kisshu. They're currently back on the ship, so the ship is no longer safe for you and Kisshu. You both might be better off here; there's nowhere in Tokyo that's still safe, and at least here Ryou can't get you. We destroyed his machine guns, which was the only thing other than the brainwashing machine he had down there for some reason."

"Is there any way to reverse the brainwash?" Ichigo asked.

"We're working on it," Miwa said. "I have to get home; hang in there."

"I'll try," Ichigo said. Miwa hugged her, and whispered in her ear, "This is the only room or hallway with a teleport canceler. Get out of the room, and you'll be free."

Ichigo hugged back, whispering back, "Thanks." Miwa smiled and let her go, then walked to the door. The guard let her out, and closed and locked the door behind her. Ichigo looked down at Kisshu, who opened his eyes. "Were you pretending to be asleep?" she asked him.

"Yeah," Kisshu said. Then he asked telepathically, What did Miwa whisper?

She says this room is the only place in the entire prison that's teleport-proof, Ichigo said. So if we can get out at some point, we'll be free.

Good, Kisshu said. I just hope it'll be okay on my planet, especially since teleporting there is probably going to drain me. Unfortunately, that's our only hope right now.

I'll take care of you, Ichigo said- then blushed as Kisshu looked at her in utter shock.

Y-you will? I thought you hated me, Kisshu said.

I don't really, I just hate being called a toy, Ichigo said. Then she added hastily, B-but that doesn't mean I'm in love with you or anything!

Kisshu's ears drooped again. Ichigo couldn't help it; she said, Your ears are so CUTE!

Kisshu's ears perked up again, and he asked, You really think so?

Yeah, they're adorable, Ichigo said. Especially when they droop. It's the cutest thing I've ever seen! Then she turned red, realizing what she had just said.

Kisshu smirked, but that faded when the door opened again. The man who had questioned them before came in with another man, and said, "My supervisor would like to question you personally."

Kisshu and Ichigo sighed as the other man asked, "Are you two plotting escape?"

"If we were, it's unlikely we would tell you about it," Kisshu said. "Besides, how exactly do you expect us to escape when there's nowhere in Tokyo that's safe for us? We'd be on the run, and that doesn't sound fun at all. My brothers were brainwashed by Blondie too, so my ship isn't a safe place either. We've got nowhere to go."

"We interrogated Mr. Shirogane; he says he didn't brainwash anyone, and it's true that you stole his portal machine," the man said.

"Well, I've got a question," Ichigo said. "Is the Mew Project even legal? I never gave my consent to being infused with animal DNA, nor did my teammates. I would think that would be illegal. And to my knowledge, my parents weren't told either. In fact, I was told by Ryou that I shouldn't tell them anything about the Mew Project. And whether he tells you a bunch of lies or not, Ryou still brainwashed all the Mews, Kisshu's brothers, and Keiichiro. Is there some reason you CAN'T arrest him?"

"We can't arrest someone with no proof of a crime," the man said.

"Did you even bother checking the basement of Café Mew Mew?" Ichigo asked. "That's where Ryou's lab and everything for the Mew Project was located the last time I checked."

"We didn't have a search warrant," the man said. "We only had a warrant to ask questions, not to search the building."

"Well, I'd suggest getting one before Ryou decides to brainwash MORE people- namely the police force," Ichigo said bitterly. "And I refuse to answer any more stupid questions about this. If you don't want the truth, tough. I'm not going to lie about what I know, no matter how much you may want me to."

The man sighed and looked over at Kisshu. "Is it pointless to ask you questions?" he asked.

"I already told you guys why I was attacking Tokyo, and the best way to stop the attacks; I see no reason to tell you again," Kisshu said.

The man looked at the guy who had been questioning them earlier, and said, "You didn't mention anything about him telling you how to stop the attacks."

"I thought it was in the notes," the man said. "Although it's not going to be easy to pull off."

"What is it?" the other man asked.

"Killing some kid named Aoyama Masaya," the man said. "Apparently he's actually the aliens' leader, and Kisshu said the only way to deal with this is killing him before he turns into their leader. I didn't really get the 'human host' thing, but I'm not the one from a different planet."

The other man sighed and looked at Ichigo and Kisshu. "We'll keep you informed," he said. "Depending on the outcome of things with Mr. Shirogane, you two might be set free. For now, sit tight and don't cause trouble."

Kisshu sighed, and Ichigo said, "Fine."

The man nodded to the other guy, and they left.

Ichigo looked at Kisshu and asked, "What now?"

"I'm going to get some sleep; it's pointless to do anything before we know what's going to happen with Blondie," Kisshu said. "I'd suggest you do the same, it's kind of late."

"Okay, but you have to sleep on the other bed, got it?" Ichigo said.

Kisshu sighed and went to the other bed, then took off his boots and curled up. Ichigo sighed and did the same.

Insanely short, but for some reason I had a lot of trouble concentrating this time, so I'll try to get more out soon. Till then, please review!