Mew Mew Powers
Episode 2:
Rockin' Mew Mew
………Ichigo's House in the Morning……..
……..Her Cell Starts Ringing…….
"Ugh, who could that be? It's Saturday Morning!" Ichigo thought bitterly getting up from her warm bed and answering her phone.
"Hello?" She said groggily.
"Hey, Ichigo? It's Masaya."
"Huh? Oh hi Masaya, what's up?" Ichigo said; her cheeks turning red.
"Sorry if I woke you, I realize it's early but…"
"Oh, no worries, I got up about ten minutes before you called anyway, ha ha ha." she lied.
"Really? It's just that you sounded so tired-"
"Yea, I guess the voice box hasn't quite kicked in yet, but you didn't wake me, don't worry!"
"Ha, ok, anyways, the reason why I called is because I have to leave out of town for one night, but I'll be back tomorrow morning so if you want we could hang out or something?"
"Ha-hang out? Sunday?"
"Oh my gosh! Is Aoyama-kun asking me out on a date?
"Sure, why not! Ha ha. Just call me when you get back!"
"Ok, sounds great. I just wanted to call you before I left to make sure you don't have plans tomorrow, but I guess I'll be seeing ya!"
"O-ok, Bye Masaya." Ichigo said before hanging up.
"YYYYYYYYYEEESSSSSSSS! I'm going on a date with Aoyama-kun, I'm going on a date with Aoyama-kun, I'm going on a date with Aoyama-
RIIIIIIING, RIIIIIIIING!
"Hmmmm? Now, who could THAT be? Oh, it's Megan….hello?"
"Hey Ichigo, doing anything today?"
"Ummmm, no actually…. Why?"
"Oh, Ryou and Wesley wanted to have a game night at around six o'clock. Supposedly it's a little "WELCOME" party for me."
"Really. Well, I guess I'll be there then!"
"Great, I'll be seeing you and the others at Café Mew Mew!"
"Yea! But hey, you want to do something today before the party? Otherwise, it's going to be one slow day!"
"Sure, I'm game, ha ha. What should we do?"
"I dunno? We could go see a movie or something?"
"Hmmmm, maybe… Or we could go….shopping?"
"Shopping! Why didn't I think of that? Let's do that!"
"Ha ha, great! We can meet at the park at, let's say…1:00?"
"Ok, sounds great! So park at 1:00. Got it! See ya then!"
"Yep, Bye."
…………..….……… At Aliens Headquarters…………………..
"Hmmmm….There's nothing to do! I already fanned out a plan to try and convince that pretty powder puff to come to our side, but that's all taking place tomorrow!" Kisshu thought angrily.
"Hmmmm… maybe Kitty Cat could give me one more dance before I end things with her. (sigh) she'll be so devastated! Sorry Kitty, there's a new girl in town!" he chuckled before leaving to earth.
……………On the way back from town in the park………….
"Well, this sure was fun! I now have a lot of clothes to choose for the party! As if I wasn't having enough problems trying to find something!" Megan laughed.
"I know! This was tons of fun!" Ichigo agreed. She then had to stop walking when she noticed Megan stopped and stared emotionless at a nearby park bench.
"I can't believe it was only yesterday when I found out that I had powers and the ability to fly. Crazy, huh?" Megan asked.
"Heh, yea crazy, but you better enjoy it while you still can."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Well, are powers are only temporary until we defeat the aliens. After we do, they'll be gone."
"Oh, really? Well, that's too bad, I was just enjoying the fact that I could do this." Megan said before wings sprouted from her back.
"Hey, what are you doing! People could see you, put those away!!" Ichigo said while looking around for any signs of a human being.
"Relax, I made sure no one was around. I just wanted to show you how happy it made me that I could still fly without transforming." Megan said before she made her wings disappear.
"Oh, well, that's very wonderful, but remember to be careful, you don't want to give away your true identity, trust me! Otherwise people might think you're a….a…"
"Freak?" Megan smiled.
"Yeah!"
"Is that why your worried? Because other people will think you're a freak? Or because you think Masaya will?" Megan teased.
"Uh, Masaya, uh…….." Ichigo stuttered, her cheeks going red.
"Ha ha, it's ok Ichigo, you don't have to answer that, I was only teasing ya! Well, the party starts in an hour. We better go get ready! I'll see ya there!" Megan said before taking off.
"Ok, see ya!" Ichigo waved, watching Megan all the way from the street corner.
"(Sigh), I thought she'd never leave!" Came a familiar voice from above.
"Huh? You!" Ichigo said angrily when she turned around and saw Kisshu floating in the sky.
"That's right Kitty Cat. Just wanted to get you alone, because what I'm about to tell you may be too hurtful to hear in front of your pretty new friend."
"Oh yea, and what's that?!" Ichigo yelled angrily, clenching one of her fists.
"Well, I decided that things weren't really working out between you and me. You see, I met someone else! Well, minus the 'met' part, but I will be introducing myself most likely tomorrow. He he he he."
"What do you mean? Who are you talking about?" Ichigo asked.
"Let's think. She tall, beautiful, and can……. sprout wings?" Kisshu sneered.
"Grrr. You leave her alone!" she bellowed, realizing instantly that he was talking about Megan.
"Well, I would love to honey, but I just can't seem to stop myself, you know how much I love playing with toys. Maybe this one will be more respectful. Besides, she probably won't be in your little fighting club anymore when I tell her what I have to offer if she comes to our side."
"You mean, like, become your bride? Ha, she'll refuse you before you even ask." Ichigo joked.
"Hmmm… Well, we'll see about that. In the meantime, here's a little goodbye present; wrapped it myself. Enjoy!" Kisshu said before releasing a predacyte on a park table a few feet from Ichigo. He then disappeared with a wicked laugh.
Apparently, the predacyte hit a spider that lived on the table because soon there was one that was about eight feet tall standing in front of her.
"Oh man, I HATE spiders!" Croaked Ichigo. "But I can't just run… It needs to be defeated! Mew Metamorphosis!"
When Ichigo transformed into her Mew Mew form, she took her heart bell and pointed it at the predacyte. But before she could release its power, she had to leap out of the way because the spider had already sent out an attack of its sticky web.
"Ok, that's it! Pink Surpri- What?"
Ichigo had to duck this time from the spiders venomous web.
"That thing's faster than I thought, I can't do this on my own!" Ichigo thought, taking another leap to avoid at ,yet, another spray of web. But, when she landed, a branch from above fell on top of her. The spider had planned her landing and shot for a tree branch from above.
"(Grunts) Oh no, it's too heavy….and that chimera is ready for another attack. Oh no! Where's my Heart Bell?" she thought, searching for her only power source. She spotted it about 12 feet in front of her.
"Oh no! I'm doomed!" She thought fearfully when she saw the spider ready to finish her off.
"Silk spray!"
Ichigo suddenly heard the spider cry out before it was completely spun in some kind of web of its own. Soon, it was shocked by some kind of electric waves and the chimera was defeated. Ichigo then saw Megan, untransformed, standing there with Masha, who was now going after the predacyte.
"Ichigo! Are you ok? Power Blast!" Megan said putting her right palm out towards the huge branch which flew off of Ichigo in an instant.
"Th-thanks. But, how did you do that? You weren't even transformed!" she pointed out before retrieving her Heart Bell and returning back to normal.
"Oh, I guess I can do a few simple spells without transforming." Megan said with a little smile.
"So, you defeated that chimera… with a simple spell? Gee, Ryou wasn't lying when he said you were more powerful." Ichigo said, feeling kind of useless that she couldn't even get to the chimera even once, but Megan could take it out with a simple spell.
"Well, I did take it by surprise. It would have been harder to defeat if he knew what was coming."Megan said, noticing Ichigo's sudden mood change.
"Yea, I guess. So, what made you come back anyway?" Ichigo said, trying to change the subject.
"Oh, well I was at home in my room when all of a sudden Masha came buzzing through my window. He told me you were in danger, so he led me to you!" Megan answered.
"Oh, well, thanks again….Hey, that's a cute outfit…. Is that what your wearing to the party?" Ichigo asked, noticing Megan wearing dark skinny jeans over black high-heel boots with an orange shirt that read "Hola Hottie" across the chest. Her hair was down and straight and her make-up was lightly done. She also noticed that the only jewelry she had on was the same heart diamond necklace she wore yesterday.
"Oh, yea, my host family doesn't live too far from here so I was able to get ready before Masha came. Speaking of outfits, we need to get you in yours, the party starts in an hour! C'mon, we need to hurry, I have a surprise for everyone!" Megan said before pulling Ichigo along.
"Oh, right, I guess we'd better hurry then!" she said, forgetting about why she was so down.
……………………Meanwhile, in the trees…………………
"Hmmm, good thing I ended it with you Kitty Cat, you would have been pretty useless if you agreed to be my bride. You needed your new friend to come to the rescue and she didn't even need to transform in order to defeat a simple predacyte. How pathetic! She would possibly make an excellent queen, but I'll just play with her a little bit because it's so much fun! Ha ha. Until tomorrow…princess….." Kisshu said to himself before disappearing from Earth.
………….At Mew Mew Café………
"Hey guys! We're here!" Megan yelled when Ichigo and her walked into the store.
"Hey, now the party can finally start! Hey, what's in the bag?" asked Purin.
"Well, it's a surprise game I brought… that is, if Ryou didn't lie to me about having a PlayStation 2." Megan said with a small wink towards Ryou.
"Yeah, yeah, I have it. I even hooked it up to the TV already." He said pointing to the television set across the room.
"Awesome! This is going to be one kick butt party. Anybody ready to rock?" Megan asked with a smile.
"Ready to rock? What do ya mean, are we gonna dance or something?" Retasu asked, hoping the answer was no.
"Well, dancing is optional….that is, if you can dance… with this!" Megan said pulling out a plastic looking guitar that had five colorful buttons on the top.
"W-What is it?" Retasu asked.
"It's called 'Guitar Hero III,' it's just a video game where you get to be a guitarist in a rock band. You can start a career, just do a quick play where you can just play some songs for fun, or have a duel with someone…of course, I don't have another guitar, so we won't be able to do that." Megan explained.
"Great! Sounds like fun! Let's try it!" Ichigo said excitedly.
…………Later that evening………..
"Oh man, I'm sooo tired!" Groaned Minto.
"Yea, I had so much to eat, I'm gonna have to diet so I can drop the 50 pounds I just gained for my next photo shoot." Joked Zakuro.
"Yea, but tonight's been really fun." Ichigo said while cleaning up some garbage.
"Yea, it really was, thanks for the party Ryou and Wesley." Megan said while helping Ichigo pick up.
"Hey, it was no big deal, but don't expect another one anytime soon!" Ryou said sternly.
"I think what Ryou is trying to say is, welcome to the Mew Mew family Megan!" Wesley said.
"Thanks again, all of you!" Megan said with a kind smile. "Hey, what's the date today anyway?"
"It is the seventeenth." Minto answered.
"The-the seventeenth? Already? That means tomorrow….." Megan stopped herself suddenly looking sad.
"Means tomorrow… is what?" Purin asked.
"Sorry everyone, I got to go, it's getting pretty late, thanks again everyone!" Megan said tearfully before running out the door.
"But, wait –" Ichigo tried to say before Megan slammed the door.
"Well, that was…..odd." Minto said.
"Yea, I wonder what was wrong?" Retasu asked, sounding concerned.
"I don't know, but something must be happening tomorrow." Ichigo pointed out.
"Right, well, Ichigo, looks like you're going to have to find out what's wrong with her tomorrow. We don't need any drama going on in case you girls need to go into battle. That could drastically worsen things." Ryou said, not looking too concerned.
"What! Why me?" Ichigo argued.
"Because, you're the one who seems to be the closest with her right now, so she'll warm up to you quicker." Zakuro pointed out.
"But, I have a date with Aoyama-kun tomorrow! Why can't one of you do it! We're a team, remember!" Ichigo said, trying to keep her plans with Masaya unharmed.
"I'm sure you can get it out of her before your little date with Masaya, and if not, just call me, I'll do the whole girl talk thing." Minto volunteered.
"Ok, ok, I'll do it! The last thing we need is Minto trying to talk girl talk." Ichigo said.
"Hey, what's that suppose to Mea-
"Sorry, got to go, see ya guys later!" Ichigo said before sprinting out the door to avoid the argument.
"Ok, so tomorrow I'll go over there to see what's up and hopefully she'll spill before I meet up with Aoyoma-kun. Maybe if I tell her about the date, she'll tell me faster? Hmmmm, I dunno, we'll have to see." Ichigo thought. Then, she stopped suddenly. "Oh no! I forgot to tell Megan to keep an eye out for Kisshu! I'll have to go see her bright and early to make sure I catch her in time." she thought before sprinting the rest of the way home. She would need rest if she didn't want to sleep through alarm.
……….At Alien Headquarters……..
"I assume everything is ready for tomorrow?"
"Yes master, everything is set. Should she refuse, she'll be destroyed…immediately." Kisshu answered.
"Good, that's excellent. The others will be assisting you-"
"No master, no assistance needed. This should be a simple task."
"Hmmmmm, Fine! We shall see. Now go, leave me be."
"Yes master." Kisshu said before bowing to Deep Blue and turn to leave.
"Yes, everything is set! See you tomorrow princess." he thought with a smirk.
….The Next Day in the morning…..
"Oooooh, why did it have to rain today? Why today of all days does it decide to rain!" Ichigo grumbled on the way to Megan's house. "I Hope Aoyoma-kun doesn't decide to cancel, that would totally bring my day down especially when I have to go back to school tomorrow. Grrrr. I hope Megan will be up, otherwise this will be slightly awkward."
Ichigo was now standing in front of the Housto's front door. After she hesitantly rang the doorbell, a kind round-looking woman answered the door.
"Yes, may I help you dear?" she asked with a smile.
"Um, yea, my name is Ichigo; I'm a friend of Megan's. I was just wondering if she was here?" Ichigo asked.
"Oh yes, Megan has told me all about you and her other friends! Why don't you come in, I'm sure she'll be happy to see someone she knows. I'm must warn you though, the poor girl has been sitting in her room all morning crying. All she would tell me is that it was a personal issue back at home and she wasn't quite ready to talk about it."
"Oh, well, I'll see what I can do." Ichigo assured before being led to Megan's bedroom door.
"Megan, someone's here to see you." Mrs. Housto said before knocking and slowly opening the door. "Go right on in, I have to go to the store for some groceries but when I get back, i'll make you two some nice hot soup. That can always make any girl feel better." She whispered warmingly before leaving.
"Right, thanks!" Ichigo said with a smile. Then, she slowly made her way in, expecting to see Megan crying in her bed. Well, she was in the bed, but she didn't look like she was crying anymore. Instead she was sitting up and curled with a pillow staring out the window. When Ichigo sat down next to her, she noticed the huge streaks of tear marks the led from Megan's eyes all the way down past her cheeks. She felt so bad, that she didn't care anymore if Aoyoma-kun would call to cancel their date...if that's what it really was anyway.
"Megan, please…tell me what's wrong." Ichigo pleaded calmly.
Megan's eyes gathered more tears, but none fell as she put two fingers and a thumb around the heart of her necklace. There was a few moments of silence until finally, she spoke.
"If I tell you… promise not to tell the others?" She pleaded softly, still gazing out at the rain.
"Huh?" Ichigo was taken aback.
"I'm just…. not ready… to tell anyone that… well, why I'm so sad. I'm just not ready."
"Ok, I promise." Ichigo softly assured with a small sympathetic smile.
"Ok, thanks. Anyways, do you want to hear the long or short version?" Megan asked.
"Whatever you're comfortable with."
"Well, it all started about two years ago on March 7th. The most amazing guy I could ever ask for had finally asked me out. He was actually two years younger than me, but I didn't care, he made me happy. His name was Vince…. Anyway we dated a little over a year and a half and it was probably the best year of my life I'll ever have." Megan said before a single tear fell from the corner of her right eye.
"So, what happen? Did you have a bad break-up?" Ichigo asked.
"Yeah…the worst."
"He didn't cheat on you did he? If he did, I wouldn't get so worked up about him, I mean, he doesn't deserve someone as great as you-
"Ichigo, please, let me finish… No one cheated on anyone. Although, I would have definitely took that." Megan said.
"Hmmm, what do ya mean?" Ichigo asked, sounding very confused.
"You'll see…anyway, it was around October last year, a few weeks after he had finally gotten his license. He was so happy he could finally drive me around for a change." Megan said with a little smile, remembering Vince's face filled with happiness.
"Then, Homecoming came around."
"Homecoming?" Ichigo asked.
"It's where we welcome back alumni from our school for our last home American Football game of the season. The current high schoolers then have a formal dance the next night. "
"Sounds like fun." said Ichigo.
"It was. That is until….. he drove us back to his house…" Megan said shutting her eyes to stop the tears, but a few slid down her cheeks.
"Megan, it's ok if you want to tell me lat-
"I'm fine… I can do this… I need to tell someone…" Megan cut off before wiping the tears away.
"So, after we got into his car, we left to go to his house which was only a few blocks away and we were gonna just watch a movie or something. I couldn't wait to get out of my dress and heels and put on some comfy pajamas and slippers. But then, as we were coming up a hill… someone was speeding down and swerved his car into ours. We were then pinned in between a telephone poll and the other man's car. That's where I went unconscious…" Megan choked, not bothering to stop the stream of tears rolling down her face.
"Megan, I-I'm soo sorry." Ichigo stuttered, her eyes now glistening with tears.
"I woke up in the hospital two days later," Megan continued. "After the doctors told me what had happen, I asked if Vince was ok… I'll never forget the looks on their faces…. I can still see their expressions so clearly. I mean, how else are you going to look at a girl when you're about to tell her, her boyfriend died the day before." Megan said softly, trying not to cry. She started to shake uncontrollably. Ichigo didn't know what to say, all she could do was cry.
"I don't know what I would do if Aoyoma-kun died." she thought to herself.
"Anyways, the cause of the accident was a 22-year-old drunk driver. Oh, how I hated him. I wished for a very long time that I could kill him for taking away the best thing that ever came into my life. I sometimes do still. But, the point is, the reason why I'm so worked up about today is because he died on this very date last year." Megan choked. "And this necklace was given to me from him for our very first Christmas together… well, the only Christmas we had together."
"It's beautiful." Ichigo smiled.
"So that's why she always has it on." she thought while wiping away her tears. Suddenly, her phone rang. It was Aoyoma-kun. "I'm sorry, it's Masaya, we were suppose to hang out today, but he's probably calling to cancel since it's raining…this will only take a second." Ichigo apologized before answering. "Hello?"
"Hey Ichigo, I know it's raining out, but i was still wondering if you still wanted to hang out? We could go to the movies."
"Oh, um, ok, that sounds...great." Ichigo said softly.
"Are you ok? You sound sad all of a sudden."
"No, no I'm ok, just got done watching a very sad show on TV, ha ha." Ichigo lied.
"Ha ha, well, think you can get to the theatre in 10minutes?" Masaya asked.
"Ten minutes! Uh, actually, that-
"Ichigo... it's ok… you can go." Megan interrupted.
"Uh, are you sure? I can hang out with Aoyoma-kun anytime…" Ichigo said, putting her hand over the phone.
"Yeah, I'm sure. What you and Masaya have, it's something special. You two remind me a lot about me and Vince. Go, I'll be fine." Megan said with a little smile.
"Ichigo… are you still there? Ichig-"
"Yea, I'm here Masaya… I'll see you in ten minutes…" she said before hanging up the phone.
"Well, I guess I should be going. Are you sure you'll be ok by yourself, I'm sure the girls wouldn't mind coming to keep you company."
"No, I'm not ready for everyone to know yet. But, thank you for listening Ichigo."
"You're welcome. Well, I'll see ya tomorrow then." Ichigo said before going out the door.
"Ichigo!" Megan said.
Ichigo peeked her head through the door.
"Cherish every moment you have with Masaya, because you never know what might happen. For all you know, today could be the last day you have the chance to kiss him." Megan said before looking back out the window and at the rain.
Ichigo stared at Megan for few moments.
"I will." She promised quietly, and shut the door.
…………….………Outside the Housto's House when Ichigo walks Out………………….
"Hmmm, so, what were you doing here Ichigo?" Kisshu said to himself before he flew into a tree near Megan's bedroom window on the second floor.
"Hmmm, why so sad princess?" Dren thought as he watched a gloomy-looking Megan gaze out the window. He then watched her as she got up and was out of sight. Kisshu then flew to the window and peeked in, but only saw a moment of Megan's foot before it was completely blocked by the bedroom door close.
"Grrr, drat! I hope she doesn't stay in there all day. C'mon princess, come out and play, it's only a little rain." Kisshu teased.
Moments later, he heard a doorbell ring. As he went to the front of the house, he saw Ryou waiting on the front steps. He then watched as Megan greeted Ryou, trying to look somewhat happy and invited him inside. Kisshu could feel the back of his neck and face grow warm.
"Hmm, well well, the knight in shining armor comes to the rescue. Don't worry princess, your prince charming will be coming for you shortly, ha ha ha ha." sneered Kisshu before he peeked into a nearby window on the first floor. Making sure he was out of sight, he watched as Megan handed Ryou some tea and sat down next to him on the living room couch before taking a sip of her own. Disappointed that he couldn't hear their conversation and not wanting to risk being found inside, he decided to go wait in the tree out front and hang around until Ryou left.
………Meanwhile in the living room……
"Hmmm, I think Mrs. Housto must have went for groceries. She's been talking about making some homemade egg drop soup all morning…well, afternoon now I guess." Megan said before handing Ryou his tea and then sitting down next to him. "So, what brings you here? Not that I don't enjoy company, but there must be a reason." she asked before taking a sip of her own tea.
"Why else? To see what's been bringing you down." Ryou replied before taking a sip of his own tea.
"Oh, you too, huh? Ichigo just left not too long before you arrived." Megan said sadly.
"Well good, she listened to me for once." said Ryou.
"You told her to come?" Megan asked, surprised that Ichigo only came because she was told to.
"I asked." Ryou stated.
Megan gave him a "yeah-right" look before looking into her tea cup.
"Look, I appreciate you coming over, but it was almost unbearable to tell Ichigo, so, just give me about a week and I should be alright." She said taking another sip.
"Well, that's the thing, these cynaclons wo-
"Cynaclons?" Megan asked.
"It's what the aliens call themselves on their planet, but anyways, they won't wait a whole week to attack you or the others and you can't expect the girls to do it without you."
"I-I didn't expect them to do anything without me. Just because I may have a personal issue doesn't mean it will affect my ability to fight-
"Actually, that's exactly what it means. You may be more vulnerable to quit and give up quickly when things start to going wrong."
"No, I wouldn't! Even if I did, it's not like the girls wouldn't be able to fight without me." Megan pointed out.
"Whether that be true or not, I swore to myself that I would do everything in my power to protect you girls and it would make my life a lot easier if you would try to survive though all this, no matter how bad it gets." Ryou said.
"Just because I feel like I'm dying, doesn't mean I want to." Megan thought to herself. "Trust me, that won't be a problem." she said, tears forming in her eyes.
"It won't?" Ryou said, not sounding quite convinced.
Megan couldn't take it. Ryou thought she would give up when all hope seemed lost. She would never do that, would she? Just because she lost her boyfriend on this very day last year and felt she would have been better off if she had joined him, doesn't mean she really wanted a reason to die, did it?
"No!!" Megan thought angrily before setting her tea on the table and popping up from the couch.
"Look, if you came here to comfort me, then, well… you suck at it. But, if you came over here to tell me to get over the death of my boyfriend because it will make me weaker in battle, then you're just crazy! Losing someone you love dearly isn't just something you can get over, Ryou, but I do believe that it makes us stronger." Megan yelled not realizing she blurted out her secret. Tears of anger and sadness slid from her face and onto the carpet as the two stared at each other. Ryou's face was expressionless for a few moments before it softened up a bit.
Then, he got up and wrapped his arms around Megan for a comforting hug. Megan's eyes grew wide; shocked at what he was doing.
"Believe me, I know how you feel." He said.
"Huh?" Megan said, taking by surprised as Ryou released her.
"Let's just say, I lost two people who were very dear to me."
"Who?"Megan asked.
Ryou closed his eyes and turned his back towards Megan.
"Don't worry about it, just be careful for me and never give up." He said before taking a step forward to leave.
"Hang on! I told you who I lost now you have to tell me." Megan said before running to the door and putting herself in front of it to block Ryou's exit.
"That should not be of your concern. Now please, move or I'll have to make you." he said sternly.
"No way, you'll just have to tell me your secret or else you are not getting out! And don't try to fight me because you know I'll win!" Megan assured.
"You would fight me? A normal human being who obviously has no chance?" Ryou asked, crossing his arms and raising his right eyebrow.
"Hey, I know a few spells that aren't harmful, yet effective in these types of situations. So, what's it going to be? Are you going to tell me or will I have to turn you into a toad?" Megan threatened.
Ryou stared at her for a few moments before giving up.
"Fine, it was my parents." He answered.
It was Megan's turn to stare with her face full of sympathy.
"I'm sorry. That must have truly been unbearable." She said.
"Look, it was a long time ago, I'm ok now." Ryou said, trying to sound strong. Megan let out a quite chuckle.
"You are such a boy, trying to be all strong while you're really hurting on the inside. I can do that too Ryou, I can pretend to be ok and still be strong." She said with a smile before opening the door for him.
"Hmmm, whatever, see ya at work tomorrow and do try to stay out of trouble." he said before walking through the doorway, his cheeks turning a little red.
"Yep, see ya….Oh, and Ryou…. Your secret is safe with me. That is, if mine is with yours and Ichigo."
Ryou turned to face Megan before he nodded, stating that he agreed.
"Remember Megan. I will always be there to protect you and the others." he then said before turning back around and walked away.
Megan, who was slightly blushing at what Ryou had said then closed the door and went to sit back down on the couch. Not knowing what to do, she started to cry.
"What is wrong with me? Why can't I stop thinking about him, about that night? WHY CAN'T I STOP CRYYYYYYYYING?!" Megan thought as she continued to cry.
"I need to go for a walk; maybe to the park. At least it'll be raining so no one will be able to tell if I'm crying." Megan thought before putting on some jeans and a brown petticoat with a fuzzy hood and left through the door, crying softly.
…….Outside in the tree……..
"(sigh) this is getting really boring!" Kisshu thought to himself as he laid on a thick tree branch.
Suddenly, he heard the front door open and he saw Ryou leaving. For a moment, Kisshu was happy, but his hopes were crushed when Megan stayed inside and closed the door.
"Oh, c'mon! Why won't you come out darling, it's only a little rain." Kisshu lied. It was pouring. A few minutes later, he heard the front door open and close once more and saw Megan leave wearing jeans and a short jacket with a hood.
"Hmm, finally. Where you walking off too now hunny, your afternoon tea party?" Kisshu sneered as he followed and watched her closely.
……………….At the movies………….
"Masaya!" Ichigo yelled before she crossed the street.
"Ichigo, hey! I'm so glad you could make it. Sorry for the short notice." Masaya apologized.
"Oh, it's alright, I was totally free!" Ichigo lied. She didn't want to give the impression that something was wrong so she wouldn't accidently burst out Megan's secret. "So, what are we gonna see?"
"Well, I thought we could go see "Alien Hunt," but it's really your choice.
"Oh, that sounds perfectly fine, ha ha." Ichigo said, even though she was dreading it. She absolutely hated scary movies. "Wait a minute…alien…Kisshu! Oh no, I totally forgot to warn Megan." She thought.
"Ichigo, you alright?"
"Huh? Oh yea, perfectly fine!" Ichigo lied yet again. "Let's go in!"
"Oh man, what do I do? I can't just ditch Aoyoma-kun! Well, Megan didn't look like she was gonna be leaving the house today, so, maybe Kisshu won't be able to do anything… I'm sure everything will be fine." Ichigo assured herself before her and Masaya went in to get tickets.
……….In the park…….
"Oh, I just don't know what to do or where to go." Megan thought miserably as she walked through the park. It was raining profoundly, but she didn't mind the rain, nor did she really care for getting soaked. After walking around for a couple of minutes, she found a park map sign made of brick and leaned upon it to rest. She kept visioning that very night of the car crash over and over. She remembered the pain she felt from the collision; the look on Vince's face when he knew they were gonna collide; their very last kiss that they shared on the dance floor while they slow danced to their song. She remembered that kiss just being short and sweet one because she was a little bit concerned of getting caught and thrown out since they went to a small religious high school. Megan clenched her right fist as she brought it up her chest. The pain was absolutely unbearable.
"I feel… so alone." Megan sobbed softly to herself as a few tears fell.
"Aww, that's not true, I'm here!" came a young man's voice.
"Huh?" Megan gasped as she shot her head up to see who was talking, but the park was completely empty.
"Yooohooo, over here sweetheart!"Came the voice again, but in a different direction.
Megan glanced everywhere, circle by circle. The voice kept coming from all sorts of different directions and Megan grew quickly irritated.
"Ok, show yourself or leave me alone because this little game is getting old." Megan shouted angrily.
"Alright princess, I'll stop." Came the voice once more. Suddenly, someone whispered into Megan's ear from behind.
"Why don't you just turn around then?"
Megan quickly turned around, swearing to herself that she saw something in the corner of her eye, but saw nothing.
"What was that?" Megan asked out loud.
"How about we try once more?"
Megan gasped, shocked from hearing the voice from right behind her again. After hesitating for a brief moment, she turned around to see who the mystery man was. But, once she turned around, she was pushed back into the brick sign and then was locked lip to lip and eye to eye with what appeared to be one of the cynaclons.
The kiss was a short one; the alien boy breaking away first. Megan didn't know what to do or say, she just stood there in shock.
"So, you're the new Mew Mew girl, huh?" He said, letting her go and crossing his arms. Megan just blinked and stared in silence.
"Hmmm, not much of a talker, huh? Well, the names Kisshu and I have a proposition for you, my dear that you may want to consider."
"Kisshu? So this is the other alien Ichigo and the others were talking about. Did he really just…kiss me? Does he do this to every girl? Wait a minute… HE KISSED ME! How dare he kiss me! And on this day! Why, that arrogant little…." Megan thought to herself growing quickly angry.
"Um, hellooo? Are you listening to me, because I don't like it when someone doesn't listen to me." Kisshu said, not noticing the heat rising in Megan's face."Hmmm, still shocked from the kiss are you? I must be pretty good if- OW!
Kisshu was suddenly silenced when Megan full out slapped him across the face.
"How dare you kiss me you evil, arrogant, son of a-a-GRRRRRR! Well, you know!" Megan yelled. She wasn't the kind of person who liked to swear out in public.
There was a few moments of silence before Kisshu slowly brought up his hand to his face where Megan had slapped him, and let out a somewhat eerie chuckle.
"You know, princess, I like your feistiness, but--"Kisshu cut himself off before lunging at Megan, grabbing hold of her wrists and pinning her to the brick wall. Megan struggled to break free, but couldn't find a way. She stopped instantly when Kisshu put his face just inches from her. "Next time you pull a move like that on me again, I'll have to kill you." He said with a serious look on his face. "Now, are you ready to listen to my offer?" he asked.
Megan didn't answer, but looked straight into his eyes, trying to show that she wasn't afraid of him.
"Ok, good. Now, my master Deep Blue see's very great potential in you… as do I." he started with a smirk as he inched his face forwards a little more. "He would very much love it if you joined forces with us, instead of those Mew Mew girls. He also says that, if you do join us, then he'll promise to let you keep those pretty little wings of yours that you enjoy so much...forever."
"But- how did you know… Have you been spying on me?!"Megan asked heatedly.
Kisshu's smile grew a little bigger.
"Think of it as more along the lines of…observing. So, what do you say, princess? Join us?"
Megan softened her eyes for a brief moment.
"So…I'll have to destroy my friends and the rest of my planet?" she asked.
Kisshu nodded. Megan then looked down to the ground, now noticing that the rain was falling harder than before.
"But…I'll get to keep my wings? Really?"
"Yes, it's a promise." Kisshu said, still smiling. A few more silent seconds went by.
"Hmmmm…well, in that case…" Megan said, waiting for the right moment. Then, she felt Kisshu's grip get weak.
"NO!" Megan yelled before freeing her wrists to grab both of his arms. She then swiftly brought her knee up to meet his gut.
Kisshu immediately let go and clenched his stomach and Megan took off further into the park.
"Hey, wait!" Megan heard him shout as she ran with all she could. After a while, she looked back to see if Kisshu was following her, but nothing was, so she turned her head back around. But when she did, she suddenly tried to stop because Kisshu was now standing in front of her, not looking too happy. Megan tried to stop abruptly, but the grass was so wet from the rain, that she slipped and fell over on her back. Feeling little pain, she opened her eyes and saw Kisshu floating right above her.
"You earth girls are so stubborn, it tends to get boring after a while. Now, I must tell you that if you deny joining us, I will have to destroy you." He said before conjuring two ninja knives and putting one of the blades next to her throat.
"You know what, go ahead, kill me! It would do me a great favor!" Megan yelled, tears starting to swim in her eyes. As if her day wasn't bad enough, Kisshu just had to go and make it worse.
"Huh? What are you talking about?!" He asked.
"You have no idea what I have been through… how much pain I have endured, especially on this day. So go ahead, kill me! Because my life means nothing now! I have lost the most precious thing that life could offer and it's something you'll never understand." Megan said, tears now streaming from her eyes. She was not only mad at Kisshu, but also herself because she was wrong…she couldn't pretend to be ok and still be strong, not today. Kisshu couldn't tell she was crying though, because it was raining so hard, he could barely make out certain features on her face.
"Oh yea, and what's that, princess?" he asked with an evil, daring smile.
"Love."
Kisshu floated there, shocked at what she had just said. He felt a sharp pain travel throughout his chest. Did she really think he was so horrible, that his people are so horrible that they didn't know what love was? Suddenly, Kisshu pulled away his knives and made them disappear before he stood up straight on the ground. Megan looked at him, confused as to why he stopped, yet, relieved that he did. Then, unexpectedly, he stretched out his hand and offered it to Megan.
Megan stared at it for a brief moment, wondering if she could trust him or not. Then, deciding to take her chances, she took it, and he helped her up, but didn't let go of her hand.
"You know, you may think that I don't know what love is… but I do."
Megan's eyes got wider as she studied Kisshu's face. He looked truly upset, but she could tell he was trying not to show it.
"Well, then….I'm sorry." Megan said, surprising them both.
For a few moments, they gazed into each other's eyes. Megan's hair was soaked and dripping, as was Kisshu's, but neither of them seemed to care. It seemed for awhile like no one was going to move or talk until finally…
"Well, it doesn't matter what you think since now I'll have to destroy you and the others. But, since it would seem to satisfy you in destroying you now, maybe I'll just wait. Besides, it's just so much fun to keep a little toy around and surprise with a kiss every now and then. Until next time, princess…" Kisshu said before disappearing.
Megan stared at the spot he was last seen and then sighed. It had been a long day so far.
"Princess, why does he keep calling me princess? And what does he mean by his little toy? Oh, that's just not right! Next time I see him, I'll show what a real toy I can be! Ok, that sounds a little wrong, but I know what I mean, so there!" Megan thought to herself before deciding to walk back home.
So many thoughts had gone through her mind.
"Why didn't he just kill me? I'm not falling for that whole, 'don't want to satisfy your needs'" mumbo jumbo. He does want to toy with me! Well, mister, two can play that game. We'll see who gets the last laugh in the end!" Megan said before running back to the house.
…………later that night……..
Ring, ring!
"Hello?"
"Hey Meg, it's Ichigo! Just wanted to see if you were ok."
"Um, for the most part, yes, but I think I could have gone without meeting Kisshu."
"You saw Kisshu! Where! I told that creep to stay away from you! Oh, wait until I get my hands on him!"
"Relax Ichigo, I handled it. Besides, I have big plans of my own for him."
"Really? Like what?"
"Don't you worry about it…just trust me, I have it under control. Anyways, Thanks for calling to check upon me. How was your date?"
"Oh, we saw the scariest movie ever! But it was ok because Aoyoma-kun let me hold onto him when I got scared." Ichigo giggled.
"Ha ha, well, I'm glad you had a great time! Well, we better get to bed. School tomorrow!"
"Oh, yay, I'm sooo excited." Ichigo said sarcastically.
"Ha ha, night Ichigo." Megan said before hanging up.
As she crawled into bed, she couldn't help but smile.
………The End…….
