Megyan: And here we are again, just so you know, the chapters will be short, sorry 'bout that *sweatdrops*
Ryou: *rolls eyes* she's just too lazy to do otherwise
Megyan: Ryou, remember, I control this story, and it'd be a shame if you were killed by a hotdog...
Ichigo: Hey, can i watch Ryou being pulverised by the mighty power of a hotdog???
Megyan: How dare you talk about Ryou like that!!! He's AWESOME!!!!
Ryou: You were the one threatening to kill me...
Minto: Let's just start the chapter shall we?
Butterfly Chapter 2
Shadows appear, and another bump to the head
It was just closing time when Ryou back and Minto, Lettuce and Pudding were heading off; but Zakuro had a photo shoot or something, so she hadn't even turned up to work.
"Where's the Strawberry?" Ryou asked Minto, just out of curiosity.
"Hmm? Why do you ask?" Minto said suspiciously, always looking for some sort of blackmail to hold against her friend.
Ryou groaned, Minto was the wrong person to ask, and she wouldn't answer him until he answered her.
"Ichigo-oneechan is in the kitchen with Akasaka-oneechan na no da!" Pudding bounced in saving Ryou from the Evil Mint. What's she doing with him? Baka Strawberry... Ryou thought, the back of his neck prickling, the same sort of prickle he got when he saw Ichigo and Masaya together.
The rest of the mews left the café and Ryou headed into the kitchen, holding the small parcel he had gotten that day. He hesitated a the door, hand wavering at the knob. He could hear two voices, he thought it was Ichigo complaining, not that it would surprise him, but he couldn't hear the words.
"Arigato for listening, Akasaka-san!" Ichigo shouted, really hyper. And, oh the irony, opened the door, smacking a startled Ryou in the face.
He wasn't expecting it, and his head flew back, hitting on the wall behind him. He dropped the parcel and there was a small tinkling sound.
"Ahh! Gomen Ryou..." Ichigo sweatdropped, then her eyes hit the package. "Ooh, what is this? Is it a present?" She grabbed it up and held it to the side of her face, then shook it slightly, the tinkling noise sounding again.
"Ooh!! What is it??? Tell me Ryou, whose it for?" she said loudly, still hyper and shaking the wrapped parcel, delighted at the noise. She seemed to have forgotten she was still mad at him for earlier.
Ryou made a grab for the parcel, desperate to get it back.
"Baka Strawberry, give it back!" he yelled, starting to get angry, he had spent all day just trying to find the right one...
"Why? Is it for a gi-irl?" she said, eyes teasing and holding the slightest bit of evilness.
"NO! Now, just give it!"
"I'll give it back, IF you give me a raise." she said triumphant, and, yes, evil.
"Give it back, or I'll dock your pay." he countered, glaring at the baka red-headed girl.
She seemed to give in, which really surprised Ryou.
"Fine, Ryou, whatever, I've got to get changed." she said bored, throwing him the parcel.
She passed a shocked looking Ryou and headed for the change rooms. Walking slowly, feet dragging behind her. What was in that parcel? She wondered, Who was it for? Ugh, never mind, if Ryou wants to be a jerk, let him be.
Just then Masha popped out, a strange look on his face. He chirped worriedly and floated downstairs towards the lab.
"Hey, Masha, where're you going? Don't go down there." she said following the pink fluffy robot. She walked quietly down the stairs trying not to trip. Masha stopped at the door, he had stopped chirping, but looked at Ichigo urgently.
"What's wrong?" she asked him quietly, though she didn't know why, and he only bounced in mid-air in response.
Curiosity got the better of her and she opened the door, and saw a dark, shadowy figure rustling though draws and franticly typing on the computer, probably looking for something.
"Akasaka-san?" she queried as she started to get scared, it was so dark...
The figure looked up as soon as it had heard her voice and grabbed some papers and a small thumb-drive from the computer. He, or, probably a he, ran for the small window and threw something small with a flashing light down to the ground, while shouting something in an unfamiliar voice to the outside.
Realization dawned on Ichigo.
"Wait! Come back!" she yelled running after him as he was pulled out the small window, still carrying a lot of Ryou's and Keiichiro's files.
She was just about to follow the thief when the small discarded item exploded.
Ryou was disturbed by the huge bang and Ichigo's unmistakable shriek.
And that folks, is called a Cliff-Hanger! Now you will be forced to read the next chapter! MWA HA HA HA!!!!!! *thunder sounds*
Ryou: For crying out loud...
Minto: You call that an evil laugh? THIS is an evil laugh! MWAAA HAAA HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Bats fly around, a lady screams, a baby cries, AND thunder sounds loud enough to burst your eardrums*
Ichigo: I always knew Mint was evil...
Everyone: *sweatdrops* Yeah...