Chapter 2: Blind Dates

Ichigo was miserable, cleaning tables and taking orders. She was bringing someone their order and noticed someone in the cafe who looked like Masaya. She burst into tears, dropping the plate and the cake was ruined.

"Hey, lady! What's the matter with you?!" The lady who ordered the food screamed out. "You call yourself a waitress?!" Ichigo looked up, still crying, at the boy who looked liked her Masaya.

"No! No, no, no! WHY?!!!!" She ran into the kitchen, and took a knife out

"Ichigo, whatare you doing?" Zakuro asked.

"I hate my life!!!" She yelled so loud, everyone could hear.

"Hey, Ryou! I think there's something wrong with Ichigo!" Pudding called out, who was secretly hiding under the table Ryou ran in as soon as he heard.

"What, what's wrong!" He screamed.

"I can't live without him! I'm going to kill myself!" she held the knife, to stab herself in the heart, but Ryou stopped her.

"Stop it! Are you really willinging to make ours lives miserable by killing yourself?! Ichigo, we need you in our lives. You're a part of this team. And if Masaya can't see that you're a really cool girl, then he's not worthy enough for you." Ichigo stopped and looked in Ryou's eyes.

"Fine, I won't. But... If things gets worse, I am!" Ichigo yelled and went upstairs to Ryou's room. She sank her face into his pillow. Ryou sighed and walked out.

"I should go talk to her." Keiichiro said. "Since Ryou won't." Keiichiro went upstairs and sat down next to Ichigo.

"What do you want? Do you want to talk about how much my life sucks without my Masaya by my side?"

"Look, I know how much you love Masaya. But I think it's time to move on. Even if you can't get over it, you have us, all your friends in Cafe Mew Mew. We'll cheer you up." He finished his statement and left the room, Ichigo still on Ryou's bed. "Well, she's not going to get over this anytime soon. But I have an idea!" Keiichiro told the 4 girls, making sure that Ryou was no where to be found in the kitchen. "Okay, a blind date, to get her mind of him. And I know who to pair her up with! Ryou Shirogane!"

"Great idea! They make such a wonderful couple!" Lettuce said smiling, but in her mind she wasn't so pleased. She had a crush on Ryou, but her crush on Pai was greater. "Now, I have wash this dish!" She started to walk towards the sink and tripped. The dish smashed to a million pieces.

"Same old Lettuce!" Ryou said coming in.

"Get Ichigo for me!" Keiichiro said with a big smile on his face.

"Okay! Yo, Ichigo! Get your worthless butt down here!" Ryou yelled.

"What the heck do you want? If you didn't know, I'm a little depressed right now!" Ichigo screamed back, before they knew it, they started fighting.

"Well, Keiichiro told me to get you. So, don't yell at me, yell at him!"

"Well, you could've came and told me nicely. Oh, I forgot, that's impossible for you to do, you big jerk! You just love to make me suffer!"

"If I wanted you to suffer, I wouldn't have stopped you from killing yourself!"

"He's got a point there, Ichigo." Mint said, with her snotty voice. "Now, I have to serve this cake, because "somebody" isn't working today! You're so lazy!" She walked out with a "hmmp!"

"Alright, well. We have A Blind date today! You must accept no matter who you're paired with. You will go out to dinner and a movie. Kissing is optional. Alright 1st pair, Me and Zakuro! Lettuce and Pai! Purin and Taruto! Mint and kish! And that leaves Ryou and Ichigo!"

Once he said that, Ichigo fell to the ground. "No, no way! I just got dumped, you can't expect me to date and you definetly can't expect to date Ryou! He'll be a jerk all night!" She yelled, blushing.

"I don't want to date you, either, Strawberry." Ryou said with a smirk.

"Helloooo, everyone! I'm here for my blind date! Is it with Ichigo? Please tell me it's with Ichigo!" Kish said putting his arms around her waist.

"Actually, I'm with Ichigo, and you're with Mint! Taruto go with Pudding , Pai, with Lettuce." Ryou explained. (under his breath) Hopefully Pai and Lettuce will have something to talk about!"

"Alright, dates start tomorrow!!" Keiichiro concluded. While, everyone left the kitchen and the aliens left the planet, Ryou grabbed his parnters arm. "Do you like to see me suffer?" He asked, feeling embarrased. "You've got to show your feelings sometime, Alto." And with that they both walked out of the room.