Me: Hi Everyone, I just got back from Wales, The most exciting thing was coming back with 2 reviews.
Ryou: That's really great (sarcastic tone)
Ichigo: Come On Ryou-kun don't be a meanie
Ryou: (Chuckles) So Give us a hint on what's going to happen
Me: Meh, Just Wait and See, I Do Not Own Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power
Ryou and Ichigo: Please Support The Official Release… Nya
Chapter Two: A Shoulder to Cry On
"Ryou? What are you doing?"
The young blond leant forward and kissed her, Ichigo's heart beating rapidly.
The redhead bolted up in bed, she looked around… "Just a dream, Phew"
"Ryou, Bleeeck". She turned to her clock as it read 7:30, "Oh no, I am so late, Shirogane is going to dock my pay."
Ichigo ran around her room franticly changing and dashing out the door in a fit of panic. She saw her blue eyes boss leaning against the door smirking "Late Again Strawberry?" he said with a grin, "Need me to dock your pay perhaps that will teach you not to be late." She scowled and slumped as she wandered to get changed into her uniform.
After a while Ichigo was exhausted, dashing around with plates… Ryou seemed to be glancing at her, looking her up and down, he spotted Aoyama's necklace, then frowned…
"She isn't wearing the broche, yet she is wearing that damn necklace" he wonders to himself as he hears a crash, he looks over to the redhead as she sits dazed on the floor, "Ichigo, are you alright Ichigo?" Lettuce asks rushing up to her
She is staring out the door, Ryou peers out to see that Aoyama is sat on the bench opposite the café, locking lips with another girl, a brunette with big blue eyes.
A tear streams from Ichigo's eyes as she stands up and walks to Aoyama head held high.
"So I guess this is Louise." She mutters as she reaches for her necklace, her small hands rip the necklace from her neck and fling it to the ground, her small feet in wedge sandals smash it into thousands of pieces as if it was glass.
Ryou's eyes see her falling as if to faint, he dashes out of the café catching the young mew in his arms, he lays her down on the grass and then turns to the cheating lying scum bag in front of him, "You had everything." He started, "The perfect most-prettiest, most clumsy girl ever but mostly the most sweetest." he paused "But you still hungered for more, you don't deserve Ichigo" he yelled as he threw his fist at Aoyama landing right in his face.
Blood streamed from Aoyama's face as he ran away, Ryou was tempted to follow that baka and smash his face in.
Keiichiro shook his head "You must be less violent, even if it is for her."
"What do you mean" Ryou said
"Don't pretend you don't know, go on take her upstairs and put her down"
He said calmly.
Ryou picked her up bridal style and carried her upstairs followed by Lettuce, Mint, Pudding and Zakuro.
He opened his door and lay her down on his bed; he then left the room in a fluster.
"What's up with him" Mint asks curiously
"Don't know" Pudding replies
Ichigo stirred, "What did you mean then" She said still asleep
"Why, did you say you love me Masaya, is this some kind of a practical joke, you were caught cheating on my but still supposedly love me; pull another one"
They gasped, "You don't think Ryou is a bit, Jealous do you?" Lettuce mumbled, visible pain in her eyes as she once thought thoughts like that about Ryou.
Later that day when Ichigo had awoken and returned to work.
The four other mews have already left, Keiichiro was busy in the kitchen.
Ichigo is mopping the floor but not managing well as she is splattering the floor with her tears.
She sat down on a pink heart shaped chair and sobbed, she heard footsteps, Ryou was behind her, he sits down beside her and simply says "He's not worth it, all the crying, the pain, he thought you weren't good enough for him, but it is completely the opposite he doesn't deserve you, not one little bit."
Ichigo was shocked, he wasn't normally that nice to her, infact he was shocked that Mr. Shirogane supposed blond boss with an attitude, was spilling his feelings for once.
Ichigo wiped her eyes on her sleave and then looked up at Ryou, her eyes red from crying blotchy and sore, he put his arm around her and brought her closer, as she cried more, eventually she calmed down.
"Thank You Shirogane."
"Ryou, call me Ryou"
"Ok… Ryou" she giggled
He sighed and then smiled, "Off you hop"
He then remembered what Keiichiro had said, "You need to be less violent, even if it is for her." And now he understood what he had been seeing and what Ryou himself had been missing, He liked her.