So, wow, five reviews for one chapter. I have never had this many for one chapter before, so I'm still in a state of shock.

This chapter will dwell primarily on the elaborate and fan made backstory of Kish. And because I don't think I've said it before, I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew. Or Kish. Though I would really like to...

Chapter Two:

"Where is he?" Tart demanded, searching the faces of the humans. His eyes rested on Pudding. The blond girl stepped forward and put her hand on Tart's shoulder and gave him a smile.

"Kishu-Kun is upstairs, sleeping, na no da." Pudding said and both Tart and Pie relaxed some.

"He said that he was betrayed, and that you would know who betrayed him," Ichigo said. She took out the dagger that had been in Kish's back. "I think this belongs to whoever attacked him."

Both Pie and Tart blanched at the weapon, stained with Kish's blood. Pie's face became an emotionless mask again after tearing his eyes away from the blade.

"We will tell you who that cursed blade in your hand belongs to, but we need to see Kish first," Pie said. Ryou nodded and headed back towards the stairs. The small group went up the stairs. Pie and Tart were content seeing Kish fast asleep and his wounds bandaged. Ryou explained that they had stitched the deepest wound to prevent it from opening and that Kish had experienced major blood loss.

Pie carefully placed his hand on Kish's back, over his heart. His fingers glowed for a second and he removed his hand. Kish took a deep, ragged breath but then his breathing regulated.

"I have given him some of my energy, so that his body can replenish itself," Pie explained to the watching humans. "I fear that it might not be enough though. Once his body has recovered from the shock of blood loss, we will take him back to our ship so that his recovery can be completed." He looked up. "Now I suppose you would like to know the story that's result lies here."

They went back down into the main part of the café. Keiichiro brought out a tray of tea and sweets. Pie gratefully accepted a cup of tea while Tart munched on a cookie distractedly, gazing at the staircase. Pie took a long sip of his tea before setting the china cup back down on its saucer, his finger still in the cup's handle. Taking a deep breath, Pie began to speak.

"The best way for this tragic tale to be told is to begin with the story of mine and Tart's mother, Risa, and Kish's mother, Lila.

"Our mother met Lila when they were children. They became fast friends and their friendship was what helped them survive into adulthood. They trained together to become healers. They were widely renowned as midwives, and the mothers and infants they tended to had lower mortality rate because of the fact that they worked together, unlike many other healers. When I was three, Lila met and married Kish's father, Alec, a military official and widower with a five year old son named Mylo. Alec's first marriage had been a political one and his first wife had died of a sudden illness with Mylo was four years old. Unlike his first marriage, Alec married Lila out of love. Six months into her marriage, Lila discovered that she was pregnant with Kish. However, her pregnancy was a difficult one. She grew weaker and weaker as the months wore on, but she fought to survive for her son's sake. Our mother tended to Lila while she gave birth and was able to give Lila what she wanted: to see her son. She had hoped that Lila would recover." Pie paused and closed his eyes. "But, she did not. By the following morning, Lila was dead.

"Alec was heartbroken, but did his best to raise both his sons. He had a particular bond with Kish and the two were rarely apart. Even at a young age, Mylo realized that Kish was born out of love, and that he was not. He was jealous of Kish and took his anger out on him and was occasionally physically abusive towards him. Kish, for some reason I have yet to discover, admired his older brother and accepted the the abuse. When Kish was five years old, Alec died on a mission for Deep Blue. Our parents adopted Kish while Mylo was taken in by his mother's family, who encouraged his anger towards his younger brother. A few months after his father's death, Kish, Tart and I were accepted into military service training."

"Things only got worse for Kish after that," Tart said, brushing crumbs off his shirt and onto the floor. Mint flinched slightly, offended. The only thing she had done that morning was sweep, and she was proud of how clean it was until the thirteen year old alien ruined it. "Kish was awesome at everything, which in most cases is a good thing. In his case, it was what caused a lot of his problems.

"Mylo was his commanding officer and was cruel to him. Kish got the worst jobs, the most whippings and many meals taken away for nothing. Eventually, he started fighting back verbally, never physically. He refused to lay a hand on Mylo. Mylo knew this and used it against him. One day, Mylo and some of his goons ganged up on him," Tart glared at the ground as his fists clenched. "Two of them held him down so that he couldn't teleport away while Mylo and the others beat him. He still has the scars, on his arms, from Mylo's knife. He hides them underneath the red cloths he wears on his arms." The anger in Tart's voice subsided and was replaced with grief. Pudding reached across the table and took his hand comfortingly. "Kish wasn't the same after that attack. You all saw what he was like, two years ago. Only recently has the Kish we knew then returned."

Tart glanced up quickly before looking back down, but Ichigo swore that he looked at her. Like she was what brought him back. But that was impossible, she told herself.

"At the time, we thought the Earth Mission would be perfect for Kish," Pie said, taking over for his younger brother, who was gazing towards the staircase again. "It would be a chance for him to get away from Mylo. We had no doubts that he would be successful. However, when Deep Blue thought that Kish needed help, he assigned Mylo to go. With only quick intervention from some who knew Kish and Mylo's history was that prevented."

The Mew-Mew's shuddered, imagining what their battles would be like against brothers who hated each other.

"Two years ago, when we returned to our planet Cynnth, we were met with mixed results," Pie said, continuing. "On one hand, many were very happy that we had found a way to restore our home. On the other hand, many were furious because, not only did we seemingly fail, but because we allowed Deep Blue to be killed. Mylo was one of latter. In the first week of our return, Mylo came to Kish in order to yell at him and called him a coward and a traitor. We didn't see him again until about two months ago. He came to Kish to apologize for his behavior and asked for Kish's forgiveness and friendship. Kish readily gave both. Last night, Kish went to eat at Mylo's residence. There was no one else there and we believe that it was then and there that Kish received his wounds. Literally stabbed in the back by his brother. Thankfully, he was able to use some of his energy to teleport away, or I fear he'd be dead now."

"Wait, last night?" Ichigo asked, her eyes wide and her ears popping out. How long had Kish been bleeding out before he came to her and Lettuce?

"Time on Cynnth is different than time here on earth," Pie said. "It's a few hours after midnight there, but early afternoon here."

Ichigo calmed down at this and her ears receded.

"The scars on Kishu-Kun's arms," Lettuce said softly, her eyes full of tears. "What shape are they?"

"Like this," Tart drew an asterisk in the air with his finger. "On our planet, that is the symbol of power. Why?"

"Kish's wounds were in a similar shape," Ryou said, staring at his shoes. He was being quieter than Ichigo thought he would be in this situation.

"That does not surprise me," Pie said, pressing his lips into a hard line. "Mylo would not have been able to resist making one last show of whom he believed was the more powerful of the two."

"Why did Mylo choose now to attack Kishu-Kun?" Pudding asked, her blond eyebrows becoming lost under her bangs.

"There has been discussion of electing Kish as our leader, because he was in charge of our mission here," Tart said. "Kish always laughed it off and made a joke of it. Truth is, he would never let himself get tied down into politics. He doesn't want that much authority over the people. Says that it just makes it look like he was trying to save Cynnth in order to gain power."

"Mylo, on the other hand, has taken this gossip seriously," Pie said. "Mylo's self-righteous pride would never allow Kish to become more powerful than he."

Ichigo felt guilt swell in her heart. Kish had experienced horrible things from one who should have loved him. How despite the abuse he still loved, had loved her, and still fought for his people, including the one who had dealt the blows. She regretted every harsh word and blow she dealt him.

"So, what happens now?" Mint asked, pushing aside her teacup.

"It's only a matter of time until Mylo learns where Kish teleported to and will come here," Pie paused. "He will try to complete what he started."

"You mean-" Ichigo said, her blood running cold.

"He's coming to kill Kish," Pie said, scowling at the ground.