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2. Decided!

"You have a choice, none of us did." The words Zakuro spoke still sang inside my ears while I walked back to my house. The sun was beginning to set and, Ichigo had offered to walk home with me.

"I really hope you do choose to become a Mew, it'd be so much fun!" She looked straight ahead while saying this, possibly in deep thought of me as part of the team. She sighed, taking a peek at her watch. "Nya! I didn't know I worked over-time!" She moaned, sulking her way up the street.

"Your parents won't mind, right? I mean, I could say that we got chatting and you lost track of time." I offered, and she beamed.

"Would you do that, really!" Hugging me into a tight hug, repeating arigato for the last of a thousand times, I stepped into her court-yard. We reached her door step and she press the bell, ringing a siren through the wires so it'd reach her parents.

"I'll explain everything and go. My hahaoya will conceivably be annoyed by my late attendance." I sighed, which seemed to make Ichigo pry any sort of details out of my life.

"Why do you fear becoming a Mew?" She had asked me, just when her parents were opening the door, who I figured didn't know her secret.

"Gomennasai for being late Okaasan," Ichigo apologised and her Okaasan's lips tilted, straightened, and then finally decided to stick with the structure of curved.

"Don't worry, we saved you some steak and potatoes, I just didn't know we'd have guests." She gestured towards me, smiling a welcome smile.

"Hajimemashite," I bowed again, debating how to introduce my self in a formal manner. "My name is Cream Miyuki. Gomennasai that Ichigo is late home, we got talking and lost track of time. You see, I live next door now, I've just moved here from Danville. But, I was originally born here, so I was excited to come back when my Chichi was offered a job. Gomennasai for telling you my life story, I always chit-chat alot once I've started." I bit my lip to stop talking, but she just smiled down at me with eyes wide like a child.

"My name is Sakuro Momomiya. It's very nice to meet you." She bowed, then held out her hand in which I shook with no further alliance.

"And I'm Shintaro Momomiya, Ichigo's father." A man with black spiked hair popped up behind Sakuro.

"Nice to meet you." I bowed once more before finally taking my leave. "I better go, speak tomorrow Ichigo. Bye Sakuro! Bye Shintaro!" They all said bye together, and as I left, I heard them say; "what a sweet girl." A smile formed at my lips, and once I reached inside of my house, I rushed up stairs to bed.

The following morning was energetic, the sun rose and so did I. Jumping out of bed, I quickly got dressed, grabbed a croissant from the breakfast table, and set off outside. The exact moment my feet reached the end of the drive-way, Ichigo was by my side in an instant.

"Nya! Why must I be late for work all the time!" She exclaimed, grabbing my hand and racing down the street like lightening.

"Hey, hey!" I moaned, in which she stopped. I pulled up my sleeve which had fallen out of place from the run. "I may have the animal instinct, but I'd still like to keep my arms in my sockets." She nodded at my advice, and then we set off down toward Café Mew Mew once again.

Ichigo pushed open the Café doors, and we both bent down, placing our hands on our knee-caps, panting for our breath to return.

"Sorry... I'm... late," she managed to choke out. I ended up waundering off towards a table, planting myself down on one of the chairs carved as a heart.

"It's coming out of your wages," Ryou said, Ichigo sighed, not wanting to debate the subject. I stepped in.

"You aren't late Ichigo, everyone else is just simply early," I quoted, cheering Ichigo up. A smile replaced her frown.

"Thanks Cream!"

"Your welcome," I smiled, a waitor came by Ichigo's side.

"Masaya!" Ichigo exclaimed, hugging him into one of her tight hugs whereas he kissed the tip of her forehead.

"Good morning, my princess." The little audience in my head sung a chorus of 'aw.' But, I knew better this to express my affections aloud. Ichigo giggled, and headed towards the kitchen. Everyone else had already started work; Pudding was balancing on a ball, holding plates on her hands, arms, and head. Lettuce was breaking china once in a while, an apology following after. Minto was, well, sitting down drinking a cup of tea, a bit to early from her usual hour. Berry was talking to Tasuku, who was wheeling about like lightening on his roller-blades. Whereas I, felt a tad bit lazy for just sitting here. I didn't even know why I was here! Lettuce came over and started cleaning the table I was sitting at.

"Um, Cream. We need this table for customers," by the squeak in between her words, I had a slight impulse that she was afraid. I raised from the chair, yawning.

"No problem, I'll head on over to Iohara Park." I smiled, and Lettuce's eyes glistened from behind her glasses.

"Arigato!" She bowed, and I started heading outside the door, until I had a feeling within me that danger was nearby.

I backed up slowly from the door and ran to Akasaka and Ryou's laboratory.

"Shirogane-san!" I exclaimed once I was through the door that lead to them.

"What is it Cream? Did you decide to become one of us?"

"Not yet! It's more important then that!" He put his hands behind his head and leaned against the chair he was sitting on, eyes closed.

"What is it then?"

"There's danger! Crescentors near Iohara Park!" His eyes opened, widely. Keiichiro stared at me, and then they rushed downstairs to the café. I followed, faster then them both.

"Were closing up! Crescentors are attacking!" Ryou told the Mew's, and everyone dropped their plates, running outside. I watched them take their leave, Ryou stared at me. Those blue eyes made me stare back. I discovered Solicit in his eyes, so I rolled my own and clucked my tongue.

"Fine!" I surrendered, and he threw me my power pendant. I ran after the others, and they all cheered.

Words began to flow out from beneath my tongue, coming from the heart. "Mew Mew Cream, Metamorphosis!" I shouted, kissing the pendant and pressing it against my mark. My transformation started; the hem of the original dress I was wearing merged into a puffy skirt, around the waist, a belt appeared with a golden claw in the middle. Cream arm bands with a white outline sprouted from beneath my shoulders. The upper part was strapless, adding the flavor of a cinderella-esque. A line ran down the middle of my dress, covered in a cream coated design. White Lion ears sprouted from the original shape, joined together with a bow that was striped cream and white. The tail that belonged to the Amur Leopard began to grow from the back, traveling all the way up to ear-length with a cream ribbon attached at the almost-tip. My boots were not like the others, they were cream with white spots. On the thigh of my right leg, a cream garter with yet again a white outline, tied it's way around my leg. A pearl wrapped around my white gloves and once the transformation was over; I done a pose of a claw while everyone else did theirs.

"I'm so glad you gave this a chance!" Ichigo exclaimed.

"Cream onee-chan na no da!" Pudding through her hands in the air, cheering until we heard a roar. We all made fists.

"Yeah.. maybe we should stop talking and figure out where these crescentors are attacking?" It sounded like a question!

"Right!" We all ran towards the sound of the roar.

Once we reached the location, all eyes widened at what the enemy looked like.