Chapter 3
The Battle's Kiss
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I awoke that morning like I always did, got ready for school...with some difficulty thanks to my still healing legs. It has been a month or two sense my first battle and the leaves are starting to change color, foretelling of old man winter was soon to come.
"Are you sure you want to go to school, sweetie?"I hear my mom ask, helping me back up out of my desk chair.
I give a reluctant nod, "As much as I'd love to stay here and draw in my art book mom, I've missed too much school already. It's best that I go."
"Alright, but I'm driving you to school."said my mom, leaving the room.
I give a sigh as I fiddled with my locket around my neck. The only bandages on my body were on my legs, thank goodness for that. The only down side is instead of walking down the stairs I've been teleporting more then normal to shorten the distance and the strain on my legs. But I can walk now...sorta. I've still got a bit of a limp. "Damn chimera animal!"I thought with a feline's hiss. Masha is hovering beside me, smiling that cute lil' grin of his and I can't help but smile back, grabbing Masha.
"Morning! Good morning Kishi!"squeaked Masha in a cheerful tone.
"Morning to you too, you silly puff ball."I chuckled right back.
"Alright, lil' guy, you ready to go?"I asked as I allowed myself to float into the air.
Masha smiles at me, shrinking down to size to look like a simple charm on my bracelet I had on today. I then teleported out of my room, appearing in the diningroom. Dad's wolfing down some pancakes, mom chuckling and warning dad to slow down a bit. Luckily I just snatch up a pop-tart and my water bottle from the counter and mom hands me my school bag. "Bye dad,"I said with a smile.
"See yeah, kitty cat."said Kisshu with a impish grin.
I chuckle at this and allow myself to have my feet touch solid ground, stumbling a little bit. But mom helps me get steady and hands me the cruches Lettuce had let me borrow.
I sigh as I know, I would yet again go to the bane of my existance.
I just hope I don't run into that pesky Kieko again!
"Yeash, what happened to you, Kishi-san?"
It's now time for lunch, which I'm thankful for, honestly.
I've had a lot of eyes lock onto me today because they can see my legs are bandaged up and I'm walking on cruches. Heck, I'm enjoying the fact it got me out of gym class sense today was a round of dodge ball. I'm sitting beside my brown haired friend-and kin-Anna. She's giving me that challenging look she tends to give when I'm hiding something from her.
And why wouldn't I?
I just had my cat ears and tail almost pop out more then once today.
And frankly, it's annoying!
"Do you really wanna know, Anna-san?"I asked, taking a bite out of my apple.
"Hm, let me think...yes, I do!"retorted Anna, crossing her arms.
I carefully look around, feeling very nervous as I make sure nobody is listening or looking at us. Seeing as nobody was I quickly lean in, cubbing my friend's ear to speak. "You've heard of a chimera animal, right?"I whispered softly and Anna nods.
"Well, a few months back I met Ryou with Rose-nee-chan because we kept having ears and tails popping out. Then before Ryou could finish this weird dragon-hawk like thing the size of a house attacked the park. I teleported outside to check it out while nee-san took the stairs along with Ryou. The monster locked eyes with me and only me for some reason, attacking us with razer sharp gusts. But dad appeared and saved me, while Ryou saved nee-san. But then the chimera animal attacked again, aiming for dad so I didn't think, I just acted and shielded dad from the talons. That's how my legs ended up like this."I explained, softly enough so my words only reached her ears.
Anna just gawked at what she heard her best friend say. Quickly, the brown haired teen gave herself a good slap on the face to make sure she wasn't just dreaming this. "Nope, not a dream. That's good to know, I guess."thought Anna. She then heard Kishi say she'd catch her later, leaving the cafetera at the sound of the school bell. And in turn she bid farewell too.
But as the crowd left Anna looked down at her chest, her hand coming to rest there, causing a bronze colored glow to come from it right through her school uniform's t-shirt. It was in the shape of a Madagascar Jasmine flower, unlike the two simple curved shapes of her mother's Mew birthmark. The light soon faded and Anna hurried to class.
"...Nee-san! Nya nya~! Why do I have to do the dishes again?"
"Oh, stop your complaining, Kishi-chan. Be thankful Ryou-san isn't make you clean out here in the dining area of the cafe. The customers made a real mess again."retorted Rose.
School's over for the day and I've been either helping with the desserts, treats, ect., or doing the dishes. I've been doing this sense it is the only thing I really can do now that I don't need the crutches anymore. One good thing about my bloodline...I healer faster then the average human. Same goes with dad, Pai, and Taruto. I have a white and deep yellow waitress outfit on and Rose has a red 'n white one on.
Frankly, I find them kinda cute.
But I still can't get out of my mind how Anna reacted last week.
"But Rose onee-chan!"I whined, my ears and tail popping out.
And at this I drop a plate by mistake on the floor as I franticly try to get my ears and tail to vanish again. And Rose has her palm to her forehead, clearly frustrated. Oh well, I can't help if I'm like mom this way.
Not to say Rose is any better with her wolf ears and tail.
"Kishi, you and your mother, what is it with you two and breaking my cafe's plates, bowls, and cups?"I hear the annoyed voice of Ryou.
I look up to see him standing beside Rose and I quickly get to my feet and stomped over to him, my brow twitching. Oh, how I wanted to make him shut up like no tomorrow or let him see the world from a birds' eye view...alien style!
"Shut up, Ryou you baka. I may be my mother's daughter but do you really think it's wise to get me ticked off? I already have enough torture at school, I don't need it from you!"I snarled, my fur on my ears and tail bristling, causing both Rose and Ryou to flinch.
With a quick grunt I leave the kitchen, still fuming to the point my eyes threatened to glow like they did on my first battle. And my tail is still lashing as I go to my locker, grab my things and lock the washroom door, after slamming it hard. I go into a stall and quickly started changing into my school uniform sense that's what I came here in.
But as I do I can scent and hear Rose at the door, "Kishi-chan, please come out, I just wanna talk to you."
"No!"I snapped, paking my waitress outfit away.
"Ki, don't be stubborn, I know Ryou-san can be a real jerk at times but you just need to ignore him. So, please come out."begged Rose, still standing at the door to the washroom.
"Hm, let me think...NO!"
"But Kis-"
"No, means no! I'm going home, Rose-chan."
With that I come out of the stall inside the washroom, back in my school uniform and grab my things, teleporting away as I hear Rose give a defeated, frustrated wolf-like growl.
Appear outside in the park and started heading home, but something urges me to head to the park with the duck pond, my Mew instincts going bonkers as Masha returns to his normal size right beside me. "Do you sense anything, Masha?"I asked nervously as we entered the park. I can see Masha looks a little bit nervous too, even though he's a robot designed by Ryou to track chimera animals and aliens.
"Masha, look! Masha can look, Kishi!"declared the pink puff ball.
"Please do."I said, my father's impish grin gracing my face.
Masha quickly turned his radar on and started scanning the area, it didn't take him long to sense something was up.
"Kishi, chimera animal!"
"Where?"
I watch as Masha goes into the direction of the brush, calling for me to follow. I do so, breaking into a bit of a haphazard run. Along the way I tripped over my own feet, face planting into the grass. I quickly push myself offf the ground, Masha floating beside me in worry.
"You ok, Kishi, Kishi ok?"I hear Masha ask me.
I give a nod, swiping my hands over my face in a feline manner, an annoyed "nya nyau" escaping me. But Masha seems glad I'm fine sense he's happily twirling around me as I get to my feet, as I'm brushing the grasses and leaves from my skirt. I continue on my way till I suddenly feel a damp, warm wind crash into my body.
It is soon followed by a blood chilling shriek.
And this causes me to stare into the west area of the park, for I knew that scream.
It belonged to Anna!
"Chimera animal! Chimera animal's here!"called Masha.
"I know, Masha, I know!"I hissed, taking out my Mew Pendant.
I break into a run once more, quickly clenging the pendant tighter as my birthmark-my Mew Mark-started to glow in unison with the solid gold pendant. "Masha, go fetch Rose-chan, quickly!"I said hastily.
"Yes Kishi, Masha will! Masha will!"chirped Masha, quickly flying away towards Cafe Mew Mew in the other park.
With a nod I continue toward the source of the scream and yell, "Mew Mew Cream! Metamorpho-sis!"
It takes only a split second for the light to engulf me then vanish, leaving behind me in my Aura Mew form. I soon come to a clearing and see Anna is cornered by this huge monster that looks like a cross between a freaking squirrel and a lizard. I dash forward, snatching up Anna as she closes her eyes as the beast struck...I just barely manage to teleport over in time.
"You ok, Anna-san?"
Anna opened her brown eyes, her ears perking up in shock at hearing her best friend's voice. But what she saw was a girl of about fourteen years of age with a yellow version of how her parents-Pai and Lettuce-had described Ichigo's Mew outfit. But the difference was the pendant was solid gold and this girl had a long caracal tail and tuffed, black tipped ears. And to boot she had those long upper canines aliens had, only they were a tiny bit longer due to the cat DNA and her eyes were a piercing goldish amber with alien pupils, only enhancing those feline features.
But make no mistake.
She knew this girl was Kishi, even with the normal hued skin, carrying no trace of an albino along with her bronze-kissed hair, and those feline features. Anna could only blink as she was put down by her friend.
"K-Kishi-san?"stuttered Anna, staring wide-eyed.
"Good, you're ok. Sorry for the scare, Anna-san."I said, going over to confront the squirrel chimera animal.
The critter roars in my face, lashing out with it's scalely tail at me. I come to a stop, perched on a street lamp. It is then I noticed Rose land beside me, making my tail twitch in mild irration. "What took yeah, nee-san?"I poutted, crossing my arms.
"Sorry, Kishi-san. But it is partly your fault; you left me with the dishes when you stormed out like that."retorted Rose right back, Kishi rolling her eyes.
We both then faced the mutated beast as Rose and I do what we did last time. "Mew Mew style, Mew Mew grace, Mew Mew power in your face! Nya~!"I said with a sly chuckle.
Anna was still flabbergausted at what she saw. But what shocked her more now as she saw Rose and Kishi start fighting the squirrel chimera animal, dodging the attacks with a way that only a Mew Mew could. She then looked over to see a long brown tail of a sportive lemur swaying about from behind, coming to rest at her side. "What the heck!"thought Anna as she saw her birthmark start glowing from under her violet t-shirt.
I and Rose have noticed the bronze light that has cause the squirrel cimera animal to freeze, cowering under the glow. Masha quickly flies over to the sourse...the sourse being my best friend, Anna and drops a bronze colored pendant in her hands.
"Looks like your friend there is the third Aura Mew, Ki."said Rose, smiling as she dodged another attack from the claws.
"Yeah,"I agreed and quickly call out to my dazed friend, "Anna-san, just shout out what's screaming in your head. Just do it!"
"But-"
"Actions now, questions later!"called Rose as Kishi was sent flying and breaking a near by wooden bench from the force of it.
"Kishi-san!"called Anna and Rose in fright.
This settled it, Anna couldn't just stand by and watch her friend get a whip lashing like that!
"Mew Mew Nutmeg! Metamorpho-sis!"called Anna after kissing her pendant, the bronze light engulfing her, taking her away to a split in time and space.
The Mew Realm.
This what this place between time and space was commonly called between the original Mew Mews.
Anna's body was stripped of her purple top, teal squort, and her white runners as she closed her eyes, being based a bronze light and the soothing green of a lush forest canopy. Her lean and tall figure was held straight as the pendant made contact with her birthmark.
As she stayed still, keeping it there the scenery behind her began to ripple like a disturbance on an untainted surface of water. A dusty brown and white choker was soon around her neck as she parted her crossed hands, revealing the jasmine shaped, glowing Aura Mew Mark on her chest. Then once her hands were completely away, like with her mother's transformation a sea of bubbles encircled her as she span around, embracing the gentle feel of it.
Before long a Mew outfit identical to her mother, Lettuce's appeared in a gentle bronze light but it was caramel, dusty brown color. Her hair was done up in the same way her mother's had been done up in but instead of pale green it was pale brown. As she continued to spin around a long tail of a Brown Sportive Lemur appeared. She soon came to a stop, her eyes still closed as a bold smile laid on her face.
But instead of long ribbon like fins on the head like her mother's transformation brought forth a pair of Brown Sportive Lemur ears appeared where her elfin ones were, taking their place. Anna then brought up her left leg, her arms going up in the fashion of a flamingo dancer, fallowing the rest of her body's motion. As she did the lush forests of Madagscar appeared behind her and like her mother she clapped her hands, tacking the same pose. Her eyes were no longer brown, but hazel while her hair was now a chestnut brown.
Anna then left the realm behind in a brilliant light.
Mew Nutmeg could only stare at herself in astonishment after returning to the scene of the battle. "Well that sure as ever explains why I felt sick after that light hit me, and having ears and tail of a lemur pop out when I got upset about Kishi-san."thought the young teen hybrid. She was quickly taken out of her trance at hearing Kishi and Rose's screams of pain.
She quickly looked up to see the squirrel had both had the wolf-girl's tail in between it's fangs and had slammed Rose into a tree with full force, knocking the rose-kissed haired mew out cold and helpless, entangled in the now broken branches and limbs of the tree.
"Mew Rose!"squealed Nutmeg.
I let out a caterwaul of my own as the pesky beast grabs my tail. "Eeek! Let go of my damn tail you freak!"I cried as the squirrel chimera animal tossed me into the air like a chew toy. And I before I can make a nasty collision with the light post behind me I manage to get into fight again, palm to my aching head from having been colliding in it before with such force.
"Mew Cream, are you alright? Can you see Mew Rose?"I hear my friend, Anna call up to me, coming to teleport right beside me.
I simply nod, opening my eyes to look over at the shattered remains of a tree or two. I could see Rose alright but at seeing her so beaten up was making my blood boil right to the point a blazing aura covered me, my gold-amber eyes glowing as I bared my fangs at the monster as rage took hold of me.
Bye bye sanity, hello raging me!
"Don't just float there, Mew Nutmeg! Call out whatever is yelling in your head and help me take this thing out. Then we can get Rose to Lettuce-san!"I growled, my tail lashing which caused that haunting sound to ring from the crystal bell on my tail.
The lemur-girl gave a nod and called out the first thing to come to mind. "Nutmeg Spear!"she called, a spiral gold handled battle spear appearing in her left hand.
"Bakeneko Blades!"I called, the twin yellow and gold handled katanas appearing from the bow on my tail and I quickly grab them.
Mew Nutmeg and I shoot leers at the roaring beast but Mew Nutmeg is the first to attack, "Ribbon..."
"...Nutmeg Typhoon!"called Mew Nutmeg, slashing at the air and send forth a vicious razer sharp wind.
The monster squeals a unnatural cry of agony as the twisting typhoon cuts it to shreads. And I can hear my partner tell me to do it now, to finish it off. I give a curt nod, bringing my katanas-now glowing a vivid yellow-to criss cross in front of my face. And yet again the monster charges at us as I let loose a battle cry. "Light..."I then shoot forward, becoming a blinding flash of gold light, causing it to miss as Mew Nutmeg dodged the attacks by teleporting away and decided to check on Mew Rose.
The attack it true to it's name for all you can see of me is a blinding dance of light that encircled the squirrel chimera animal as it roared in pain. Before long it shrinks, dissolving to become a normal little brown squirrel, the jellyfish like thing letting go and Masha quickly devoured it in one gulp saying "Retrieval Complete!". My Mew outfit and blades then vanish as I stood there on the ground, panting heavily from my efforts.
I'm scratched up and bruised and my head hurts, but other then that I'm ok. I quickly go over to where I see Anna by Rose's side, both of them having power down. Rose, out of the three of us looks the worst out of us. She scratched up, bruised, and there's a gash to her back where the tree had injured her from the harsh force of it.
"Rose onee-chan...?"I said softly, feeling very nervous.
Anna looks no better, honestly as she held the song artist.
But then I see Rose's eyes begin to twitch as he began to stir, letting out a groan before revealing those skyblue irises of hers. Anna and I can't help but smile, thank whoever was watch up on high that she was alive. And before long my ears and tail have popped out from the sheer joy, tears running freely.
"...Kishi imoto-chan?"rasped Rose, as she looked around, noticing the albino human/alien hybrid.
"Yep!"I giggled, wiping away my tears in a feline mannerism.
"Can you get up, Rose-chan?"asked Anna in her sweet, gentle tone.
Rose didn't mutter a word as she struggled to get back up but as she placed pressure on her right arm she flinched, instinctively grabbing it as she sat there, her own canine tail and ears popping out due to the force of the agony that rippled through her body. "Itetetetete!"whimpered Rose in a very wolf like manner, her ruddy wolf ears drooping.
"I'll take that as a no."said Anna and I in unison.
I watch as Anna had Rose allow her to check out the arm. And by the painful howl and the fact Rose just bared her teeth like a wolf sure as anything signals something was either broken, fractured, or dislocated. "Now who's the one who'll get stuck in the cafe's kitchen?"I thought with a shake of my head, quickly helping Anna get Rose to her feet.
Anna and I then made sure we had a firrm grip and teleported away to see Anna's mother, Lettuce. And I ignore the high pitched warnings from Masha; saying there was an alien in the area.
"Fujiwara-san is goin' to freak when she sees Rose nee-san..."I thought as we do.
Over in the shadows a chuckle of a young teenaged alien boy rang in the air. His orange eyes seem to blaze like the sun on high, dancing with delight. It was hard to make out his appearance but from what could be seen he was a tall, lean Casanova with the same hair style as Kisshu, but the bands in his hair were blood red and they were spirals. He also had two earrings on each ear; one a ring and one in the shape of a pearl or tiny ball.
"So I wasn't mistaken."snickered the boy, his voice was bold and sly, if not, mischievous.
He then vanished, teleporting away.
I'm just on my way home after another day of school, deciding to take the long way back.
In fact I'm taking the road my mother first met my father.
Rose apparently broke her arm in that battle...and I'm not surprised by this fact. This means she'll be stuck in the hospital for awhile. And not because of her arm, it's more due to the fact of her back being slashed by the chimera animal.
But nonetheless this was how my best friend, Anna joined us an Aura Mew.
Sense nobody but Masha is around on this street today I casually go into a skip and a hop as I walked, humming a lullaby my mother used to sing to me. And Masha seems to be enjoying it by the smile he has on his shrunken form. But then I come to a stop at an old building with an iron gate as Masha appears beside me, back to his full size.
"Hm, what's wrong Masha?"I asked, concern in my eyes.
Over on top of the pale peach colored building a small figure could be seen perched at it's top.
"Kishi, there's an alien here."chirped Masha, floating in front of the young albino.
"What on earth are you talking about? I don't see anything Masha. This is the second time today you said that."I said, gently grabbing Masha.
"There is an alien! There's an alien here!"squeaked Masha in protest, flapping his lil' red wings.
I lift a brow at Masha, shaking him a little. "Is something wrong with Masha or something?"I thought. But then a voice of a teenaged, fifteen year old boy.
"The little puff ball isn't kidding, there is."
"N-nani?"I stuttered, looking around timidly for the source of the voice.
"My comrades and I just wanted to check out who was medling with our plans. But you've truly captivated me."
I swiftly turned around, letting go of Masha just in time to see a silhouette of a teenaged boy come flying at me. And before I know it the boy kisses me right on the lips. I'm shocked by it, yes, but...I can't help myself but like it.
It felt good, it felt right!
His kiss I noticed was passionate, yet, soft and gentle in ways I never knew possible. Right to the point my ears and tail have popped out, a feline's purr rolling in my throat. But to my dismay he pulls away, floating in front of me as I gazed there, very flustered and blushing a hue that put strawberries to shame as I looked at him with a timid sheen in my hot pink irises.
"W-who are you?"I whispered, still taken aback as I look him over.
This fifteen year old boy was defiantly from father's home planet. He had elfin ears, fair skin, cat-like pupils, he could fly and hover in place, and to boot he had those long upper canines like Pai, Taruto, dad, Anna, and I did. His eyes were an intense shade of orange that made it seem you'd be engulfed in the sun's enteral flames but they danced with a playful fire of desire and mischief. His hair was dark purple, shoulder length hair-a shade that would put many valuable gems to shame-that had two pigtails done up in my father's style, but they were done up in a blood red spiral. Each ear had two earrings, one a round emerald and the other a blue loop.
He wore a navy blue, green rimmed t-shirt that exposed his stomach, only covering his chest. His shorts were like dad's but they were black, rimmed with green and the ribbons attached to it were jet black. But what I notice is around his lower half of arms and legs is that they are wrapped up in green bandages, and I guess they're for the same reason that Pai, Taruto, and father do it...for mild protection in battle. And on his feet were the same style of boots dad wore...only they are blue. The teenaged alien boy then smiled a sly grin at me, fire dancing playfully in his eyes.
"My name's Cadell, it means 'Battle'. Thanks for that kiss, kitty."he said, licking his lips with a pleased smile.
My hands come to rest on my mouth, more out of being so timid then anything else. I can't even mutter a word as my tail and ears vanish. I can see Cadell now has his arms crossed casually, his left leg bent a bit as if he was taking pressure of it even though he was just floating there.
Cadell smiled at the pretty albino Cyniclon hybrid. He found her very easy on the eyes. Her skin was fair, even much more paler then his own and her shoulder length hair, done up in those cute lil' pink bows of hers looked like it had been kissed by newly fallen snow. Her body was lean and refined, showing hints that she was a fighter that specialized in sword use. And those tan, black tuffed ears and that tan, black tipped tail of hers he had seen popped out even after they had kissed where what added to her unique beauty.
Oh, and those ears, those little elfin ears were in deed saying this girl was not like the other humans on this planet...it screamed of his people! But what had caught him instantly when he had seen her for the second time-and this one now-was those eyes. Those beautiful, sweet, mischievous hotpink eyes that seemed to radiate her beauty. "She really is adorable. I don't see why anybody has ever noticed her yet."thought Cadell.
"Think of it as my way of saying hello for today."said Cadell with a small grin, flying up and teleporting away.
I just stand there, dazed, my hands leaving my mouth but stay close and I don't even respond to Masha calling out my name, floating to my right side. I blink, trying to comprend what just happened. But then I begin to giggle, flying into the air with excitement.
I just got kissed by a boy!
I got kissed, my very first kiss!
With delight I decide to teleport home, the wonderful warmth from that kiss still leaving me in an entranced state of bliss.
