Forgotten

Chapter 3

This Chapter is bykisshuismylife

Ichigo cautiously went downstairs, where she heard noises. Listening closely, she realized it was someone knocking on the door, and wondered, Who would that be?

She looked out the peephole, and saw Ryou standing outside. Deciding that she'd rather not talk to him, she went back upstairs, and went back to her homework. Despite it being boring, she finished it, and went to get ready for bed, not noticing the pair of cat-like golden eyes staring in her window. By the time she got back, they were gone.

As she returned to her room, her cell phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, she saw it was Ryou, and turned the phone off. Then she locked her windows, and got into bed, turning the light out.

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The next morning:Ichigo woke up to the sound of her alarm, and pulled the blankets over her head grumpily. She eventually couldn't ignore the alarm, though, and reluctantly got up, then went about her usual morning routine. Grabbing her school bag, she left, calling out a hurried goodbye to her mother; her father was already at work.

Ichigo got to school just in time to hear the bell, and groaned; her teacher wouldn't be happy. She got to class, and handed the homework in, which appeased her teacher a bit. Moe and Miwa gave her sympathetic looks as she sat down with them and the teacher started class.

Ichigo didn't get a chance to talk with her friends until lunch, but they sat down together at lunch, and Moe asked, "So what time should we go to the mall this weekend?"

"Saturday afternoon?" Ichigo suggested. "We could meet at the mall around one and do some window shopping."

"Sounds good to me," Miwa replied.

"Me too," Moe said. "So Ichigo, how's it feel to be free of working at the Café?"

"It feels great, but it looks like Ryou's going to try to get me back," Ichigo said. "He came to my house last night, and called me when I didn't let him in. I turned off my cell phone, but I can't imagine why he'd want me back; he hates me and thinks I'm a terrible worker."

"He probably realized that without you around, he doesn't have anyone to be really nasty to," Moe said scathingly.

"Didn't you used to have a crush on him?" Miwa asked, sounding amused.

"'Used to' would be the key words there," Moe said. "I'll never like someone who treats my best friend like crap."

"Thanks," Ichigo said with a smile.

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The girls got through the rest of the school day, and were walking home together when Ichigo's cell phone, which she had turned back on, rang. Sighing, she got it out, and looked at the caller ID. "Ryou," she said gloomily. She picked up and asked, "What part of 'I quit' are you not getting?"

"That's not why I'm calling; the computers sensed-"Ryou started, but Ichigo cut him off.

"I have no intention of helping you this time," she snarled. "Berry's the leader now, and since you all think so highly of her, why don't you see if she's actually as great as you think she is. I REFUSE to work for you anymore, so go get a life and stay out of mine." She hung up, fuming, and Moe asked mildly, "I take it we were right about your furry little secret?"

"I should have known you knew," Ichigo said. "It's better not to talk about it out here, though. Let's go to the park."

"Good plan," Miwa said. "I take it your parents don't know?"

"No, and that's good, because knowing Dad, he'd go kill Ryou for not getting permission," Ichigo said dryly as they started walking to the park at the end of Ichigo's street.

When they reached a secluded spot, the girls settled down on the grass, and Miwa asked, "So what was Blondie calling about?"

"He thinks the Cyniclons are back," Ichigo said. "I kind of hope he's right, but I doubt they'd come back to attack again. Apparently Ryou doesn't see that, though. He wanted us to kill the Cyniclons, and he was pretty angry that we didn't. He wasn't happy about giving them the Mew Aqua, either."

"What's Mew Aqua?" Moe asked.

"It's water in its purest form," Ichigo said. "It has the ability to heal, and the Cyniclons' planet was dying, so we gave them the Mew Aqua that was left over from the battle with their ex-leader. I guess it worked, since we haven't seen them in a while."

"Do you think maybe they came back because it stopped working?" Miwa asked.

"I didn't think of that; maybe," Ichigo said. "I don't think they'd come back to attack us again. I've been hoping that at least Kisshu would come back, especially since Aoyama was cheating on me."

"Kisshu?" Miwa asked.

"The one with green hair," Ichigo said.

"You're in love with him, aren't you?" Moe asked.

"Yeah…." Ichigo said sadly. "I should have realized he loved me sooner, but I guess it's too late now."

"Not necessarily," Miwa commented. "If he's back, maybe you two can get together."

Ichigo perked up.

At Café Mew Mew:The Mews and Keiichiro looked up as Ryou stormed upstairs. "I take it she's not coming?" Keiichiro asked mildly.

"She said there's no way she's helping us this time," Ryou snarled.

"So what?" Mint asked. "It's not like we need her, and besides, we don't even know what the Cyniclons want. We haven't seen any Chimera Animas yet, remember?"

"I think we're about to find out," Lettuce commented, pointing to a ripple in the air.

Sure enough, Kisshu appeared, and Ryou snarled, "Why are YOU back?"

"We need more Mew Aqua," Kisshu said. "The piece we brought back worked for a while, but then it started to fade. I came back for more."

"Forget it," Ryou said. "We have no intention of helping you get more Mew Aqua."

Kisshu shrugged. "I guess I'll have to find it myself then," he said. "I mainly came to tell you that I'm not here to attack again."

He teleported off, and the Mews and their creators looked at each other. "He didn't seem to notice that Ichigo's not here," Lettuce said.

"Maybe he got over her," Ryou said. "So much the better."

The others shrugged and went back to cleaning the Café.

Back with Ichigo, Moe, and Miwa:The girls were heading back to their respective homes. Ichigo said goodbye to her friends at her door, and went in. "I'm home!" she called.

"We're in the living room," Sakura called back.

Ichigo went into the living room, and her parents looked up. "How was school?" Sakura asked.

"The usual," Ichigo said. "Moe, Miwa and I are going to the mall tomorrow."

"Good, it's been a while since you've really gotten to spend time together," Sakura said.

"Yet another reason I hate Ryou," Ichigo sighed. "I'm going to start my homework; let me know when dinner's ready."

"Okay sweetie," Sakura said. Shintaro was busy grumbling about what he was going to do if he ever got his hands on Ryou. Ichigo shook her head and left as her mother started trying to calm Shintaro down.

Meanwhile, with Kisshu:Kisshu had decided to start searching for Mew Aqua, and put Ichigo out of his mind. This was proving to be easier said than done, as an image of her face kept popping up in his mind. He still hadn't figured out why he was so drawn to her, either. I know Cyniclons are drawn to the one they know is their soul mate, but she's obviously not a Cyniclon,Kisshu thought. But if she's a Mew, maybe that's why I'm drawn to her the way I am. I wonder why I don't remember her, though. I guess it's possible she was discovered after I left… maybe I should just ask her. But if she's not a Mew, she'll probably run away. I just don't know what to do… hey, maybe I should call Pai! He'd know what to do. Besides, I need to ask if there's a better way of finding Mew Aqua than just looking around.

With that in mind, Kisshu teleported to his ship, landing in the control room. He typed Pai's number into the communication device, and waited. The screen flickered a bit, and Pai's face came up. "How's it going?" he asked.

"The Mews refused to help and I'm having no luck finding any Mew Aqua on my own; I was wondering if you had any ideas," Kisshu said.

"I've been working on a sensor, and I finished it," Pai said. "I'll put it in the transporter. Was there anything else?"

"Yeah, when I first got here, I saw this human girl, and I feel really drawn to her, but I don't know why," Kisshu said. "I don't know what to do, either; if she's human, then she'll probably run away, right?"

"Not if she feels the same thing," Pai said. "What does she look like?"

"She's got red hair and brown eyes, and she's really pretty," Kisshu said. "I think she's about a year younger than me. I overheard her friends talking with her, and they called her Ichigo, so I guess that's her name. Uh… why do you look like your worst nightmare just came true?"

"Well…."

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