NinjaTerra: Chapter 4! Yes! I'm trying to pick up the pace with these chapters.
Ayame: Trying but not succeeding!
NinjaTerra: Go away!
Ayame: No way! Annoying you is too much fun.
NinjaTerra: (sigh) Just make yourself useful and do the disclaimer.
Ayame: Fine. NinjaTerra doesn't own Tokyo Mew Mew.
NinjaTerra: Now onto the story.
Ch 4: And Then There's A Werewolf
"Hey, Ayame, have you met the new girl yet?" my friend, Hana, asked. It was a Monday and the first day of school. The summer had gone by much quicker than I expected. A buzz had been going around the school about a mysterious new girl. I shook my head. "No, not yet," I replied. Hana was my closest friend outside of the mew mews. She wasn't the smartest person I know but she could always get me through hard times. She was one of the best players on our volleyball team (I'm up there somewhere) and does volunteer work whenever she can. One of her major faults, though, is that she believes everything she hears. Even if it's not all true. She twisted her blonde hair nervously. "Just, keep an eye out, OK? I heard she has, like, creepy powers and stuff," she said. I sighed. "Whatever," I said. Just then, the bell rang. "I'll see ya later, Hana," I said as I rushed off to class.
I sat down in my desk in my 1st period class just as the second bell rang. I made it. My teacher, Mrs. Takahashi, stood in front of the class with her hand resting on the shoulder of a girl I had never seen before. The girl looked to be about 14 or 15. She had beautiful black hair with pearl white streaks in it. The ends of her bangs were rust red and curled delicately back towards her face. Her startling crystal blue eyes glowed with confidence yet at the same time seemed secretive and mysterious. Her skin had a slight tan which only added to her beauty. Wow. She could give Sakura a run for her money, I thought. "Class, this is Chihiro Mikazuki. She's our new student so I want you all to make her feel welcome," Mrs. Takahashi said, addressing the girl beside her. My teacher then scanned the room until her eyes rested upon the empty desk next to me. "You make take a seat in the desk next to Ms. Sasaki," she said to the girl as she motioned to the empty desk. Chihiro nodded and walked over to the desk. Everyone in the class seemed to be suddenly interested in their pencils. Yeah, very welcoming, I thought, sarcastically. Chihiro sat down and placed her stuff on the desk. The rest off class continued normally.
At lunch, I sat down in my normal spot by Hana. We talked about random things like the big Science test coming up (I couldn't believe they were already giving us a test on the first week of school!) and how Jiro got his head shoved in a toilet (again). Just then I noticed that Chihiro was sitting by herself at an empty table. It didn't seem right. "Hey, Chihiro!" I called out to her. She turned. I motioned for her to come over. As she started to walk over, I saw Hana mouth something about being cursed but I ignored her. Chihiro sat down beside me. "Hey…Ayame, right?" she asked. I nodded. She smiled at me and I smiled back. We ended up getting into a long conversation about Mr. Inoue (our crazy History teacher) and eventually, Hana joined in, too. By the end of lunch, we were like old friends.
After school, I headed to the café. I met up with Keala on the way. "Hey, Keala," I said. She smiled. "Hello!" she said. "How was school?" I asked. "Boring! Did you know they're giving us a Science test in the first week of school?" she asked. "Us, too!" I replied. We both laughed. Then, the pink building came into view. I sighed. "Time for work," I said, half to myself. Keala grabbed my wrist. "Don't be such a mope! Come on!" she said and half dragged me toward Café Mew Mew.
After work, I started my walk home. My brown book bag swung back and forth in my hand. I had changed back into my school uniform (since I didn't have a different change of clothes). It consisted of a long, light brown skirt that went past my knees and a white, collared long-sleeve shirt. I giggled to myself. It looks like the school uniform of Sailor Jupiter from the Sailor Moon TV show, I thought. I bet I seemed like a bit of a nerd from thinking that but I didn't care. I walk slowly down the sidewalk, taking my sweet time. My walk morphed into a jog as my house came into view. I burst through the door. "I'm home!" I called. "Welcome back, Ayame," my mom said from the kitchen. I went into my room do my homework. "Hmm….Let's see…And then you cross multiply…x = 46," I said to myself as I wrote down the answer to my last Math question. I closed my Math book and got out my laptop to check my email. I still hadn't deleted those weird emails I had gotten a while ago. In fact, I'd almost forgotten they were there. That is, until another strange email popped up. I opened it. Danger at the Library, it read. I threw my hands up in exasperation. Stupid anonymous emails! Why can't you just tell me what the danger is? It would save me a lot of trouble! I thought, angrily. I shut my laptop and got ready for bed. After getting changed and doing all the regular junk, I crawled into bed and turned off the lights.
Tuesday and Wednesday went by quickly and before I knew it, it was Thursday, the day before the big Science test. And I was freaking out! I hadn't studied at all so I'd have to cram it all in tonight! And I found out that this test counts for 30 percent of our grade! Chihiro noticed my panicked expression. "What's wrong, Ayame?" she asked. Unlike me, she had been studying after school every day and was totally prepared. "I haven't studied for the Science test at all and I'm really nervous," I said, truthfully. She nodded, knowingly. Then she smiled. "How about we study together tonight?" she asked. I nodded and smiled, too. "Sure," I agreed. We decided on the time and place and then went off to class.
I heard the door bell ring. "I'll get it!" I yelled and went to answer the door. Chihiro stood on the other side with her book bag in hand. "Hey, Ayame," she said when I opened the door. "Hi, Chihiro. Come on in," I said as I opened the door a little wider to let her in. Just then, my mom walked in. She smiled at Chihiro. "Oh, you must be Ayame's friend, Chihiro," she said to the girl. Chihiro bowed. "It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Sasaki," Chihiro said. My mom just smiled again and went back into the living room. I lead Chihiro to my bedroom. When we got there, Chihiro took out her Science book and another book that I knew wasn't from school. She saw me eyeing the book. "It's a really good informational book I got at the library," she said. I nodded in comprehension.
By the end of our study session, I was feeling much more confident about the test. The "informational book" Chihiro brought was really helpful. By now, it was already 7:45 at night. Chihiro bowed to me as she was about to walk out the door. "That was fun, Ayame. We should do it again some time," she said. I smiled. "Yeah. We should," I agreed. She looked at her watch. "Oh! I'd better get going," she said quickly. I took on a confused expression. "Why? I thought your parents didn't expect you home until 9?" I said more like a question. "They do but I need to return that Science book to the library or it'll be late and the library closes at 8," she said as she opened the door. "Well, bye," she said. "Bye," I said and just like that, she was gone. It was strange how she left. It seemed as though the night's darkness wrapped around her form and then she was gone. No wonder some people think she's a sorceress, I thought to myself with a smile. I stood in the doorway for what seemed like hours but was really only about 5 minutes when something dawned on me. The email! I remembered the strange email from earlier and what it had said. Danger at the library. I started running in thedirection toward the library. I didn't know why I trusted some anonymous email but then again, they had all been right so far. I remembered the emails I had gotten around the time Keala became a mew. They had warned me about the killer roses (which I'm now pretty sure the aliens had to do with) and about the location of the second mew. Back then I had ignored them but not today. One thing was going through my head, around and around like a Ferris wheel. Chihiro is in danger, Chihiro is in danger, Chihiro is in danger…
With Chihiro:
Chihiro Mikazuki walked in total darkness towards the library with her brown book bag that held her two books. She glanced back down at her watch. 7:50! She started to run. She didn't even notice that a pair of golden eyes was watching her. The eyes widened when they saw where the beautiful girl was going. Then, in a blink, they were gone. Chihiro ran until she saw the library come into view. But it was dark She walked up to the main door and pulled hard. Locked! She thought angrily. I'm too late. Then she heard the unmistakable sound of breathing from behind her. She wouldn't realize until later that that sound was far too quiet for any regular human to hear. She wheeled around to come face to face with something that made her blood run cold. Then she screamed.
Back to Ayame:
I ran as fast as I could to the library. As I rounded another corner, the most blood curdling sound hit my ears. A scream. But not just any scream. Chihiro's scream. "Chihiro!" I rounded the last corner to see my friend with her back against the wall of the public library. Inches in front of her was a monster I had come to know as a chimera anima but this one won the prize for being the creepiest. The creature had grayish-black fur and bloody red eyes. Its teeth were long and yellow and it had the creepiest smile on its face. It stood on two legs. All in all, it looked like a werewolf from horror movies. And it had my friend cornered. "Chihiro!" I yelled, partly to see if she was still conscious and partly to avert the monster's attention. The monster turned to see what had spoken. Chihiro's head turned slightly to look at me. She didn't dare speak but I could tell she wasn't expecting on seeing me there. Well, she won't be expecting this, I thought.
"Mew Ayame Metamorphosis!" I shouted
It was taken off to an alternative dimension and when I reappeared I was in my mew form, cat ears and all. Chihiro's eyes went wide with astonishment but I didn't have time to think about that. "Hey, you!" I shouted at the monster. It glared at me. "I'm gonna teach you to mess with my friend!" It smiled its creepy smile. And lunged at me. I jumped backward but I wasn't fast enough and it's claws raked my left leg. I landed on my feet but my left leg gave way and I fell to the ground. The monster made a sound that could only be described as laughing. I got back to my feet, wincing at the pain in my leg. "Is that all you got?" I asked though clearly in pain. It came at me again but I jumped and kicked (with my good leg) on the shoulder. It stumbled backwards but it was clear that my blow did little to phase it. Crud! It jumped forward and wacked me in the side, sending me flying into the library wall, next to Chihiro. I fell down next to her. I felt her poke me. "Ayame?" she said, worriedly. I looked up at her and notice something that I hadn't before. There was a grey mark on Chihiro's shoulder. A mew mark! I looked back to her face again. "Chihiro, you can defeat this monster! You're a mew mew, too!" I said. "What?" she said in shock. "You can do it," I said handing her a gold pendant. "I know you can." Suddenly, her eyes filled with a new determination. "Mew Chihiro Metamorphosis!" she shouted. Suddenly, Chihiro Mikazuki was no long standing before me. In her place stood Mew Chihiro. She was in what looked like a grey version of Mew Zukuro's outfit. She also had on white stiletto boots and white elbow length gloves that (along with the boots) were rimmed with red on the top. Not only that but she had orangish-grey fox ears and a long, black tipped tail of similar color. A grey fox, I thought to myself. "Thunder staff!" A long, white staff with a red heart on the top appeared in her hand. "Ribbon Chihiro Lightning Wave!" she yelled as she swung the staff downward, sending a wave of lightning at the monster. It hit the monster full on. The practically finished monster started to limp away but then a familiar voice yelled. "Ribbon Keala Aura Rope!" and a red beam of light wrapped around the monster, preventing its escape. "You're not getting away that easily," the same voice said as the owner of it jumped into view. "Keala!" The kangaroo mew turned and smiled at me. "Well, Ayame, aren't you gonna finish off this mutant?" she asked. I grinned. "Sure." I stood up. "River Rod!" My familiar weapon appeared in my hand. I pointed it at the monster. "Ribbon Light Current!" The beam of light burst out of the rod and hit the monster, disintegrating it. What stood in its place was a small wolf and a predasite. Kin appeared and disposed if the jellyfish-like thing. I smiled. "And don't come back!" I said with a smile. Keala turned and jumped on Chihiro who, along with Keala and I, had returned to normal. "Yay! You're our new buddy, now!" she said, happily. I laughed. I grabbed Chihiro's wrist. "Come on. I got to introduce you to some people," I said.
We brought Chihiro to the cafe and she met Ryou and the mews. Like Keala, we threw a big party. I was glad that Chihiro was having so much fun. We partied and ate cake and told stories. Then, Chihiro looked at her watch. "Oh my gosh! It's almost 10 o'clock! My parents are gonna be so mad!" she said, panicked. I laughed. 2 down, 2 to go.
NinjaTerra: Tada! The end of chapter 4!
Ayame: Thank god!
NinjaTerra: Excuse me? (eye twitches)
Ayame: That was torture
NinjaTerra: …..
5 minutes and many screams later
NinjaTerra: (Wipes hangs on shirt) Now that that's out of the way.
(Bang and muffled shout from closet)
I am no longer taking ideas for mew mews. But I'm still taking ideas for aliens so please send me your review!
Special Thanks To:
MewMoon
Janise
Sparrow-san (MoonSparrow)
Shadow-san (alexisshadow101)
And Angel!
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