Description: On a rainy day, Mint discovers a certain alien on her porch and isn't sure how to feel about seeing him. The two have a connection and a little fire ignites between them.

Rating: T+

Couple: Mint x Kish

MewMid: Yeah… I'm alive, barely. xD The police academy keeps me so busy I have almost no time to write nowadays… hope this update will redeem me somewhat. Enjoy!

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The cool breeze whirled around her on the quiet balcony. The birds had stopped chirping because of the looming clouds overhead- the day had started so beautifully, but this storm threatened to ruin it. A sigh escaped the girls' lips and she took a sip of her tea, eyes resting on the delicate tea time set up on the white iron table in front of her. The deep rumble of thunder made her pause for a moment, and set the cup down, her eyes moving to the grim looking sky.

Mint huffed under her breath and stood up, it was going to rain soon. It would be best if she got her butler to take all of this fine china and sweets inside the mansion. There was too much to carry on her own, and why do it yourself when someone else got paid to do it for you?

The blue haired girl took one last sip and made her way into the house, through her white lacy room and into the corridors- calling for her butler.

After getting his attention, she made her way back to her room, hearing the sudden downpour of rain on the roof. She rolled her eyes when she rounded the corner to enter her room, thinking of how tedious it was now that all her sweets were now inedible. As soon as she entered her room, she noticed through the glass doors that someone was already present on her balcony. The droplets on the window didn't hinder the immediate identification of the person, she froze for a moment. A shock ran up her spine when she heard the butler behind her, she whipped around and slammed her room door shut and shouted to the butler through the wooden door,

"Jameson- wait a bit, will you? I just realized I'm late, I have to make a call."

It was a terrible excuse, but it was all she could think of in her panic. The butler stuttered back through the wall in response, telling her it was fine and to call him when she needed him.

The bird girl shot a glare back at the glass doors and stormed over to them, yanking one of them open. The wind blew a little bit of droplets in the doorway, and the green haired intruder turned a lazy eye towards her.

"What in the hell are you doing on my patio?"

Kish chuckled and eyed the small tea cup in his hands, ignoring the pouring rain on his head.

"I was just bored and happened to fly over this big ass house- sure enough, I saw you go inside and figured I'd surprise you. And it started raining."

Mint took a breath and furrowed her eyebrows together, looking at him as though he wasn't speaking english. She shook her head and glanced from the wet table to the alien, she stepped back and waved her arm in a huff,

"Get inside or leave, it's pouring!"

A look of surprise filled his gold eyes as he looked over to her, she was looking impatient. He gently set down the tea cup and strolled in through the doorway, it was immediately slammed behind him and she shuddered. The girl wiped her arms free of the stray droplets and demanded that he remain standing on the tile section of the floor in front of the exterior doors.

"What are you doing having tea alone?"

"Maybe I like being alone, what are you doing here anyway?"

Kish couldn't help but smile slightly, she's so edgy, it was fun to get her riled up. He tilted his head and looked at her as she pulled a white sweater and pulled it on over her small light blue tank top.

"I told you! I was just flying around, bored today. Pai is on the ship doing research and whatnot, Tart came to visit that monkey mew… So I just decided to come poke around Earth."

Mint crossed her arms and eyed him, she didn't look impressed,

"Why bother coming to Tokyo when Ichigo is in England?"

The alien's eyes shifted away from hers when Ichigo's name got mentioned, he was visibly uncomfortable.

"I haven't seen her since she left either. I've let that whole ordeal go."

A scoff made him look up at her,

"Whatever, you were in love with her-"

"That was over a year ago."

His interruption made her quiet, and the two just stared at each other. The silence made them feel cold, it was truly uncomfortable. A lazy pale hand ran through his green hair, pulling some of the wet dreaded strands back out of his eyes. The girl looked outside and then back to him, still frustrated,

"I doubt you're over it… Everyone was crazy about her- it was ridiculous. I'm glad she moved."

Mint truly seemed bitter about all the attention Ichigo had gotten as the leader, and it didn't help that Zakuro left abroad to the U.S. as well. Kish slid his hands down in his pocket, feeling somewhat bad about the whole situation. It was true, most of the males in their lives were after or interested in Ichigo, making the other girls fall by the wayside. Ryou had wanted Ichigo instead of Lettuce who was truly interested in him, and Tart of course was in love with Purin, even Keiichiro had a slight interest in Ichigo. Now her idol, Zakuro had left her behind and Mint was clearly struggling with the drastic change of not being a mew anymore since the project was over.

"I am over her. I've let it go, it took me a long time."

Mint shifted her weight and sighed again,

"So why are you bothering me?"

Those playful gold eyes had a warmth in them as they locked on hers, he shrugged his shoulders,

"Just saw you and felt like checking in, long time no see."

"I don't need you of all people to check on me. So you can go."

Her words seemed brash at first, but he saw through that. The girl turned her back to him and walked over to her mirror, pulled her hair down and began brushing it. Kish rocked back on his heels and looked around the room, it was dim in here, cold too. It was rather depressing. The longer he stood there, the more he realized this girl was very lonely. It must be why she was so bitter now.

"I don't think I will go…"

Her dark hair whirled around and her narrow brown eyes locked on him,

"I told you to leave."

"But if I leave, you'll be alone… it's a rainy day, what else you have to do?"

Her lips parted like she was going to speak, but couldn't formulate a response. She visibly relaxed, pondering what else she would do on a rainy sunday afternoon. He was so relaxed and easy going, no amount of venom she spit would get him to get fed up and leave.

"You're wet, I don't want you to drip on my carpet."

Her statement confused him, and he stood still as she exited the room, leaving him alone for a couple minutes. The alien didn't move for fear of being heard and having another human find him here. When she returned, she threw a wad of cloth at him, he jumped and clutched them in a daze as she closed her room door and motioned at him.

"Those are some of my brothers clothes, put them on. You're too wet to walk on the carpet."

The alien slowly unfolded the clothing and was baffled that she was considering keeping him around, he wasn't sure how he felt about it. He had expected a bit of conversation and for her to get mad and force him to leave, but now she had given in and was letting him stick around. She must truly be lonely if she was allowing him to stick around.

She faced the other way as he changed into the dry clothes, a dark red T-shirt and some black basketball shorts. He felt weird in the human clothes, covering his lower back and stomach area. His hands patted the material against his lower half, smoothing it down and feeling how soft it was compared to his own clothing. When he looked back up, her eyes were on his, as if she was looking for an answer to a question she hadn't asked.

A cheesy grin appeared on his face and he held his hands out,

"How do I look?"

The girl couldn't help but crack a smile at how goofy he was,

"You look just as dumb as before, only no one can see your stomach."

"I'd think you'd like staring at a guy built like me's stomach."

"I don't stare, especially not at you!"

The girl's cheeks hinted at a pink color, the thought of staring at his stomach was ludicrous to her. Mint shook her head and turned slightly away from him, crossing her arms.

The alien took a few steps forward, still wearing his cheeky grin,

"Sure, you say that, I know you like looking- it's okay if you deny it. So what are we gonna do?"

The blue haired girl whipped her head in his direction with an expression of offended surprise,

"I'm not denying anything , it's the truth! You're just a dumb alien- why would I even think of looking at you like that?"

Kish's smile seemed to fade into something more tender, and he stared hard at her face. The thoughts of how lonely this girl must be on the inside reminded him of when Ichigo let him go. This girl before him not only went through the same events as the rest of the group, she had no close family to lean on for support and love. He had known vaguely quite how alone she was, but now he understood the magnitude of it. She's sitting alone on a patio sipping tea instead of being with friends or family. Maybe-

He could just reach out to her. Maybe their loneliness could bring them together.

Her expression remained like stone, a stern and offensive looking facade. A silence fell between them again for only a few moments, Kish slowly, hesitantly; reached up and brushed back her bangs to the side on her forehead. The girl inhaled sharply at the contact. His smile entirely disappeared to a more serious and sorrowful expression,

"This dumb alien can see you now, for who you really are. You're alone. Like me."

Those brown eyes of hers widened in obvious anguish, they looked glassy now. Then her teeth grit and she reached out and pushed him, then turned on her heel and stormed towards the door- hiding her forming tears. He hit a weak spot in her with what he said, she was angry for being so weak.

A shock ran up her spine when the alien pursued and grabbed her, turning her around. In a frantic attempt to escape with her emotions intact, she shoved wildly at him and cried out. Kish pulled her into a hard hug and her back met the wall beside her door. Her face was buried in his collarbone and he pressed his cheek to the side of her head. Mint blinked back tears and just felt the adrenaline pounding through her body at the sudden outburst of emotion. His embrace was firm, but not threatening. She wasn't sure how long it had been since someone embraced her like this and meant it.

Slight trembling on her part made him wince. She nuzzled to his warm collarbone, it felt wonderful to have someone hold her again.

"I didn't mean to upset you."

His words were hushed, but genuine.

He felt her push back away from him, he leaned back to look down at her face. Tears painted her flushed cheeks and she stared into his eyes hard. He opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off by the girl leaning forward and pressing her lips against his. His body felt rigid for a moment, but then he slowly relaxed into the sweet gesture. The kiss was hard, and he could feel the buried passion in her rise up a little. He had pushed a kiss on others, but now a girl did the same to him…it made him feel light and joyous.

Her hands made their way up to the sides of his neck, and it made him pause and look down at her. Never in a million years did she think she would be standing here kissing this alien. Not Kish. But now, she saw him in a new light. This was so different, there was a true loneliness inside him that she had never realized they shared. He had been hurt, and she had been alone for so long, it was exhilarating to have someone in her arms finally. He didn't want to be with Ichigo, he came here, and was with her.

And she wanted to keep it that way.

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MewMid: I don't usually like this pair, but I had this idea in my head while I was watching it rain on my patio… So here you go! Hope you liked it!

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