I don't know what kind of thing to say right now, so I'm going to say some random things. The sky is blue. Antarctica is WAY down south, now thats what I call living down under! Tokyo Mew Mew rox my sox. I like the color blue. If I was a cookie, I'd be semi-sweet chocolate chip. If I were cake, I'd be chocolate Boston creme cake. I'm a chocoholic! Pudding is my favorite mew mew in the series. I'll shut up now.

Chapter Four

Later that night, Nashi waiting patiently for Ichigo to come home from park with Masaya. She was just sitting in her room and nibbling on some left-over pizza. She was watching the sun set from her bedroom window. Her eyes looked almost sad. "So he's our enemy huh?" She jumped backwards and landed on her mattress. She started rolling around on her sheets. "Why does someone SO cute have to be bad?" She took her pillow and smacked in on her face. "Plus, we have one last mew mew to find." She heard the door open downstairs and she opened her bedroom door to see Ichigo walk in.

"Sorry I'm home so late Nashi-chan." She started.

"Well, you were out with Masaya right? You have an excuse." She said playfully. "Oh Ichigo."

"Yes?" She looked up and saw a pillow come right at her face.

"PILLOW WAR!"

"No fair!" Ichigo whined. "I don't have a pillow!" Nashi then noticed what was around her neck.

"Ichigo-chan, why are you wearing a bell?"

"Oh, Aoyama-kun gave it to me." She said. "It's so he won't lose me again."

"That could be a problem if you're a mew mew you know." Nashi said. "Anyways, mom and dad are late again. I start practice tomorrow so I have to get to bed early." Ichigo threw her pillow back up and she walked to her room. She walked in and closed the door. She threw her pillow onto her bed then pulled out a magazine. "So, the mews seemed to be the ones that were there that day. So that means..."

A couple days went by since the incident at the zoo. Nashi was able to get up early like her old self again. "I'm glad to see you're out of bed this time." Her mother said.

"Yea, you've always been waking up kind of late since you went to the museum." Her dad added.

"Well, I'm not sure why it happened." She said and crossed her fingers behind her back. "Besides, I have to get to school early for practice." She finished her breakfast and ran to the door. "Bye bye!" Ichigo woke up when she heard the front door close.

"Lucky Nashi get's to miss a whole lot of school to get ready for the performance." She threw her covers aside and got out of bed. She grabbed her uniform and put it on then went to the mirror and started fixing her hair. "Well, better get ready for school, I promised Aoyama-kun I'd meet him." She ran downstairs and didn't bother going to the kitchen for breakfast.

"Ichigo! Aren't you going to eat something?" Her mother asked.

"Sorry mom, I'm late." Ichigo said and ran out the door. She and Nashi usually take different routes to school so they get there at different times. When she made it to school, she walked into the main building and started looking for Masaya. She found him in the hall with a huge crowd of girls around him.

"I guess he must be busy right now." She seemed a little disappointed. "I'll talk to him later." He caught her in the corner of his eye and he pointed to his neck, giving her a sign that he noticed the bell. Yay! He saw me! She walked to her homeroom class and sat down happily.

"Hey Ichigo, are you alright today?" One of her friends asked her. "Your face is all red."

"I saw Aoyama-kun today."

"Really? So are you two going out now?"

"Well, sort of." Ichigo said.

"So, I heard Nashi got the lead in the play. Is that true?"

Yes." Ichigo said. "She was happy at first but then she figured out who's also in the play." She held up a copy of the postings she got from Nashi. "Miroki Naragima."

"WHAT!" Both her friends were in shock. "But he's not the kind of guy who would even think of performing. He's not into that stuff!"

"That's the thing." Ichigo said. "Nashi told me a little while ago that he liked her and she thinks that he joined because she wanted to."

"And since the play is The Little Mermaid, and he's the prince..." Their eyes widened. "That means he's just doing this to get her even closer to him!"

"That won't work." Ichigo said. "He's not even the type of guy she's looking for." They all nodded. "There's no way he could win her over so easily anyways." Ichigo crossed her arms and leaned back in her seat.

Nashi had to stay in practice for the rest of the morning since some of the actors weren't really doing a good job with their parts. "NO NO NO! You're doing it all wrong!" The director shouted out. "Let's try it again."

"You shouldn't be associated with humans! They're dangerous!" Said the actor playing Nashi's father

"How would you know?" She said turning away from him. "You've never even met him." Seeing how Nashi was performing brought tears to everyone's eyes.

"Why didn't she join before. She's a genius!"

"I'm warning you for the last time, stay away from him!" The actor stormed off leaving Nashi by herself on the stage.

"I knew he wouldn't understand! Fine, I'll have to find another way." She walked off the stage.

"Perfect! That is what I'm looking for!" The director shouted. Everyone came on stage.

"Yea but it feels weird." Said one of the actors.

"That's how it's suppose to be." He said back. "And Momomiya! You have the making of a true actress!" Her face turned red.

"Well, I've seen the play a lot when I was a child so it was easy to play the part." She said.

"They really made a good choice." Miroki said from the other side of the stage. Nashi scowled at him and turned her head away from him.

"Well, that's it for today." He said. "You're dismissed." Nashi picked up her bag and walked to the door.

"Finally. Now I have to go to the cafe." She walked outside and noticed it was raining. "Just my luck!" Someone held an umbrella over her head.

"Need an escort?" Miroki was the owner. She just scowled and jerked her head around.

"I don't need YOUR help." She spat out and walked out into the rain.

"Shot down again?" One of his friends asked.

"Yea, she's a tough nut to crack. Usually, any girl will want to walk home with me."

"But she's just not 'any' girl is she?"

"I guess not." Miroki said.

When Nashi finally arrived, she was unprepared for what was going to happen. "I may be a bit late but-" and as she opened the door, confetti flew in her face. "OH MY GOD!"

"Welcome to the cafe!" Pudding said as Nashi walked in.

"Um, Pudding, I work here..."

"Oh, then hi!" Nashi sighed.

"You're late Nashi." Mint said sipping her tea. "You better get changed before Ryou notices." She grabbed her uniform and walked to the back.

"Don't forget, she's going to be busy at school since she has that play to practice for." Ichigo said. When Nashi came out in her uniform, her facial expression changed. the once happy expression was now all gloomy.

"Is she alright?" Lettuce asked.

"Not sure." Ichigo said.

"She just needs something to cheer her up!" Pudding said and jumped over to Nashi. "Hey Nashi onee-chan, watch this." She started rolling around on a giant ball and spinning plates at the same time.

"Not right now Pudding, I have a lot on my mind." Nashi went over to one of the tables and started taking orders.

"She's really sad about something." Lettuce said. "What could have happened?"

"It's really none of our business." Mint said. "It's best to just leave it alone." When Nashi walked over to pick up an order, Pudding ran over and stopped her.

"I'll take this one." She said and picked up the plates. Nashi sat at a table and rested her head on the surface.

"Is she sick?" Ichigo asked.

"She can't be, she seemed fine when she came in." Mint said.

"Could it be a boy?" Pudding asked.

He's our enemy, yet why do I feel so strange? There's something inside me that says that I like him. Nashi thought to herself. She was in such a daze that she didn't notice who just came in.

"Is Nashi here?" She looked up and saw Miroki. Her expression went from gloomy to angry. She shot up from her seat.

"Quit following me!" She yelled and stormed to the back. "I'm leaving early!" They all looked at the boy.

"What did you do to make her mad?" Pudding asked.

"He would always shoot paintballs at her." Ichigo answered.

"But I don't do that anymore. I just want her to go out with me just once and she doesn't have to do it again if she doesn't want to." Miroki explained. "But she won't give me a chance."

"I can understand why." Mint said. "Wouldn't want to go out with someone who would attack me with paintballs."

Nashi managed to sneak out the back door without being noticed. "Alright. I'll find the last fighter myself." She quickly walked away from the cafe. When she got into the city, she saw a sign on one of the doors for model auditions. "What's this?" She read it carefully then sighed. "Maybe..." She quickly made sure no one was noticing her and she walked into the studio.

"Are you here for the auditions miss?" Nashi nodded. "Go upstairs to the third floor." She nodded again then went to the elevator. When she reached the third floor, she was greeted by a large group of people. She started to feel nervous. Why'd I come in here again?

"Please tell us your name miss." Someone said.

"N-Nashi Momomiya." She said quickly. Someone walked over to her.

"Please put this on." She was handed something.

"H-hai." When she was changed her turn had come up.

"Nashi Momomiya." She stared to tremble all over but soon was able to calm down. You can do this. Just pretend you're at school and you're practicing for the play. When she started walking she seemed so graceful, even the others who were auditioning her in aw. "Very good." Suddenly, someone burst through the doors.

"I found you!" Nashi turned her head and saw Pudding come at her. "You snuck away so suddenly, we thought you were running from town!"

"Pudding, not now." Nashi whispered to the younger mew mew.

"Is Nashi onee-chan performing? Then Pudding will perform too!" She started putting on her own little act. The other mew mews soon ran in and tried to stop her.

"ENOUGH! You have to leave! The auditions are canceled!" Nashi's eyes started to well up with tears. Suddenly, someone walked through the doors.

"Sorry I'm late." Everyone turned around and saw Zakuro Fujiwara. "Is something wrong?" She walked up to the agency and started talking.

"Wow. She really came." Nashi said.

"What do you mean?" Lettuce asked.

"Well, I was thinking that if I did this, I'd find Zakuro-san. Our final partner."

"Are you sure it's her?" Ichigo asked.

"Positive." Nashi said.

"Everyone, they say the auditions will continue if I show you the walk." Everyone cheered. As she started her walk, everyone watched carefully.

"Incredible." Mint said. "She's just so amazing." NAshi suddenly sensed a disturbance.

"Ichigo, Mint, Lettuce, Pudding. Something feels strange." Zakuro suddenly turned her head towards the window and saw a giant swarm of crows.

"Oh no!" The windows shattered and the swarm came in.

"We need to get everyone out of here!" Lettuce said.

"Zakuro-san!" Mint yelled out. There was suddenly a flash of light and Zakuro became a mew mew. "Zakuro-san?"

"RIBBON ZAKURO SPEAR!" With one swift motion, she moved through the swarm and destroyed any crows that were in her path. Soon, there were none.

"Whoa!" Nashi was amazed by how fast she was able to move. "So my hunch was right: Zakuro is the last one." All the mew mews ran over to her.

"Whatever." Zakuro said. "I'm not interested in joining you girls." They were all in shock. "I'd rather be alone."

"But..." Nashi put one hand on Mint's shoulder.

"We shouldn't disagree with Zakuro-san's words."

"You're not going to stop me?" She asked.

"I don't force people to do anything." She turned for the door and started walking. "Come on guys, we should get going."

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The next day, Mint seemed in a daze. She was probably still in shock from what happened with Zakuro. "I'm really worried. She hasn't been herself all day." Ichigo said. Nashi wasn't in the cafe since she was rehersing, again.

"She's still in shock isn't she?" Lettuce said.

"Poor Mint onee-chan." Pudding said. Ichigo looked at the clock.

"Mint, it's time for your afternoon tea."

"Oh, so it is." Mint then picked up a vase and started drinking from it.

"Mint! That's not a tea cup!" Ichigo took the vase and replaced it with a cup.

"Oh, thank you." Mint said glumly. She sat in her seat and started drinking her tea.

"It's definately shock." Ichigo said.

"I have an idea!" Pudding said. "We'll have to be sure to tell Nashi onee-chan when her practice is over."

Back at the school, Nashi was having a hard time concentrating on her performance. "Momomiya! What's wrong with you today? You're not doing your best today!"

"Huh? Oh, sorry. I have a lot of things on my mind." She said. "Maybe I should go home and rest."

"That would probably be a good idea." The director said. "Please be better tomorrow."

"I'll try." She grabbed her bag and walked out of the gym. Miroki didn't try to go after her this time since he was worried she'd have another outburst on him. As she walked down the street she, once more wasn't watching where she was going. Before she crossed the street when the light was red, someone pulled her backwards.

"You need to be more careful Nashi." She turned her head and saw Ichigo, Lettuce, and Pudding.

"I guess I should."

"We're going to surprise Mint by visiting her at her home. Wanna come?" Pudding asked.

"Um, sure."

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"So, why are you all here?" Mint asked.

"Well, we were hoping maybe we could hang out." Ichigo said.

"What would we do?" Mint asked. Everyone paused.

"I could perform!" Pudding offered.

"I see enough at work." Mint said.

"We could make pastries." Lettuce offered.

"We have a personal pastry chef here." Mint said.

"We could play hide and seek." Ichigo said.

"You know I'd never find you." Mint said.

"I could give everyone art lessons." Nashi said.

"You'll just make a mess."

"Hey, what's this?" Pudding said and pushed a button.

"No! Thats-" and the sprinklers went off.

"I'm getting all wet!" Nashi cried out. "I don't like wet!"

A little later, eevryone had to change clothes since everyone was were from the sprinklers.

"We're sorry we're staying longer, you're not too mad are you?" Ichigo asked.

"It's alright. Stay, only until your clothes finish drying." Mint said. Nashi already came prepared, she had her own clothes in case of an emergency.

"Tea and pastries miss." Someone said in the doorway.

"I'll take it from here." There was a large esortment of sweets brought in.

"Wow!" Everyone started eating. "These are yummy." Pudding said.

"Please, help yourself." Mint said. She soon turned her attention to Nashi, who didn't seem too interested in the sweets at the moment. "Nashi, aren't you going to have any?" Ichigo looked at her sister with worry.

"Huh? Oh, no thanks." Ichigo was in shock. She never knew her sister to ever turn down anything sweet. She squeezed her stuffed panda, which she started carrying with her since the park incident.

"You haven't been yourself lately. Are you sure you're alright?" Mint asked. Nashi only nodded. She then stood up and walked to the door.

"I'm going for a walk." She opened the door and walked out. She went to the back of the mansion and started walking toward the forest. She made sure not to stray too far since she still wanted to find her way back. She stopped after she could barely see the roof of the mansion. She reached up to one of the branches of a nearby tree and pulled herself up. She rested her arms on her legs and leaned forward slightly. "Why do I feel so depressed? Ever since that fight at the park I've been feeling pretty bad." She clutched onto her panda even tighter. "And that boy..."

"I already have my eye on something else."

His words rang through her head. "NO! Why do I feel this way?!" She leaned backwards too far and started to fall. She didn't have enough reaction time to grab the branch so she closed her eyes and waited till she hit the ground. But she didn't.

"You really should be more careful." Said a rather familiar voice. Nashi opened her eyes and found herself in Kish's arms. She jumped up and backed away. "I said I'd be back." She was too scared to say anything. She felt like there was something blocking her throat so no air could get into her lungs. She was alone, no other mew mews knew where she was, she couldn't scream either. She then tried to run, but her legs wouldn't move. He came closer to him and she had no more movement in her legs to help her move backwards. He disappeared. She started turning every way possible. She started running towards the mansion but when she tried to get back, she was getting no where closer. She strayed too far away. She clutched her arms and started trembling.

"Where am I? Why can't I find my way back?" She started asking herself. She tried to scream but no sound came from her throat. "Why can't I scream? Am I scared? Do I want them to find me here? Why'd I say that to Zakuro-san?"

"Is something wrong?" She turned around and saw Zakuro. "You look lost." Nashi shook away her fear then turned away.

"I'm alright." She said. She looked up but she still couldn't see the roof to the mansion. "Or am I?"

"Well which is it?" Zakuro asked.

"You two have more things to worry about at the moment." They both looked up into a nearby tree and saw Kish sitting on one of the tall branches. He snapped his fingers and a giant swarm of animals had appeared from the bushes. "You're going to be a fun toy, Nashi." She scowled slightly.

"MEW MEW PEAR! METAMORPHO-SIS!"
"MEW MEW ZAKURO! METAMORPHO-SIS!"

The kimera anima came at the both of them. Nashi's pistols appeared in her hands and she aimed them at the swarm. "RIBBON PEAR DOUBLE SHOT!" The shots merged then opened up and created a giant net and trapped the swarm in it's tracks.

"RIBBON ZAKURO SPEAR!" Zakuro released the parasite aliens from the animals bodies.

"Not bad." Kish said. "I have to admit, on top of being cute, you're power is impressive Nashi." Nashi started blushing. What? Why am I blushing? Why?

"Well, if that's all, I'm leaving." Zakuro said and walked away. Nashi then turned on her heel and bolted away. She could see lights and she could then see the mansion.

"That was weird." She said to herself. She turned around to the forest and just stared at the opening where she came from. "I'm glad that's over." Suddenly a shadow lunged out of the forest and straight at her. Before she had the chance to turn around, she felt something against her lips. When she looked, Kish was right in front of her, and he kissed her! She tried to pull away but he was clutching her arms. She was able to get her mouth free from his. "Let me go!"

"Aww, that's not fun." Kish whined. "I was thinking we could have some fun together."

"Why would I have fun with YOU?" She asked still trying to pull away. "You're trying to kill everyone, and I'm not you're toy!" A shot of light passed by them.

"Let her go!" The light was an arrow, which had belonged to Mint. "Stay away from our friend!" Lettuce, Pudding, and Ichigo ran out from the bushes.

"Nashi-chan, are you alright?" Ichigo asked.

"I'm fine Ichigo-chan." Kish released Nashi.

"Fine, I'll go." He said smugly. "Then I guess I'll go after Zakuro instead." He teleported away.

"We have to find Zakuro!" Nashi said. "We can't let him kill her."

"Nashi, you need to stay here. I don't think that we can risk having Kish get you again." Ichigo said. "We'll take care of this." The four mews then ran off towards the city leaving Nashi all alone.

Chapter is done! I'm not sure if it's good or not, but them again...
Well, this one is just for fun so it really doesn't matter that much. So, please R&R and I'll be waiting.