"Why did you have to do it to Kish though, Pai? Couldn't you just tell him to leave her alone?"
"He wouldn't have listened he's was far to 'in love' with her to notice what was going on around him!"
"Why did you use that pill to confuse his mind though? He could have gotten himself killed or seen by somebody,"
"That wouldn't have happened this is a special love confusion pill and we all know who he has been in love with since the start of the mew project…"
"You mean the old hag! So he would have forgotten about the panda and gone back to the neko?"
"It's not he forgot about the panda, the pill just made his mind confused and he thought he loved the cat more, the panda saw and now they have fallen out and Kish can just think about destroying those stupid girls!"
"Uh but Pai…now they've broken up won't he be more depressed and want to just mope around all day?"
"Not if we can help it as far as I know they haven't figured out how to beat these new chimera yet, we will keep him focused on that. However we won't be able to get him focused if the panda is there so one of us will have to keep her distracted in a different area while Kish and one of us two go for the other five, if anything the new one will die from the amount of chimeras I'm going to use she won't be able to defeat them by herself, then it will be down to 5, like before,"
"Pai sometimes your too smart for your own good, I will go and get Kish when are we attacking?"
"Give it an hour or so, I believe that 'café mew mew' has only just opened, lets let them warm up a little," Pai just smirked with his arms crossed as he checked the computer screen in front of him it displayed a diagram of one of the new chimera, where as Tart started to wonder around bored, probably to bother Kish not that he would be in the mood. 'Pai just wants to see the green one he's been crabby since he hasn't seen her in ages' This time it was Taruto's turn to smirk.
Ebony was bored as everyone else had taken the jobs and she was just wondering around aimlessly; unless Lettuce dropped a plate or two then she would have to clean it up. She stopped at the kitchen door leaning against the door frame watching a busy Keiichero 'I guess they really only did need 5 mews, I'm just a sub' as she thought this her face dropped and Keiichero noticed this and as if he read her mind he spoke.
"You know Ebony, I hope you don't think you're not important, it's just we have all 6 girls here today and sometimes we only have 2 or 3. Don't take this the wrong way I'm not saying you're a replacement. We really do you need you and for the mew's as well,"
"Thanks Keiichero you really know how to make a girl feel better!" Ebony laughed for the first time in a while.
"You know Ryou has been down in his lab for a while working hard on how to defeat the new chimera, could you take this down for him to eat,"
"Sure thing I kind of feel bad about all the pranks I've played on him. I don't know what it is, it must have been that bang on the head when I dodged one of Lettuce's flying plates but I'm starting to realise how much he helps us,"
"That's good to hear, he really does try his best for you. Now take him that cup-cake before it cools down," Ebony nodded and headed down the stairs to the lab leaving Keiichero to think. 'Wow, all the other girls say that the mew thing and Ryou have ruined their lives, I guess Ebony is different'
"Oi, sorry to bother 'ya but I had nothing else to do and Keiichero said to bring this to you because your working so hard," She had now found her way into the dark room and was stood next to Ryou as he was sat on his chair typing away. He didn't really respond it was more of a grunt and mumble; maybe even a nod of the head was included. Ebony used her new found mew strength to spin the chair he was on around and she place her hands on either side of the arms, bent down and looked at him.
"Okay Shiro-baka, I skipped breakfast this morning so I am starving, do you have any idea how hard it is to work in a café? Now you will eat that cup-cake or I will take it back to Keiichero or be forced to eat it in front of you! Now I also happen to know that you haven't eaten since lunch time yesterday! So eat…the…darn…cupcake! Oh yeah and if you are going to talk to me don't grunt!" Ebony smiled as she looked into Ryou's eyes and she noticed immediately as she did, she saw something sparkle in them. She also noticed the faintest pink, but she; being so dense, thought nothing of it, just because he had been up all night.
"Right, sorry, but I'm so close to figuring out the spot, I don't want to stop I'm on a role Ebony!"
"There's the over-tiredness talking, because you just told me that sentence in English and I didn't understand a word of it!" At this Ryou and Ebony chuckled and she let go of the chair to stand up again, she straightened her dress and was just about to leave when, something that hadn't happened for a while, happened. She was half way out into the open when Ryou pushed her out the way and ran straight past her; he could hear her shouting and made out something like
"I try to be nice to you and this is what I get, pushed down the stairs by my own boss!" He couldn't respond in time as he was already in the kitchen where the 5 girls were gathered. "Mew attack, in the park if you don't hurry the café and lots of people will be injured!"
"Hai," Then all 5 girls were outside the door pendants In hand. Ebony arrived at the top of the stairs peeved a few seconds after.
"Great I do something nice for somebody then get pushed down the stairs and now my work-mates have left me, will somebody please explain what I've done? OMG! There's not something on my face is there, where is it?" Ebony brought her hand to her face and started to rub around her mouth. Ryou just turned to Keiichero who nodded, Ebony didn't notice.
"Ebony, they've gone, the aliens are attacking the park," Suddenly her perky attitude had dropped and her face was completely wiped from the smile, now just emotionless. He turned her around so she was facing the lab stairs and he wrapped his arm around her back pushing her down the stairs. "Ebony, I need a word with you, it will only take a sec," She just nodded to hurt to say a word. 'Geez, talk about taboo!' was all Shirogane was thinking. When they got down the stairs Ryou removed his arms from her waist and made her face him, he held her two hands and got her to look him in the eyes; her once blue eyes were now grey and brimming with tears. He wiped them away before speaking.
"I know you are in love with Kish and I can't do anything to stop that no matter how much it hurts me. Ebony… I know you probably don't like fighting him but it has to be done or the whole pla-,"
"Shirogane, stop onegai, Kish and I we…erm I caught him w…with umm… Ichigo and I'm not w…we're not…anymore,"
"What? Damn I wish I could turn into a super-hero and go kick his butt for breaking your heart, I'll kick that sorry alien so hard he won't be able to use the bathroom for a week," Ebony couldn't help but laugh a bit 'Why is he so worried about me? It's really sweet I never realised how thoughtful and caring he was'
"Arigato Shirogane, but I think if you did that you'd end up in hospital or even worse…dead! Then I would have nobody to wind up or tease!"
"True, so you don't have a problem fighting him anymore?"
"Of course I still have trouble fighting him, but it makes it a whole lot easier altogether if I imagine the other two with Kish's face!" At this she laughed, took her hands from Ryou's and wiped her tears. 'Wait what did he just say? It was like I know you are in love with Kish and I can't do anything to stop that no matter how much it hurts me. He… oh no my dad was right, he l…loves me doesn't he? Oh man now I feel uber terrible! I guess he has been there for me more than Kish ever was, he was always concerned about me, he forgot about his previous loves to be with me and he's human which is always a plus!' She took one last look at him before her pendant started to light-up in her pocket. She grabbed Ryou by the shoulders and quickly hugged him pecking his cheek.
"Thank you Shirogane that was really sweet of you and I feel a lot better now,"
"I'm always here for you!" She had now begun to run up the stairs, but she stopped and turned around he was confused when she pointed to his desk.
"Make sure you eat that cup-cake," He just smiled and grunted in response then she turned on her heel said goodbye to Keiichero and thanked him for getting rid of the customers for her, then was out the door.
"How come it's just the midget and Kish? Oi, where's Pai?" The 5 mews that were already there had transformed and found Kish and Tart floating in the park when they got there; not to mention they were in front of one of there new chimeras. Kish could hardly look at Ichigo who had just spoken up so Tart thought he should respond.
"That little mew mew's is none of your business, shouldn't we be asking you where your little panda friend is?" Tart regretted this as soon as he said it knowing exactly why Kish was being silent and how Ebony was probably being attacked by Pai any minute. All the mews wondered why Kish was being so silent and just floating with arms crossed and a distant look on his face, but Ichigo had told everyone about the Kish and Ebony story feeling guilty every time she mentioned the kiss between herself and Kish. However Kish perked up when he heard Tarts question about the whereabouts of his little panda.
"Last time I checked she was back at the café with Keiichero and down in the lab talking to Ryou, why should it be any of your business?" Mint was buzzed up from her cup of tea and ready to fight, plus she had become closer to Ebony now, being able to sympathise with her feelings. Kish's perked up face had dropped again 'Why is she with that blonde guy? First he thinks he can take koneko-chan now cutie? I've got something to say about this…oh wait she would hate me even more if I injured her new so called boyfriend'
"Tart I'm going to find cutie," As he teleported Tart grabbed his arm.
"Sorry no can do Pai said you have to stay here with me and watch the fight," He whispered back.
"Where is Pai anyway Tart?"
"Uh…he's uh testing out his new chimera animals on some people…"
"What do you mean 'people' Tart?"
"Exactly that people, now stay here with me and watch the mew's fight. Pai will be done with the panda any minute now then he can…oh crud!"
"You just said panda didn't you? He's trying to kill Ebony?" Kish went to teleport again only to have Tart stick some kind of bracelet around Kish's wrist
"What the hell is this?" Then a flash-back replayed in Tart's mind. 'Tart if worst comes to the worst and Kish tries to teleport to the panda, put this bracelet on his wrist and he won't be able to teleport unless you teleport with him'
"Sorry Kish this is for you, Chimera's attack!" Then the fight began and Tart teleported himself and Kish to a place behind some trees.
'Damn it there going to be angry if I'm late, bet you anything by the time I'm there they will be done!' Ebony had now transformed with her signature long white hair with black streaks her icy ices now turned a glittering silver, white sleeveless dress with black pleats, black fingerless gloves and her black boots. With her black panda ears and her little tail popping out the back of her dress. As she neared the park entrance, she was so focused on the commotion she banged into some very huge in front of her.
"Dinging heck how did I miss that?" Mew Ebony had banged into it so hard that she fell over, when she could make out the shapes there were 4 huge chimera animals stood there and they were the new ones as well, the ones she didn't know how to defeat yet. 'Remember, Shirogane said hit them in a place 6 times, I don't know where yet but I can have a go'
"Sorry mew, but I can't let you join your comrades, or my foolish brother Kish," Ebony at that point got an idea she wasn't sure if it would work, but she could give it a try 'If I pretend I broke up with Kish and I'm angry with everyone at the café then maybe he might leave and re-think his plan, even if he asks me to go on no circumstances am I! I'm bored as well might as well try it, I will probably be seriously injured after this anyway, and none of the others know where I am!'
"Sorry freak, but I don't know if you got the memo me and Kish are through and those idiot mews are no longer my comrades! I merely came here after hearing a commotion and came to stop you annoying Martians,"
"Well if that's the case neither of them will care if I destroy you, chimera's attack!"
"Oh please!" 'My power is no-where near strong enough on its own! I need the support of all my team especially Ichigo's strawberry bell! I know I have to hit them in a certain place and I have 4 to practice on, if he sends them one at a time what should I start with the…stomach? Let's give it a shot'
"Mew Ebony star wand," Then Ebony's wand had appeared and she aimed for the first chimera that was heading towards her, she didn't know if saying her attack like this would work but it saved her saying it 6 times!
"Ribbon Ebony star surge, multiply" They span out and round and headed towards the chimera, with just one attack it would send out at least 10 and now it had sent out 60; like it had been hit by her attack 6 times; but to her surprise the attack didn't work so she could cross stomach off her list.'Where next…what's like a major body part on something? Oh I don't have time for this I need my head screwed on! Wait…it's screwed on by my neck? Without my neck my head wouldn't be attached which is my most important body part, so I just try for the neck? Okay lets test'
"Ribbon Ebony star wand, multiply"
"Ichigo, what do we do? Shirogane told us to defeat them, what was it?"
"He said we have to hit them in a certain place 6 times, but he hadn't found out where!"
"Then we test right Na no da?" The 5 mews split into 2 groups Ichigo, Lettuce and Zakuro went to fight the fish like chimera whilst Pudding and Mint went to fight the lion like one.
"So we just aim for anywhere 6 times and hope it works?"
"Unless you've got a better option then yes, now let the fight begin!"
Behind all the commotion by some tree's Tart was feeling terrible but he couldn't be any worse than Kish, he was almost in tears.
"Why did I have to kiss Ichigo, I just got this sudden urge to! Do I still love her? Was I using Ebony? That last time I saw her she was so angry with me she was in tears and now she's going to die and I can't do anything about it!" Kish had been rambling like this ever since Tart had put the bracelet on him and he couldn't stand it any longer.
"Kish, I'm not going to let you go! Ebony's with that blonde guy right, then that means she probably likes him and was just using you? Even if that's not it, you love Ichigo a lot more and you always have! Give up on this girl she's not worth your time. Personally if Ebony and Ichigo are with you and the blonde guy there both whor-," Tart couldn't finished because Kish was holding him up by his shirt with the scariest look on his face that Tart had ever seen.
"How dare you call Ebony a whore, she's nothing close to it! I've broken her heart so she probably needs somebody to love and I can't believe I'm saying this but right now Blondie is probably a hell of a lot better at being a boyfriend than I am!" By now Kish had put Tart back on the tree branch and Tart was smirking "What are you smirking for? This is one of the most serious situations I've been in!"
"Kish, I said Ichigo and Ebony were both acting like whore's, now think which one did you just defend and become angry over?"
"E…Ebony,"
"Then you love her most and Ichigo is a thing of the past,"
"Whoa, Pai's cleverness is catching Tart, because you're a genius! I'd love you even more if you took this bracelet off me?"
"Okay, sure thing,"
"You will, really?"
"Well, I don't see why I should keep it on you any longer Ebony's kicked the chimeras butt and Pai looks like he's just about to leave!"
"Haha Pai got beaten by a girl! A girl in a dress at that," Kish and Tart snickered, Kish was going to fix this he had too, now he knew he loved Ebony.
"Man, why did I kiss Ichigo then?" He looked to Tart to see a guilty look but it was quickly covered.
"Pai's just leaving so you go over there and I will watch this fight, good luck! Don't tell Pai I helped you, I need my oldest brother, I think if I just lived with you we'd starve or something," Kish just smirked and teleported,
'Okay, last time!' Ebony had gotten rid of 3 chimera animals and now she was on the last, she was really tired and felt like she was going to faint any second, but she still had enough to finish this off, and maybe even Pai!
"Ribbon Ebony star surge, multiply" The star's flew out once again and hit the chimera animal with 60 stars on it's neck and just like the other 3 it took a while to go down but in the end it did. Her weapon disappeared and she wiped her brow with her glove, when Pai spoke up.
"How did you know where to hit my chimera, my baka brother told you didn't he?"
"Actually, he is called Shirogane and I worked the rest out with brains!"
"But you said they weren't your comrades anymore!"
"Eh, I was bored thought I'd have a little fun with you, you're so gullible seriously, if your going to take over the world be a tad more alert," Then Ebony smirked and crossed her arms then Pai teleported away, letting her view the fight in the park. She saw the other 5 working extremely hard and Kish and Tart hiding behind some trees 'cowards' Ebony saw Kish looked at her then Tart and teleport she gulped not knowing what was going to happen next. 'I swear if he appears in front of me I will personally kick him to America and back!' To Ebony's surprise he did and only a few inches away, he grabbed her hands as soon as he got the chance and kissed her. When he lifted his face off hers he was smiling, only shocked to see Ebony's face. As she was in mew form she was stronger now and she pushed Kish back off her and stood there.
"Kish, never come near me, I don't love you, you cheated on me with Ichigo, you love her and I've moved on! I have better people who care about me now, better than you ever did! So don't kiss me, stalk me and especially don't come into my room at night when I'm 'sleeping' now stay out of my life! I need to go help my friends!" She pushed past him and ran to her friends who were fighting especially hard. Kish was left there stunned and a single, light tear ran down his cheek, he didn't even get a chance to explain he would have to find a better time, he teleported back to Tart.
"Tart, you may as well go Ebony knows how to defeat them so she will be done with these two, I will wait here just to make sure, you go. By the way the Ebony thing didn't work," He just nodded and teleported away leaving Kish to teleport out into the open with the mews. Ebony's friends stopped and looked up when they saw Ebony running there way, sweaty, tired and looking a little rough. Pudding and Ichigo ran up to hug her.
"What happened, are you alright?"
"Where've you been Na no da?"
"Oh Pai caught me on the way here with 4 chimera's, that was bad but I'm here I'm okay and I know how to get rid of them!" Ebony said this with a smile on her face and caught Lettuce, Mint and Zakuro's attention.
"Randomly hit them on the neck 6 times that's there weak spot after that they get dazed and just disappear, it's weird but there's no jelly-fish thing," The girl all nodded and prepared there attack this time Ebony joined Pudding and Mint's group.
"Ribbon Zakuro sphere," Zakuro whacked her chimera on the neck with her whip 3 times,
"Ribbon Lettuce rush," Lettuce's water hit a gash in the neck of the chimera that Zakuro had made making it 4 hits, Ichigo could finish it.
"Ribbon strawberry bell" Ichigo's attack hit the chimera in the neck, doubling her power making it 6 hits, the chimera wobbled a bit before disappearing.
"Alright, you guys finish yours off quick!"
Kish could only stare at Ebony through the whole fight, when she was a mew she had silver eyes, Kish preferred her blue ones but he couldn't help but stare at them. 'I'm so, so sorry, I don't deserve you cutie, I should just leave you alone, too bad I'm in love with you and I cant!'
"Ribbon Pudding ring inferno," Team 2's chimera was covered and stuck in Puddings attack giving Mint and Ebony the advantage.
"Ribbon Mint Echo, full" This attack let Mint throw 3 arrows at one; then they all hit the chimera in the neck, but it came unstuck before Ebony could do anything.
"Again Pudding, this attack should finish it!" She simply nodded and started again.
"Ribbon Pudding ring inferno," Then once again it was caught in Pudding's attack.
"R…ribbon Ebony s…star s…," Ebony stopped her attack and wobbled slightly,
"You okay Eb'?" Mint was checking she wanted this chimera gone a soon as possible.
"Sorry I'm just tired from my fight, but I will do this quick to finish it,"
"Ribbon Ebony star surge, multiply" 30 stars came out of Ebony wand and hit the chimera setting into dust, when it was gone the mews all had smiles on there faces.
"Come on lets get back to the café," Ichigo and the others turned to normal, except Ebony. The others were far too excited about being winners against the aliens and new chimera's. They had all entered the café, leaving Ebony stood there tired and feeling very faint.
"I can't b…believe they forgot me! I save their butts and all I get is…nothing!" She started to walk back to the café unaware that Kish was behind her, she changed back into her human self.
"Here cutie, I'll help you, want me to pick you up?" She simply ignored Kish she was far to tired to bother with him and carried on limping to the café.
"If you walk into there I can't follow you to talk to you, we really need to sort this, Ebony I said it before and I'll say it again. I love you,"
"Kish, I have just fought 4 of your dumb chimera animals on my own and had a conversation with your brother, I then had to fight another chimera without fainting and saving my friends. I tell them what to do and I get jack for it, they leave me here to be stalked by you. Please, leave me alone I'm too tired to make sense of anything now," Her voice was quiet and she did sound truly tired.
"Sure thing Ebony," He walked up behind her and went to hug her.
"Please, Kish…" She turned to look at him with a blank expression he took the hint nodded and teleported away, just as she got to the café path. She couldn't go any further, the chimera she was fighting had hit her several times whilst she was experimenting and she was terribly tired, her friends had just left her, her freaky ex-boyfriend stalker said he loved her again and now she was going to faint. 'What a great d…day…' As her head went to hit the ground it was stopped by something cushiony, she saw a flash of black and white then was released from the world of living and fainted.
"How did they figure it out, that stupid Panda, I underestimated her?"
"Yeah, but that blonde guy helped right? Kish should be here soon he was to depressed about seeing her and too busy admiring the old-hag or something," Pai and Tart were back at the ship and Pai hadn't said a word until then he was furiously typing away and pushing random buttons while Tart just floated upside down above him.
"I'm back, not that you'd care! Don't bother me unless it's important," Kish had just teleported in and arrived, then teleported straight back out again, probably into his room.
"You were right for once Taruto he really is depressed,"
"Mm-hm told 'ya! So Pai…sorry you didn't get to see your green, fish girlfriend…" Tart said this as innocently as possible, but with it being Pai his face remained the same and he didn't even turn the slightest bit pink. "Man, why are you so boring? I knew I should've never come on this mission!" He then turned upright feeling a tad nauseas and teleported out.
"How did Taruto know about me liking the green one? Wait, no, what am I saying that for? I'm just as bad as Kish!" Tart hadn't really gone out of the room and was hiding behind a corner wall, he heard exactly what Pai said and smirked, as he now had what he needed to blackmail his purple-haired friend in the future.
"Well how did she faint?"
"Pai fought her on her own with 4 new chimera animals, she defeated them then came and helped us. We kind of…forgot she was so tired and ran back here without thinking she was obviously tired and fainted out of effort," Ryou and the others were down in the kitchen discussing how Ebony got so hurt whilst Ebony was up in Ryou's room in his bed and Lettuce who was helping her wounds.
"Pudding feels really bad now she told us how to defeat them and everything Na no da…"
"Yeah it bugs me how she found that out, she's got the IQ of a spoon," Mint was stood there with her arms crossed and slightly shuddered as Ichigo and Pudding sent her glares 'If looks could kill…' was all Zakuro thought. All their heads whipped round as they heard desperate, running footsteps come from down the stairs.
"T…there's something w…wrong with E…ebony!" Lettuce was panting and out of breath when she turned on her heel and ran back up the stairs followed by Ryou, Keiichero, Ichigo, Pudding, Mint and Zakuro.
'Ebony…Ebony, wake up!'
'Huh? Who's there?' She heard a little laugh, it sounded like a women's voice and was comforting like a mothers.
'Don't look around you child, I am the part of your DNA spirit, I'm not really here'
'Oh great, I'm talking to myself now I must look like a baka! Wait why am I here anyway?'
'You fainted from exhaustion and pains remember? Your friends left you' Ebony snorted
'How could I forget? So why are you talking to me anyway?'
'Well since you're a mew I help you heal quicker so I thought I would come forth to the partly conscious part of your brain'
'Cooool! How many other girls get to say they've talked to there DNA spirit?'
'Not many, only Ichigo, Mint, Pudding, Zakuro and Lettuce I suppose!'
'Yeah…suppose… so when am I waking up anyway? What am I lying on as well?'
'I am done healing you know child so you can wake up when I leave. You are lying on the blonde fellow's bed he caught you before you fainted and brought you here to rest. That lovely friend Lettuce of yours helped bandage you up'
'Shirogane did that? He's so sweet and thoughtful; maybe he does love me, huh? What a story to tell the folks; that reminds me I haven't seen dad in a while…maybe I'll ring him later' the panda spirit just laughed at Ebony's ability to get of topic so easily.
'Well I will leave you in the safe hands of your friends, beware child when I go back into the part of the brain where I came from it will sting terribly and you will have a head-ache for a few hours'
'It's okay I can handle a head-ache and bit of stinging. Thank you so much for healing me what can I do to like, you know pay you back?'
'Just use your mew powers that will be enough'
'Okay ja ne' the black disappeared and a light appeared in the distance slowly getting bigger as the pain in her head got worse. 'Ouch, ow, ow! Cripes this is worse than I though Ouch!'
Ebony hadn't realised but she regained consciousness and was sat on the bed holding her head in both hands and making a loud 'tsp' noise and wincing with pain. She saw a flash of green run out of the room 'must have been Lettuce' a few seconds after she saw everyone come in and Ryou's voice was louder than the rest.
"Dang it Blondie, keep your voice down, my head hurts like a bitc-,"
"Are you okay Na no da?"
"Not really Pud' that would be why I'm, holding my head in pain,"
"No need to be sarcastic panda, Puddings only asking,"
"Since when did you stick up for Pudding, Mint? Omfg (A/N: pronounced om-fug) it's the end of the world, run for your lives Mint's started to…care!Shouldn't you be drinking tea or something you dislocated parrot?" Ebony was now holding her head in one hand and looking at mint through her fingers, you could still see the smirk on her face though, and then her eyes focused on Ryou who was walking towards her.
"See your okay then, if you've got that attitude,"
"Shut it pretty-boy my head feels like its being slammed against a brick-wall,"
"Are you sure you just haven't just got a hang-over?" Mint sneered out, Ebony stood up with her fist balled and one hand on her head.
"Want to try that again, Birdie? I'm already mad at you 5 don't make it any worse, or you will all be in that bed! Oh by the way Ryou thanks for letting me rest in it," She quickly smiled at Ryou and then turned again.
"What do you mean you're mad at us?"
"Exactly that, I had fought 5 chimeras and Pai and then you run off and leave me to get stalked by Kish!"
"G…gomenasai Ebony, we just forgot you f…fought a load of c…chimeras,"
"Yeah, I bet you did, but I don't blame you, I'm just a replacement, I'm not included in your little gang," Keiichero piped up from the back.
"That's not true Ebony we discussed this, your just as important as these 5 and think without you they would've probably been defeated,"
"Yeah we're all sorry, please forgive us?"
"No,"
"W…what do you mean, no, Na no da?" Then Ebony smirked and looked at Pudding.
"Of course I forgive you Pudding, you guys too…even…Mint,"
"Ebony do you want some pain-killers for your head?"
"Yeah please Shirogane, my DNA spirit said that it would be like this for a few hours," The girls and Keiichero just nodded like this was normal conversation if a random person were to walk in they would think Ebony was drunk!
"So what were you saying about getting stalked by Kish, he didn't hurt you did he?"
"No I'm fine, I told him to get lost and surprisingly he did! I was well chuffed"
"That's good then," It went silent for a few moments as Shirogane and Ebony stood in the lab, then Shirogane moved to a draw in his desk and started to rummage for his medical box.
"Um, Shirogane," She just got a grunt in response, identifying this as a signal for her to go on she did. "I wanted to say thanks for catching me before I fainted and thanks for letting me stay in your bed and everything," At this he stopped and faced her,
"I told you I'd look out for you, sorry I spoke to you before making you fight, if you hadn't stayed to talk to me Pai wouldn't have hurt you and you wouldn't have got so hurt,"
"Actually you talking to me was a good thing, if I hadn't got caught by Pai I wouldn't have had to figure out how to defeat the new chimeras,"
"How did you figure that out anyway? It took you two minutes thinking and it's taken me days on a computer,"
"Well, sometimes you have to learn by trying, computers can't do everything for 'ya! Wait…was that deep? I haven't even had those pain-killers yet and I'm mad!"
"But if you weren't mad I wouldn't have the right to call you Ebony. Where do you have to hit the chimeras anyway?"
"6 times on the neck and I used my new power! Its 'Ribbon Ebony star surge, multiply' it sends out 60 star discs at a time, its uber cool!"
"Great…"
"Hey don't roll your eyes at me pretty-boy! Give me those pills already; I might faint again because of the paiiiinnnn!"
"Sorry here you go," Ryou handed her two and gave her a glass of water she swallowed them and finished the rest of the water.
"Thanks that should make it a little better… Can I use your phone, when I was out I realised I haven't spoken to my dad in ages," At the mention of this Ryou's face dropped. "Oh, I'm sorry I completely forgo-,"
"Its fine, I've learnt to deal with my parent's death…" Ebony was silent for once so Ryou led her to the phone upstairs. "Here you go,"
"Tar,"
'Moshi moshi,'
"Ohayou dad, I realised I haven't spoken to you in ages and I just wanted to check, are you okay?"
'That's very unlike you sweetie, you usually can't wait for me to leave! I'm fine thank you, how are you and your mother?'
"That's not true and you know it! I'm fine but don't you call mum every night anyway?"
'Yeah but it's just polite to ask right? Anyway where are you now, I didn't recognise the number'
"Oh that's because I'm ringing you from work"
'Oh are you having fun at the café? Are you getting on better with the blonde guy now 'wink wink?'
"Yeah I am surprisingly, I never realised how sweet he was" She lowered her voice to a whisper "When you said that he is probably crushing on me or in love with me or something, I'm starting to agree with you and I think I'm starting to like him back. But it's not easy I've just broken with my other boyfriend,"
'So you've already had more than one? Don't you think you ought to slow down a bit Eb'?'
"Okay this is not the conversation I wanted to be having with my dad"
'Well you should try with your boss, what was it Shirogane….'
"Ryou"
'Ah, that's the one, well I have to go now so good luck'
"Love you dad, can't wait till you come home!"
'Love you too, see you soon' Ebony hung up the phone when she heard her dad had done the same and sighed for a minute. She turned to the café to realise the others had gone home, even Keiichero.
"Hey Blondie, where are 'ya? I'm done on the phone," There was silence after that and no response. She looked around until she walked into the kitchen she found him holding a cordless phone. "Oh…you…didn't!"
"Oh…I…did!" Ryou was smirking like crazy, she guessed when Ryou had picked up the phone he could hear the conversation between Ebony and her dad and that meant he heard about the 'love' thing. 'Oh crud, crud, crud, I'm starting to like him but I didn't want to admit it!'
"Ah…I'm going to DIE! This is so embarrassing; I'm going to kill you when my head stops aching because your butt is mine!"
"Is that a promise?" He replied with a smirk, Ebony grunted in frustration. "Anyway you wouldn't kill me because you love me!"
"You know its strange how you only act like this when everyone else has gone home especially Keiichero and oh…no I'm on my own here with you…I have to leave like…NOW!"
"Hey, don't put me in the same category as that hentai!" He was referring to Kish of course, he wouldn't go as far as Kish but he decided he was going to tease her 'All those times Keiichero said they pick on boys they like and all that I ignored. But now I know he was right!'
"You know, I don't want to go home, I'm going to stay here and wind you up to get your own back for that perverted comment! Plus if I go home looking like this covered in grazes and bruises my mum will be worried and I will have to tell her about the mew thing," She ran to the phone and dialled her home number.
'Moshi moshi'
"Hey, it's Ebony, sorry to interrupt I know your probably waiting for dad to call and all, but the reason I'm not at home, is because I'm staying at my friend Pudding's house to help her look after her little brothers and sister,"
'That's fine sweetheart, I gathered you were at a friends anyway because your work must have closed at least 1 hour ago'
"Yeah, so I will be home tomorrow when I finish my morning shift, love you"
'Love you too!'
"Bye" Then she placed the phone down and smirked at Ryou
"Oh, this night is just about to begin! Prepare to go DOWN Shirogane Ryou!"
"Oh, please,"
"Don't under-estimate your own creation; I am a mew after all! By the way what's for dinner, I'm starved!"
