Me: I is back!
Ryou: Okay, what am I supposed to do in this damn chapter? Drink a cup of tea?!
Mint: Hey! What's wrong with drinking tea?
Ryou: I dunno. I like coffee better.
Mint: What's your problem with tea? It helps sooth your emotions.
Kishu: will you guys stop talking about tea? I'm thirsty already! But I want to see what happens now
Masaya jumps around in joy
Me: Thank you for you wonderful comments! From now on, I will reply to you guys. XD but thanks again and keep those comments coming!! The replies to the comments are in the bottom. BTW, I'm thinking of making Masaya a self-centered creep. XD And there's a first time appearance in this chapter of one of the characters!

Disclaimer: I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew. And I have an extra character here that I got permission to use from Kish Is My Obsession who won the contest. Thank you.

Chapter 7

Kishu narrowed his eyes at Masaya. He had heard of Masaya. A child of a rich guy who worked with the government.

Masaya made his way to them, his bodyguards following. Ichigo stood up.
"Ichigo" he said plainly in greeting.
"Masaya" she said without any emotion. She used to call him 'Masaya-kun' before but she stopped after an argument with him.

"Welcome back. Its good to see that my future wife is good and alive" he remarked, ignoring the others.
Kishu stood up angrily.
"And what makes you think she'd want to marry a creep like you?" Kishu said.
Masaya looked at him. Then he looked at Raz, Pai and Tart."Ichigo" he said, "I did not know you have a knack of shopping with low-lifes."
Kishu clenched his fists, making his knuckles crack. Tart and Raz stood up angrily. Pai remained seated as if he didn't hear a word.

"Masaya." Ichigo said, "I will not marry you"

Masaya looked at Ichigo as if she had just thrown a billion dollars down the drain.
"Ichigo," he said, clearing his throat "That's not a very nice joke"
Ichigo looked at him in the eyes.
"I said, Masaya," she repeated "I will not Marry you. I do not love you. You insulted my friends and my boyfriend" She held Kishu's hand.

"Boyfriend?" he repeated. He glared at Kishu. Kishu gave him a wry grin.

"Yes boyfriend. And don't bother going to Daddy. He approves of Kishu." She said. "So if I were you, I'd leave right now."

Masaya glared at all you them. Then he looked at Ichigo.

"Mark my words, Ichigo" he said "you WILL come back to me, you WILL be mine and you WILL marry me."

"Try to do those, and ill be sure to give you good punch, pretty boy" Kishu growled.
"I think the wills should be changed into WON'T," Ichigo said sarcastically.

Masaya gave them one good glare and left, with his bodyguards following.

Tart laughed.
"You should've seen his face!" he said. "He looked like he was gonna explode at any moment!"

Everyone laughed and forgot all about the incident.

"You weren't engaged before I met you, were you?" asked Kishu.
Ichigo shook her head.
"I'll only be engaged to you," she said and that earned another kiss from Kishu.

Then there was a squeal.

They all jumped and Ichigo felt as if someone was choking her.

"OMG Ichigo! I knew it! You would be back! We were so worried!"

Ichigo turned and found Mint giving her a big tight hug. Zakuro was standing behind smiling.
"Its great to see you too, mint" Ichigo said, trying to breathe, "Now can you release me?"
Mint apologized and released her.
Ichigo introduce Pai, Tart, Razuberri and Kishu.
"Your boyfriend?!" said Mint. "Wow, you lucky girl!"
"What about Masaya" Zakuro asked. "I don't think he will be happy"
"He wasn't" Kishu said. Ichigo told them of how Masaya came and tried to get Ichigo to marry him.
"Even I wouldn't want to marry him. But they do have some great tea imported from Europe." Mint said. They looked at her.

"I have to agree that European tea is good," Pai said in the silence.

Mint smiled at him. "Yes, Tea is good." she said. Then she looked at her watch. "Oh dear! I'm late for my appointment. You know how I don't want to be a second late"
Zakuro nodded. "Let's get going." She turned to the others. "It was a pleasure. See you soon Ichigo."
She turned and with Mint, they walked away.

"Wow, Onee-san. You sure have a lot of rich friends," commented Raz.
Ichigo smiled. "Oh, but I have a lot of non-rich friends you know." She said. Ichigo was happy now that everything was fine but inside she felt scared. Masaya could do anything. She turned to Kishu, who smiled at her, and she smiled back.

'At least Kishu, my prince is here with me… I know he is able to save me in anyway he can' she said inside.

That evening, Kishu managed to make Raz, Pai and Tart to go home before them.
"Got something to show you, hon.," He said leading her towards a forest. They entered the forest and managed to go to the other side. Ichigo gasped.
It was a big field covered with flowers and the stars in the sky sparkled. The moon shown bright and gave the place a mystic feel.

"It is beautiful…"she said to Kishu. Kishu smiled at her and kissed her on the lips. They kissed for a few minutes and stopped, as they needed air. They spent till late night, entwined together, staring at the sky.

The next day, Ichigo woke up as she had before. The maids brought her breakfast to her. Today she had to see someone special. One of her best friends.

When she knocked on the orphanage center, a girl with green hair opened it. She looked tired and sad but when she saw Ichigo, she lightened up.
"Ichigo?! Is that really you?" she said.
"Retasu! Of course it's me. How are you?" Ichigo said.
"I'm fine. I was just worried! I meant what if something happened to you…Oh I shouldn't be thinking of these stuff! Sorry sorry sorry!!" she said in apology.
"No need." Ichigo said. "Let's go in."

They entered and the children ran to Ichigo. Ichigo had worked with Retasu as volunteers in the Orphanage center. Retasu helped the daily workers while Ichigo provided money and told stories.

"Ichigo-san!" "Why haven't you visited us?!" "We heard you got kidnapped!"
The children all crowded Ichigo.

"Kids…try not to crowd Ichigo" Retasu said.
They backed away and sat down on the rugged-floor. Ichigo sat on a chair in front of them.
"It's a long story why I disappeared. But I have a new story to tell." she said. Ichigo started her story of how dragons kidnapped a princess. How the princess was all alone in the tower with the two dragons keeping her prisoner. And of how a prince and his royal servants ('sorry Pai and Tart' she said to herself) helped him slay the dragon. How the prince gave his life to save the princess. How they realize their love for each other and how they lived happily ever after.

The children were cheering after she finished the story. Ichigo smiled. Retasu who was listening in the far corner also smiled.
When the children finished their story time, they had naptime. Ichigo quietly talked to Retasu.
"That was what happened wasn't it?" she asked
Ichigo looked at her. "Yes," she said. "The mastermind was my stepmother"
"No!" said Retasu horrified. "I can't believe she would do that!"
Ichigo smiled. "But it's all better now."

After her visit to the Orphanage Center, Ichigo made her way to Purin's house. Purin was very happy to see her as well. Ichigo managed not to laugh as the younger girl did cartwheels in front of her.
"Purin is glad you're back! Nanoda!" she said. Purin's siblings join the happiness when they entered and saw Ichigo. Ichigo told the same story to them and left right after to meet Kishu.

She was unaware of the Black car that stopped in front of Purin's house after she had left.

"So, What should we do now, my little cat?" asked Kishu. Ichigo made a face at him calling her cat but let it pass. "I guess we could eat lunch in on of my favourite restaurant."

"Okay then, honey" was Kishu's reply. As they were eating, Ichigo's phone rang.

"Hello?" she answered
"Ichigo" Ichigo frowned. It was Masaya.
"What do you want?" she asked. Kishu watched Ichigo. From the tone of her voice, it was obvious that it was Masaya.
"I don't like your tone Ichigo" Masaya said to her.
"Well I don't like you" Ichigo replied. "Now if you would stop wasting my time –"
"I told you Ichigo. I will make you marry me." He said.
"And I said that wasn't going to happen" Ichigo retorted.
"Fine. Let that be your choice. But I have to tell you. I have your little monkey friend"

Ichigo dropped her fork with a clatter.

"You're lying"
"Oh you think?" Masaya asked. There was a few shifting sounds and she heard Purin's voice.
"Ichigo-San! Help us! This meanie has got my siblings too!" shouted Purin.

"Let them go!" Ichigo hissed.
"Unless you want to take back my proposal. Remember Ichigo, I love making deals. Come back to me, and I will let them go. I will let you think about it and when I call again, you better be able to answer." Then there was a click.

Kishu looked at her, worried.
"What's wrong honey?" he asked.
"Ma…Masaya." she said, pale.

"What did that jerk do now?" Kishu asked.
"He's got my friends." Ichigo said. "And he's going to harm them, unless I marry him."

ME: yay! Cliffie again! I hope you liked this chapter! Ill try and update soon! Please review XD

Replies to the comments:
Psycho-Freak-Chick: You better believe ill do all I can to keep this story going! Haha.

Kittensjaguara: If "the nerd" didn't come back, the story might end. We should have some extra enemies too! Besides, I felt sorry for Masaya. He didn't have a line XD

xXxdaisukexXx: Oh thanks for telling me that! Everyone has mistakes and they need someone to correct them. So no worries, and thanks!

IloveKisshu: Wow, you think? I'll start on the story then.

Kish Is My Obsession: Glad to hear that, Zoey! I made sure to make Kishu fine! The gunshot was just for a cliffie! XD

Digiwildfire: No problem XD I hope to add more fluffiness soon!

Ichigo-2007: Ill update as soon as I can! Can't leave all of you guys hanging can I?

Kisshu's Humble Servant: Masaya will be evil here all right! Let's hope your master can keep him away from Ichigo.

KuromiyukiGKL: Lol, thanks for your warning. I realized XD I forgot to check the spelling for some.

TMMKawaiiCat: I'll continue as soon as I can so don't worry!

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