Chapter 7
Finding Mew Ichigo
*BEEP BEEP…BEEP BEEP…BEEP BEEP*
"Grrrrrrrr!" Megan groaned as she opened her eyes slightly. "What the heck is that noise??? Oh, it's just the alarm clock."
"The alarm clock!" She gasped before shooting upright in the bed, "What the heck! It's Sunday! Grrrrrrr, Ryou must have set it before I came in last night." She glared at the bright red, lit numbers on the machine as it read 6:00am.
"Oh, I'm gonna kill him!" She said angrily before pressing the off button for the alarm. Then, resting upon her bed once more, she closed her eyes before heaving a large sigh. It took a couple of seconds before she bursted them open again.
"Oh my gosh… Him…Ryou! He… kissed me… at least, I think he did… or was it a dream? Either way, it was a pretty good kiss." She thought, letting a small, dreamy smile run across her lips. "Wait, what am I thinking? This is Ryou we're talking about here! Oh man, I better leave before he wakes up." Megan thought before bolting out of bed and running to the door. She placed a hand around the door knob, ready to turn it, but stopped.
"What am I thinking?! I can't just run out of here, hoping to avoid him; that will make things even more awkward! (SIGH) I'll just have to talk to him about it I guess." She thought sadly before opening the door and walking out. She gasped when she saw someone was already in her way.
"Wesley! You scared me!"
"Oh, sorry about that! I just wanted to see if you wanted some coffee or tea? Ryou told me that you should be up by now." Wesley smiled.
"Well, I guess he would know, seeing as he so generously set my alarm clock for me last night." Megan said sarcastically. "Speaking of Ryou, is he still here?"
"Yeah, he's downstairs enjoying his morning cup of coffee and reading the newspaper in the kitchen. You can go ahead and join him down there if you'd like; I'll be in the lab if you need anything." He informed before departing down the steps. Megan closed her door before also leaving down the steps and into the kitchen, wondering how this was going to go.
As she slowly crept in she saw a rather large, steaming cup of coffee resting on the counter and then two hands holding up a newspaper. Megan assumed it was Ryou holding it on the other side.
"Good morning." She said brightly, trying to act normal. She almost started to laugh as she watched Ryou jump a little in his seat and grasp the newspaper in his hands. Megan couldn't help notice that, even though his face was in shock and his hair was a mess, she thought that he still looked rather cute. "At least he has a shirt on this time." She contemplated silently, glancing at his white t-shirt.
"Good morning. I assume that the alarm still works on that old thing." He finally said before neatly folding up the paper and settling it down onto the counter. "Would you like some coffee or something?"
"Um, coffee would be great, thanks" Megan answered, taking a seat at the opposite end of the counter. Ryou looked at her as if she was lost.
"Ok, well, mugs are in the cupboard above the microwave and there's still coffee in the machine. The cream and sugar are next to it." He told her, pointing to everything he had said. He then watched her expression as he took a sip of his own drink. Stunned at first, Megan sat there until she got out of her seat lazily and glared Ryou down the whole way to the cupboard filled with mugs. Taking one, she turned her head to the left and continued glaring at the blond haired boy before pouring herself the hot beverage. Keeping a straight face, he also continued to stare back, but instead of glaring, his eyes were filled with satisfaction, just as Kisshu's were after he had kissed Megan. Noticing this, Megan grew quickly aggravated as she started on the cream and sugar.
"So, I guess my kiss wasn't good enough to make you do one nice thing for me, huh?" She asked unexpectedly, turning herself around and leaning against the counter as she mixed her coffee with a small straw. Ryou almost started choking from his own coffee once she had said the word "kiss." After heaving a few coughs, he put himself back together and began to answer, his voice hoarse at first from all the commotion that went on in his throat.
"Your kiss? I believe I was the one who kissed you first." He reminded.
"Ok, true, which brings up the question… why'd you do it?" Silence rang through the air.
"You were having a bad day, and I was tired, so I thought of something quick to please you." He responded, not daring to look her in the eye. Megan could tell his face grew a little red around the cheeks.
"What made you think that your kiss would please me?" she continued asking, curious about his thoughts. Surprisingly he released a small chuckle.
"Are you telling me that it didn't? Or did you just kiss me back because you didn't want to hurt my feelings?" he asked, giving a fake sad expression.
Megan didn't say anything, only took a sip of her coffee. After about a minute of silence, she asked the one question that was eating her like crazy. "So…did it mean anything?" Ryou shot his head up towards her from the paper.
"Wh-what?" he stuttered. They stared at each other for a moment, before she began to shake her head and release a fake laugh.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that, of course it didn't mean anything! I mean, like you said, you were only trying to help my day end well, right!" Megan said a little too quickly before she turned around and set her coffee onto the counter and stare at the wall. She definitely could not look at him at all after that. Her face grew warm from embarrassment, especially when she could still feel Ryou's eyes upon her back.
"M-Megan, I-" He began before they were interrupted by Megan's cell phone. Relieved about the interruption, Megan quickly reached for her phone from her jean pocket and answered.
"Hello? Yes it is… oh, hi… no, she's not, sorry… she's WHAT! … ok, clam down Mrs. Momomiya, I'm sure she's alright…yes, of course I will… alright, I'll try the park and call you if I see her, but did you try calling everyone else?...They don't know either, huh? What about Masaya? OK, OK, I'M SORRY FOR EVER THINKING THAT! I'll let you know if I find her ok? Alright, take care." Megan said before hanging up and turning around with a serious look on her face.
"We have a problem…Ichigo's gone missing."
……………………..Alien Headquarters……………….
"Kitty-cat, time to wake-y wake-y." Kisshu sneered, shaking Ichigo awake a bit harshly. Giving a loud, exhausting moan, Ichigo wearily opened her eyes to see the very last face she ever wanted to wake up to.
"K-Kisshu? What are you doing in my room? I had a dream, well, more like a nightmare, last night and you were in it." she asked angrily, wiping her tired eyes. A sudden gasp flew from her mouth as she opened her eyes wide to find that she wasn't in her room anymore. "Oh no! So, my dream last night… it was…real?"
"Well, if that's the way you want to put it, then yes, but in reality, you didn't dream at all." Kisshu pointed out, "Now get up! We've got to get to the park." He said before helping her roughly up.
"What do you mean? Why are we going to the park?" Ichigo demanded to know. She almost tripped before realizing that her feet and hands were bind together with now, normal rope.
"Careful Kitty-kat, you can't go hurting yourself just yet."
"Grrr, just answer me! Why are we going to the park?"
"Well, how else are we going to get that "Blue Knight" to show up, huh? I don't think just sending him an invitation to welcome party is going to do it." Kisshu joked, "Now enough with the questions, the others are waiting for us!" he said before grabbing a hold of her arm and disappearing to the park.
………….At Café Mew Mew………..
"Thanks for coming everyone, I know it's early, but we got to go find Ichigo." Megan declared.
"(Yawn) you know, no offense to Ichigo, but you think she would be more considerate of other people's beauty sleep and pick a later time to run away." Corina pointed out, half joking.
"You would think, but I highly doubt she just got up and ran away. I think she was taken." Megan said, trying to get back to the matter.
"But, by who?" Retasu asked.
"Who do ya think? I bet it was those stupid aliens!" Purin exclaimed, looking slightly annoyed and furious.
"Ok, so… where do we start looking for her? I mean, Ryou said they couldn't get her reading on the radar, so she must be in their lair or whatever." Zakuro shared.
"Which means we'll have to go and see if they show up anywhere. I mean, they may want us to find them. If not, well, we have to go try anyway; we can't just sit here and wait. I'm going to go to the park, let me know if you guys find anyone of them." Megan said before heading out the door towards the park.
…………In the park………
"Ok, eventually, the Mew Mew's will show up and we'll start to put up a threat on this one," Pai said, pointing at Ichigo, who was sitting on the soft grass leaning up against a tree, "and then hopefully, the Blue Knight will show up. If not, well then, we'll just destroy them all."
"Sounds great, but I wish they would hurry up! I hate waiting, especially when we get to do something fun." Taruto stated, laying down on a branch high above Ichigo.
"Patience my dear friend, patience."
Meanwhile, Kisshu decided to go off on his own, walking not too far from the others. This area was close to where he had kissed Megan for the very first time. After walking a few more feet, he could clearly see through the opening of the trees, the brick sign where Megan had rested upon that day. He could still imagine the look of surprise on her face when he planted a fast kiss on her and how it stuck on her face even when he pulled away. She looked so cute, especially when she got angry right after. Kisshu couldn't help but smile at the memory, even when she had slapped him. Man, did that hurt. Just thinking about it made his cheek tingle. Suddenly, his thoughts disappeared when he heard a loud voice shouting for a very familiar name. Crouching slightly behind a nearby bush, he saw Megan walking about while calling Ichigo's name. She looked absolutely tired and exhausted as she decided to rest against the sign, just as she had done before about two months ago.
"Talk about déjà vu. Alright, Princess, time for me to make my famous entrance." Kisshu chuckled before disappearing.
…….Still in the Park, Megan's POV………
"Ichigo! Ichigo! ICHIGO!!! (SIGH) It's no use! She could be anywhere! I need to rest." Megan said to herself before leaning on the side of the brick park sign. "Ok, I honestly don't know where to look. If she's still not on the radar, then chances are she's not in Tokyo; she's probably not even in Japan for all we know. But, if she really is at their lair, or whatever, how in the world do we get to it?" She thought while shutting her eyes. Feeling the cool wind blow gently across her face was refreshing after searching for Ichigo for about an hour. She felt like she had been in this very spot before, but when was it? She didn't have time to ponder on that though, because her thoughts were soon cut off by a very pesky alien.
"Enjoying your last few weeks before winter?" Kisshu asked as he watched Megan quickly open her eyes. He smirked when he saw her eyes quickly flash with anger.
"Kisshu! Where's Ichigo! You better tell me or I'll-
"You'll what? Spray me with some of you fairy dust? Please princess, I didn't come here to fight, just wanted to talk."
"Fine, you can start talking by telling me where Ichigo is." Demanded Megan.
"Oh, she's fine, no need to worry about her, but anyways, what I really wanted to talk about was us. Remember this spot?" Kisshu laughed. Megan took a quick glance around. Then, it clicked. She finally realized where she was. "This was the place we first met. What a lovely day that was." He reminisced. Megan gave a short laugh.
"Ha, please! It was raining that day and you attacked me, that's not exactly what I would call a lovely day."
"Ah, but don't forget, it was also the day we had our very first kiss together," Kisshu smiled.
"Uck, don't remind me!" Megan groaned.
"Luckily it wasn't the last though, right princess?" Kisshu said as he continued to chuckle. "You know, we're not too far from the spot we shared our very "special" kiss." Megan shivered at the memory. She still couldn't believe she kissed him back.
"Always have to bring up the bad memories, don't you Kisshu. Can't you think of something happy? Like, how I hit you in the head with a basketball? That was a great one!" Megan said, smiling at the memory. Kisshu, though, decided to ignore this.
"You know, we could go back and finish where we left off." He winked. Megan's eyes grew wide as she shook her head furiously back and forth. "No way, Jose!"
"C'mon, you know you enjoyed it. Maybe this time, you'll let me take it a little bit deeper?" He said somewhat huskily, stepping closer until Megan was leaning as far as she could against the sign. He was now a couple feet in front of her.
"Definitely no! Just get over it Kisshu, I'll never want to be with you!" Megan exclaimed.
"Oh, you know you want me! I mean, its not like your kissing anyone else these days." Kisshu joked.
"Um… w-well I-." Megan began to blush, remembering last night with Ryou. Kisshu seemed to notice her blushing, and was somewhat taken aback.
"You haven't kissed anyone recently, have you?" Kisshu asked, looking hurt. Megan didn't know what to say. He looked so upset; the confusion and wonder shining in his eyes made Megan feel a little bit guilty. "Wait, why do I feel guilty? It's not like I asked for Ryou to kiss me, and besides, who cares! I shouldn't have to feel guilty, especially to Kisshu." Megan thought as she dropped her gaze slightly from Kisshu's eyes. She couldn't bear to look into them any longer; they were filled with so much uncertainty and hurt.
She held her breath when she knew Kisshu was going to speak again, but luckily, her cell began to rang. "Wow, this thing has been a real life saver today," she thought before quickly reaching for it in her pocket and answered.
"Hello?" she greeted nervously.
"Megan! It's Ryou, we know where Ichigo is."
"Really! That's great, could you quickly tell me, because I'm in a bit of a conflict right now."
"Yeah, I can see that on the radar, but hey, she's not too far from you. Just a few yards east of where you're at. I'll call the others."
"Ok Ryou, thanks." Megan said before hanging up the phone and putting it back in her pocket. When she looked up, a very angry looking Kisshu was looking down upon her. She hadn't noticed how close he had gotten until now with his body inches from her own. Suddenly, he grasped both of her arms tightly and leant her up harder against the brick wall more than she already was.
"There can't be anyone else! I forbid it! You are MINE princess, and no one, not even yourself, is going to take you away from me." Kisshu growled. Megan was scared for her life, but she tried to keep her cool… she had to.
"Wow Kisshu, way to try and win a girls heart. Who knew threatening her would do the trick! Seriously! And you wonder why I don't like you." This didn't calm Kisshu at all, but luckily, it didn't anger him even more either.
"I don't care what you think of me! You are mine and you will come with me one day. I will not lose you, princess. Never." He said harshly. Megan noticed his pupils grow thin and his yellow eyes blaze like fire. She didn't know what to say or do, but she didn't have to stay that way for long.
"Let her go!" A deep voice called. Both Megan and Kisshu looked to see who the voice belonged to. It was the Blue Knight, standing at a fairly far distance. As he drew out his long, silvery sword, he started to make his way towards them. For a few seconds, both Kisshu and Megan watched as he began to stride. Then, in a flash, Kisshu brought Megan in front of him and drew out one of his knives before he pointed it closely to her neck.
"So, you finally decided to show up, huh? Well, stand back, or the girl get's it!" Kisshu yelled.
"Oh, you're such a charmer Kisshu, one minute, you're saying how I'll always be yours and now you're holding a knife to me, that's very romantic." Megan said sarcastically, trying to loosen Kisshu's grip around her neck when she noticed the Blue Knight did not stop walking. Kisshu just ignored her.
"I mean it! Take one more step and she's dead." He bluffed more. The Blue Knight still did not stop, but instead, spoke.
"You don't want to do that, or you can say goodbye to your own pathetic life."
"Well, at least you won't be able to have her then, eh? So you may want to stop now." Kisshu warned. The Blue Knight finally stopped in his tracks, making Kisshu smirk. "Good…now, if you would be so kind as to stay here while I take my little princess somewhere safe, and we'll continue this talk when I get back."
"Don't bet on it." The Blue Knight snarled, flashing his sword menacingly. The two began to glare at each other as if daggers would shoot from their eyes and hit one another.
"Oh boy, this is a greatsituation. Ok, since their obviously too busy looking at each other, I need to see what I can do to help Ichigo. Hmmmmm." Megan thought, trying to make up a plan before remembering what position Kisshu was holding her in.She thought about it, almost wiping it out of her mind, but, decided… what did she have to lose? "Ok, Miss Congeniality, let see if you knew what you were talking about." She thought once more before chanting the words in her head. Quickly and swiftly, Megan maneuvered herself to make room and hit his solar plex region with her elbow, causing him to yell in pain.
"Solar plex."
Then she went after his left foot as she stepped on it with her heel.
"Instep."
She thought before bringing her left fist up hard to his face.
"Nose."
Quickly dropping his knife to grab his nose, she elbowed him where no man ever wants to be elbowed…
"Groin." She thought before Kisshu landed on his knees, holding his most precious region.
"SING!" Megan laughed, watching Kisshu roll around the ground. Then, she remembered Ichigo. Quickly turning to the Blue Knight, she began to yell, "The others…that are with him…they have Ichigo! You have to go save her; she's just a few yards east from here! Go, quickly! I'll take care of this one." She informed him, looking down at Kisshu, who seemed to be feeling a little bit better since he was beginning to slowly get up. He couldn't get all the way up, but was able to kneel. The Blue Knight hesitated for a moment, but, with a nod of understandment, he left.
"Aww, don't worry, you'll be ok in a few minutes. In the meantime, let's continue our talk." Megan smirked as she patted his back.
……………Still in the Park, back to Pai, Taruto, and Ichigo…………
"Wonder what's taking so long. You would have thought they would have found us by now!" Taruto said impatiently, floating to the ground from his tree branch.
"You would, but I guess they're more slow than we thought." Pai answered before hearing Ichigo struggle behind them. They had recently wrapped some cloth around her mouth to keep her from asking stupid questions that they got tired of answering. "Don't fret my dear, you'll get to see your friends, both old and new, before we destroy them all." He said with a small smile.
"Yeah, can't wait…Hey! Where did that dim-witted Kisshu go?" Taruto asked, searching for his alien friend.
"Sorry, but he's a little bit pre-occupied!" Came an unfamiliar voice from behind them. All but Ichigo, who was unable, turned around to find a man in blue strut towards them.
"Ah, if it isn't the famous Blue Knight. I must say, I planned for everyone to be here to witness the death of their new fallen hero, but no matter, just killing you is fine." Pai said with a smile.
"You can try… but I'll warn you now that you will fail." Said the Blue Knight confidently, taking out his sword once again.
"Well, he is a positive loser, I'll give him that, which will make this victory even more engaging! Too bad Kisshu decided to run off, he would be enjoying way more than us." Taruto said, more to Pai than anyone, but loud enough for the Blue Knight to hear.
"I'm sure he would also, but he's too busy receiving a beating." The Blue Knight said, answering his question. "But don't worry, you'll be receiving one also." He continued before taking a swing towards the two companions. Luckily for them, they were able to move out of the way.
"Hey, watch it will ya!" Taruto yelled angrily, "Time to teach you some manners… here, catch this!" he said before throwing his stringed weapon towards his opponent. Ichigo watched in fear as Taruto's weapon made its way threateningly towards the Blue Knight, but was happy to see him easily catch it with his blade. Then, quickly he tossed it back with a swift swing of his sword and it successfully hit Taruto in the chest, causing him to yelp in pain and land onto his back. It seemed as if he wasn't going to get up anytime soon. After a brief pause of victory, he turned his attention towards Pai, who didn't look threatened at all.
"Tsk, tksk, picking on small children, are you? Looks like you'll have to be taught a lesson."Pai said before taking out his huge club-shaped fan. "Laser Strike!"
…………………..Sorry, but still in the park, Megan and Kisshu's POV…………..
"I'm… going to… get you… for that!" Kisshu grunted, his hands grasping the collar of Megan's shirt. Kisshu was smart enough to surprise her by jumping at her when he felt his pain fade away. For a couple a minutes, they had been rolling around on the ground, yelling at each other the whole time.
"That was… just for… holding me captive… you crazy loon!" Megan said as they continued to take turns rolling on top of one another.
"Oh please… like I was really going to kill you… besides…I thought you would have found it a little romantic."
"Ha," Megan laughed as she rolled on top of him, "threatening to kill a girl isn't exactly the key to her heart, stupid." It was Kisshu's turn to roll on top.
"No, not letting any man…come between us." Once again, their positions changed, but Megan was able to pin him to the ground.
"That's just what…we earthlings call… possessive. And trust me…it's not attractive at all! It tends to steer us…away from guys like you. Wow, I don't know how women…on your planet are treated, but… down here, us women…find it very…unacceptable."
"Fine, then show me." Kisshu said, staying still for a moment.
"W-what?" Megan asked, confused at what he meant. Unfortunately, this caused her to loosen her grip, which made Kisshu able to move on top of her and pin her down.
"Show me how a man is suppose to treat a woman down here. You know, like a lesson."
"Oh, I'll give you a lesson." Megan threatened trying to free herself, "now let me go!"
"I gladly will, once you agree to do what I have requested." He said with a smirk. Megan couldn't find any way out of this one.
"Fine! I will, now let me go!" She demanded.
"Alright princess, just let me thank you first." He smiled before leaning down and planting a small kiss on her lips. Megan shamefully felt her cheeks flush a little bit.
"Ok, here's lesson number one, never kiss a girl until after a few dates!" Megan instructed.
"Dates? What are dates?" Kisshu asked, looking extremely confused.
"(SIGH) we've got a lot to work on." Megan groaned. Suddenly, Kisshu screamed when he was knocked off of her from a bright green blast.
"Megan!" She heard Purin scream as she turned to see the rest of the gang, minus Ichigo, fully transformed and running towards her. "Are you ok!"
"Yea, I'm fine actually," she answered, "took you guys long enough."
"Sorry, we were all over the place, but we're here now! Where's Ichigo?" Zakuro asked.
"A few yards east, but don't worry, I sent the Blue Knight after her so I could take care of this one." She answered, referring to Kisshu. "Speak of the devil… ready for another beating, Kisshu?" After bringing himself back up, he simply put on his normal grin.
"Not today princess, maybe some other time when it's one on one. In the meantime, I'll be looking forward to our first date. Cao princess." He said with a wink before disappearing.
"It's not a date! Grrr…" Megan tried to shout before he faded away.
"Date, what date? You're not seriously going out with him, are you?" Minto asked snootily.
"What! No way! Just got myself caught into something, but don't worry, it won't last long." Megan sighed. "C'mon, let's go find Ichigo." She said before also transforming.
…….Ok, last time… In the Park with Ichigo, Pai, and the Blue Knight……………….
It felt like forever to Ichigo watching Pai and the Blue Knight fighting, but it was really only three minutes. Back and forth, they both had received, dodged, and threw tremendous blows at each other. Taruto, still hurt from his previous hit, could only sit and watch in pain from a distance. Luckily, the rest of the Mew Mew's had come along.
"Ichigo, are you ok!" Megan asked as she untied the piece of cloth from her mouth while Retasu and Zakuro worked on the ties around her wrists and ankles.
"Yeah, I'm fine! Just happy that you guys and the Blue Knight showed up." She gasped, happy to be free from that smelly old rag. Their attention quickly turned towards Pai, as they heard him groan in pain. The Blue Knight was able to knick his arm as a small trail of blood oozed slowly down his arms. They watched as Pai pressed his hand onto his wound and pant loudly from all the fighting he had been doing.
"Looks like we're finished for today, but mark my words Blue Knight, you will not be so lucky the next time we meet." Pai vowed before both he and Taruto vanished. For a brief silent moment, the Blue Knight slowly placed his sword into its sheath and turned his attention towards the girls.
"I am glad you are all safe, especially you, Ichigo." He said to them.
"Th-thank you, for saving me… again." Ichigo said.
"It is my duty, my life is yours, even to you Megan. I must thank you for leading me to Ichigo and helping me fight those cynaclons." He said before bowing to her. "Now, I must leave. Be safe…all of you."
As they watched him turn and leave, Minto leant in towards Retasu.
"Wow, he's actually a little concerned for the rest of our well being." She whispered as Retasu giggled.
………..Cafe Mew Mew………
"I tell ya Wesley, It has been a long…long day." Megan sighed as she rested her head in her arms that were resting upon the counter in the kitchen. It was about 6:00 and Megan had stupidly, yet, graciously volunteered to take Ichigo's shift for the day. Luckily, Wesley decided to close early today for the girls' sakes.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that Ichigo's alright. You know, you guys have done a lot lately, maybe Ryou and I should plan a mini vacation or something."
"Yeah, you should." Megan sighed before she heard her name being called from behind.
"Megan, good, you're still here," Ryou said, peaking his head in through the kitchen door, "mind if we could talk… in private." He finished before leaving, not waiting for an answer.
"I guess, yes." Megan said to Wesley before leaving the kitchen. She was surprised to see Ryou offering a jacket to her.
"I thought we could go for a walk. Here, you're going to need this, it's getting a bit chilly out there." He said as he handed her one of his light wind jackets. Hesitantly, she took it, wondering what this was all about. After leaving the café, they walked in silence for a few minutes while a million thoughts were racing through her head.
"What on earth does he want to talk about? Is he going to thank me or something for helping to save Ichigo? No way, that can't be it, I didn't do too much. Maybe he found out about that stupid thing Kisshu made me agree to do! Oh man, how embarrassing! Well, he can save his breath because I'm going to try and avoid this thing with Kisshu as much as possible. I can't stand him, he's just too…infuriating!"
Megan tried to focus her thoughts on something else to help keep Kisshu out of her head. She noticed how pretty all the colorful leaves looked as they lay scattered on the ground. Fall was definitely her favorite season. She couldn't believe there was only one month left until Christmas! She would be able to go back home for a couple of weeks to see her family again.
Finally, after they had reached the pond near the park, Ryou stood near the watery edge and stared into it. Megan watched him for a moment, then, looked upon their reflection in the water. She blushed when she thought quickly of how cute they looked together. What in the world was she thinking? She didn't ponder on that thought for too long because they were soon interrupted by Ryou.
"I wanted to talk to you about this morning." Was all he said, still gazing into the depths of the water. Coming as a bit of a shock at first, Megan smiled.
"Oh, Ryou the whole alarm clock thing is fine, I'm totally over it by now! Actually, I find it a little funny…mean…but funny."
"No, not about the alarm clock, I'm not sorry for that!"
"Oh…well then, if it was offering me a cup of coffee and then making me get it myself, that really wasn't a big deal either. It was very unkind and all, but-
"Megan, it wasn't about that either, just listen to me." He interrupted. A few seconds of silence passed by as they listened to a few ducks quack across the water.
"You asked me… 'what did it mean?'…you know, about the…kiss." He said, saying the last word like it was hard to pronounce. "The truth is… I don't know what it means." Megan didn't know what to say, she was surprised this was what he wanted to talk about.
"Ryou, it's ok, I know it didn't mean anything to you. You don't have to lie because you think it'll hurt my feelings. We're friends and, one silly little thing happened and we're probably taking it WAY out of hand here, and I-" She was about to go on before Ryou turned and placed a finger on to her lips to shut her up.
"You know, you talk way too much…anyways, the thing is… It did mean something… I didn't know it at the time, but… After that happened, the kiss I mean, I couldn't fall asleep. I kept visualizing that moment as it kept running through my head and I couldn't get it out. I just thought it was because I felt a little guilty for doing that to you when I knew you were still trying to get over the last man you fell in love with… are still in love with… but then, when you asked me what it all meant, I couldn't seem to find that answer. That's when I knew… it did mean something." He said, dropping his arctic gaze from Megan to the ground. Megan couldn't believe what he was saying. Even though he admitted the kiss they shared meant something, there were still questions running through her brain.
"Ryou, I-" She began, but couldn't finish. He decided to continue.
"Look, I don't know exactly what it means, but I do know that it meant something, but I just wanted you to know that, I'm not exactly ready to find out. Plus, I'm technically your boss, so, that's just not going to work." He said, looking at her once again. He failed to meet her eyes because her own were staring into the water.
"That's… that's great, actually… because in all honesty… I'm not ready either… And you're right; you are technically my boss, which would make it definitely weird around the others. Ryou…" she began before looking back up into his blue eyes, "thank you, for talking to me about this. It definitely won't be awkward anymore around you." She finished with a smile.
"Yea, I guess you're right. It's probably best if we both put this behind us."
Megan, surprisingly, felt a small sting of pain run across inside her chest. Did he really just want to forget it, like it never happened? She could understand if the kiss didn't mean anything, but since it did, he still wanted to toss that memory away? Boys are sooo stupid.
"Um, yeah… I-I guess…" she lied. Ryou seemed to noticed the hurt in her facial expression, but before he could say anything, Megan quickly took off his jacket and handed it to him.
"Well, I better be going, I'm sure I'm being missed back at home. See ya later." Was all she said before turning around and marching off, silently cursing every living man on earth. Ryou was going to run after her, but decided it was best for her to just vent for the rest of the day. He would never fully understand the mind of a female. Girls are sooo confusing.
…….At Alien Headquarters………
"Well, pretty princess, I hope you'll be ready for when I next come because you're going to have the time of your life." Kisshu chuckled. He couldn't wait until his first lesson with Megan. Not just to see and be with her, but to actually learn of the female life on earth and how men were suppose to treat them in order to gain their love. "This should definitely be enjoyable." He said, laughing once more while imagining of the day still yet to come.
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