I promised an update ASAP, so here it is! Ok, not ASAP, but still. Part 2 of Ichigo's revenge - now it's really going to get crazy! I think the end of Prank Wars is in sight, then again, maybe it'll carry on for a little longer. But, seeing as I'm making it up as I go, I have absolutely no idea!! Talk about lack of planning! Anyway, for now there's still a couple of chapters, maybe a twist or two - I just don't know. Well, I'll stop boring you all and get onto the disclaimer or it'll never end!

KKKO: I'm going to ask my BFF Megan to do this chapter's disclaimer. Hey Megan!

Megan: I LOVE KISH!! Anyone agree?

KKKO: He's defiantly one of my fave characters - after Ryou and Ichigo, of course.

Megan: Well he's my all time favourite!

KKKO: Ok, plz can you do the disclaimer now?

Megan: Do I have to do it now? We were right in the middle of an important conversation.

KKKO: (pulls out TMM manga volume 7) If you do it now, I'll give you this back.

Megan: NOOO! I've been looking for that! The only one I haven't read!

KKKO: It is mine you know. But do the disclaimer and you can read it.

Megan: Right. Kitty Kat Knock Out doesn't own TMM - just the manga volume she bought which she is dangling in front of my face.

KKKO: Good girl, Megz. (tosses Megan manga) Well, while she reads that we'll get onto the story.

(BTW, 'Knock Out' is what the K.O. stands for, just for anyone who didn't know.)

Chapter 9

A Girl's Gotta Do What She's Gotta Do - Part 2

"I can stand the first two outfits - but that?! No way!" Ichigo shrieked, waving her hands around in the air.

"That's just tough then, isn't it? If you don't the whole prank will be ruined," Minto snapped.

"Why don't we talk about it later, na no da? Shirogane-san will get suspitusi if we hide any longer," Purin exclaimed.

"It's suspicious, Purin-chan," Retasu kindly corrected.

"That's what I said, na no da."

The older girls just sighed then continued in what they were doing. Zakuro massaged her temples as Minto and Ichigo started the second round of their little fight. This was getting them nowhere.

"Right we're going to do what Purin-chan suggested," she finally said, aggravated. "We'll talk you into wearing the last outfit later Ichigo-chan, but for now we really need to get started. So go get changed, Purin-chan keep watch, Minto-chan get the make-up, Retasu-chan hide the other outfits. Meanwhile, I'll set up for doing her hair."

Each Mew nodded and ran off to do whatever she had been told to. Out in the hallway was silent and still - apart from Purin marching back and forth, back and forth, saluting and saying to herself, "Nobody will get through with Purin Fong on guard, na no da!"

Back inside, Ichigo was now in her first outfit and getting her make-up done by Minto. Once her blush and eye-shadow was applied, the Lorikeet handed Ichigo some lipgloss. She put it on then Zakuro started on her hair. It was pulled back into a tiny ponytail with blue butterfly clips at one side. The eye-shadow was a pale blue, as was the strapless top she wore. Her skirt was snow white and the jacket was also. She didn't have her knee-high socks on, instead she wore a pair of short white boots with kitten heels.

Zakuro and Minto had chosen the 'mature' look, just to prove something to Shirogane. It would surely confuse him seeing as the red-head was normally anything but mature. But it may provoke his interest in the girl or it may send him into shock. They would just have to wait and see. Keiichiro had given them a video camera to record what would happen, so they could watch it again and again and again if it was humiliating/embarrassing for Shirogane.

After one last look over, they concluded that Ichigo was ready. Now it was time for the fun to begin.

As he sat at the kitchen table, his head buried in his arms as he slumped forward, Ryou thought about last night. What had possessed him to kiss her he did not know. Maybe it was his annoyance of the girl - just wanting to tease her or make her shut up? Maybe he just did it for the heck of it - he was sixteen and before his liplock with the Irimote the other day, he had never been kissed. Maybe - what was the use. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't come up with a suitable answer.

Just then he heard a door click and in walked...

"Hey Ryou."

Looking up the blonde boy saw…his best friend. "Hey Keiichiro," he replied. (A/N: You all thought it was going to Ichigo, didn't you? Admit it, you did.)

"Anything troubling you?" the brunette asked with a kind smile.

"No," Ryou sighed. "Well, anou…kind of."

"What is it?"

"Oh, nothing. Nothing much."

"Alright then. I'll leave you alone. It's getting close to lunch time. The girls will be wanting food. So I'd better start making some food --"

"No! It's ok! I'll make it!"

Turning to the doorway, they found Ichigo. Ryou's eyes instantly widened at the sight of her. She stood with her hands on her hips, a sweet smile painted onto her face. And what she was wearing made her look ten times more grown up than her usual get-up.

"Are you sure?" Keiichiro asked.

"Of course, Akasaka-san. You cook all of the time, so it'll be a nice change for you for once if someone else did all of the cooking," she replied.

"If you're sure. I'll go sit down then," he said, before strolling out of the kitchen, leaving the blonde alone with the red-head.

After a quick glance at Ryou, she went about the kitchen lifting down a couple of pots and opening cupboards to see what food was available. Coming up with nothing suitable for a meal - for about eleven, now - she sighed.

"Honestly, Shirogane. Do you live on dust or something? These cupboards are completely empty," she twisted her head round with her hands still grasping the doors and raising an eye-brow at the boy.

He shook his head briefly, as if coming out of a trance. "No, it's just there's normally only me here. Now there's over ten."

She smiled and continued rummaging. He watched her for a little while longer in silence. She could feel his eyes burning into her and decided that since she had his full attention, it was time to start flirting.

Sighing once more, she stopped what she was doing and strutted over to Ryou. Halting right in front of him, she crossed her arms just below her chest and frowned slightly. "There's nothing to eat," she stated plainly.

"Hmm," was all Ryou could respond. After all, she had stopped right in front of him, so close she was almost touching him.

"Well, if you're not going to help…" she began to walk past him, her arm brushing against his shoulder, "then I'll have to go out in this rain and buy something."

"Wait!"

Grinning to herself for a mere second before moulding her expression to a neutral one, she turned back and said innocently, "Hai?"

"You'll get wet if you go out. How about just baking a cake or something like that?"

"A cake instead of a meal? Do you normally eat that? I guess not, otherwise you'd be chubby but you've got quite a hot body," Ichigo said.

She could see the boy was trying to fight his blush at her last comment. Truthfully she thought she would have been able to get him with that, make him really go red and flustered. She'd have to try harder. But didn't Minto make it clear that she had to keep the flirting subtle and casual? She'd have to wait until her next outfit for the more hinted part of the prank. And then her last outfit…how the heck could she even wear that in front of Ryou?! She'd just have to cross that bridge when she came to it and focus on the task at hand for now.

"So, are you going to help me, or what?" she asked him.

He just sat there, silent and unmoving. She rolled her eyes. Walking over to him again, she clicked her fingers and flicked his forehead. He instantly snapped out of staring into space.

"What was that for?" he demanded.

She smirked in response. "Come on, we're baking."

"I don't bake," he grumbled, but stood and joined her anyway. Smiling, she opened the cupboard and handed him the flour. Then, going to the fridge, she picked out the butter and the eggs.

"We need sugar aswell," she told him, obviously meaning for him to get it out.

After taking it out of another cupboard, he brought it back to her, placing it on the bench.

"Arigato."

Lifting out a bowl and spoon they set to work. A little while later they were finished and the cake was in the oven. Ryou took a seat at the table. Ichigo looked at him, turned to look at the floor then looked back at hi again. Grinning to herself, she grabbed the bag of floor, put her hand in and took some out and sprinkled it over his head. As floor rained down on him an expression of horror overcame him. However, it was quickly replaced by a playful smirk and he snatched the bag from Ichigo, throwing some floor onto her.

"Shirogane!" she shrieked. Dashing back over to the cupboard she took out yet another bag of the soft white stuff and began chucking some back at him. It wasn't long before floor was flying back and forth between the two. It hit everything and what it didn't at first was soon covered.

They were running all over the café - apart from upstairs - throwing flour around like they were five, not teenagers. But all good things have to come to an end and so did the flour. The bags were empty before long. But that didn't stop Shirogane. He hadn't been this happy since he was ten and out in his vast gardens in America, running around with his dog Daisuke. No, he wasn't going to let his fun end so abruptly.

So he walked back inside the kitchen, leaving an out of breath Ichigo to collapse on one of the chairs. She sat for a while in silence, not even thinking. Hearing the kitchen door open once more she glanced up and only just managed to catch the airborne object that came hurtling at her. Catching it in time, she looked at it to see exactly what it was. And screamed.

Ryou walked over to her confidently, a smirk etched onto his features, shaking none other than a can of whipped cream. She looked at him in horror and opened her mouth to speak but before she could say anything he sprayed cream into it. Swallowing, she glared. Shaking up her own can she pulled off the top and fired it at him. Whipped cream landed on his shirt and Ichigo laughed.

"Think that was funny, did you?" he asked.

"Hai --" she began, but cut herself off as she realised he was taking his top off. She tried her hardest to stop the blush from rising but, alas, she failed. She just couldn't help it - he was shirtless!!

As if that wasn't enough, he got as close as he possibly could to her, pulled her top agape then squirted cream down it and onto her chest.

Her eyes almost bugged out of her head. She couldn't believe he had just done that! But shock left her and squirted him back. Then she turned and ran. He gave chase and she shrieked as she saw him coming after her.

It was another hour before they stopped. And once they did they virtually fell down. Fortunately for him, Ryou had the sense to collapse into a chair at one of the tables. Putting his head in his hands he let out a deep breath. Glancing up at Ichigo he chuckled. She was spread out across the floor, panting.

"What?" she asked, looking up at him.

He just chuckled to himself again.

She smiled, realising something. Ryou had laughed. He had been smiling. And it was all genuine. She had never seen him like this. So happy. It proved that he could be really fun to be with. Once he let down the emotional walls he had built and let go.

She got up to leave. However, before she did, she pecked him on the cheek. Muttering, "Zakuro-chan's going to kill me for getting her clothes dirty." She left the room, trooping back upstairs to join her friends.

He was stunned. Never did he ever imagine that Ichigo would kiss him - even if it was a quick peck on the cheek. Oh well, she was pretty confusing at times…like always…

A/N: It looks like this is going to be a three part prank. Meaning more for me to write.

I have to go because it's getting pretty late over here. So until next time SAYONARA!!