Tokyo Mew Mew a La Fresco: Chapter eleven: Trust
"Ah really don't think this is a good idea. Have ah mentioned that?"
"Several times."
"And yur not listening' to meh why?"
"Because it's a brilliant plan and you're just chicken shit."
"Excuse me if ah don't want ta have a repeat performance of Shabranigdo-sama's punishments." Nana rubbed her wrists and winced both at the pain of the rope burns there and at the memory of what had transpired in the process of getting the rope burns.
"I never knew Ruby-eye was that sadistic." Ryou said thoughtfully as he noticed his sister's actions.
"Why d'you think Shabranigdo-sama favors her so damn much? Can we just get this over with since ah know you ain't gonna give up on it no matter how dumb it is?"
"We have to wait for Keiichiro and Ichigo." Nana curled her lip in disgust.
"I hate cats ya know."
"Yeah, I know. But I happen to really like this one so be nice." Nana eased a hip onto the corner of the desk that Ryou had his feet propped up on and raised an eyebrow at him.
"Ya know…This plan of yours…could very kill you. Not to mention me."
"Don't worry. I excluded both of our names from the incantation. Whatever happens though, after this you and I will be mortal. Do you want that?"
"…Ah think we've both lived long enough for you to know tha answer to that." She replied, smirking, matching her twin's expression exactly.
"I'm glad you two find something funny about this situation." Keiichiro all but growled as her walked in and shoved Ryou's feet off the desk.
"Same as always huh? A growlin', spittin' puppy, just like yur name, Sirius." Keiichiro bared his teeth at Nana for her observation.
"What's this brilliant idea you have anyway, Ryou? Whatever it is, if it involves an evil bitch like Dark Star I won't have any part in it and I'll advise Ichigo-chan to follow suit."
"She's certainly the lesser of five evils."
"But still evil."
"True enough. You win."
"Stop talkin' bout meh like ah'm not here!"
"And just why is she here, Ryou-kun? Keiichiro-kun?" Ichigo demanded to know as she walked in with her arms folded. "And why did you insist that I not bring the others? We don't keep secrets from each other. Not secrets like this." She amended as an afterthought.
"Yur their leader. We needed ta clear it with you before we went any further." Nana answered, flinching at the look Ichigo sent her that made it clear to the Dark Lord that the Mew though she was of the lowest caliber of being to ever walk any plane of existence.
"I trust Ryou and Keiichiro. Most of the time. But I don't trust you in the least bit. And I agree with Keiichiro. Anything that involves an enemy, I won't have anything to with." She stated before turning on her heel and preparing to storm out
"Even if tha enemy was willin' ta risk their life ta see that you'd succeed. That you'd defeat a mutual enemy?" Ichigo stopped and turned slowly, the glint in her eyes reflecting her feline genes, one that said that she would eliminate anyone who crossed her.
"What do you mean by that?"
"If we work through my plan," Ryou began, addressing both Keiichiro and Ichigo. "Then the Dark Lords will not only be significantly less powerful, they'll be able to be killed. Mortal."
Keiichiro and Ichigo exchanged a long look before they both sat down, Keiichiro at his desk in the workroom and Ichigo hopping up onto the widow sill.
"Talk." They instructed the siblings in tandem.
Ryou and Nana exchanged a look then, the latter nodding and former beginning.
"When I was still a Dark Lord, before we'd even come to this plane, Shabranigdo was threatened by an enemy that countered her power in every aspect. Where Shabranigdo was weak Cepheid was strong and vice-versa. They ended up destroying each other in the process of the battle."
"Their subordinates were evenly matched as well," Nana continued. "It was how we all came to be reincarnated in tha first place. We destroyed each other."
"And if Shabranigdo's side has reincarnated then its safe, very safe in fact, to assume that Cepheid's has as well." Ryou concluded
"So you're suggesting we find who the other side reincarnated as and then have them fight instead of the girls. Brilliant! Why didn't think of that sooner! Oh but you forgot a few important things. First stands the fact that we've already established: The girls won't back down. Second, we have no fucking idea where these reincarnations might be! They could be across the damn world for all we know! We don't have time to go scouring ever corner of the-"
"That's not what he's getting at Keiichiro-kun." Ichigo said, holding up a hand to silence her friend before he begin speaking again.
She narrowed her eyes at the identical smirks the twins still wore.
"You're thinking that the seven of us are the reincarnations."
"Precisely." Ryou and Nana answered
"…Ryou…"Keiichiro began, kneading his eyebrows with his fingers. "I know you think this is the right way to go about things but unfounded theories are not what we need right now."
"Its not an unfounded theory. Its fact." Ryou said defensively
"Oh, really? And how do you know that? Can you prove it?" Keiichiro asked challengingly, knowing it would get a rise out of the blond.
"Yeah, I can prove it. All we need is for you to recite the incantation to call back their former powers from the sea of chaos."
"Uh-huh. Never mind the fact that, as I've said before, all of my power that was left after sealing Shabranigdo's portion of power that you have and what she poured into my sister, is currently maintaining the Mew Mew Project."
"Both of which spells you can drop now."
"Right. And let you become a Dark Lord again? And let Spica work her way out of death when she becomes one again? And let the Mews go back to regular girls, since this theory of yours is crap, so they can be slaughtered? No thanks, Ryou."
"You don't trust me to stay by your side, by their side, No matter what?" Ryou questioned, slightly stung at the suggestion that he would betray his friends.
"I trust Shirogane Ryou. Not Wicked Sin. And Not Dark Star." Keiichiro added with a glance at Nana
"Ah stand bah Ryou. Shabranigdo-sama and her followers need to be stopped. Regardless of what it costs meh, I'll bah you as well."
"…And why are you so sure that they are who you say they are anyway? I know about Cepheid and Shabranigdo's war and Cepheid's people were numbered five not seven."
"Cepheid manifested in two beings. The Yin and Yang of his power. Shabranigdo did as well. Chidori just happened to have murdered her light side several decades ago."
"Uh-huh, okay, I'll buy that. Which ones are which then? As far as we've seen, the only one able to control any element like Cepheid's dragons did was Lettuce and she only did that once."
"Ichigo and Berri represent Cepheid's two sides. Ichigo Yin and Berri Yang. And as for the others I can't tell you which is which."
"Then that just brings us right back to start of the circle! How can you be so damn sure!"
"Because I just am! I have to be! Just trust me and drop the enchantments!"
Keiichiro said nothing, did nothing for a few moments. Just stared into Ryou's determined eyes before he closed his own and sighed labouredly.
"…Fine. I'll trust you." He opened his eyes again, scowling as he did so. "But if this plan of yours gets us killed I'm going to kick your ass."
Ryou smirked again at the threat.
"Too bad you won't get the chance."
Authors Note:I'm sorry if you find Nana's way of speaking hard to read. I don't know if I mentioned it before but she's posed to be using a Kansai accent which is always portrayed in dubs as being like a southern U.S. accent. Also all of the Dark Lords are based off the Six Great Spirits from the Manga Diabolo. Soooo great! Lots of shounen-ai angst and what not!