A/N

Hello! I'm back with fresh ideas! And I think I got this pairing stuff sorted out. Finally.

Okay, well I was thinking. This story is kind of like a series of run-ins with the aliens. Like the anime. Well, I think it's time that something happens that steers this story in a direction. So bear with me!

I don't own TMM! After this, I'm never saying it again. I've said it w-a-a-a-y to many times, don't cha think?

Chapter 11

Internally sighing, I wonder how I got into the situation of having two aliens in my house, at the same time. Miki was sitting up in bed now, grumbling about her whip. To no one's surprise, Vlad just had his arms crossed and looked bored.

"Are you positive you have no idea where my whip is?" Miki asks me. I sigh out loud now.

"Yes, I'm positive."I lie. I was pretty sure the whip was sitting in the grass in the park. For once, I didn't feel bad about lying. Miki had done a lot of bad things. Maybe if she recognized those things, I'd feel halfway better. Also, it was safer for everyone if that whip was out of alien hands. After hearing my response, Miki stared at me a bit too intensely.

"You're lying." She states, with complete confidence. Vlad abruptly looks up form la-la land. How could she know that? Maybe she's trying to see if I really am. Lying that is.

"How do you know?" I end up replying, trying my best to sound normal.

"It's obvious, I just-," Before she could finish, Vlad abruptly silences her with an icy stare. Miki looks at him curiously but ends up rolling her eyes. "Vlad, let's go find my whip." Miki orders, and then stands up to leave. She wobbles dangerously and flinches.

"You're too badly injured to walk." I remind her. Miki lies back down on to her bed. Her gaze turns to Vlad and she begins to open her mouth.

"Can you-,"

"No." Vlad interrupts curtly. He says it so firmly Miki doesn't plead anymore. Miki turns to me.

"Can you help me?" She asks, the begging look returning back to her face. I wonder if she's serious, asking an enemy to help her find a weapon. I find myself nodding though. Once we find the whip, I could probably get it. Miki is injured. And, as a bonus, Vlad isn't coming. Miki claps excitedly.

"Great!" She chirps and holds out her arm. Does she expect me to carry her? No, wait, she's going to teleport, me with her. Like how Kisshu teleported with me. I grab her wrist, and before Vlad can say anything, the world blurs and melts together. I squeeze my eyes closed when the colors begin to move. Last time it gave me a wicked headache. We end up on my school's track. Miki crawls around, using one hand as a visor. The sun was beginning to come up. Great. I'm going to be a zombie at school.

"I remember the place where I lost it had lots of grass." Miki informs me, searching. So she remembers just that? Wow.

"Me too." I reply, pretending to look under a bench. After a good ten minutes of looking, Miki decides it isn't here. I agree and we teleport again. I'd never get used to the odd sensation of it. I open my eyes when everything seems normal again. We're in the baseball field behind the community center. I'd never been there but Grandfather pointed it out on my tour of Tokyo.

Miki begins to search again. I wonder where she comes up with these places. How does she know where all the grassy places are? She and Vlad must've taken a tour of Tokyo too, unfortunately. I walk around, mindlessly scanning the ground. Miki is inspecting a cherry blossom with great interest. She turns to me, looking excited. "What's this Vanilla?" She holds up the cherry blossom, sniffing it lightly. Does she just throw caution to the wind? What if the scent of that is poisonous? Not that it is, but still.

"It's a cherry blossom." I tell her, tiredness beginning to weigh me down. I'd have to finish this up, and quick. Walking around listlessly, I wait a few more minutes. "What about the park?" I suggest. Miki looks up from her work. She grins.

"Oh right! The park!" She grabs hold of my arm and we teleport. Does all this teleporting wear her out? Or does it really not take up that much energy? At the park, I try to remember where the whip is. Miki studies the area, looking satisfied.

"Good memory Vanilla!" She begins to mill around, searching. I truly look now. Now I'm glad the sun is rising. Without it, her whip would be impossible to find. I check under a bench and loose my on-coming hunger pains immediately. The things people stick under a bench. I shudder. Then I hear Miki. "Mew! Check in this tree!" This tree? Oh wow. Standing up, I brush off my pajama pants and look for her. Miki's standing by a good sized tree. It's so chock-full of leaves that you can't see any other part of the tree but the trunk. Miki looks at be expectantly. I look to the tree, to her, then back to the tree.

"You want me to climb it?" I ask wearily. Miki nods.

"I'll check over there!" She says, pointing to the left. I nod. Too bad I actually have to climb this thing. I doubt the whip is up here. Now, how to scale it. I study the trunk of the tree, looking for hand or foot holds. There are some, near the middle. They'd have to do. I reach for the one closest to me. Using my little upper body strength, I manage to flail around a little bit.

"Miki! Help me!" I yell. She appears next to me.

"Jeez Mew, at least try." Miki rolls her eyes and flies me up to the lowest branch. "Hopefully you're not as heavy as you feel." She snickers and begins flying back down. I reach for her long hair, trying to pull it, but she leaves too quickly.

Clutching the branch for dear life, I try not to look down. I look around above me for any whip-like things. There are too many leaves. I stand, wobbling, and reach for the branch nearest to me. As I try to straddle it, I hear the branch under me let out a suspicious creak. A bit too quickly, I cling to the upper branch. I peek down and let out a small yelp. The tree didn't look this tall. Frozen, I try to focus on looking for the whip. Nothing. Unfortunately, I'll have to climb higher. Wrapping my hands around a branch above me, I wonder if I can pull myself up. I give it a try. Maybe I can do it. Pulling and panting, I get on top of the branch. If this thing falls, I'm dead. Looking around, I don't see a whip. I push myself up right and smack my forehead into a branch. Swearing, I rub my forehead with my hand.

"I got it!" I hear Miki yell in the distance.

"Get me down!" I shout in reply, but I only get silence in return. Apparently, my shouting startled something because I now hear stirring in the leaves. Oh god. I clutch the branch and look around. A bird suddenly takes flight and leaves the tree. Not expecting that, I squeal and let go of the branch, barely being able to grab it again. Now the only thing preventing me from breaking my legs are my hands' grip on the branch. The bark digs into my palm and my arms strain. My whole body dangling like dead weight isn't helping. And Miki was definitely gone, that moron.

How can I possibly get down?

A/N

All done! I'll try to get the next chapter out so that you won't be in suspense X"D Okay, well I hope it was enjoyable. I got the tree idea as I was writing the story, but it makes my plans for the future work well :D So, please review! I love reading my reviews ^^

To MewFlowerGirl: I'm not an expert v-v but thank you 3 that pairing was one I was thinking about from the beginning, ironically XD and I like that idea. :D you're smart, X3