Romantic Wings

Chapter Eleven: The Yule Ball Fiasco

It had been several months since Masaya's death. Ichigo hadn't even spoken to anyone of the Mews ever since, but she always talked to Ryou. It seemed to me like Ichigo had found lots of comfort with Ryou. Me and her hadn't even had a real conversation since the Masaya accident.

But as the months passed, things became so quiet. And soon Christmas time loomed ever closer to us. It was only three days until Christmas Eve and everyone was excited! And for Christmas we were all planning for the big Café Yule Ball! The Yule Ball was a special formal dance where we all celebrated Christmas together and had a big dance.

"Hey, Ryou! I need a dress for the Yule Ball! Can I have some money and go buy one?" I asked Ryou. I still needed a dress. This was a former dance after all, and I seriously needed a dress!

"Well… I guess you could. Or… I could make you a dress…" Ryou said.

"You could actually make me a dress? THAT'D BE SOOO AWESOME!" I said hyperly as I began to jump up and down.

"Erm… Calm down! I'll make you a dress on one condition: you have to do extra work at the Café!" Ryou said with a smirk.

"EXTRA WORK? But I work hard enough already, don't I?" I asked a little disappointed. I guess this means I'll just have to work overtime after the Café closes and do more cleaning in the morning… "Alright, I'll do some extra work then…" I said with a big sigh.

"Well then, get to work Shintara!" Ryou replied as he walked into the kitchen.

I began to sigh once more as I sweeped up the Café while everyone else left. The next three days were so long. I spent everyday tirelessly working my butt off just to clean up and get a dress for the Yule Ball. Everyday I would dream of the Ball, just dancing around and celebrating the Christmas spirit. It seemed like so much fun…

On the morning of the Yule Ball I woke up with a start. I was just so hyper! I sweeped up and cleaned the tables as quickly as I could. Then I got into my Café maid outfit and stepped outside for some fresh air. "Ahhhhh… I can't wait until the Yule Ball today!" I said in an excited voice. Even if there was no snow around, it still felt like Christmas to me. The trees were decorated with beautiful Christmas lights and there was mistletoe right under the Café door.

Yep, it was Christmas! I was about to walk inside when something hit me on the head. OUCH! Who threw that rock? I thought in my head as I turned around. Floating up in the air was Kish, smiling toothily. "Kish, why'd you throw that rock at me?" I asked rubbing my head.

"To get your attention. What's this 'Yule Ball'?" Kish asked suspiciously.

"The Yule Ball is a formal Christmas dance," I explained. "And why are you so interested in a boring formal dance?"

"No reason, no reason at all," Kish replied. "So… Is Ichigo going to be there?"

"As far as I know, she is. And I hate to break it to ya, but I think Ichigo is already going to dance with someone!" I said teasingly. I just knew that'd throw him off his guard.

"S-she is! With who?" Kish asked in surprise.

"Not telling." I said smiling.

"Can't I at least come to this dance then?" Kish asked childishly.

"Nope. Not unless you promise that you'll be good and you won't cause any trouble!" I said scolding him. "The Yule Ball begins at 8:00pm. And you'll need a tuxedo too."

"A tuxedo, eh? Shouldn't be too hard to find," Kish said giggling a little.

"Oh, I almost forgot! Just meet me by that bench over there at 8:00!" I said as I pointed to a park bench. Hee hee…Once I give him that little bracelet he's sure not to cause any trouble! I thought happily.

I was just cleaning and such during those few months. When my parents were still alive, they forced me to go into advanced education. So while I was in advanced education I was taught principals of machinery and such. I had learned all there was to know about inventing a simple device, nothing too complicated though. And I had finally created something that as actually useful: a bracelet that prevented the wearer to do anything rude and/or violent!

You see, my sneaky little device was on voice command. Whenever I would say a certain 'password' it would react and give a small little shock to whoever wore it. It was totally brilliant, and yet simple. Yes, I know that what I would do was so entirely sneaky and down-right mean, but it was the only way to keep Kish out of trouble.

"Fine then. I'll just meet you by the bench at 8:00!" Kish said as he teleported away.

My plan might work better than I thought. Now I just hope Kish doesn't bring his little friends with him… Then a thought just struck me. What if Kish brings Tart and Pai with him? They might ruin the Yule Ball! Well, not while I was around, that's for sure! But chances are Kish wouldn't bring Pai with him. Pai was just too uptight. And Tart was just… Let's just say he was too annoyng.

I went back inside the Café, put away and tables and decorated the Café for the Yule Ball. Ryou came down the stairs and also helped. In only a matter of two hours, the Café was perfectly decorated and furnished for the Yule Ball! The tables were moved to the side, and a big space in the middle was left for all the dancing. There was even a Christmas tree too!

"The Yule Ball will begin in an hour. Want to see your dress?" Ryou asked.

"Yes please!" I said excitedly as Ryou went back upstairs to get the dress. When he came back, he was holding a small box. He gave me the box. When I looked inside, I found the most beautiful dress I had ever seen! The dress was white, with pink and yellow frilles. The shoulders were decorated with pink and there were even roses near the bottom! It was truly beautiful.

"Thank you so much, Ryou!" I said happily as I gave him a small hug and rushed upstairs to change into my dress. It had taken me quite a long time to get that silly dress on, but I did it! Then I ran into the washroom, took out my make-up kit and put lip stick on and some eye shadow and mascara. After all that I put him hair up into a sort of ponytail with my spikey hair pointing up and let a little the sides of my face.

When I walked downstairs I looked at the time. Oh no! It was 7:55pm already? This wasn't good… I ran to the basement, got the special bracelet and then put him white high heals on. I walked out of the Café and took a few deep breaths and I walked up to the bench.

A minute later, Kish teleported by the bench. He was wearing a black tuxedo, but he left his hair the way it was. He was only a small bouquet of flowers, "Hey, Kish! Ready to go to the Yule Ball?" I asked happily, hoping that he brought the flowers for me.

"Yup. Now where's Ichigo?" Kish asked looking around.

"Eh?" I asked puzzled. Wait a second… DID HE COME TO THE YULE BALL JUST SO HE COULD SEE ICHIGO! "Ichigo isn't here yet… Hey… Did you actually bring those flowers just for her?" I asked a bit unhappy.

"Well… Uhhh…" Kish stammered, blushing a bit.

"… You just came to see Ichigo… Fine then, I'm not taking you to the Yule Ball…" I said a little annoyed. I thought he wanted to come to the Yule Ball with me, not Ichigo. WHAT A BAKA JERK! I began to walk off, a little pissed off. Even after I told him that Ichigo probably had somebody to dance with, he still wanted to see her… Boy, he's a baka. Yup, he's a total baka. B-A-K-A, baka.

"Shintara! I didn't just come for Ichigo, ya know!" Kish yelled.

I turned around and stopped walking. He didn't just come for Ichigo? Does that mean he got over her somehow? "You mean… You didn't just come because Ichigo was going to be here…?" I asked, almost quietly. Does this mean he doesn't love Ichigo anymore? That's almost too unreal to be true!

"Actually… I just wanted to go to the Ball… with you…" Kish said, holding out the roses.

I began to blush quite a bit now. "Well, let's go to the Ball then!" I said gleefully as I took Kish by the arm and we both walked into the Café. This is going to be the best Yule Ball EVER! I just hope everyone won't mind that I brought Kish along… I thought nervously as we both walked in, smiling. The Yule Ball was in full swing now.

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Me: Shintara and Kishie, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love… Then comes marriage…

Kish: Shut up. Just shut up now…

Ichigo: We should make this a Kodak moment! The day Kish gets over Ichigo! It'll be the front page! –Nya nya nya

Mint: We should arrange a marriage!

Pudding: Pudding shall be the flower girl! Na no da!

Zakuro: I'll be the bride's maid.

Lettuce: I'll be the bride's assistant!

Pai: I shall be the priest.

Tart: I'll be best man!

Me: IT IS AGREED THEN! WE SHALL JOIN SHINTARA AND KISH IN HOLY MATCHRAMONY IN DUE TIME! …once they're 19 or so… which might take another… trillion chapters…

Ichigo: Aw, no fair! I wanted to get a Kodak moment!

Kish: I'd be happy to be your Kodak moment, Ichigo! -giggles pervertedly-

Me: BAD KISHIEPUUU! NO CHEATING ON YOUR GAL! -whacks Kish with a perv stick-

Ryou: You should be ashamed, Kish…

Keiichirou: I agree!

Tart: This is what happens when you restrict Kish to one woman. He goes girl crazy. The poor lad… He'll never get out of that extreme therapy… Oh well! Let's all celebrate!

Everyone: -whacks Tart into the air anime-style-

Me: Now that we've all enjoyed embarrassing Kish, it's time for the DISCLAIMER! I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew. I am sad to inform you that I never shall. If only I could… Anywho, I do own Shintara though and the old man who won't show up for a very, very long time and that mysterious dude who I keep forgetting to put into the storyline…
STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER… IT SHALL INCLUDE:

Ichigo x Ryou
Pai x Zakuro
Shintara x Kish