Leo finally was able to leave the hospital but she had to walk around with a bandage over her arm for a while. She noticed how Amber and Jojo basically made her a third wheel and now she was the one struggling to stay in conversation with them. She found herself disconnected from the rest of the group and Dannie was being very passive aggressive towards her. She figured it was best go off on her own and get herself together.

"Geez Mamo, things sure did change while I was in the hospital. Looks like it doesn't even take much time for to things change at all huh?" Leo said looking at Mamo, who was sitting on her shoulder.

"Change is a part of life," Mamo replied bluntly.

"Yeah true."

She walked in silence and tried to take in things. She mindlessly ventured around the city and decided to put her instincts to the test and climb up buildings. It didn't take her long before she managed to climb up Tokyo Tower. She sat at the top and looked over the city below her.

"Incredible that I would never even dare dream of being at the top of this tower before but just by being a Mew Mew allows me to do things like this. Strange isn't it?" Leo muttered to herself.

"Well I wouldn't abuse your powers. You're not indestructible you know."

"Duh Mamo."

Leo sipped on a soda she bought on her way from the cafe. She gazed at the night sky and looked over at Mamo and offered him a sip.

"You want some?"

"Yes and then clog and stick up my circuits because I totally feel like malfunctioning today," Mamo replied with a sassy expression on his features.

"A simple no would suffice."

"I can tell you're sad."

"Sure but I'm also free."

"Free?"

"I've been stuck in that stupid hospital room for like weeks."

"It was only two weeks."

"It was too long. But it made me appreciate simple things like what we're doing now."

"Still thinking about Rabbit?"

Leo went quiet and chuckled softly as if to dismiss Mamo's question. Mamo nudged her playfully and giggled.

"C'mooooon you can tell me," Mamo said playfully.

"A little."

"Still really believed he saved your life?"

"Yes."

"I hope you're not developing some kinda weird crush on him… that'd be pretty forbidden given the circumstances and nature of your relationship with him."

"I don't like him Mamo! I'm just you know… grateful."

Mamo rolled his eyes and lied calmly in Leo's lap. She quietly stroked his fur and enjoyed her quiet solitude. She was going to treasure this sacred moment of escape. For just this once she was going to be selfish and dream and get away from her reality.


"Where's Leo?" Amber asked as she put up the chairs on the tables.

Dannie and Yogurt turned in her direction and shrugged. Anastasia was sweeping the floor of the cafe and sighed.

"Maybe she just decided to leave early," Yogurt said while locking up the cash register.

"Yeah but that's what worries me, she never does that," Amber replied.

"She'll be back," Dannie said wiping the tables.

Anastasia nodded in agreement. The four girls continued their closing routine until Ryou had addressed the girls.

"Girls I'm getting a distress signal from Mamo. Sounds like there's trouble by the docks," Ryou said quickly.

The girls dropped what they were doing and quickly transformed. They ran out of the cafe and hurried to the docks.


"Trouble Leo! Over there!" Mamo said pointing at the docks.

Leo stood up and took a deep breath. She quickly transformed and jumped from the tower. Mamo screamed in shock and horror and held onto her dress tightly. She successfully landed on her feet and Mamo sighed with relief. Before he could recover from his horrific experience, Leo had dashed off. She held Mamo tightly in her arms while she ran as fast as her legs could carry her. By the time she arrived at the docks she found her teammates already there.

"Hey girls," Leo said trying to catch her breath.

"Welcome to the party, glad you could join us," Amber said with her hands on hips.

"Amber are you sure you can fight?"

"Yes I just can't fly for a while."

Leo looked up to see Rabbit and all of his comrades accompanied by a giant mecha shark. Leo giggled at how absurd the shark looked. Rabbit rolled his eyes when he heard her giggling.

"Yeah haha, laugh it up but it's all fun and games till we kick your butt," Rabbit hissed.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I should take you guys seriously. Okay, okay, I'm done laughing I promise," Leo replied with an idiotic smile stuck on her face.

Rabbit narrowed his eyes when Leo busted a gut at the sight of the shark again. He was trying to keep it together and stay serious but the truth was the shark was funny to look at. He didn't want to entertain her contagious laughter.

"Alright can it cat!" Apollo barked.

He sicked the shark upon the girls and they immediately readied their weapons. Amber nearly tripped over herself and batted her wings only to hiss in pain. Anastasia caught her and helped her up. Amber thanked her.

"I keep forgetting I can't fly," Amber said in embarrassment.

"It's fine, I got your back," Anastasia replied as she stood close to her and had her weapon up.

The shark attacked Dannie and Yogurt, who were standing closer to it. Dannie aimed her triton at it and Yogurt readied her fans. The cannon on the mecha shark's back blasted them with water and Yogurt was shot off into the air.

Dannie, not thinking, called out to Amber.

"Amber!"

Amber looked up and saw Yogurt in the air. She attempted to take off but the stinging pain shot through her back and she collapsed onto the ground. Yogurt slammed into Apollo's body and they both crashed into the ocean. Yogurt grabbed onto Apollo for life support but he pried her hands from his chest.

"Get off me ferret!" Apollo hissed in frustration.

"I can't swim!" Yogurt screamed.

"Well this is good news!" Apollo replied as he used all his strength to pry her arms away.

He found Yogurt to have similar if not the exact same strength as Amber. He was familiar with the level of strength she was displaying after he fought Amber. He figured he take her back to shore and get her off his back that way. He paddled to nearest dock.

Dannie aimed at the shark's head and took a deep breath. Serenity had beaten Dannie to it and aimed at her. Her bullet shot through the shark instead of Dannie however and cause the shark to malfunction.

"Serenity you idiot!" Fox scolded angrily.

Serenity frowned at Fox. She wanted snap back but instead kept her mouth shut knowing she didn't have a right say anything. The shark turned around and started blasting water at everyone in sight - including Rabbit and his friends.

It shot Serenity and Rabbit shoved her out of the way. Serenity's face slid into the grass and she looked over at Rabbit. He drew out his sword and grunted in frustration.

"I'll get you back for this later until then get up and help me terminate this thing!" Rabbit barked at Serenity.

She nodded her head and stood up. She pulled out gun and started shooting at it but the steel armor on the shark protected it from harm. Fox drew out his sword and Apollo, who had finally gotten Yogurt off of him, summoned his warhammer.

"Man what a turn of events," Apollo growled.

"Thanks a lot Serenity!" Fox barked.

"Shut up Fox! I'm sorry okay!" Serenity replied with red filling her cheeks.

Leo jumped up with excitement when she realized she was going to teaming up with Rabbit against the shark.

"Want some help or you wanna do this on your own?" Leo asked with a cocky smile on her face.

Rabbit looked over at Leo and snarled.

"Alright but only this one time! As soon as this thing is dead we're coming after you next, got it!?" Rabbit replied.

"That's all this kitty wanted to hear. Alright girls change of plans. We help them take this thing down and then it's back to business as usual," Leo said to the other girls.

They all reluctantly nodded and headed over to their enemies to help them take down the mecha shark. Mamo chuckled.

"You sound too happy. You're giving yourself away," Mamo said, following her.

"Shut up Mamo."

Leo stood next Rabbit and the shark fired its cannon at the two leaders. It blasted them both far off into the middle of the ocean, leaving everyone else without them. Amber was horrified.

"LEEEOOO NOOO!" Amber screamed in distress.

Their enemies took the loss of Rabbit hard as well and immediately attacked the shark. The Mew Mews got to work in taking down the relentless, non-discriminating, mecha shark. The shark was immediately vanquished by the merciless force thrown upon it. Mamo immediately consumed its soul and turn to the girls.

"We gotta find Leo!" Mamo said worriedly.

The Mews agreed and Dannie quickly contacted Ryou. Rabbit's teammates had already been long gone and started their search for Rabbit.


Leo and Rabbit both struggled to paddle and stay afloat. Leo was successful but Rabbit couldn't swim.

"Hey!" Leo called when she noticed him panicking and sinking.

Rabbit coughed and inhaled water in a desperate panic. Leo saw him lose consciousness and soon sink. She wasn't sure if she was right to leave him behind or to save him but she remembered him saving her. She took a deep breath and dived in to save him. She desperately looked around for him and soon saw him. With all her lasting strength she hurried to save him. She grabbed his arms and kicked her feet back up to the surface. She paddled to shore as hard as she could. She soon ended up on a small beach and she dragged her unconscious enemy onto the sand. She started shaking his shoulders in desperation.

"C'mon wake up!" Leo called frantically.

Rabbit didn't respond.

Leo took a deep breath knowing what she had to do. She pinched his nose and opened his mouth. She gathered all the courage she had and pressed her lips against his.


"I can't find Rabbit anywhere! I'm not even getting a signal from his belt," Serenity said in a panic.

"This is all your fault Serenity! You just had to join in the fight didn't you!? You couldn't resist could you? Now our prince is dead thanks to you!" Fox hissed with an accusing finger pointing at her.

Serenity frowned and crossed her arms.

"Well how dare you be so upset when you actually considered opposing him!"

"Well listen here you fat cow, if you weren't so dimwitted then we wouldn't be having this issue!"

Apollo crossed his arms and called out to the both of them.

"Hey! This isn't finding Rabbit now is it!? Right now let's contact Artemis and see if she has any good ideas," Apollo said, demanding their attention.

"Artemis is back home and do you know how hard it is to get a connection from here all the way to the kingdom?" Fox replied with his hands on his hips.

"She's smart. What do we have to lose? We're helpless right now."

"Fox is right, contacting Artemis is pushing it. I have a better idea, if the Mews find Leo, then they'll find Rabbit. Let's see if they'll help us," Serenity said in resolve.

Fox and Apollo were ready to protest but even they knew it was better than trying to contact their friend, who had agreed to stay on the moon. Serenity had signaled her friends to follow her and they made their way to the cafe to speak with the Mews.


Rabbit coughed up the water stuck in his system and slowly came back to his sense. Leo had rested her forehead on his chest and had her arms around him in relief.

"Oh my god I thought I lost you for good," Leo's voice quivered.

Rabbit gently touched her hair and it was wet.

"Uhn… Saraphina what's wrong with you?" Rabbit's voice muttered weakly.

"Saraphina? It's me, Leo," Leo replied as she sat up.

Rabbit sat up and shook his head and realized where he was.

"Ugh sorry I thought you were someone else... , why did you save me?" Rabbit asked immediately.

"To return the favor. Who's Saraphina?" Leo stood up and brushed herself off.

"An ex. No one important."

"She must be if you're mistaking me for her."

"No it's just her nature to say one thing and feel another. She wasn't very nice to me before I left. Anyway, you know this place, where are we cat?"

"I don't know where we are but I think I can find my way back home. You're welcome to go off by yourself or you can follow me, whatever suffices."

Leo started to walk away but Rabbit grabbed her wrist and pulled her to a stop.

"Wait, I don't exactly feel good," Rabbit said softly.

"And you want me to wait here with you until you gather your strength back?"

"If you don't mind."

Leo sat down next to him and hugged her knees to her chest. They both sat in silence for a while. Leo bit her lip before finding the courage to question Rabbit. She looked over him and thought he looked kinda cute with wet hair and a vulnerable face. She looked away when he returned her gaze.

"If you have something to say, now is the time to say it," Rabbit said quietly.

Leo's shoulders slumped and she immediately looked back at him.

"So why are you trying to take over the Earth?" Leo asked softly.

"Because you humans need it."

"No, I want the real answer."

Rabbit smirked and took a deep breath.

"So on the moon we're a monarchy hence my title as prince. My parents only had two sons, my older brother and me. My brother was born with the name of Helios, ironically. And I got that the runt of the litter name, 'Rabbit.' Anyway in our system it's not about who's older, it's about who's more competent to succeed the throne. They crowned my brother rather than me which I say is unfair because I didn't even have a chance to mature by the time they declared my stupid brother the successor of the throne. So I figured if I can prove to my family that I can rule an entire planet then maybe they'll revoke Helios from succeeding the throne and crown me instead."

"That's stupid."

"Well it's my only shot."

"Yeah but who sent you, the king?"

"No I sent myself. I talked it over with my closest friends and we all agreed to do it. Fox, Apollo, Serenity, and Artemis thought it was a good idea and we decided to go for it. Artemis stayed back just in case something happens and we need to get in contact with the kingdom but I left without saying anything to my parents and brother so the last thing I need is them coming to help. Artemis is on constant standby."

"Yeah but now you're my problem you selfish prick," Leo snapped.

"Good I don't mind being your problem. I expected a few bumps in my mission."

"Listen here, bunny boy, you don't just come to someone's planet and try to enslave everyone just so you can leave and be moon king, you understand? That's not fair!"

Rabbit glared at Leo quietly and she crossed her arms.

"You're a jerk," she mumbled under her breath.

"Yet you rescued me."

"Well I…! See it was me being nice okay."

"So kissing your enemy and then keeping them company is being nice?"

Leo covered her mouth and her face went red in embarrassment. Rabbit chuckled at her red face and she frowned at him.

"Kiss you!? I did not kiss you! I gave you CPR!" Leo hissed defensively.

"Hey you can tell me you have a crush on me, I don't mind."

"I don't have a crush on you!"

They both stared at each other with serious scowls and Rabbit was the first to crack and laugh. Leo starting pouting and Rabbit simply nudged her.

"Sooo Mew Mew, you've always been like this?" Rabbit asked as he pointed at her ears and tail.

"Not until you came along. I wasn't born a freak, I was genetically mutated to fight you."

"Sounds painful."

"Not really…"

Rabbit reached towards Leo's ears and touched them.

"You smell like wet dog," Rabbit said jokingly.

"I didn't have to save you okay!"

"No you didn't but you did anyway."

Leo may have been glaring but her eyes were soft. Rabbit noticed it and he wasn't sure where Leo's mind was at. Leo stood up and offered him her hand.

"C'mon Rabbit let's find a way home," She said gently.

Rabbit took her hand and she helped him up. He brushed himself off and they both started walking together. Leo had never seen the beach she was on before. She looked around and figured going straight meant they would eventually find a road.


Amber saw Fox approaching with his comrades and she immediately transformed and got battle ready. The other girls saw and followed suit. Serenity stepped in front of Fox with her hands up.

"Don't attack!" Serenity called immediately.

The girls still had their weapons ready just in case. Amber glared at them and tightened her grip on her bow and arrow.

"Take one more step towards us and we'll attack without any mercy!" Amber barked angrily.

Anastasia put her weapon down and walked past Amber and towards Serenity. Amber was shocked to see her be so bold as to walk up to them. The other girls grew concerned seeing Anastasia willingly approach them unarmed. Serenity's eyes sparkled with hope when she saw Anastasia coming over to speak to her.

"There's a good reason you three are here," Anastasia said suspiciously.

"There is and I wouldn't normally do this but Rabbit is out there somewhere and we can't get signal through his belt or anything. There's a really good chance he's with Leo or he's around the same area as her. If we can find her then we can find him. We wanted to know if you'd help us find him," Serenity explained carefully.

Anastasia took a deep breath and reluctantly nodded.

"Fine but under one condition. You guys have to lay off for the next two weeks," Anastasia said firmly.

"Deal."

The two girls shook hands and Anastasia turned towards her friends and explained the change in situation. The other Mews were reluctant but seeing how desperate their enemies were they had to give in. Fox had his arms crossed and refused to speak to anyone but his teammates. He had a deep burning hatred for the Mews and it wasn't subtle. Mamo had successfully picked up a signal from Leo's pendant.

"I found her location! But she's on the constant move so if we're gonna find her we better start going now! Follow me," Mamo said as he starting heading in the direction of the signal he was picking up.

They quickly followed Mamo in hopes to find Leo.


Leo and Rabbit found a road and she knew which direction to go.

"Alright let's go this way," Leo said as she picked up her feet.

"Hey, let's hitch a ride instead, it's faster," Rabbit said as he pulled her to a stop.

"What? That's dangerous!" Leo barked.

"You have tiger instincts, sharp claws, and a magical sword. What are you afraid of?"

Leo crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. She stood by Rabbit's side while he tried hitchhiking. After a while someone eventually stopped and pulled over. In the car was a sleazy looking man. He smiled at Leo and she stepped behind Rabbit cautiously.

"So you two need a ride huh?" The man asked.

"Yeah, towards Tokyo," Rabbit replied.

"Look I'll give the lady a ride but you can beat it, kid."

"Oh is that so?"

Rabbit opened the man's door and Leo watched him wrestle the man down and eventually throw him out of the car. He beckoned her to get in and Leo quickly ran to the passenger seat and climbed in the car.

"Sorry we're a unit," Rabbit said before speeding off.

Leo looked back and saw the man throwing a fit. She looked back over at Rabbit and couldn't believe he did that for her. He wasn't the best driver, in fact he broke all of the driving laws and did whatever he wanted.

"Rabbit," Leo muttered softly.

"What?"

"Thank you… Why did you do that for me?"

Rabbit looked over at her and then back at the road.

"I figured I'd return the favor for rescuing me."

"Oh…"

They both sat in silence. Leo just stared her hands and continued to twiddled her thumbs quietly. Her face was red and she couldn't help the butterflies rising in her stomach. She never felt so nervous around a boy before and she was starting to question her own motives. She glanced over at Rabbit and his smooth profile made her smile.

"Hey Leo," Rabbit said breaking the silence.

"Hmm?"

"This is between you and me. After this is over we're enemies got it?"

"I never forgot."

"I figured I'd remind you before you fall in love with me."

"That's quite an ego you got there if you honestly believe that I'm even remotely interested in you. I just figured it'd be easier for me to do this with someone than if I did on my own okay?"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah."

"Then this won't bother you."

Leo turned to him to see what he was talking about but the second she turned her head he had surprised her with a sudden kiss. Her entire face flared up and she immediately felt a nervous and giddy feeling in the pit of her stomach. Her heartbeat sped up and she covered her mouth with her hands. Rabbit chuckled at her wide eyes and red face. Leo tried her hardest to glare at him.

"You're such a jerk!" She barked feeling flustered.

"Haha c'mon I was just joking with you geez."

"Still, that wasn't funny! Maybe I was saving my first kiss for someone special!"

"Oh yeah? You mean that boy you're always with?"

"Jojo? No! He's Amber's boyfriend."

"Oooh so Amber stole him from you huh? Rough."

"No! She didn't! He was always just a good friend okay! Stop jumping to conclusions. I was referring to some future guy I might meet that I might like."

"Ah so your imaginary boyfriend. Well news flash, sweetheart, you kissed me first."

"It wasn't a kiss, it was CPR!"

"Sure it wasn't."

Leo pouted in the seat with her arms crossed. Rabbit laughed at her puffed cheeks and stern expression. She looked very childish sitting there steaming next to him. He reached over and pinched her cheeks playfully.

"C'mon Leo cheer up, I'm sure your imaginary boyfriend won't get too upset," Rabbit said teasingly.

"I don't have an imaginary boyfriend," Leo snapped as she swatted his hand away.

"Is he tall, blonde, and handsome?" Rabbit continued to poke fun at her.

Leo looked him over carefully while his eyes were on the road. Rabbit was taller than her, he was blonde, and he was pretty attractive. She looked away and crossed her arms.

"Yes."

"Ah, sounds like a dream," Rabbit replied laughing almost hysterically at her reply.

"Keep laughing at yourself, dofuss," Leo mumbled under her breath.


A/N: I decided to use the horizontal line for convenience. Tell me how it's working out for you guys okay?