A/N: Hello all! It took me forever, but I finally finished this story. I got really excited at the end. It took me five minutes to write it because I was freaking out while writing it…. I kept giggling…. Well, as you might have guessed, this is the last chapter of my story. I might write another Tokyo Mew Mew story in the future, I don't know yet. Anyways, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew. Ikumi does. If I did, Ryou and Ichigo would have ended up together.
Chapter 12: Together Forever
Ichigo awoke the next morning and it took her a minute to remember where she was. Then it came back to her. She had moved in with Ryou. She was sharing a room with Ryou. She looked over at Ryou and noticed he was still sleeping. Ichigo smiled at the sleeping form of Ryou. Then she carefully got out of bed and tip-toed to the dresser and closet, and got an outfit then tip-toed to the bathroom. She emerged from the bathroom ten minutes later fully clothed, and with one last the sleeping form of Ryou headed down to the kitchen. When she reached the kitchen she noticed that Keiichiro was already up and cooking breakfast.
"Good morning, Ichigo," Keiichiro said, looking over at the doorway when Ichigo entered.
"Good morning, Keiichiro," Ichigo answered, sitting down at the kitchen table.
"Would you like something to drink?" Keiichiro asked. "Coffee? Milk? Juice?"
"Milk sounds good," Ichigo said, looking out the kitchen window.
Keiichiro placed a glass of milk in front of Ichigo and continued to cook breakfast. Ichigo placed her face in her hand and looked at the sky through the window. It looked like it was going to be a great day. Ichigo took a sip of her milk and got up from the table and went outside. She looked back at the sky. It was a warm spring morning. The sky was a clear forget-me-not blue. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Ichigo stood outside for five minutes before a pair of arms wrapped themselves around her.
"Good morning my kawaii neko," the voice of Ryou said from behind her.
"Good morning, Ryou," Ichigo said, turning around and giving Ryou a kiss.
"I was wondering where you were this morning when I woke up and didn't see you. Did you sleep well?" Ryou asked, letting go of Ichigo and leading her back into the kitchen.
"Yeah, I slept pretty well since I was with you," Ichigo said, sitting down in the chair she was in earlier.
"Aww, that's so cute!" Keiichiro said, placing a plate of waffles on the table.
"Yeah, I slept pretty well last night, too," Ryou said, patches of red appearing on his face.
As Ichigo thought about the night before, she too began to blush. Images of the night before played I n her head.
"Ichigo? Are you ok?" Keiichiro asked, sitting down opposite Ichigo.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I am just fine. I was just thinking," Ichigo said, shaking her head and grabbing a waffle.
Ryou was watching her closely and smiled slightly.
"Did something happen last night?" Keiichiro asked.
Ichigo started to choke on a piece of her waffle. Keiichiro smiled and said no more. The rest of breakfast passed uneventfully.
"When are we leaving for America?" Ichigo asked Ryou, as she cleaned up the plates.
"Tomorrow evening," Ryou said, sipping some coffee.
"Tomorrow evening? So soon?" Ichigo asked in surprise.
"Yeah. I have someplace I want to take you. Somewhere special," Ryou said, his eyes downcast.
"I wonder what it is," Ichigo said excitedly. "I am going to go pack!"
Ichigo practically skipped from the room. Keiichiro took a sip of his juice before he spoke to Ryou.
"Are you sure you wanna take her there?" Keiichiro asked.
"Yeah, this is something I want to share with the one I love. I want to show her where it all began," Ryou answered, leaning back in his chair. "I think she deserves to see where it began."
"I hope this is the right thing to do," Keiichiro said.
"Keiichiro, did you pick up the thing I asked you to get?" Ryou asked suddenly.
"Not yet, I am going to go get it today when I go out," Keiichiro answered.
"Ok, thank you. I hope she likes it," Ryou said.
"Are you sure about this though? I mean, she could…." Keiichiro started.
"Keiichiro, I have made my decision. I am prepared. Please, let me do this," Ryou said.
"Ok, ok, ok. If you insist," Keiichiro said. "Well, I better get all the errands done and get that thing for you."
Keiichiro got up from his seat left the house. A few minutes later, Ichigo came into the kitchen.
"Ryou, what is Keiichiro getting for you?" she asked.
"You will find out in a couple of days, sweetie," Ryou said.
The rest of the day passed uneventful. Before too long, Ichigo and Ryou were climbing into bed.
"I am really excited to be going to America!" Ichigo said. "The farthest I have been was England."
She snuggled up close to Ryou and went to sleep. After he made sure she was asleep he crept downstairs and pulled a small box out of his suitcase.
"I really hope she likes it," Ryou whispered to himself.
After a few minutes he went back upstairs and went to bed. The next morning there was a lot of rushing around. By five o'clock in the evening, Ichigo and Ryou were standing in a line at the airport. Ichigo was practically bouncing on the soles of her feet.
After several hours on the plane, they arrived in a small town in the States. Ichigo looked around as they walked around the town.
"Ryou? Where are we going?" Ichigo asked.
"You'll see," Ryou said, looking straight ahead as he spoke. After awhile they came upon a ruin.
"Ichigo…. This is where it all began," he said.
"Where it all began?" Ichigo repeated.
"Yeah, the Mew Mew Project. This is where it began."
"You mean…. This is where you used to live? When you were younger?" Ichigo asked.
"Yeah. This was my old house," Ryou said, stuffing his hands into his pockets. "I thought it was important to show it to you. I wanted you to see it. I want to show you something else, too."
Ryou grabbed her hand and after a few minutes of walking, they came upon the town cemetery.
"Ryou, are you parents buried here?"
Ryou nodded and led her over to a set of graves. Ichigo looked at the graves that bore Ryou's last name, "Shirogane".
"I haven't been here in a long time. I wanted you to see this."
After a few minutes, Ryou and Ichigo headed to a hotel for the night. The next morning, Ichigo and Ryou got back onto a plane and headed to Hawaii. When they go to Hawaii, they went to the hotel they were going to stay at. It was right on the beach. That night, Ryou and Ichigo went for a walk on the beach and watched the sun set.
"Ichigo, there is something I want to ask you," Ryou said, clutching the small box in his pocket.
"Sure, what is it?" Ichigo asked curiously.
"Ichigo," Ryou said, starting to pull the box out of his pocket, "will you marry me?"
Ichigo looked from the ring to Ryou. Ryou waited patiently. Then Ichigo's face split into a huge smile.
"Of course I will marry you, Ryou!" Ichigo cried, throwing her arms around his neck and hugging him.
"That's good to hear!" Ryou said. "Ichigo, I love you!"
"I love you, too, Ryou," Ichigo answered.
Finally Ichigo and Ryou would be together forever.
A/N: So what did you think? I wanted to go one more chapter, but I decided against it. I hope you enjoyed it. And I guess I should apologize for my lemons…. Some people didn't like it….. Anyways, I might write another story later. Of course it will be Ryou and Ichigo….. Now, I know the propose scene was a little weak, and I apologize for that also. The idea for that scene I got from my friend Matt…. I remember he called me at 6 am and I asked him how he would propose to a girl and he told me, and Hawaii popped into my head. But once again, it is 5:15 am and I really should be getting to bed.
Ichigo: Smurf2005 has gone to bed.
Pudding: But she wanted us to tell you to R&R.
Lettuce: She would like Constructive Critism, but no flames please.
Mint: (nudges Smurf2005 with foot)
Zakuro: …..
Kish: YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY ICHIGO?! But I wanted to marry her!
Ryou: Ichigo and I will be happy together!
Kish: T.T
Smurf2005: Like the Mew Mew Crew said, please R&R! Constructive criticism is welcome, but please, no flames. Flames make me sad.
