Pai walked away from both the café and his one true love. He wandered aimlessly through Tokyo, surveying the wreckage that used to be a great city. Was this what he had imagined when he had thought his plan a good idea? And to think, to take over the whole earth, he would have to repeat this process thousands of times, create millions of chimeras, and kill billions of innocent people- just like his Lettuce! He had to tell someone what he had done, he had to get it off his chest.
The weight of his regret was dragging Pai down, and the only way he could see to lift the weight was to let someone else, other than him, in on the secret. He knew who he was going to tell, but where was Kisshu? And when he had found him, how was he going to go about telling him?
Kisshu also wandered through the city aimlessly. He felt the heavy weight of his rejection bearing down on him as if he were carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Then, in the distance, he saw Pai steadily approaching him.
"Pai!" He called out. All he wanted was some company, and someone to talk to, and Pai seemed to be the answer.
"Kisshu!" His older brother called back. The two walked a little faster to each other; both wanting only to talk. When they finally reached each other, it was Kisshu who spoke first.
"Pai, I just want to talk, it's been so long since we used to talk and…"
"Kisshu, there's something you need to know, but you might not like it…"
They both looked at each other, silently deciding who would speak first. In the end, it was Pai who won the battle of the eye-contact.
"There's no easy way to say this but… There is… another version of history where Tokyo did not get destroyed."
Kisshu's POV: My mind was buzzing. But Pai continued.
"We have both lived through that version, well, you won't remember it but… I'm getting off the point! When we lived in that version, the mission on Earth was a failure! Deep Blue betrayed us and we did not successfully invade earth. We were beaten by five girls that called themselves 'Tokyo Mew Mew."
What he was saying was ridiculous! Ludicrous! Deep blue would never betray us, and there was no way we were ever beaten! I frowned at him, extremely confused, but he sighed and continued anyway.
"I know this will be hard for you to hear, but Ichigo was one of the mews. She was one of the girls who always beat us, so was Mint, Pudding, Zakuro and… and Lettuce."
Pai was now on the verge of tears, and now I knew who the green-haired girl was, but I still didn't believe his story.
"We left earth on good terms with them, even after a year of fighting them, and took with us a special crystal called Mew Aqua in hope that it would heal our planet. The only problem was, we didn't take enough of it. We only took what was left after Ichigo saved her boyfriend, and now I know we should have taken more.
"So I did what I thought was a good idea at the time, and that was to use the time machine I had later developed to go back and stop the mews from ever being created. I thought that without them here on earth, our mission would be a success, and the Cyniclons would have a planet to inhibit. So I went back and made a phone call to the mews leader, Akasaka Keiichiro, to stop him saving the life of its other leader Shirogane Ryou.
"He was just a boy at the time, and he was lost in a fire along with his parents and all of the Dr's research notes. So this time the mission was a success, and…"
But I did not hear the rest of Pai's story. I had teleported away to find Ichigo. Now it was more important than ever to make things up with her.
I found her at the park, laid on a bench that stood alone in the midst of the destruction. At first I did not realise that she was asleep, but this became clear to me fairly quickly as I noticed that she was snoring lightly. I sat at her feet and watched her sleep for a while, terrible guilt threatening to overwhelm me. It seemed crazy that my first interest in this girl was only because I wanted to see her hurt…
"I'm sorry Koneko-chan… I'm sorry for everything… and I think that… umm I think I love you…"
Ichigo's POV: I lay on the cold, hard bench with my eyes tight shut. Kisshu clearly had no idea that I had awoken, and he was talking to me, or, I guess, himself.
"umm I think I love you…" he muttered.
Now that I couldn't ignore! I sat up slowly, and Kisshu blushed. Had I forgiven him? I wasn't sure yet. Seeing that I was awake, he stood up and turned to go, but instinctively, I grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Kisshu, don't go. I heard what you said and I… I love you too"
He sat back down and it cheered me up that was going to stay with me. I shuffled closer to him and he put his arms around me protectively. This was where I wanted to be most of all; with Kisshu. He gently cupped my cheek with his hand and tilted my head up to his. Then he leaned down slowly, and kissed me.
His kiss was soft and gentle, and for a moment I was in pure bliss, but then the day's events finally caught up with me, and I began to cry. Kisshu pulled away and frowned.
"What is it Ichigo?" he asked me kindly.
"I've lost my parents and my friends today and I guess it's just dawned on me that I'll never see them again."
"This might sound selfish, but we have each other now Koneko-chan. I love you so much, and I want to always protect you! Please don't cry Ichigo, you'll make me sad too!"
I smiled at him through my tears, and then snuggled up to him like a kitten, my heart feeling a mixture of sadness and joy, though how that was possible I had no idea!
"Listen, Koneko-chan, there's something we need to do. My master, Deep Blue, needs my help if he is to come back to life. If he does, then he will ensure that Cyniclons live in peace with humans. If we do not help him however, Pai and Taruto will just systematically destroy all the cities in the world just as they did Tokyo."
I didn't understand half of what Kisshu was saying, but I would follow him wherever he went; he was all I had left! I nodded and he smiled back. Then I lay down in his lap and eventually went back to sleep, thinking to myself that this was much comfier than the cold bench…
?/Pai's POV:So my secret was finally out. Kisshu knew what I had done, but he had run away before I'd had chance to warn him properly about Deep Blue or tell him the truth about Ichigo. He had told me that he was not communicating with Deep Blue, but something told me he was lying. Kisshu and Ichigo had worked out this time around, but it wouldn't last; they weren't destined to be together. Should I have turned back time? Should I have attempted to take over earth again, even if it meant the death of my true love Lettuce?
Ooh that was a twist then! It was Pai that lured Keiichiro away from saving Ryou and was the mystery POV... and Kisshu plans on resurrecting Deep Blue! Will it work out this time around...? Honest reviews please.
