True Love Is Right in Front of You, Ichigo Chapter 14: The Song, a tokyo mew mew fanfic

A/N: Thank you fans for all of the reviews you have sent to me! So far I have three for 'Heaven and Hell' and I have two for 'Betrayal Reveals Love'. I know it's small but hey! 'Heaven and Hell' is winning. Yeah!!

Kuro: Yeah, yeah. Boost now until later. If you don't watch yourself then I'll give out more secrets on the story.

Tsukiko: I swear if you do that, I'll tear you limb from limb!

Kuro: You already tried that and I'm still standing!

Tsukiko: It's not fair because you have your gangster moves on your side!

Kuro: For that, I'm going to let out a really big secret that everyone is surely going to vote for my story!

Tsukiko: You'll do that and I'll—

Kuro: Towards the audience Ladies and gentlemen! For you fan girls out there, I have something to tell you that you will all enjoy! Masaya is a rapist and has been trying to sleep with me all my life! In the story, he's like that and he sleeps with other woman for money!!

Tsukiko: Oh yeah?! Towards the audience In 'Heaven and Hell' you think that after that one look at Masaya dumping Ichigo is the last? Think again!! Kisshu was right about him lying about having a girlfriend but really, he just didn't want to go out with a loser like Ichigo! He turned her down because he's a big, asshole!! Both Kuro and Tsukiko get into another fight.

Inuyasha: It's me again. Tsukiko does NOT own TMM or the songs she uses in her stories. She only owns both me and my master, Kuro. She would like more reviews for her story and she also appreciates more votes before the fifteenth chapter comes out. After the fifteenth chapter, you have about three days to vote and then the results will be known by her but not by you until she finished the sixteenth chapter. Thank you for all that you've done and please enjoy. Bows down respectfully

Ch. 14: The Song

"Really?"

"Uh-huh.'

"You mean it?!"

"Uh-huh." Zakuro smiled at Mint and told her, "I've watched you for the past five years and I noticed that you have matured a lot and have grown to be an incredible person. That's why I'm allowing this. Do you like it?"

Mint was practically jumping for joy. She jumped on Zakuro and answered, "Yes!" Zakuro wasn't used to this yet so she just had that surprised look on her face and froze. Mint was just hanging from Zakuro's shoulder. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!! I promise that you will not be disappointed."

"What's going on?" Ichigo asked, hearing the overjoyed talk.

Mint let go off Zakuro and hugged Ichigo left. Ichigo was surprised by that. "Onee-sama asked me to do a part in the movie!"

"Uh?"

"It's true," Zakuro told them. After hearing that, Lettuce and Pudding got into the conversation too. Zakuro explained, "One of our ballet dancers in the movie got a sprained foot and it happened to be the main dancer. They asked me to find a new dancer. Since I know that Mint has the potential to dance and learn it quickly, I asked her."

"Congratulations!" Ichigo screamed in delight. Mint was attacked by one of Ichigo's hugs after that as Pudding fallowed after her and Lettuce clapped.

"You deserve it, Mint onee-chan!" Pudding agreed.

"Your dream of doing a movie with Zakuro-san is finally coming true. I'm so happy for you!" Lettuce softly said to her friend.

Mint smiled at her encouraging friends and then looked straight at Lettuce. "Now it's your turn for your dream to come true, Lettuce!"

Lettuce got red and asked, "What do you mean?"

Mint figured her out. "Don't play dumb with me! I know who gave you that necklace." Lettuce looked down at her neck and on her chest was the necklace that Pai gave her. Mint turned towards Pudding and accused, "You too, Pudding! You can't hide those earrings for long!" Pudding touched her ears and she was wearing the jade earrings that Taruto gave her. Ichigo looked surprised as she listened in. "Both of your dreams are to marry the ones who gave you those jewelry right?"

Lettuce got red as well as Pudding. Marry was a big word.

"W-What? M-Marry?" Lettuce shuttered.

Pudding yelled, "Taru-Taru and I are just friends! How can you marry your friends?!"

"Because both of you don't think of them as friends." Mint's simple answer made steam erupt in the main room again. Ichigo gasped at that information and stared. Zakuro noticed that.

"So tell me! When are they coming back? They have to come back for their fiancées right?" Mint asked. Ichigo looked to the floor and walked away. Zakuro fallowed right after her as Lettuce and Pudding were still red but they both had a smile on their faces.

Ichigo walked back towards the dressing room and she walked right in front of her locker. When Zakuro came in, Ichigo was already in tears.

"Ichigo?" Zakuro called, walking to her side. She rested her hand on her shoulder and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's Kisshu," Ichigo mumbled from her sobs. She tried wiping away her tears but they kept pouring out of her. "I accidently told him that I hated him and that I never wanted to see his face again. I made such a…a big deal out of it that I…I didn't come to work or to school. I know that all three of them never came to work or school either but I can't help but feel that it's my fault that they left. Now I hear that Pai and Taruto didn't tell Lettuce and Pudding goodbye and it's already been four days since they left!" Ichigo started sobbing again as Zakuro looked a bit confused.

"Don't you mean six days? They didn't come to work for six days now," Zakuro reminded.

Ichigo corrected, "Four days ago, Kisshu visited me at night and he thought I was asleep. He told me goodbye and left. He gave me something though." She reached for her pocket and she took out a small black box. She opened it to show it to Zakuro and it was the collar that Kisshu gave Ichigo. "He left this behind for me and he told me in a note that he loves me. He truly loves me and I pushed him away! To make it worst, I think I made all three of them return to their planet! It's my fault…It's all my fault!" Ichigo started sobbing again and Zakuro heard enough. She pulled Ichigo into a hug and tried comforting her.

Zakuro rubbed Ichigo's back and made hushing sounds to calm down her tears. "Shhhhh, shhhh. It's okay. It's okay. Everything will turn out. You'll see."

"H…h-how do you…know?" Ichigo asked.

Zakuro answered, "Because if he really loves you, he wouldn't run away. He probably feels hurt about what you said to him and is taking a break from all of the drama. For all we know, Pai and Taruto could be in the ship right now, taking care of him. If he left, I'm sure that he wouldn't force his brothers to leave with him. They both have something precious to leave." Ichigo sniffled a bit and then nodded in Zakuro's chest. Zakuro smiled a bit at her nod and pushed her back. "For now, keep a smile on your face and wait. When the time comes when he could face you again, you can both apologize and then you both can go on with your lives."

"If you say so," Ichigo answered. She wiped her tears away and asked, "I thought you're not good at this stuff, Zakuro."

"I'm not." Ichigo looked up at her in surprise and Zakuro explained, "There was a clip I did where I had to comfort a little sister. She had the same problem as you."

Ichigo smiled and laughed. "I'm sure that she didn't have an alien friend to worry about, though."

"No, she didn't. It was a dog." Ichigo laughed more at that. Talking to Zakuro sure made her feel better, in a very strange and rare way.

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"Welcome to the Singing Cat Sing Off!"

Applause

"Today, we have ten singers today to win the position of the Singing Cat's number one singer! First runner up is Sakura Mihara!"

As the girl went up on stage to sing, Ichigo was sitting at the counter thinking, 'I thought I was supposed to try out to get a place and me alone! Not ended up signing myself in for a singing competition.'

Ichigo arrived at the Singing Cat like she said she would and apparently found herself in a middle of a singing competition. So she has to fight for the position of the singer here. She even wondered if this is a new club or something.

Ichigo was the last to come on. But while she was waiting for her turn, she was getting herself ready. What she had on is a white strapless shirt but she had a pink short sleeve jacket on to hide her bare shoulders. For bottoms, she had on a green pants that were cut at her knees. She had on the same high red heels too. As she got ready, she put pink lip gloss as well as pink eye shadow. She even put on mascara and a tiny hint of blush. Her hair was curled and it was up in a high pony tail. On her neck, besides the usual red ribbon with a golden bell collar, Ichigo put on the one that Kisshu gave her.

While she was getting ready, she didn't realize that her friends were inside too. To celebrate Mint's big break, Zakuro decided to take them out to the Singing Cat. It is supposed to all visitors around thirteen and older to attend. They came in when the seventh girl went out. Reason why Ichigo didn't know was because they planned it after work and they sent her a text.

"Now for a last and final contestant! Ichigo Momomiya!!"

All four girls were choking on their drinks as the crowd went wild for Ichigo to come out.

"Ichi…go is here?!" Mint asked, still choking.

Ichigo stepped on stage and she smiled at the crowd. She grabbed the mic and said, "How's everyone doing tonight?!" The crowd screamed in rejoices. The only ones who didn't were still four people who were choking. "Tonight!! I have a song for all of you! Hope you don't mind it!" The music started and the crowd cheered.

I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry

(Tsukiko's remix version…please don't kill me)

This was never the way I planned
Not my intention

I got so brave, drink in hand
Lost my discretion
It's not what, I'm used to
Just wanna try you on
I'm curious for you
Caught my attention

I kissed an alien and I liked it
The taste of his cherry chap stick
I kissed an alien just to try it
I hope my fiancée don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed an alien and I liked it
I liked it

No, I don't even know your name
It doesn't matter,
You're my experimental game
Just my nature,
It's not what,
Good girls to aliens do
Not how I should behave
My head gets so confused
Hard to obey

Those aliens are so magical
Soft skin, red lips, so kissable
Hard to resist so touchable
Too good to deny it
Ain't no big deal, it's innocent

I kissed an alien and I liked it
The taste of his cherry chap stick
I kissed an alien just to try it

I hope my fiancée don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed an alien and I liked it
I liked it

At the end of the song, her friends were still surprised but they weren't choking anymore. They were surprised was not because of her still being there but also what she just sang. The crowd just went wild. They were clapping and cheering their hearts out, being captivated by Ichigo's voice.

"One more! One more! One more! One more!" the crowd chanted. Ichigo was breathing hard but her smirk was still there on her face.

"You want another one?" she asked. They cheered again. "I can't hear you!! Do you want another one?!"

"YEAH!!"

If it were possible, the noise could have raised the roof right off the building. Ichigo snapped to the band and they nodded. The beat this time was slow.

"Well here's something that's a little slow and short. Enjoy!"

Never

(I wrote this but if you know this song, tell me. I did not copy write it. Sorry if it's corny.)

You were so close to me

You held me in your arms

Breathed on my ear and whispered

What I wanted to hear

You told me you loved me

So why are you

GONE?

You told me that you'll stay

But why did you leave

When I pushed you away?

Forget my feelings then

And come back now!

When I pushed you away

You went so far away

Why did I do that?

You never got the chance

You never got the chance to hear me say

'I love you'

That was the end of the song. The music stopped and the crowd cheered again. Mint, Lettuce, Pudding, and Zakuro started cheering too. They started thinking that this was her grand entrance to them. What her friends and the crowd didn't realize was the tears that were close to coming to her eyes.

She gently touched her collar and said, "Thank you!!" She got off the stage after that, but she went off from the way she came in. When she was out of their sight, she ran.

In her high heeled shoes, she ran but not very far. She ran to the back of the club and out that way. She went as far as somewhere between her home and the club. She fell to her knees and sat up. On the ground, uncontrollable tears escaped her eyes.

The tears were another way to reveal the pain she was feeling. There was a small pain in her torso before, but now the pain grew and grew as she realized something; her own feelings.

"Oh god! I can't be! It can't be!" she mumbled. She touched her collar again and admitted it. "I think I'm… I think… I think I've fallen in love with Kisshu!"

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Knock

"Come in."

In a dark room that was only light by computer lights, there was a figure in a wheeled chair working on the computers. The person who knocked, however, opened the door and entered, along with two others.

The one who entered asked, "You called for us?"

"Yes," the wheeled figure answered. Still sitting, he turned around to face the three figures who apparently where bowing to him. The smirk on his face remained as he told them. "I believe it's time that you three go. You know your mission and I expect no failure."

There were three figures there. The one who knocked looked like the oldest since he is the tallest. The second figure who came in after him was only a few inches from him and he showed no emotion at all or even made a sound. The third figure was shorter and younger than the others. He had a smile on his face during the whole time.

The oldest answered, "Yes, sire."

"Then go!" The figure in the chair turned back to the computer and went back to work. The three other figures stood up and walked outside.

Finally, the small one asked, "Are we really going? Are we going to see those girls?" He sounded excited.

"By his orders, yes," the oldest answered.

The quiet one mumbled, "When do we get there?"

The oldest answered, hearing his mumble, "We leave tomorrow and we should get there in three days."

The younger one mopped. "Awwwwww! But I want to see them now! I want to play with them a little!"

"Be patient. You'll play with them soon."