Summary: A childhood friend comes back to Japan, and Zakuro meets him for the first time in eight years. The only problem being he doesn't remember anything about living in Japan. Can she remake their old friendship, or will a new closer relationship form?

Chapter 21

"Ok, I'm starting it."

It was morning and Keiichiro had devised a way to transfer Zakuro's energy back into her with the help of the device that they had used to make them the Mew Mews in the first place. Zakuro and the wolf stood in two chambers containing multiple cords and wires sticking out of the chambers.

"You sure that this will work?" asked Zakuro.

"I'm 85 percent sure of it," replied Keiichiro, taking a sip of coffee and typing on the computer.

"And the other 15 percent?" mumbled the wolf.

"Ok, I'm starting the machine up at a quarter power," called Keiichiro, setting his cup above the computer.

The chambers closed and there was a loud humming sound. A bright, violet light started to escape the two chambers. After about a minute, the light started to fade and one of the chambers opened up. Zakuro stumbled out. Keiichiro got up.

"How do you feel?" he asked Zakuro.

"A lot better, thanks," Zakuro nodded.

At that moment, the second chamber opened. The wolf sat there, scratching its ear.

"There must be more energy in you than I thought," said Keiichiro with a sigh.

"But I feel back to normal, 100 percent," said Zakuro.

Keiichiro placed a hand on his chin. "Well, you're energy could have started to replenish itself so not all of the energy emitted into Tohma was needed to get you back to normal. The regeneration of your energy seems quite potent."

"So how do we get him back to normal?" asked Zakuro, jerking a thumb at the wolf.

Keiichiro was silent for a few seconds. He shook his head, "I have no idea," he said throwing his hands in the air. As his hands fell back down, however, they hit the cup set over the computer, causing it to crash down onto the keyboard, coffee spilling everywhere.

Suddenly, the chambers closed again, the wolf still inside one of them, and the bright light appeared again.

"Tohma!" shouted Zakuro.

Electricity started to fly from the chambers and sparks flew from the computers.

"His receiving full current!" shouted Keiichiro as Zakuro gave a cry out in panic.

As they looked on in horror as the machine came to a stop. The chamber reopened an a large amount of smoke billowed out.

"Tohma?" called Zakuro.

"Yeah I'm here," came Tohma's voice. As the smoke cleared some more, they saw Tohma sitting in the center of the chamber. Zakuro ran up and hugged him. "Keiichiro, couldn't you have found a better way to do that? That wasn't the greatest ride I've been on."

Keiichiro chuckled lightly, "Sorry."

Zakuro helped Tohma up as they both walked over to the wrecked computers.

"So what do we do with those," asked Tohma, nodding at the computers.

"There's nothing we can do, they're beyond repair now," said Keiichiro, wiping up some of the spill.

"Well in any case, we can leave that until the vacation is over right?" Zakuro asked. "I really want to get back to my break from all the filming and school."

"Yeah, I guess," Keiichiro sighed. He yawned and rubbed his eyes.

"How about I drive?" said Zakuro, "You look like you could use a rest."

"Thanks, Zakuro," Keiichiro smiled.

"Why can't I drive?" asked Tohma.

"Who knows what sort of side effect may still be affecting you," Zakuro pointed out.

Tohma sighed, "Fine."

They arrived back at the hotel about an hour later. Ryou and the other girls were no where to be found. Keiichiro, Zakuro, and Tohma figured that they had gone down to the beach, changed, and headed down themselves. They found Ryou and the girls on the beach, the girls trying to get Ryou to let them bury him in the sand.

"Yo!" called Tohma.

"Hey, it's good to see you again," said Ryou.

Tohma, Zakuro, and Keiichiro knew what he meant, and the three girls ran up to them.

"Hey guys, where'd you guys go?" asked Ichigo.

"Home. There was something that had to be taken care of," explain Tohma.

The girl's seemed to accept that answer and they went back to ask Ryou to let them bury him.

"Hey, girls, why not bury Tohma instead," said Zakuro, enthusiastically.

"Haha, let's not," said Tohma, in mock laughter.

Zakuro gave a sweet giggle and glanced at Keiichiro and Ryou, who took the hint. "You don't have a choice in the matter," she said sweetly, as Keiichiro and Ryou started to advance on Tohma.

"Come guys, you're not really going to do this, are you?" asked Tohma. Keiichiro and Ryou kept advancing, the girls behind them. "Oh, hell no."

Keiichiro and Ryou pounced on him, holding Tohma down as the girls started to pour sand on Tohma. After a few minutes, the only thing visible was Tohma's head.

"Thanks a lot, you two," Tohma said sarcastically.

"Any time," said Ryou, patting the pile of sand on Tohma.

"Just tell us if it's too heavy, 'kay? We'll get rid of some if it is," said Zakuro.

"Yeah, yeah," said Tohma, lazily, leaning his head back to rest on the sand.

Then, the girls turned on the other two guys. "So, who's next?" asked Eirika, holding a shovel in her hand.

The smiles vanished from Keiichiro's and Ryou's faces as they started to back away from the girls, pushing the other one in front as a shield. In the end, it took the combined efforts of Ichigo, Lettuce, and Eirika to pin Keiichiro down, Zakuro pouring the sand, and Ryou laughing his head off. Tohma started to swift around underneath the sand, trying to get out. When the girls had finished with Keiichiro they start on Ryou, who was caught by surprise, since he was still laughing. By that time, Tohma had already gotten free, though no one had noticed. As the girls started to bury a protesting Ryou, Tohma went over and knelt down next to Keiichiro and started to whisper in his ear. A smile crept on to his face and he nodded. Tohma helped dig Keiichiro out and together, they crept up on the girls from behind. Suddenly, Keiichiro grabbed Ichigo around the waist and lifted her off the sand as Tohma grabbed Zakuro. With Zakuro and Ichigo tucked under their arms, Keiichiro and Tohma lifted Eirika off the sand too, one holding each side of her. Ryou sprung up and picked Lettuce up too. Tohma looked at Ryou and nodded towards the ocean. Ryou nodded back and the three of them started to walk off in that direction, the girls struggling to get loose.

"This is payback, you aren't going to get out of this," informed Tohma, holding tight to a squirming Zakuro.

When they had reached the water, Keiichiro, Tohma, Ryou hurled the squealing girls into the water. The girls got up and ran after the guys, Ichigo chasing Keiichiro, Lettuce running after Ryou, and Zakuro and Eirika both pursing Tohma. Keiichiro and Ryou were chased into the waters and were having a water fight with Ichigo and Lettuce. Tohma, however, stopped at the mouth of the cave they had found the Mew Aqua, and sat against the wall, trying to catch his breath. Zakuro and Eirika can up beside him, panting, and Zakuro fell right into Tohma's lap, and Eirika seated herself next to him.