Me: (Sleeping while typing at the same time)
(Pops head out from sound-proof box) Zoey: How in the world is she doing that?
(Talking in sleep) Me: Finished the chapter...gotta finish Chapter 36...
(Pops head out of sound-proof box) Elliot: She's finished Chapter 35 then?
(Rolls over in bed, computer appears to be glued down) Me: Chapter 35 coming up...
Elliot: That's this chapter, right?
(Falls off bed, but still typing) Me: Midnight...finished it last week...
Zoey and Elliot: We apologise for our sleepy author today, now if Sardon and Tarb would be so kind, it's their turn to do the disclaimer.
(Teleports in with Sardon) Tarb: It's about time! We've been waiting for ages!
Zoey: Listen squirt, everyone has a fair share of doing disclaimers here, you need to be patient when you want to do it.
Sardon: Indeed.
Tarb: No fair!
Elliot: By the way Sardon, Princess Mew Mew wanted to thank you for your contributions to the closet of doom. Dren's really suffering in there.
Sardon: My pleasure.
(Talking in sleep) Me: On with disclaimer!
Sardon and Tarb: Princess Mew Mew does not own Tokyo Mew Mew or anything to do with it, it belongs to Mia Ikumi.
(Talking in sleep) Me: Because if I did, Zoey and Elliot would have ended up together...
(Suddenly awakes) Me: On with the chappie!
I have used the English names in case, and the characters are OC.
In advance I apologise if I have got the ages incorrect but I tried, although I shall make no changes.
Summary: This is a rewrite of the series, it shall be based on the TV series, and each chapter covers that episode, except when it reaches the end. Although sometimes they go into my version of the event; also I have added appearance descriptions in case you don't know, but if you do, then excellent.
Here's Chapter Thirty Five!
Anyway...
Italic means prophetic view
Normal means...well...normal
Chapter 35 A Child's Loneliness
'Fighting for love will bring life back to a child's happiness'
Zoey lay tossing and turning in the bed, the clock in the dining area striking midnight; beads of sweat streaked down her face and through her borrowed white hospital gown, thankfully her friends had gone to her house and picked up her school uniform and an extra set of clothes for the following day, as she still had school in the morning.
Even though she was asleep she refused to let herself weep from the strange things she was seeing in her dreams.
In her dreams she was walking up a spiral staircase of white and pale pink marble, her footsteps clacking against the stone beneath her feet; she looked down at her feet to see a pair of pale pink high heels, Zoey ignored the bizarre footwear and continued to walk.
When she finally reached the top she saw two silhouettes looking from a large balcony, Zoey approached them and stood silently at their sides, she couldn't see their faces, yet she felt as if she knew them.
The burning on the back of her neck was making her feel like she was going to collapse at any given moment.
Just then a bright glowing pink light appeared behind her.
Immediately she ran towards it and tried to grasp hold. As she was about to touch it she woke up, trying to hold in a scream.
Elliot came down from his room to check she was alright; he walked into the room and sat on the edge of the bed, watching her silently as she slept.
His girlfriend's eyes opened rapidly, making him look into them. They weren't chocolate coloured, they weren't even bright pink; they were blood red with thin slits for pupils.
In that split second she leapt at him, pressed his against the bed. Her canine teeth elongated like her Mew form were glinting in what little light there was.
Her hands were at his throat, slowly getting tighter and tighter.
But Elliot didn't stop her; he just lay there, allowing her claws to sink into his flesh...
Just then she gasped for air, her eyes turned back to chocolate and her grip released from his neck.
When Zoey realised what she had done she shuffled away, her eyes stinging with tears. Her boyfriend was about to touch her cheek but she backed away, shaking her head.
"Elliot...I nearly hurt you...why didn't you stop me?" she whispered, her voice filled with despair.
Elliot brought her closer to him and wrapped his arms around her, holding her against his bare chest.
"Because it's not your fault, that's what I meant when the Cyniclon controlled urges and aggression, you couldn't do anything about it," he explained.
Zoey clutched his chest with trembling fingers, she sobbed into it, letting her crystal blue tears run down the muscles of his chest to the top of his white, loose-fitting pyjama bottoms. Her heart hammered in her ribcage as she finally stopped the tears and moved so that she and her boyfriend were staring eye to eye, meeting in an intense moment. Elliot then spoke.
"You know, there is a way to get rid of the side-effects faster."
He slowly reached for the scalpel.
The wildcat nodded her head slightly and tilted her neck for him.
He lightly brushed the sharp edge against her skin and let the smallest amount of blood flow. His lips pressed against the cut and licked it gently, reducing as much pain as possible. Elliot then lifted his head and did the same to his. Zoey watched his blood trickle down his neck; slowly she kissed the wound and licked it down the length.
After that exchange she felt much better, like all the bad energy from the spider predasite's bite had left her when Elliot's blood touched her lips. She smiled lovingly at him.
"Thank you." Zoey whispered into his ear. Elliot pressed his lips gently against her forehead and went back upstairs. The wildcat then went back to sleep.
In the week that followed Zoey was back to normal, her aggression had stopped and the cut had completely healed by the following morning, Elliot's had as well.
The wildcat sighed happily as she mopped the cafe floor, it was a crisp Friday afternoon and there was only one week left before school would finish for Christmas vacation, frost coated everything as the days became shorter and shorter. Also at the end of shift she and her friends were going out to a restaurant for Wesley's twenty-fifth birthday.
Zoey looked up from her wet floor and looked at her friends, Kikki was performing her circus tricks as usual, Corina was drinking tea and Bridget was counting out the register. Renee wasn't there because she had a photo shoot, but she would be at the dinner out together, she wouldn't miss her boyfriend's birthday after all.
Wesley came out of the kitchen carrying a cake box with a piece of paper on top of it, he approached her and smiled.
"Zoey, we have a birthday cake delivery to this address, could you take it there?" he asked. Zoey nodded her head and took the box and paper. She then turned to the other girls.
"I'll be back in an hour, don't leave without me," she said as she walked out the cafe; her brown and ruby red hair swaying close to the tops of her shoulders.
Zoey walked down the empty sunset-lit streets, her white apron ruffling in the cold wind as her black trainers tapped against the pavement. She had looked at the address and had seen that it was at a local day centre for children between five and eight; whoever this birthday cake was for, she hoped that they would enjoy it.
A small shiver slivered up her spine as the cold air tickled her porcelain skin, only to be stopped by a black leather jacket slipping itself onto her shoulders.
She turned to the owner and gave a glorious smile. At her side was Elliot.
"Elliot, what are you doing here?" she asked. Her boyfriend smiled down at her.
"I had some stuff to do around the city and was on my way back, I saw you coming so I thought I'd help you," he replied.
"Well, let's get going, we've got a delivery of a birthday cake for a children's centre and we don't want to keep them waiting," said Zoey.
They then set off.
About twenty minutes later they arrived, the couple then walked inside the building, Zoey handed Elliot back his jacket.
Once inside they were swarmed by children crying out in joy at their arrival, a woman walked over and led them out of the throng.
"Sorry about that, they're all really excited about this little party," she said as she gave Zoey the payment. "Here's the money, and thank you so much for the cake."
A girl then walked in, she was about six-years-old with dark purple, almost black hair and dark coffee brown eyes, and she barely reached her waist. The woman knelt down at her side and showed her the cake.
"Look Melina, your birthday cake's here," she said happily. Melina looked at it with a frown on her face; she turned her nose up at it.
"These things are high in calories, aren't they?" she asked. Zoey merely tilted her head slightly in confusion.
"Why do you ask?" she responded softly.
"I'm going to be just like Renee Roberts!" Melina cried happily. Zoey sighed softly; she was clearly a big fan of the wolf that was her best friend.
"You know, having a healthy body doesn't mean you have to cut out treats altogether, they're alright once in a while. The important thing is to find balance with all foods, along with other stuff like exercise, and even having good relationships with other people," she said. The wildcat then turned towards the woman. "Cafe Mew Mew is always at the service of those who wish for it. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you wish for our services again, we're always happy to help."
She and Elliot then left the building, hand in hand.
The couple watched through the window as the children laughed happily as they ate the cake, although their attention was diverted to young Melina nearby. She was dressed up in a long red trench coat and black bucket hat, coping poses from the TV beside her. Zoey saw that she was watching a music video with Renee singing her latest song 'Grenade'.
"She really is a big fan of Renee, isn't she?" she said smiling. Elliot looked at her out of the corner of his eye and smiled slightly, then they turned back into a small frown as he looked at the young girl back inside.
"Yeah, but she doesn't seem to associate herself with the other children, like she doesn't have any friends, see?" he said as he pointed to her and the other children. The wildcat looked at what he meant and sighed softly.
"She kind of reminds me of Renee before she joined the team, but still you can't judge something on sight alone," she said quietly. Zoey then grasped his hand gently. "Come on, let's get back to the cafe, we need to be ready for tonight."
The two of them then walked away.
Back at the cafe Zoey told the girls about what happened, all of them surprised at the idea of meeting who could be a younger version of Renee. Still they couldn't focus on that, they had to get ready to leave for the restaurant and meet up with the purple Mew Mew.
The four of them went to the changing rooms and got themselves dressed in their clothes for the evening, a kind of compromise between casual and formal.
Kikki had slipped into a yellow long-sleeved top with white monkey barrettes holding one side of her fringe and white capris reaching her knees, on her feet her yellow sandals and over the top she wore a white jean jacket. A thin coat of clear lip-gloss touched her smiling lips and dusty yellow eye shadow coated her lids.
Corina had chosen a dark blue off-the-shoulder peasant blouse that's sleeves reached down to her wrists with ruffles matched up with a black jean skirt that's hem was just above her knee and knee high black boots with a slight heel. Her eyelids were covered with smoky blue eye shadow and lashes coated finely with mascara, her lips were tinged with pale pink lip-gloss.
Bridget had opted for a white skirt that went over the knee and its hem decorated with light green flowers, an elbow-length sleeve blouse coloured light green and a pair of white ballet pumps. Over the top was a long white cardigan. Her lips were coated with clear lip-gloss and her eyelids with light green eye shadow paired with lashes thinly coated with mascara.
And Zoey was wearing a pale pink cotton skirt reaching above her knees and a white laced-back tank top with pale pink stained glass roses printed on the hem, pale pink ribbon-tie sandals with wedge heels were on her feet and a pale pink ribbon was tied around her neck with her gold bell glittering brilliantly at her throat. Her eyelids were dusted with skin coloured eye shadow and lashes with fine mascara, her lips were coated with soft pink lip-gloss that was slightly darker than her Mew form eye colour.
When they were dressed they went upstairs to meet up with the boys who came down from upstairs. Elliot was wearing his signature black band around his neck, a pair of tailored black jeans, black boots with a slight heel and a white short-sleeved shirt; while Wesley had chosen a dark blue long-sleeved shirt with black slacks and black shoes.
Soon enough they were inside Corina's limo and heading to the restaurant.
Melina was sat on a swing outside the children's centre, the sunset streaming down onto her innocent face, she was waiting to go to the restaurant for her birthday with her parents, yet they still hadn't arrived. Still she knew that the carers at the centre would drop her off there if they couldn't make it and would meet her there instead.
She heaved a gentle sigh as she watched a black limo drive past. It was unusual for something like that to be near there, but she really couldn't say anything as one of the workers was now coming towards her, a sympathetic smile on their face.
"Come on, it's time to go," they said as they held out their hand towards her. Melina grasped her tiny hand onto it gently and allowed the person to hoist her to her feet and be led away to the cars nearby. She was buckled into her seat and was driven off to her birthday dinner.
Renee was sat at a table in the restaurant, her dark grey skinny jeans hugging her hips and her black high-heeled boots tapping lightly on the floor; she wore a white elbow-length sleeve blouse with a black sweater vest over the top and a short black tie tucked into it, her amethyst hair hanging elegantly to her back as she waited for her friends and boyfriend to arrive.
She looked over to the entrance and saw them approaching, with a wave in their direction they were all seated. Zoey and Wesley at either side of her, Elliot on Zoey's other side and Bridget on Wesley's, Corina was sat beside Elliot and sitting between her and Bridget was Kikki. They chatted and laughed as they waited for their meals to arrive.
Just then Renee's sea blue eye caught sight of a young girl, something about her was vaguely familiar; the purple, almost black hair, the sullen, lonely face, she was sure of it.
Zoey saw where she was looking and saw the waiter approach the little girl, talking to her in what looked like a sympathetic tone. She leant over to whisper to the wolf as the child ran out the room, tears slowly trickling down her face; the others turned to watch in surprise, although Elliot was the only one to recognise the girl.
"That's the little girl I told the others about, her name's Melina, she's a really big fan of yours," she whispered. Renee looked back at the younger girl.
"She kind of reminds me of myself before any of this," she whispered back. She turned to the others and got out of her seat, picking up a handkerchief as she did so. "I'll go and check on her."
Zoey got up as well and spoke.
"I'll help you."
The two of them then went after Melina.
Melina leant with her arms leant against a tree, tears streaming rapidly down her cheeks as she cried gently into the brown bark, heart hammering against her ribcage.
She had caused a scene in the restaurant but she didn't care, she was far too upset that her parents weren't there to celebrate with her on her special day.
Just then she heard a pair of footsteps, padding softly on the grass with a predator-like elegance. There was a second pair but they were so quiet, so silent, they sounded like they were walking on air. Melina turned towards it and felt surprise run through her at the sight. Before her stood Renee, along with someone hidden in the shadows, but the girl's attention was all focused upon her idol.
"Renee Roberts..." she whispered in awe. The woman smiled down at her as she knelt down to her level on the balls of her feet.
"Hi Melina, what's the matter?"
Melina wiped the tears away from her eyes and looked up at her.
"My parents promised me that they would come here for my birthday, but they're not here, they don't love me," she said softly.
Renee handed her the handkerchief in her hand, a soothing smile on her face.
"Here, dry your eyes. And just because your parents aren't here, doesn't mean they don't love you. They love a million times more than anything else in the world, so don't ever doubt that."
The little girl took the handkerchief and wiped her eyes lightly; she then held it tightly as though it was the most precious thing in the world.
"Thank you," she whispered. "What are you doing here Renee?"
The woman smiled brightly, her face glowing in the darkness.
"I'm celebrating a friend's birthday with my friends," she said as she turned to the person hidden in the shadows, still smiling as she looked at them. "Isn't that right, Zoey?"
Zoey stepped out of the darkness of the trees above her, her chocolate eyes glittering brighter than the stars as she smiled at her best friend.
"Yeah, it's really great fun, we hardly go out together like this," she said. Melina's eyes widened when she saw her, she recognised her from earlier, when she was delivering the cake; a small finger pointed at the wildcat.
"Why is she with you?" she asked, clutching the handkerchief tightly in her hand. Renee got to her feet and placed a hand on her friend's shoulder. She then spoke.
"She's my best friend of course. Before I met her and the others I was distant from everyone, the only people I talked with were the people I was working with, I didn't socialise with anyone for myself. I was losing touch with everything that's really important and I didn't even realise it. When Zoey came along with her friends, she made me see what I was missing; everyone who wanted to get close to me was losing faith in whether they could believe in me. But she never stopped. She never stopped believing that I would break out and be who I am now."
Melina stared at her idol wide-eyed. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. Everything she thought that was important was just another thing. The most important thing is the people you care about. She was then brought out of her thoughts by Zoey speaking.
"Would you like to join us? It's your birthday too, right?"
The girl rapidly nodded her head and smiled up at the two girls, she then quickly followed the two girls back inside.
Once inside Melina was introduced to the others and a seat was taken beside Renee with Zoey on her other side, they laughed and talked, like they weren't even strangers. They chinked their glasses together in celebration.
"Happy Birthday Wesley and Melina!" they cried.
"Here's wishing that you'll have the best year yet." Zoey said as her eyes glittered, making them look bright pink in the light.
The laughing and celebration then continued.
Zoey noticed that there was sadness in Elliot's eyes; she had felt him become distant over the past week. Although somehow she knew that she would find out soon enough.
That night Melina lay asleep in bed, her hand clasped on her gift from Renee, a peaceful smile graced her face as her dark lashes fluttered slightly as little breaths moved her chest up and down.
Her parents looked at their sleeping daughter through her open bedroom door; they then looked at the object in the man's hand.
"Do you think she'll like it?" the woman asked. Her husband nodded.
"I got this in England; it was really beautiful so I bought. So I'm sure she'll love it," he replied.
From outside the window Dren was watching with a smirk on his face, Sardon had told him that there was a potential Blue Aqua, he just had to find a way of taking it from their grasp before the Mew Mews found out about it.
With a plan formed in his mind the alien prince teleported away.
The following morning Melina awoke to meet her parents sitting at the kitchen table, both of them with apologetic looks on their faces.
She walked up to her parents and looked up at them with almost empty eyes, her hand gripped tightly on the handkerchief from Renee. Her father got to his feet, his wife doing the same.
"Sweetheart, we're sorry we didn't make it to dinner last night. But we did get you your birthday present. So here, happy belated birthday."
He tied the necklace around his daughter's neck, its light blue gem glittering gently against her chest. A smile formed on the little girl's lips. She rushed up and hugged her parents tightly around their legs, seeing as she was only little. The mother stroked her dark hair lightly.
"And we'll be at the children's centre's picnic this afternoon. We'll see you at three, okay?"
Melina nodded her head and smiled in their knees, Renee's words were right, they did love her.
That afternoon at a forest near a river the picnic was taking place, all the children's parents were there and playing with their children, their laughter echoing through the trees as they played their innocent games.
That is all parents, apart from Melina's. The young girl was sat beneath a tree with her knees against her chest, tears threatening to fall from her eyes.
She had been waiting for nearly an hour for her parents to arrive, yet they still hadn't shown up. A feeling of sadness washed over her, alongside a mixture of anger that they had failed her again.
With a resolution in her mind she got to her feet and walked into the forest, the caring staff not noticing a thing.
Zoey and the rest of the girls were out delivering food for a picnic out in a forest not far from a river, they had received a call from the children's centre again asking for a large picnic. They were more than happy to make the delivery; it was for young children after all.
When they arrived the carers were running around frantically, searching desperately for something, or someone. The wildcat walked up to the woman she had met from yesterday.
"We've brought the food you asked for, but what's going on?" she asked.
"Melina's missing, she must have slipped away while our backs were turned," the woman cried out. Renee, Bridget, Corina and Kikki came up behind their leader, worry clearly written on their faces. The wolf was first to grasp hold of the situation.
"Here, take the food and keep an eye on the rest of the children, we'll go look for her."
The carer nodded her head and took the food from the girls.
The Mew Mews then walked away from the woman and gathered together.
"Okay, Renee and I will search along the river, Bridget, you take Corina and Kikki and search the forest, Melina can't have gotten far," said Zoey. They nodded their heads in agreement and went off in their groups to search of the little girl.
Melina was walking down the river bank, watching the sapphire blue water run rapidly beside her, occasionally splashing up at her when it hit a rock in its path. Her hand gripped around the necklace around her neck and the other on the small handkerchief. Tears violently pricked her eyes, her parents weren't there yet again; they had failed to show up.
An ice cold wind blew across the bank and tugged her skirt.
Finally she stopped walking and looked about her.
"Where is everyone? Am I lost? I have to get back!" she said to herself.
She then broke into a run, almost immediately falling on a stone and landing on the ground. The handkerchief blew out of her grip and, by pure chance, fell in the river and started drifting down it. Melina looked and saw the purple fabric, her eyes widening in fear.
"Oh no! Renee's handkerchief!" she cried. She then went chasing after it down the stream. The icy cold wind was rapidly following behind her.
After a while of chasing the handkerchief Melina realised that she wasn't getting any closer, in fact it was getting further and further away. With pants escaping her rapidly from her running as she ground to a halt, sadness filled her.
"How am I ever going to get it back?" she asked herself.
"Young Lady, what are you doing out here?" someone asked. She turned towards the owner of the voice and saw Dren, although she didn't know who he was.
"Who are you?" she asked curiously.
"My name is Dren," he answered feigning concern. "What seems to be the problem?"
"I got lost and then dropped a very precious handkerchief into the stream." Melina answered as she pointed in the direction of the lost object.
"That's terrible. Would you like me to help?" he said.
"Really?"
"Yeah, but in exchange, you must give me that beautiful pendant of yours."
Melina clutched tightly onto the pendant and took a fearful step away from the person before her.
"No! My parents gave this to me for my birthday!" she cried. Dren shrugged his shoulders dismissively.
"Then it can't be helped. You won't get your handkerchief back and you're not going home, so you'll never see your mother and father again."
Tears started to fall from Melina's eyes as she clutched her present tightly.
"No way!"
Renee and Zoey were walking down the riverside, constantly searching for Melina, a feeling of concern flowed through their bodies as they looked behind every tree and in every bush, yet they turned up nothing. The wildcat then spotted something purple floating down the river.
"Renee, look," she said as she pointed at the thing. Her friend knelt down and fished it out of the water. Her sea blue eyes widened at the sight.
"This is the handkerchief I gave Melina last night," she said.
Realisation hit them; there was something dangerously wrong, she would never drop something as precious to her as a gift from her idol.
"Melina!" they called out in unison as they took off running up to riverbank.
Melina was still crying while Dren merely watched her with a smug look on his face.
"That's too bad, if you handed me that pendant I would have sent you back to your parents," he said. The little girl looked up at him through her tears.
"Really?" she asked.
"Yeah, really."
She looked down at her pendant and frowned sadly.
"I understand, I'll give it to you," she said as she untied the necklace from around her neck and was about to give it to him. Dren smiled evilly, he had gotten his prize.
"Thank you, there's a good girl," he said as he extended his hand to grab onto the jewellery.
"Hold it right there!" someone yelled.
The two beings turned towards the owner and felt their eyes widen at the sight. Zoey and Renee were standing on the other side of the river.
"Just what are you doing to that girl!" Renee yelled aggressively. A smile spread slowly across Melina's face.
"Renee!" she cried joyfully, happy that her idol was there.
Zoey then stepped forward, getting dangerously close to going into the water.
"Dren, get away from her!" she yelled.
Immediately the alien prince snatched the necklace from the little girl's hand, causing Melina to struggle against his one hand pushing her away as she tried to get the pendant back. With an almighty push he shoved her away and made her fall to the ground, sending her unconscious. Instinct took over the two girls as they stared at him with anger glowing in their eyes.
"Power Pendant, Mewamorphosis!" they cried in unison as their transformations took hold.
Their transformations sent them propelling over to the other side of the river. Zoey stood with her bright pink eyes glowing brighter than ever before. Renee rushed over to the sleeping Melina's side and held her gently in her arms, paying no heed to the banter now playing between the wildcat and the alien.
"So I'm guessing that your boyfriend is still alive, if you're so angry," he said mockingly. Zoey gave a soft growl.
"I would never allow you or anything you control to hurt Elliot, including me. I would rather die than do such a thing."
Just then Sardon and Tarb appeared, the younger of the two smiling, making him look almost innocent.
"Did you find it, your Highness?" he asked. Dren lifted up the prize with a smirk on his face.
"Of course I have, although not everything is going as smoothly, isn't that right, Zoey?"
Her Rose Bell flashed into her hand.
"I don't know what you're talking about, so give that necklace back right now!" she cried.
Dren smirked cruelly and dangled the necklace from its chain with his finger, swinging it back and forth like a pendulum.
"Come and get it, my dear Mew Mew, come and get it."
Zoey ran towards him, sprinting faster than the wind swirling around her. Although there was a slight hitch in her plan, as Sardon sent an attack towards her.
"Aerial Tempest!" he yelled as he shot yellow lightning bolts from his fan. Then Tarb sent some infusers into the ground beneath her feet, causing vines to coil around her body and bind her where she stood.
Dren turned back to the necklace and looked it over with his amber slit eyes. A mixture of a groan and a growl escaped him as a long scowl spread across his face. He threw the pendant to the ground.
"Nothing, not even the slightest bit of Blue Aqua, it's just a worthless trinket," he said as he turned to his servants. "Go back to base; there are some things I want to deal with here."
Sardon and Tarb gave slight bows to the prince and teleported away.
Renee sat beside the unconscious Melina, her eyes on the pendant lying carelessly on the ground, her fists were clenched and her teeth gritted.
"Unforgiveable." The wolf muttered angrily as she stared at Dren's back, while he approached her best friend. Silently she got to her feet and drew out her whip.
"Whip Inferno!" she yelled as she lashed out with the glowing purple ribbons. The alien prince heard her yell and dodged the attack, but didn't think to get Zoey away from it as well. The wolf's attack had destroyed the binds, leaving the wildcat free to attack the one she so hated with a vengeance.
Moments later Bridget, Corina and Kikki arrived, feeling that their friends were in trouble thanks to their Mew instincts; fully transformed and ready for battle they were surprised at the sight they saw.
Before them was Renee lashing out and giving Dren an extremely painful punch to the face while Zoey was watching at the side with Melina asleep in her arms, she was clearly enjoying the alien's suffering under the hands of the wolf. Dren gave an irritated growl.
"I'm out of here," he said as he teleported away, holding up his trousers that were slipping slightly off his waist.
The three Mew Mews dashed to Renee's sides and looked at her worriedly, wondering what made her go berserk. Corina was the first to step up.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
A growl emanated from the purple Mew.
"I hate it when people attack innocent children, it's unacceptable!"
Just then Zoey got to her feet, holding Melina caringly in her arms.
"Don't worry, he won't be doing anything like that again, I'm sure of it. He's only looking for Blue Aqua and the princess now anyway."
She carefully passed the sleeping child to the oldest Mew Mew. The five of them then returned to their human forms.
"Melina...Melina..." Renee whispered softly. Slowly the little girl opened her large brown eyes, only to be staring up at her idol.
"Renee," she said as she was lowered to her feet. Zoey stood in the background with a small smile on her face as she watched the two girls, both so similar yet so different.
"Zoey and I got your pendant back for you." Renee said as she pointed at the necklace. Melina smiled broadly at the sight.
"Wow! Thank you!" she cried.
The wolf then handed her the purple handkerchief.
"And we managed to get this back for you too."
The young girl gave a sweet smile.
"Thank you, you got me back the two most precious things to me. When Mama and Papa aren't around, I won't be lonely, I'll be strong, just like Renee," she said.
Just then there were yells coming from behind them, growing louder and louder as they got closer.
"Melina! Melina!" they were shouting.
In the distance was a pair of running figures, Melina's parents. Melina immediately ran towards them and was engulfed in a large hug.
Zoey placed a hand on her best friend's shoulder as she watched the family reunion.
"It looks like those parents won't be leaving her by herself again," she said.
Renee turned towards the fourteen-year-old and saw the smile on her face.
A wave of sadness washed over her when she realised what the sight could be like for never knew her parents, so she never had the chance to be with them like that.
She placed a hand on the wildcat's shoulder.
"Yeah, she'll be just fine," she said. Their fellow Mew Mews approached them from behind, joining them in unity as they watched the happy family walk away down the riverbank, the parents holding their daughter's hands. It was a truly beautiful sight.
So the princess has been healed, although not all is as it seems. With the time of reckoning drawing ever closer, the test of strength will come forward and claim that of which it seeks. Only the love of the princess for her prince will save that of the people she cares about. Within four and a half months, the revelation will come forth.
Me: Oh no...
E.A: What's up with you?
Me: I've run out of completed chapters...
E.A: What! But that means you might not have a chapter up next week!
Me: I know! But even I'm not that fast a writer!
E.A: So this is probably where the prolonged waiting for chapters begins?
Me: I think so; unless I can finish the chapter I'm working on by next week.
E.A: I wouldn't count on anything then.
Me: Thank you for all your glorious reviews. And please note that constructive criticism is welcome.
E.A: Although flames aren't welcome. She gets very upset if there is any.
(Produces notebook) Me: Note to self- Write, write, write!
(Throws notebook over shoulder) Me: ...Anyway time for me to be signing off.
Me: See you next week!
Everyone: On behalf of Princess Mew Mew, we apologise for the prolonged delays that will be coming after this chapter.
Please R&R!
At least one good review and I'll update the next chapter.