Namida Chapter 37:

Shocker

A week had passed since the funeral, and things were pretty much back to normal. The only difference was that Moe and Miwa were spending a lot more time training their new powers. They were both training under Pai, who surprisingly knew how to use a sword. Since Kisshu was better with two, Pai was doing basically all the twins' training, leaving Kisshu and Ichigo to be together.

Pai had moved in with Sakura, Ichigo, and Kisshu, and they had started the homeschooling again. It was pretty easy for Pai, but Kisshu and Ichigo still hated math.

One Saturday, they were all relaxing at home when Keiichiro called. "Hi, what's up?" Ichigo asked.

"There's a ship approaching Earth; I need all of you here," Keiichiro said.

"We're on our way," Ichigo said, and hung up. Moe and Miwa were there, so she told them, Kisshu and Pai, "Keiichiro says there's a spaceship approaching Earth; we'd better get to the Café."

The others nodded, and Kisshu took Ichigo's hand, then teleported, along with the others.

They landed in the basement, and Keiichiro said, "We're just waiting on Zakuro."

Five minutes later, Zakuro ran in and said, "Sorry I'm late."

"It's fine, but we're expecting whoever it is any minute," Keiichiro said. "The problem is, we have no clue who's coming. Kaio said he'd let us know if something came up, so I don't think it has anything to do with Cyniclonia. But we can't figure out why any Cyniclon would have reason to come here."

"Kaio-sama always keeps his word; maybe it's someone who wants revenge and snuck out?" Yuki suggested.

"Possibly, but I guess we'll have to wait and see," Keiichiro said. "I'm assuming they'll come here, so keep your guard up."

The others nodded.

Sometime later, everyone was getting bored. "Should we just go home?" Kisshu asked. "Maybe they're not coming."

Keiichiro looked at the computers, and said, "The spaceship is here, but whoever came isn't in it anymore. You'd think they'd come here."

"I guess we'd better go looking," Ichigo sighed. "We don't need people panicking. It is strange that they haven't come here, though."

"Unless they're looking for something," Yuki said. "For some reason, it feels like whoever's here doesn't mean to attack."

"That's interesting; what would they be looking for?" Pai wondered.

"I guess it's possible they don't know what this place looks like," Hayako said. "They could be looking for this Café because they don't know exactly what it looks like. If we can't form a clear image, we can't teleport."

Keiichiro sighed. "All of you go and search; I'll stay on the computers and keep in touch."

"Hai," the others said, and headed out. Outside, they split up, and Ichigo and Kisshu went off to Inohara Park.

As they walked, Kisshu said, "I think Aunt Yuki is right about whoever's here looking for something, but what would they be looking for?"

"I think we're about to find out," Ichigo said, looking at the sakura tree.

Kisshu followed her gaze. Two Cyniclons- a man and a woman- were sitting under the tree. Ichigo was looking at them closely, and then she heard the woman say softly, "Higashi, when are we going to find Kish?"

Apparently Kisshu hadn't heard this, because he looked at Ichigo strangely when she whispered, "Kish?"

"Yeah?" Kisshu asked. "You don't normally call me that…."

"The woman over there just asked the man, "Higashi, when are we going to find Kish?"" Ichigo said. "You wouldn't happen to know them, would you? Or is there more than one person with that nickname?"

To her surprise, Kisshu turned dead white. "Kisshu?" she asked, worried.

"It can't be…" Kisshu whispered- then he passed out. Ichigo caught him, worried, and set him down gently. She knelt next to him, and gently shook his shoulder. "Kisshu, are you okay?" she asked softly. He didn't even stir, and Ichigo sighed. Looking over at the couple under the tree, she saw they had noticed her, and were coming over hesitantly.

Noticing they looked nervous, Ichigo stood up slowly, and looked at them. As they came closer, Ichigo noticed the man's eyes were exactly like Kisshu's. Kisshu told me he had no living family… so why… Unless- no, that's not possible, is it? Ichigo thought. "Who are you?" she asked, a bit hesitant.

"I'm Higashi, and this is my wife, Anzu," the man said.

"Are you looking for something?" Ichigo asked. "Yuki said she didn't think you were here to attack."

Anzu smiled sadly. "No, we're not here to attack." Then she looked down, and dropped to her knees. Ichigo did the same, and said, "You know Kisshu, don't you?"

Higashi knelt next them, and said, "Yes."

Ichigo sighed and asked, "Aren't you two supposed to be dead? Kisshu told me he has no living family, yet your eyes look exactly like his."

"It's a long story," Anzu whispered. "What happened to him?"

"He passed out when I told him I heard you ask when you'd find him," Ichigo said. "I asked if he knew you two, and he whispered, "It can't be…" and passed out."

"I guess it is pretty shocking," Higashi said. "Who are you?"

"I'm Ichigo," Ichigo said. "The leader of Tokyo Mew Mew."

"Why are you with Kisshu?" Anzu asked.

"We were looking for you, and the others are still at it," Ichigo said. "I'd better let Keiichiro know to bring the others back. Do you want to come back with me? The others should know what's going on."

"Alright, let's just wake Kisshu up," Higashi said, and tapped Kisshu's forehead.

Kisshu slowly opened his eyes, and looked shocked. "Dad?" he whispered.

"Yeah," Higashi said. "It's been a long time, Kish."

"Am I dead?" Kisshu asked. "You and Mom were killed in the rockslide…"

"Actually, we weren't, but it's a really long story that we'd rather tell only once," Anzu said. "Ichigo's offered to lead us back to her base, are you coming?"

Kisshu sat up, and looked at Ichigo. "I'll call Keiichiro, and have him call the others," she said. She took out her cell phone, and dialed Keiichiro's number. After two rings he picked up, and Ichigo said, "Kisshu and I found them, I need you to call the others and have them come back to the Café. We're on our way."

"On it," Keiichiro said, and hung up.

Ichigo looked at Kisshu and his parents, and said, "Are we walking, or teleporting?"

"Teleporting," Kisshu said. "Mom, Dad, I can implant the image in your minds." He went over and put a finger on each of their foreheads, and closed his eyes. "I see it," Higashi said.

"So do I," Anzu said.

"Let's go," Kisshu said. He took Ichigo's hand and teleported.

They all landed in the main room, and Ichigo said, "I suppose we should go to the basement."

Kisshu nodded, and led the way.

Keiichiro looked up as they came in, and asked, "Kisshu, who did you find?"

"My parents," Kisshu said.

Keiichiro looked shocked, and asked, "Didn't you tell us your parents were dead?"

"That's what I thought," Kisshu said. "Apparently they've got some explaining to do."

"Well, the others are on their way, so we can hear their story when everyone's here," Keiichiro said. He looked at Kisshu's parents and asked, "What are your names?"

"Sorry, I'm Higashi, and this is my wife, Anzu," Higashi said.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Keiichiro," Keiichiro said.

Suddenly they heard teleportation, and Yuki, Hayako, Pai, Taruto, Lettuce, and Pudding appeared. Yuki, Hayako and Pai looked shocked when they saw Anzu and Higashi; Taruto looked confused. "Mom, what's going on?" he asked.

Yuki didn't seem to hear him. "Anzu?" she whispered.

"Hi Yuki," Anzu said.

Yuki hesitantly walked over, and reached out, putting her hand on Anzu's cheek. Anzu smiled. "I'm real," she said softly.

Yuki threw her arms around Anzu. Anzu hugged back just as tightly, as Yuki whispered, "Where have you been?"

"It's a long story, are there others coming?" Anzu asked.

Before Yuki could respond, Moe and Miwa teleported in with Zakuro. "Sorry we're late, we wanted to get Zakuro," Miwa said. "What's going on?"

"We're not exactly sure," Keiichiro said. "But I think it's better to go to the basement. Follow me."

The others followed him to the basement. Once everyone was inside the large room, Keiichiro said, "Higashi, Anzu, would you like to explain why you've come here, and why everyone thought you were dead?"

"I guess we'd better start from the beginning," Higashi said….

This was requested by a guest reviewer named Mary, who wanted a cliffhanger at the end. So I did my best, and I'll have more out after I get five reviews, k?