There are so many Magical Girl anime out there! There are sci fi magical girls, purely magical girl magical girls, dark magical girls, mecha magical girls, isekai magical girls…It is so difficult to choose what I should do next. Well, I know what comes next, but I don't know what comes after that. If you have any suggestions, give me a review!

I do not own Harry Potter or Tokyo Mew Mew

…..

From that point on, Lavender was working at Café Mew Mew. She was a rather poor waitress, but as she continued with the work, she got better little by little.

She persisted in searching the streets after dark for Chimera Anima.

There weren't that many out and about for some reason.

Odd when there had been many of them before…

When Friday came around, there were practically none. She was almost relieved that things had settled down, if only because it allowed her a chance at more sleep. But, when stuff like that happened, it usually meant that the enemy was planning something. Her mind flashed back to when the vertexes had gone silent for some months, only for seven of them to appear at once.

"You seem…distracted." Minto commented as Lavender went on her break.
"Do I?" Lavender hummed, "There's something weird going on."
"Something weird?" Minto asked her.

There weren't many customers around as they were reaching the end of the day.

"Mn. I've been hunting some of the Chimera Anima at night…but it's like their numbers have been declining. It's strange…I couldn't sense any of them last night at all and I know it doesn't have anything to do with us." Lavender frowned, "For a while, the number spiked to the point where I was fighting three every night. That was around the time you guys were trying to recruit Zakuro-san. The aliens seemed to keep up their numbers until now…I wonder what changed."
"You think they're planning something?" Minto reasoned.

"Maybe." Lavender said distractedly, "It's got be feeling weird, you know? Like…like something's going to happen."

She watched as Ichigo moved to the kitchen to get the orders for some of the other tables.

Her eyes traveled over to the kitchen, "What are they doing?"
Minto rolled her eyes,

"They're still on the whole July sixth thing. They want to know why Keiichiro-san circled that date and why he's preparing a cake for then."
"Ah, right." Lavender had nearly forgotten about that.

It was July now. She'd originally arrived in this world in late March. So, just a little over three months now…It was hard to believe it had been that long.

"A lot has happened since I came here…" Lavender trailed off, a thoughtful look on her face.

"I guess so." Minto said, eyes traveling over to her.

"Come to think of it, I guess my birthday is coming up soon."

"Really?" Minto asked him, "Your birthday is in July?"
"August, actually. The fifteenth."
"Eh…" Minto trailed off.

Lavender heard a loud clatter and quickly stopped wiping down the table to go tend to the spill that had just occurred.

Ichigo was left to clean up on her own after work, but Lavender decided to stay behind and help her. The other girls were waiting outside for them to finish up.

Ichigo stopped by the door to the kitchen. The light was still on.

"Akasaka-san?" Ichigo peered inside.

"He's still here?" Lavender wondered, approaching her from behind.

"Eh? Seems so…I wonder whose birthday cake it is…"
"You like to spy on people?"
Both Lavender and Ichigo turned around suddenly.

"That's rude." Ichigo huffed, and then her face shifted to concern, "But…that cake…"
"He makes one every year for his old girlfriend's birthday." Ryo said, leaning back against the wall.

"Huh." Lavender said, "I guess…he must still be in love with her."
"Who knows." Ryo said with a careless shrug.

"That person is…" Ichigo looked at him.

"Someone who studies butterflies." Ryo wasn't about to say anything more on the subject.

Well, the butterflies on the cake made some sense then, Lavender thought. But it seemed to catch Ichigo's attention.

"But…why?" Ichigo asked him.

"Why do you want to know?" Ryo looked down, he didn't really want to divulge his best friend's secret, obviously.

"I've…met Rei-san before." Ichigo told him.

"Eh?" He looked back up at her.

"Rei-san…seemed very lonely." Ichigo said sadly.

Ryo straightened, no longer leaning. He turned his head to look over at Keiichiro who was still working away at the cake.

After a while, he spoke,

"They both loved each other. They were very devoted to each other…but they were also very devoted to work. They couldn't meet very often, and it frustrated them both. In the end…Rei-san broke up with Keiichiro on her birthday. He never got to give her the cake he'd made. I suppose he must have regretted that. That's when he started making those cakes. You got that? It's none of our business. They chose their own path…that's all."

"But I can't just…" She burst through the doors.

"Oy!"
"Akasaka-san!"
The man turned to her,

"You're still here?"

Ryo came in behind her,

"Oy! Stop it!"

"Akasaka-san," Ichigo began determinedly, "You must meet with Rei-san. Let's go now."

He looked upset, then shot Ryo a dark look.

Lavender decided to intervene,

"Eto, Keiichiro-san. Momomiya-san apparently met Rei-san before. I don't know the full story…But, eto…it wasn't Ryo-san who said anything really…"
Well, alright, he did sort of say a lot…But Ichigo seemed to think that Rei…whoever she was really missed him or something.

"I'm sure that Rei-san wants to see you again." Ichigo said certainly, "She just wanted you to study whatever you wanted. So…" She looked down, "She only left you because she loved you. You feel the same way, don't you? Isn't that why you're making the cake?"

That really was quite romantic, Lavender thought, feeling her face redden a little. She always did like a good love story…She decided to add in her two sense,

"I think that if you don't go to her now, you might always wonder what would have happened if you had. I think…Rei-san likely feels tied to her past still too…if what Momomiya-san is saying is correct."
"You two…" Keiichiro let out a sigh, "I suppose…you're probably right."

"Then, let's go!" Ichigo said, glad that she'd finally gotten her point across.

"Eh? Me too?" Ryo looked reluctant.

….

00000000000000000000

….

There wasn't really a reason for Ichigo, Ryo and Lavender to all be there. This was kind of supposed to be Keiichiro's moment…and he was driving too.

They started walking towards the building.

Maybe they were going to get a piece of that cake? Lavender's eyes traveled down to the container in Keiichiro's hand. It was tied up with a cloth so that no one could see what it really was.

He was treating it very carefully.

Well, Lavender supposed one of them had needed to go to hold the cake during the drive. Ichigo wanted to come, but she'd dragged both Lavender and Ryo along for the ride anyways.

They got out of the car and as they made their way towards the building, the lights suddenly went out.

"Eh? What happened?" Ichigo wondered, "Why'd it suddenly go black?"
And then, a very powerful light seemed to envelop the whole building. Lavender tensed.

"Chimera Anima." Lavender hissed, "I sense it."
Keiichiro tensed up as well and Ichigo went on guard.

The wall to the institute exploded and a butterfly-human hybrid came bursting out.

"Butterflyyy!" It said in English.

"Lav-chan!" Ichigo looked over at her.

"Right." Lavender said, reading her silent urging.

"Mew Mew Strawberry Metamorphosis!" Ichigo shouted out.

Lavender didn't bother saying anything, she allowed the magic inside of her to come bursing out, completely enveloping her figure.

Their clothing changed to their usual battle outfits.

Once it was done, Ichigo pointed at the butterfly chimera anima.

"We won't let you interrupt these two lovers' reunion! For the future of these two, I'll be of service ~ Nyan!"
Lavender had no plans on saying something so cheesy.

Then, she saw something. A woman trying hard to breathe, inside of a red cocoon-like…thing. The cocoon was red and glowed ominously.

Keiichiro dropped his cake. Horrified.

"Rei-san!" Ichigo noticed her too, "Unforgiveable! How could you steal innocent spirits again and again to make chimera anima? Kisshu, where are you?" She demanded angrily.

"So, you two are part of Tokyo Mew Mew?" An unfamiliar, child-like voice asked.

They looked up to see a child and a man standing on top of the building. They had pointed ears, like Kisshu and seemed to have similar fashion senses.

"More aliens?" Lavender observed.

Right. They hadn't even considered that there might be more of them.

"Who are you?" Ichigo frowned.

"Heh." The child said, his legs hanging over the building from his sitting position, "You look weak. I can't believe Kisshu couldn't handle them."

"First, we must test their abilities." The man said, and he seemed to be holding some sort of fan in his hand. "Go! Butterfly!"
The butterfly launched forward, then rose in the air.
"Butttterflyyy!" It groaned, its wings flapped, and a sparkling dust fell down on them.

"What's this?" Ichigo wondered.

"Run!" Lavender shouted to her. Only, when the sparkling dust fell on them, they both found it very difficult and painful to move their bodies. Lavender's felt like her throat was on fire and it was tough to breath.

"P-poison?" She guessed.

She glared up at the butterfly and summoned her staff. Then, she jumped into the air, above the sparkling poisonous dust. The base of the staff planted down into the butterfly, pushing it down into the ground. It let out a terrible scream as ice started to cover it.

Purify, Lavender urged.

The creature changed back into a soul crystal and infuser.

Lavender looked back up at the two aliens. They both looked surprised.

She'd beaten their monster in only a matter of seconds.

She moved her staff, slicing it through the air. It transformed into a spear.

She could already feel her lungs clearing up, her breathing was coming a lot easier.

"The soul is a sacred thing." Lavender spoke, "To use it, twist it in such a reprehensible way is unforgiveable. Had the Mew Mew not been created, we would have been forced to destroy the souls of those creatures, condemning them to nothing. Not to rise to the heavens, nor rest in the earth." She glared up at them, "Do you not understand what dark magics you've delved into?"

"What are you blubbering on about?" The young boy sneered at her.

"I see." Lavender said, "You're ignorant fools, then."
"Hey! You can't talk to me like that!" The boy shouted down at her.

The crystal orb, Rei's soul, flew back into Rei who regained color to her skin.

"I see." The older alien spoke, "I hadn't cared to consider the consequences of shattering a soul."

"You hadn't cared to consider it?" Lavender repeated, growing angry. She looked up at him, her purple eyes now glowing with anger and power.

"I may not belong to this world. I may be an outsider. An alien, like you. But…I cannot forgive this. I'm going to fight you and I will defeat you." She drew her spear back, purple light surrounding it, she proceeded to launch it through the air towards the aliens.

The older alien drew up his fan, eyes wide as the spear crackled against a barrier of electricity. Bloody scratched appeared on his face as he realized he was losing the battle of power.

"Pai!" the young boy shouted out with alarm, he then glared down at Lavender, "Why you…" He stopped, noticing the enraged expression Lavender was sporting.

Ice was forming around the fan Pai was holding, and then it shattered.

The spear zoomed through the air sharply, then it turned and thrust itself back into Lavender's hand.

Pai was holding a now bloody arm, his blank expression had faltered to a look of unease.

"Lav-chan…" Ichigo trailed off, surprised at her outburst.

"I won't miss next time." Lavender said quietly.

Pai's lips thinned, then he and the young boy alien disappeared, vanishing into thin air.

"Lav-chan…are you alright?" Ichigo asked her.

Lavender looked down,

"I'm fine." She turned away.

"You don't really expect us to believe that, do you?" Ryo approached her, "You're angry."
"Magic that manipulates the soul is the darkest of magics." Lavender said quietly.

Her aunt had told her that. Any magic dealing with the soul was unforgiveable. Even dark wizards and witches knew to stay away from it.

"I just…can't imagine hating someone that much. That I'd…that I'd use soul magic like that." Lavender shook her head. She felt tears enter her eyes, "For a moment…I really was going to kill them."

Ryo was silent. Lavender drew in a deep breath,

"I've had to fight before, but it was never like that. I didn't know I could get angry enough to kill."

And then she felt a pair of arms pull her into a hug. Her face was planted into a rather…broad chest.

Ryo was hugging her. It barely registered for a moment.

He didn't say anything. Maybe he had nothing to say. Lavender already knew that he was terrible with words. He sometimes said the opposite of what he meant, like Karin did.

Lavender started crying, sobbing into his chest.

What had happened to all that strength she'd had when she'd been fighting the vertexes?

Maybe she missed being allowed to feel weak. Because being strong was all that had been left for her before.

She wasn't a tool or a weapon. She was human, and she couldn't help but relish in the heavy emotions, just because it reminded her of that fact.