Hello! I know I've been very late updating these past few months but right now my life is packed! I barely have time to sleep so I sleep on the bus to and from school! I'm so luck that I got most my homework done tonight and didn't have anything else to worry about so I could update. First before I go on I'd like to thank the people that have reviewed my story! Thanx to me friend MeDarkNeutralLight for reviewing! And yayayayayayay! KrysOfDeath reviewed! Yay! I'm soooo happy the first fanfic I read was by her! Everyone must read her fics! Ahem! Anyway thanx to you! Now I can continue writing! So without anything else to say I will let you read the next chapter!

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Thoughts And A Visit(7)

1 week latter


Minto was sting at a table drinking her steaming tea. Pudding was juggling plates, and soon after; dropped them. Zakuro was glaring at the customers whenever asked to do something. Lettuce was tripping and dropping plates everywhere, but she had only reached 17 broken dishes. And Ichigo was doing her best to clean up the messes while trying to convince Minto to help her. It was just a normal day in Café Mew Mew. But not everything was normal. There had been less spottings of Kish spying on Ichigo. It wasn't just Kish that they had seen less of; the aliens had been slacking off and were attacking less and less often. There was just one flaw in the Mew Mew project and Ryou thought that the aliens might had found it out.

Sighing Ryou went back into the kitchen to help Keiichiro with the pastries. Business these days seemed to be going up and the café was one of the most popular in the area. Making the pastries gave Ryou more time to think. That's what he loved about the work. The flaw was that if the Mew Mews didn't fight for a long period of time then their abilities would start to disappear. This would be because the genes would disappear after the aliens were gone, and the genes
would know that when the abilities weren't used in combat for a certain time period. The worst part of it was that the bodies would reject any animal genes after that. If the aliens didn't attack soon, Ryou feared that new members would have to be found to continue the project and stop the aliens.

No one, not even Keiichiro knew that Ryou had already been looking for girls to be Mew Mews. If all else failed then they would be their backup plan. It would work out better because to old Mew Mews would be able to teach the new creating an even stronger team.

Something dawned on him. Why had Kish stopped spying? Had what Ichigo had said sunk into Kish? What she had said had been so harsh, everybody knew that she would take it back and say it nicer, but hearing those words coming from Ichigo's mouth was hard to believe. Ryou had stayed away from Ichigo just a little more then he did before, maybe now wasn't the best time to tell her his true feelings. He was afraid of that same harsh reply. He may not be her enemy or
sworn foe, but he realized he wasn't the nicest to her. He didn't want to be told that she hated him as well and could only see Masaya in her life.

His life had been like Pandora's box. Filled with horrible things and evils that no one wanted. But in the story of Pandora's box there had been one small and kind voice. That small voice had been Hope. Now admits all his sorrows, Ichigo had come and she was his hope. If there was no way possible that she could see him the same way, was it possible to just pass that hope on to someone else? Ryou guessed that he had fallen for Ichigo because she was the first of the Mew Mews to be found she was the strongest and because like him she had been fused with cat genes. Maybe the last was the most important, having
something in common with her, was it then possible to like someone else that also had things in common with him? Who was he kidding! No one had something in common with him. A girl he would like would be... not cold, but understanding of why he acted that way sometimes. She would have to be strong to survive in this world and harsh not just when it was the last straw, but when needed and not after. She would have to act mean sometimes of course but not from hatred but from care and concern ad being protective. Most guy's nightmare, and what he would never be able to find.
"I'm going to kill Ari once she gets better. She's been using us as delivery girls! Lugging her homework back and forth to and from school to hospital. And I'm getting sick of it!" Rasa grumbled walking through the halls of the hospital Ari was staying at.
At first the doctors had said she would have to stay in the hospital for three weeks then be home hospitalized for about a month and a half. She was supposed to be getting therapy at her home, which Rasa and cookie had been thrilled to hear about a few things might be cured. Later they found out it was only to help her remember what had happened, at that Rasa and cookie both said immediately not to do so. Some memories were to stay lost.

But anyway, after only a week Ari had seemed to be recovering very well. Her leg was still broken, but everything else had pretty much got better. Ari was going to be out of the hospital within 5 days the doctors said, and without the therapy. "Come now Rasa I hate it too and I she is going to wish she was back in the hospital, if I ever remember to do so, but she needs our help. But really! She's too trusting! I'm surprised she's not dead, and we're at her funeral!
I mean to just walk up to a group of people and start talking..." cookie trailed off as she realized she was losing her cool in public. With her friends, sure she could do anything she wanted, but NOT in public!

"Anyway, as I was saying it isn't all that bad because we're helping her get better" not seeing the effect on Rasa that she was hoping for she changed her motive. "Think of it this way. When she's better you can hit her as much as you want. Though, you might feel guilty hitting an injured person."
"Who says I'll feel guilty?" Rasa asked even though every time they left as soon as the door closed Rasa sighed. And she almost never sighed unless regretting something, whether or not it was being Ari's friend since grade 6 or hitting her that was the only time.
"Mhmm. Right Rasa, whatever you say." Cookie said in an amused tone as she pushed open the door to Ari's hospital room.

Inside she didn't find what she was looking for though. Ari was there just she was in normal clothes and sitting on the bed. Where there should have been a red and still pussy burn there wasn't even a scar. She had no more cuts or deep gashes and the apple size lump was now a raspberry if it was even that big. All her stuff was at the end of the bed along with a neat stack of papers, her
homework.

"Hello, hello!" Ari said joyfully "No need to take my homework to school to day! I'm going back to school!" every sentence said forcefully and happily as of she wanted to go to school. "Isn't that just the best?" Ari asked nearly jumping up and down.

"How did you get better so soon?" Rasa asked in disbelief. Yes Ari had been recovering so quickly but she should have been in the hospital for at last another 5 days!

"You're not healthy enough to leave yet!" Rasa said in a strict voice "Things were finely getting quiet a school"

"I too am healthy enough!" Ari whined "Even the doctors said so. This really nice person came to visit almost every day and gave me some medicine that worked really well! I swear"

"Ari you never swear. But in any case you a doctor or a nurse came to you every day talked for a bit and gave you antibiotics, right?" Rasa asked very doubtful of what Ari meant by "really nice person'.

"No!" Ari replied as if Rasa were crazy to think such a thing "This nice boy came in and gave me the medicine, and look how well it worked!" Ari said gesturing to where a huge gash had been and now not even a scar replaced it.

"You mean a doctors assistant or a man training to be a doctor, please?" Rasa said holding up swaying cookie that feared the worst.

"Nope, like I said just this nice boy. He couldn't have been an assistant or a man training to be a doctor he was my age." Ari said looking somewhat confused
at Rasa.

Cookie walked over to Ari, and slammed her hands upon the wooden part of the bed. "Don't tell me," she said in a dangerous voice. "That some strange kid came over to you, and gave you medicine."

"Mhmm..." Ari nodded quietly while shrinking back, regretting what she said. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU???" cookie quieted her tone, lightly slanting her eyes.

"You're telling me, that you accepted, medicine... MEDICINE from a STRANGER! How do we know it wasn't poisoned or Mary J or something! What is wrong with you?? Did you lose all common sense and brain cells with your memory?? And why are we just learning this now??"

"Well you never did ask you know," Ari said kind of nervously not sure when Cookie was going to explode. "But if you want to know these things I'll tell you from
now on! Koy koy?"

"That's it!" Rasa shrieked "Of course we want to know these things! We don't want you dead! You do not let strangers just walk in and give you... you... who KNOWS what! You're just like a cat only worse. You have over nine lives! 'Cause I swear that most people in your place would've been dead by now over TWELVLE times!"

Cookie suppressed a groan and pulled at her hair. "Calm, cookie, Calm," she breathed. She just shook her head. "YOU! UH, I JUST, I just... I'm not even going to waste my breath... Prepare for the longest lecture when I collect enough breath."

"Oh, he did walk in Rasa." Ari said being amazed by the ever growing vain on her forehead "He came in through the window. And I know what it was, well sorta. He gave me this ointment to put on my wounds and it worked. Plus I'm not dead so you don't have to worry anymore!" Ari finished off cheerfully.

"WHAT?!" cookie and Rasa screamed at the same time.
"Your telling me he came in through the window?" Rasa said through clenched teeth trying very hard to control herself. "You are the most STUPID girl ever!"
"Ari! You trying to get yourself killed? You mustn't do things like that! Oi! You half-witted kid!" cookie said getting more upset and less distressed.

(A/N: freeze frame of seen. Genkianimegurl walks out with pointer and points to Rasa. Genkianimegurl: somewhat violent older sister protective towards The Kid. She then points to cookie. Genkianimegurl: the mother like figure and worrywart over The Kid. She then points to Ari with pointer. Genkianimegurl: The Kid.)

"My voice is getting sore and there is obviously no helping this kid so lets just go to school and have the other scorn her more for us." Rasa suggested.
"Sounds good to me!" Ari said, plainly not hearing, or just not caring, that her other friends would be doing the same as Rasa and cookie had just done.


Kish was really starting to annoy Pai. He had been visiting Ari almost everyday, and the way he got in was by the window! People were going to see that one-day and then lots of problems would occur. Did Kish even take this project seriously? Nothing right would ever be done if Kish screwed things up.

Members of the project had their own room in the ship. They weren't the homiest things but they did well for living areas, providing a bed, two chairs, a desk with a computer to research on and a small bathroom. They weren't decorated, no paintings or colourful odds and ends. The rooms were just gray steel and white cloth on the bed and chairs. Nothing anyone would choose to live in if they could get something else. Sighing Pai got up from where he was sitting to go
talk to Kish about this.

Didn't Kish realize that if he screwed it up now there would NEVER be a second chance? Pai seemed to be the only one thinking straight, Tart always wanting to attack and Kish taking everything as a joke. Their attitudes toward this would have to change soon or there were going to be definite problems ahead. Pai was the only one that saw that they would never be able to defeat the Mew Mews. They had to try something different and something that would work. Ari had suggested
that negotiations might work.

At the time that fact that they would have to SHARE Earth was unacceptable, but now it seem like it was the only thing that could work out. Walking along the corridors took a long time. There were only three members working on this project but Kish had chosen a room particularly far away from the rest. Pai put his hands in his pockets feeling bored as usual even though he was in the midst of a task.
Something in his pocket brought Pai out of the endless calculations he did when he was bored. It was the brochure that Ari had given the three of them. First that 'Stop Violence' one then the 'Redeem Yourself In The Catholic Church'. Kish had given it to him to dispose of right after what Ichigo had said.

If Ari happened to have those on her she might know more about negotiations or had a few brochures on her about negotiations. Pai had been trained well for this project but no one had ever thought of negotiations, so he hadn't learned anything about them. The girl, Ari seem to know a lot about things that would stop or at least prolong violence. That is why she needed to be kidnapped. As much as Pai despised getting help from a human, if they were to try to live with
humans this would have to be the first step.

Ari should be almost better by now from her injuries. The ointments that Kish had given to her should have worked by now. Why hadn't Kish taken her yet? He seemed to stall every time something critical had to be done! Rounding the last corner on the way to Kish's living area and coming to the gray steel door which lead to his temporary room Pai found it locked... once again. Kish only locked his door when he wasn't on the ship. Kish, for the 5th time this week had left without saying anything and gone off to who knows where. He should be doing this when there was work to be done! He would have to think of a boring lecture now to give to Kish as soon as he was found. The boy cause nothing but trouble and made it harder for those whom honestly tried to achieve something in life! "When he comes back Kish had better have the girl or I'll have an extra long speech prepared for him!" Pai muttered under his breath going all the way back to his room. "I think I'll tap into the hospital files and see how Ari is doing and how long before she's healthy enough to abduct."

END(of chapter)

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