Okie I'm gonna do review responses now.

end of innocence- thanks bridgette. also thank you for the advice on my story.

dream-cloudstar- thank you for the review and yes every time you update I will review, and thanks for the advice too. It was very helpful.

tsukasa293- did my fanfic really make you cry? but thank you for the review, and I think your fanfic is one of the best I've ever read. It's definately in the top five on my list of favorite stories. Oh, and you're welcome for the review on your story.

Ok, now on with the story.

(Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew, that honor belongs to Mia Ikumi, but the story line is mine though. So are any new characters that I might add.)

blah, blah, blah -someone's thought

chapter 2

Why?!? Ichigo thought again, continuing to cry, walloring in her misery. Then thinking all hope is lost, Ichigo gets up, despite her pain. She stumbles across the room, searching for a way out, when she stumbles on a staircase. Just wanting to escape and blinded by her misery, Ichigo slowly climbed the staircase.

When she reached the top of the stairs she found herself in a rundown cottage, deep in the heart of the woods where her very past would be reaveled to her. (That's later though. Much later)

Ichigo walked outside, tripping over roots, and dead branches, and other various things that seem to find there way to the forest floor. She starts running throught the forest thinking of nothing but wanting to leave this life. All of a sudden she stops and thinks, There's still hope, I think. He's not dead, just unconcious, oblivious to everything that's going on around him.

So while she's heading back to the cottage, and while her heart continues to break and she continues to silently cry, she accidentaly trips on something.

At first all she saw was twigs 'cause she'd landed face first on the forest floor. Then Ichigo heard an angry voice that was saying, " Hey, watch where you're goin'!"

She sat up quikly, looking around wildly for the source of the voice. She quikly spots a figure no higher than eight inches tall, looking rather bedraggled and startled. If it had not been such a serious situation Ichigo would have burst out laughing at the sight of the little creature, for it had bits of leaf and twig sticking out of it's mane of auburn hair at odd angles.

Then after a minuet Ichigo realizes what the tiny creature is. She stares in amazement at the munchkin that had just took flight and was hovering about a foot and a half away from her face.

(A/N: Munchkins are tiny creatures with wings that are designed like a dragons wing but are a bit thinner and have quite a few more colors. They have the body off a human but their most peculiar feature is their ears. They're little brown fox ears, pearched on top of their head, just visible beneath their hair.)

Ichigo was so shocked at actually seeing a munchkin that she sat there with her mouth gaping open, letting flies fly in and out at will.(hey i gotta add some humor) Then she managed to say, " You... do exist after all!"

The munchkin goes, " Well yeahof course we exist, whaddya expect, us to be make belief? Come on! But next time watch where you're going." Then without another word, the munchkin flew away.

Ichigo sat there amazed at her sudden good fortune, but after a few minuets her mind snapped back to reality and she hurried off to the small cottage.

When Ichigo got there, she found another surprise waiting for her.

When she stepped into the little cottage, she gasped at what she saw. The cottage was no longer run down, but fixed up nicely and had everything she'd need.

Ichigo, after she got over her amazement, started looking around for Masaya. She went down the hall and stopped at the first door on the left.

She cautiously peered inside. She found Masaya laying on a bed against the wall. She breathed a sigh of relief and sank down into an armchair that was by the door. Right before she feel asleep she thought, Now, how did all of this get here?

About an hour later she wakes up, confused, at first, about where she was. Then what had happened over the last couple of hours came back.

Ichigo looked around and sees that Masaya is still lying where he was when she came in. Then she notices a note on the bedside table. She gets up, wincing from her soreness, and walks over to it.

Before she picks up the note, she looks at Masaya's sleeping figure and wished that he would wake up.

After a few minuets she finally picks up the note, unfolds it, and reads:

Don't wake your friend, he needs alot of rest. He was hurt badly. You yourself need to get some rest also. If you're wondering I know you but you've got no idea who I am, but you'll find out soon enough. Just rest easy knowing that yo're being watched over. We will meet soon, I'm sure, but when I can not say. Also no worries about if anyone's gonna find your cottage, it's very well protected by ancient spells and the magic of the forest creatures. I will see you soon.

friends from the forest

We're keeping you safe.

Ichigo let the note drop from her hand and she stared at it in disbelief.

Who, Who could be watching over us. This is all to confusing for me. Just 2 weeks ago I was a normal 17 year old girl, finishing up my last year in highschool, happily anticipating my 18th birthday and now this. I'm stuck in the a cottage in the middle of a forest with magical creatures saying that they're watching over us. I'm just to confused. I don't even know what to do. What should I do? Ichigo thought this, just sitting there thinking all of this through.

After a while she dozed off into a dreamless sleep. About 2 hours later she awoke with a start, hearing someone move through the cottage.

Who could that be? she thought sleepily.

Ichigo stood up and streched, then looked around. Hmm... somethings different about this picture. Oh, Masaya's not here any more. I wonder where he is? Stifiling a huge yawn, she went to inspect.

Okie, that's the end of this chappie. So whaddya think? It's definately longer than the first chappie, but ne ways. Oh, for all you fluff lovers out there, there's plenty coming in the next chapter. Pease review.

lil cat ichigo