All right! Chapter 3 is ready for action! Wahoo! Thanks for reviewin'! Today we have Ichigo to do the disclaimer!
Ichigo: My friends and I do not belong to SitDog-Boy, no matter how much she wants us to!
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It was Wednesday afternoon that Ichigo and the other Mews decided to get together and pick pollyanna partners. They had long since made up with the aliens and had agreed to include them in the tradition. They shuffled names in a hat and each picked two, since Ryou, Keiichiro, Kish, Pie, and Tart weren't there. Ichigo got Ryou and vise versa, Zakuro and Pie got each other, Mint unfortunately pulled out Kish's name (I know what to give him, heheheheh…), who in turn got Keiichiro, who got Lettuce, who ended up with Mint, and Pudding picked Tart, who was stuck with Pudding (A/N: Confusing, ne?).
When Ichigo discovered that she had to get something for Ryou, she frowned slightly, What could I possibly give him that he doesn't already have? Her thoughts were then interrupted when three familiar aliens appeared in front of her and the others.
"What's up, honey?" Kish playfully asked.
Here we go again, Ichigo sighed heavily, "I'm not your honey! I already told you, I'm not interested!"
Pie floated down to where Zakuro was, "Who did I get for this 'pollyanna' thing?"
Zakuro answered blankly, "Me…"
"I think I can handle that."
"Tar Tar!" Pudding called, "We're pollyanna partners! Isn't that great?"
Tart growled at Pudding, "So what? It's nothing spectacular."
Mint then told Kish, "Too bad for you Kish. You have to give Keiichiro a gift."
Then the mischeivous alien pouted about how he wanted to get Ichigo.
Ichigo was really thrown for a loop. What could she get for Ryou? He was rich and had just about everything. Momomiya pondered on that as she walked down the street, glancing at display windows.
"Ugh," she moaned, "He's impossible to shop for!"
Grumbling, the girl continued her mission.
While peering through one window, something caught her eye, making her think, Ya know, nowadays they only ever sell the fake stuff... hmm, if I ask my mom, maybe she can help!
With a smile, she bounded off toward her home.
Finally, the day of the big bash came. At the party, everyone was having a blast. There was singing, dancing, refreshment tables, and the café was full of happy teens.
However, Ichigo was a little upset that Masaya came with Acacia. She decided that she'd stay out of their sight. She probably would have tried to interrupt them, but in her frenzy of finding a gift for Ryou, she had completely forgotten to get something for Masaya. Thus,the red-head settled for jealous spying, jumping when she received a tap on the shoulder.
"Eek!" she yelled with surprise. Turning around she noticed that Shirogane was laughing at her. "What did I tell you about scaring me!"
"I got you for pollyanna, right?" he almost cooed.
Ichigo replied, "Yeah, why?"
Ryou grabbed her hand and started for the stairs. "Follow me," he said. He led her into his room and shut the door. "I have a present for you," he stated calmly.
"Oh! I have yours too!" she beamed as she gently pulled something that was green and red out of her pocket. Gingerly, she handed it to the older teen.
"Mistletoe?"
"Yeah, it's real mistletoe. I noticed that downstairs you had the plastic kind hung up and thought you might like some of the actual plant. Do you like it?"
Ryou slowly tugged Ichigo into a hug and claimed her sweet lips with a kiss. It was soft and chaste, but passionate all the same. Totally shocked, the cat girl blushed crimson and her ears and tail popped out.
What was that for? He just kissed me! And… and Iliked it! Oh my god! I can't believe this!
"Thank you." As Shirogane stepped back a little, but continued to hold the embrace, he whispered, "I noticed you've been wearing that old bell, so here."
He removed the worn ribbon that Ichigo kept around her neck and replaced it with a new, light pink ribbon that had a sparkling golden bell attached to it. It was such a simple gift, yet it seemed to hold a much deeper meaning.
A short time ago, Momomiya would have slapped anyone who tried to remove the bell given to her by Masaya, but now she just couldn't bring herself to care. In fact, she was glad that the blonde had given such a present to her. It signified that she was no longer tied to Aoyama.
Pausing to look at her new accessory, Ryou absentmindedly stroked her soft cat ears.
"H-hey... what are you... doing..." Ichigo meant to ask in defiance, but it came out as a content sigh.
Ryou smirked at the reaction he got and continued to pet her.
Ichigo's blush deepened at his affectionate act and she started to get very nervous, but she moved not an inch, afraid to ruin the serenity of the atmosphere. Why? Why? As she questioned his actions in her head, she received one more short peck on the lips, resulting in her turning into a kitten.
"Whaddoya know?" he asked as he picked her up carefully. "You do turn into a cat when someone kisses you." Chuckling, he gave her the privilege of being human again.
I edited this chapter! Yay! I may change it even more later, but I just don't have the time right now! Ja, I hope you all like it better now!