Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, but Ume and Tofu came out of my imagination (kinda -giggle-).

Kish: A young man in a desperate situation. Loves the Earth mew Ichigo, but his feelings are not returned.

Pie: Kish's closest friend and partner. Also loves an Earth mew (Zakuro) but does not now anything of her feelings. (Who does?)

Tart: Kish and Pie's partner in crime, so to speak. Feisty, but clever, nonetheless. Refuses to let on that he kinda likes Pudding.

Ume: Grand high ruler and peace-keeper of the aliens' planet.

Ren-hailan Tofu: Master-server of the planet. Next-in-line for the throne. Not nice.

Desperate!

"Pie! Help me!" Kish demanded. "I have to leave! I just killed the Master-server, and now they're gonna banish me!"

"Better banished with honor than running away with shame," Pie said coolly. His words did nothing to penetrate the skull of his pal, which was now starting to thicken.

"Hey, where're you going?" asked a sleepyheaded Tart, who had just walked in.

"He's running away from his troubles, like he did on earth," said Pie.

"I am not!"

"Kish is in love again?" asked poor, confused Tart. He couldn't operate very well while still half asleep.

"NO!" Kish bellowed. He looked very frustrated, then tired. "Look, guys, I have to leave. If I don't, then I'll have to face Ume. I'll have to face her disappointment in me again. I don't think I could handle that."

A snore rose up from the floor. Tart had fallen back asleep. Kish sat down in midair.

"I'm going to Earth," he said when he finally looked up. His face was tear streaked. "I have to see Ichigo. Then, well maybe I'll find some other planet to live on."

"I'm coming, too," Pie said, and for the first time in his life, he hesitated. "I-I wish to speak w-with Mew Zakuro. I- want to tell her, I love her."

"I'm coming, too, and neither of you is gonna stop me." Tart had woken up. "Plus, I want another candy drop from that Pudding girl."

Kish grinned at his pals. To Earth!

They packed quickly and left. Their ship zoomed silently out in space. Not a lot was said until they entered Earths orbit.

"Well Ichigo, here I come. Did you miss me, honey?" Kish looked out the window at the blue planet, then at his partners. "We're home." His grin was wide.

"Yup," said Pie. "We sure are."

"C'mon! Let's go see the mews! I want my candy drop."

"What? You don't want a bowl of pudding instead?" Kish chuckled.

"Can it!"

They appeared in front of the Café Mew Mew.

The gasped in horror. NO! screamed Kish in his mind. Ichigo!

The café had recently been destroyed by a wicked force. The walls were crumbled, and recently, too, it seemed. There was smoke rising from the area where the front desk had been. The street was deserted.

Kish ran in toward the rubble that had once been Café Mew Mew. He saw a bell on a ribbon. It was tied to a note. Kish picked it up, looking around for any other sign of Ichigo, or any other mew for that matter. He untied the ribbon and held it up to his face. It smelled like strawberries. Ichigo. He unrolled the note.

Foolish boy! Did you honestly think you could kill me? Me? Ren-hailan? Not even in your most foolhardy dreams, guttersnipe.

"Crap! The oily rat is still here!"

I can't wait to see you again, guttersnipe, and this time I have a bargaining chip. Meow!

Bi-beta star system. Three days. Bring the mewaqua to Zilcone, fourth planet from the star these Earthlings call Polaris. I await you. Three days.

Tofu

Kish looked up to see Ryou, tear streaked for the first time in his teenage years, his blonde hair whisked away from his face by the wind. Next to him, was a heartbroken Masaya, trying to comfort a sobbing Lettuce.

"Kish!" Lettuce cried. "They took Ichigo!"

Kish fell on his knees and cried till his heart was emptied.

End Chapter 3

Kish: You are the wickedest child ever! I want Ichigo back!

Rein: Relax, pal, it's just a story. Ichigo's right over there. -points to couch-

Kish: Ichigo! -runs to her-

Ichigo: -raises hand to block- I love Masaya, Kish, I'm sorry.

Kish: B-but...

Rein: It's Okay, Kisshu, I still love you, and so does Satou.

Lettuce:Yeah, Kish, you have your own fan club!