Chpt.6
The next week the mews met me at the bar so I could drive them to the trial. "Are you sure about the proof?" Lettuce asked me on the way to the trial
"Yep, and stop worrying, you should be happy that I'm freeing Ryou, after all he is your cousin," I said looking for a parking space
"Yeah, and plus oniisama's the one who pays me so I can take care of my little brothers and sister," Pudding said as we climbed out of the car
"And Keiichiro makes food that is way better then all of my three chefs put together," Mint said making everybody roll their eyes
"I still don't see how the heck they came up with the Ryou and Keiichiro killing the Shiroganes thing," I said as we took a seat, and then I saw a couple of news cameras which made me a little nervous about showing Ryou's proof, then I felt Pudding put her hands on my head and she rested her head on her hands "What're you doing Pudding?" I asked her
"You can't show the proof yet silly, na no da," Pudding said then she got off of me and I felt my cat ears and tail go away
"Arigato, it's just that seeing the TV cameras made me a little nervous," I said as policemen bought Ryou and Keiichiro in and sat them away from us
"The case of the Shiroganes' murder is now in session." the judge said slamming her hammer then everyone sat down and Ryou and Keiichiro's lawyer stood up
"Your honor I call to the stand Lettuce Midorikawa," the lawyer said so Lettuce stood up and walked towards the stand, swore on the Bible that she'll tell the truth then she sat down
"Ms. Midorikawa, I understand that you're Ryou's cousin, how long have you known each other?"
"Since I was...three years old,"
"And when did you here about the death of your aunt and uncle?"
"The same night they died, Keiichiro called my mom but since she wasn't home at the time he told me,"
"And did Keiichiro seemed like he was hiding something?"
"No, he spoke the same way I've heard him speak,"
"And have they told you the reason why they decided to move to Japan?"
"Yes, Keiichiro said that Ryou planned to finish his father's project,"
"And what was that project?" The lawyer asked so Lettuce looked at Ryou and he nodded allowing her to expose his project
"He tried to inject animal genes into human bodies so that they would be able to have special powers to defeat the aliens that are threatening to destroy earth," Lettuce said as everyone but us chuckled
"Your honor I have no further questions," Ryou's lawyer said so he sat down next to Ryou and Lettuce went back to her seat as the CIA's lawyer stood up,
"I call to the stand Ichigo Momomiya," the CIA's lawyer said so I walked up to the stand and sat in the seat
"Ms. Momomiya, how long have you known Ryou Shirogane?"
"A year," I said truthfully
"And when did you find out about the death of Ryou's parents?"
"Last week, the same night when he was arrested,"
"And how did Ryou's parents died?"
"He told me that the aliens that are attacking now killed his parents and I believe him, I've fought them," I said as everyone but the mews laughed
"ORDER ORDER!" the judge yelled making everyone calm down
"Ms. Momomiya, this isn't some science convention, in order to free Mr. Shirogane you need to tell the truth," the lawyer said so I leaned in closer to him
"I am telling the truth, and I can prove it," I said as the lawyer chuckled a little
"All right then, prove it," the lawyer said looking at me with a look of doubt
"Fine then Mew Mew Strawberry Metamorphis!" I said then I transformed and everyone looked at me with a frightened and surprised look all at once.
When everyone got over their shock I de-transformed and walked off of the stand feeling everybody's gaze upon me "The case of the Shiroganes' murder is dismissed Ryou Shirogane and Keiichiro Akasaka are free to go," the judge said slamming the hammer then all of the reporters ran up to me before Ryou and Keiichiro could even thank me
"How long have you been part of Ryou's project?"
"When are the aliens going to leave?"
"Who are the other superheroes?"
"Why did you tell us your secret?"
"Does your parents know about this?"
"How old are you?"
"Are you the leader?"
"Where do you go to school?"
"Are you seeing anybody?"
"We're sorry but Ichigo can't answer of your questions, she has to leave now," Keiichiro said holding back all of the reporters while everyone walked out of the courtroom.
"Thanks for freeing me and Keiichiro," Ryou said when we entered the bar and grill thankful that no reporters followed us in
"No problem, I couldn't just let them arrest you, you're the one that signs our paycheck," I said with a smirk
"Oh, and what were those tears all about?" Ryou asked flicking my nose
"I was crying because I was afraid of looking for another job again," I said crossing my arms as he rolled his eyes then went up the stairs
"I don't blame you about crying over our paychecks...well I have to get home, I need to rest before my test tomorrow," Mint said walking out
"Yeah, and I have go cook for my little sister and brothers, Adios!" Pudding said waving over her shoulder as she ran out
"I have to go get some sleep, and you need to get some sleep too," Lettuce told me so I followed her out and headed towards my apartment.
The next morning I was awaken by cell phone ringing so I answered it, mad that whoever it was woke me up, "Hello?"
"Ichigo, this is your mother, when did you become a superhero!" I heard my mom ask over the other line which made me sit up in my bed in surprise
"Mom...how did you know about it?"
"On the news, your father and I, saw that Shirogane boy's trial and we saw you, why didn't you tell us about this?"
"Because I didn't want you guys to get worried...besides I know how to handle myself, those girls that I was with are one of my kind, so if I get hurt in battle they'll make sure I don't die,"
"All right, but please be careful, and you better not be having an affair with that Shirogane guy,"
"Mom, we're just friends, you don't have to worry about anything like that, I have to go I have a call waiting, I'll call you later, bye," I said hanging up on my mom and answering the other line "Hello?"
"Ichigo, we need you at campus, Kish has six kirema animas and we need your help!" I heard Mint scream on the other end
"Okay I'll be there soon," I said hanging up and putting jeans on since I went to sleep in a tee-shirt then I ran out of my door dodging reporters.
A couple of minutes later I saw a kirema anima so I transformed "Ribbon Strawberry Check!" I yelled destroying it then when I went to help Pudding someone pushed me down to the ground so I turned around and Kish was on top of me pinning me to the ground
"Hello kitty, you know something, everytime I see you, you make me feel weak," Kish said then he kissed me on my lips so I kicked him off of me
"How dare you steal my first kiss, Ribbon Strawberry Check!" I yelled throwing a blast to him but he dodged it
"I suggest you go save you friends kitty...oh no, one of them transformed," Kish said blinking away and I saw that he was telling the truth because Mint's clothes changed, and she now had a blue dress that ended above her knees, blue boots that ended at her ankles, blue bird wings and a tail, and her brown eyes turned blue, and she had blue gloves
"Mintoon Alo!" she shouted as a blue arrow appeared in her hands "Ribbon Mint Echo!" She yelled destroying a kirema anima.
"Awsome job Mint, now let me try, Ribbon Strawberry Check!" I shouted destroying a kirema anima that was going to attack some news reporters
"Now let me take out the last one," Lettuce said as a wall of water surrounded the kirema anima then she made it drown which destroyed it and it turned back into a regular bee with another floating jelly fish.
"Awsome I transformed, and I look tons better than Ichigo," Mint said back at the bar
"Hey, I just helped save your paycheck!" I said as Lettuce held me back from killing Mint
"So? I probably would've found a way to free them without your help,"
"You don't even know how to carry a tray to the right table!" I said not noticing a purple haired girl enter
"Well I could if I want to," Mint said so we kept going on and on
"Excuse me!" the purple haired girl said interrupting our argument "Can I see your boss, I need a part time job," she said holding up a help wanted ad in the news paper
"Oh sorry, I'll go get him," I said walking up to his room.
"Ryou, someone is looking for a job and she needs to see you downstairs," I said knocking on his door
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute," Ryou said so I went back downstairs with him following me
"Hello, I'm Zakuro Fujiwara, and I'm looking for a part time job," Zakuro said when I came downstairs with Ryou then she shook his hand
"First before I hire you, you need to take a blood test," Ryou said so she nodded then Ryou guided her to the blood testing room while everyone else went home to study/take care of siblings.
'Man why'd Kish have to steal my first kiss, I don't even like the dude, and now I can't even study with my mind going back to that scene,' I thought as I laid on my bed putting my hands on my face stressed out because I had finals starting tomorrow, the press stalking me, fighting kirema animas, looking for the last mew mew, and a job at a bar and grill then my cell phone started ringing "Hello?" I said answering my cell phone
"Hi Ichigo, it's Masaya, um...are you doing anything tonight?" Masaya asked me, what a dumb question
"Hello, I have to work later today and finals are starting tomorrow, and I'm caught in a lot of stress," I said annoyed that he disturbed me when I was about to get up to take a nice long bath
"Oh yeah that's right sorry I forgot," Masaya said
"I know the reason why you asked me out, you just want to show me off to all of your friends? Well just so you know I'm seeing someone, I've got to go, goodbye," I said hanging up, 'At least I told him the truth,' I thought because I was seeing someone, I see my friends and teachers everyday, and I never said that I was dating anybody, so I got up and went to the bathroom and started the water, then I stripped and climbed into the bathtub full of bubbles.
"Hey there kitty," Kish said blinking in front of me
"Get out you hetai!" I yelled making my nails grow long and scratching his left cheek leaving a red mark then he blinked away, so I got out and put clothes on hoping that he would never do that ever again.
The next day when I went into the bar Ryou told me that he found the last mew mew, "So Zakuro's the last remaining mew, at least that's one less stress factor that I have to deal with," I said to Ryou looking over his shoulder as he typed on his computer
"I told you not to tell everyone your identity, you would've had less stress if you never did,"
"Actually, I still would've had a lot of stress, like the fact that my finals started today, fighting kirema animas, my job here, and that hetai Kish stealing my first kiss and seeing me in the bathtub," I said as Ryou looked at me when I mentioned Kish
"Did he do anything to you when he saw you in the bathtub?" Ryou asked as I shook my head
"I scratched him before he could do anything to me," I said sensing that Ryou was jealous, "Are you jealous?" I asked him as he gave me a nothing-in-the-world-could-make-me-jealous look then he turned back to the computer and started typing away.
TBC
A/N:Yeah another chapter finished and all before spring break is over whoop whoop, anywho here's the sneak peek:
"Why is it that everytime I mention Kish stealing my first kiss around you, you always seem a little jealous?" I asked Ryou later that night when I told Lettuce and Mint about what happened,
"You're just imagining things," Ryou said looking away from me and taking a sip of whiskey
"Am I? Well just so you know, I'm good at telling when someone is lying to me," I said walking in front of him so I could see his face then he did something that I would never expect, he took my face in his hands and kissed me on the lips, and I didn't want it to stop.
I know it's not much of a sneak peek but I can never think of a good sneak peek, anywho review me. Adios!