Disclaimer: Roses are red, Violets are blue, I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew, So please don't sue~
Author's Note: Thank you all very much for taking the time to read my story, it means a lot to me. Since my first Tokyo Mew Mew fanfiction "Because of Her" did so well for only being a one-shot, I decided to write a chapter story in this category. Besides, I LOVE TOKYO MEW MEW! Alright then, enough of my rambling, on to the story!
P.S: And a lot of questions, I'm sure that you'll have about this ficcie, will be answered at the end of the chapter. If you haven't seen the Anime that is.~
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I WILL Make You Mine...
by Sin Katt
*~*~*~*~*Chapter 1: Warning*~*~*~*~*
It was always dark there. But then of course, no light was strong enough to penetrate the darkness that not only filled the space, but the darkness that filled his heart as well. He had been driven mad, or crazy if you will, by one simple desire. One desire that even he was not capable of attaining. This desire had been eating away at him for the past three years. It had driven him to the point of insanity. Morning, noon, and night. Sun rise to sun set. His thoughts never wavered, not even for a second.
He eventually convinced himself that he had been cheated. Yes. It was HIS fault. HE had taken her away from him. His heart, or what was left of it, had come to believe this with a passion. And finally....he became out of control. Not even his comrades were able to get through to him...
"Kish! What's wrong with you?!"
"Don't touch me! Leave me be!"
The small boy took a step back as the older man glared at him with wild golden eyes. A glare that filled his whole body with fear. "Don't look at me like that....Pie....Pie!!!"
Another man, older than the two others, appeared in front of the smallest. "Kish! What has happened to you?!" He demanded.
"I said leave me be!" The first repeated, his glare growing more intense. "I will have her Pie. Not even HE can stop me now..."
The oldest grabbed the insane man by the arm. "Snap out of it Kish! What do you think you'll accomplish by acting this way?!"
The one referred to as Kish used his free hand to grab the man's arm that was holding him back. He dug his lengthy nails deep into his Pie's skin, making blood trickle onto the floor. "I no longer have to take orders from you Pie...Deep Blue-sama is gone, I no longer have to listen to anyone!"
"Pie!" the smallest shouted in terror. "Let Pie go! Stop it Kish!"
Kish leaned forward and looked Pie in the eyes. "Don't even try to stop me Pie...I'm not afraid to kill you to get what I want..." He withdrew his nails that were imbedded in his partner's arm and turned around. "The darkness is beautiful isn't it...? This place just goes to prove that not all light can conquer the darkness that exists within it....It's so beautiful...."
Tart ran over to Pie and hid behind him. "Pie...What's going on with Kish...? Pie...?"
The older man grabbed Tart's arm and together they left their past friend. "I think that we're going to need to warn some old friends about this...but I don't think that they'll be too thrilled to hear from us..."
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"Ichigo-onee-chan! You're getting ice cream on me, na no da!"
"Oh my, what a slob you are! Very un-lady like."
"Gah! I'm sorry Pudding! And shut up Mint!"
"Common you two. It's Summer vacation. Can't you at least try and get along for once?"
The group of ex-super heroes sat in the sand of the surprisingly un-crowded beach. The weather had been perfect that summer. A calm breeze blew by gently, making the water in the blue ocean ripple slightly. They had made it a tradition of visiting the beach during the first week of summer vacation. And over the past years, they had grown to love their times there together even more. Even if they didn't always show it....
"Honestly Ichigo. Don't you think it's time that you began to grow up a little? I mean you are sixteen now. Try and act mature for at least once in your life."
The girl with pinkish-red hair narrowed her brown eyes at her so called 'friend'. "Actually Mint, I think that it would be good for you if you DIDN'T act your age for once. You need more fun in your life. You can't just sit around and drink tea every free minute you get."
Mint's golden-brown eyes flashed Ichigo a warning glance. "How I choose to have fun is really none of your concern! Why don't you go swimming or something? Masaya's been waving for you to go out there for about fifteen minutes how."
Ichigo snapped her head towards the ocean, her bangs flowing in the wind. Sure enough, Masaya was standing out in the water, his arms over his head as he waved for his beloved to come and join him.
"Aoyama-kun! I'm coming!" She called as she stood up and ran towards him, tossing her half finished ice cream cone aside. She splashed into the water and jumped into Masaya's outstretched arms.
"Ichigo-san is still the same. She always drops whatever it is that she's doing whenever he calls her," Lettuce giggled, her blue eyes growing slightly envious.
"Ichigo-onee-chan sure does care about Masaya-onii-chan a lot, na no da! I wonder if I'll ever care about someone that much, na no da?" Pudding questioned with a sigh. Now that she was in middle school, she was finally starting to get a concept on the whole "love" thing.
Zakuro smiled down at her younger companions. It was rare now adays that she got to spend any time with them. Since she had graduated high school a year ago, her modeling career began to make her put in more hours working. And she was scheduled to star in her third movie in which filming started in less that a month. She took a deep breath of the crisp, ocean air and let out a sigh. Her long amethyst hair caught in the wind, making any passers by look at her with awe. "You guys...let's try and have a much fun this week as possible alright?"
The three girls sitting next to her looked up with questioning expressions on their faces.
"Zakuro-onee-sama, What makes you say that all of a sudden?" Mint asked as she set down her tea cup.
"Is something the matter Zakuro-onee-chan, na no da?" Pudding questioned as she moved closer to Zakuro.
"No, nothing really," Zakuro replied. "It's just, we've only got the rest of the Summer to be able to spend time with each other. I have a movie to do, Mint, you're going to a special boarding school over seas. Pudding has her siblings to take care of. And Lettuce is going to be a tutor at a cram school. I just think that we should spend as much time together as possible before all of that happens."
"What about Ichigo-onee-chan?" Pudding asked. "I bet she's going to be happy as long as Masaya-onii-chan is here, na no da!"
"Well, I don't quite know about that," Zakuro spoke up with a slight grin. "She may seem quite a bit occupied with him at times, but I don't think that she would be quite the same Ichigo if we weren't here."
Lettuce nodded in agreement, her long braids bobbing along with the movement of her head. "Zakuro-san is right. I remember Shirogane-san talking to Akasaka-san about how much she hated fighting alone, and that when we became a team, she was glad to have some companions."
Mint snorted, thrusting her nose upwards, "I couldn't care less about what she thought back then." Mint then looked down, regretting her words. "Oh...who am I kidding...? We may not get along one hundred percent of the time, but I still consider her one of my very best friends."
"Talking about Ichigo are we?"
The four girls turned around to see Ryou and Keiichiro walk up. They had an umbrella and a cooler full of drinks with them. Keiichiro planted the umbrella deep in the sand and set the cooler down.
"Why aren't you ladies out in the water with the happy couple?" Keiichiro asked as he sat down on a beach towel. His hair had gotten even longer now and was to the point that when he sat down, it would sit in a small pile on the ground.
Ryou chuckled at his group of friends. "As much fun as those two look like they're having, I think that he's having the best time of all." His sky blue eyes motioned to the direction of a certain fluffy, flying, R200 robot that was flying amongst a group of seagulls.
The team laughed at the small robot as it continued to harass the birds. It soon gave up and flew back over to them.
"Did you have fun Masha?" Keiichiro asked with a laugh.
The happy robot flew around their heads quickly, "Masha had fun! Masha had fun!" Suddenly the robot froze, getting a look on it's face that it hadn't had in the past three years. "Alien! Alien!"
The once laughing group suddenly went silent.
"What did Masha say?! That can be possible can it?!" Mint asked in shock as she stood up quickly. "It has to be malfunctioning right?!"
"I'm afraid that it isn't," came a voice from behind, "I guess it still can detect us."
They all turned around, and were shocked to see the two familiar aliens standing behind them. The oldest and tallest, still looked the exact same as he did three years previously. His short purple hair and matching eyes hadn't changed one bit. The younger of the two on the other hand, had grown quite a bit. He no longer wore his brown hair up in two pony tails, but instead wore it in one low pony tail. His light brown eyes had a more mature look to them, showing that he was more adult as opposed to when they had first encountered each other.
Lettuce looked at them, her misty blue eyes staring at them in shock. 'Did they come here to fight us...? But we don't have our powers anymore! There's no way that we could stand the slightest of a chance!' she thought to herself.
Soon, the two newcomers had caught Masaya's attention. He was frozen, his eyes fixated on the familiar enemies. 'It can't be them....'
Ichigo didn't notice his sudden stop and splashed him with a tidal wave of water. "I got you Aoyama-kun!....Aoyama-kun...?" She turned her head to where he was looking. She squinted her eyes, straining them to be able to see whatever it was that had taken his attention away from their game. She gasped, seeing the two aliens standing behind her friends. 'What's going on?! Why are those two back?!' She treaded through the water and grabbed Masaya's arm, "Aoyama-kun! We have to go help them!"
Her words took her by surprise. She hadn't had to use any phrase of that sort since she was a Mew Mew. And now, she was just a normal girl, there was no way for her to fight. But even so, she and Masaya made their way ashore.
"Ichigo-san!" Lettuce called as she ran up to the couple. "It's alright! They're not here to hurt us!"
Ichigo looked at her friend confused. "What are you talking about? Weren't they just about to attack you?"
"No," Pie spoke up, walking forward, "We're here to warn you."
Masaya stood in front of Ichigo and glared at Pie, "What do you mean 'warn us'?"
"I will explain everything in private. Besides," Pie directed his attention to the few strangers that were also enjoying the beach that day, "I think that we're starting to attract some un-wanted spectators."
Masaya saw what he meant and nodded in agreement. "Alright, we can go back to the hotel we're staying at. You had better not try anything funny though."
Ryou stepped up to Pie as well. "He's right. We're only trusting you because you have no reason to start trouble. At least not that we can tell anyway."
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It didn't take them all long to get back to the hotel. They went into one of their rooms and sat down. They turned their attention to the Aliens that sat on the sofa across the room.
"So, explain to us what you meant by 'warning us'," Masaya ordered, sitting next to Ichigo protectively.
Pie stood up and walked into the center of the room. "You all remember Kish, correct?"
Ichigo perked up. There was a name that she hadn't heard in a long time. "Did something happen to him?"
Tart nodded. "Yes. Since we've last met he's become very mentally unstable. He's been consuming himself in anger and thoughts of revenge. He even threatened to kill Pie and myself in order to gain what he wants." Tart looked down, still in fear of the look Kish had given him. "He's gone insane. I noticed it happening over time, but now he's just beyond control.
"But, what is it that he wants?" Mint asked from her spot on the bed.
"Ichigo." Masaya said with anger in his voice.
Pie nodded. "Correct. He was crushed when she chose you over him. I wanted to warn all of you before he tried anything. I also wanted to offer to help you take care of him."
"But, he's your own comrade! Why would you want to fight him?!" Lettuce questioned, standing up as well.
"He's not the Kish we knew anymore...those eyes weren't his...he's not the same as he used to be..." Tart answered shakily.
"Tart is right. And since you all are just normal Humans now, there's no way that you would stand a chance against him in the state he's in. He was even contemplating killing me earlier," Pie explained, showing them the deep gashes in his arm. "We have to stop him. He's gone insane while living in that darkness."
Ichigo shivered slightly. 'Kish....why have you turned this way..? Is this all MY fault...?'
Keiichiro stood up and looked at the Aliens. "Fine. We will cooperate with you in order to insure everyone's safety. But, as you pointed out, the girls as well as Masaya-san no longer have any type of abilities."
Pie nodded. "That's alright. Kish has no idea that we are here. When Kish tries to attack you, we'll take care of him then."
"Agreed. But if anything goes wrong, you're to blame," Ryou announced, his eyes narrowing at the Aliens.
Pudding yawned and leaned on Lettuce. "I'm really tired, na no da." She soon began to breathe easier, having already fallen asleep.
"It is getting pretty late," Zakuro finally spoke up. She walked over and picked Pudding up. "We should all get to bed. I think we've had a long enough day." She then nodded to the others and walked out of the room, carrying a snoozing Pudding.
"She's right, I'm exausted," Mint sighed, standing up and walking out the door.
"Good night everyone," Lettuce said with a bow, then ran out after Mint.
Pie and Tart looked at the remaining occupants of the room and nodded. "We'll stay close by but out of sight." They then turned and vanished.
Ryou sighed and scratched his head. "Just when everything was getting normal, something like this has to happen." He turned and walked out the door, waving over his shoulder. "I'm going to bed, all of this stuff always did get me exhausted."
Keiichiro smiled and bowed slightly to Masaya and Ichigo. "I'll be back in a couple of hours."
Masaya nodded and watched as he left.
"Aoyama-kun. What did he mean by that?" Ichigo asked as she looked up at Masaya.
"We're going to take turns guarding you tonight. There's no way that I'm going to let him take you away from me again." Masaya stated as he walked over to her and hugged her. "I'm going to protect you until I die. I'll protect you like you protected me..."
She sighed as she rested against him. "Thank you Aoyama-kun." She then pulled away and smiled then blushed nervously. "Uhm...I need to get changed..."
He blinked then scratched his cheek as he blushed. "Well then...I'll wait in the hall until you're finished." He then walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
As she pulled on her pajama top, she looked out the window sadly. 'Why are you doing this Kish...? I'm sorry if I hurt you...but I can't help how I feel...'
A sudden knock at the door caught her attention. "Ichigo? Can I come in yet?"
She ran over to the door and opened it, "Gomen Aoyama-kun!"
He smiled and stepped into the room. "You should try and get some sleep Ichigo. I promise I'll stay by your side."
She nodded and climbed into the bed, smiling at him as he sat in a chair next to her. He took a hold of her hand and she was able to feel safe enough to fall asleep.
Masaya held onto her hand for quite a while, enjoying the way she looked while she slept. He only pulled his hand away when it no longer hand any feeling in it. There was no way that he was going to let Kish take her from him. He had already almost lost her once, he wouldn't be able to bare it if he was to lose her for good.
When he began to feel tired, he stood up and walked around the room for a few minutes, determined not to fall asleep. As a last resort, he walked into the near by bathroom to splash his face with cold water. The door suddenly closed behind him and he found himself locked in. "Hey!" He ran to the door and pounded on it numerous times. "Ichigo! Can you hear me Ichigo?!"
A light tap was heard from the other side of the door. "Gomen, gomen, boy. I'm afraid that she's sleeping at the moment."
Masaya slammed his fist on the door and scowled. The voice was all too familiar, and he yelled in rage. "You! Let me out of here you bastard! Don't you dare touch Ichigo!!"
Kish chuckled as he leaned against the door from the other side. "I take orders from no one. Now I'm going to take what is rightfully mine. You just stay right in there until I'm done alright?"
"Ichigo never has and never will be yours! If you do anything to her I swear that I'll kill you!" Masaya shouted angrily, trying to force the handle to turn.
Kish ignored him and walked over to where Ichigo was sleeping. "My beautiful pet..." He caressed the back of his hand along her cheek. "It's been so long...far too long..." He then traced his finger down her neck and along her side, making her twitch in her sleep. "Now no one can keep me from you. I WILL make you mine...."
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Ta-Da! Well, that's the end of the first chapter! Aren't I evil for leaving it off at a cliffie? Gomen, I apoligize for that, but some suspense is good for stories! Alright then, I promised to explain a few things about the story for those of you who haven't seen the anime!
Ichigo:
If you have only seen the Mangas you will notice that Ichigo's hair and eyes are both pink. That is how she looks when she transforms into Mew Ichigo. When she is just a normal Human girl, she has rose-red colored hair and brown eyes. Also in the mangas, she calls Masaya "Masaya". But in the anime, she calls him by his last name "Aoyama-kun". The word "Kun" is used to address males in Japan. "Chan" is used to address females. "Chan" is also used to address younger boys in elementary school.Female students refer to male peers by their last name to show formality and respect. But if they grew up together, they usually just call each other by their first names.
Mint:
On the cover of the second Manga, you see that Mint has pretty dark blue hair and lighter blue eyes when she is in her Mew Mint form. When she's in her regular human form though, she has really dark blue hair and golden-brown eyes. She also has an older brother in the anime. I may use him in this story somewhere and thought you all should know about it. She refers to only Zakuro as "Onee-sama" Which means "Older Sister".
Lettuce:
The third Manga cover shoes Lettuce with green hair and matching eyes in her when she is Mew Lettuce. Normally though, she still has green hair, but her eyes are sky blue. She also has a younger brother in the anime. She always refers to everyone as "San" which means Mr. Ms. or just to show respect.
Pudding:
Pudding looks the exact came when she is normal and transformed. Her eyes and hair look just as they do on the fourth Manga cover. Pudding has four younger brothers and one younger sister. Her mother is dead and her father is training in China. So she is responsible for them, even though she is so young. And If you were confused with the "na no da" Phrase, I will explain now. She ends every sentence with this phrase, much like Chichiri does in Fushigi Yugi, but he just says "no da" which means "Ya know?" I believe hers means "Don't you know?" And she refers to all the girls as "Onee-chan" and all the guys as "Onii-chan" Or big sister and big brother.
Zakuro:
Even though the fifth Manga cover shows her with purple hair and purple eyes, she in fact has purple hair and blue eyes in both her regular and Mew Zakuro forms. Just as she is in the Mangas, she is a super model. Not too much about her is changed in the anime, she remains pretty much the same.
Masaya:
Yes, to all of you who had your doubts, he IS the Blue Knight! As well as Deep Blue. He has blackish hair and reddish-brown eyes. Fan girls go wild~
Ryou:
As in the manga, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is NOT the Blue Knight, so please don't be misled. And which caught me by surprise, he's the kawaii neko Alto!
Keiichiro:
Keiichiro has brown hair and blue eyes. I was surprised to see in the anime that he had an ex-girlfriend named Rei. Unfortunately, his studies caused them to break up when he forget her birthday. So now he bakes a cake every year for her, even though he knows he will never be with her again. sniff* so sad~
Kish:
You can't tell how Kish looks from the mangas. Kish has green hair and gold eyes. In the Mangas, Ichigo looses her first kiss to Masaya, but in the Anime, Kish takes it from her.
Tart:
Tart has light brown hair and eyes to match. Just as in the Mangas, he and Pudding fight constantly, but seem to have a thing for each other.
Pie:
Pie has purple hair and dark purple eyes. His weapon is a giant fan that is able to create flames and knock away enemies.
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*Sighs* Well I hope I answered any questions that you all might have had. If there's anything else you would like to know please ask me in your review and I will give you an answer at the end of my next chapter. Once again, sorry for the cliffie, but I couldn't help myself. Thank you all for reading my story! Please review.! It'll make me so happy if you do! Till next time~
Sin Katt~
Author's Note: Thank you all very much for taking the time to read my story, it means a lot to me. Since my first Tokyo Mew Mew fanfiction "Because of Her" did so well for only being a one-shot, I decided to write a chapter story in this category. Besides, I LOVE TOKYO MEW MEW! Alright then, enough of my rambling, on to the story!
P.S: And a lot of questions, I'm sure that you'll have about this ficcie, will be answered at the end of the chapter. If you haven't seen the Anime that is.~
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I WILL Make You Mine...
by Sin Katt
*~*~*~*~*Chapter 1: Warning*~*~*~*~*
It was always dark there. But then of course, no light was strong enough to penetrate the darkness that not only filled the space, but the darkness that filled his heart as well. He had been driven mad, or crazy if you will, by one simple desire. One desire that even he was not capable of attaining. This desire had been eating away at him for the past three years. It had driven him to the point of insanity. Morning, noon, and night. Sun rise to sun set. His thoughts never wavered, not even for a second.
He eventually convinced himself that he had been cheated. Yes. It was HIS fault. HE had taken her away from him. His heart, or what was left of it, had come to believe this with a passion. And finally....he became out of control. Not even his comrades were able to get through to him...
"Kish! What's wrong with you?!"
"Don't touch me! Leave me be!"
The small boy took a step back as the older man glared at him with wild golden eyes. A glare that filled his whole body with fear. "Don't look at me like that....Pie....Pie!!!"
Another man, older than the two others, appeared in front of the smallest. "Kish! What has happened to you?!" He demanded.
"I said leave me be!" The first repeated, his glare growing more intense. "I will have her Pie. Not even HE can stop me now..."
The oldest grabbed the insane man by the arm. "Snap out of it Kish! What do you think you'll accomplish by acting this way?!"
The one referred to as Kish used his free hand to grab the man's arm that was holding him back. He dug his lengthy nails deep into his Pie's skin, making blood trickle onto the floor. "I no longer have to take orders from you Pie...Deep Blue-sama is gone, I no longer have to listen to anyone!"
"Pie!" the smallest shouted in terror. "Let Pie go! Stop it Kish!"
Kish leaned forward and looked Pie in the eyes. "Don't even try to stop me Pie...I'm not afraid to kill you to get what I want..." He withdrew his nails that were imbedded in his partner's arm and turned around. "The darkness is beautiful isn't it...? This place just goes to prove that not all light can conquer the darkness that exists within it....It's so beautiful...."
Tart ran over to Pie and hid behind him. "Pie...What's going on with Kish...? Pie...?"
The older man grabbed Tart's arm and together they left their past friend. "I think that we're going to need to warn some old friends about this...but I don't think that they'll be too thrilled to hear from us..."
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"Ichigo-onee-chan! You're getting ice cream on me, na no da!"
"Oh my, what a slob you are! Very un-lady like."
"Gah! I'm sorry Pudding! And shut up Mint!"
"Common you two. It's Summer vacation. Can't you at least try and get along for once?"
The group of ex-super heroes sat in the sand of the surprisingly un-crowded beach. The weather had been perfect that summer. A calm breeze blew by gently, making the water in the blue ocean ripple slightly. They had made it a tradition of visiting the beach during the first week of summer vacation. And over the past years, they had grown to love their times there together even more. Even if they didn't always show it....
"Honestly Ichigo. Don't you think it's time that you began to grow up a little? I mean you are sixteen now. Try and act mature for at least once in your life."
The girl with pinkish-red hair narrowed her brown eyes at her so called 'friend'. "Actually Mint, I think that it would be good for you if you DIDN'T act your age for once. You need more fun in your life. You can't just sit around and drink tea every free minute you get."
Mint's golden-brown eyes flashed Ichigo a warning glance. "How I choose to have fun is really none of your concern! Why don't you go swimming or something? Masaya's been waving for you to go out there for about fifteen minutes how."
Ichigo snapped her head towards the ocean, her bangs flowing in the wind. Sure enough, Masaya was standing out in the water, his arms over his head as he waved for his beloved to come and join him.
"Aoyama-kun! I'm coming!" She called as she stood up and ran towards him, tossing her half finished ice cream cone aside. She splashed into the water and jumped into Masaya's outstretched arms.
"Ichigo-san is still the same. She always drops whatever it is that she's doing whenever he calls her," Lettuce giggled, her blue eyes growing slightly envious.
"Ichigo-onee-chan sure does care about Masaya-onii-chan a lot, na no da! I wonder if I'll ever care about someone that much, na no da?" Pudding questioned with a sigh. Now that she was in middle school, she was finally starting to get a concept on the whole "love" thing.
Zakuro smiled down at her younger companions. It was rare now adays that she got to spend any time with them. Since she had graduated high school a year ago, her modeling career began to make her put in more hours working. And she was scheduled to star in her third movie in which filming started in less that a month. She took a deep breath of the crisp, ocean air and let out a sigh. Her long amethyst hair caught in the wind, making any passers by look at her with awe. "You guys...let's try and have a much fun this week as possible alright?"
The three girls sitting next to her looked up with questioning expressions on their faces.
"Zakuro-onee-sama, What makes you say that all of a sudden?" Mint asked as she set down her tea cup.
"Is something the matter Zakuro-onee-chan, na no da?" Pudding questioned as she moved closer to Zakuro.
"No, nothing really," Zakuro replied. "It's just, we've only got the rest of the Summer to be able to spend time with each other. I have a movie to do, Mint, you're going to a special boarding school over seas. Pudding has her siblings to take care of. And Lettuce is going to be a tutor at a cram school. I just think that we should spend as much time together as possible before all of that happens."
"What about Ichigo-onee-chan?" Pudding asked. "I bet she's going to be happy as long as Masaya-onii-chan is here, na no da!"
"Well, I don't quite know about that," Zakuro spoke up with a slight grin. "She may seem quite a bit occupied with him at times, but I don't think that she would be quite the same Ichigo if we weren't here."
Lettuce nodded in agreement, her long braids bobbing along with the movement of her head. "Zakuro-san is right. I remember Shirogane-san talking to Akasaka-san about how much she hated fighting alone, and that when we became a team, she was glad to have some companions."
Mint snorted, thrusting her nose upwards, "I couldn't care less about what she thought back then." Mint then looked down, regretting her words. "Oh...who am I kidding...? We may not get along one hundred percent of the time, but I still consider her one of my very best friends."
"Talking about Ichigo are we?"
The four girls turned around to see Ryou and Keiichiro walk up. They had an umbrella and a cooler full of drinks with them. Keiichiro planted the umbrella deep in the sand and set the cooler down.
"Why aren't you ladies out in the water with the happy couple?" Keiichiro asked as he sat down on a beach towel. His hair had gotten even longer now and was to the point that when he sat down, it would sit in a small pile on the ground.
Ryou chuckled at his group of friends. "As much fun as those two look like they're having, I think that he's having the best time of all." His sky blue eyes motioned to the direction of a certain fluffy, flying, R200 robot that was flying amongst a group of seagulls.
The team laughed at the small robot as it continued to harass the birds. It soon gave up and flew back over to them.
"Did you have fun Masha?" Keiichiro asked with a laugh.
The happy robot flew around their heads quickly, "Masha had fun! Masha had fun!" Suddenly the robot froze, getting a look on it's face that it hadn't had in the past three years. "Alien! Alien!"
The once laughing group suddenly went silent.
"What did Masha say?! That can be possible can it?!" Mint asked in shock as she stood up quickly. "It has to be malfunctioning right?!"
"I'm afraid that it isn't," came a voice from behind, "I guess it still can detect us."
They all turned around, and were shocked to see the two familiar aliens standing behind them. The oldest and tallest, still looked the exact same as he did three years previously. His short purple hair and matching eyes hadn't changed one bit. The younger of the two on the other hand, had grown quite a bit. He no longer wore his brown hair up in two pony tails, but instead wore it in one low pony tail. His light brown eyes had a more mature look to them, showing that he was more adult as opposed to when they had first encountered each other.
Lettuce looked at them, her misty blue eyes staring at them in shock. 'Did they come here to fight us...? But we don't have our powers anymore! There's no way that we could stand the slightest of a chance!' she thought to herself.
Soon, the two newcomers had caught Masaya's attention. He was frozen, his eyes fixated on the familiar enemies. 'It can't be them....'
Ichigo didn't notice his sudden stop and splashed him with a tidal wave of water. "I got you Aoyama-kun!....Aoyama-kun...?" She turned her head to where he was looking. She squinted her eyes, straining them to be able to see whatever it was that had taken his attention away from their game. She gasped, seeing the two aliens standing behind her friends. 'What's going on?! Why are those two back?!' She treaded through the water and grabbed Masaya's arm, "Aoyama-kun! We have to go help them!"
Her words took her by surprise. She hadn't had to use any phrase of that sort since she was a Mew Mew. And now, she was just a normal girl, there was no way for her to fight. But even so, she and Masaya made their way ashore.
"Ichigo-san!" Lettuce called as she ran up to the couple. "It's alright! They're not here to hurt us!"
Ichigo looked at her friend confused. "What are you talking about? Weren't they just about to attack you?"
"No," Pie spoke up, walking forward, "We're here to warn you."
Masaya stood in front of Ichigo and glared at Pie, "What do you mean 'warn us'?"
"I will explain everything in private. Besides," Pie directed his attention to the few strangers that were also enjoying the beach that day, "I think that we're starting to attract some un-wanted spectators."
Masaya saw what he meant and nodded in agreement. "Alright, we can go back to the hotel we're staying at. You had better not try anything funny though."
Ryou stepped up to Pie as well. "He's right. We're only trusting you because you have no reason to start trouble. At least not that we can tell anyway."
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It didn't take them all long to get back to the hotel. They went into one of their rooms and sat down. They turned their attention to the Aliens that sat on the sofa across the room.
"So, explain to us what you meant by 'warning us'," Masaya ordered, sitting next to Ichigo protectively.
Pie stood up and walked into the center of the room. "You all remember Kish, correct?"
Ichigo perked up. There was a name that she hadn't heard in a long time. "Did something happen to him?"
Tart nodded. "Yes. Since we've last met he's become very mentally unstable. He's been consuming himself in anger and thoughts of revenge. He even threatened to kill Pie and myself in order to gain what he wants." Tart looked down, still in fear of the look Kish had given him. "He's gone insane. I noticed it happening over time, but now he's just beyond control.
"But, what is it that he wants?" Mint asked from her spot on the bed.
"Ichigo." Masaya said with anger in his voice.
Pie nodded. "Correct. He was crushed when she chose you over him. I wanted to warn all of you before he tried anything. I also wanted to offer to help you take care of him."
"But, he's your own comrade! Why would you want to fight him?!" Lettuce questioned, standing up as well.
"He's not the Kish we knew anymore...those eyes weren't his...he's not the same as he used to be..." Tart answered shakily.
"Tart is right. And since you all are just normal Humans now, there's no way that you would stand a chance against him in the state he's in. He was even contemplating killing me earlier," Pie explained, showing them the deep gashes in his arm. "We have to stop him. He's gone insane while living in that darkness."
Ichigo shivered slightly. 'Kish....why have you turned this way..? Is this all MY fault...?'
Keiichiro stood up and looked at the Aliens. "Fine. We will cooperate with you in order to insure everyone's safety. But, as you pointed out, the girls as well as Masaya-san no longer have any type of abilities."
Pie nodded. "That's alright. Kish has no idea that we are here. When Kish tries to attack you, we'll take care of him then."
"Agreed. But if anything goes wrong, you're to blame," Ryou announced, his eyes narrowing at the Aliens.
Pudding yawned and leaned on Lettuce. "I'm really tired, na no da." She soon began to breathe easier, having already fallen asleep.
"It is getting pretty late," Zakuro finally spoke up. She walked over and picked Pudding up. "We should all get to bed. I think we've had a long enough day." She then nodded to the others and walked out of the room, carrying a snoozing Pudding.
"She's right, I'm exausted," Mint sighed, standing up and walking out the door.
"Good night everyone," Lettuce said with a bow, then ran out after Mint.
Pie and Tart looked at the remaining occupants of the room and nodded. "We'll stay close by but out of sight." They then turned and vanished.
Ryou sighed and scratched his head. "Just when everything was getting normal, something like this has to happen." He turned and walked out the door, waving over his shoulder. "I'm going to bed, all of this stuff always did get me exhausted."
Keiichiro smiled and bowed slightly to Masaya and Ichigo. "I'll be back in a couple of hours."
Masaya nodded and watched as he left.
"Aoyama-kun. What did he mean by that?" Ichigo asked as she looked up at Masaya.
"We're going to take turns guarding you tonight. There's no way that I'm going to let him take you away from me again." Masaya stated as he walked over to her and hugged her. "I'm going to protect you until I die. I'll protect you like you protected me..."
She sighed as she rested against him. "Thank you Aoyama-kun." She then pulled away and smiled then blushed nervously. "Uhm...I need to get changed..."
He blinked then scratched his cheek as he blushed. "Well then...I'll wait in the hall until you're finished." He then walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
As she pulled on her pajama top, she looked out the window sadly. 'Why are you doing this Kish...? I'm sorry if I hurt you...but I can't help how I feel...'
A sudden knock at the door caught her attention. "Ichigo? Can I come in yet?"
She ran over to the door and opened it, "Gomen Aoyama-kun!"
He smiled and stepped into the room. "You should try and get some sleep Ichigo. I promise I'll stay by your side."
She nodded and climbed into the bed, smiling at him as he sat in a chair next to her. He took a hold of her hand and she was able to feel safe enough to fall asleep.
Masaya held onto her hand for quite a while, enjoying the way she looked while she slept. He only pulled his hand away when it no longer hand any feeling in it. There was no way that he was going to let Kish take her from him. He had already almost lost her once, he wouldn't be able to bare it if he was to lose her for good.
When he began to feel tired, he stood up and walked around the room for a few minutes, determined not to fall asleep. As a last resort, he walked into the near by bathroom to splash his face with cold water. The door suddenly closed behind him and he found himself locked in. "Hey!" He ran to the door and pounded on it numerous times. "Ichigo! Can you hear me Ichigo?!"
A light tap was heard from the other side of the door. "Gomen, gomen, boy. I'm afraid that she's sleeping at the moment."
Masaya slammed his fist on the door and scowled. The voice was all too familiar, and he yelled in rage. "You! Let me out of here you bastard! Don't you dare touch Ichigo!!"
Kish chuckled as he leaned against the door from the other side. "I take orders from no one. Now I'm going to take what is rightfully mine. You just stay right in there until I'm done alright?"
"Ichigo never has and never will be yours! If you do anything to her I swear that I'll kill you!" Masaya shouted angrily, trying to force the handle to turn.
Kish ignored him and walked over to where Ichigo was sleeping. "My beautiful pet..." He caressed the back of his hand along her cheek. "It's been so long...far too long..." He then traced his finger down her neck and along her side, making her twitch in her sleep. "Now no one can keep me from you. I WILL make you mine...."
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Ta-Da! Well, that's the end of the first chapter! Aren't I evil for leaving it off at a cliffie? Gomen, I apoligize for that, but some suspense is good for stories! Alright then, I promised to explain a few things about the story for those of you who haven't seen the anime!
Ichigo:
If you have only seen the Mangas you will notice that Ichigo's hair and eyes are both pink. That is how she looks when she transforms into Mew Ichigo. When she is just a normal Human girl, she has rose-red colored hair and brown eyes. Also in the mangas, she calls Masaya "Masaya". But in the anime, she calls him by his last name "Aoyama-kun". The word "Kun" is used to address males in Japan. "Chan" is used to address females. "Chan" is also used to address younger boys in elementary school.Female students refer to male peers by their last name to show formality and respect. But if they grew up together, they usually just call each other by their first names.
Mint:
On the cover of the second Manga, you see that Mint has pretty dark blue hair and lighter blue eyes when she is in her Mew Mint form. When she's in her regular human form though, she has really dark blue hair and golden-brown eyes. She also has an older brother in the anime. I may use him in this story somewhere and thought you all should know about it. She refers to only Zakuro as "Onee-sama" Which means "Older Sister".
Lettuce:
The third Manga cover shoes Lettuce with green hair and matching eyes in her when she is Mew Lettuce. Normally though, she still has green hair, but her eyes are sky blue. She also has a younger brother in the anime. She always refers to everyone as "San" which means Mr. Ms. or just to show respect.
Pudding:
Pudding looks the exact came when she is normal and transformed. Her eyes and hair look just as they do on the fourth Manga cover. Pudding has four younger brothers and one younger sister. Her mother is dead and her father is training in China. So she is responsible for them, even though she is so young. And If you were confused with the "na no da" Phrase, I will explain now. She ends every sentence with this phrase, much like Chichiri does in Fushigi Yugi, but he just says "no da" which means "Ya know?" I believe hers means "Don't you know?" And she refers to all the girls as "Onee-chan" and all the guys as "Onii-chan" Or big sister and big brother.
Zakuro:
Even though the fifth Manga cover shows her with purple hair and purple eyes, she in fact has purple hair and blue eyes in both her regular and Mew Zakuro forms. Just as she is in the Mangas, she is a super model. Not too much about her is changed in the anime, she remains pretty much the same.
Masaya:
Yes, to all of you who had your doubts, he IS the Blue Knight! As well as Deep Blue. He has blackish hair and reddish-brown eyes. Fan girls go wild~
Ryou:
As in the manga, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is NOT the Blue Knight, so please don't be misled. And which caught me by surprise, he's the kawaii neko Alto!
Keiichiro:
Keiichiro has brown hair and blue eyes. I was surprised to see in the anime that he had an ex-girlfriend named Rei. Unfortunately, his studies caused them to break up when he forget her birthday. So now he bakes a cake every year for her, even though he knows he will never be with her again. sniff* so sad~
Kish:
You can't tell how Kish looks from the mangas. Kish has green hair and gold eyes. In the Mangas, Ichigo looses her first kiss to Masaya, but in the Anime, Kish takes it from her.
Tart:
Tart has light brown hair and eyes to match. Just as in the Mangas, he and Pudding fight constantly, but seem to have a thing for each other.
Pie:
Pie has purple hair and dark purple eyes. His weapon is a giant fan that is able to create flames and knock away enemies.
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*Sighs* Well I hope I answered any questions that you all might have had. If there's anything else you would like to know please ask me in your review and I will give you an answer at the end of my next chapter. Once again, sorry for the cliffie, but I couldn't help myself. Thank you all for reading my story! Please review.! It'll make me so happy if you do! Till next time~
Sin Katt~
