Yay! It's Chapter 4! Thanks so much for the reviews... I wonder if I have ten yet... Oh well, so I'm not going through with it, but I might as well just make the people who are reading happy, right? Again thanks so much for the reviews.

I do not own TOKYO MEWMEW. I won't ever, but if I did, Minto would definitely have a boyfriend, like Ryou or Pai. Someone cool like that. OH AND AOYAMA MASAYA WOULD NOT EXIST! Can you believe that some people write Ichigo/Masaya fics... It's like... Wow, they're already together in the story, and they make out, so short of aging them and giving them kids and a house, there isn't much you can do. I hate Masaya/Ichigo. Masaya is so lame.

Summary: Ok, so far, Minto and Ryou have been locked in a closet as a dare, from Kisshu. They play Truth or Dare by themselves, but mostly Truth. Will they discover the truth about their love? Sorry, this has Minto Pai fluff, but it's only for Ryou to get jealous. Oh, yeah, and I just realized how ANGSTY this is, huh? I should change it. Pai/Minto/Ryou angst. I am a horrible person...

RECAP

"Do you love Ichigo?" her voice was soft as it had been outside.

"No." He answered immediately. If Minto had asked him a month ago, or even a day ago, he would've said yes. But now, that wasn't the case. She looked away from him again. "Truth or Dare, Minto."

"Truth." She was ready for just about anything he could ask her.

END RECAP

IN THE CLOSET

"Minto... Do you ha---" Ryou started, but the closet burst open, Pai and Keiichiro in the doorway. Pai grabbed Minto, carrying her bridal style, and Keiichiro grabbed Ryou's arm. A heavy blush enveloped Minto's cheeks, and a frown encased Ryou's lips.

A loud gasp from the room.

"MINTO!" Berii yelled.

"PAI!" Kisshu yelled.

"SHUT UP!" Ryou and Zakuro yelled.

Ichigo did not shut up, as she and Taruto were still arguing.

"BRAT!"

"HAG!"

"Hey! Don't call my koneko a hag." And now Kisshu didn't care what Pai was doing, and was clinging to Ichigo. Pai, however, was sitting down, with Minto in his LAP, and a grin in Ryou's direction.

"Ryou... Calm down..." Keiichiro started.

"Minto..." Pai was cooing her name, and stroking her hair, and she could do nothing but sit there and blush.

Ryou was furious. By now, it was pretty obvious to everyone in the room, sans Minto, that Ryou had feelings for her. Pai pulled Minto closer to him, wrapping his arms around her.

"P-Pai... What're you doing?" Minto asked, in a meek, almost Retasu-like way.

"Sh..." He crooned, still holding her. Minto looked over, but Ryou was gone. She sighed, and let Pai cuddle her a bit, and felt sorry for herself, thinking that Ryou might have actually loved her... NOT.

RETASU'S THOUGHTS

Minto... What's going on with you? Everyone's starting to love you like they do Ichigo... The guys, at least. Pai and Ryou, huh?

I sound so mean... You deserve the attention. Zakuro hardly ever gives you any, and it's nice to see you cared for... I won't cry, I promise.

I won't cry. I'm happy for you. But please pick soon. Make up your mind and pick Pai... That's selfish, but I love Ryou, too.

END RETASU'S THOUGHTS

"Minto... Come here." It was Ryou, sitting on the other side of the cafe.

"No, Minto, come to me." Pai was leaning against the door way. She spun around.

"I... don't know..." Ryou got up, to walk towards her, but every step he took, Pai took one too.

"Hey, Ryou-San!" Ichigo was standing behind Ryou now, but where was Kisshu?

Ryou looked over his shoulder. "Strawberry...?" And they both faded away. Minto took a step back in shock, and hit Pai. He wrapped his arms around her again.

"Pai... I..." She shook her head. Where was Ryou! "No... go away... No!"

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"Minto... Minto-San, wake up." Keiichiro was shaking her by the shoulders, but she was still sleeping.

"No... I... Shirogane-Sama..." She muttered incoherently, much to the surprise of everyone. Meguro took her shoulders from Keiichiro, and shook hard.

"Aizawa-San, WAKE UP!" He yelled at her.

"What!" She was awake now. "Meguro-San, get off!" She pushed him away, and stood.

"Minto... You alright?" Kisshu asked, mildly concerned.

"Minto-San... You were saying things in your sleep." Ichigo explained. "It was weird..."

"I... was?" She asked, running a hand through her tousled dark blue hair. Pai stepped forward, to her, and she shied away.

"Minto, what's wrong?" Berii asked.

"Leave me alone, Pai." She mumbled, walking to the other side of the room, to Berii and Zakuro, and sanctuary. She sat down beside them, leaning on Berii, while Zakuro rubbed her back in a sisterly way.

"It's okay Minto-chan." Zakuro soothed.

"Arigatou, nii-sama." Minto said softly. "And you too, Berii-Chan. Domo."

After a while, everyone got dressed, or ready for work.

THE CAFE! DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

"Ryou-Sama, look at me!" was Purin Fong's daily cry. SMASH CRASH, just like usual.

"Gomen nasai, Shirogane-Sama!" was Retasu's plea.

"Time for my afternoon tea..." Minto said, her voice unusually listless. She half shuffled to the kitchen to get it from Keiichiro, then half shuffled to a table. Ryou stopped her halfway.

"Come here Minto-chan." He said. She backed up, looking suddenly frightened.

"No!"

"I need to talk to you. In the lab. Come on..." He took her arm, leading her away with the tea.

"Ryou... I need my tea..." She tried to say.

"And I need to talk to you. Talk first, tea later." He said, opening the door to the lab. He ushered her in, and flicked on the lights. She sat the tea down on a desk, and poured herself a cup. The porcelain trembled in her hands. "About..." Minto cut him off.

"Pai." She said, looking up at him. "Pai, huh?"

"Yes." He took a deep breath, and continued. "Pai. Did you guys have fun last night?" His voice was a very controlled calm.

"Oh yes..." She took a sip of the tea. "Tons." He had to be dense to not pick up the sarcasm.

"Really..."

"Yes, and I know you're happy. Now I'm out of your hair, and you can work on some stupid scientific plot to break Kisshu and Ichigo-San up." Minto said scathingly, taking another sip. A few tears fell in with the tea. She set the cup down. The tea would be salty and gross now.

"What? Minto-Chan, what're you saying?" Ryou asked, stepping closer to her. She stepped back, hitting the desk behind her. Minto looked to the floor.

"Stop it. I know you still want your Strawberry." She answered.

"What!"

"Hai."

"Minto, I can't believe you!" She looked up again, breifly.

'He called me by my first name... Only...'

Pretty much everyone could hear them now.

"Ryou, I... You know what I'm saying!" She screamed at him.

"Minto! AISHETERU!" Minto opened her mouth to say something. "Aisheteru Minto-chan. You, not ICHIGO!" And he turned to storm out. "I love you, Minto Aizawa..." He said softly, slamming the door behind him.

"Ryou..." Minto just stood there for a while, silent, barely breathing. Keiichiro and Meguro finally came to collect her.

Ichigo was giving her a funny look, and Retasu wasn't anywhere to be found.

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I'm thinking about making Retasu kill herself. Vote yes or no, and I'll tally them up, and if the No's win, then Pai will stop her just in time, or Ichigo will. But if the yes's have it, then people will find her in a pool of her own blood, or hanging from a tree, okay? Review please.

Oh yeah, this is a bit shorter then the other chapters, huh?

Setsuna-Chan