Sumi: Sorry it took so long.
Fawkes: Writer's Block!
Sumi: I had to re-inspire myself.
Note: I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew, or apples.
Chapter Sixness
"Hey wait up guys!" Ena called. Ichigo and her friends whirled around. "I want you to meet some new friends of mine. They're going to our school too." Ena pointed to the three boys beside her.
"Hi, what's your name?" Purrin asked the youngest boy.
"Oh this is Midgart. And this is Pine. And this is Bakaka. They're nicknames are Midget, Pi, and Baka." Ena said, pointing to each boy. "Baka" grabbed Ena and whispered in her ear.
"Bakaka? What a stupid name! What do you mean by calling us such freaky names?"
"I think it's cute!"
"CUTE!" roared Baka. All the Mews stared at him. "Um… I mean… just call me Kab. That's my real name. Well, let's not be late!" Kab ran ahead, blushing very brightly. He didn't want to act to strange in front of Ichigo. Purrin grabbed Midgart's hand and forced him to walk with her. Pine followed behind everyone, muttering under his breath.
"I hope Sumi's okay," Ichigo said again. Their partner had been missing a couple days. And while they were not worried at first… They began to think she was dead, which made them feel guilty for savoring the Sumi-free days.
"I'm sure she's fine," Minto did not sound very convincing. She turned to Kab. "So what do you like to do in your free time?"
"Um… garden," Kab blurted out without thinking. He really didn't have any activities he cared mentioning.
"Oh that's cool!" Ichigo said, making Kab blush, "You must like Earth, huh? –Oh I'm sorry! That was really weird to say!"
"That's okay. Of all the planets, Earth is my favorite. It's so beautiful… and the people…" Kab stared out at nothing, deep in thought.
"I like Earth too. I would do anything to protect it. I just wish there was no pollution, you know?" Ichigo and Kab got into a big discussion. They forgot about everything else as they simple enjoyed each other's company. It was a strange feeling for Ichigo. She wandered around the whole day feeling lost. She never could talk so easily with a guy before. With Masaya, it was a constant struggle to get him to like her. She never knew what to say. With Kab, everything was natural.
Ichigo and her friends walked to work, Ichigo strangely quiet. Minto watched her closely. Lettuce stopped suddenly, Ichigo walked right into her, Minto tripped, bringing Zakuro down. In the end, all the Mews ended up tangled together.
"Why'd you stop Lettuce?" Minto asked tearing up with pain at her newest bruise.
"That girl…." Lettuce pointed to a figure standing right outside the café. "Haven't we seen her before?"
"She does look vaguely familiar…." Ichigo was acting normal again. The girl turned. She was lovely, with long black hair and pale skin. Her dark blue eyes were stunning. She was clad in all black, with a long cape and lots of silver jewelry. She walked towards them, slow and graceful.
"Hello," her voice was soft, " I am Fawkes, older sister of Sumi. She is in my care now. Fear not for her safety, but for your own for I have watched you closely. There is a traitor in your midst. Several traitors now…. Be more careful whom you befriend. You may abandon your friends as a sign of loyalty, but they would kill you. "
"You're Ashi Mew Fawkes, aren't you?" Zakuro asked. Fawkes nodded slowly.
"I will not hurt my sister. We will fight again, but now is not the-"
"Traitorous human! I knew we could not trust you! We should have caged you too!" Ashi Mew Ena attacked Fawkes. The Mews were confused, but started to try and transform. They could not. Fawkes could not either, which made it more fair to poor Ena. Three moves later (Fawkes' moves), Ena found herself enable to move on the ground. The first move was to jump out of the way of Ena's attack. The second, to paralyze Ena. The third, to steal her wallet. Hey, Fawkes had to get money some how. All of the moves were too fast for the Mew's eyes to follow.
"Oh my great balls of fire- she's not human!" Fawkes walked away. If the Mews weren't clever enough to figure out the traitors now... Fawkes did want them to die. They were horrible friends to her dear sister. But she would do anything to tick Shimi or Ena off. And now… She had to get revenge on a certain "boyfriend" of the only person in the world whom she loved.
"Fawkes! Stop that now! Bad girl! Little brat!" The beautiful small child was struck to the ground by her mother's hand. A tiny baby from a near by cradle started to cry. The mother rushed over, cooing gently to soothe her other daughter. Fawkes lay on the floor, until her father kicked her away…
A very young Sumi hugged her newest doll, her eyes pleading with Fawkes. She wanted her oneesama to play dolls with her. Her with her delicate, expensive dolls from around the world, and Fawkes with her rag that served as a toy. Their parents had always hated Fawkes, from the night she was born. Fawkes did not know why. Sumi was the opposite, loved by her parents and loving to everyone. She loved Fawkes very much, for Fawkes was her oneesama. Fawkes had no love to give…
A cold house. A lonely empty feeling that grew worse by the day. If this kept up, it would consume her and she would die. She was determined to survive on her own. She would show her parents, living out of spite. But she could not live like this. Raising herself… with no one to love or to be loved by.
She never expected it to happen to her sister. Her parents loved her sister. And yet…. There she was, a little older than Fawkes had been. Looking scared, alone, and confused. She loved her parents. She would never be able to understand. She could not raise herself, as Fawkes had done. Against her personal feelings, Fawkes had walked toward her, accepting the task of raising a young child, when she herself still had the body of a girl.
Years had past. Slowly, miraculously, Fawkes had come to love. Come to love the little sister who her parents had favored. She felt love, and life, and purpose. It was all thanks to Sumi. She enjoyed Sumi's company. She never thought it would happen. Then…. Her sister had been taken from her. Strangely, Sumi's parents did return, taking Sumi with them. Even if they wanted to, they could not have made Fawkes come, for she was 19. And Fawkes could do nothing… She would lose Sumi. Yet a little less than a year later… they met again.
The aliens found a strong human, a human filled with hate. They found a human that would make a great Ashi Mew. When they tried to sneak into her room one night, she beat them all up. They negotiated a deal, fairly easily. Fawkes did not care if the Earth was taken over, and humans killed. She only cared about the protection of one person. She would do anything for that one person, even die just to see her smile. But she did not let the aliens know. Instead, she drove a hard bargain. Because Fawkes was worth it.
Ena fumed at the other aliens. They had to get rid of that annoying human! She was in the middle of yelling at an alien who was ignoring her. He was the only one who dared. Instead of listening to her, he was talking to Shimi. He even was able to make Shimi laugh.
"You listen to me Pounce! Get rid of her! She's ruining my plans and hard work, and I want her killed! Do it or else-"
"Morning everyone," Fawkes appeared from nowhere, and glided into the room, "And how is everyone today? Oh my, is that a piece of fruit?" She snatched the apple from the fruit basket at the center of Pounce and Shimi's table, and began eating it. Ena glared at her, making Fawkes smile evilly.
"Oh hello Ena-darling. I hope you slept well. Oh my! Is it that late? You're going to be late for school. Midgart, Pine, and Baka left all ready. What will your Mew friends think?" She baited Ena. Ena roared and stepped forward to attack the living daylights out of her partner, but the look on Fawkes face stopped her.
"You bi-"
"-Now, now, don't insult female dogs. Besides, I'm more of a snake."
"You measly human, you will tremble under my might!"
"I'm not just any human. Besides, I've never trembled in my life… Well, I have, but that was years and years ago darling. I was just a child. You couldn't blame me though, if your parents who hated you held a knife to your throat, I'm sure you would have thought you were going to die too," Fawkes disappeared.
"I'll hold a knife to your throat!" Ena screamed after her.
"I think Ena hates her more than I do, now," Shimi observed.
On another part of the ship:
"Sumi? You awake?" The fox curled tighter in her sleep. She had refused to leave the ship, sleeping in a small box near Fawkes bed. After talking with Fawkes for a little while, she had returned to fox form and had not spoken to anyone. Fawkes told the aliens that if they bothered Sumi, she would remove body parts. Kurai had been unable to sleep, without knowing why. Now he found himself in Fawkes room, talking to his ex-girlfriend.
"Sumi, I'm so sorry. I can understand if you don't want to fight with us… but will you at least stop fighting against us? I'm glad I'm not leaving… I wish you'd at least talk to me." Sumi ignored him, and he got up to leave. Just then, the door was opened from the outside, and Fawkes stepped in. She had a very smug smile on her face, making her look extremely scary. Her smile quickly disappeared as she was overcome by rage.
"YOU! YOU LITTLE-!" Fawkes threw herself on Kurai. She screamed like… a madwoman… and said all sorts of horrible curses. In a very short time, Kurai was flung to the floor, bruised and bloody. Fawkes yanked out a small shiny knife, and prepared to kill him.
"No! Please stop! Don't kill him!" blurted…. Miri. She ran over and protectively threw herself on Kurai. She landed on him kind of hard, and Kurai's face was pained.
"You…." Began Fawkes, lowering her knife, "You're a friend of Shimi's…. If you are willing to throw your life away for this… creature, stay there. I will end your life too!" She raised her knife. Perhaps you would like to know why Sumi was not doing anything, and why she ignored Kurai before. The answer was simple; she was asleep. And Sumi can sleep through anything, even mass murder. Perhaps now you would like to know what the Mew Mews were doing…
"Have you seen Ena-chan?" asked Ichigo. Kab shook his head.
"Do you want to talk to her?"
"No, I was just wondering. ….Say, do you want to go somewhere with me?
"Really? Ah…um…."
"I don't have work today, and my other friends are busy, as is my boyfriend. How about the park or the zoo?" Kab choked as Ichigo smiled at him.
"…The…the zoo… sounds fun. Let's go." He blushed heavily. Ah, the zoo… how it brought back memories… He blundered around, happily thinking how his job was the best in the world. He nearly fainted when Ichigo linked arms with him. Sure, they were just friends, but friends was a lot better than enemies.
"Oh look! What a cute fox…." Ichigo stared at it, "It reminds me of someone." Without meaning to, she started to cry. She felt so guilty. All Sumi had done was try to help them. And they had let her be kidnapped. Even if Sumi was okay… she was still a bad friend. Kab stared Ichigo, at a loss for what to do. He tried to wipe a tear away, but more fell. Without meaning to, he started leaning toward her face. Her face was so sad… it captivated him. He felt like he was no longer in control of his body. His lips touched hers, and so it was that they kissed in the same place they did before. Yup, you guessed it… Kab is Pie. Haha, just kidding, Kab is really Kisshu.
Sumi: I hoped you liked it…
Fawkes: …Why did you leave me standing over them like that?
Sumi: hehe…I built up lots of suspense…
Fawkes: Yes like I am really going to kill your friend and boyfriend…
Sumi: What a great way to end a chapter…with Ichigo and Kisshu kissing…I should end more chapters like this in the future…
Fawkes: …Great…
Sumi: Stay tuned nya! Oh and please review! Mew Cherry signing off!