Fawkes: Argh! I'm trapped in the deadly fluff of love! Save me!
Sumi: The end has come for the first part of my story, but the next part shall arrive…
Fawkes: Oh joy… more fluff with me in it whacks Sumi I shall have my revenge!
Note: I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew, fruit, Cats, knives, ships, beer, or bad accents
Chapter Sevenies
Of Hate and Love
The knife came slowly, slowly down, down towards the two bodies. Actually, the knife was still, Fawkes was just as still, her body like stone, her eyes filled with hate. All of a sudden, the knife rose and began to fall again. Kurai closed his eyes, accepting his fate, as he was trained to do. Miri winced, not wanting to die, but unable to abandon her leader, and one of her only friends.
"Well, 'ello, this looks like a cheery room, what wit all the black 'n' stuff." A grinning face greeted them. He was an alien, but of the same kind as Kurai and Miri. He had tan-blonde hair, and eyes so green they glowed almost clear. Miri gasped.
"Otatuko-sama!" Fawkes moved the knife away, it had been three inches above Miri's heart. Miri stood up quickly and bowed. Fawkes turned away, and went to check on Sumi, who was still sleeping soundly.
"Great Lord Otatuko, what are you doing here? This is no place for such a-"
"Pon in the oss? Sorry moi dea' bot I came fow the princoss. Still ay woyal pon is she?" Miri giggled as Kurai glared.
"What do you think you are doing, barging in like that-"
"That's my line!" snapped Fawkes, cracking at last, "I was just about to kill two pests when-"
"-And trying to take over MY job like that!" Kurai was yelling right into Otatuko's face.
"Hmmmmm?" Sumi awoke. She had finally finished her dream. She looked around, and spied Kurai, and raced over to grab him round the middle.
"Kurai-Kurai-chan!" she sang, "Who's you're cute friend?"
"Quot? Moi? Woi thonk wou moi pwetty."
"-He's not my friend!" screeched Kurai, but he was ignored.
"You talk funny… are you drunk?" Sumi asked.
"Aquotallie, I alwoalys 'alk wike whis."
"Cause you're always drunk!" roared Kurai. Sumi giggled, while Miri looked shocked.
"Kurai-onii-kun, you shouldn't talk to Otatuko-sama like that! Besides, everyone knows his brain works better after a couple beers."
"Noow zats unfur!" Miri and Kurai began to argue. Even though Miri had laid down her life to save him, Kurai didn't care. He hated Otatuko more than anyone. Otatuko was his rival. Kurai wanted to be a better leader than him.
"How can you look up to a drunkard? His main goal is to marry Shimi so he can rule us!"
"And you're main goal is to marry Shimi so you can beat him!" Fawkes was tired of being ignored. She was bored of the politics, and she didn't like being interrupted by a drunken man. She especially didn't like the way Otatuko was staring at her. So, in one quick swing, she knocked him out.
"GET OUT! BOTH OF YOU! AND TAKE THAT DRUNK PERV WITH YOU!" Kurai and Miri forgot their squabble as they ran out as fast as they could, Miri dragging Otatuko.
A little while later:
"So what are we going to do with the idiot?" Shimi asked, poking Otatuko with a stick. He gave a loud snore, and started drooling. Shimi shuddered. If there was one thing she was afraid of, it was Otatuko. But she would never admit it to anyone, even Miri. Miri liked Otatuko, for he had taken care of her.
"Throw him off the ship?" Zor ventured. Kurai gave him a grateful smile. Miri glared at him. Zor hated Otatuko, for Otatuko had the mistake of trying to order Zor around. It had not ended well. Zor would rather die than obey Otatuko, and Otatuko kept treating him like a disobedient child. He succeeded in making Zor seem stupid, and Zor had sworn revenge. Otatuko liked to act like a fool around some people, but when commanding his troops, he was ruthless.
"Put him in one of the guest rooms and let him sleep it off," suggested Shimi's boyfriend, Pounce. Oh yes, they were now dating. "Wait…no…. lock him in one of the rooms." Pounce nodded to another alien, and "The Great Lord Otatuko" was dragged off. Ena watched from the shadows, a grim look on her face as her father was carried off again. She turned, and went back to her room. She could not go out and face Zor now. He would give her that look again. She hated that look.
"Hello?" Sumi appeared, shyly starring out at the aliens. "I'm sorry to bother you all." The male aliens stared at her, turning red but unable to turn away. Sumi did look very pretty. She was wearing a white dress, with white satin ribbons. She looked sweet and innocent.
"Sumi," choked Kurai, his eyes filling with tears. Sumi walked slowly towards him, the aliens moving out of her way. She bent down, and brushed a tear from his cheek. She stared at him for a moment, then closed her eyes and leaned forward. Kurai's eyes widened as her lips touched his.
"Ahem!" Fawkes entered the room, in the black version of Sumi's dress. She plopped herself down next to Shimi. Sumi broke away from Kurai, and walked to the center of the room. She faced all the aliens, of both races, and her sister.
"I have decided… I shall not fight for the Mews. Not the Mew Mews, or the Ashi Mews. I will not betray any of my friends."
"What friends? The ones tried to kill you, or the ones who would let you die? What friends have you?"
"Shimi!" interrupted Kurai, "I am your leader and you will not speak like that-"
"What leader? I'm a higher rank than you. I say what I wish!" Zor watched in silence, but he turned to stare at Fawkes. She glared back at him, and he turned his gaze away.
"Shimi-san. The decision is not yours. It is hers. Or would you have her fight us?" Zor turned to gaze at Shimi. "Or perhaps you would like to turn her away? And in doing so, losing her and our best fighter."
"And who would that be? You!"
"Fawkes-sama." Kurai choked. He called her "sama"? Dang… she had earned much respect from him. Shimi laughed.
"Ha! Ha ha ha! Would you keep the little brat than? And her unloyal sister? If you lose me, the whole thing is over. I am the Princess Blue, and our allies respect me, not you!"
"I don't care, Shimi. You may be the princess, but I am the heir." It was Shimi's turn to choke, and Kurai's turn to fall over.
"You? Haha, yeah right, nice joke there, Zor."
"I had hoped to keep it secret, and not to turn this into a battle of status… but really Shimi, are you that stupid? What do you think Zor was short for, Zorro? I am the Heir, Prince Eczor, nephew of Deep Blue. For now, I am second in command, but in one year I shall be crowned King. Enjoy being princess your whole life, Shimi." Zor walked away. He had lost his cool, but he still had some self-control. It was bad enough he revealed himself so early. He didn't hate Shimi, well, most of the time.
"This whole time…not once….not once did he tell me!" Kurai punched the wall, leaving a sizable dent. Shimi teleported away. She was angry. She had heard that her cousin would someday surpass her and take the throne. She had hated the cousin, without ever meeting him. Now… she can't believe she ever had a crush on him! It was sick! It made her very angry. Miri just sat there, playing hangman with another alien.
Fawkes had sat in silence for a little while. She suddenly stood up, and led Sumi back to their room. She didn't care what Shimi thought. She suddenly didn't care about Kurai, or Miri, or any of her revenge plans. She was dazed. The way he looked at her… not like a pervert…but like…did he like her? Did he…love her? Did she….respect him? Not because he was heir to the alien throne, but because he could stand up to Shimi like that.
In another part of the world called Earth:
"What! You can't suddenly fall in love with someone else!" Ichigo nearly fell out of her chair. Minto glanced over at her.
"Ichigo-chan, you okay? You've been acting weird lately… it's just a movie. And it's not scary…"
"I'm fine Minto-san! Really!" Ichigo's cat ears stuck straight up as she tried to get her heart in control. Why was she acting so crazy? It's not like she kissed him. But… he did apologize… and now he hadn't shown up for a while. And she missed him. Stranger still, she hadn't seen Masaya for a while, and she didn't miss him much.
"What a great movie!" Purrin sang, happily skipping along with her friends, "That little boy reminded me of Tar-Tar!"
"The crazy boy who destroyed the world with his brain power?"
"That's the one!" Ichigo tried to listen to her friends babbling on about the movie, but all she could think of was the look on the boy's face when he realized his girlfriend no longer loved him…the look on his face when he died…
"Oh Ichigo!"
"H-hiei?" Ichigo's ears and tail stood up and she fell over. "Oh Masaya-chan!" She turned red as she ran over. You know… somehow he's less cute, she thought. Then she shook her head, No! Don't think like that!
"Hey Ichigo, its been a while. Let's go on a date."
"A date? Um… I'm not sure I can-"
"-Hey wimpy humans! Ready to pay, little kitty girl? I'm in a bad mood, and ready to take out some anger by killing you!" Shimi threw a knife at Ichigo, who ducked quickly out of the way.
"Hey Shimi, here's a tip, try channeling your anger into something more constructive. MEW ICHIGO METAPHORMSIS!" All the Mews transformed, and started fighting Shimi. Of course, Shimi kicks serious butt, so the Mews weren't doing so well. They needed Mew Cherry.
"Hello, my name is Princess Blue. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Shimi said to Ichigo, slashing wildly with her knifes.
"Hold it! I never killed Deep Blue. That was Masaya's fault really. I just stood there and watched." Shimi blinked, and turned to Masaya.
"Is this true?"
"Yeah I guess so… I mean I am the one that stabbed Deep Blue in the chest."
"And Ichigo and the Mews and Kisshu and his alien buddies had nothing to do with it?"
"Nope, not at all."
"Prepare to DIEEEEEEEEEE!"
"Wait a minute! Can't we talk this out?" Masaya fell over screaming, "Mommy! I mean, ICHIGO!" Shimi blasted him with the biggest bolt of energy she had ever used in her life, or she had ever seen. Needless to say, the Mews and Shimi were blasted back several…er, many feet. And nothing remained of the Blue Knight, aka Masaya. Ichigo was knocked out, but she was awakened by a kiss from her knight in shiny clothes. (Or, rather, the blast made everything brighter and seem shiny.) And Ichigo and Kisshu kissed long and hard. Miraculously, Ichigo suddenly figured out that Kab was Kisshu, (nah) and only with the clue that he was wearing the same clothes.
"Well that was all a good day's work," Sumi said as she patted down the dirt on Masaya's grave. Instead of his body, they had a coffin with his clothes buried, because his body no longer existed. "I feel strangely content."
"I know how you feel," Kurai nodded, leaning on his shovel, "I'm back with you, Ena went back to the mother ship with Otatuko, Kisshu is dating Ichigo, Shimi is now content to live her life peacefully, at least for now, Deep Blue has been avenged, and someone I didn't like was killed."
"Yup, all a good day's work!" Sumi kissed Kurai, further away, Ichigo kissed Kisshu, Lettuce kissed Ryou, Minto hugged Zakuro, Pounce kissed Shimi, and Otatuko kissed his newest girlfriend.
Sumi: Fin
Fawkes: End
Zor: That's all folks!
Fawkes: No it's not…
Sumi: There will be a sequel…
Zor: Oh great…Sumi: It'll be fun, I promise!
Zor: Being locked in a cage with you is fun?
Sumi: Yup
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Thank you to all my fans…the few, the loyal… ;
Until next time!