YAY! Remember the chapter where Ariel had her child? Well guess who's back, back again?" Yes, that's a quote from Without Me and Just Lose It by Eminem. He's cool! One of my favorite rappers. Heck, he is probably the only rapper I like other than Kanye West. He rules too!
I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew. I'm making up something too.
Telekinesis is presented as so-
"Hey Nanba; check out the freak! Its mute girl!" commented a very rude boy.
"You know, why don't you leave her alone. You guys are always picking on her. I mean, she isn't that bad. Heck, she's not bad at all," Nanba said, defending the girl. And from the distance, the girl heard this, and a small smile spread itself across her face.
POV
My name is Ashley. Ashley P. Plescho. All my life, people have called me this. And they're right. I am a mute. I haven't spoken to anyone in three years ever since that fateful day when I was in third grade. And here's why.
From the beginning, I was a very quite child. My mother died giving birth to me, and it was her final wish I be named after her best friend, Ashley, who had died in a car crash. I am only half Japanese. My mother is from America.
So I was named Ashley P. Pleshco, the P. standing for Persilla. I didn't talk much even as a kid; I remember crying, but not talking. Except to a couple of people; my dad, who used to say he loved me more than air, my teachers, and my best friend, Em, who understood me entirely. I always talked to her. She helped me through my problems and made me laugh a lot along the way as well.
Then, in second grade, Em moved away. That's when I completely shut myself away from the world. I only communicated with one person; my father.
My father was the best dad I could have ever had. He respected me, trusted me, and loved me. And he was my favorite person in the whole wide world.
Until I remember coming home one day, seeing him sprawled on the floor. The red, sticky substance I had come to know as blood was surrounding him. I could see holes in his back, and one in his pants. He was panting extremely hard.
Calling 911 wasn't enough. My dad died. I was so fortunate though because I got the chance to say good bye.
I haven't spoken since.
To this day, people call me freak, mute girl, silence, and any other nickname you could think of that means quiet. But I always remember one person who stood up for me. And I remember him doing so since the day I met him.
Nanba Konaga.
Since day 1, he seemed to be my savior. I always admired him and secretly thanked him for that. I can remember kids always used to steal my lunch. Em would always share with me. But once, Em was sick. I had nothing to eat, and I can still remember him coming up to me, offering half of his lunch to me.
And I always saved a special smile just for him. Since then, he's always been my protector. And I've always seen him as my second best friend.
End Ashley's POV
"One girl left to find. At least Coco came along easy, unlike some of you other girls. And we had Coco's uniform here, which was good." Riley sat at the main computers, typing away. "You're lucky her uniform was black, otherwise, she would have never put it on," Hershey mentioned.
"In a few short seconds, this computer will at least trace a clue to the girl's identity; a location, a name, an address, anything. It'll be soon enough….holy crap!" Riley shouted. The computer was beeping a phrase Riley hadn't seen this whole experiment. DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
After running through it a couple more times, Riley sighed in defeat. Meanwhile upstairs…..
"So Kaguya…."
"Forget it Nanba; I am so way out of your league."
"But only by what; four grades?"
"Listen; girls in ninth grade don't date boys in fifth grade. Get that into you're very little head, ok?" she said, carrying some dishes back into the kitchen. "Damn," muttered Nanba kicking the dirt.
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"I can't believe this stupid computer!" Riley yelled after everyone but Yuki had gone. He hit a button with his fist and turned around and started walking away. Yuki came up from behind and draped her arms around him. "Riley; I know this is tough, but we have to get through this. I'm frustrated too, but we must go on."
"You're right; sorry," muttered Riley. "It's just that…….looking at you is like watching the sun rise."
"What?" asked Yuki confused. Riley smiled. "If you're not going to listen, then I'm not going to repeat it," he commented.
"INFORMATION OBATINED." The computer beeped and Riley felt relieved. "Yes!" he yelled. The computer gave all the information it could offer.
fifth grade
quiet
scarlet hair
"Yo Riley; you're mom told me that you had to come home," Nanba said, walking in. Riley groaned; he hated it when people stopped him when he was really working. He headed for the door and left. Nanba stared at the big screen, looking over the clues until exclaiming, "Hey! I know who that is!"
"You….you do? That's great Nanba! I could…I could kiss you!"
"Is that a promise?" Nanba grinned. Yuki looked mortified. Sure, his mom had stayed with her parents and he had just helped out and he was only two years younger. "I…I take that back. Who is it then?"
Nanba sighed. "Her name is Ashley. She's in my grade. And I guess when the computer means quiet, they mean quiet."
"Why?"
"Because she hasn't spoken in three whole years to anyone! And it's very unlikely someone will get her to talk, more or less shout out something like Mew Mew Ashley or something!" Nanba shouted.
"Hmmm……isn't her full name Ashley Persilla Plescho?" Yuki questioned.
"I think so; why?"
"Because, if you take the first letter of Ashley, the first letter of Persilla, and the first three letters of Plescho, it spells out APPLE. She….she is most likely to be Mew Apple who is fused with the Black Panther!"
"Yeah, just like the new gothy girl is fused with a whooping crane, big deal! By the way; she's pretty cute; think you could give me her number?"
"You are such a ladies man Nanba, and I know where you get it from," Yuki sweat dropped.
"You do! Really? Where!"
"You mean you've never heard….ok, I'm going to tell you now then. Way back when, before your mother was proclaimed a Mew Mew, your dad was after another girl. And from what I've heard from Ichigo, he was a lech."
"You take that back about my dad! Unless you really want to get hurt!" Nanba shouted.
"If you don't believe me, go ask your dad yourself. I mean, you're not like you baby brother Nakao or anything, unless you really are that helpless!" Yuki threatened.
"What? I am no helpless, and at least I'm not lovesick over some teenage blondie who is a genius and an all around selfish jerk!"
"What? How….i mean, that isn't……how do you know?"
"Well lets just say little miss lilac hair shouldn't leave her computer journal open on the free internet in the café after hours," smirked Nanba. "Ooh, look at me, I am so smart and beautiful. But I seem to have problems because I don't know how to tell the guy I like how I feel about him. And I also get rashes on my neck!" he mimicked.
"You….you…." that was all Yuki could say. She was so furious and humiliated. She stormed out, and when she got to the door.
"At least tell me who it was my dad was chasing after," Nanba asked. Yuki's eyes held tears that threatened to fall. Turning around, she mumbled, "Don't ask me; go ask Ichigo. She should know all about it." She slammed the door behind her, leaving a dumb founded Nanba in the room, and when alone, he trembled.
"No way…..my dad…..chased after…..Kaguya's mom!"
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"God, this has got to be the worst day ever! I hate that stupid half alien!" Yuki shouted to herself. The café was preparing to close. After telling herself to take a deep breath, she realized, "Maybe…..maybe I am to scared to tell Riley how I feel…..well not anymore! I'm going to tell him now!"
"Kaguya; you know where you brother is?"
"Oh; you mean he wasn't downstairs with you?"
"Nope; just one annoying half alien."
"Yeah, I know how you feel; Nanba can be such a perv."
"Well, thanks anyway. I'll go find him," Yuki replied. "He's probably in the laundry room anyway; after a rude customer spilt hot chocolate on his shirt, he had another one on hand and put that on in the dryer," she thought.
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Th way there, she told herself, "You can do it! You can do it!" Once she reached the laundry room, she tapped on the door lightly. No one answered, but Yuki could here talking.
"Riley……there's….there's something I need to tell you……its really important….and...um…..I'm really nervous about this."
It was Melanie's voice.
She heard Riley sigh. "I'm sorry if Nanba is harassing you. He can't help himself around pretty girls."
"He said I was pretty," thought Melanie, which gave her enough courage. "Riley….i…..i….remember…um….i lo…….love you," she finally got it out. She took another deep breath. "Ever since you disguised yourself as a girl, I thought there was something different about you. I mean, you seemed a little to manly you be a girl and….well…..i was just telling myself no guy would ever sneak into this school. And then everyone found out. Well…..i thought the day…..you guys headed back to your school. And I know it's only been a couple of days, but……I mean…..you seem like everything I was looking for."
"Umm…Melanie?" Riley said nervously. She was getting closer and the space between them was getting smaller and smaller. Yuki stood there, mortified. She couldn't believe Melanie loved Riley. And she couldn't believe by the way Riley was kissing her that he loved her back.
Crying, she ran down the hall and up the stairs to the café. What she should've done was stayed to see the rest.
Riley gently pushed Melanie away. Melanie looked heart-broken. "I…..Riley..."
"I'm sorry Melanie, but….there's someone else……that I love…."
Melanie looked like she was about the cry; the one guy she liked had shot her down. She turned around and muttered, "Ok…I understand."
"But Melanie…..you are a great girl….and one day, you'll find a guy who's better than me…..and he'll return the feeling," Riley said, smiling to give Melanie hope. She dried her tears. "Thanks," she said. "Maybe there is hope," she thought smiling and walking out the slide door.
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Yuki sat in a corner of the kitchen, crying. She didn't want anyone to see her, and if she had gone to her room or the bathroom, people might get suspicious. Even though the only people around were Kaguya, Melanie, Nanba, and Riley.
Unfortunately, the broom was supposed to be in the corner, and Kaguya had been sweeping. She returned, hearing slight whimpering. Kaguya looked around. She couldn't see anyone, so she continued her walk t put the broom away when.
"Yuki? Why are you down there? What's wrong? Is it my idiot brother again?" she sighed.
"What? Oh, I'm sorry Kaguya. Here; let me move…."
"Tell me what blondie did now," she said. Yuki laughed through her tears. "You're blond too, ya know."
"I don't care; tell me now…or would you rather have me drag your parents into this. Oh Keiichiro!"
"No; please don't get my dad into this. I'll tell, I'll tell!" Yuki begged.
"Is something wrong girls?" Keiichiro asked. He took one look at Yuki and gasped. "Yuki; you've been crying. Why?"
"Too late now," smiled Kaguya. Yuki wiped her tears. "It's nothing dad. Kaguya….she splashed water on my face," she lied.
"Yuki Akasaka, if its one thing I've told you not to do it's to lie. If she would've splashed water in your face, you're shirt would be wet and so would a part of the floor," Keiichiro explained. Yuki sighed; she knew she was going to have to talk to someone. But she felt her dad didn't know enough about a girl's emotions and what a girl actually felt.
"Umm……where's mom? I mean, this is really a…..girl issue," Yuki explained. Keiichiro frowned. "Was it some boy? Did he reject you and now you can't stand to not feel bad?" asked Keiichiro.
"Wow Keiichiro; you really hit the nail on the head!" Kaguya mentioned. Keiichiro smiled and walked away. "Your mother's gone, but I'm sure this 'girl issue' can be helped by another person."
"Really? Who; where is she?"
"Right next to you," Keiichirro explained with a smile before leaving.
Yuki turned around to find Kaguya waving to her. The left the kitchen and sat on some tables.
"Don't worry about it; Riley's just a big….well……um…..jerky head!" Kaguya explained.
"Yeah…..but I can't believe he doesn't care, and all the times together……I mean, Riley's the first one who taught me how to talk, and how to walk."
"Oh yeah! I remember that! God, those were good times."
Flashback
Four-year-old Riley walked into the Akasaka's living room. Keiichiro and Zakuro went out to have some alone time and her parents had volunteered to baby sit the one-and-a-half year old Yuki.
"Hi dad; how's teaching her to walk going?" Riley asked.
"Not to well; she just doesn't want to try no more. It looks like she wants her parents to teach her. And I was sure that one technique we used to get you and Kaguya to walk would work," Ryou sighed, defeated. "I'll go help your mother with making dinner; you watch Yuki for a bit, okay?"
"You can count on me, dad!" Riley said, holding his hand to his head, saluting his father. Ryou smiled and walked into the kitchen. Riley thought he would make it his responsibility on teaching Yuki how to walk. Or at least try.
"Ok Yuki; you're over there, and I'm over here. Try not to crawl, but walk over to me," Riley explained, encouraging her. Yuki started to crawl, but Riley yelled, "Stop right there Yuki! You need walking lessons." He walked over to the child and helped her to her feet by taking bother hands and putting them in his own.
"Alright Yuki, now just move you're right leg, then you're left leg, then right, then left, and keep doing that," he smiled. Yuki picked up her right foot, and did as she was told, Riley helping her along the way. Once they had walked around the coffee table a couple of times, Riley put her back where she had started and walked a little bit farther away.
"Alright; just do as I told you to get to me Yuki. You can do it!" he cheered. Yuki stared at him for a minute, but finally picked herself up nervously, and put one foot in front of the other.
"DAD! COME SEE THIS! YUKI'S WALKING!"
Flashback Number Two
"Ri Ri!" a two-year-old exclaimed joyfully. Keiichiro had simple flashcards with simple words.
"Come on Yuki, say cat!"
"Bumby!" she shouted, clapping. Keiichiro sighed. He put the flashcards down. "I guess we'll try again tomorrow," he said. Riley picked up the flashcards and went through them with Yuki. She didn't get any of them.
"Hmmm….i wonder why this one is blank?" Riley asked himself. He walked away for a minute, returning seconds later. He had drawn something on this card.
"Here Yuki; this is what brought your mom and dad and my mom and dad together. Say love!"
Yuki stared at the card. It was spelt right and had a messy heart drawn under it. After squinting a little more…..
"L….lu……love!" she exclaimed. "Love Ri Ri!"
"Great job Yuki!" Riley beamed.
Flashback Number Three
A now five-year-old Yuki shrunk under her covers. She looked out the window to see the tree's moving in the moaning wind. She whimpered. Riley, Kaguya, Anisha, and Sirena were staying over night because Ichigo and Ryou made plans to go out. Riley opened the door.
"Yuki, is something wrong; you're crying," Riley asked concerned.
"Riley; I'm scared. There's a monster outside my window, and soon, he's going to come in here and eat me!"
"It's just a tree, see?" Riley pointed out her window.
"No; its not; it's a monster!"
"Well ok then. If you are scared, then I'll protect you. I'll just stay here with you until you fall asleep," Riley stated, crawling into Yuki's bed. Yuki smiled. She fell asleep seconds later, with Riley who fell asleep in Yuki's bed. Yuki wasn't scared of monsters anymore.
Flashback Number Four
Yuki, now in fifth grade, came through the door crying. Riley who was at the café with his father, ran up after her. He seemed to be moving in slow motion and he wouldn't move any faster. But he was really running as fast as he could. After what seemed like eternity, he finally reached Yuki's room.
"What do you want!" Yuki snapped at the seventh grader.
"Well, I'm your protector, remember? When we were little, I promised I'd protect you. So tell me what's wrong?" Riley asked.
"The kid in my class, she's saying I'm ugly. She says I'll never get a date to our first dance which is Friday, I'll never get my first kiss, I'll never get married, and I'll never ever have anyone love me!" Yuki shouted.
"Yuki; she's just jealous. I mean, you're smart, you're nice, and you're beautiful. And about getting married, you don't have to worry about that now. And…….and I'll go with you to the dance. I mean, if you bring me, she'll be so jealous," Riley schemed.
"Well……still……" Yuki said, feeling a little better.
"And if you want to, I can teach you how to kiss now!"
"WHAT?" Yuki screamed. Riley got closer to her. Yuki was too stunned to move. Riley moved back a little. Yuki thinking she had been rejected started tearing up.
"You have to close your eyes when you kiss. It's a rule," Riley smirked. Yuki stopped her tears, and closed her eyes. Riley got closer and kissed her on the cheek. "You just wait Yuki; one day, I'll really teach you how to kiss. Right now, you're too young for me," Riley smirked.
Yuki laughed. "You're so full of yourself," she mentioned.
And that is when she realized she loved Riley Shirogane.
End All Flashbacks
"Man; those were some good times. And that jerk for rejecting you. He knows you like him…..or at least I think he does. But don't worry about it Yuki; there are other guys out there, some that are a lot better and cuter than my brother. I mean, he may be smart, but when it comes to someone's emotions, I rule that field. And I get it from my mother!" Kaguya yelled.
Yuki laughed. She dried her tears and hugged Kaguya. "Thanks Kaguya. You made me feel a lot better."
"Yuki? Is something wrong? You're father told me you needed to talk to me?" Zakuro asked, opening the door.
"Its ok; Kaguya helped me. And I'm feeling lots better now," Yuki smiled. She was indeed heartbroken, but she had a dear friend who had helped her. Looking at the clock, she gasped. "Kaguya; you and Riley were supposed to be home an hour ago."
"Oh crap! Gotta walk and gotta walk fast!" Kaguya panicked. "Riley! Get up here!"
"Keiichiro said Riley left about 45 minutes ago. Don't worry; I'll drive you home," Zakuro offered.
"Thanks! See you later Yuki! And don't worry about it!" Kaguya yelled, grabbing her coat and school clothes and walking out the door. Yuki sighed. "I……I think I'm going to be ok," Yuki sighed again. She headed up to her room and went to bed early. Before tucking herself in, she collapsed into bed, whispering, "Like the song Riley and I danced to…..my heart will go on."
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"There…there's something strange going on here," Ashley thought. She became embarrassed that she was letting those punk's words get to her. And just like magic, and tail and ears popped out of her body. Ashley stared in amazement. A figure appeared behind her.
What do you want? - Ashley thought.
"Telekinesis? Very clever indeed! My name is Tama, and I ask your assistance….."
I can read minds to ya know. You're thinking of deceiving me so I can help destroy the planet. I'm sorry, but destroying my home isn't my thing.-
"So, you won't help me then? Then I'll just have to use force," Tama smirked.
Come any closer and I'll rip you to shreds. - Ashley brought her claws up.
"Hmm…..well, hurt me, and I'll hurt your precious friend."
I don't have any friends. They've all abandoned me.-
"Hmm…..well then, we shall meet again soon, Mew Apple."
Tama disappeared. Ashley ignored it. The next day, she went to school like normal. Sitting there, staring out the window, Nanba approached.
"Ashley, I need you to come with me today. I mean, it's important. So please meet me after school by the flagpole at 3:15."
An onlooker almost went crazy. "Holy crap; did you know Nanba was dating that one mute girl?"
"I was, was I? Nanba appeared behind the boy and held him by the shirt collar. He let him go seconds later, turning around. "You aren't worth my time," he shrugged.
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"Ashley; there you are!" Nanba exclaimed. Ashley felt happy; he hadn't lied. He wasn't just trying to trick her. "Come on!" he said, dragging her by the hand. And once they were in a clearing with no people near-by, Nanba took Ashley's hand and flew her to the café.
Ashley stared around in amazement. "It's a good thing you are coming today; everyone else is anxious to meet the original Mew Mews. I guess I should explain this to you. A long time ago, Riley's father started a project. It involved five girls, and later six, who tried to save the world from aliens who were trying to destroy the planet. Are you following me?" Nanba turned his head around.
Ashley nodded. "Well, some new aliens have come up. And since the originals aren't as powerful, Riley started a new project. And guess who lucky girl number six is?"
Ashley pointed to herself. Nanba smiled. "Yup; and you are fused with the Black Panther. And you get a job too; you work at café Mew Mew for about ten dollars an hour. The place hasn't changed much." Ashley looked down; they were so high up. "Don't worry; I won't drop you. And I haven't told many people this, but I'm half alien, half human and contain small particles of the DNA of a cobra. But don't worry; I don't bite…usually," Nanba smirked. Ashley laughed; the first time she had laughed in ages.
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"I found her and I told her; mission accomplished," Nanba stated, walking through the door. The other girls hadn't arrived yet, and it was just Riley, Yuki, and Kaguya. Riley seemed to glace at Yuki, who would just ignore him. He was worried and hadn't paid attention to Nanba at all.
"Hello? Did you hear me? I got Ashley and brought her hear. You should have made her leader. Unlike the other for stupidoes, she listened and accepted it. Don't I deserve some kind of praise like 'Great job Nanba,' or 'Thank you Nanba for bringing her here'?"
"How about shut-up Nanba!" Kaguya yelled. Nanba decided to give Ashley the grand tour, mumbling "Stupid people, you think they would appreciate this one bit, but no." Ashley stared at Riley, Kaguya, and Yuki. She thought that since they were running the project, they would brief her, not Nanba. But she followed him anyway.
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"And this is the basement, also known as the lab. Its got a computer, metal table for test tubes and all kinds of things they use. And this is Masha," he said, pointing to the pink puff ball. Ashley poked it and it opened its eyes, beeping like crazy signifying Mew Mew. "See; it knows you're a Mew Mew!"
"That's not what its beeping for kid," a voice came from behind. Nanba turned around and was slammed to the ground by an unknown force that hit his head. Ashley gasped. The figure made itself visible, appearing as the alien Tasuke. Along with him were Tama and another figure that no one recognized.
"Lets get this over with quickly; grab the girl, Kabushin," Tasuke commanded. Ashley looked horrified. How had she summoned those powers yesterday again?
"You leave her alone, or else," Nanba said, standing in front of her, blocking the aliens from reaching her. Tasuke smirked. "A child; that's the best this project has to protect itself?" Nanba glared. "Touch her and you die."
"You obviously have feelings for this girl," Tasuke pondered.
"Maybe I do; maybe I don't. What are you going to do about it?"
"I say we take them both!" Kabushin shouted. Tasuke and Tama nodded. "Brilliant idea."
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" a girl said, crashing through the ceiling. Landing on Tasuke, she pounced on him, slamming him into the ground. Four other girls followed, already in their Mew Mew forms, ready to fight. Ashley stared in amazement at the five girls. "Well, what are you waiting for; transform already!" Skye shouted.
"I…..i don't know how," Ashley thought. She felt a hand grab hers. "If Yuki was correct, you should be Mew Apple. So just say Mew Mew Apple Metamorphasis, alright Ashley?" Nanba encouraged her. Ashley smiled and nodded. Her lips did not move, but she began to transform as she thought those words in her head. At the same time, a giant mallet appeared in her hand.
"What is that thing?" Hershey asked. But the giant mallet was not only good for hitting, but also could be used as a canon. The top opened up revealing a very large canon and it fired a large bright scarlet light; three separate ones for each alien." Once the smoke cleared, the three had disappeared. The girls returned to normal.
And now, you have met the third alien, Kabushin. And I was stupid enough to forget what Coco was fused with; a Whooping Crane. She had a red crest on her forehead, which was meant to give it away. And don't worry; Ashley will actually talk. I have already planned out her first words. Its in a series of battle and…..woah, TMI. Anyway, read and review, over and out. -Nibzo