I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew, neither the manga or the anime series and never will!
(I will not use the character's last names)
I don't own Neutrogena.
I made up "Sacred Heart - Roman Catholic Church"
Thank you to everyone who reviewed!
"Ryou!" Ichigo called after the bell boy left the room. Ryou came into the bedroom and looked at her pointing to the bed. "This is going to be a problem." After a period of silence. "I get the bed!" Ichigo and Ryou both announced at the same time.
"Oh, no. I get the bed, I'm a girl. I need beauty sleep and there is only a love seat in the living room which isn't big enough for me to sleep on." "But I paid for this room and I will definitely not sleep on the love seat either." Ryou opposed earning a groan from Ichigo. Looks like they had to share the king sized bed.
"I'm going to take a shower." Ichigo told Ryou, who started unpacking his suitcase. She took off her clothes and slipped into the shower, which took her about 15 min. It used to take over an hour but she had grown out of the habit. She took her towel and wrapped it around her body. Ichigo took out her Neutrogena Face Mask, spread the cool substance all over her face and sat on the chair in front of the mirror.
She had to leave it on for 10 min so it would harden and then just simply wash it off with lukewarm water. After 10 min past, she opened her eyes and looked into the mirror. Instead of seeing her reflection, she saw Kish's. "AHHHHHHH!" Ichigo screamed at the top of her lungs. Ryou, who was watching television, jumped at the scream and began to run to the bathroom door.
"Well, hello to you too Kitty." Kish replied, emerging out of the mirror. "Why did you leave Japan? It took me such along time to try and hunt you down." Ichigo began to back away from Kish towards the door, ignoring what Kish was saying. Her only priority was to get away from Kish, and fast.
Ryou opened the door and ran inside the bathroom, only to slip on the wet floor and fall on his backside. "Owww! Why is there water on the floor?" Ichigo was sitting in the corner of the bathroom holding her legs. "Sorry about that Ryou. Kish was here. He's found me again."
Ryou got up off the wet floor and began to brush himself off. "Why won't he just leave you alone?" Ryou outstretched his hand to Ichigo and helped her up off the floor. "I didn't tell anyone this before, but Kish wants me as his bride. And he'll stop at nothing." Ichigo gave Ryou a heartwarming hug. "I'm glad that you're here with me. I don't know what I'll ever do without you."
Ryou left the bathroom and let Ichigo finish up. Suddenly his cell began to ring. It was Keiichiro. "Hello Keiichiro." Ryou said. "Oh, you've got some information about Kish…Are you serious? We have to kill him before he does…..Well I don't know, I assumed only once from what I seen…..I got to tell Ichigo and ask her about that too….all right, bye."
Ichigo came out with a towel wrapped around her head and sat on the love seat. "Who called, Ryou?" "It was Keiichiro with information on Kish. Ichigo you have tell me the truth. How many times has Kish kissed you so far?" Ichigo was surprised by the question. "Why, it is important?" Ryou nodded as he sat down beside Ichigo.
Ichigo counted on her fingers. "Let's see, at my house, and once again when you came when Kish tried to kill you." Ryou sighed and Ichigo caught it. "Why are relieved?" Ryou looked into her eyes with seriousness. "If Kish kisses you three times, you will be under his power. That is what Keiichiro phoned me to tell." Ichigo gasped. "This means that once he kisses you three times, you will be like a soul-less vessel. Then if he kisses you once more, you will fall in love with him."
"I guess that the only way to prevent this is that you will have to be with me everywhere, 24/7." Ichigo silently replied. "Please, you have got to kill Kish before he kisses me again. I'm begging you." Ryou put his finger to her lips. "I will, don't worry. He won't marry you while I'm around. Now go lay down and get some rest." Ichigo nodded.
It was around 10 Pm and Ryou was out on the balcony enjoying the fresh breeze. He had many thoughts running through his head: how to tell Ichigo he loved her? How to catch Kish and kill him once and for all? How to protect Ichigo from Kish? Ryou wished that his life would be simple as it once was.
Ryou walked back to the bedroom and saw that Ichigo was sleeping silently, like without a care in the world. The wedding ring he had given her was still on Ichigo's finger. 'Maybe, she does like me if she didn't take it off…' Ryou thought as he fell asleep.
The next morning…
Ryou began to stir and tried to roll onto his side, but he couldn't. He opened his eyes and saw that Ichigo had her arms wrapped around him. Ryou couldn't help but smile at the angel next to him. Ichigo had her cat ears popped out and had pink hair. 'She's so beautiful…I wish she were mine.' Ryou thought hopefully.
There was a knock on the door. "Room Service!" A woman's voice chorused. Ryou got out of the bed and opened the door. "Good morning, sir! How are you and your new wife?" "We're great! You?" Ryou asked. "Just fine, thanks for asking. Here is today's breakfast: eggs, bacon, orange juice, pancakes, milk and toast for two." The woman said rolling in the food cart from the hall. "If you need anything else or just have a question to ask, call the main desk and ask for extension 1245. Have a great day!"
Ryou said bye to the woman and rolled the cart into living room where there was a dining table for two people. He set the table and took a shower, then he changed into a new set of clothes: a plain white t-shirt with a pair of black baggy pants. Ryou walked over to the bed and began to wake Ichigo up.
"Ichigo, wake up. Breakfast is ready." Ichigo just muttered something and turned on her side. Ryou began to stroke her hair, emitting a purr from Ichigo. He silently laughed. 'It works every time…' Ichigo woke up to the sound of her own purr and Ryou stroking her hair. "Good morning, Ryou. What smells so good?" "Breakfast, and good morning." Ryou replied as Ichigo got out of bed and sat down at the table with him.
Later…
After eating their breakfast, it was time for Ichigo to buy a dress and Ryou a tux for Masaya's wedding. It would take place at 3 Pm at a church called "Sacred Heart - Roman Catholic Church." Masaya's fiancée, Mia, had picked it out since she was a Catholic and belonged to the church.
Ichigo and Ryou stopped at a bridal store and began to look at clothes. After about spending 30 min, Ryou found a white tux for himself, complete with shoes, a collar and cuffs. Ichigo was having a harder time looking for a dress that matched her hair color and figure. Finally, she found a long ivory dress with dark pink and light pink designs. It came complete with heels and gloves.
Ryou saw her at the far end of the store and went to her. "Did you find a dress that you'll buy?" He asked her and she nodded. "This one, but I don't have enough money. I'm about $100 short, I left my credit card at the hotel. Could I borrow $100? I'll pay you back when we'll drive by a bank on the way to the wedding." Ryou said he would but that she wouldn't need to pay him back.
"Are you sure, because I want to." Ichigo said surprisingly. "Only if you want to, but you don't have to. It's on me." Ryou said as they paid for the clothes. On the way back to the hotel, Ichigo was in deep thought. 'I can't believe he's so nice to me! I hope he likes me because I really like him, even more than I liked Masaya. He's always so easy to talk to and he listens to what I have to say.' "Ichigo?" Ryou asked, but she didn't hear him. 'I must tell him how I feel, and I will right after the wedding.'
"Ichigo?" Ryou asked again. She shook her head. "Yes?" "Are you alright?" "I'm fine, don't worry. Nothing's wrong." Ichigo replied as they drove to the hotel.
At the Church…
Everyone was sitting at the pews, waiting for the wedding to begin. Ichigo and Ryou sat two pews from the front and the wedding began. "We are gathered here today to join Masaya and Mia together in marriage………………….You may now kiss the bride."
Not many people came to the wedding, just family and close friends. There was nobody that Ichigo or Ryou recognized from Japan. Not even some of Masaya's close friends from school were invited.
The celebration continued at Masaya and Mia's house: there was champagne and a huge wedding cake, along with people chatting with each other. "Ichigo!" Masaya called and waved at her. She politely waved back and grabbed Ryou's hand, pulling him toward where Masaya was with Mia.
"Ichigo, I'd like you to meet my wife, Mia." Both exchanged hello's and shook hands. "I gave you two tickets, who did you bring along?" Masaya asked curiously. "Oh, he's right here!" from the crowd of people near the wedding cake, Ryou pushed through them. "Ryou!" Masaya growled.
"Yeah, got a problem with that?" Ryou snarled. "No, Mia this is Ryou." The politely exchanged hello's and shook hands. There was an aura of pure hatred hanging in the air between Masaya and Ryou. And if looks could kill, they'd KO each other into oblivion.
"Well, it was nice seeing you again Masaya and I'll hope you'll be happy." Ichigo said hoping to break the tension. Masaya shook her hand and stopped when he saw the ring.
"Ichigo, you're married as well? Congratulations, who's the lucky guy?" Masaya beamed, happy that Ichigo had finally found a guy for herself that she could spend the rest of her life with, just as he has. Ichigo found this the perfect time to make Masaya jealous that he decided to pick Mia to be his girlfriend and wife instead of her. Ichigo happily replied with a smile on her face. "Ryou."
Ryou nearly choked on a piece of cake and Masaya choked on his champagne. Both started coughing, earning looks from both Mia and Ichigo. 'What the hell is she talking about? We're not married!' Ryou thought as he looked at Ichigo, who just gave him a smile. 'How could she marry Ryou? She could have found a better guy than him!' Masaya thought looking at Ryou, who had no choice but to go along with it.
"Yeah, we got married, about two weeks ago. But it was private, just family. That's the way Ichigo's family wanted it to be." Ichigo grabbed Ryou's hand, a sign that she was thankful that he decided to go along with it. "I see…" Masaya said suspiciously, there was something going on…
"If she really is your wife, you won't have any problems with kissing her in public, do you?" Ichigo nodded at Ryou, which thankfully Masaya didn't see. Ryou then kissed Ichigo on the lips, as a husband and wife would. It looked like Masaya was convinced that they were married, Ichigo was convinced her plan worked. Masaya looked dangerously jealous, like he wanted to kill Ryou right there on the spot.
Mia was so touched by their love for each other that she just had to ask: "Ichigo, when's the baby?" Ichigo cringed and Ryou looked wide-eyed at Mia. "Oh, soon. We don't want to start a umm, family just yet. It's too early for us." Ichigo forced a laugh as Ryou signaled that he wanted to leave, before they would ask any other questions.
"Look at the time, it was nice meeting you Mia and you too Masaya." Ichigo said, shaking their hands. Ryou said bye to Mia and shook her hand. Ryou and Masaya shook their hands but then began to have a strength contest to see who was better. Ryou was winning when two voices yelled at them. "Ryou!" "Masaya!"
Ryou and Masaya exchanged death glares and Ichigo along with Ryou left the wedding celebration.
At the Hotel…
Ichigo took a shower while Ryou changed into more comfortable clothes. After her shower, she decided to tell Ryou that she loves him, and Ryou was going to tell her the same thing.
"Umm, Ryou? I have to tell you something…" Ichigo said with a blush on her face. "And I have to tell you something important as well.." "You go first, Ryou." Ichigo decided as he said it was important. They both sat on the love seat.
"Ichigo, I don't know if you'll feel the same way but, I… I love you. I always have from the moment I met you. It was love at first sight." Ryou said confidently, hoping she wouldn't reject him. "We are pretending to be married, but I want it to be real." Ichigo was so happy that she had a few tears in her eyes. "What were you going to say, Ichigo?"
Ichigo jumped on Ryou and began to kiss him with all her heart and soul. After for what seemed an eternity, they stopped to take a breath. "I love you too, Ryou." They both started to kiss again and it was filled with heat and passion, little did they know that someone was watching them.
"Having a little make-out session, are we?" A voice called from the shadows. "Too bad, you two make a nice couple but I'm going to have to take that away." The figure came out of the shadows, it was Kish. "What the hell do you want now? Leave Ichigo alone, she loves me, not you!" Kish laughed manically.
"So? All I have to do is kiss her once more and she'll be under my control." "I won't let that happen!" Ryou lunged at Kish so quickly that he stabbed him with the dagger Kish left behind. "Hmmm, you have become stronger since our last fight, but not strong enough."
Ichigo silently pulled out her Strawberry Bell Bell and waited for the perfect moment to use it. Kish and Ryou were having an all out war, it lasted for a while but then Ryou grabbed Kish by the neck and pinned him to the wall. Suddenly Kish disappeared from Ryou's grasp. "Dammit!"
Ichigo was watching the fight and looking out cautiously where Kish might be. He appeared in front of her and tried to kiss her, but Ichigo quickly kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying into the wall. "Leave me alone you pervert!" Ryou then quickly threw the dagger at Kish, hitting him straight in the neck.
Kish fell to his knees and began to choke on his own blood. "Ichigo, I couldn't have you in life…" He said as he pulled the dagger out of his throat, cringing in pain. "..Then I'll have to have you in death!" His vision was beginning to go blurry and he threw the dagger at Ichigo, aimed at her heart.
Ichigo dodged it just in time but then it suddenly came flying back in her direction! She kept on dodging and dodging, only getting nicked a few times as she was getting tired. Ryou tried to stop the dagger and after a few tries, he caught it in midair. He threw it back at Kish and it pierced him in the heart, sending him to the floor.
"Finally, he's dead. Now he won't bug you anymore Ichigo." Ryou gladly said giving Ichigo an embrace. She looked at her clothes. "Blood? Where's it coming from?" It was Ryou's arm, it was bleeding uncontrollably. Kish must have cut Ryou's arm with his claws. Ichigo ran to the bathroom and got out a First Aid Kit, bandaging Ryou's wounded arm.
They returned back to Japan a few days later, giving everyone the news that Kish was finally dead, and of their engagement up 300,000 feet in the air. "So how was Florida?" Lettuce asked curiously. "It was wonderful, the beaches were great and the air is so fresh. Plus, it's never cold there!" Ichigo explained, showing photos which she took of the sights.
Mint took the pictures and she came across one of Ichigo and Ryou. "And who took this picture?" She asked with a smirk on her face. In the picture was both of them making out in a hotel. Ichigo turned bright red. "That was an accident, I hit the camera when we were making out, who knew it took a picture?….."
Keiichiro came in and pulled out another of his creations on one of the tables. "Blueberry Lemon Mousse, to celebrate the arrival of Ichigo and Ryou!" Everyone ate in delight and chatting about what they had missed since their flight to Florida.
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make." Ichigo said, getting everyone's attention. "Today, I was called to the doctor's office after going for my early check-up and….I'm pregnant!" Everyone cheered aloud until a crash silenced them, Ryou had collapsed on the floor of the Mew Mew Café.
About 30 min later he woke up and saw Ichigo. "What happened?" "You fainted when I said I was pregnant." Ichigo laughed, helping him up. "I'm going to be a father? I can't believe it!" They both kissed passionately as Ryou lifted her up bridal-style up to his room in the Café. Everyone had gone home so they had the Café all to themselves.
Thank you for reading and please review! The final Chapter is coming soon!
This was such a long chapter, it took me two whole hours to write!
