Chapter zero: Preface

Ichigo was 16 when Ryou extracted her animal DNA. Rettasu and Minto were also 16, Zakuro was 18, and Purin was 10. The girls were somewhat reluctant to separate with it, but Ryou assured them it was for the best. He even extracted "Alto's" DNA from himself to show them that it was a quick and virtually painless process. The ex-mew mews are all grown up now. Ichigo is married to Masaya, Zakuro and Minto work together in the entertainment business (singers/actors), Rettasu is a psychologist, and Purin jumps from job to job because even as a teenager she has the attention span of a fly. Every once in a while she'll head back to Café Mew Mew and just hang out, even though it's out of business and nobody else goes there anymore. Ryou hasn't been heard from since he learned of Ichigo's engagement, and Keiichiro... well, none of the mew mews know what became of him after they quit waitressing at Café Mew Mew. Ichigo works at a day-care center Monday through Friday and waitresses on Saturday.