Satou: -sigh- This is such a hard fic to write xX; I wasn't expecting to go passed Chapter 1.
Kish: You were going to delete it? o.0;;
Satou: -nod- But whatever, I've got it all figured out now nya!
Kish: And you didn't before? oo;
Satou: No, not really ;;;
Chapter 4
Ichigo sat sadly in the back of the Cafe, her cat ears refusing to go away, even though Kish had already left the Cafe. Minto and Retasu both seemed very depressed and worried over this. Perhaps Kish really did love Ichigo? So why couldn't they be happy for her?
"Maybe it'd be better if Kish got a girlfriend until we found a cure for Ichigo-san." Retasu said in a soft, thoughtful voice. Minto turned to Retasu and then shoved her a bit. "Then you go be his girlfriend." She snapped.
"Oh, but Minto-san! I couldn't do that!" Retasu said quickly, shaking her head "You know how I am around boys. Besides, I'm not a good actress."
Minto turned and pointed at Zakuro.
"Too old." Retasu replied sadly. Minto pointed at Purin.
"Too young." She then pointed desperately at Ichigo.
"Destroys the point.."
Minto gulped and then sighed heavily. "Fine, I'll do it. But on one condition! I want to start off by OKing this with Ichigo and then I want Ichigo to work my shift so I can go on dates with him."
"Sounds good." Retasu said cheerfully "Let's go talk to her."
Now, if Minto and Retasu were hoping this would cheer Ichigo up they were wrong because when they explained the plan Ichigo started sobbing.
"But I wanna date hiiiiim!" She whined sadly "This isn't fair!"
"Ichigo, get a grip! This will give you enough time to return to normal. Maybe I can figure out how to undo the curse by talking to Kish." Minto snapped angrily. Ichigo wiped a couple tears out of her eyes and nodded. "O-Ok..."
"That's a good girl. Now..."
While Minto and Retasu were planning a way to distract Kish's heart from Ichigo, Kish was sorta busy, if you call daydreaming "busy". Tart and Pie were struggling to plan a new attack and didn't really care that Kish was hovering in space, staring at the stars.
"That girl was real pretty..." He said to himself in a some what cheerful way "But why I can't I get her off my mind? She's such a naughty kitten to make me think about her so much."
Kish paused, wondering for a second why he had called her "Kitten". Maybe it was because she'd been cosplaying a cat. But he could swear he'd seen that girl's eyes before... They were such a lovely shade of pink, like strawberries.
"Hey! Kisshu!" Tart called loudly. Kish sat up and turned around as Tart floated over to him.
"We've made plans. Me and Pie are going to go out today, alright? In the meantime, why don't you go back to that nice Cafe we were just at yesterday?"
"Oh? Sure." Kish replied, eager to get a couple words out of the girl who'd stolen his heart. Yet, part of Kish didn't love that waitress. Part of him loved the girl he'd met before the last Mew attack and part of him loved the little cat he'd met a couple days before...
Kish was sure he was losing his mind.
"Maybe some tea will clear my thoughts a bit..." He said with a sad sigh as he got up and teleported away.
"Welcome to Cafe Mew Mew..." Retasu stared blankly at Kish as he entered the Cafe. She'd been about to take the order of table 3 when she noticed him. Almost instantly she turned around and hurried to the kitchen, where Minto was waiting to be called into action.
"He's here. Hurry." Retasu hissed. Minto nodded and walked out of the back kitchen and towards Kish, who was looking for Ichigo.
"Welcome to Cafe Mew Mew, sir. Can I help you?" She asked politely when she reached Kish. Kish's golden eyes continued to scan the cafe for Ichigo, who was unable to work again that day because of her cat ears.
"Yeah. I was looking for a waitress with cat ears."
Minto gulped. What was she supposed to say?
"I'm sorry, sir. She was fired yesterday for... Uh... Trying to kill a customer who didn't pay his check."
"Oh? Really?" Kish asked, seeming rather delighted. Retasu yelped from the back and poked her head out of the kitchen. She was pulling at her cheeks and pointing behind her. Ichigo's cat tail, which ahd once been gone, was back and she now had whiskers. Kish obviously found Ichigo's tomboy spirit attractive.
Darnit. Minto thought angrily once she figured out Kish liked tomboys. Now what?
"So she went to work as a clothes designer, she's always wanted a mellow job like that."
Retasu gave the thumbs up sign. Ichigo's whiskers were gone now. Kish sighed heavily and Minto sighed in relief.
"You were here yesterday, weren't you?" Minto asked cheerfully "My name's Aizawa Minto."
"I'm Kish." Kish replied, sounding a tad bit depressed. Minto would've moaned but she didn't want Kish to know she hated him sad. He still liked Ichigo, did he?
"Well... Why are you here?" Minto asked quickly. Kish's eyes widened. He was a bit taken back by her harp question.
"Just a bit... Stressed?" Kish said slowly. He didn't really know how he felt anymore.
"Well... Come on then." Minto replied sharply "You could probably use some tea."
"Uh. Sure?" Kish replied. He seriously just wanted to find that waitress he'd seen before but this girl, Minto, was pretty nice. Minto's eyes wandered over to Retasu, who was practically jumping fo joy now that Ichigo's cat ears were slowly shrinking back into her head.
"Here you are." Minto stopped at a table in one of the calmest parts of the Cafe, very close to the kitchen, and pulled a seat out for Kish.
"You seem to be lost in thought so I hope you don't mind being away from the crowd. This is usually where I have tea everyday at three." She explained while he sat down and pulled his chair in.
"Uh... Thank you...?" Was all he said in reply. Minto twitched. He was so rude! Getting herself to be his girlfriend would probably barely be worth it...
"If you don't mind me asking, what's got you troubled?" Minto asked calmly.
"Nothing much.... Just three girls..."
Minto wrinkled her nose. THREE GIRLS!? WHAT TYPE OF A GUY WAS HE?! But she forced herself to remain calm and took a deep breath.
"Oh?"
"Yeah. And I think they're all the same girl but I can't figure out for sure." Kish replied. He wasn't really thinking about what came out of his mouth.
Oh. That would explain a lot. Minto looked a bit troubled for a second. Kish and Ichigo really would make a sweet couple, since all Kish was able to think about was her but...
"So why are you troubled?" Minto asked carefully "Over three strangers?"
"I don't know. They were so pretty and... cute, I guess."
"Then forget them and start over." Minto said quickly as she turned around "If you two were really ment to be she'll appear again. I'm sure she will." You just won't see her until this mess is over.
Kish paused and didn't say anything. Minto turned and started walking away but Kish grabbed the ribbon on the back of her dress. Minto froze, feeling blush climb up her back slowly.
"Wait... About what you said..."
"I don't give advice." Minto said firmly "I just serve people. It's my job."
"Fine then." Kish murmured, letting her go. Minto spun around and forced herself to smile. What she'd do to just smack this depressed jerk... Smack him so hard he bled and---Ahem. Moving on.
Minto walked back into the kitchen where she was tackled by a very upset Ichigo.
"How dare youuuu!" Ichigo sobbed "My cat ears are gone!"
"So? That's what you wanted." Minto replied as Zakuro carefully pulled Ichigo off Minto.
"HE LIIIKES YOUUUU!!!!" Ichigo sobbed loudly. Minto stared and then moaned.
"Not for long, he won't." She snapped angrily "You just wait. I'll find out how you can date Kish and be human at the same time..."
"I'm happy to announce you won't need to date Kish anymore!" Retasu cried in delight as she ran over to them, followed closely by Ryou.
"Hmm?" Minto looked up at Ryou.
"Ryou told me how he is human forever when he used to be a cat!"
"Not forever. I can turn into a cat for 10 minutes..."
"Still!!!"
"Well... How then?" Ichigo asked, wiping away tears.
"Simple. I took off my cursed item. I can't become a super hero anymore but I can be human."
Purin pictured Ryou, the super hero, in tights and fainted. Everyone watched her fall to the ground and blinked. "What the....?"
"But... Why were you talking to Ryou in the first place?" Minto asked Retasu.
Retasu looked down and turned very red and everyone decided to drop the subject for Retasu's sake.
Ichigo prepared to take off her bell by Minto slapped her hand. "Ichigo! We've got a world to save right now!!!" Minto snapped angrily. Ichigo's eyes began to water and she nodded sadly.
"Oh... Ok..."
"So, if we want Ichigo to be able to have her love life perfect we must find the Mew Aqua quickly."
Everyone nodded, except Ichigo, and started to leave. Ichigo stared. "Am I missing something...?" She asked. The group froze and turned to face her.
"That's right. We never told Ichigo about the Mew Aqua..." Retasu said quietly.
"Mew what?"
"Mew Aqua."
"Ah! Whazzat?" Ichigo asked cheerfully, hoping this 'Mew Aqua' would brighten her day.
"Mew Aqua is a powerful type of very pure water." Retasu explained "And we use it."
"That's no way to explain." Minto butted in "The Mew Aqua is what we've been using lately against the aliens. It gives us the upper hand. There were originally 19 pieces but now there are only 9."
"I collected none of them na no da!!!" Purin cried out happily, suddenly awake again. Everyone watched her bounce around for a minute and then Zakuro continued the explanation.
"The Kirema family has 5 and we have 5. Once they're all gone, the person with the most will have more power overall."
"Ah... So it's like a game." Ichigo said softly.
"GAME NA NO DA!"
"It is NOT a game!" Minto snapped "This is the future of the Earth we're talking about here, Ichigo! If we've got more in the end then the Kirema Family is doomed."
"Got it. So... How do I know if a Mew Aqua ish nearby?"
"You'll feel it and then start glowing a creepy blue color." Retasu explained "It's really easy."
"Okies... Any leads lately?"
"Actually, yes." Ryou said, finally talking a bit "Apparently there's a Christmas Tree..."
"OH MY GOSH IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!" Minto shrieked. everyone stared at her.
"Nani?"
"Oh, that's right, Minto-san. You've been human for over a year now, haven't you? You've got people to give presents too." Retasu said cheerfully "Lucky you."
"Not lucky me! I can't get all the presents I need in time!"
"What's Christmas nya?"
Everyone turned to stare at Ichigo, the idiot neko.
"Christmas is a time when everyone celebrates and gives each other presents." Retasu explained, not wanting to side this fiction onto a certain belief. We're celebrating Christmas for no good reason in this, okies?
"Usually you give presents to the ones you love."
"Like Kisshu-kun! I wanna give me a present!" Ichigo cheered. Then she sighed. "I gots no money..."
"Don't worry about money." Zakuro said calmly "Why don't we all go Christmas shopping after Ryou tells us what's up with the Christmas Tree."
"OK! Minto cheered. She loved shopping with Zakuro.
"Thank you, Zakuro. Anyways, we've detected possible Mew Aqua in the Christmas Tree. So please be sure to check it out."
"Got it nya! Let's go shopping, everyone nyaaaa!" Ichigo cheered happily. She was beyond eager to buy Kish the best present the world had ever seen!
Satou: The chapters just keep getting shorter and shorter... Hopefully the upcoming Christmas Special will be a reasonable length o.0;
Kish: I WILL NOT DATE MINTO!!!!
Minto: What's wrong with me?
(long silence)
Satou: ANYWAYS! -finishes taping Kish to the wall so he can't protest- Bwahaha. :3