The Troubles With Love

A/N: Alright I don't own TMM and I'm not claiming to either. I use some lyrics and I don't own those either

Chapter 8 "Preparation"

The brilliant sun was high in the sky as a blonde twelve year old ran away from a tall pink building. The girls amber eyes were sparkling with excitement as she ran over to a swing and sat on it. Her orange plaid skirt blew gently as she pumped her legs forcing herself to swing higher and higher. Feeling like a child once more she let out a ringing giggle as she halted herself. Letting out a soft sigh the expression on Purin's face changed. Soon the final battle was to begin and she knew that she was going to have to be prepared.

A firm hand was placed on top Purin's shoulder forcing her to whirl around in shock. Her amber eyes met with a certain alien's eyes as her heart felt like it was in her throat. "Tar-Tar? You… You scared me half to death na no da!" The young girl rose from the swing and walked over to the alien and stood in front of him.

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Walking into the gymnasium fifteen year old Ichigo Momomiya was able to spot someone practicing kendo. Crowds of girls surrounded her cheering on her boyfriend. Instead of blowing up, the strawberry haired cat girl silently left the gymnasium and began walking to her house. Many people stared at Ichigo.

>Ichigo's POV

'I really don't need to spend time with Aoyama-kun right now. He is trying to get himself prepared for what is to come. There has to be something that I can do to prepare myself. Two years ago when we defeated Deep Blue I thought that battling was all finished, but it started up once more. As long as I do not have to fight Aoyama-kun I will be alright.'

Slowly Ichigo inserted the key to her front door in the knob. Pushing the door open, she entered her house and took off her shoes. The house was empty and quiet as she went up into her room. After walking over and turning on her music, Ichigo sat on her bed and hugged her pillow.

>End Ichigo's POV

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Classical music filled the air as a black haired girl danced gracefully on a stage. Hundreds of eyes watched the graceful girl intensely as she performed for them. With a soft smiled she finished and took a bow. The sound of applause filled the theater as fifteen year old Minto Aizawa exited the stage while the curtains closed. In her dressing room Minto sat in a cushioned desk chair and stared at her reflection. Many thoughts returned to her mind as she decided that once the crowed left she would dance some more.

Minto undid her costume as she changed into her practice clothing. A slight smile of relief formed on her face. The outfit she had to wear had been uncomfortable. Her black hair was released from its buns and rested at shoulders length. Small brush bristles ran through Minto's elegant black hair as she combed out the knots. Gently setting down the hair brush the teenager then put her hair back into its two buns. A smile of satisfaction lit up her face.

A sudden knock shocked the young teen as she rose to her feet. Slowly she made her way to the door to her dressing room. Minto then turned the coppery knob and began to open the door…

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Camera flashes were blinding a seventeen year old model as she shaded her eyes and walked away from the backgrounds. Gently Zakuro Fujiwara rubbed her eyes as she looked at the photographers. "I think that shall be all for the moment." She replied walking into her dressing room. The sun made her purple hair slimmer in it's rays through the window. After staring out the window for a while Zakuro decided to leave the building.

Many people stopped and chatted amongst themselves as the teen passed them. Everyone was shocked to see a model wandering the streets, but for once Zakuro did not pay any attention to the crowds around her. She continued walking around the town as she pleased.

Strolling around Tokyo Zakuro found herself in front of a church. Suddenly her blues eyes caught glimpse of someone who seemed to be familiar to her. Walking in the dark church slowly she saw a dark green haired alien and listened to him closely. "Kisshu…" The purple haired model whispered so only she could hear herself.

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Seventeen year old Ryou Shirogane sat on his soft bed up in his lonely room. His bright blue eyes stared at the pink ball of fluff the was asleep next to him. A soft chuckled escaped Ryou's mouth as he leaned back on his bed with his arms supporting his head. His gaze was fixated on his plain ceiling. After many moments he forced himself to sit up and go downstairs. Keiichiro Akasaka was in the kitchen of the café working on a new pastry dish. Ryou slowly walked over and grabbed a bottled water.

Slowly Ryou turned to the twenty three year old brunette and let out a sigh. "It sure had been quiet today without any of the girls here." He stated looking at his bottled water in his hand. "I don't know it is just weird not to hear them bickering and hear Retasu break dishes."

Keiichiro slowly looked up from his pastry dish and gave a kind smile. "Actually Ryou, Purin was just here about an hour ago she stopped in. However I do understand what you mean, not having them here is awkward. They do deserve a day off though this battle will be tough and they need to be prepared. In the battle against Deep Blue we almost didn't win and we can't afford to lose this time."

Ryou gently set down his water bottle and nodded to Keiichiro. "Yes I know that this battle means a lot and that is why I gave them the day off. I just hope that they are truly ready for this battle. At least we have the aliens on our side this time." Ryou replied with a slight smile.

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Sapphire eyes stared at the calm water brush up against the shoreline as they slowly blinked and watched the couples along the beach. The green haired teen looked away beginning to walk away from the beach. The wind blew her hair gently along with her gray skirt. Retasu Midorikawa had been through a lot of things lately and none of them too good. Depression haunted the young fifteen year old. It had been two years since Retasu had discovered that she had feelings for her boss, Ryou Shirogane. It was tearing Retasu apart inside by not telling him her true feelings, but she just knew he didn't feel the same.

Only 2 days before her young friend, Purin Fon, had made a joke about Retasu liking Ryou. Embarrassment had overwhelmed the green haired teen so much that she ended up running from the café. Once she had left the café Retasu was so lost in thought that she had gotten lost and only to have Kisshu attack her. After almost being raped by a man, Retasu was found by Ryou. Later that day Retasu was once again attacked by Kisshu; however this time they learned it wasn't Kisshu at all. An alien named Eella had disguised herself as Kisshu in order to get revenge on Ichigo. Little did Eella know she had been attacking the wrong mew. Which brings Retasu to the present time. Currently the teen was wandering around trying to enjoy her day off from working at the café. Quietly the fifteen year old leaned against a tree as she looked at the ground.

>Retasu's POV

'There is definitely something wrong with me. I have a day off from working at the café and you'd think I'd be happy, but I'm not. What am I going to do? Shirogane-san doesn't feel the same way about me as I do him and it is tearing my heart apart. Could I seriously love Shirogane-san so much that I feel like dying if I can't have him? I want him to be happy and I know he could never be happy with me. Why did I even kid myself by thinking he might like me? Come on Retasu don't think about this right now. We have to go into battle against Eella-san and rescue her! I am really determined to save her without fighting. Maybe if we are kind enough we can save her!'

>End Retasu's POV

All of a sudden a huge gust of wind arose as Retasu felt cold hands grab her as the tree she was leaning on suddenly disappeared. The hands were as cold as ice. One hand covered the girls mouth and the other held her waist. A small shriek escaped Retasu's mouth.

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"Tar-Tar?" Purin questioned as she looked at the alien in front of here. "What are you doing here? I would have thought that you would be with Kisshu no da." The blonde girl stood about a foot or two in front of Taruto as her amber eyes looked at him curiously.

"Nah I'm not with Kisshu. We decided to go out and get ready for our battle… So I decided I would come and see if I could get you to cry." He smirked as he looked at her.

The blonde girl looked at the alien sympathetically. "Do you really want me to cry? Tar-Tar I thought we were Friends na no da!" Purin looked at Taruto and wondered why he wanted her to cry.

"Maybe I won't make you cry… Besides you are so cute when you smile." Tar-Tar smiled was he walked up to Purin. He had matured over the years and had learned a lot about charming girls. Taruto then placed his hand under Purin's chin and tilted it slightly before lightly kissing her.

Purin looked at Taruto and flushed a light pink looking in his eyes. "Tar-Tar you just.."

"Showed you how I felt." He interrupted gazing into her amber eyes. "Purin, I truly have missed you over these years and worried about you. I know I was mean to you, but I do love you."

A bright smile lit the blonde's lips as she hugged the brunette alien. "I love you too, Tar-Tar!"

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A musical melody played as Ichigo picked up her cellular phone. "Moshi Moshi." She answered.

"Konnichiwa Ichigo. I just got done with kendo and was thinking that maybe we could hang out of you wanted." Masaya replied on the other end of the receiver.

"I would love to hang out with you Aoyama-kun how about we hang over at my house and maybe watch a couple of movies?" The strawberry haired girl suggested looking out her window.

"That sounds like a great idea Ichigo! I'll be over to your house in a little bit! Goodbye." Masaya agreed hanging up the phone.

Turning off her phone Ichigo got up and fixed her hair. Going downstairs she tidied up her house a bit and waited for Masaya to arrive at her house. Twenty minutes finally passed and a knock came from Ichigo's front door. "Konnichiwa Aoyama-kun!" Ichigo giggled letting him in the house. The two of the sat on Ichigo's couch and went through the movies Ichigo owned. After little arguing they agreed on a movie to watch. While the movie was playing Ichigo rested her head upon Masaya's side as he held her in his arms.

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Minto then turned the coppery knob and began to open the door… A pair of brown eyes looked into her own brown eyes as she looked up at him. "Seiji!" The black haired girl gasped as she let him in her dressing room and closed the door. "What are you doing here Seiji? Don't you have your studies to worry about?" Minto sat down in her chair as Seiji sat down on the couch.

"Is it so wrong for me to come watch my oneechan at her ballet recital? Come on Minto I am proud of you and wanted to watch you perform today." The black haired male replied as he stood up and handed her a bouquet of flowers. "I hope you like them. They are the same breed as the ones I gave you when we were younger."

Minto's browned eyes filled with tears as she stood up and hugged her oniichan. "Arigatou Seiji."

Seiji smiled as he hugged his oneechan. "Now I cannot stay too long because I do have a lecture today Minto, however I was very impressed with your performance. You can be sure I'll be at your next recital!" He smiled heading towards the door.

"Arigatou for coming Seiji. It means a lot to me that you came today." Minto then watched her brother leave her dressing room. Pouring water in a vase the teenager placed her flowers in the vase and decided to go out and dance.

Once on stage Minto began to perform the next part she was to have in her upcoming recital. Practicing very deeply, Minto tried to perfect her timings and her moves. Sweat beaded down her face and forced her to take a small water break. Letting out a small sigh the girl decided to take a break and rest.

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"Please I care for Eella a lot and I don't want to have to kill her. Ever since I was young I looked out for Eella and it is going to be hard for me to fight against her." Kisshu prayed as he knelt in the front of the church. "This is hard for me to do and I wonder if I'll make the right decisions. Please can you give me some sort of a sign or something."

The seventeen year old purple haired model crossed her arms and cleared her throat in the back of the church. "Well I can give you some advice Kisshu. Do what you think Eella would want you to do. I'm sure that if she hadn't lost her memory and was who you knew that she wouldn't want you to worry about her, but worry about yourself. Sitting here worrying about what to do isn't going to help anyone. Not you, nor Eella, nor anyone here on Earth. No one expects you to go through this alone. We are your friends and will help you, but not if Eella kills us all. The mews and I are going to help you try to save Eella, but if we are unsuccessful you have got to know that we must kill her."

Kisshu's golden eyes looked at Zakuro's blue eyes in shock. "How long have you been standing there Zakuro?"

"Long enough to know that you are confused." She replied bluntly as she walked to the front of the church and sat on a bench near Kisshu. "Kisshu please tell me that you know that you might have to fight Eella and you are alright with it."

"Eella and I have been friends since we were young. If I do have to battle her I just don't know if I'll be able to bring myself to kill her." Kisshu admitted looking away from Zakuro.

"It is natural to feel what you are feeling, but you have to overcome it and do what you feel is right in your heart. Either way Kisshu your time is running out you have to make up your mind and decide what you are going to do." Zakuro responded looking up to the ceiling with her arms crossed along with her legs. "You have to have faith and believe everything will turn out the way it is destined to. However don't forget everyone can change their destiny and no one chooses it for them. Eella's destiny can not be controlled by you or Deep Blue or anyone else beside Eella herself."

"Arigatou Zakuro. You have been very helpful. I know that I just have to try everything I can to save Eella, but if worse comes to worse I HAVE to forget about my feelings and let them go." Zakuro nodded slowly as she looked at Kisshu.

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No one seemed to be around Retasu as she shrieked and cold tears streamed from her face. Chills seemed to engulf her body as she felt herself getting tired. There was something around Retasu that seemed to be making the light around her fade. Thinking quickly, Retasu bit the person's hand breaking free from their grip. Red eyes glared at Retasu as her once sapphire eyes were not a pale blue. Quickly Retasu grabbed her power pendant and clenched it. "Akasaka…san… Shirogane… san…" Retasu couldn't finish as she seemed to be slipping unconscious from the fumes that surrounded her. "Help… Ple…se…" Falling hard against the ground Retasu lay there unconscious.

The alien looked at Retasu as she kicked her and grinned. "Now I've got you pathetic mew!" She smirked watching the girl who laid on the ground unconscious. Eella picked the green haired mew up and teleported to her ship.

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From the kitchen Ryou hear something from the basement. Quickly Keiichiro and Ryou rushed into the basement to see on their computer Retasu and Eella. "Akasaka…san…Shirogane… san… Help… Ple… se…" After watching Retasu get kicked Ryou was pissed and slammed his hands on the table.

"No Retasu! Damn that alien! How dare she lay a finger on Retasu!" Ryou shouted as he glared at the computer. "Emergency Communications Activate! Attention Mews, Retasu has been attacked by Eella and captured. Come to the café right away. We need to get to Retasu before Eella harms her!"

Keiichiro looked at Ryou sympathetically. "Don't worry Ryou we'll find Retasu." Keiichiro walked over to the blonde and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Damn it Keiichiro I KNOW we'll find her! What if we are too late though? What if when we find her she's… she's…" Ryou choked up as he slammed his hand into the desk causing his knuckles to bleed.

"Ryou please calm down. Once the mews get here we'll figure out what we are going to do." Keiichiro comforted as he went upstairs to get a first aid kit to tend to Ryou's knuckles.

Ryou's blue eyes stared at the computer screen for the longest time as he hit his head on the desk. "Just hold on Retasu I promise we will find you before that alien hurts you. Please be patient and strong." Ryou whispered as he sat back up and bit his lower lip.

A/N: Chapter 8 is finished for you guys! I told you I would update this weekend. However it might take me a while for chapter 9. A girl from my school drowned after getting bucked off a horse this week so I'm kinda struggling to write, but as I promised here is chapter 8! ok I'm going to formally tell you my coupling right now. As of right now the couplings are as followed: IchigoXMasaya and PurinXTaruto. Those are the only official couples. There are going to be at least 2 more couples by the end of the story. I do not know if there will be more because I don't want to upset anyone by coupling people with who they don't think go together. So far my couplings are who I do support and who are officially pretty much together in the show. I just thought I would throw that in there for you people. I hope you wouldn't mind if I do couple some people up who aren't really couples in the show... At least not that I know of. However I'm not going to do some crazy coupling like Kisshu and Ryou or something like that... Blah! That would be weird... But if you support that couple I'm not saying there is anthing wrong with it! I'm just saying it'd be a bit weird! Anyways I'll stop talking hope you enjoyed chapter 8! Chapter 9 should be better and will be up as soon as I can write it! Guarantee it shouldn't be too long! Until next time!

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Japanese Words and Meanings

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Gomen- Sorry

Arigatou- Thank you

Nya/Nyan- Meow

Na No Da- Purin says it at the end of each sentence; a form of exclamation

Oneesama- Minto refers to Zakuro as Oneesama; This is a form of big sister but with a lot of respect

Oneechan- sister

Oniichan- brother

Ohayou- Good Morning

Konnichiwa- Good Afternoon

Hai- Okay/yes

Baka- Stupid

Koneko- Kitten

Moshi Moshi- Hello; said when answering the telephone