Disclaimer: I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew. I do own my own Mew Mew characters though.

Title: Bitter Sweet

Author: Mairi (DarkWingedAngelMairiel)

Proof Reader: Kaoru Saotome.

Warnings: OOCness, Masaya harming…maybe killing, some swearing, bit of violence slight hints of sexual violence to. (No this is not a full on hentai fic…) and obviously characters are of legal age for me to do this -.-; if you don't take that in and then flame me for it then I shall have to laugh at your bakaness

Other notes: I've put Kiwi into this one couldn't help it.

Summary: Today, Ryou and Keiichiro are taking Kiwi and Ichigo out for a while, Keiichiro's been thinking things over and the things Ryou said to him the night before. He won't tell his feelings at the moment, the same goes for Ryou as some plan comes to mind although both of them will hint their feelings to both of the girls.

Pairings: Ryou x Ichigo, Kishu x Mint, Tart x Pudding, Pai x Lettuce, Keiichiro x OOC, Zakuro x Gin

Chapter 4 – A Day Out

Keiichiro pulled the car up outside Ichigo's house at eight-thirty sharp. They had half an hour before Aoyama was to come around to the house and take Ichigo out. Ryou was the one to get out the car and go get them. Thankfully today was the weekend.

Ichigo's mother had answered the door and invited Ryou in while she went to get Ichigo and her friend. The girls had been up since seven in the morning and were just waiting around for them to get there. Today was a nice hot, bright sunny day; the weather alone had made them go out in shorts and thin strap shirts.

"I love the weather here, it's brilliant." Kiwi giggled as she followed Ichigo down the stairs.

"Ah, Good morning Shirogane-san," Both girls said with a polite bow.

"Morning ladies," He replied with a smile.

"Mum, we'll be going now. I'll see you at the usual time tonight."

"Ok honey, have fun." She called back to her daughter. Ichigo's mother didn't know the real reason as to why she had the bruising on her, but the story she'd been told was believed.

Ryou's eyes widened a little at Ichigo's figure, he'd only now seen the few bruises on her arms and legs and one at the hip as Kiwi had told him. Even Keiichiro couldn't help but notice them from the car, he didn't think it'd be that bad, but now wasn't the time to be thinking about the bruises, they were trying to get Ichigo back to her old self and not trying to get her to sink into a lower level of depression.

"So, where would you two like to go today?" Ryou asked looking round from the passenger seat to the two in the back.

"Oh I don't know, what do you suppose Ichigo?" Kiwi asked. To tell the truth Kiwi was still unfamiliar with the area even though she'd been living there for a while now.

"I don't know either, sorry."

"Well, how about we go to the mall and then maybe a trip to the beach for a few hours?" Keiichiro suggested. The three nodded their heads in agreement and were soon headed for the mall. Ryou and Keiichiro were somewhat loaded with cash; Kiwi was loaded but only just. Ichigo had a few yen on her but that was it, and no doubt if she were to complain someone would give her the money for something.

When they got to the mall they decided to spend at least an hour there, and then head to the beach for the rest of the time. Ryou stopped at a big notice board looking at a certain poster that gave him an idea. He called Keiichiro over quietly and quickly talked to him about a plan he had that he felt would be ideal for them all. Keiichiro could grasp onto the plan quickly enough to know why he'd be doing it, it was pretty sly of the blonde haired boy but he had to admit to it being a good plan. They left to catch up with the girls who had gone on ahead.

"So where should we head to first?" Kiwi asked looking around.

"How about to that music shop there?" Ichigo pointed to a place across from them.

"Yeah, sure." Ryou replied until a sudden idea struck him. Keiichiro didn't know it but Ryou was trying to hook him up with Kiwi.

"Keiichiro, do you and Kiwi fancy taking a look around?"

"Yeah, sounds like an idea. We could meet back here within the hour, it's nine now so say ten meet back here?"

"You've got it." Ryou smirked, while linking his arm with Ichigo, pulling her away over to the music store. Keiichiro thought that over for a minute when he saw that smirk, he'd get him back for that.

"So, shall we go then? Where'd you like to go first Kiwi?"

"Ah, any place just as long as it not an all clothes shop." She said with a smile. She was unlike a lot of girls; she detested looking at clothes unless she had to. She was more of a tomboy than a girly-girl. Keiichiro gave her a friendly smile and went to walk ahead of them.

"Shall we go into that bookstore over there, or would you prefer to pick?" He asked while pointing in the bookstore's direction.

"I'm fine with that Akasaka-san. Let's go." Kiwi replied rather hyper, she took Keiichiro's arm and began walking towards the store, she adored books, even the ones she couldn't read if they were in another language. Keiichiro blushed very slightly as she pulled him along.

It wasn't long before the four bumped into each other, Ichigo pulled Kiwi to the side for a moment as she had realised something.

"Ne, it's just occurred to me that we haven't got bathing suits…aheh." Ichigo said to her quietly.

"Oh yeah… how come it took us this long exactly?"

"I think we were to busy having fun?"

"Probably… I think that there's a shop not to far that Keiichiro and I walked by that does bathing suits. I need a new one anyway."

"Same here, let's go."

"Shirogane-san, Akasaka-san, Kiwi and I are just going to get something we'll meet you back at the place we arranged." Ichigo informed them as they both dived out of the current shop and into the clothes shop to quickly pick up a costume. Both boys looked confused at the sudden announcement, Ryou turned to Keiichiro.

"What do you suppose they're up to?" He asked.

"No idea, maybe they went to pick up some last minute things for the trip. Anyway, let's head back we'll just wait for them."

"Ok,"

Both boys wandered back to the spot where they'd arranged to meet up. The girls appeared back about five minutes later, a bag or two between them. Ryou's eyed the bags wondering what they had got.

"Girls love to shop in clothes shops I guess," He muttered, Kiwi unfortunately overhearing him from the side, just allowing it to slide. Ichigo and Keiichiro couldn't help but chuckle at the face she made though.

"Right, now shall we head off for the beach?" Keiichiro asked, beginning to walk on ahead of the trio. The three quickly followed him out to the car and set off for the beach. It'd only take them a couple of minutes to get there, with the speed that Keiichiro was driving at anyway.

When they got there, the girls left most of the stuff for the boys to handle, as they headed to the changing rooms to get changed into the bikini's they'd picked up from the shop earlier.

"Want to have a game of volleyball when we get out?" Ichigo asked, as she finished tying the sides' straps of her top together tightly. Kiwi had just finished tying the strings together at the side of the bottoms before she replied to her.

"Of course we will it's one of my favourite sports after all."

"Great, how about you and me against Akasaka and Shirogane-san?" Ichigo suggested.

"Yeah, but what if one of them don't play?"

"We'll force them to if we have to… and I have a great idea of what I can do to Shirogane-san."

"Oh? And that would be what?" Kiwi asked, blinking at her with an interested yet confused look.

"I was thinking we could get Akasaka-san to help us two, bury Shirogane-san… maybe throw in a few crabs and watch him squirm until he gives me a pay-rise?"

"Sounds great, apart from the crabs, you do that and he'll probably cut your wages for a long while."

"Damn, there goes that theory then, we can still bury him right?"

"Yep, then build a sand castle on top of him?"

"You're good at thinking up things, Kiwi."

"Aren't I though, I used to do that sort of thing to my brother ages ago when we were on holiday of course. You'd have to be mad to do it on a cold day in the UK."

The emerged from the changing rooms, giggles shared between them. They headed to where the other two were and sat down next to them under the big umbrella they got.

"Do you guys fancy a game of volleyball at all?" Kiwi asked them as Ichigo took out an inflatable beach ball from her bag that she brought with her and began to blow it up.

"Sure we will. Who's in whose team though?"

"Ichigo and I shall go together and you and Akasaka-san can go together."

"Ok, since we don't have a net we could just draw a long line and have two bags indicating the area I suppose." Ryou replied getting up and going to do just that.

Volleyball went on for about an hour, after that the girls went for a swim in the warm sea. Ryou and Keiichiro had retreated back to the shaded spot under the big sun umbrella to cool down from the heat.

"Time flies when you have fun, doesn't it." Ryou sighed looking at the watch beside him. Keiichiro took a glance at the time and nodded his head in agreement.

"Indeed it does, we should probably head off within the next hour. Say, what was that plan you had earlier? I knew we looked at a dance poster."

"I'll talk about it more when we get to the café, alright? There's actually two plans I have in store."

"I don't know whether to be worried or not."

"Hey, I'm not that bad."

"Joke, Ryou. Anyway, how about we start heading back?"

"Right. I'll get the girls and then we'll go."

Ryou called the girls and then headed to the changing cubicles and then headed back to the café.

ZOMG! Lookie a chapter O.O and not a very good one i'll admit > i've been looking at alllllllll the fics i have to get updated and aheh i have a ton of em o.O fun. I've done set chapter titles to basically concentrate on them. >> should have 5 and 6 up soon to ) sorry to keep you lot waiting.