The Trouble Bracelet
OK, so I'm not sure how this is gonna turn out, you gotta trust me. I came up with the title. It sounds good… This has nothing to do with my first Mew Mew story, just so ya know.
Ichigo walked grimly down the street, trying to be happy for Lettuce, so she wouldn't be worried. Her mind was cluttered and her heart was pounding. She wanted to cry, but she didn't want to upset Lettuce, no sir!
"Oh, look!" Lettuce said, "That new store is open! Let's go, let's go!" Lettuce tried to pull Ichigo toward the store.
"You go," Ichigo said, "I'm gonna…go get a coffee at that Starbucks. I'll meet you at this bench." She gently kicked the bench she was implying.
"OK!" Lettuce said. She hurried into the store. Ichigo walked into the coffee shop and bought a medium hot chocolate.
It was a freezing cold winter day. Ichigo had been moody all day, for a reason she wouldn't explain. The truth was that Masaya had been cheating on her (Ichigo, not Lettuce) and broke up with her because he liked this girl better. Ichigo felt that her friends would mettle if she told them; try to get Masaya and Ichigo back together or something. Now Ichigo was staring off into space waiting for her coffee at a coffee shop.
"Ma'am?" the guy who took her order said, "Miss Momomiya?"
Ichigo whipped around, "How did you know my name!" Ichigo said.
The guy laughed, "It's on your credit card."
"Oh," Ichigo laughed, too, "Thanks."
"No," the guy said, "Thank you," Ichigo laughed again, "Listen, my name's Kiomi, and I've seen you in this coffee shop several times now and well…"
"You gonna give the lady her coffee or what?" another guy who worked at that store said.
"Yeah," Kiomi said, "I was wondering if you'd go on a date with me?"
"Depends," Ichigo said, trying to be mysterious, "Where're we going?" she smirked.
"Is that a yes?"
"Yeah."
"Movies? Tonight? Pick you up at eight?" Kiomi asked.
"Sounds great."
"Where do you live?"
"Just pick me up at the Mew Mew Café, OK?" Ichigo said.
"See ya tonight!"
"Ichigo!" Lettuce called, "Earth to Ichigo! Your coffee's ready and I'm done shopping. Let's go!"
"OK," Ichigo said softly, "Lettuce, let's go to that store again, the one you went to. I have a feeling I'm gonna need some clothes tonight!"
And they went into the store.
That night Ichigo took the day off at six. She went into the girls' bathroom with Lettuce and dressed. She had picked out a mini-skirt and a long sleeve red top and leopard-print vest, plus black boots. She took a half an hour to change, an hour to get her hair perfectly straight, and another half an hour, with help from Mint and Zakuro, to do her make-up. Kiomi showed up promptly at eight, just like he said he would.
Ichigo invited Kiomi in to meet everyone. He fit right in, and soon everyone was talking casually. Ryou pulled Ichigo aside.
"He looks like trouble, "Ryou said.
"Ryou," Ichigo said, "He works at a Starbucks…which is a coffee shop. Why is he trouble!"
"Just trust me," Ryou said. They went back to him.
"So, I thought we'd catch Buckets of Blood, you know, that new horror film," Kiomi said.
"Horror?" Ichigo said, "I don't like being scared. I hate horror movies."
"Did I say Buckets of Blood? I meant to say that love film…Rings and Roses," Kiomi said.
"Sounds great," Ichigo said.
"Hey, I'm meet you outside," Kiomi said.
"'Kay," Ichigo left. Kiomi walked over to Ryou.
"Great, now I'm gonna have to sit through a love film. Why can't girls like horror movies?" he whispered, "I hope Ichigo likes to kiss, because that's all I wanna do during that dumb movie."
Ryou looked at Kiomi in disgust, "What!" he said.
Kiomi just smirked and headed to the door, "Hey, she likes me, not you. Ha, ha!"
Ryou continued to look puzzled and disgusted, "Wha?" he said.
Kiomi gave one final laugh and left, leaving Ryou to look embarrassed, puzzled and disgusted all at the same time.
Kiomi hopped in the car and said, "Why don't I pick you up a little present to remember our first date? Stay here."
"OK," Ichigo said. Kiomi got out of the car, and five minutes later, he came back with a jewelry box.
Ichigo took it as if it were made of glass that broke the second you touched it. She opened the lid cautiously. Inside was a silver and black stretchy bracelet, Ichigo put it on immediately.
"Oh, it's beautiful!" Ichigo said. She meant it, too.
"Wear it whenever you love me," Kiomi said.
"That means I'll never take it off," Ichigo replied lovingly.
"You know what?" Kiomi said, "I don't feel like a movie. I wanna eat. How's Applebee's sound?"
"Great!" Ichigo said.
Meanwhile, back at the café…
"Where is she?" Ryou said, "It's past noon. Her parents will get worried! She left yesterday!"
"Why do you care?" Keiichiro asked, "You hate her, don't you?"
"She's my best employee! I need her or no work'll get done!" Ryou replied.
"Hey!" Mint yelled, offended.
"It's true," Ryou said.
The door opened, "Hey guys! How are you doing?" she pushed her ring finger on her right hand at Lettuce.
"OMG! You're engaged!" Lettuce squealed.
"Oo! Oo! Lemme see!" Mint screamed.
Ichigo giggled, "We're getting married tomorrow! So, how many of you are gonna witness the truth of love?"
"I'm there!" Mint said, "I love weddings!"
"You mean you love wedding clothes," Lettuce joked, "I'll be there, too."
"Why don't we all take the day off tomorrow?" Ryou said.
"Yay!" everyone cried.
"See ya!" Ichigo said, "I'm spending the night at Kiomi's!" Ichigo said.
"Ichigo, you've only known him for a day," Ryou said.
"Have I?" Ichigo said, "Have I really?"
"Yeah!" Ryou said.
"Well, I think you're jealous," Ichigo said.
Jealous?" Ryou laughed, "Of what?"
"That I'm getting married before you and you're older."
"You wish!"
Ichigo laughed, "Well. I guess that's one less person on the guest list."
"I'm coming. But not for you. For my best employee."
"The only employee that works, who really needs and wants a raise…"
"And who now gets twenty bucks a week," Ryou said.
"Yes!" Ichigo said, "Ryou, you rock!
Ryou laughed, "Heh! I know."
"Gotta go!" Ichigo said.
Once she was gone, Ichigo thought, "Damn it! I forgot to tell her she only got the raise if she doesn't marry Kiomi!"
But it was already too late.
Now it was time for the wedding. Ichigo looked beautiful, but, sadly, Mint looked beautiful-er.
The organ began to play. We'll skip right to the "I do's."
"Do you, Ichigo Momomiya, promise to love and care for him for as long as you both shall live?" the preacher asked.
"I do," Ichigo said.
"And do you, Kiomi Monsana, promise to love and care for her for as long as you both shall live?"
"I do," Kiomi said.
"I know pronounce you man and…" he stopped, looked up and held his breath. Ichigo looked up, too. There she saw Kish, watching the wedding from above.
"Oh, you just now noticed me?" he said, "I love crashing weddings!" he flew down and through a bomb onto the floor. It exploded and through up a thing of smoke.
"Mew Mews!" Ichigo yelled, "Mew Mews! Transform!"
"Mew Mew Ichigo Metamorphosis!" Ichigo yelled.
"Mew Mew Mint Metamorphosis!" Mint yelled.
Mew Mew Lettuce Metamorphosis!" Lettuce yelled.
"Mew Mew Pudding Metamorphosis!" Pudding yelled.
"Mew Mew Zakuro Metamorphosis!" Zakuro yelled.
All the Mew Mews had changed. Except Ichigo, who was still I her wedding dress.
"What the!" Ichigo said. Out of nowhere, she felt a sharp pain in her head, "Ow!" she cried.
"Ha, ha!" Kish laughed, "Can't wait to see ya die, Ichigo!"
"No one's dying!" Ichigo yelled.
"Oh, really?" he said, "That bracelet will slowly attack your brain and kill it! Your powers were the first to go!"
Now the headache was larger, and it hurt a lot more. Ichigo lay helpless on the church floor, whimpering and crying in pain, "Kiomi!" she cried, "Kiomi! Save me!"
Kiomi walked over to her, "Save you? A Mew Mew?" he said, "Yeah, right! Why do you think I gave you that bracelet? To kill you!" Ichigo was near dead now. Lettuce ran to her, but everything was hazy and blurry, so she couldn't see a foot in front of her face.
Lettuce was working really hard to get that dang bracelet off, "Guys, help me!" she called. The other Mew Mews had come to help. Kiomi and Kish were long gone. Ryou ran to Ichigo as well, grabbed his pocket knife, and cut the string the beads were strung on. By now Ichigo had lost consciousness and was lying on the floor in her wedding dress, looking quite innocent.
A few hours later, Ichigo's foot twitched. Then her eyes slowly fluttered open, "Wha? What happened?" she said.
"You almost died," Lettuce said, "but for now, let's just be here. Not working, not breaking plates. Being guests." And they did.
So, whadya think? I kinda stopped it on a dime, sp let me know how to change it or if I should add another chapter.