Disclaimer: Tokyo Mew Mew is the property of Mia Ikumi, and Yu Yu Hakusho is the property of Yoshihiro Togashi. I do not own either property
A fist thrusted into Zakuro's stomach several times making reel backwards and then got kicked, slamming into a wall. A figured covered by the darkness of night stared back & laughed at her bruised & battered body as she passed out.
Zakuro was wheeled into a hospital emergency room and doctors & nurses tended to her injuries. Policemen were questioning several men who were also beaten up. "The guy ambushed us, it happened so quick we didn't" one of them said. News reports went up profiling the popular idol's assault, catching the attention of the city as Ichigo and the others waited in the hospital. "Will she be alright" a woman asked the doc "She has several injuries, but non life threatening. She should make a full recovery in a month or 2" he said which out the woman at ease. "But who could've done such a thing to her?" Ichigo asked herself, "One of the bodyguards said the attacker was pretty strong, and he took out both of 'em" said Ryou "We should do something then! Find whoever did this!" Mint yelled " Calm down. Keiichiro and I will investigate the area and see if we can find something. Right now just watch over her, she'll be needing your support right now." he replied. The girls nodded in agreement and Mint just sighed and wiped her eyes. "Hey doc, is visitation hours up?" Puring asked "I don't think she's awake right now, but I guess it's okay" he said and the girls marched into her room where Zakuro was resting in bed, her chest, ribs, left leg & arm bandeged "Man, she really did get beaten up." said Berry in surprise "So awful" said Lettuce. "Uuugh, who's..there?" Zakuro groaned "It's your fellow Mews, at your service!" Ichigo said cheerfully "Good to know..you guys are.. here." she groaned. "Any idea who did this to you?" asked Mint. "I..I..don't know..he just appeared..it all happened so fast." she said stressing, her pulse moniter started beeping a little faster, Ichigo took inititive and got everyone out of the room. "That was stupid of me..." Mint sighed. "Excuse me, I heard Zakuro Fujiwara was at this hospital. I'm a friend of hers. Would I be able to see her?" a young man with long red hair & green eyes asked the receptionist . "Uh yeah she's in that room, but it's best not to disturb her now" said Ichigo with a weary look. "Too late" he thought to himself "Thank you then" he said and left. "Oh my, he was a handsome one" Mint said with dreamy look in her eyes. "He said he was friend a Zakuro, I never saw him before." Lettuce commented. "" Mint asked. She, Lettuce & Pudding started chatting away about him. "Something seemed odd about him" Berry said to Ichigo "Yeah, he had a strange aura about him..." Ichigo said cautiously "Maybe he's the attacker?" Berry asked "I don't know." said Ichigo.
The next day
"What a horrible thing for anyone to do" said Masaya as he sat at a bench with Ichigo, Pudding was also nearby entertaining a small crowd with her acts "Yeah. Because it was dark and he so quick nobody got a ID of him. Police are still looking for him, and Ryou & Keiichiro ere gonna do their own investigation." said Ichigo "And what about that guy who said he was a friend of Zakuro?" he asked "Don't know, he had this strange presence about him: human, but also not human." she explained. Masaya just sighed. Nearby a man in a white lab coat was watching from the trees "So that's the girl he spoke of, as well as the boy. Heh heh, time to have some fun." he smirked and placed his hand the ground sending out an energy field. Pudding fell off the rolling ball and Ichigo and Masaya stood up quickly. "What the hell is this?" he asked "It feels like in some of field, only.. I can't sense what's doing it" she replied. Suddenly the light darkened as something like ash hung in the sky "This is getting weird. Sorry folks the shows over today" said Pudding, sending away the crowd and joined with the 2 "Just what is that?" she asked. "I don't know..but I got a bad feeling" said Ichigo. "Danger! Danger!" Masha went off. Quickly the ash swarmed them "These are insects!" Masaya stated. The 3 swatted them but was futile. A green lightball passed by taking out a group of 'em "Don't just swat them, transform now!" someone yelled, which turned out to be Kish. "Mew Strawberry, Metamorphosis!" "Mew Pudding, Metamorphosis!" and instant transformed into Mew Ichigo and Mew.Pudding. "Kish! What's going on?" Masya asked as he swatted the bugs "I'll explain later" he said and shot a few more of the bugs away "Ribbon, Strawberry Check" "Ribbon, Pudding Ring Inferno" they incanted their attacks, removing more bugs. Kish created a large lightball and took out the rest. "Damn, my fun is over" the man said and walked away "The field's gone now" said Ichigo "Kish, what's going on?" Masya demanded, Kish ignored him and floated into the air "Is this your doing Onigiri! Come out and fight us!" he yelled "Onigiri?" Ichigo asked herself. "Damnit" Kish cursed and returned to the group "What's going on here?" Ichigo asked "Onigiri. He was the leader of my race untill a few years ago and suddenly left us. Lately I had this bad feeling something was going to happen to the Mews, and he would be involved" "He must the be the one who hurt Zakuro!" Pudding stated "The wolf girl?" Kish asked "Yeah, someone attacked her last night and put her in the hospital" ichigo replied "Take me there" he said. "Right. Oh Masha, go find the others and tell 'em to get the hospital" said Ichigo. "Will do!" said the little robot and flew off.
At the hospital, the young boy from yesterday entered Zakuro's room and look at her for a moment who was sleeping "I'm sorry I was late" he said. The boy placed his hand on her head "This'll recovery some of your strength" and embued her with energy. Zakuro then woke up and saw him "Been a while" she said "As the cliche goes: You never write, you never call" he smiled, making Zakuro giggle "So what have you been up the past several years?" she asked "Lot of things have happened. Same things have happened to you I bet." he replied. "Yeah, they have." The door then opened as Ichigo walked in "Hey, your awake. Oh?" she stopped seeing the young man at Zakuro's bed "Your the guy from yesterday" she observed "Yes, it's a pleasure to meet you again. My name is Shuichi Minamino" "Ichigo Momomiya. Do you really know Zakuro?" "Yes, we knew each other during childhood, bit then her family moved away." he explained "That must've been sad" said Ichigo "Not really. We were friends, but much as her I'm a lone wolf, so it didn't really affect me" he said. "Maybe he's not the one, he's very nice" Ichigo thought. "Anyway, I do have a matter of which to discuss with you, including your alien friend" he said, shocking both girls "Shuichi?" Kish teleported into the room. Masaya, Pudding, Mint, Lettuce and Berry also entered "You must have some keen senses to notice me human, but yet something doesn't seem human about you" he commented. "Your right, I'm not exactly human. My real name is Kurama, a demon." "Demon!" everyone was shocked as Masya stood in front of Ichigo "Don't worry, I'm not your enemy." "So your not wth Onigiri?" Ichigo asked "No, I was coming to warn you about him." "Onigiri is a strong opponent, but the Mews will be able to handle him." Kish retorted "Just why is he after them?" Masaya asked "I think it has to do with Deep Blue's death. He wasn't very happy when we came back." Kish sighed "So he wants revenge?" Ichigo asked "Yes, it's revenge he wants." said Kurama "And it's gets worse: He has been possessed by the spirit of Deep Blue." Everyone in the room suddenly went silent
"Heh heh heh. Well it appears our friend has dropped the news on them." Onigiri smirked. The man from earlier, a demon, and a strange looking man appeared "What shall we do now?" the demon asked "What else? Now that I've been revealed, we'll have to kill them" he grinned.
"Those girls will regret they opposed us."
To be continued