Lettuce was sitting on her rock, still contemplating Pai. he was very mysterious, and no one was really close to him. Still, she didn't think he was all that bad. In fact, she thought he was nice.

He had never killed anyone; his chimera had never killed anyone. And his master so far hadn't killed anyone. If Pai was truly ruthless, he didn't act it. He hadn't attacked her here. although lately the attacks weren't that bad, more like a training game. Things between them had pretty much been resolved, except for Kish, who was still stealing Kisses like there was no tomorrow.

Poor, poor Ichigo.

Lettuce actually felt compassion towards Pai. She didn't think he was that bad, and she could tell he'd been through a lot. 'I guess I'll never know,' thought lettuce.

she sighed and headed back towards her house...

Meanwhile, a certain purple haired alien learned the answer to his question. The raw eggs and spoiled breakfast were indeed poisonous. He learned that in an unpleasant manner. when he was finally able to breathe without heaving, Pai sat up. He still wasn't feeling so hot, but at least he had conquered his unsettled stomach. 'I have got to kill those Idiot scum when I get out of here,' pai thought. He still wasn't sure he was going to recover, what with the amount of the poisonous concoction he swallowed, but maybe, just maybe, he would live to see Lettuce again. that thought made a smile tug at the corner of his lips, which abruptly ceased as he thought of his hasty exit. 'I hope she wasn't offended,' he thought. he decided to lean back and rest.

a rather unpleasant memory came at the feeling of the cool tile of the aliens bathtub.

he was sitting in the bathtub with his books around him. He liked it in here because he couldn't hear a thing on the outside. Just then the door burst open. "Pai!" came a rather unfriendly voice. "there you are!" snapped a large man with his face unevenly shaved. his teeth were brown and Pai knew his breath reeked of wine. "it's time for dinner," the gruff man said, grabbing his son's hand roughly.

Pai was pulled to his feet and dragged from the bathroom. because he was literally pulled, Pai could feel a sharp pain as he rammed into the door frame. he looked down and saw his shirt was torn from the bully shoving him earlier. not just that, though, but his hand was cut. luckily the wound wasn't large.

Pai snapped back into reality. he was leaning against the tub in the bathroom. Pai sighed. he could never do anything to please his father. he was never happy with his sons report cards; he didn't care for Pai's awards.

He was the same way with his wife, who ran away with a traveling salesman when Pai turned ten. that, too, had taken its toll on the poor child. that, followed by the planets failure, was enough to bring anyone to his knees, but not Pai. He was raised to be strong, and strong he was. Happy, no, but strong, Yes. 'maybe it wasn't worth it,' thought Pai. He knew if he had a wife and son, he'd be good to them. he'd compliment his wife's cooking and play catch with his son, even if Pai couldn't catch to save his life.

Pai sighed. Maybe one day, he'd have a shot at a nice, quiet life. but not now. No, now he had to focus on getting well.

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Okay, folks, that's It. For now, at least. I never owned Tokyo mew mew. somebody else does, 'least till I get my hands on them. HOW COULD THEY HAVE NOT MADE PAI AND LETTUCE GET TOGETHER IN THE SERIES!