Okay, some explaining: The previous chapter, the first part was Mint after she kissed Masaya. The second part was the present time of our story.

Sorry if this chapter makes Pai seem OOC, let alone Lettuce. So yes, I finally did bring in the remaining characters to this story. But everyone plays a key role, and this chapter explains why, or at least, I hope it does XD.

Disclaimer - I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew. I do own Isuzu and Nasubi, and their totally cute flower girl dresses!

She was all alone in this world. There was no one who would understand her pain, no one to share or help bare her distress, no one for her to turn to. Occasionally looking back, she almost couldn't believe that when she was young, she had always gotten her way. Then she would laugh at herself, finding it funny that her life was almost completely the opposite of what it had been.

It was a curse, alright. A curse, alright. A curse that left her alive, left her damned among others. Suicide was none the less a joke to her now. Like anyone else, she started with cutting. Forever cursed to be a Mew, her self-produced wounds never bled, and she quickly recovered. Pills, drugs, medicines never worked, even overdoses of them. Her body just seemed to ignore their damaging powers. At age 17, she attempted jumping off of Tokyo Tower, though she should've known that wouldn't work. As she descended at an accelerating speed, a blue light emerged from her body, she becoming a Mew, her wings forcing her to land safely.

Though it wasn't clear to her knowledge, apparently fate had other plans for her. Maybe she couldn't see fate's plannings because she kept pushing it away during the full moon.

So if she couldn't die, she had might as well make others go down in her place, so many others that it became tradition in her mind.

But there's been one thing. One passion, one desire, that's kept her going this long. Maybe it wasn't her curse, maybe it was the burning heat pushing her along in her heart, the one and only thing she had realized that she wanted in this life, and knew that she would never, never get.

All she ever, really wanted, was to be loved.

And now there was no one.

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He was all alone in the foreign, yet ever familiar planet. There wasn't anyone who would note him kindly, or for that matter, look at him without fearing him. Remembering ten years back, he could see going back to his home planet, or rather, what was left of his home planet. But no, they were too late, it had been destroyed.

So he was stranded, on Earth, because he had no knowledge of any other planet that hosted intelligent lifeforms. He also had no knowledge that destiny had other plans for him.

But there's one thing. One passion, one desire, that's kept him on Earth so long. Maybe it wasn't the fact that his home planet no longer existed. Maybe it was the willpower to show his long gone "companions," that they were wrong about him, that he would one day find a place where he could rest and be welcome.

All he ever really wanted was to be loved.

And now there was no one.

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"Pai, are Tart and Pudding enjoying each other's company?" Lettuce decided to ask her fionce, prior to their wedding day. Pudding was to be Lettuce's bridesmaid, and Tart was going to be Pai's best man.

Pai chuckled, "I'm very certain of it." Oh, Tart. Pai was thankful that he had kept his head and made the smart decision to stay with Pudding. He softly chuckled again, to himself this time, thinking back on some of the choices he'd made. Unlike...

"Pai," Lettuce couldn't help but wonder, inturrupting his thoughts, "what about Kish? Why didn't you ask Kish to be your best man?" She looked up at him questioningly, confusion embed in her furrowed brow.

His lips tightened to an upset straight line. He didn't want to answer her. His answer was either, "Because I don't know Kish anymore," or, "Because he's gone," but he couldn't bring himself to say either, since they both were only half true. Pai nor Tart had heard from Kish in ten years.

"Lettuce," he sighed, bringing up a hand to softly stroke his lover's hair, "I'm surprised you even remember who he is."

Lettuce looked taken aback by hi strange response. He obviously didn't want to talk about Kish. "Er," he tried to change the subject, "who are you expecting to come tomorrow?"

He made the right move, because once he asked her, her eyes lit up. "We-ell," she started cutely, bringing a finger to her chin in thought, "Ichigo, Ryou, their daughter Isuzu, Keiichiro, Zakuro, their daughter Nasubi, and Pudding and Tart, of course! But…" her voice slowly trailed off.

It was Pai's turn to look confused. "but what?" he asked. He wanted everything to be perfect the following day, and the last thing he wanted was something to trouble Lettuce's mind. "You can tell me."

Lettuce's eyes clouded with memories. Horrifying memories of Masaya, the Lustrous Lorikeet's first ever victim. Recent memories of news stories during the night of the full moon—and it was always the story of the recent attack. "Mint…" quietly escaped her lips, "is the only one who won't be there, well, and Kish. But no one's personally heard from Mint in ten years, and for ten years, Japan has known her as the Lustrous Lorikeet, and only is seen before her victim at the full moon, leaving a blue feather behind."

She looked into his eyes. For the first time in ten years, they were painful, the last time being when he brought the news of his home planet. He must have been thinking about Mint and Kish, and their ten years of disappearance. He brought his head down, bringing his face close to her ear. "I don't want anything to ruin our day tomorrow, it'll be absolutely perfect.

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Ichigo clasped her hands together in delight. "They're adorable!" she exclaimed. Zakuro nodded in agreement. Their daughters were dressed up in frilly, puffy dressed – Isuzu's being light shades of pink and yellow, Nasubi's lavender with traces of tan.

"I'm sure Lettuce will be please with her flower girls," Zakuro commented as the four exited the shop they purchased the dresses at.

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Maybe I won't wait for the full moon…maybe I'll strike tomorrow…I know who'll be there…

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Pai thinks I don't care…hmph, this'll show him…

Thought I'd get this bit of info out of the way for future chapters: The main pairing of this story is just a whim. I can't say I really support any pairing for Mint at all. Of the votes I did get, this is MintxKish. But I do promise it to be the best of my ability; I'm really putting my all into this story, since I'm really enjoying writing this!