I'm thinking that it's the fault of the computer I'm on, but the line blockers still aren't working, so yes, more ---.

As for my story about Keiichiro, it's title will be Panacea, so look out for it. (Wow, Panacea sounds like Pandemic!)

Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew. I do own Nasubi and Isuzu.

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This is not how Pai and Lettuce planned their wedding day to be. In fact, no one saw this coming. Or at least, everyone…but Kish.

Kish tossed off his cloak. He was wearing his traditional clothes that he originally came to earth in. His usual, perky, mischievous smile was gone. He had lost all sense of happiness during the past ten years, and he really didn't sought to get it back anytime soon, so he decided to bug these guys to pass is time.

Isuzu ran out of the church out to where the three were standing, at first to chase after Nasubi and Mint. She gasped as soon as she saw Kish. "You have ears like Uncle Pai and Taruto!" she exclaimed, pointing at him. She paused, thinking, "Who are you?"

Kish bent over so his head was level with Isuzu's. "I'm no one," he whispered dryly, eyeballing her oddly as he said it. Isuzu gave him a quizzical look. "Don't be silly," she said, putting hands on her hips, "that's not a name."

Kish smiled at this girl's innocence. 'She's too young to understand any of my problems.' "You're right. That's not a name. But my name isn't important. At least, not now," he stated matter-of-factly. Isuzu nodded as if she understood.

"Ya know what?" he asked her, putting a hand out to her, "you seem really nice. I bet you really care for your friend, Nasubi, right?" Kish was playing mind games now.

Nasubi. How could Isuzu forget? Her best friend, and she had just been kid-napped by the Lustrous Lorikeet! What kind of friend was she? But then again, when Isuzu tried to divert Nasubi's attention away from Mint, she ignored her. She continued on with the mysterious mew. And now she was gone.

Isuzu sniffled. "I'm a terrible friend…" she whined softly, bringing a hand to her face, to wipe the small tears forming at her eyes, "I should've done something to help her…"

Everyone was standing outside now, and they all heard Isuzu's last comments. Isuzu felt two, warm hands on her shoulders. She turned her head to look into her mother's chocolate brown eyes, "Now now, Isuzu, this isn't your fault."

"Whatever," she scoffed, jerking away from Ichigo's hold. "My fault or not, I want to help her," she looked up at Keiichiro and Zakuro, "I want to help. I have to help."

Pai narrowed his eyes, focusing on Kish. He knew that he had to up to something, to have the gut to show up after ten long years of solitude. And as time had gone by, they had all become one big family, excluding Mint and Kish. They were all Pai's family, or so he considered them to be, and he would be out to look out for them. And now he had Lettuce for his own family and support.

Ryou watched silently as his daughter argued and protested. She was just like him when he was that age, only now, he had wished he was more like her when he was young. If Ryou had friends then, would he be standing up for them like this?

Kish licked his lips. He could do something with his life, and though he wasn't sure if this choice was good or bad, not that it mattered, but he was sure that he was about to do it. He pushed his hand forward again, motioning for Isuzu to place hers in his. "Isuzu, come with me. We'll get your friend Nasubi, and maybe get some sense into Mint, too."

Isuzu's eyes lit up. She heard her parents calling to her from behind, but she ignored. Or she couldn't hear them. Her mind was set on Kish and Nasubi. He said that he could help her get Nasubi back, and right now, that's what Isuzu wanted. Before she took Kish's hand, she turned around to her parents. "I'm going to help Nasubi," she said sternly.

Kish put a hand on Isuzu's shoulder. "And I'm going to help Mint," he told the others. "I've been watching her. You all thought I left, didn't you? And of course none of you cared. You all thought Mint was an evil person, didn't you? Do you think she likes the way life is treating her?" he turned Isuzu around, and lifted her into his arms, "Before we go, promise me one thing: You won't turn out like your parents."

Isuzu turned her head to Ryou and Ichigo. Ichigo's face was between confusion and sorrow. Ryou had a look of understanding. He nodded in agreement, mouthing the words 'Go with him.'

Tears fell from the young girl's face before she choked out, "I promise," her face cleared up a bit at her next thought, "Before we go, what's your name?"

The two started to become transparent to the others' view. "I'm Kish."

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Flying. Nasubi was in Mint's arms, up in the air above Tokyo, and they were flying. Avoiding people, of course, because not many people would handle it well if they saw Mew Mint carrying a small girl across the city. The two eventually made it to a house, or rather, the Aizawa mansion. Mint lowered Nasubi to the ground, and de-transformed.

"This way," Mint told her, leading her to the front doors of the manor. Nasubi looked around. Huge! The place was huge! Mint noted her astonishment, and giggled in amusement, something she hadn't done since Mickey left her. "I'll show you my room," she said, taking her up a set of stairs and down a hallway.

Nasubi wandered around the giant bedroom. Everything was either fluffy or frilly, and the colors were made up of soft pinks and blues. But something didn't seem quite right. She glanced around the room again. She was sure of it, something was definitely not right here…

Nasubi didn't know how she was supposed to address Mint, "Miss, do you live here all by yourself?" she asked carefully, hoping she didn't offend her. The last thing she wanted to do was upset someone who could kill her with a kiss.

Mint opened up a drawer to a dresser, pulling out a pile of pictures. "Please, call me Mint. I don't deserve respect, you know," she informed her, "Anyway, I want you to take a look at these photos. Your mother will be in some of them."

Nasubi took the pile of pictures from Mint. It was quite the pile of memories. The top picture was of Mint and Ichigo. Mint giggled. "Ichigo, Isuzu's mother, and I were really good friends," Mint told her, narrating and commenting on all of the pictures as Nasubi passed through them all.

The last picture. The final picture, suiting the situation at hand, of Mint and Zakuro. Even though it was of the two about ten years ago, Nasubi was still able to recognize her mother in the old photo. "That's…my mom…" she fumbled her words, trying to remember why she came with Mint in the first place. Nasubi looked over at Mint. She still hadn't said anything about the picture. Was there anything to say? What kind of relationship did Mint have with her mother Zakuro?

"Okay then!" Mint exclaimed softy, grasping the pictures together, figuring they were done with that, "we've gone through all my wonderful memories of when I used to love life!"

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sigh Mint used to love life, can't you tell? She used to get everything her way, everything went the way she wanted it to! But alas, not quite so much anymore.

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