Wait for me…
Wait for me…
don't go far….
away from me…..
Authors note: Sorry I took so long to update. I was gone for the whole week visiting family for Christmas. And I couldn't find anytime to type. Not only that when we got back all my 7 new manga books that I had gotten for Christmas (including 2 TMM) fell out the trunk into a puddle of water. I was so upset I couldn't even move. Most of them were ok thought. They hadn't gotten wet, only four did but one is in just contention I'm going to have to replace it. Other than that depressing moment I understand that a few of you are confused. Yes this is an IchigoxRyou pairing along with Ichigo OnexKish, Ichigo TwoxMasaya, and Ichigo ThreexNo one. Hope that clears a few things up. And one last thing. If I have any misspellings of the names please let me know. I'm too lazy to run all the way back upstairs to get the books to make sure.
Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew
Opening the Past
Chapter Five: My Play Date
Ichigo One POV
I sat there at the kitchen counter. Flour cloaked my right hand like a glove. I had been baking all day with Keiichiro and the rest of us Ichigos. One of them spent their time on the phone with Masaya who supposedly belonged to the Ichigo of this dimension. I strolled my finger around in the batter. I couldn't get my mind off it.
Flashback
Standing by the counter I was having trouble kneading the dough for the new muffins Keiichiro said he was going to try out on the customers as a sampler. One Ichigo had stomped off a while ago after the cat fight with the other. I didn't know where she was now but I was upset that she hadn't done any work all day! I couldn't believe it. I'm in here cooking which I'm not very good at and she's off on the phone with someone who is not her boyfriend and wandering off doing what ever it was she was doing. I growled under my breath at the thought off it. The Ichigo with the long hair had her back to me washing dishes along side Keiichiro.
Suddenly I felt the air shift around us and I turned to face the familiar motion. My eyes widened in shock. Kish had teleported into the center of the kitchen. He dropped to one knee holding an Ichigo in his arms. I gasped. Blood ran down her leg in liquid red ribbons.
Ichigo with long hair instantly rushed out of the kitchen the moment she saw it. I rushed over to Kish's side and placed my hand on his shoulder. Glancing quickly into his golden eyes. I looked down at Ichigo…me.
"What happened?" I asked. My voice low.
"Let's say I ran into my other self." I looked at his face. It had a look that I painfully remembered. My hand slid off his shoulder and I looked down at Ichigo's face. It was swelling with small delicate beads of sweat. A strand of hair fell over her face.
Keiichiro ran over to the doors and swung them open.
"Go, get her to the lab!" He instructed. I stepped aside as Kish stood up and rushed through the door. I followed. When we entered the hall way Mint showed up. When she spotted what Kish was holding she held her hands tightly over her mouth. Pudding came from the opposite side.
"Oh my gosh! She's bleeding!" I glanced down at her. Ichigo's eyes had opened up slightly her eyes seemed to be fogged over. I bit my lip in concern. Kish took her down the steps as Keirrochi opened the door to the lab. Half way down we were met by Ryou and Ichigo with the long hair. Ryou looked down at her, his eye wide.
"What in the hell happened!" He asked. Kish brushed by him.
"Tell you afterwards." They then all followed. I stayed were I was in the middle of the steps. Looking down at my feet. I stopped biting my lip then turned and slowly went back up the steps. Watching the skirt of my light pink uniform ruffle around my thighs.
End flashback
They were still down there…in the lab. Sitting at the kitchen counter I just played with the unfinished dough. I couldn't stand the thought of it…Kish doing that. I sat there and brawled over it. I hated this! I hated what happened! I stopped messing with the dough and looked at my hand.
When I fought Kish I was always held back from killing him. I didn't know why. Maybe it was his smile…or the twinkle in his eye. Evenwhen I had him cornered. I couldn't kill him. So most of the time when we fought I'd give up my weapon and fight him hand-to-hand. Hopping I'd at least be able to injure him somewhat and he'd stay away. But I was still reluctant to do that.
When he kissed me it took my breath away and I didn't know why. He'd smiled at me andI'd felt my blood rise to my face. And when he interrupted me on a date with Masaya I would find my self some what relieved that he'd shown up. Just to give me a reason to fight him…I didn't even know why.
It wasn't till later that I realized I had grown feelings towards him. And it just made it harder on me to fight him. But during battle he always smiled at me. Those dark gold eyes burning with a life of their own in the light of the moon.
I pushed my chair back and got up. I then left the café. No matter if Keirrochi had said not to leave the café or not I was going to do something about this.
Normal POV
I found myself looking at a cold gray ceiling. I blinked a few times. Where was I? Slowly my mind began to stir and I remembered something. It was the sky…the split that slowly crawled up the sky. What was that? Then I gently came to the realization of me being brought to the café and then Ryou's face looking over me. Ryou! I jumped up and a pain shot through my leg. But before I could cry out and hand gently pushed me back down on the bed and started soothingly stroking my hair. I closed my eyes for a moment. Letting the fingers run through my hair. I then slowly opened my eyes. My heart almost stopped.
It was Ryou! Even though I was surprised I didn't move. I just laid there looking up at him as he stroked my hair. I felt my cheeks turning into a soft hue of pink. But still I didn't move. Ryou looked at me for a moment.
"You all right?" He asked. In my shocked state I nodded. He continued to stroke my hair. I liked it. It was calming. But I still was having a hard time believing it was Ryou who was doing it. Just thinking about him made my cheeks slightly darken. He then removed his hand and got up off a chair that was right beside the bed. It was then that I realized I was in his room.
"I'll let you rest for a bit. I'll come back later to wake you up for your date." He then left. I groaned and pulled the covers over my head. I laid there in the darkness. Why did I have to go out with Masaya now off all times? Why couldn't Ryou stay with me a little longer? And keep stroking my hair the way he did. I sighed heavily and dove even deeper within the covers.
Later
I was walking down the street. Cars brushing by, people crowding the walkways. Shops lined up. Smiling faces…beautiful places. But I was looking down at my gold sandals. My white dress brushing up against my legs. I was headed towards the theater. Where Masaya would be waiting for me. I wasn't mad anymore. I was more depressed. I still couldn't understand these feelings I was having. I just didn't get it. One moment I'm mad enough to injure myself with out caring what happened to me. The next I was walking down a lane with my head towards the ground wishing the sun would stop shinning its dazzling smile and the clouds would just gladly hover around me. Pouring down eons of rain to match my mood. I sighed. Remembering the feeling of Ryou's fingers in my hair, his eyes only on me.
I looked up to see the theater in front of me. People huddled up in line and pouring through the door in and out. Every one seemed to be smiling. Including a Masaya that walked up to me.
"Hay." He said leaning over and kissing me on the forehead. I didn't even blush when he did that anymore.
"Hay." I said as perky as I could. He smiled his dazzling smile at me. I smiled back. Even if it did feel fake. "The lines pretty long" I said. He rapped his arms around my shoulders.
"I got the tickets early just in case." I continued to smile as he smiled down at me. We then headed inside.
"You go on ahead and find us a pair of seats." Said a Masaya in a very happy mood. "I'll go get the snacks. Don't worry, I all ready know what you want." He then headed off.
"Thanks." I called after him. I then stood there for a moment before I took my ticket and headed for the hall. When I went inside the seats were packed. Except for a few in the front. I hated setting in the front. But I headed towards the seats anyway and sat down. I watched the previews while I waited. While I was setting there I decided I should be happy. This was my boyfriend. The most popular guy in school, the cutest and my Aoyama-kun. I decided to avert to my usual overly perky self. So I settled myself deep into the cushions of the theater seat and watched a preview for the new flick coming out soon called 'Fun with Dick and Jane'. It made me laugh. This lightened my mood. Towards the end of another preview Masaya came up and handed me my Sprite with nachos. I smiled up at him as he sat down and we shared a large thing of popcorn.
Ichigo Two's POV
Looking in the window to a cut shop I found the perfect outfit. A lot cutter than anything that other Ichigo had in her closet. I smiled as I marveled at it.
I had paid no attention to Keirrochi when he had said we weren't to step foot out of the café. But I couldn't stand to stay in that food place any longer. This was great! Everything was exactly the same as it was in my dimension. The only thing I needed to do now was find some new clothes. But there was still the problem with not having any money.
I thought about it as I stared at the light pink skirt with the red sash around the waist. A darling white sleeve-less top went along with it. A pink strip the same color as the skirt went up the right side. I pouted as I looked at it with glazed eyes through the window. It was so me. It just seemed to call out to me. But how was I to get it. I then turned and saw a hot guy hanging out with his friends around a telephone booth. I smiled. This guy would be my ticket out of my dilemma.
About twenty minuets later I was walking out of the store with my new out fit on. Along with a dark pink short mini jacket with a white strap going up the sleeves. The white matched my shirt and the pink matched the sash. I was still wearing the same shoes but they would have to do. I continued down the boardwalk. My bag swaying in my hand. Now all I had to do was make sure that I ended up with Masaya even in this dimension. I couldn't imagine myself with anyone else. It was all ready sickened that I was to be with Kish in this other dimension. I would surly die with the knowledge I wouldn't end up withAoyama here either.
I bit the side of my lip; my face in thought. Me in this dimension seemed to not care for Aoyoma as much as she should. And it was hard to think of something to do about it. It was neat in all being in a different dimension. But I'd seen enough in my own. I then got a marvelous idea. I could pay a visit to the movies and see how the date was going. I was so happy about it that I almost skipped the whole way.
Ichigo Three's POV
I entered the kitchen to find it barren. A bowel of patter with no one kneading it. The phone was hung up. No Ichigo yakking. I looked around. Neither of them were here either. I placed my hands on my hips. I couldn't believe it. All of them had left. Not to mention they left me here to explain why they had disobeyed Keirrochi's orders. I turned and walked into the dressing room. I then opened my locker took out my clothes, changed and left. They weren't going to leave me here on my own that's for sure. I then headed out on my mission to find them.
I took the path in the park. I had never been in one except when we were fighting the aliens. Didn't givemyself the time to marvel at the scenery. As I walked down the path looking at the trees I noticed a lot of boys looking at me. I ignored them. I was used to it.
Normal POV
I sat there my head against Masaya's shoulder. My arm wrapped around his. I was really enjoying the movie. And I was trying as hard as I could not to act depressed. But it was easier than I thought. The flick was funny. I laughed a lot and Masaya did too. But still….
"I have to go to the restroom." I whispered to him as I stood up. He looked at me and smiled…as usual.
"I'll be right here." I turned and stared leaving. Of course you'll still be there. I sighed. I guess I wasn't just as perky as I usually am.
About five min laterI exited the rest rooms to be greeting by a floating Tart messing around in the candy bar. What was he doing here? I growled and rushed up to him. He was tossing stuff all over the place.
"Hay, midget what are you doing here!" I yelled. He stopped what he was doing and made a sour face.
"Oh, it's just you old hag."
"Stop calling me that!" I shouted. I pointed a finger at him. "What are you doing here!" He turned around to face me. Holding a handful of popcorn.
"I was bored." He said offended. "But I guess now I can play with you."
"As if."
He started rubbing his chin. He then smiled and looked at me all exited.
"Hay, how about we play a game of tag." He took a glowing jellyfish and tossed it into the air. It went for a cock roach on the floor and fussed with it.I stared wonderinghow a cock roch was in here in the first place...if the place was clean.They glowed gold as the figure got larger and larger. When it was done I screamed and contorted my face with disgust. It was the most horrible thing I had ever seen. Yet alone ugly. The roach was too big to fit inside. It started thrashing causing particles of ceiling to fall to the floor. I jumped out of the way of the shower and then tripped because the floor was shaking from its struggle. It then went as quickly as it could out the door and screeched out side.
I sat there on the ground looking at it in ah. It was the fasting thing I had ever seen. I then jumped up and chased after it. When I got outside everyone was screaming and right there in the middle of the crowd was a non-interested Ichigo Two. My mouth dropped open. What in the world was she doing here? She spotted me staring at her in front of the doors to the theater. It was amazing that the doors didn't break. She smiled and came over to me. I stared down at her outfit.
"What in the world are you wearing?" I asked. She looked down at it and her smile widened. She turned so I could see all of it.
"Isn't it cute? It's the most adorable thing I have ever seen!" I stared at her for a moment.
"You know it makes you look more like a prep right." She glared at me.
"You look like a prairie girl in that silly dress of yours!" I made a face. I couldn't believe it. And to think I thought she wouldn't be able to critize me in this out fit. She stopped for a moment and looked at my feet. "But the sandals are pretty cute."
"I don't have time for this I have to go and fight that anima!" I tried to run off but she grabbed me by the arm. Her face was filled with worry.
"What about Aoyoma-kun? You just can't leave your date like that. Not after I went through all the trouble to reschedule it." I looked at her with my jaw open. I couldn't believe it. She was still worry about Masaya's feelings.
"I'm sorry," I said pealing my hands away from her arm. "But I have a monster to fight." I then turned and darted off towards all the screaming.
Ichigo Two POV
I stood there my face turning red with anger. How could she do this? I went through all that to make sure they were alone together and she runs off after a darn anima. How in the world was I to make sure they stayed together now! I stomped my foot and turned away from the direction she went in and faced the theater. Slowly a smile came to my face. May be I'd be able to go to the date for her. We are the same person so who would notice. I then opened the doors to the theater and went inside.
Normal POV
I was running as fast as I could. I had to find that stupid monster and that fucking, stupid Tart. I pushed myself harder, glad that Ryou had tightly wrapped the bandages around my leg. But it still hurt. I continued to run until I reached the center of the park. I stopped. The skirt of my dress still going forwards. I braced myself.
The roach thing was tearing at one of the park benches a couple screaming and running off. It was disgusting! I almost wanted to barf as I watched the creepy crawler throw slats of wood and metal through the air. Tart was lying with his belly against a tree branch. He looked pretty bored.
"Hay midget!" I yelled. He lifted up his head and looked at me. His eyes flashing with excitement. But then he set his chin back against the bough and looked away from me.
"Oh, it's just you. Where's Pudding." I frowned what was with him. I went up to the tree he was under. Looking up at him.
"What up with you?" I asked. He turned onto his back so I couldn't see his face.
" Nothing just leave me alone." I tilted my head. I then smiled. " Oh, is it because Pudding hasn't been out fighting with you lately." I said in a voice you would use to a baby. He shock in rage and turned to face me.
" No! That's not it! It's just that every time I attach just you show up! I'm tired of it!" He yelled. I smiled.
" Is that it. It's probably because no one takes your attacks seriously. I mean you're just a midget." He glared at me.
" I'm not a midget you old hag, and stop calling me that!"
" Stop calling me an old hag! Midget!" I screamed at him.
" Stop it!" He yelled. He then pointed his finger towards me. " Anima! Go and squash that cat!"
"Uh ,Oh," I said as the bug came crashing towards me. Its hair covered, slimy legs almost tripping over themselves.
I turned and started to run. The thing was so fast I had barley moved an itch before it was right on me. Its hairs on its legs prickling at my back. I screamed and then tripped over nothing and fell to the ground. The roach continued to run the screeched to a stop and slammed into a tree. Making a loud racket as birds and animal went scurrying to safety. This was my chance.
I jumped up and pulled out my pendant.
" Metamorphosis!" I cried. I was then engulfed in pink light and the next thing I new I was standing with my cat ears and tail, fully transformed. The creature turned and started for me again. I screamed as it tripped over its own legs and started falling. I used my arms to shield my face. It was going to fall right on top of me!
Before I knew it I was being pressed to the ground by an overly large, slimy, shelled, brown body.
" Eeeeww!" I cried as its body pressed against me, its legs franticly moving about. " Grrroooooowwws!" It was so revolting just the feeling of its slick covering on my flesh made my skin crawl. I heard Tart laughing. That little twerp! I then used my gloved hands to push it off me but they kept sliding all over its belly. It made me cry out in disgust as my hands came away with something sticky on them.
" Oh, nasty!" I said as it was still on top of me. I then called for my bell and pressed it up against the roach's belly.
"STAWBERRY RIBBON CH-
It suddenly burst off me and scurried off to the side. I jumped up practically gagging. I swayed to one side. I felt like I was going to be sick.
Ichigo Three's POV
It was mid day and I still hadn't found the two delinquents. I went down streets and through ally ways and all I was greeted with was mobs of people I cared little about. Who went through the day smiling all the time. After a while I found my self getting sick of all the sun shine. Even if it did feel good on my skin.
I stopped and ran my fingers through my hair. Pulling it way from my sweating neck. I few people stopped and were staring at me. They were males of course. But after speeding your entire life with most of the guy student body crushing on you at school I had long since grown bored of the pretty boy type of guy. And so far that's mostly all I was finding. I heard a sound and turned. It was coming from an ally way between a tall brown fence and a brick building. I head the noise again. I then decided to check it out. I walked down the ally and as I got closer the more distinctive the sound became. It was then that I realized it was an odd kind of meow. As I went on old tin garbage cans showed up. Covered in rust and spoiled foods. I held the sleeve of my hoodie to my nose. I grimaced at the smell of it. It was horrible. Starting to question why I was even here I spotted what I had been looking for. An old ally cat with shabby red-orange fur with moldy brown patched was trying desperately to jump out of a trash can that a dog was barking at. It happened to be it wasn't a meow I was hearing at all. Just this mutt's odd form of a bark.
It was hefty and quite large. On all fours it went all the way up to my knees and its brown muddy fur was all matted. They were both covered in dirt and grim.
The dog furiously tore at the trash bin as the over stuffed cat tried to lift its stubby legs over the other side and onto a window ledge. The dog was causing the bin to shack and the cat began to hiss as it was loosing balance. After a moment of watching the two I stepped over to the mutt. It stopped barking and looked towards me. It then jumped back lowered its head to the ground and started growling. Showing all of its chipped teeth and at least twelve rotting . I kicked it.
" Stop it mutt. The way your acting isn't very flattering." It leaped back and eyed me. Letting lose a low growl. I kicked it again. It leaped back.
" Didn't I say stop it?" I then turned to the fat cat that was eyeing me. It was still struggling to lift its round body over the ledge. I went up to it and grabbed it round the middle. It was plump and I could barely grasp it for its belly was covered in something gross. So I just plopped it gently on the ground. It squired up against the brick wall and hissed and the dog was cowering against the wooden fence. I turned to face it.
" You still haven't left mutt." It cowered back against the fence. I couldn't help it. I just hated dogs. They smelled and drooled all the time. And they weren't very clean. In order to have them reasonable enough to live in a house hold you had to go through a lot of training and a lot of cleaning. I didn't think it was even worth bothering with. But then again the cat wasn't very attractive either. Over weight and sticky wasn't any better than smelly and loud.
The ally cat was too thick for it to arch its back so it widened its mouth and hissed at the dog again. The mutt growled at it then started its strange bark mixed with a strangled meow. They kept at it until I tired and went up to the dog and kicked it again. Just lightly, not to the point that I would hurt it.
" Stop it! Why don't you just leave mutt ?" It looked up at me for a moment before continuing to bark. This one really needed training. Suddenly a voice came from high up on the brick building.
" SHUT UP YOU STUPID RASCALS!" And a bucked off water was dropped over the edge of a window. The whole wave of it splashed right on top of me. It was so freezing that I jumped and screeched, and right when I jumped a closer voice came from behind. Along with something slimy touching me. I freaked. I hated snacks. But this time I didn't have a chance to step on it. For when I next opened my eyes. I was a black kitten setting in the middle of the ally way. I gasped and looked at myself. I then looked up to see the fat cats face right next to mine. I growled. It wasn't a snake at all. It was that cat's slimy belly that had dragged itself across my foot. It was eyeing me in a way that I could just tell it was a male. I glared at it than swat my paw at it. It skirted back and waddled off. I sat there cursing myself as the dog came up to me with what I would call a dog trying to smile. I narrowed my eyes at it and spat on its coat. I then gave it just a look that it backed off and trotted away. I then walked back down the ally towards the street. This is just great.
Kish's POV
I sat there on a bough of a tree pressing my finger to my slit lip. The sky had grown dark and a few stars popped up.My stomach still hurt from when that Kitten had kicked me. But then the rest of my body hurt all because of that clone of mine. I growled at the thought of him. He just flew out of now were slashing at me. I didn't even have time to react. Fucking clone! Fucking Mews! I heard a noise below me. I looked down to see Ichigo walking about. She seemed to be looking for something. I smiled to myself. She was so beautiful. And it was quit an enjoyment to kiss her even if she did fight. It would be nice for her to kiss me back for once though. But there was something different about her. Her waitress outfit wasn't red. Instead it was a light pink. And wasn't she hurt from the battle earlier. I wasn't sure. She suddenly looked up into the bare, white branchedtree, and spotted me. My smile widened. She looked angry.
" Hay, kitten baby." I called down to her. Suddenly she transformed and I leaned back. That wasn't the same Ichigo! Her mew outfit was completely different. And her bow didn't even have the same bell on the end. They must have cloned her too.
She leaped into the air and landed on the bough next to me. I jumped back. She had such a look on her face I couldn't help but lean back. I had never seen her look this evil.
"You must be Kish." Her voice was calm and cool. She slowly stood up on the branch. The look on her face gracefully fading. She now stood there; an emotionless look on her porcelain like face. I looked her over.
Her mew outfit was a slightly darker pink than the neko-chan I was used to seeing. Her boots were the same length except for the two strips that went up the side in black. Her skirt wasn't as puffy and it fluffed out more like a normal skirt. She had the same top but the sides was a light pink shear fabric. It even had a lace in the back that formed into a long flowing thin bow identical to the one on her tail.
" Who are you?" I asked narrowing my eyes.
" I'm Ichigo."
" As if I know you're a clone." She looked at me blankly, her eyes slightly thinning.
" I am Ichigo just from another dimension." My eyes brightened .
" Oh, really. What are the mews trying to do now? Bring reinforcements." She glared at me.
" It seems to me that you had yourself a little fun today. Did you not?" I smiled. I could see her tail curling up in rage. She looked cute.
" Well, yes I did. Had I myself a great time with my neko-chan. I even got a little kiss from her. But next time I'll make it longer." Suddenlyshe jumped off the bough and came for me.
"Shit!" I stumbled down. The stupid tree had no leaves to cover me and the branches were sprouting out every where. I teleported behind her I then reached out for her but she swung round and I caught a glance of something silver. I then fly back as a knife came into view. This Ichigo had a knife! Instead of some stupid bell!
It was small and thin, the handle the same heart shape as neko-chan's bell.
" So you're going to try and slice me up huh?" She growled.
" It doesn't cut. It's not meant for that."
" Then what does it do kitten!" I yelled back at her. She brought the knife to her face and pressed the blade flat on her two of her fingers.
"RIBBON STRAWBERRY SURPREM!" She shouted. Suddenly the blade glew pink. She then swung in down in an arch half way turning around. Ribbons of light similar to Zakuro's weapon separated themselves from the light of the blade and came flying towards me, wiping all over the place. I teleported a far distance but still in the clearance of the trees boughs. So she's here for revenge is she not. I called for my own weapon and went for her. She leaped back and flipped in the air landed on a branch far below. I darted to wards her.
"RIBBON STRAWBERRY SURPREM!" I leaped back asone of the ribbons of light struck me on the arm. It was throbbing like crazy. I gritted my it felt like I was just stung my a jellyfish with a massive poison jolt. I teleported behind her she swung round and I slashed her across the shoulder. She fell off the branch the landed on her feet on the one nearest to the ground. She clasped her hand over the cut and ground her teeth together. I smiled at her pain.
" I guess you want have anyone to help you this time. Not that I wouldn't enjoy seeing that cheat of a clone my again." She swung her head up to me fast her hair swing into the air, eyes were burning with rage.
" What do you know about cheating!" She yelled back at me.
"It's the fact that he came at me unprepared. That's what!" I spat back. Not that I didn't do the same thing. Suddenly she was in front of me and she punched me square in the face. I fell back and hit my the back of my head of a couple of branches then landed hard on my back on the ground below. The air left me when she suddenly pounced on top of me. Her fist came for me again. I grabbed it. The other one went for it I took hold off that one as well. She snarled and kicked at me.
"Let go of me you bastard!" she screamed. Trying to pull her hands back. I smiled at her and then sat up pushing her against the ground. She struggled as I held her down. When she finally stopped she looked up at me panting. Her face red. A thin trickle of blood flowing from the cut at her shoulder.
"What is it kitten. You seem to be on the same side as that other me." She didn't say anything. " No matter. I'll get grid of him along with you and the rest of those mews." A smile crawled up her face. I frowned.
" What's so funny?" I asked.
" The fact that you're weaker than my Kish. You'll never have the strength to beat him. Isn't your weakness the reason you have all those bruises on you from earlier?" I glared at her. It was then that a thought struck me. My smile returned greater than ever. Ichigo's face contorting into a frown.
" Did you just say 'my Kish" Her face went blank. Her chest rising and falling.
" So you did say that!" I laughed. " This is great! What does that mean. Do you...like me?" I coulnd't help but grin at her. " So... would you be willing to give me a kiss." She glared at me.
" The only person allowed to set his face even an inch near mine is my Kish-kun. Not you" She made it seem as if I were slim that crawled from the center of the Earth the way she had spat out 'you'. But I still continued to smile. The thought of Ichigo being mine was overwhelming. That fact that she wasn't with Masaya made the moment even more enjoyable. But the only fact was that she seemed to only care about that other guy not me. I decided to go for it.
I leaned over for the kiss. Her eyes widened and her face turned into a snarl. I laughed quietly to myself. She saw it. Her eyes burned and suddenly she pulled her legs up to her, beneath me and then kicked me in the gut. I gasped as I stumbled over she leaped up and jumped back up into the bare tree. I glared up at her. Her hits may not be as hard as the Ichigo I know but it was still a pain to be constantly kicked around by her. I flew up into the tree and saw her crouched down on a bough. The rest of the branches criss crossing over her, concealing most of her body. If it wasn't night it would of been easier to see her. The only thing I recognized was the pink of her uniform. I flew towards her.
" RIBBON STRAWBERRY SURPREM!" Flashes of light snapped branches in half and whipped me in three different places. God that hurt! I growled and watched as she leaped to the branches over head. I followed her. She constantly leaped from branch to branch. Always heading upward. I was having a hard time catching up with her. And the few times I managed to teleport near her she got me with a foot, fist, or another ribbon strawberry supreme. I was really pissed off. My entire body throbbed and all I had managed to do to her was mess up her hair and a scratch at the shoulder.
I then decided to go ahead of her. When she reached the branch near the top I teleported beside her. She screeched turned around and swung for me. I ducked and grabbed her waist. She screamed as she stumbled and fell off the branch. We hit the one below and she started struggling to get out of my grasp. She jammed her knee in my gut for a second time. I let go and gasped. She jumped up. I went after her. She brought back out the knife. I reached out grabbed her arm and shoved her back. The knife vanished and she hit her back on the truck of the tree. I grabbed her hands and held them.
"I'm tired of this little game kitty cat." I said. She hissed. I smiled. She couldn't get away from me this time. I leaned over; her eyes widened. I pressed my lips against hers. She struggled. I held her wrist. Then out of nowhere a fist came into contact with my cheek. Her hand slipped from mine and her blade reappeared and it stuck right into my shoulder. And impact that had sparks of pink light erupt and a shocking pain jolted through me. I fell off the branch and my back came into contact with the bough below. I looked up just in time to see a very fluster, raveled with rage Ichigo, and another version of me with his fist aiming right for my jaw.
Ichigo One's POV
I stood there on the bare white branch looking down. My chest was heaving with either the wear on my body or the stress. After a few swings, punches and kicks from the both of them. The other Kish leaped up into the air. I followed him with my pink eyes then raised the blade of my knife to my face, pressed two fingers against it and called out.
" RIBBON STRAWBERRY SURPREM!" I swung the blade downwards in an arch as it lit with dark pink flames of light and I half way turned. The light sprung forth and struck Kish in mid air. He flung back a good twenty feet then held his arm. His face was flushed red.
" I'm getting sick of you two!" He then vanished. I glared at the spot were he stood. I hadn't done what I had originally planed but at least it made me feel better that he only got me once and I got a chance to bash him around. A slight breeze brushed my hair in front of my face. I then smiled and turned to face Kish-kun who had just appeared beside me.
" Glade you came," I said. He looked down at me.
" What do you think you were doing any way?" My smile broadened.
" Getting pay back."
Normal POV
I ran while screaming as the roach kirema anima chased after me. It was so fucking fast though that I could barley go a distance before it got in front of me. Again it skidded to a stop a few feet ahead. I turned and went the other way. It went in front of me again and turned towards me. I stopped; panting. This was getting stupid. All this was doing was aching my legs. I took out my bell again.
" RIBBON STRAWBERRY CHECK!" I cried as I pointed it towards it. The attack just hit a tree as it skirted off to one side. I fumed. This was getting agitating! Why couldn't I hit that stupid thing? It came for me again. I let out a cry of frustration and started running again. This wasn't the best thing for me leg. Especially since it just opened up again and re-bandaged this morning!
I stopped and turned on it before it could get in front of me.
" RIBBON STRAWBERRY CHECK!" It just swerved out the way, crawled over a few trees and with amazing speed ran right over me. By the time it had scurried off of me. I was jerking on the ground. The sensation of its skin on mine causing me to freak out. It was just so disgusting. I then lifted myself up and turned to look behind me. It was coming for me again. My eyes went big as my hair stood on end. I rolled over to the side as it came by me. A cloud of dust rising at its trail. I jumped up and headed down the path of the park. As I ran I spotted the lake up ahead. I smiled as an idea sparked in my head. I ran faster. The anima was gaining speed and it was right behind me when I grabbed hold of the railing of the fence surrounding the lake and sung over. The coach roach anima flying over me and landing right into the water. A small wave washed over me. I shook my soaking hair and climbed over the railing and back onto the sidewalk. I then took back out my bell.
"RIBBON STRAWBERRY CHECK!" I stuck it dead on and it was engulfed in bright pink light. The alien then detached itself from the roach and left it to drown in the lake. I let out a heavy breath as Masha ate the alien. I fell to my knees. Reverting back to my normal self. Tart teleported over the lake.
"Why do you always have to ruin all the fun!" he wailed as he looked at me with a sour face. I lifted my head as I looked through the railing at him, glaring.
"Oh, get over it!" He then teleported away. I leaned my head against the medal railing and just kept it there for a while.
Again Later
By the time I got back to the theater it was way past dark and I knew that the movie was all ready over and that Masaya would probably be upset. As I walked up the steps to the front doors that were practically hanging off their hinges from when the anima had busted through them when suddenly a mob of people came through. They were all laughing and smiling. Girlfriend's arms linked with boyfriends when I noticed my boyfriends arms linked with someone who wasn't me! My jaw dropped in horror.
Ichigo Two had her arms tightly around one of Masaya's. Her head rusting up against his shoulder. I stood there frozen. Giving her the death glare. She spotted me. For a split second her face turned ashen then perked back to their usually pink. She let go of my boyfriend's arm and backed away. She had a huge smile on her face looking up at him.
" Thanks for the movie Masaya. I had a great time!" He smiled at her.
" Glade you enjoyed it." She then slowly started backing away.
" Well, see you later." She then waved, wiggling her fingers at him and headed towards me through the crowd. She then grabbed hold of my stiffened arm and tugged me away. When we were a good distance from the theater I blew up on her.
" What in the hell do you think you were doing!" I yelled as I stopped in front of her. She went around me and continued to walk. I went after her.
" You abandoned Aoyama-kun so I decided to intervene and keep you two from a horrible break-up." I was almost shaking with rage.
" So what! That doesn't mean you go and try to snatch away my boyfriend!" She turned to face me. An eyebrow rose.
"What do you mean 'so what'. Don't you care if you loose your relationship with Aoyama?" I stood there for a moment. My back stiff and cheeks puffed out. Did I care?... I thought about it for awhile. And when the thought came to me that I could be loosing my feelings for Masaya that I jolted myself back to yelling at the whore who stood in front of me.
" Don't try to change the subject! You still waltzed yourself into that movie and impersonated me!"
" What do you mean impersonate! I am you! You ditz!" I frowned. We continued to walk.
" Your nothing but an ass you know that!" I growled at her.
" I know I am because you are." She had a smug smile on her face.
" You-
I was interrupted by a high pitched meow. I jumped back and looked down. I had stepped on something. My jaw then dropped for the second time today. Right there in front of us was neko-Ichigo. A small black kitten with pink eyes. But the ribbon on the tail was different. It was five thin separate ribbons of different shads of pink and red tied together to make one bow. With three miniature round bells dangling in the middle. The kitten glared at me as it held its tail with its front paws. It just meowed at me. And I was surprised that I understood it.
"Ichigo Three?" I asked as I looked down at the kitten. Two stiffened and looked at me in alarm.
" You gave us numbers!" She yelled. I looked up at her unsure of what to say.
" Um…..Yeah." suddenly before I had a chance to even blink her nose was pressed to mine. A dark look on her face.
" And what number did you think to give me!" I looked at her for a moment before I answered.
" The other one is Ichigo One. You Two. And the Ichigo in front of us is Three."
"TWO!" She wailed as she jumped back. Her hands in fist over her chest. " How could you place me second and give that Kish loving girl One!" She cried. I just blinked at her. I wasn't expecting her to react like this. She turned away from me in a pout. I just stared at her. I couldn't believe it. One minute I'm yelling at her and now she's yelling at me. And to tell the truth it was dang weird having yourself yelling at you. I heard a low growling sound. I looked down to see neko- Three still glaring at me.
" Oh, sorry! I didn't mean to step on your tail." I said kneeling down to her level. She just continued to growl as she held her tail between her paws.
"Hay guys!" I looked up to see Ichigo One running towards us. Brushing by the few people who were still out this late at night.
"What are you doing here?" I asked. She stopped and just stood there for a moment. She was still in the light pink uniform Keirrochi had given her earlier to wear while she helped at the café. " Why are you out so late?" She didn't answer she just looked down and spotted Neko-Three. She jumped back.
"Oh, my God." She said looking down at the kitten. " Is that one of use?" I looked back down at Three.
" Yeah, that's Three all right." She looked up at me with question.
" Three?" she asked. Suddenly Two turned back around to face us her face red with angry.
" SHE GAVE US NUMBERS!" She cried. One looked startled.
"What?" She asked. Two stepped closer towards her looking like a crazed cat.
"She gave us all numbers. Your one, she's three and I'm……" She chocked. " Two." She half whispered.
"Oh, get over it all ready!" I cried as I pushed between the crazed Two and uncertain One. I was getting sick of Two as usually. " How else was I supposed to keep track of who each of you guys were. Anyway aren't we supposed to be figuring out how to help Three!" Two glared at me.
" There you go again." She whispered with a dark look. I moaned.
"Well its simple isn't it?" said One. We looked towards her. " All we have to do is get Ryou to kiss her. And she'd turn back to normal." I stiffened. Two smiled.
"Yeah. That's what we'll do. Just bring her back to the café and have Ryou turn her back to normal with a quick kiss. Just like in my dimension."Said Two.One smiled softly. She looked down at neko-three.
" Don't worry. Well get you back to normal as soon as Ryou kisses you." I couldn't stand them constantly saying that same faze. 'Ryou kisses you'. Uncontrollably I felt my checks go a dark shade of pink. For some reason it didn't set well with me. Ryou kissing….Three. I didn't like it. I was used to Ryou only kissing me to bring me back to normal not him kissing any one else. Even if Three was still myself it still made my stomach flop at the thought of Ryou's lips touching hers. With that my cheeks grew darker. No! I couldn't let Ryou kiss her.
"Well, let's go then." Said Two as she turned and started towards the café. I jumped.
" No!" I said. She stopped and raised an eyebrow at me.
" What? Why not? We need to get her back to normal."
" But Ryou may be asleep by now. He might be upset if we wake him." I was pleading in my mind that they would listen.
" I don't think he's asleep." Two stated. " I bet he's still up in his lab trying to get that machine working to get us back."
" I think she's right." Said One. I turned to face her. " Ryou should be still up. I don't think he'd mind. He always did it before." Now One was started to walk off. I couldn't let it happen.
" I'll kiss her!" It left my lips before I even know what I was saying. I froze. I heard neko-three chock. One stood where she was staring blankly at me. Two looked at me withamusement.
" What? You mean your really going to kiss her." She said folding her arms over her chest. I looked down at neko-three. She was looking at me with wide eyes. I was screaming with panic inside my head.
" Sure," I said slowly. " She is me so it would be just like kissing my own reflection in a mirror." I turned to face Two. " Something you would do." Her eyes narrowed . I then got to my knees and picked up a rather stiff kitten. I then set her on my lap and looked at her for a moment.
"Aren't you going to get on with it?" asked a frustrated Two. I couldn't believe I was doing this. I leaned over and quickly kissed Three. But not quick enough because when she transformed back into her original self our lips were still touching. We both leaped back and hit our bottoms to the sidewalk. I kept repeating in my head. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Three then looked up behind me. I managed to turn myself around to find who I now called Kish One; to math Ichigo One, standing a few feet behind us. His jaw had dropped the furthest I had ever seen a persons go. And his eyes were gaping at us. I felt the heat rush to my face. I was most utterly humiliated. I just kissed a girl- myself right in front of guy. IchigoTwo, began to laugh and I was falling into the hole of all there gaping faces.
Hope you enjoyed the story. And so sorry for the long wait. I might up date again in an hour just because I'm in a typing mood. If any one had any ideas or questions just say so in your reviews. I don't mind if don't review though. I'm still going to continue the story just because I like too - Beloved Kitten