Oh, wow when I'm I going to end the story? Well one last chapter after this one. This is the second to last! The story is coming to its blossoming end! I know some of you might think this story a little long but yeah I've read fanfics that are up to twenty chapters long and the chapters aren't short either. We'll here I am to get this over with so I can concentrate on my other story The Boys Next Door.

Disclaimer: I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew

Opening the past

By: Beloved Kitten

Chapter Twelve: Ripped

My eyes fluttered open as a blur of green obstructed my vision. Taking a deep breath I realized I could breathe again. And there was something slick…soft…cool at my cheek. As my sight became clear I noticed a collage of leaves all around me, just inches from my face. I blinked, hearing a murmur from near by. I then shot up and saw that I was in the middle of a bush and I was right on top of Two. She groaned as she held her eyes shut and tried to move from under me. She appeared to be half sleep.

"Where I'm I?" she asked half in a daze as she pushed at me. I claimed off her and knelt down beside her. She opened her eyes and looked at me. I smiled to know that she was fine she then started at me.

"Why are there leaves all in your hair…you look horrible." My eyes narrowed.

"Nice to see you too." She then rose up from the ground and looked about holding the back of her head.

"Why are we in a bush? Where is everyone else?" I frowned.

"Could you stop asking questions and actually try to answer them." I then stood up on my knees and looked about my surroundings. We where in the park huddled up in the area of trees. I then turned and peered over the bush that Two and I sat in the center off and looked down. Kish and One were lying on the ground beside each other. One's hair was matted against the ground and pieces of grass stuck to strands as she lay on her side. Kish was on his back and he slowly opened his eyes. When he saw me looking down at him he leaped up and slid back his eyes wide.

"Dang Kitten you scared me to death! With all that dirt and stuff all in your hair. You look wild."

"You have stuff in your hair too." I waved my hand up and down him. "All over if you want to know the truth." He looked around.

"Why are we on the ground in the middle of the park?" I shrugged.

"I don't know. If I did I'm sure you would have been the first to know." One started making a moaning sound and we both looked towards her. She was stirring and her arms reached up over her head and brushed at her head and check. Kish placed a hand at the side of her face and her eyes shot open. When we both smiled cheerily at her she blinked a few time.

"What's going on? Something got to be wrong for you two to be smiling that fake." Kish stared laughing and I plopped back down on the ground on the side of the bush where Two still sat on her knees. She looked at me. Then we both turned to face the sound to our side. Three came tumbling out of the mound of bushed to our left. More likely she strolled while their branches nipped at her clothing. She looked at me with such cold eyes that it had my heart freeze in place.

"You call this getting us back?" It struck me hard. I remembered! The light, the purple, lighting. Everything. I leaped to my feet and looked franticly about with a new heightening terror.

"Where in the heck are we? " I called out.

"Where back home!" came a giddy voice. I turned to face Two who was standing beside me. She was jumping up and down. My eyes widened. I wasn't not used to seeing her jumping. Not at all. She bounded over the bushed and out onto the stone path twirling around as she looked to the sky.

"I'm home! I'm back! It's my own dimension!" She stopped twirling and took a deep fresh breath of air.

"Glad you're happy." I snapped as I claimed through the bushed with the rest following. "Now who are we going to get back?" I asked half yelling at her. She looked down at the four of us. Then frowned.

"We'll I have no idea." She then perked right back up. "But you can stay here till we figure it out!" A groan came from Kish. One looked as if she was going to freak out and Three had a look behind her chocolate colored eyes that said that she was welling to rush over and strangle Two for us all.

"Two! We can't stay here! We have to get back were we belong! Or the darn universe would implode! Do you want that to happen?" I yelled at her as my knotted hair stood on end. Two's smile fell.

"No." she said simply. I couldn't believe this had happened. How in the world HAD THIS HAPPEDED? I turned and ran my hands frustratingly through my hair as I let out a long straggled sigh. Kish snapped.

"Come on girl there has to be something we can do!" One grabbed hold of his forearms and jerked him towards her. She glared at him.

"Stop yelling at her! She had nothing to do with this!" They then all started bickering at each other and I couldn't find any time or space of quite that would allow me to speak. Three was standing to the side her arms crossed over her chest a strong sign of annoyance in her eyes. I then whirled on them and shouted at the top of my lungs.

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" They all froze. Two's face bright red and One holding Kish back by both arms, her hair in a tangle about her head. "In order for me to figure something out I need quit! Not this bickering! If you guys really want to get back home we're all going to have to cooperate with each other like one big happy family!" I said my teeth half grounded together. My mind was still in a hazardous shock with the fact that it hadn't worked. That they has just screwed up there situation even more. I groaned with the thought. I looked towards Two who had suddenly stiffened. I eyed her.

"Two…What's wrong?" Without an answer I looked in the direction she was transfixed in. My heart skipped a beat. There was the largest gash in the sky I had ever seen and people outside and inside the parks off in the distance were stopping in their tracks to praise, it or worry. And this time there were no hazy, heavenly sparkles that floated within its mist. Instead it was invoked by bright breathtaking purple lightening that seemed impossible to exist – anywhere!

The others had also spotted this and their jaws dropped. Except for Three who just stared at it with her intense gaze. Two stepped forwards and started briskly walking down the path. Jumping out of my haze I ran up to follow her.

"Hay! Where are you going?" I asked as I kept pace beside her. Her face was firm and her eyes seemed raveled by something.

"We have to get to my house…away from here."

I sat at a table in the middle of the kitchen. The house was the same but decorated differently. The family seemed more…I don't know, civilized. They had fancy dishes on planks, dark olive painted walls. Finely crafted items and woven rugs. A vase was spotted everywhere with fake olive, gold, brown, and mauve flowers. And all of us were huddled in her kitchen that looked more like what I would see in Fancy Living magazines. I even held a piece of china in my own hands. A small delicate tea cup the color of sand with chiness symbols etched on the sides. None of which I understood.

I took a deep breath and brought my eyes up to meet the group. One sat across from me her elbows propped up on the table, face buried in her hands, bangs dropped over covering them. Kish stood against a wall; arms crossed frowning at the floor. Three stood in the door way looking away from us out at the living room. Eyes never leaving the T.V. that was turned to the news. Two was leaning against their marble counter looking utterly stressed. Just being in this room made me want to scream. Everyone was tense and we weren't attempting to do a thing about it. Damn why did everything have to always go wrong?

Even though Kish's eyes never left the floor he still managed to continue an argument with Two. She gripped the edge of the counter and was glaring Kish down with such a look filled with hatred I believed not even Masaya could cool her down. I was so mentally worn I had lost interest in their argument and just gazed out the window….we had to do something.

Suddenly One's hands left her face and slammed against the table. Her hair was all over her face and her eyes looked raved. She snapped her head towards the two.

"Would you both shut the hell up? I'm tired of listening to you two bickering about whose fault it was!" She threw back her chair and stood up in one swift movement. "It was no body's fault! So get the fuck over it!" Three had turned to face the group her face vacant of any sign of acknowledgement. One wiped her head around to face Two. "And don't you have something better to do than sit her yelling at him. No matter what you do Masaya won't show up and be wonder boy and save the day. We have to do something!" She stomped her foot repeatedly on the tiled floor, her hair flying all over the place. "And you!" She faced Kish her voice softened just the littlest bit. "Would you please….please? Just be quite for the moment!" He looked at her with wide eyes. Two's brow furrowed as she directed her glare towards One.

I just sat there staring at them, my hand wrapped tightly around the china tea cup. My eyes then dropped to the table and I stared listlessly into my tea. I wasn't sure of anything we could do. It wasn't as if something would just pop out of my head and – I froze. My hair felt as if it were standing on end. And just as I looked up the lights went out. All power to the house died.

"What in the world…" groaned Two as she turned and began rummaged through an oak draw for a flashlight.

"I don't think you'll need that." I whispered. Finding it hard to bring out the true shrill that was crawling through out my entire body. She ignored me and pulled out a huge bulky flashlight, switched it on and swerved its ray of light to fall on me. She placed her free hand at her hip, still frowning.

"And why not?" she said indignantly. I jumped out of my seat it toppled over and hit the ground with a bang. The china was knocked off the table by the flick of my wrist and shattered. I swung my hand up and pointed towards the window – I couldn't believe they hadn't noticed it yet!

"Because of that!" I yelled. They all swiped their heads toward the widow. Out side the sky had turned unbelievably black and a tumbling wave of color was cascaded towards us, ripping apart every object it came into contact with. It looked as if a bucket of water was being poured over water colored painting. The colors melting into each other and then fading. The outside world was fading. Two's mouth dropped open in horror as the houses out side collapsed and vanished within the wave. I grabbed hold of her hand.

"Run!" We all bolted for the door, down the corridor and out the front door. Stumbling to a stop the sparkling array of color was eating way at the driveway and crawling towards us. I wiped my head around.

"This way!" Pulling Two by the hand we went around the house through the bushes and into the back yard. Bursting through the back gate we went into the street and found it completely deserted. I practically tripped over my own feet when I looked around startled. There was not a living soul…anywhere. Everything was dead silent. There wasn't even the constant sight of bugs going about. One stepped back uneasily and Kish wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Two was heaving her eyes wide scanning the empty street. Even the cars were gone. And as the rushing sound behind us grew louder I almost lost the will to stand. We had really….screwed everything up.

Ichigo Two's POV

I stood there staring at the street I used to play on, that I lived on. It was constantly filled with passing cars and laughing people. Children scurrying into the street to get their balls. Boyfriend and girlfriends holding each other hands as they crossed. Now none of that was there…and no a single person roamed.

The sounds behind us grew louder. And my mind grew fainter. All I could see where flashes of the life I had. Everything…and Masaya. Masaya. My legs grew weak. And to think I had found out that he loved me back and I was whisked away to another dimension. Away from him. And just when I get back. He's gone…along with everything else.

My heart began to ach and I couldn't move me legs. I heard a gasp and feet started to move forwards. I looked behind me to see the wave of color eating away at every particle and fading into non existence. But yet at the same time it was painfully beautiful. In soft tones of blue, purple, pink. Even the sky looked like a sunset in shades of blue and white with hints of yellow. And this beauty was tearing away my home…taking everything I ever wanted. Destroying it.

The group started running and I moved my feet forward as Ichigo grabbed hold of my hand and dragged me on with them. But my mind was in a haze. I was loosing everything. All of it was falling apart and I could do nothing about it. And it was all my fault. My head dropped as I pushed myself on running with the group down the long broad street. I could see the desperation in their movements. The desire to get away. But mine were the opposite. I wanted to stay.

As my feet felt the solubility of the tar road beneath me as the places my feet had just stepped on were being wiped from existence behind me. I couldn't take it. This was wrong. And….I couldn't take it. Then as my mind finally grew clear. I slipped my hand from Ichigo's grasp and came to a stop. Ichigo stumbled and turned to look at me, the rest continued on not noticing. She looked at me with wide eyes. And all I could do was think of how odd it was to be looking at myself. I could almost painfully laugh.

"Two…come on!" She said her voice on the edge of frantic tears. She was scared. I was too. But I wasn't going to leave my home…never. I would never leave Masaya.

"Sorry…" My voice came out as a whisper. So low that I could barely hear it myself. But a resolution was rising in my head. And a picture of Masaya's smile was clear in my mind. I would go back to him…clear as glass. I looked up to her with a solemn smile on my face. A solitary tear ran down my cheek. "I'll miss you."

I then turned away from her as she let out a cry of disapproval and I bolted towards the wave of towering color. As I ran my heart lifted and I was almost on the edge of sarcastic laughter. A screaming One accompanied Ichigo and I ran faster. Kish curse was barely heard as the scene came closer.

It felt as if time was slowing down and all I could do was keep a small smile on my face. I would not leave the place I was meant to be. I would not keep away from were I belonged. I would stay where I met Masaya. I would stay where he was. And if I stayed…it may even fix the wrong that was done…I would be in my place.

Normal POV

I couldn't hold the tears back as I screamed for two to come back. And as she vanished – engulfed into the tide of nothingness I was crushed. And I couldn't stand on my feet. I collapsed to the ground as if came ever closer. All that ran through my mind was how stupid she was. And why in the world would she be senile enough to do such a thing….to run with a smile towards her nonexistence. As I cried I felt tugging at my shoulder I ignored it. Then came the frantic pulling at my shirt to get me to move. But I couldn't…I couldn't.

Then out of nowhere the sky erupted into a wild roar of thunder. My head shot up and I and The last thing I spotted was a net of purple lighting. And as I sat on my knees in the middle of the street a bright white light obstructed my vision.

When I opened my eyes and the white subsided I was standing in the middle of the same street. But it was dark outside and the surroundings where completely different. There were large mansions extending the length of the street. And I was standing all of a sudden. But in my daze I fell back onto my knees and looked off into space.

We where now somewhere else and I were sick of it all. I hear quite whimpering behind me but I didn't care to look to see who it was. After about five minuets of the blankness of my mind and she crying I turned my head towards the sounds. One's face where covered by her hands. And Three was looking at the ground with a hard gaze.

Getting to my feet I walked over to One.

"One...we have to get moving." I reached out to touch her shoulder but she suddenly collided back her head rising. Her eyes were wide brimmed with tears and she looked at me as if she didn't me. Her head then swept our surroundings and her eyes – if possible – grew wider.

"Where Kish!" her voice was high and shrill but at the mention of the name I looked around. Even Three seemed to brought back from her thoughts. Kish was no where in sight.

One started shaking; her hair seemed to stand on end.

"Kish..." As tears strolled down her cheeks she turned her head franticly from side to side. "We have to find him!" She then bolted down the street. Her long black alien skirt ripping in the air as she went.

"Wait! One!" Three and I then started after her but Three was the better runner and was way past me and had caught One in merely two minuets. She grabbed One by the arm and pulled her back kicking and screaming.

"Let go of me! I have to find him!" Three kept of firm grasp on her as she struggled to get her arm free. Taking hold of both her forearms she held her still as One gradually calmed her tears down to a whimper.

"Kisshu..." she her legs gave way and she started sinking to the ground. I could tell Three was having trouble holding her up so I went over to them and took hold of One's arms and gently kept her off the ground and onto her feet. Her bangs covered her eyes as her head dropped. Inside I felt numb. It was as if I could no longer bare anything.

Three gently placed One's head to her chest as she cried. Placing a hand on top of her head she spoke soothingly to her.

"Calm down...calm down." As Three comforted One I looked up and down the street. It looked a lot like where Mint lived. But then...where had Kish gone.

I didn't have long to think because something struck me and I faced the two girls.

"Um Three...this wouldn't happen to be your dimension, is it?" She took a deep tiring breath without looking at me she nodded a yes. I felt a chill run up my spin and vibrate through out my entire body. Why in the world was all of this happening? Before I could even come up with an answer. A ripple of purple lightening sparkled in the scared sky above. Crackling and popping. Intimidating us. I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"Uh...you guys. I don't think this is the time to be just standing around." One lifted her head from Three's chest.

"What do you mean?" And in a blink of an eye before I could even take my next breath the lightening had already struck the ground. It imploded and sparks of purple stretched out like a web through out the block. Just like when it had struck my pendant time seemed to slow as the road split into pieces and we rose off the ground. I couldn't move as we slowly, timelessly went into the air. A frenzy of purple, electoral sparks netted through out the air. I could scarcely breathe. And then a burst of light heavenly pink rushed forward from the spot the lighting had struck and time sped up.

Suddenly I could hear the crumbling of the ground and the screaming terror from One as we plummeted to the ground. As the air rushed by me its force was to strong. I couldn't even move my arms in an attempt to slow the impacted.

"Strawberry Metamorphosis!" A bright pink light blinded me and then when it died down an arm wrapped around my waist and I was pulled back up into the air. Then the ground came back towards us and I shielded my face with my arms. But I never fell to my death.

When I felt the light touch of the tar road on my feet I opened my eyes and spotted an arm around my waist. I blinked then jumped out of the grasp. I then turned and my jaw dropped.

Right in front of me was Three – but in mew form! Her hair was flowing in the wind, now a light petal pink. The same shade as her eyes. Her outfit resembled mine at the top but was short and revealed her belly button. A wavy dark pink skirt was worn along with long red boots that reached mid thigh that resembled Zakuro's. Instead of gloves attached to a pink armband was a sleeve separated from the outfit that got wider at the body and fanned over her hands. Instead of a chocker she had thick gold chair that held close to her neck with a heart shaped power pendant. A black tail and ears went along with it.

I took a stumbling step back as One – who was held in Three's opposite arm – lifted her head and opened her eyes. She blinked.

"Where not dead?" When I opened my mouth to respond a wave of purple light knocked us to the ground. As I lifted my head I felt disoriented and my eyes wouldn't come to focus. Another wave knocked me back down and I found my self struggling to breathe. But before the next one could strike I was grabbed by the arm and yanked up. Taking hold of One Three leaped into the air and on to the top of a mansion. Shaking my head I looked up to face Three's back as she gazed out the ground where a light purple haze covered the ground. Her long pink hair wavering in the wind, black tail lightly touching the ground.

"Find a way to get back. I'll catch up with you." It took a moment for it to register in my mind before I blinked and the pounding of my heart over ruled everything.

"What are you talking about?" I practically shrieked. She then turned her head and looked back at me a small smile on her face as a wisp of hair crossed over her face. I fell silent.

"Don't worry...I'm going to get Two back." Then with a wave of her hand to One who was attempting to stand and keep her with us Three leaped off the roof and dropped into the fog of purple. I could only stare as One screamed at the top of her lungs at the spot where she had vanished. I then pulled myself up to my feet grabbed her by the harm and tugged her away from the edge. She was on the edge of falling over.

"One! One! Please come on. We have to find a way out of here!" But Then One's arm slipped from mine and a white light erupted from the ground at our feet. She stumbled to a stop and looked down as I did. Then a bolt of purple lighting wrapped around us and pulled us into the pool of light. Kicking and screaming.

One more chapter left! And then I'm done! Hope you enjoyed it. The last chapter would be called. Going back – Beloved Kitten