I started this story at bible camp in June. Finally, I am getting it up. I was going to use this for my birthday fic, but I came up with a new idea. That fic will be up on the 25th of October. So if you can patiently wait about a month, I'll give you the summary now.
Ryou gets a tough gang leader arrested. Now he's sending all his goons after him. And when Ichigo is faced with a life or death situation for another person, will she put her fears aside or leave them in the gutter? Plot gotten from The Nine Lives of Chloe King Volume 3: The Chosen.
Sounds exciting, doesn't it? You'll have to wait until Tuesday, October 25th, 2005, when I turn 15! But anyway, on to THIS story.
I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew.
Momomiya Industries-The electronic company with the most flare and efficiency, guaranteed to last 20+ years or your money back.
The blonde teenager silently walked inside the café he was about to perform in with his other friends. It was his 21st birthday, and by the way his life was heading, he had everything he wanted. A career in music with his best friends, millions of women dying to get a piece of him, and everything he ever needed was easy and accessible to gain.
But looking at the girl in the billboard, he was having second thoughts. The daughter of Momomiya Industries looked so fake holding the black cell phone smiling like she hadn't a care in the world. "My life is filled with things that I have gained that people wish to have. But I still feel like something's missing. What could it be?"
He pulled back the door to the dressing room assigned to him and his band mates. Flicking on the light, he was startled to see the three of them shouting at the top of their lungs, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYOU!"
"Open the presents for Pete's sake!" Kish demanded.
"No thanks; I already opened the ones from this morning."
"Oh come on! We know you'll love it!" Tart said. He forced the box into Ryou's hands. Ryou gave in as he tore off the shiny cerulean wrapping paper. He opened the box and dug out a black cell phone. On the back, it read, "Momomiya Industries." Ryou sighed as he remembered the girl from the billboard. "Thanks guys."
"We better get going. We wouldn't want to disappoint our fans now would we?" Kish joked.
"Must suck having a gig on your birthday, huh Ryou?" Pai asked.
"Yeah; I wanted to stay in bed all day. But I guess people have other plans for me. What is this world coming to?" Ryou said as he strapped on his guitar. Pai nodded, grabbing his bass and walking toward the stage.
"Hello people of Takemura Café! Are you ready to rock!" Ryou shouted as if he actually wanted to be there. Crazy fan girls screamed like maniacs as Ryou started up his guitar.
I wanna see you soon
See your face again
Please come back before
I enter a point of no return
You seem so close to me
And yet so far away
Please hurry back
And say you're going to stay
With me forever and ever
Never leave my side never stray away
You are my joy and happiness
But without you I feel I'm drifting away
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"Three…….whole….days," the red-haired girl choked out. It was a scorching hot day as the runaway gasped for air, lacking food, water, and a descent place to stay. The only refuge from the sun was a small dark alley next to a café. ""I'll just….rest for a couple……of….seconds here…." she whispered. She was so exhausted; she fell into a dirty puddle next to some trash cans, unconscious.
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"Great concert," the band's manager screamed through the sound of girls trying to get each guy's autograph.
"WHAT?" yelled the four at the same time.
"I SAID GREAT CONCERT!" the manager yelled back. "TRY TO WRAP-UP THESE AUTOGRAPHS! THE OWNER OF THE CAFÉ SAID HE CAN SNEAK YOU OUT THE BACK ALLEY!"
"You think any of these fans were paying attention to what he just said?" Tart commented to Kish. Ryou had his guitar all packed up as he snuck through the girls to the opposite end of the stage. He grabbed the metal door knob and turned it, opening to door. He gasped at the site of the girl in front of him. Kish, Tart, and Pai were right behind Ryou as they stared at the site in horror.
"Someone call a doctor!" Ryou said, picking her up and carrying her to their tour bus. Their manager rapidly pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and quickly dialed the numbers.
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"101.5 degrees. It looks like she caught a fever. No wonder, the way you found her lying like that in a puddle of water. But now that she's into some fresh clothes, it looks like she'll make a fast recovery. But her temperature might drop and rise and flip-flop like that for the next couple of hours." The doctor closed his medical bag and left, leaving the four band members staring at her.
"Who do you think she is?" Tart asked.
"Doctor said there was no wallet or I.D. in her clothes. We'll have to wait until she wakes up," Ryou said. The three brothers of the band began to leave. Kish turned around asking, "Are you coming with, Ryou?"
"No; I'll just wait until she gets up." Kish shrugged and turned around, leaving Ryou alone with the girl. Every few minutes, Ryou touched her head. Her temperature was rapidly declining. "She feels like a frozen lake," Ryou said. He remembered hearing something about when you get close to someone when it's really cold, you'll stay warm.
"Worth a shot," he thought, taking his shirt off and climbing into the bed. He held her close, and soon he fell asleep as well.
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"What…what am I doing here?" the girl thought. She had experienced temporary amnesia but it all flashed into her head what had happened. "That's right……my name is Ichigo Momomiya….and I ran away because…."
A shifting weight broke her train of thought. She looked beside her to see a boy sleeping next to her, holding her tight. A little to close. She mentally screamed, thinking he was a stalker and had picked her up when she fell into that alley. She squirmed a bit to get free from his grasp, only making Ryou hold onto her tighter.
She finally managed to get free when she turned over and fell off the bed, making a loud THUD sound. "Ow…." Ichigo said, rubbing her head. Ryou awoke from his dreams as his eyes slowly opened. He didn't feel anything in his arms as he panicked. He then heard a voice squeak, "Ow…." and looked over on the floor.
"You're awake," Ryou smiled as he offered her his hand. Ichigo slapped it away. "What did you do to me, you creep! I woke up and I was sleeping, next to you! And these aren't my clothes! You pervert! Help, I've been sexually harassed!" she screamed.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, back up!" he said, putting a finger to her mouth. He lifted his other hand to her forehead. "You're fever's gone; that's good. But with all that energy you have, it's not unexpected."
"HELLO! WERE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO WHAT I JUST SAID!"
"Sssshhh! Calm down! You'll wake up the others."
"THEY'RE MORE OF YOU!"
"Look, I found you in the alley outside the café half dead in a puddle! Those are my clothes your wearing because your are all wet. And you were really cold, so I thought maybe I could get close to you and warm you up. You are in our tour bus sleeping in my bed. My name is Ryou Shirogane."
"Oh…." Ichigo muttered feeling slightly embarrassed. Now that she knew the whole story, it was totally understandable. "If it wasn't for him, I'd probably be dead…" she thought. "Thanks…you know, for taking care of me. Of course, I totally think I can take care of myself. Not that I'm not saying thank you, it's just that I don't want to seem….weak."
"It's alright."
Tart was nearing Ryou's room eating his morning pickle because…..well….he was craving one. Kish said it was weird how his younger brother would wake up in the morning and crave pickles, but he didn't question him. He was sucking on his pickle and once he entered Ryou's room asked, "Did the broad wake up yet?"
At the site of Ryou without a shirt on and the girl in his bed and the two in the bed TOGETHER, Tart gasped, causing to bite off one end of his pickle right in the middle. The other half went down his throat as he choked for air. "Uh…hi…" Ichigo muttered.
"HYMLIC MANEUVER!" Kish yelled, running into the room and grabbing his brother's waist. He put his hands in a fist and pushed on Tart's stomach, and moments later, the pickle came flying out. Tart fell to the floor, gasping for air and pointing. Kish looked up to see what had gotten the midget so upset. "HOLY CRAP!"
"What's with all the coughing? Does the doctor have to come here again!" Pai asked angrily. He was obviously sleep deprived and very annoyed. He looked at the two in the bed TOGETHER. "WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE!"
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"So let me get this straight. The tall one is Pai, the one with the green hair is Kish, and the midget is Tart," Ichigo asked, pointing to them as she said their name.
"Don't call me a midget, old hag!"
"Why you little…."
"STOP FIGHTING!" Pai shouted, still very sleep deprived.
"So, what's your name?" Kish asked.
"My name is…."
"Wait, if they know my real name, they'll send me back! Quick Ichigo, think of something!"
"Meo."
"Why were you laying in the trash, hag?" Tart asked. Ichigo fumed, but ignored his comment, speaking through clenched teeth. "I...I was kidnapped….and they must've thought I was dead and dumped me in that alley." Ryou thought he had heard enough to understand, and turned on the NEWS like nothing had happened.
"So Meo…you wanna be our new lead singer?" Kish asked.
"You have a band?" Ichigo questioned. Then she looked to the left and saw a blue guitar in the corner of Ryou's room. "What genre you sing?"
"On the internet, they say we sing Alternative."
"No thanks. I really am not into that stuff. But what's the bands name?"
"The Mew Mews!" There was a dead silence and soon, Ichigo was holding back her laughter. But it was too much for her and she totally lost it. Ichigo fell to the floor laughing.
"What? What's so funny?"
"How….how did…how did you come up with a like that? Are you sure you sing alternative?" Ichigo said between giggles.
"Ryou's sister, she….." Tart said but a hand clamped over his mouth, preventing him from speaking any longer. Tart's voice was muffled under Pai's hand as Ryou turned the TV up louder.
"And in breaking news, Ichigo Momomiya, the heir to Momomiya Industries, has been confirmed missing. If there are any reports on where the girl might be, please call the number below."
The TV made a clicking sound as Ryou turned it off. Kish got a little cranky that Ichigo wouldn't join their band and turned it back on the TV. Ryou went into the bathroom as Ichigo whispered something into Tart's ear.
"So, what was it about Ryou's sister you were trying to tell me earlier?"
"She wasn't born very healthy. She had tuberculosis and died two years ago. She was like Ryou's little angel, and it was her suggestion that the name for the band be The Mew Mews."
The door to the bathroom opened as Ryou came out. The bathroom was right across the hall from where they were still conversing in Ryou's room. "What are you guys talking about?" he asked.
"Nothing!" Tart said as if he were a soldier in the military. Ryou raised his eyebrow but ignored it. "Could I speak to…Meo for a moment?"
Ichigo tensed up. She shook her head yes and followed him to Kish's room. Once the door was closed, a slamming sound was heard. Ichigo opened her eyes, and Ryou was inches away from her face. "I heard how Kish wanted you to be our lead singer…"
"And I declined. So what?"
"You better go right back to him and say yes; otherwise I'll pick up this phone, dial that number and tell them I know where Ichigo Momomiya is."
"No…..no you don't!" she stuttered as she replied.
"She's standing right in front of me. And if you don't agree…."
"Ok! Ok! I confess! Just stop talking so loud!"
"Why did you run away?"
"I did not run away! I told you I was picked up by some crazy wacko stalker!"
"You're lying….."
"…….why is it your business if I ran away?"
"I knew it! You did run away!"
"I told you to be quiet!"
"So you have a choice. You can either become our lead singer or you get turned it."
"…….ok…..I'll do it." Ryou pushed some papers into her hand. "Practice starts tomorrow. Make sure you read up and memorize the songs. We practice six hours a day and our next concert is in two days. Good luck, strawberry."
Hahahahahahahaha! I make Ryou kind of evil. Actually he turns from nice to evil. Oh well, live with it! He's not that evil, he's just being Ryou. And that's why we love him! Anyway, read and review, over and out. -Nibzo
