Chapter 4
Memories
It´s been six years, but Tokyo has not really changed, Pai thought.
It was really strange. He had expected it to be different. He felt a bit like he had gone back in time or something. When he was still trying to eradicate humankind and thinking about plans to destroy the Mew mews.
« Why ? Why do living things who were originally born on the same planet, have to kill each other ?
« It´s called fate. »
I was wrong, he thought. And Retasu was right. They didn´t have to fight. But he and his people decided to do it. It was their choice all along. They had another issue : use the Mew Aqua to heal their home planet.
It had worked. Their world was now safe and prosperous. Even on Earth, the landscapes had never been so beautiful. But it had been a long work. And now it was finally over. They had nothing to fear.
Pai smiled sadly, as he watched the blue water of the sea. He had missed Retasu so much… but he had so many things to do to help his people, he did not found the time to come back. He´d thought about her every day. He´d swore to himself he would return to Earth one day and tell her how much he loved her. No matter what could possibly happen.
In six years, Pai hadn´t changed at all physically : except that he was taller and that his hair was darker. But his family noticed that mentally he was different : he was smiling more often, being more sympathetic. He wasn´t as cold and lonely as he was before. They were pleased. He owed it to Retasu. She was the one who taught him how to smile. They had agreed that she had to be an amazing person.
Pai scanned the area one last time, and flew above the city. It was late, the sky was dark : no one could see him. He knew how to be discreet. There was a light warm breeze blewing from the clouds : it was the end of the summer, nearly autumn. Soon the weather would become more cold.
He wondered for a second if Taruto had found Purin yet. An amused smile appeared on his lips.
He may have grown up, but he´s still a child.
Taruto was nervous. Very nervous. Sitting on the bench of the park, he took a peep at the piece of candy he was holding. It was his precious treasure : it was given to him by Purin under the Tokyo Dome, the day their relationship truly started.
Before this day, he´d felt something for her, but decided to ignore it. After this, he´d knew he had a liking for her. And he wasn´t really annoyed by it. It was pretty nice, thinking about her and wondering about what she was doing at the time. Staring at the candy and remembering her sparkling brown eyes and her happy smile.
I wonder if she´s still taller than me…
Hey ! What am I thinking ! She´s not taller. I am taller. I´m two years older than her !
That annoyed him. Six years before, Purin was slightly taller than Taruto, and he could not stand it ! It was so unfair ! Oh well. Now he had really grown up. She would be impressed.
Taruto was really different now. He was way taller, of course ; he didn´t wear his pigtails anymore. His hair – which had turned darker, just like Pai - had been cut, right under his ears. It suited him really well. Actually, the females on his planet were finding him pretty cute…
He was more mature and serious too. He was more intuitive : he could understand difficult situations better and know how to react. Even though sometimes, he couldn´t help but act a bit like a child – when he was worried, it was reassuring.
What does Purin look like now ?
He couldn´t guess. He prefered to have the surprise. Once again, Taruto felt nervous. Jeez… it had been six years ! How would she react ?
Well, it´s too late to think about it now ! We´re on Earth.
He had missed his little monkey Mew more than anything. He couldn´t help but compare every female on his planet to her. He had been acting exactly like Pai. His older comrade was deeply in love with the porpoise Mew mew, Retasu. He had to admit she was very nice and sweet. The kind of girl Pai needed.
It made him think of Kisshu. His smile faded.
His friend was slowly dying. He had not been so surprised to learn it. He and Pai knew Kisshu was madly in love with Ichigo. But… damn… he looked so sick, so defenseless now. He had refused to see them and rejected them like he rejected everyone else.
Taruto did not talk to him because he knew Kisshu would not listen. He thought that if someone could make the green-haired alien happy, it had to be Ichigo. Pai and him truly believed Ichigo and Kisshu would sort things out together, and that he would gain his will to live again.
Kisshu was beginning to feel sleepy.
I can´t believe it. I… I ´m finally going to sleep ?
He still had Ichigo on his mind. He knew he was going to dream about her. But he was going to sleep nonetheless.
I was right to come back. Is this a good sign ?
It had to be a good sign.
