The Kiss
After getting 11 reviews telling us to continue, we think we'd better. Please tell us what you think. Again this is IxR, so usual warning applies. And thanks so much for your reviews. We've NEVER had 11 reviews for just one short chapter. We only hope this chapter meets up to your exceptions. Bleh- normal 3rd person Bleh – actions Bleh - thoughts xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxRyou stared at the picture of all the Mews Mews, Keiichiro and him standing outside Café Mew Mew. They had asked a random passer-by to take it just after Zakuro had joined them. Ryou was staring at one Mew Mew in particular. Ichigo. She was smiling and Ryou thought he had seen her happier. Oh yeah, he thought, except when she's with Aoyama. Then she's always happy. He sighed and turned the picture over, so he wouldn't have to look at it. He then turned it back over and kissed Ichigo, and then sighed and resumed his activity of staring at the picture. He turned round to see Keiichiro standing at the door.
"You should tell her." Ryou made a sound halfway between a sob and a laugh.
"What? So she can turn to me and go 'I'm so sorry Shirogane, but I love Masaya,' and then go telling everybody how I've always loved her?"
"You have." Keiichiro pointed out.
Ryou glared his friend. "Beside the point! I'm going to bed. 'Night." He turned round and began to take his shirt. As soon as Keiichiro had closed the door, he picked up the photo again.
Ichigo. He thought sadly as he climbed into bed.
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"I don't believe it!" Ichigo complained as she and Zakuro made her way back to Ichigo's house. "They always stay up late and bug me when I don't want them too, apart from the one night when I want them to stay up late, when they go to bed early!"
Zakuro had to hide her smile as Ichigo continue to rant against Akasaka, Shirogane (although the insults directed at him always turned into compliments) and the hours they kept.
"Life is life," she finally said when her younger friend finally took a break for breath. "You can always tell him tomorrow while you are working at the café, and it'll give you time in the morning to tell Aoyama that you no longer love him."
Ichigo turned to her with a big smile on her face. "Yeah! Thank you Zakuro, you've helped me so much today!" At Ichigo's words, Zakuro turned pink. Ichigo looked at her suspiciously.
"What?" she questioned Zakuro.
"It doesn't matter…I'll see you tomorrow! Bye Ichigo!" Zakuro said hurriedly, and then walked off.
"Bye, onee-chan, and thank you." Ichigo called after her. She stood still for a few minutes. I wonder Zakuro went pink, she thought. Oh well, its no big deal. She shrugged her shoulders and continued her walk home.
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"Aoyama, wait up!" Aoyama turned round to see Ichigo running towards him. He smiled and did as she asked.
"Hi!" he said as she reached him, "Are you alright?"
She swallowed before answering. "Yes, but, Aoyama, there's something I have to tell you. I don't love you anymore. Sorry." Aoyama stared at her, speechless. How could she not love him? He was the cleverest, cutest guy in their year. Then he remembered her behaviour on one of their last dates.
"You like Shirogane?" he finally asked. Ichigo laughed and nodded.
"I knew you would understand, Aoyama. Thank you for not minding!" She stepped forward and gave him a hug, before starting to run off in the direction of school. She suddenly stopped and turned around. "Thanks again! We'd better hurry, or we'll be late for school!" Aoyama forced himself to smile and started to run after her. Ryou Shirogane was going to pay. Ichigo and her little mew-mew friends too. No one took anything from Masaya Aoyama without paying. No one.
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Onee-chan – older sister, often used by the younger mew mews when talking/referring to older ones.
Okay, we suspect we are going to get a lot of flames for not putting Ryou and Ichigo together in this chapter. But trust us, they will be getting together soon, we promise. Anyway,. Please r&r!
