Life went on rather normally. No threat to the Earth had bothered them. But there was one thing that bothered Cherry. Cream had gotten a new job to help pay rent, despite how Cherry told him it was okay. The new job had new coworkers, a new boss, everything. At first, she wasn't concerned. She was very confident in their relationship, and definitely didn't worry that he'd eye anyone else.

But enter Eriko, a young lady who was Cream's boss. Everything seemed normal at first. She was a nice lady. However, things started to get concerning. At first, Cream didn't tell Cherry what was going on. He wasn't even sure if it was anything serious. It started with Eriko lightly flirting with him, even though he was pretty open that he was in love. She kept brushing against him, but he'd just move away.

Then Cream began to get concerned. Eriko would often tell him that his work wasn't sufficient enough, and that he needed to stay overtime. It was office work, and the other workers left around 8pm. She told him to work with her until 9pm.

On the third day that this had happened, Cherry cornered Cream in the hallway. She knew something was up. She could just sense his discomfort. But the sweet man was too nice to get someone in trouble, and she knew it. Tired, he finally told her what happened. He could see that look in her eye. Her body shifted, moving from blocking him in to a warm embrace. She knew he was uncomfortable. She knew he didn't want anyone to suffer. He was too pure, and she didn't want him to worry. With a sugary sweet smile, she finally spoke.

"Don't worry, Dear. I'll talk to her." Talk. Yes, Talk was the right word for her to use. For his sake, she wanted to talk first.

But of course, it wasn't that easy. And the funny part is, Cherry and Cream were fine with the idea of polyamory. Cherry would happily share if the person or people they shared with were honest people. If anyone were to ever catch her attention like Cream was, they'd talk about it. But Eriko wasn't that person. She was dishonest, and sneaky. And that wasn't anything that caught Cherry's heart. When confronted, Eriko admitted that she felt Cream would find fun in a forbidden office romance. She just wanted to sleep with him a few times and cause trouble. A truly shitty person. Now, she might've been fine if she would've stopped there. But the problem got worse.

Cherry came into the office one night to bring Cream some food. But as she got into the room, she noticed it was only him and Eriko. Cream smiled and greeted her,"Hello, my love!" Cherry's expression softened, as she made her way over. A soft kiss was given, and she handed him his food. However, something caught her eye. It was a coffee on his desk, still rather hot.

"Did you make yourself coffee, love? That won't help you sleep tonight." Cherry said jokingly.

"Eriko made it for me. She said I might need it to get all this work done." Cream replied simply as he took a sip,"It's pretty sweet though."

Cherry suddenly felt uneasy. She couldn't figure out why, until Eriko walked in, and gave a sour expression seeing her there. "Oh. You. He's working, so you should leave."

"I just came to give my boyfriend some food, since he'd be home late. Is there a problem?" Cherry tilted her head to the right just slightly, curious at the other woman's answer.

"Well, it's just I don't want any distractions. Now, You should go home, it's late." She tried to shoo Cherry out, but her plans were starting to fall out of place.

Cherry turned to Cream to see him seeming a bit off. She pushed Eriko away from her in a harsh manner, then went over,"Cream?" He turned to her, seeming rather tired and disoriented. He couldn't move very well, and softly mumbled back.

"Cherry? What's going on?" Being overworked as is, he slowly laid his head down, unconscious.

It was then it became clear to Cherry what had happened. She turned to Eriko, and spoke softly,"You drugged his drink?"

"Well, he would've been happy. What are you going to do, call the cops?" The woman smirked, taking the coffee,"If I just get rid of this, there's no evidence."

Cloudy thoughts swirled through Cherry's head. Why bother getting the police involved? They couldn't do anything. They wouldn't even try. They'd simply say he was just overworked, and that would be that. But she was a mew. A mew that protected the Earth. Cherry convinced herself that the Earth did need to be protected from harmful individuals. There was no cameras in the building since it was rather cheap anyways. With a smile, she spoke after a long silence,"Mew Mew Cherry Metamorphosis!"

She transformed into her axolotl alias, and summoned her weapon. Hers was an axe, with a cutely decorated bow with a cherry charm on it. She had realized earlier that although it could be used magically, it was still a sharp axe. With a grin, she swung at Eriko. Eriko screamed, falling back. She tried to scramble up, but the axe came down, slicing her arm cleanly at her elbow. She screamed again in pain, "Please! There has to be people around here! You'll get caught!"

With a grin, Cherry replied,"What are you gonna do, call the cops?" She swung again, aiming for her head but Eriko moved enough for the axe to slam into the wall. Bored and knowing she had won, Cherry continued, an innocently evil expression on her face,"Oh no! A stray Chimera Anima. I should definitely save the day."

Eriko was dizzy from pain, but in a panic, said,"N-No one would believe that!"

"Would they? If I handle your body right and dispose of evidence, it would be easy to say that as an explanation to why the building is like this." She smiled again, as she swung one last time.

As things went black, the scene opens up again to Cream waking up in bed. Confused, he glanced around. Everything seemed normal. The sweet smell of pancakes gently floated into the room. Cream got out of bed, and made his way to the kitchen to see Cherry cooking breakfast. She was smiling and humming, and looked excited to see him,"You're awake!"

Cream knew she had done something. But he didn't care. He walked over, and wrapped his arms around her, sleepily resting his chin on her shoulder,"Smells good."

"Awww, Thanks dear." She said cheerfully. Everything was right again. He was safe, and they ended up hiring a new boss that was a bit strict, but manageable. Cherry's story was cleared oddly enough. Everyone believed it but Ryou, who knew the nature of his sister. But Ryou was an asshole and chose not to care. He scolded her for using her abilities for reasons not having to do with protecting the Earth, but that was really it.

Months went by of pure bliss. The two seemed happy. Nothing really got in the way, until one day Ryou called them in.

"It's time to gather the new mews. I had help finding the first two. I want you to meet them, and help them from now on. Do not do anything I'd disapprove of, Airi." Ryou said in his cold tone.

Cream gently smiled, sleepy as usual and starting to chat with the two friendly faces. Cherry gently pushed her brother aside to stay at Cream's side. But as she gazed at these two faces, she felt a feeling she knew too well. Is it love?