A/N - Hey guys :) Guess what! I'm back! It has been awhile, but I just got the urge to type, and this is what I came up with. Tell me what you think, and depending, I might change the chapter... right now I'm not so sure where its going but IchigoxKish WILL happen sometime. Be sure of that. I'd like to thank all who reviewed! I really appreciated it and I hope this chapter lives up to your standards of me (aka - I hope you will enjoy it as you enjoyed the last 6). :) So without any other nagging, talking, interupting and procrastinating, I give you CHAPTER 7! Simply Titled Uh-Oh... You will see why at the end of the chapter. I thought it was an Uh-oh moment anyway.

Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew. I own none of the characters. Nothing. If I did, well, it'd turn out much different. :)

Chapter 7 Uh-Oh

By Brown-eyed Wolf

Ichigo raced back up to her room as soon as she had finished eating, utterly determined to keep practising. She had discovered that neither Kish nor Masaya would leave her mind for even a fleeting moment, and her heart was jumping erratically ever few minutes. She decided that while she was in such a state she had better channel her feelings and musings into something at least partly productive. She sat cross-legged on her amazingly soft faint pink bed, the tear stained, and slightly crumpled script laid gently in her lap, open. Ichigo read through the whole play, once, twice, a third time and for good measure a fourth. Usually she would not have bothered to go to such lengths to read it so much, over and over again, but the words would not stay with her. In a state of permanent distraction, she found herself having to read sentences multiple times, and still they seemed to slip out of her mind instantly.

After an hour of reading, re-reading, and finally just staring at the jumble of words, Ichigo discarded the script and flopped down onto her pillows, utterly exhausted from the days events. Who knew one day could be so long, and so complicated with rushes of emotion. She fell into a shallow sleep, unaware that her very own alien admirer watched from outside her window, taking in her sleeping form carefully. Kish stayed perched in the tree, gazing at Ichigo all night until the early hours of the morning where he finally left her side to organise the day's plans. Rehearsal was not on today, but that didn't mean that Kish couldn't reek a little havoc here and there, did it?

Ichigo's alarm failed to wake her up that morning, and she found herself running as fast as she could to school, her uniform billowing out in the wind. She made it with five minutes to spare, and collapsed in a sitting position as soon as she got there, her breathing laboured and her hair a mess. At least I got here on time. I hope Masaya doesn't see me like this, what would he think... Ichigo thought as she caught her breath. As luck would have it, and in accordance with Ichigo's normal fortune, Masaya happened to walk by at that moment. Noticing the bright red hair of the cat-girl, he stopped, a wonderfully warm smile lighting up his face.

"Good morning Ichigo." His voice was utterly kind, "You look a little tired. Are you ok?"

Ichigo's head snapped up at the sound of Masaya's voice, her face a bright crimson, and her eyes bulging a little wider than she would have liked. "Oh. . . I-I. . . That is to say. . ." she sighed at her muddled up words, and just contented herself with saying a quiet, "Yes, I'm ok. Thank you."

The returning smile of Masaya made her knee's feel week, and he offered to walk her to her first class, an offer which she hurriedly agreed too. The ever present alien watched all this with a guarded gaze. He was strictly just watching, observing what it was that had Ichigo so speechless in front of that human. He has nothing I don't. Why is she so love-stricken around that weakling? It was a question Kish hoped he could find an answer to that day.

Kish decided to not follow his love interest that day and instead watched Masaya, committing all he could to memory about his actions and words. Of course it was impossible for Kish to watch Masaya all day without causing a few 'accidents'. No matter the species, jealousy is jealousy, and Kish was green with it. All day Masaya's chairs were broken and he would have certainly fallen many times if he was not so attentive to his surroundings. Students fell into him constantly, and yet he still caught every one of them, straightening them up and asking if they were ok. His charm was undeniable, and his genuine kindness was something to see. A few times balls from sporting activities would set their sights for the kind boy, and he would catch them all, even though many often were thrown towards him at once. He seemed to be incapable of being humiliated or hurt, and Kish was infuriated by this. His carefree smile seemed to mock him all the more, he had everything and he seemed to shrug it all off. He had Ichigo! Yet he seemed to not care, to not give her the attention, and the affection, she deserved. Kish wouldn't stand for that.

As Ichigo walked home that day, the bright sun lifting her mood, and the cool wind making her feel remarkably relaxed, she was visited by her not so secret alien admirer.

"Long time no see Kitten." Kish smirked as was his way. The golden colour of his eyes was illuminated in the sunlight, and seemed like liquid gold encased in two magical orbs to Ichigo. Unconsciously she found herself smiling faintly, Kish's entry not taking her by surprise for once. Even though he still caused her heart to thump hard, which was a constant cause of confusion for her, she was in much to good of a mood for that to ruin it.

"Not really." She answered in a neutral tone, answering his obvious sarcasm with seriousness. His eyes seemed to have a hypnotic effect on her once she saw them in all their brilliance.

Kish was utterly bemused. He floated in front of her, blocking her way and causing her to come to a halt. "Kitten?"

"Yes?" Ichigo asked, unfrightened by his close proximity, the combination of his eyes and her happy mood blocked out most of her will to fight Kish. It did no good anyway, and she always had her pendant if things came to that, which they rarely did with Kish nowadays. He had seemed to have lost all his desire to want to hurt her in battle, and that was positively fine with Ichigo. It was the emotional battle he subjected her to that she disagreed with.

His hands settled on her shoulders as his eyes scrutinised her face, looking for any signs of the 'usual' Ichigo. This new nonchalant Ichigo had him perplexed. She didn't even flinch from his touch! Why is she acting so . . . so . . . strange! Kish thought, exasperated.

"May I go now Kisshu?" Ichigo asked, all politeness. Her senses were returning slowly, as she was anxious to break eye contact and walk away. Standing this close to Kish was discontenting, when his hands were so warm and gentle on her shoulders, yet firm and commanding.

The carelessness of her query made Kish a little angry, and he was determined to get the normal Ichigo back, he wanted his Kitten. Now. Not this stranger in her body.

"No, you may not. You will come with me, now." His voice had taken on a commanding note, one she did not appreciate one bit.

" What if I don't want to?" Ichigo retorted, some of her old spark returning to her eyes. The passive act was wearing down, and she wasn't sure how long she would last until she lashed out with rising anger.

Kish grinned in a slightly amused way, and said softly, his head bent close to hers. "I'll make you." There was a threat in those three words, not a dangerous one, at least she did not think he meant to hurt her. But still, a threat all the same, and it scared her.

She sidestepped him, and tried to continue forward at a hurried pace, but his face reflexes were fast and he caught her wrist in his slender but powerful fingers. "Not so fast Kitten, you're coming with me for a moment." His voice was mocking, but she still pulled.

"Oh let go Kish! I'm going home!" She yanked at her arm, trying to free it.

He just smiled at her struggles, and leant down to gaze into her eyes, stopping his hovering and planting his feet on the ground. "You can go home soon, but first I want you to come with me, and Kitten, I always get what I want." He was teasing her again, making her heart jump on purpose. She was sure he could feel her pulse thumping through her wrist. Without any warning he leaned in and kissed her quickly on the lips, he was acting on his whims. She didn't have time to anticipate his actions, or time to fight them, she was just left there, staring at him wide eyed. The warmth of his lips made her shiver.

Suddenly a boys voice shouted out her name, a faint edge of worry in his voice. "Ichigo?"

She didn't need to turn to be able to tell who it was that had called out to her, she would know his voice anywhere. Masaya. . .


Dun-Dun! :P Masaya caught them! Well caught Kish, because he was the one that was doing something catch worthy... :P What did you think? Love it, dislike it, neutral towards it? I'd like to know, and the only way THAT will happen is if you review! *The word review echos around you, fading slowly*

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